Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-21
The Highest Mountain
In Americ" Is MT. Logan, Altitude
1884 Feet.

In Americ" Is MT. Logan, Altitude
1884 Feet.
The summers work of United States
and English mixed surveying parties which
have been engaged in determining the
boundary line between Alaska and the
British possessions has resulted in showing
That Mt. st. Elias is on the British side
and that it is lS,O23 feet high, considerably
higher than hitherto supposed. The sur
Veyors also discovered two or three other
mountains higher than Mt. St. Elias, far
ther inland, and also on British territory,
one named Mt. Logan being 1854 feet
high.
The transatlantic Record.
The record for the swittest eastward
passage across the Atlantic-that of five
days, 10 hours and II minutes, made by the
Cunard steamer Campania on the voyage
ending Aug. 81 last-did not long stand.
1t has now been broken by her sister ship,
the Lucania, in her achievement of five
days, eight hours and IS minutes between
New York and Queenstown. BY singu-
lar coincidence this was exactly the time
made by the Lucania on her late record
breaking passage westward. The Lucania
now holds the record for both eastward and
westward voyages, and her time is just five
days, eight hours and IS minutes each way.
American Negroes EmigratIng to
Liberia.
The negroes of South Alabama are
greatly interested in schemes for emigra-
ton to Liberia. 1t is said that a steamer
will sail from Mobile and New Orleans
with 800 negroes early next month. At
Pineapple, Ala, on Saturday, conven-
ton was held to discuss the subject, and
a committee was appointed to 90 to Lii
IBERIA to make an investigation of the re-
port that each emigrant is to be given 20
acres of land and the necessary farming
implements.
Train Robbers Fooled,
Four masked men attempted to hold up
a train on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
F6 road near CORN, Missouri, early Tues
day morning. The railroad officials were
aware of their plans, and had armed men
on the train. They opened fire on the rob-
beers, and it is believed that two are dead or
wounded in the woods that Surround the
track, and the other two are fleeing across
the country, pursued by detectives with
bloodhounds. One of the robbers shot, and
it is feared fatally wounded, the engineer
of the train.
Five Score PerIshed.
The city of Shun- King, in the province
of Se-Chuen, China, has been visited by a
confagration which destroyed 1000 build
! ings. More than hundred persons lost
their lives in various ways as the result Of
the fire. Among the dead is the wife Of
the governor of Shrinking, who died from
fright. The governors house was burned
and several temples were destroyed. The
loss is estimated at 100000 taels $50,
10000.
The mattress factory of Stumph Broth
ers, in Washington, D. c., was burned
Monday. Six employees were burned tc
death. Four others were driven to the
roof by the flames and jumped from there
to the street. All were badly injured, ont
fatally.
A telegram from Guthrie, Oklahoma
saws that ''the Dooin gang of outlaws II
the Wichita reservation tied two lndlar
policeman, who discovered their hidin!
place. to a tree and shot them to death
! A detachment of police, under Frank Far
well. followed them into the mountains
and gave battle, but were defeated an'
! Farwell killed"