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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot.Ease, powder for the feet. 1t
cures painful smarting feet and instantly takes
the sting out Of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the age. Aliens
Foot Ease makes tight-fitting or new shoes feel
easy. II is certain cure for sweating, callous
and hot, tired, aching feet, Try 1t to-day. Sold
~ all druggists and shoe stores. By mail % cents
in stamps. Trial package free. Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK ?

Dent give them tea or coffee Have'you tried
IT, new food drink called GRAIN-O? 1t is de-
iC .us and nourishiug and takes the place OF cof-
fe.. The more GrHn.O on give lie children
tn nol e heal h you distribute through their sys.
teus. GrainO is made of pure grains, and when
properly prepared tastes like the choice Rrad of
coffee but costs about one fourth as much. All
gcrocers sell it; 10 and rs cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
Fastest Crnn in American Waters.

The torpedo boat Dupont started on her Official
speed trial at Newport, r. l., Friday, but had
gone only six miles over the course when she
broke down and had to return to Briston. She
was making 81 knots, with 40j revolutions and
was under go pounds Of steam, when il was seen
mat one OF the psIohs OF she starocaru engine
down. but before they stopped the piston bent
and made wreck of the valve Of the low pres
sure cylinder. The cause is attributed 10 the
Navy departments urgency in having the trial,
the engines being first turned over only two
weeks ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
.sstock Broker" Arrested.

NJ. J. Kelley, local manager of d, VI. Crosby 4
Cos brokerage office at White River Junction
was arrested Monday on complaint of Henry
Armstrong Of Norwich, charged with wrongly
applying S6j. Kelley appeared before Justice
Potter an was released in $500 bail He was i'm.
mediately rearrested on complaint Of States At
torney Harvey, on behalf OF the state, charged
with illegally running a bucket shop" bail on
the second charge being placed at sl6OJ, making
"A total of S2l0O, which was quickly furnished
Geo w. Smith qualifying as bondsman.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23

Superintendent Titcomb has distributed in the
tributaries Of the Passumpsic over 10000 of the
Columbia river salmon which have been Matched
at the government hatchery at st. Johnsbury
The fish varied from two to three inches in
length. Mr. Titcomb thinks most of the fish will
find their way to the ocean and come up the Con
necticut river Five million salmon will be dis
tributed through the rivers of the Atlantic sea
BOARD this summer. A few of these salmon were
placed in Lake Morey at Fairee as an expert
ment and tine lake will be screened. and II is
hoped the fish will grow and multiply there The
Columbia river salmon is among our finest of
food fishes, and is everywhere in demand
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
For Sale.

THE PROPERTY of the late firm f NeNVhRII
Il 81 Stebbins, IIinsdRIe, N. H., consisting
of Machine aud Wood Shops, Store Houses, Ma
of field Mowers and four kinds of lawn mowers
Sufficient water power for other business.
LORENZO STEBBINS, Hinsdale, N. II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23

James Stevens, a minor, was rescued from the
Mammoth mine at Phoenix, Arizona, Sunday, af-
ter an Imprisonment of IA days without food or
water. He is frightfully emaciated but his mind
is clear.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
Paid the Penalty for His Shocking
Crime.

1Major ETerrlll, negro, 'criminally assaulted
Mrs Martin Thomas, white woman, near Elba,
Ala, Friday, while she alone in the house
with her six months old baby. After the assault
the woman was struck in the head and thrown on
a bed beside her sleeping infant. Fagots of pine
wood were piled upon her by the brute and then
gnted The flames attracted some passers by
and they rescued the woman in time to get her
dying statement. The baby was roasted. Ter
rill was arrested and was being given premi-
nary trial when a mob broke up the court, took
him out, and hanged him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
Walking 1000 MlIes to WIN a Wager.

George W. Wilson. who was in Montpelier this
week, left Chicago to win wager of 5000 that
he could walk 1000 miles in six months, and visit
the capitals in l3 states. He started April 9Th
from Chicago with outfit of 5000 souvenir but
tons which has given him the nickname of the
Button Man. and not a cent of money in his pock-
ct. He was to make his way by selling these but
tons alone and if he accomplished this feat and
got back by Oct5th he to receive $1,000 that is
25 cents mile for his trip of 1000 miles. but fail
ing he to receive nothing.
Mr. Wilson left Chicago weighing $50 pounds;
he weighs about 22; he says he feels well, is
in good condition but will want rest when he
gets home again He will make his way to AL
bany, thence TO Lansing, Mich, and back to Chi
cago the entire trip being then completed. He
is walking IN his sixth pair of shoes, has been out
lO5 days of his six months and has covered 2225
miles His average daily trip is 261s miles his
| biggest days work was walking from New York
city to Greenwich, Conn, 50 miles
c T. Wilder, who practically built the village
of Olcott, and who has been president of its large
paper mill interests, lies at the point of death.
Medical experts state that the trouble is acute
liver complaint from which recovery is impossi-
BILE.
George Huse of Morrisville, brakeman, was
instantly killed at Granite Junction, near Hard
wick Saturday by being knocked off the top of a
freight car and run over. Huse not on duty
! at the time, but was assisting the tTanmen as
matter of accommodation.
The steeple of the Baptist church at Newport
was struck by lightning Tuesday, and the splint-
| cred boards were blown through the windows of
the adjoining houses, the wires in the Office of
| the Central Telephone station were burned out
and several persons were Frustrated by the heavy
| electrical disturbance
Twenty-three farmers of Castleton formed an
| association with capital of $500 with which
| they bought the Cleveland bay horse, "Iugman-
thope Prior, four years old, bred on grange in
| England and registered in the English association
| book. Some jealousy arose among the stock
| holders, a suit begun and the court ordered
the horse sold to the highest bidder last Saturday
| and merchant bid off the horse for SlSI; loss
| TO the stockholders over $1,000.
| John Corners and Robert Raycroft were at
work in the blacksmith shop at Littlejohn's
| quarry. at East Barre Monday, when there was a
! startling explosion Corners was blown through
the side of the building, with his clothes on fire.
| He rushed into the water to put out the flames
| He was badly burned about the neck and shout
| ders. Raycroft thrown backward and re-
ceived slight burns on his neck. The cause of the
| accident is a mystery as no explosives we're
| known to be in the building.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23

Edward s. Fowler, referee, reports a shortage
of over 100000 in the accounts OF John Y. Nc
city of Brooklyn McKane, who was superin-
tendent of Sunday school, is now serving a term
in states prison..
A company has been formed with large capital
TO work the new oil and coal fields 50 miles west
of Juneau, Alaska. The discovery is said TO be
wonderful Oil of the best quality within few
hundred feet of tide water can be dipped up in
buckets and coal inexhaustible, A refinery for
the oil is TO be built at once.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-23
Hints Of Wrong Doing Denied.

The Eoston Herald says that the sudden and
somewhat singular death of Clarence S. Anthony,
auditor of the Fitchburg railroad since 1886, at
his home in Waltham Thursday morning has re-
suited in giving what may seem to be prema
ture publicity to aseries OF facts in relation to
the administration OF some of the departments of
the Fitchburg road, the knowledge Of which has
thus far been kept within very limited circle
some time on the accounts of the freight depart
ment and their work is to cover the whole period
since 1889 The Fitchburg officials fatty denied
the story. They said that they have no suspicion
that they are being robbed, and that the books
are being looked over simply to see If the best
methods are being employed, Nothing irregular,
they say, has been brought to light.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
indianapolis May Festival.

Indianapolis, May 22.-The May music
festival. an annual event. began at
Tomlirson hall last night and Will con-
true tomorrow night, with matinees this
and tomorrow afternoons. Such eminent
artists as Nine. Emma Calve, Miss Ella
Russell, Frangcon Davies, Evan Will
Jams. Barron Bethold and Nine. Devere
Sapic will appear. Professor Wander
stucken, Of Cincinnati, has charge oil
the chorus of 400 voices and will also
conduct the symphony concert at Gin
cinnati. A new feature of the festival
will be the children's chorus OF 1,OOC
voices. The sale of seats indicates thai
the event will be a financial success.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
Uproar in the Texas House.

Austin, Tex, May Ex-Governor Gull
berson yesterday vetoed the general APP
Precipitation bill on the ground that that
body had been too extravaganza in its
appropriations, and that a deficit of
nearly $500, 600 would be brought about
within the next two years unless the
pruning knife was applied. The gov
ernor informed the legislators that II
they will pass a bill that will curtai
the fees of all county and district OIL
GERS, the deficiency can be overcome
The message created a perfect uproai
in the house and a resolution was in
stantly offered to adjourn sine die a
p. M, but it was set aside by recess
until ID. ne.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Rev. DR.. Sheldon Jackson was chosen
moderator of the Presbyterian general
assembly at Eagle Lake, Ind. Rev.
Hugh Spencer Williams was given the
same office by the Cumberland Presby-
terians at the general assembly in Chi
cago.
Southwestern roads have reinstated
grain inspection privileges at Kansas
City.
Portland, Or. has formed a Citizens
Protective association. The city has
been steadily losing population and
wealth and the object Of the association
is to encourage home trade and indus
tries.
General Manager Il. NJ. Campbell OF
the International and Great Northern
has presented his resignation, which
has been accepted. Leroy Trice of the
Texas and Pacific will succeed him.
The Roman Catholic archbishop of
Boston and his 10 priests have Joined
In a petition for law prohibiting liz
uor selling in any public park or pleas
ure ground in the state of Massachu-
sets.
The Connecticut house of representa-
tives has passed bill which gives to
women taxpayers the privilege OF vot-
ing at city. town or borough elections
on the question Of levying taxes.
There are nearly 1000 building socie-
| ties in the United Kingdom. with an ag-
gregate membership of nearly 10000.
| On June Augusta. Me-, will cele-
! brate the Tooth anniversary of the nam
| ing of the town.
There are now about 800 camps OF
| the United Confederate Veterans, anc
| 1t In expected that the reunion in Nash
| vile this summer will see assembled
more ex-confederates than have beer
gathered at any one time since the war
man in Wilmington, Del, who stol'
an umbrella, was tried for the theft
found guilty and sentenced to receive
five lashes and be imprisoned for thre
months.
DR.. Golokow, Russian physician, W
are told by Modern Medicine, an
nounces that he has found the choler
germ in the interior of eggs.
One of the princes of the Orient ha
commissioned a well-known dealer /
precious stones in London to sell 70
him a diamond trinket, the reserV
price of which is fixed at 10000 guinea'
A generous gentleman in Bangor, Me
was asked for a donation to a hospita
and the convalescing patients smile
when they learned that he had sent 2
500 cigarettes for their use.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
Fell from "a Balloon.

Plttsburg, May 22.-Mons. Lee, an
aeronaut employed with the Silver Plate
shows. which exhibited at McKeesport
Thursday, fell from his balloon while
making an ascension, and was fatally
injured Lee began to ascend about I
o'clock in the evening and had gone but
a short distance when he found the wind
was too strong. He cut loose from the
trapeze and fell on the sharp roof or
the Edies building. An arm and leg
were broken and his skull fractured.
When picked up he was unconscious
and it is thought that he cannot re-
cover
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
THE MARKETS.
Chicago Grain and Produce.


Chicago, May 81.
Following were the quotations on the
BOARD of Trade today: Wheat-May,
onened nominal, closed 711sc; July,
of,ened tic, closed 70sc; September,
opened 66Ssc, closed 66Ac; December
opened 6S%c, closed 6SBc Corn-May'
opened 24Ac, closed nominal; July,
941bc. closed 245sc; September. opened
ard closed 255sc. Oats-May, opened
i7%c. closed nominal July, opened and
closed lSc: September, opened and closed
1SHc. Pork-July, opened $3.50 closed
1885, September, opened $SSiH2' ciose9
$S.4O Lard-May, opened and CLOSED
nominal; July, opened $780, ciosed
$3.S71ac. r,,
Produce: Butter - Extra creamery,
,9ihc per ID: extra dairy, 12c; fresh
nacking stock, 6@7c. Eggs = Fresh
stocks. &c per dozen. Live Poultry
Turkeys, 7@Sc per 10; chickens. 7aSc;
ducks, 9@10c. Potatoes-Burbanks, ZoW
S4c per blu. Honey-White clover, llQ
,9ikc ner n: Imperfect, 7@9c. Apples
Common to fancy, $1.50@300 per Dbl.
Chicago Live stock.
a7i.-'ai Chicago, May 81.
| Hogs-Estimated receipts for the day
| "a 400: sales ranged at $23O@3.S0 pigs,
! ca S5So3 S2H for light, $3.40@3.55 for
| rough packing, 3$70@3s0 for mixed, ano
ss.60@3.S0 for heavy packing and snip
| ping lots. Cattle-Estimated receipts
| for the day, 1000: quotations ranged a.
| Ss,sGs AZ for choice to extra shipping
steers s4.6O6510 good TO choice 40
e. o5SJA 60 fair to good, s3.S5G4.3O com
mon 10 medium do, $370@42O butchers
steers. SS601400 stockers, AV5q 40
/ feeders. S200m400 cows. S2.6Om4.oo helI
ers s2.6OGS75 bulls, cxen and stags
AZ 2OaI4.5O Texas steers. and s5.oo9o 81
veal calves. Sheep and Lambs-tsti
mated receipts for the day. S,OOc; reel
mo steady: prices unchanged: quota
tirn ranged at Ss.50G4 so westerns, S2.S
s,a % Texans 81 50M4.90 natives, AM
S.. 256l5. 10 lambs.
East t,u f.lc Live -.oa.I'
Eavt Bu ale, N. Y. May Il.
| Dunning q Stevers. Live STOCK Coiri
mission Merchants. East Bur aio ~.
n,,ote az fellows; Cattle-Receipts,
cars: market firm and all sold. Hogs
Receipts. 20 cars: market active an
higher for light grades and Yorker
"a 0O64 .O5: others. A.9004.95. Shesp an
Misunderstanding % cars fresh, ~ ne,
over; shade stronger fer selecteo nan '
,oynbs. sheen very dull and slow; price
,,rnbanged. ton hardy lambs, $50
Sis: export. s5i5@52o culls to goo'
$S.50@5.00.
i st. Louis Grain.
st. Louis, May FL.
wheat-Lower: No. red cash eievi
tor. 92c bid; track. 92@s4c; july 90
7bXc. Corn-Lower; No. cash, ~
bid: July, 22%c bio. V ,sMo h,d rive RIVE
+ Nominal. 33c.
Milwaukee Grain.
; Milwaukee, May n.
! wheat-Lower; No. 2 spring. 7Sh
; No 1 northern, $50; July, 7oMc. corr
No. 8. Hkc. Oats-Steady; NO. wnl'
22622hc. Barley-Steady; No. :, %
S2iic; samples. 240s2ho. Rye-Lowe
No. 1, s6k03e. -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
INV CHARGES Are Very Moderate


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The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
Two Persons scaldcd to Death.

Hazelton. Pa, May 22.-Two persons
were scalded to death by the bursting
of a still in Michael McGarritys dlstii-
lery. One of the stills, with steam
pressure OF sixty pounds, ana hileo
with boiling liquid, burst. The steam
and fluid rushed out upon Michael NC
Clarity, the owner, and a laporer
named Andrew Carte. Mrs. Mccarthy
was badly burned in trying to save her
husband,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
TRIBUTE TO JEFF DAVIS MEMORY
Star to Mark the spot Where He was
Made Confederate President.

Made Confederate ffesiueh's
Montgomery, Ala, May pa per-
manent record was made Friday OF the
snot on the stone flooring of the front
balcony of the capitol upon which JET
ferson Davis stood when inaugurated
president of the Southern Confederacy
with appropriate ceremonies. silver
star embedded at the spot indicated by
the surviving veterans who witnessed
the Davis inaugural.
The Society of the Daughters OF the
Southern Confederacy had the matter
in charge. A procession formed on
Court street near the old slave market
and marched to the capitol. Cannon
boomed in the capitol grounds as the
PROCESSION approached. General JONI,
w. A. Sanford of Montgomery, friend
and counselor of Mr. Davis, and VINO
stood near him when he took the oatn
of office, presided over the exercises
General Sanford spoke eloquently OF MI
Davis. He said the people OF the soutf
had nothing to apologize for. He de
tended the south's position In the mat
ter of secession, and spoke OF her sons
in the struggle which followed:
eff we were rebels, then to rebel II
right: IL Jefferson was traitor, thei
treason is the highest virtue" ne said
Miss Tompkins Of this city presented
| the star to Governor Johnson, the Gus
todian of the capitol who being Con
federate veteran, responded with
| eulogy of jefferson Davis and Tn
southern cause. Father Ryans poem
"Furl That Banner" was recited o.
Miss Robinson Of Montgomery. ana IN
star. being set m position, was Gov
ored with garlands Of flowers.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
Murder and Suicide.

Wichita, Kan, May 22.-Wesley Eel
aholx Of Grant county, o. T.. in mt OF
jealousy killed Joe Hajek while he was
,,,sit,np the girl for whose hand they
zero rival suitors. The sheriff found
zelehok and arrested him. On their
way to town Zelebok died in great ag-
onv beside the sheriff in the buggy,
a fter having first confessed that he had
swallowed strychnine with suicidal IN,
tent. Both men were under % years oil
n oa and RohemianS.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
,..,.n.d nv (,overnor Tanner.

Springfield, Ills, May Ex-Governor
ranner Friday pardoned james
scruers of Pulaski county from ,ne
sontbern Illinois penitentiary. serving
,wsntv wears as an accessory to the
murder Of william II. Napier IN 1880 1881.
c,overnor Tanner stated that scrugss
has been punished enough.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22

In the manufacture Of knives the a,-
vision of labor has been carried TO sucn
an extent that one knife is handled py
10 different artisans from the momen.
The blade is forged until the instrument
Is finished and ready for the market
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
pioneer chicago settler Dead.

Chicago, May 22.-Matthew Lanln'
,,e oldest of the early settlers OF chi
easo. died at his residence, 1888 Michi-
can avenue. Thursday, in the s4th year
of his age. He came to this city in the
year II was Incorporated. in 1887, ana
hence his life had covered the growth
80 the little frontier post into the great
netropolis. His own fortune expanded
NTH the city.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22

Ensign Hill, better known in the army
as the "Kansas Cyclone" will pay htr
first visit to Red Jacket on Saturday and
Sunday, May 22i and 23d. On Satur-
day night she will give a lecture at the
barracks entitled "Whiskey Jim and
hummer Bill" Those who have heard
Ensign Hill say she is fine speaker and
never fails to interest her hearers. There
will be a charge OF 10 cents on Saturday
night. The ensign will lead all the meet
ings on Sunday.
A grand stereopticon entertainment
will be given by Prof. I. Wills on Satur-
day evening, May 20, sp. m Admis-
sion 10 cents. "a Trip Through Corn
WALL" "Driven From Home for Con-
science Sake" a very touching subject:
and several other fine views. This will
be one OF the best entertainments the
professor has given. Don'tiail to attend
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-22
GASOLINE EXPLOSION,
frIghtful Accident Occurs in the
City Of St. Louis.
SEVERAL PERSONS DIE FROM 1T.

'o'her ana Her Babe Burned to "a Crssp-
Two Others Are Dead and Another Tx.
pected To Die-How the Accident De-
curred-Iwo Persons Are scaItled 10
Death by the bursting of still at Haz
elton, Pa.
81 Louis, May 22.-Mrs Ada Mohr
So years Of age. her baby is months old
burned TO crisp and their bodies taken
TO the morgue; Hugo Howard, Is months
oid' died after removal to the hospital;
Mrs. Bessie Howard, 20 years old, at the
hospital and cannot live until night.
terribly burned over the body; William
howard, years old, dead at the hos
pital; Max Gumpert and Henry Surman
painfully burned. These horrors consti-
tute the sum total, aside from property
damage, which resulted from a gaso-
line explosion In the upper rooms of
2o4l Menard street, occupied by Gustav
Mohr Thursday night. If Mrs. Bessie
Howard dies, Of which there is little
doubt, II will make the number of cas-
ualties five.
Confined I'm Furnace.
The kitchen in the rear Of the second
story Of 234l Menard street was trans
formed into a roaring. fiery furnace in
flash. In this furnace were confined
helpless mother, her two babies, and
the 15-months-old tot of a neighbor
The mother persisted IN torturing agony
Two of the little ones were sacrificed &c
the raging fire. For her efforts to save
her baby's life another mother will UNI
doubtedly sacrifice her own on the altar
of maternal affection.
Mrs. Mohr, in whose kitchen the eX
| ploson occurred, in order to make fir
IN the cook stove burn faster, poured
gasoline over the wood. The blaze IL
the stove gnited the can Of gasoline ant
| an explosion followed. The burning oil
was thrown in all directions. envelop
| ing Mrs Mohr and the children Mrs
| Howard who was also cooking suppe
| in her house, heard the cries, and run
ming out on the porch, caught sight o
| the flames. She darted into the burnini
| kitchen, and began cropping for he
boy. She was dragged from the room
| by Max Gumpert.