Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-10
Five persons were drowned by a cloud burst
Sunday in MULBERRY Gap, near Knoxville Ky.

Five persons were drowned by a cloud burst
Sunday in Mulberry Gap, near Knoxville, Ky.
Augustus Hoppn Of Providence, r l., one of
the most famous caricaturists and illustrators in
the country, died Thursday al Flushing, l., |.
Frances Tuxtor was shot and terribly injured
by her father at Gold Hill, n. C., last Saturday
night The charge was intended for lover of
Miss TuXtor, and the father claims that the shoot
ing OF his daughter was accidental.
The station of the Kokomo Natural Gas com
pany in Kokomo Ind, exploded last week, The
plant is IN ruins and adjacent buildings, includ-
ing the county jail, are badly damaged. The
4 90 families supplied by the company are left
without fuel.
A despatch from Manila says that the town of
Santa Cruz, on the west coast of the island of
Luzon, 40 miles northwest of Manila, has been
almost completely destroyed by fire. Four thou
sand houses were burned and 80 600 persons were
rendered homeless.
Mrs Mary Scott Lord Dimmick was solemnzed
in very sime and unpretentious manner in st.
Thomas's church, New York city, Monday after
noon. Only SO guests were present. The eX-
president and his bride went by private car to In
dianapolis.
Peter Barrett was stabbed and killed in a sa-
loon in New York city last Saturday by Thomas
a knife in his throat, laid hold of mis- slayer and
dragged him down with him, kissing into his ear
with his dying breath: II die, III hold you till
the cop comes He kept his word
Prominent colored men have bought a tract of
1000 acres of land 10 miles east of Topeka, Kan,
and will establish a town there exclusively for
colored people, TO be owned and controlled by
them. Several small manufacturing concerns
will be located there and the land divided into
lots for farming purposes. The new town will be
called Sumner
The stables at the Buffalo, N. Y. driving park,
owned by @. j. Hamlin and valued at $4,000,
were destroyed by fire Saturday night, and 20
valuable horses were burned to death. The most
valuable of the horses were Ellen s., valued at
$40, 900 Donzel, $4,000. Jim Harris 5000 Kerfatta
and Eddie Wilkes, $1,000 each. The fire was
cause by the explosion Of an oil stove.
James Pollen quarreled with his wife at their
home in Clinton, ILL.,, last Friday, on account of
attentions she had been receiving from another
man. His wifes mother defended her daughter.
Pollen became enraged seized a shot gun and
killed both the women. He then attempted to
commit suicide by throwing himself under the
wheels OF a passing train, receiving injuries
which may prove fatal.
The spring factory of Washburn & Moen al
Worcester, Mass. was destroyed by fire Sunday,
the fire originating In an oil pipe connected with
one of the furnaces which was being repaired.
The building, which was 100 feet wide and 27t
long, was so saturated with oil that the men had
barely time to escape before the place was mass
of flames The loss which includes special ma
chinery Of great value, is placed at $4,000. II
| is the most disastrous Are Worcester has hao
| since 1884.
Ex.President Harrison is said to have beer
highly gratiied at the action Of President Cleve
resolution adopted by Congress authorizing Gen
Harrison to acctpt two gold medals presented tC
him by the governments Of Brazil and Spain
These medals artistic in design and of no little
he was president, not in his high official capac
ity, but as tributes TO his personal worth and thu
esteem In which he was held at both Madrid anC
Rio de Janerio. Gss--