Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-12-30


Two women and two children were
found dead in the home for aged colOred
women at Baltimore, Md, Saturday, hav-
ing been asphyXated by coal gas.
Fifteen thousand tons of coal owned by
the Ameskcag manufacturing company at
Manchester, N. H., has been on fire since
Friday, and, though every effort has been
made to put it out, most of the coal will
probably be burned.
Minneapolis is fifty million bushels OF
wheat short in the Chicago wheat pit, and
it looks as though the Chicago dealers
have combined to play game of freezet
out on the Northwestern sellers of shOr-
wheat for May delivery.
Appleton r. Hllyer and his sister, Miss
Clara f. Hillyer, have given $4,000 Sto the
Hartford, Conn, Y. NJ. c. A, for man
nal training institute, 10 be called the Hill
yer institute, in honor of their father, the
late Gen. Charles T. Hlllyer
The famous case of Father McGlynn of
St. Stephens church, New York city, has
finally been decided by the restoration to
him of authority to perform his priestly
functions. He celebrated his first mass
since his restoration last Sunday.
The examination into the populations of
ex-City Treasurer Axworthy at Cleveland,
Ohio, elected the fact that Mr.. Watkins,
his assistant, was unable to locate 1000
900 which had been received from the
county officers on tax collections.
Thomas B. Cater, chief of the secret SER
vice bureau, predicts a gigantic and sue
cessful counterfeiting scheme at the Worlds
II, ~ r N
made of the genuine metal for 40 cents
each, leaving profit OF 10 cents TO the
makers.
Efforts will be made by the Mexican
| government to turn the tide of emigration
which has beeen flowing from Europe TO
| the United States into that country in view
of the probable passage by the United
| States Congress of laws further restricting
| immigration.
Two cases OF kleptomana have come TO
notice within the past few days. Mrs
Rubia, who is worth 100000, was caught
! stealing in Enrich Bros.'s store in New
| York, and daughter of st. Louis mil
lionaire was arrested for purloining artl'
Giles from several stores in that city
Jacob Henrci, the first trustee OF the
| Harmonist society at Economy, Pa, Is
dead. This society was organized IN Ter
MANY in 1893. II has peculiar religious
beliefs, and ignores marriage. The mem
hers of the society own in common up
wards of S0.OOO,OO0 worth of property
James Cornell was instantly killed Fri
day at Worcester, Mass, by "a bullet iron
a revolver in the hands of John A. kru
sell, The men had been drinking. Dur
ing the handling of the weapon single
cartridge in the chambers exploded Int
bullet penetrating Cornelrs heart. Ih'
revolver was supposed tope unloaded'
John d. Rockefeller has made anothe
biy Gift to the University of Chicago. IN
snn is understood to be about 81, OOO,OOO
Thin Gift makes a total OF So, 5000 whlci
Mr.. Rockerfeller has given TO THIS instlIu
ton. mainly for its endowment fund. INT
endowment and value of lands, building
and other property of the university amour
to about $7,00O,OOO.
The scheme to carry mail between New
York and Brooklyn through pneumaLl
tubes will be tested as soon as the tuo
company can arrange to have its conduit
mass over the Brooklyn bridge Every on
Acquainted with the new system Is conn
dent of its success. AS many as 6o,OO
letters and $4,000 circulars are sent =
BROOKLYN from the New York post-onc
every day.