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


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san Francisco. July 31.-Z. Il. s.
Bowman of New York slipped on the
pavement. while alighting from Mar
i,ct street car and fell heavily. break
ing his right ankle. He was treated at
the Harbor Hospital and removed to
St Luke's Hospital.
Long Branch n Y. July 31.-NTrs.
Kate Cohen. ~ years old. died sudden
" Mt the Ocean House. She had been
dancing in the ballroom and had step
ped to the front porch when she was
stricken. She died in n few minutes
Her death was due to heart disease.
Valparaiso Chilli. via Galveston. Tex,
July 31.-The customs receipts for the
month of June were 4.1G2. S6S pesos,
against 3.595.74 for June 1898. Dur
ing the first half of this year the Gus
toms tariff produced 29,S10,340 pesos,
which is 2,716,S51 more than for the
same period of 1898. The commercial
situation is greatly improved. and the
ground prepared for the immigration
of men and capital.
Havana, July 31.-The public demon
stration against Senior Cardenas, Chief
of Police, which was to have been
made Saturday night by his political
enemies, who sought to force his resig-
nation. was prohibited by Gen. Ludlow
upon the ground that it would be pre-
| judicial to the police authority. A po-
litica meeting was held last night at
which the enemies of Cadenas de-
nounccd him.
Washington July 31.-It will be
/ gratifying to the many friends of
Judge William Il. Day. who is soiourn-
! inc in Jackson County, n. c.. to learn
/ that he is regaining his health and
strength. In letter to Chief Clerk
! Michael of the state Department he
says: 81 am glad to say my health is
considerably improved here, and ex-
pect to return to Canton in the fall in
/ good condition"
Long Branch. n. J., July 31.-A nota-
bic clambake was given at Green
Gables, Pleasure Bay. by Vice resi-
dent Hobart. Mr. Hobart was ac-
companied by his wife and son and the
guests inClnded Gen. and Mrs. Russell
a. Alger. Fred Alger. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Hobart Tuttle former Secretary of the
Interior C. n. Bliss and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward A. f. Walton of Monmouth
Beach.
San Francisco, July 31.-A close esti-
mate places the amount of gold
brought down by the steamer ST. Paul.
from st. Mchaels at 100000 Of
which one half belongs to the Alaska
Commercial Company, the rest being
divided among several mining men.
one of the fortunate miners Is F. C.
Day. of Newark. y. ]. The usual con-
hicting stories regarding the outlook at
Dawson and prospects at Cape Nome
are told by the passengers. II. ]. Dig
min. of Rochester, \. y, who has been
in Dyson for two years, has sold out
his claims and says that the future of
that section is not promising.
Washington. Aug. 1.-Captain C. F..
Goodrich has been detached from COM
nland of the cruiser Newark and order.
to assume command of the battlesbiD
Iowa on September l, relieving Can't.
Terry, who is ordered home on waiting
orders.
Austin, Tex. Aug. 1.-GOv. Savers
| has received letter from Gov. Lon V.
Stephens of Missouri saying that he is
in favor the antitrust movement.
and will give all the aid he can to
make the proposed conference of Gov.
errors and Attorney General to be held
in st. Louis a success.
Rennes, Aug. 1.-Several arrests
were made in the streets here arising
from conflict between Dreyfusites
and Nationalists, who We're marching
toward the lodgings of NJ. Labor. one
of Dreyfus's counsel. The police pre-
vented the intended demonstration.
The prisoners were released later.
Babylon, L. l., Aug. Mrs Sidney
Van Nostrand. wife of the proprietor
of the Oak Island Club House stu
ated on the outer beach. is suffering
from paralysis of the lower limbs as a
result of being struck by lightning
during the storm of Thursday night.
The physician who is attending he.
says she may recover. but il will take
long treatment and great care.
Port Jervis, n. V. Aug. 1.-Two
trains We're wrecked on the Erie Rail-
road as the result of landslide one
mile east of LackawaXen At first it
was reported that several passengers
on one of the trains were killed, but
this proved to be unfounded.
An Erie freight train. east bound,
which turned over on the westbound
track, however, caused the death of
the fireman and engineer of wrecked
engine belonging TO the westbound Chi
cago express No. 7, the vestlbule pas
senger train for Buffalo. At least
twenty-five persons, the majority of
whom We're passengers on the express
train. also were injured. Three per-
sons still are missing and may be add
ed to the list of dead.
Sing Sing, n. Y, Aug. 1.-Louis Pull
lerton and Michael Mcdonald were put
to death in the electric chair. Fuller
ton, the negro, was the first to die.
While Fullerton was being executed.
the witnesses to McDonald's death
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