Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-02-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
News Notes From Every Part Of
the Civilized World.

thousands OF head of cattle are being
shipped from Cartagena to Cuba. The
freight is so head.
The Dreyfus bill has been referred
to standing committee of the French
Chamber of Deputies.
Albert Suffer, employed in Bridge
port factory, set fire to the building SO
ne could secure a vacation.
Miss Margaret Astor Chandler will
Try TO nave loo nurses provided for
III the bill increasing the army.
The British Consul at Colon cabled
Tor Il warohip to protect his countrymen
III danger ON account of the strike.
Thomas Reynolds became suddenly
insane in Belleville, N. j., and struck
down several persons in the streets.
Wholesale bribing of jurors by bail
IFS in Chicago's courts has been dis
closed by Grand Jury investigation.
The resignation Of John II. V. Arnold
rs Surrogate of the county of New
York was filed with the Secretary OF
State.
1t is understood that Il copper mine
combination is contemplated " Stan
dard OH men, with capitalization of
5000, 900. COO
a subcommittee of the War Investi-
gHtlng Commission finds that under
some circumstances the beef furnished
to the army was palatable.
senator Spooncr urgently advocated
the ratification of the treaty in the
Senate. but announced his opposition
to Philippine annexation.
Low temperature is general through
out Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska,
and considerable damage will be done
to stock in consequence.
The United States transports Ohio,
and Senator sailed from San Francisco,
with ,hc Twenty United States
Infantry for the Philippines.
The Standard Oil Trust is believed
to be back of the bill to grant eXtraor.
binary franchises to the Astoria Light,
Heat ana Power Company.
\ special cable from Berlin states
that the civic government Of Berlin Is
upset because the Kaiser will not con-
firm the election of the Burgomaster.
Major-Gen. Wheeler, Col. Colson, and
Ma ior Robbins were declared by the
| House Committee to have lost their
seats in Congress by joining the army
Provisions for widening and deepen
ing the entrance to New York Halbor
! is made in the River and IIarbor bill
passed by the House of Representa-
tiVeS.
! Through sudden drop in the
/ price of Standard Oil liquidating GER
/ tificatcs. John -. Rockefeller lost &c.
100000 at the rate of 81 100000 min
ute.
The steamer which went ashore four
miles north of Fenwick's Island life
saving station in the Rhynland, Capt.
Hannah, from Liverpool for Philadel-
phia.
The Union Tobacco Company has COM
pleted the purchase of the Ligget &
| Myers Tobacco Company, of ST. Louis,
scoring big victory over the Tobacco
Trust.
Gen. Zurlinden, Military Governor of
Paris. has issued special instructions
to the city garrison regarding its con-
duct in the event of coup 'etat being
attempted.
The Senate Committee on Naval AZ
fairs has decided to report favorably
the Joint resolution reviving the rank
of Admiral in the interest of Rear Adj
miral Dewey.
British Government Leader Balfour
says there could be no greater guaran-
tee of peace and prosperity than the
firm friendship of the British and
American nations.
A special cable from London saws
that the Spanish are circulating wild
stories about American doings at
Manila, charging the licensing of gam
bling, blackmail, etc.
The government, by admitting that
the Dingley tariff law did not 90 into
effect until the moment President Me-
kinney signed it, will be obliged to re-
fund 5000, 600 to importers.
The cruiser Philadelphia has sailed
from San Diego. for Samoa. She is
fully equal in offensive power to the
combined force of the two warship-
now in the harbor of Apia.
A special cable despatch from BARGE.
Iona says the Chateau Latlitte has ar.
rived from Cuba with three hundred
and fifty repatriated soldiers. all seri
ously i'll, tfty-siX having died on the
voyage.
1t is expected that many valuable
manuscripts and papers left by the
late Nelson Dingley, will form the basis
for book. partly photographic, deal
ing with the last twenty years of Con
gress.
Consul Halstead, of Birmingham,
Eng. reports to the State Department
that there is great awakening going
on among English manufacturers oven
the disastrous possibilities of American
trade competition.
Officials of trust companies are trou,
bled over decision by the lnterna
i Revenue authorities that compels pay
: ment of Il tax upon bonds given fol
loans and upon mortgages held rs Sc
curity for the payment of such bonds.
w. II. Truesdale general manager o
the Chicago. Rock Island and Paciii,
Railroad has been asked to 90 to New
York 10y the directors of the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western, and is likely
to succeed Samuel Sloan as president.
The newspaper America, published
at Manila, has been suppressed by Gen
Otis unOn the com nj aint of the & prrn a 4