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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-23
LOWER RATES IN SIGHT.

No doubt the new combination expects
ultimately 20 make use of the more inpor-
tant patents that are now controlled by
the older corporation, since the life of
some of these is under the most favorable
obstruction of the law for the old corr
pany. nevertheless, comparatively short.
A battle such as is contemplated unques-
tiOnably means lower rates, since a staug-
Gle of that kind could not be carried on
without the support of the great public.
and that supper must DO tempted through
modification of prices.
In fact. 1t is understood that it is the
hope of Mr.. Whitney's company so to per-
feet a plant and economically TO work 1t
that the prices for long distance telephon-
ing may compare favos'ably with those
charged for t~elographing for similar dis
tances. Moreover, il is believed to be the
Intention of the ircorporators to permit
the long distance wires to be utilized dur
ing the less busy hours. as for Instance
afteC 6 o'clock at night, for the sending
of Geographic messages. 1t IS known that
this proposed consolidation has given
these WHO ara in charge Of the older COM
Tany moro anxiety than any of the other
antagonisms which they have been COM
PEELED to meet and overcome.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-23
MIDDL.ESEX


Mr.. and Mrs. p. b., Gaylord are %cejoic-
ing over the arrival Of a son born Nov. 10.
The chicken pie supper last Tuesday
evening given by the ladies of the Home
Circle was as usual q success, the receipts
being about $37.-The remains of Ephraim
Campbell were brought here last Satur-
day night fCon Sutton, =. O., where he
died Friday night. Nov. 18th. Mr.. Camp
bell WAS for many years a resident of this
place. His age was about II years. Flu
neral services were held on Monday af-
tcrnOon at one O'Clock, at the home Of
mis- daughter, Mrs. M. j. Waterman and
he was buried beside his wife at the Iras-
vile cemetary.-News was received Mon
day of the death at DuxbuCy Of Mrs.
Helen UennetD Turner, formerly of
Waitsficld.-Mr. and Mrs. f. A. Boyce
went Monday TO BURLINGTON where Mrs.
Boyce enters the Mary Fletcher Hospi-
tai for tr~cdtment.-This seasons singing
school commenced Wednesday evening the
22d inst, ut the congregational vcstry
and is expected to continue each Wedncs-
day evening thereafter for the present.
The teacher will be the same as last win
ter, G. T.. Dudley of East Montpelier
A select party will he given by the young
people at q. A.. r., Hall on Wednesday
evening, Nov. 29.-News was received
Monday afternoon by Hon. ]. II. Hastings
of the death Of his brother, Yorrich Hast
ings, at Aver, Mass.
The chicken pie supper at the Meth
odist church last evening was a great sue
cess. The proceeds will be used To pur-
chase new books for the church library.
The Neighborly club met Tuesday even
ing with Mrs. c. II. Haines.
The remains OF Miss Fannie Davis, who
passed ava Saturday, were inferred yes
terday afternoon.
H.. II. Carol had the large plate glass
windows set in his new building yester-
day.
CABOT.
+. B.. Cote Is moving his goods to Barre
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
{. IA STUDY IN BLACK AND wHITE.r


teachings. That paper was sent by an
envoy extraordinary to Pope Leo g., in
return for which the pope gave the king
the title of defender of the faith"
Another interesting subject was an orig
inal love letter written IN his own hand
in French by HenryVIII. to Anne Boleyn
A heart, marked withsthe letters "a. b.
adorns the paper at the end of the letter.
The letter, as translated, reads:
THE approach of the time which 1 have
been so eagerly awaiting delights me so
that 1t seems already to be here. More
than anything else In, the world do L
wish for the meeting, for what joy can
be greater on earth than to have the So
ciety of her who Is my dearest friend?
And as I know that she has the same
feeling the thought gives me the more
pleasure. You can Judge how great an
influence the presence OF her must have
upon me. Her absence tears a wound
into my heart greater than word or pen
can describe, and that nothing can cure
but her return. 1 beg of you, my dear
lady, to tell your father for me that 1
wish he would hasten the meeting by
two days. No more now for lack of time.
1 hope shortly to tell you in spoken words
how deeply I grieVe over your absence
The writer of these lines is and will ever
be your true and most humble servant,
-"H., no Other Seeks, Rex
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
COPPER MINE SOLD.
Detroit Company Takes Seven Hun
dred Acres In Black Hills.

Detroit Company Takes Seven Hun
dred Acres In Black Hills.
DEADWOOD, S. D., June 1.-THE Brit
ish-American Gold and Copper Mining
Company of Detroit, Mich, has just COM
pleted the purchase of over 700 acres of
copper ground in Pennington county, on
the Burlington & Missouri River rail-
way. 1t is considered the largest copper
transfer ever made in the Black Hills,
and there are few copper mining COM
panies In the world with so large an acre
age of copper yielding grounds.
1t has been known for number of
years that copper ore existed in this dis
trict, but there has been little interest
taken in copper ore in the Hills until the
recent rise in the price of that metal. The
copper estate of the British-American
company extends for over mile and a
half along two prominent outcroppings
of copper conglomerate ore with veins
or verticals ranging from 40 to 400 feet in
width.
The Black Hills Copper company has
been working for some time on eleven
claims joining on the south end of the
ground and from several places on the
copper verticals. Assays have been OBJ
tanned as high as 70 per cent. One car
load of the copper ore was recently sent
to the Chicago Copper Refining company,
which returned an average of 1851 per
cent values for the shipment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
ADOBE HOUSES.
They May Be Built at a Cost of From
30 to $4,000.

Kansas City Star.
The average adobe house Is not an at
tractive dwelling, for 1t is the Kind OF
house which is easy for the poorest MeSd-
can to acquire at the expense only OF a
certain amount of labor, but there are
adobes which arc intellectually beau
iifllI modern in their fittings and. the
cost of which is only limited by the purs-
es of their owners. -
The adobe brick is about "A inches long,
three inches thick and eight inches wide
II Is made of clay and dried in the hot
sun. This is all the baking 1t gets ano it
is enough for the purpose intended.
house Is built quickly with them and as
the usual adobe consists merely of four
straight walls 1t requires 10 skilled labor.
Upon the walls are placed heavy rafters
and on these rafters a roof Of thatch or
tiles is laid without much regard to reku-
larity. The only idea Is to have it shed
rain. 1t is rather an advantage to allow
the free circulation of air under the caves
of a house built in the Southwest.
From the appearance of the adobe hut
of the Southwest 1t would seem difficult
to attempt anything pretentious with
these rough, sun-dried brick, but as they
are cheap and easy construction material.
a great deal has been dene with them.
The adobe hut and the adobe house are
two very different locking objects. One
costs perhaps s. to build and the other
5000. One Is howell and the other a
comfortable, even luxurious, modern
home. In the latter the outer surface Of
the sur-dried brick is coated with NOR
tar. Adobe would not do for an extreme
ly rainy country as the constant storms
would finally eat into the walls and i'm
dermine the roof, but In any country
where the rainfall IS less than twenty
five inches a year there is no danger.
Those adobe houses are cool In summer
and warm in winter, and, when properly
finished inside. are as satisfactory as a
kiln-dried brick OF stone house could be.
The first use of the adobe brick was due
to necessity, for there is 70 lumber or
building stone IN some places in the
Southwest. 1t may also have suggested
the sod house of the prairie. 1t has prob
ably been in use ever since the first land
ing party on the American continent
looked about for material from which 20
construct some temporary shelter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
SERMON TO THE SICK.
Rev. William wilkinson Speaks mt
the City Hospital.

Rev. William Wilkinson preached at
the city hospital yesterday, and in the
course of his remarks he said that who
ever forgets that the Gospel was intend
ed for the halt, blind and diseased, for
gets the most striking fact and most i'm
portant truth in all the life of the Sa-
Vior.
1T is pleasant and profitable to speak
to the refined, the well-to-do, the aff1u-
eHt,' he continued, land because 1t Is
easy and pleasant 1t is popular It Is Of
ten task to stand i'll the presence of
sickness no human hand can cure, in the
presence of loss no man can restore-the
heart yearns to do what the hand cannot
perform. There are things which no
text book of surgery and no directory of
medicine can take note Of There are
helps and consultations which Christ.
though unseen by human eyes, brings
human hearts and In scenes which look
as man sees them are sad to see. Yet
He fills them with a peaceful joy which
makes glad, as with the gladness of the
living God Sickness is not the condi-
ton God intended US to spend our lives
in. Sin made sickness; 1t is one of the
results of the work of the devil To undo
his work, to restore the physical, men
tai, spiritual harmony of the race, to
make man what he is fitted for and in
tended to be is the plan of Jesus Christ"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
nLO6k'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
~ 90 WASHINGTON Az -S0UTH.
T.J.nban.oza4 p
Telephome2796 i'll

Yesterday was observed locally as Ply
THAN memorial day. and members of that
organization from Minneapolis and st.
Paul met in lodge of sorrow in the large
assembly hall, Masonic temple. The ser
vices were well attended, and will proba-
bly, be made a regular part of the yearly
program from now on. Yesterdays meet
ing was the first of the kind ever held in
this city. The honored dead were John T.
West, of Minneapolis lodge, No. l; Mar
Gus p. Hayne, Monitor lodge, No 6; Da-
vid Royal, Minneapolis lodge, No. /; AL
fred L. Smith, Unity lodge, No. 4; A.
Walsted, Monitor lodge, No. 6; E.
NJ. Bartlett, Hermion lodge, No. IS;
Adolph Winquist, Nora lodge. No. 33; and
Fred S. Joy, Nicollet lodge, No. As Pre-
ceding the services in the hall the uni
formed rank, headed by Watson's band,
paraded through down town streets of the
city.
Upon entering the hall the sir knights
We're seated in triangle in the center,
the officers being on the platform, which
was banked with palms and potted plants.
On each side was draped a great Ameri-
can flag. The band took seats to the
left.
James Robertson offciated as chancel-
Tor commander, and opened the meeting
in ritualistic form. FIe was down on the
programme for the Introductory address
but cOntented himself with simply stating
the object of the meeting, and reading
the names of the deceased members of
the society whom 1t was proposed to hon
or.
The chief address of the day was deliv-
cred by Hon. J. F. Hilscher supreme rem
resentative of the order. He attempted
no eulogy of the dead, his address deal
ing rather with the ideals of the society.
and causes for its existence. No organ
1zation, he thought, could succeed unless
Its aims were founded on right principles;
and the fact that the Knights of Pythias.
a distinctively American organization,
had succeeded so marVelously well he
took as proof of its worth.
Following the address the knights on
the floor rose at a given signal, and to
the air of Chopin's Funeral March"
marched slowly around the altar, each
man depositing upon it a bit of green as
he passed. The act was typical of the
service throughout, simple and unosten-
tauous, but singularly beautiful
Music was contributed to the program
by Miss Maud Stilwell, Mrs. Alice B.
Cowley, Mrs. Hineline, Miss Hattie l..
Hiscock and Messrs. Haitey and Ferdi-
nand Neumuth
Prior to the exercises there was a par
ade OF Minneapolis and ST. Paul knights.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
SHARP SPANISH TRICK.
UNAVOIDABLE NEWS PURPORTING
TO COME FROM SANTIAGO MAN.
UFACTURED IN HAVANA
JUDICIAL REFORM NEEDED
Writ of Habeas Corpus to BE Estab-
lished, and the Present Laws Civ
Ing Commercial Advantages to
Spaniards to BE AbOlished-NO
Change In the Status of the Cab
Drivers' Strike-Arms Found.

r HAVANA, June n.-Some weeks ago
dispatches were published in the local
papers purperting to come from Santiago
de Cuba announcing that the Cubans
there had absolutely refused to accept
the American gratuity. These messages
were chiefly fabricated by officers of the
late Cuban army in this city, who two
nights before had appeared in the cafe OF
the Hotel Inglaterra. The consul OF
foreign power who understands Spanish,
sat at a table adjoining the one used by
the Cuban officers in question and heard
every word of the messages as finally
agreed upon, including the corrections In
the several drafts an0 the details OF the
plan for forwarding the matter to San
tiago and having 1t telegraphed from
that point to Havana as if sent by
Cuban official. The plan was executed
according to programme.
Senior Federico Mora, fiscal of the SUI
preme court, and former civil governor of
Havana, says that one of the first duties
of the court will be to abolish the objec-
tionable practice of incommunicado end
to establish the writ of habeas corpus. 1t
is the opinion of most Cubans. judging
from their conversation with Americans,
that a judicial committee should be ap-
pointed to do away with all the objec-
tionable laws of the late regime. Ac-
corfing to the present law any Spaniard
engaging in business in the islands has
commercial advantages in respect to tax
alton and ether matters over Americans
and all other foreigners. This is especial
ly the case with large corporations
Senior Perfecto Lacoste, the mayor, Of
fered the cab owners police protection If
they would supply new drivers to take
the places Of those out on strike. About
seventy men were engaged, but they did
not put in an appearance this morning
for work and consequently the situation
today was practically unchanged. Pre-
sumably the new men feared the regular
drivers.
Domingo Bossi, chief of detectives in
MatanzaS province, went last week into
the province of Puerto Principe, having
been informed that many arms were
stored in various parts of the province.
After fruitless search among the small
towns and isolated houses, he found yes
terday $4,000 cartridges and 400 rifles, prin-
cipally Mausers, concealed under the
ruins of a deserted farm house near the
trocha In the vicinity of Placesas. The
arms evidently belonged to Spanish vol
unteers, who have sold large quantities.
George Carter, of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
came here to act as secretary for Maj.
Gen. Ludlow, and who was confined in
the hospital six weeks. suffering from
mental troubles, has left for the United
States by the Ward line steamer Segur-
anca. in charge of hospital attendants.
Gen. Rossier is ill at Bahia Honda and
Mall Gen. Lee has sent tug with 6. ply
stefan to bring him to Havana
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
SALTWATER.
Raft of Logs Loose In Lake st. CrOl!
-Pythtan Memorial

-PythtaR Memorial.
In some manner a rope attached to u
braii of logs In the lake was cut on Sat
urGay night and the logs were piled
against the pontoon bridge yesterday
morning. Tugs pulled the logs out when
the bridge was opened and little damage
was done.
Notwithstanding the inclement wealth
CT, large party of eXcursionists from
Alton, Lakeland, Lake Elmo and Still
water went to Taylors Falls yesterday
on the Steamer Pauline and barges. The
excursionists were accompanied by the
Valley Creek co-net band.
Saltwater lodge, Knights of Pythias, at
tended memorial services at Ascension
Episcopal church yesterday forenoon.
Many of the knights turned out and lis
tened to an interesting sermon.
A heavy south wind backed the water
In Lake st. CroiX up yesterday and ar
engagements were made to start the steam
pump on the levee for the purpose of
keeping the sewers clear, but the water
receded during the forenoon and the
pumps We're not started They will be
held in readiness, however, in case of
further rise.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
winner. He had seen Jeffries in training
and did not see how he could lose 3
BRADY AND O'ROIyREE MEET


Billy Brady and Tom O'Rourke met by
chance In COhen's restaurant on Surf
avenue shortly after the fight.
Well said O'Rourke, with rising
infection, "sharkey is ready for your
man."
You don't say" exclaimed Brady sar-
castically well. he can stay ready until
we get ready for him. We tried to get
him to fight. We gave him the first
chance. He hunked and you know it."
'Flunked, did hep" snarled O'Rourke,
You would never have wanted to fight,
only you know that Sharkey mad the
rheumatism and was practically laid up
Hot words were banded to and fro
until 1t began to look as though the
managerial championship would be set
tied right there. Mutual friends inter-
Vened and the meeting came to naught.
Just after he rose Jeffries went to the
telegraph Office and sent the following
message to Miss Lorraine Belmont, of In-
dianapolis, his fancee:
Thanks for your faith and interest.
The fight was mine from the beginning,
as you predicted. Will write
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12

he had exhausted his fund of adjectives
he wound up with, well, what do you
think of those corns, sir2'
The druggist gravely handed the bottle
back.
They are certainly fine, very flne," he
replied. II never saw bigger ones, but
But what?" eagerly INTERCEPTED the CHI
ropodist.
'Rut I'd like to know who made 'em for
your
The man of the corn plaster gave one
1cok of whitening scorn at the druggist
as general laugh went mp and then he
fed from the shop.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
DOES COFFEE AGREE WITH
YOuR

If not, drink Grain-o-made from pure
grains. A lady writes: The first time
using it for one week nothing would in
duce me to 20 back to coffee" It
neurishes and feeds the system. The
children can drink 1t freely with great
benefit. It Is the Strengthening sub
stance eo7 pure grains. Get a package
today from your grocer, follow the al
delicious and healthfui table beverage for
old and young. 16c and 2so.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
Boston May Buy.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, June H.
(SpeciaL)-Next Saturday special meet.
ing of the stockholders of the North Wis
consin Copper Mining company will be
held in this city. Secretary Woodward,
of the company, will submit a proposal
for the sale of the mine. This is under
stood to be one step in the direction of
the purchase of several of the Douglas
county copper properties by a syn
dictate of Boston copper spectators and
capitalists.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
Charged with Forgery.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, June IL
(Special.)-W.. L. White, of Chicago, was
arrested here today charged with pass
in the city and arrived here on a late
train, with his wife, Saturday night.
They registered at the Stanley house.
White left the hotel shortly afterwards,
opposite the hotel. had a 81 check
cashed. Mr.. Carol became suspicious
that everything was not all right and
called an officer and had White taken
into custody. He is now in Jail await
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
FILLED LOCAL PULPITs.
Ministers Attending the Hague
synod Heard at Madison.

MADISON, Mimi, June I.-(Special.)-
Sermons were preached in the local pull
pits this morning by the visiting minis
tiers attending the Hague synod. Prof.
H. H. Bergsland filled Rev. Tharaldson's
pulpit in the United church, and Rev.
M. j. Hanson, the president of the synod,
delivered the sermon at local Hague
church. This evening the same pulpits
were filled by Revs. c. ]. Eastwood and
]. M. Sandven, respectively. Other min
listers were sent out to hold services in
the different Lutheran congregations in
this and neighboring counties
This afternoon Secretary Calderwood,
of the state prohibition committee, spoke
at the town hall to a full house. He
was followed by Rev. Gjerstad, of Story
City, TO-, Nand Rev. Mortvedt, of South
Dakota.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12

INDIANS ARE STAR Wing
TERRIBLE FAMINE. Is RAGING AT
THE HEADwATERs OF STEW
-. ART RIVER
SACRIFICE TO GREAT SPIRIT
Native Girl Killed by Orders of the
Msdicine Man of the Tribe
Troops Sent to the scene to Take
Those Guilty of the Crime Into
/. Custod y--Miners - Are Suffering
From Scurvy.


|. Custod y-Miners Are Suffering
From Scurvy.
+ VICTORIA, B. c., June 1.-THE Indians
living In the neighborhood of the upper
waters Of the Stewart river are in a
most deplorable condition. A terrible
famine prevails in that district and the
unfortunate natives have already been
decimated for lack of food. Conditions
have been growing rapidly worse In this
respect, and three miners who have just
reached here from the country say. that
pttiable scenes are being enacted among
the starving Indians. They are now al
most entirely without food of any kind
and are literally perishing In large num-
bers.
So hopeless Is the situation that in
single small Indian village no less than
thirty persons died from hunger just
previous to the departure Of the prospect
ors for this port. The miners who are au-
thority for these statements declare that
unless abundant supplies are Immediately
dispatched to the relief of these famish-
ing and desperate people their practical
determination is inevitable.
The miners also told shocking story
of the killing of an Indian girl by me1i-
cine man at the instance of the chief of
the tribe to which the maiden belonged.
According to the story the girl was made
q victim of savage ceremony, directed
by the medicine man under the orders OF
the chief.
Her barbarous death was for the purpose
of propitiating the Great Spirit who had
sent the famine. by Offering up of liv
ing sacrifice.
Troops were sent to the scene to arrest
the murderers and bring those guilty of
the crime to justice If they have not al
ready paid the penalty by the slower proc
css of starvation.
Scurvy is prevalent among the miners
on the Stewart and Zelwin rivers, and
three deaths have resulted. Rich gold de-
posits have been found on the upper
Stewart.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
WALKERS GET AWAY.
First Relay In six-Day GO-as-YOu-
Please Started.

NEW YORK. June u.-Thirteen WELL
trained ''peeks" started in the first relay
of the big six-day go-as-you-please race
at Madison Square Gardens tonight. The
men were sent off on their first shift OF
twelve hours promptly at midnight, and
about 200 people saw the start. There were
twenty-one men entered, but those who
got away were Sam Day, Jack Smith,
Jim Dean, Frank Annabel, Will Smith,
the cowboy; John Craig, Mat Cavanagh,
Steve Fallon. George Peterson, Victor
Melder, Fred Grafenstein, Alfred Elson
and Ernest Campbell.
The men started at a fast pace. An
mabel was the first man to complete the
first mile, his time for the ten laps being
seven minutes. The second relay will be
stGrted at noon tomorrow, and in IT are
most of the star performers, including
Hegelman, Guerrero, Noremac, "Leper"
Hughes, Tracey, Cox, Glyck and Pete
Golden. Capt Melton Benton will give B
five-mile exhibition walk each day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-12
International Meet.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June u.-Capt.
Fisher, of the Yale track team, tonight,
authorized the following statement: we
have received word from England that
our acceptance of the English university's
challenge has been received and all nego-
tiations have been completed. The
athletes will sail from New York, July s.
The date fixed for the meet is July o."