Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-07-18
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Further details of the work of the Min
nesota cyclone confirm the horrors shown
by the earlier accounts. The work of res
cue was bravely carried ON by small par
ty. which was later reinforced by a com
pany from the camp of the Minnesota ma
tional guard, from a visit to which the ex-
cursionists were returning when destruc-
ton overlook them. Through holes chopped
in the sides aud decks of the sunken barge
and steamer body after body was removed,
the lake was carefully dragged and dyna
mite used 10 bring missing bodies to the
surface Several whole families from Red
Wing, from which place most of the unfor
tunate pleasure seekers came, persisted 10
gether Over 100 bodies have been recov.
cred and identified.
Still the detestahle cigaret gets in its
deadly work. Miss Hattie Smith of Fitch
burg, Mass, has died at Cottage City from
burns received by her clothing taking fire
from a cigaret thrown under her dining
table
Minneapolis had a 81 ,000, OOOfre Tuesday
A terrific powder explosion occurred on
Tuesday afternoon at Kings Powder mills,
about 20 miles from Cincinnati, Ohio, 1900
kegs being exploded. Ten men were killed
and 30 or more wounded while workmen s
cottages were shattered and several factory
buildings were burned.
Severe storms continue to be reported
from southeastern Minnesota, accompanied
by large property damage,
For the first time since 1871 the Pope
was seen outside the Vatican grounds on
Tuesday. Pope Leo in an ordinary carriage,
escorted by two of the Guardia Mobile, quit.
ted the Vatican 10y the Fordamenta gate
and drove to tie Musei gate, through " hich
he reentered the grounds Of the palace.
The sentres at the mint presented arms as
the Pontiff passed and the workmen knelt.
Painters will do well to adopt some meth
cd of removing paint from buildings other
than burning it off ROckland, Mass had
on Wednesday the worst fire in its history,
due To this cause. The paint was being
burned from a church building, when flames
started which could not he controlled,
Help was summoned from neighhoring
towns, hut the lnss reached Sl0O, 900 before
the fire was subdned
John Roth, who died Monday at the
county asylum at Galena, ILL.,, surpassed
Tanner in his long fast, having been for %
DAVIS without nourishment of any kind ex
cept a small quantity of water mechanically
forced into his stomach every "a hours. Pro
gressive paralysis made it impossible for him
to eat.
A European dispatch of Tuesday says
SNOW covers the central Alps and continues
IN fall. In the district of SAILS Csmmerguz
and the adjacent country everything has a
wintry appearance. The rivers in the
southern Tyrorse Alps have overfiown their
banks and the country is flooded,
The poor Of New York are being supplied
at cheap rates ~ it'll portion of cargo OF
ice recently shipped from Norway to that
mort in a tank oil vessel, Some of the car,
| 90 became inpregua.ed with oil and could
not he disposed of to the ice companies.
yellow fever is said to be raging in Ha
/ vana
The North Atlantic squadron viii he or
dered To Boston for encampment week
A wealthy widow who attended the
/ Stanley wedding reception in London on
saturday stole several silver spoons from
among the wedding presents, She wa'
seen by detective, arrested, ana sent u
prison for two weeks.
A Norwalk, Conn, sporting character
named Lockwood, drove a span OF hVerN
horses in a wagon from that city to Bridge
mort IL miles, in AZ minutes ~ seconds
The horses though alive, are ruined. Inc
humane society has arrested Lockwood AM
the livery man brings a suit for damages
The lawlessness of white caps" in New
Msvico Is SO great that the government ha
been asked to aid in suppressing IT,