Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-26
To Kill 100 Italians.
"'riek hley's Dynamite Plot Frus-
trnted by n Waterman,

trated by Waterman,
An attempt was made Sunday night TO
dow up shanty about a mile from New
hochelle, n. Y. Had it succeeded II is
Prooaole that nearly 100 Italian laborers
would have been killed. and great damage
would nave resulted to property. The
trouble grew from race prejudice between
ltalians and Irish employed in digging a
sewer Patrick Riley was the arch con-
sPlrator, and he was discovered and arrest
ed by Waterman Just as he was about to
explode nine large dynamite cartridges bv
means of a battery 100 yards away.
DR. Flower, the Noted Specialist. Charg-
ed With Embedding $4,000.
DIR. r. c. Flower, the noted specialist of
Boston, was arrested at Terre Haute. Ind
Friday, charged with the ENLIGHTENMENT
of $4,000 from Nathaniel Foster. a
wealthy lumberman of Fairchild, Wis. DR.
Flower says Foster was let into an irriga-
ton and land company of Demng, n. NJ.
but that afterward he wanted to get ont.
The doctor took an option on his stock and
bonds. Since then the property has be-
come very valuable and Foster has repudi-
ated his contract to deliver his stock and
bonds. The doctor will fight the thing,
and will bring suit against Foster for dam
ages. Foster has also brought a similar
suit against the president of the Deming
company.
Anti-tONine Cures DIphtheria.
The officials of the Cincinnati hospital
are pleased with the fact that the first test
made in the United States of anti-toXine,
the new diphtheria cure, was tried in their
institution. Bertha Cohen, with temper
allure of 1O3, had one-half ounce anti-toX-
inc injected in the pectoral region above
the breast. In a few moments her temper
allure rose to 105, but soon after dropped
to normal form. The alterations in the
throat disappeared in 50 hours, and the
child is ready to be sent home. The diph-
iberia cure is attracting great attention in
Europe, and government appropriations
for its use are being made
To ReOrganiZe the System of Credits.
Twenty-Five of the largest wholesale man
ufacturers of clothing in Chicago have just
organized the strongest defensive associa-
ton ever formed by the manufacturing in
terests of that city, to re0rganize the sys-
tenn of credits, to protect their interests
when threatened by hostile legislation, and
to grapple as one firm with organized la
bor should concerted action be necessary.
The % manufacturers represent an invest
ed capital of from S15, 600, 900 to 0,000,-
600, and employ from 10000 to $1,000 cut
tiers, tailors and seamstresses.
AIix the Unbeaten Queen.
The match race between AliX, 2:034,
the fastest trotting mare, and Drectum-
| 2;O51, the fastest trotting stallion, at Mys,
tic park, near Boston, on Saturday, ended in
"fizzle," Monroe Salisbury Withdrawing
the black stallion after the second heat on
account of being in a totally unfit condi'
ton for racing. AliX won the first heat in
300, the second in 2:144, and trotted an
exhibition mile in 2:074 finishing each ap,
parentlv without effort. There were l5,'
600 people present to see the race. The
last heat established a New England rec
ord.
A Treasury Deficit of SI2,OOO,OOO fol-
October,
At the present ratio existing between
treasury receipts and expenditures, the IN
dications point to a deficit for the month
October of $1,000, 600 in ordinary expenses
and of $4,000 900 in interest, or total
| $40 600. 600 for both for the month ovel
and above receipts. This will bring I'M
excess of expenditures over receipts 10
the current fiscal year up to about l3,OoO'
600. For the same period last year the eN
cess was 500, 100000.
The New Secretary.
Rev. James L. Barton, who succeeds III
n. G.. Clark as secretary OF the American
Board of Missions, is, like DR.. ClarK, ia
tive Vermonter. He was born IN Ohai
lotte in 1853, his parents being OF .ne ~ ~
ciety of Friends. He graduated at MluuIe
bury college in 1881, and was Ordained as Is,
missionary to Turkey in June, 1850 II
is in the prime of life; is dignlheu anu col
dial in manner; is man OF WISDOM tao
and force and well adapted 10 Ill HIS ne
and highly responsible position
Report on Steamboat Inspection
The annual report of the supervising II
spector general of the steamboat lnsP pee
Service states that of the 6OOOOO,OOo
zoo. 600 900 people carried on.steam Vesse
dnrinp the wear, only SO passengers 10
their lives. but $50 officers or persons Ell
nIoved on steam vessels were lost. VI u
nearly II 900 boilers inspected, acciueh
causing loss of life have occurred 10 ouV
of them. defects in upward OF ioo oeii
detected and remedied.
Statue of GEN. Mcclellan Unveiled
The statue to the memory OF Cen 5, Ut,
Mcclellan was unveiled at Philadelpn
= Wednesday W with appropriate ceremony
the presence of 20, 600 persons Ihei1 ",
sn naPpade of II, 900 military men and otae e.
which was reviewed by Gen. Seh Sta,
Commanding general of the United otaI
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