Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-08-18

end with the departure of the repre-
sentatives of the powers from Apia, al
though they confidently thought that
they had. restored peace and brought
the rival factions together F. s.
Meade, who arrived here on the Mo-
vera after trip through the islands of
the South Seas, says the two factions
were still at war very shortly after the
commissioners left. and that they en-
gagged in a pitched hattie The rival
kings took no part, but the other lead
ers were engaged Several were killed
on both sides and a large number
wounded
Sing Sing, n. Y, Aug. 15.-Although
there is no contagious disease in the pri-
son here, Prison Physician Robert T. Ir-
vine has vaccinated ali of the inmates
who seemed to need it.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The customs
receipts for all of the ports of Porto
Rico for July We're S15563S; internal
revenue receipts for the month were
S406l6
Asbury Park, n. j., Aug. 15.-The g.
year-old grandchild of j. F. cambridge
of Philadelphia, a summer resident here
was killed accidentally by drinking from
a bottle which had contained strychnine
which it found about the house.
Berlin, Aug. IA large and infl,Ien-
tial part of the German press is agitat-
ing for the legal regulation Of syndi-
Gates trusts and trade combinations
The government press says that the
government intends to take up the mat
ter soon.
New York, Aug. 15.-The Anchor
steamer Furnessia. which arrived from
-
inc spars and rigging and gear of Sir
Thomas Lipton's yacht Shamrock. The
spars. wrapped in canvas, are dashed
securely to the forward deck and num-
Der eleven pieces.
Washington, Aug. 15.-The amount Of
gold cert hcates paid out at the several
minis of the United States in exchange
for gold, so far as reported, is 50, 595, 440.
AS san Francisco and New Orleans
have not yet sent in their reports, it is
estimated that the total issues to date
amount to about 10000, 900.
Louisville, Aug. 15.-Fire DESTROYED
the grandstand of the Louisville Base
ball Club. The fire originated from an
electric light wire during a severe cleo
trical storm. temporary stand will
probably be erected. Loss, $4,000 in
surance, $4,000.
Louisville, Aug. 15.-The Ku Klux
Khan has been revived in Spencer Coun-
ty for the benefit of Mormon elders who
persist in their efforts to win women
and girls to the creed of pOlygamy. A
meeting was broken up and the elders
driven away with switches.
Nogales, Ariz,, Aug. 15.-Information
a1 10 hp1 ~ Of
Luis Torres, in the Yaqui Valley, indi-
Gates that he may decide to preciptate
an engagement with the Yaquis a t once.
When Gen. Torres learned that his
nephew had been killed by the Yaquis
he promptly ordered that 40 prisoners
who had fallen into his hands in the en-
gagement of three weeks ago be put to
death, and they We're taken out and
shot. Only % Indians We're killed in the
battle, but the official reports gave it as
60, accounting for the 40 prisoners as
killed.
Washington, Aug. 1J.-According to
statement submitted to the War De-
partment by Governor General Davis,
of Porto Rico. there We're issued from
April 10 to June 80, 1899, 4,354 money or
ders in the island of Porto Rico,
amounting to $50. 62S.7S. During the first
three weeks of July 427 local money or
ders We're issued, amounting to S55.-
E94.0l, and 653 paid amounting to $780,
949.55. During the same period S4i in
ternational money orders We're issued
amounting to $o5.3319S, and internal
tional money orders paid amounting to
81, 350.O6
Philadelphia, Aug. 1.-THE British
steamship Puritan cleared this port to-
day for China and Siberia with the
largest cargo of railway material that
has ever been taken from any port Of the
United States Her destination is Nlad-
livestock and New Chwang. She takes
out 40 Baldwin locomotives and tenders
and IS steel bridges for the Chinese
Eastern Railroad, in addition to several
tons OF miscellaneous cargo. She will
go first to the Russian port and then
back to New Chwang to finish dis
charging her cargo. In a few weeks the
British steamship Uplands will leave
here with a cargo almost like that of
the Puritan.
Washington. Aug. 15.-The report Of
the Samoan Commission has been re-
ceived a the State Department. Its es-
sential features include the abolition of
the kngship and the substitution of an
administrato or governor general
agreed upon by the three powers. The
report was accompanied by a private
letter from United States Commissioner
Bartlett Trip, summing up what had
been done and giving light on personal
phases of the inquiry. Now that the re-
port is in hand. it remains for the three
governments TO determine whether or
not the recommendations of the COM
mission are to be accepted.
New York Markets.
Grain Wheat. No. red, 7515c.