Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-28
IN GENERAL.

A story comes from Gillespie county,
Texas of the discovery there Of ore which
assays So, 800 to the ton.
A Liverpool despatch recorded the death,
on Tuesday, of John Laird, the ship
builder. of Birkenhead, who built the
blockade-runner Alabama.
Ex-Governor John d. Long, secretary Of
the navy. was unanimously reelected presi-
dent Of the Massachusetts, Total Abstinence
society at the annual meeting in Boston
Wednesday.
The low price OF silver has not seriously
reduced its production in this country
Colorados output Of silver last year was
Sl4, 1000. 600, and it Jared no worse than
other commodities in selling at the market
price.
The Rev. Dr. T. Dewitt Ta.mage was
married in Allegheny, Pa. last saturday
to Mrs. Eleanor VI. Collins OF that city.
They will live in Washington. This is
Mr.. Talmage's third marriage.
A telegram from Tomsk, West Siberia.
says that lump of aurferou, earth con-
tanning AT pounds Of pure gold worth
S24 >G4 las been found on the gold wash
ing estate in the N!nussinsk district.
President Dole of Hawaii. arrived in
Washington Wednesdav The party were
received at the station by the secretary Of
state and escorted to the hotel where Pres
ident Mckinley called upon The Hawaiian
president. Mr. Dole will remain in Wash
ington during next week.
A San Francisco estimate of precious
metals produced in the states and terri
tories west Of the Missouri river during
1891 shows in the aggregates: Gold, S69.-
$50. jQ7: silver, S3I.l>4,034; copper. S3J,-
81. 694; lead, >9,775,144; total, >lj3,-
435. 400
The circuit court at Fremont, Ohio. has
affirmed decision OF the lower court in
the case of Addie NJ. Smith against the es-
tate of the late Rutherford b. Hayes. Mrs.
Smith received injuries in runaway, the
horse having been frightened by a dog
owned by the Hayes estate. She sued for
So, 900 damages, and after a hard-fought
trial, lasting four weeks, received $500
damages.
The first big scheme of local improve
ment planned by the Van Wyck admins.
tration in New York, is a third bridge
across the East river. one is in operation.
A second is building The third will be
especially for railroads. The board Of
public improvements has adopted a resolu-
ton empowering the commissioner Of
bridges to inquire into the necessity and
cost Of such a bridge. Brooklyn needs
this improvement more than anything else.
The big grain steamer, City of Duluth.
one of the largest on the great lakes, was
wrecked Wednesday night while irving TO
enter the harbor OF ST. Joseph, Mich. in
heavy northwest gale. The vessel struck
a bar at the mouth Of the river and was
thrown against the north pier. breaking in
Two Immediately. She went to the bottom
in an hour Her cargo of corn, -four and
merchandise is total loss. A lfe-sayinc
crew rescued her passengers and crew.
A second monetary convention has been
held in indianapolis this week, attended
by several hundred representatives of the
leading business interests of the country.
plan of currency reform was adopted.
the cardinal points of which are 40 re-.
move once and forever all doubt as IN
what the standard of value in the United
States is to be-" and ito establish the
credit of the United States at the highest
point among the nations of the world"
Hon. Joseph McKenna took his seat on
the bench of the supreme court of the
United States Wednesday as an asso-
ciate justice. The court room was
crowded in anticipation of the even,
The ceremony was very simple con.
sisting of the taking of the oath. ana
at its conclusion the new Justice took his
seat on the bench and the court proceeded
with the business before it.
Sensational charges have been mado
this week before the Senate committees
which is investigating the civil service
TO see what changes ought to be made in
the law. The charges are made by f n
Bailey, chief clerk of the examiners ottca
Ihey relate in the main to the ineficiencv
OF the civil service commission as now cor,
stlluted. Mr.. Bailey declares thai tho
business of the commission is in the great
est confusion, and that as result NAM
appointments are made without REGARD ~
the provisions of the law.
DR.. Mary Walker, who has kent berself
so well in the public mind for lone torn,
OF years, has regained her clerkshin in ~
pension bureau in Washington from which
Col. Dudley deposed her. II is moi oenor
ally known that Dr. Walker is The oni,,
woman pensioned for disabilities incprra3
IN The service. She served as nurse in
the war and began to receive pension hu
examination, just like the men, before tbs
law pensloned nurses. She doubtlefs oats
oack IN the pension bureau under rnls IN
by which veterans who have been in tho
employ OF the government can resrro
work without passing the civil-seryice ev0
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