Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-04-09

Prof. n. B. Miller general assistant naturalist,
United States fish commission service, died Fri
day morning while aboard the United States
steamship Albatross at San Diego, Calf.
A Norway, Me-, man dropped his pocket book,
containing $40 and number Of valuable papers,
in the barn yard the other day and the hogs
promptly ate 1t up.
A Watertown, Me-, woman in cleaning house
the other day, found what she thought was
two-pound bag of turnip seed and threw 1t into
the stove. II was gunpowder instantly sta there
pieces, also blowing out the windows of that and
two adjoining rooms.
Joseph Mcmahon, proprietor of McMahon's cir.
Gus formerly known Bond Brothers circus
was killed in Wichita, nan, Friday, in quarrel
with Deputy Marshal Cunningham OF Abilene,
Tex, about prisoner held there awaiting requl-
sition papers. The prisoner claimed to be mem
Der of McMahon's circus company. Cunningham
was arrested
Mrs. John McGrath, who lives near Seneca,
Kan, while driving toward home one evening re-
Gently drove into a stream that was out OF its
banks The current took away the wagon bed.
Mrs. McGrath was holding on to the team and
poi separated from her six children. IL was
fearful fight for life, but she finally got out OF the
water with the team. The SIX children were
drowned Three of the bodies were recovered
II Is believed by leading oil men that deal is
being effected between the Manhattan Oil com
vany of Lima. o., and the new Cudaly Oll COM
pany, to form combination 70 oppose the oIah9-
ard oh company, of which John D.Rockefeler Is
tbe Pond Roth companies are already strong ri
walls of the Standard company ana comOnation
of their interests would mean an alnalRaiHaleu
concern which would control the entlre OIL pro-
duCuon.
A movement has been set on foot by prominent
New York people to secure an endOwment Tor the
education and support of that wonderfully gifted
deaf. dumb and blind girl Helen hellar the CIR
cumstances of whose life are SO wei known IL
Is nroposed to raise the sum of S5OOOO Whlch WIZ
be Invested in some safe form Tor the dement, OF
Miss Kear and her teacher, Miss SULLIVAN VINO
has become an essential companion to her ward
Nearly half the necessary amount mas been SUD
scribed.
Dr.JH Walton and DR.. Lindsay, welLknown
physicians of Dubuque, Ia, arrived IN CIiicaso,
Sunday and began taking Walk ABOUT LInG t9,
park Suddenly DR.. Walton Walkeu ,IaPlIy
ahead, drew a razor from his pocket ana cut ms
throat Before DR.. Lindsay or any OF tne hoIIl-
fled spectators could reach him the physician e1-
pired. DR. Lindsay knows no cause tor Dr, wal,
TOMS act He believes, however, thAt ne was
suddenly seized with insanity.
A flash of lightning killed Georgia convict IN
a strange manner one day last week. A pahu oI
II convicts were working in fiel9 when seNg ~
storm came up. The guard quickly strung Cn s
gang upon long chain and hustled Ihenl toMa az u
a tree Frank Dent was at one emo OF lnS cnaIn'
while the other end was made fast ABOUT lhe Tree,
thus securing the crowd. bright nash came
and in an instant the tree was In sphhleIs, lne
current passed along the links OF the chain, IN
stantly killing Dent on whom the current sloP-
ped The others were uninJured