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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
10 Drowned ON LnIse Eric.

The steamer Idaho went down during a
severe gale Saturday morning near Long
Point, Lake Erie, and 10 of the 81 men on
board were drowned A deck hand and
the second mate were the only survivors
The Idaho went out of commission three or
four years ago, but this summer she was
thoroughly overhaued. After her over
hauling she was placed at the disposal Of
the Naval Veterans association and by
that organization used as the flagship dur
ing the Grand Army encampment in Au-
gust. At the close of the encampment she
was put into commission again as a freight
err. The steamer Mariposa rescued the two
of the crew who escaped. They were
found floating on a spar,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
Four Killed With Axe.
Brother and Three Sisters the Victims
of Tn tomas Nulty's Rage ut RRwdOn,

A horrible crime was committed near
the village of Rawdon, Que, Thursday,
Nov 4, when Thomas Nulty, 2l in a fit of
anger killed his three sisters and one
brother. The victims are Elizabeth, Is,
Annie, Is, Ellen, IA, and Patrick, 9. The
parents of the children were in a neighbor-
ing town and the bodies were first dis
covered by Mr.. NORM, who called at the
house in the afternoon. Young Nulty was
captured 10y the officers. He confessed
and was taken to Jail Sunday morning. 1t
seems that Tom and the oldest girl had
quarrel in which he threatened to kill her.
He chased her out of the house, but was fol-
lowed 10y the l6-year old girl, who carried
an axe To protect her sister. Tom wrenched
the axe from her however, and buried 1t
in her neck, killing her instantly. As the
oldest girl turned to flee, the murderer re
membered her as the first cause Of his crime
and resolved to carry out his original i'm
pulse of revenge. He chased the shreking
girl to the barn and struck her also with
the axe, killing her as he had done Annie
Tom then turned 10 the house and forced
open the door, which the two other children,
girl and boy. had barred, and killed
them as he had the others.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
Gold Excitement in Wyoming.
A Mountain Rich with QuRrtz---May
SurpAss Cripple Creek and LeRdville.

A Mountain Rich with QuRrtZ---May
surpnss Cripple Creek and Leadville.
Great excitement has been caused in
Wyoming by the recent discovery of gold
in Carbon county and for the first time the
inhabitants of that state are gold mad
A white quartz surface float in Purgatory
gulch, has been found to hold within its
walls a golden treasure amounting to S24
5S4, or $3512 in round numbers for each
ton of its weight. Sixty miles from the
nearest railroad on the north, aud separated
from civilization by mountain barriers for
100 to the east, west and south-in the
foot hills of the Sierra Madre range of the
Continental Divides thought to have
been discovered the real Eldorado of the
fortune hunter-the worlds greatest gold
fields.
Wyoming's present gold excitement is
not without foundation for mining ex
perts pronounce the surface indications OF
the new district greater than those of
Cripple Creek or Leadville. In depth
alone can the mineral wealth of a lode
claim be actually determined, and as no
shaft or prospect hole in the district has as
vet been sunk to a greater depth than II
to 90 feet, surface indications remain the
only means of estimating the wealth of the
camp. About four miles from the town of
Grand Encampment, which has been estab-
lished since the gold fever" began, is a
mountain traversed by nine parallel dykes
of heavily mineralized quartz The float
from this mountain is exceedingly rich,
chosen chunks having been assayed as high
as ST. 900 per ton. Claud Sachs, editor of
the Mining Investigator, and w. Weston,
civil mining engineer of London, have Wis
tied the camp recently and the reports of
these men are favorable and almost en-
thusiastic Placer diggings along the
banks of the Grand Encampment river
have become the occupations of many, and
with no mean successes. The paintings
have shown the yellow metal from gold
dust to nuggets weighing as high as | ]
ounces.
There are immense forests of mountain
pines around and in the new district, and
many of the prospectors are erecting
cabins for the winter. More than 200 of
these are now said to be in course of con-
struction. The recent heavy snow has
made the work of hauling logs very diff
cult, and many, it is feared, will suffer if
the present weather should continue.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
Great Lakes-Atlantic Route to BE Short
ened 400 Miles,

When ex-Mayor Mcleod Stewart re.
turns to Ottawa in few days from London
the first real step will be begun toward the
construction of the projected Montreal,
Ottawa & Georgian Bay canal. Mr..
Stewart has been in England laying the
scheme before the British financiers and
the British government The work will
cost $25 900, 900 and will shorten the route
from the lakes to the seaboard by 400 miles.
Though the scheme is called the Georgian
Bay canal, there will really be but little
canal about it, The idea is to use the St.
Lawrence river from the Atlantic ocean to
Montreal, then the Ottawa river up to its
head waters, from where the Black river
and two smaller but deep streams run into
the Georgian bay, near Parry sound. The
main feature of the canal that is said to
have interested the British government is
the fact that the canal would form, in case
of war with the States, perfectly safe
military waterway to Western Canada and
the great lakes. An effort will be made at
the coming session of the Dominion parlia-
ment to get the government to guarantee
the payment of S15, 900, 900 worth of bonds
for the canal at three per cent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
Fire Bugs Cause the Destruction OF II
Big Hotel.

The Hotel San Marco, one of the finest
and most commodiouS hotel properties in
St. Augustine, Fla, was burned Sunday
morning, entailing loss of about $3.50, 900,
with less than $50, 600 insurance. The fire
was discovered at about o'clock and an
alarm was Immediately sounded. One
engine reached the scene, but its work was
delayed owing to holes cut in the pipes.
The fire bugs had also screwed up the
couplings SO tight that there was great
delay in unfastening them.
The owner of the San Marco was William
Beale of Boston, and it was leased to Nc
Dowell & Palmer. and would have been
opened next month. Fearing further in
cendiarism, those in charge of the Hotel
Ponce de Leon ordered steam up constantly
in order to furnish water pressure at a
moments notice The fire board has offered
$500 reward for the capture of the in
cendiaries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
PHOENIX. BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER II, 1897
%15,OOO,OOO in Gold
wan he Brought from KlondIke by the
First steamer Ia the spring---New
Line of Steamers on the Yukon.


Line of Steamers on the Yukon.
f. J. Gage of Chicago, son of Secretary
Gage, and auditor of the American Trad
ing and Transportation company, passed
through Butte tuesday on his return from
Dawson City, coming down from Dawson
on the last boat. He says that the stories
of the wealth of the Klondike have not
been exaggerated and that the first boat
down in the spring will bring at least Sl5,-
600, 900 in gold
Mr.. Gage looks for other discoveries in
that country equally rich as the Klondlke.
He says there are at present about 1000
people in Dawson City, and he predicts
that there will be great deal of suffering
from the fact that many men rushed there
without sufficient provisions to last them
over winter. Two stores had stopped TAX
! ing orders for provisions before he left,
| having sold out their entire stock. The
| stock of the others were getting very low.
! A formidable competitor for Yukon traf-
| iic is TO be launched next spring. 1t will
be equipped with both rail and steamer
lines covering the most practical routes to
the gold basin. The Yukon company, by
| its president, Andrew f. Burleigh, has let
a contract for II modern river steamers,
| "a barges and two owboats to the ship
building firm of Moran Brothers of Butte.
The contract involves an expenditure of
nearly $1,000 600 The boats are to be
delivered at St. Michaels for use imme-
diately after the opening of navigation on
the Yukon next spring The capital stock
of the Yukon company is S1O,OOO,OOO and
it numbers among its members some of the
financial heavy weights of the United
States. The company will not conhne its
operations TO conducting line of steamers
between Seattle and the Klondike by way
of st. Michaels, but will build a railroad
across the Chilkoot Pass and over the
Dalton trail to Five Fingers, on the Yukon,
there connecting with line of river steam
ers to the Alaskan gold fields
The headquarters of the company are in
Seattle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
Immense Canadian OIL FieIds---Stand-
ard OIL Trust May Have n Rival.

The Standard Oil trust may have a rival,
according to the story which comes from
Montreal this week. The oil wells at
Gaspe, the peninsula which extends into
the Gulf of ST. Lawrence, are of wonder
full richness, and work at the newly estab-
lished refineres Their. is being pushed night
and day. An English company has secured
control of $4,000 acres of land, free of
rent or royalties All the features which
betoken the existence of petroleum in guam
tity are found in Gaspe Its geographical
position and the fact of its being on the
seaboard within seven days of London and
1000 miles nearer European markets than
the United States oil fields, give it advant-
ages in the matter of carriage and freight
1t is said that at the lowest estimate from
10000 to 10000 wells may be sunk upon
the property.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
A swIndIer at Vale.

William A. Thompson, Yale law stu
dent, was arrested in New Haven a short
time ago, accused of stealing diamond
ring from another Yale man, and it was
afterwards found that he has been in
trouble in New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and Connecticut, although he has
yet to serve his first term in prison Ac-
cording to the police he is clever swindler,
who possesses a peculiar genius that en-
ables him to escape the consequences of his
crimes. At present he is under a sls-
pended sentence for grand larceny in
Kings county, and hundred business
men of West Hoboken and Jersey City
Heights, whom he is said to have imposed
upon, will be happy to learn of his where
abouts. He is also acpused of several other
crimes, among them being a bold swinde in
New Jersey. Thompson is married and
has one child.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
Teacher Killed by His Pupils.

James Allen, teacher in a school at
Wheatland, Mo-, was beaten to death
Thursday by his pupils. As a punishment
for misconduct Mr.. Allen kept several boys
after school was dismissed. When released
the youths went away angry, and later, as
the schoolmaster was on his way home,
they waylaid him, pelting him with stones
and clubs. Mr.. Allen was knocked down
and his skull crushed. He did not regain
consciousness and died the next morning.
The youths have been arrested.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12

Burglars blew open safe of the Stand
ard Oil company's Springfield, Mass,
branch office early Saturday morning and
secured $1400. The plant is in an isolated
place near Ingersoll grove, and for the
past year has had no Waterman.
The trial of Joseph E. Kelley charged
with the murder of Cashier Joseph A. Stick
ney, of the Great Falls National bank of
Somersworth, n. H., began at Dover, N.
H., Monday, and that of Martin Thorn
charged with the murder of William Gull
densuppe, bath attendant at New York,
began in Long Island City on the same day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12
BOSTON q MAINE RAILROAD.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
New London Division

New London Division.
Taking effect October J, 1897
GOING SOUTH.
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows
$50 NJ. Tor Springfield and New York
o:45 A. NJ, for Mlllers Falls Palmer and New Lou
don. Connecting at MIllers rails with rItcn
burg r. r., at Palmer with Boston s Albany
X. r., at Wilimantic with New England r. r.,
at New London within. Y, n. II. & II r. X.
9:l0 A. H., for Springfield and New York
1890 A. NJ, for Milers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg r. R., Palmer and stations on Boston &
Albany r, R., and for New London.
2:l3 p. NJ, for Sprii gfied and New York.
4:5 p. ~ for Millers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg r. R., Palmer and New London and New
York via Norwich Line
4;S p NJ, for Springfield and New York.
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows:
1928 A. NJ, from New York via Norwich Line, New
London. Palmer aud Mixers Falls
ll:06 A. NJ, from Springfield
IL b5 P. H., from New London, Palmer and Millers
Falls
zoe $40 and 1905 P. NJ, from Springfield and
955 P. NJ, from New London, connecting from
Palmer, Miii- s Falls and INTERN edate stations
- Subject to change without notice
d. MACKENZIE, Supt., New London.
3. w, CUMMINGS, q. p. A, st. Adams
J. a. soUTRARD, D. r. A., Nov LoSdoE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-12

The Baldwin Locomotive works of Phil
adelphia, controlled by former Vermont
men, have just received foreign orders for
locomotives aggregating 100000. TWEEN
ty-two locomotives are to go to the Finland
railway, 10 to Canada, "a to Brazil, and
one each to Mexico and Norway.
Simeon Kemp of Texas has secured
judgment against the government in the
court of claims of $4,000 for the loss of
property destroyed by the Comanche In
dams A legal point is involved in the de-
cree, which is said to apply to 1000 other
cases which have $40, 900, 900 at stake.
.(Other Neios an Briet on sd Pagej
Evening star., 1897-03-26
The Anacosfin Flats.

II is announced that the committee or
East Washington citizens who are striving
to persuade Congress TO begin the Work or
reclaiming the Anacostia flats will resume
their active agitation of the subject at
once in the hope of securing the favorable
attention OF the houses at the present ses-
sion This Iaudable enterprise has been ex-
piained and advocated many times in The
Star The urgent need for action has been
set forth so plainly that the marvel Is that
Congress has not long ago provided for the
work required. This work. which must be
done sooner or later. will cost much less to-
day or a year hence than ten years later
Economy dictates prompt attention and
remedy But the governments interest Is not
a financial one only. The project of reclama-
tioa appeals directly TO the humane in
stincts Of the Legislators on the hill. Every
annual report from the Navy Yard, the
Washington Barracks. the Marine Bar
racks, the Naval Hospital and the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane contains tes-
timony that the nations own charges and
servants are among the chief sufferers
from the maIariaI influences that emanate
from the marshes formed by the gradual
filling of the stream. At the Navy Yard
this unwholesome atmosphere detraets
from the value of the services rendered by
mach: lists. apprentices and others in :he
great gun foundry and the efficiency Of the
military forces at the two barracks is re-
duced while the sick list grows to dreadful
proportions. CommaUdants. superintend
ents and secretaries unite in condemning
the conditions surrounding the various in
stitutions under their charge and appeal to
Congress for relief in such plain terms that
the persistent neglect of the subject by the
committees becomes subject for wonder
ment. This is apart from the duty Con-
gress clearly owes 10 the citizens of the
capital, who are dependent upon the ma
tional legislature in such matters. or the
duty il owes to the nation to preserve and
heautifY the nation.s canitaI
Evening star., 1897-03-26
England and Crete.

England's position In the affair of Crete
grows daily more embarrassing. The min
isjry Is only haIf-heartedIy for Turkey
That is shown in many things but in
rOthing more conspicuously than in the ex-
tremely guarded way in which Secretary
CurZoH fences in the house of commons
With the opposition on the subject His
replies almost follow the scripiural injunc-
tion of going no further than yea, yea and
nay. nay He seems 10 realize that what
soever is more than this may lead to
evil The English people are unquestion-
ably for Crete, and il may come to pass
that they will force their government into
an attitude in accordance with their own
wishes. That would be a great day for
England.
So long hostilities are delayed there
VIII remain soma ground for debate
Specious arguments about treaty powers
and obligations, as we'll as solemn adiura-
ions to keep In key with the concert oil
Europe. will prove more or less effective.
But II war begins-real red war. with
everybody in dead or live earnest-then the
previous question is ordered and all other
debate ends On the one side will be King
George as the champion OF civilization. and
on the other the Turk. seeking by the gen
tie means OF a mild hammered man" 10
continue his practice of scuttling ships and
cutting throats.
Would England In such circumstances go
Evening star., 1897-03-26
Republican Division mt Albany

There are rumors of friction in New
York between Gov. Black and Senator
Platt. and. while they are denied there
seems 10 be something 10 them. Differ
ences of opinion have arisen about certain.
legislation proposed for the greater New
York When Gov. Black took office the
Pla;t men claimed him absolutely. There
was almost an open boast. indeed. that he
would execute faithfully at Albany the
whole Platt program. Has he revolted
this early in the game? And. II so. will he
set up in business for himself? And how
will the detection affect Mr.. Platt's for
tunes i'll the state?
These questions are interesting because
in coming TO the Senate here and leaving
matters at home largely in the hands of
his neutenants Mr.. Platt has taken the
same risk that Mr.. Hill took six years ago
VIII he. in the end. pay similar penalty?
When the senatorial prize was dangled
before Mr.. Hill's eyes he was the absolute
master of the situation in New York. He
had a perfec tly constructed machine which
obeyed his lightest pressure. Some of his
warmest friends tried to induce him to
stay at home and watch the corners at
close range But he decided that he could
maHaSe things well from a little dis
tdnce. and accepted election to the Senate.
lie has just returned home to find his ma
chine most seriously out Of gear. his
friends. like himself out of office and
matters generally. from an organization
standpoint. at skies and seyens.
Mr. Plat has left machine behind quite
as well constructed as was Mr.. Hills
He. too. will try to direct his lieutenants
from this town. But will it prove as Ell
fective as though he had remained on the
ground and directed matters at close
range? He is cast for an important part
here He is regarded as one of the most
adroit men in the Senate, and the close
vote there will make his counseIs of great
service TO his party. He cannot be in
Washington and New York at the same
time Will he be able to keep his eyes on
the performances in both rings so as not
70 miss any material point in either?
Gov Black is represented as a young
man of ability and resolution. He is fresh
from the people. and. as some people be-
Heve. is q man of ambition. The office he
holds gives him a great deal of power
The governor of New York has opportuni-
ties for forging TO the front and keeping
there sucn as are enjoyed by the governor
Of no other state in the Union. Has Gov.
Black the disposition and the skill 10 i'm
prove them?
Evening star., 1897-03-26

with the Turk? Gould she afford TO do so?
Would any English ministry dare to put
English troops in the field. or head English
ships. against the flag of Greece raised in
defense of a Christian people appealing
for liberty and their lives? Such thing
is quite inconceivable.
This would appear to explain Lord Sails
bury's extremely cautious course. He is
one of the ablest Of Englishmen in parlia
mentary or diplomatic debate. So long as
he can keep the question in such an arena
he may hope in large measure to dom-
nate IT; but II once it gets definitely be-
yond that. and war is on the cards, the
que stion. in the peoples hands. will domi-
rate. or overturn, him.
The story that England's attitude in this
matter has weakened the arbitration treaty
In the Senate is probably an exaggeration.
But it cannot have helped her. If it has
been taken into the account at all, 1t must
have been to show that with all of her
desire for peace and progress she is cap
able of getting herself into some ugly
complications. where simply good will Is
a small and an ineffective factor.
Evening star., 1897-03-26
The Death-Pcnalty Decision.

1t Is to be hoped that the Court of Ap.
peais of the District will hnd way out 81
the difficulty created by the recently de-
livered dictum of Judge Bradley, COM
mented upon at length in The Star yester.
day. An opportunity to do SO presents it.
self in the pending Pearson murder case
but even if the court should wish to take
up the matter for examination. it is, ot
course. not certain that the opinion ren,
dered in the court below will not be sus.
tanned. and the District left in the predica-
ment of having no legal method of punish
ing criminals convicted of murders COM
mitted prior to January Il last. The case
is involved in more than usual difficulty
owing to the remarkable situation created
by the operation of the constitutional prohi-
bition against ex post facto laws. One
view has been presented which, If tenable,
indicates that there is absolutely no remedy
for the difficulty unless the upper court
reverses the informal judgment of Judge
bradley Tne most generally accepted in
depreciation of one bearing of the constitu-
tlonal clause about ex post facto laws is
that 1t is illegal to pass laws which in
crease the punishment of offenses COM
mltted prior to the passage of the acts
should the dictum already pronounced
stand as law. it has the effect of decreasing
to nothing-the punishment for murders
committed prior to January Is That is
permissible under the Constitution Will it
be constitutional. therefore for Congress
to repeal that portion of the act of January
10 which gives rise to this situation mas
much as the repeal would, by restoring
the death penalty for these cases In effect
increase the penalty. which prior to the re-
peal wes nothing? 1t is very delicate prop
ositlon, and one that requires the grayest
consideration. The plight of the District i,
intensified by reason of the fact that the
government or prosecution has no appeal
IN capital cases. that right belonging ex-
clusiVely to the defense. and the case in
the course of which the dictum was de-
hvered resulted in acquittal consequently
there Is no means of reaching an upper
bench specifically upon the merits of the
case, and the review of the opinion must
come by indirection