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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
The Eastern War Cloud.
British and Japan War Fleets Gather
ing In chinese waters TO support the
Protest ARaInst Welding 60 RussIa.

Protest Against Yielding TO Russia.
1t is reported that II British warships
are off Chemulpo, Corea, southwest of
Seoul, supporting the British consurs pro-
test, really amounting TO an ultimatum,
against the kings practically yielding the
government of Corea into the hands of the
Russian minister. The protest is specially
directed against the dismissal of McLeavy
Brown, British adviser to the Corean Gus
toms, in favor of the Russian nominee.
The news has produced CONSERVATION at
Seoul, which is heightened by the knowl-
edge that Japan has fleet of 30 warships
awaiting the result of the British represen-
tation, that Japan fully supports Japan
is irritated by the arrival of Russian troops
in Corea, and it is believed that she will OPP
pose them.
According to advices from Toxic, Japan
has offered to assist the officers at Peking
in drilling the Chinese army, and to con
sent to postponement of the payment of
the war indemnity. Meny of the viceroys
and Picking officials favor the proposal.
According to a despatch to the Daily
Mail from Shanghai, it is reported there
from trustworthy sources that a British
force landed at Chemulpo on Saturday, and
caused the reinstatement of McLeavy
Brown. The same despatch refers to "a
native rumor that the Union Jack has
been boisted on an island in the mouth of
the.river Yang tseKiang
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

A despatch from Port-au-P Prince, Hayti,
says that fire destroyed 800 buildings, in
Guiding number of warehouses, a hotel,
the church of st. Joseph and its parsonage,
Tuesday. About 1000 people were rem
dered homeless.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Ten Burned to Death.

A Mrs. Jarvis and nine children, the
Youngest baby, were burned to death
sunday in a four-room cottage occupied
Inv the Jarvis and two other families
in Dixie street, London. The unfor-
tunate family occupied the upper floor.
The occupants of the lower floor escaped.
Bv a strange coincidence Mr.. Jarvis, the
husband. who had been suffering from con-
sumption, died in the workhouse infirmary
in the afternoon without having heard of
the disaster. Mrs. Jarvis earned scant
livelihood by making match-boxes and her
rooms we're filed with infammable material.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

FIR. DURGIN, Brattleboro,
GEO. e. GREENE, Brattleboro,
CHAPLIN & CO., Brattleboro,
f. II. HOLDEN & CO., Brattleboro,
A. M. CORSER, Putney,
G. e. PARK, Williamsville,
N. M. BATCHELDER, Newfane,
w. S. HOLLAND, Townshend,
JIG. WILCOX, Guilford
w. @. HALLIDAY, East Dover,
A. l.. WHEELER. Wardsboro,
BARBER BROS, West Townshend,
T. w. PLIMPTON, Wardsb0ro,
BROWN g. RYDER, West Wardsboro,
#. K, SMITH, Jamaica,
JONES & O'BRIEN, Hinsdale, N. H.,
M. G. WILLIAMS, Putney, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

A Japanese, known as George Taught,
fred four shots at Mary Costello, Spanish
woman. at San Francisco Sunday. None
Of the bullets struck the intended victim of
the desperate Oriental, whose act was
prompted by jealousy, yet she dropped
dead and her body is now in the morgue,
II bears no sign of wound, and the Physi-
clans say that death was caused by heart
failure, induced by extreme excitement.
Marshall Newell, the well-known Har-
ward football player, for the past year EN-
Moved in Springfield, Mass, as assistant
5ivIsion superin' endent of the Boston and
Albany railroad, was killed in the freight
uard there last Friday night. He had rid
dsn from West Springfield on an engine
and was crossing the tracks near the station
vyhen he was struck by the tender OF an
engine which was backing toward him.
Naval was one of Harvards most noted
athletes. He was a tackle on the football
team four years and also rowed on the var
S i sight He was considered the best
football tackle in the country. He gradu'
ated from Harvard in 1894. His home was
in Great Darlington and he was the son OF
a former New York lawyer who spent the
last wears of his life as a farmer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

1rstgert the Chicago sausage make ?f.
,vbo is charged with numbering ms Wi Wi
WIN DESTROYING her body in a vat is on 'riAi
for his life for a second time
Vim. NJ. SINCERELY, president Of t ths
WIN. ~ street National bank and tne
Chestnut . sue trust company, which failed
S ont week says that every dollar will Dc
paid IN n d iu to heavy Investments in pulp
MEM MEM at Elkton. Md. These mills have De- ;n
% Onms az Improbable owing to the decline tbe
the Pri PIT owner Of the Philadelphia RECORD
P r5 His income from this paper is over
$500, 900 a year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
Mia Herbert's Suicide Caused a fr'e""
TO HIII Herself.

The recent tragic death of Miss Lena
uo.hert the daughter of the ex-secretaIry
81 the navy, is given as the reason for the
Oh t UuI ,vbicb occurred at Washington Mon,
s Sun of Miss Annie Wells, an accomplished
Gay can W, society woman and daughter OF ~ L,
young ne well-known attorney. The
., en Woman shot herself through the
young 18th her brothers revolver at the
residence Ts @ets W was very much attached to Miss
M MISS %t She herself had been confined to 70
lta Snrsa for four months by illness, ana
t th;s nombined with the shock caused by th ne
Ihls .S SV Of her friend brought on melancholy
uSa inh resulted in suicide. Miss Wells was
% Sg Uaars of age and very beautiful
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
A Card.

We, the undersigned, agree to refund the
money a 50-cent bottle of Greene's Syrup of
Tar If 1t fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee a IS cent bottle to prove salts
factory or no nav
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
New Horse Shoe and Caii-

Have you seen or heard of the Neverslip
Horseshoe and calk? As the name indi.
Gates it is intended to prevent horses from
slipping, either on ice, on grass, or any
Ior. of smooth surface. 1t is meant to en-
Ibie the animal to get grip with his feet
every time he is required TO pull. For in
proportion as he fails to do this, he is use
La
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
CaIves and Pigs.

Will nav market price for all calves 1e'i morn.
snY SATURDAY, or before 1880 A a9iI1 Sso buy
ings at my farm, BrattleOoro. u e. CLARK.
some nice new mich cows
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31
For Sale.

High Class Grade Jersey COWS
,,,oh COWS in the stables at all TIN TINT =
~ and large herds TO select from u, most Of.
1KLEY' Woodlawn Farm, vernon a. FIs9
hoe address. Drummer. VI, -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

" was the Immense Structure a, chi
'"go In Which Bryan Was Nominated
Tor the Presidency 49, Min. P.on,.
Probably Ptrish,d In IN. .,t,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-31

The Peak of Mt. Grace in Warwick
Decided to Appalachian Mountain
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Hekla BIames the Mississippi.

Christiania, June THE Thingval1a
line steamer Hekla, which collided in the
open ocean, on May 2, with the Atlantic
transport line steamer Mississippi, ar
rived here yesterday.
At the time of the collision there were
four hundred passengers on the deck.
The Hekla was going at reduced speed
through dense fog and signalling un-
interruptedly. Suddenly the Mississippi
was seen bearing straight down upon the
Hekla's bow, the Hekla Immediately
reversed her engines but too late to avoid
collision. The shock was terrific. The
passengers were thrown into a state of
panic, women and children wildly
streaming about Ethe deck. 1t was soon
discovered however, that the damage was
all above the water line and temporary
repairs were speedily effected and the
vessel pushed on to her destination.
The Hekla's officers maintain that the
Mississippi was responsible for the coils
ion. They allege that she did not reduce
her speed nor did they hear any fog sig
mails.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
CRACKED A FEW HOUSES.
Mexico Receives Call From the Earth
quake.

Mexico City, Mex, June Earth
quakes were experienced Sunday in the
state of Oaxaca and some damage was
done on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec,
where lightly constructed houses were
cracked. One shock lasted forty seconds.
A boiler exploded this morning in the
print works of Noriega Brothers, in
Puebla, causing the death of twenty or
more persons, the number not being
positively known, as it has been impos-
sible to remove the debris caused by the
explosion. A part of the boiler was car
ried high in the air and precipitated up
on the roof of a house in the neighbor-
hood killing an old man and three chill
dren. An iron beam from the works
was hurled through the roof of another
house, carrying away a portion of the
front and balcony and literally burying
it. A fireman, three blocks from the
scene of the explosion had his head com
pletely torn off. Troops surrounded the
depot and laborers are searching for the
bodies. Fifty sailors with their officers
from the British warship Intrepid, now
at Vera Cruz, are here today and paraded
the streets meeting with an enthusiastic
reception.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Commissioner Calhoun Returns.

New York, June 7-William J. Cal
houn, who was sent to Cuba as special
commissioner to investigate the circum-
stances of the death in prison of DIR Ruiz,
an American citizen, reached this city on
his return today.
ington by General Lee. Mr.. Cal houn
declined to give his opinion on the case.
SAT the sessions of the commission"
said Mr.. Calhoun, 1--WE examined several
witnesses but when you ask me if they
were plentiful / can only say that they
did not run after us and we had to use
no force to keep them away. They were
composed of Spaniards and Cubans The
Spanish witnesses and in fact all of them,
who testified were SO surrounded with
safeguards that it was impossible to get
at the naked truth. One person whom
we would have liked to heard, could not
be found. This was Fordz Deviela, who
commanded the Spanish in the Guiana
bacoa territory. He disappeared and it
was impossible to find him Captain
Weyler did not put in an appearance at
the investigation. We inspected the Jail
at Guanabacoa and when we were there
it was suspiciously clean. We learned
that DIR. Ruiz was arrested ON February
4, charged with having some connection
in an assault which took place in rail
road train between Guanabacoa and Ha-
NuHd. IiO NttS plStCcl IL SOl4Gttry COuLAt-
ment or as it is known there he was In
communicate. Thirteen days later he
was taken out of his cell on account of
his mental and physical condition. 1t
was then found that he was suffering
from a severe wound on the head and
he died two hours after he had been re-
leased from the cell in which the secret
of his injury is buried. The question of
the deceased doctors, American citizen
ship was never denied. The autopsy
showed that he died from congestion of
the brain. His remains are inferred at
Guanabacoa. We had no positive or di-
rect proof of any assault whatever and
the conclusion arrived at must be based
on the detail evidence in the report of
Consul General Lee, which is now on it's
way to Washington. |, myself, will make
no report and 1 prefer not to say any
thing as to my ideas of the affair until
the report is made public by the proper
authorities at Washington.
II will go to Washington tomorrow
morning at o'clock"
Mr.. Calhoun said that he had been
treated courteously while in Cuba by all
those with whom he came in contact.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
House Meets and Adjourns.

Washington, June 7.-Mr. Bailey Demo
crat of Texas, the minority leader, was
in his seat for the first time in fort
night when the House met today.
A few unimportant bills were passed
and then Mr.. Grosvenor, of Ohio, moved
an adjournment.
"As long as the Cuban resolution and
the bankruptcy bill are indisposed Of"
interposed Mr.. Bailey before the vote
was taken, 1--WE feel constrained to resist
these motions to adjourn. -
The opposition scored it's first victory
this session when on rising vote the
motion to adjourn was defeated, 70 to
80. The opposition cheered the an
nouncement, Mr. Grosvenor Immediately
demanded the yeas and nays which were
ordered
The roll call reversed the vote and the
previous motion to adjourn was carried
81 to 70; present and not voting Il. Mr..
Terry made the point of no quorum, and
the further point that the House could
not adjourn for more than one day with
out a quorum. The speaker declined to
hear him, saying that with those present
and not voting a quorum was present.
He then announced the House adjourned
until Thursday.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
TWO MONSTER FISH.
Bangor Man Takes Couple of Whales
From schoodic Lake.

Bangor. June 7-Superintendent Me-
loon of the Bangor, Old Town and Orono
electric railroad, returned Monday with a
wonderful catch of fish which he made at
Schoodic lake. He came home on the noon
train and brought with him two togue
weighing twentyfour and eighteen
pounds respectively. Never before were
such large fish caught in those waters and
there are only few cases on record where
fish of this size have been caught in this
state.
He used TROLL baited with worms and
picked up few pickerel and number of
trout of good size. Imagine his surprise
when he struck the twenty -four pound
togue. The big fish grabbed the bait
and went through the water like a race
horse. Mr.. Meloon played the fish for an
hour and half and finally landed him
great to the surprise of those who were
near later he caught the eighteen pound
er and had almost as hard a tussle as he
did with the larger toCue.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Beaten and Kicked BY women.

Lynn, Mass, June 7.-Robert Creigh-
ton, charged with assault on Stillman
Welch Saturday night, had his case con-
tinued to Tuesday in court this morning.
Welch was badly beaten and kicked at the
Mansin house by Creighton and two
women.
The police are looking for the women,
one of whom is Mrs. Creighton. They
have evidence tending to show that she
with her husband, has worked the badger
game in Lynn for some time and that She
met Welch on the street Saturday night
and took him to her room While he was
there Creighton came in, the police claim,
and demanded money, and when Welch
failed to produce any he was kicked nd
beaten, thrown down stairs and injured
so badly that he was taken to the hos
pital, supposed to be dying. He recovered
Sunday but not enough to be in court
today.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
APPEAL FROM STARVING cUBANs.
Americans Begged to Extend Their Aid in
Name of Humanity.

New York, June IA special to the
Herald from Havana, Cuba, says:
A strong appeal on behalf of the starv-
ing and dying reconcentrados in Matanzas
has been made to the people of the United
States.
Since the United States government has
begun measures for the relief of its citi-
zens in Matanzas the. desperate plight of
the Cuban reconcentrados there has re-
suited in petition, signed by hundred
of them, in which they beg in the name
of common humanity that they may be
included in the charity.
The petition is headed can Appeal to
the United States" 1t is now on its way
to Washin gton.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
HIS BUSINESS RUINED.
Captain Leonard VIII Never Return to
Urbana He Says.

- Urbana, June 7-Sherif McKin reached
home from Springfield this afternoon. He
was met at the depot by Deputy Sheriff
Kingby and was hurried to his mothers S
home in a cab Mayor Ganson wrote a
card today in which he condemns mobs
and says that all was done by the sheriff
to save Mitchell that could have been
done. If more force had been used he
asserts, men, women and children would
have been killed. Captain Leonard was
in Cincinnati incognito Saturday and
Sunday. He made statement to friend
in which he said: ''My business is ruined
and my family broken up. I don't think
/ shall ever go back to Urbana. The din
of that bowling mob in my ears. hear
that the father of Bell, who was killed
has threatened to shoot me on sight.
am going to leave the city, but my
whereabouts will be kept secret''
The feeling here has subsidized very
much. A strong reaction has set in and
the best public opinion tonight favors
protection in the fullest degree to Captain
Leonard and his company.
Captain Leonard Turned Back:
Columbus, Ohio, June Capt. Leon
ard of the Urbana military company, is
here. Citizens of Urbana have telephoaed
him to come home. assuring him of safety.
He left the Jail in buggy, and being
recognized, somebody shouted chang
him."
The horse was then put to full speed
and he escaped.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
TWO ROUNDS WERE ENOUGH.
Steve Travers Knocks Out Mike MoyIand
New sparrer, in Biddeford.
ESPECIAL TO THE pREss.I

Biddeford, June 7.-Biddeford's SPORT
ing blood was quickened tonight, at an
exhibition held in Loom Fixers' hall on
Elm street, where large crowd assembled
to see Steve Travers, Biddeford's best
known sparrer, face Mike Moyland, a
new conner in the ring there. Moyland is
a big fellow, and a hard hitter, but he
is not in Travers's class. The match
was to have been ten rounds, but Travers
knocked his adversary out in two rounds.
In a match between Hoctor and
Thibeau, local sports, the latter won in
three rounds. They were to have four
rounds, but Hoctor was satisfied with the
punishment he received in three rounds.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, June 7, taken
at 8 p. NJ, meridian time, the observa-
ton for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 80 degrees, NE, cloudy; New
York, 81 degrees. E, cloudy; Philadel-
phia, 81 degrees, E, rain; Washing
ton. IS degrees, E, cloudy; Albany, 60
degrees, Sc, cloudy; Buffalo, go degrees,
S, rain Detroit, So degrees, N,
clear: Chicago, 81 degrees, E. clear:
St. Paul, 5s degrees, W, clear; Huron
Oak. Ga degrees, S, clear; Bismark
ee degrees, NV. clear; Jackson
vile, 70 degrees, NV, clear.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Much Mourning In Lawrence.

Lawrence, Mass, June The excite
ment here tonight upon receipt of news
that jeremiah O'Sullivan had been sent
enced to eighteen months in the house of
correction was most intense. T he "Sil-
ver' r's'sympathizers were much inevidence
upon the streets and until late hour
last night knots of men were seen upon
every corner eagerly discussing the down
fall of their hero
Rumor was rife here that monster
petition to the governor had been circu-
lated by Mr. O'Sullivan friends praying
for pardon but upon investigation no
foundation for such story could be
found
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Sugar Schedule makes Trouble.

Washington, June 7.-Chairman Alli-
son of the Republican Senatorial commit
zee decided today to call caucus together
at ten O'Clock tomorrow to decide what
posltlon the party should take upon the
sugar schedule. There has been very pro
nouneed @ G opposition among many Republl,,
can : senators to the schedule as prepared
oy 1ne Senate committee on finance, some
ro,1i VI .liehl going SO far as to declare they
of these Senators declare they will not
oDey the behest of the caucus in case it
oeolares Tor the financial committee S
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Lunacx Board Fun of Fight.

Boston, June THE state board of
lunacy and charity today notified Senator
Gauss of Salem and Representatives
Myers of Cambridge, Parson of Greenfield
and Stevenson of Pittsfeld that the
hearing on the communication of Gov
Wolcott relative to "lobbying' by EN-
ployes of the board would begin tomorrow
and that they are complainants in the
case.'' These members of the legislature
deny that they are 'complainants in the
CASE" and decline to appear at the hear
ing unless it is public one.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Proposed Amendment on Tariff Bill.

Washington, June 7-Senator Quay
gave notice today of several amendments
he proposed offering to the tariff bill. One
of these provides for striking out the
provision or a duty on tea and another
for striking out the increase Of the beer
tax. The free admission Of iron ore i'm
ported from mines owned abroad by citi-
Zens of the United States for their use is
also provided for. Another amendment
imposes duty of 10 per cent on all arti-
cles of the free list until 1901 and u fourth
strikes out section 4, 5, 6 and Z. These
relate to the internal revenue features of
the bill including beer tobacco, cigars,
etc. The effect of the adoption of the last
amendment would be to leave the present
interr9l revenue law in effect.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Killed BY Express Train.

Everett, Mass, June 7.-William G.
Elder, Of East Boston, seventeen years
old was instantly killed by an expires on
the Boston and Maine railroad this af-
ternoon. Elder and George Harper were
walking upon che track and stepped off
the rails to let the train pass. AS the
last car went by the Elder boy stepped
back to cross the track, and not hearing
the express train was struck by the en-
gine. George Harper did not follow his
companion and therefore escaped being
hurt
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
THE ENGINEER FORGOT
And the Loss Of Six Lives was the
Cost.
RAILROAD TRAINS IN COLLISION
ON WISCONSIN ROAD.

yyav Freight Meets Work Train Running
at Full speed-Five Men Killed and
Four Injured, One Fatally, the Result
Property Loss, 100000.
| Hudson, Wis, June Five men were
instantly killed and four were badly in.
iured by a collision on the Omaha rail
road near Hudson Junction this after
noon The trains were running at high
speed and met on sharp curve.
The dead:
| E. S. Hurd, laborer.
Joseph Leightheiter, laborer.
| Thomas Reilly, laborer.
Milton Swain, laborer, all of Eau
Claire, Wisconsin.
Herman Reby, fireman.
| The injured are: Brogan, engineer,
head bruised and face injured, James
Owens, conductor, slightly hurt; Settle
| m an, engineer, pile driver, Memominee,
Wis, legs badly bruised and internally
injured, will probably die Frank Thayer,
Altoona, Wis, fireman, fatally hurt in
| ternally.
The way freight, west bound was run
ming at the rate of eighteen miles and up
on turning the curve on down grade it
came upon the work train backing east at
speed of thirty five miles an hour. The
rear of the work train was boarding
car, in which were four men. They were
undoubtedly instantly killed. The car
took fire and their bodies were burned in
the wreck.
| Herman Reby, fireman on the work
train was also instantly killed Both en-
| gines were totally wrecked.
The wreck was caused by Engineer
James Owens of the work train, and the
conductor, who were given the right of
way to the west bound track. They for
got their orders and took the east bound
track and did not discover their error un-
til too late. Owens is nearly crazy and
guard has been placed over him. The
probable damage is estimated at $50, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Sardine Packers Strike.

Rockland, June Twenty employees
of the Rockland Sardine company struck
today because they were cut down from
ten cents to six cents per box, The
managers claim that other concerns in
the state are paying but five cents. He
will not heed the demands of the strikers
and will engage other help at once.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-08
Asain the Granite State.

Manchester, N. H., June IA writ
was served on the Merchants Ma tional
bank today by United States Deputy Mar
shall f. E. Homer, the amount named in
the attachment being $4,000. The suit is
in the name of f. Marion Simpson of
Carmel, treasurer of the State of Main e
and is brought to recover funds of the
Granite State Provident = associs ton
which are deposited in the Merchants
bank in the name of the Maine stock
holders of the Provident association. The