Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

DER Jhat the long suffering DeleWareans
should have complied with the exhortation
TO turn the rascals out. '-BosfOn Journal.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Mrs. Matilda Reed, the mother Of Speaker
Reed, died at Deering, Ne, last Saturday.
She vas a native of North Yarmouth, Me
and was 80 years old.
An attempt was made to blow up Hay
market monument and the surrounding
buildings at Chicago, Saturday night. A
large package of dynamite tied up in
black cloth was found at the base of the
monument. A fuse attached to the dyna-
mite had burned low but the rain had extin-
guished it,
Kemmler, the New York murderer, must
die by electricity, as Chief Justice Fuller
Of the supreme court has denied a writ Of
error in his case.
sad accident took place on Watuppa
pond, Fall River, Mass, last Sunday. A
party Of twelve persons hired boat and
went out rowing There was "a strong
wind and the water was ruifled The boat
was a l3-foot fiat bottomed one and too
small to accommodate so many persons.
The party had worked their way within 20
feet of the shore, when one of the children
rocked the boat. The child was warned 10
desist, but did not, and in a moment the
boat capsized. There was only one good
swimmer in the party and he did what he
could TO rescue the others. One man, two
women and FIVE children. however, could
not keep their hold on the boat and fell off
and we're drowned.
Austin, Tex, has decided TO erect the
greatest dam in the United States over the
Colorado river. IL will cost 81 500 600 aud
afford IA, 900 horse power
Fletcher Harper, the youngest of the
original four brothers who established the
publishing firm of Harper * Brothers, died
in New York last week, aged 81
Cornell university loses the million dol
lars bequeathed by Mrs Jennie McGraw
Fiske, as the supreme court has decided
that it held property to the amount of three
millions at the time of the testator's death
and that disqualified the university to re
ceive the bequest according to the will.
Fire, set by tramps, has destroyed every
house in the city of Coolidge, y. NJ, ex-
cept the railroad eating house aud the de
pot buildings The tramps had been loiter-
ing around town for several days and were
infuriated because citizens had made prep
arations TO drive them out. For three days
they had held control of the town. Trib-
ute was levied on the stores the demands
being emphasized by a show of weapons.
Finally the residents were driven to wage
war in self defence Their resistance en-
ragged the tramps and in retaliation inham-
mables were scattered among the buildings
and set on fire.
George Francis Train arrived at Tacoma,
Washington, last Saturday evening, con
pleting his trip around the world in g. days,
| l3 hours, 3 minutes and 3 seconds, beating
Nelly Bly's record.
When the big Cunard steamship Auri.
ana, one of the three which raced across
the Atlantic, was ON her way up New York
harbor, she ran over and crushed the little
steam yacht Yeada. There six men in the
launch, four Of whom were brothers. Two
| of the brothers were lost, aud had it
not been for the opportune presence of the
revenue cutter Washington the others
would have met like fate.
Marion Wagner Taylor, the eldest daugh-
ter of James D. Taylor, the treasurer of
the Wagner Sleeping Car company, was
run over by mail wagon in Forty second
street, New York city, last Saturday, and
received injuries from which she died in
less than two hours.
Mrs. John Hulng, Mrs. Della Manne and
| Miss Mamie Huling were rowing on Davis
vile pond near Providence, R. l., when the
craft suddenly filled. Mrs. Mannel and
Miss Huling we're drowned, but Mrs. HUI
ing escaped by clinging to her dog which
swan with her to the shore.
Erastus Lovette, a bachelor who lives
near Rome, Pa, is said to be in his 10Th
/ 10 Of faa. mill IN
town. and likely to live for years to come
During a thunder storm Sunday build
ing at Lucas, Ohio, was struck by light
ming While the people were trying to ex-
tinguish the flames a quantity Of dynamite
in the building exploded, killing two men
and injuring %.
A Berlin, Germany, despatch of May %
says: The village of st. Mahlen, near
| Hildersheim, has been visited recently by
severe hailstorms which have done great
deal of damage. Today the people gather
ed in a church to pray for a cessation of
the storms. While the services were in
progress a thunder storm came up and the
church was struck by lightning. Four per
sons were instantly killed and 20 were in
jured, four being rendered completely blind.
The people were panic stricken, and in the
mad rush for the doors two children were
crushed to death.
The Yale college eight cared crew gained
much renown at New Haven last Saturday
by defeating the celebrated Atalanta crew,
composed Of the picked rowers of Harlem
river, New York When one and one half
mile had been rowed Capt. Allen of the
Yales snapped his oar in two. He at once
dove overheard, while the seven other col
legians pulled on to victory against the
eight Atalantas
The heaviest rain and electric storm in
years passed over western Pennsylvania
last Friday night In the east end of Pitts
burg houses were blown down and trees
uprOoted, the damage amounting to up
ward of $4,000. AT McKeesport hail
stones as large as walnuts fell. AT Green
burg one man was killed by lightning and
at Washington one was killed and three in
jured
Representative McCreary of Kentucky
introduced in the House last Friday bill
to provide for surveys TO be made to en-
courage the construction of an inter CONT
mental railway TO connect North and South
America. The bill authorizes the president
to invite the several governments of Mexico,
| Central and South America TO cooperate
with the United States government in the
/
to examine the possible routes, cost and ad-
vantages, and to make a proper survey for
a railway between these southern republics
and the United States as recommended by
the Pan-American Congress. The expenses
| incident TO the surveys, salaries of commits
sioners, etc, are TO be assumed by the ma
tions accepting the propositions. Sixty
! five thousand dollars is appropriated by the
bill TO cover the proportion of expenses due
| by the United States.
A 90. pound salmon caught on the Della
ware was served up at the White House this
week. The fish was no doubt the result of
100, 900 planted in 1888.
The Alaskan volcano, Bogoslov, that
rose from the ocean depths about seven
years ago and blazed and smoked for a
time, is again in eruption. The eruption
began February 10, and has continued at
intervals. April II and % there were signs
of great activity, smoke and flame pouring
from the lofty crater and rising to a great
height. The sky for weeks was clouded
with ashes, which fell in liberal showers in
Ilnliuk, A miles 10 the eastward. To the
people who saw the eruption it seemed a
pillar of fire and smoke fully Is miles high,
rising from the horizon and losing itself in
the low clouds. Professor Davidson of the
coast survey estimates that the volcanic
pillar must have been sent up to height
of at least four miles above the sea.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of
Missouri have gone on record for prohi
bition, having voted at the annual session
last week, after a hot debate, 10 exclude
salOon-keepeTs from the order
Minnesota drunkards are now handled
under law which makes it compulsory on