Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-07-11
GENERAL NEWS.
Twenty Killed in q Wreck.

and half an hour late, was wrecked
July inside the city limits. The
train struck an open switch and was
overturned, and seven cars were
burned. About 20 persons perished
in the second and third coaches, and
40 we're injured.
Yale Wins.
Yale won the varsity rowing race
last week by seven lengths. The Yale
crew led all the way. In the big
varsity race, the time was: Yale 81
minutes, Az seconds; Harvard, %
minutes and seconds. Throughout
the race the Ellis were never headed,
and from the crack of the pistol the
result was never in doubt. 1t was
case of superiority in rowing strength
and rowing fundamentals.
Fourth of July Casualties
The Chicago Tribune publishes a
partial list of casualties resulting from
Fourth of July celebrations all over
the country. The list gives the total
number of dead as %, injured 1884 and
a property loss of S177 800. A year
ago the accidents reported on the
night of July were As dead and 3431
injured. In "a hours the total had
Jumped to 50 dead and 1865 injured.
In Chicago this years victims report
ed early numbered one dead and 81
injured. Chicago's figures year ago
we're two dead and III injured.
Throughout the country the fire losses
were generally smaller than in for
mer years.
| Austrian Burned in Boston HarbOr.
One man dead, two others missing,
score in the hospitals, the great
Mystic wharf grain elevator, the
largest of it's kind in the world, in
ruins, the Allan Line steamer Austri
an burned to shell, the Allan line
pier, its storehouses and sheds, in
ashes, adjoining piers and the Mystic
river bridge damaged and traffic to
Chelsea and the North Shore serious
ly interrupted are the chief results OF
fire started Tuesday afternoon by a
bolt of lightning. The property loss is
approximately $4,000, 900, nearly all oil
which is covered by insurance. AL
of the Austrian's crew narrowly es-
capped cremation, jumping through
flames to take chances of drowning
New Men in Cabinet
President Roosevelt has made the
following announcement regarding
changes in the cabinet: VIM. II.
Moody of Massachusetts to be attor-
ney- general succeeding P. @. Knox,
who goes to the senate from Pennsyl-
vania. Paul Morton of Illinois, to be
secretary of the navy, succeeding w.
II. Moody transferred. Victor FL
Metcalf of California, to be secretary
of commerce and labor, succee ding
Cortelyou, who has been selected to
manage the Republican campaign
President Roosevelt rendered the ap'
pointment of secretary of the navy tt
Paul Morton, first vice-president o.
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa F.
railroad. Mr.. Morton is a persona
friend of the president of many years
= standing. He is a son of the late
Sterling Morton of Nebraska, secre'
tary of agriculture in Cleveland's las
administration.
Prohibition Party Makes Nominations.
The prohibition party in nationa
q convention nominated SDas @. Swat
n low of Pennsylvania for president
o Q and George w. Carroll of Texas 70
t, vice president. The platform wa
d adopted without argument after
l. long deadlock in the resolution com
, mittee. In addition to the planks o.
ly the liquor question it declared tn
ID party to be in favor of internations
ID arbitration, suffrage law based o
mental and moral qualifications, uni
IN form laws for the country and de
~ tendencies, popular elections OF ser
b. ators, civil service extension, the IL
ii itiative and referendum, rigid appl
ne cation of the principles of justice
lst all organizations of capital and Iab'
At and reform of divorce laws. Polyi
ne amy is denounced Gen. Miles p
to an end to the movement to name hi
not for president by sending to John
The Wooiley telegram from New Yor
D asking that his name be not presente
Loss of the Steamer Norge.
Six hundred and forty-six DAM
and Norwegian emigrants bound
New York, are believed to have be
drowned in the North Atlantic. Y
I'LL of nearly 500 souls on board the Dd
ish steamer Norge, which left cope
|, hagen June %, only 128 are known