Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-02-27
GENERAL NEWS.
All Miners Persisted.

A. terrible accident occurred in a
mine at Virginia City, Ala, Monday.
One hundred and sixty men were at
work in the mine when an explosion
occurred and all we're killed.
Pier Burned, Steamer Almost.
Early Tuesday morning the large
double pier of the Hoosac tunnel
docks in Charlestown, Mass, was
burned. The loss to the Boston &
Maine Railroad Co. is $500, 00O.. The
steamer Philadelphia was hauled
away with her upper works ablaze,
President Harper. Dying.
President William R. Harper, of the
University of Chicago, is doomed. He
was operated on at the Presbyterian
Hospital Wednesday afternoon. Sur
geons found that he is suffering from
malignant cancer that has SO far in
volved the intestinal tissues that his
end is matter of but few weeks
Spared the Pennsylvania Murderess.
The board of pardons of Pennsyl-
vania issued reprieve to Mrs. Ed
wards, under sentence of death for
killing her husband, also to the negro
Grearson, her paramour. 1t reached
them the day they were to be hanged.
Time is allowed for consideration of
the woman's recent confession by the
courts.
Rumors of Peace are False.
1t was rumored the last of the week
that Japan has notified Russia that
she would welcome peace and that
Russia on account of internal troubles
was about to accept. This rumor is
later disputed and the Gar refuses to
give up the war. He says that his
position is absolutely firm and that
the war will be pushed with the ut :
most energy.
Roosevelt Receives Degree.
President Roosevelt and Emperor
William last Wednesday received the
degree of doctor of laws from the
University of Pennsylvania. The &C.
gree was conferred upon the German
Emperor in absentia, Baron Speck
Won Sternburg, the German ambassa-
dor, sccepting the honor for his SOW
ereign. The comforting of the degrees
was the feature of the commemora
ton of Washington's birthday by the
faculty and students of the Univer
sity. President Roosevelt, who de-
livered patriotic address on "Some
Maxims of Washington" was the
orator of the day.
Congressional Matters.
1t has been decided that the rail-
road rate bill will not be taken up by
the Senate this session. No extra
spring session will be called. but the
president will call an extra session
next October to take up the subject
The Senate has received the text O,
the Santo Domingo treaty for consid
Grafton. The House has passed the
naval appropriation bill, carrying
500, 900, including two battleships
The House compelled the Senate tc
recede from it's amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill rela.
tive to drawback on wheat. AS E
revenue provision, it should have
originated in the House.
Bomb Rule in Russia.
Russia is appalled,, and the whole
world shocked, by the assassination
Friday, Feb. II, of the Grand Duk,
Sergius, uncle and brotherin-law o
the car. The tragic event occurred
within the walls of the famed Krem
lin palace at Moscow. The Crane
duke, accompanied by driver only
had Just started from his own palac,
for the exit to the town in simpl
sleigh, followed by sleighs containing
his escort of police. He had almos
reached the gate when man dressed
in workman's garb stepped from tn
sidewalk and hurled a bomb beneath
| the passing sleigh. 1t exploded i'm
mediately, scattering the dismem
bered body of the grand duke in al
directions, scattering the snow an,
} buildings with his blood. The drive
was seriously, but not fatally, injured