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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
SOME INTERESTING REMARKS

TIcULARLY APPRoPos IN VIEW OF
THE Discussion AS TO THIS
YEARS PRoDUCrIoN AND THE
GREAT ACTIVITY IN THE
Dry GooDs MARKET.
1--WE invite the readers of this paper to
look back during the past four or Eve
years and note that in this period IRON,
COPPER. COTTON, WHEAT and CORN
were selling under the cost of production.
'Iron that sold at S13 90 ton has since
sold at $37 so copper that in 1896 was
around 6 cents per pound has recently sold
at 20 cents; wheat in Chicago declined to
4S "a cents per bushel and within two
years from that time sold at S1.S5 per
bushel; Corn sold as low as II cents per
bushel and later at 40 cents; in the New
York Cotton market the future options Of
this staple within the past year sold as low
as cents and under, and at thin writing
have sustained an advance of only 1-2
cents per pound. IRON nearly tripled in
price; as did Copper, while Wheat increased
in value four times, and Corn doubled"
at seems extremely logical to expect at
least that Cotton, our greatest staple prod
uct, will sell at its average price for the
past ten years, or about "a cents per
pound: moreover it is likely this price win
be made during the current Cotton year,
especially in view of the established GER
tainty that this seasons yield is very short,
and the equally certain fact that never in
the history of the world has the consump-
tive demand attained within 30 per cent of
what it is at the present time"
''It seems reasonable to expect and 10
cent Cotton next July and August, when
the real pinch" of the short crop makes
itself felt; there is more than a possibility
that the above figures will be made BE-
FORE the coming Summer in the contract
market in New York, discounting the above
factors"
"The BANKING AND BROKERAGE
FIRM OF KNOTT & CLOSSON OF BUR-
LINGTON, this State, was the pioneer
house in advising the purchase of the staple
at its lowest point, the first of the year: In
| their published circulars last Spring they
estimated decreased acreage that later
proved accurate, and insisted throughout
the season that, a late Spring, irregular
season, and improper cultivation, meant a
short crop, and as a result of accurate
knowledge from the planter himself THEY
| HIT THE NAIL on THE HEAD AS
MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK COT
| TON EXCHANGE with direct private
wires, they offer excellent facilities for in
vestment dealings in the future options OF
this staple, and solicit the patronage Of
this state"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
-. L. Moody's Point OF strength.

ID. L. MOOdy's Point OF strength.
1t is speaking well within bounds to say
that there is probably no man living whose
death would have come to so many thous-
and of men and women with sense Of per-
sonal loss as has that of Dwight L. Moody.
This is because of the countless thousands
who have listened TO him in his great pub
lie meetings in this country and across the
water in all these years, and who know that
they were moved by him to better living.
After recognizing in the broadest way the
many-sided charseterof Mr.. Moody's work,
the fact stands out that his life was an
Illustration of the power which lies in in
tensity of conviction, unhagging earnest
ness, and absolute integrity. 1t was these
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
A Senatorial scandal.

The action of the supreme court of
Montana in disbarring John B. Welcome
on the charge of bribery in connection with
the election of Senator W. A. Clark, will
hasten the consideration of the bribery
charges against Clark by the Uuited States
Senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions. In the papers filed with the Senate,
Welcome admits that he was Mr.. Clark's
attorney, the manager of his campaign and
one Of the candidates disbursing agents
The charges against Clark come from the
governor Of the state, the state treasurer,
the state auditor, the speaker Of the as
sembly, and the Montana members of Con-
gress. The memorial field with the Senate
gives list of the members of the legisla-
ture to whom it is alleged Clark paid mon
ey for their votes.
The sums vary from $4,000 to $4,000.
Fifteen bribes of $4,000 each are distinctly
specified, seven of $4,000 each, two of
SIS, 600, one of $1,000, another of s20,-
600, two of $1,000, one of 5000, one of
$4,000 and one of $4,000. In addition to
the sums thus paid, according to the memo
rial, Senator Clark, ''acting by and through
his confederates, associates and employees"
made numerous offers for votes. These
offers, with the names of the persons ap-
preached, are given in full, the sums rang
ing from $1,000 to $50,
No case that has been investigated by
the United States Senate has ever approach
ed the Clark scandal in the magnitude of
| its alleged debauchment of members of a
| legislative assembly. The petitioners for
an investigation offer to furnish copies of
the evidence on which John b. Welcome
| has been disbarred. In addition thereto
the evidence laid before the grand jury and
the legislative investigating committee is
| cffarad
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

Macfarland, the well-informed Washing
ton correspondent of the Boston Herald,
says the purpose of the Republican leaders
seems to be to use the best orators in the
party to bring before the next national con-
vention the achievements Of the admins
tration and the party and to give the key
note of the campaign as expansion of our
territory, our trade and our national influ-
ence at high water mark in the progress Of
the nation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

Senator Cullom explains about that won
derful bill which he introduced to restore
deserters from the army in the civil war
to an honorable status and to make them
eligible for pensions for injuries incurred
during their transient service. The bill was
handed to the senator and after reading a
page or two he sent it TO the desk knowing
nothing about its obnoxious features. BE
now promises to have the bill reported ad-
versely.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

Maine, which had the strongest delega
tion of any state in the 55th Congress, has
lost Milliken and Dingley by death and
Reed by resignation and now Boutelle, the
last of the old guard, is in the last stages
of Bright's disease, and in the Mclean
asylum at Waverly, Mass, violently in
sane
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

Thirty copper companies whose shares
are dealt in on the Boston stock exchange
have suffered a shrinkage of nearly $780,
O0O, 900 In the market value Of their share
capital during the present month. Since
the hight Of the boom last spring the
shrinkage In value has been close on TO
$500, ,O0O, 900. In all sayenine or ten cases
the quotations are now leas than half what
they were At the highest point Of the year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
winston ChurehnI'a Escape.

Winston Churchill, the Newspaper cor
respondent, cables an account of his es-
cape from the Beers dated Lorenzo Mar
quez, last Thursday. He says he was in
formed on the 18th that there was little
chance of his release, and the same night
he left the prison at Pretoria, by climbing
the wall when the sentry's back was turn
ed. He walked through the town without
disguise, unchallenged in the crowd. He
got through the piekets, walked down to
the railroad, boarded train, and hid him
self under some coal sacks. Before dawn
he jumped off and spent the day in the
woods. Having no compass or map, he
made many detOurs to avoid bridges, sta
tions and huts. On the sixth day he man
aged to board a train beyond Middleburg,
on the direct line 70 Delagoa, finally arriV-
ing at Lorenzo Marques in an exhausted
condition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

WRITE OR CALL FOR THEIR LAT
EST CIRCULARS AND DAILY MAR
KET LETTERS.
KNOTT & CLOSSON,
1877 st. Paul ST.,
Burlington, Vt.
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THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE

Who are injured by the Use Of coffee. Recently
there has been placed in ali the grocery stores
new preparation called GRAIN-O, made Of pure
grains, that takes the place Of eoAec. The most
delicate stomach receives il without distress, and
but few can tell Il from c0fIee. u does not cost
over one-fourth Is much. Chil6ran may drink Il
with great benent. Fifteen centa and 3 cents Per
package. ny Il. Aak for aRAN-o.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

Four hundred British cavalry horses, it
is said, have already been shot in South
Africa owing to the occurrence of glanders.
The disease is likely to spread with much
greater rapidity among the British horses
than among the hardy BOer ponies, and
this may mean a prOlongatiOn Of the cam
paign.
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The record-union., 1899-02-09
SEVERE AFFLICTION.
Death Invades the Home Of Pro.
fessor j. H. Pond.

After lingering since last Friday
when as a last resort an operation was
performed to remove an intestinal alb
scess-Mrs. Sarah p. Pond, wife Of J.
H. Pond, Principal of the High School,
passed away shortly after o'clock
yesterday morning.
The death of Mrs. Pond is a severe
blow to her husband and three small
children. She was but 26 years of age,
a woman of noble character, devoted to
her family and household, and up to
time of the attack which proved fatal
was the picture of womanly beauty
and health. The mother and her bright
and beautiful children formed a group
that often attracted the attention of
strangers, and even to their intimate
friends and neighbors they. were a con-
slant source of admiration.
Mrs. Pond was the daughter of Mrs.
James Stewart She was born in this
State, and reared and educated in Sac
ramento. The entire community is
saddened by her untimely death, and
her bereaved husband and motherless
little ones have the heartfelt sympathy
of every body in their deep affliction.
The record-union., 1899-02-09

work he had gone through just the
same had exhausted his vitality, and he
was sick and in bed on the day he
signed the articles for the Sharkey
fight.
Nevertheless, Mccoy thinks that he
might have put out the sailor in the
third round If the gong had not sounded
until couple Of seconds later.
Mccoy thinks that he can defeat
Sharkey, and will take him on again
in the event that Jeffries is matched to
meet Fitzsimmons He did not want
any more padded floor as in his last
fight, because it interferes with his
footwork, one of his strong points. The
heavyweight thinks that Jeffries is in
line for the championship, but is sure
that Sharkey's bad judgment will pre-
vent him from becoming the champion.
Mccoy looks the picture of health,
and has gained twelve pounds since the
fight While here on a pleasure trip
primarily, he expects to do lots of fight
ing on the coast, and is making ar
rangements also for matches over his
return route to New York couple of
months hence.
The record-union., 1899-02-09
CLARENCE MEALAND's DEATH.
Injuries Received in an Accident
Result Fatally.

DR. Charles Mealand returned to his
home in this city from San Francisco
last night, where his son. Clarence II.
Mealand, died of lockjaw yesterday
afternoon II
The circumstances attending the
young mans fatal injuries Illustrate
the pathetic thoughtfulness of son5in
the moment of mortal injuries, for
voune Mealand was in the accident that
resulted in his death ON January 10Th.
and when he was taken to the San
Francisco Receiving Hospital he gave
the name of c. H. Wilson. to shield his
parents from the shock of the bad
news. The San Francisco papers ct.i-
tanned a full account of the accident.
hurt. They drove into an electric car
on Bryant street, between second aid
Third, and Mr.. Mealand was thrown
upon the cobbles SO severely that he
sustained severe scalp wounds. wnich
terminated fatally in lockjaw.
..He was taken to ST. Luke's Hospi-
tal," said DIR. Mealand. and | was at
once notified of the facts, and l have
been in San Francisco ever since.
The body was to have been shipped
to Sacramento last night, but owing to
the fact that the Coroner's inquest will
be held to-day there will be delay.
and the date of the funeral is not yet
determined. The young man was ~
years of age.
The record-union., 1899-02-09
TWO AMERICANS ARRESTED
Crossed Into British Territory In
an Official Capacity.

SKAGUAY (Alaska). Feb. 4.-(via
Victoria, Feb. S).-Two United States
Custom House officers. P. M. Hoyt and
Hector MacLean while conveying liq-
uors from here to Log Cabin, were ar
rested at Log Cabin last Monday
charged with crossing into British Co
lumbia, while serving in an official ca
pacity. The two men were held pris-
oners for twenty-four hours and
brought before Captain Cartwright,
acting Magistrate, who after telling
them that it was a violation of the
British Columbia law for American
officials to convoy goods through to
Log Cabin, and that the boundary line
was at the summit. and not at Log
Cabin, released them.
Captain Cartwright further threat
ened to arrest every American officer
coming over the summit line while con-
voying liquors, and if necessary, would
place officers at the summit to stop
them.
1t is reported that the Canadian Off
cials have decided to order the Ameri-
can officials now stationed at Log Cab
in to move across the summit line This
will greatly cripple the collection of
American customs duties.
Deputy Collector of Customs c. l..
Andrews of Skaguay has written
Peele. Deputy Collector of Canadian
Customs, that he would hereafter hold
all liquors and forbid any further con-
voys until the question of boundary
was settled. He has also sent to
Washington and Sitka for instructions
in the matter.
The record-union., 1899-02-09
CURTIS & CO.'S MARKET, SOS K Street.

the sum of $273.75 for 1.95 acres of
land.
Touhey demanded $500 per acre for
the land, which he said cost him that
much
Owing to the lack of funds the matter
was taken under advisement till next
July.
THE LAW INVOKED.
l.. p. Hanson asked the board to give
some relief regarding the opening of the
proposed road near East Park, petitions
ed for some months ago.
Chairman Curtis moved that the Dis
trict Attorney be directed to proceed
against the parties who had refused to
obey the order made by the board TO
open the road. The proposed road
runs through the Klotz & Clark lands.
from H street easterly to the Stu5er
estate property.
The motion was carried unanimously.
dents of Oak Park was read, asking.
that the Sacramento Electric, Gas and
Railway Company be compelled to-
move their hanger poles back to the
line Of the sidewalks along Sacramento
avenue, and TO grades the track on each
side to make the avenue passable for
vehicles.
The Superintendent and the attorney
of the company have been notified to
appear to-day to show cause why the
petition should not be granted.
The record-union., 1899-02-09
RACES AT INGLEsIDE.
Morellito Wins the Tarpey Stakes
at a Mile and an Eighth.


SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. S.-Weather
fine at Ingleside to-day. Track fast.
Results:
Seven furlongs. selling, Arbaces Pig-
gotC. 8 to 1, won: ST. Simonian Oh.
MARTINI. to 1. second; Master Lee
Bullman) to 2, third. Time-1:2 1914.
Sevoy, Jazabel, Florence Fink, Elsin,
Glcngaber, Nora Richards, Gilberto.
Rey del Rio and Gautemoek also ran.
Seven furlongs, O'Connell PiggotD.
3 to ), won; Imperious Oh. Martini, II
to :. second: Guilder On. Turner). 15 to
/. third Time-1:2 :27$. Imp Mistral
H., Coda and Faversham also ran.
One and a quarter miles, handicap,
hurdle, Peter II. (McAuliffe). 5 to 2,
won: Granger (Henry) 9 to 2, second;
Tyro IT Murphy. 13 to 5, third. Time
-2:201h Joe Cotton, Tortoni, Major
S., Octuruck, Silverado, Michael G..
Joan also ran.
One and an eighth miles, the Tar,
pey stakes. value $1,000. Morellitc
fSpencer). 6 to l, won; David Tenny
(H Martin), 2to 1. second: Storm King
Bullman). II to I, third. Time-1: 54A4
What 'er Lou also ran.
Three furlongs, year-olds, ST.
Anthony (H MARTINI, to 1. won;
Morbid (Spencer). 10 to 1, second; Kitty
Kelly (Turner), to l, third. Time
0:36M Flamora, Mountebank, Regi-
nald Hughes, Tanobe, Merry Month,
Lorelio. Bamboulia, Pidalia, The Flat
terer and Winyah also ran.
Six furlongs, Gualala CIV. H. MARTINI.
. to l, won: Satsuma (Jones) 4 to s.
second; Limewater Beauchamp), 25 to
l, third Time :141s. Sanity, Merry
Boy and Crawford also ran.
The record-union., 1899-02-09
NO new ROADS AT PRESENT .
FUNDS WILL BE SHORT UNTIL
NEXT JULY.
Supervisors Direct That Proceed
ings be Brought to Enforce
One of Their Orders.

At yesterdays session of the Board
of Supervisors the report of the viewers
of the road southeast of Florin, petit
toned for by j. E. Givens and others,
was taken up and read. The viewers
recommended that the road be opened
in accordance with the petition. The
total damages amount to SOB.
E. Booth, one of the petitioners, spoke
in favor of the opening of the road,
which he declared to be necessity to
the residents of that locality, who now
have to go two and a half miles out of
their way through private roads to
reach Florin.
P. H. Murphy, the chief protestant
against the opening of the road, ad-
dressed the board in opposition to the
petition. He contended that the bond
filed by the petitioners was not legal,
not having been stamped, but it was
found that a stamp was not required.
He insisted that there was no necessity
for the road asked for and declared
that the whole thing was bit of spite
work.
A. D. Murphy, son of P. H. Murphy
also spoke against the opening of the
N,
it, But one person, he said, could be
benefited by the road, and that is A.
Booth. Instead of spending 5000 or
500 to open road for the benefit of
one person, it would be better to lay out
that money in improving some of the
bad roads we now have.
John Patterson, one of the signers Of
the petition, said he was induced to
sign it under a misapprehension. He
understood it was agreeable all around
He had no interest in the proposed
road, and cared nothing about it. He
would not have signed the petition if
he had known there was any objection
to the road.
P. H Murray also spoke against the
road. which would, he said, benefit only
Mr.. Booth Every farmer out that way
has a private road to the Sheldon grant
line road Even Mr.. Booth has to go
only about a mile out of his way TO
the grant road The $500 or so the road
would cost had better be laid out in
improving the present roads. He con-
tended there was nothing in the objec-
ton made TO the grade over the hill,
and made the assertion that the grade
would not exceed twenty feet to the
rod
H. Middlebury wanted the road open
ed because he would be glad to divert
the travel from his property People
would leave gates open. If the road
were opened he wanted $3.50 damages.
After some further discussion OF the
matter the board decided to take it
under advisement until July, on motion
of Supervisor Jenkins.
ANOTHER CASE.
The petition of A. B. Peterson and
others for new road in District No.
was then taken up. 1t is to run from
Highland Park through the Touhey
property to the Freeport road.
!. The report of the viewers recommend
ed that the road be opened and that
James Touhey be. allowed damages In
The record-union., 1899-02-09
KID, MCCOY.
The heavyweight PugiHst Arrives
at Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES. Feb. S.-Charles
kid" Mccoy, the pugilist, arrived this
morning from Denver, and registered
at the Van Nuys Annex with his wife.
Kid Mccoy. who. outside of the ring.
Is known as Norman Selby, and Mrs.
Selhy intend to stay In Southern Cali
fornia for couple of months. Mr..
and Mrs. Selby will visit San Diego be-
fore going north
In connection with his proposed San
Francisco trip, kid" Mccoy to-day
wrote to Brady. his manager. to advise
him that he would take on any heavy
weight who would draw well, or any
two middleweights the same night for
ten rounds each. He thought that
George Green and Jack Bonner would
make good pair. 1t is McCoy's in
tention to fight in the heavyweight
class. and he thinks that his sojourn
here will put him in just the right con-
dition to train for the championship.
He makes no bones in admitting his
defeat in the Sharkey fight. and says
the decision was right. He believes
that he had over-trained long before he
met the sailor. Many of the matches
for which he had trained ever since
last March fell through, but the hard
The record-union., 1899-02-09
sHERIFFs ORGANIZE.
They Will Hold Annual Meetings
Henceforth.

The Sheriffs of various counties who
met in conference here ON Tuesday held
another session yesterday and then ad-
journed.
Before doing SO they formed per-
manent organization, with the pur-
pose of holding annual meetings. The
officers elected were: President, Frank
T. Johnson of Sacramento; Secretary
and Treasurer, R. r. Veale of Contra
Costa.
Those present were: Q. L. Rodgers,
Alameda; w. L. Hammel, Los Angeles:
William Buckner Kings; G. H. Savage,
Solano (per ex-Sheriff B. F. Rush);
A. S. Bosquit, Ell Dorado; r. r. Veale,
Contra Costa; D. A. Dunlap, Napa;
Charles Keena, Placer; H. s. Martin,
San Francisco (per David Martin, I'm
der Sheriff.: w. F. Sibley, San Joaquin;
j. H. Mansfield, San Mateo; B. ]. Lam
ford, Santa Clara; Milton Besse, Santa
Cruz; r. B. Purvis, Stanislaus; R. L.
Price, Tuolumne (per William Walsh,
Under Sheriff); G. w. Griffin, Yolo;
Frank T. Johnson, Sacramento.
Letters were received from a large
number of Sheriffs who will act in UNI
son and join the organization.