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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
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Condemnation of Thomas C. Platt for
his course in the Greater New York cleo
tion canvass has been so universal and un-
sparing that he has been driven to issue a
statement in self-defence. 1t is charac-
teristic of the man that he accepts no
share of the responsibility and makes no
effort to placate his opponents or harmon
lie differences. He charges the whole
blame on to the Citizens Union and upon
''those Republican factionists who, falling
in every effort repeatedly made to control
the Republican organization, projected
Seth Low into the municipal campaign,
thereby dividing the Tammany vote,
to force into the public mind the impress
sion that the responsibility for this div-
sion attaches not to them, but to the Re
publican organization He attacks Mr..
Low personally, saying that: "Mr. Low as
mayor of Brooklyn had already defeated
one Republican candidate for president.
He did it by destroying the Republican or
ganization not less than by his personal
treachery to the candidate. He proposed
to create here an absolute despotism un-
hindered by any constraint of party re-
sponsibiity." Mr.. Platt argues at much
length to show that the Irregular Repub-
licans were ready for union against Tam
many all through the campaign, and &C
cuses the Citizens Union of stubbornly re-
sisting every effort at united action; and
Mr.. Low, he says, was "the leader in the
crime of preventing union" This all
means. from Mr.. Platts point of view,
that the lion and lamb could have lain
down together at any stage of the proceed
ings if only the Low lamb would consent
to take its proper place inside the Platt
lion.
Mr.. Platts consolation for himself and
his followers is put into this stereotyped
paragraph at the end of his statement:
The Republican defeat in New York was
local defeat. 1t had its cause in local
controversies. In the state above Harlem
river the Republican majorities were all
that could be desired. The Republican or
ganization in the city of New York no
less than in the country districts, is no
less powerful. In the menace of another
Bryanite campaign factional controversies
will soon be forgotten and Republicans will
be Republicans again" 1t is to be hoped
that this prophecy may come true, but the
temper of Mr.. Platt's proclamation is not
encouraging for such a consummation. And
it will not be creditable to the manhood or
the independence of the New York Repub-
licans if they "become Republicans again.
only at the expense of wearing the Platt
collar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
To Mayor of Greater New York. .

[Richard Knight in Illustrated American
When the certainty of your election was
assured and the search-light from the Her
aid building leaped southward like the
sword of an avenging angel from cerulean
scabbard, in every den and dive of vice
arose the Tammany pean:-
t. Hell with Reform
We're a hungry swarm,
Aud well IL. AXE things warm, oh! wen make
things warm;
And wen take the city treasury soon by storm.
Chorus-To He'll with Reform, ad libitum.
How the ferocious music of triumphant
crminality hailed your success! What an
alcoholic flood of jublation swept over and
well-nigh submerged the historic, now
hysteric, Tenderloin. And every rascally
corporation that sucks the life. blood of the
people rejoiced through all its soulless
members. And the devil laughed in hell,
thinking that New York would again he
come his vestibule. Yes, Robert A. Van
Wyck, the omens are all arrayed against
your becoming fit and truly successful
mayor Sull, it has happened that even
as good men have been wrecked by pros
perity and strong men made intoXicale by
power, so men apparently with no visible
means of moral support, when suddenly
invested with high responsibilities and
vast influence, have risen to the nobility of
their opportunities and acquitted them
selves in such way as to disappoint the
just fears of the wise and the Just expect
ations of the wicked So, let us hope, it
may be with you.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Mr. and Mrs. G.. II. Barrett have lust
cause for happiness. at is a boy"
Mrs. Sabrina Miller left yesterday for
Springfield, Mass, where she will remain
for the winter.
Ernest Winters has sold his milk route
to A. w. Buffum of Dummerston. He
takes possession Dec. l.
II. F. Weatherhead is again under the
doctors care. He is suffering from re-
turn of his asthmatic trouble.
The oyster supper held last evening with
Mrs. Evans under the auspices of the la
dies aid society was well attended.
Frank Martin, who has been living on
Mack Milltr's farm, has gone to Guilford
to live on the Charles Squires place.
Ernest Winchester, who is employed in
bakery in New York city, is home this
week recuperating from a recent illness.
Mrs. II. K. Stebbins, who has been
spending several weeks with her daughters
in Fitchburg Mass, returned last Satur-
day.
The union Thanksgiving day services
will be at the Baptist church next Thurs
day at II o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Babbtt will
preach the annual sermon.
NeOISe AnOWllOu mas DOugnJ or A. n.
Stratton the little house and lot which
Lewis Lucia occupied for a time. He
plans to enlarge, rebuild and otherwise i'm
prove it.
Rev. Lewis GrOut has published a sup
plement TO the memorial sketch of Mrs.
Grout which is made up of personal trib
utes and letters of kind remembrances sent
by friends, several of them men and women
of wide repute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest NJ. Goodenough in
vited 40 TO so members of Protective
grange to their home last Saturday even
ing. The occasion was a house warming
on the first anniversary of the occupancy
of Mr.. and Mrs. Goodenough's new house,
and it was also Mrs. Goodenough's birth
day anniversary. A peanut hunt and a
guessing contest in regard to the number
of seeds in squash we're two of the most
amusing features of the evenings enter
tainment. Mrs. A. E. Atwood won the
prize in the peanut hunt, and Clayton Mil
Ter the one in the guessing contest, his
figures, 2l0, being one short of the actual
number The guesses ranged from II TO
800. Refreshments were served during
the evening. A special trolley car brought
a large part of the company home late in
the evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
CHURCH AND SOCIETY.

Christian Science service and Sunday
school at 10:45. Glass meeting Friday
evening at 1870 at their parlors at 26 Pros
pect street.
Services in St. Michaers church. on the
Sunday next before Advent NOV. 2D: 9:3O
and 1880 A. M, : p NJ. SUNDAY school
and catechising IL :45 A. NJ
The Christian Endeavor societies of the
baptlst and Congregational churches will
hold union meeting at the Baptist church
next Sunday evening at o'clock.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
union VIII have no meeting next Tuesday,
Slt being so near Thanksgiving day. The
following week the ladies will meet at the
usual place.
Rev. L. d. Temple will deliver the sec
ond special lecture to young people next
Sunday evening, subject, 'Friends and
companions. At the morning service
the topic will be every Man HIS Own
Priest"
Elder w. n. Tenney of Boston will give
an illustrated talk on 1.-THE Young Man,
his failure and rescue, at the Advent
chapel on Sunday evening at : O'clock.
Elder Tenney says "be sure to tell all the
boys and girls to come; they will enjoy it,"
Next Sunday morning, in view of the
Thanksgiving concert in the evening by
the Sunday school, Rev. G. o. Day will
preach "a Thanksgiving Sermon for the
Young" On the following Sunday he
Will preach "a Thanksgiving Sermon for
Everybody"
The annual Thanksgiving service will
be held at the Universalist church next
Sunday morning at 10:30, with preaching
by the pastor; 11;45 Sunday school and
pastor S Bible class; o:45 Young Peoples
Christian union. All are cordially invited
to these meetings.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19

The engineer and fireman of an extra
engine on the Boston & Maine railroad
met with peculiar accident at Worcester
Monday evening. The engine had Just
pulled out of the round house when Fire
man l.. Fl. Winn of Northampton stepped
OIL the engine to oil up and fell distance
OF nearly 30 feet into a brook The en-
glneer, seeing him disappear in the dark
ness, stepped off to see where he was and
also fell into the brook. The engine had
stopped on an open bridge. The engineer
was badly shaken up, and the fireman sus-
talned fracture of the left arm and many
bad bruises. The water in the brook saved
both men from fatal injuries
The Riff pirates of the Morocco coast
are said to have so European captives
whom they are holding for ransom. Tue
European Powers cannot agree as to which
shall effect the rescue of the prisoners.
Spain, Italy, France and England are han
kering for Moorish territory aud each is
watching the others so jealousy that he
pirates enjoy immunity. The United
States having no desire for any Mo irish
territory and being free from all European
complications might readily bring the pi-
rates to terms, as it did early in the centu-
ry when it curbed the Barbary Powers, to
whom the rest of the world submssively
paid tribute.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
The NeM Policy In Cnhn.

1t will be interesting to watch the effect
OF the humane policy which it is given out
that Gen. Blanco is establishing in Cuba.
Gen. CampOs followed such policy in the
first months of the rebellion, but the royal.
ist party both in Cuba and in Spain con-
demned it, and Campos was called home
and Weyltr was sent to adopt methods
both Of warfare and of government under
which his much-talked-Of "pacficatian''
meant eXterminati0p, and devasted island
and tens of thousands of helpless men.
women and children dead from starva-
tion have been the result. The Weyler
edict forbidding the raising of crops, and
driving into the towns all the non-com-
batants, has been annulled with certain
necessary provisos. No more destruction
of dwellings and crops is to be allowed,
and the concentrates penned up in the
garrison towns, are to be fed and cared for
humanely. Prisoners not guilty of overt
acts against the government are to be
granted amnesty, and permanent reforms
on the basis of autonomy for the island
are to be established as fast as circum-
stances will permit.
If these reforms had been proffered at
the outbreak of the rebellion probably they
would have been accepted and peace as
sured. As it is now the new policy is met
by two absolutely antagonistic views or in
auences. The insurgent leaders positively
refuse to accept autonomy, and persist as
resolutely as before in their demand for alb
soute independence, while the conservative
party in the island are vehement in their
insistence that no terms he made with the
rebels other than their entire submission
to the rule of Spain as it existed before the
rebellion. Only time can tell what the
outcome will be.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
Academy Notes.

The academy team has challenged the
Amherst college Freshman team for game
on Thanksgiving day.
The foot ball team will line up against
the Brattleboro High school team on the
island Saturday afternoon. The team will
probably line up as in the previous game.
The Eclectic society held its regular
meeting Thursday. Miss Grant opened
the program with music. A recitation was
rendered by Miss Lulu Thomas. After
this the male quartet furnished music
Miss Marion Thomas read an essay on"The
Use of Tobacco" Miss DonelsOn then
played a selection on the organ; Miss
Coane read comic piece, the male quar-
tet followed with "We Meet Again To,
night, Boys" and II. E. Eddy read the
News of the week"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
BRATTLEB0RO LOCAL.
A NOTORIOUS BUNCo MAN.
Reed, Who Was Arrested at Clinton,
Mass, May Have Been Connected with
the DenisOn Davis SwIndIe at Putney.

Reed, Who Was Arrested at Clinton,
| Mass, May Have Been Connected with
the DenisOn Davis SwIndIe at Putney.
John Reed, the buncoer, who was ar
rested at Clinton, Mass, after victimizing
several farmers in nearby towns, is evident
| ly crook with record. Martin Wood of
Bridgewater has identified Reed as the man
who swndled him out of $500, and John
F. Layton of Franklin Falls says the pris-
oner secured $500 from him. o. G. Fay
of Franklin Falls and b. f. Clark of
Scituate recognized him as a man who at
tempted to work games on them, but with
out success. Augustus Spellman of Stat
| ford Springs, Conn, says he lost $1,000
through an investment with Reed and
Hookset, N. H., farmer named Gault ad-
mits that Reed is the man who sWindled
him but refuses to state the amount lost.
Reed and pal had been operating in
the little town of Harvard, Mass, and
when local constables attempted to arrest
them they covered The constables with re-
volvers, and then drove away. The swim
dlers were followed, however, and Reed
was captured, his pal escaping by whip
ping his horse to terrific speed. Reeds
buggy contained iron boxes, a large amount
OF counterfeit money, gambling outfit, etc.
The Boston Herald of Wednesday pub
lished long story to the effect that Reed
was member of a gang that had swindled
New England men out of over $50, 900.
The Herald claimed TO connect Reed with
three important swindes. One was that
of Durham, n. H., farmer who was
parted from SG500. The Herald locates
another swindle at Brattleboro, naming
$500 as the amount involved. The Herald
evidently refers to the Denison Davis case
at Putney. Mr.. Davis lost $4,000 in Aug
ust, 1894, not through the gold brick game,
as the Herald states, but through the buy
ing a-tarm fake, with the burning of Mr.
Davis's barn as a sequel.
The Herald says Reed obtained $4,000
to Sl2, 1000 from a Boston bank president.
This part of the article evidently refers to
a. l.. Bailey, a prominent music dealer,
who is president of the Citizens bank of
ST. Johnsbury. Bailey denied that he
had been swinded, claiming that relative
in Canada was the victim.
The Herald publishes series of pictures
of men associated with Reed The pictures
are the ones used by the Herald when it
exploited the detecive-fence story. 1t will
be remembered that The Phoenix published
exclusively the story of the detective-fence
S"'ii oi -"i' Jaws oJ Wulcu lie lOSl S0uO
in addition to the amount taken from him
on the first swindle. Mr.. Davis recognized
one picture in the Herald as that of one of
the men who feeced him. II. r. Lawrence
recognized two of the pictures as those of
men who had been in BGattleboro, one of
whom pretended to be 4 miner. The al
legged miner tried to interest Mr.. La Trence
in Colorado gold mine, and invited him
to 90 to Providence, K. l., but Mr.. Law
renee was suspicious of the scheme.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19
PRoHIBIToRY INFRACTIoNs.

A Case of Drunkenness Leads 70 Dis
closures and Arrest of BrattIeboro and
American House PrOprietOrs.
The authorities discovered yesterday
morning that an arrest for drunkenness
had developed into an interesting case in
volving alleged infractions of the prorbi-
tory law. t. W. Barnard, who lives in j.
). Browns WillistOn street house, found a
man dead drunk' on the front steps to
his house. The man had fallen there af-
ter chasing lady who lives near by.
Mr.. Barnard telephOned TO Chief of Police
Hall, and then started for assistance. w.
5. Stearns responded and Mr.. Stearns and
| Mr.. Barnard were steering the drunkard
down the street when they were met by
Chief of Police Hall. L. B. Hardy, the
Y. NJ. c. A. secretary, had seen the man
ON the steps and had started to summon
Mr.. Hall, when he met him on his way to
| Williston street. The prisoner was placed
in the lookup.
In the morning he was sober enough to
say that he was an attendant at the Brat
tleboro Retreat and that he became intox-
lcated through the influence of a compan-
ION. ). w. Richardson identified the prs
oner as a customer who obtained a half
pint OF whiskey at the town agency We'd
nesday evening at about 8 o'clock, The
man told Mr.. Richardson that he wanted
the whiskey for medicinal purposes, and
signed the name G. K. Smith to the agency
blank. Manager G. w. Pierce of the Re-
treat farm dentifi I'd the prisoner as G. +.
Hathorn.
81 can explain it all away" said Hath
orn to Mr.. Richardson. "All right. I'll
give you an opportunity to explain it TO the
court" said Mr. Richardson, and with
that he entered a complaint with G. C.
Fits for obtaining liquor from the agency
under false pretences. This was the third
complaint of that kind that Mr. Richard
son has made since becoming town LIQUOR
agent. Hathorn was arraigned before
Judge Newton and fined IS and costs for
intoxicatiOn and $40 and costs for obtain
ing liquor under false pretences. The total
fine and costs was S24. Uathorn made a
private disclosure which resulted in the
arrest, about a O'Clock yesterday of Land
lord L. f. Turner and father, and Fred
Rohlnson, bar tender of the BrattlebJro
House, and Landlord G. S. wilkins of the
American House. The respondents and
their counsel, George B. Hit, aud States
Attorney Robb appeared before Justice
Newton at O'Clock and had the case con
timed until 10 O'Clock this morning, bail
being fixed at 5000 each. At 10 o'clock
the case was continued until 2 o'clock this
afternoon
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald has forecast of Presi-
dent McKinley's annual message to Con-
gress, which he says has now been finished
with the exception of such minor changes
as the intervening fortnight may make
necessary. Interest in the message will
mainly centre, according to this CORE
spondent, in the treatment of foreign af-
fairs. Speedy ratification of the Hawaiian
anpeXation treaty will be urged. Treat
ment of the Cuban question will make for
peace, and the effort will be to head off the
adoption of jingo resolutions by Congress
until Spain has had fair chance to test
the effect of the pacific policy adopted by
General Blanco. Contrary to previous re-
ports that President Mckinley is luke
warm on the subject of currency reform, it
is said that the message will urge upon
Congress the necessity of adopting legis-
lation for the reform of the currency sys-
tenn along the lines recommended by Sec
retary of the Treasury Gage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19

2o cents.
Special in SO cent grade OF
corsets at SO cents.
Boas IS cents to $1o each.
New flannelette wrappers
at $1.25.
Fifty cent grade jersey un-
dervests and drawers as cents
now; the 20 cent ones IS
cents, the IS cent ones Fl
cents.
Some cut prices on chill
dren's undergarments.
All the best calicoes 60 at
S cents a yard.
Yard wide "Continental
Z" brown cotton S cents a
yard; 40 inch "Continental
ID" brown cotton 6 cents a
yard; yard wide "Fruit of the
Loom" bleached cotton, 6 IA
cents.
Yard wide Lonsdale bleach
ed cotton, 6 IA cents.
Ready made sheets and pill
low cases.
Lot of women's flannelette
night gowns, 58 cents.
Flannellette underskirts, 20
cents; jersey colored stripe
underskirts, IS cents.
Excellent values in separ-
ate skirts, SI.5o to $Io.
New lot Boston bags, SO
cents to So 95 each.
Women's combination un-
dergarments, one lot at ST.
each, another at S..
Bargains in blankets and
comfortables; special in puffs
at $I.5o.
Few choice things in Vel
our capes, handsome dress
wraps, no two alike, bought
at a sacrifice, $3.50 to $1,000;
every one of them under value
Here is the opportunity of
the season to buy fine waists.
To close our broken assort-
ment of sizes in velvet, cord
uroy, plaid silk, striped silk,
changeable silk and wool
Plaid waists which up to
today have been $4.25, $3.50,
$4.75, $4.95, SIS, $3.50 and
$5.95 we now give you a
chance to pick from the lot
at $3.75. And on our fine
black satin and black silk
waists which are worth SIS to
$3.50, one dollar off the reg
ular price.
Few SIS grade mackintoshes
for $3.98.
Good values in satine and
in silk petticoats.
More Hercules braids.
Come to us for women's
cotton underwear.
Some cut prices now on
dress goods.
Table damasks, napkins,
quilts. towels, CRASHES, dia-
pers, are now being sold
about II IL per cent less than
they will cost if bought under
present tariff.
NJ 7 II IHT ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19

II there ever was soecifc for any one com
plaint then Carter's Little Liver Pills are a spe
clhc for sick headache, and every woman should
know this. They are not only positive cure bu
sure preventive II taken when the approach is
felt Carters Little Liver Pills act directly on
the liver and bile, and in this way remove the
weabenlng purge, II you try them you. will
lot be disappointed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19

A San Francisco despatch says that
S1,500,000 in gold is now on the way to
that port from Australia, making the gold
imports from that quarter during the past
four months $10,OO0,O00
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19

Felix w. McGettrick is being doomed as
the next Democratic candidate for govern
or of Vermont. Mr. McGettrick is G.
Cleveland's government official who drew
a revolver and with an accompaniment of
oaths threatened to shoot Major Jack"
Mimms at ST. Abans on election day in
September, 1894. Spectators separated
the two men. The scene of this outrage
was directly under the town polling place.
McGettrick was not bounced from his gov
ernment position, and was not prosecuted.
Nice man for governor this McGettrick.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-11-19

A rumOr comes by way of Washington
that Thomas B. Reed means to retire from
Congress at the end of his present term,
move to New York and open a law Office
there. But this lacks continuation.