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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

Vienna, population 100000, death rate
of % to 1000, is known as the pest hole of
Europe, but Havana, with one-sixth of its
population, had more deaths in II months
than Vienna had in II months. The
deaths this year in Havana outnumber
those in Chicago by 5000 and exceed the
total of Boston, st. Louis, Baltimore and
San Francisco combined. This is in sub
stance the report of Capt. Davis, the
American officer who has been inspecting
the hospitals, prisons and public buildings
of Havana The deaths this year have
been among actual residents, as Havana
has been practically rid of the element
known as reconcentrados for year. May,
June and July were the most healthful
months, and August, September, October
and November the most deadly. The to-
tai number of deaths for IL months was
10, 4sO. Havana's birth rate is about one
ninth its death rate.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
Gen. sharter Testiies In Regard to Gu
ban Campaign

ban Campaign.
Gen. Shafter and his aide, Col. Miey,
who was with him in Cuba, appeared be-
fore the war investigating committee at
Washington Tuesday. Gen. Shafter told
tersely the story of the operations around
Santiago. He considered the expedition a
military success, cheap at cost of 500
lives. 1t was as well fitted out as the time
allowed would permit. He had no criti-
cisms to make and would not change the
plans if he were to go over them again.
He threw the responsibility for lack of
medical supplies upon the medical officer.
The great problem Of the campaign was in
getting supplies to the men, and had it not
been for the pack train the expedition
would have been a failure. lie thought
the wounded were cared for better in Cuba
than in the civil war, and complimented
the surgeons highly upon their work. He
said his own illness was no bar to the sue
cess of the campaign, but admitted that he
had gout, had to carry his foot in gunny-
sack, could not place II in a stirrup, aud
had to mount his horse from platform.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
Tbe Orrmunt 39bGmis.
CHRISTMAS NUMBER.
~ TWELVE PAGES. -
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1893.
The Usual Club Rates.

The clubbing price.of the Boston Weekly Jour
nalln connection with The Phunix is 80 cents
year, and of the New York Weekly Tribune s5
cents year, the same as heretofore, but these
rates are limited by the publishers subscribers
In Vermont. The club price Of the Mirror and
Farmer is 30 cents, the Household 20 cents
The usual clubbing rates may be had by
Phoenix subscribers with all the leading maya
zines and papers,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

Col. William j. Bryan remarked with
emphasis to several of his callers at Wash
ington last week that the issues of the
presidential campaign of 1900 would be
those enunciated in the Chicago PLATFORM
with another plank inserted opposing ter
ritorial expansion. This is said to be the
policy mapped out by Col. Bryan and
most of the Democrats with whom he has
consulted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

There are 100000 cases of grip in New
York city, according TO the estimates Of
Health Registrar Tracey. The health
board has decided that grip is a contagious
and infectious disease, physicians have
been ordered to report to the health de-
partment all cases known by them, and
school children where there is case will
be debarred from school until the patient
RECEIVERS. Predictions are made that the
disease will spread over the land, and that
the epidemic will be severe like the one
several years ago, when the disease first
made its appearance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

Dewey will undoubtedly be made ad-
miral, but the question of giving Sampson
and Schey the vice admiral honor has
raised the question as to whether Capt.
Clark of the Oregon ought not to be in
cluded in the list with them. The small
est inland state in the Union would be
like the proud Miss Mcbride, "proud of
her PRIDE" with her two most conspic-
uous representatives in the navy holding
the offices of admiral and vice admiral.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
Russia Coming TO America for Loan OF
100000, 900.

1t was reported in New York Wednes-
day, upon what is regarded as excellent
authority, that the Russian government
was negotiating with a powerful American
syndicate, for the placing of a loan of
800, 900, 900 in this country. The bonds
were to bear 81 per cent interest, it was
added. The Russian government had fix
ed 81 as its price and the syndicate offered
92; but compromise had been reached,
and the announcement of the completion
of the colossal transaction might be expect
ed by the end of this week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

The New York Sun printed on Tuesday
the text of the peace treaty, it being a
translation transmit tied by cable of the copy
in the possession of the Spanish govern
ment. The provisions do not differ in
any essential respect from the summary
cabled to the Associated Press
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
How English Sentiment Has Changed.

John Ridgely Carter, second secretary of
the United States legation in London, is
now at his home in this country on few
weeks leave of absence. Speaking of the
attitude of the English people toward the
United States in relation to the war with
Spain and the policy of expansion which
grew out of the war, Mr.. Carter said there
is practically but one sentiment, and that
is that the United States should own and
control all of the Philippine Islands. The
English people have the warmest regard
for the people of the United States and
welcome their appearance as one of the
strong nations in the Far East. When war
with Spain was first thought of the upper
classes had sympathy only for Spain, but
the thinking people and the strong middle
class were strong partisans of the United
States. But little faith was had in the
army and navy of the United States, and
several newspapers, particularly the Morn
ing Post and the Saturday Review, pre-
dicted that the Dons would be victorious
in the first engagements because they be-
lieved that untried soldiers and sailors could
not cope with trained soldiery. The bat
tie of Manila was a revelation to those
papers, but they very willingly acknowl-
edged their mistaken estimate of the Amer
ican people and at once recalled that the
world had never known the valor that was
displayed by both sides during the civil
war. After Dewey's gallant feat at Ma
Mia the determination of the Spanish yes
sells at Santiago was regarded as a matter
| of course.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
A Card.

We wish TO express our heartfelt thanks to all
the friends who so kindly assisted us at the time
of the death and burial Of our brother and unele.
CATHERINE II Nv ANS.
KATE X. WHEELER.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

Congressman Lawrence of North Adams
is evidently not an imperialist He says
we started out to succor the oppressed and
now our policy is to Cypress the succors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23
Business Garns.
TAMEs CONLAND, M. ID.

>, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
once in Crosby Block, opposite le5ephohe Pes.
change. Oflce hours to. 9 AM, 10 9p,taiehoro ~,
dence corner Main and Walnut Sts'' bra''lo'0iO'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

TOHN HUNT, PENSION ATTORNEY,
- Office with II. f. Taylor & Son. No Tees un-
less successful.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-12-23

the offices Of admiral and vice admiral.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-08
LonIsvIIIe a Nashville.

Central time.)
No. 81, Passenger daily.-Leaves Louisville 80 D
m, arrives Big Stone Gap 10 a. m.
No. so, Passenger daily.-leayes Big Stone Gar
I :JS p. M, arrives al LOHlsRille . 30 A. m
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Tourist Sleeping Car Service,

The Tourist Sleeping Car Line operated
by the Southern Railway between Wash
ington and San Francisco without change.
via New Orleons, has proven so success
full that II has become necessary to make
a semi weekly service, the Westbound de-
parture being on Wednesday and Saturday
of each week.
This sleeper offers sleeping car facilities
to persons holding first or second class
tickets, the berth rate being only 800
from Washington to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, or Portland, berth being large
enough for occupancy by two people, if
desired, without extra charge.
These Sleepers run through Texas,
Arizona and New Mexico, and connect
with similar cars for Oregon.
Information in regard thereto may he
had form any Southern Railway Ticket
Agent, from Mr.. A. J. POston, GENT
Agent, Sunset Tourist Excursions, 5II
Penn. Ave, N. W., Washington, d. c.. or
from Mr.. w. A. Turk, G.. z. A., 1900 Penn.
Ave, N. W., Washington, DC.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-08
Big stone Gapand rowelrs valley

standard time
r. A. Ayers, Pres't.
A. B. Eaton, Superintendent.
GENERAL OFFICES BIC SroNE GAP.VA.
transfer line for freight and passenger business
between the South Atlantic Ohio and Louisville A
Nashville Railroads and the furnaces of the Rig
Stone Gap Iron Co.
Ira ms leave the Intermont hotel as follows:
rorI' ~ tram, going east. 40 a. m.
west.......... ) 30 q. M.
$. A. @. train, going south...... $40 a m.
north. BOP. m.
For further information regarding freight aud
passenger traffic, apply %
n. J. Ayers, Sec,
Ayers building, Bio SrOSE GAP Va
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THE
NEW YORK WORLD,
THRICE-A-WEEK EDITION.
10 Pages a Week
.. 1876 Papers a Year
FOR ONE DOLLAR.
Published every Alternate lay except
sunday.

The Thrice-a-week Edition OF TuE NEw
YORK WOKLD is first among all weekly
papers m size, frequency Of publication
and the freshness, accuracy and variety OF
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1t prints the news Of MI the world, hay-
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We offer this unequal newspaper and
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QUICK SERVICE
to the
WEST and NORTH WEST
via
NORFOLK e. WESTERN RY

The New Train leaving Bristol 2 p. m.
daily, except Sunday, arrives in Cincin-
natl 1850 next morning indianapolis II 40
a. m. Terre Haute 1881 p. m, 81. Louis
$50 p. M, Portsmouth Sis a. M, Chilli
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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1898-09-08
The Hot Springs of Arkansas,
The Mountain-Lo
Miracle of the Ozarks.

The hot waters, the mountain air,
equable climate and the pine forests make
Hot Springs the most wonderful health
and pleasure resort in the world, summer
or winter. II is owned, endorsed and con-
trolled by the U. s. Government and has
accommodations for all classes. The Ar
lington and Park hotels and 60 others and
300 boarding houses are open all summer
Having ali altitude of 1000 feet it is
cool, safe aad nearby refuge during the
heated term in the south
For information concerning Hot Springs
address G. F. Cooley, Manager Business
Mems League, Hot Springs. Ark
For reduced excursion tickets and par
ticulars of the trip see local agent or add
dress W. A. turk, Gen'l Pass. Agent,
Southern Ry., Washington, b. G.
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Excursion Tickets.
Internal Exposition
ria

Norfolk & Western Railway
Omaha Neb. & Kansas City No.
Choice of two routes
Columbus 4 Chicago or Cincinnati & St.
Louis. Tickets on sale daily limited TO
Nov. lst, 1898,
TO THE SEA SHORE.
On July 6, 10, 20 aud n and August 3
10 IL and "a, Excursion tickets at one
fare will be sold to Atlantic CITY. Cane
May, Sea Isle City, Ocean City, N. j.. and
Ocean City, Md, good for fourteen DAYS.
;, Apply to Ageut Norfolk & Western
Railway, or
w. 3. BEyiLL, ME-. Be,aa
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ARRIvALAND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS.
Sonih Atlantic y OHM.

East bound-No 2 passenger leaves Big stone Gap
daily at ~ 4. m. arrives At Bristol II .3j D. M
West bound No. ], passenger leaves Bristol 20
p. m. daily and arrives at Big Stone Gap ) is D. m.
Counections.-NO. connects with The l.. a At
Double Tunnel
Schedule In effect September 5th. 1897. STANDARD
time.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

There are four sovereigns and nine heirs apparent among the f1fty-seven living descendants of Queen Victoria
 Judson Lyons of Atlanta, the col ored registrar of the treasury by sign ing his name on the war bonds will send it down to history as no other of his race has done before.
 Julia Marlowe Taber, who went to Europe a few weeks ago completely broken down in health, is said to have been wonderfully improved by her short stay at Adelboden, in the Ber- nese Alps.
 A. NJ. Sage of Tidioute, Pa, is the owner of a history of his family which is traced back to the Norman conquest. He says that Russell Sage is his cousin, and as such is eligible to membership in the noble order of the barons of Runnymede.
 Richard P. Rothwell, editor of the Engineering and Mining Journal, has received the gold medal of the Societe d Encouragement pour fIndustrie Ma tlonale of France. The society selects only those who have written the best and most useful industrial works. A movement is on foot in the west 1 to disinter the remains of James B Hickok, known as Wild Bill, which are now in a neglected cemetery in Deadwood, and take them to Abilene where a monument to his memory is tc be erected. Wild Bill was killed in Deadwood in 1882, aftera long and ex. citing career on the western pains The gratitude of the peope or Abilene comes from the fact that it was he wht transformed that place from ths toughest town in the west into an or derly city.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06
LOYAL ADOPTED SONS.
Where the German-Americans Stand
 on the War Question.

Persistent reports ot friction be- tween the United States and Germany continue, in spite of denials of any foundation for them put forth on the highest authority of this government There is no unfriendliness between the two governments. It does not seem possible that there can be any That being the condition, it is, per haps, hardly wise to dwell upon what would take place if complications should come. But a very recent incl { dent may be mentioned because it helps to show why Germany will think twice before doing anything to pro- yoke trouble.
 Germany has furnished nearly one- half of the foreiga born population of this country. Thsae people are Ger man Americans. not American-Ger- mans. A few days ago several of the wealthiest and most influential Ger man-Americans in the United States called upon the president and broached the subject of the loyalty or German citizens to their adopted country. They told the president they most earnest ly hoped no rupture would come be- tween their native country and their adopted country.
 "But, MT. President" the spokesman of the delegation said, i've are here to tell you that, should the German government be so foolish as to force trouble with the United States, the German Americans will recruit, organ lize and equip 100, ,000 men without one dollar of cost to the government, and offer themselves to fight for this coun- try. We come, MT. President, to guar antee to you this offer" ''s | The deep sincerity of these German. Americans was shown in their man ner. If their names could be given their representative capacity would be recognized by the whole country.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06
KEEP THE PHILIPPINES.

Self interest and national reputation country should retain the Philippines The United States has responsibilities to the inhabitants of the islands and to civilization, responsibilities which cannot be lightly cast aside. To aban- don the Philippines to Spanish misruie and prolonged civil war with all the atrocities which Spain uses against her insurgent subjects would be as cruel and as dishonorabie as to abandon them to the anarchy in which native dominion would result.
 Our interest in the islands has been obtained at great price. Dewey staked on it the existence of our Asiatic squadron, and the lives of thousands of Americans in a great and courage ous battle We have organized an army of 10000 of our best soldiers, most of which is already there or on the way to occupy the islands. We have spent enormous sums of money over this part of the war. We took up and used for our purpose the cause of the in habitants against the cruel oppression of Spain.
 How can we now withdraw and plunge the islands into darkness and misery? How can we give them back to the tyranny and misrule from
 which to deliver Cuba was the prime motive of the war?
 We ought to keep the Philippines for indemnity. We ought to keep them i for the sake of humanity and civiliza-
 tion and liberty. We ought to keep
 them for our great naval station in the Pacific. We ought to keep them to develop a vast commerce in the orient. Spain has forfeited all rights to retain these islands and will never rule them in peace or security again.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06
NOT ORNAMENTAL.

This fine tribute to the officers and men of the American army was recent ly paid by an English correspondent of the London Daily Mail:
 'No; they are not ornamental, these American soldiers, neither officers nor men. But as an example of a fine, frank, straight, honest, kindly, lovable gentleman, strong and brave and up- right, the American officer commands my enthusiastic respect, and as to the men-well, if you searched creation over for a collection of hard-muscled giants with battle fire glittering in their eyes, you couldn't beat them'
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

We may not afford to turn over ter ritory to the natives so soon as we take it from Spain, but neither can we allow ourselves in honor to be argued out of our promise to- give the Cubans ultimately their own choice of govern ment. Men like Garcia and Gomez and MassO and Palma, with their sub- ordinates, are men of capacity and as soon as bitter passions of the war have somewhat subsided, and Spain's soldiers have been removed, the Gu bans will be able to begin, with our assistance and with every hope of sue cess, the solution of the problem oi self government-Houston Post.
 Garcia, Gomez, Masso and Palma What figure have they cut in this war: Where is Gomez hiding? Garcia is sulking somewhere near Santiago What have the other two done to hell the American arms?, We incline to the opinion that 'the solution of the prob lem" will have to be effected by tho United States. The Cubans appear tt have no idea of self government othel than to kill the Spaniards of.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

Until Europe" shall have shown a disposition to do so there will be no need for IFS to assume fighting atti- tude and declare that Europe" as a political entity, capable of acting in unison on any question, does not exist. The concert is a pleasant fiction in which the chancelleries simply affect to believe, but which even the Turks feel that they can safely laugh to scorn. Assuming momentary agree ment between the powers upon com mon action in opposition to our SUD- posed interests or wishes to be possi- ble, Europe minus Great Britain would be a negligible quantity for the Young Titan of the west
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

The lack of public knowledge about the Mississippi exposition is al- most pathetic. We should hear about it daily were it not for the war. The war caused the Greater New York celebration to be abandoned, but the Omaha exhibition had progressed too far for that. As it is, no one is using the gaily decorated postage stamps issued in it's honor, and few people who live at long distances from Omaha go to the. fair. Still the fair is paying its expenses. It is to last until No vember 1, and if the war is over be- fore that time the fai1. will receive more attention.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06
ARIZONA'S OPPORTUNITY.

Free silver Arizona may expect nothing from the gold bugs.-Prescott Courier.
 Arizona will secure statehood from the republican party if her voters dis play good sense and discard the ad- vice of demagogues. With statehood the alleged evil of which the Courier omplains-"official most obnoxious to the people of Arizona" be done away with. This "evil," by the way, would not bother the Courier if democrats instead of republicans held the territorial offices. It is certain that the republicans will have a major ity ill both houses of congress as the result of the coming elections. The next president will be a republican. The war and the issues connected with it leave the democrats without solid ground to stand upon. Free silver will cut TO appreciable figure in the cam paign- The result of the Oregon cleo tion, and the recent acts of different conventions in the west attest to this. The absurdity of the free silver po- siticn has become evident to the
 masses. Arizona can have statehood
 by the exercise of good judgment this year. A democratic victory would put statehood off indefinitely. We ex- pect to see republicans and solid demo- crats working together in Arizona this | fall for the combination that would i bring us speedily into the sisterhood
 of states-a republican delegate to
 congress and republican legislature
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

The appointment of MT. H. F. Rob- inson as adjutant-general will give satisfaction to his many friends in the territory. MT. Robinson has been aI ardent national guardsman, and the interests of the guard are certain to be looked after very clos ely by him.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

Properly enough, it is the great hus- ting city of Chicago that is the first to begin to arrange the details of a grand national peace festival to be held at the close of the war.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

Senor Sagasta would have been a great diplomat if he had realized that there are times when it pays even a trickster to be open and above board.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

If Don Carlos is any kind of a busi- ness man he will proceed to open a few recruiting stations without fur ther delay.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

General Garcia, with all his 1ndig- nation, would scarcely favor restora- tion of the conditions which prevailed before this country decided to inter
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

If there are any more Spanish pris- oners it might be well to detain them in the neighborhood and make them 20 to work on the isthmian canal
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

Extracting sunbeams from cucum- bers is nothing in comparison with the process of getting gold cut of sea Wafer
Arizona republican., 1898-08-06

General Lee was fortunate in getting his share of the glory before competl- fion became so violent.