Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-08-04

the chair. The straps were quickly
fixed and the current was turned on.
The body leaped forward as had that
of Pullerson. and was kept stranlng at
the straps for 60 seconds. Then came
one of the most remarkable exhibitions
of musclar vitality ever witnessed by
the physicians present. As they
stepped up to examine the body they
found the heart still beating. Another
shock was given, but the heart would
not be stilled. A third and then a
forth shock with the full current of
ITO volts and an amperage of 81 were
given, but the heart still lived. Finally
a fifth shock forced its beating to
cease and the murderer was pro-
nCunced dead.
Albany, n. Y, Aug. I'm, Hol-
land Torpedo Boat Company has filed
certificate of reduction of its capital
stock from S1.O00.000 to $4,000. The
amount of the company's debts and liza
bilties is $4,000.
Washington, Aug. 1.-Alatau T. At
kinson, an editor on the Honolulu Star.
has been designated by Census Direc-
tor Merriam as special agent in charge
of the census in Hawaii. He had
charge of the Hawaiian census in 1896
Manila, Aug. lin compliance with
an order received from Madrid. the
Spanish transport Alva will proceed
from Manila Immediately to the Caro-
line Islands, in order to repatriate the
garrison and inhabitants of those is
lands.
Rochester, n. Y, Aug. News has
been received here by Amsden Broth
ers. bankers, Of the death by suicide
somewhere between New York and
Fall River. on the Pullman. a Fall
River line steamboat. of Josiah SullI.
van, a prominent lawyer of Rochester.
West Chester, Pa, Aug. 1.-Gen. AL
ger. with Mrs. Alger. have left the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Bailey,
at Thorndale, for two weeks visit to
friends i'll the New England States.
They will return for a few days to
Thorndale. Both the General and Mrs.
Alger are in good health.
Matteawan, n. Y, Aug. &c. Had
den young man employed by Sher-
man Iaigllt. farmer at Fishllill. was
arrested on the charge of cutting off
the tail of an OK belonging to his en-
ployer with a dull knife. Justice Dean
sentenced him to thirty days in POUCH.
kcepsie Jail.
Chicago. Aug. 1.-Oficials of organ.
tied labor here declare the brick
MAKERS strike is liable to precipitate
a general walking out of the building
trades unions with forces 5000 strong.
thus tying mp building operations in
the city. The brickmakers d mand not
only an increase in wages but the
recognition of the ebrickmakers union.
Bar Harbor, Me. Aug. Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet of nine ships will ar
rive here on August for Il stay of six
days. \ reception will be given for
the fleet officers by the Reading Room
Club on August 0. W. E. Dodge. of
New York will entertain the men be-
hind the guns.
Hong Kong. Aug. 2.-Brigandage
and Matchmaking have become so ram.
pant in the neighborhood of Canton
that silk merchants have been Obliged
to notify foreign buyers that they prob
ably will he unable to fulfill their con-
tracts. owing to the insecurity of trans.
portatiOn.
Newport r. l.. Aug. 2.-Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Charles II. f.
Allen visited the flagship Indiana and
the training station. being received at
both places with the salute due his
rank. He afterward left for New York
on the despatch boat Dolphin. The
cruiser New Orleans, ordered to Santo
Domingo. has started on her VOYAGE.
London. Aug. AT Sotheby's auc-
ton room Il defective copy of Klpling's
Echoes" was sold for Eli. A copv of
his 'Schoolboy Lyrics" printed when
he was Is years old. brought 900. and
a complete set of the United Service
College Chronicle. of which Kiplinc
was the editor, and which contained
his articles, brought f101.
Matawan, n. J.. Aug. 2.-Samuel E..
Gordon, 81 years Old well-to-do
young farmer, whose farm is about n
mile from here, is missing and his
friends fear he has met with foul play.
The country is being searched. He
started Wednesday evening to 90 TO
the village to engage three hired men
az" ho'iiiS A'S pVch sceu VI uliu
since.
Fl. Wayne, Ind. Aug. 2.-AIrs. Lille
Beaber a well-known young society
lady, left for Persia to engage in mis-
sionary work. She will have charge of
the girls boarding school at TabreeZ
under the control of the Board of
Foreign Missions of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church. She will be supported by the
Woman's Missionary Society of the TT
Wayne Presbytery.
New York Markets.
Grain.-Wheat No. 2 red was ouot-