Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-03

were on raft, which suddenly went to
pieces. At Quincy Mass, two boys aged
Is and one aged y ,were drowned by the
upsetting of skitf in which they were
rowing.
A process has been discovered by which
flour NAV be made Of bananas, but the i'm
portance of the discovery can be realized
when it is known that the same area of
ground that will grow 40 pounds of wheat
will produce annually 1000 pounds of ba-
nanas. and that a banana plantation, after
once being started, lasts for - years with
out breaking up or blowing.
If Otto, the mad king of Bavaria, should
not die before September, his abdication
will be declared The king suffers periods
of Inconsistencies daily. some of them
lasting for an hour. His passion for cigar
cite smoking has grown upon him so that
he sometimes smokes six packages day.
To this practice, the physicians say, is at
tributable the present breaking down of
his amazing constitution.
John s. Allan, better known as Jack
Allan, son and heir OF Andrew A. Allan,
one OF the millionaire partners in the Al
Ian Royal Mail Steamship company, has
eloped with the wife of Il. Y. Hcbden,
formerly prominently connected with the
bank OF Montreal and at present joint
manager of the New \ ork branch of that
institution. Both belong to the very best
society in Montreal and Allan leaves a
young and beautiful wife and five children,
while Mrs. Hebden leaves three children.
Allan has a wild record His father is al
most Frustrated
The boom of travelling crane on which
several men were working in the Thomp-
son steel works at Braddock, Pa. last sat
urday, came in contact with an electric
light wire and cut through the insulation.
In an instant all of the men on the crane
were knocked senseless panic ensued
among the other employees. who rushed
from the shop. But realizing the situa-
ton they promptly returned 10 the aid of
their companions. Anthony Lockel. aged
"A, and Joseph Iealany, aged -. died a
few minutes after they We're removed. The
others will recover.
Harvard won the intercollegiate athletic
championship at Manhattan field, New
/ York. ON Saturday last, scoring Is
points. Yale made B points, Princeton
/ II and Columbia 10. \ first place count
ed five a second two and a third one The
/ best all-around record wa, made 10y Fear
ing OF Harvard, who scored y points. he
won the high jump, making a new record
at six feet and one-half inch, the 22O yard
hurdle race and third position in two other
events. Bocherling of Princeton broke
the record i'm the mile walk. his time be-
ing Is minute, ~ 4-5ths seconds,
The governor OF Virginia has appointed
Eppa Huntou as United States Senator Gu
succeed John :. Barbour deceased MI
Huntou is $50 years old He is a lawyer
by profession He entered the Confeder-
ate army as colonel and rose TO the rank OF
briSadier general. Gen. Hunton entered
Congress as a Democrat in 1873 and was re-
elected TO the three succeeding Congresses
He took prominent place at once in the
ranks of his party associates on the floor,
and was a member OF the joint committee
that framed the electoral bill in the Fifty
fourth Congress to settle the contested
election of Hayes and Tilden, and served
as a member OF the electoral commission.
The dead body of the notorious "Biliy
Body was brought to the morgue at Sa1
Francisco Friday night. He had shot him
self after a career of dissipation that Ina,
seldom been paraleled in this country. II,
was customs Inspector seven year, age
when the bin was passed requiring all de
parting Chinese who desired To return I,
secure return certificates lie devised al
ingenious system OF issuing bogus certiti
Gates. by means OF which hc obtained
large sums of money. He spent SjO,OU
in less than year. and when eNposur,
finally came he fled to Australia. takin.
the remnant of his Stealngs along Ate
many months OF exile hc came back an,
turned states evidence against his fellow
conspirators On one occasion he orderr,
several cases of the best brands and took
bath in wine