Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-18

Count Kalnoky, 60, former Austro-Hun-
garian minister of foreign affairs, died IN
Brunn Sunday.
The Pope celebrated mass Sunday in the
Basilica in honor of past and coming an
niversaries jointly in his first mass and
coronation Pilgrims from all parts of the
country were present.
The Nassau Chambers building, a seven
story structure for offices on Nassau and
Ann streets, was burned at New York Fri
day night. The total loss was $1,000, 600.
Levi P. Morton owned the building.
Fifteen steamships are now in port at
Philadelphia loading or waiting their turn
to load the grain that is coming frcm the
West in great quantities. Their aggre.
gate carrying capacity amounts to over
5000, 900 bushels.
Japan has notified China that she in
tends to keep i-Hai-Wei permanently
In view of this the Powers will be notified
that no foreign loan is now required as
the purpose of the loan was solely to pay
the japanese war indemnity.
A Boston syndicate has bought Mookai.
one of the Hawaiian islands, for $2j1 900
The famous leper settlement is on this isl
and but it is separated from the main part
of the island by high mountains The isl
and contains 10000 acres. The syndicate
will engage in the sugar industry.
James Stevenson, who died at Old Point
Comfort, Va, Sunday came to this coun-
try from Ireland a poor boy, but he
amassed large fortune through real es-
tate operations in Boston, having So 000.-
900 in property in control at one time He
was the father of Miss Grace Stevenson,
whose mysterious disappearance caused a
great sensation in Boston last spring.
ilbustering expedition is said to have
left Tampa, Fla, for Cuba Saturday night
Seventy-five men left the city by special
train, which carried them to a point on
the Pease river where they embarked 1t
is said that Gen Sanguily was the real
commander of the expedition. Friends of
the Cubans claim that the cargo of the fl
clustering steamer 5000 rifles, 5000
rounds of dynamite, 200 600 rounds of car
tridges, and large amount of supplies
New York to Buffalo 425 miles, in APO
minutes, actual running time, was the rec
ord made over the Erie road Sunday bv
special newspaper train The train left
jersey City at 3:1S o'clock and reached
Buffalo at 1913. In stops "A minutes were
lost, The train was made up of engine
and three baggage cars. The 10 miles be-
tween Hornelsvile and Buffalo were GOV.
cred in 50 minutes Next Sunday an eff
fort is to be made to improve on this fast
run.
The war department has made public the
report of Capt Ray who was sent to Alas
ka last summer to investigate the con-
ditions prevailing. He thinks the aspect
OF affairs is serious, and blames the com
panies for attracting large numbers of per-
sons to Circle CITY and Fort Yukon on
statements that 1000 tons of provisions
were at the two places when only 800 tons
were on hand, Captain Ray has found
restitution and lawlessness and thinks
prompt measures should be taken to pro
tect life and property.
Ensign Joseph c. Breckenridge. execu
tive officer of the torpedo boat Cushing,
was v ashed overheard during the passage
of that boat to Havana with supplies for
the Maine He seized life line, but il
parted. Two seamen went to his rescue,
but their boat was overturned. They
were rescued with lines. Cook Daniel
Atkins went overheard to the rescue, and
recovered the body, but all efforts to re-
suscitate the ensign were unavailing.
breckenridge father is an inspector gen
eral of the army at Washington.
The Philadelphia Press claims to have
the true story of the manner in which the
De LONE letter became public 1t was
seen on his desk at Washington by one of
his employees who sympathized with the
Cubans. This employee told members of the
Junta the substance of the letter and they
planned to get possession of it. The letter
was forwarded to Havana, and the contents
were removed from the envelope and blank
pages substituted by an agent of the Cuban
party. No explanation is given as to why
the letter was kept several weeks before it
was given out for publication.