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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04

The curious custom Of trepanning-
that is, Of removing small pieces OF
bone from the living heads very an
cicnt and widely spread. In his recent
ly published book, "Prchistoric Prob
lens, " DR. Munro has devoted chap
ter 10 "Prchistoric Trepanning and
Cranial Amulcts " About the same
time Drs H. Malbot and r. Nerneau
published in L'Anthropologic (tome
y memoir on the Chaouias and the
trcpanning Of the skull in the Aurcs.
The method of trepanning is very
fully described and a native doctor
showed DIR. Malbot skull with over
dozen circular holes, two Sits and a
large irregular oriticc, all of which had
been pierced when the man was alive
The skull, though taken from grave,
was kept hidden, and it evidently was
used as an example by the local doctors
The enthusiastic French doctor says:
1.-THE ChaOuias respect their tombS ana
on no prctext will rifle them The love
of science alone can explain this prof
anation on the part OF our trepanner
1t is the same sentiment which has led
to our possession of the specimen. DIR.
Malbot describes how he acquired the
specimen which is now in the Museum
d Historic Naturclle in Paris. The ma
tives have recourse TO trepanning for
blows or wounds ON the head. 1t does
not matter how long before the blow
may have been given. if only a sick
person can remember that he has had
one The operation is by no means Sc
we're one, as the people have most re-
markable recuperative constitution. \
woman, tired of the conjugal yoke, has
been known to call in the services of a
trepanner i'll order to procure divorce
from her husband by producing piece
Of her skull, which she affirmed had
been broken by his i'll treatment.-Na-
| ture
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04
An Odd Profession.

A London firm which rents wedding
gowns to brides also furnishes a
"father" to give the bride away when
the marriage takes place too far away
from home to admit of parents and rela-
tives being present. This professional
father, as he might be appropriately
called, is an ex-major in the army and
a member of a fine old family. But he
Is poor and willingly gives away bride
for a small money consideration. He is
said to look like model father, with
snowy hair and kind and lovable ex-
preston. Sometimes he is called upon
to manage wedding breakfast, and he
is said to be a charming speaker Sure
ly this is one of the oldest professions
of advanced days,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04

ooh, You liarl' shrieks the party.

"Oh, you liarl" shrieks the party.
''lf he can prove he didn't marry you,
there's an end" says the officer, turn
ing to the female.
Hes got cruoifige ON his ARM"
she yelled; $50 had my William. What
made him take the name of Treakell?
Don't it stand to reason? His names
William Dooley, and, Mr.. Officer, he's
my man-growed nothing, broadened a
little, certainly, but it's Williams face
after six years, and, oh, William" she
cries out, "how can you deny it?''
The officer looked very hard at me
and then very hard at the female and
then says to her: IF he can prove an
alibi, what are you going to do? Have
you got no certificates of discharge,
says he, 'going back six year,"
Have II" says 1, and rushing up
stairs l brought him down a handful
There was seven, and they went back
10 years. He turns 'em about, then,
asking for the date of the marriage,
says:
Here y'are He's spoken the truth.
This man was at sea when you said you
were married to him."
"And am to believe they're his own
certificates" cried the woman. "Aren't
sailors every day a-forging of these here
V. g. 50"
"Put 'em up" says the officer to me.
~ can't help you, missis," says he,
taking up his hat.
just one hour later / met an old ship.
mate on the steps of the shipping yard
at Tower hill.
"What are you doing here, Bill?"
says he.
Looking for a ship" says l.
81 heard that you'd squared yards
with the sea and was ashore for set
Element.
"And settlement it's been" says l,
and just then, some one singing out for
hands for Il China clipper, l steps in,
scarce smiling AS l thought of that
night when brought my fist down on
the fox sic rail of the Empire.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04

mans wife should always be the same, espec-
tally to her husband, but II she is weak and ner-
vous and uses Carriers Iron Pills, she cannot be,
for they make her feel like different person"
so they all say, and their husbands say 30, too.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-03-04
Office Rooms To Rent.

ONE of the finest offices on Main street. cen,
trail, convenient; all that can be deslrel
ner price very low. Enquire Of @. F. THOMP'
SON, II Crosby Block. IL
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James D. Bartlett Morta|Iy Wounds
a Man and Woman,
And Is In Turn ShO! and Almost Instantly
Killed by the Latter.
w. d. Humiston, Newspaper Man,
Makes an Unsuccessful Attempt
to End His Earthly Existence by
Taking a Dose of Laudanum.

TACOMA (Wash.), June 1o-At IL
O'clock this morning James d. Bart
lett of Dyea entered stall of Chill
berg's restaurant, this city, drew re-
svolver and shot Clarence ID. Emery and
Mrs. Lilly Chandler and was in turn
shot twice and killed by the woman
with his own revolver.
The woman formerly lived with Bart
lett in Dyea. Two weeks ago she came
TO Seattle. Yesterday she met Clarence
Emery, who is bartender on the
steamer City of Seattle, and who
came here to-day, and traced the wom-
an and his rival to the restaurant. En-
cry and the woman were seated at the
table eating when Bartlett entered
with the waiter.
AS soon as the latter made his exit
from the stall Bartlett drew revolver
and shot Emery through the right
breast, the latter staggering to his
feet and going out into the adjoining
stall, where he fell dead Another shot
struck the woman in the left shoulder.
The murderer. dropped the gun, and,
picking up a case knife, stabbed her
in the cheek
Mrs. Chandler secured the gun and
Hired two shots, killing Bartlett almost
instantly
The woman was removed to a ROOM
where she died in half an hour.
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present Of the sailing Of the, third ex-
pedition to the Philippines. Prepare
tions will be pushed forward rapidly.
Thus far the steamers chartered for
the next expedition are the Indiana
Ohio, Morgan City, City Of Para and
three Northern Pacific steamers now
at Seattle or en- route hither from
Puget Sound; There is talk of Sc
curing the San Bias.
June 10Th has been mentioned pro-
visionally as the date of sailing 1t
required twenty-five days to prepare
for sailing the four vessels which went
out to-day. but the long delay was caus-
ed by the non-arrival of supplies. There
are hundreds Of carloads of supplies
here now. and so 1t will hardly take so
great a length Of time to prepare the
third fleet for: service.
Much interest is manifested by the
troops stationed at Camp Merritt re-
garding what organizations are 10 form
the third expedition. 1t is the general
understanding that the expedition will
be in command of Brigadier General
King. but just what troops will, be as
signed to him has not yet been an
nounced The opinion of the officers in
camp is that the expedition Will be COM
posed of tlie Idaho battaiions. the
Thirteenth Minnesota. the twentieth
Kansas. the First Montana and the
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ARMY OF INVASION.
The Fleet Was Composed Of Thirty
Six Transports.

TAMPA Fla.), June 1o.-When the
last transport disappeared from Port
Tampa the count showed that there
We're thirty-six vessels bearing the
United States army of invasion. Those
thirty-six transports We're accompanied
to Cuba by sixteen war vessels. Many
of the transports We're literally black
with soldiers, the great loads OF hu-
manity causing the vessels to draw all
the way from sixteen to twenty-one
feet of water.
The departure of the fleet was most
picturesque sight. From the time that
the first vessel loaded with United
States soldiers left the bay until the
last ship here disappeared there was
not the slightest confusion or accident.
Every vessel cleared easily, and per-
haps with less difficulty than would
have happened in any other Southern
port.
One of the striking features before
the fleet left was the brilliant effect
given by the electric lights, supplied by
one of the largest electric plants in the
South.
1t is believed that many outgoing
vessels will return from Santiago with
in the next week or ten days, and will
probaly transport another army to Por-
forward from various points of the
South, especially from the national en-
campment at Chickamauga.
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Those in Fresno County Unite on
Fusion Ticket

FRESNO, June 15.-The Populst and
Democratic Conventions held in this
city yesterday and to-day have practi-
cally completed their labors. Fusion
has been indorsed unGualifiedly, and
the best of understanding exists be-
tween the two parties.
Resolutions have been adopted by
both conventions condemning the ex-
travagance in office of the present
Board Of Supervisors, Democrat, Pop
ulist and Republican alike. Supervisor
Ward OemocraD is made an honora-
bic exception to the other members of
the board.
The nominations are: For Sheriff. J.
ID. Collins: District Attorney, l.. O.
Everets: Tax Collector, J. B. Hancock;
Assessor, j. w. Ferguson; County
Clerk, George w. Cartwright: Auditor,
A.. S. Hays; County Treasurer, J. p.
Nelson; Superintendent of Schools. ].
w. Ramsey County Surveyor, c. D.
Davis, Recorder, James NJ Kerr; Pub
lie Administrators, W. o. Miles: Assem-
blyman. Sixty-second District. John
Fairweather; Sixty-third, L. p. Grif-
fin; State Senator. Henry C. Haskins.
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DARING EXPEDITIONS.
Good Work Of the Suwanee, Under
Commander Delehanty.

OFF SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Satur-
day, june IL, p. m. Via Kingston.
Jamaica, Sunday, June 18th, G. p. m.)-
Copyright. 1898, by the Associated
Press. )-Since the establishment of the
blockade several interesting and daring
expeditions have been made into the
enemys country to discover the actual
condition of affairs in Santiago de Gu
ba. 1t is no easy matter to get near
the city these days. About S,OOO Span
ish soldiers and 1900 home guard
troops cover every roadway about the
place and General Pando, the Spanish
military commander, is very active, al
though his operations are limited by
the mountains surrounding the place,
which are full of insurgents.
On Sunday. June 4th, the converted
lighthouse boat Suwanee, commanded
by Lieutenant Commander Daniel Dele
hanty arrived off Santiago. She had
on board about 10000 rounds Of ammu-
milton, 500 rifles, LOCO carbines, 1000
machetes and hundreds of pounds OF
bread,< bacon and other provisions.
With the aid of Cuban pilot picked up
by Commodore Schley, she landed this
stuff in two days, besides taking an ac-
tive part in the bombardment of the
forts at Santiago.
The landing was effected about twelve
miles to the westward of Santiago. and
in the presence of 500 insurgents. About
100 insurgents We're on guard in the
mountains and passes. The ammunl-
ton and food, with the arms, have.
therefore, put the insurgents in excel
lent shape to prevent the Spanish from
getting provisions from the outside
through the island itself. 1t is believ-
ed that the arming of a force OF in
surgents has assisted in cutting off one
part of the Spanish army from an
other.
Tuesday, June 7th, while working
near Cesserazero, twelve miles from
Santiago, Lieutenant Commander Dele
hanty saw two slUbps trying to run
away up the river Assarazaro. He fired
at them, and they were run ashore and
deserted Each of the sloops was pro-
vided with a Spanish flag and one of
these had on board a heliograph for
signaling purposes. The flag and the
heliograph were taken as spoils OF war.
One of the sloops was presented to the
Cubans, and the other, which already
had a few holes in it, was sunk by shots
from the SuWanee.
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JUST WANTED TO DIE.
A Newspaper Mans Unsuccessful
Attempt to Commit Suicide.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15.-This
morning Coroner Hawkins received
letter written on Palace Hotel station
cry. and signed by w. D. Humiston. in
which the writer expressed his deter
mination to take laudanum, and in
closed $40, which he desired to be used
to pay for the cremation of his body.
A Coroners deputy went to Humis-
tons room, and found that he had
made good his threat to take the drug,
but that he was not dead. He was re-
moved to a hospital, and his life was
soon out of danger.
From papers found in his room it
would appear that Humiston came from
the East, but is more recently from
Stockton. He is supposed to be a
newspaper man, and appears to be
about p years of age.
Humiston called on Coroner Hawkins
later in the day and drew down the
check for $75 left by him to pay Gre
nation expenses. He says there was
no particular reason for his deed but
that he just wanted to die. He gave
his. address as 800 East Fifteenth
street, Minnea polls, where his mother
resides.
He came from Stockton yesterday
and registered at the Palace. paying
for one days stay at that hostelry. He
drank four ounces of laudanum but
the dose was such an excessive one that
it caused him to vomit, thus saving his
life.
STOCKTON, June 13-Humiston is
a consumptive, who came to this coast
a year and a half ago from his home
in Minneapolis. He was in Stockton
for few days on a visit to a friend
and left for San Francisco yesterday.
Little is known Of him here.
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ANOTHER COMET.
One of Abodts the Tenth Magnitude
Discovered by Prof. Perriue.

LICK OBSERVATORY, June 10
A comet of about the tenth magnit ode
was discovered here this morning at
daylight by c. d. Perrine. It's posi-
flons was right ascension 3 hours %
minutes declination north IS degrees
81 minutes, in the constellation Camel
opardis. 1t became invisible in the
daylight before accurate measures
could be secured to prove that motion
existed.
Mr.. Perrine reobserved the comet af-
Ter dark this evening and determined
its daily motion to be east / degree 81
minutes, south one-fourth of a degree.
The object can be seen with moder-
ate-sized telescope.
: A telegram received by the obserya-
tory announces that another return of
Encke's periodic comet was observed
Dy Tebbutt. an Australian astronomer,
on June 18th. 1t is not in position to
De seen from observatories i'm the
Northern Hemisphere
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STEAMSHIP VICTORIA.
The Lease of the Vessel by This
Government Off.

TACOMA CWash), June 15.-It is evil
cent that the lease by the Government
OF the Northern Pacific Steamship
Company's steamer is off, at least so
lar as the steamer Victoria is con-
cerned. The Victoria to-day commenced
again taking on cargo for the Orient
ana Will sail for Hongkong on Satur-
Gay Officials of the steamship COM
pahy VIII give out no information in
regard to the matter, but it is learned
that the deal is off owing to a refusal
on the part of the British Government
10 cancel the charter which the vessel
now holds.
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A Her1nit's Death,

NEVADA CITY (Cal), June 10
The lifeiess body of John H. Bryant. a
native of Maine, aged II years. who
came here in the early fifties and en-
gagged in mining, living a hermits life
ana putting in his odd hours painting
landscapes for which he found a ready
sale, was found to-day in the forest
near Rock Creek. Life had been ex-
tinct for several days, and foul play
was at hrst suspected. but officers who
Went TO the scene this afternoon and
investigated the surroundings came to
the conclusion that death resulted from
natural causes.
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NATIVE DAUGHTERS.
Proceedings of the Grand Lodge
Meeting at Woodland.

WOODLAND, June 15-At the open
ing of to-day's session of the Grand
Parlor, Native Daughters of the Golden
West, the new ritual was exemplified
Joaquin Parlor of Stockton invited
the Grand Parlor to meet there in
1879. and the invitation was unani-
mously accepted.
AT the afternoon session reports Of
the Committees on Printing and Sup
plies and Appeals and Grievances were
read and referred.
AT 4 p m. the Grand Parlor adjourned
TO participate in a local Red Cross
meeting.
This evening the delegates were TAX
en- Tor drive around the city, and
there was a concert in the Courthouse
Plaza.
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THE LATEST PRIZE.
The British Steamer Twickenham
Arrives at Key West.

KEY WEST, June 1.-THE British
steamer Twickenham. captured off
Kingston on June 10th by the aux
iliary cruiser st. Louis. arrived here
to-day in charge of a prize crew. She
had on board 5000 tons of coal and
one passenger, who is supposed to be
an employe of the Spanish Govern
ment. The prisoner gives the name
of Jamie Fernieres, and says he is the
first officer of the Spanish hospital ship
Alicante.
Conflicting stories are told concern
ing the Spaniard's presence on board
the Twickenham, and there is a strong
suspicion that he is more important
capture than superficial circumstances
might indicate.
Recently the Twiekenham was AZ
Martinique, where the Spanish hospital
ship Alicante. under the command of
Captain Antonio GEMS, has been lying
for some time. and there was re-
port that the Alicante and other ships
of the enemy had been receiving coal
from the Twickenham.
Ensign Payne who brought the
steamer in. says it was not until the
ship was bound for Key West that
the mysterious Spaniard was discov-
cred, slowed away in the hold On the
other hand. Captain Robinson declares
he took him aboard as a passenger at
Fort de France at the request of Cap
tain GEMS.
Fernieres. who is an imposing look
ing person of about 30 years, is
much-worried Spaniard. and tears stood
in his eyes as he told the story, through
an interpreter. to representative of
the Associated Press. He said he was
going. by order of Captain GEMS. from
Martinique to Jamaica, where he hoped
to board a steamer for the Pacific
Coast, in order to transact. business
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THE AsToR BATTERY.
Passes Through st. Louis ON tho
Way to San Francisco.

ST. LOUIS, June 15--The Vandalia
brought in the Astor battery from New
York to-day, and after the men had
been refreshed with substantial
breakfast at Union station the journey
to San Francisco was continued.
Lieutenant p c. March was in COM
mand of the battery. and with him were
the three officers and ninety-nine men
who arrived in a. train consisting of
three tourist sleepers, one coach and
three baggage cars.
Before starting West the train was
enlarged by the addition of seven cars
containing horses and mules, one fiat
car with two army wagons. and one
box car. containing pack saddles, bri-
dies and accouterments.
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dian war bonds who sued to recover
the value of the coupons with interest.
The court gives him judgment for the
worth of the coupons, but denies him
relief as to interests since maturity.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
judgment of the Superior Court of
Fresno County awarding $525 damages
to H. Avakian in his suit against q.
IS. Noble & Bro, raisin packers. The
packers held mortgage on Avakian' $
raisins and, through an agent forcibly
seized a lot of the. dried fruit which he
claimed to have bought from a third
party. The court held the packing
company responsible for the act of its
agent.
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FRENCH MINISTRY FALLS.
MeHne Hands President Faure Res
ignations Of the Cabinet.

this morning and reviewed the situa-
ton. Later NJ. Meline handed Presi-
dent Faure the resignation of the whole
Cabinet, which the President accepted,
while requesting the Ministers to con-
tinue the direction of affairs until their
successors are named
1t is expected that M. Ribot, the
former Premier and Minister of FL
nance, will be invited to form new
Ministry, and it is considered proba BILE
that NJ. Dupuy, who was Premier IF
the Cabinet which preceded that Of NJ.
Ribot, will join the new Ministry.
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with the agents Of the Spanish Trans
atlantic Company. He was also to see
the company's agent at Jamaica, but,
strange to say, he did not even know
this agents name, and was to secure
all necessary information from the
Spanish Consul there. Il
8 The agitation of Fernieres taken in
connection with the unlikely phases of
his story, leads to the belief that he
may be an important prisoner.
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Regulars and Volunteers Fight.

WASHINGTON, June ia special
to the Post" from Old Point Com
fort, Va, says a hot fight occurred last
night in the streets of the village of
Phoebus between Maryland volun-
teers and regulars from Fort Monroe.
Officers from the volunteers and reg
ulars were hastily summoned and
ended the fighting after about seventy
five prisoners were taken and sent to
the guardhouse. 1t is said about TWEEN
ty men received injuries, none of them
serious, during the melee.
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it is estimated, give the Spanish at
Santiago about a weeks notice to spare
for an assault.
There is a stronger disposition now
than heretofore to order the co-opera-
ton Of the insurgents at Santiago.
They have not yet made very deep
impression on the army. but it is ad-
mitted that they may possess many
qualifications to render them invalu-
able allies in occupying the Spanish
forces while the attack is being made
by General Shafter and Admiral Samp-
son.
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Nevada Royal Arch Masons.

CARSON (Nev.). June 1.-THE Grand
chapter of Royal Arch Masons conven-
ed here to-day. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing term: j.
NJ Mccormack, Grand High Priest: O
A. Percy, Deputy Grand High Priest:
Nj. A. Murphy. Grand King; John Han
cock. Grand Scribe; Enoch Strother
Grand Treasurer; c. n. Noteware.
Grand Secretary; w. w. Stephens,
Grand Chaplain of the Hosts: J. A.
Miller, Grand Royal Arch Captain.
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THE SECOND
: EXPEDITION
TO MANILA.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
sides the officers, making less than 600
military passengers. The control Of
the ship was given to Lieutenant Col
.onel Clarence M. Bailey of the Eight
eenth Infantry.
On the Zealandia were the Tenth
Pennsylvania Volunteers and part Ct
Battery B of the Utah Volunteer In
fantry. With the gamers went two
Maxim fighting machines, which, as
precautionary measure. were, placed
ready for action in the bow of the ves-
sci. In all there were 6a0 privat..s
and sixty officers on board
On the steamer Senator is the First
Regiment of Nebraska Volunteers.
numbering 1923 men and officers.
No definite date can be named at
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Maguire's Resolution Killed.

WASHINGTON, June 15.-The House
Committee on Pacific Railroads to-day.
by a strictly party vote of 3 to 4, killed
the Mcguire resolution calling on the
Administration for information as to
the alleged failure to protect the Gov
ernment's interests in the sale of the
Kansas Pacific and the delay in fore
closing on the Central and Western Pa
cific roads
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Company f, Sixth Regiment,

SANTA CRUZ, June 15.-The COM
pany OF the Sixth California Regiment
mere VIII in few days make a sham
ATTACK on the powder works. Scouting
parties are sent out daily to become
familiar with the reads leading to the
works The Red Cross Society has es-
ia soished headquarters where work for
the soldiers progresses daily.
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Fifth Regiment Called Out.

SAN JOSE. June 15.-Company r.
Fifth Infantry. viii leave for San
francisco tomorrow or next day. word
having just been received from the Ad-
Jutant General that the Fifth had been
called into service as a full regiment
Company b is ready to start with 1872
men.