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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
Failures Smallest Since 1892.
wheat Far In Excess OF Needs Railroad
Earnings Constantly Increasing -Fea-
lures Of Dun's Commercial Report.


r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review Of
trade says: Failures were the smallest
ever known in any quarter since 1892, and
business payments through hanks the largest
by $26S, 900, 600 ever known in September
The weeks exchanges are SIS per cent
larger than in 1892
Crop reporters now agree in putting the
Yield of wheat about $50 600. 900 to $780,
0OO 600 bushels, which is nearly 200 OOO,-
600 bushels more than will be required for
home use. As foreign reports indicate
larger demand and exports since July
have been nearly as heavy as in the best
past year, with 1855 ia bushels from At
antic ports, flour included, for the last
week, against :. 240.j1l last year, the re-
covery of l I cents in price for the week is
not without reason. Western receipts con.
tinue to exceed last years. S,00l ,220 bush
els. against :. 243. 969 for the week. With
less favorable reports of yield, corn ex
ports fall short slightly, with small differ
ence in price. Cotton is unchanged in
price with larger consuming demands,
though big crop estimates do not appear to
be disputed.
Railroad earnings have been increasing
each week in September compared with
last year, so that the aggregate of returns
for the month, l2.S per cent larger than in
1896, are Is per cent. larger than in 1892.
Trunk lines show a gain of 4.3 per cent,
and western roads a small loss compared
with that year. Chicago east-bound ton
mage for the quarter was but l per cent
smaller than in 1892, and west bound
freights have been unusually large.
\ large increase in the production of pig
iron, with heavy realizing sales of lots held
on speculation, have caused a decline Of / j
cents to $40. 60 for Bassemer at Pittsburg
though Grey forged have advanced -
cents, and pig is stronger at Chicago and
eastern markets.
Wool has now reached an average OF
20 81 cents a pound for 100 quotations OF
domestic by Coates Bros of Philadelphia
showing a rise of eight cents since year
ago, with a much heavier rise on some
! qualities, but following an average decline
| Of ! / cents from March, 1898. Speculative
sales still account for most Of the aggre
gate, which has been at the three chic
markets II, 331 600 pounds for the week
of which : .Vjj 500 were domestic, but man
ufacturers are buying some wool for mix
ture with the cheaper wool held for some
months past The rise has 50 greatly ex
ceeded the advance in prices of wooler
goods that the mills might have to pause
but for the very large stocks bought in ad
vance. Goods are strong, with a furtnel
! advance in some grades, but in the aggre
gate thus far not 20 per cent from tn
lowest point against 60 per cent advanc,
in the average price of wool.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Gen. Weyler Recalled.

gen. BIanco wan Take Command in
CUBA weyIer's Report of PaclhcatIon
Denied -Evangelina Cisneros Escaped
to New Orleans.
The Spanish cabinet has at last decided
upon the recall of Gen. Weyler from Cuba,
and a decree appointing Capt. Gen. Blanco
y. Arenas. marquis Of Pena- Plata, gov
ernor general Of the island, has been issued.
1t is stated by Spanish paper that 10000
reinforcements will accompany Gen. Blanco
10 Cuba. He will also be accompanied by
Cen Arderino as vice-governor OF Cuba,
Gen Gonzalez Pairals as chief OF staff, and
Gems Pando, Brrbal and Canella Capt.
Gen. Blanco will sail for Cuba this week,
and Gen. Weyler will leave Havana on the
2Oth for Spain. Weyler would have left
Cuba Oct 10Th had he not received a
telegram from Senior Segasta asking him
to remain there until the arrival Of his
successor. The Marquis De Ahumada,
who was VIEWERS second in command,
has resigned. and Marquis Palmerao, civil
Governor of Havana, and the other prov.
incial governors, have rendered their resig
nations
In contradiction of Gen. Weylers state
ment that he has now paciied four prov
inces comes the news that a strong force Of
insurgents has crossed the Jucaro-M Moron
trocha ana is moving westward. Bayamo,
Holguin and other strongholds in Santiago
de Cuba have been abandoned by the Span
iards. and a part Of Gen. Garcia's men are
coming west. This force attacked and
captured the town Of Taguaybon, near
Remedies. in Santa Clara province, on
October ,. without losing a man. The
force. swelling on its way, Is now march
ing toward Matanzas. Gomez, who Is not
in the most robust health will not come
westward for the present.
1t Is asserted at the palace that Senorta
Evangelina Cisneros, disguised as a boy,
sailed for New Orleans on a Morgan line
steamer on Oct. Sth The authorities de-
cline to state bow they know this. but it Is
remarkable how early and how thoroughly
the authorities were informed in every
detail Of the girls escape. Indeed, the
opinion Is pretty generally expressed that
Evangelinas escape settles a veXed ques
ton for Gen. Weyer without heart
burning
Premier Sagasta states that the govern
ment of Spain will devote itself first to the
pacifcation of Cuba and will afterward:
Introduce in the island a model form OF
administration Gen. Banco will act il
'uud III StllSt ''lllFLAaheS WIN .A4U -'l 90 HN
tons that he may receive from the cabinet
He is no longer a man Of action. Hi
energies have disappeared, and persons
who have lately seen him declare that he il
almost a complete wreck physically as wei
as mentally.
Capt. Gen. Blanco is 50 years old, anC
fought during the last civil war in Spain
He was made Marquis de Pena Plata fol
his victory over the Carlists at that place
and from 1879 to 1881 was governor o
Cuba. He was Capt. Gen. Of the Philip
pine islands from 1894 to 1896, when b,
was recalled. Since then he refused Il
hold any Office under Canovas
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
A Hunters Horrible Mistake.

Hugh Atkins, wel-known resident of
Tuckahoe, y. y, was hunting Friday
when he thought he saw a woodchuck go
ing slowly along a stone wall Atkins
raised his gun and fired, and struck the
supposed woodchuck in the centre Of what
he supposed was the tody. When Atkins
reached the wall 10 secure his supposed
prize. horrible sight met his gaze In
stead of hitting the woodchuck he had
blown the head off of an Italian. The lat
ter had been walking on the other side Of
the wall and it was his head on which was
a fur cap that Atkins in the distance sup
posed to be a woodchuck. Atkins imme-
ditely notified the coroner and was placed
under arrest. The identity of the Italian
has not yet been established.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
Twelve Days on an Ice FlOc.
In the ArtIc Rescued In n Starving
Condition.

sixteen Survi vors OF n Whaler Wrecked
In the ArtIc Rescued In n Starving
Condition.
The fate Of the crew Of the steam whaer
Nsvarch of New Bedford. which was
wrecked in the Artic, August II, is no
longer in doubt. The captain. his wife aud
the first and fourth officers. " ho succeeded
in escaping from the vessel after she was
caught in the ice, were picked mp by the
United States revenue cutter Bear The
other 30 men on board were supposed to
have persisted. The news Of the death Of
II men and the rescue Of the other rs was
brought to San Francisco by NJ Dias.
who was the third mate Of the vessel. and
who came down on the steam whaler Bon
ANA from Point Barrow
DiAs, who Is a Portugue Sc, relates a har-
rowing tale Of suffering and starvati N in
the ice-bound North After the Navarch
had been nipped by the icebergs and the
captain, his wife and two Of the off Gers had
been fortunate enough 70 reach open water
in the gig, the others stayed by their yes
sci as long as possible The food supply
rapidly became exhausted. II Of the men
died, and finally the vessel went to pieces
and sank. The 10 survivors tried to make
their way south over the ice. but soon
found themselves adrift on foe For u
days they foated with the ocean currents
suffering the most intense torture from
hunger. Finally, after all hope Of rescue
had been abandoned. the castaways were
sighted by the steam whaler Thresher and
quickly rescued. They were taken to
Point Barrow and given every care and
attention
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15

Herbert Grow, young business man Of
Hastings, Neb., was stabbed fatally Sunday
with hat pin in the shape of toy dagger
He refuses TO tell who stabbed him, but it
is thought that he was struck by young
women enraged by jealousy
Emmett c. Gibson, wro is under arrest
in New York, charged with passing a
worthless check of 500 on the proprie-
tors Of tt e Imperial hotel, has handled
millions of dollars in stocks and bonds of
some Of the greatest financial enterprises
of recent times. His swindles, it is said.
amount to about $500 GOO, and extend all
over the country, He is said to have been
a promoter of giant schemes in Gordon
City, Kan, Topeka, Kan, Akron, o., Des
Moines, To-, and other places
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15

Flesh

You naturally lose flesh in
the summer and running down
is so easy You get a little
weaker each day without hard
ly noticing it There is loss OF
appetite, headache, weakness
Of the muscles, disturbed sleep,
weakness Ofmemory, these
are the beginning Of nervous
prostration Iron and tonics
and bitters may afford some
temporary relief, but what you
need is a food for body. brain
and nerves.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
Starvation in the Klondike.
No More Food WIN Reach Dawson This
seSson---Inssnity Caused by the Ell

No More Food WnI Reach Dawson This
SeHson---InsanIty Caused by the E1-
element
Harry Roumain, who came TO Victor a.
B. c.. this week on the steamer, City Of
Topeka. having just come from Daw son
City, says there is not enough food there
for one-third of the population. There is
no hope Of relief coming up the river as
the water is very low He says there is
no chance of taking relief over the Dalton
trail. The only way to get there in winter
is on snow on the Dyea trail down the riv-
er on the ice One hundred and three
he Of cattle got in over the Dalton trail,
but other cattle on the trail will never
reach Dawson, the trail being covered
with snow. Rouman met a number Of
boats with men who got over the Skaguay
and Dyea trails, but they had light outfits
vhich accounts for their success
l. +. Gerrish, who has reached Tacoma,
says: The sanitary condition of Dawson
Is not so bad as many reports have declared.
In many instances sickness and death have
been brought about 10y hard work and ex-
element Some men live on barely moth
ing and that only half cooked. The excite
ment attendant upon washing and the ac-
emulation of gold is so great that men de
vote time TO it that should be given TO cook
ing. cleanliness and rest
"A man named johnson washed out $50
600 and could not dispossess himself Of the
idea that he was going to be robbed. The
mental strain was 50 great that II caused
his death, for he was found. one morning
dead in bed, and underneath his pillow lay
his sack Of $50, 900 in gold dust When
we left Dawson men were begging at the
store doors TO be allowed to enter and get
supplies. 1t was some days before our
party succeeded in obtaining enough pro
visions TO supply US on our journey out. ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
Confessed to Numbering IA wives.

A cablegram from Rotterdam says; Gus
tave Muller has surrendered to the police
of Rotterdam, confessing the murder of his
wife and child. As proof of the truth of
his confession he produced from his pocket
four human ears. The police on searching
his house found the two bodies. Muller
subsequently confessed that he also had
killed his parents, mutilating their bodies in
the same fashion, and then he made the
astonishing statement that he had disposed
similarly of IA wives, whom he had married
in various parts of the world.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
To spend Millions for Education.

DR.. Thomas W Evans, the famous
American dentist of Paris, will spend a
part of his huge fortune of $50, 600, 600 in
founding and maintaining educational in
situations in different cities in this country
He coutemplates the establishment of a
great dental university in Philadelphia Ii
is 10 be an elaborate institution and partly
free. Students will be able to go there and
get a superior education at a very moderate
cost. DR.. Evans has also consulted den
fists in New York, Chicago, Cincinnati aud
other cities as to the best way of carrying
out his projects.
DR.. Evens, however, wishes TO form
other educational charitable and benevo-
lent institutions as well, and has consulted
many prominent men in the West, from
whom he has obtained views as TO the most
advisable plans First of all, DR.. Evans
favors his own state, Pennsylvania, and
after that Minnesota. 1t is understood
that Philadelphia, Minneapolis and St Paul.
and possibly New York, Cincinnati and
Chicago are to be the favored cities.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
Upholstery.

SOFAs, Lounges, Easy Chairs. ETC. upholstered
> and repaired Old hair mattresses cleansed
ana renovated good as new. Window curtains
1 our orders VIII receive rompt attention.
FOX SALE - One BARRIERS cnp case aftV
cups, chamber earth closet, ! gasolene cook
stove, invalid reclining chair. Ionnee- ~
lounge, etc.
SO G. B. KIRwAN, South Main strsst
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15

Services concentrating the 200th ami
versary of the calling of the first pastor
over the old Dutch church in Tarrytown,
n. Y, were held Sunday and Monday in
that part of the town known as Sleepy
Hollow the immortal ''Sleepy Hollow" of
Washington lrving's sketch Book" The
old church is well preserved, and within
the last six months the alterations of the
interior made in 1887 have been removed,
and its original fittings and style restored.
Charles Rebir, 10, climbed into the en-
closure surrounding the cage of grizzly
bears at the Central Park Zoo in New York
Sunday and attempted to feed one of the
bears an apple. The animal clutched the
boys arm with his claws, drawing him
close to the cage, and then fixed his teeth
in the arm and tried to draw the boy into
the cage. Rebir's cries drew two police
men, who dubbed the animal until he re-
leased his hold The boys arm was badly
lacerated.
DR.. Jarrad X. Smith, government physi-
clan at Koloa, Island of Kaui, and brother
of Attorney General Smith of Honolulu,
was shot down in his doorway on Sept. "a,
by Kapea, a native whose mother and sis
ter DR.. Smith had declared lepers and or
dered to Molokai The brother of the muir
derer, who held his horse while he shot DR..
Smith, turned states evidence, and on the
strength of his story Kepea, his mother
and six other persons have been arrested.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
Merchants and Robbers Worked To-
gether.

The investigation of the Bohannon car
gang robberies by the Whitfield county
Ca grand jury has brought fourth some
sensational disclosures in the town of Dal-
ton, 40 miles south of Chattanooga, Tenn
The jury has discovered that the gang has
stolen 800, 200, and has been working sys-
tematically for years. In addition to the
finding of ID indictments against each mem
Der of the gang, the jury has found indict-
ments against the several merchants of Dal-
ton for working in completely with the
gang and receiving stolen goods Before
reaching Dalton the goods were thrown
out of the cars and carried away by con-
federates. The goods were afterward sold
by the gang to the Dalton merchants.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
She was a Miser with S61, 900.

Pretended She was starving While She
Hid Money and Bonds About Her
Rooms.
A thorough search of the rooms of Mrs.
Almira Perham, who died apparently pen
niless on April u at her home at the South
End, Boston, has revealed over SCI 200 scat
tered about in odd places. OF this sum SEA,
900 is in cash. Bills of all denominations
were found in an old hustle The rest of the
SCI 900 is in United States bonds. Much
money was found in chairs, trunks and
chests with false bottoms, and in odd re-
ceptacles, not revealed until the walls had
been partially torn down.
Mrs. Perham gave her neighbors to I'M
derstand that she was almost starving, and
she often received presents of money and
food. She lied alone, without leaving
either a will or directions where the money
could be found. As she had no children,
the money will be divided among many
nephews and nieces, who are already on
the spot fighting over the estate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15

Ex-United States Senator John R. Nc
Pherson of New Jersey died Friday. He
was born at York, n. Y, in 1888. He
was at one time prominent dealer in live
stock at jersey City aud introduced into
this country the abattoir system of France.
In 1871 he was elected to the state senate
and in 1877 was elected United States SEN
ator to succeed F. P. Freylinghuysen. He
served three terms as United States sena-
tor. He was a delegate to the national
Democratic conventions in 1884, 1888 and
1892 and supported Cleveland each time.
The last few years of his life were not de-
voted to politics on account of poor health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
Wanted His Suicide Observed

DIR. I. T. Munroe, a victim of the NOR
phine habit, committed suicide at Atlanta
Monday. He went there with DR.. J. I.
Going of Aiken, ;. c., 10 consult a special
ist. In careless conversation DR.. Going
remarked that if any member of the pro-
fession desired to commit suicide he should
permit fellow physician TO take notes on
the approach of death Dr. Munroe went
to be- and soon afterward called DR.. Go
ing, who found the bedclothes soaked with
blood flowing from veins which DR.. Nun
roe had severed in several parts of his
body Munroe calmly told Going to take
notes, and, though his brother physician
worked heroically, in 20 minutes Munroe
was dead. Aunroe had large practice.
He left widow and two children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15

Hoods pills cure liver ills, biliousness, ind
gestion, headache. A pleasant laxative. An
druggists.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
PNAASBVRNS
The Quality
Makes 1t So.

"Make it the best, then keep it
the best" is the principle that has
increased the sale of Pillsbury's
Best beyond that of any other
-four in the world; has made the
consumer prefer it above all
others and makes it today the
reliance of the retailer who seeks
the permanent, paying trade OF
consumers who want the best and
buy where they can get the best
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-10-15
no Cure ConslIpatIon Forever.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic 10 or % cents
II c. c. G. fail 70 cure, druggists refund money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

Cincinnati for concert Other clubs have done
the same thing for the Thomas Orchestra OF
Chicago and 1t Is through the work OF the
women that chamber music is rapidly gaining
votarics I'm places whore few years ago such
a thing as "a string quartet was unknown. In
some towns which too small 10 justify the
giving Of separate courses Of concerts or lectures
by the separate clubs. decorations have been Of
fcctcd for the purpose Of making the bringing
Of high-class entertainments feasible, and thus
singers. players and lecturers are heard who
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

their field that the country has to snow. II 10
largely through their help that the pest y,
artists who come to u5 from Europe are he'nu
nowadays in a dozen places where decaue aso
they would have been heard in but one iho
energy ana enterprise OF some OF THESE CLUBS
are amazing. In Cincinnati, as The TRIBUNE
readers have had an opportunity to learn, inc
women's musical club took the initiative IN OF
ganizing a permanent orchestra, of when hir'
Frank van der Stuckcn. 81 long ana eiiiclenty
active I'm New-York. is director. Before that
WAS done the club took the responsibility OIL
bringing the Boston symphony Orchestra 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

large enough for concerts OF all kinds except
such as require large numbers of performers
This hall is. of course hired to visiting artists
lecturers. etc. and is also used for political and
other meetings. being admirably adapted for
such purposes in all respects except one.
Acoustcally it is imperfect. but experiments
are making to remedy it's defects. The club. OF
which Mrs f. NJ. Davis Is now president, has
about six hundred members. of whom one hun
dred or whereabouts are student members-i. e.
such as engaged at the time of their election
in the study Of music. At the end of two years
student members are required to pass an exafnN
nation for active membership. AS a rule an
women's musical clubs require a fixed standard
Of proficiency I'm their active members
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14

Traces Of the impetus In the direction of ar
tistic culture which went out from Cincinnati
twenty years ago still everywhere visible
in the West. In Cincinnati itself the spectacle
is not wholly inspiring. however, and woful
pity it is. Mr.. Van der Stucken is working
valorousy to raise the standard of education at
the College Of Music which ought by this time
to be an institution Of National if not interna-
tonal, reputation. but his efforts are handi-
capped by the loose system If the past and the
prevalent notion that college of music ought
to accept all corners as pupils and give them
as many or as few lessons as they want. Mr..
Van der Stucken. as dean of the college faculty,
is seeking TO combat that fallacy and establish
a curriculum which will tend 40 develop must
clans and amateurs of high type. His reforms
have sent several old teachers out of the insti-
tuition all Of whom have started schools of their
own. In consequence, Cincinnati now has ten
colleges. Conservatives and schools of music,
several Of which have frcm two hundred to four
hundred students. Whether not there is any
real teaching of the higher type. such as sends
musicians out OF the conservatores Of Paris
Brussels. L.eipsic. Munich and Vienna, may be
left to the imagination. The ptiful thing about
the situation is that there should have been so
little effort in the past TO achieve standard
which might bear comparison with the Euro
pcan There has never been any esprit De corps
among the teachers Of the College Of Music
Each has felt himself an individual giving les
sons under a common roof with others, and be-
licvcd that If his class was large it was because
Of his fame. Hence the many schools now
which are merely combines the old New
York Aldermen would have said. OF teachers
each with a following. who have agreed to d.
vide rentals and other expenses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-14
4 .BfPhha NLAlTzTrGfR"

would otherwise never visit the places. ms
plan Is working with excellent results In jack
son, Mich. In Indianapolis the womens CLUBS
have a beautiful building which was erected Tor
their uses called the Propyleum, but 1t was
reserved for the st. Cecilia Clup OF Hrahd Rap
ids, Mich, to put up u house OF us o"r dedi-
Gated 70 music. This the club did four years
ago. under the presidency OF MIS- EDWIN T. ohi,
wife Of the late Assistant secretary OF state anu
Ambassador to Germany. TO accomplish TINS
feat the club issued bonds to the amount OF
$50 600 The clubhouse chaste and tasteful In
its architectural STYLE contains library dining
room. assembly-rooms and hall with a stage