Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03

National Bank, of Wilmington, Del, has
confessed that he is an embezzler to the
amount of 100000; 49, Es
The lease of the Old Colony railroad to
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
company was ratified at a special stock
holders meeting Tuesday,
Robbers entered the general store of j.
B. Rome, at Shepardstown, Pa, last Satur-
day night, blew open the safe and stole
cash, jewelry and valuable papers to the
amount of $4,000.
Two noted railroad men have passed
away within few days in the death of
Allen Maxwell, president of the AtchisOn,
Topeka and Santa F6 road, and George G.
Lord, eX-president of the Boston IL Maine.
w. b. Curtis, prominent Danbury bus
mess man, was blown to pieces by an eX
plosion of dynamite at Munroe, Conn,
Saturday. He was president of the New
England mining company of the latter
place.
The export of gold at New York Satur
day was only 100000. This with the
fact that the government has increased its
gold holding by $143, 900 leads to the belief
among treasury officials that the tide has
changed.
dali Hawkins in a prize fight at San
Francisco Saturday that he died in a few
hours. Hawkins was arrested. This makes
the third man killed in a prize fight in San
Francisco during the past four years.
Miss Julia Force, sister of the leading
shoe merchant of Atlanta, Ca, shot and
killed her two sisters Saturday. The
shooting was the result of a quarrel. All
moved in the higher social circles of the
city. Miss Force has been adjudged in
| some.
About $40, 900 in cash, belonging to the
Pagan misers, two brothers who were
found frozen to death in their howell near
Holly, Mich, Sunday, has been unearthed
The property belonging to the Fag-
ans already recovered or accounted for
amounts to $37, 900.
Speyer g. Co. and Drexel, Morgan IL
! Co. are believed to be uniting upon plan
to have President Mcleod discharged from
the receivership of the Reading railroad,
on the ground that he is an unfit and
dangerous person for the position, after
causing so much loss on the property.
In addition to other misfortunes which
have of late befalen Russia, she is now
called upon to struggle with terrible cpl
demic of what is commonly called "black
DEATH" which has recently appeared in
the Caucasus. Thence it has spread with
frightful rapidity to all Southern Russia.
The number of deaths is increasing daily.
Assistant Cashier Redvine of the Gate
CITY national bank of Atlanta, Ga, is de-
faulter to the m1unt of S65, 900. He dis
appeared, but was arrested in the suburbs
of the city. Cobb Jackson, prominent
LAWYER, and leader in the most exclusive
social circles of the city, was so overcome
by Redvine's defalcatiOn that he committed
suicide by shooting.
The north wall of the John Yerkes
building on Halsted street at Chicago fell
early Tuesday morning on two frame build
ings adjoining, and 10 persons were buried
in the ruin. Seven were taken out dead,
and of the other three one was fatally in
inred. Annie Schmidt, little girl, was
taken out alive after she had been under
the ruins, exposed to fire, smoke and water
for eight hours.
An immense deposit of rich Bessemel
ore has been discovered on Az acre tract
in St. Louis county, Mimi, owned by w
r.. Burt. of Saginaw. 1t is estimated thai
over 10. 600, 900 tons are in sight, as hole!
have been put down all over the tract, the
rich deposit being only Is feet below the
surface. Mr. Burt has leased the mine on
a ROYALTY of 80 cents a ton, and it is eX
pected to net him $500, 900 year.
There is a continued small supply o
hogs for Western packers, the total number
handled for the week being 10000, com
pared with 100000 of the preceding week
and 200, 900 for corresponding time las
wear. making a total of 4,32O,OOO since
Nov. l. against 1875, 900 year ago. III
decrease shown for the week is 10000
and for the season 1905, 900, compared
with last year
Judge Putnam of the United States cir
cult court gave decision at Boston Tues
day sustaining the Sherman antitrust law
II was in the case of the United States VS.
the officers of the National cash registe
company, charged with violating the Law
in connection with dealings with the Lam
son cash railway employees. The decision
is very important one, involving man.
hundreds of thousand dollars.
When a passenger train pulled out o
Adair Station, l. T., few nights ago
three desperadoes confronted the agen
and robbed him of $500. Eighteen cltl
zens who appeared were made to hold III
their hands, and march at the points o
the bandits guns to one of the commercial
stores in town, which was robbed OF S3OO
; The robbers then marched the men 10 IN
stock yards, where their horses were hlIch