Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-07-28

Thirty-one buildings were burned at
Long City, L. l., Friday, causing loss of
100000.
Thirty to 10 of the largest buildings at
Paulding, Ohio were burned Monday.
The loss is estimated at 100000 to $780,
900.
Frank Waller of Indiana, with handi-
cap of 80 seconds, won the 25-mile road
race at Belle Isle, Mich, in hour, I min
utes, II seconds, beating the best record.
The entire business portion of Edgerton,
small town of 200 inhabitants, in Will
liams county, Ohio, was destroyed by fire
late Friday night. The loss exceeds $780,
600.
Frank ). Beedleson, a one-legged bicy-
clist, has arrived in New York, having
ridden across the continent from San
Francisco in 10 days, 8 hours and 45 min
utes.
There are 10000 men in Denver unable
to secure employment. There are 2O,00Oin
| outside towns in the same condition. The
railroads have been asked to make rate
of So from Denver to the Missouri river
A can of naphtha, exploding in the
swaziland factory of j. D. Campbell, in
| L L y,
wrecked the two-story building and killed
j. D. Campbell, the proprietor, his son
and two employees.
Forest fires have been raging in several
sections of New Hampshire. The fire in
the Kilkenny forest, few miles from Ian
caster, has already done immense damage.
1t has extended half way to the summit of
Kilkenny mountain and destroyed all the
! 10 hriI uac IN ha KilkannU N
its path. Another extensive fire was in
the Waterville woods.
The 24-hour bicycle race between French
and English record breakers was complet-
ed at Herne Hill, Eng, Saturday. More
than 5000 persons saw the finish.
Throughout the race there was much rec
ord breaking F. S. Rowland won by COW
ering AS miles, 440 yards, thus beating
the worlds record of Jules Dubois, the
French long-distance wheelman.
A diphtheria epidemic prevails ID
Heightstown, Y. j., and dread and death
abound among the citizens to. an alarming
extent. The first cases noticeable were
last Friday, and on Sunday and Monday
six deaths of children were reported to the
hoard of health The doctor reports over
20 cases. The trouble seems to have been
caused by sprinkling the streets with pol
luted water.
After the South-side fire department at
Pittsburgh, Pa, had put out small tire
in a dwelling house, early Wednesday
morning. evidence was discovered that
John Smouse, the owner of the house,
had murdered his wife and two children
and then set the house on fire to cover the
crime. A child five years old, who escaped,
saws his father hit his mother on the head
three times with a Ratchet.
For some DAYS at Fort Mckinney in
wyoming the temperature has been liz IN
The shade. while the mercury in the sun
stands 100 to $50 degrees. Thisis the hot
test weather record for eight years. Not
dron of rain has fallen for nine weeks, and
the range is completely destroyed. I'M
mense forest fires are reported. Ten
thousand acres of choice timber are al
ready destroyed just east OF Buifaio.
Another fire broke out in the Red hills,
and is burning some 10 square miles OF
grass. which was the last range feed IN the
locality.
Cbas. M. Reeds brown road team, Lu-
nette and Eyangeline, broke the road rec
ord at Erie. Pa, recently. The race was
Cor a WAGER of $1,000, the distance from
Girard Pa, to Mr.. Reeds barn in Erie,
165 miles, and the time allowed 90 MN IN,
ntes. The distance was covered IN 4St
minutes The road was rough and full OF
sand holes, and one of the hills mile ana
a half long with grade OF ~ degrees
This record beats the Boston 2O-mile track
record which was SO minutes. Lunette Is
nv King, he by George Wilkes uah ny
Sorman d. Evangeline is by Elevator he
by Hambletonian, he by Vallive' son OF
Mambrlno Patchen.
The hungry and unemployed are being ig
God in large numbers at the missions IN
Denver. col, AT the Haymarket GOO men
we're were fed Tuesday The bill of fare was
S beef soup SOU plentifully filled with yegeta.
bles, pork and beans, At the People pies $
tabernacle 1000 persons out of work were
Ia''ia,ored They were chiefly young men,
and wanted to 90 East. At Boone Ia, l5o
S%I miners took possession OF an
freight train o6sc sn@ the tS d laGns
company made ci,v no authorities IU5o we're notified
III hearty meal was provided for the