Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-09-26
NO. 80.
THINGS As THEY PASS.

The population Of the STATE of Colorado.
according TO the count Of the census bureau.
is 4l0,O1j This is a net increase during the
decade Of 2lG,Gis, or lll.lo per cent
a Washington item Of Ia, says Senator
Edmunds has obtained plir and gone to
Vermont for the rest Of the session He
has not been well for some lays, aud feared
the return Of chills and fever which in
this climate appears to be periodical in his
case at this season.
G. & c. Merriam Of Springfield announce
the publication Of a new Websters diction.
ary--a completely revised edition. on the
preliminary work on which almost third
Of a million dollars has been laid out They
will call the new book the international
dictionary Of the English language"
The Minneapolis and St. Paul census
fight has reached the point that the grand
jury has returned indictments againts 10
alleged census padders-six for Mnnespo-
lis and l3 for st. Paul. 10 date the case
between the sisterly "tv m cities looks
like case Of the pot calling the kettle
black
Robert Ray Hamilton Of New York.
whose association with a di,solute woman,
his marriage TO her, and final divorce from
her was the scandal Of the city year ago,
has been drowned in the Snake river in
Yellowstone park, where he went several
months ago to establish ranch His body
was found by a visitor week ago Ham
ilton was a descendant of historic New
York family, had fine promise as a lawyer,
and was a leader in social life until he
yielded to the tolls. His divorced wife is
now serving a two years sentence in pris-
on for murderous attack On her nurse.
That some spectators still hope to re-
trieve their past losses in tie Panama canal
scheme is shown in an effort now in pro-
gress to prevent the winding up of the af-
fairs of that company. The original con.
tract conceded lands buildings etc, from
the Colombian government, to revert TO it
if the canal was not completed at the end
of - years. This term exp pires in March,
1892, but plan is under consideration by
the Colombian government for the exten-
sion of the time eight years. which means
the continuance to them of the S72 600 an
nuity, and the extortion Of other mil
lions from the French farmers and work
ing men, to sink along with all that has
already been put into this great swindle.
The recent shooting of Gen Barrundia.
ex minister of war of Guatemala, but hos
tile to the present government of that coun-
the barbor of San Jose viii ba invest,,,atoJ
bv the United States f,ovarn,nent 60,
Barrundia went aboard the steamer at
Acapulco. Mex and ON arriving NJ n Ct,,ota
malan port soldiers came aboard Jo,,auJ
ing his surrender which uos raf,sad tr
ter some detention the staar,ar r,ronaodal
TO San Jose, whore officers appeared with
an order from the American minister but
the general could not be taken alive and
was shot down after a struggle. The
United States declares his murder under
our flag an insult to the American people.
Minister Miner is said to have acted law
| fully but lnjud.ciOusly, and may be recalled
While the Democratic Congressmer ,,ero
persistentlv keaning ont of ri 'ss,t, ia.t
week To nrevent a onorrn, and n ,',t, 80,
the Venables- .onystnn con+estaJ oIeotio,, or'
case i'm the FourtL V;r,,inia dist,.;o+ D.
resentative Walker Of Nsssacbrsettts
Thought a picture Of the Uonso sba,,,;,,r,
the emptv Democratic saats yyo,,IJ n,,l.a
good campaign document and be tborafora
got two photogranbers To roLa ,,iot,,.as
simultaneously Of the t,y, s;Jos ~ ~
House. The nbotogrsnbe,. in tL, l,alle.,,
above the Democratic Side I,otaJ doT,, ny.
ON an array of emntv seots ybio tha a.
tist ON the majority side diractoJ Lis oa-,,
era upon a goodlv nroportior of RenmbI;ca,,
representatives The half dozer Ddn,rorot1
present we're unaware tbat tLair ,,a,.+ra;ts
,varo ho;n,. ..la., - .t n