davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12

1t is thought the Allan Line steamer
State of Georgia has been lost She had
a crew of 80 persons. The steamer MIN
rod, which went in search of the State of
Georgia, is frozen in an ice foe, five miles
south of Cape Race.
The verdict of $50, 900 granted Frederick
L. Colwell of New York against Dr. Tinker,
accused of alternating the affections of Col
wells wife, was due to the feeling of the
jury that family physician, of all other
persons, should be above reproach in his
conduct toward his patients.
Four tramps bought decoction of alco-
hol at Summer, Gallo, Sunday, and then
boarded freight train for Lulare. When
they arrived there three of the men were in
a critical condition, and two have since
died. One of the tramps, who was only
slightly affected by the drink, disappeared
Immediately after the arrival of the train.
Two masked robbers held up a West
bound Sante Fe train near Peach Spring,
Arizona, Sunday night by means of danger
signals. They uncoupled the mail and eX-
press car and compelled the engineer to
draw it away from the rest of the train.
The robbers then proceeded to enter the
mail car, but a clerk met them with re-
volver and shot one of them. The other
escaped after grabbing pile of letters.
Three thousand people in Louisiana are
practically starving, says Shreveport des'
patch. The relief committee which has
been inspecting the stricken parishes say
that a number of people must be sustained
during the unfruitful season. The state
has already expended $65, 900 for provis
ions and calls for more funds. A meeting
has been held here under call of the
board Of trade at which $4,000 were sub
scribed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12
News which is good News to Women.

1t is a fact that women who suffer from female
complaints and are consequt ntly weak tired, ner-
vous, dragged out and fun OF pains and aches,
do not have the same opportunity TO be cured as
do the resd' nts Of the great cities where the
most successful specialists IN female diseases re
side DR.. Greene Of "a Temple Place. Boston,
Mass, who has the largest practice in the world,
and who is without doubt the most successful
specialist In curing female complaints, offers to
give free consultation by mail to all women suf.
fering from these distressing weaknesses dis
charges, pains and irregularities. Write at once
and we promise DR., Greene will cure you.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12

Mrs. Jerry Richards, 20 years, was struck
by the Boston express, south bound, on the
Central Vermont railroad, while walking
on the track near Hartford depot Wednes-
day and instantly killed. A husband,
three sons and three daughters survive her.
Francis Henshaw II Co. of Boston sold
by auction Saturday S657 900 Consolidated
railroad of Vermont per cent bonds, due
in 1913; $4,000 Central Vermont first
consolidated mortgage per cent gold
bonds, due 1913, and 5000 Canada Allan
tic railroad first mortgage > per cent bonds
to Charles p Searle, attorney for various
banks and trust companies; $4,000 at
so; 1858 900 at 55b; SS7, 900 at 55t $751;
600 at 50. The bonds due 1913 and
Canada Atlantic bonds sold at per cent.
The ninth annual reunion and banquet
of the Norwich University Alumni asso-
citation of Boston will be held at Young S
Hotel Friday evening, Feb. 10. Rev.
Howard f. Hill, IS, of Concord, n. H.,
president of the association, will preside.
Among the speakers will be Commander
Allan d. Brown, L. S. y. (retired), presi
dent of the university; Col. Henry o.
Kent, Lancaster, n. H., eX-nPval officer
Col. Albert Clarke of the Home Market
club, and Gen. O. o. Howard, U. S. A
(retired), Burlington. A reception will be
rendered President Brown.
News has been received of the deatt
from bronchitis, of Rev. Azariah Hyde o
Galesburg, Ill. Mr.. Hyde was a gradual,
of the academy at Randolph, his native
town, and of Middlebury college. He wa:
principal # Champlain, n. Y, academy
| from 1871 to 1874. He was pastor of the
Congregational church at Benson from
1915 to 1856, when he resigned and tool
charge of Castleton seminary, continuing
at its head until 1859. He was then fol
some time financial agent of Middleburl
college and raised the funds for the new
college buildings. For six years afterwart
he was pastor of the Congregational churcl
at Pawlet. He was also for several year:
financial agent of Knox college, Galesburg
Ill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12
S2O1241


We earnings N-ot, al
Assuming that the September quarter
is fair average, and in the depressed
state of traffic, such an estimate cannot be
far out Of the way, the road can count
on an annual net Of at least Ss2j, 900.
The interest on 100000 Is would be
S400, OO0 and the New London Northern
rental, which would not be subject to
change would be S2ll, 900 more, or a to-
tai for these two items Of SGll.0O0. This
would leave a margin Of SPA 900 for taxes
and rentals OF other lines This would
seem fair margin, and undoubtedly il
foreshadows the lines on which the plans
of reorganization will be drawn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12

Dobbins' Floating Borax Soap costs more to
make than any other floating soap made, but the
consumers have 10 pay no more for II. II is 100
per cent pure and made Of BoraX. You know
what that means. Order now of your grocer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12

Deans Rheumatic Pills absolutely cure
rheumatism and neuralgia. Entirely vegetable.
Safe.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12

Hundreds of precious little ones owe their
lives to DR.. Thomas's Electric OIL the sovereign
cure for Group and all other throat or lung dis
eases.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12

Pure blood and good digestion are an insurance
against disease and suffering. BuTdock Blood
Bitters keeps the blood pure, the digestion per
feet
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12
AUCTION SALE
OF THE
Shubael Barrett Place,
Newfane Village, VT,

Sale 81 real estate by auction, at Union Hall,
Newfane, Vt, Saturday, February I3, at 10
O'clock A. NJ, the village farm known as the
ShubaeI Barrett place. consisting of about IS
acres, % acres tllage in high state of cultivation,
and 10 acres good pasture.
THE BUILDINGS, located on the main street
OF the Village Of Newfane, are in good repair ;
they consist of large two-story slate and iron
roof hous-, with IA finished rooms, piazza in
lately remodeed; one 80 by So, with stalls for 20
COWS and the others each 2S by 49, Good barn
yard ana sheds. Manure all under cover. Both
running and well water on premises.
TERMS OF SALE-S2OO In cash or equivalent
on day Of sale; balance TO be paid in 80 days
when deed and full possession will be given; so
mortgage If desired.
~ Aale will take place rain or shine. 6-7
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12
S749.211
Net earnings

Net earnings S749,2l1
In the above operating expenses are in
cluded Sl1S,j36 for permanent improve
ment to the property. The Rutland with
drew from the system May s, so that six
weeks earnings of that road are included
in the above total. Since the exclusion of
the Rutland, the Central Vermont system,
including the Ogdensburg and New Lon
don Northern, has earned gross per month
from 1885, 900, to 100000. Receiver
Hays.is quoted as saying that in any re0r-
ganization the road could start off with
$4,000, 600 four per cent bonds, and with
the eeway of S2,000,000 more such bonds,
to be issued from time to time in the flu
ture for permanent Improvements. A
study Of the earnings for the Sept. so
quarter, from which 1t is possible to elimi-
nate the Ogdensburg earnings, suggests
the basis OF such calculation. The earn
ings of the Consolidated Railroad of Yer
mont, the Vermont and Canada, the New
London Northern and other leased branch
Is for the sept. 30 quarter were:
Gross earnings S90S, g3S
Expenses T0l ,697
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12
THE VERMONT NEWS.
The Central Vermont
Plans for Re-Organization--Bu business Of
the Different Branches.

The present obstacle to progress in the
Reorganization of the Central Vermont
railroad system is the attitude of the hold
ers of the per cent bonds, of which about
$3000,000 are outstanding. Those hold
ers claim that their bonds cover essential
parts of the property not included under
the Consolidated Railroad of Vermont
mortgage, and that their bonds should 60
into the reorganization on the same basis
as the others This is where the Grand
Trunk interests con e into the situation.
To this demand the Consolidated Vermont
holders demur.
Meanwhile the Central Vermont system
is earning about S350000 gross per month,
and the receivers are paying particular at
tention to the improvement of the prop
erty. The earnings figures from March
20, 1896, the date of the rec, ownership, to
Dec. l, 1896, are as follows:
Gross earnings S3,171, 720
Expenses 2,I22, j1S
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12
Bran Denied "a New Trial.

The motion for a new trial for Thomas
M. Bran, the convicted murderer of Capt
Nash, of the barkentine Herbert Fuller,
was denied Tuesday in the United States
circuit court at Boston. This motion was
based upon exceptions taken by Bram's
counsel. The court has yet to pass upon
a further motion for new trial based on
alleged newly discovered evidence. The
judges in their decision say that the YER
diet was right and that no intelligent jury
could have reached any other conclusion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-02-12

They Encountered n Terrific StOrm---
Four Lives Lost and Several Men In
The record-union., 1897-10-02
CHINESE RESTRICTION ACT.
One of the Ways by Which the Law
Is Evaded.

SAN FANCISCO, Oct. 1.-The alleged
Chinese merchants who were landed
here from Macao on Wednesday onvcer-
tificates signed by a. Portuguese official
have nearly all been lost track of by
the authorities.
Alexander Center, General Manager
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
does not deny that his corporation is
distributing what are known as blank
Hongkong certificates. The company
intended, he said, to bid for all the
business that came in its way. 1t had
printed and sent to its agents in China
blanks in Chinese and English, as pre-
scribed by the Treasury Department,
to meet the case of merchants and stu
dents coming into this country for the
first time.
Collector Jackson says that he has
more than once made representations
to Washington as to the manner in
which the Chinese Restriction Act is
being eVaded
The record-union., 1897-10-02

CHICAGO, Oct. IA Washington
special to the Times Herald" says:
1t is now possible for the Times Her
famous Woodford note to Spain, but
a fair statement of its substance.
This now celebrated and much-dis-
cussed document simply expresses on
the part of the United States the hope
that the war will be brought to a close
as speedily as possible, but there is no
date fixed when the consummation is
to be reached, and that the interests of
Spain, no less than the interests of the
United States, the interests Of human
ity and the interests Of the world at
large, are reasons why the war should
be ended with the least possible delay.
And with that in view, acting as a
friend of Spain, because of the great
stake which the United States has in
Cuba financially and otherwise, be-
cause of the annoyance to which the
United States has been put by main
tam kg expeditions and because civii-
zatien opposes war, the United States
tenders to Spain it's good offices to act
as friend between the mother country
and her rebellious colony, in the hope
that she may be able to effect a settle
ment and bring the warfare to a close
This is all there is in the note. There
is not the faintest suggestion of this
Government forcing upon Spain her
good offices, if she does not care to vol
unfairly accept them, nor is there any
intfma ton that the war must be
brought to an end within certain
note within a fixed time.
The record-union., 1897-10-02
THE DEMOCRATIC ALLIANCE.
Nominate Henry George for Mayor
of Greater New York.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-At the City
Nominating Convention of the Demo-
cratic Alliance of Greater New York.
Henry George was unanimously nom
mated for Mayor. The nominating
speech was made by Charles Francis
Adams. The nomination was greeted
with enthusiastic applause.
The platform says:
I'VE deemed it essential that the
Democratic party of Greater New York
should reaffirm the Chicago platform,
pledge itself to the policy of munich
pal ownership of franchises, and to the
principles of direct employment, instead
of the contract system.
THE action Of the City Convention
of September Both is clear to all men,
Tammany and her allies hide away the
national banner of Democracy. and are
ashamed to march under its folds. The
Benedict Arnolds of last fall who de-
serted TO the enemy on the eve of bat
tie are to be restored to places of honor
and friendship; the franchise grabbers
are to retain their clutch on the city'S
highways by Tammany's aid and con-
nivance. Thus Tammany and her allies
separate themselves on principle and
policy from the great Democratic party
of the nation and must be looked upon
solely as local body of unprincipled
spoils hunters, unfit to sit in the coun-
ellis Of the party whose doctrine they
ignore and whose honor they betray."
The platform also declares in favor
of municipal home rule, municipal own
ership and operation of franchises,
three-cent street railway fares, dollar
gas, an eight-hour day at prevailing
rate of wages, representation of labor
in administrative and legislative
branches Of the city government, free
The record-union., 1897-10-02
NEW DISEASE AMONG HORSES
Spreading Over the State With Re-
markable Rapidity.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. = A new
disease among horses has been discov-
cred by Dr. ORourke, City Veterinary
Surgeon. 1t is spreading over the
State with remarkable rapidity, par
ticularly along the Sacramento and San
Joaquin Rivers.
DR. O'Rourke went to Tubbs Island,
on the San Joaquin River last Wednes-
day to inspect 200 horses belonging to
William Tubbs. the San Francisco cord
age manufacturer. He found fifty OF
the animals suffering from the mys-
terious disease. 1t manifested itself in
the form of abscessed swellings on diff
ferent parts of the body.
1t is DIR. O'Rourke's opinion that the
disease grows out of fly bites, and was
introduced here by foreign stock of the
poisonous fly, which is a stranger to
California
The record-union., 1897-10-02
GLOOMY OUTLOOK IN
THE YUKON COUNTRY.
At Least Fifty-FiVs Hundred People
at Dawson City.
Stores Unable TO FIJI Their Orders for
Provisions.
Sreat Damage Done to Rajsin
Grapes in Tu1are County by the
Heavy RainfaIl-A British snip
Missing and Thought to Have
Been Lost With All on Board.

Fork arrived here tonight direct from
ST. Michaels, with twenty-eight passen-
gers and the following letter from II.
nj. Morgan, Associated Press corre-
spondent:
Dutch Harbor, Sept. 2l.-The wreck
of the schooner Hueneme, having on
board the material for three river boats
to be built at st. Michaels Island 1or
service on the Yukon, has had the eL-
feet of changing the route Of the steam
er Portland, which had on board the
material for one river boat also Ior
service on the Yukon
'P. c. Richardson of Seattle says
there are at least $500 people in Daw-
son. the greater number living IN tents
of which there are from 4OU 10 oVV'
Soon after he arrived there the North
American Transportation and Tradlng
Company closed their stores, being out
of provisions, and unable to NIL ABOUT
400 paid orders. The Alaska CONNER
cial Company was filing about one
third of their paid orders, with a bare
chance of the Margaret, with 1OO tons
of provisions, and the Alice, with seven
ty-fiye tons. arriving before they would
be compelled to close. The Margaret
ought to have arrived by August 10Th,
but it is impossible to get up the 1u-
kon on account of lack of water.
STEAMERS FOR ALASKAN TRADE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. L. - Two
steamers are being fitted up in the
East for the Alaskan trade. They are
the City of Columbia, owned by the
Columbia Navigation and Trading
Company, and the Delaware, recently
purchased by H. S. Pingree and other
Massachusetts capitalists. The Column
bia is being put in readiness to carry
500 passengers around the Horn early
in the spring. The Delaware is a
steamer of 1,279 tons, built in 1850.
The record-union., 1897-10-02
SIERRA RAILROAD.
The Line VIII Soon be Completed
to jamestown.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. - Prince
Poniatowsl1i, T. S. Bullock of New York
and s. D. Freshman of Chicago, own
ers of the Sierra Railroad, have issued
a circular appointing D. T. Dooze Cen
eral Freight and Passenger Agent, and
stating that the inc will be completed
to jamestown, Tuolumne County, by
October 10th.
The road is forty-two miles long, con-
meets with the Southern Pacific at oak
dale, and represents an investment OF
SS0o0 900. From five points on the line.
namely, Warnerville, Cooperstown, Don
Pedro, Chinese Camp and jamestown,
stage lines will be operated to thirty
one mountain towns. A stage line Will
also be put into operation across the
Sierra Nevada Mountains into Mono
County AT jamestown the railroad
company viii erect a hotel, establish
a bank and construct a severe sys-
tenn.
The record-union., 1897-10-02
LUETGERT TRIAL.
The Prosecution Has a Laugh at
the Expense of Expert AIlport.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The monotony of
the scientific and painfully technical
proceedings Of the Luetgert murder trial
to-day were relieved by hearty laugh
at the expense of DR.. Airport, the chief
astrological expert of the defense, DUR
ing the afternoon session.
DR.. Allport had identified a piece of
bone as the temporal of a human being.
He observed that the bone would indi-
cate that the person had been large and
strong.
Yes, I4suppose he was" observed
States Attorney McEwan. He was a
gorilla
This announcement rather staggered
DR.. AlIport, but he joined in the general
laugh among the lawyers, experts and
spectators.
witness and Attorney McEwan during
the afternoon. After answering a
question, Dr. Airport proceeded to give
little explanatory lecture, depressing
somewhat from the subject under con-
sideration. When he paused Attorney
McEwan gazed at the witness a mo-
ment and remarked:
You are little too fresh
Ex-Judge Vincent was on his feet in a
moment, appealing for protection for
the witness.
"a little rebuke like that is good for
sCme people," remarked Attorney Nc
EVAN. "One small head does not con-
tain all there is to know about bones''
Ex-Judge Vincent continued to de-
mand that his chief anatomist be pro-
tected by the court. Judge Tuthill put
a stop to the dispute by leaning over
his desk and remarking: Gentlemen,
proceed with the trial of this case"
The battle Of the bones will continue
tomorrow. Professor Eckley is to be
called to tell the jury what he knows
about bones, both human and lower an
imals. The experts are not expected to
finish mefore the middle of next week.
When they get through Luetgert is ex-
pected to go on the stand Already
States Attorney Deneen is receiving re-
quests for passes on 'Luetgert day.
The record-union., 1897-10-02
GOLD CERTIFICATES.
SOME TALK OF BEGINNING
THEIR ISSUANCE.
The Yellow Metal Is Piling UP in
the Vaults and Currency
Is Decreasing.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3O-There has
been some talk in banking circles of
the possibility of the Treasury Depart
ment issuing gold certificates, now that
gold is piling up in the vaults and cur
rency is decreasing. This discussion is
chiefly due to a dispatch received in
Wall street to the effect that recently
there has been some informal discus
sion among the Treasury officials of
the desirability of this course.
Continuing, the dispatch says that
Secretary Gage is confronted by a de-
cision made by Secretary Carlisle when
the Treasury gold fell below 100000
900 that the reserve having once fallen
below the amount mentioned, gold GER
tiicates could not be issued against
it even if the reserve went above $780,
900 900 unless the issue was specifically
authorized by Congress.
President Cannon of the Chase Ma
tional Bank saw nothing that made the
issue of gold certificates needful, but
thought that the issuance of such GER
tificates was entirely within the prov
ince Of Secretary Gage.
Vice-President Hepburn of the Ma
tional City Bank said: Il believe that
AC5ftlIy tiic ISSUE u SOlu CeIllllCdleS Is
entirely within the option of Secretary
Gage. There is no question that the
Treasury needs currency. If the pres
ent conditions continue and there are
further gold imports, as in my opinion
there are sure to be, it will not be long
before the Treasury will have to settle
its balances in gold. The situation re-
gardiEg the currency might be relieved
by the issuing of gold certificates, as
country banks which have not the fa-
cilities for holding their reserve in gold,
could bold the certificates for that pur-
pose and put into circulation the cur
rency which they now hold This, it
seems to me, would relieve the situation
as to currency"
Cashier Muhleman of the Sub-Treas-
ury thought it altogether likely that
the subject may have been discussed
He said further that there seemed to
be an erroneous idea in some quarters
that there was now an inconvenient
shortage of currency. This, he said,
was not the case, and he added that
any action of the Treasury officials
which might convey that impression
was. in his opinion, taken because they
desired such shortage and We're shap-
ing their course at present with a view
to the need of a large amount Of cur
rency during October to meet the Gov
ernment payments of interest and PEN
sions.
The record-union., 1897-10-02
PARIS EXPOSITION.
Meeting to be Called to Arrange
a California Exhibit

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-The State
Board of Trade contemplates calling a
convention of delegates from all the
counties in the State, to be held in
November, for the purpose of arrang-
ing for an adequate representation of
the resources of California at the
worlds exposition in Paris in 1900.
Among the novel ideas, it is pro-
posed by w. H. Mills to construct on
the banks of the Seine relief model
of the Yosemite Valley, to cover at
least an acre of ground. He would
have it built entirely of California
marble, onyx, building stones and red
wood. The inaccessible sides of the
grand canyon could be utilized as
places for elaborate exhibits of cereals,
fruits and other local products. The
plan is yet in embryo, but promises to
attract much attention.
The record-union., 1897-10-02
PERSONAL MENTION,

Deputy Controller Douglass has gone
to Los Angeles.
G. P. Hall, the theatrical manager, is
up from San Francisco.
w. L. Ashe, State Highway Commits
sioner, came up from San Francisco last
night.
C. N. Post, Deputy Attorney General,
has gone to Los Angeles to attend to a
State case in court there.
Paul Quick, Mrs. w. E. Parsons, wife
of Mayor Parsons, and Mrs Henry Dan
iels of Grass Valley are visiting Sacra-
mento, guests of Professor Fl. w. Hand.
The record-union., 1897-10-02
FIGHTING IN INDIA.
Hot Engagement at Close Quarters
Between British and Rebels.

SIMLA, Oct 1.-The troops under
General Jeffreys had some severe tight
ing at the villages of Agrah and Cat
The insurgent tribes are occupying po-
sitions behind rocks, and hot engage
ment at close quarters was fought be-
fore the two villages were destroyed.
Lieutenant-C O'Br1en ana Lieu
tenant Brown-Kelly were killed. Cap
tain Styles was slightly wounded.
Three British soldiers were killed; fif-
teen British soldiers were wounded,
and seven native soldiers were killed,
and twenty three native soldiers were
wounded.
The record-union., 1897-10-02
A British Ship Missing.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-The Brit
ish ship Lord Dufferin sailed from Mon
tevideo for New York on October 7th of
last year in ballast. She has not since
been seen, and nothing has been heard
of her 1t is feared in shipping circles
that she has been lost, with all hands.
The cost of building the ship was tlS,-
405, and her hull was insured for t1S,-
600, but no suspicion Of intentional
shipWreck is attached to the case.