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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
The American Liner St. Paul Ashore.

The new American line steamship st.
Paul, a sister ship to the st. Louis, went
ashore off the Jersey coast soon after 1
O'Clock Saturday morning almost at the
door of New York harbor after weather
ing terrific storm, and with her passage
from Southampton, Eng, almost COM
plete. A dense fog prevailed at the time
and the ship was trying to "pick up the
lghtship on Sandy Hook bar when she ran
upon the shifting sands off Long Branch.
Her passengers were all taken safely off.
The big steamer is uninjured thus far, but
all efforts to pull her off the bar have fail
ed. Her cargo has all been taken out and
her machinery will be removed to further
tighten her If necessary. A heavy storm
from seaward would pound her to pieces.
The Cunarder Campania, which was
coming in at the same time, narrowly es-
capped going ashore at the same time.
There is a suspicion that the two big ships
were racing in the fog.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 81 1896
Rebellion Against Platt in New
York.

Il OTks
A very lively Platt and anti-Platt fight
is on in New York city. Some of the
strongest and soundest Republicans in the
city have made an open bolt against Platt's s
selfassumed leadership in state and ma
| tionali politics, and COMMITTEE of jQ0''
has been formed as a protest against him
and his methods. This movement evil
IDENTIFY troubles Mr.. Plat, for he came out
Sunday might with a long interview or
statement, the main purpose of which, on
the surface, was to deprecate the folly of
the boilers in thus throwing away the
chance of Republican victory in the state
and nation.- Mr.. Patt declared that he
knew of no good reason for the bolt CAN
l know is that the Tribune and John Mil
holland and William Brookfied are going
TO holt" He then went on to denounce
the conduct of the chiefs of the present
reform administration of the city as a
thousand times more d!sgraceful than any
of the known transactions of Tammany
hall. Bribery and corruption have stalkcd
through the streets night and day. 1t is
no secret that positions with salaries of
thousands of dollars a year have been Of
fered to Republican leaders to betray the
organization; neither is it secret that
men who had obtained places are threaten
ed with dismissal, or have been dismissed
when they failed to obey the orders Of the
boiling bosses. No man, black or white,
has been safe from the attacks of the city
governments emissaries' The talks
about the rolls on which the recent party
reorganization was made being fraudulent
Patt characterized as "plaLly dishonest"
and if they were dishonest he was not
responsible.
At the same time there appeared a coun-
ter statement from Dr. Parkhurst warmly
championing the bolt and saying:
at is encouraging to know that there is
| enough moral dignity and honor remain
| ing in the Republican party in this city TO
rise in mutiny against the lmpudent inva-
sion upon political rights which the Platt-
Lauterbach combination has practiced." -"
Those who fear to bolt because the Platt
organization is regular, DR.. PaIkhurst con-
tinued, "would, if they had lived in 1776,
have borrowed British guns to kill Ameri-
can revolutionists. because reyolutionists
were rebels against what was regular and
traditional; and If they had lived in the
tlme OF our LORD woGia nave priuea tnem-
Ijs ,ifo ard doo,5,na ] raro No, iarI s,hsarr;ant
TO tradition and uniform procedure.
"The Republican party in this city has
now before 1t the opportunity to redeem it.
sell ana 10 open Tor itseii new ana better
.mspsG, u, ~ us ,T.a nlS'oy f s nS, ng m
in almost the entirety Of its membership. a
guarantee of the solidity and integrity of
its purposes. There is a brazen insolence
and colossal dare,deylltry about these
IG'. enlo,i.enV iiaTus 1rAt .liHt Is thIi,llus'
the iooE Of The ,bing is hat Tsmmanv
could 90 to school to a good while to Mr..
Lauterbach without coming to the end OF
what either he or his senior associate could
teacn tneth III tne way Oh coloIlzlhg, oailot,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

Rev. DR.. William II. Furness, "a, pastor
emeritus of the First Unitarian church Of
Philadelphia, one of the best known Uni
tartan divines in this country, and the
Oldest living graduate of Harvard college,
died yesterday at his home in Philadelphia.
He was born in Boston on April 20, 1902,
and graduated from Harvard in the class
of 1920. During his long pastorate in
Philadelphia DR.. Furness not only endeared
himself to his congre cation, but made a
name outside of the church as a man of
eminent literary attainments and of strong
humanitarian views.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
A Fable of the Time.
From the Chicago Tribune.

"This nest" observed the English spar
row, proceeding to appropriate it, sis just
about my size."
"That nest" spoke up the martin, "be-
long to my friend, the bluebird, and it's
covered by the Monroe doctrine. You
skip!"
And the avant-courier of the flying
squadron went back and reported that re-
Inducements would be needed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

The official returns of the election of
last November in Mississippi, which have
Just been published, show that Of the
2G6 O49 males of voting age in the state,
only "a, ,339 went to the polls. Excluding
the 10000 colored citizens, who are most
ly dsfranchised by the new constitution,
there remain 10000 whites, and only 45
per cent of them voted. This goes to show,
apparently, that since cunning for negroes
has been done away with the whites no
longer take much interest in politics.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

Fines to the amount of $500, imposed in
yesterdays police court, at Keene, N. H.,
show the result of the recent law and order
league raids at Hinsdale and Walpole. The
Hinsdale dealers fined we're Worden Bros,
w. j. Curran, p p. Woodbury. and Jones
& O'Brien, the amount being $632.34.
The Wapole dealers we're G. G. Davis, N.
A. Wheeler, George F. Sherman and Mar
tin Maloney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

Maj.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles, command.
ing the army, appeared Tuesday before the
senate committee on coast defences and
said that ii was absolutely necessary that
appropriations be made for the protection
of seacoast cities of the United States
The only places where provision has been
made for any considerable defence were at
New York, San Francisco and Boston, and
the defences at those places were entirely
inadequate and insufficient. The entire
cost of adequate coast defence fortifca-
tions for the country he estimated at about
$50. 900. 900
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
$SO,WW,W

1t is counted one of the peaceful signs of
the times that speech delivered at Bir-
mingham, Eng, last Saturday night by
Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for
the British colonies, was filled with express
sions OF kindllest feeling toward the Unit
ed States, coupled with a declaration that
"Great Britain had no desire for single
inch of American territory beyond what
she already rightfully possessed" No
doubt the speech meant what it said, but
it would have made assurance doubly sure
if the way of deciding what constitutes
"rightful possession" by Great Britain had
been suggested.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

One is reminded of the fact that there
was a Worlds Fair in this country once
upon time by the announcement that
the medals, 23, ,s57 in number, have just
been received at the treasury department
in Washington. The medals will be held
there until the commission meets and
adopts measures for their proper distribu-
Al
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

Announcement comes through the Unit
ed States minister at Constantinople that
the sultan will not allow the Red Cross so
ciety to enter Constantinople as an organi-
zaton, but that any persons whom Mr.. Ter
rell, the minister, approves will be permit
ted to distribute relief as individuals This
concession will allow Clara Barton to be-
gin her work on her arrival at Constantin-
onlp
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
Connecticut River Farm For Sale

I OFFER for sale what is Rnown as the Thomas
i Clark farm, situated on the Connecticut
river four miles from Bratteboro village, one
and one-half mile from school, and one mile from
the DummtTstOn depot. Said farm contains 20
acrts OF land, 40 acres being for moving and till
age poses. The land is in high stat. OF cul-
tivAtion. Is easily worked, and produces 80 tons of
hay. The buildings include good b" use and barn,
sIlo. hen houses, elc. The is running water to
both house and barn The farm is well adapted for
market gardening. for the carrying on of milk
route, or for other purposes For particulars en-
quire Of Henry X. Brown. Elliot street, Brattle-
bOro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
He is That Kind OF a Man.


Reeds boom is making its way through
out the country by the great momentum
of his massive personality. He soon dom
mates the situation when once his candi-
dacy makes lodgment in any state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
GBe Derururt pb@mf..
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 81, 1896.

The Montpelier Watchman declares for
Candidate Stickney for governor this week
in an editorial boom a column long.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31
MORSE & SIMPS ON.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

cost enough to pay for good leather
and good sfOemaking. Good shoes
are cheapest and he knows it.
The really cheapest mems CALF
SKINS shoes that we know of are
those we sell at So and $3.50, made
by HEYWOOD. Most dealers think
them good enough TO sell at $3.50
and 81.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

cheap shoes Of
different stores
and buy the
pair that costs
the least d! Not
a bit. He goes
to a reliable
store and buys
N nosr thof
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-31

When an economical man wants
pair of shoes does he price all the
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10
CONGRESS FOR THIS WEEK.

In the House little has been done for TIL.
past week, it having taken holiday recess
The Senate, however, kept continuous opel
doors, and the time was spent chiefly in
attacking the financial policy of the admin
istration, the attack being led by Mr.. Sher
man Rep.) and Butler of n. c., lPop.)
and Others, and met, and well met, by Mr.
Hill of Nav York, who seemed to have
fully prepared himself for the occasion. Mr.
Hill received some slight assistance from
Mr.. Caffrey of La.
The Senate committee reported as sub
stitute for tho bond issue bill received from
the House. bill providing for the coinage
OF all the silver bullion the government
has in the Treasury, and for the frse coin
age OF all silver bullion hereafter offered,
and authorizes the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to use his option and redeem green
backs and treasury notes either in gold or
silver. The bill recommends the retiring
Of all notes Of less denomination than $40.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

S. Wexford COrbin announces his will
ingness to accept the Democratic nomina-
ton from the eighth congressional district
next fall, and adds .'.lhe slate, as read
by me, now places Meredith first. Moore
second, and Ryan third to secure the pl ize
In my opinion. however, 1t would be good
policy to drop the lawyers and make a
farmer the representative Of the district. y
When Senator Elkins offered resolution
in the Senate against any issue of U. s.
bonds being sold hereafter under private
contract, Senator Hill suggested sarcastic
cally that the terms of the resolution might,
in some way, reflect on Senator Sherman
who when Secretary of the Treasury used
constantly to make those private contracts
The Senate of Maryland resolved to
divide the salary and the work Of the chap
lain of that body between two resident
Protestant ministers and a Catholie.
The Virginia contested cases in con-
gress have been fixed by Election Commit
tee No. 8 to come up for consideration last
of all.
Maine has not made change in her rep
resentation in either house of congress for
fourteen years.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10

also distinguished as an educator. He is q
native of New York. having been born at
Homer, in that State, in November 1928 He
IS of New England parentage, and a graduate
Of Yale University. He was president of the
Republican State Convention of New York in
October, 1867, and was Minister to Germany
commissioners to Santo Domingo.
Mr., White was for a brief period under Mr..
Harrison's administration the American
Minister to st. Petersburg,
FREDERICK R. COUDERT.
Frederick r. Coudert is the head of the law
firm of Coudert Brothers, of New York city.
He has worldwide reputation as an advo-
cate and authority on international law. He
served with distinction on the; Behring Sea
Commission, and was complimented by the
President Of the French Republic for his
speeches before the commission, and was en-
tertained at the palace.
Mr.. Coudert was the president of the Man
haitian Club for several years, and is now a
member of the club. He is a Democrat, and
is classed as an anti Tammany. He presi led
at mass meeting at Cooper Union, called to
oppose Tammany in 1894. Helis brilliant
orator and shrewd advocate. He has been
one of the leaders of the New
York bar for many years, and has been en-
gagged in many famous cases. His firm ad-
ministers the affairs of many French estates
and investors in this country.
JUDGE ALVEY.
Judge Richard Henry Alvey is a native of
Maryland He was on the Judiciary Com
mittee of the Constitutional Convention of
1856, and was elected chief judge of the
Fourth circuit under the new
Constitution, and was reelected in 1882. He
was designated by Governor Hamilton as
chief justice of the Court of Appeals of Mary
land to succeed Judge Barlow. This place
he resigned to accept the Office of Chief Justice
of the Federal Court OF Appeals in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. This court had just been
created by act of Congress, ana President
Cleveland strongly urged Judge Alvey to take
the place of Chief Judge and organize the
new court. Upou the death of Chief Justice
Waite, during Mr.. Cleveland's first term,
some of the.justices of the Supreme Court
who had been impressed with the opinions
delivered by Judge Alvey on the appellate
bench of Maryland urged the President to
appoint him Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court This the President
was disposed 1s Dc, -pr tit nndeistood,
was deferred by the fact, so it is said. I at
Judge Alvey is southern man, and it was
feared for that place to go to the South might
create prejudice.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10
His High Church Views Won't
Suit.

The Petersburg correspondent of the Rich
mond State writes that paper as follows:
Here is bit of church gossip which is inter-
esting to the people of two denominations. 1t
will be remembered that the Rev. DR.. Evans,
formerly pastor of Park Place Methodist
church Richmond, several years ago changed
his faith and became an Episcopal clergyman.
Of late he received call to st. Pauls Epis-
copal church, Petersburg, and it was recent
ly given out that he declined the call. And
thereby hangs tale. The story is that DR..
Evans wrote to Bishop Randolph on the sub
ject and that Bishop Randolph advised him
that with his high church views he did not
thinks that Mr.. Evans would exactly suit the
place to which he had been called. DR..
Evans had given out it seems, that he believ-
ed in the eastern positions and in changing
his stole during the service, and that he want
ed a supplied choir, professional and recess
ional, together with such other requirements
as should be necessary to make st. Paul's a
high church with big H.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10
Wheat Prices.
[Oliyer Dalrymp1e in last weeks Price
Current I

[Oliyer Dalrymple in last weeks Price
Current
''Thrty years ago, when commenced grow
ing wheat, the price in New York was so.
SLIPS in Chicago, ana 81 on the Mississippi
river. We are now striking range of prices
10 to 50 cents lower. The reduction has been
brought about by the opening Of old and new
countries to the great markets of the world by
means Of railroads; by the Introduction of inl-
proved machinery; by the returning of the
world more and more, from year to year, to
gold basis; by throwing the product into the
great centers, and by the construction of i'm
mense stonehouses, which show great stocks
at all times. Our chief competitors in the
British market are Russia and South America,
while India and Australia compete in r sub
ordinate degree. In all those countries the
American producer comes into rivalry, as he
places his surplus in the British market, with
the 10, 20, 50 and 40-cent laborer of the coun-
tries named. The day Of high priced wheat,
as permanent thing, has passed by. Nothing
but an exceptional and world wide loss of
crops can give high-priced wheat again for
any length of time
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10

We are indebted to the courtesy of Mr.,
j. H. O'BannOn, Superintendent of Public
Printing. for a copy of the Manual of tho
Senate and House Of Delegates of Virgin
ia, session 1866" 1t contains a list of
the members and their postofices the
rules of both houses; the State consti-
tuition, and a list of all the colonial Cover
nOrs and State Governors of Virginia from
1907 to 1896. 1t is a valuable work, partic-
ularly for new members of the legislature.
containing information very important to
them.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10
FROM ACROSS THE WATER.

There is not great deal being said on
the other side of the water about the
q nited States proposed settlement Of the
q enezueIa question, but what is said is
0lite. The semi-oflcial journal at st.
setersburg wants it understood that Russia
Il not party in interest, whatever may
may come of it. France, as far as its
papers are concerned, has nothing to say,
except that chaMyissist here and there
expresses pleasure that England has met
somebody she cannot bully. In Germany,
The young and somewhat cratic Emperor
MILAN has taken new and characterize
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10
THE LEGISLATURE THIS WEEK.

THE LEGlSLA1'UEEI THIS WEEk.
On the reassembling of the legislature at
Richmond. Monday, it seemed that the
members during the holidays had loaded
up with election laws. Senator Hay, who
had already offered one, put in another
this time an entire new law instead of
amendments to the old one. The new one
provides for ballots where no political nom
nations are made.
Senator Hale on behalf of the anti Dem
ocrats offered bill which will receive
their support. 1t provides for the blanket
ballots with emblems, four samples of the
ballot to be pasted in front of each precinct
on election day. The supervisors in a county
and tie council in a city are to constitute
the electoral board. There is to be no con-
stable. The ballots are to be checked by
stubs.
Delegate Berkeley offered bill creating
a Department of insurance. and Banking
in the State to supervise State banks, in
surance and building and loan companies
they to pay the cost of the Department,
some $4,000, by fees Senator Hay intro
duced bill providing for Special Insur-
ance Examiner.
Senator Withers introduced three i'm
portant bills. They are companion meas
ures. The first provides for Railroad
Commission of three members,
with supervisory powers over Railroads,
steamboat lines. canals. and telegraph Com
panies. The measure is based upon acts
that have worked successfully in other
States. Power is given the Commission to
make and maintain just and equitable
rates, The second bill makes the Commits
sion board of appraisers to assess the
under their supervision for taxa
tion. The third constitutes the Commits
sion court of record inferior only to the
Court of Appeals.
Delegate Pitcher introduced good bill
making the wilful killing OF torturing of
dumb animals a felony, punishable by
confinement in the penitentiary from one
to ten years.
Delegate Radford offered slim Crow
street and railway car bill.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-10

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES mas f0ng .n1ft6l
i'll will of the Dutch Beers who inhabit the
T1ansraal Republic, in South Africa. She
has large African possessions adjoining
them, lahd in 1884 for her own safety ION a
sort of Monroe doctrine lbl ~
them to acknowledge heksu1 hint b Il
e4tens that while they mighta1 ana thds
own affairs, they must not nislke a14 fofl;
et2as treaty without ersshlen ka M
South African Company (Msshsh) wifaj
adjoins the Transvaal, has long had a de-
sire I'd get into the rich country of the
Beers, and last week DR.. Jameson. an ad-
ventnrer, at the head Of body of troops
belonging tothe South African Company
marched into their territory. The Beers
defeated them in a tight and put Jameson
and the other leaders (some of them young
er sons of the English nobility in Jail.
The English government disayowed the
act of Jameson, but Emperor William
sent telegram to the Boer President con-
graduating him on his repulsa of the inva-
sion. which has made England madder
than anything President Cleveland has
done. 1t seems that Jameson was popu-
lar "hero" among the masses IN England,
and it is the masses that are angry at the
Emperor. Men who didn't even know
there was trouble with the United States,
are fully posted on the Jameson matter,
and it is subject of heated discussion all
over England.
An idea of the feeling against Germany
aroused by the action of Emperor William,
may be gathered from the fact that in
London the windows of many stores kept
by Germans have been broken with stones
by the mob in the Whitechapel district,
and several fights have occurred between
English and German and Dutch sailors on
the docks. At public dinner given at the
town OF Chard, the Mayor proposed a toast
to the Queen and her family Except one
grandson, " referring to the Emperor, and
it was followed by groans and misses for
Emperor William. The tone of the Eng
fish press is very hostile to Germany.
Some of the English papers, but very
few. who have expressed an opinion about
the new Venezuela commission just ap-
pointed by President Cleveland. say that
the English government should treat it
with courtesy and give it any Information
it asks for.