Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-10-09

Jhe OUTLOOK is BOOu lot 1alf prices, III spite
of the abundant yield.
A wagon containing man, a woman
and two children were struck by a train on
the Amboy division of the Staten Island
rapid transit railroad at the crossing in
Giffords, S. l., Tuesday. The man and
woman were instantly killed, and the chill
dren were picked up in a dying condition
and carried to the nearest house.
The great crops of the Northwest are
stimulating the value of farm lands to an
unusual degree, and the Pioneer Press es-
Inmates the basis of its reports from its
correspondents a total increase i'm real val
ues for the three states of about $500, 000,-
600, which is more than the value of thd
whole wheat crop of the territory referred
to. 1t is indeed a 'mighty year for the
Northwest"
There was a snow-stOrm in southern
Minnesota Tuesday, and work in the fields
was suspended. The first snow of the sea
son fell at Kansas City. Mo-, the same day.
There was snow and sleet Monday at
Miller, $. ID. Heavy rains in western
Kansas have caused all the rivers in Okla
homa territory to rise suddenly and much
damage has resulted. Many boomers camp
ed along the streams have lost their horses,
wagons and cattle.
1t is estimated that by the end of six
months, when the families represented
have all arrived, the new territory of Okla
homa will have negro population of about
1000. Langston City is to be made an
exclusively negro town. Only people of
that race now own property there, and they
are hidden not to sell to whites, of whom
not soul lives in the place. Some $50
600 has already been raised to found a ne
gro college.
While New England was sweltering I'M
der summer heat last week there was
heavy snow-storm in Montana, which ex-
| tended as far east as Minnesota. 4 de
| spatch from Red Lodge, Montana, last Fri
day morning, said there was three feet of
snow on a level and business was at a
standstill. The portion of the North Da-
kota wheat which remained unharvested
suffered badly from the snow, rain and cold
weather.
A train on the New York Central rail
road was robbed one day last week near
Utica in true Western style. The robber
bored a hole through the door, turned the
fastenings, and surprised the express agent
while at work. He covered the agent with
a revolver, sorted out the packages, taking
those supposed to be valuable, and then APP
piled the air brakes by means of the valve
in the ear, and when the train stopped
jumped OIL and made good his escape. He
secured about $1,000.
Mr.. Edison has invented new electric
motor for street cars. The details are not
given, except that a wire will be laid be-
meath the rails, and the Importance of the
invention will consist in the fact that by
its use the current may be picked up
from the rails without danger. Mr.. Edison
says the new system will be from two tC
three times cheaper than cable road, and
will cost only One-thir1 as much as the
trolley system.
The deputy sheriffs of Helena, Ark, af-
ter three days pursuit, surrounded ID riot
Gus negroes in a swamp and called upon
them to surrender. The negroes answered
with a volley and made dash for liberty
Two were shot, two escaped, and nine
were captured. While the officers were or
their way to the Jail with the prisoner,
they were surrounded by large masked
mob, who took charge of the negroes
marched them into thicket and hanged
them.
Answer was made Tuesday, at Sioux
! =.
of James G. Blaine, jr., against her hus
band. Mrs. Blaine asks for a divorce ant
custody of the child and for suitable alimo
ny. Mr. Blaine in his reply denies that h,
deserted his wife, but claims that she de
serted him. He pleads poverty and urge,
that he has an income of but $1,000 year
which will cease the first of December next
There will probably be a hard fight for tn
custody of the child, who resembles hi
grandfather.
George Francis Train attempted to de
liver lecture in the Grand Opera hous
in New York city Sunday evening. I
7 gang of toughs, who were bound to hav
some fun forced their way into tn
house and presently began to drown out Mr.
Train with jeers, cat-calls, and other dis
, orderly proceedings. Train soon becam
enraged, stormed and swore, and woun
up by declaring that he would never agaii
speak in public, but would pack up hi
; things and go to Chicago to spend the bal
ance of his days. thereafter" he said
: IL am dumb, except to children. Dam
, the American people anyhow"
: The Mormons began their cd semi-an
a nual conference of Latter Day Saints a
9 Salt Lake City on Sunday, with more tha
8
the first time in over seven years all tn
8 leading officials, the three presidents an
= the twelve apostles, met together in public
which was made possible by Presiden
! HarrisOn's pardon of Joseph f. Smith, on
: of the presidents who has been an exile o
account of an indictment for polygam
hanging over him. Thanks were given tn
President for his pardon and the saint
were called on to pray for him. TIL
speakers affirmed that the hour of thei
final triumph over the enemies of the churc
was approaching, and reiterated their belle
that their religion with all its peculia
= tenets was the only religion.
. The Ulster county savings institution {
=. Kingston, n. Y, closed its doors last Sa
: urday, the examiners having found that tn
- enormous sum of nearly half million Ina
= been stolen by Treasurer Ostrander an
Matthew T. Trumpbour, the assistaT
e treasurer. Two weeks ago Ostrander wa
Il arrested for embezzling $4,000. At thu
u time there was a run on the bank, but
= statement was issued by the trustees, prom
r; inent men of Kingston, stating that thel
Il was a surplus of S247, 600 On the strengt
of this statement people who had withdre
o their money returned it, Many of theS
;, people had the savings of years in the banl
h and there are loud complaints against I'll
# trustees of the institution. The systel
d adopted by Ostrander and Trumpbour wa
II most ingenious and for 20 years has battle
the skill of expert examiners in the emplC
~ of t1a stota In CARRYING H. ont deceit an