Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-11-20

The Transvaal government has decided to
camS5. 900, 600 sterling indemnity from the British
South Africa company to cover the damage sus-
tanned by the Jameson raid.
The arrivals of immigrants In this country for
the fiscal year ended on June 80, last. were 34S,-
267. an increase of a. Os during the year Their
condition shows an improvement however.
A crisis has come in the police history of st.
gained T. upper hand over the conservators of
the law There is talk of organizing municipal
vigilance committee.
Toronto despatch says that representatives of
Barney Barnato, the Kaffir mine king of Johan-
neshurg fame have secured control of practically
all the mining properties in Lake of the Woods
and Rainy River districts In northwestern On
tario
The house of Frank Konjo, on the outskirts of
Detroit was wrecked by an explosion Of dyna
mite on Saturday night, and X MO Bob Ewers
and Konjo's daughter were injured the first two
probably fatally The KonJos charge man named
Rozolski with having committed the outrage
The people of the state of Guerrero, Mexico,
are terror stricken by the ravages made by a CON
tagious fever, which has by some physicians
been diagnosed a. yellow fever. In October there
were $50 deaths reported from the fever through
out the state. People are fleeing from their
homes
A Duluth despatch saws that the Rockefeller
iron syndicate has sold $500 00c worth OF Minneso.
| r. ore 10 be delivered next season. and 5000 tons
| of Spanish American ore. This viii enable the
| underground mines on the Mesaba Range to re-
sume oUerations at once, and will give employ
| ment to thousands OF men
Richard V. Wood, assistant cashier Of the
| Metronolitan national hank of New York city,
| which has been in liquidation for II years. has
| disappeareh from his home at Piermont-on the
| Hudson, and a warrant is out for his arrest on
| the charge Of msapproprtating securities OF the
| value Of S64, 900 belonging to the bank.
Andrew ]. spute has been arrested at Denver
| charged with the murder Of his wife and five
| children on Oct %. Spute took the family boat
| ing and the skiff capsized and all were drowned
| Int Spute It has since been learned that his
| vVife's n was insured for $4,000. Spute led a
| douhle life Nellie Davis has been arrested
| charged with completely n the crime.
After litigation extending over period Of five
| or siv wears the California statute locally known
| az the Wright irrigation law has been pronounced
| Constitutional and valid by the Supreme Court n
| The limited States and the validity of S16, 900
| M bonds issued hereunder affirmed. Under 1
ANAL farmers could unite and form an irrigation
district issuing bonds to cover the cost OF dam
aud canals
The Pennsylvania railroad company has beRu
running a new train which leaves New York a
SAN, Philadelphia at l0:25, and arrives in Chi
! cago AT O'Clock the next morning, This train
Instituted primarily in the interests of quicke
mail service between the East and the West an
its principal equipment is composed OF posts
! oars hut through passenger enjoy the benefit {
rs fast time in a Pullman buffet sleeping car. II
value in sccelerating the mail service is very gree
to business interests