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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14
A Great Orator.

DO not laii to hear DIR. r. c. Flower o,trn,
10 men ana women ut NJ les hail IN, V WHY'RE
evening lie is considered by mony "S W. NY
greatest orator now before the ( me ~ ,i' 'ne
poUp,o anu ne VIII tell you great mn, i im'
value TO you. ''''''s' ana real
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14
Wanted at Once

a boy as night and Sunday onor,
tor Good opportunity for a younr
man to learn the telephone busimr"t
Apply at the Barre central Office Lo
tween 4 ana pm. Il, II. INox, Nor.
Vermont Telephone 4 Telcgranh e.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14
PLAINFIELD.

Mrs. lIutchins is in quite poor health.
Homer Pratt is in very poor health.
Mrs. Henry Dunkins was to ride out
Wednesday.
Mrs, Newcomb Kinney is visiting in
Gown.
Miss Daisy Pike has gone to her home
in Marshteld to remain for the present.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14
fHHaa-s
CHELSEA.

Mary Slack is working at the
during court.
a. H.. Powers went TO Mun'n
and Barre Tuesday.
). X. Darling is again able to a
the street after his illness.
Harvey Spcare went to Wa,y
Tuesday.
{. p. Dickinson and wife and /
Tracy and wife visited in Mouto
last week Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Eastman ha, been tuga
lor the coming year to occupy the n
PIT OF the Congregational church a.o
expected to be here the l9th,
W. 5. Goss has been home fer Il
days.
= L. |. Hood is visiting his brother "
+. Hood.
y Julian Hood is visiting his father v
+. Hood.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14
WANTED-A girl for general house
work. Inquire at the TELEGRAM office

We have fresh consignment of Fire
works of all descriptions. Will sell al
wholesale and retail. Payette, Mendcl-
shOn Il Co.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14

Prof. b. G.. wilkins has received a
STATE agency for The Quaker Folding
Bath" from the World Mfg Co. of Gin
Ohio. Sub agents are wanted
for town and counties at once.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14

Paris green, blue vitriol, coperas at
low prices. l.. M. AvERILL.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14

Why suffer with Corns when yo!
can have them removed without pain
by Mrs. S. Nj. YORK, II Elm St.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14

Suburban tickets on both roads for
sale at the Blue Store, Depot Square,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14
ST. JOHNSBURY ACApENf

Struck out, Bush 10, Jcnne> T..
bases, Goddard 6. st. Johu~,a-
lifts, Goddard 10, st. Johns lpr
Empires, LcitL and Mclaughlin.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14
ORIGIN OF TIE FIRE.

The fire was discovered
by j. W. Rogers who lives lust
south of the sheds. lie heord noise
and going to the window he saw the
flames just bursting through the roof
over the boxing room. He cried .'Fire =
n number of times upon partially dress
inc himself he ran to the scene. By
this time the immense sheds were a
mass of flames.
Chief Engineer Phelps happened to be
coming down Hill street and saw the
flames break through the roof, The
fire spread over the entire roof. which
was Of tarred paper, in three or four
minutes.
The first alarm was rung in from box
AZ by John c. Dodge. He had Just put
his team in the barn and in going to the
to the house he saw the flames. The
second alarm was rung in shortly after
the first by Fred Steele from box ~.
The engineer left the plant at about
1880 p. m. and says everything was
perfectly safe then.
ARRIVAL OF COMPANIES.
All the fire companies in the city re-
sponded quickly. No. was on the
scene of action in five minutes after the
alarm was rung and they were followed
soon after by the others.
They Immediately played stream of
water on the engine room. As this
part of the building was nearly destroy
cd they paid their attention to the por-
ton adjoining the Office.
The iiremen tried to use three streams
but the water main was so small and
the pressure so low that only one could
be used at time. They worked hard
but could not save the Office. At 1880
there was a crash and the whole frame
collapsed.
THE LOSS.
The loss on the building and stock
will reach abcu 100000. The build
Ing and machinery was valued at about
$4,000 The plant was equipped with
the latest machinery in every respect
and the building was one of the best in
the city. II was erected in 1895. The
tools of the stone cutters were valued
at about $4,000, which is total loss.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-06-14

hear Gr. I i. e. ' .Sw woman in Barre .h.,,,l
lGcn and w" wond Flower in his free r"'i" should
night VOW Wc o"mno, at Miles hail T Tnnr' to
IRE interested in afford to miss il nHrSdny
YOUR own welfare. " you
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26
BlcYcLIsTs OF CHICAGO
WIN THEIR CASE
The suprems Court of Illinois Decides
the CITY of Chicago Cannot TaH
wheels U.sd Upon the streets.

Chicago, Oct 95-Bicyclists are In.
terested In the decision Of tho court in
the appeal OF the city OF Chicago against
ouin O. Collins and sll other appellees,
In which II finds the "wheol tax fund.-
ordinance IN Chicago 10 bo invalid. The
appolleos in the circuit court OF Cook
county TO enjoin from enforcing ordi.
nancos which provide that all vehicles
used upon the streets OF the city, in.
cluding those forprivato use or pleasure,
should pay an annual license Fec. The
money collected from this source was "a
constitute a special fund for strcat i'm.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26
Three Are White Men and One Black.
Other Negroes Nay De Dead
In the Woods.
TROUBLE NOW QUIET,
BUT NOT YET OVER,
The sheriff Takes the Prisoners Away
Prom Forest For Fear Of Lynch.
Ing crowd Of whites Coming
From YazoO County.

Forest, Oct 25.-Eeyen dead negroes,
one dead white man and one negro and
three white men seriously wounded Is
the result 80 far Of the bloody war being
wagcd between the whites and blacks In
the Harperville neighborhood Of this,
Scott county. Several Of the rioters have
been captured and lodged In jail At For
eat, but tho others escaped into the
swamps Large crowds Of white men
are IN close pursuit, however, and more
names aro hourly expected TO be added
10 the death list.
II Is impossible 10 obtain full lis. Of
the killed for tho reason that some Of
the negroes were shot down in the
woods and hurriedly buried by the
whites where they fell. A member OF
the posse said that he helped bury three
negroes In trenches. but nei,ho- himself
or anyone IN his crowd knew their
names, and they did not care enough
ABOUT them 20 inquire.
Governor Mclaurin. went 20 Harpers-
vile Sunday night and appealed TO the
whites not 20 modest the prisoners In thu
custody Of the sheriff The governors
talk had a good affect ON the majority
Of those in the crowd, but some Of the
ho,hoaded members did not relish the
governors interference and told him ID
In language that was moro plain than
polite.
Sheriff Stephenson placed heavy
guard At tho Fores, jail 20 prcven, the
llynohing | of the rioters now IN custody
on account of the open threats boinf
made here 20 storm the prison
Two negroes who are under arresi
have made full confession. The 70
neral Of the murdered officer. sibley
occurred at Harporsyille yesterday, anC
was attended by hundreds Of people. 1
IL reported hero that two Of the mmr
dered mans brothers are on their wal
from their home, Yszoo county. at th'
head Of large crowd bound for IN,
scene Of the race war IL Is feared tina
when they arrive determined and sue
cessiul assault viii bo made ON th
Forest jail and all sf the rioters eonilne,
therein lynohed.
Sheriff Stephenson considered the sit
uation 40 serious late last night that h,
decided to take the prisoners to Nerd
ian for safe keeping
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26
IN. Hand france rIar.a.

Paris, Oct. 25.-The French yellow
book, dealing with the part which
France took IN the spanish-American
war, is Published. II comprises II doc.
uments aud consist OF dry record Of e1.
change dispatches with Madrid and
Washington, while arrangements wer,
being made for the mediation OF France
Tho yellow book concludes with NJ.
Deloasses dispatch 10 the French am
bassadors AZ London, Sc. Petersburg
Berlin and Vienna Informing them Of
the mediation Of France and summarize
ing negotiations.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26

Washington, Oct g. President Nc.
Kinlcy gave dinner last night in
honor Of some personal friends among
the bishops Of the Episcopal church now
In convention in this city. The dinner
was given In the state dining room Of
tho White House. and covers were laid
for 10. The floral decorations were
elaborate aud beautiful.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26

provements TO be known as the wheel
tax fund"
The lower court found In favor Of the
wheelmen and issued the writ prayed
for and the supreme court afiirms thi.
finding In the following language;
'ln this case theirs is no express power
given the city oounril 70 impose this
license fee and no implied power arises
which gives the right Il has no i'm.
piled power 10 levy tax In this manner
In no view OF the case has the city pow.
or 20 adopt tho ordinunce.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26
sirILs on ,hs Colorado midland.

Colorado Springs, Oct, %. No freight
trains aro running on tho eastern di.
vision OF the Colorado Midland road in
consequence Of strike. The trouble
originated when crew was called upon
TO take out a three-ongino train. The
men claimed that the company made an
agreement not TO run three.engine
train and no crew would respond to tho
call.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26

Louisville, Oct 25.-Captain Thomas
B. Carter chief OF the secret service
bureau for Kentucky, Indiana and Ton.
nesseo, was found dead in bed IN his
room in Seelbaoh's ho,el here. Tho
coroner returned q verdict OF heart dis.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26

New York, Oct 25.-Firo broke ont
at Pier 30, East river, Brooklyn, and did
damsge o tho amount Of $500, 900 A
north wind famed tho flames iiercely.
and the water front for four blocks. ex.
tending from Van Dyke 20 waloott
streets, was soon ahlaze.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26
BRYAN, TEXAS. "WEDNESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 90. 1898
ease


London, Oct 25.-Goneral Merritt
and Miss Williams were married at 9
O'Clock yesterday evening In the brides
apartments az the Savoy hotel. A few
most intimate friends were present.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26

Brennan, Tex Oct. 25.-Hill San.
ders, colored man. living in Chappeil
Hil, killed himself by tho accidental dis.
charge Of an old shotgun.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-10-26

Wilmington, n. g., Oct. %. -Advices
from Ash Pole say the town is closely
guarded by whites aud all il quiet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-01
MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal.

Chicago, Jan. Holiday dullness has
pervaded the market all week. Very lit
tie trading of Importance was done and
the business for the most part was con-
fined to the operations OF scalpers. This
fact was an element of weakness through
out the week and important fac
tor in the break in prices which occurred
on Wednesday and Thursday. the market
declinSag on comparatively light selling,
but no support being given. The mar
ket showed its greatest weakness on
Wednesday, May breaking from 9454G94ssc
to 92asc Brokers for the bull clique at
tempted to sell on a very dull market and
foreign markets showing considerable
weakness at the time, a general selling
movement was precipItated. Weak ca
bles were also influential in Thursday 5
decline.
Considerable attention paid by trad
ers to the news from the Argentine crop.
1t is quite generally believed that the ex-
portable surplus of that country will not
exceed 30 coo. 600 bushels, and this and the
renewed foreign demand clearances on
some days reaching large figures, were in
huentfal factors in the periods of strength
the market occasionally displayed.
The price range of December was from
S1.O3A to 94c, but trading was very light,
nevertheless. 1t reached its highest mark
on Tuesday on buying believed to be for
the snort interest existing OuLSAue u 81
mour. Prior to yesterday, settlement day,
the short interest in December had been
almost entirely eliminated and the excite
ment which usually marks the day after
such a deal as carried to a conclusion by
the Letter interests was absent The
range of prices for May was from $3.50
94s4c to 9115c, the close yesterday, $3.50,
showing 17sd194c decline for the week
Decembers closing price, 95c. was 4c IN
der the figure of a week ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-01
THE GREAT BRIDGE.
The HandsOmest Bridge West
of st. Louis and Largest
Melan Arch in the World
Ready For Traffic
in a Few Days.

Topeka's new Melan bridge which
will be completed sometime next
month, is 646 feet in length. It is made
up of five spans, the two outside spans
being 971A feet, two spans 110 each and
the middle span 125 feet. The contract
ors are Keepers & Thacher of Detroit,
Mich.
The foundations rest upon piles, some
of which We're driven 65 feet into the
bed of the river Around the piles a
mass of concrete was placed Wh1ch
hardened in the water and upon this
the piers We're built, also of concrete
The arches are composed of concrete in
which are embedded steel girderS OF
intervals of three feet. The girders run
longitudinally. The finish on the walls
stone used in walks.
1t is the first bridge of the kind ever
built in the west and the largest con-
crete bridge in the United States. The
question of new bridge has been agl-
tated in Shawnee county for years but
it was not until 1894 that a special act
of the legislature was passed which
gave the county the right to vote $780,
600 for new bridge across the Kansas
river. Before the proposition came be-
fore the people the commissioners were
called upon to decide what kind of q
bridge should be built. Two plans were
presented. One by H. V. Hncl1ley, en-
dorsed by City Engineer Lewis King
man. It provided for a steele plate
girder bridge of 100 feet span on steele
cylindrical columns and 36 feet in
width. The estimated cost was $780,,
coo. The plans Tor a Melan bridge We're
submitted by Col. William Tweeddale
and after a hard fight Col Tweeddale'S S
plans were adopted.
The bridge is 40 feet in width with a
brick paved roadway of 2S feet with
two foot walls six feet each. The walks
are laid on concrete. The contract
price was $125, 00O but extras have
been added which will make the total
cost in the neighbOrhOOd of $50, 600.
The first recorded crossing of the
Kansas river in the vicinity of Topeka
by means of a bridge was by General
Fremont, May Il. 1872 His was an or
dinary military rubber pontoOn bridge.
This passage was made during a period
of flood and in consequence some of his
Pappans established a ferry across the
river above where Martins creek
empties The historical flood of 1874
carried this away and some time elaps-
ed before it was again established
In 1852 q pole ferry was eSta D1iShed
branch of the California trail, the
main trail being the ford west of Will
lard at UniontOWn. A pole ferry is one
in which the boat is pushed across the
stream by the aid of poles.
February Il, 1857 a charter was OBJ
tained for the construction Of bridge
at the foot of Kansas avenue. The
company had Il capital of 500 0O0. No
Vember following a contract was made
with Jones & Kidney to build the
bridge for $40, GOO to be completed July
L 1855 It was opened for travel May
by an unprecedented local rainfall lift
ed the Superstructure from the pile
beats upon which it rested and it float
ed down the river. After this misnap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-01
SHERMAN MAY GO.
RumOr of the Secretary's Re-
tirement is Revived.

Washington, Jan. THE rumor that
John Sherman will retire from the cab
met Immediately after the Ohio Ieg.sla-
ture settles the senatorial fight in re-
vived, and this tine it comes with
much circumstantial details to corrob-
crate it. Mr.. Sherman, it is stated
positively, viii retire, whether Hanna
after a long public career. to give fur
tber service to the country. and recog-
nizing the necessity of giving away to
a more active man to cope with the
numerous important foreign affairs
problems which now confront the
United States.
It is further stated that Judge Day
will not be prom Oted, and that a new
man, not now n office, viii enter the
cabinet There has been talk of Col
oneI John Hay, minister to London. but
it is hardly likely that he viii get it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-01
MISS CLEMMON'S GIFT.
ployes of the Holland House
With a Tree.

New York, Jan. Miss katherine
Clemmons gave a gorgeous Christmas
tree entertainment at her apartments
at the Holland House. Her guests We're
the children Of the employees Of the no
tel and those of her own personal ser
wants.
More than so little ones partook OF
the actress hospitality, and her rooms
resounded with the shouts and laugh
ter of childish glee and enjoyment.
The children were taken from their
various homes in cabs, and when they
entered Miss Clemmons' rooms they
might well fancy themselves suddenly
transported to fairyland.
The tree itself was covered with pret-
ty things, and amid its branches glow
ed hundeds of little electric lights in
various cOlors.
Miss Clemmons bestowed the many
pretty presents upon the children with
her own hands.
Mr. Howard Gould, Mr.. Kirkpatricis.
and Mr.. KimDle were present to see the
little ones enjoy themselves, and they
took prominent part in the juVeEi
rOmps and reVelry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-01
WEBB M'NALL9S SHOWING.
Statement Made as to the Work of
! His Department.

State Superintendent of Insurance Nc
Nall today made the following statement
in regard to his administration during the
past year;
Topeka, Jan. 1, 1898.
The administration of the department
for the past year has brought the follow
ing results:
F'irst-Has materially reduced the fire
insurance rates in the state by breaking
up the combine.
second-Has reduced nearly fifty per
cent the number of losses htigated by
conpeaies
Third-Has demonstrated the legal
right of the department to supervise the
operations of insurance companies for the
benefit Of the people.
Fourth-Has materially increased the
disbursements to city fire departments for
their relief fund.
The suit brought by the Clarkson rat
ing bureau and the companies to prevent
the department from interfering with tneir
rating arrangements was decided in favor
of the department on the preliminary
hearing. and has resulted in the compan-
les competing for business in a number of
the cities of Kansas. In these cities
where competition has opened up the peo-
pie are now getting their insurance at
lower rates, in some instances twenty per
cent less than the former rates.
In 1886 eighty-three cases were filed
in the state courts of Kansas against in
surance companies. In 1897 forty-four
were fled. These figures speak for them
selves.
A determined and persistent effort was
made by some foreign insurance com
pnnies to -eraonStrate lhat t'.ey we're
above the supervision of the department
and the laws of the state. They sought
the aid of the federal courts to protect
what they termed vested rights. TO the
average l<ansar. these vested rights seem
to consist in taking out of the state large
sums OF money in excess of the amounts
repaid, For a time these efforts, bol-
stored up by partisan newspapers, were
seemingly successful, as was evidenced
by the shoutings of their own emissaries,
the insurance press. But after an in
glorious defeat by one of the contestants
in its chosen forum. and a realization Of
the consensus of public opinion, the right
of the state of Kansas TO supervise the
business of foreign insurance corpora
tions within her borders has been estab-
lished. And, at the present time, an
other litigious company has decided to
withdraw from the state and is frantically
endeavorfng to disentangle itself from the
neshes of the network of litigation which
it has woven.
Besides the collection and disbursement
of the annual freman's fund tax for the
previous year. and the amounts appropri-
ated by the legislature of 1897 for the same
purpose. this department has collected
and disbursed in excess of ffty-eight
hundred dollars taxes due for the years
1894 and 1885. This amount should have
been collected by my predecessors.
WEBB McNALL.
State Superintendent Of Insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-01
Bakers and curtis Big Mail.

The people out in the Sunhower state
may be relied upon to see that their
representatives in congress do not have
too much leisure. I was sitting in the
senate gallery not very long ago
watching the pages on the floor bring
ing in the mail. There was a great
package for Senator Quay and another
equally as large for Senator Hanna,
but the one laid on Senator Baker s
desk was larger than both of them
OF course it is not a fair criterion to
judge a senator's mail from that which
is delivered to him at his desk in the
chamber, and out of idle curiosity when
l went down stairs l StrOIled into the
postOftice and asked the delivery clerk
who of the senators received the larg-
est mail He thought a moment and
then said, "WeI, I presume that Sena-
tor Hanna does, but only a part of his
is delivered here so I cannot say posi-
lively. Quay and PenrOse get a good
deal of theirs together and it is a big
pile, but it don't equal Bakers Of Kan
sas, his mail, day in and day out, is
just about the heaviest that comes to
this Office
Having heard that I went over to the
house Office and asked the same qUes-
tion. who gets the most mail2" re-
peated the man at the central window,
Il hardly know, Sturtevant of Pennsyl-
vania perhaps" when he was inter
rupted by a clerk back of him, " You're
far and away off, he exclaimed For
no one on this side gets nearly so
much mail as Charlie Curtis of Kansas,
his mail has outweighed every other
members for a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-01
DECEMBER'S WEATHER.
It was Colder Than Usual and it Rain
ed More Than Usual.

The month of December just passed mas
been colder than the average December in
Kansas. Also more moisture has fallen
than is usual. There were more cloudy
davs in the month than for several years.
weather Observer Jennings gives official
figures for the weather for December as
follows:
Mean temperature for the month. 2S de-
erees The normal mean ~tenpera ture for
December in Kansas is &c degrees The
highest temperature for the month was Go
degrees on the sth, the lowest degrees on
the 16th The precipitation for the month
was lis inches. The normal rainfall for
December is "a inches There we're seven
DAYS on which there was a measurable
precipitation. During the month there
were y cloudy days, II partly cloudy days
and clear days.