Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-10-10
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
CorteIyou Succeeds Payne.
In succession to the late Hon. Henry
G. Payne, George Bruce Cortelyou,
formerly secretary of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, and now
chairman of the Republican national
committee, will become postmaster
general.
Increase in Capital Stock.
At the annual meeting of the Cana
dian Pacific railway, in Montreal last
week, il was decided to in crease the
capital stock by $25, 800, OCO worth of
bonds, Of which S16,OO0,000 is to be
Issued at once. President Shaugh
messy announced that two new addi-
tional passenger steamers were to be
built.
Postmaster General Payne Dead.
Henry @. Payne, postmaster gen
eral of the United States, member
of the national Republican committee,
a stalwart of his party, with the his
tory of which, both in his state
and nation, he has been identified
for many years, died at his apart
ments at the Arlington Hotel, Wash
ington, last Tuesday evening, aged so
years.
Peace Conference.
The general expression of desire,
coupled with a demand almost, for
the institution of peace between ma
tions of the world, was the keynote of
the first deliberate session of the 18th
international Peace Congress, held in
Boston last week. Delegates from
most of the great countries of the
globe, all prominent in their home
lands, engaged in the proceedings.
Big Flood.
Half of Walrous, N. NJ was destroyed
by flood last week, and at least II
persons have been drowned. Many
persons were rescued from trees and
house tops. The greatest damage
was around the junction of Mora and
Lapelloire creeks. A rock crusher
and iron bridge and much track at
Walrous we're washed away. The
Gallinas river formed a new channel
at Las Vegas.
Hard Times.
At a meeting of the Manchester,
Eng, city council recently, it was an
nounced that owing to the hard times
and depression in the cotton indus
tries between 40, 900 and $4,000 people
in the poorer parts of the city were
practically on the verge of starvation.
Similar conditions prevail in London
and other large cities of the United
Kingdom, where the winter is ex-
pected to be one of the hardest in
many years for the poorer classes.
Powder Mill ExpIodes.
By an explosion in the Corning mill
of the DupoIt-DeNemour's Powder
company's plant, near Peckville,
Penn, recently, two men met instant
death. The roofs and sides of the
building were blown away and the
mill took fire. The employees of the
other mills nearby soon had the fame;
under control. This is the fifth time
these mills have blown up in perio6
of 20 years, and four times within the
last four years, always with fata
results.
Effort to Terminate Eastern War.
Resolutions intended to bring about
if possible, an end to the Russo-Jap
anese war we're adopted at the meet
ing of the International Peace con
gress. By the terms of these resolu'
tions the congress will address an ap'
peal to the emperors of Russia anc
Japan to terminate the struggle, ano
each of the powers signatory of The
, Hague convention will be formally
3 requested to press upon Russia and
9. Japan the Importance of putting ar
4 end to the present war.
Three Attempts to Injure Battleship.
q After delaying some time in the
9 hope that by working in secret, de-
3 tectives might be able to discover the
d persons who have been making vari
d Gus attempts to damage the battle
2 ship Connecticut in the New Yorl
navy yard, the navy department ha
published the latest report in the cas-
: of William j. Baxter, constructor i
n charge at New York, feeling that pub
). licity now will make toward the pro
q lection of the vessel in the futur
i from a repetition of such attempts.