Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-02-17
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

appropriations passed and being
urged in the present Congress have al
most reached the sum of 81 900. OOO,-
COO
Mail advices from Samoa confirm
previous reports that Mataafa's at
tack was instigated and assisted by
Germans.
The captains who served under Ad-
miral Sampson i'm the war against
Spain. have presented loving cup to
Mrs. Sampson.
Judge Simon Baldwin, of Connect
cut has urged the restoration of the
whipping-post for the punishment of
wife-beaters.
Mrs. Ethan Allen died at the Metro.
politan Opera House. New York CITY.
of heart disease after climbing to
the family circle.
General Gomez views are said to be
gaining grouud and the mode of pay
ment of the So, 000 600 to Cuban soldiers
is being discussed.
1t was reported in Montreal that
the Canadian Government would eX-
pei Agoncillo, Aguinaldo's agent, WHO
fled tere frohm Washington.
Army officers think the War Investi-
eating Committee may be called to
account in the courts for reflections
cast upon anyone in its reports.
a cable despatch from London
states that Lord Salisbury says Eng
land must he prepared for war, as
causes for conflict still subsist"
+. S. Ullman bought more than one.
third of John u. Rockefeller's larry
town On. " estate. paying S113 an
acre for the land said to be worth
500.
General Eagan expects soon to de-
part for Hawaii, where he has a son
who owns coffee plantation. The
General will assist in running the plan
tation.
In a train wreck near Pittsburp a
fireman was killed and seventeen pas
sengers injured in another wreck. near
Lancaster, Pa, an engineer and fireman
were killed.
The very severe storm compelled
the abandonment of train service at
Philadelphia and Baltimore: the snow
extended far South. and caused much
suffering ana loss.
War broke out in the Twcnty-scc-
ond n. " Regiment, the enlisted men
complaining that their officers were
inconsidclate while they were in the
volunteer service.
The Thermometer at Atlanta. Ga.
broke all records with 80 below zero.
Many persons were frost. bitten. The
Georgia peach crop Is ruined. 1t was
worth Si.0JO.uG last year.
a committee of the Cuban Assembly
has been appointed to investigate the
circumstances which prevented natives
from taking part in the general process
sion Of General Garcia,
Fire destroyed the historic Execu-
tive Mansion at Frankfort Nv.
which has been occupied by the Gov
"rnorS of Kentucky for over three
quarters of Il century.
The cighticth birthday of John Rus
kin. the great writer and art critic.
drew many of his friends to Rrant-
wood. his home. and the anniversary
was quietly celebrated
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.
Nine. Candelaro Villenueva. nnown
throughout the United States as Nine.
Candclario. the only survivor of the
massacre OF Alamo. died at san An.
tonic. Tex. at the age of III years.
Cadets Charles L. Baender, of Mis-
souri,, and Fcrncy G. Lane. of Iowa.
suddenly resigned from the West
Point Military Academy, and the
Var Department has been asked to
authorize their dismissal