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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Manchester, Ia. May 1S.-Later de-
tails of the cyclone which passed over
the northern part of this county Tuesday
night show four persons already dead
and three others fatally injured. Eleven
others We're seriously hurt. The storm
started on it's path of destruction at
Snyder's, taking a direction due east for
six miles. then veered northeast for four
miles. demolishing everything in its
course. Every farmhouse in the track
of the stormcloild for width of 40 rods
is either destroyed or wrecked. At the
Klaus cemetery only one monument is
left standing, and some of the tomb
stones were found two miles away. The
Klaus schoolhouse was blown to pieces
and the Methodist Episcopal church is a
wreck. Tho storm exhausted itself u
mile north of Colesburg.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
LIKES THE LASH.
Connecticut Judge Would Rcinstatc
the Whining Post.

New York, May 1S.-The Medico-Lcgal
society last night discussed the subject
Of Corporal Punishment for Crime"
Addresses were made by several prom
inent advocates of corporal punishment
and letters indorsing such a method of
punishment read.
Justice Baldwin of the supreme court
of Connecticut was one of the speakers.
In part he said: II do not hesitate to
avow my conviction that whpl icg
would often furnish mode If punish
ment far more appropriate than fine and
Imprisonment for minor offenses ard
useful addition to imprisonment fer a
gravsr one. But If we were to acCei the
sentimental or humanitarian position
that the right to punish rests on the daty
to educate the ignorant and reform the
vicious, | should none the less insist that
whipping was, for many cases. the best
incentive to education and reform. He
who has learned to refrain is half re-
formed. A whipping has very direct
tendency to teach a man to refrain from
whatever is likely to entail another puE =
ishment of the same sort Justice
Baldwin was applauded frequently.
Several others spoke, faroring lagisla-
tion in favor of corporal punishment fo'
crime.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
CALLED VAN WICK LIAR.
Former Police Commissioner Tcstf.
flies Before Mazet Invest igatiOn.


New York, May lS.-Yesterday' ses-
sion of the Mazet investigating commit
tee were not noteworthy in any par
ticular. no witness of any prominence
being called to the stand. Jane; A.
Mahoney, with whom Mayor Van Wyck
admitted he had had some business trans
actions. was put through a long series
Of ques tions with reference to his alleged
connection with pool rooms in this city.
Very little could be gotten out Cf him.
Former Police Commissioner Hamilton.
whom Mayor Van Wyck had des: sratt Il
"biackmailer,' was on the stand for a
short time, and while there declared that
what the mayor had said was abs olutely
false. Several witnesses were examined
who within the past few weeks have cen
doing detective work for Counsel Moss,
and they gave testimony as to the num-
her of pool rooms that are being run in
New York city at the present time They
declared that the number was large;
that no difficulty was experienced in
gambling in these places at will. and that
at 10 time was police interference
thought Of.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
The Nlnssachusctts legislature.

Boston, May lS.-A bill Wes req ort.d in
H. senate authorizing the taking of SO
parcels Of land west of the state house
or Il park. The bill carries an appro-
Syiaton of S2.l00,0U0 ard the governor,
president of the senate and the speaker
If the house are appointed a commission
10 have charge of the work. If the biz
.asses the prCr' rtv will be taken within
,iN months.
The senate passed To be cEgrossed the
bill appropriating Sl,5Oo.CO0 for improve
ments of highways in Boston.
a resolve to reimburse George II. Me-
Neil 500 for money expended for legal
advice as Il member Of the taxation
commission was engroSSeu. as was one
relative to the services of process in tax
collections. A bill to require railway
companies to equip their cars with plat
form Gates was rejected without 4 word
of debate.
After a somewhat lively debate yes
tcrday, the house refused to refer the
legacy tax bill to the next legislature,
and placed the bill on the calendar.
The amendments to " hat is known as
the Dubuque law. concerning an eQui-
table process after judgment in refer
cnce to small debts. occasioned ii long
debate but the amending bill was finally
ordered to Il third reading.
Leave to withdraw was reported on
the petition of Helen l.. Butterteld for
compensation for the taking of her land
in StoNeham by the metropolitan park
commission. Ought not to pass was re-
ported ON the resolve for the survey OF
1on :
OF the state. The resolve for $4,000 ad-
ditional appropriation for the practice
school at the Westtieid normal school
was reported favorabiy. The bill i'm
posing Il tax on iegacies and successions
was substituted for the adverse report
by vote Of - to -.
An amendment to the bill authorizing
the metropolitan park commissioners to
grant locations to street railway COM
panics. providing for an appeal TO the
governor and council on the part of
cities and towns interested against the
action of the commissioners. was
adopted. and the bill ordered to thirc
reading.
The bill for Il new bridge across the
Connecticut ut Springfield was referred
to the next general conrt.
Reconsideration of the adverse vote on
the bill for the retention of the state
corporation tax in the state treasury in.
stead of having it distributed among the
cities and towns, was refused.
The bill to authorize the city council OF
Boston to send for city officials and
compel the attendance Of witnesses In
certain cases was given a third reading
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
OFFICERS SAVE MURDERER.
Suspected Negro Shoots Policeman
and Narrowly Escapes Lynching.

suspected Negro SnOOCS 1'Ollceuluu
and Narrowly Escapes Lynching.
Washington, May y1S.-Humphrey Tay
lor, negro, suspected Of the ROsenstein
murder at Slidell, Md, yesterday shot
and killed Police Sergeant Fritz Passau.
wounded Policeman Cow and kept
posse of half dozen officers at bay from
the loft of house for nearly two hours.
Dozens of shots We're exchanged between
the officers and fugitive.
Finally, concluding that he would not
surrender. the police prepared to fire the
premises. A mattress was saturated
with oil, and the officers began to remove
the furniture. Seeing his game was
hopeless, Taylor surrendered. Sur
rounded by officers with Ievolvers. he
was hustled out of the house to the patrol
wagon. The crowd surged forward with
shouts of Lynch him; burn him." A
rope was secured and the mob made a
desperate effort to place it around the
wretch's neck. The GOODNESS of the off,
GERS, however saved Taylor, though he
was badly dlsfigured by blows from the
nearest of the crowd. All the way to the
station house the mob followed the
wagon, shouting for vengeance, and lin
sered about the building when Taylor
was safely in cell.
When questioned by the police in re-
gard to the Rosenstein murder the pris-
oner became much confused and told
half dozen different stories. He said
that a man named Brown had committed
the murder. and that he waited on the
outside and kept watch. receiving from
Brown s6O Upon searching the prem
ises the police found $l92, a gold watch
and chain and diamond ring.
His conflicting stories as to his move-
ments and where he obtained the money
led the police to believe he is the man
the Maryland authorities are looking
for. 1t is probable. however. that he will
be detained by the district authorities
and tried for the murder Of Sergeant
PasSau.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Berlin, May 1S.-The Lokal Arzeiger
prints an interview with William T.
Stead. who recently interviewed the
,zar for the second time. in which the
newspaper man is quoted as saying the
,zar read the pamphlets of irofess> +
Stengel Of Munich university. enc of the
German de- gates to the peace confer
ence, who defended war and declared
that eternal peace ought rot t. be the
aim of culture, with much pain. The
czarina, it appears. also greatly le-
gretted that the cars idea lad found
"such an unfriendly echo in her German
home" Throughout Russian official
circles, it is added, Mr.. Stead found a
conviction that Professor Stengel's ap-
pointment meant slight to Russia.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Brattleboro, VT, May 1S.-At the an
nual session OF the grand lodge of Odd
Fellows of Vermont officers were chosen
as follows: G. M, l.. NJ. Bartlett Of
Island Pond d. G. NJ. T.. II. Jackson Of
Windsor: G.. W., F. A. Sherburne of
Montpelier: G. S.. II. 4. Parker Of Brad
ford; G. T.. T.. p. Adams of Swanton;
c. c., Rev. ]. Edward Farrow of Bellows
Falls: grand representative of sovereign
grand lodge, ]. N. Blakely of Bellows
Falls
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
Browns Boys BellicOsc.

Providence. May 1S.-The students Of
Brown university had the widest cele-
tration that the college campus has seen
In years last night over the victory won
by Browns ball team at Princeton.
After building a bonfire they sent in a
false alarm. The fremen extinguished
the bonfire and the students built a new
one. For two hours the students built
fires and the firemen put them out. The
students cut the hose three times and the
firemen turned the water on them. They
came to blows at one time and the police
were summoned, but there was no fur
ther trouble.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
Pingrae Will Call Special Session

Lansing, Mich, May IS.-GOVernOr
PingIee sent to the legislature yester-
day a long message on the taxation
question. The governor recommends
the submission to the people at a special
election of an amendment to that part
of the constitution relative to specific tax
action. under which the supreme court
declared invalid the Pingre5 Atkinson
railway taxation act. To provide fer
this ard for enactment of a law estab-
fishing a state board of assessors the
governor says he will call Il special ses
sion of the legislature to convene i'm
mediately upon adjournme mt of the rrt s.
ent session. Governor Pingree al 20
recommends the enactment of an income
tax law
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
Mckinley and Dewey Cheered,

Minneapolis, May Bone Of the larg-
est gatherings ever seen in this city yes
terday adopted strong resolutions up
holding the policy of the adminstra tiOn
in connection with the Philippines. The
names Of President Mckinley and Of
Dewey were cheered to the echo several
times during the afternoon. President
Northrop Of the University Of Minnesota
one of the principal speakers. severely
criticised the college professors and
presidents who have recently antagOn-
lied President McKinley's course in the
Philippines. and declared that the presi-
dent was doing only that which could be
done In Justice to all mankind.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
HadIey Will Be Dwight's Successor.

New Haven, May 16.-Circulation was
given last night to the statement, bear
ing marks of authenticity, that the sue
cessor to President Timothy Dwight OF
Yale university had at last been found.
and that at a stated May meeting Of
the corporation next week, or another
closely following. Professor Arthur
T. Hadley would be elected to that po-
sition. Professor Hadley Is about 40
wears of age. He graduated from the
academical department of Yale in the
class of 1876 He now holds the chair
of political science and political econ
omy. and is widely known as scholar
and an economist.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
Harvard Now Owns Gun.

New Haven. May l5.-Harvard won a
decided victory over Yale in the an
comes into permanent possession of the
long-fought-for trophy cup. she having
won the games five times to Yale's three.
Harvard won by superior form. De-
spite the heavy track and the inclemeni
weather conditions the time in the races
was good and the competition through
cut was credit to both teams. as well
rs to the individual contestants. Yale
was. on the whole. superior in the sprints
but was at loss for winning men In the
field events.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN,.
Amazon Penetrated 1000 Mile
Above Supposed Navigation.

Washington, May 18-The navy de-
partment has jus; received from Com
mander Todd of the Wilmington an in
teresting account Of the remarkable
voyage of an exploration up the Amazon
river made by that vessel. The Will
mington was instructed by the navy de-
partment to push on up the great river
and ascertain how far it was navigable.
Captain Todd reports that he ascended
to Yuqu!tos, in Peru, which is about 2lOO
miles up the river. This voyage was
made, as he says, against an adverse
current averaging three knots for the
entire distance.
Manaos, at the junction OF the Rio
Negro with the Amazon. has heretofore
been regarded as the head of navigation
for steam We sseis and from that fact has
grown to be a prosperous city of 4OOOO
inhabitants. Consequently the intention
of Captain Todd to ascend the river
above that point caused CONSERVATION,
and. in the end. as revealed by subse-
quent reports, led to some adverse DEM
)nstra tons against the American con-
sui and against the native pilots who as
sisted the Wilmingtons commander to
make the voyage.
Captain Todd succeeded. notwith-
standing t.:ese obstacles, in ascending
The Amazon for 1000 miles above MaEaos
and. had it not been for lack of fuel. he
.ould have steamed about 800 miles fur
her, he believes. AS it was, the Will
ningtOn, which entered the Amazon
from the Atlantic ocean, was within 400
nlas OF the Pacific. and well into Peru
before she turned backward down the
river.
The possibilities of the successful
navigate OF the vast and hitherto un
known interior of South America re-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
Cultured Insane scholar Missing.

Nashua, n. H., May 1S.-Arthur Bar
ton, aged 65 years, resident of Ltch-
field. mysteriously disappeared from his
townspeople believe he has committed
suicide in fit of mental aberra tion, or
has wandered away in the woods and
died of starvation. He was a man Of
extraordinary education and refinement.
knew Shakespeare's plays by heart. and
was also a good vocalist. The morning
he disappeared all his household &c DDS
were found piled up in the front yard,
where they still remain.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
Called Emperor "Poodle Prince

Berlin, May 16.-Herr Maximilian Har-
den, editor and publisher of The
Zukunft. has begun to serve the six
months Imprisonment to which he was
sentenced. In the prosecution Of Herr
Harden, four charges of lese majestic
were brought against him. and four ar
ticles written by him. particularly
resented were: One in which he COM
pared the emperor to a poodle prince:
one in which he personally addressed
the emperor. complaining that he had
been charged with lese majestic, for writ
ing the first article; another. written
anonymously. and one in which the Bis
marck case was introduced.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Buffalo, May lS.-The iiremen on all
he lake boats decided at II meeting last
night that they would quit work at noon
today unless by that time the trouble
with the grain shovelers had been set
led There are 1000 of these men con-
nected with the Buffalo union, and COO
or more in Cleveland.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
rrhnnI Gets His BADGE.

Jiboutil. May 1S.-Major Marchand,
the French explorer who has just crossed
Africa from the Atlantic coast. has ar
rived here. The insignia of commander
If the Legion of Horror was handed t.
him on board the French second class
cruiser D'Assas without Ger eiemony.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Columbia. S. c., May lS.-A charter for
the Olympia cotton mills of Columbia
has been applied for. Its capital will be
81. 500 900. The power will be electricity
furnished by the power plant on the CO.
lumba canal. 1t will be the largest mill
in the south, having 104,0 spindles and
2GOO looms. The corpOrators are Column
lila mill and bank presidents and leading
business men.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Fall River. Mass, May ia prelm-
mary meeting looking to the establish
ment of n textile school was held yes
terday. at which steps were taken to-
wards securing a charter for the COR
poration. as called for by the law. As
soon as seven signers to the petition for
a charter are secured public meeting
will be called in order to place the mat
ter directly before the parties most in
tercsted
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

support of Thomas W. Keene. She
played leading parts with Nine. Janaus-
chek and won praise as the adventures
in 1.-The Power of Gold" Before she
went on the stage she was favorably
known as public reader. She also had
contributed number of articles to
magazines. She was a native of keokuk.
Ia
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

New York. May lS.-Amorg the pas
scngeis on board the steamer Teutcnic.
which sailed yesterday for Liverpool
were Bradley Martin. wife and son, Rev.
DR.. John Watson Clan Maciaren) and
wife Nat Goodwin and wife.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
ADVANCING,
General Lawton Drives InSur.
gents Into the Mountains.
SAN ISIDRO CAPTURED.

Is Point Of Great Strategic ImpOr.
tance-POrtO Rico Place for Capi-
talists but Not for Poor Mcn-ShOt
at the "Aunties''-Atkins Plan
orPeacc-Cuba Cooling OF Minor
Notes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
Big All. for The Arena.

Boston, May 1S.-A suit has been filed
in the United States court by Mrs. Mary
j. Eddy of Concord. n. H., the Christian
Scientist, against the Arena Publishing
company of this city and the Alliance
Publishing company of New York on the
May Arena was unauthorized. DAM
ages of $4,000 are asked for. and news
dealers have been notified not to sell the
May Arena under penalty. The picture
of Mrs. Eddy accompanied an article In
the magazine entitled "Eddysm Ex-
posed"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Steamer Crook is being converted at
New York into Il regular transport for
the transportation of troops between
this country and the West Indies.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
HAD PLAYED MANY PARTS,
Sudden Death in New York OF Noted
Actress.

Actress.
New York, May 1S.-Mary Timberman,
an actress. 80 years old. fell dead in the
Sturtevant House while ascending the
stairs. She was we'll known In the
theatrical world and had been on the
stage for many years. She had appeared
in Shakesperian roles and made her
debut as Lady Anne in "Richard III" in
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

London, May 1s.-In response to in
quiries made in government circles ii
was declared that the statement that
the men arrested at Johannesburg had
acted under instructions from the Brit
ish war office was too absurd for refuta-
tion.'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Cape Town. May 1S.-The expected
conference between President Kruger
of the Transvaa! Republic and Sir AL
fred Miner, governor of Cape Colony
has not yet been arranged. The presi-
dent Of the South African league re-
pudiates any connection with the en-
listment of men for any purpose. Fries
was the only prisoner who did not APP
pear yesterday at the Pretoria court for
arraignment. The streets were
thrOnged, and the prisoners were es-
corted under a strong guard from the
iail to the court. a remand was grant
ed and the prisoners were returned to the
iail. The excitement here Is somewhat
abating.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Miss Helen Gould has bought Lynd-
hurst, the Gould country house in
Tarrytown, where she has lived and
held the property in trust under her
fathers will until every child should
come of age. Frank Gould reached
81 last December.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Washington, May 1S.-An order has
been issued by the war department
warning recruiting officers to he more
careful in the selection of recruits for
the army. 1t is stated that complaints
of the inferior quality of recruits indi-
cate a lack of care on the part of some
officers. Physical defects have been
found. which, in the Judgment of the
department. should have been discovered
when the men were examined.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20
Nine.Inch Hail stones Fell.

Cleveland. May 1S.-Another bad
storm swept over northern Ohio yes
ter,,ay. being accompanied by high
winds. hail and heavy rainfall. At
Norwalk the rainfall was four inches.
trees were blown down and havoc was
caused among telegraph and telephone
wires. At Upper Sandusky hailstones
as large as hickory nuts fell, brickyard
sheds were blown down and several
houses were unroofed. The rainfall was
3ia inches. At Bucyrus. it is said. hail
stones nine inches in circumference fell.
Windows were broken. stock stampeded
and crops beaten into the ground a
heavy rainfall followed the hail.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Washington, May 1S.-The following
dispatch has been received at the war
department from General Brooke:
General Wood reports as result of his
recent trip through department every
thing quiet and peaceful Reports OF
hrisandage absolutely without founda-
tion. People working everywhere.
Similar conditions in o ther departments" ;"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Croker set out for England without
telling the Mazet COMMITTEES how he got
it; but if the members of the commit
tee will keep careful watch on the
dispatches by cable this summer,
they can learn. what is perhaps equally
TO the purpose, how he spends it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-05-20

Colonel Ingersoll, as counsel for the
widow of one of his admirers, has be-
gun suit in the courts here to break
will under which lie is one of the bene.
fciaries. If he wins his case he loses
his legacy, and if he loses the legacy,
it will be by proving that his friend
aud would.be benefactor was of un-
sound mind. 1t is a rather queer sort
of an undertaking for the great
agnostic, but he seems to think it's all
right.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-06

of pants, and claimed SO as an equiv
alent. Mr.. Hebgen after an unsuccess-
full search for the missing garment of
fered 81 as fair compensation, but he
claims the captain refused TO accept
his offer and told him to consider him
self under arrest
The laundryman paying no attention
20 the order, started TO move away,
when he says the captain drew his re-
volver, and calling the corporal Of the
guard, ordered him under arrest. Heb
gen demanded an audience with the
major, and his request was after a
time compiled with, when she captain
was quietly told that he had no author
ity whatever over citizen and Heb
gen was allowed to so after paying the
$500 offered.