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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-02

laundering in northern Vermont hasn't
been n profitable the past winter ~ usual,
owing to lack Of snow at the beginning OF
winter and too much AT the end. Large
quantities yet remain Ia h" delivered NJ tho
cans. The total cut was also much less than
usual.
Newport suffered Il severe fire last week,
destroying two blocks and doing 0,OO0
damage.
The democrats have organized n Young
mems club which starts or with Il large and
enthusiastic membership. The organization
has about 100 members and &. Davenport,
editor of the Brattl"horo Ecformcr j. prrsi-
dent. The banquet ut the Berwick house,
Rutland was one of the finest ever held in
the state.
Hardwick will organize oard of trade
this week. The object iS to perfect some
plan for advertising the advantages Of the
town and inducing business firms to locate
there.
Chester is discussing electric lights.
Greensboro Caspian lake. is making
plans for an unusually large number of sum
mer visitors. The fishing in the lake is con-
ceded to he the best in the state. and rity
people are not slow to take advantage of the
opportunity. Many new camps and cot
tages are ntracted for this season and old
ones We undergoing repairs
Springs work is advancing more rapidly
than ever before at this season. The spring
is unusually early and unusually warm
Planting has begun in some localities.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-02
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

BossEs-Talking about bosses there
lre two OF them in the House of Rep
tesentatives who are almost ms nearly
Dupreme in their respective places ns
Matt Quay or Tom Platt. Ono ~
Wellington of Maryland. He is ~
recent product-the latest graduate
from the school Of practical politics
which has such shining eNamplars in
New York and Pennsy ylvania just
what Wellington's strong point is l
don't know. He has had no chance to
do anything yet in the House, either
Puperiicial!y or under the surface,
which would indicate how it is
that he happens to have such IL
hold on the reorennzed and re-
iuvenated party of Mary yland;
and, what is moro significant, very
little is known about his methods of
party management at home. Whether
he is in to stay or whether his boss
ship is merely temporary exercise of
power remains to be seen. Billy Lorri-
mer of Chicago is II boss of quite n
different type He is young, appar-
emily not more than 30 years old, and
he doesn't look as though he knew
enough to carry IN umbrella when 1T
rains. His hair is red aud falls down
over his forehead in II shock. His
mustache is lnXuriant and of the same
color. But i'll spite OF these usually
accepted evidences of mental activity,
there is drowsy expression about his
eyes and in the heavy lines of his faco
resembling in some degree the sleepi-
est mastiff look of Bourke Corcorau,
giving the impression OF entire ditler-
ence to what is going on in the world
outside. But it doesn't pay to judgo
by appearances. Lorrimers mind
is wide-awake every minute of
the time. 1t is SO very much awake
that he has been abl, in two or three
years to capture the entire party ma
chinery of the city of Chicago and to
exercise n virtual control of republic
can politics throughout the state OF
Illinois. Chicago men assure me that
Lorrimer is the coming political mag
nate of the West, and that he will
exercise as complete mastery over
republican politics in that part of the
country as ever Thurlow Weed and
Roscoe Conkling and Thomas g. Platt
exercised in New York or Simon
Cameron and Matthew Stanley Quay
in Pennsylvania.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE-Not n OF onl y
because Of his father, but for many
good qualities Of his own, Robert Todd
Lincoln is known, and there is quite
strong sentiment, which asks for
him as the republican presidential
nominee this year. Robert was born
at Springfield, ILL.,, August l, lS43.
He attended public school, also the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-02
CUT WIDE PATH.
Cyclone Swept Over Clay COuaty,
Kansas.

CLAY CENTER, Kan, April 2s-A cyclone
of tremendous force swept through Clay
county, dealing death and destruction on
every hand. As far as known five per-
sons were killed. three fatally wounded and
II injured. The dead are Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Peterson and child Of theirs, Mrs. Ole Nav
erson and u gr,,ndchld of Peter Anderson.
A full list of the injured is nnobtainabe
Every member of the families, of John
Morris. L. Welkins, Peter Anderson and
Henry Gardner was hurt, and three of them
have wounds said to be fatal. A large num-
ber of horses and cattle were killed and
great damage was done to farm property.
The cyclone started about six miles south
of Clifton and went in a northeasterly direc-
tion for ~ or 15 miles and then lost its force
by spreading. 1t passed about half way be-
tween Clifton and Morganville. Its track
varied from l50 yards to quarter of mile
In width.
1t tore through farming community and
nothing is left standing. Houses and barns
were wrecked, trees were torn up or broken
fences were leveled and haystacks blown in
every direction. The cyclone was followed
by terrific ranstorm, which lasted several
hours, flooding the devastated district
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ure. The illustration shows the arrange
ment of the model. 1t consists of photo
graphic focus box, and ground glass. mount
ed on O movable table. TO this box is at
tached on hinges door, carrying u tluores-
cent screen, which closes directly over the
sensitive plate. Just in front of the screen
there is room for the object to be pictured,
also holder for placing the Crookes' tube
at any distance. The coil is on the same
stand.
The object of the phOto-luoroscope is to
expose to view any part of the body, so that
disease or fracture may be detected before
the part is photographed by Y rays. The
discovery was brought about by DR.. Bleyer's
special study of the branch of medicine
consisting of diseases OF the throat, nose
and chest BY applying the instrument a
physician is able to judge of cavities, frac-
lures, etc., Of nose. throat and chest, and
also diseases Of the lungs. The instrument
Is made in such way us to be large enough
to take any part of the body.
Previous to the invention OF this instru-
ment, photographing by X rays the part Of
the body to he examined or photographed
involved great deal Of time and the max
Ing of plates. BY DR.. Bleyer's invention
the view is focused on ground glass. When
this is accomplished q sensitive plate is
pushed very close to the photo-fluorOscopc,
and n photograph taken direct by the In
strument IL necessary. The photo-fluoro-
scope is considered the most important in
vention since the discovery of the X rays
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-02
ONE CARD LEFT.
Holmes Hopes it will Yet Save His
Life,

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. April 3O-Lawyer
Bullock Of Indianapolis. who is in this city
in the interest of II. II. Holmes. the con-
vcted murderer of Benjamin Pietzel. and
who is sentenced to be- hanged on May /.
admitted that a repreve would be applied
for. One OF the principal reasons, the, at
torney said, for asking the reprieve is that
Holmes has become tirei of standing alone
in punishment for his crimes, and that if the
government could be induced to grant him a
brief respite he would divulge the names of
several men who aided him In the killing of
as many persons.
Mr.. bullock refused to mention the name
of any one who Ia equally guilty with
Holmes, and he rather mysteriously in
timated that the end of the Hatch story was
about to be reached.
''You can rest assured he continued
''that there is strong card yet to be played
and even II the governor should refuse 10
intercede, there are other openings through
which Holmes can be saved from the gal
lows until he has explained fully his con nee
tion with several OF the crimes to which he
has confessed"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-02

Philadelphia Exeter academy, andgrad-
uated from the Harvard law school
in 1864. He was on general Grants
staff, winding up his military career
at Appomaitox. He was appointed
secretary of war by president Garfield,
and served until the end of the Gar
field administration. In 1889, he was
appointed minister to England, and
served with ability.
EXTERMINAToR OF CROwDs-W When
ever Turpie of Indiana gets up to
speak the galleries are cleared. He
rivals Call rs an eXtcrminator of
crowds, and yet he contrives to main
tain hazy sort of reputation out in
the Hoosler state as n great orator.
just how he manages it nobody has
ever been able to find out, but there
is a select cult Of Hoosicrs who insist
that Turpie is one of the most re-
markable linguistic performers of this
generation. They say he isa ripe schol-
ara masterof English, and profound
student of history, but as he has
never shown any signs of these qnal-
tiles in the Senate, it is somewhat diff.
ficult for those who know him only
in that way to account for the pane
gyrics. 1t seems that Turpie's repu-
tation rests upon an essay on Jona-
than Edwards, which he wrote about
twenty years ago, and which appar-
emily created Il good deal OF talk in
Indiana. That essay has been the
making of him. He has kept in pub
lie Office on the strength OF it ever
since, and he expects to ride on it into
history. Nobody outside of Indiana
has ever seen it, but its very mystery
adds to its effect.
For HONEST BEER,-Mr. Cooper OF
Wisconsin has introduced in the
House bill to impose tax upon and
to regulate the manufacture, sale, i'm
portation and eXportation OF adulter-
ated beer Pure beer is de-
fined by the measure as that made
from "pure hops and malt" In nddi-
ton to present taxes the manufact-
urers Of ndulterated beer are to pay
a tax of 50, 600 per annum, Wholesale
dealers in the article 81 900 per year
and retail dealers $3.50 per annum.
Those dealing in adulterated beer
who do not comply with the above re.
quirements are made liable to fine and
imprisonment.
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EDW ARD G.. DANA.

GRAHAM FLOUR Trade rules quiet with
the market steady NJ - joat per bbl.
TRUCK-Thc market holds about steady
with u fair trade.
Lettuce, per doa 5Oc: bcets. per bu.
4Or; turnips. st And. per bbl. 81 -; turnips.
VIII, flat. per bu, 40c; onions, native, per Dbl.
81 20; squash, per ton, S35; cabbage
native. per bhl II 80; carrots. per bn. ioa
spinach. Nor. per bhl, - 80 dande-
lions, per bu, II hothousr cukes.
per 100, 50; radish. per do2. 10 "a
SOC; cress. per do2, 7ic; parsley. per
81 20; mint, per doH, 81 Bermuda on rus, per
box, 81 %; Florida Tomatoes. per ct, 81 son
90; Florida string beans. per rwt, - hOta 90
Bermuda potatoes. per bbl. ST. beet greens,
per hu. ~ 5O lcrks, per do2, 4Oc Rhuharb,
native oc lb.
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his mother, Natalie, the ex-queen, were
married in 1875 and their son was
horn the following year. Milan was
then 81 and Natalie IS. Owing to abuse
Of his wife, Milan had to resign from the
throne in favor of his son, and Alexander l.
ruled the country through regents until
d'etat, the king, then only II years old as
sumed the throne in fact. When Is years of
age king Alexander fell in love with a
countess age 33 and insisted on marrying
her but the union was prevented.
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FASTEST OF HER CLASS.
Ihc Battlc.slip Massachusetts
Averages 1913 Knots an Hour.

BOSTON, April 2s-The battleship Massa-
chusetts covered herself with glory. and
earned her builders Il premium of 500, 900.
perhaps more, by maintaining an average
speed of l6 j-lOO knots under forced draught
over the measured course of G2 nautical miles
from cape Ann to cape Porpoise. This is n
full knot and nearly n quarter above the
speed required 10y contract. Time allowances
will change this average but slightly.
Naval officers. engineers and others who
were ON board during the trial unite in say
ing that she is undoubtedly the fastest YES
sci of her class atloat. In an interview
after the trial Edwin $. Cramp said; "The
trial makes the Massachusetts, and consc-
quently the Indiana class of hattleships. all
solutely unrivaled among armor-clads.
They have already been conceded To be SUI
perior in offensive and defensive qualities,
and 1t needed only this time to prove that
they can carry these powers into action at
speed greater than any of their rivals"
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

peaches. apricots. prunes and grapes will be
less than one third ofa crop. All sections
suffered alike. The almond cropin all parts
of the state is reported n total failure.
MUSHROOM. Mich, April 2s-Thcre was II
damaging frost in this vicinity, and it is be-
lieved that 200 900 celery sets on the Ryer-
son creek flats have been killed.
PORT JERVIS. N. j., April 2s-The blast
ing rain and hail storm destroyed early
plants that have been set out during the re-
cent warm spell. The frost that followed
the cold rain nipped cherry,apple and peach
buds, and 1t is feared did much damage to
the fruit crops.
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TURKS WILTED.
Menace of u. 5. Cruiser Held Over
Them.

Them.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Turkey, April 2s--
John w. Riddle, American charge d'affaires
received advices recently from Iskanderoon
that the Turkish authorities refused to de-
liver up Rev. George Knapp, the American
missionary, who was recently expelled from
Btlis on charges of sedition, and who was
to come to this city for trial, and were de-
termined to send him away from the cOun-
try on the European steamer that sailed
from Iskanderoon recently.
Mr.. Riddle informed Sir Philip Currie, the
British ambassador, and NJ. Canbon, the
French ambassador. of the situation. and
went to the porte, where he showed the
written promise of Tewflk Pasha the foreign
minister, to deliver Mr. Knapp to the Amer
lean legation for trial.
He advised Tewflk Pasha that it would be
better for him to keep this promise. and at
the same time telegraphed to the American
consular agents at lskanderoOn and Mersine
to call for L. S. cruiser, If it should he
necessary. to secure the delivery OF Mr..
Knapp. These open kilograms frightened
the authorities, and Mr.. Riddle received dis
patches stating that Mr.. Knapp had been re-
leased
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Free Transfers City Affair.

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. April 30 1T was
stated upon high authority here. that tn
appeal of the city government to the GEN
eral Assembly for compulsory transiertickets
will amount to nauSht. Leading members
of the Senate and House said that the mat
ter was one that belonged solely to the city
ot Providence, and that the Assembly would
not interfere. Franchise concessions must
he made by the government il transfers are
granted
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Rays and Gall.S.unos.

llNGTON, d. g., April 2s-Consul-
Max Judd writes from Vienna to
|artment that professor Neusser Of
lnn medical faculty demonstrated re-
p his clinic, how diagnoses could be
|th the Roentgen flashes of gall
f well ms bladder-stones. The latter
phosphate, We're not penetrahle by
]. Thus was obtained a clear white
ION n black ground. whereas gall
>eing of cholcsterin. the Rocntgen
enetratcd them partly and the pho
obtained showed n faint dark i'm
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wv Harvard DeDart ment.

ION. April 2S-Throush the munitl-
Appointment merchant of Boston,
hme Is not made known. Harvard
fty is TO have n department of com
pathology added To the medical
The benefactor advances the sum
1000 for the endowment of the chair.
MI he the first establishment Of such
kssorship in any of the great univcrsi.
America.
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Suit Against Armour.

ALBANY, n. Y. April 2s-State commits
sioncr Of agriculture Schaub states that he
has caused papers to he served on II. o.
Armour.as the representative of the Armour
packing company, in a suit instituted by the
department against the company to recover
penalties asgregating 81 10000 for viola
lion of the agricultural law during the wear
1896. the violations consisting of selling oleo-
margarine in this state made in imitation or
semblance of butter.
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Mills Shut Down.

LAND, Me-, April 2s-'rhr mills Of
ptbrook manufacturing company at
bok, Gingham manufacturers. will
wn June l, throwing from l.500 to
nployes out Of work. resulting in q
The city of about 5000 n month.
| largely due to the flooding OF the
)st month, when all the goods on
Especially the sprin; styles. were
and were sold at u very low figure.
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NEW YORK, April 2s-George Monroe,
the well-known publisher of this city, died
suddenly mt Pine Hill in the Catskills,
whittier he had gone to superintend repairs
and improvements on his country home. He
fell dead on the roai while walking to the
spot where his men were at work. Heart
failure was the cause of death. Mr.. Monroe
was born in Nova Scotia Nov. II. 1925.
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Constitutional TIaw

NEW YORK, April 2s-The Raines liquor
law was declared constitutional by the ap-
pelate division of the supreme court, justice
Peterson writing the opinion and all the
justices concurring. The decision was rem
dered on appeal from decision of justice
Pryor dismissing n certiorari brought by
Frederick Einsfeld to review the refusal OF
the excise board to renew his license.
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BrocktOn Strike on.

BROCKTON, Mass, April 2s-The strike
ut l.. NJ. Reynolds shoe factory was settled.
and all employees of the factory returned to
work. The employees of tho gang room and
finishing and freeing departments were or
dered out In support of the striking lasters,
which practically causeda midtown of bust
ness
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1896-05-02

, CONCORD, n. H., April 3O-At meeting
OF the governor and council Julian +. Task
of I.aconia, private secretary to governor
Brlsitl, was nominated to be labor commits
siOnef, TO sncceed John W. Bourlet of Ton
cord, whose term expires May 4. j. VI.
Vaughan was appointed keeper of the state
arsenal at Portsmouth. Hon. q. Ii. Gafney
OF Rochester, was confirmed Judge of pro.
bate for STAFFORD county.
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fn leading n fight against Spanish
Fo escape capture, he attempt
10y shooting himself through the
)c mouth. IL" was confined in Il
prison. hut was later released on
Ith the understanding that he must
r. Madrid. Some weeks ago he
+ parole and left Spain incognito.
|ing arms and men from the B-rmu-
rt time ago attracted general attrn-
neral Garcia is universally respected
we'd hy the Cubans.
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ity, having great power with a jury. One Of
his famous eases was the defense Of Max
well. the celebrated murderer. Colonel Mar
tin is prominent in fratcrnal and benevolent
orders, such as Odd Fellows. knights of
Honor and other great orders. He is promi-
nent in the affairs Of the Missouri National
Guard and whole-souled. genial generous
man. He may be expected to conduct the
important duties rs scrgrant-at-arms with
ability.
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CONFIDENCE IN CUBA SHOWN.
Bids for Bonds Aggregate Over
S8,OOO,OOO.

NEW YORK. April 2sBds for the ~. .OOO.-
600 issue Of Cuban bonds were opened by
BenjaminJ. Guerra. treasurer of the Cuban
junta. in the presence of the finance commit
tee. MrsSrs. Ponce de Leon Layas and Xallo.
The bids aggregate 1929 900 and ranged
from 80 to $500 900, at prices varying from
% percent, to the facc valnc of the bond.
The average price offered for tho en-
tire amount was G2 ID cents on the dollar.
Letters asking for bonds were received from
every part of the United States
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BY APRIL FR0STS.
California's Fruit Crop Destroyed
and Michigan Celery Killed

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. April 2s--The re-
cent frosts We're uncommonly severe. From
all parts of fruit-Srowing sections have
come reports that the crops We're much hurt,
partly ruined or wholly destroyed. Fears
are entertained that all the early fruit crop
will he almost n failure, and the yield of
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HAM MOND'S DOOM.
The Transvaal Court Imposes u
DHAth Sentence.

LONDON. England April 3O-This city
and all England is thrilling with the news ot
the conviction and sentence to death Ol
Rhodes, Farrar. Phillips. Leonard, the Ame--
lean, the leaders of the Johannesburg re-
form committee. 10y the high court of the
Transvaal republic.
The information came with startling sud-
denness, and rs quick as people could re-
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Willis Going to Washington.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. April 2s-Mr.
Willis Is on his way to Washington.it 1t is said.
to explain the position he occupied as to
the Hawaiian government, his relations with
president Dole not having been pleasant for
some time. He will leave in u few days.
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Uncle Sam to Cut Iuv.

NEW YORK, April 29-The army of Gus
tom house employees in New York have re-
ceived notice that, beginning with May l, a
reduction of twenty-five percent in salaries
might be expected. This reduction will not
only affect the 1900 in New York. but will
extend to every branch of the service all over
the country.
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Cramps will Get S12S.OOO

WASHINGTON. d. c., April 29-The of
fetal computation Of the speed made by bat
tlrship Massachusetts, in the trial trip gives
the vessel a record Of 1927? knots. As a re-
suit, the builders of the ship. the Cramps Of
Philadelphia, will get premium Of slS5, 900.
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Fresh Water Smelt.

PORT JARVIS, N. j., April 2s-George
Ricardo the fish and game commissioner Of
New Jersey. brought to this village s, ,0O0, 900
smelt fry from the Hackensack, N. j., fish
hatchery and deposited them in the Della
ware river at this point. This Is the first
time the Delaware river has ever been
stocked with smelts.
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BOSTON, April 30-James ]. Walworth.
president Of the Walworth manufacturing
company died at his apartments in hotel
Alexandria. l7l6 Washington street. of
ipopleNy. James Jones Waiworth was born
IN Canaan, N. H.. Nov. Is, 1905.
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Dygert Released,

NEW YORK. April 2s A cable from
Havana says: Walter Grant Dygert has at
last been released from the military prison
at Guincs. He arrived in this city and is in
good health and high spirits. He will leave
for his home in Illinois as speedily rs pos
sihe
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BOSTON WHOLESALE MARKETS,

ITO make the following quotations of value
TO carefully note the predatory remarks
which prccede all articles quoted In mar
prices for every day of the week, hut moi inc
the general tendency of trade. those yiyrn
will be found sufficiently close to enable
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Ready to Adjourn May 1S.

WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 2s-The re-
publican senators caucused recently and
decided to adjourn May 1s il the state
Of public business will permit. Democratic
senators say adjournment cannot be reached
at the earliest before June !.
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CHANCE FOR AN HEIRESS.

King of fServia Look ing for an Amer.
lean Girl With Millions.
LONDON, England, April 2s-The boy
king Of servia, Alexander L., now scarcely
10 years Of age, is said to be looking for an
American wife with millions mt h.r COM
mand. The king has great personal power,
commander of the Servian army and super
viscs the acts Of the national Legisla-
ture. His father, Milan, the ex-king, and