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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
Congress in Session.
The Expected Attack on Civil Service
Reform MsteriaIILes.

The Expected Attack on civil Service
Reform MateriaIILes.
The Senate adjourned Monday, as soon
as the Presidents message had been read,
out of respect to the memory of Senator
George of Mississippi, formal announce
ment of his death having been made.
The House also adjourned after the trans
action of a small amount of business as a
mark of respect to the memory of Repre-
sentative Wright, Massachusetts, who died
during the recess.
Tuesday business was taken up in the
House in earnest. The proceedings start
ed with lively discussion over the con-
troll of financial questions which was TO be
given to the ways and means committee
and to the committee on banking and cur
rency respectively. When Mr.. Grosvenor
of Ohio got the floor he directed the whole
course Of the debate into an attack on civil
service reform, in which he declared that
he had kept in touch with the sentiment
of the country, and If the question were
submitted to the people west of the Allie
CLANCY mountains 1t would be buried un-
der their overwhelming condemnation.
Col. Grosvenor was a leader in the cam
paign for McKinley's nomination and cleo
tion last year, but he is opposed to the
Presidents civil service views.
Mr. Brosius of Pennsylvania, the chair
man of the committee on civil service, de-
Tended the law and the Presidents inter-
pretation Of it, but the most effective an
swer was made by Mr.. johnson of Indiana
who castigated GrosvenoI effectively. At
Mondays session bill was introduced in
the House by Mr.. Evans of Kentucky, to
modify the civil service act by having it
hereafter apply only to department clerks
in Washington and those in public offices
throughout the country whose salaries are
from 5000 to $500 per annum, letter
carriers and railway mail clerks. The re-
port of Major Handy, special commissioner
to the Paris exposition, was transmitted
to Congress Tuesday by President McKin-
ley, who recommended the granting of a
| liberal appropriation. The sum asked for
| by the commissioner is 1919, 900.
A paper was circulated in the House
Wednesday, and received many signatures
from Republican and Democrats, who
favor a change in the civil service system
arranging for a conference on that subject
Senator Allen of Nebraska introduced
Wednesday resolution declaring for the
recognition of Cuban independence, ant
| spoke on the subject.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
Lieut. Foote's Notable Paper.

The plans prepared by Lieut.. S. NJ.
Foote of the 4Lh regiment of United States
artillery for the raising of volunteer armies
in this country have received the endorse
ment of board of which Maj j-Gen. Wesley
Merritt, commanding the military division
of the Atlantic, was the head. Lieut..
Foote'S paper will be published in the Jan
uary number of the Journal of the military
service institution. The treatise has been
rated as the prize essay. The title reads:
Chased on present conditions and past ex-
perience, how should our volunteer armies
be raised, organized, trained and modified
for future wars" The scheme outlines
the raising of force of 465, 900 men,
which is deemed necessary in the event of
war with Great Britain. Lieut.. Foote was
formerly military instructor at Vermont
Academy, and is well known to the Off
GERS OF the Vermont militia.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10

soon as the revenue equals expenditures,
all United States notes presented for re-
demption in gold shall, after their redemp-
tion, then be kept apart and again issued
only in exchange for gold. This would
break the ''endless chain" of which so
much is said, and save the treasury store of
gold from constant depletion for purposes
of export and exchange.
Undoubtedly the greatest service done
the public in the message is in the full
and careful discussion of the Cuban ques-
tion. Stated in brief the President says
that the policy of Gen. Weyler in the
island was brutal and inhuman. 1t was
not civilized warfare; it was policy of
extermination. Against this policy the
United States protested earnestly but firm
ly. Our offer of mediation was refused,
but Weyler has been recalled, and the new
Spanish ministry has inaugurated hui
name policy toward the rebels, with def
mite promise of home government for the
island, giving its people control over their
own affairs within all rightful limits. 1t
is only a matter of justice and good faith
in one nation toward another that Spain
should be given a fair chance to carry out
this reasonable and concilatory program.
If she fails there will then be time for the
United States to perform its whole duty to-
ward Cuba, intervening by force If neces-
sary, and this duty will be undertaken fear
lessly "and only because the necessity for
such action will be so clear as to command
the support and approval of the civilized
world" This is dispassionate view
which effectually clears the air on this alb
sorbing and perplexing question.
The President declares his purpose to
see that the spirit of civil reform is given
full force and effect in the administration
of the law. This was to be expected of
him, but the declaration is noteworthy be-
cause it is well understood that a dellber-
ate attack is to be made on the reform at
this session of Congress.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
A Neutral.

The British cutter Sparrow, command
ed by Captain Wylie, while cruising OFF
Cape Tiburon, on the island of San Do
mingo, chased and overhauled an Ameri-
can brig, the cargo of which, together
with certain other circumstances, gave
rise to such a suspicion that she was enc
my's property that Captain Wylie thought
it best to send her to Port Royal for exam
ination.
The Yankee captain, not in the
least dismayed, swore so positively as to
his ships papers, which he produced, that
the admiralty court was at length persuad-
ed to set him free, whereupon he immedi-
ately began an action for demurrage against
Captain Wylie for having taken him.
About this time Lieut.. Fitton of the
navy (who was then midshipman in COM
mand of small tender), arriving at Port
Royal went on board the Sparrow to pay
a visit to Wylie. He found the captain in
very low spirits over the pending suit, and
greatly depressed at the idea of the ruin
Gus damages that it seemed certain would
be awarded against him on account of the
American.
Fitton, however, on learning the name
of the captain of the brig, advised Wylie
not to worry, and stated that he could
prove that the brig was yet good prize.
He then went on to explain that while
cruising in his tender near the place where
the Sparrow had overhauled the brig, and
very shortly after that time, his sailors had
caught large shark. He was very much
surprised on hearing one of the men em-
ployed in cutting the fish open cry out,
"Stand by for your letters, my boys, for
here's the postman come on board ~ at
thelsame moment handing out bundle of
papers from the sharks stomach. They
were only slightly damaged by the gastric
Juices of the fish, and FittOn kept them.
Upon examination he discovered that they
were the real papers of the American, which
he had thrown overheard when he became
hard pressed, and which had been prompt
ly swallowed by the shark. The papers
proved beyond question that the cargo was
French.
The two officers went Immediately to
Kingston with this new and most import
ant evidence but no further investiga-
tion of the matter was necessary, for the
captain of the brig was so overwhelmed
upon hearing the circumstances, which he
regarded as a visitation from Heaven for
his perjuries, that he hurriedly escaped
from the island, and the vessel, after all,
was condemned to the Sparrow. Wylie
received for his share of the prize money
something over $4,000.
Mr.. Fltton sent the jaw-bones of the
shark TO the admiralty court at Jamaica
where they still remain. .-HGrper' Round
Table.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
For Principle, FIrst and Last.

There are undoubtedly times and sea-
sons in New York city, when the Repub-
lican voter and the Republican newspaper
is sadly puzzled as to duty. The issues of
local politics in that city are intricate and
battling; and every campaign in recent
years has manufactured fresh crop of in
dependent voters, out of the raw material
of previously hickand-thin supporters of
party machines. 1t is interesting to note
that in the late campaign for the Mayoralty
of New York, The New York Tribune re-
mained staunchly Republican in principle,
by adhering to the expressed will of the
party of the state as announced in the new
State constitution and in various party
platforms. The Tribune is a stalwart Re-
publican paper, and one of the best ex-
ponents of Republican doctrine in the
country. Its annual Prospectus, in anoth-
er column, is commended to the attention
of our readers. The Tribune, albeit a
thoroughly complete newspaper, always
commands respect, because of its refusal
to yield any part of its space to vulgar
scandal and sensation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10

Secretary Gage has sent TO the state de-
partment a report on the action of the
treasury department in suppressing fill
clustering expeditions TO Cuba. He shows
that If the Spanish patrol had frustrated
one-half the number of expeditions which
were broken up by the United States, not
one man nor one cartridge would have been
illegally landed in Cuba from the United
States. Out of 90 alleged expeditions only
four were stopped by Spain.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10

Senator Davis Of Minnesota, charm an
of the Senate foreign relations committee,
has not pushed consideration of the Ha-
waiian annexation treaty as expected. The
reason is said to be that the friends of the
measure have grave doubts as to their
ability to secure the necessary wo-thirds
vote to pass it. Sentiment on the ques-
ton seems to have changed since the spe-
cial session.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
Gbe Uermunt 9b@rin.
TIE N PAG e S
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1897.

The post-ofIice department has referred
to the law branch of the government the
case of Postmaster Rapier of Mobile, Ala,
who refuses to vacste his Office, raising a
question as to the power of the President
to remove him until his term of Office ex-
pires, or until his successor is confirmed by
the Senate
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
THE LATEST NEWS.
Wife and Children Murdered.
BloOdhOunds on Trail of a Mississippi
Negro, who MAY he Lynched.

BloOdhOunds on Trail of a Mississippi
Negro, who NAV he Lynched.
The wife and four children of Brown
Smith, planter living in Simpson county,
20 miles from Wesson, Miss, were muir
dered Wednesday night, and a fifth child
was terribly injured. Mr.. Smith, who is a
son of ex- Representative Edward Smith,
went to a nearby town in the afternoon,
leaving his family at home. When he
returned Thursday morning he found his
wife and five children apparently all dead.
An alarm was raised, and the entire neigh
borhood turned out to hunt for the perpe-
traitor of the crime. 1t was reported last
evening that one of the little girls, sup
posed to have been killed, revived enough
to tell what she knew of the occurrence.
She said she knew the man who commit
ted the deed, negro, whom she described.
A posse is on the track of the murderer,
and there is a probability that he will be
taken, and little doubt that he will be
lynched when caught.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10

The "incident' between Germany and
Hayti has been 'cosed." 1t was done
just as big bully of a school-boy "closes"
an incident between himself and one of
the little fellows in lower grade. Mon
day morning two German cruisers arrived
at Port au Prince and presented Emperor
Willams's ultimatum, which was the pay
ment of $4,000 to Herr Lueders, and per-
mission for his return to Hayti; an apology
to Germany, and the gracious acceptance"
of Count Won Schwerin, the German
charge d'affaires. who made the arrogant
and offensive demand on President Simon
Sam. Eight hours were given in which to
grant these demands, otherwise lombard
ment would begin. Hayti knew her weak
ness and promptly complied The young
German emperor's personal comment is in
substance that the Haytians are "a con-
temptible crowd of negroes, slightly in
ocuated with French civilization, and it is
time they were taught manners"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10

1t was announced officially Monday that
Governor John W. Grigas of New Jersey,
has been rendered and has accepted the
Office of attorney general of the United
States, which will be vacated by the nomi-
nation of Attorney General McKenna to
be associate justice of the United States
supreme court. Mr.. McKenna's appoint
ment will be to succeed Justice Field of
California, who retires by reason of the
age limit. A very unusual development
in this connection has been the appear
ance of petition to President Mckinley,
signed by two United States judges on the
Pacific coast, state judges at Portland, Ore
gon, and by leading lawyers in that sec,
tion, asking the President not to appoint
Attorney General McKenna to the su-
preme bench, for the reason, in substance,
that his reputation and record as lawyer
do not warrant his elevation to that position.
This protest probably grows out of some
personal feeling 1t will receive no atten-
tion for the reason, if for no other, that
instead of being sent direct to the Presi-
dent in dignitied way, it was first made
public through the newspapers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
Miller Far in the Lead.
229 Miles Ahead OF the Record for %
Hours, Having Made 1890 Miles.

Hours, Having Made 1890 Miles.
Seventeen men remain in the big six day
bicycle race in Madison Square garden,
New York city. The leaders at lis this
morning were as follows: Miller 1890
miles; Rice 1908; Revierre 1904; Schinner
1882; Moore 1925; Waller, 1898; Hale
1887; Pierce 1868; Elkes 1870. Miller
seems to be tireless and rides in good form.
although he has rested only two hours in
four days. Revierre has rested three
hours, Waller five, Rice six, Moore and
Pierce seven each and Ekes II. Stephane
the Frenchman of whom much was eX-
pected, dropped out last night. Young
Elkes Of Glens Falls is the freshest man on
the track and is expected to pass several
of the riders before Saturday night. Mil
Ter is 229 miles ahead of the worlds rec
ord for 81 hours, and eight of the men
have beaten the record made by Hale last
year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
THE HOMELIEST MAN IN
BRATTLEBORO

BRATTLEBORO
AS well as the handsomest, and others are invited
TO call on any druggist ahd get free trial bottle
of Kemp's Balsam for the throat and lungs,
remedy that is guaranteed to cure and relieve al
chronic and acute coughs, asthma, bronchitis
and consumption Price 25 and 80 cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
Santa Claus Has Already
Engaged
His Headquarters

Here, for he knows there is nothing that delights
every little girl, and many little boy, like nice
doll. The assortment is too large to admit OF
accurate descrption-al sizes-the old fashioned
rag doll, daintily dressed, rubber dolls, others
that rattle and jingle, to make the dear babies
laugh and clap their hands, great variety of
medium sized ones dressed in beautiful suits
some undressed-eyes movable, limbs jointed;
several very choice ones with long, natural hair;
one job lot some OF them slightly imperfect, at
half the original cost, All the above goods will
be put at prices within the reach Of all. Every
body invited to call and see them
Mail orders promptly attended to. State the
sum you wish to pay for doll and you will get
your moneys worth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
Gas Company Consolidation at Boston.

A number of the larger gas companies
of Boston were bought by the New Eng
land gas and coke company yesterday.
The price, S14, ,000 900, does not represent
the capital invested, many of the stock
holders of the companies absorbed having
been given stock in the New England com
pany under the consolidation plans. The
New England gas and coke company has
annually, with the privilege of increasing
this amount to ], 200, 900 tons. The men
who effected the consolidation are Hollis
ter & Babcock, Stephen Peabody, Henry
Z. Dimick, A. II. Paget, A. n. Brady and
Emerson Mcmillan of New York, w. L.
Elkins of Pittsburg, II. NJ. Whitney, Rich
ard Olney, former secretary of state, and
Robert w. Lord of Boston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
SHEEP LOST.
e. H. THOMPSON.

CTRAYED from my Clark pasture south daso0 OF
Itraa oid sheen and four lambs. Old sheep had
round hole punched in ears; Information re,
wsrded. Win pay Ave cents per pound hVe
weight ior sOou ''~ CHARLES E. TYLER.
WilllamsyiIe, VT, Dec. 9. 1897
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10

Michael Varney, short term prisoner
in the Kings county, N. Y, penitentiary,
committed suicide by hanging himself to
his cot yesterday morning. He was "a
years old a carpenter by trade, and the
prison officials could not understand why
he was arrested for vagrancy, as he was An
expert workman.
The Nichewaug summer hotel was
burned at Petersham, Mass, late Wednes-
day night, causing loss of $4,000. There
was $4,000 insurance on the property.
The hotel was owned by G. II. Kelton of
Boston and contained accommodations for
100 guests. 1t had not been occupied for
two weeks. The fire is supposed to have
been incendiary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10
Dolls Dolls

Have just returned from Boston with fine
line Of Dolls. Have rented the large room ad
joining the Millinery room for their display
Readily found by coming up easy flight of
stairs in Crosby Block, (between the Book and
Crockery stores
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-12-10

"A. Manufacture Of Book Cases and Desks Sla;
steture Frames Alsoa fineline or PICTURES
'Ueet Open evenings, 7toS.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-09-27

CORONER's INQUEST FARCE.
No Masks Worn. Everybody Knows Every
body, and "Done by Unknowns."

No Masks Worn. Every body Knows Every.
body, and "Done by Unknowns."
The negro was given a chance to pray
and confess. which latter he did, stat
ing that Miss Roberts was his third VIC
tim. He also offered a prayer. When
he was taken out of Jail he was struck
at frequently and there are those who
say he was dead before he was strung
up. There was no attempt to pre-
vent the lynching. There was plenty
of time, ard a governor who has fire.
quently declared his adherence Of mob
law. Judge Adair advised with Cir
cult Judge Owen by telephone, but MOTH
ing practical came of it. Identification
of the accused was complete. He was
taken before the girl Saturday night
and no doubt remained.
Thus does this quiet, sleepy little vii
lage beat all lynch records. On Sunday.
unmasked ON the public square of a
county seat. not drunken man and not
| pistol fired, man is hung and all in
stones throw Of four churches. After
| the lynching the mob's leader an In
| dianian. made little talk in which he
! pointed to the gruesome corpse, saying:
| Here's the protection we offer our
! wives and daughters" Coroner Mitchell
viewed the body, cut 1t down and sum-
moned a jury, whose verdict was that
Bushrod came to his death at the hands
of unknown parties"
AS said above not a man was masked,
ard everybody knows everybody else
in a community like Hawesville. Dur
Ing the entire time Of the lynching not
less than 200 women were on the hill
and hillside overlooking the public
square and when his dangling form went
up cheers upon top Of cheers from them
rent the air. In fact the women gave a
double assurance to the ones engaged
that the proper punishment was being
meted out
Rock Island Argus., 1897-09-27
COMMENCES SIXTH WEEK.
And There IL , romise of -Four Mere Il
the Luetgert Trial.

And There IL romise Of -Four Micro In
the Luetgert TrisI.
Chicago. Sept. 27.-The sixth week
OF the Luetgert trial opened this
morning. The states attorney ex-
presses the opinion that 1t will last
three to four weeks longer. A NOR
bidly curious crowd still gathers at
the entrance TO the criminal court
building daily. Long before the
trial began it was with utmost diff
Guilty that the police could keep them
in order and force the room for those
entitled to admission.
Mary SIemering on cross examina-
tion appeared composed and defiant
% to her cen 1ictipg testimony in the
grand jury and trial. She said In
spector Setback was present st the
grand jury room and had told her il
she did not say what she did he
would punish her. Other witnesses s
were introduce in relation to the al
legged departure OF Mrs. Luetgert
from the home. and her appearance
in the vicinity OF Wheaton, IL.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-09-27
At SOME ILLINOIS COAL MINES.
Strike i stiil on and strikers Prevent Any
Work Being Done.

Springfield. Ills. Sept. 27.-The strike
situation In the vicinity of Sangamon
shaft No. 2. which is situated on the
Illinois Central railroad east of the city,
assumed serious, aspect Saturday
evening. There are eight or ten men at
work in the mine. working at So cents
per ton with no stock rent. When they
LETT work Saturday evening and de-
parted for their homes they We're sur
rounded by about $50 striking miners
who threatened to kill them If they did
not cease operations. Sheriff Baxter was
summoned to the scene and with the
assistance of several deputies managed
10 escort the working miners to their
respective homes. AS they passed along
the streets they were surrounded by
bowling mob who made dire threats, and
while en- route several missiles We're
thrown. but fortunately no one was
hurt.
Spring Valley. Ills. Sept. 27.-Friday
evening the Spring Valley coal miners
had meeting in the city hall square.
There are probably dozen or so men
working at company work. The miners
met for the purpose of going to the
mines in body and requesting these
men to quit. but Mayor Nelson advised
them to postpone the march until today.
md in the meantime he would try his
influence with the company towards
cffecting a general settlement. His ad-
vice was taken and the meeting ad-
journed.
Kansas City, Sept. 2I.-Local labor
leaders say twelve organizers Of the
United Mine Workers of America have
been put TO work among the coal min
ers Of the territory between the Rocky
mountains and the Mississippi river and
Will spend the rest OF the year in try
ing TO get all of the coal diggers of the
territory closely organized for the
struggle that viii come Jan. l. IL there
is not another adjustment Of prices by
tho mine operators at that tine.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-09-27

Robirson's recovery is doubtful. A crowd
of 200 men awaited the bringing OF the
miscreant to the Coidwater Jail all the
afternoon and for time threats of
iynching were frequent. hut better judg-
ment will probably prevail if the tramp
is caught. It seems certain that the mis-.
creant must be capture soon by Sheriff
Ca;upbell ard the posse of determined
men who are cn his trail. Mrs. Smith
asserts that the man did not criminally
assault her. One of the shots from the
tramp's revolver struck young Robinson
just above the heart.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-09-27

Chicago. Sept. 27.-At a meeting
Of coal operators Of northern Illinois
an address was issued TO the miners
Of that section pointing out that the
scale as fixed by the recent miners
convention at Springfield cannot
possibly be conceded to by northern
Illinois operators.