Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-26

ford, Conn, delivered the grafton. The
statue, representing Gen. Mcclellan astride
his horse, is erected on City Hall plaza
The HIghwaymen Failed to Get the
$4,000,
Perry Beal, a miner, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded by hghwayman, Is
miles from Butte, Montana, last week
Thursday. Beal, with his wife, was bring
ing $4,000 in gold dust to the city. The
highwayman fired from the roadside, and
Beal fell to the bottom of his wagon, but
his wife whipped up the horses and escaped
from the highwayman before he could com
plete the robbery.
The Old Gag Worked on Another
wealthy Farmer"
Chauncey Wheaton, wealthy farmer at
Waverly, n. Y, was buncoed out of $1,000
Monday by two "three-card monte men.
Wheaton drew the money from the bank,
to show that he had it, and then won $1,000
more on the game. He saw both packages
placed in box and tied up, but when he
reached home the box was empty. The
sharpers escaped
Four Children Burned to Death.
Fire at South Nyack n. Y, Monday
morning destroyed the new residence of
Rev. Ross Taylor, son of Rev. William
Taylor bishop of Africa, burning to death
four of Mr.. Taylor's children and seriously
injurng three workmen. When Rev. Mr..
| Taylor and his wife awoke they were snr-
rounded by flames. They escaped but
could not reach their children, who were
in another part of the building.
Villages Destroyed by Volcano.
A despatch from Batavia Java, says the
volcano of Galoengong, in the Preang dis
trict is again in eruption and several viii
lagos have been destroyed by the flow of
lava. This is the second great eruption of
| this volcano, the first having occurred Oct.
| s, 1922, when 1000 persons were killed and
vast stretch of territory was laid waste
\ rich oil belt has been discovered in
eastern Pennsylvania, extending from
| Brooklyn to Auburn.
Four men robbed every store and the
post-ofiice in the village of Watova, 125
miles west of Fort Smith, Ark, Monday
night.
Five laborers were killed and three fatal
ly injured by two premature explosions of
giant powder in the drainage canal, near
Joliet, H., Saturday night.
The 200th anniversary of the incOrpora-
ton of AttlebOro, Mass, was celebrated
last Thursday and Friday, $4,000 people
witnessing the parade on the latter day.
twenty-five Indians were riding a
broncho race at Ell Reno, Oklahoma, few
days ago, when their animals collided,
throwing the whole party into heap, kill
ing two and fatally injuring others.
A deposit of silver ore which will assay
not less than 5000 ounces to the ton has
been struck in the Kentucky Belle Mining
companys mine at Creole, Colo, and there
is great excitement in that locality.
The total estimate of the amount need
ed for the navy department the coming
year is S31, 000,00 nearly $4,000 600 larger
than last year, because the final and larg-
est payments on the new batteships and
cruisers must be met.
In view of the lawless condition of affairs
in the Indian Territory the secretary of the
interior has requested the war department
to detail troops there to suppress disorder.
This action is taken upon application OF
the Indians of the territory to the gov
eminent to protect their property.
Comptroller Eckles, speaking in Chicago
of the 'recent marked revival of business,
said it was by no means confined to the
great financial centres. The amount OF
loans and discounts, as shown in the last
bank statement, shows an increase ovel
last year of over S150,0OO,OOO.
, Chas. j. Searcey, arrested at Fredericks
burg, Md, has confessed that he and one
Morganfield alone "held up" the train a
; Acquia Creek, Va, and Tuesday he guided
the officers to a piece of woods, near Cat
let's, where bag containing portion o
the booty-mostly bonds and bank draft
= was recovered.
A crowded excursion train going t.
+ Granite, H., on Monday, ran past lon
S row of cattle chutes. The brakeman call
u ed out changer at the car door. Nearl
+ every passenger misunderstood the sigma
e and ali who could stuck their heads out c
s the windows. One man had his sku
o crushed and died in an hour, and severe
g others were badly injured.
A Missouri Pacific passenger train wa
wrecked by a gang of masked robbers
}. ,Coretta siding, seven miles east OF Wagon
la err. Indian Territory, Saturday night. A
n soon as the train was stopped the robbe
Is fired fusilade into the cars. Jack Nj
S. Hara, a passenger, was shot in the hea
a, The local express safe was robbed of
es small sum. The robbery is said to ha'
= been the work of the Cook gang of on
laws.
The steamer Australian, at San Franci
& co on Saturday, brought news of hea,
7, rains and a terrible flood in China. III
3 waters covered a space of the best ag
n cultural land $50 miles long by from 10
* 20 miles wide, The loss was enOrmoU
N How great the loss of life was will new
~ be known. Many were drowned, mai
10 killed by falling houses, and numbers pr
z, ished in attempting to save their househo
fe effects.
-, According to advices received from 4
, buouerque, New Mexico, the Indians
er the Chochti village are dying of peculi
Us disease. 1t is said that the victims a
"6rst attacked with severe pain in t
Il. head, which works down the body, folio
I'd ed by swelling of the neck, and beft
- death the feet and legs become cold. T
d. patients linger in such state for t,
days and then suddenly die"
h Improper and deficient care Of the scalp