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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

Rev. L. c. McKinstry. 90, the Advent minister,
we'll known through Vermont, died Thursday.
The body was taken to Groveland, Mass, for
burial. Mr.. McKnstry had been in the ministry
40 years. He was a member of the Grand Army
post of Groveand He leaves widow, Mrs. l..
c. McKinstry, who has been associated with him
in gospel work for 2o years
Dr. Joseph B. Rand sustained a stroke of apo
plexy at the junction House at White River
junction last week Thursday, and died the fol-
lowing day. He was born in Barnstead, ~ H.,
in 1894, and was a practitioner of the homeo-
pathic school at Hartford over 30 years. He was
a bachelor of frugal habits and accumulated a
large fortune. He had lived at White River
junction since 1890. He owned large interest
in the Hartford Wooden company of Hartford
and the Ottaquechee Wooden company of North
Hartford, and conducted a grain business at Nor
witch.
James Fitzgerald, so, died suddenly at Ben
nington Falls Monday after quarreling with his
son Maurice about the dinner. Maurice had been
drinking, and he threw his father out of the
window. The old man started to walk to the
home of his daughter mile and a half away, but
fell down before reaching there, and died within
a short time without regainng consciousness.
He had black eye and bruse on his cheek,
and it was at first thought that he had died from
injuries, but an examination showed that death
was due to na tural causes. The son claims that
he did not strike the old man, their trouble being
nothing m pre- serious than wordy warfare.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
One Killed and over 80 Injured.

The rear car of an excursion train on the
Maine Central from Dover and Foxcroft to Etna
camp & ounds was thrown from the track at
Etna Bog, Me-, Sunday by the breaking Of
wheel. This coach became detached from the
car ahead of it, and jumping the embankment,
rolled over and turned bottom up in the ditch.
Martin Payne of Plymouth was killed, several
other passengers seriously injured, and many
badly cut and bruised. Doctors were summoned
from Waterville, Clinton Pittsfield and Newport,
to give the injured necessary care. General Man
ager Evans and other railroad officers arrived by
special train to personally look after the injured
There was a wild scramble among the frightened
and bewildered people to get out, and nearly all
those slightly hurt had cuts from broken glass
Those seriously hurt were crushed under the
weight Of people over them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
A Church Board Treasurer EmbeILIed
at Least $4,000.

Warrants charging embezzlement have been
issued for the arrest of Charles NJ Charlney of
Chicago, for IS years treasurer Of the Presbyte.
rian Board of Aid for Colleges and Academies.
He cannot be found The American Surety COM
pany caused the warrants to be issued, and al
leges that Mr. Charlney has confessed to a short
age OF $4,000, the trust funds contributed for
educational institutions having been used in specu.
of Chicago. The Surety company says that he
admitted that the shortage amounted TO $4,000
and might possibly be more His bond is only
for S25, 900 aud the Presby teran board will lose
the remainder. Charlney was in the city when
the embeZzlement became known, but soon dis
appeared.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
A nLead Pipe CInch.n

resident of Cliff street, St. Johnsbury, decided
the other day that there must be a vein of water
somewhere under his premises, and that by dig
ging deep enough spring could be found. He
engaged Patrick O'Malley to locate with a hazel
rod the proper place to make excavations, and
the spot indicated was right in the middle of the
bottom Of the house cellar. An auger was
brought into service, and after boring only three
or four feet clear, sparkling water dubbed up to
the surface. The citizen delighted called in
his neighbors and friends to rejoice with him in
to connect the various parts of his residence with
the artesian we'll But the plumbers services
were required for another purpose. The vein
struck was line of lead pipe leading to the resi-
dence of a near neighbor, whose supply stopped
as soon as the pipe was severed by the auger.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Electric Combination at Rutland.

The Marble City Electric company and the Rut-
land Electric Light company have been co nsoli-
dated under the name Of the Rutland City Eec-
tric company, and the stockholders Of the TIVE
companies as well as the General Electric will be
represented in the management The officers are;
c. G. Dubois Of Chicago, president: S. Dana
NJ. Butler treasurer and NJ j. Francisco secretary
President Dubois is official of the Wester n
Electric company of Chicago and Vice Presden
Green is treasurer of the General Electric. Tn g
new company will have an authorized capita
stock OF SlS0,0O0 Stock to The amount of
S65 600 will be issued at first, and portion of tn e
remaining stock will De usedin buying the plant s
Of the two old companies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
A Gold Standard Professor Not Wanted
in Missouri.

DR.. F. c. Hicks, professor of political economy
in the University of Missouri, is likely to be
ousted on account of his politics. Professor
Hicks is charged by free svertes with teaching
erroneous doctrines. 1t is alleged that he is a
protective tariff advocate; that he is believer in
the gold standard; that he is a Hamiltonian de-
crying the Jefferson theory of Republican gov
eminent az every opportunity and that he does
not hesitate in including these doctrines in his
teachings. The charges were made by Repre-
sentative NJ. F. Benton, who is a member of the
board of curators, and committee was appoint
ed to investigate them. This committee is said
to have prepared report which will result In
the removal of Prof Hicks at the next meeting
Of the curators. The investigation also covered
the political views of pr. W G.. Brown, of the
chair of chemistry, and it is said that he, also, is
slated TO go. There are nine members of the
board of curators. divided politically into five
free silver Democrats, two Republicans, one
Populist and one gold Democrat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
The Same...
Old SarsapariIIa.

That's Ayers. The same old
sarsaparilla as it was made and
sold by DR.. ]. c. Aver so gears
ago. In the laboratory it is
different. There modern appli-
ances lend speed to skill and
experience. But the sarsapa-
rilla is the same old sarsaparilla
that made the record-5O gears
of cures. Why don't we better
it? Well, we're much in the
conditis.p of the Bishop and the
raspberry: " Doubtless, " he
said, "God might have made
better berry. But doubtless,
also, He never did. " Why
don't we better the sarsaparilla3
We can't. We are using the
same old plant that cured the
Indians and the Spaniards. 1t
has not been bettered. And
since zoe make sarsaparilla COM
pound out of sarsaparilla plant,
we see no way of improvement.
Of course, if we were making
some secret chemical compound
we might to-. But we're not.
We're making the same old sar-
saparilla to cure the same old
diseases. You can tell it's the
same old sdrsGpariIIG be-
cause it works the same old
cures. It's the sovereign blood
purifier, and-it's ADers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

The two.days convention OF the Vernon
branch, International Order Kings Daughters
closed at Montpelier Friday with election, these
officers being chosen State secretary, Mrs. E. NJ.
Denny of Montpelier; assistant secretary, Miss
Anna W. Phinney of Montpelier; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. c. H. Scott OF Bennington; auditor,
Mrs. A. J. Balloon OF Rutland; executive com
mittee, Mrs. II. S, Bingham, Miss Eugenia Hutch
inson, Mrs A. s. NJ. Chisholm, Mrs. Fred More
house Mrs. A. J. Cooper, all Of Bennington A
secretary was elected from each county, Florence
Clark of Bratteboro representing Windham;
Mrs. F. w. HARDWOOD Of Bennington, Bennington
Mrs. f. J. Wallace Of White River Junction,
Windsor. The convention next year will be held
at Burlington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Took LaudRnum and Waded Into the
River.

Mrs. VIM. Ode OF johnson attempted to COM
NIT suicide by drowning at St. Johnsbury Tues
day. Mr.. and Mrs. Odel and baby had come
there to visit their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Virgins. Mrs. Odell is Of very nervous tempera-
ment, and had been in i'll health several months,
but nothing unusual was noticed in her condition.
she went TO store and quietly bought bottle
started toward the river. She waded in but was
noticed by men nearby who reached her before
in spite of her desperate attempts to throw her
self under the water. Mrs. Odell is % years old
and good looking. Her family relations are
pleasant and there is no cause for her suicide ex-
cept her dependency brought on by i'll health
She has now gone with her husband TO the home
of her mother in Coventry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Prosperity at Bennington.

The different manufacturers at Bennington re-
port an increase in the amount Of business. At
the Lasher stocking company orders have been
given their statesmen not to take any more orders
for certain kinds of goods, and although the mill
is run five evenings in aweek the company is be-
hind IL 900 dozen of stockings in filling orders
One shipment of 1000 dozen was made Friday.
The same state of affairs exists at the knitting
mill of William Campbell, and at the mill of Hol.
den, Leonard 4 Co, where women's wool suitings
are made. The Tiffany Brothers are adding ma.
chinery to enable them to increase their output
largely. All of the mills are running 10 their full
capacity, except that of the Valentine knitting
company,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Tramp Nuisance at Keene.

An epidemic of petty hobo" crimes has
broken out in Keene and vicinity, and there is a
general demand for an abatement of the tramp
nuisance. In addition to the holdup of Frank E.
Foster on Beech hill Saturday evening, the houses
of A. L. Robinson and Gregory Carpenter on
Winchester street were entered during the night
by tramps who RECALLED themselves with bread
and milk and other edibles. An attempt was
made by three tourists also to stop the hack
driven by j. A, Bunting on Winchester street
Saturday night. One of them grasped the horses
by the bits, but the driver used the whip freely
and the man was thrown off. He was struck by
one of the thills and trampled by the animal.
His companions ran.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
BurlingtOn's Dwarf Cigar Maker and
the Mysterious Disappearance of a
Wealthy Widow.

Lewis Andriesse, dwarf cigar maker of Bur-
lington is in Jail at Brooklyn, n. Y, charged
with being responsible for the mysterious disap-
pearance of Mrs Annie Nopenny, a widow, who
in spite of her name is said to have been wealthy
Mrs Nopenny was at Andriesse's house last No.
vember. and she and Andriesse disappeared at
about the same time, and when he was arrested
could not acconnt for he nnvs9ents Mr. No
penDy's sister, Miss Seybold, says that the for
mers letters Indicated that she much inter
$500. Mrs. Nopenny wrote to a sister in Europe
about year ago to the best way to invest
$1,000. Miss Seybold says Mrs. Nopenny must
have had large sum of money with her when
she disappeared. Andriesse is a German of
American birth, and is not over four feet and
eight inches in height, but is good looking and
well educated
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Keene MAN snndbngced.

Frank E. Foster of Keene, while driving to his
cottage at Munsonville Saturday evening, was
sandbagged about two miles from Keene. Mr.
Foster did not have his watch with him, but his
two assailants dragged him FROM the carriage
and got 81 or S., letters and papers, and a new
suit of clothes which was in the vehicle. After
reganing his senses he drove to Keene and no
titled the police. but thus far no traces of the
thieves have been found
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A KlOndilxe Chill.

The Story of the Summers Work is Not
as Golden as E1pected---NO New
Strikes of Value Have Been Made.
The Klondike fever has suffered a heavy chill
on the Pacific coast on account of reports of the
failure to make any rich strikes this summer. 1t
is only within a few days that any authentic news
has come out from Dawson City of the results of
the summer prospecting. With the large mum.
Der of new arrivals some rich finds were expect
ed, and hundreds Of men have been securing
creeks tributary to Yukon, Kondike and Stewart
rivers No dtggngs have been found that will
compare with the Klondike and many were 50
poor as not o be worth recording. These reports
also show that the summer has been exceptional
ly dry, so that there was no water to work bench
claims. The most serious result of this drought
has been the reduction of the water in the YUKON
three feet below the ordinary level in recent
years. This has mad river navigation extreme
ly difficult and dangerous, and 1t renders uncer
tain the passage up the river of the numerous X
petitions which have sailed from San Francisco
by way of st. Michaels 1t also puts in jeopardy
the food supply at Dawson for it will be impos-
sible to get up the river before ice blocks the
Yukon the large amount of supplies that have ac-
cumulated at st. Michaes. Without this food
famine is sure to prevail on the Kondike this
winter, unless the miners adopt the heroic course
of sending out of the country by the overland
route every man who cannot show that he has
1000 pounds of food. The reports that have been
circulated throughout the East by p. b. Weare
declaring that Sl,OOO0JO in nuggets and gold
dust will come down on the river steamer Weare
are pronounced absurd, as private advices have
been received saying that the Weare carries only
S65 900 in gold and that all the gold to be shipped
out Of Dawson for the remainder Of the season
will not exceed SiC0 90.
The gold seekers at Dyea are slowly but surely
crossing the divide, and the road for ten miles up
| the canyon is strewn with tents, provisions dis
| carded baggage and dead horses. Less than 1000
| people are on the beach at Dyea, as all make eff
forts to get across the divide as soon as landed.
There are between 5000 and 5000 people at
| Skaguay. Less than 50 men have succeeded in
| getting across White Pass and hundreds have
| given up trying t. cross until spring Steamer
| officers say rain has fallen continually for eight
| days and that it is utterly impossible TO cross
| All kinds Of business is tiourishing Men are sell
| ing outfits for little or nothing.
| saloon keeper at Dyea is buying flour, empty
ing it in hopper in a tent and selling the empty
sacks at IS cents each.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

Street Commissioner William II. waring, one
Of the most prominent citizens OF Saratoga,
Y, died Monday from the effects Of cutting a
corn so deeply that blood poisoning followed. On
Saturday the foot was amputated as a heroic
measure, but he failed to rally.
Extraordinary precautions were taken In Co.
lumbus, Ohio Friday, to care for President Nc
Kinley, on account Of the mayor having received
a note, unsigned, telling him to be guard
against a proposed assassination of Mr.. Mckinley,
because OF the app intment OF Mr.. Powderly.
r. G.. Dun & Co.. in their weekly review Of
trade, say that; Failures in August were in
number not II per cent less than in August, 1896,
but in amount OF liabilities - S per cent smaller.
July and August show a lower average Of liabili-
ties per failure than has ever been known in any
quarter for % years. The improvement is also
well distributed, extending to nearly every im-
portant branch of business"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

John II. Eustice, formerly of Keene, brother
of A. @. Eustice, superintendent of the Keene gas
of the Peoples Consolidated Gas company OF
Chicago, which has capital or fifty-two million
dollars and capacity of twenty five million cubic
feet of gas a day. Mr.. Justice began gas making
in Keene and later went to Rutland, VT where
he became superintendent Of the gas works and
remained until eight years ago when he went to
Chicago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Rumor that Commissioners Merrill VIII
Resign.

Major q S. Merrill of Lawrence will hand in
his resignation as insurance commissioner to the
governor within few days in order to accept a
position with life insurance company of New
York that will he worth $4,000 a year to him
Offers have been made TO him by several com
panies, life and fire, within the last few years
but he has always refused them, preferring &c
spend his remaining years near home. The re-
fusal of the legislature to increase his salary
while the responsibilities increased, and the large
amount OF criticism passed upon him by a por
ton of the public has however, caused him &c
reconsider these offers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Gold Brick Game Worked on a Cana
dian Bank Official.

plausible and to all appearances responsible
man registered at a hotel in Calgary, Canada, re-
Gently, as a United States government assayer
from Montana. Several days later rough look
ing miner called on McGregor, the manager of
the local branch of the Molso on bank and confded
to him that he had found immensely rich
mine He then unfolded an old blanket and
brought out gold brick, which he valued at
about Sl5,OOO and which he wanted to realize
upon so as to obtain sufficient money to work the
mine He didn't mind letting one or two gentle
men into the deal.
The manager thought he had a good chance TO
make some money there, and, remembering the
centre of the brick was take and assayed, and
found to come up to expectations. Mr.. McGregor
then bought the brick for good round sum, said
to be $4,000, and as soon as the money was paid
the miner and his accomplIce escaped. Shortly
afterward it was found that there was very little
gold in the brick, the remainder being brass al
10y. Mr., McGregor has resigned his place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Twelve NIiners Killed.

An explosion of coal dust in one of the cham
bers of the Sunshine coal mine, 10 miles from
Glenwood Springs, Colo, killed eleven Italians
and one American Friday night The men were
preparing to leave the mine on the day shift
when the disaster occurred. A shot had been
fired, and instead of its being direct explosion,
it was what in miners parlance is called a blow
out"-that Is. the powder created flame, which
shot backward and caught the dust that had ac-
cum ulated in the chamber instead of dislodglng
the seam of coal. AT the time of the explosion
rious.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Train Robbers In Colorado.

passenger train was robbed at Twin Noun
tain, Colo, Friday night by two masked men
who had boarded the blind baggage car at Folsom.
They climbed over the tender of the engine and,
covering the engineer and fireman with revovers,
ordered them to stop when they reached the road
crossing. AT Twin Mountain two men were sta
toned at the road crossing with four horses, and
as soon as the train stopped they began to fire
their revolvers and to intmidate the passengers.
Two men entered the express car and blew open
the safe. IL is not known how much was Sc
cured, but it is estimated at 5000 to $4,000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
She Knew Her Husbands
Slayer
But Mrs. HOtchkIss Was Afraid to Tell
Until Sachs Was Arrested.

Herman Sachs, the young man who was ar
rested on Thursday night at Killingworth, Conn,
on suspicion of having murdered Bertram L.
Hoichkiss on the night Of Aug %, had hearing
Saturday. The testimony of Mrs. Hotchkiss,
widow of the murdered man, was a great sur
prise She rehearsed the details of the shooting.
Relating the discovery of her husbands body
she said that she glanced out of doors and saw
standing there Herman Sachs. In the courtroom
were the mother and sister of the prisoner. AS
this testimony was given both women started,
and the mother cried out appealingly, "Oh, Mrs
Hotchkissn Mrs Hotchkiss then said that she
had withheld this part of the story because OF
her fear of Sachs He had threatened her fire.
quently, and she had refrained from telling until
she was assured of protection. Cross examina'
ton failed to shake her story and she added thai
Sachs spoke TO her at the time. Justice Lane or
| dered that Sachs be held without bail for the Su
| perior court and he was taken back to jail
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
Natural Gas Horror.
Six Burned to Death and 30 Injured
in an Indianapolis Suburb.


in an indianapolis Suburb.
Two frightful explosions Of natural gas oc
Cured in Broad Ripple, six miles north of Indian
apolis, Ind, Saturday. Six are known to have
been killed and the seriously injured will number
between 20 and 30.i -Four buildings are in ruins
OF the six dead nothing but charred and black
ened bones remained.
The first explosion occurred in J. T. Watts
drug store from some unknown cause. Five men
were injured there and the building was set Oh
fire. Across the street was the Odd Fellows hal
and underneath was a grocery store. Twenty
men were removing the stock of groceries wher
a crushing explosion occurred in the building
The walls were blown out and the upper floor fell
in on the men. Those not killed in the building
were badly injured. The fire spread from the
Odd Fellows hall and the drug store, running in
every direction. Five buildings were on fire at
once and four were doomed before help could be
obtained. The entire community turned out and
there was work for all to Go in rescuiug the in
jured now threatened with danger of death by fire
Hurried calls for help were sent to Indianapolis
and physicians and fire department steamer
hurried to the scene and soon brought relief.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10

Miss Mabel Morrill,, %, of East Cambridge
while cycling on Beacon street, Boston, Sunday,
lost control of her wheel on an incline and dash
ed into an excavation, fracturing her skull. She
her.
The affairs of the Massachusetts Benefit Life
association ill be wound up, the temporary re-
ceivers Arthur Lord and A. S. Woodwork, having
been made permanent. The assets of the assO-
citation IL is said are about 100000. The receiv-
ers will give bond for $4,000 each.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
Liquor Seller Placed Under $1,000
Bonds.

Louis A. Butler of Stoddard is again in trouble
for the alleged selling of liquor, the complaint
being brought through the agency Of ex.Gov d.
H. Goodell of Antrim, president of the New
Hampshire Law and Order league He was Wis.
tied unexpectedly Friday morning by Deputy
Sheriff Cyrus s. Moors.
The following complaints against Butler were
read by Judge Holmes at a hearing at Keene:
Specific sales five; keeping spirituous liquor for
sale, subsequent offence; keeping malt liquor for
sale, subsequent offence; being common seller.
The respondent pleaded not guilty TO each charge
and waived examination. Bonds were fixed for
his appearance before the grand jury at the DC.
tober term of court in the aggregate sum OF
$500. He has not as yet obtained sureties.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-09-10
A Question
for HOuSekeepers.

"Welcome Soap" has a
larger sale in New Eng
land than any other laundry
soap, Notwithstanding the
fact that no prizes have ever
been offered with it.
Any dealer will tell you
the above statement is cor
rect.
Why is this so?
Is it not a very plain proof
that "Wclcomc" must be
the very best soap?
The reason is the money
other soap-makers put into
prizes, we put into