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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Az Expert. opinion on the Gold Field

Gen puni-ld, superintendent of the United
STATES coast and geodetc survey, who has spent
much time in Alaska, is of the opinion that a
railroad can be built from Taku Inlet TO the
Klondyke gold fields, and that the enterprise
@jl be- worth undertaking on account Of the
REDRESS Of The mines. The gold" said Gen
pufiield, 10 discussing the question, has been
grouni oit Of the quartz 10y the pressure of the
glacier. which lie and move along the courses Of
fl- atruaWs, eNetting "A tremendous pressure
This force Is present to more appreciate X
tent In Alaska tLan elsewhere and | believe that
- a coast U"rce more placer gold will be found
Il that region than any other part Of the world.
Gen, Duneld thinks the gold hunters on the
American eide Of the line have made the mistake
OF piUsl. etlt z the large streams instead of tn
small ones ~ hen gold is preciIitated,' he
said III -irKs. II does not toat FAR down stream.
II is. therefore, to he looked for along the small
creeks and about the head waters Of the larger
tributaries Of the Yukon There is reason
p Is Az rich finds may not be- made on the Ameri-
can side Of the line in the klondyke district.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Death Dealing Storm.
Farm House at san Jose, III, Crushed
by Cyclone and Seven KILLED.

Farm House at san Jose, He, crushed
by Cyclone and Seven KILLED.
Death and desolation followed rapidly in the
wake of a cyclone which swept across San Jose,
H., Friday night Seven persons were killed out.
right and three seriously injured. The day had
been extremely hot, In the evening clouds began
to pile up in ominous black banks, the air became
still more sitting, and there were vivid flashes of
lightning. follow ed with loud crashes of thunder.
In many instances the occupants of houses took
refuge in cellars. Suddenly a funnel shaped
cloud separated from the rest and the mass came
rushing with frightfu velocity toward the town.
The Mcdowell homestead was directly in its path
and was torn into fragments The barn with con
tents was swept out of sight. Mrs. Brownee and
three children and Miss Grove were spending the
evening with the McDowtll's and all were buried
beneath the debris Immediately came deluge
of water resembling clor dburst. NeighboIs
seeing the destruction of the Mcdowell home
stead hurried to the scene and cared for the dead
and injured. The dead bodies were 'frightfully
torn and mapgled by the force with which they
had been tossed about in the ruins Of the house.
The cyclone also struck John McDowell's farm
but did no damage beyond the destruction Of the
barn and a fine walnut grove. The house escaped
the cloud, which passed within few feet
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
"Another Climb Down for the British. -

The.St. James Gazette referring to the forth
coming international conference on the sealing
question says: The Americans will consider the
conference another climb down for the British;
and, not unnaturaly, Mr.. Sherman's despatch
will be regarded as the direct cause. The United
We ignore il. Then the American state depart
ment sends menacing and insulting despatch
We promptly yield II is the Venezuelan bust.
once again it will confirm the American political
mind in the conviction that John Bull always
knuckles down when buled and threatened. Our
statesmen are preparing future disasters for both
couutIi les by careessly encouraging this danger
GUS delusOn, "
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

Augus.u- = Harvey, actuary, and James VI .
Lewis, atto ,ney, OF the insurance department Of
Missouri, have recently completed an examina.
tion Of the Massachusetts, Benefit Life association
MIR Harvey Sd : the real wrong in the association
vas N the division Of the profits Under the law
II is,i. This form of organization was legal and
thr Ra-rS lac q legal right to the expense fund,
which was provided for ia every contract With
the policy holders. In their accounts. the owners
p!t down their profits, not as dividends to stock
h,deTs or owners, but as commission to a. ents "
vhi,T Was misleading. Under this head, he said,
the bo, KS show the receipts and payments from
the eXp'nse fund. The governors commission
fourd that the owners had divided about $3.50. 600
since 1856 He hsj found that $50 600 of this was
actually paid as commissions 20 agents, leaving
Si5d,Op as the net profits to the owners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
The Latest from KlOndylxe.

S4,OOO,OOO In Gold Dust Sent to st.
MLchaels zee All Claims Have Been
Staked Out---CanRdian Police Stop
ping Those who Have No PrOvIsiO ms.
San Francisco transportation company has
been notified by its agent at Dawson that there
are 1000 gold seekers on or near the Klondyke
fields. Provisions are very high. The PROJECTS
for future finds are small. Claims have been
staked out at every point, but quartz leads have
not yet been found The claims which are being
worked on the Klondyke show no signs of giving
out, nor is there any diminution In the yield of
ost of them. The agent estimates that at least
81 100000 In gold dust has been sent to st. Mi
chaels and viii be brought 10 Seattle and San
Francisco by the next steamer.
The mounted police of the Northwest territory
are ting all people bound for the Yukon
country at the British line and compelling all
VINO have not years supply of provisions to re-
turn to the coast. Rev. Alfred Hummer of Oak.
land, Cal. who went ashore at Skaguay and
Capt Carroll OF the steamer Queen warn every
one not to attempt to enter Yukon country be.
fore next spring. The captain says not
those who are now at Skaguay or DyeA will be
able TO reach the interior this winter.
The steamer Noyo sailed from San Francis o
Tuesday with 1870 passengers for Dyea. Alaska.
Ten are women who will AXE the journey over
Chilkoot pass to the kondyke gold fields. Two
others eX-Mavor A. c. Scott of Spingde d,
ILL.,, and hIs son. Mr. Scott has resigned his Of
flee to seek his fortune in the frozen North.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

The terrific hot winds which swept over Kansas
last week have blasted thousands of acres of corn.
fields which promised yield of so bushels to the
acre.
The negotiations regarding the question of pei
agc sealing IN the Boring sea have resulted in an
agreement for international conference to be
held in Washington in October Russia and ia
pan will probably take part in the conference.
James Griffin, an employe of the Fall River
electric light company, was killed Friday while
stenciling the arms on a pole in that city. He
came in contact with the ends of two tie wires
which held power cables to the pole and h. re-
ceived 2O00 volts alternating current which killed
him instantly. He fell backward to the ground 81
feet, and his skull was crushed. He leaves sew
eral children
The French government will ask for the extra
dition of Gnillaume Balensi, who, under the
name of w. A. Bellwood, conducted a jewelry
store in Philadelphia and is now in the Tombs
prison in New York charged with defrauding a
New York jewelry firm. He was one of the
principal members of the horde Of spectators
who prospered at the expense of Max Lebaudy,
the young French spendthrift, who squandered
millions Of dollars which he inherited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
No News from the Missing Postmaster.

No News from the MISSING Postmaster.
Inspector H. S. Willis of Warner, n, H, ar
rived in Winchester last Wednesday and made a
thorough examination of the post office. No
shortage was found and far could he
learned, there a balance of some $50 due
Postmaster Snow. The books were in bad shape,
not having been posted up since March 81. The
bOudsmen have appointed Fl ed W. cotton, of
the Hinsdale post office, as acting postmaster,
ami he has put all the books in order. He will
remain in charge until an appointment is made
from Washington. Miss Florence Snow contn-
ues TO act as assistant. Mrs. Emma Farwell of
Chesterfield Factory, was duty in the office
for several DAYS. Mrs. Farwell was Mr. Shows
assistant Tor several years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Dropped Dead After His Eorse Had
Won.

After watching his FLY Taluca win the Ohio
stakes in the hardest kind OF a drive Or. r
Mclean, one Of the best known horsenr on the
American turf, was attacked with heart disease,
and died a short time afterwards at the Oakley
race track Friday. Dr. McL-ans death vas IN.
douI teddy caused by the exciting finish IN the
stake race and the sensational incident which fol
lowed. After Taluca crossed the wire, winner by
a nose, and the jockeys were dlsmounting. John
Huffman, the st. Louis horseman, took aivant.
age Of the selling clause in the conditions Of the
horse. Tom Blackburn. McLeaa's tl-iaer. stood
by and prott cted his FLY, and after being bid up
to 5000, she was bought in by Blackburn al that
figure. Blackburn at once put in claim for Re
member Me, Huffman's horse. which finished sec
ond to Taluca, and. after paying 90. the amount
she was entered for, both animals were led to the
Mol - Sts
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Immense Grain Shipments.

Forty steamers were chartered Friday to load
cargoes of grain at Philadelphia, New York, Bati-
more and Newport News for ports in the United
Kingdom and Europe, making day IS record which
il is claimed has never been equaed. To fill these
vessels il will require over 1000, 600 bushels of
grain and at least one third of the chartered
steamers VIII load at PHI adrlphia at the Port
Richmond and Girard Point elevators, which are
rapidly bring made ready for the great rush this
fall. During the past two weeks fixtures for
steam tonnage to carry over 100000 bushels of
cereals abroad, have been effected.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Avenged His Fathers Death.

Peter Borcio, Italian youth, assassinated
the slayer Of his father, Frank Cassato Monday
night in New York, by shooting him on the spot
where the elder Borco was killed two years ago.
Cassato who was barber, had been sentenced
TO 10 years in the penitenliary. lie had been re-
Gently pardonrd by the governor. Borcio, who is
Is years old, shot him the first time he saw him.
and that happened to be in Elizabeth street at the
very place the father had been killed in feud
that had It's orlgin in italy
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Fell 400 Feet from a PrecIpice.

Prof. Edgar Mcclure of the State University of
Oregon, who had charge of the governments
scientific department of the annual mountain
climbing expedition of the Mazanras, the coast Al
pine society. fell over 300fcot precpice while
descending Mt. Tacoma in the darkness onTuesday
night of last week His skull was crushed audevery
bone in bis body was broken, Fifty of the party
made the descent in afety by using life line, but
the Others including Prof. Mcclure, used no life
line and that rockies sness the cause of the acct
dent No barometer has been safely brought
down from Tacoma, and Mr.. Mcclure on starting
to decend promised to preserve his at all hazards
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Col. Grant Resigns.

Col Fred D. Grant If the board of New York
police commissioners handed to Mayor Strong
last week his ,signation from the board, to take
effect last Saturday night. The resignation was
accepted Col Grant stated that he was opposed
to the methods employed by the board in obtain
ing evidence against disordtrly houses and that
he declined to remain the board as OBJ
structionist or as dissenting minority. He be.
lieves that to the metho employed is account
able much of the corruption in the police force
and that the methods must eventually make
sneaks and liars of the policemen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Lost in AN Arizona Desert.

Garrett F., Anderson, a Wall street broker. who
recently went to Phoenix, Arizona, in search Of
health died of thirst Friday on Salt River desert,
about 90 miles from the city. He and his wife
we've driving to where their son camping at
Gave c. eek and when only half mile from their
sons tent they became frightened and attempted
to return When found by freighter the couple
were derious The freighter gave Mrs. Ander-
son water, but Anderson was too far gone to
even drink. The freighter hitched the carriage
behind his vehicle and hurried to the canal, but
Anderson was dead before he arrived there. Mrs.
Anderson is now in Phoenix IN a critical condition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Murder in the white Mountains.

Norman Dacost, about "a, and single, shot
and instantly killed by George A. Staples at the
Perey Low place on the main road, eight miles
from the Waumbeck House in jefferson, N. H.,
and four from the Ravne House in the town of
Randolph, late Saturday night The murder was
probably the outcome of a long standing trouble
at the farm. The ACE has had rather ques
tionable reputation. Dacost, who was recently
released from the jail at Lancaster tried to get
into the house Saturday night Staples warned
him away. and during the trouble Staples picked
up a A caliber Winchester rifle and fred at pa
cost The sheriff went from GOrham and took
Staples to that town.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Path of storm 10 Miles wide.

destructive hail storm passed near Sioux
Falls, South Dakota, Saturday. The storm start
ed three miles west of Dell Rapids and went in a
southwesterly direction, destroying absolutely
everything in its path around Garretson One
branch of the storm passed over Shermantown
and Luverne, Miun, Here II went in two paths,
one north and the other SOUTH across Rock and
Mobiles counties, The path of this branch of the
storm was over 10 miles wide. 1t is estimated
that 100000 acres of crops were damaged.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

William Stark, who is employed by Sau;er
brothers, BARRIERS. says that he was brutally as
sauted Saturday night on the Wiley and RIsse.l
bridge at Greenfield He had finisred work nd
was on his way home. There Is l'gh' the
bridge. Some one struck him bow tn' Orok'
his nose and knocked out four Of his tCe.h an !
felled him insensibe. When hs lecGvtltL CO. =
seriousness he went home. He does n! ~ W -.
assailant or his motive. Nothing wac t"h...4,'.o
his pei son.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

Nelson Dingley. S. father Of Congressman
pingley. died at his home at Lewiston, Me, Tues
day
Lightning struck 20 times in Webster City
Iowa, during thunder shower Monday. Several
buildings were damaged and two children were
killed.
The 20 or p hat factories in Danbury, Conn.
are running to their fullest capacity. The ship
ments from the factories in June and July were
the largest since 1892
A despatch from Cape Town says that the
Portuguese government troops that left Delagoa
Bay for an expedition in Gazaland we're all killed
by native tribesmen.
An explosion under a tenement house owned
by the Apsley Rubber company at Hudson, Mass
caused several hundred dollars damage Tuesday
1t is thought that the explosion was caused by
dynamite, which may have been put under the
house by strikers in the rubber factory as an act
OF vengeance.
A Jersey City restaurant keeper offered to give
a dish OF ice cream to the boy who would hold
his arm the longest in freezer. The winner
kept his arm in the ice and salt four minutes
When he took his arm out it began to swell The
arm was frozen and the boy is now in a hospital
Amputaton may be necessary.
Owen j. Barber was shot at the door of his
home on Alley street at Lynn, Mass, early Sun
day morning Barber was a bartender, and after
his work was finished he carried the money from
the saloon to his employer, T. G King, who is III.
The police think the men who attempted TO way
lay Barber supposed he carried the money from
the saloon bul was removed from BARRIERS
back at the hospital His condition is critical
Prominent farmers of central and northern
counties in Maine claim the rains of this season
! have damaged crops to an extent to be computed
/ in the hundreds of thousands of dollars The
hay crop alone is nearly a so per cent loss and
| roughly estimated at S5O0,000 In the eastern
part of Maine the potatoes, corn, barley and APP
! pie crops suffer TIE worst, Building operations
and work in brick kilns and lime quarres are at
standstill as a rule.
| Hector d Laue, president of the Ams rican Cot
( ton Growers Protective association, says this
/ years crop is in good condition and with favor
/ able weather conditions there will be big crop.
! He says the farmers of the southeastern states
are better financially than at any time since the
! war. They owe less and now raising more
/ home supply crops f rmerly they bought
| everything on credit and paid long time prices.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
A Big GraIn Pool.

The big pool of st. Louis grain operators,
whose successful manipulation of the wheat mar
ket last year attracted general attention is again
in evidence, As before, David r Francis, former
secretary of the interior. is at the helm The
pool Is said to control 5000 600 Of the 5000 coo
bushels of September wheat available. THIS com.
hinaton bulled the wheat market mp 80 cents be.
tween last August and January and realized
large forum for the members, This year, al
though the rise is not month old, the price has
advanced IS cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

Attachments were placed Monday morning up
on the property of the Keene Furniture company
and Keene Wood Rim company by Sheriff futile,
in behalf of the Murphy varnish company OF
Boston and of Oscar p. and Mrs. Aboe Applin
and Miss Charlotte Livingston OF Keene, for
claims said to amount to between $4,000 and
5000. Mr.. Peart, the manager, was hot in town
when the writs were served. Lyman Gay, Oscar
P. app in and Charles E. Gilmore were put in as
keepers. The shops were running Monday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Two Little Girls Drowned.

Mamie and Estella Lapoint 10 and n, were
drowned in Mill River at Northampton, Mass
Friday. The children were playing on the bank
of the river, VIXEN the eldest girl fell into the
wafer. Her sister tried to her, but IVES pull
ed Tue girls came from Fort Dodge Ia about
two weeks ago, and with their mother, were Wis
ring their grandmother, Mrs. Henry Lapoint.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

Henry Dugan, aged Q, was playing with young
friends from Caremont at Charestown last Fri
day, when he turned suddenly TO his mother and
fell dead iu her arms. His parents had long
known that he was affected with heart disease,
aud had taken every precaution to prevent
fatal attack. John Dugan, his father, is a men,
Der of tie retail grocery firm of Dugan & Harmon
of Boston
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Banker Benhom Convicted of wife MUIR

Howard c. Benham was convicted Of the muir
der Of his wife at the trial which ended at Bata-
via, n. Y, Thursday Benham is young bank
er. The Benham case began with the elopement
on August , 1892 of Miss Florence Tout, an
heiress, Is years old, a pupil in the Livingstone
Park seminary, at Rochester, with Howard G.
Benham, at that tine y years old Miss Tout,
unlike Benham, was modest, retiring and Of a
winsome disposition, but was not pr possessing
in appearance. In December last Mrs. Benham
was taken seriously i'll, and on the morning of
January she died, and Benham gave out state
ment that death was due to rheumatism of the
heart. Two days later owing to various rumors,
the coroner decided to have an autopsy. the re
suit of which was a statement that death was
caused 10y atrophy and degeneration Of the mus
Cular tissue. Later reports that Benham had
purchased prussic acid created a sensation. Ben
ham was arrested. and Mrs Benhams body was
eXhumed and the various organs were removed
for examination. AS result Of this the coroner 5
Jury returned a verdict that the death Of Mrs.
Benham Wa. caused 10y hNdrocyanic acid or
prussic acid poison admin stered by her husband
Benham has lived a fast life and his iufatuation
Ter certain young woman Of Batavia has caused
much comment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Eruption Kills Thousands.
Three Cities---FIneen Small Towns
Destroyed.

A despatch to the Chicago Chronicle from Ia
coma. Wash says that 800 reported killed up to
July is the record OF the terrible outbreak of
the great volcano OF Mayor, on the island of Lu
zon one Of the Philippine group All night Of
June p this volcano began throwing up ashes
and lava in immense quantities. and flames were
thrown upward considerably over 100 feet above
the crater. The LeXt day 80 bc dies were recover
ed at considerable distance and the most re-
cent dispatches to Hong Kong. up to July 5, stat
ed that not less than 500 were known to be killed
Il is asserted that the loss Of life would reach
into the thousan Is depending on the length of
eruption On that date lava streams and ashes
had reached the cities OF Bacacay, Malipol and
Lboh. and their destruction was certain. Fifteen
smaller towns between these and the volcano
have been destroyed and scores of the agricultural
population had been overwhelmed while attempt
ing to escape
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

Il was run over by lumber wagon. Did not
expect TO ave Was terribly boated. My friends
baIhed M with DR.. Thomas Eclectric OIL, and
was cured We have great faith in rhomas's
Electric OIL" Mrs Vim, F. Babcock, Norwell,
Jackson county. Mich.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

Il always recommend DR.. Fowler's Extract of
Wild Strawberry in cases of summer complaints
my name" c. A. West, Druggist Rainsborougr,
Ohio.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06
Do You Use It?

It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro-
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t re-
moves dandruff, cleanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows, and,
just as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour-
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain it's normal color, or
If you wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayers Hair Vigor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

All OF the property Of the Florence Ala Land,
Mining and Manufacturing company and the
Florence Educational and Development company
was sold at auction Monday to y. c. Citing, agent
for creditors for 100000. The propertywas once
thought TO be worth S3,OOO,OO0 and was bought
up by the Land company prior to the boom Of
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-06

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