Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-11-25

are reported, and the damage to farming
property will amount to hundreds of thou
sands of dollars.
just prior to the recent election syndi-
cate of United States capitalists went into
Nova Scotia and bonded the stock of all
but one of the coal companies in that
province. They put up 100000, and since
the Democrats won the election have closed
the deal, and now practically control the
bituminous coal trade of Lower Canada.
In the proceedings by VIM. H. Beers,
former president of the New York Life In
surance company, against that corporation
to recover the pension which the company
agreed to give him and payment of which
was refused by the present president, John
A. McCaull, the general term of the SUI
preme court has given judgment in favor of
the company. The amount of the pension
was S37, 800 per year.
The opinion exists at Topeka, Kan,
that stranger things might happen than the
election of Mrs. Mary Il. Lease as United
States senator from Kansas. Mrs. Leases
candidacy has become serious reality.
Her popularity with the rank and file of
the popuist party will give her at least an
equal chance with other aspirants, espec-
tally as there seems to be no constitutional
disqualification.
A serious outbreak among the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe tribes in Indian territory is
threatened and men familiar with their
ways declare that unless prompt action is
taken $500 redskins will be on the war path
by Jan. /. Since July l the government
has been giving the Indians only half ra-
fiOne for tho raaeOD that tbav NUnrn pv-
pected to aid in their own support by cul-
tivating their lands.
The people of Lisbon Falls, Me-, are
greatly excited over the mysterious death
of two men who were intimate friends.
Last Thursday VIM. Palmer, a fish ped
der, was found dead in his house, with his
neck broken, and there were finger marks
about his throat. Saturday Edward Ham,
wealthy young farmer, was found hang
ing by a rope in his barn with a bullet hole
in his forehead. A man who passed the
barn short time before heard pistol shot
but the weapon cannot be found
War clouds are again lowering over Hay
ii, and early contentious between the
forces of Hyppolite and Legitime are eX-
pected. There will be a reversal of the for
mer war-Legitime leading his old enemies
vi lllt MI III against Ills Olu lllGlluo VI lllt
South, and Hyppolite combating his for
mer friends with his old enemies. Legi-
time has been supposed to be in Paris, but
in reality he has been in Jamaica, waiting
for a favorable moment to square accounts
with his old opponent.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale, who recently
celebrated his SEVENTEEN birthday, has
just celebrated another interesting anniver-
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years, and on Thursday of last week duly
observed his semi-centennial by going to
Berlin, Mass, and preaching once again in
the pulpit where he delivered his first ser
mon. The old Westinghouse on Berlin
Hill is still standing, and a considerable
number of people who heard Mr. Hale fifty
/ years since came long distances to attend
the anniversary.
At Lowell Mass, the other night, ~
men mounted platform, and Louis Cyr,
the world-renowned strong man, getting
under it, raised platform, men and all from
/ the floor. The aggregate weight was 1851
pounds. The feat was done on a wager
that Cyr could not beat Kennedy's lift in
harness of 5000 pounds and fraction.
/ Cyr is from st. John, Que. He is five feet
/ 101 in height, measures IS inches around
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| neck, As inches waist, 30 inches thigh, Is
inches calf, and weighs 312 pounds. His
/ brother, Peter, who weighs 1853 pounds
lifted 4G9-pound dumb-bell with one fin,
| ger.
The territorial supreme court at Salt
Lake City, Utah, has reversed the ruling
of the master in chancery on the escheateC
personal property of the Mormon churcl
amounting to about $4,000. The master
ruled that this should go to the public
schools. The court overruled this and say'
the money should go to charitable and be
nevolent uses of the Mormon church or o
the repair of places of worship of sale
church, and appoints Leonard G. Hardy, {
Mormon, as trustee to carry out the pur
poses to which this decision devOtes tn
funds, with bond of 100000. United
States Attorney Varian gave notice of ap
peal to the United States supreme court.