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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
The War In AbyssInIn.

Five companies of Italian soldiers, under
command of Major Tosselli operating in
Abyssnia, were surprised and surrounded
by force of 5000 natives. After the
soldiers had exhausted their ammunition
they were massacred. 1t is known that II
officers and 700 men were killed, and 300
are missing. The Abyssnian loss was over
1000. The Italian cabinet has decided to
send 5000 reinforcements TO Abyssinia.
General Baratieri, commander of the
Italian troops in Abyssinia, telegraphs that
10000 Abyssinians have invaded the Tigre
county, and are besieging Makale and An
talo. Forty thousands Abyssinians are in
the vicinity of Adowa. The Italian force
at Adowa has been ordered to fall back to
Adegrat, where General Baratieri has only
G000 men. The Italian government is
making preparations to send him rein
forcements. Some warships will accom-
pany the reinforcements to Massowah,
the capital of the Italian colony.
Before the fight in Abyssinia was over
General Aromond arrived upon the field
with his command and drove the Abys-
sinians back, enabling the 300 beleagured
Italians who remained alive to make their
escape. Three Abyssinian chiefs and 5000
of their followers were killed and wounded.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

An important gain has been made for
the cause of good government and the
work of reform in New York city in the
promotion of Peter Conlin, after a due pc
riod of probation, to be chief of police.
Conlin has been a policeman since 1869.
He was made a police captain in 1884 and
an inspector in 1887. He passed through
the worst period of the Tammany regime,
in a responsible position, without yielding
to temptation, so far as is known, and and
comes out of the Lexow investigation I'M
scathed. After all the revelation of cor
ruption in the police force which that in
vestigation brought out the elevation of a
man like Conlin to the head of the force
means much as a guaranty for the future,
Conlin is So years old. He served in the
Union army and rose TO the rank of lieu
tenant. He was full brother of William
j. Florence, the comedian, whose real
name was Bernard COnlin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
The Armenian Mnssacres.

The extent and horror of the Turkish
massacre of Armenians seemed to have
reached the limit Of credibility when the
first reports came of the October slaughter,
deliberately planned and carried out by the
Turkish government, but the later reports
multiply both the magnitude and the hor-
ror many times. The correspondent Of the
London Speaker at Constantinople has
shown himself exceptionally well informed
and trustworthy. 1t is on his authority
that the assertion is now made that no
less than half million Armenian Chris
tians are now either dead or dying. OF
these $4,000 have been butchered outright,
men, women and children, largely with ac-
cessories of outrage and torture. The rest
are starving TO death. All their provisions
and other goods have been destroyed, and
the Turkish military and civil authorities
will not allow relief to be sent them. No
war of modern times has witnessed such
slaughter as these figures suggest. They
mean that one-half the Armenians in Asia
Minor, and one. fifth of all in the world
have been done to death by order of the
| Turkish government. For those who wish
to study the subject with atlas at hand it
may be said that the section of Turkey in
the East where this slaughter has taken
place is that comprised in the area from
/ Trebizond southeast to Van, thence to
/ Alexandretta, on the bay of Iskanderoon,
| from Alexandretta slightly northeast to
! Kara issar and from Kara-Hissar north
east to Trebzond. Within this area whole
Christian towns and villages have been
| pillaged and burned and their inhabitants
massacred, or left to stirve. The grain
and other food which the soldiers and kinds
could not carry away was destroyed.
The detailed accounts, as they gradually
come in, leave no doubt that the slaughter
and pillage were planned with method and
deliberation by the Turkish government,
and that the purpose was and is to solve
the Armenian question by killing enough
of the Christians TO cause the rest to either
leave the country or embrace the Moham
medsn faith.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
Bullets For Republicans.

Thirty shots were fired upon train-load
of Louisville Republicans at Eminence,
KY, Tuesday night, as they were returning
from the Inauguration of Gov. Bradley.
The shots were fired from our of the dark
ness. All the windows in the last car of
tore off a large quantity of splinters of
woodwork in the coach. There were sew
eral women in the coach, and the excite
ment was intense. At the first volley
everybody lay fiat on the floor, and only
one person was hurt. He was cut in the
neck by flying glass. 1t was at Eminence
that Gov. Bradley broke off the joint de-
bate with Gen. Hardin, because of the dis
order of the Democrats present, and the
attack on the train is believed by some per
sons to have been the outcome of this.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

A fire which broke out in Ridgefield,
Conn, Sunday night ragged for five hours,
destroying seven buildings used for bust
ness purposes and two dwelling houses.
The loss is about 100000
The United States Life Saving Service
has rescued 1892 persons and saved prop
erty valued at S9,145, 0S5 during the past
year. The Total nLmber of lives saved
since 1871 is 81. 25S.
Yvette Guilbert, the Partisan music-hall
singer, who sings the songs of the people
and writes them herself, is actually here,
beguiled by Manager H1mmersten of the
Olympia theatre of New York, at a ire
mendOJs salaTy,-it is said to be $4,000 a
week for the four weeks of the engage
ment.
Two men entered the Office of the Pitts
burg, Pa, Commercial Gazette Saturday
afternoon and while one of them talked
with Cashier Crafty concerning an adver-
tisement the other passed stealthily behind
the counter and secured the envelopes con-
tanning the weekly pay of the Off ,e force,
amounting to $1,000. Crafty discovered
the loss Just as the men we're leaving the
room but they escaped.
Six boys and young woman of Newton
are at the Pasteur institute in New York
for treatment in prevention of hydrophobia
all of them having been bitten by pet col
lie. They were not sent until a week after
they were bitten, when it was proved that
the dog had rabies. DR.. GiDier, the head
of the institute, says they will all be saved
though several of the boys who were bitten
in the face will be long time recovering.
George Augustus Sala, the noted Eng
p lish journalist and author died at Bright
on, England, Sunday, aged IS. He begar
life as a draughtsman and lithograper, but
by chance he wrote a short story which
was sent TO Household Words, then con
Quoted by Charles Dickens. The grea
novelist at once recognized Salas talent
and encouraged him to other literary efforts
Sala was connected with the London Tele
gragh 81 years, and is said to have writer
1900 editorials for that paper. AS
special correspondent he had visited m J
, parts of the world.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
nnndoInh,. 400 A-EIutter.

From the Randolph Herald aud News
The engagement of two prominent young
people of Randolph is announced. The
gentleman is a recent conner but during his
brief stay has managed to impress every
one with the correctness of his style aud
the elegance of his appearance. The young
lady, who is an acknowledged beauty, has
long held undisputed sway as the belle OF
Randolph and is admired not only for her
taste in dress but for her unusual sweet
ness of disposition, no one ever having seen
frown upon her brow or heard an un-
pleasant word from her lips. Their names
are Mr.. ManiIin Kenney and Miss Betsey
Thomas.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
Some Doings in Congress.
The House Wants TO Know About Some
OF Mr.. BsyRrd's Speeches.


The speech which Thomas F. Bayard of
Delaware, United States ambassador to
Great Britain, made a month ago in Ed
inburg, was the subject of lively debate
in the House Tuesday. The ball was started
by Mr.. Mccall of Massachusetts, who Of
fered a resolution calling on the President
for information as to whether any steps
had been taken to ascertain whether GER
tain expressions attributed to Mr.. Bayard
had in fact been used by him. Mr.. McCalrs
resolution, VIII. oh was referred to the com
mittee on foreign affairs, declares that "it
is not one of the functions of an ambassa-
dor to insult, in the country to which he is
accredited, the people he is supposed to
represent, aud it is consistent neither with
the respect of the office nor with the dig
nifty and independence of the people of the
United States that their ambassadors should
make violent partisan speeches on ques-
tions relating to our domestic policy upon
foreign soil
Mr. Barrett of Massachusetts, followed
with a resolution impeachng Mr. Bayard
for the language used in his Edinburg
speech. Mr.. Barrett and Mr.. Mccall, and
Dingley of Maine spoke in support Of the
resolution, and Mr.. Crisp for the Democratic
minority, against it,.
Mr.. Crisp found it rather embarrassing
TO answer Mr. Dingleys question as to
whether an ambassador Of the American
people should say that he believed that
| protection had done more to foster class
| legislation and create inequality of fortune,
to corrupt public life, to Danish men of in
/ dependent mind and character from the
| public councils, 20 lower the tone OF ma
/ tional representation, blunt public con-
/ science. create false standards in the pop
| ular mind, TO famiiarize it with reliance
upon state aid and guardianship in private
/ affairs, divorce ethics from politics and
| place politics upon the low level of mer.
cenary scramble, than any other single
cause
Several Republicans vigorously defended
the resolution and Democrats opposed. On
motion of Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois the words
"by impeachment OF otherwise" wer,
stricken out and this language, said to have
been used by Bayard in a speech at Boston
England, Aug. 2nd, last, was included il
the resolution: 1.-The president stands il
the midst Of a strong. selfconfident anC
oftentimes violent people, men who desr,
to have their own way and who need L
have that way frequently obstructed, and
tell you plainly it takes a real man to gov
ern the people of the United States"
The resolution as thus amended was ii
nally referred to the committee on foreigl
affairs. A number OF Democrats were oh
served to vote aye, and but few noes wer
heard. The speaker stated that by consen
the preamble to the resolution, calling TO
Mr.. Bayard's impeachment is withdraw
aud the resolution as adopted simply call
for information to whether Mr.. Bayar
used the language attributed TO him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
A Republican Governor OF Kentuek,

4 Republican Governor Of Kentucky.
Col. w. O. Bradley, the first Republican
to be elected governor of Kentucky, was
inaugurated with great ceremony at Frank
fort, Tuesday. The city was crowded with
people, special trains having been run
from every section Of the state. Col. Brad
ley and the retiring governor, John Young
Brown, rode together in the procession to
the capitol. Gov. Brown made short
speech reviewing his stewardship, and well
coming his successor in the name Of the
commonwealth. The chief justice of the
state then stepped to the front and admin
istered the oath OF Office to the new gov
ernor. Gov. Bradley was wildly cheered
by the vast crowd and when quiet was re-
stored he made an eloquent speech, decla--
ing for public education, publication Of
the ballot, just system Of taxation, strict
economy, and fearless and energetic en-
forccment Of the laws. A significant part
of his speech was that in which he said
Mob violence-which has its home in
the breasts Of cowards-should be prevent
ed at all hazards; and if committed, should
be promptly and severely punished. Such
action is an open declaration Of want OF
confidence in the courts, and, instead OF
promoting, does serious injury to the wei,
fare OF the state. The commission OF
crime to punish crime can find no apologist
| in a Christian civilization
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
The Armenian Massacre at Harpoot.


The United Press correspondent at Con-
stantinople writes that United States Min
lister Terrell has received information from
the American Missionary station at Har-
poot which makes reference to the report
that the Americans at that place had con-
cealed weapons in their houses to be dis
tributed among the Armenians. To re-
flute this story, the letter says, all of the
Americans at Harpoot went to the gov
eminent offices and handed over to the
authorities five re7olvers which comprised
every weapon they possessed. They even
went further than this. After giving up
their own arms they induced the Armen-
ians to give up what guns and pistols they
had.
The massacre occurred the day after
this surrender was made. The batteries of
artillery which were planted upon the hill
overlooking the town fired into the build
ings occupied by the missions, but the
Turks have since pretended that the shots
were intended for the Kurds, who had
raided the valley between the hill and the
missionary property. One shell crashed
into the study of Rev. DR.. y. Ii. Barnum
of Leicester, Mass, penetrated a bookcas
and exploded in a wall of the room. As
the missionaries and the others occupying
the mission buildings were leaving to seek
refuge elsewhere a cannon ball swept
through the narrow passage through which
they were moving, but fortunately did not
strike anybody. -Four of the refugees were
wounded by rifle shots.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

The Christmas number OF the New England
Magazine is beautiful number in its illustra
tons and mechanical execution. 1t is full OF the
Christmas spirit and strong also in articles which
appeal particularly TO the patriotic sentiment.
"A story of Christmas Christianity is the sub
title of Edward Everett Hale's story From gen
Grafton TO generation" which will probably at
tract more attention than anything else in the
magazine. lone touch of nature" by Lucian
Child, THE midshpmite," by Mrs. Soaring
The shadow on the red hou.e, by Frederick II
Cogswell, and other stories in the number are all
instinct with strong humanitariansm. A story
to which peculiar interest attaches is that by
Robert Beverley Hale, the son Of Edward Everett
Hale, whose recent death is so widely mourned
IL is entitled "A miidle-aged woman" and is
marked by distinctly social reform spirit. II is
en- during the period of his life as a Harvard stu
dent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
senator cullom on the Monroe Doc.

The feature of Tuesdays proceedings in
the United States Senate was speech by
Senator Cullom of Illinois on the Monroe
doctrine. ''ln my judgment, the sena-
tor said, ''the time has come when the ma
tion should put the question beyond cav
il; the time has come when the ma
ton by its Congress should declare the
doctrine which has been so often declared
by its chief executives and other repre-
sentative men. The time has come when
more positive language should be used
than the old and oft-repeated declaration
that this government cannot view with in.
difference attempts Of European govern
ments to colonize either in North, South
or Central America
The nation has played diplomacy long
| enough and without much effect. Great
Britain has been disregarding polite re-
quests, protests, arguments and suggestions
that We can look with Indifference upon
her policy to reach out farther until she, il
let alone, will finally dominate Venezuela.
| The time has come for a plain, positive
| declaration of the Monroe doctrine by
Congress, and then, if necessary, plain,
positive enforcement of it against all com
prS -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

Ohio is the mother Of United States
senators, no less than IL of the present
body having been born the.e. New York
can boast of being the birthplace of seven
and Pennsylvania and Kentucky six each,
while Vermont leads the New England
states, her own senators being native born,
while Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota
was born in Ludlow, Senator Thurston of
Nebraska in Montpelier and Senator Villas
of Wisconsin in Chelsea.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE,

~ ESTATE OF CHARLES CLISBEE.
We the subscribers, being duly appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District of
Marlboro, Commissioners to receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of a II persons
against the estate of Charles Clisbee late of Gull
ford in said district deceased. and also all claims
and demands exhibited in offset thereto: hereby
give notice that will attend TO the business Of
our said appointment at Clisbee's Store, Green
River on the fourth day of January and the
second day OF May. next, from l O'Clock
P. N, until O'Clock P. NJ. on each of said
days, and that six months from the Goth day Of
November, A d. 1895, is the time limited by said
court for said creditors 10 present their claims
us for examination and allowance.
Dated at GuilfOrd, this Both day of November,
A. ID 1895.
S6t IS F; B P,ATHG&n Commissioners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
Nrurderous Apaehes In Arizona.

Renegade Apaches from the San Carlos
reservation, in Arizona who murdered five
men and young girl last week, are being
pursued by United States troops from Forts
Bayard and Grant into their stronghold in
the Sierra Madre. An unverified report
has reached Fort Bayard of a fight near
Clifton, Arizona, in which one or more of
citizens posse were killedby the Indians
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
a Decision which Involves 100000.
900.

The supreme court of Kansas has hand
ed down an opinion of vast importance to
the debtors Of the state, sustaining the con-
stitutionality of the law of 1898, which
gives IS months to the debtor to redeem on
all sales on execution or foreclosure of
mortgages made prior to the passage of the
law. 1t is believed that the decision in
wolves over S100,OOO,OOO, and under it
every foreclosure and execution sale made
in Kansas since 1898 can be set aside.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
TATE on VERMONT. MaLlboro. "a

- BY the Probate Court for said District
10 all persons interested IN the estate Of CEO
WINCHESTER, late OF Marlboro. in said dis.
trict. decreased, Greeting
You are hereby notified that this Court will de-
eide upon the allowance Of the account Of A NJ
Prouty. administrator upon the estate OF
George WlnChes cr. late Of Marlboro Ia said Dis.
trict, deceased and decree distribution thereof to
the persons entitled thereto at the .esSion there
OF to BE- held at the Pr Jbate ONCE IN Brattleboro
IN said District, on the last saturday OF December
A. d. 1895, when and where you may be heard in
the premises, If you cause
80 Il W STODDARD Reyistar
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13

- By the PROBATE Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate Of GEO.
ENERLETH, late Of Dummerston, in said dis
trict, deceased. Greeting
Whereas. Ann T. Everleth has presented to
this court an instrument purporring to Oe the
last v III If said deceased, for probat-:-Nou are
hereby notified that this court will decide upon
the probate Of said instrument at the session
thereof TO be held at the Probate Once ia Brat
tle0oro, in Md district. the last saturday Of
December, a. b. ls.j. when and where you may
appear aud contest the same. IL you se- cause.
81 Z " NTDnDAkn- Ra-gisfar
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
C,TATE OF VERMoNr. MAINLAND 81

= The Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate Of ESTHER
H. CARLTON. late of Brattleboro in said district
deceased, Greeting
Whereas, Geo A. Boydsn, Administrator upon
the estate of Esther II Carlton late of Brattleboro
in said district, deceased, has filed his Pc
tition in this court setting forth that the sale of
the whole Of the real estate will be beneficial TO
the heirs aud all persons interested therein, and
praying for license TO sell the same, and at the
same time filed in this court what purpOTts TO be
the consent in writing Of all the heirs residing in
this state to such sale. Whereupon il Is ordered
that the same be heard at the session of said
court, to be held at the Probate Office in Brattle-
bono, on the last Saturday OF December, A D.
1895. when and where you may be heard in the
premises II you see cause. 50
EW. STODDARD. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
CTATE Oh vERMONT. MarIboro. s.

= By the Probate Court for SAID District
To all persous interested in the estate Of
MARY \. BELL, late OF Halifax in said dis
tnct. deceased, Greeting.
Whereas. }. L. Br WI. has presented to
this court an instrument purpOrting to be the
last viii Of said deceased for prohate:-You are
hereby notified that this court will decide upon
the probate Of said instrument at the session
thereof to be held at the Probate Office in Brat
teboro. in said district. on the last Saturday of
December, 4. d. 1875. when and where you
may appear and contest the same II YOU see
cause.
80 F " STODDARD REGISTER
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
C,TATE OF VERMONT. wes,mips.er. IS

= By the Court Of insolvency for Sald District
To all persons interested 10 the estate Of c H
COBLEIGH and FRED W SIMMONS. late part
ners under the firm name Of COBLEIGH & SIM
MONS of Putney, in said district, insolvent debt
Ors Greeting
You are hereby notified that the third meeting
Of the creditors of said insovents will be held at
the PROBATE once in Bellows Falls in said
district, on the 30Jh day Of December, A. D. 1895
at O'Clock p. n, at which meeting said court
viii decide upon the application Of said debtors
for discharge from their Indebtedness and upon
the allowance Of the account Of the assignee At
which time and place you may be heard in the
premises if you see hit
ZINA II. ALLBEE. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
C,TATE OF vERMnNr. Mnrlhnrn IS

y By the Probate Court for said District
To all persons int--rest-d ia the estate Of JAMES
G CHANDLER, late Of BrattlrOOro, in said
district. deceased Greeting
You are hereby notified that this court will de-
eide upon the allowance Of the account Of Alonzo
Starkry, Administrator upon thu estate Of said de
erased. ana decree distribution thereof to the
persons entitled thereto at the session thereof to
be held at the Probate Office in Brattleboro. in
said district on the last saturday OF December
1890, " hen and where you may be heard In
the premises. If you see cause.
90 z w STnDD ARD Reyfster
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-12-13
News From Arctic Explorer Nansen.

Mrs. Nansen, the wife of DR.. Nansen,
the Arctic explorer, has received letter by
carrier pigeon saying that her husband 5
expedition is doing well. Dr. Nansen's
expedition in search of the North Pole,
sailed on his vessel, the Fran, on June "A,
1898, and since that time, almost without
intermisson, speculation has been rife as
to its outcome. Many experts believed
that the Fran had been crushed in the ice
and that the members of the expedition
would never be heard from again.