Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-03-20
The official figures show that the Cuban war
has cost Spain $50, 600, 600 and 3S77 men.

The official figures show that the Cuban war
has cost Spain S50,0U0,0Oo and 3S11 men.
The House naval committee recommends the
construction of three dry docks, at Portsmouth
n. H., Mare Island, Cal, and Algers, La, the
latter to cost $4,000 and the other two S525,OOO
each.
Saturday in the accounts of the Kansas City,
Kansas, post.office, and during the day Frank
Mates, tine postmaster, committed sulclue oy
shooting himself through the head,
iury at Hartford, Conn, has declared the
will of the late Chas NJ Pond invalid, and all the
property will go to the heirs at law; Inc CITY OF
ia Ttford loses by this decision the POND tract Tor
mark purposes, and 100000 for the development
of the properly.
Two hoxes of giant powder accidentally explod-
ed at the Centre Star mine at kosslanu,a Is, , ~;
and two more are fatally injured TWO men were
thawing dynamite IN hot water tank when the
explosion took place
DIR. Arthur Duestrow, the millionaire murderer
of 81 Louis has been sentenced TO be hanged
April 81 Duestrow shot his wite ana chlld Whlie
drunk Thousands Of dollars have been expeHn'Sa l
ed i'm his defence and the ATTEST lawyers III MIS-
souri, have acted as his COUNSEL
The safe of James Schmidt's grocery store al
Peoria, III, was blown up by burglars on Thurs
dav THE robbers secured $4,000. Schmidt
a1ent of the Pacific Express company. EighteeI
NEGOTIABLE orders, signed and ready 10 De mice
out, were among the property stolen
Alexander Nemity, 81, butcher OF , donK MaT,
Witkowsky aged 10, and then computed sulel9t
on Sstrrdsy, II Is alleged that Nemity made
ianroner advances to the girl, and that the shoot
inc was the result of her rejection OF them.
The AGRICULTURAL department has issued this re
oort. Returns indicate that the amount OF corr
Het held by farmers is 49, 8 per cent OF the tota
crop of ore 900 900 bushels, The proportion ahS
| the total farm reserves are both unpreceuehtsu
| A wear ago the stock held was out 4foUOO'OOo ou
| shells . ,s.D-. W,
| The steamship Bermuda, which lett New horl
sunday is said to have contained the largest con
si,nment of munitions of war yet shipped TO th'
| 1,nhan Insurgents, including 2,OOO,OOO ROUNDS o
| smmunition ZOO pounds of dynamite 20OO lates
| imDroved rifles, two Hotchklss guns anu yuan
| tity of surgical supplies
| while workmen were boring for waterTih "
| hoiier room of Rheinstrom Brothers dlstleIy II
Cincinnati Friday, natural gas was s sI' a,
| Santh 81 o0O feet The room was soon filled VIII
aas which ignited from the furnace, causing al
| gym osion and wreckng the building Eleven
| the men were injured.
| Judge Thayer at Philadelphia Saturday sus
| nanded VIM A. Shoemaker from MS ONCE
| attorney for one year. Shoemaker was one o
| The ATTORNEYS of Holmes the murderer, ana az
| euinp for a new trial, presented trauuulehe AN
| False statement TO the court Considering the IS
| Hons offence which Shoemaker committed III
| punishment hardly fits the crime
| The wholesale shoe firm Of Childs, Gron 20
| of Cleveland Ohio, has been forced 70 the wan y
| The ENHANCEMENT of VIM. II. Huntlngtoni III
| iunior nartner When confronted Win tue Guar 3
| Guntngton admitted that he had taken S5o'0 ~
mi n he believed that the sum is nearer SluOVV,
| Huntington says that he began his steanhss :
| wears ago and that most OF the money nus Dec
unsed in paying his household expenses