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NEWS NUGGETS. Brought by the Wires from North. East. South and West. In the Vermont Legislature. Monday, 12 bills were introduced making Feb. (Union Defenders' day) and Sept. 1 (Labor day) legal holidays. The United States supreme court, Monday, decided the Joint Traffic Association railroad case in favor of the United States and against the ratiroads, Dr. G. B. B. Lareque of Athol has been indicted by the grand jury at Worcester Mass.. of manslaughter in causing death of Mrs. Arthur Blanchard, Aug. the 8. Lieut. Gen. Sir Wm. Howley Goodenough in supreme command of the British troops in South Africa, died, Capt Town, Monday. The Admiral Schley, the third vessel of the Porto Rican Mail Line, was successfully launched from Cramp's yard at Philadelphia, Monday. John M. Johnson, well known in New England and New York City, died at Norwich, Conn., Monday. as result surgical operation for an internal disorder. He was graduated from Amherst College in 1883. Gerry S. Gilchrist of Townsend, Mass. is under arrest, charged with causing the death of anillegitimatechild in that town, last June. Gilchrist was taken to the Middlesex county jail at East Cambridge to await a preliminary examination. Dr. H. G. Smith, professor of materia medical at Boston University, is dead, aged 56 years. He was born in Bucks. port, Me.. and began work in Boston University in 1873. A telegram has been received at the Harvary College obser vatory from Prof. E. Keeelr at the Lick observatory stating that Brooks comet was observed by Prof Hussey, Oct. 23, 62.80 Greenwich time in R. A.. 15h. 42m.. 57s., and Dec. plus 52 degrees, 49 minutes, 22 seconds. The Boston police are looking for Frank Rosetta, who is wanted to answer charge of stabbing and probably fatally wounding wife Rose. at their home there. Monday afternoon. Little hope Is entertained for the woman's recovery Rosetta is 45 years old and his wife five years younger. The Marshall Paper Co., of Turners Falls, Mass. made an assignment, Monday, to Jos. W. Stevens of the First National Bank of Greenfield and G. Henry Whitcomb of Worcester, one of the directors and representing the Boston Trust Co. It is to be hoped. that dispite the final entanglements it will be kept running and that the business will pay the creditors in full. Antonio Pepe and Minechelle Balladena two Italians, became involved a quarrel at Bosto on the way from work at 5.30 P M. Monday with the result that when near the post office. in the midst of crowd of people, Pepe suddenly drew a revolver and fired five shots at his companton. Three of the bullets struck Balladena, and one of them. passing near his heart, caused death within a few minutes. None of the passersby were injured, white Pepe. diving into the subway under the post office, managed to escape and at late hour, the police had not succeeded in capturing him Martha Durant. who attempted sufcide in Boston, Sunday, is believed to be a Lawrence girl of that name who was formerly employed in an Amesbury street boarding house at Lawrence, Thomas McManus of Lawrence, the girl's brother-in-law went to Boston, Monday but was not admitted to the hospital, but according to the scription and circumstances connected with the case, he believes her to be his wife's sister. The London,newspapers which have hitherto been almost unanimous heir praise of Tod Sloan. the jockey denounce his imputation of unfalin upon the part of the Sandown Park Judges. The Sun "The be can wished for Sloan is that will probably carry out his expres tention to betake himself with his followers out of the country. He has already received more grace than would have been extended to other jockeys. Continuing, the Sun recommends the withdrawal of his license and calls Lord William Beresford's attention to the fact that in its opinion, Sloan is unworthy to ride the Prince of Wales horse in the race for the Cambridgeshire stakes The apple crop of the United States is smaller than it has been since reliable statistics have been collected according to the New England Homestead which will appear in its issue of Oct. 29. This authority estimates the total supply at 27.700,000 barrels, compared with something over 40,000,000 last year, and 70.000.000 in the record breaking crop of 1896. The failure is widespread reaching from the Pacific coast to Maine and in none of the states does the quality of the fruit approach an average. The negro rioters from Harpersville, Miss. were landed in jail at Forest, Miss., Monday. Sheriff Stephenson and his posse had a fight with a mob of whites who made a desperate attempt to lynch the negroes as soon as they arrived at Harpersville. The sheriff and his aides formed a circle around the negroes and with drawn revolvers forced their way through the mob. The negroes who escaped into the swamp are being hotly pursued by a large crowd of white men and news of another battle is momentarily expected. It was announced, Monday night, that the controlling interest in the Rutland Railroad changed hands, Saturday, the Delaware & Hudson Canal Co. having disposed of its stock in the road, purchased 11 years ago, of P. W. Clement, president of the road. The men interested in the purchase are President Clements, W. Shepherd Webb, Chauncey M. Depew, Wm. K. Vanderbilt, H. M. Twombly of New York: W. H. Ball and Edgar Harding of Boston, and several other Massachusetts railroad men. The purchase is said to be the largest transfer of stock ever made in Vermont. The directors of the Hamilton National Bank of Boston, one of those chosen by the reform committee of sayings banks for liquidation held a meeting. Monday, and it was announced that the application for the charter for a new bank had been approved at