Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-12-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.
tutab1e Events of the Week Briefly
md TerseIr Told,

Jonn ffencn, oil years old, wealthy
builder of Brooklyn, lost $1,000 to two
confidence men.
The people of Bermdji Mimi, have
decided to send Admiral Dewey a large
black bear as Christmas present.
The department of agriculture reported
that the probable cotton production of
the United States for 1S90-190O would be
100000 bales.
Principal Washington received check
for $4,000 toward the 100000 endow.
ment fund desired by Tuskegee institute.
The total subscriptions are now $150,0OO.
1t was reported in Pittsburg that Mr..
/ II. c. Prick had. with John ID. Rockefel-
Ter and w. l.. and A. w. Mellon, formed
combination to fight the Carnegie inter-
ests for control of the steel manufactures
of the country.
, Monday. Dec. II.
Fire in a large dry goods house in Au-
gusta, Ga, did 81 100000 damage.
The Baltic Wooden mills at Enfield, N
H., were destroyed by fire; loss, 100000.
The steamer Niagara, with all hands,
IL in number, was reported lost on Lake
Erie
Lizzie Miller Ecker of New Brunswick,
n. j., who was married when 10 years
! OLD, Is divorced at Is.
DR.. Max Langc, the famous German
chess master. thcOretician and problem
/ list. is dead at Lcipsc
The Danish government has made an
other effort to sell the Danish West In
dies to the United States.
Signor Crspi was operated on in Ma
pies for cataract. The final operation
will be performed in fortnight.
Thus far the subscriptions to the fund
| for perpetuating in marble the navy arch
in New York city aggregate 100000.
At Altoona, Pa. Ralph and Clyde Hen
bricks, brothers aged Is and II years re-
spectively, and Abort Schiling. aged II
years, were drowned while skating.
Saturday. Dec. o.
At Mobile, Ala. Mrs. John Karl gave
birth to six children all boys.
The pope celebrated mass in mis- private
chapel. contrary to the advice of his ply
sicians.
Pains Fireworks company, whose
headquarters are in New York, has made
an assignment.
n Philadelphia firm has received an
order for electric cars to be shipped to
Barcelona. Spain.
The city of Brooklyn is threatened with
water famine, the reservoir having
reached the danger level.
Subscriptions for the Dewey arch have
reached 100000. An auxiliary women's
committee will aid the project.
Venezuelan government troops have
moved against Maracaibo, where it was
said the insurgents would surrender.
y passenger train on the Burlington
road ran down a hand car bearing five
men at Alton, HIS, killing two men out
right and fatally injuring two.
Friday. Dec. 8.
The Stuck river valley. in Washington
state, was reported one vast sheet of
water
Oil has risen over 40 cents a barrel
since the upward movement began four
months ago.
The natural gas interests of 20 Indiana
and Ohio towns have been consolidated
with capital of $S000,O00.
The Northwestern Life association of
Chicago has decided to transfer its bust
ness to the Northwestern Life Assurance
company.
The internal revenue collectors have
| organized a movement to advocate new
and separate cabinet office for their de-
| partment.
Peter A. b. Widener, the millionaire
| traction magnate, announced that he had
| purchased 36 acres of land at Logan, a
suburb of Philadelphia. on which to erect
a home for crippled children.
Thursday, Dec. Z.
Twelve inches of snow fell at Buff
| falo.
An earthquake shock was plainly felt
| ut Faulllton, :. ID.
Hon. Tom L.. johnson will build troll
| ley road in Honolulu.
Miss Rose L. Cleveland, sister of the
former president returned from three
| years tour of Europe.
\ seat in the New York Stock Ex-
change was sold for $4,000. This is the
| highest price ever paid.
Howard c. IIillegaS. author of Dom
| Paul's People" sailed for South Africa
as war correspondent
Wednesday,, Dec. q.
! \ heavy snowstorm was reported from
| Rome. y. y.
Captain Kaempff celebrated in Hobo
| ken 100 round trips across the ocean.
Admiral Dewey has rented Il pew in
ST. Johns Episcopal church, Washing
ton.
massacre of 800 Armcnians by
| Kurds was reported from Constantine
| pie.
The New York extraordinary grand
| jury returned 81 indictments for election
frauds.
The funeral of John |. Blair was
attended by the entire population of
Blairstown, y. j.
III. b. Fellows, postmaster and express
agent at Scarsdale, n. Y, was murdered
by robbers, who escaped.
1t was reported in Chicago that Har-
per 4 Bros. had transferred all their col
lego textbooks to the American Book
company.
George Il. Sullivan and Frank Hart,
who were convicted of registration frauds
in New York city, were sentenced to five
and two and half years respectively in
prison
Thought Dead. hut Was Alive.