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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-10-06

I
| the e. B. a ilen Co. and nfterwnrds went
| into business for himself ana Is stjlllivine
| IL Ogdensburg. The next was Lucian WI
who beeAme prominent Congregational
| ist minister npd is settled In MINNESOTA.
The youngest boy, Edwin, Hae drowned
| in Lalro Champia1n while attending col
Iege 10 Borllhgton.
Luther Ch4neyh wife vas sepra A1ien
daughter o&3enee Allen, who oita ~
Barnard IN II Mrs. Cheney Was q sis
ter Of =. b Allen. Of 0gdensburg, where
she made her home the last years of ner
| life. AlEays chearfui and pleasanti she
was model iandlady and much 81 tne
success Of Chahey's tavern was due 10 the
management indoors.
abiGs and moruiBs In his day II was con-
sidered no disgrace to sell rum the same
as any other merchandise, and no doubt
the profits on Liquor sold BY the glass
helped materially 70 swell the income Of
this ancient hostelry. Mr.. ChaDey dieu
in 1848s aged only 80 years, which seems
strange for We boys always called MIN en-
oiq Tta an1n h .s pe'ps tsa " ehsnsv tavern was
fssorIfe reesrf ~ man and hovs OF the
xi1isee' rvensnee asneoiaIly found BOYS
from @ Il Ia Is wears ga On hand for fun
and q mischief
sns ~ wnsss @ bsn ssus With nv lirht 81
~ ~ sss.9m c@1ss shor sro slate ana
placed M AMI XII IL ssIes ~ fhe dav On his Iede-
T = Thss h. was slrnost Iaa invariably his even
ing's work and the boys we're Obliged to
oe s,t isssssb,a g hSgs tennered NM vel We All
Ma sasrs aas.sss AN ~ esnfson how w displessed
IN. bsne 49, - = s.'''' - :
Almoss rsgpaa, o0asaSl ~ sscns ~ ms eon eoa
syd ! feechey ~ writino who. about every
* - ~ IN months. hsd I ciaes in PEN
manship 1t the village schoolhonse, and
hs,rno,'s 49, ! y drtn[ m the nroceede. These
Srnnrs wonid rometimes last for two
~eei<s rrirh TeorSrrI h.rfilv able Ia stand
~, ~ teer 1HnI richt here Iet me saw
Sk.s go ss.S,v. - ~ ~. tnwn w.n thar q
man rim fSis drhauchino habit could.
= hcn ~ - me- fs,t ~ n have auch COM
o1e IN =. 3. "a I,ns" - III nen
ccnid n4t ~ .ornassed
Se-~ - y
Another regular Iounger at the Chaney
barroom was Walter q. Clark, man with
q family and still boy. He Was great
reader, good politician and . sfaunch
Whig. Good company for Squire Cnsnsy
boys and, hsi1e in the prime Of life, made
hiuself 1 lead6f n ~ athletic sports, and
In fact there W14pibut few young men ~
b4rnarQ o< M W2oQstock VINO cQuIu oc-t
him - any k1po 81 9ame. "es -
expert - qqoFS ok 1enplpe, f4oo #ssss 49,
!er ana AZ qnTunF enok Win - pLu ntns, =,
lock rines ~ W!s sure cn1z. fon y =.
turkey shoots ana nca oroPps mn
gobnter ~ ~ foo4. 44e q as. as.te
was 10 lift \ barrel Of hour 41t14is little
nngers smother 20 I'LL Q4f W. ns teetn
but the great trick o. ms ]4e - 20 ne
down On MS lace and no man 49, ~. , exef
81 TINS was % place your ioot IN ~ no.-
ssss, - ,sI ~ M hsnds x,nosf eyerv ever.
=, y se,,,., 70 al aith Greater or iess mum
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:. NJ Landon has Withdrawn from
the contest for State superintendent OF
Education and everything points to
the reelection OF Mason ). Stone.
The House has pne mute member,
f. w. Robbins. A thens. he isIa DEM
ocrat, coming from strong kepnbii-
can town.
The committees win probably be an
|nounced Monday
Last evening the reception OF the
outgoing and incoming governors took
place at the Statehouse- 1t was fes-
tive occasion, after the usual order.
There were many notables present
Yesterday, among them Ex-Gov. Page,
Con 9rcssman Grout. Hon. +. II. Pow
eli. z. nj. Mansur, 0lin Merrill, Ex-
Gov. Farnham, z. II. Dale and " W.
Stickney.
AS a courtesy to Father Abel, who
has served fourteen terms IN the
House, he was permitted to select his
seat in advance Of the usual seat lot
terry.
The legislature will adjourn this af-
ternoon until Monday, as nothing can
be done until the appointment Of COM
mitfees.
The first junket viii come next
Ihursuay, when the legislature viii
afte nd the grand reception to the reg
ulars at Fort Ethan Allen.
Mr.. Wall of Randolph was pursued
by his usual good fortune in selecting
seats, etc, his being fourth choice.
The Governors message VIII pc reau
before Joint assembly to-day.
Col. MImms was able to NIL out ms
services as senate reporter yesterday
Judging by yesterdays experience
the House will be a talking body
Morrison's Faust was a strong az
traction at the opera house last even
ing.
Yesterday afternoon was given up 70
choice Of seats in the House.
George Hogan, son Of G. z. Hogan
of st. Albans, is to be Gov. Smiths
secretary of civil and military affairs
The Senate contains only five farm
ers. It has nine lawyers The House
has 152 farmers.
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THE LEGISLATURE.


MONTPELIER, Oct. D, 1898.
The Legislature convened today with
the usual downpour Of rain attendant.
The members were on hand In good
numbers and early and the hotel lob
bies were the scenes of animated con-
versations Tuesday evening, when can
didates for this place and that were
busy log-rolling. The secretaryship
and chaplaincy of the Senate were the
chief bones OF contention. with the
chaplaincy Of the House an unknown
sea.
The House was organized under the
tutelage of Retiring Secretary of State
Brownell. There were s238 Of the 246
members-elect present. For speaker,
Kittredge Haskins, Republican, Of
Brattleb0ro, received 1913 votes and
George Al. Dickey OF Bradford 81 votes.
Mr.. Wall made one Of the seconding
speeches for Mr.. Huskins. The cleo
tion was made unanimous. On taking
the chair, Mr.. Haskins made d neat nc
ceptance. Thomas @. Cheney OF Nor
ristown was elected clerk without OPP
position. Rev. j. X Fuller Of Barton
Landing was elected chaplain without
opposition.
In the Senate, Max l.. Powell Of Bur-
lington was reelected secretary, re-
ceiying Is votes to IA for Carl G..
Fletcher OF st. Adams. Rev. Andrew
+. Gillies of Montpelier received 2l
votes for the chaplaincy to for Rev.
ID. R. Lowell OF Rutland. Senator j.
G. Mccullough Of Bennington was
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require constant care and attention. To
NEGLECT them is to invite decay and hasten
the time when you must 60 to the dem
tist's for substitutes. But the care OF the
teeth Ii OF no value unless IL is effective.
You must supplement the brush by the
use of our powder. In this way the teeth
are kept perfectly clean and free from IN
iurious accretions. Look out for your
teeth In order to retain them as long as
nature intended they should serve.
EVAN E. EVANS I CO.,
Druggists, Randolph, Vt
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DID ALL HARM THEY COULD.
The Revengeful Spirit Exhibited by Span
iards on Leaving HoIguin.

Santiago de Cuba, Dec. IL. - Gen.
Leonard Wood, military governor Of
the department of Santiago, has re-
turned from his tour of inspection
along the north coast very well satisfied
with the results of the trip. He con-
siders that Col. Hood of the Second
immune regiment, who is in command
of Holguin has done excellent work in
the district.
1t appears that when the Spaniards
left they filled the cisterns with ma
nure, rendering it extremely difficult
mails they could, leaving the dead bod
les in the streets, and burned all the
furniture they were unable to remove.
In fact, they devastated the town.
He found small pox still prevalent,
but under control and gradually being
reduced by DR.. Woodson and his as
sistants. The health of the troops is
excellent, there not being one case of
serious sickness.
No little interest attaches to the ap-
pointment of Mayor Mayari. Gen.
Wood found three candidates, about
equally supported, and all with civil
lists estimating an average expendi-
ture of about 81 600 600. When he had
discovered that the revenue was some
thing under $500 900, Gen. Wood asked
if there were not some reputable citi-
zen with patriotism enough to give his
services for nothing. A merchant
promptly responded, and the appoint
ment is acceptable to everybody except
the three other candidates.
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THE HOUSE.
Huu's Reorganization Bill May Be Brought
in This Week.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Beyond the
first three days, there is no program
mapped out for the House this week.
Tomorrow will be devoted, under the
rules, to the consideration of business
relating to the District of Columbia,
and on Tuesday the District of Column
bia appropriation bin will be taken
ups
This is in pursuance of the determln-
alton of the leaders to give the appro-
priation bills the right of way when
ever one is ready. There is nothing in
the district bill this year to attract OPP
position and unless the unexpected hap
pens. the bill ought to pass Tuesday
or Wednesday at the latest.
The appropriations subcommittee on
pensions will commence work on the
pension appropriation bill tomorrow,
but it can hardly be ready before next
week. 1t is confidently expected, how
ever. that it will be passed before the
holidays. 1t is possible that Chair
man Hull of the military affairs com
mittee will be able to bring in the
army reorganization bill as soon as the
district appropriations bill is out of the
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WERE BURNED.
Several Persons Lose Their
Lives in Brooklyn Fire.

New York, Dec. 11.-During the pro-
gress of a fierce fire. which wrecked
the f1ve-story brownstone apartment
house at 1874 Prospect place, Brooklyn.
three tenants were burned to death,
and one man, in attempting to rescue
the tenants of the burning building,
fell down an air shaft from the roof OF
the adjoining building, and was in
stantly killed.
Eight men, women and children, resi-
dents of the building. were missing at
an early hour this morning, and may
have persisted in the flames Those
known TO have been burned to death
are: Thomas Whine. Mr. and Mrs. Jos.
Noblett and Mrs. Mary Stathorn
The fire was discovered by Lewis
Whitman, a lawyer. The flames at that
time. after having started in the base
ment of the building, were ascending
the front stairway with roar Whit
man, realizing that an entrance to tho
building from the front was impossible,
dashed into the adjoining building, 1872
Prospect place, and assembled the stairs
Whine, who had also seen the blaze.
The two, upon reaching the roof. at
tempted to run across the burning
building from one of the scuttles, out
of which blue wreaths OF smoke were
already issuing. Whine took the lead
in the rush across the road to the res
cue. He did not see an air shaft which
ran between the two buildings, and fell
headlong to the tagging below. Whit
man saw the accident barely in time to
check himself. Becoming frightened
at the fate Of his unknown comrade, he
drew back and ran down to the street
again, where he turned in an alarm.
The fire by this time was raging
fiercely throughout the building and
there was a panic among the tenants.
The air was filled with the screams
and yells of half naked men, women
and children, who jumped from the
lower floors or ran down the back
stairways The fire engines were bust
ly engaged in fighting a stubborn fire
at 666 Sackett station the time the
alarm was sent in, and there was some
delay in reaching the second blaze BY
the time of the arrival of the first en-
CINE, the building was a roaring fur
mace, and it was believed that the en-
tire block Of buildings would be
doomed. Three more alarms were i'm
mediately turned in, but there was lit
tie rescue work remaining for the Are
men to do.
A vast crowd OF terrified spectators
jostled in the streets below, with a
knowledge that death had followed
quickly after the flames and rumors
flew thick and fast that three people
had been roasted alive. The bodies of
the Nobletts We're found burned to a
crisp, in their apartments, on the top
floor.
Mr.. Nobletts body was found hang
ing half way out of the window. He
had gone there to save himself and
the flames had overpowered him before
he had time to jump. All the tenants
on the first three floors have been ac-
counted for, but there are several still
missing from the fourth and fifth floors.
The property loss is placed at $4,000
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w Ork OF w eek
in Congress-.
THE CANAL BILL
This Will Control LARGE
Proceedings in Senate.

Washington, Dec, 1.-THE course OF
proceedings in the Senate this week
will depend upon the disposition that
is made of the Nicaragua canal bill. 1t
is Senator Morgan's intention to call up
this measure Monday, and he has ex-
pressed the hope that he will secure
action at the Monday session.
Few of his most sanguine co-workers
agree with him in this opinion, and the
best indication is that unless an agree
ment can be reached for postponement
several days at least will be consumed
in it's consideration. The opponents of
the measure will meet it's supporters
with a proposition to defer considera-
ton until after the Christmas holi-
days, and they will give as their rea-
son for this request the fact that the
report of the government commission
appointed to investigate the feasibility
of the canal has not yet been made,
urging the importance of receiving the
information which the commission Will
be able to furnish before acting upon
so important q question.
If the bill is taken up IN earnest II
will consume the greater portion Of the
Senates time until finally disposed Of.
Another subject on the calendar is the
anti-scalping bill, which Senator Gull
lon has informed the Senate he will
seek to get up at an early day, but will
meet with opposition if he makes the
effort, and is not likely to succeed thus
early in the session. The special order
for Monday at o'clock is the bill pro-
viding for the registry of foreign built
ships, but if the Nicaragua bill should
be taken up the registry bill would not
be allowed to consume much time.
Senator Morrill, has given notice Of
motion Tuesday to consider the bill
providing for the purchase of site
for the United States supreme court,
but the proceedings with reference TO
this measure win be confined 10
speech by the Vermont senator.
The urgent army deficiency bill Will
receive attention early IN the week:
The committee on appropriations Will
meet Monday, and it is not believed
that more than one meeting on the bill
will he necessary Senator Allison,
chairman of the committee, hopes,
therefore, to get the bill before the
Senate for consideration Tuesday. II
has been prophesied that the army bill
wculd be used as a Dretext for discus
sion of the Spanish war, and the fear
Of such a course has not entirely sub
sided.
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What has he ever done for Worcester9

way. He is exceedingly anxious to get
the bill into the House at the earliest
possible moment, as he is particularly
solicitous that it should pass the House
before the holidays. If it should follow
the district bill, a very interesting de-
bate would be precipitated.
The future policy of the government
is ordained in the bill for the increase
of the standing army, and the whole
subject will be opened up. The dem
ocrats are divided upon the question of
increasing the regular army, but how
far the opposition will go in antago-
nizing the measure, it is impossible to
forecast. Only last week during the
debate on the urgent deficiency bill.
Mr.. De Almond of Missouri, one of
The leaders, eVaded a direct reply when
he question was put fairly at him by
dr. Cannon, chairman of appropria-
ions &C .nmittee.
If the army reorganization bill
hould not come up the various COM
littees, under the call, would probab-
be allowed to clean up business that
ley have on the calendar.
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INADVISABLE.
Spaniards Cautiously Re
fuse an Invitation to Dinner

Paris Dec.11.-The United States peace
commissioners rested today after the
long strain of daily conferences and al
most daily sessions with the spaniards,
the intensity of which they hardly real
led until it was over.
Warm personal friendships and mu-
tual regard have arisen between the
two commissions as the result of their
extended controversy at close quarters,
Today several members of both com
missions exchanged calls. The Ameri-
can commissioners unohiciaIly informed
the Spaniards that they would be glad
10 nave the two commissions dine to-
gether' The reply, which, like the invi-
JatlOn, was conveyed automatically
through a third party, was that the
Spaniards would be most pleased, but
feared it would be inadvisable, because
1t might be misconstrued at Madrid
where already much feeling existed
against the Spanish commissioners.
Severt members of the United States
commission were inclined at first to pub
hsh the text of the treaty, but Senator
Frye made a strong plea yesterday for
the observance of courtesy toward the
IHleu states Senate, and his argu-
ments prevailed Further details, how
ever, have been learned as to the word
ing Of the treaty, which provides that
Cuba is to be relinquished and that
Porto Rico and the Philippines are tc
be ceded. The Americans are to pay foI
the repatriation of the Spanish troops
from all the colonies. The Spaniards are
to return all prisoners held by them
They are to retain possession of all
military stores and munitions of war in
the Philippines, and of such ships as
have not been captured
The commercial treaties between the
two nations which the war ruptured are
to be renewed at the convenience of. tine
two nations. The protocol makes nearly
500 typewriter pages.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-12
ATTACK ON lLolLo.
,.yices Come That Both Sides Were Sue
cessful.

,1vices Come That Both Sides Were Sue
cessful.
Manila, Dec. 11.-According to relia-
bic adyices from Iloilo, capital of the
island OF Panay, in the Visayas group,
the insurgents attacked Iloilo on the
night Of Dec. /, and captured all the
Spanish trenches except one. They
then notified Gen. Rios to remove the
women and children, and threatened to
renew the attack the following night.
When these adyices left Iloilo Gen.
Rios was expecting renforcements and
field gins, and the plan was for the
Spanish cunboats to shell the town if
the insurgents effected an entrance.
The foreign residents were greatly
alarmed, ard all merchantmen had
been ordered outside the harbor in or
der to allow the gunboats to operate.
Meanwhile the Spanish authorities have
been advised that the Tulisanos troops
are looting, disobedient to orders, and
cannot De restrained. On the other
hand, the Spanish transport Isla de
Luzon reports that the insurgents
around Ioilo were repulsed with great
slaughter on Dec. 6, while attempting
to storm the last entrenchment. Ac-
cording to this story 500 insurgents
were killed or wounded by the machine
aOns
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sudden End to d Varied and
Notable Career.
The Change of Climate Proved Too NucI
For the Distinguished Cuban Pariot---
A Life Spent in Fighting the
Battles For the Freedom
Of His Country.

Washington, Dec. 11-Gen. CaIixto
Garcia, the distinguished Cuban war
rior and leader and the head Of the
commission elected by the Cuban as
scmbly to visit this country died here
today at Hotel Raleigh, where the COM
mission has its headquarters.
THE sudden change from the warm
climate of Cuba, with the hardships
be had there endured, to the wintry
weather Of New York and Washington,
is responsible for the pneumonia which
resulted in his death. He contracted
a slight cold in New York which did
not assume an alarming stage until the
early part Of last week. On Tuesday
night, Gen, Garcia, in company with
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FLOATING VESSELS.
Good Progress Now Being Made at Vine
ward Haven in This Work.

Vineyard Haven, Dec. 11.-Good pro-
gress has Keen made during the past
few days tn floating a number of the
vessels driven ashore in the gale@ of
two weeks ago today. The schooner
George, which had her headgear car
ried away, has made necessary repairs,
and will sail for ST. John at the earliest
opportunity. After 400 tons of cargo
had been lightered from the barken-
tine Nellie NJ Slade, an unsuccesstul
attempt was made at high water this
morning to pull her off by the two tugs
Storm King and Fred B. Dalzell
Nearly the entire cargo of feed on the
schooner James A. Brown, also ashore,
has been removed, and when the yes
sci is floated she will be sent to New
Bedford for repairs. The cargo or Pill
ing on the schooner Rebecca w. Hud-
dell has also been removed, and she
will be hauled afloat at the next nigh
tide. The vessel is but slightly in
iured. The Boston Tow Boat Company
has contracted to float the schooner
Ouetay and deliver the vessel and her
cargo of lumber to New York.
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A FRANKLIN TIRE.
Over Thirty Thousand Dollars Damage
Done in Business Section.

Franklin, Dec. ia fire, which a.
one time threatened the entire business
section, destroyed, early this morning,
the saw mill, box factory and grain
store of Metcalf & Son and partially
Quilted a tenement belong to a Mr..
Dana The loss of the Metcalf's vii! be
nearly $4,000 on which there is no in
surance, Danas loss was about $1,000.
The buildings destroyed We're situated
in the rear of the business blocks on
Main street, and it was only by the
hardest kind Of work that the firemen
were able to confine the flames to the
Metcalf and Dana properties. The
Metcalf's had on hand large amount
of lumber and grain.