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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14

the cabin was repaired, he holes bet EN-
the logs forming the walls newly plastereG
with clay, and the roof Of wedthrr-b beaten
boards mended SO rs to keep 0 It the rain.
The doctor had in is cabin large mum.
Der Of books of various kinds and no end Of
novels, and when not reading or at work.
spent the time hunting and fishing. Tw
Winchester rifles and several revo yers com
prised the arsenal of the cabin but the re-
volvers were kept carefL Iy cut Of sight, and
and were found by the officers in cave un-
der the hut which had been dug at odd mo-
ments by the doctor, who began the worl
soon after the two men began to ccupv the
cabin. The cave could only be reached
through trap door in the centre Of the
cabin floor, and when once the door was in
place, it took considerable work by those un
familiar with its location to fad 1t, 50 skill
fully was it hidden.
Rude wooden steps led to tae bottom of
this cave, or rather tunnel, Cor it ran in
northerly direction some 10 feet, where il
terminated in room about 8 feet in height
and II feet square. This room was bOcrded
up on all sides and the earth formed the roof
was held in place by heavy timbers, resting
on posts in each corner. In one corner OF the
underground room was heap OF blankets,
and on box near by repOsed two large re.
volvers, loaded and ready for instant use.
There is no doubt that Franker intended this
room as Il place Of re uge in case Of an alarm.
Air was admitted to the cave through pipe
driven down through the ceiling or roof, and
by means OF this a person inside the room
could easily converse with aman standing
outside the cabin.
Fraker was betrayed. it was understood,
from Chief Of Police Wilkins ON Of Topeka.
who was one Of the mrn who went there after
the much. wanted man. by letter which was
written to a friend regarding the disposition
OF some Of the inS rance money, and it was
further said such betrayal was wholly acc
dental.
Just who the y ung fellow calling himself
Frank Smith and who had been Fraker's
companion in the wooit Tor many months
past is, no one seems to know, although the
authorities tire in incd to think that his
right name is Johnnie Edrards. and that he
was at one time Frakers office boy. The
young fellow is about, 10 years Of age, is six
feet in height, and W ighs 1876 pounds. He IL
of German parentage, aud claims he came
originally from Rhnelander. Wis, but he il
not known there. He has dark hair. dark
eyes shaded hy heavy eyebrows, and his nose
Is far above the average size t r II boy. He
claims that for several years ,c was trave-
ing with company Of Ministries, aud in his
rough way he is quite a dancer aud singer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14

second, at II. 30 o'clock. Their relative posi-
tions being practically unchanged. The fleet
OF attendant craft not 50 magnificent in pro-
portions AS on Saturday, but still u good
sized marine city, followed in the wake of
the racers, but kept at respectable dis
tance
Defender broke out her ibtopsail at l.S5
o'clock, but Immediately had to haul it down
again, as her sprung topmast would not
stand the strain. Valkyrie turned the mark
at l25I43, Defender at l.0l. 35, official time.
At l.3O p. m. the Vakyrie was leading by
fully two miles.
Nearing the home mark the wind seemed
to tighten and the sea resume its eaden as
pect Still the Valkyrie squirnred under her
tiller did not sail nearly so steadily as the
Defender. A great wall of steamers was be-
hind the racers, but very few Of them could
have kept up even had they tried. A big
fleet OF vessels that had cut Off the corners
was gathered around the finish line. Up
came the Briton looking spick and span and
proud Of her victory. She went silently over
the line, with never the swing of hat, not
withstanding the fact that she was royalty
saluted.
Thousands OF watches were out as the De-
fender came flying for the line. She was
just MS graceful and pretty rs II she were
winner. She crossed the mark AZ seconds
b hind the EngIishman, according to cor
rected time, and she also was loudly well
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14

The first American boat to pass through tho
Canadian ship canal lock was the Hursley
line tug l.. ID. Smith.
Jacob c. Block, a salesman, 80 years old /;
William Murray, clerk 26, and Martin
Goldon, printer, II, all fashonably dressed
and with plenty of money, elegant gold
watches and expensive jewelry have been
arrested at Buffalo, N. Y, as railroad pick
pockets.
President Collier of the Cotton States and
International Exposition at Atlanta, Ga,
has received advices of the arrival OF Kee
Owyang, the concessionaire at the Chinese
village, with 204 boy actors and 800 cases OF
merchandise from Hong Kong. The party
left Hong Kong on Aug. IL, via Vancouver,
and is now in this country The company
OF Chinese actors will reach Atlanta In few
days.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14
IRON AND STEEL BOOM.
Every Mill and Furnace in the
Country proba bIy nj Work

'""'h at " oEh
Bradstreet's report sali favorable crop re-
ports from nearly all directions and a con-
tinuance OF the boom in steel and iron con-
tinue to characterize the general trade stua-
ton. Latest advices as to the corn crop have
replaced anxiety with confidence in the
larger estimates of the 8 ze of that crop and
satisfaction with the outlook for trade this
autumn nSJuth Dakota and Wushin gton
is disposition to sell grain California
reports perfect weather for harvesting Iron
and steel prices have advanced from 81 to 81
further, and demanl at this time continues
III excess of the output. which probably
equals the largest preceding rate of prOduc-
ton. Apparently every mill and furna, ,e in
the country is at work, and the current fiscal
year will probably break the record of pro-
duction.
Exports of wheat from both coasts. United
states and Cana Ia, last week amount to
2,26O, 900 bushels, against 3,20S 900 bushels in
the week year ago. and 1902, 900 bushels
two years ago. Indian corn exports con-
tnue to expand. This week the total sent
out was |, iOj, ,0O) bushels, the heaviest week s
shipments this year, compared with $4,000
bushels in the week year ago, and G72-
OOO bushels two years ago.
Wheat stocks available east of the Rockies,
here ana in Canada fell away sharply dur
ing August, and for two months the decrease
Is o,92IO)O bushels, against increases in
August and July in four preceding years.
Worlds wheat stocks for August increased
642, 900 bushels. In August, 1894. they
gained 9,26S, 600 bushels, and in 1892 u, 4s6.-
OOO bushels. Domestic available wheat
stocks are almost as light as on Sept. l, 1892,
and much smaller than one and two years
ago.
One hundred aud eighty-four business
failures were reported in the United States
last week, against POI in the week II year ago.
There are 33 business failures reported from
the Dominion OF Canada for the week
against 20 in the week year ago.
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PROTEST ALLOWED.
Tuesdays Race Given to Defender
On Account Of the FOul,


The regatta committee of the New York
yacht cub has sustained the protest made by
the Defender against the Valkyrie for fouling
her ut the start Of Tuesdays race for the Am,
ericas cup. As II result of this action the
Valkyre Is disqualified under the racing rules
ol the New York yacht club and the race be-
comes the Defenders.
Two OF three wins necessary for the defence
OF the Americas cup have, therefore, been
scored by the Defender. and if the Valkyrie
Is to carry the cup abroad she must
win three straight races, something of
which there is very little possibility. The
decision Of the committee was made known
iate IN the afternoon by bulletin at the club
mouse on Madison avenue, where it had been
eagerly awaited by large number of yachts
men ana newspapermcn. The decision is in
the form OF letter to Mr. lselin, and reads
as follows:
New York Yacht Club Sept. II, 1895.
{. Oliver lselin:
Dear Sir-We beg to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your letter of yesterday, protesting
the Valkyre. We have given the matter our
careful consideration and believe that the
lOll occurred through miscalcuatiOn of
the distance between the two yachts at a
critical moment.
From our own observations, confirmed by
that OF Others who were in good position
To see all that occurred, we find that the
Nalkyrie, in contravention of section II of
racing, rule II, bore down upon the
Defender and fouled her by the
swing OF her main boom, when
lufllnS to straighten her course. We also
consider that the Defender left the Valkyrie
sufficient room to windward to pass clear OF
the committee boat.
Your protest is therefore sustained.
(Signed) s. Nicholson Kane,
Irving Grnnell
Chester Griswod,
Committee.
The section of the rule referred to in the
decision reads rs follows.
"a yacht going free shall keep clear OF one
close hauled"
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minutes. Tls WIS the best tack for the De.
render in going to windward, if there was
any best tack with a boat sailing under u
broken topmast. The baby jibtopsail. which
she had set II mile from the start, pulled hard
on the topmast, and lest this spar should be
carried away the baby jibtopsail was taken
in, and it was never carried during the last
nine miles of the first leg. Meanwhile the
Vakyrie everything standing. carried her
baby jibtopsail and was driven for all she was
worth during the 10 miles going on end. The
wind hardly had the force of 10 miles an
hour. Il fortunate thing for the Defender.
The Valkyrie Mt times pointed better than
tha Defender. Sometimes her lift outs to
weather were noticeable. She hal not done
such weather work before with the Defender,
but there were two reasons why she did it
now. First, she had the Defender in bad
spot on account of her crippled condition.
and, beside that the wind taking on more
southerly and she getting the first of it,
lifted out to windward of the Defender; so
in considering the performance of the boats
in their end work, it must be said that the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14
UNION IS SURE.
Central American States Have Com.
bined Together.

Further particulars OF the latest movement
of the Central American union were obtained
from Senor Jose ID. Gomez, Il Nicaraguan
statesman, who as the special minister from
the president of Nicaragua, TO the other Cen
trail American states conducted the pre!im-
mary negotiations which led TO the under
standing now arrived at.
Senor Gomez arrived in New York city
several days ago. From there he will so to
Washington, to pay his respects to the Me
araguan minister. He says that he is in the
United States solely on private business,
'The confederated arrangement to which
Nicaragua, Salvador and Honduras have just
committed themselves, and which, it is
hoped, Guatemala and Costa Rica will also
assent to, said Senor Gomez, sis primarily
in the interest of maintaining peace through
out Central America and promising civillZa-
ton and progress in the five republics. The
present steps towards union on the part Of
Nicaragua, Honduras and Salvador have in
view most of all the preservation of internal
peace by establishing homogeneous AMI
respectable central authority.
"While 1t will not be the province OF the
diet to interfere in the concerns of the indi
vidual republics, its influence, if Wisely dl-
rected, will be decisive for protecting each
state from violent outbreaks" He added that
the organization Of the Central Apercan con-
federation will not in any manner disturb the
status OF the canal question so far as Mica
ragua is concerned, the Nicaraguan govern
ment retaining exclusive jurisdiction and
rights i'll that matter.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14
ATTACKS AT CHENG TU.
An Independent Commission TO
Make Investigation.

Sheridan z. Read, United States consul at
Tien Tsin, China, and Commander Francis
NJ. Barber, naval attache OF the United States
legation AT Toxic, have been selected us
members Of the Independent commission
which this government viii! send to invcsti-
gate the attacks on American missions at
Chenn Tu and its vicinity in June last.
The other American representative will be
a missionary, whose selection lies with Minis
ter DENLY, and the Chinese government will
also appoint commission to assist in the in-
quiry. All arrangements concerning the
formation and procedure of the commission
are in the hands of Mr.. DENLY. whose selec-
tons of Mr.. Read and Commander Harber
are thoroughly endorsed 10y the State Depart.
meut.
1t is not known here how soon the COM
mission will start for Cheng Tu, which is =
somewhat remote place. situated consider
able distance from nayigabe waters, hut
there will probably be no delay after the
missionary commissioner and the Chinese
representative are selected.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14
NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY.


Whether Mabel DOyIe's death was attended
with the horrO Of murder or the simple but
tragic Il tails of suicide Is still undetermined.
The latter theory has held sway from the day
her body was found between the bridges at
NcpOnset, Mass. hut aSum of evidence. main
ly corrohorativc Of murder theory. but sig
nitlcant on the whole, changed the views OF
the authorities.
Medical Examiner Gilbert has all along In
sisted on the futlity OF an autopsy His pre-
liminary examination revealing none of the
marks to be lOokd for on theory of foul
play was deemed by him conclusive of an
accidental or at most Il suicidal end.
In the examination first came no less per-
son than Thom,s Doyle, the father of the
girl. He had been trying on Sunday to
trace the movements of his daughter and
while in the neighb )rhoOd Of Neponset Sum
day night accOste | two men lOallng near the
bridge, asking if they had seen young girl
on the ears in circumstances that were at all
peculiar. 1t was Il blind, chance inquiry Of
an amateur detective, who tried every means
that came his way. The nature of the query
coming from stricken father, would have
assured, under ordinary circumstances at
least civil answer.
- bis surprise the strangers broke out in
shower Of vitup 'ratiOn. They called him
rlmber of vile nant' an then suddenly
asked how far 1t WAS to South Braintree. On
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which, in rounding Yorktown, had got little
lead, eased off somewhat, and pointed for
the committee boat Upon rea hing the com
mittee boat the Valkyrie fell of with the in
tention OF crossing the line just under the
judges boats bows.
The Defender had in the meantime been
coming straight down for the liue at a rapid
pace, also with the intention Of crossing very
close to the committee boat. The Nalkyrie
in falling away just before reaching the com
mittee boat bore straight down upon the
Defender.
For moment it looked as 1t she were GO
ing to cut her in two but when her bows
had almost pOked themselves into the De-
fender's mainsail Capt. Cranileld threw
down his tiller, thus heading the Vakyrie
exactly as the Defender was heading, that is
to say, heading straight to the line. As the
Vllkyrie swung around in obedience to her
rudder. aud not more than six feet separated
the hulls of the two boa's, Capt. Half, CONF.
dent that he had the right wav, pinched the
the Defender just as the Valkyrie swung
about. The result was that the long steel
boom OF the Nalkyrie. which hung out
slightly to port crashed into the topmost
back'tay Of tho Defender.
The backstay snapp d in minute. releas-
ing the starbOard bra Of the topmast. With
this brace gone, the - uast buckled, 50 that
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14
A ROBINSON CRUSOE
Fraker's Hiding Place In Wilds
q Wisconsin.
Was Famous Insurance Swindler
and Lived Like Hermit.

Ha! DR.. George W. Fraker. the ImOus in.
surance swinder for whose arrest u reward
OF $40, 900 has been offered and for whom II
search has been in progress ever since 1893,
not been trayed by II friend,to whom he had
written from his hiding place near Tower,
he would still have bcrn enjoying life in the
wild5 Of northern Minnesota. where he was
as secure as though in some foreign country,
where extradi.iOn treaties are unknown.
The northern ortions Of st. Louis and
Itasca counties, which touch the Canadian
boundary ON the nOrth are ideal places for
fugitives and outlaws, and even during the
past few years this territory has sheltered
many such men, among them being despera-
does of the worst type. The region is prac.
tically uneXplored, except by pine land To-
caters and iron ore, prospectors. The cOun-
try Is Il bowling wi derless in many respects.
railroad connects Tower witt the out
side world, tut once beyond Tower all com
munication witL tn. outside world Is cut off,
this being the last telea' aph station or rail
road station north of Duluth, until the Can
adinn side is reached
After casting about in the iron aud 'imber
regions of the northern part of Minnesota
for time, Fraker meantime Ii wing changed
his name to Schnell aud disguised himself
by allowing his hair and beard to grow long,
Il spot about fifty miles NJ rth Of Tower Minn.
was picked out as fit hiding place for the
hunted man and his compan on. The men
selected an old log shanty left by some hunt
er or trapper as their home, and soon |
the hut liked in shape. The old stove in
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14

being told how far /. was they INDUCED In
more profanity, an asserting that the dis
(ance was y miles. or much farther away
thai Mr.. Doyle had stated
The police ran across an important item,
which is expected TO figure in the liking Of
the critn', II crime there was. A jeweler.
:7ell known in Dorchester and NepOnset,
Mass was said to have been go-between
H. a correspondence between Mabel Doyle
and young man. The strange man, for
10 pers image having candestine correspond.
ce with Mabel is known to her family
sent or left the letters at the jewelry store
were they were in turn called for by the
cir. 81 much Of the story was reached,
though the police have not made sure of the
truth of the story. The jeweler it is under.
stood, will be required to explain, if occasion
calls for it,
The suicide theory was bOlstered up by
possibility that Mattel feared punishment at
hoi 9. About month ago she stayed out
late one night at a band concert, and when
she got home Mr.. Doyle says he punished
her. 1t was the first time in her life she had
been out after 0 p. nl.,when she was required
to be at home. 1t is argued that, fearing
punishment, she decided to wander around
all night, and return after her father went tS
work, and got to Neponset, where she fell oi
jumped into the water.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14

fatal elevator accident occurred on Ma
son street, Boston. The victim was Ernest
W. Hall, whose home is in Enosburg Falls,
VT. employed by William Prior, Jr., fish
dealer, 1877 Faneui hall market, as a team
ster An examination of his injuries showed
he had received multiple injuries, almost any
of which was sufficient in itself to cause
death. The cheek bone was horribly frac-
tured and crushed in, the upper jaw broken,
the right side of the lower jaw fractured
badly and neck injured, lacerated wound
on back of the scalp, the upper lip torn, aud,
in addition, and the most serious, terrible
fracture OF the base of the skull.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14
NOT DEAD OR WOUNDED.
General MaXimO Gomez Reports
That He Is Alive and Well.

The report circulated by the Spanish press
OF Camaguey and Havana, Cuba, announc-
ing the death of Maxine Gomez general-in-
chief OF the Cuban forces, Gen. Maceo as
serts, is absolutely false. Nor is Gomez
wounded A courier from the frontier Of
Puerto Principe, who arrived, brought
official correspondence from Gen.
Gomez to Maceo, bearing dates II week later
than the news purporting to give the details
OF Gomez death. The Spanish Gen. Nell,
and Gomez were wounded in the fight be-
tween Puerto Principe and Nuevitas.
Gomez writes that he is in good health and
full OF enthusiasm as ever, and that the mem
bers of his staff are in excellent spirits. Gen.
Maceo is preparing to march to Camaguey
to join Gomez. He will take with him from
this department 5000 cavalry to re-enforce
Gome2's and Rolofr's forces in the central
province, leaving 1900 infantry and 1000
cavalry to continue operations and maintain
rebel positions In the east
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14
William IL. Hurlbert Dead.

William Henr, Hurlbert died Mt Cadenab-
bia, Italy, after long illness. William Henry
Hurlbert was born In Charleston, S. c., in
1927. His early education was directed by
his father, well known professor and an
early champion of Unitarianism and OF Presl-
dent Jackson's war against qualification. At
about the age Of IS he entered Harvard. He
took his bachelors degree with the class of
lS47, with "Disquisition" on Savonarola,
his most notable classmate being Judge Endi-
colt, alterward secretary of war in the Cleve-
land cabinet. lie was once proprietor OF the
New York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14
BECOMES PROFESSOR.
Carroll ID. Wright Accepts Call TO
Teach Economics,

Ieacn ECONOMIES.
Carroll d. Wright, U. s commissioner Cf
labor, has accepted the chair of economies in
the McNIanon hall of philosophy of the Cath
Ollie university, at Washington, d. C. The
chair was lately endowed with $50, 900 by Jo-
seph Banigan, Of Providence, II. l., and will
be known as the Joseph Banigan chair of
pO itca science.
Col Carroll D. Wright was born in Dun
barton, N. H., in 1910, but he did not remain
in his native town very long, but was reared
In Washington, N. II. When he was 16
years Of age he moved to Reading and dur
ing his two years residence there he went to
the high school. Afterward his father moved
to Alstead, N. H., and young Wright went
to the high school at Chester VT, which is
but a few miles over the state line.
Very soon he began to teach school. Then
he began the study Of law in Swansea, where
his father was preaching, in 1860, and where
Carroll himself was teaching school. In
October, 1865, he was admitted to the bar of
Cheshire county, N. II. He was at home in
Keene, an invalid, and he didn't take up the
practice of law for two years, or until August
'67. Then he went to Boston and was ad-
mitted to the bar of Suffolk county, and of
the U. s. courts Reading, Mass, since has
been his legal residence
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14

Mrs James Degrair found the dead body oil
her husband In the road near their residence
at North Hil'sdale, N. Y. 1t is supposed to be
a case Of murder, as an iron bar was found
close to the body, aud nearly $50 in money
was missing from his person. Morgan Ct yer,
neighbor, who worked as farm hand, has
been arrested on suspicion and takento Hud-
son Jail. Degraif was farmer, and was 10
years old.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14

Nicholas Hedberg of Chicago, ILL.,, laughed
at Policeman Jackets clothes recently and
paid for his merriment. IL, dberg admitted
that he had laughed at the policeman. He'd
berg is tailor. He knows a misiit and that
was what made him laugh Justice kersten
told Hedberg he had no right to hold a
policeman up to ridicule and fined him ~
and costs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-09-14
BY a Scrub Woman.

Sigmund Leavick of Denver, father of Mrs.
David Hyman Of Springfield. o., has fallen
heir to sou, 900, left by Il scrubwom II known
only as Irish Mary" whom he befriended
seventeen years ago by giving her employ
ment In the Holman block, that she retained
to the time Of her death. Where she got the
money is mystery to everybody, rs she ap-
peared all the time to be poverty-stricken.