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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Cervera,s shIps.

The navy department has ordered Com
modore Watson to Santiago to assume
charge of the wrecking operations upon
the sunken Spanish war ships, for which
the contractors are being paid nearly ST.
900 day, with no apparent result. En-
sign Victor Blue, who has been temporar-
ly experimenting the work, has recon-
mended the abandonment of all the vessels
except the Infanta Maria Teresa. Naval
officials state that over $4,000 worth of
armament, ammunition and other mate
rials have already been saved from the
ships, and they are indisposed to give up
the work until Constructor Hobson has
had chance to try his experiments on the
Cristobal Colon. That splendid cruiser is
apparently uninjured, although the prob
lem of raising her gave little promise OF
success if ordinary methods of salvage were
relied upon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
To Enga &c in Business in PennysIvanta

Daniel D. Howard, formerly well known
merchant of Bellows Falls, and who has lived
in Keene for some years, went this week
to Pennsylvania for a permanent home;
He has been interested in the formation OF
a large corporation and buildings have
been erected for the extensive manutac-
ture of various devices from wood fibre
similar to the class manufactured by his
company in Keene. His wife and family
have been spending little time here with
her mother, but they will join him in
short time. Their location is on the Penn.
sylvania railroad about 80 miles south OF
Philadelphia at a point known as Kenneth
Square. Dan has many warm friends
here who will wish for him the greatest
measure of success in his new venture.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
NEW HAMPHIRE NOTES.
Fire In KeeDe.

Keene, N. H., Sept. 2.-During heavy
thunder shower this evening the lightning
struck and set fire to the barn of the late
Andrew j. Williams on Winchester street
and before the department could subdue
the flames not only the barn, but a num-
Der of outbuildings and the L of the dwell
ing house were destroyed.
Mr.. Williams died about a month ago,
and the loss of the buildings, which were
valued at $1,000 and insured for only $500,
is a severe blow to the family.
Great havoc was wrought both north
and south, nearly all the wires being down
and washouts reported on the railroads
The southbound Fitchburg flyer, du4 to
leave at 4:42 p. NJ, was three hours late
on account of the storm.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Everything Ready for the Public
schools

Al the schoolhouses of the village and
town have been put in excellent condition
for the coming years school during the va
cation Of the past three months. Elch
ONE has had close inspection and no effort
has been spared to have everything right
about them At the High school building
changes have been made in the cutters
coming down each side of the main tower
The slate has been taken off some distance
back from the cutters, and from the edge
of the caves, being replaced by tin. This
has been found necessary because of the
freezing of ice upon the lower edge, form
inr a dam that has caused considerable
leakage into the building. All the schools
of the town opened this morning, and the
outlook for the year is one of prosperity.
But few changes in teachers have occurred,
fewer than usual The most important
change is in the employment of a new su-
perintendent who is to devote his whole
time to the interests of the schools, having
the usual oversight of the whole town and
taking a portion of the recitations In the
High school. Mr.. Cox and his son are
boarding for the present with Rev. u H.
b Dodge on Atkinson street The remain
der of his family will not come until the
dwelling which is being built for them by
Ned Pierce on Burt Place is ready for occu
pancy. This will be in three or four weeks
probably.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
VERMONT NEWS.
Mt. Mansfi Id Tragedy.

Edward Como Ruled by Lightning
Near the summit and others Render
ed Unconscious.
Mount Mansfield was the scene Sunday
of one of the most terrific rain and cleo
trio storms ever experienced. AS re-
suit one man, Edward Como, of Essex
Junction, was killed, and three others,
Mr.. and Mrs. Billings of Underhill and
Mrs. Como, were struck and rendered UNI
conscious by the shock.
The storm was seen coming for some
time. Two thunder clouds were visible
from the hotel. coming up the valley, and
their inevitable meeting happened TO be
directly on Mount Mansfield.
The party mentioned had climbed the
mountain from the Underhll side and
notwithstanding warnings started along
the ridge of the mountain toward the
cave, which is about half mile from the
Summit House and between the hotel and
lie chin.
The storm struck with terrific violence !;
the roar of the thunder and the fl lsh of
lightning were frghtful, and the rain
dashed upon the rocks in sheets
Mr. Como was struck by a bolt of light
ming on the back of the neck and instant
ly killed. The same bolt Frustrated and
rendered unconscious Mrs. Como and Mr..
and Mrs. Billings The only mark on
the dead mars body was small one on
the back of the neck. The Others were
severely burned. The shock of the same
bolt was felt at the hotel.
Mr.. 81 ings recovered consciousness
first. The party were all lying bruised
and daz ID upon the rocks Mr.. Billings
was Just able to wave his hand. Above
the clouds nearly half mile away this
hand, Immensely enlarged by the atmos-
phere, was seen waving by those at the
/ hotel. The proprietor and guests rushed
/ to heir assistance and brought all 20 the
hotel
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09

Chester Shedd, 81, was drowned Friday
while bathing with two companions in the
river at West Oaremont.
Paul Williams, 16, adopted son of Chas.
Williams, was drowned Sunday at Ran
dolph. He was in bathing and got be-
yond his depth.
Leslie Parish of Shoreham, 20, a car
penter in the employ of Charles La Boett
at the lake, was accidentally killed Thurs
day while hunting ducks on the lake
front with other parties.
The farm house and barn owned by the
Dearborn agency on Fletcher hill, between
Woodstock and South Woodstock, were
struck by lightning and destroyed Sunday.
Commodore Philip, formerly of the bat
tleship Texas, now commander OF the
north Atlantic fleet, is expected to arrive
in Brandon today. He will spend several
days here visiting his uncle, DR.. A. T.
Woodward.
The grand stand on the fair ground al
Middlebury was demolished during thun'
der storm Sunday. The old court house,
used as floral hall, was struck by lightning
and set on fire, but the fire department
saved the building.
A man was killed at Meech's crossing
one and one-half mile from Shelburn6
Saturday morning. 1t is thought that he
was thrown from the train while stealing
ride. Papers on his person indicated
that his name was Brown, and that ht
came from Berlin Falls, N. Ii.
A wind of cyclonic severity caused
$500 damage at eastet0n Friday. The
roof of the main part of the Prospect hote
at Lake Bomoseen was blown off, and &
wagon barn a short distance away wal
blown down. There were 1870 guests il
the hotel. Chimneys were blown of
other buildings and crops leveled.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09

THE CORNWALL DISASTER.
Cause Will Be Determined by Divers

Toronto, Sept. "A specinl despatch
from Cornwall says the cause Of yesterdays
bridge disaster will not be known until the
divers have searched the bottom of the ST.
Lawrence river. A witness says the
Southern span collapsed first, pulling the
pier and the next span into the river. An
other theory is that the foundations Of the
piers were weak and could not withstand
the pressure of th current
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Harvesting Grain in south Dakota.

w. H. Griswold, who recently returned
from his South Dakota ranch, has many
pleasant "reminiscences with which he has
been entertaining his friends the past few
DAYS. While Mr.. Grswold was out there
all the threshing was done. On his farm
the average number of bushels tbreshed
was o4O0 a day. To carry this grain to
the machine, feed the thresher, and store
the grain ready for shipment necessitated
the employment of about forty men and
about thirty horses.
Mr.. Griswold says that the wheat crop
this year is better than it has been for sew
eral years past, and is so extensive that
the time required for harvesting has e. ex'
tended much longer than is usual The
Grain is also of an extra fine quality and
all the Dakota farmers are enjoying dreams
of sudden riches.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Requests for s,ockbrldge and Bethel

c. r. Noble and \. l.. sheldon, eXecu-
tors of the estate of the late Albert Whit
comb, have made their final settlement OF
the estate. The amount of the residue,
S22 600, goes to the town of Stockbridge
for a poor fund; 100000 has been paid 10
the Bethel graded school district, the in
come to be used for current expenses, $50, :
600 to the town of Stockbridge for school
fund, and about S2j, 900 has been distrio-
uted in smaller requests.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
HAIL STORM CAUSED HALF MIL.
LION DAMAGE,

Marysville, Mo, Sept THE reports
of the bail storm which swept over North
ern Missouri recently show that it was the
most remarkable and the most violent
storm in the history of that section. The
pathway was one long line of wreckage,
strewn with the bodies of dead animals. Il
is estimated that the loss is over half a
million dollars.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
DIR. Kemp Of Montpelier Dead.

DR.. Dean e. Kemp, one of the foremost
physicians of Montpelier, died Saturday
afternoon after long illness. DR.. Kemp
was born in Worcester in 1871. He stud
led medicine with DR.. w. II. Richardson
of Montpelier and graduated from a medi-
cal college in New York in 1866. He has
been president and treasurer OF the Yer
mont medical society, and for many years
he has been secretary of the board of
school commissioners in Montpelier. He
leaves a wife but no children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09

Jerry Nolan, who was so badly injured
Sunday morning, is now thought to be in a
fair way toward recovery. DIR. j. L. Rud-
den, the attending physician, says he is i'm
proving, and if inflammation is averted,
with proper care he will be all right. Yes
terday a trained nurse arrived from Boston
to take charge of the patient.
The Catholic cemetery below Drislanes
farm on the Westminster road, which was
bought by Rev. Edw. Reynolds about seven
wears ago, is to be consecrated to the use OF
the church next Sunday afternoon. The
bishop of the diocese will come down from
Burlington for the ceremony and it is ex-
pected that several other clergymen from
different parts of the state will be IN at
tendance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Two Millions "A Year.

When people buy, try and buy again, it means
,bev're satisAed The people of the United States
are now buying Cascarets Candy Cathartic at the
rate of two million boxes year, and II VIII be
three million before New Years. II means merit
howell regulator for everybody the year round
All druggist; 10, 25, so cents I box Cure guar
anteed.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Killed by lightning.

Edward Como of Essex Junction was
instantly killed by lightning Sunday on
Mt. Mansfield. Mrs. Billings of Under
hill and three other ladies of that town re-
ceived severe shocks. The party were on
their way up the mountain and were about
one-half mile from the Summit House
when the accident occurred
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
INDIANS REAPING
From the Outfits of Disguised KlOn.
dikprS.

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. News from
Port Valdez states that the Indians are
reapng harvest by gathering up the out
fits left by prospectors who, after paying
10 TO 20 cents pound to get their food
over the glacier, and up the valley, fail to
find gold, throw away their outfits and
hurry back to the coast,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
TRnIRIE AnEAn FOR MILES.

New York, Sept : Gen. Miles admit
ted to an Associated Press representative
that the statements attributed to him by
a correspondent of tile Kansas City star
n Porto Rico were substantially correct.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Shot Himself in the Forehead.

Frank Mckinney of Warren, shot him
self Friday, the ball entering his forehead
above the right eyebrow. He is in criti-
cal condition. Mckinney is young man
of good character and highly respected by
his friends. No cause is known.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
81 SPANIARDS DIED EN- ROUTE.

San lander, Spain, Sept. The Span
ish transport Satrustoqui arrived from San
tiago today with the repatritted Spanish
soldiers. There were S. deaths en- route.
Gen. Linares was on board.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
HEAT CAUSED FIVE DEATHS.

New York, Sept. Five deaths oc-
CURED from heat at noon today. Two peo-
Pile were driven insane by the heat. The
humidity is higher than for several days,
and the suffering is undated.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09

Dr. E. Detchon's Anti Diuretic may be worth to
YOU more than 500 il you have a child who soils
bedding from incontlnence of water during sleep.
Cures old and yong ase. II arrests the trouble
at once 81. Sold by Geo. E. Greene, druggist,
Brattleboro, Vt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09

ME r.. r. G. PHELPS, the leading pension
IVA attorney of Belfast, n. Y, writes:
II was discharged from the army on
account of i'll health, and suffered from
heart trouble ever since. frequently had
fainting and smothering spells. My form
was bent as a man of 50. constantly wore
an overcoat, even in summer, for fear OF
taking cold. could not attend TO my bust
ness. My rest was broken by severe pains
about the heart and left shoulder. Three
years ago l commenced using DR.. Miles
Heart Cure, Notwithstanding had used so
much patent medicine and taken drugs from
doctors for years without being helped. DR..
Miles Heart Cure restored me TO health. 1t
is truly wonderful medicine and it affords
me much nlensnre to recommend this ROM
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09

Sousa's comic opera "El Captain" has
been booked by Manager John f. Brosna-
han to appear at the opera house the night
of Sept. II. This is the first of series OF
frst-class entertainments which have been
booked by this manager for the season OF
9S 80
The family of Neil Mcdonald moved
Monday into their new dwelling on the H.
d. Lockwood lands, formerly the king
Lot" This is the first house to be finished
and occupied there, while three others are
under way. Mr. Lockwood's spring, which
promised so large a flow of water last
April, has not held out during the summer
and an effort is being made to locate ad-
ditional water in the hill back of the lots
upon which the purchasers can depend.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
The Thief Escaped.

Tom Mackatee, plumber, who formerly
worked for Bodine & Davis, was arrested
Saturday morning for being drunk. 1t
also appeared that he had been stealing
articles belonging to some of the boarders
at the Rockingham, at which hotel he was
staying. He stole some clothes of II; NJ
Ingram and sold them to a man in West
minister. 1t was known that he had com
mitted the theft, and when he appeared In
Bellows Falls after spending two days on
New Hampshire soil, he was taken into Gus
tody by Sheriff L. Stowell; Most of the
property was recovered Saturday, and
while Mackatee was going after his break
fast Sunday morning he escaped from
the officers and he has not yet been re
arrested.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Everybody says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic the most wonder
full medical discovery of the age, pleasant and re-
fir esing TO the taste act gently and positively on
the kidneys, liver and bowels cleansing the entire
system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habit
ual constipation and biliousness Please buy and
try box of @. c. O. today; 10, %, so cents. Sold
and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. l
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09

edy to everyone"
Or. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under q positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of tho heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR, MILES MEDICA
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
The Mortified Conferences.

Reports Of the leading addresses deliverel.dur-
ing the Summer Conferences, taken by specia
stenographers and revised by the speakers, may
be obtained by subscribing for the Off iAl mlgazin
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09

Take Cascarets Candy ;.Cathartic; 10 or 25
cents. If G. @. c. fails TO cure, druggists refund
money.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Mortified Echoes

VOLUME v, 1s9S.
Four volumes complete June to september) and
Supplement
One Dollar.
Postage paid to any address in the United
States. Canada or Mexico.
A limited number Of sets of the 1897 issue are
still on hand. These contain reports OF addresses
by d. L. Moody, Henry Drummo1d, Bishop ]. p.
Newman, Rev Geo H. c. Micgregor, Rev @
Campbell Morgan, Mrs. Margaret Sangster, and
numer Gus other well known Northf Id speakers.
Address NOTRHFIELD ECHOES, Box, II,
East Northfed Mass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
Cost OF the War.

The latest calculation based upon treas.
ury reports and comparisons with similar
expenses during the civil war, calculates
the war expenes from April l, 1898, to
April /, 1899, at which time it is assumed
all extraordinary expenses will have ended,
and adds thereto interest and pension
charges growing out of the war, and an
arbitrary estimate of the value of the la
Dor lost by volunteers entering the army.
According to this calculation the war will
eventually have cost the United States
$1,000, 5000 The table of estimates of
war pNDenses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-09-09
FALLS.
serious Collision.

.r,y, Carriages wrecked, A.P. PoIIard's
AukIe Broken aud several Persons
bruised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
CUT OFF FROM ESCAPE.
Victims of the Hale House Fire Leap
From Lofty Windows.

Butte, Mont, March 22.-There were go
men and women in the Hale House when
the fire broke out yesterday. OF these
it is believed about 200 escaped without in
jury. The fire started in the bakery
house in the center of the building and
had a good start before discovered. The
blaze was first discovered by Billy White,
Jake Yuch and Jack DOOley. They sum-
moned the Waterman and rushed to the
uppOr portion of the building shouting
that the house was on fire. By this time
fire had broken through the first floor and
smoke filled the Railways.
DoOley and his companions realized that
there was no time to lose and they began
men thoughtfully awakened the women
first. The alarm had been turned in and
the department responded promptly
When the firemen arrived men in their
underclOthing and others half dressed
were clambering down the fire escapes in
the rear Others and the servant girls
with them We're at windows in the front
of the building frantically calling for
help. They were cut off from the rear
of the building by the dense smoke. The
ladders were run up, but not before many
of the frightened people had Jumped
Others including all the female help, were
gotten out by the firemen. On the side
of the building many had made ropes or
their bedclothes and sought to escape in
that way. Some of them succeeded, but
in other cases the ropes broke and the
men dropped many feet to the ground:
The night bitterly cold, the Their
mometer registering below zero.
The Hale House belonged to the ana
conda company It was built in 1879 at a
cost OF $4,000, and with the furniture and
belongings of the dodgers the loss Will
reach fully S100, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-22
Secret of the Rock Islands
Fast Denver Run, Out.
Wanted to Beat the Union Pa
cific to Secure Mail Contracts.
STRIFE ON THAT LINE
Very Strong Between the Two
Roads just Now.
Santa Fe Establishes a Watch
Inspector at Yates Center.

There seems to have been more be-
hind the racing of the Rock Island and
Union Pacific trains to Denver from
Kansas City Friday than appears on
the surface.
1t was stated in a semi-off1cial way
yesterday at Kansas City that as a re-
suit of the Rock Island putting in this
fast service and beating the Union Pa
cific trains to the Rio Grande connec-
tiOns the government would order the
mail from this city changed from the
Union Pacific to the Rock Island for all
points on the Colorado Midland, Denver
Western, and certain connections made
from that system. The Rio Grande
territory is large and the mail quite
heavy.
This fact is very important just now,
as the quadrennial weighing of the
mails will begin in a few days, and if
the Rock Island is able to cut off a big
slice of the weight formerly carried by
the Union Pacific and add it to it's own
it will be much the gamer. The weigh
ing of the mails is made daily for 80
days, and the compensation paid by the
government is based on the business
shown in the weighing time, so that
whatever advantage there is in that
matter would be enjoyed by the Rock
Island if it is able to carry the mail
during the weighing period.
superintendent of Mails Schaumloeffel
at the pOstOff1ce at Kansas City said
yesterday he had received no orders for
the change yet, but that it had always
been the rule of the department to send
the mail over the line that gets it's
trains into the territory first, and he
supposed the rule would apply in this
case.
Chief Clerk T. T. Taylor at the Kan
sas City Union depot was asked if he
had heard of the coming changes. He
said the schemes for handling the mail
at his office showed that such a change
was contemplated, but no formal order
to enforce the schemes had yet been
received. He was of the opinion the
change would be made.
It was estimated by the clerks that
One-third of the through mail sent west
from Kansas City over the Union Pa
cific was destined to points on the Rio
Grande system and connections that
would be affected by the changes ex-
pected. 1t includes a large part of the
important portion of Colorado, and not
only affects the mail originating at this
point, but also all that is sent through
here for that section.
Inasmuch as the roads will receive
compensation for hauling the mail for
four years, based upon the average
shown during the next 80 days,it is con-
sidered a very sharp piece of work for
the Rock Island to attempt to gObble
up such a juicy plum and get the bene-
fit of it. 1t serves to show that there
is something in the fast train war be-
sides passenger business.