Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-20
the Wilson bill, or the Wilson bill with
the Senate amendments, either of which
is tariff monstrosity.
MINOR NOTES.

5iNb VI ~ Ds3 AlOii AllulbN tOliNENs II dlb
ford beside his S. r. D. from Oxford uni
versity, England.
During the fiscal year just ended the eX-
ports of gold from the United States ex-
ceeded the imports by S4,5S5, ,GG3. For
the preceding year the excess of exports
over imports was S87, 463.
L. B. Johnson, who went from the
Mortified News few weeks ago to be-
come proprietor of the Burlington Clipper,
has severed his connection with that pa
per. A. Armagnac, whom Mr.. johnson
succeeded, again assumes the editorial
helm.
The annual report of State Treasurer II.
F. Field for the year ending June 30, shows
that the total receipts of the state for the
year were S1,19S300S3. The disburse-
ments were 1854, ,20S. 40. The resources of
the state are SGSS, ,3OO33, and the labil-
ties S19S, ,G45. .24, leaving available for the
next fiscal year $3.50, 9,655.O9
Rutland is in the mining region of Hi.
nois, but was settled by people from Rut-
land, this state, who appear to have taken
some Vermont grit with them. Non-E Eng
lish speaking miners who undertook to run
the town last week were given such a recep-
tion by the citizens as to effectually dis
courage them.
The pension bill, as agreed to by both
branches of Congress, carries an appropri-
alton of S150,000, 900, which will undoubt-
edly enable the pension department to meet
Ill Al, I,-.s 1.
the same time attest the continued graft
tude of the country to the disabled veter-
ans of the war.
The cut-rate war for steerage traffic be-
tween the transatlantic steamship com
panies has brought the fare down to SO
| from New York. This rate provides for
good sanitary quarters, plenty of whole
some food and drink during a trip of seven
to nine days in the finest boats ahoat. A
return passage to this country can be Sc
cured for $500.
President Cleveland sent to the Senate
yesterday the nomination of Clifton r.
Breckenridge of Arkansas to be envoy eX-
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary of
the United States to Russia, in place of
Andrew d. White, resigned. Representa-
tive Breckenridge has represented the sec
ond district of Arkansas for II years.
DR.. Almon Clarke who was assistant
surgeon of the 10th Vermont Infantry and
afterward surgeon of the 1st. Vermont
Cavalry during the Civil war, has been
elected president of the Wisconsin medical
society, and has also been appointed pro-
fessor of physical diagnosis in new med
ical college at Milwaukee. He is twin
brother to Col. Albert Clarke of Boston.
Denman Thompson is spending the sum-
mer at Swanzey, n. H., surrounded by his
children and grandchildren. His daugh-
ter Annie will again play Rickety Ann
next season, but his son Frank will leave
the stage to become business manager of
the cold Homestead" while Walter Gale
returns to play his original part of "Hap-
py Jack the tramp.
Gov. Hogg of Texas is making a tri-
umphal tour of the East in company with
his daughter, Miss Ina, and 21 prominent
Texans. 1t is a voice from the wild and
woody West, through the Omaha Bee,
which remarks that although the youn g
lady is just beginning her teens, it is to be
hoped that she will not be compelled to
write her name Ina Hogg any longer than
is absolutely necessary.
Government finances show an improved
, condition, due to large receipts from inter-
nal revenue, which have reached for the
half month in July S15 100000 out of a
, total of S20,500,0O0. The expenditures
! for the same period aggregate $1S,OOO,OO
= The receipts up to date indicate total for
the month of $50, 100000, while the ex-
penditures will probably fall below $780,
100000.
The Congregational church at Westmore
, has extended a call to c. o. Gill to become
its pastor. Mr. Gill spent the summer at
Westmore last year; through his efforts
there has been a religious awakening in
= the little hamlet by Willoughby lake, and
funds have been raised for the erection of
= the first church in the history of the town.
= Mr.. Gill is young man who pulled an oar
1 on three victorious Yale crews, and who
Y also captained the varsity foot ball team.
A bullet-proof breastplate which is con-
= sdered more wonderful than the bullet
s proof cloth invented by Herr Dove of Ger
e many was exhibited by w. F. j. Leonard
e of Brooklyn, N. Y, last week. A bullet
e fired from 45-calibre repeating rifle die
not penetrate the armor. The plate con
n tains no metal but is a combination of cot
n ton, felt, wood and compound of minera
3 and vegetable matters, 1t weighs only
is pounds, or five pounds less than the shielC
y of the German inventor.
i Gen. James b. Fry, U. S. A, died las
10 10 week at his cottage at Newport, r. l. II
st was born in Illinois in 1927 and gradual e.
N from West Point in 1S47. He was in tn
n Civil war, and in 1868 was made provost
+ marshal-general with headquarters a
y Washington. 1t was controversy in tn
Il House of Representatives over the que:
tion of continuing the bureau of provost
rk marshal-general in the army that occasion
IA ed the personal enmity between James G