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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
Death list of 1907.

Among the noted people who died dur
ing the year were Prof. Henry Drummond,
Alphonse Daudet, Sir Isaac Pitman, inven-
tor OF the Pitman system of shorthand I;
Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor of dV-
Mantle (who bequeathed a sum stated at
SlO,OO0,OOO to encourage scientific study
and promote international peace'O Mrs.
Henry Ward Beecher, Senator Daniel w.
Voorhees,, Gen. Jo Shelby, the confederate
cavalry leader; Joseph b. McCullagh,
editor and war correspondent; Johannes
Brahm, the composer; Albert Fink, the
noted American railroad expert w. S.
Holman of Indiana, the Watch Dog of
the Treasury" Barney Barnato, the
South African speculator, who committed
suicide at sea; FIR. Kneipp, originator of
the Kneipp cure; Capt. Boycott of County
Mayo, Ireland, yictim of a most extraordi-
nary case OF accidental immortality; Mrs.
Oliphant, the novelist; Jean Ingelow,
novelist and poetess; Count Mutsu, the
Japanese statesman; Henry George, author
and economist; Canovas del Castillo, Span
ish premier; Charles A. Dana, journalist; ;
George M. Pullman, originator of the Pull
man palace car system; Sir John Gilbert,
president of the English Royal Society of
Water Color Painters; Francis Turner
Palgrave, poet and essayist; the Duchess
of Teck, and Prof. William Henry Riehl,
the German publicist and historian.
-HGrper's Weekly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
Rogus Raw OXsters.

The municipal authorities of Paris are
just now engaged in the suppression of
an altogether novel form of food adultera-
tion which is assuming phenomenal pro-
portions. Real oysters are expensive in
Paris, and so, with the object of suiting
slender purses, artificial oysters on the
half shell have been invented, which are
sold at 20 cents dozen, and they are so
cleverly made and look so nice and fresh
that, once lemon juice or vinegar has been
added, they cannot be distinguished from
the real article, especially when white wine
is taken in connection Herewith. The on
ly genuine thing about these oysters is the
shell, the manufacturers buying second
hand shells at small cost, and fastening
the spurious oyster in place with a taste
less paste. The municipal laboratory has
not yet proclaimed the ingredients of which
these bogus oysters are composed, but has
announced that they are of harmful
character.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
The Fight In ohio.

The Ohio legislature is now the political
storm centre of the country, and the cleo
tion or defeat of Mark Hanna in his con-
test for the United States senatorship is
the question at issue. In the first round
on the organization of the Legislature
Hanna suffers defeat through a combina-
tion between some of the Democrats and
the anti-Hanna Republicans. On the sur
face this looks like final defeat for Mr..
Hanna, but as shrewd and practiced an OBJ
server as Murat Hastead does not hold
that view. lie maintains that when the
question of choosing between electing Mr..
Hanna and sending a Democrat to the
United States Senate confronts the anti
Hanna Republicans, their nerve will
weaken.
Baloting begins next Tuesday and there
will undoubtedly be long and weary con-
test. Mr. Foraker is the main spring Of
the opposition to Hanna, with Gov. Bush
nell appearing in command in the open
The opposition is organized in way
which seems to be almost invulnerabe
The Republican press of the state unitedly
supports Hanna, and condemns Bushnell
unsparingy. Out of nearly 200 papers
the only important exception is one at
| Springfield in which Gov. Bushnell is in
terested.
The Republican party in Ohio has been
faction-rent for many years. President Nc
Kinley, Secretary Sherman and Senator
Hanna belong to one faction, while Gov
ernor Bushnell Senator Foraker and Col
onel Kurtz, ex-chairman of the state com
mittee, belong to another. When Senator
| Sherman resigned the senatorship the gov
ernor, having Senatorial aspirations Of his
own, was desirous of appointing Kurtz to
J serve until the meeting of legislature, but
at the entreaties Of administration leaders,
and at the suggestion of Senator Foraker,
who was fearful Of losing patronage if he
affronted the President, the appointment
was given 70 Hanna, TO whom the Repub-
lican party throughout the country was
under deep obligation for his success as
chairman Of the national committee. Col
onel Kurt who is one of the most skillful
organizers in Ohio, is bitterly opposed to
Hanna, at whose door he places the re-
sponsiblity for his (Kurtz's) defeat for re-
election as state chairman. Hanna S
friends justify him in desposing Kurtz on
the ground that the latter could not be
trusted
In the fight which is now on Govern
or Bushnell declares himself to be en-
gagged in a holy war against "bosssm.'
If party manager means the same thing as
boss, then Mr.. Hanna is a boss but it
ought not to be forgotten that he stands
for better principles than any other Ohio
boss, that he wrought nightly for h nest
money in 1896, and that no small share OF
the personal hatred that is poured on his
head comes from men whom he has over.
shadowed in his brief career as a leader and
who were in politics long before the
country had heard of him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
IL Can't he Spared.
LFrom the Boston Herald. ]

1t is natural that Canada should want
the states of Maine and New Hampshire
and Vermont, but we can't think that the
proposition on the part of her citizens that
our nation should swap them for territory
in the northwest is made seriously. We
prize Maine for her contribution of big
men to the country. Think of George
Evans, William Pitt Fessenden, James G.
Blaine, "Tom" Reed and Chairman Ding
ley as having been lost to us by annexa-
tion to Canada The contributions of
New Hampshire directly to the public
service have been less important, but she
has done a good deal in being the nursery
of great men for Massachusetts,, and some
who were not so great. If Vermont were
lost to us, the supply of future Senator
Edmundses and Senator Morrills and
Judge Phelps's from her territory would
be cut Off No, it won't do to dismember
New England in this way. The only part
of her which has furnished timber for pos
slble Presidents in recent years has been
this northern area of her territory.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
O. j. p r A TT.
VAUGHAN & BURNETT.

Turquoise ornaments are in high favor.
Every woman weares chatelaine Of one
kind or another.
There is an endless variety in hat pins; all
are gorgeous and many have a round or oval
head with mock gem encircIed by small
stones.
Flexible bracelets divide favor with the
more formal bands or bangles.
Little chatelaine watches are II possible dis
played in greater variety and more attractive
designs than ever before.
From fashions in Jewelry, Silverware and
Brio. a Brac, etc.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
Gbe l1ermunt d9Bemin.
TEN PAG ES
BRATTLEBORO
FRIDAY, JANUARY I, 1898.

The director of the mint estimates that
the worlds product of gold for the calen-
dar year 1897 will approximate, If not ex-
ceed, S24O,OOO, 900, an increase of nearly
20 per cent over 1896. The gold productof
the United States for 1896 was $j3, 100,-
600; for 1897 it will approximate S61, ,500,-
600, an increase of IS, 100000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

A Kansas paper recommends sure cure
for Klondike fever: "Pick out mornir
when the mercury is below Zero shOU'
a pick and go into the woods before
fast, dig hole 10 feet deep, come
the house at night and eat piece
buffalo robe and sleep in the
Repeat the dose as often as y
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

The government receipts for December
amounted to $59, GAG, sos and the expendi-
lures $27, ,O9j, 600, which leaves a surplus
for the month of S32, ,5jl, ,G9s. These fig
ures, however, include the receipts and
payments on account of the Union Pacific
transfer. Independent of the Union Pa
ciic account, the surplus is 81, 756, 494.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

At the time the Central Vermont rail
road passed into the hands of receivers in
March, 1896, the order of the United
States court appointing the receivers d.
rected the payment of all claims for sup
plies and operating expenses for the six
months previous to that time. Subsequent
ly an order of the court was issued sus-
pending such payment until the accounts
could be classified, and until further order
of the court. The accounts have been
vouchered and classified, but no further
order in regard to their payment has been
applied for or made. An imperfect copy
of the second order, emitting this import
ant part, is said to have been circulated
among these claimants to induce them to
sell their claims. That the matter may be
fully understood the court on its own mo-
ton has directed the clerk to send to each
claimant of 800 or more al order show
ing what the original orders in fact were.
This is now being done. The original or
ders apply, of course, to claimants of less
than 500, but they are so numerous that
an attempt was not made to reach them
personally, as they would probably learn Of
the facts otherwise.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
o. j. PR A IT IT..
Department
q R II a IT
Mid Winter Mark Down
and Clearance Sale
OF ALL GRADES OF FLOOR COVERINGS

All SiugIe pieces and short lengths of best $25
Brussels carpets marked down to IS cents to close single
piece This lot in various lengths from 10 TO 30 yards
the thing small dining rOoms bath rooms, sewing
rOOms bed rooms, hall and stairs, and will last life tme
Tapestry carpets 49, 50 and only 65 cents for the best
ROxbury make would he cheap at So cents.
Also % choice patterns in the best quality of five
Frame Brussels carpets at 81 O5 the sold in all
large cities at Sl.35.
Also 90 pieces of the next best grade of full four Frame
Brussels carpets at 50 cents; real value 81 10
These all this seasons upO-date styles, and when
this lot closed cannot bought for less than % cents per
yard advance.
Best all wool extra super Ingrans at 10, 90 and %
cents now worth 65 TO 20 Also elegant aSSOrt
of the celebrated Agra carpets at 6S cents real value
So cents
All our China Mattings at cost during this 30 days
SALE All Smyrna Rugs Mats and Art Squares at material
reduction from regular prices.
Don't wait to get carpets at these quotations,
first hands very strong and these prices
can be maintained for a short time only.
If you do not want your carpet until spring give us
your order will hold for at present prices until
wanted.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

The cotton industry of New England
seems threatened with extinction on ac-
count Of the Southern competition. The
wages of so 600 operatives in Rhode Island
were reduced Jan. and reductions were
also made affecting thousands OF employees
in Fall River, New Bedford, Salem, Man
chester, Biddeford aud other cities. The
Southern mills are not only nearer the cot
ton fields, but the series Of letters sent to
the Boston journal by its Washington cor
respondent, Mr.. Coolidge, who has been on
a trip among the mills of North and South
Carolina, shows that the South has a great
economic advantage in the character Of its
rural population. The poor whites" are
hardy, shrewd though ignorant, content
with little and pleased as children with
change. The young are tired of the poor
mountain farms and attracted by the soci-
ETY. and novelty of the mills. While the
charm lasts they will work long hours for
small wages and make cotton for four cents
per pound that costs six to make under
trades union domination in New England
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

Major John NJ. Carson, the Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger,
is authority for the announcement that
President Mckinley is satisfied that the
currency question must be brought to the
front and pushed, that the interests of the
public demand this, and that the platform
pledges of the party make it imperative.
1t is believed that a conservative bill will
be framed directly upon the lines of the
St. Louis platform, that it will be passed
by the House, and that If the Senators
elected as Republicans will give it their
support it will run chance of favorable
action in the Senate. The President has
held consultations on the currency ques.
tion this week with Speaker Reed and Sen
ator Allison.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

Tax Commissioner ID. j. Foster of Bur
lington is said to be iu the field for the
Republican Congressional nomination in
the First Vermont district against H..
Henry Powers OF Morr.sville. Mr.. Foster
refused to affirm or deny the story when
interviewed by the Burlington Free Press,
Mr. Foster is a graduate Of Dartmouth
and a young lawyer If ability. He has
been before the people as states attorney,
as senator from Chittenlen county, as tax
commissioner since 1894 and in other ca
pacities. He is not, however, the equal
of Judge Powers in ability or experience.
The latter was recognized early in his Con
gressional career by an appointment to a
first-cass chairmanshY, that of the Pa
cifc railroads, and he as shown himself a
worthy successor TO tn line Of Congress
men who have won for Vermont an envia-
BILE reputation as the iome of statesmen.
Mr.. Fosters candidacy viii not be taken
seriously by the Republicans Of the First
district
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
introduced in Congress.

Representative Overstreet Of Indiana
has introduced in the House comprehen-
sive bill for carrying out the plan of the
monetary commission for the reform of the
currency. The bill was referred by Speak
er Reed to the committee on banking, and
Chairman Walker has arranged to give
hearings on Jan. Il to ex-senator Ed
munds, the chairman of the commission,
and perhaps to other members. The bill
contains Al sections, and embodies in leg
islative form every feature of the recon-
mendations of the commission.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07

The dwelling of Mary Donahue, on what
is known as the Boynton farm in Plymouth,
was burned Monday. 1t was partially in
sured.
The leader., 1898-06-29
AN AVERAGE VERDICT.
It Was struck Through n Difference
of Opinion Among the Jury
ON Damages.

While the lawyers were waiting for court
to open, and before they flew at each others
threats, they exchanged few stories Of the
profession.
THE strangest trial in which ! was ever
Engaged was one of my first" said grizzled
headed attorney. Il was counsel for the
plaintiff in a suit brought to recover damages
caused by runaway horse. Ny client had
been knocked down and slightly bruised, not
very much, Just enough to base lawsuit
on. l had very strong case: in fact, there
was practically no defense, and the defend.
ant was rich man, SO asked for 80, 900, hop.
ing to get half. Well, when the jury came
in they rendered verdict for the plaintiff
with damages assessed at S8,687. OF course
the judge promptly set the verdict aside as
excessive, and had to begin all over again.
Some days later | met the foreman OF the
jury and asked him how in the world they
arrived at such a verdict.
We'll, / don't quite understand it N.Y.
SELF he said, scratching his head. We
all agreed for the plaintiff on the first vote,
but each fellow had his own ideas as to the
damage. i was in favor of 81 600, another
fellow thought it ought to be 50 900, and an.
other stuck out for 500, and we were get
ting all tangled up, when one of the jury sug.
gested that we strike an average
But you couldn't have done that"
said ].
THAT'S Just what we did, said the fore.
man. Each man put down what he thought
right and | added them together. know
there does seem TO be something wrong
about that verdict, but hanged if can see
where it is!'"-Chicago TimesHerald.
The leader., 1898-06-29
DEATH AT A LAUNCH.
Awful Disaster at the Floating of
Battleship at Blackwell, Eng.
Great Volume of water Displaced by
the Immense Hulk browns Many
Per.on.-Thirty-Fo Bodies
Have Been Recovered.

London, June %. - During the
launching of the new British first-class
battleship Albion, of 1880 tons, at
Blackwell Tuesday. by the duchess of
York, a ceremony at which the United
States ambassador, Col. John Hay, and
Mrs. Hay and Lieut.. Col. VOL, the
United States naval attache, assisted,
the displacement of water caused an i'm
mense mass of water to rise on all sides,
completely submerging one of the
lower stages of the yard and immersing
hundreds of people.
The bodies of five men, is women and
IL children have been recovered.
The staging that was destroyed had
been erected by workmen near the
stern of japanese cruiser in course of
construction in the Blackwell yards. ii
was light structure, about so feet long,
and notices had been posted warning
the public that it was dangerous. De-
spite the efforts of the police some 200
people invaded the staging, which COM
The leader., 1898-06-29
HAS LITTLE EFFECT.
The War Has Neither Helped Nor
Hindered Business to Any
Great Extent.

New York, June Pr. G. Dun G. Co, in
their weekly review of trade, say: Very
little of the new business seen, in proper
ton to the aggregate, has been caused by
the war. Not any, dfscoverable by or
binary tests. has been prevented by war
Neither has the collapse of the wheat spec
ulation caused the expected decrease of
shipments, for exports continue remark
ably largely. Gold comes or does not come,
as we want l.. the worlds markets being
evidently al our command. An Offering of
bonds by the government brings out at the
start bids for more than three times the
amount offered, while the popular sub
scription already for three-quarters Of the
amount exhibits In strong light the con-
lidence of the people.
Wheat ceased to fall, and begins to rise
in price, because foreign needs are not
yet sa tisfied. After falling to 90 cents for
cash and 17A cents for July, wheat rose to
S. cents for cash and 70 cents for July, with
out much fuctuation. OF other gram, ex-
ports have been unusually heavy.
The industries. at the season when
stoppages are to be expected, maintain
production surp risingly. There are very
Few Interruptions on account of labor, and
wage scales for the coming Year have
nearly all been amicably settled. The iron
industry is very dull at the east. with COM
plant that prices do not rise, but at Pitts
burgh and the west the works are getting
more business constantly. The enormous
demand from agricultural regions for i'm
PIGMENTS. fencing, cars, railway equip
ments and all sorts of building is the note
worthy feature of this remarkable year.
Failures for the week have been 2S5 in
the United States, against 216 last year,
and II in Canada. against "A last year"
The leader., 1898-06-29
DIE IN BATTLE.
List Of the Killed and injured I'm the
ERgngement Near SAM
tiaso.

Playa del Este, Cuba, June 25.-The
Americans engaged in the battle near
Santiago were four troops Of the First
cavalry, four troops of the Tenth cav
airy and eight troops of Roosevelt's
rough riders-less than 1000 men in all.
The dead are: "."
Rough Riders-Capt Allyn X. Capron, OF
troop l.: Sergt. Hamilton Fish, Jr.; Pri-
Yates Tilman and Dawson. both of troop
l.: Private Dougherty, of troop A; Private
w. T. Erwin. of troop +.
First Cavalry-Privates Dix, York, Ber-
lin, Bejork. Kobe and denmark.
Tenth Cavalry-Corp. White.
The following officers and men were
wounded:
Maj. Brodies was shot through the right
forearm.
Capt McCIintock. troop b. shot throus Il
the right leg.
Lieut. J. r.. Thomas. troop L. shot
through right leg. His condition is serious.
All the foregoing officers are rough rid
ers other officers wounded are:
Capt. Knox. whose condition is serious.
Mai. Bell.
Lieut., Bryan.
These officers are of the First cavalry.
The following are among the soldiers
wounded:
Rough Riders-Troop B-Privates E. NJ.
Hill. Shelby F. Ishler. NJ. S. Newcomb.
Fred " Beale and Corp. J. ID. Rhodes.
Troop E-Corp James +. Bean. Privates
Frank b. Booth. Albert c. Hartle. ii. G..
The leader., 1898-06-29
DOINGS Or AWEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review Of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN In THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
Proceedings. of First Regular sc..,e.

Proceedings of First Regular Session.
The time in the United States senat.
on the 21st was occupied in discussing
the Hawaiian annexation resolution.
The Indian appropriation bill (s7,700.-
COO) was favorably reported, as was also
bill to revive the grade of lieutenant
general in the army. In the house a
bill to refer to the court of claims GER
.ain claims of persons for property
taken or destroyed by the confederate
invasions into the southern counties of
Pennsylvania was discussed.
Opponents of the annexation of la
wall occupied the time in the United
States senate on the 22d. A resolution
was agreed TO asking for information
concerning Lieut.. Hobson and his party
confined in Santiago by the Spaniards.
In the house a bill incorporating the
national congress of mothers was
PASSED and a LII was introduced to pro-
vide for life and accident insurance for
the military and marine forces of the
government in lieu of pensions.
Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota,
occupied the time in the United States
senate on the 23d in speech opposing
| Hawaiian annexation. In the house
| further agreements upon the sundry
civil bill were reported from the COM
mittee on conference and adopted and
| CO pension and relief measures were
disposed of. A bill was introduced au-
thorizing the construction of the Mic
aragua canal. Adjourned to the 9th
The leader., 1898-06-29
Beats All Records.

The shortest term ever experienced
by any man in the Mississippi peniten-
tiary was that served by +. r. Moore.
A year and a half ago Moore was sem
fenced from Marion county to two
years for forgery, Judge Terral of the
supreme court bench being then the
trial judge. Before Moore could be
sent to Jackson there was ''jail deliv-
cry" and he went out with other pris-
oners. One day last week Mrs. Moore
went to jackson armed with evidence
of her husbands innocence and be-
sought the governor for pardon. She
was told no pardon would be granted a
fugitive, and a few days later the
sheriff of Marion county reached Jack
son with the husband, who was put in
the penitentiary. The governor was
convinced by Judge Terral that Moore
had been wrongfully convicted, and in
two hours the man was pardoned. The
happy and reunited pair left imme-
diately for their old home in Marion.