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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
rrlnes for sunIlrht sonp Wrnnners.

The announcement of winners for the month of
March of the Sunlight Soap monthly wrapper
competition in what is known as District No. 4,
consisting of the New England States has come
10 hand. Messrs Lever Bros, Ltd, have awarded
the first prize of 500 to James A. Donoghue.
GIG Main street, Springfield, Mass. The five
second prizes, each of a 500 Pierce Special
Bicycle, have been awarded TO Newton
Greenwood, S59 S. Water street, New Bed
ford, Mass Andrew Beaumont IS Rivet
street New Bedford, Mass; Harry Phillips, PIG
Main street, Springfield, Mass; Chas Z. Lord,
Chester, MiddleseX Co, Conn; Miss Gertrude l.
johnson, 21S Crescent street, Waltham, Mass The
ten third prizes each of a SIS gold watch, have
been awarded TO Roberts ii. Bishop 1872 Il. Broad
street, Norwich, Conn; Mrs. Helen Grmshaw,
"a Jomvette street, New Bedford, Mass; Geo. e.
Smith, II Pitkin Court, Montpelier, Vt; b. F.
Bean, Clinton, Kennebec Co., Me; Henry Brem-
ner, Clinton, Kennebec Co, Me; Mrs. Il. II.
Crosse Stration, Franklin Co. Me; Fred G.
Greenwood, so Laurel Hill Ave Johnston, r. l.
Mrs. VIM II. Claxton, 354 East Main street,
Waterbury, Conn; Mrs. VIM +. Mulvey, 431 At
wells Ave, Providence, X. l.; M. V. Rugges,
care Of G. W. Gilmore Co., Market So, Lynn,
Mass.
See advertisement in this paper from time 10
time for particulars, or write 10 Lever Bros, Ltd,
Hudson Harrison streets, New York.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14

The railway companies of Great Britain
carried $50, 900, 600 passengers in 1895, of
whom $50 were killed. During the same
year, in the city of London alone. $50 per
sons were killed by falling from buildings
or out of windows.
A Fredericksburg, Va, man has in his
possession a remarkable war relic. 1t con-
sists of three bullets joined together. They
were plowed up on the bloody angle bat
tleheld, near Spottsylvania Court House,
where bullets flew thick and fast during
the fierce fighting at that point in May,
1864, and it is supposed that these bullets
met in midair during the thickest of the
fight and became welded together.
The church in which Henry Ward
Beecher held his first pastorate, the Second
Presbyterian of indianapolis, is to be torn
down to make place for big Office build
ing. 1t is in the heart of the business
quarter of the city and its congregation
has moved away from it. 1t is plain and
in fact Ugly structure, built in 1S40, in Or
der to accommodate the growing popular-
ty of the young preacher, who began his
work there in 1889, when he was 20 years
old, and remained until he was called to
Plymouth in Brooklyn in 1877.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
Fatal Fire at Sea.

Three Members of the Crew and IL
Steerage Passengers Lose Their Lives
on Board the Mallory Line Steamship
LeOna.
A terrible sea tragedy in which Is per
sons lost their lives by fire occurred Satur-
day on the Mallory line steamship Leona
bound for Galveston from New ork. The
steamer put back to New York after the
tragedy, arriving there late Sunday night.
First Mate Wallace, who was pacing the
bridge about A. NJ, thought he smeled
smoke coming from the forecastle. He
went below and opened the door to the
steerage. The moment he did this there
was a burst of flame which burned his
face. The alarm was given and the pas
sengers in the staterooms were awakened
and were told to get their things together
as it might be necessary to abandon the
vessel
Capt. Wilder rushed on deck at the first
alarm and ordered the crew to rescue the
u steerage passengers. On the same deck
with the steerage on the port side of the
ship a large quantity of cotton bagging
was stored, separated from the steerage
passengers by board partition. The
main deck was almost completely filled
with freight, cutting off all exit from the
steerage to the after part of the ship. The
only way out from the steerage was up the
forward companionway. The crew were
driven back by the dense smoke. Then it
dawned upon them that the steerage pas
sengers were burning to death They were
unable to see through the smoke and they
listened for sounds, but could hear nothing
save the roar of the flames as they grew
steadily in volume below and rolled round
and round in the narrow quarters. There
was not a scream nor a shrek nor signs OF
life below. When it became apparent that
the fire had cut off the steerage passengers
the captain and his men poured great guam
titles of water down the ventilator and
eight of the steerage passengers finally sue
ceeded in escaping. Three members Of
the crew were suffocated by the smoke.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
A Successful Flying Machine.

An airship made fairly successful as
cension and voyage from the exposition at
Nashville, Tenn, Thursday. The ship is
a cylindrical shaped balloon, 16 feet in di-
ameter and AZ feet long, with rounding
ends constructed of yellow silk. From
either end an oaken rod reaches down to a
bar to which is attached the light network
surrounding the balloon from the horizon
tai bar running lengthwise. Nickel bars
reach TO a third bar on which is fastened
a regular bicycle saddle. Underneath are
pedals controlling 10-foot shaft consisting
of four blades about four feet long and shap-
ed like the blades of windmill Hydrogen
gas was used. The ascent was unheralded,
as the exhibition company was uncertain
about its success. The airship moved at
the rate of u miles an hour. 1t disap-
peared from view while being watched by
thousands of people. A trip of II miles
was made in less than an hour. Mr.. Bar
nard, the inventor, who made the trip, says
that he has perfected a machine which will
fly under any conditions.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Bell Telephone Victory,

The BerlIner Patent Sustained by the
supreme Court---A Monopoly ON the
LOng-DistRnce Telephone for IL Years
More.
The Bell Telephone companp won the
case brought against it by the United States
to annul the last Beriner patent. This de-
cison has the effect of continuing the con
troll of the telephone by the Bell company
for II years from the date of the last patent,
which was granted in 1895. The govern
ment asked to have the patent of 1891 set
aside on the ground that the delay of Is
years in the patent Office was fraudulent
and through the fault of the telephone
company and that the patent issued in lSSO
covered the same ground on which the new
patent was applied for in 1891. The Unit
ed States supreme court in its opinion, de-
lvered by Justice Brewer, held that there
was no evidence of corruption or undue
influence exercised over the patent office
by the telephone company and that there
was no evidence that the delay in granting
the patent had been brought about by the
company. 1t held that whatever delay
there had been was brought through the
fault of the patent office and by no fault
of the company. Justice Harlan dissented
from the opinion. Justices Gray and
Brown it was announced, took no part in
the case, presumably because they were in
terested The court held that in order to
set aside a patent the government must
establish grounds of relief as clear and
satisfactory as it would to set aside land
patent. All other allegations of the gov
eminent besides that of delay were over
ruled. This decision by the supreme court
sustains the lower courts.
The Berlner patent controls the princi-
pie of the make and break circuit adopted
from the Morse telegraph instrument and
applied to the making and breaking of
sound waves by vibration underline intu-
ence of the human voice. This vibration
opens and closes the contact between the
little carbon pellets behind the diaphragm,
or sounder at the mouthpiece in the long
distance speaking instrument. 1t is sim
pie contrvance, but involves practically
the microphone, or sound magnifying prin-
ciple, in which carbon is the chief element.
Carbon is the greatest sound magniier
known. One effect of the decision was
the immediate advance in the price of Bel
telephone stock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14

A letter written recently by an Indian
native to woman in this country says:
1.-THE first symptoms of the plague APP
peared in August last in one Of the most
crowded and busy quarters of our town at
Mandvi-one of the busiest centres of
trade 1t first affected rats, which were
found dead i'm thousands, and its poison
then spread among human beings. At
first HindOos and vegetarians were the
victims, but 1t affected all classes and com
munities, including Europeans subsequent
ly, and spread in the most fashionable and
healthy quarters of our town. The NOR
tally increased in time so much that peo-
pie had to leave Bombay in a rush by
steamers, railways and country carts, clos
ing wholesale their warehouses, shops and
houses. Imagine that out of a population
of some $4,000 hardly $4,000 are now
left, and the present whole aspect of Bonn
bay is one of desolation. Those who are
forced to stay wear a gloomy, anxious APP
pearance, and the scare has extended
among Europeans, too, and many among
them have fallen victims. All business,
manufactures and trades are dislocated and
the authorities find it hard work to meet
this and the other calamity, famine, that
now exists all over India. Public works
are opened to employ those who are dying
of famine, and government is taking re-
Gently very strong measures by establish
ing guarantees to check the spread of the
disease. All municipal powers are tempo
rarily suspended and vested in a commit
tee of half dozen experts appointed by
| government, and who have authority to
remove all affected people to special hospi-
tails and the healthy segregated in separate
quarters. We are living at present under
a quasi-military rule, and we all live in
hopes that with these stringent measures
the present calamity will be checked, if
not entirely suppressed. We have here a
number of psychologists from all parts of
| Europe, China and Japan, among whom
two savants are considered the best au-
thorities on the subject. DR.. Haffkin, a
Russian, and DIR. Yersen, Frenchman or
German, have discovered respectively pre-
ventive and curative lymphs, and people in
numbers get themselves inoculated with
the first mentioned lymph, which is pre-
pared easily, the latter reserved for ex-
IRENE cases, being less easily prepared.
"Nours very sincerely,
"NowRoJI MANoCKJu SETr."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
Ascending Bankers Acquitted.

The utmost indignation has been Great
ed throughout Italy by the liberation on
the ground of some legal bubble of the
Bingen brothers, the bankers of Genoa,
who were arrested year ago, while in the
act of absconding to America, leaving be-
hind them liabilities to the amount of
nearly $40, 100000. 1t was stated at the time
of their flight that they had been permit
ted to escape in consequence of the com
plicity of leading political and official per-
sOIages in the gigantic frauds which
brought about the smash of their bank,
the most important in Northern Italy, and
this impression has now been revived and
confirmed by their astounding acquittal
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14

The Eastman Kodak companies of ROch-
ester, n. Y, and London have been con
solidated, with a total capitalization OF
S10,000,000. During the summer the Roch-
ester plant will be enlarged by several new
buildings and employment given at least
500 more men.
Fritz Christman, 60, farmer of Har-
lemville, n, Y, swallowed a small lizard
while drinking at a spring two years ago,
All efforts to dislodge it proved futile
Christman died recently and it was found
by an autopsy that in two years the lizard
had grown to the length of ten inches.
VIM. Stephenson of New York was
robbed in the railroad station at Hartford
Thursday of $1,000 by gang of thieves,
who jostled him in a crowd and snatched
his pocketbook from his inside vest pocket
OF the amount taken, 800 was in cash
and the remainer in negotiable paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
Indians Have IA Claim of SI4,OOO.OOO
in Rhode Island.

The Narragansett tribe of Indians, which
is pressing a claim for $4,000 600 against
the state of Rhode Island filed its question
of rights with the clerk of the judiciary
committee of the Rhode Island senate
Tuesday, and the document will at once be
submitted to the state supreme court.
The Indians dispute the authority of the
state to pass laws taking the property of
the Indians and validating all titles to land
that had been bought by private individuals
from the last king, Ninegret. The case is
important, as it involves the titles to the
bulk of the property in the southern part
of the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
A $1,000, 900 ..Dry" Dock is Leaky.

Dry dock No. 3 in the Brooklyn navy
yard, completed six weeks ago at a cost of
81, 000,000 belied its name Saturday. The
battleship, Massachusetts,, on which the
repairs had just been finished, was floating
merrily in Il feet of water. From little
stream near the bottom of the dock it in
creased until the side for about 200 feet
had bulged, and the water was forcing it.
self through the seams in every portion of
the side, squirting out in some places five
feet. A court of inquiry will be ordered
to investigate the damages to the dock and
ascertain the cause of them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
A New system for Running Cars by
Electricity.

The third-rail system, which President
Clark of the Consolidated road asserts is
to be an important factor in the develop
ment of railroad traffic, and which may
largely supersede steam power in railroad
travel, was given satisfactory test Mon
day. Runs were made over the tracks of
the New England road from New Britain
to Hartford, which had been equipped with
the third-rail system, and all that had been
claimed by the friends of the system was
fully demonstrated, and all doubts as to its
practicablity removed. The run of ten
miles in the official trial was made in 49,
minutes, and with less jar than is ordina-
rily experienced in the steam passenger
trains. Stretches of the route were COW
cred much faster than a mile minute,
and the motor car was geared to 81 miles.
Instead of an overhead trolley, the electric
current passes to the propelling machinery
of the car by two shoes, SO feet apart,
which are in contact with the third rail.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
A Noted kentucky Fighter Assassinated

Captain William Strong, ~, was shot
and instantly killed near his home in
Breathitt county, KY, Sunday, by unknown
persons. He had left home to 60 to
neighbours, and when not more than a
mile away he was fired on. Several bull
lets entered his body. A large number of
his friends are searching the mountains
for the assassins, and if caught they will
be summarily dealt with. Capt. Strong
was one of the most famous fighters in
eastern Kentucky. He was a captain in
the federal army, serving four years under
the noted cavalry leader, Frank Woodford.
Shortly after the war closed the Amos fam
lily tried to kill Capt. Strong on account OF
a dispute over some hogs, but the captains
friends came to his aid, and the Amos fam
lily was driven out of the county. Over
40 men died with their boots on as a result
of that feud. Last year the feud between
Capt. Strong and cd Callahan began,
because the captain was told that Callahan
was the leader of the Ku-KluX. Three
men were killed before the authorities
caused the leaders to be arrested. Two
weeks ago, when brought to jackson, they
made peace and parted apparently the best
of friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
BOSTON 6 MAINE RAILROAD.
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILROAD
New London Division.
Taking effect Dec. 6. 1896
GOING SOUTH.


Taking effect Dec 6. 1896
GOING SOUTH.
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows.
$3.50 ). NJ, for Springfield and New York
$40 A NJ, for Mlers Falls Palmer and New Lon
don. Connecting at Millers rams with r1ucn.
burg X. r., at Palmer with Boston q ALBANY
X. r., at Willimantic with New England r. r.
at New London with \. Y, n. H. & H. + r.
$40 A. H., for Springfield and New York.
1880 A. n, for Miers Falls and stations on Fitch.
burg X. r., Palmer and stations on Boston a
Albany r. R.. and for New London
2:l3 p. NJ, mail train for Springfield
AS p NJ, for Milers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg k. r., Palmer and New London and New
York via Norwich Line
4;S1 P. NJ, for Springfield aud New York daily
GOING NORTH
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows;
lO:25 A. NJ, from New York via Norwich Line New
London. Palmer and Millers Falls
ll:O6 A. NJ, from Springfield.
l:lO P NJ, from New London, Palmer and Millers
Falls.
2:06 from Springfield and New York.
5:4O p. NJ, from New York and Springfield
9:4O P. NJ, from New London, connecting from
rainier, Mille' Falls and intermediate stations
lO:O9 P. N. from New York and Springfield.
subject 70 change without notice.
D. MAGhENZlE, Supt., New London.
5. W, CUMMINGS, G. p. A, St. Adams,
j. A, SOUTHARD, d. p. A., New London.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
A Youthful Hero.

With box containing 200 pounds of
dynamite on fire 10 feet away from him,
John Thomas, boy who runs a compress
ed-air hosting engine in the Tamarack
mine at Houghton, Mich, stuck to his
post and saved the lives of the men at
work in the mine by his wonderful bravery
Friday. Ten seconds after Thomas had
hoisted the men from depth of 5000 feet
the dynamite exploded, smashing the en-
CINE to pieces and doing other damage, but
the men and the boy to whom they owe
their lives were in place of safety.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14

The suicide of Dr. Farnsworth of Nor
witch, Conn, after losing two fortunes in
speculation, recalls the statement, vOuched
for locally, that a bucket shop which came
TO Norwich in 1882, finally cost the town
somewhere between SO, 900, 600 and IS, 0O0,-
600. There were a good many inherited
fortunes and reckless heirs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
Bratt1eboro. VT.
Farm FOR Sale

Containing 60 acres OF land in the-village limits
o' brattlecoro, 30 acres Of fine meadow land, and
30 acres Of pasturng and wood land, new fences
on the place. For sale az a reasonable price In
buire Of a. V. MAY Real Estate Agent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
Wanted.

~ GOD new milch cows; small calves taken
~ from Thursday until IL. A. NJ, Mondays; veais
taken Mondays until 10 a.. NJ A. G. BARNES. is
Prospect st. eft 40
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-14
HER LIFE TRULY SAVED.
DR.. Miles Heart Cure Does II.

Mrs. Chas. La Point, n well-known resident
of Denver, praises this wonderful remedy
Her testimony should convince all as to the
worth OF the New Heart Cure and kestora-
tive Nervine. Her letter dated Sept. l1th
1894, reads as follows:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-27
SHOOTING in DURYEA.
Polander Crazed by Drink Fires a Bullet
Into a FeIIow.Countryman's
Abdomen.

A drink -crazed Polander shot and
probably fatally wounded fellow
countryman at Duryea early last eve
ming. Andrew Jovaloski, the guilty
person, is in Jail at Wilkes Barre, and
the victim, Charles Moliski. 21 years
old, Is lying in a precarious state at
the Pittston hospital.
Jovaloski, a worthless fellow, had
pilfered a fellow boarder's trunk, and
taken $2.65, a revolver and some cloth
ing therefrom. He donned the cloth
ing, but overlooked $3.50 lying in the
bottom of the trunk. With the smaller
amount he purchased whiskey.
During the early evening Jovaloski
quarrelled with William Smith, the
owner of the trunk, and fled to the
Polish Catholic church, on Stevenson
street, where fight took place.
Jovaloski flourished the revolver and
found refuge in a nearby shanty. He
was taken from there by two friends.
Several of the crowd surrounded the
trio, and before Jovaloski could be pre-
vented he drew the revolver from his
pocket and fired at close range at those
about him.
The bullet struck Moliski in the alb
moaning I'm en- fire; I'm burning
until he fell unconscious.
Jovaloski fed to the fields where he
was surrounded and emptied the re-
naming charges of the revolver. He
was finally captured and taken to
Wilkes Barre.
At the Pittston hospital last night
it was the opinion of the surgeons that
Moliski was mortally wounded.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-27
CITY NOTES.

Charles II. Welles, jr, has qualified to
begin the study of law. He will be a STU
dent in the office of his father.
Assistant City Engineer Edwin b. Sher-
wood, of Mulberry street and Mifilin ave-
nue., is recovering from his recent ill
ness,
During the rector's absence the as
sistant, Rev Z. J. Haughton, will hold
office hours at st. Luke's Episcopal rec
tory from 10 TO II a. m. daily
The bond of Eugene Noack, collector of
taxes in Madison township, was filed yes
terday. The surety is Peter Yeager and
the amount of mis- bond is $4,000.
NIarrige licenses were issued by the clerk
of the courts yesterday to Charles Nc
Carly and Julia Ryan, of Scranton; John
Kenor and Mary Palta, of Taylor.
The members of Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis
Monday evening dancing class and their
friends enjoyed a duck social last night
at Excelsior hall under the direction OF
Mrs. Lewis. Bauer furnished music. The
occasion was a pleasant one.
William Shea announces himself as a
candidate for delegate from the Second
district of the Thirteenth ward, to the
Democratic county convention, and Peter
Farrell announces himself as a candi.
date from the First district of the
Twelfth ward.
Christian Evans was given a hearing
before Alderman J. T. Howe yesterday
charged with stealing a ride on Della.
ware. Lackawanna and Western trains
He was fined 81 and costs. Special OF.
ficer James Durkin arrested Evans neal
Nay Aug tunnel
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-27
tary, Dolph B. Atherton; treasurer,
A. ID. Dean,
NO BODY IN THE TRUNK.
South Side Horror Story Proves to BE
Fairy Tale.

A mysterious trunk, left at the resi-
dence of Philip Kline, corner Of Pitts
tor avenue and Elm street, Sunday
night, July IS, by a stranger who did
not reappear until a week later, has
sent a red rumor over the South Side.
The report was that the trunk con-
tained the mutilated body of a man.
The story was entirely probable.L
j.. whipple, a conductor on a Traction
company car, Pittston line, was stop
ped on the fateful Sunday by man
who stood on the Moosic crossing.
Standing on end near the man was
the trunk. The car was crowded with
passengers and Conductor Whipple in
formed the man that he must take the
next car.
When Whipple was making his next
trip down he saw the man standing
on the corner Of Elm street and Pitts
ton avenue. He had his hand on the
trunk. 1t was afterward learned that
the stranger left the trunk at Mr..
Kline's residence saying that he was
going for wagon.
He did not return and this occasioned
much dubious reflections on the con-
tents of the trunk. Inquiry was sent
to the Traction company office asking
for the name of the conductor who had
the man for a passenger from Pittston
up to Elm street.
1t was decided to open the trunk
Sunday night but Sunday afternoon
the stranger called and carted it away
Before going he lifted the cover and
there within was the glistening sides
of a pair of rubber boots, a suit of
clothes and other articles of wearing,
| That was all.
So ends the story of a rumor current
on the streets last night that a mutil-
ated body had been found in q trunk
| on the South Side.