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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Barre Opera House Burned.

A Loss of over NONCOMPLIANCE Spread
with Great RapidIty and Frozen Hy-
drants Delayed the work OF the Fire
men.
The Barre opera house was burned early
Tuesday morning, causing a total loss of
sou, on the buildings and contents. The
post office, r. S. Currier q Co. S large dry
goods store, NJ. l.. Towne & Co. 3 gro
Gerry store, the city liquor agency, the coal
office of Towne & Leonard and the city
clerks office were burned out. City Clerk
B. II. Wells saved his personal property
and some papers. The records and books
were in the big fre-proof vault. Not a
scrap of mail or any of the property in the
post-oflice was saved. NJ l.. Towne saved
his books. Mr.. Currier will save what was
in his safe.
The fire was discovered at 20 by Po-
liceman Patrick Brown. At that time
there was only a small blaze in the rear
part of the .Currier store. The fire depart
ment responded promptly, but the first by
drant was frozen and valuable time was
lost. The interior of the Currier store was
soon all ablaze, and when the fire broke
through the partition into the hall of the
theatre it was impossible to check it. The
lire then burned back. through the ceiling
into the post-oilice and into Towne q Co. s
store The firemen realized that the build
ing was doomed and turned their attention
to saving the adjoining property. The
roof fell in at o'clock and at o'clock
only the front and end walls and a
heap of ruins mark cd the site of the hand.
some building.
r. 5. Currer * Co. carried $1,000 in
surance, NJ. l.. Towne x Co. $4,000, and
the building, which was owned by the city
of Barre, was insured for $l1 600. 1t was
hullt only few years ago at a cost of over
100000
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
Stole $4,000 In Jewels.

Edward y. Knight, manager of the
Bankers Collateral Loan company of -
School street, Boston, has disappeared with
between $50, 900 and $50, 600 worth of dia-
monds and jewelry from the concern,
which is owned by John f. Canning, the
successor to John Stetson Knight drove
down town early Sunday afternoon, went
TO the office, and Immediately called up the
burglar alarm companys office by tele-
phone, telling the clerk there that he was
going to open the safes, and not to mind
the ringing of the alarm. Having thus
guarded against disturbance, knight
opened the big safes and took out practi
cally all the valuable diamonds and level
ry. He put them in bags, which he car
ried to waiting cab, and getting in with
his punder, disappeared Mr.. Canning
the owner of the business, was notified by
clerk Monday that the safes were locked
As none but Knight had KEYS or knew
the combinations the safes had to be forced
open, and then the robbery was revealed
Knight is a handsome, dark-eved man of
30, about five feet, eight inches tall. and
weighing 100 pounds. He was protGgG
of the late John Stetson When the con.
Germ in which Stetson laid the foundation
of his fortune changed hands Knight was
kept as clerk and afterward was made
manager He received a large salary
There was about $1,000 with the Jewels
Knight married a beautiful East Boston
woman, the daughter of Capt Bussev, five
years ago, They have lived extravagantlv
The wife is Frustrated over her husbands
disappearance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
Another "Grand Old Man."
Charles Pelham Nilliers Had Been I"
Member of the British House of Conn
mons for the Past az Years.

Charles Pelham VilIiers Had Been 1"
Member of the British House of Conn
mons for the Past az Years.
Charles Pelham Nillers, 96, member of
the British parliament for South Wolver-
hampton, died Sunday. He was known as
the father of the House of Commons, hav-
ing sat continuously in the House since
1885. In addition to being the oldest mem
her of the House of Commons, he was the
father of the English bar, for he was
"called" at Iincoln's Inn in 1927. Mr..
Gladstone. seven wears TIE junior of Mr..
Villers. entered Parliament two years be-
fore him, but while the service of Mr.. Vii
liers had been continuous, that of Mr..
Gladstone was broken when he retired
from the House of Commons. Mr.. Nilliers
was returned for Wolverhampton three
years after the passing of the great reform
act and the last Parliament of William ".
AS an Independent liberal he was one OF
the most able and eloquent leaders OF the
auti-corn law agitation, and to the triumph
of the cause his earnest speeches and per
sistent motions in Parliament contributed.
Notwithstanding his extremely advanced
age, his memory was singularly retentlve
and he was able to entertain his friends for
hours at time with lively scenes in the
House of Commons during the first half
century. With Golden and Bright he was
intimately associated in the anti-corn law
agitation, and he was described as one OF
the triumvrate that brought about the re-
peal. Among the famous personalities he
could recall and wildly portray were the
great Sir Robert Peel, Lords Melbourne,
Russell, Derby, Aberdeen, Brougham, the
hnlya &c Wallipptpp lOanial (D( 'Onnpll
Hume, Grote and Disraeli. He always de
lighted to recall the circumstance that he
was in the House when Disraeli made the
celebrated speech in which he said that one
day the House would be compelled to lstel
To him
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
"Ren" Butterworth Dend.

Benjamin Butterworth, United States
commissioner of patents, died Sunday at
Townsville, Ga, where he went to recu-
perate after an attack of pneumonia He
was born in Warren county, Ohio, in 1887
He was a member of the state senate of
Ohio from Warren and Butler counties in
1874. Mr.. Butterworth was elected a
representative in Congress from the 1st
Ohio district and from the city of Cincin-
natl to the 10Th, 4ith, 49th, 50th and j1st
Congresses. From then until appointed to
the position he held at his death he devoted
most of his time to the practice of law,
especially patent law in Washington. He
was secretary of the Worlds Fair project
and did much TO make the great ex position
a success
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
Burned FrIghtfuIIy by an Explosion
of OIL,

John Miller, a clerk in the drug store of
George l.. Andrews at Newbury, met with
painful and almost fatal accident Thurs
day. While waiting on a customer, he
procured a bottle of oil from the store
room and finding it too CONCEALED to flow
readily, opened the door of the coal stove
and held the corked bottle over the live
Goals. In moment the bottle was broken.
the oil became ignited and the flames shot
out with terrific explosion. Mr. Mller's
face and hands were fearfully burned, all
the hair on his head was burned of, and
papers on the wall 10 feet away were
burned to cinders. Only for the presence
of customers the entire block would have
been burned. Mr.. Miller was taken to his
home in a dazed condition where his
wounds were carefully dressed 1t is be
heved he will recover. but he will be dis
figured for life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
Our Export Trade.

IL Amounted to $1,000, 100, 80 In 1907,
the Largest Figures Ever AttaIned---
Rig Trade Balance I'm Favor of the
united states.
The export trade of the United States
for the calendar year 1897 amounted to
81 .Ogg. 129. $40. This is the highest figure
ever before attained in the history of our
foreign commerce. and nearly the same
statement is true of the balance of trade in
favor of the United States The imports
for the ~ months were S742, $50, 800, and
the excess of exports was S356, AVS, 664.
The record of the previous calendar year,
1896, was striking in both the volume OF
exports and the balance in favor of the
United States, but exports were only 81,
OOj, S37, PAL, imports were $6Sl ,0l9, 5o6,
and the excess of exports was 1914, 20 :, $50.
The figures by calendar years are somewhat
less easy of reference than those for fiscal
years, but the largest total of exports by
fiscal years prior to 1897 was 81 ,O3O,%i
14S in 1892, and the excess of exports at
that time was only S2O2, $40, GS6 The
largest recorded excess of exports prior to
that date was in 1879, when the amount
was S264 GGl ,666. That balance and the
large balance in 1892 and again in 1897
were due largely to the scarcity of cereals
in Europe and the compensating export
from this country. The balance in favor
of the United States in 1894 was S231, 49,
$50, but this was due rather to the paraly-
sis of importations than to the magnitude
of the exports, which were only So02 no.
572. Taking account also of the traffic in
gold and silver, the net credit balance in
favor of the United States upon the face OF
the commerce returns was about $3.50 ,OOO,-
600 in 1897, as compared with 500, OOO,-
0OOsin 1896 Making an allowance of Sl5O,-
600, 600 as the net amount due for freights
and interest abroad credit balances in
favor of the United States would seem to
have been created of S1G0, OOO,O 600 in 1915
and S2Bb 900 900 in lS01
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
No Starving in Dawson.
Later Reports Are More Reassuring---
100000 In Gold Dust Brought out
by Miners who Have Reached seattle.


100000 In Gold Dust Brought Out
by Miners who Have Reached seattle.
Thirty five men direct from Dawson City
arrived in Seattle Thursday on the Al XII
They brought down 500, 600 in gold dust
The heaviest individual owner of the gold
dust was Nels johnson, who brought out
$40, 600 johnson is young Swede, who
went into the Klondike country over year
ago. The remaining $50. 600 in gold dust
brought down is in small amounts, and
scattered among several men.
John McCauley and Richard Butler made
the quickest trip on record They left
Dawson City on December -, and arrived
at Dyea in eighteen and one-half days
The arrivals bring no new features in
the food situation at Dawson, but confirm
previous reports that, while provisions are
scarce, there will he no starvation. &. +.
Treat, one of the Al kis passengers, who
has been the chairman of every meeting
held at Dawson to discuss the food ques-
ton, says "If necessary, government
expedition could reach Dawson over the
ice by using dogs, but the scarcity has been
relieved already by people coming and go
ing down the river A. Piele and George
Stevens made the journey from Dawson to
Dyea in twenty-one and one-half DAYS.
"Our coolest day was 81 degrees below, -
said Piele, but that was our best day for
travelling. We started from Dawson with
four dogs and 200 pounds on our seds, and
Travelled as much as 80 miles a day That
is good travelling, but we did not walk; we
rode
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21

The monument of the 18th Vermont
\olunteers will be erected on the battle
field at Gettysburg next month. 1t is - >
feet high, of Barre granite, and the main
column and the three bases are round. The
inscription reads l4th Vermont Volun-
teers, Col. W. T. Nichols, Stannard's bri-
gade, July , and 8, 1868 Killed 10:
wounded, 20. The cost was 1850.
Elk Mayor George W. Wing of Mont
pelier has received letter from Flagstaff,
Ari. asking for information concerning
Hugo Warren, native of Vermont
town, name unknown, who was killed at
Flagstaff year ago. Efforts are being
made to find the members of his family, as
he left large estate. This will 20 to the
state II heirs do not appear to claim it be-
fore next July.
The state Spiritualist convention was
held at Montpelier Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. Several speakers were present
from outside the state. Officers were
elected as follows: President, DR.. f. \.
smith of Brandon vice presidents, Mrs.
Sarah A. Wiley of Rockingham, \. f.
Hubbard of Tyson, Geo w. Ripley of
Montpelier; secretary and treasurer,
Janus Crossett of Waterbury,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
ACROSS THE BROOK.
An Interesting Item Picked up in Es.
teyVille by Our Representative,

When newspapers had only the stage coach and
sailing vessels 10 depend upon to gather foreign
news, when the telegraph, the telephone, the
steam engine and electric motor were not in ex-
istence, coffee houses and inns were regularly
thronged by loungers, and the public generally
who exchanged scraps of information brought to
them by the post and who listened TO the news
read aloud TO them by some habitue. The item
which follows was pick up by our representa-
tive While strolng arou d, and although the
reader is not indebted to electricity or steam
power for the Information II contains il is lust as
interesting and decidedly more reliable Read
this:
MIR. NJ. W Bingham of No Pleasant street
Esteyvie says II saw Doan's Kidney Pills adver.
tlsed and got a box at f. h. Durgin's drug store
They helped me great deal and am feeling bet
ter in every way than | have for long time
My kidneys troubled me for years with sharp
pains In the small of my back. 1t was more So.
we're In the morning for an hour or two until had
moved about considerably. Sometimes il would
last all through the day and perhaps for several
days In succession. The pains were quick, dart
ing and were very severe The secTetions from
the kidneys were scant and at times distressing
I'm poor hand to take medicine and it did nor
seem as if would take the pills regularly. but
whenever l felt the pain particularly severe |
took dose. In this way | found they soon re.
ieved me. poan's Kidney Pills are q splendid
medicine and will recommend them whenever I
can"
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold for so cents per
box. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, n Y. sole
agents for the United States. Sent by mail ON
receipt of price. For sale by all dealers.
Remember the name Doan's and take no other
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21

A railroad race involving the expendi.
ture of SIG 100000 has been begun by two
wealthy corporations, each desiring to own
the first railroad into the Yukon country.
Each road will be about 240 miles in length
running from Pyramid Harbor to points
on Lewes river below Five Finger Rapids.
Both companies have secured the right of
way from the Canadian government and
are now woIking to secure the necessary
rights from Congress for the 50 miles in
American territory.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21

Burglars entered Gray Gables, the sum
mer home of ex-President Cleveland. ON
Buzzards Bay, recently, and ransacked the
house. The wine cellar was looted and
many personal effects stolen, but the thieves
did not enter the gun room, in which were
stored Mr.. Cleveland's sporting outfit, in
Guiding many fine guns, rods, reels, etc.
William Reinecke vice president and
manager of the Kentucky Trust company,
has left Louisville with his family, and no,
body here knows his whereabouts. Incl
dentally all the funds of the trust company
have disappeared. The vault is empty.
The capital was cut from 1925, 900 to SO,
600 year ago. and the supposition is that
Mr.. Reinecke converted it to his personal
use.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
100000 Fee to a Lawyer.

Received This Sum from the Standard
oil Company and S45O,OOO More for
Services other Than Legal.
A fee of 100000, the largest fee ever
paid to a lawyer in Boston, has been re-
ceived by Albert c. Burrage from William
Rockefeller in behalf of the Standard Oil
company. The check was for services in
the sale of Brookine Gas company and
other local properties to H. Nj. Whitney
and his associates. 1t was announced Fri
day that Mr.. Burrage received $3.50, 600
more for services other than legal. The
statement is also made that 81 800, 600 in
all has been paid to various persons in
counsel fees. Mr. Burrage is member
of the 'S3 class at Harvard. He is 80 years
old, was born at Ashburnham, Mass, and
has been a corporation lawyer here since
1884. He has served as councilman and
on the state transit commission When in
February, 1898, the Brookline Gas Light
company made its bid to Mayor Matthews
for lighting the city, it became known that
Mr.. Burrage was counsel for that concern.
A little more than II months ago he was
elected to the presidency of the Bay State
Gas company, with large salary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
l.. w. BowIes of woodford Dead.

Lyman W. Bowles, a prominent citizen
of Bennington county, died at his home in
Woodford sunday lie was born in VIII
mington in 1907, but most of his life was
spent in Woodford. For many years he
was engaged in the Numbering business.
lie had several times represented his town
IN the legislature, has been county Judge
and hlled other town offices. He was for
over 80 years town clerk and treasurer of
Woodford
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
Charged with Incorporating 81,
100000.

The official charges against Capt. Ober,
lin NJ. Carter, corps of engineers, now be
fore court martial at Savannah, which
have just been made public by the war
department, disclose more startling indct-
ments than have heretofore been even hint
ed at, and present the most astounding
formal allegations that have ever confront
ed an army officer in the history of the ser
vice. The peculations involve an amount
closely approxmating 50, 600, 600, of which.
however, all but about 5000, 600 occurred
at least two years ago, and may, therefore,
be barred under the statute of limitations
in the articles of war, behind which Capt.
Carter has already claimed protection be-
fore the court. Capt. Carter was a won
derful student while at West Point taking
the highest rank of any man who ever at
tended that institution The charges
against him have started agitation in favor
of having bondsmen for army officers who
spend hundreds of thousands of dollars
each year in connection with the construc-
ton of defences and river and harbor i'm
provements.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21

The United States government has
bought about 63 acres of land in Hull, on
the summit of Gushing hill and Battery
heights 1t is the intention to erect there
a battery of heavy guns for coast defence.
Peddock's Island, near by, has also been
bought for the same purpose and when
these three points are fully fortified the
guns will command every approach to Bos.
ton harbor and most of Massachusetts Bay
from Point Allerton to Cape Ann. The
total cost of the land will be over $3.50, 600.
Twenty-Five years ago it was worth about
100000, but now the slopes of these hills
are dotted with costly summer residences.
Seaton Perry, AZ, for years prominent
dry goods merchant of Washington, D. c.. g.,
committed suicide Friday by shooting. He
was subject to attacks of insomonia.
Mrs. Lucille Lane, daughter of ex-Sena-
tor Blackburn of Kentucky, shot herself in
her room in Washington, d. c., on Satur
day night. According to the statement
given out by the family the shooting was
accidental. She will probably recover.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21

President Dole of Hawaii arrived in
San Francisco Monday and is now en-
route to Washington. He says it was
thought best by the Hawaiian government
that he be in Washington during the con
sideration of the Hawaiian annexation
treaty, but that he will take no part in ar
gument or do lobbying in the interests of
the treaty, He will give information,
however, if called upon by the United
States government
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
An Immense Fire Started Gin Fun. z"

Two thoughtess boys caused great mis-
chief by applying a match to a spray of
coal oil issuing from a small aperture in
the Standard Oil companys pipe line from
Sisterville Manning to Morgantown, W.
Va. The pressure at that point was strong
Soon the burning spray melted the lead in
the joints of the pipe, which was six inches
in diameter. Fifty acres of forest and
field were soon abla2e. Two small bridges
and two barns were burned. All the oil in
ten miles of six-inch pipe, nearly 2OOO bar
rels, was consumed The engineers at Elk
Bank discovered something wrong and
stopped pumping, else the damage would
have been greater.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-21
II You Have
A Hot Air Furnace

That does not warm your house
properly, let me put in a hot
water connection that have
been using for the past five
years and save you % per cent
Of fuel. 1t Is the coming ar.
rangement.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-16
LATEST NEWS FROM HAWAII
Great Advance in Rates Of Catholic
Mission Leases.
Contract for Davies Business Block-Captain
Atwater Given Command Of Steamer
Lehua Personal Items.

Hawaii Herald of last Thurs
day:
The view of snow capped Mauna
kes yesterday was worth walking
miles to secure.
The new boat landing was clear
ed of freight from the Aloha
Tuesday afternoon. Jack Wilson
smiles contentedly.
Tenders for building a business
block for f. M. Wakefield were
considerably lower from Hilo car
penters than those in Honolulu.
Chas. l.. Wight, president of
the Wilder s. s. Co., is visiting
his coffee plantation in Puma.
DIR. Wetmore is recovering from
a severe indisposition and it is
expected he will be about again in
few days.
First officer Eugene Atwater of
the Lehua was made Captain of
that steamer by President Wight
last Monday.
DIR. Rice states that Judge
Hitchcock is recovering at a pace
that will warrant his taking
short drive within a fortnight.
A Front street Chinaman had
his wife arrested on Monday for
till tapping. The charge was after.
ward changed to drunkenness.
Miss Guild has resigned from
the kindergarten to take a posi-
ton in the Honokaa Government
school. She leaves for her new
post of duty today.
Two natives holding to an over
turned canoe, struggled for more
than an hour in the water off the
mouth of the Wailuku river yes
terday morning. They reached the
shore by padding with their
hands.
Mr.. McGonigle, who has been
employed in the Hilo Drug store
for several months past, leaves on
the Claudine today to take a SINH
lar position with the Hollister
Drug Co. He will be succeeded
by Mr.. Stone, at present in Kai-
wiki.
Antidote, the celebrated racer,
goes to Honolulu today to prepare
for the June races. u. r :" the
handsome bay, will probably 20
down later. 1t is said that in tho
race between these two horses j.
K. will probably back in under
the wire and win.
William VaDnstta has been
awarded the contract for the new
block of Theo. III. Davies g. Co.
Ltd, price between $1,000 and
$4,000.
Catholic Mission leases have
gone up. e. ID. Baldwin, survey.
or, has taken one for thirty years
OF a lot 30x50. He had to pay, to
secure an extension, three times
the old rate to the end of the orr
einal seven years, aud six times
as much for the remainder of the
thirty years. When the Davies
corporation secured their lease the
rate given them was 5000 a year.
Mr.. Wakefe d applying later had
to pay Sl2OO year for a smaller
lot,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-16

Nicely furnished rooms at the
Popular House, l54 Fort street,
from LOO peEwee4ap-A-
Per Zealandia the Merchap ts'
Exchange received a fresh lot of
En,erp Use beer and oysters for
cocktails.
Leis, cut flowers and floral pieces,
furnished on short notice and de
livered. Mrs. A. l. King, at Wo
mans Exchange. Telephone $50.
House Telephone 1874.
Houses cannot be built without
walls and homes cannot be made
comfortable without pictures to
cover the bare places on the walls.
If you have the walls, we have the
pictures to cover them. Yours
truly, King Bros, 10 Hotel
street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-16
Meeting Notice.

The Annual Meeting OF the Hawaiian
Jockey Club will be held on MONDAY
EVENING, April Is, 1898, at 1880
O'Clock, at the Rooms OF the Pacific
Club, for the Election OF Officers, and
especially New Secretary, and for the
transaction Of business.
s. G. WILDER,
Secretary.
Honolulu, April IL 1893. 1858 I'd
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-04-16
A Woman

once complained that she didn't
like SchiAing's Best b a k in G
powder.
We told her to use one
fourth less and now everything
is lovely.
Your money back If you don't
like SchiNing's Best.
A Schilling & Company
San Francisco 2l34