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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-10
NEWS NOTES.

Rio de Janeiro. Aug 9.-In spite Of de-
malls on the subject 1t is said President
Roca of the Argentine Republic, who is
row here as the guest of Brazil, is desir-
Gus of negotiating an alliance between
Argentina Brazil and Chill against the
United States. 'The Presidents of these re-
Uublics will meet at Buenos Ayres next
mcnth
Valparaiso, Chill, Aug. "a tidal wave
burst into the hay yesterday evening tear
ing down the emhankmont and sweeping
off "A number of cars. locomotives and tons
Of merchandise. The loss is estimated at
milion dollars,
New York, Aug. 9,--Thc athletic games
of the Acgoon Athletic Association weio
held to-day on the Athletic grounds AZ
Ashury Park, n. j. Ray c. Ewry of the
Chicago Athletic Association added hat
an inch to the American amateur stand
ing broad jump record, The old record
had been held by himself.
New Haven, Conn, June 9.-Work was
begun to-day on the Yale memorial arch
which Is to be erected in memory of the
Yale men who lost their lives in the Span.
ish war. The arch will span the passage
between the Battell chapel and the hail
The fund had been raised entirely by sub
scrption.
Paris, Aug 9.--The "Evenement" to-day
says it understands Major Marchand has
been offered the post of governor OF
the French settlement on Somali Coast
and envoy extraordinary to King Menelil
of AbyssIna.
Pittsfeld. Mass. Aug. 9.-Col william,
f, Sim aged 65, for the past % years pro
prietor of the Montauk Theatre in Brook
lyn, y. v, died at the Maplewood Hole
in this city at 9;2o tonight
London Aug a.-The British torpedo CUR
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A FORGER ARRESTED.

St. Albans. Aug. 9.-To-nights Messen-
ger says: Charles II. Davis, who is want
ed in Springfield VT, for uttering a forged
check for S2A IS, was brought from Mon
treal last evening and is now in jail here.
Tomorrow he will he taken to Springfield
for a hearing Sheriff Kelley is entitled
to much credit for his success in securing
the mans extradtion from Canada.
The forged check was on the Claremont,
y. H., National bank and was payable to
c. +. Clark and was signed by George W.
Smith. Davis is alleged to have cashed
the check July IS at the First Nationll
bank in Claremont. He fed to Montreal
but was approhended there a short time
ago Owing to the illness of John r. Sar-
kent, the States attorney OF Windsor
county, the matter was not promptly at
tended to and the time for his eXtraditon
would have expired yesterday Sheriff r.
f.. Kelley was sent to Montreal Monday
evening and fortunately succeeded in hav-
ing the man brought to this city last night.
Davis wife was with him in Montreal and
accompanied him here.
The Springfield authorities claim that
Davis is a clever criminal in the line Of
forgery and obtaining money under false
pretenCos. They say he worked merchants
in Charlestown, n. H., and Woodstock for
"A large amount of goods and also passed
a forged check la Milton not many months
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FIRE AT NEWPORT CE. TER

Newport Aug, S,-The farm buildings OF
George Armstrong at Newport Center, in
,.ud.ng his house and three barns were
burned during the night. The household
goods aud contents of the barns were de-
strONod. The loss Il estimated at 5000
and is partly covered by insurance
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VERMONT PENSIONERS

Washington, August 6-The following
Nermonters have BEEN granted pensions:
Original, Thomas o, Seaver of Woods tock,
Sc; additional, Cornelius Brittell of Lin
coin, s6 to IS; increase, Hiram f. Sloan of
Thetford Centre, IS to $40.
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THE LEAGUE STANDING.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

North Conway, y, H., Aug, S.-Charles
Bennett Of Wirdham, Maine, shot and
killed Ida Miller of Standish, Maine, in the
highway near Conway Corner, tonight.
The murderer then committed suicide,
Jealousy was the cause.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-10

The soothing and healing properties or
lChamberlan's Cough Remedy, It's plea SAINT
taste and prompt and permanent cures,
have made il great taVoute with tho
people everywhere, For sale by w. j.
| Hendersonc
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DEATH OF C. N. LAkSON.
End-Was II Former Pastor in
st. ohnsbury.

st. Johns6ury Aug. S.-Rev. Charles NJ.
Lanson, d. D., Of Hartford, Conn, died
at IL a m to-day of neuralgia of tho
heart at the residence of W. g. Tyler.
where with his family he was Spending
the summer While bicycle riding with
his wife he was stricken and died in Il
few moments y brief service will he held
at the North Church Thursday at $40 a.
m. and the remains are to nc taken TO
North Hadley, Mass, his old home.
Mr.. 1-amson was born at North Hadley
May II, 1913, educated at Willston Semi
nary. Easthampton. Mass. and Amherst
College class of ct. He spent a year atr
Halle. Germany. and was AN Instructor at
Amherst for four years. He preached at
BrOckton and Worcester. Mass, from So
to 81 and from - to "a was pastor of ,ha
North Congregat tiOnal church Of s.. Johns-
bury. From here he went to the Fir-I
Congregational church at Hartford, Conn.
He was officially connected with many
educational and philanthropc institutions.
He was president of the American Board
Of Foreign Missions and in the absence of
the president Of Amherst had much to do
with its management He was strong
and eloquent preacher and a noble heart-
ed man. He married ia 1864 Miss Helena
f. BridSman of Amherst and his wife and
five children survive him, Miss Marion,
Theodore Of New York. Ricnard of Den-
YER carl and Kenneth. His last sermon
was preached here July SoJh.
\ TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
White Eivcr Junction. Au@ >-While at
n rehearsal in Gates opera house yester-
day afternoon, Carolyn, daughter Of Rep
rcscntatiNe T.. j. Wallace, seated herself
on stool against window in the rear OF
the hail. The curtain was down but the
lower sash had heen Caised, She leaned
back and instantly fen ont Of the wudow
which is some 30 feet from the ground.
Her body struck the electric light wires
beneath the window and fell thence to the
ground below. Her head struck sideways
on platform step in the rear of tht
building and she lay in that position whcu
picked up No bones are broken but il il
feared that she may have SecciVed sOmd
internal injury. At the time If writing
she had not reeained CONSEQUENCES except
for brief interval.
Mr Wallace. her father was n Bostou
at the time of the accident but arrives
home on the midnight tam.
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A Resident of East Johnson
Attempts Murder and
Suicide.
AN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE
The Starting Point--Philip Petro Stole
up Behind His Wife, Cut Her Throat
Fled to the Woods and Cut His
own Throat-The Woman
May Recover.

Johnson, Aug. S.-Phllip Petre Of East
Johnson married Miss Orric Richards
about year ago, but soon after their
marriage trouble began and they finally
parted last spring, She leaving him and
taking up her abode with VIM. McLena-
than ,as hOusek"cpcr for him. Pctre Of
ten went there ana tried to have her como
back to live with him. This she refused
to do. Then he would go to the house
nights, and stone and club the house un-
til Mr., Lcnathan became alarmed regard
ing his own safety. lie called on the
town grand juror, but before they TOOK
any notice of it Potre sought his oppor-
tunity this morning while his wife was in
the garden of apprOa ching her from the
woods nearby from behind her and cut an
ugly cash IN her throat, stabbine her
in her arm and hand Her screams soon
brought The whole neghborhOod to her
rescue and She was carried into the house
bleeding profusely.
While Mrs. Petre was being cared for Il
party surrounded the woods and caught
Mr. Petre. He had evidently intended to
make away with himself. as his throat
was found cut from ear 10 ear and d large
cash in his windppc He was covered
with blood The first one to find him was
+. Il. Holmes. Petre showed fight, -four
ishing large butcher knife, daring any
one to ccne near him, but Mr.. Holmes
grabbed a good sized club telling him 10
put down his knife or he would level him
to the ground, thercupon he let go of the
knife, at the same time begging protec-
tion from the mob" The sheriff has the
man in charge. The doctors think the
woman will recover, and possibly the man
if his bleeding can he stopped
| RAILROAD OFFICIALS ELECTED
Hardwick Aug. Sat a meeting of the
stockholders of the Hardwick and Wood
bury railroad in Hardwick to-day the fol-
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SHOREIIAM.

Mrs. C. Il. Turrill of Burlington, Is at
s. j. Northrups.-Miss Catlin and Miss
Norton drove to Ticonderoga Friday aft
ernoon,-Mss Mary Bingham is on the
sick list-Miss Mary Fields IL visiting her
} lContinued on Third Page,s
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MONKTON.
NORTH FERRISBURGH.

The Ladies Aid society met at the
home Of Mrs. l., b. Allen on Wednesday
August 9th.-RcV. Mr.. Ten Brooke of To-
ronto, can, viii preach at the Methodist
church next Sunday-Miss Edna stone
and Agnes Munette left Friday for Bris-
tol to visit friends for a few days.-Miss
Frances Cronk is visiting friends in VIII
liston.-Mr Post of Hamilton college is
visiting at his uncle's, S. A. Hands. The
lawn party and band concert held on Mrs.
Anna Richardson's lawn Saturday even
ing was quite a success, the receipts be-
ing about s24.-The Sturtevant Sisters, as
sisted by Miss Clough, pianist and elocu-
zionist gave a musical recital at the home
of Miss Frances Wheeler Monday evening.
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Mrs Mary Dwyer, the last inmate of
Nergennes poor house, died Saturday.
G. II. Sprigg g. Co. shipped a car load
Of beef cattle and n few calves to New
York SaturdAN morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
TAulf4yY'S MORALS SHOCKED.
~~,-Aror GRADY TO THE RESCUE OF THE
PUBLIC

r~,-.Tor GRADY TO THE REsCUE OF THE
PUBLIC
rs. ra,,6sn. routs end the visitors who come
,,.o .ha town because It IS wide open were deeply
e.,-~ea by the announcement made yesterday that
ism was soon 70 find rs way INTO the Legislature
fr,r Tsmrany source providing for censor
.si, ~ r,blf, arnusements Having opened the
,,v.r with rs own master key Tammany In the
-erson ~ Senator Grady, T. appears, has now dis
covered that cersain theatrical performances are
degrading and immoral
Tsmmany is right beyond a doubt A good many
Of the recent performances have been degrading
and immoral and such things were never before
so common rs they have been since Tammany
came into power a. year ago. Some acute persons
have even noticed .hat one Of the most offending
theatres IN town is so near to Tammany Hall that
a. would be scarcely safe to throw stones at either
f0r fear OF hitting the other and good Tammany
Senator has a financial interest in the theatre.
But Of course that has nothing 10 do with the
righteous bill which IS to be introduced by Tam
many man in a Republican Legislature
The plan is that the censor shall receive a copy
o. the play and pass upon II eight days before the
play is 10 be produced. This will hardly be en-
;oyed by managers who often spend many months
and many thousands Of dollars in the preparation
Of a single play. 1t would be rather hard 10 spend
a small fortune in getting play ready. and then
he told by the censor It could not be produced
PLAYS but he gives his decision play before
any Arrangements have been made for 1t, beyond
the writing Of H.
There has always been a theory in the London
oeus5rs Office by the way, that French IS cleaner
language than English and permission has been
given Tor the production of certain plays in French
and refused for the production Of the same plays
81 English. Camille was one Of them ana Il
was not until two three years ago that The par
r-r was removed and a performance Of CANINE
Another provision Of the bill is that there shan
D. q fue 81 500 for every performance IN violation
% tae law Many an immoral performance has
been gwen hero which has prospered 50 we'll that
81 would have paid for the manager TO give II a
rul and pay his $40 every night Those VINO sup
port tie bin, It IS said. do not wish 70 be Purl-
fani-al Ghink Of Tammany being Puritanical9
bot they believe that Objectionable scenes songs or
costumes introduced in a play should be modified or
cut out
OF course some costumes are objectionable, but
Niat good Ro,ld 81 do 20 cut them out? That IS
.rst What -ha Inscriptions managers would ike TO
No. TIE most Of the costumes have been cut out al
ready and that IS just the trouble. Doubtless Tam
many means lncOmmoDlv well-for TammanN-O out
tit organization t. always a little sAaky when It
hfcrs making attemps at righteousness ana tho
bin will be- overlooked by somebody who has n
clearer understanding Of just what changes IN mo
requirements should be made.
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THE ARNOLD INQUIRY.
.ssrvp1Y COMMITTEE TO BEGIN TAX
ING TESTIMONY TO-DAY.

r.uor,s Investigating Committee will begin
I've testimony about Surrogate John n. v
20 a. ~ 10 a m to-day n the courtroom OF spe-
A. 1-orn Part " IN the County Courthouse &c
e@I o.,ed that the committee will hold two SEES
Is eNi.dv and take mass Of testimony relating
So', sa,,vs IN decisions by Surrogate Arnold.
" - ~ tho committee arrived In this city from
Men Men nor,v last evening and held an executive
A'O"- - +ha Hotel Cadillac Broadway and Forty
tessV where rooms had been engaged for those
-. FROM, I'D the State. Those present at the
VIZ .,.r were Edward II. Fallows chairman;
n.e.ar1, paws Merton f. Lewis, James T Rogers
80 N Martin. Daniel z. Finn and David ~
Heller. -, .,,.,d
...,,,l counsel 70 aid IN the investigation OF sur
80 Arnold. was present. advising the commit
~ IN his motion the committee appointed SAM
~, T carter IT, "a assistant counsel TO the COM
-. ~ take charge OF the volunteer corps Of
..orrevs who are engaged in classifying COM
~,,rts Of Nteants and lawyers taking their state
...nts ard brlenng ard systematzing the same
A. carter Is the law partner Of Mr.. Fallows the
A.rn,aa Of the committees In a statement OF
,-ocsedines given out by Mr.. Fallows II was &C.
,s,ed that Mr. Carter gives his services 10 me
committee. 90 =, .Ao co,,,tx,
csn-. House as usual yesterday. He declined 10
I've any statement newspaper men as 70 hls
k.,s,-ions although there have been persistent
,,encrfs that he would send his resignation 10 gov
sr1or Roosevelt before the investgation was oesuH
81 he Fallows Committee. II could not be as
csrtared 4 he had engaged any counsel 70 repre-
.sr- hirl IN the investigation.
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CONDEMNED BY THE CHAMBER.
PROTEST AGAINST THE REQUEST FOR THE
RESERVATIONS OF GENERAL AP-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR
TORn REPTsFORD

Interesting action by the Chamber OF Commerce
at It's regular monthly meeting. at No 80 Nassau
St. yesterday included the passage OF resolutions
in Of the speedy ratification Of the Treaty OF
Peace with Spain, mentioned In another column.
Following the passage of that resolution, the Cham
Der decided to tender a reception TO Lord Charles
Beresford NJ. p, who is expected to arrive In this
country soon on his way from China and Japan to
England. About twenty members OF the Chamber
had signed recommendation for such reception.
declaring that the active endeavor made by Lord
Beresford IN the Far East for the open door
policy had worked for the trade interests OF the
United States 10 such extent as 10 justify a
reception by the Chamber. Alexander r. Orr, pres
ident OF the Chamber. was instructed to communi-
cate the invitation to Lord Beresford upon his
arrival in San Francisco.
The Chamber passed resolutions. offered by
Daniel McKeever, condemning the action OF the
nations OF several members Of the Board Of United
states General Appraisers and providing for tho
appointment OF committee 10 wait upon Presl-
dent Mckinley and make n protest
The Chamber also passed resolutions, presented oy
F. c. Moore. Requesting the municipal authorities
10 adopt pipe system for supplying ealt wafer
in extinguishng fires. flushing sewers and epilnk-
ling streets In tho downtown parts OK the CITY
Such system was recommended some time ago III
a report by Chief Bonner OF the Fire Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
SENTIMENT ~ SUMMIT DTVTDED.
SOME CITIZENS OPPOSE THE DESIRE OF
THE MAJORITY TO HAVE THE
PLACE MADE CITY.

summit Feb (SpeciaD.-A number Of citizens
rathered in the Township Hall last evening for the
purpose Of discussing the action 81 the Committee
of Seven. which was appointed AT public meeting
held on January g. when the question Of changing
the form Of government from that o. a township 10
A city OF the third class was discussed \ ma
iorty Of the property owners In summit signed a
petition 10 the Legislature asking for the incorpoia-
lion OF the township into a city, ana Dill was m
PRODUCED hv Senator Cross, or Union
In order II possible 10 sidetrack tho measure. the
meeting was held last ght by citizens VINO arc
I'm favor OF borough government or OF the present
form Charles l.. Buckley presided. and justice or
tn Peace Elroy A. Glbby acted as secretary. Those
who spoke against Incorporation as A city Were
Char.es T. Bulkey. Frank A. Dilllngham. J. 6.
CLAYTON. Henry c. Sewage. Thomas r Lane Gus
tay Poliak Or. j. Boyd Risk and Assessor James
~ Reeys They admit the advantage OF increased
representation by the division OF the city into
wards ard OF Increased power over the streets
sidewalks and roads. but the opponents OF CITY
c.yernment say trat there would be an unneces,
- ~ number OF officials that the Common Council
salaries and that the power 10 purchase eIeetrlc-
light plants sewerage plants ana water plants
would be vested absolute Y IN the common NouhCtI !.
E-vrn the Board OF Edu cation could add 70 he
general ruin predicted by appointing schooi SUI
6erintendent AT salary OF SoD year. Ano. .n,
iSttetion advanced was that tho city goyernmeh,,
o,nd bring The question OF liquor licenses ana
excise matters mo Local poliucs .oo,., q cam,
The chairman was authorized 70 apPolnt .o',l u,
,t,te. ~ ten who are 20 meet the Commlttee o.,
en,er and endeaVor TO secure the withdTawe o.
- conats hill. or - least to have ~ amenaeu.
rnu,ng IN this the committee is 70 opsuuot anu u
ralsstnfne prevent the passage OF the Oil.
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70 FINANCE BALTIMORE ENTERPRISES.
PLANS or THE SYNDICATE CONTROLLING STREET
RAILWAYS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS.

PLANS or THE SYNDICATE CONTROLLING STREET
RAILWAYS AND ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANTS
Baltimore. Feb. 1.-The plan for financing the
Urte1 Railways and Electric Light Company.
which wild control all the street railways and cleo
tic lighting plants Of baltimore, were made pubic
to-day by Alexander Brown & Sons
There wil be a total capitalization of S6o"PO III
stocks and bonds. OF this amount s3sc0o0o VIII
90 per cent hfty-year gold bonds, 100000 pre-
'erre1 cumulative per cent stock and &i.w0oV
common stock
OF the <.slOloO0 issue Of bonds. Slo5ocoo VIII DO
reserved in Tie treasury for underlying bonds OF
me Conso dated Railway. 80 500 900 for underlying
oe1os o. TIE CITY Passenger Railway, Sl,zNVvy Tor
yy..ttrylng bonds Of the Baltimore and Northern
,r-."ey, s. $1,000 20 pay FOR acqm5llons' improve
A--,nls etc 8. CJ0C0 TO pay for Consolidated stock
et s.i snare and SSi0c9 70 pay for cry "a en-
81 stock $50 share. OF the $NCOVOoD prefeETeu
cumulative stock s. $50 coo will he used 20 pay for
6ohs0Ala-el stock and $G.65OC9 10 pay for city
tSsssenger stock OF tho S4000e)O common stock
t~VAQo viii lie retained IN the treasury TO be
Seo a. necessities arise 100000 for SUBSCRIBERS IN
~ tor The stock q the Baltimore and Northern
sIo Middle River railways
- sihllrate. composed largely Of Baltimore men
- uhder"Tite thc securities. The oTganizatlon
=. NC company. which VIII operate tho go miles
~ ALWAYS IN and about Baltimore, viii be com
pe,td g. week TWO.
Inc electric lighting companies which have also
oiissh acquired By Mr. Brown and his syndicate
~ oe managed and operated bv separate COM
taiy Tie companies are the Brush. Northern and
<l4Ison ana The price agreed upon IS something
over $4,000 20 he paid ~ cash.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
.SPANLARDS FAVOR DADDY.
AN OPINION FROM LAWYERS IN HAVANA
ON HIS CONTRACT.

THEIR SMALLEST FIGURE WILL GIVE HIN $4,000
FOR WORK DONE WHETHER HE PAvEs AND
SEWERS THE CITY OR NOT.
Michael J. Dady. chairman OF the Republican
Executive Committee who is trying 10 have recog-
nized by the Government contract which he se-
cured prior to the breaking out Of the with
Spain 10 sewer and pave Havana. at cost OF
about sl50C0O00, has just received from council
of Spanish lawyers a cost of 5000 opinion
the legality OF his contract from a Spanish
point OF view.
One OF the findings Of the lawyers Is that no
matter whether the contract is now given to an
other bidder or not. Mr.. Dady. having under au-
thority gone to the expense OF studying the needs
OF the city and preparing plans for the work, Is
entitled 10 recover not more than 10 and not less
than per cent the contract price for the job
Mr. Dady told Tribune reporter yesterday tina.
at the least calculate the contract would rave
amounted $l26OO.000. and that per cent or TINS
sum would be S31S 900. which would fully repay MN
for the expenses already incurred.
He added that while he expected TO get the con-
tract. he would not lose the morey he spent Tor the
preliminary work. no matter what happened.
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CHILDREN SUFFOCATED BY GAS.
FOUR VICTIMS or AN ACCIDENT. TWO OF
WHOM WERE KILLED.

FOUR VICTIMS or AN ACCIDENT. TWO OF
WHOM WERE KILLED.
Mamie Feeney ten years old. and John Feeney.
her brother six years old. were suffocated by
gas which escaped from defective burner. at their
home No 162 Classon-avc, yesterday morning. Al
the samo time James Feeney twelve years old,
and John Riley. twenty-onc years DID, narrowly
escaped death They recovered in the Homoo-
pathic Hospital later in the day. Riley was
boarder IN the family. They all occupied a room
on the second floor. and the discovery that they
had been asphyxated was made by the mother OF
tho children whose attention was called to the
escaping gas by Mrs. Mary Kavanaugh VINO lives
on the top floor OF the tenement-house. Mrs Feeney
was serving breakfast when Mrs. kavanangh
smoke 10 her about the oder OF She called TO her
husband and efforts were made TO resuscitate the
victims. but without avail. The boy James Slept
I'm q big bed between his brother and ester ana
was moi so much affected by the gas. ~ the nos
nitoi last night IL was said that tho TWO lhere
we're In A fair way 10 recover. -,
AR Feeucv the father OF the chlldren ana hIfA
had becn 70 Boston on business on Wednesday am
the members OF the family did not retire Hhtli hoout
10 ocIock A. 1890 o'clock Mrs feeney Went ny
~ Tho room 10 see that the children were az rsnt
and found them sleeping sound!y. II Is ,noubaI
that Riley on retiring. turned the stopc9ck t.aI
oround and went sleep without nouclng we We
oscape Of the gas Mr.. Feeney Is a blacksmith
and has a good reputation.