Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-09
MINOR NOTES.

ing him grant of Sl96, 755. Kitchener,
like Wellington and several other military
heroes of Great Britain, is an Irishman.
Representative Foss of Illinois, a native
of Berkshire in Franklin county, will
spend the summer investigating the naval
resources and methods of the leading mar
atime nations of Europe Mr.. Foss ex-
poets to be reappointed to the House COM
mittee on naval affairs.
Capt. c. NJ. Brownell of Company NJ,
Burlington, was selected by the President
as one of the "a men to be given com
mission in the United States marine corps,
out of over 1000 applicants. Capt.
Brownell will decline the honor, however,
and will remain in Burlington.
President Mckinley will come to Hol-
yoke, Mass, June Il, to spend four days
as the guest of x-Congressman William
| Whiting He will attend the commence
ment exercises at Mt. Holyoke seminary,
his niece being member of the gradual
ing class there. From Holyoke he will go
to the home of w. b. Plunkett in Adams,
Mass, for a visit of several days.
After the disclosures of unfit rations in
the Cuban campaign, it is gratifying to
note Gen. Otis's reply to official inquiries
about the food issued to the troops in the
| Philippines. He appears to be very well
satisfied with it as it is, recommending no
change in the ratons provided for use in
the field or on the march, and only slight
ones in those used in camp.
An alliance has been formed by the
Harper and Mcclure publishing compan-
les Of New York. The Harper concern is
one Of the Oldest in its line in this country,
and prints one of the best high priced
magazines. The Mcclure company has
been in the field only a few years, but it
prints the best low-priced magazine and
controls the works of Kiplng and other
noted authors.
Rear Admiral George c. Remey. com.
mandant of the Portsmouth, Y. H., navy
yard, vas inWoodstock last week visiting the
scenes where his ancestors lived years ago.
The admiral is a descendent of Nathan
Rowland, one of the first settlers of Wood
stock. The admirars mother was Eliza
beth Rowland, daughter of Seth Rowland.
She was born in Woodstock, taught school
there, and was married at Burlington,
Iowa, where the admiral was born.
1t is expected that Prof George Harris
of the Andover theological school will be
chosen the next president of Amherst col
ege. Prof Harris was born in East Ma
chias, Maine, in 1874. He graduated from
Amherst in 1866 and from Andover theo-
logical seminary in 1869 He was pastor
of churches in Auburn, Maine, and Provi-
dence, r. l., previous to 1888, when he
went TO Andover as professor of theology.
He has been one of the university preach
ers at Harvard the past two years.
The exodus of Canadians to New Eng
land this spring is the heaviest for many
years, and is causing the immigration Off
, cals some uneasiness. The backward
: spring in Canada, higher wages and i'm
proved outlook in the manufacturing towns
, in the states, are the causes of the move
, ment. 1t is estimated that almost 10000
PCleOhSi q lai 20 plOPOl slOh Vi nnOu aiS
French Canadians, have crossed the line
this season. Usually at this time the tide
of travel favors Canada, but this year the
influx is very limited,
= Col Robert II. Rolfe, who commanded
! the New Hampshire regimen. at Chicka
? mauga last summer, has been promoted tC
e the office of military inspector general o.
l the military division of Cuba. Col. Rolf
! went to Cuba last January as a major ant
assistant inspector general of volunteer
5 an the staff of Gen. Brooke, who is hi
4 brother-in-law. Col. Rolfe was born il
e Concord in 1865 and graduated from
I Dartmouth college in 1884. He had beer
q employed by the Republican Press associa
+ tion several years previous to going t.
+ Chickamauga.
Hon. Frederick o. Prince, 81, died a
Boston Tuesday. He was native of tha
city. graduated from Harvard in 1886
, 1S40. Previous to the war he was a Viii
and while a resident of Winchester h
} served three terms in the house and on
term in the senate of the Massachusett
legislature In 1860 he allied himself wit
the Democratic party and was made secr6
tary of the national Democratic commit
tee, holding this position 2S years. II
was mayor of Boston in 1877, 1s79-S1, an
. was the Democratic candidate for govern
OF in 1885. His administration as mayo
y was marked by the adoption of the publ
;, parks system.
IS Rev. DIR. William H. p. Faunce, tn
l. newly elected president of Brown unive
.e sity, graduated from that institution
v $50, second in his class, taught math,
e MATES in Brown 1SS1.S2, graduated frol
/. Newton theological seminary 1884, wa
Ie FIVE years pastor of a churchin Springfield
" Mass, and for the past ten years has bee
pastor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist churc
of New York. In presenting DR.. Faunce
name the committee characterized him {
an "all-round scholar" familiar with IL
traditions of Brown, cautious in settlir
practical questions, progressive maj
conservative in his theory of educ,HG n, a
accomplished speaker and having Chri
tian enthusiasm for the welfare of tho
under his supervision. The corporatiO