Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-07-15
Gen eral News Items.
Fire at CO1ebroOk.

The business section of the town of
Colebrook, n. H, in the lumber re-
gion, was burned Monday morning.
The loss was about $150,000.
Death of Pierre Loriliard.
Pierre Loriilard, the millionaire
tobac conist and famous in racing cir
cIes, died at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
New York, Sunday. He arrived from
Europe only few days before, in
poor health. Lorillard was the only
America who ever won tie English
Derby with an American horse, Iro-
qUois. IN 1881.
Pennsy Beaten at Henley.
The University Of Pennsylvania crew
was beaten by a length by the Lean
ders in the final contest of the Henley
series. 1t was the best and most ex-
citing race ever rowed at Henley.
The Americans had already beaten
two rival crews easily, and SO had
Leander. The result is thought to
prove the superiority of the British
style Of rowing.
Railroad Accident.
Thirteen persons were killed, two
probably fatally injured and a large
number of others less seriously hurt
in a collision between passenger and
freight live stock trains on the Chi
cagO ard Alton railroad near Norton,
Mo-, last Wednesday morning. Six
were killed outright, four died Oh
train conveying them to Kansas City
and three died at the hospital.
John Fiske Dead.
John Fiske, the historian and lee
turer, and one of Americas foremost
scholars, died at East Gloucester,
Mass. recently from the effects of the
excessive heat. He was born in Hart
ford, Conn, in 1912, came to Boston
when a boy and has always lived in
that vicinity, He was for some time
a professor at Harvard, but for many
years has given all his time to histor-
ical and scientific research and lectur-
ing. Various phases Of American
history has been his theme, and his
value. His fame was world wide. He
had accepted an invitation to deliver
an address before the royal family of
England at the celebration Of the
King Arthur Millenary this fall.
Ohio Democrats.
The most striking thing in the dem
ocratic State convention, held at
Columbus last week was the treatment
of Bryan's name. The most bitter
things were said of his leadership in
the committee on resolutions where
twas insisted his nam should not be
mentioned and that there should be
no reference to either of the national
platforms on which he made his cam
paigns, After this plan had been
agreed upon, one of the twenty one
members of that committee offered a
minority report, reafirming the Kan
sas City platform and expressing con-
fidence in Bryan: He received only
six votes from the $50 delegates on
his substitute for the preamble.
James Kilbourne was nominated for
governor and Anthony Howitts for
lieutenant governor.
New Defender Proves Her Title.
Herreshoff's new yacht, Constitu-
ton, has fully demonstrated her right
to defend the America cup against
Lipton's challenger. In three trial
races between the new boat, the Col
umbia, champion of two years ago,
and Lawson's Boston boat, Independ-
ence, the Constitution has acquitted
herself in a way to delight Ievery
American interested in holding the
trophy. She has shown herself a
wonder, beating the hitherto unvan-
quished Columbia as much as 20 min
utes over 80 mile course, and the
Independence about an hour and 20