Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-12
On the TObOggan.
C"n"d"'s Debt Rapidly Increasing and
Her Revenue Decreasing.

Her Revenue Decreasing.
The Official Gazette shows that $40
oOO OoO have been added to- the public debt
OF Canada during the year ending Sent 40
Inc Liabilities payable in England increased
nearly S6,OOO,O00, while in the money
the government has been borrowing
from the banks by way of TEMPORARY
loan, there has been large increase. The
revenues from customs duties for the mast
quarter show a decrease of 20 per cent as
compared with the previous quarter. while
revenue from excise declined over 10 per
cent. Notwithstanding the declining reye-
nue., an increase is shown in the expendi-
ture on account of revenue.
Horrible Electrical Accident in Boston.
The most horrible of recent accidents in
Boston occurred on Congress street last
week Thursday, c. L. Day was cleaning
electric lights when he received a terrible
shock, dead wire having come in contact
with several live ones. The current was
diverted, and passed through Days body,
causing death before he could be lowered.
a blue flame was seen emitting from his
ears, eyes, nose and mouth. Several at
tempts were made to save Day. II. J.
Munroe, who eimbed up to rescue Day, re-
ceived a shock which caused him to fall 80
feet to the pavement. His skull was
crushed, causing death
Stolen Paintings Recovered Through a
Murderer.
Four paintings, valued at S1j, 900 to S1S,-
600, stolen from the residence of the late
Frederick L. Ames in North Easton, Mass,
in 1886, have been recovered by the family.
The recovery was as mysterious as the rob
berry. Everybody connected with the
transaction was pledged to secrecy as to the
identity of the others concerned in the
deal. A man arrested in New York for
murder had no money to defend his case,
but he furnished information whchled to
the recovery of the pictures, and Mr.. Ames
paid $500 reward to the Boston represent
alive of the murderer's lawyer.
End of the New Bedford and Fall River
strikes.
The great strike at New Bedford, Mass,
is thought to be over. The striking spin
ners, in conference with the mill treasurers,
have agreed to 90 back to work on a re-
duction of five per cent in wages, with the
understanding that VIII Itever final settle
ment is made in Fall River shall apply
there also. This is the eighth week of the
Fall River strike. The owners propose
that the operatives return to work for 90
DAYS under the reduced schedule, the old
wages to be restored later if business condi-
tions warranted. 1t is thought the men
will be willing to accept compromise.
The Gar of Russia May Recover.
The illness of the Car of Russia is pc
culiar. His principal trouble is a granu-
lated contraction of the kidneys, in which
the kidneys become hard and change tissue,
besides being subject to atrophy. This Is
accompanied by hypertrophy of the heart
resulting from enlargement of its muscular
tissue. This latter leads to breathing din
Guilty and is often very painful, the spasms
being complicated by fits of unconscious
ness. With favorable climatic influence
the car may recover.
A Female AeronRut Fell 1900 Feet
Beatrice Won Dresden, aged II years,
made balloon ascension at Franklinyllle,
Y. Y. Saturday. In trying to detach the
parachute from the side of the basket she
| lost her hold and fell 1900 feet. Her body
was imbedded nearly foot in the ground,
and nearly every bone in her body was
broken. The Young woman's parents VIII
messed her awful death. She had MADE
many ascensions and never before met
with an accident.
No Duty on Natural Gas
The treasury department, after llrst Piac,
ing duty of 20 per cent ad valorem on
natural gas imported from Canada into tht
limited States, chasing it as a mlnera
nrodnct. has decided to admit it free as an
s,nnenumerated manufactured article.
The city of Detroit, it is said, is to be sup
nlied with Canadian gas pumped througl
hines laid under the Detroit river at Vh'
rate of 100000 cubic feet per day
A Naniac's Awful Work
Auoust Rottesch suddenly turned INTO
ravinS maniac Saturday night at MllWau
kee. and attacked his family with razor oo,
His wife was badly cut in the chesI' neci
and arm. Joseph Schaefer's throat wa W.;
emf and long deep cuts were made IN M as
cheeks. He will die. Mrs. Joseph Scn anIn
ar received deep cut in the ieII arm
Rottescb then committed suicide by sever
inc tbe arteries of his wrist
Keenan e. Johns furniture store IN Ne
troit was burned Friday. By the collaps