davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Stabbed nj. Bro,her-in-Law.

In a drunken scuffle at Haverhill, Mass
Monday, William DAILY, 20, stabbed and in
stantly killed William Dolan, his brother
in-law, also 20. Dolan lived with his wife,
DaIy's sister, on Burke street, and DAILY
boarded with them. Both men came
home badly intoxicated. Mrs. Dolan heard
hot words between the two men in the nall
way, and as she started to investigate n, r
husband staggered into the room, and iaI al
inc ON the bed, died almost instantly. lie
had been stabbed through the heart with a
large butcher knife. Lo,
Daly made no effort to escape, and when
the neiehbors summoned the police he was
found in his room, apparently unconscious
Of what he had done. At the police sta,
tion he admitted killing Dolan, but could
not be got to tell why he did it. Both were
laboring men and addicted to drink
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Rare Books VIII BE sold at Auction at
Boston.

Every collector of Americana in this
country will be interested in the announce
ment that the valuable library of the late
Charles Deane Of Boston, the finest collec-
ton of Americana in the world, will be sold
by public auction next spring. The Ii
brary is valued at more than 81, 1000, and
it contains many works which are so rare
that copies of them are seldom seen, and
whenever one Is offered for sale the prices
realized are enormous. Especially in the
works relating to the early New England
history, the first printed sources of knowl-
edge Of the subject, is the collection rich
one. The works relating to the New Eng
land Indians, John Eliots wor ks, Captain
John Smiths narratives, and the like, are
to be found in this collection; also books
which have not been offered for sale since
the shipment of Americana, made by Ber-
nard Quaritch in the eighties, which
brought high prices in the leading Amer,
can sales, like the Brinley, Barlow and
Murphy. The condition of most CT the
volumes offered leads to the expectation
that there will be keen competition by col
lectors, and in any event the distribution
of these rare volumes will be watched with
interest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
working for O,NeiI,s Pardon.

The petition for the mitigation of the
penalty of death imposed upon John
O'Neil, jr., of Shelburne Falls, convicted
of the murder of Mrs. Hattie 4. McCloud
on Jan. s, is in the hands of Gov. VOL
colt, but he states that unless the petition
has stronger backing the law will be allow
ed to take its course. The petition for set
ting aside the death penalty comes from
his family and relatives, and the governor
has the right to set it aside, or to bring it
before his council if he sees fit. O'Neil is
sentenced to be hanged week from Fri
day. This will be the first execution to
take place in Franklin county. Mrs.
O'Neil, mother of the prisoner, has been
circulating the petition in Shelburne Falls
and Greenfield. In the former place many
sympathized with her, but few signed the
petition. She obtained signers more east
ly in Greenfield.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Another Returned I<londikcr
Says There NvIIl BE starvation at Daw-
son CITY This WInter---sIO. 900, 900
VIII BE Transported from th' Gold
EIeIhs EnrIV NrNI Sensnn.

Says There WIII BE starvation at Daw-
son CITY This WInter---SIO 900, 900
VIII BE Transported from th' Gold
Fields Early Next Season.
John Lindsay of Olympia, Wash, who
has recently returned from Dawson City,
says that there will surely be starvation
there this winter. After examining the sit
uation carefully he and his party sold their
outfit and returned as soon as possible to
civilization When the miners at Dawson
found that no more provisions would reach
the town by the river route they announced
that meeting would be held to take steps
for apportioning the provisions in the town.
Those that had plenty, they said, must
share with those who had none Capt.
Constantine of the Northwest mounted po-
lice interfered and told the miners that no
such thing would be permitted
Lindsay says the output of the mines will
be greatly curtailed this winter because of
the scarcity of food and light. Coal oil sold
for $45 gallon, and candles are as high as
$3.50 box of 100. Even if men we're able
to work their claims they cannot get light
to do 80.
Henderson Creek, five miles below Stew
art river and 40 miles from Dawson is a
promising seam, and is being developed this
winter. The weather about the Stewart
and Big Salmon rivers has been bitterly
cold, 20 degrees below being recorded at
Major Walsh's camp e miles below the big
Salmon on Nov. 80.
The Yukon river between Dawson and
Fort Pelly froze over completely Nov. Is.
The river is piled full.of ice in great ridges,
as high as an ordinary house, and road
way will have to be cut through it before
dog or horse teams can operate upon it.
The outlook, therefore, for taking supplies
down to Dawson in the immediate future is
not good. Inspector of Mines McGregor
left Skaguay a week ago with number of
dog teams and horses to make the attempt
to reach Dawson with about 20 tons of pro
visions, but nothing has since been heard
of him.
Captain j. c.. Barr Of Chicago, the eX-
pert Yukon valley miner, has just arrived
on Puget sound after tour of inspection
throughout the east His opinion is that,
Judging by the excitement caused by the
bringing out of gold last season from the
Klondike, the craze next season will be-
come more extreme, because, where only
81, ZOO, 900 or $4,000 900 came from the
Klondike and the Yukon last July and Aug
ust the coming season will see upward of
1900, 600, or over 20tons, of gold brought
out.
By the first two river boats down Capt.
Barr estimates there will be fully $4,000
900, and before July twice that sum will
be transported from the gold fields. Capt.
Barr predicts that news of rich discoveries
in the vicinity of Minook will be heard of
before spring Minook is on the American
side, and there is no difficulty in landing
provisions there.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Buildings Burned at Bernardston.

The house, barn and all the farm build
ings of William j. Strange in the south
east part of Bernardston were destroyed
by fire Sunday morning with horse, three
cows, pig, number of hens, all his hay,
and all he possessed, excepting a small
part of his furniture. Mr. Strange was
awakened about o'clock and found his
barn flames which soon spread to the
house. The buildings were insured for
$1,000. but he held no insurance on his
furniture. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of tramp, as one was seen
in the neighborhood the night before and
early the next morning. The buildings
were nearly new. Mr.. Strange bought the
farm late in the fall. This is the third fire
which has destroyed farm buildings at
Bernardston within six months.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Alleged Hotel FIrebugs at New Haven.

George r. Hodgdon, proprietor of the
fremont hotel at New Haven, Conn, and
of the Haynes House in Springfield. Mass,
who was arrested at the latter place Tues
day night on a charge of alleged completely
in the attempted burning of the Hotel Ton
tine in New Haven Christmas morning,
was brought into the police court at New
Haven Wednesday, together with Frederick
Cook, who was arrested in Boston. The
charge against the two men was arson.
The bail was fixed at $4,000 in each case.
Mr.. Hodgdon succeeded in furnishing bail
but Cook went to Jail.
The case has attracted much attention
as Hodgdon has been a widely known hotel
proprietor for years. Cook made confess
sion in which he said that he, set the fire,
Hodgdon agreeing to give him 500 for the
work. Hodgdon, according to Cook,
wished to injure a business rival. The ex-
IRENE penalty for arson in Connecticut is
life imprisonment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Edl.on,s New ore SEPARATOR.

]. Pierpoint Morgan and Thomas A. Edi-
son have bought important water privileges
on the Housatonic river at Falls Village,
Conn. and will erect number of the new
Edison separators. They control valuable
ore beds, a canal and other equipments.
There is an abundance of iron ore in the
vicinity of Falls Village, but under the old
processes, which have been tried, the in
dustry was never profitable. By the new
nlan. which is in operai ion in New Jersey,
the ore is ground up fine and the iron is
extracted by electro magnets. The ore is
then pressed into bricks and prepared for
the furnace. The process is particularly
adapted to the utilization of low grad ores
which cannot be worked profitably under
the old methods.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Turned to Stone.
Human Bodies Petrihed Discovered in
Sandstone QuarrIes in Minnesota.

Human Bodies Petrihed Discovered i'm
Sandstone QuarrIes In Minnesota.
Human beings turned to stone and now
forming a part of the rock have been
found in the big sandstone quarries at
Sandstone, Mimi, as well as copper uten-
sils of bygone age, showing that this sec
ton was once inhabited by a people ante
dating the Indians. The top layer of white
sandstone was blasted away and big bed
of softer stone was exposed Embedded
in this was form that had once been hu
man. 1t was almost the same color as the
sandstone, perhaps a trihe darker, but was
not a petrifed body in the general accept
ance of the term. Cautiously the men dug
into the soft stone, aud in au hour they had
found three more bodies. In each case the
figure was stretched at full length with the
hands crossed on the breast The heads
we're well formed the cheek bones high
and the shoulders of great breadth. The
tallest being had been nearly seven feet in
height and the shortest more than four.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

A succession of explosions at the United
States acetylone liquifying company, Mont
gomerv avenue and Fremont street, Jersey
City, n. j., caused the loss of two lives
and $50, 600 damage to the works Friday.
Several buildings were damaged.
Mack Clayton and Jefferson Parks, both
of Upper Alton, ILL.,, fought duel to the
death at the latter's home on Saturday
night, over a woman. Both were fatally
wounded. Two years ago Parks ran away
with Clayton's wife. The men quarreled
about this for a year, and Parks finally
compromised this difference by paying
Clayton $40. A quarrel over this sale of
Clayton's wife caused the killing.
A later despatch from Shanghai says:
sit is reported that a japanese fleet of
over 90 warships is waiting near Goto ISL
and, outside Nagasaki, fully equipped for
war and only awaiting instructions. Japan
will certainly oppose permanent Russian
occupation of Port Arthur. The sudden
dissolution of the Japanese Diet was owing
to the war spirit. 1t is expected that the
japanese fleet will attempt to prevent the
landing of reenforcements from Odessa for
the protection OF the Russian transasiatic
railway in Manchuria."
DR.. Thomas w. Evans, the American
| dentist, who died in Paris recently, made
two wills, one for the United States and
another for France. The translator, who
demands $4,000 francs for the translation,
found differences in the two wills and re,
fuses to deliver them until both are pro
bated in Paris. The United States Consul
insists that the will be handed him for veri
fcation. The estate amounts to $4, 900, 900
1t is stated that Rudolph Evans, only sur
viving brother of DIR. Evans, will contes
! the will.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Russia May Defy the World.

The Russians have occupied Kin. Chau,
moth of Port Arthur. Eli T. Sheppard,
who has recently returned from China,
where he held an official position, comment
ing at San Francisco upon the reported oc-
cupation of Kin-Chau by Russia, said;
The seizure of the port shows that Rus
STA has practically taken possession of Co
rea, Manchuria and the Gulf of Lsu Tung
and possesses a significance which will
cause CONSERVATION among the diplomats Of
the world. Its situation is such that its
possession practically places Russia in a
position to defy the world"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
President Pardons Eight Prisoners.

The President granted eight uncondi-
tional pardons to United States prisoners,
Friday, as follows: Samuel Duncan, Ken
lucky, convicted of passing counterfeit
money and sentenced in March to Il
months in the Ohio penitentiary; Junot
Burton, cashier of the Minneapolis post
office, convicted of embezzlement and SEN
fenced Sept 10, to three years six months
in the Minnesota state prison; A. c. ALI
son, Pennsylvania, convicted of fraudu-
lently using the mails, sentenced to Is
months in the penitentiary; George and
William Shepard, Iowa, convicted of bur
glary of post-office and sentenced June,
1897, to two years in the penitentiary;
Dan w. Parker, Wyoming, convicted of
robbing the mails and sentenced in April,
1891, to the penitentiary for life; Hamilton
Novill, New York, convicted of embezzle-
ment of postal order funds and sentenced
in May, 1897, to Is months in the peniten-
tiary; William Burr, cashier of the St.
Louis National bank
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Chrlstmas Tragedy at BOSTON.

The North end at Boston was again the
scene of terrible tragedy Saturday night
and as usual the ttlian quarter furnished
the participants. AS a result Guiseppi Cat
tula, Al years old, was almost instantly
killed, his head being nearly severed from
his body with a long carving knife; Savario
Quartarreo, another Italian, "a years old,
is lying at the point of death at the city
hospital, with deep wound over his heart;
and Saverio Corebi, 80 years old, the sup
posed murderer, is also at the hospital with
two bad knife wounds in his leg. Cattula
and his wife kept a boarding house at 1924
Hanover street. Corebi had been one of
his boarders, but he left two weeks ago on
account of some trouble. Cattula and his
friends met Corebi on the street Saturday
and angry words led to fight in which
knives were used.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Trolley Car Conductor Murdered.

A trolley car on the Schuylkill Valley
Traction road was held up by four high
waymen at Swedel, near Norristown, Pa. a,
Sunday night. Conductor Galloway re-
fused to give up his money and was shot
dead. Three shots were fired at Motor
man Matthias, but none took effect. After
riAing the body of the conductor of the
money and a gold watch and chain the
robbers escaped. There were four women
passengers in the car, but the highwaymen
made no attempt to rob them. The men
looked like tramps.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
raFeII 40 Feet.

John Agnew and Thomas Kennedy met
a horrible death in the Alden shaft near
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Monday. They had
been sent down the shaft to cut the ice
which prevented the carriage from run
ming Starting at the top, contrary to Gus
tom, they cut away the ice until the car
had descended 200 feet, when it stuck.
The men could not signal the engineer and
the rope continued to coil on top of the bon
net of the car until its weight forced the
carriage beyond the ice formation. The
car descended swiftly until the rope broke,
when it fell $50 feet. The men were
dashed to pieces.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
A Death-Bed Marriage.

Frank Smith, 40, died Sunday night a.
Riverside. He was married Saturday event
ing to Miss Jamison, daughter of John
Jamison. The marriage was to have taken
place Thanksgiving, but owing 10 the i'll
ness of Mr.. Smiths children, it was post
poned till New Year. Mr.. Smith realized
that he could not recover from the attack
of pneumonia and requested that the mar
riage take place at once, so the ceremony
was performed by Rev. Frank n Merriam.
Mr.. Smith was bookkeeper and foreman
for Joseph T. Bartlett % years. Besides
the widow he leaves four children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

Cascarets Candy Cathartic the most wonder
full medical discovery of the age, pleasant and re-
Ieshing TO the taste act gently and positively on
.hidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the emit Q
system, dispel colds cure headache, fever, habit
ual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and
try a box Of c. @. @. today; 10, 25, so cents. Sold
and guaranteed TO cure by all druggists.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
MASSACHUSETTS, NOTES.
Death of Col. Geo. whitney. the Roy
aIstOn Wooden Manufacturer.

ASTON hOOlen manufacturer
Col. Geo. Whitney, the most prominent
citizen of Royalston, died Sunday after
about a months illness. Mr.. Whitney
was brought up on farm and for a num-
Der of years was one of the old-time team
sters between Royalston and Boston. On
the building of the Vermont & Massachu-
sets railroad he was appointed station
agent at South Roys lston, which position
he has held continuously to the present
time.
He first began manufacturing chairs at
South Royalston in 1S4S and in 1858
bought the wooden mill in the same village.
In the latter business he has become prom
inently known all over New England, hav-
ing been associated in the wooden business
at times with Hon. Rufus Frost and James
Phillips, jr,, of Fitchburg. For several
years, in addition to the mills at South
Royalston, he has operated one at Enfield,
N. II.
Col. Whitney represented his district in
the legislature in 1869 and held the same
position again only three or four years ago.
He was state senator in 1868 and 1864, and
a member of the governors council for five
consecutive years, from 1873 to 1877. At
the election of 1875 he received every vote
cast in that district for that Office.
During the civil war he was a member
of the committee for fitting out the SOL
diers of Royalston, and did good service.
He has for many years been one of the di-
rectors of the Millers River national bank
of Athol.
Col. Whitney's SOth birthday was OBJ
served by the citizens of Royalston only
about two months ago, when he received
grand ovation and testimonials of respect
and love from the people of his native town
and many other places.
He leaves a wife and one son, George e.
Whitney, who has for some time been in
terested with his father in the wooden bus
mess; also a brother, Deacon Levi Whit
ney of Athol
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
For teller Of III. Starving cubnns.

The appeal to the American people for
aid for the sufferers in Cuba was the prin-
cipal topic of discussion at the meeting of
the cabinet in Washington Tuesday Peo-
pie are actually starving in Cuba. The
machinery for distribution has been pro-
vided by the state department, and Consul
General Lee has undertaken to give per-
sonal attention to the alienation of distress
by the distribution of the gifts of the Amer
lean people. The Ward line of steamers
has undertaken to forward any contrbu-
tions of goods to Gen Lee at Havana and
it is believed that the American railros DIS
will do their part by carrying the goods to
the seaboard The Spanish authorities
have consented to remit all duties on relief
supplies as forwarded. The state depart
ment directs that they be sent direct to
Consul General Lee, either money by draft
or check or goods.
Consul General Lee has cabled the state
department just what is wanting at this
juncture and his list is as follows: Summer
clothing, second hand or otherwise, princi.
pally for women and children; medicines
for fevers, including a large proportion of
quinine; hard bread, corn meal bacon,
rice, lard, potatoes beans, peas, salt fish,
principally Goldfish and canned goods, and
especially condensed milk for the starving
children. Money will also be useful to Sc
cure nurses, medicines, and for many other
necessary purposes
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

Dea. A. H. Temple of Colraln fell from
the roof of his house Saturday and sus-
tanned severe injuries. An ankle was
badly fractured, leg broken, and internal
injuries are feared. The accident occurred
while removing the staging from his house
after shinglng.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Death of DIR. e. c. Coy of Turner's Fall

DIR. Erastus c. Coy, one of the oldest
and best known physicians of Franklin
county, died Tuesday of pneumonia at
Turner's Falls. He was born in Colrain,
and came to Turner'S Falls in $780, He
represented his district in the legislature
of 1894. He was for seven years United
States pension examiner, and state medical
examiner for long period. In politics
he was Democrat and in religion a Uni
tartan. He was GO years old, and leaves a
widow, a son and a daughter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

The Peak of Mt. Grace in Warwick
Decided TO Appalachian Mountain
Club.
The Appalachian Mountain club of Bos-
ton has been decided what is known as the
old Stevens pasture on Mt. Grace, War
wick, consisting of 40 acres, including the
northern peak of the mountain, commonly
called Benefits knob, from which most
attractive and extensive view is obtained.
This peak is 1890 feet high and the summit
is 1928 feet high. The gift was suggested
by the late Maria NJ. Stevens, and the
heirs have been glad to carry out her pro-
posal.
Ten grandchildren of the late Joseph
Stevens join in the deed, among them
being Albert Stevens Parsons of Lexing-
ton, an eX-president of the Appalachian
club; Joseph w. Stevens, president of the
First National bank of Greenfield, and the
Misses Stevens of Arlington. Harvey N.
Shepherd of Boston, president of the club,
has lately been in town and looked over
the boundaries of the new property.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Behring Proposals Declined.
Canada Unwilling to Accept and Great
Britain Not Inclined TO Interfere i'm
Cnnada's Foreign Relations.

CRnada's Foreign Relations.
Lord Salisbury, the premier, has writ
ten to United States ambassador Hay in re-
Spouse TO Americas last proposal in the
Behring sea controversy and her request
that Great Britain should enter into an
agreement with the United States, Russia
and Japan to stop sealing. Great Britain
declines to enter into such an agreement.
Lord Salisbury says, in substance, that he
has communicated with the Canadian gov
eminent, which has the foremost interest
in the sealing question, and that Canada is
unwilling to become party to such an ar
rangement as is proposed 10y the United
States. Therefore, England, continues
Lord Salisbury, whose interests are but
slight, would not be justified in acceding to
the proposals Lord Salisbury's answer
emphasizes the policy of England not to
interfere in Cauada's foreign relations.