Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-05

Advices from Delhi, India. say that the famine
has already killed g per ce of the population
of the Southern Puniab, 10000 persons having
died.
The trustees of the Orphans Home of Concord,
n H., have received $500 from anonymous
source Hon. John II. Pearson of Concord has
sgnfed to the trustees an intention TO give $50
600 This is the largest sum that the home has
ever received.
Revenue Inspectors Medley and Shea raided
tenement Friday in Fall River, Mass, and dlscov
cred in the basement whiskey still with all the
onpanying outfit. Philip Godstein was taken
into custody. as he claimed at the time to be EN-
gagged in making high grade vinegar. Later
he confessed thai he was making WhlskeY Tor ms
own use.
DR.. E Constans of Brockton Mass, made a
successful use of the y ray Friday IN locating "A
needle in a woman's body. The woman stepped
upon the needle 20 years ago Since then IL had
work ed H. way through her foot and leg, ana was
f, Il in her thigh. Dr. Constans took an ray
photograph, showing the needle clearly, and II
was removed
A pettion If 100 pages, bearing over COCO names
of citizens of Denver, Col was mailed TO Wash
ngton Friday The petition praNs President Nc
Kney to revoke eX- president ltNtlanu recent
executive order placing about 6OOtO governmt mt
employ es under the rules II civil service. Sena-
tor Wocott will present the petition to President
Mckinley soon.
The assignee of the Laconia, n H. car com
II INV has been granted license to sell the entire
nronerty OF the car company at private sale
A NV corporation will buy the plant, It's cap
ltal STOCK Is CSUUuNO, anu IL has NiV Pifii "
increase 1t to S5OO.OO0 This C rporation Is made
mn of capitalists largely outside OF Laconia. II
will ash to be exempted from taxation Tor ten
years.
An Insulting remark addressed by young
man TO a young woman at a dancing party al
Tancol Mexico Friday night, led TO a desperate
dght between all OF the men at the dance. when
the smoke of the battle had cleared away III men
were dead and Is others ser iously wounded
The fighters used knives, pistols and clubs A
number of those killed were well known anC
highly respected Dung men OF the town.
William Rockefeller of Tarrytown, n. Y, ha'
leased the parsonage of the tirst Baptist church
Rev George Ferris past r. 10 the chufch LOT ~
v, ars al 81 year. The nuil'lng was oull' 10y
MIR Rockefeller last year at cost or S'5OOO ah'
Ii the finest parsonage along he Hud on. IL u
situated on Broadway, adjoining me church
which Mr. Rockefeller and h brother, Johh u
Rockefeller. attend and partially support
Nearly S4UO. 900 worth opium. alleged to hav
been imp rted into this C. untry Illegally, ma
been seized by agents of the treasury depart
| ment al San Francisco II the property o
| Fong Tai a Chinese merchant, who had the druH
| consigned to II. + Davi son, an employs Vi w
| bank of British Columbia II is not llkey ina
either will be prosecuted for in case or failure
! convict the opium would have TO be returned
| while nov il can be sold at public auction
Mrs. Anna NJ Brennan, 80 was accidental
| shot and killed by Mrs John Delaney III Ihe lal
| ter's home in Long Island CITY, ~ \, fIiuay
| Having finished washing MIS- Delaney uance
| which lay in trunk near by Inc reVolVeI e1
ploded and the bullet lodged IN MTs. brenh ia
| forehead She was taken 10 ST. John hospllal
| where she died after having made an lmpoI tan
statrment exoneratng Mrs Delaney She leave
| a husband and two small children