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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

Brockton, Mass, Oct. 4.-The manu-
facturers continue to report an increased
output of goods, and the unions claim
that they are constantly inducing men
to come out, notably from the larger
factories. The entire GIG machines under
control of the union are now dismantled.
The strike ordered in all districts out
side of BroCkton Will affect only hand
lasters. The list calls for a uniform
price on machine lasting, and the ma
chimes, being already dismantled, the
hand Iasters will have to come out if the
list is not accepted.
A committee appointed from the con-
terence committee of the Lasters' union
met the executive committee of the
board of trade at the latter's rooms.
The visiting committee returned the
proposition of the board and stated that
II could not be accepted, as it was con-
trary TO the constitution of the union.
long discussion ensued on the PROPOSE
tion. The committee from the union
said that it would like to have the manu-
facturers organize and send accredited
representatives to the conferences with
the union, but the latter would not ad-
init that 1t was ready to make any con-
Cessions.
The outlook is that most of the shops
will accept the list. The machine com
pany is still pursuing the even tenor Of
its way and claims that through its eff
forts Sin OF the larger shops are lost to
the union, and that as soon as these six
shops are running little more satlsfac-
torily the company will aid other shops
as fast as they need help.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07
Fighting Money Sharks.

ST. Louis, Oct. 4.-GoVernor stephens.
Police Commissioner Halves and Chief
of Police Campbell who have begun
a war on the usurers of this city have re-
turned from New York. where they went
To see officials of the Western Union Tel
egraph company and get them to rescind
rule under which employees were dis
charged when served with a garnish-
mcnt For years employees of the tele-
graph companies. as we'll as those of rail-
roads and other concerns in St Louis.
have suffered from the eXorbitant inter-
est charges made by socalIed money
sharks for loans. In some cases as
high as 80 percent per month has been
paid by those luckless enough to have to
borrow money. This had become such
a burden that, it is said, more than one
man has given up trying TO pay ac-
cumulated interest and committed sui
eide
Recently the telegraphers of st. Louis
started a club to fight the usurers. and
now the matter has been taken up in
this city by Police Commissioner Hawes.
prominent attorney, who announces
that he will proceed against any of the
usurers when proper cases are present
ed, free of charge. 1t is stated that while
the party that went to New York failed
to secure complete annulment of the
rule calling for the dismissal of offend
ing employees, a promise was made that
ii would be used only in the NOSE fragrant
cases. The outcome of the fight is looked
for with interest. as its results may be
far-reaching.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

Salem, Mass, Oct 4.-'The will of John
Q. Mahoney of Peabody contains these
bequests: Pastor of st. Johns Catho-
lie church. Peabody, for the poor of the
parish, $1OO; city orphan asylum, Sa-
lem, $100; society for the protection of
Destitute Catholic Children, Buffalo,
$500; ST. Josephs society for colored
missions, $500; working boys home, Bos,
ton, $25.
The will of Samuel B. Symonds be-
queathes $1,000 to the Beverly hospital.
The will of Charles o. Bedee of Lynn
makes these bequests: First M. E.
church, Lynn, $4,000; home for aged men
and women, $2OO0 board of missions of
the M. E. church, $1,000; Y. M. C. A. of
Lynn, $500; Lynn public library and
Lynn hospital, $1,000 each.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

The brutal murder of the Empress
Elizabeth adds another family calnm
ity to the many that have afflicted the
unfortunate Franz Josef, of Austria.
He has lost by violent deaths his
favorite brother, the Emperor Maxi
milan, and his only son, the Crown
Prince Rudolph, while it is hardly a
year ago that his wife's sister, the
Duchesse d'Alencon. was burned to
death in the charity bazaar fire i'll
Paris. A fate as relentless as any in
Greek tragedy seems to pursue him.
The murderer is said to be an Anarch-
ist. What political wrong could be
avenged or advantage to the cause
gained by the killing of this inoffen
sive woman it must be difficult for
even militant Anarchist to demon
strate. OF all crowned heats in Eu-
rope the Austrian Empress was pre-
eminent for her efforts to put aside the
trammels of her rank and mad nOtori-
ously never interfered with the poll
ties of even her own country At the
time of her death she was an invalid
seeking for health and travelling as Il
private person. The crime committed
against her cannot he dignitied into a
political assassination; it is the unpro-
voked murder of helpless woman,
proclaims the New York Sun.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

Chicago, Oct. 4.-Senator James X.
Jones. chairman of the national DEM
ocratic committee, by authority vested
in him by the national committee has
appointed ways and means committee,
consisting of Ex-Governor William j.
stone of Missouri, ex Governor John p
Atgeld of Illinois, Senator w. V. Allen of
Nebraska and Senator Henry NJ. Teller
of Colorado, and himself (Jones). The
committee has appointed w II. Harvey.
author of COINS Financial school," as
general manager for the committee in
charge of its work.
In the letter addressed to Mr.. Harvey
appointing him general manager. the
following expression is made: You
will observe that the committee repre-
sents not only the Democratic party, but
the allied forces that are working with it
for the protection of the republic and
free institutions, and it is in a spirit
of harmony and true patriotism that
we desire your assistance"
Senator Allen is the Populist repre-
sentative of the committee, and Senator
Teller represents the silver Republicans.
The first work of the committee will be
to raise money for prosecuting a steady.
methOdical campaign.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

The complete destruction of all dis
ease causing microbes Is, Of course,
the aim of modern methods of sewage
treatment and disposal, and in
method recently devised calorifc
sterilization is added to the ordinary
processes. The treatment consists
essentially in allowing the sewage to
flow into tanks which are subdivided
in such a manner that the liquid
passes through restricted passage,
where it comes in contact with cur
rent of air under pressure. In its
passage through the various cells the
solid matter is deposited in number
of pockets, from which it is subse-
quently taken to be dried and burned.
The distinctive feature of the process
occurs in the next operation, where
the liquid, after having been mixed
with alkali, passes through series of
heat exchanges, in which it cools and
is itself heated by liquid previously
acted upon. From the heat ex-
changers the liquid next passes to the
sterilizers, where it is heated and
propelled through coils by means of
s+aam lets to another vessel The last
stage in the treatment consists in its
passage under a sludge-drying plat
form to settling-tank, and its exit
through filters in n pure and whole
some condition.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07
Capital Contemplates Combination.

Cleveland, Oct. 4.-One of the most gil
gantic projects for the combination of
capital in the history of the country is
being engineered ii. this city. 1t is moth
ing less than to unite the war shipbuild-
ing interests and the armor plate and
gunmaking interests Of the world into a
great syndicate, whose factories shall be
located near Cleveland. Men of inter
national reputation in the financial and
manufacturing world are in the deal
All summer foreigners of wealth and
rank have been quietly visiting Cleve-
land. Their going and coming has been
kept as mysterious as possible. They
have avoided hotels, fearing publicity
might be given their plans.
1t is believed every shipbuiding, gun
making and armor plate making firm
in the United States has been in the ne
gotiatons. The projectors claim they
can raise a capital of 5000, 900, 600. One
of their fond dreams, which may or may
not become a reality, is said to be the Sc
curing of canal from the great lakes to
the sea, all on United States territory
The yards for building warships could
then be located on the lakes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07
QUAY ARRESTED.
Conspiracy and Misuse of Funds
Charged.

Philadelphia, oct. 4.-Warrants We're
issued Monday for the arrest of Senator
Matthew Stanley Quay, his son, Richard
). Quay. ex-State Treasurer Benjamin
j. Haywood and Charles Mckee of Pitts
burg. law partner of Lieutenant Govern
or Lyon. They are accused of conspir-
acy, with John 5. Hopkins. formerly
cashier Of the Peoples bank, to use pub
lie moneys for their own use. Hopkins
killed himself last March, shortly before
the banks failure.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07
Crazy Woman's Deed.

Montreal, Oct. 4-Word comes from
st. SEVERN, in this province, that while
Joseph Clotier was at church Sunday
his wife cut the throats of her four chill
dgen and, after decorating their bodies
in terrible manner, set fire to the house.
The husband returned in time to get the
bodies out of the house before they were
cremated. The woman was found in an
clubhouse and acknowledged her crime
She is undoubtedly insane.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

The next census of the United States
will undoubtedly exceed all of its pre-
decessors in interest and variety, es-
pecially if it shall include a census of
the picturesque and diversified inhabi-
tants of the Philippine islands.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

Senator Quay and his son came up
from Atlantic City as soon as they heard
of their intended arrest. They promptly
surrendered themselves, and Magistrate
Jermon held them in $4,000 bail each for
a hearing at noon next Thursday. By
advice of their attorney they declined
to discuss the case. Mr.. Haywood is in
Montana and Mr.. Mckee in New York
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07
MORE SICKNESS.
Medical Staff Says Soldiers
Must Be Moved North.
ONE QUARTER HELPLESS.

Nostalgia Makes Inroads of Malaria
Easy - Volunteers Suffer Most
Rum Did Ii: Chaplain MIntyre's
Defense commissioners in Porto
Rico Have Easy Task-Great Suf-
fering in Madrid Stupe-
ned-Random Notes of War.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

The cost of railroads all over the
world thus far has hce1rSaG, ,GS5, ,oOo,-
O0O. and it is estimated that the street
railways cost b, 500, 900, 900.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

More woe for tho downtrodden
farmer. An English professor an
nouuces that the wheat crop will be
total failure in 1881.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

1t has been decided to make Augusta
the headquarters of the army corps
which is to be stationed in Georgia and
South Carolina. Augusta is found to
be the most central point of the places
named for camps.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07
Essex County Herald.

Gladstone left an estate worth con-
siderably less than S3OO,OOO lie was
too great to he rich.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

What can equal the warmth OF tru'
Womans love?" asked the Dearest Glrl,
Her temper" replied the savage
Bachelor.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07
NXVI. ISLAND POND. VT. FRIDAY. OCTOBER l. 1898

sioners. Until the Madrid government
should send transportation they could
do nothing. Our commissioners real
izing the force of this argument made
no attempt To- force them. although il
occurred To them. as ii did to other
Americans in san Juan, that transports
of other countries could have been char
tered for this purpose. Had there been
too much delay this view of the situa-
tiun would have been presented officially,
but in this our commissioners preferred
to accept the Spanish statements in
perfect good faith. and in due time their
course was indicated.
While awaiting the arrival of the first
transport. the whole scheme for the re-
tircmout of the Spanish troops to San
Juan was arranged. Both the Spanish
and American authorities were being
flooded with appeals for protection. The
former We're beseeched by the Spanish
residents living between the lines and
within the American lines to guard their
lives and property from the rapacity
of the native inhabitants, who We're
threatening them with all sorts of peIse-
{
iccts of the importunities Of the rich
Porto Ricans within the Spanish lines
who feared that the Spanish soldiers, as
Washington. oct. A private letter
from an American citizen in close touch
vita the Cuban military commission in
Havana states that great suffering eX-
lists in Havana tor want of food. Peo-
pie are starving, some dying on the
streets, and many others who are un-
able to go out and beg die in the houses
There is a great number of the latter
class. All the while this was going on,
the Spanish authorities We're refusing to
allow the Cumal, with a million rations
on board. to enter the harbor a. Havana.
| The commissioners in this, as in every
| thing else find that they are dealing
with prucrastinating men who delay
every move as long as possible. No
! fault Is found, however with the treat
m,ur which the commissioners receive
personally, the Spanish authorities be
ing very suavo and polite.
/ Madrid. oct 4.-The reported inten-
+ tiun of the United States government to
retain the whole of the Philippine isl
ands has created almost "A state Of
stupcfartion here. and it is semi officially
announced that the Spanish government
has resolved to vigorously combat any
such action. which, it is claimed, the
terms of the peace protocol preclude.
General Rios, governor of the Nisayas
islands. lepurts to the government an
ether defeat Of the insurgents in the
province Of Antigua. He says the
Spaniard3 captured the town of Buga-
son. killing 81 of the insurgents The
/ Spanish volunteers $50 rcpulsed an in
Surgeut attack ou the town Of Ibasan
and killed 81 of the attacking force.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

Angry Manager-"What did you mean
by smiling in that death scene?"
Actor-"With the salary you pay, death
seems a pleasant relief. f."-Fliegende
Batter
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

Ponce oct. i.-iu is the unanimous
opinion of the medical stan of the army
in Porto Rico that the condition of the
volunteer forces recessitates their re-
moval north. Sickness is Increasing at
an alarming rate. The sick report
shows over 200 in hospitals OF IN quar-
ters out of a total command of 10000
men; that is over - percent of the
troops are on tho sick list. This, how
ever does not mean that there is an
effective strength of 300 men. The sol
diers discharged from the hospitals as
tit for duty in nine cases out of 10 are
incapable of service, and if ordered on
duty are almost invariably back in the
hospitals within few days. Th' medi-
cal officers have found that the con-
yalescents seemingly cannot recover
their strength in this climate and they
are being sent north as rapidly as pos
sible several hundred leaving every
week.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

George w. Rook, chief engineer of the
transport, Mohawk, fell into the hold
a distance Of 40 feet, in Bath, and died
from the result of his injuries. He was
40 years old.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07
LIVES IN JEOPARDY.
Exciting Experience of Red Line
steamer.

steamer.
New York. Oct. 4.-The Red d line
steamer. Philadelphia. Captain Chal-
mers. which arrived Monday from Ven
zuelan ports with a cargo Of coffee and
full complement Of passengers from
Ponce. r r., encountered terrific storm
last Monday about lUU miles north of
Porto Rico. For &c hours the steamer
labored in a tremendous sea. caused 10y
wind having a velocity estimated at 60
miles an hour.
The storm was of a rotary character,
but the velocity of the wind hardly raised
il To the dignity of hurricane. 1t was
moving northwest at the rate of. per-
haps eight miles an hour when the Phil
7delphia entered 1t. Directly in the teeth
of the gale the Philadelphia held her
course for 20 hours, the force of the wind
increasing in the heaviest gusts from
| about 10 to Go miles. Tuesday afternoon
the storm center was reached. Here the
wind subsided to perhaps less than 20
miles an hour coming in fitful gusts from
all directions.
In TINS storm center We're hundreds OF
birds drawn into the vortex of the storm.
Many of them We're canaries of the yari-
ETY. which prevail in tn islands of the
I tarrlhean sea. Their presence prove d
that the storm must have passed over
one of these islands. There were also
other varieties of land birds and few
seagulls. Many of the creatures dropped
from sheer exhaustion on the decks.
As soon as the center was passed the
wind shifted TO tn opposite direction
and blew Go miles an hour from the
/ southeast. Captain Chalmers dAl
not feel justified in jeopardizing the
/ lives of his passengers by keeping on his
/ course longer, SO he put the ship about
/ and headed southeast. He held this
/ course until Wednesday noon, allowing
the steamer to drift off to the westward.
and then headed back for New York.
( Some of the passengers We're badly
/ frightened, and all Of them We're badly
! shaken up by their tempestuous expert
ence. but only one was injured. only
/ one big sea broke aboard and the only
damage it did was to one of the ships
/ boats. The storm delayed the Philadel-
/ phia about 4S hours.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

Denver, oct. 4.-Yesterday afternoon
Chaplain Mcintyre of the oregon went
on the stand to speak for himself at the
courtnartial He said that he was in
exceptionally fine physical condition
when he sailed from San Francisco on
board the Oregon when she started on
her memorable voyage around Cape
Horn. He told the story of that trip.
He said that while passing through the
tronical regions the vessel was placed in
y condition of readiness for battle.
hatches and gangWays being closed
thereby preventing the circulation of
fr,c air. The temperature ranged from
g5 TO 1O7 degrees in his quarters. The
ice machine failed to work satisfac-
torilv. so that the water drank was
warm. Passing Cape Horn the tenn
perature was AZ degrees below zero. On
coming north the high temperature was
again experienced. These changes OF
temperature were disastrous to his
health. On the northWard trip, after
they had passed through the tropics, he
was attacked with severe illness. in.
Guiding a terrible pain in the back Of
his head and in his spine Three times
in the night he woke with his left arm
helpless and seemingly paralyzed. He
was then fearful that he was threatened
with insanity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

The medical staff of the army has
labored increasingly to stay the progress
Of disease and sickness, but the sick Ie-
port grows longer at the rate Of 80 or 60
a day. Every tent on the island was
provided with a board flooring by the
order of General Brooke and camps
cooking places and sinks We're carefully
inspected time after time until their
sanitary condition today seems perfect.
yet the number of sick sWells daily The
worst feature of the situation is the
steady increase in the number Of typhoid
cases which today reaches over 400
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

There is a wide disparity between the
sickness in the volunteer and regular
commands. In the two regular infantry
regiments, the Nineteenth and Eleventh.
the sickness averaged only about 10 per
cent. while in the volunteer regiments il
averages 81 percent. Undoubtedly the
wide disparity between the percentages
is largely due to the fact that the regu-
lars are better able to care for them
selves Most of them are veterans who
understand the rules Of health in camp,
and their officers from THE very outset
have enforced with uutiriug energy the
sanitary regulations necessary for the
preservation Of health. More than that,
the regulars are making soldering a
business, and they look upon their as
signment for service in Porto Rico
philoSophocalIy and make the best of tha
situation. The volunteers enlisted for
two years. but with the almost universal
expectation that they would be mus
tered out when the war closed. Almost
to a man they desire to GO home. ana
ever since tine protocol was signed they
have lived in the daily hope of being re-
called. Home sickness depressed their
spirits and made them easy victims to
the malarial conditions 1t is said that
some of them who did not fall sick ma
turally actually exposed themselves to
the wet. or ate freely of tropical fruits
home. Some. it is alleged, even feigued
sickness, and quite a number of thes.
succeeded in their designs. The other
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

1t is possible that when the troops
cross the mountains after the evacuation
of the island is completed by the Span
iards, and set into barracks out of the
rain. which falls almost daily, their con-
ditions will improve; but as to this the
physicians are very skeptiCal. There
are spacious barracks in the large towns
in the island. In most of the towns there
are also fairly well equipped hospital
buildings. 1t is said to be the opinion
of many Of the general officers that the
volunteer organizations could be with
drawn and that the two regular regi
ments, With the three troops of cavalry
and the four batteries of artillery now
in the island, would be amply sufficient
for garrison duty, The Eleventh and
Nineteenth have already been informed
that they will remain here, and prepara-
tions are being made by the officers to
bring their families and Tegimental
property. 1t is not improbable that one
or, perhaps, both of the infantry regi-
ments, if they are to remain, viii have
TO be mounted, as the real service of our
troops during the period of reconstruc-
ton and perhaps for many years must
be to preserve order in the interior.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

San Juan, Oct. 4.-The American com
missioners to arrange for the evacua-
ton Of Porto Rico have been emineutly
successful in their dealings with thr
Spanish commissioners. Their mission
has been accomplished without friction,
More or less trouble was anticipated Mt
the outset, but our commissioners Were
agreeably surprised at the frankness
and candor the Spanish commissioners
displayed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1898-10-07

At the battle Of July 3, when the strain
of the excitement was over, he fell 10
the deck ana had to be carried 10 his
quarters, where he was under the care
Of 4 physician until he left the vessel
and was sent to the naval hospital IN
New York. There medical survey
pronounced him a sufferer from nervous
pr"stration. or. as the physician prl-
Vately stated. nervous bankruptcy.
After repeated urging he consented TO
deliver the lecture of Aug. < To aid the
Y. NJ c. A. The work of preparation
!rritated his nerves So that on the after
noon of Aug. he was on the verge Of
nervous collapse. To sustain him he
took quiuine and brandy during the
forenoon and afternoon and after reach
ing the church he took is grains Of
uuininc and half to three-fourths of an
ounce of brandy. being aCtuated by a
feeling of falling strength. He was
detained for ucur.y an hour after ar
riving at the church before beginning
the lecture, and when he began his head
was in whirl. Witness testified that
he had clear ideas of what he intended
to say but could not remember what he
did actually say.