Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-31

4 "io are returning 10 CannlDallSn ana that
several of them have been court-martialed
and executed.
Further experiments have been made
with nickel steel armOr plates at the test
ing grounds on the lower Potomac. Max
mgall allowances for the great thickness of
the nickel steel plates, the trial demon
strated their decided superiority over the
all steel, and 1t was shown that three inches
OF nickel steel placed at an angle of ~ de-
grees would probably keep out any siX-inch
proiectile that could be fred against it.
bulletin from the census office on the
copper production of the country shows the
United States to be the largest producer of
copper in the world, the product for the year
1889 being 226, O55, 1852 pounds, or 1l3,02S
short tons The total expenditures involv-
ed in this production were 81, 062, 1870, the
total capital invested S62, 623, 22S, and the
total number of employees, exclusive of Of
flee force, 1921.
The state land commissioners of Wis
consin report that millions upon millions
of feet of pine timber have been cut by va
rious individuals off public lands, with no
authority whatever, 1000, 600 feet having
been stolen from a single township within
the past two years. This has been going
enormous.
The number of post-ofiices in the United
States is officially stated to be 64,39l,
showing an increase of 1000 over last year
at this time.
For some time past there has been an eX-
cessive production of whiskey in the state
of Kentucky, and it is estimated that there
is a surplus of 100000 gallons now on
L. Z. 1. L Al ~
asked to relieve the market by extending
the three years bonded period now allowed
for the payment of taxes.
The new American steel steamer, Charles
w. Wetmore, which sailed from Duluth
Mimi, during the latter part of June. has
arrived at Liverpool. The Wetmore is an
inland built steamer and her cargo, which
consists of %. 600 bushels of grain, is the
first grain cargo shipped from lake port
direct to Liverpool without being rehand-
led. Her route was down the lakes from
Duluth, through the Welland canal, and
thence down the St. Lawrence river and
across the Atlantic. The success of this
voyage is evidence that the proposition to
establish direct communication between
European and other ports and the port of
Chicago is entirely feasible.
Minneapolis has advanced so far that the
st. Paul chamber of commerce has APP
pointed committee to confer with com
mittee of the Minneapolis board of trade
regarding the best means of bringing
about the object in view. "Mnneapalo'
has been suggested as the name of this
proposed metropolis of the Northwest.
The total internal revenue collections
al I'm ia IL
ing June 30 were SAG, 035.376, an increase
of 80, 440. $50, as compared with the col
lections during the preceding fiscal year.
\ Burlington, Ia, despatch says: Fore
paughs circus visited this city July rs,
and while unloading the cages one of them
fell from a car and was broken open. 1t
contained number of large boa constric-
tors five of which escaped. Four were re-
captured, but the other could not be found
1t is now discovered to have taken up its
hiding place in the big main street sewer
to the terror of the whole neighborhood
1t is ten feet long and six inches thick. \
reward of 500 is offered for its capture
and gang of men and boys are searching
for it,
The immense cotton and wooden mill OF
Campbell & Elliott at Washington avenue
and Twelfth street, Philadelphia, was
burned last Friday night. The loss is es
timated at between 100000 and $780,
The boiler in a saw mill at Nineveh, y
Y, exploded on Thursday of last week
tearing the building to atoms and killing
three men.
The state of TeXaxhas 957 murderers al
large, according to the records kept by the
adjutant general. This includes all who
have escaped since the war. The sheriff.
report them to the adjutant general.
The investigation being made by tn,
committee on privileges and elections a
Ottawa show that one member of the do
minion parliament received $4,000 from
a building firm for his influence in secur
ing public works contracts for them. 4
Montreal contractor testified that a con
tract which his firm offered to execute TO
$40, 900 was given to favorite cOntracto
of the minister of the public works fo
S60,000
The Eastern reaper works at Springfield
o., one of the largest manufacturing plant
in the world were sold Saturday to a syn
dictate of Cleveland, New York and Chica
90 capitalists for 100000. They wer
built by William Whitley, the ''reape
king" at a cost of 81, 100000. Next to tn
Krupp gun works in Prussia this was tn
largest manufacturing establishment in tn
world, covering 46 acres. Whitelys ambi
ton to have the largest works in the worl'
caused his ruin. The plant is to be use
for the manufacture of railway cars ant
supplies of all kinds.
A collision took place between excursion
trains at St. Maude, France, Sunday nigh
! in which 50 persons were killed.
A sail boat containing seven children,
Young man of 20 and young lady, caI
sized on the lower St. Lawrence near tn
, Seven Islands on Friday. Benjamin b
: gold. one of the children in the boat, a
orphan only seven years old, displaye
wonderful courage. Clinging to the ket
of the boat he managed to draw up two c
: the smaller children, but they became 5
, exhausted that they fell off. lie the
caught the hand of Miss Montigny and hel
! it until they were rescued. OF the nine i
the boat only the brave lad and youn
woman were saved.
p Miss Kate Chrishausen, a cashier in
; New York market, was on her way Satul
day morning to the bank in nth street
9 depOsit the amount of Fridays receipts
r when a footpad grabbed the satchel whic
contained 500. Miss Kate, however, hel
on to the satchel and cried for help. I'll
:, thief grasped her and began pounding he
knuckles savagely, when milkman sa
V the struggle and came to the rescue
a While the milkman and the thief were u
] a oala OF np q