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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Completely Shut Off.

Off SANTIAGO, June 4.-(On board
the Associated Press boat Wanda)-The
last cable strands binding Cuba
to the outside world were cut yesterday
by the cable vessel which was brought
here by the Americans. They worked
all day and cut every cable. The land
wires are now at the mercy OF the in
surgcnts, therefore in the event of the
American troops landing iL Cuba the
absence of wires will seriously interfere
with anything like the hastv mobiliza-
ton of Spanish troops.
Sixteen warships of the American
fleet with 4 900 men on board are drift
ing this way under the shadow of Cuba's
mountains. No attempt is made to go
into the harbor.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Saved, But Prisoners

Copyright by the Associated PressD
KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 4.-Licut
Hobson and the heroic crew of the
Merrimac were saved in II miraculous
manner.
They We're unable after the sinking
of their vessel to make their way back
to their own ship through the storm OF
shot and shell so they rowed into the
harbor to the Spanish fla gship who took
them on board unharmed.
The Spanish Admiral under flag OF
truce Friday sent word to the American
admiral that he offered to exchange
prisoners, adding that in the meantime
ITobson and party would be treated
with the greatest kindness.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
TO SOLICIT SUBSCRIPTIONS.

THAT Is TIE PLAN WHICH DIR. CAMP
WILL CARRY OFT TO HELP COMPANY E..
There seems to be good many peo-
pie in Barre who are taking an interest
in the movement which is on foot to
help Company E boys. DR.. G f. Camp
has plan which, when carried out
will be "a goo1 one. His plan is not to
send boxes of eatables etc to the boys
but to solicit subscriptions and send them
the money. They can then get their
bread fresh and it will be much cheap
cr all around in the end.
DR.. Camp would like TO get the ser
vices of five or six young men TO soilc''
from house TO house around the clly'
He has the books already and those Whc
can share the time for this work, thcll
services will be greatly apprerlated''
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
COMPANY { news
From Chickamauga
Especial Correspondence.)


CHICAMAUGA, Ga, May 81, 1898.
News from 1st, Vt. VOL and Com
pany +.
Tuesday was the most perfect day
since our arrival in Camp. The early
morning was cool owing to the light
rain during the night and the thermometer
did not reach its usual height during
the day. This with three square meals
made the boys feel more like doing duty.
No complaint was made whatever only
that the new shoes which were % have
been issued Monday have not showed
up yet and some of the boys are guard
ing the street while the others are out
at drill, as the ground Is little rough
for a march in ones "stocking feet.
One might think from reading the
Free Press that all we did here was
make a target of men shooting them
right and left, and that we were kept
busy most of the time fighting snakes.
wish to say for friends at home that
as far as Co. + or VT Reg. is concerned
they have seen no Spanish Spies trying
to poison our wells, or if there has been
any shooting done it was so far away
we did not even hear the report,
As far as snakes are concerned the
writer was talking only yesterday about
them with man who took part in the
war of 63 and has made Chickamauga
park his home ever since, He said Thar
am good many snakes here friend but
reckon thar haint many pizen ones,
black ones are not, green ones are not.
IIaint no rattcrs in this elc section
reckon about the only ones you could
call pizen are the aldcrs and copper
heads. But thar haint many Of them
herc.n
So Mothers do not think your sons are
in any great danger here. we nave
not seen Il snake in several days and if
the 80 thousand men remain in the park
long there wont be one for miles around
We are all feeling fine not one in the
hospital and all are pretty well acclima-
ted
Lieut.. Carswell and Sergt. Austin have
been busy this p. m, measuring the boys
for their new uniforms, but expect il
will be some time yet before we ge
them.
Vaccination is the next thing in order
Co. A went through it yesterday, Co. L
today.
The d. c. boys left this a. m. fo'
Tampa. think most of us are willing
to stay here little while longer.
Priv. Wishart was A. b. Generals
Clarks orderly today.
w. III. PrrKIN.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
STOLE SLOT MACHINE.
OWNED by KENDRICK AND co. AM
CONTAINING FIVE DOLLARS.

On Tuesday evening, the night of the
celebration, some unknown person stole
the pcnny-in-the-slot machine from the
Commercial house. The machine was
fastened TO the front part of the bu'l"-
inc on the vcranda, but ii was not MISS
cd until day or two after. 1t belongs
TO Kcndrick a. Co. No money had oeell
t,lon ont of the machine since January
and it is supposed that there was ABOUT
o. in the machine. 1t also contained 7"
small amount of gum. The machine
was valued at $40.
4 number of days afterwards some
nersons found the pieces OF the mach'''e
in the rear of the bowling alley OF inc
seminary. All the money hao 'r,''
t,lcn as wcll rs the gum
,h;s mol<cs thc second machine own
od NV Kendrick a. Co. that has o''''
broken into. At the time OF inc ce''-
hr,t;ou Of Dcwcy's victory the one Ill
.at of la. Avcril's store was broken
info but only small quantity ef gu"
..,,s taken. Mr.. Kendrick has sohl'
,,u, " to the guilty parties, and if lheA
arc apprchended it is l'Nely '"'y , Will " "
.out to Vergonncs, as it is s"PpoSo' y
h, fine work of young boys
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
COUNTY COURT CASES.
A NUMBER OF BARRE CASES TAKEN
YESTE EREAY.

A NUMBER OF BARRE CASES TAKEN
YESTERDAY.
The divorce case of Pepper VS. Pepper
which was to have been taken up yes
terday was continued on request OF the
petitioner. The court granted the re-
quest and ordered that the defence pay
the cost of having the witnesses in court
today and also for the petitioner to pay
an alimonv of $l2. July 1st and Sl2
August lst.
The cases of John Ryan vs.. George
W. Smith, Allen and Richardson VS.
John Ryan were continued.
The case of Louise and Agnes French
VS.. O. ID. French of Barre for u petition
for a partition was granted.
In the case of Homer n. Young vs
David Jones the plaintiff secured judg-
ment, notice of exceptions were given
taking the case to the Supreme Court
This is for false Imprisonment at the
Tunbridge fair.
The cases of the City of Barre VS. the
Montpcicr Traction a. Power Co. was
discontinued and Vermont Telephone
and Telegraph Co. VS. the same com
panv was continued.
In the divorce case of Lulu j. Moul-
ton VS. Thomas Moullon$ 25 alimony
was ordered paid the petitioner on Sep.
tcmbcr 1st.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Bryan Going to Philippines

LINCOLN, Ncb., June T. Adjutant
General Barry has received II telegram
from Secretary Algrr stating that the
the third regiment of Nebraska volun-
tccrs, organized by William Jennings
Brvan. has been accepted by the gov
crumcnt and will be added to the con-
tingcnt which is going to the Philippines
Bryan received his commission as COLO
mel Yesterday from Governor llolcomb'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Waiting the Action.

Port AT PINCE, IIayti, June T.
Dispatches from Santiago say that the
Spaniards ay high tribute to the audac-
itv of the Americans in so cleverly at
tempting to block the channel. They
claim that it would be foolishness Oh the
part of the Americans to attempt to force
a harbor entrance, as it is thoroughly
mined. There are a great number OF
insurgents in the ncighborhood of Sam
tiago who are waiting for the decisive
action on the part of the American fleet.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
A Timely Friend.

With perfect propricty may we call
that excellent remedy, Salvation on,
n timely friend. This linimont rapidly
cures rheumatism, neuralgia and pains,
when other remedies fail. Mr.. Jno.
M. Hall, Ashland, Va, writes: IL
suffered with rheumatism in the ankle
and the muscles connected Herewith.
Salvation Oil at once relieved the sore
ness, reduced the swelling, and cured
the pain. No other liniment that | ever
used did me so much good"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
MERRIMAC'S CREW
SAVED BUT ARE
PRISONERS.
Spaniards Shut Off
From the Outside
World
THE CABLES ARE CUT AND
TRANSPORTS CHARTERED
FOR CUBAN INVASION.
The Merrimac Was Useless

WASHINGTON, June AT 10 O'Clock
this morning there had been no news re
ceived by the Navy department conccm-
ing the sinking of the Merrimac. She
was an old and useless vessel and the
department thinks she was sent TO block
the channel and thus to bottle up CeWcra
in such way that it would be imposSi-
bic for him to make his exit. The fact
that the crew consisted of only eight in
stead of its usual 40 confirms this.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
BIDS FOR BARRE CITY HALL

Plan, and specifications for bids for hnition htm
Ci;N Hall at Barre, VT, will DC Oh ,rimeer in
at the office of G. :. Currie", city cnTa"ee,rl ,In e,l,ce
me CITY of Barre. Vermont, and III 'nu 'yrcmre. c
Of George q. Adams, nrchltect' II, ,,,," ,M 1S!,S
Mass, ON and after the dii ua! y, aio thcir bids
n Wn. WITH 21,5GI ths city D" "er , It the cy of
Barre, Vermont, on or before six o,r!oeN' the he,
m. June y, 1898. The city reserves WV
RIGHT to reject any or all bids. ,,o.nout this
Dolcd at the City of Barre, Nerlho"'' '"''
2Sth day of May. 1898. ,S Moyor.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Spanish Victory.

MADRID, June 4.-'rhe Spanish ver-
sion of the sinking of the collier Merri-
mae in Santiago harbor yesterday says
that two American war ships were SER
iously damaged during the engagement.
The Spaniards describe the affair as Il
brilliant Spanish victory.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Clearing the Channel.

PoHr AT PRINCE, June 4.-Advic' S
from Santiago say that the Spanish have
dvnamitcd the sunkcn collier Merrimac
in order to clear the channel with " view
of the possible coming of the Cadiz fleet
to relieve Ccrvera.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Off for Tampa

MOBILE, Ala, June 4.-Fivc trans
ports carrying the Goth infantry, third
infantry and four troops of the second
cavalry steamed down the river this
morning under sealed orders, presuma-
bly, for Tampa. Great enthusiasm was
maifcstcd by the populacc.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Dynamite for Van Wyck

New YORK, June IA package six
inches in length, two wide and two deep
wrapped in manila paper and tied with
string was received at the postoflice
yesterday addressed to Mayor Van
Wyck. The package happened to break
and a dynamite cartridge four inches
long war exposed. A fuse was attached
to one end.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
A Confirmation.

CAPE ITAYTIAN. Hayti, June 4.-ln-
formation has been received here direct
from Santiago which confirms the re-
ports that bombardmcnt took place
there yesterday morning.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
No Income Tax This Year

WASHINGTON, June l.--Thc income
tax amendment TO the war revenue bill
was rejected by the Senate, the vote be-
ing 3S to 80.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04

You don't know what fine Cookies
you can get ''rcady made" if you haven't
tried our new lime. Prices low.
l.. Nj . AVERILL.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Standard Clothing Co.'s Store

We have fresh consignment OF r,rc. IT,.
works of all descriptions. VIZ SCI, ,', n'
Wholesale and retail. Payctle' Mo"'''-
shon Il Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04

We are all going to get pair OF those
shoes at the Peoples Shoe Store to-mor-
row for 7J cents. ~
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
The Marietta Safe.

KEY WEST, June l.-Thc gunboat
Marietta, which accompanied the Oregon
around the Horn, arrived here safely
this morning.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Transports Chartered

WASHINGTON, June 4.-Thc War de-
partmcnt today chartered the Gaiety and
the City of Macon for transport pur
poses for the Cuban army invasion.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
The Weather.

EusroN, June 4.-COntinued unset
ncd Showers tonight and probably
Smday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Baking Day..

TTT7E Substantial preparations for the Sab
80 bath. Good cooking is the art of house keeping.
The secret doesn't all in the person. great deal de-
pends on the choice of Ingredients Are they poor The
of pure baking requisites may be tlde more than the
other kind but it's in the results that the great difference
noticed Pure Cream Tartar 5oc pound Pure Saeraus,
pound. Pure Spices at right prices For best goods
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-04
Clothing

Which we will sell cheaper than any
store in Barre or vlclnlty eV0i
sold them.
We will offer for the next ~ days ioo
boys suits with sailor col,ars, d no
sizes from 4 to 15 years, at VI .oo
suit sold elseweere tor sz.oo.
Bring your boy along and get one
at the
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06
JUSTICE HARD'S
 DAMAGE SUIT
 GETS A JOLT His Character Could Not Be Injured. so JUDGE HALL DECIDED CONSTABLE GRAY's DEMURRER HAS BEEN SUSTAINED. First Point in the Suit Brought Over the Locking Up of an
 Alameda Temple of
 Justice.
so JUDGE HALL DECIDED
CONSTABLE GRAY'S DEMURRER
 HAS BEEN SUSTAINED.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 ops Rrna duaN nen h


 Constable George D. Gray of Alameda has won the first point in the $5000 damage suit brought against him and his bonds men by Justice of the Peace D. T. Hard of the same city.
 Hard sued Gray and his bondsmen, R. B. Tappan, Nicholas Reinecker, oscar Meysel and C. w. Tappan, for the amount mentioned on account of the closing up of his courtroom with the Constables lock, the furniture and paraphernalia in the temple of justice being required to satisfy claim for S2O for which an at tachment had issued. By reason of Gray's act Justice Hard set up that he had been disgraced and his character injured. Gray and his bondsmen demurred and this pleading was heard before Superior Judge Hall to-day. The demurrer was based upon the grounds of misjoinder of parties, misjoinder of causes, ambig uity, and fine technicality between char acter and reputation.
 Judge Hall sustained the demurrer and In doing so stated that Justice Hard'S character could not have been disgraced by reason of Constable Gray's act or any acts of any one else.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06
Overcome by Monoxide.

Peter Kearns, an employe of the San Francisco Gas and Electric Company. came near shuffling off the mortal coll yesterday afternoon by inhaling supera- bundance of monoxide from one of the companys mains. Kearns was sent by the company to connect the gas supply from the main on Seventeenth street to the St. Nicholas Laundry, which is To- cated on that street between Folsom and Harrison streets. While engaged in the performance of his duty he inhaled more of the poisonous vapor than was good for his respiratory organs. and as con sequence he fell unconscious in the trench in which he had been at work. A citizen happened to be passing at the time and he ran to the Seventeenth street police station and notified Officer James Norton that a man was lying dead in the street. The patrol wagon was sent to sdt the +e scene eh City and County Hospital, where Dr. Roche labored over. him for two hours ,,fd With t9e 1e result that he was restored to h1e. lie was sufficiently recovered to leave the hospital last night for his home.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06
SAMUEL FLINT, the Well-Known Railway Mail Service Officer Who Vas Fatally Injured by an
 Oakland Train.

the past few days on business connect ed with his office and was just returning to his home, 772 Telegraph avenue, coming by way of the new broadgauge local, which was due at Fourteenth street sta- ton at 6:30 o'clock. The train was late in reaching its destination, and the mat ter of switching the engine at Fourteenth street, preparatory to pulling out for the narrow-gauge mole again, was hurried with unusual alacrity. According to G. L. King, residing at Linda Vista, who was perhaps the only eye witness, MT. Flint alighted from the north side of the train after locomotive 1646 had been already un- coupled. The engine was speeding along the sidetrack to the head just as MT. Flint stepped in its path. He was thrown about fifteen feet to one side of the track, where he was picked up unconscious and bleeding profusely from an ugly gash on his head.
 At the Receiving Hospital Drs. Strat- ton, Kane and Horn, assisted by Steward Tobin and Dr. Heating, attended to MT. Flnts injuries, the most serious of which consisted of a badly fractured skull, mak- ing the operation of trephining essential With this the surgeons proceeded almost immediately. Whether MT. Flint also sustained internal injuries was not known.
 He was quite corpulent, and his age (60 years) made his case all the more serious But faint hopes of his recovery were held by his physicians, and their fears were realized about 10 o'clock, when he breath ed his last.
 MT Flint was in the railway mail service the past twelve or fifteen years. He was division superintendent until last July, when he was made assistant super intendent. He had resided in this city for many years and was prominent in G. A. R. circles. He was a native of Pennsylvania His aged wife was stricken with grief when she learned of the sad affair.". She hastened to the hospital, but owing to her husbands condition she was not per- mitted to see him. They had no children
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06
Home of the Fur Seals.

George A. Clark, secretary of the Fur Seal Commission, delivered an interest ing lecture to a large audience in the Academy of Sciences building last night on the Fur Seals and Fur Seal Islands" He opened his lecture by showing maps of the islands of the Aleutian group most frequented by the seal with the valuable skin, and then further illustrated his lec- ture with pictures of various portions of the islands. The lecture was a revela- ton to many of the audience, as 1t show ed that these islands which people are prone to consider as bare, frozen wastes contain pretty villages and at certain seasons, fields luxuriant with wild flow CTS and towering mosses. Mr. Clark is a successful lecturer, who amuses as well as instructs his audience as he presents the dryest scientific facts 4n the form of pleasant anecdotes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06

indulged in by the two classes the day before, and which resulted in score of to in favor of the freshmen. The jun, iors would have abideo by the result and at future day tried to win back their prestige had not a freshly" tried to make the defeat one to remember and digest by printing the score on large piece Of cardboard and emphasizing it by adding that it wasn't so worse. This narm- less piece of cardboard suspended high on the blackboard seemed veritable red rag to the juniors when they espied It on their entrance to t..e lecture hall Just pe- fore o'clock on the eyentful morning; A leader sprang up in the gathering class and he quickly brought high step lad, der to aid him in removing the distasteful sign. While he was in the act of doing so the freshmen took umbrage at the pro- ceeding and rallied around the foot of the ladder for the purpose ol making him de- sist. The juniors classmates were not slow in coming to his assistance. and merry rush resulted. The deans entrance was unnoticed in the excitement and elght of the young men were caught redhanded
 When the noise subsided pr. Dunpar pointed out the error of their way in a short but calm discourse and then the work of the day was postponed until the dean could meet other members or the faculty and decide on what punishment should be meted out n the offenders. Alter a prolonged discussion it was decided to forgive them this time and again the en- joyable task of studying how to ease aching molarS was taken up.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06
SLOW PROGRESS IN THE BRANDES
 EXAMINATION Important Witnesses Want to Get Away. MRS. M. GODFREY TESTIFIES WAS WITH MRS. BRANDEs WHEN LILLIAN WAS BEATEN. Dilatory Tactics That Made Witness McKeown Say That He Wished
 Brandes, Too, Was
 Dead.
MRS. M. GODFREY TESTIFIES
WAS WITH MRS. BRANDES WHEN
 LILLIAN WAS BEATEN.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
 q0S Broadway. Dec. E.

9US BrOaQWay, Leo. Q. The prosecution, at the preliminary hearing of w. A. Brandes, charged with the cruel murder of his 13-year,old daugh- ter. Lillian. put another very important witness on the stand this afternoon. The witness, who was listened to eagerly by the big throng of spectators that has crowded into Justice Gifts courtroom every day since the hearing began last Thursday, was Mrs. M. Godfrey another neighbor of the Brandes at Berkeley.
 On the fateful Tuesday night when Lil- Han was being beaten Mrs. Godfrey and Mrs. Brandes sat in the parlor at the home of the latter. According to the wit ness story as told to-day Brandes went downstairs, and soon after Mrs. Godfrey heard the girl exclaim, "Oh, Al! Please dont! whereupon the cruel and infuriated father cursed her. and with vile epithets told her If she did not find that money'' he would choke her. Witness stated that she heard the beating, which was soon followed by a noise sounding as though body was being dragged along the floor downstairs.
 Earlier this afternoon Mrs Nina Rich ardson was recalled to the witness stand, and reiterated principally facts that have already been published, and which were adduced at the hearing on Saturday last.
 In the instance of both these witnesses the attorneys for the defense have tried in every way to find pointed discrepancies, put WilHout dFdll, ana thus Tar thelr teS- timony stands unchallenged for truth and veracity as well as importance to the prosecution.
 It was stated to-day that J. s. Harvey, perhaps the most essential witness for the people, Is anxious to get away to Canada, and he chafes greatly over the dilatory tactics that have thus far marked the proceedings. His cross-examnation, it Is predicted, will occupy considerable time
 J. Mckeown, another witness, has been compelled to neglect certain business of his own at San Rafael owing to the hearing, and when speaking to Deputy District At torney Allen to-day about getting away. McKeown exclaimed 'I wish that Brandes, too, was dead" From this re- mark the tenor of his testimony might be judged
 The religious zeal of the accused is manifesting itself more strongly every day. Yesterday, when the Salvation Army held its Sunday services at the County Jail, Brandes knelt long and prayed fer yenflV
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-06
DENTISTS WHO NEARLY
 LOST THEIR PULL" " A CLASS RUSH THAT MET WITH
 DISFAVOR. Eight Students Escape Dismissal for Raising Disturbance in a
 College Lecture
 Hall.

quartet of bright young men, mem- bers of the freshman and junior classes of the dental department of the Univer- sfty of California, are congratulating themselves on their narrow escape from being launched on the world without a license to wield the forceps or to ease tooth-aching humanity. The happy eight owe their good fortune to the leniency of pr. l.. l.. Dunbar, uean of the weli-known institution, and since the incident that nearly resulted in their expulsion from the college they worship him from afar
 These young men, who are studying to extract teeth without pain, were guilty of being ringleaders in a class rush, an un- pardonable thing in the eyes of the faculty. even when indulged in outside the place of study, but when practiced in the very lec- ture hall of the institution the offense be- comes a heinous one To make matters worse, Dr. Dunbar was a witness to the affair and promptly took measures to quell the disturbance.
 It occurred on Friday morning and was the direct outcome of a game of baseball