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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
Cane OF Post-Omoe BureIars.

The United States post-office inspectors
at Boston believe that systematic raid is
being made on the country post-olfices in
New England. Six burglaries have taken
place recently. The methods employed in
each case have been similar. At Marlboro,
Mass, Wiscasset and Hollis, Me-, che
amounts secured by the burglars are still a
matter of question. At Wilton, N. H.,
$470 was made off with; at Hinsdale, N.
H., $1400, and at Gorham, N. H., $211
was secured. The burglars are believed to
be professionals, as their work is always
effective and rapidly conducted. The gov
eminent has extra men working on the
case.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
5RNTONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO FRIDAY

though that authors tart comments on
American customs and habits so enraged
Col. Ingersoll that he declined an invita-
ton to meet the Englishman on the occa-
sion of his last visit here, and ever after
ward regretted it. He was something of
an art critic and was passionately devoted
to Wagners music. In fact, he used to
say that outside of his own home the Ger
man opera was the chief Joy of his life.
He had wide acquaintance among stage
folk, and was one of those who helped
Julia Marlowe to her success. Every actor
who knew the colonel declares that he
would have made one Of the great actors
of the age had he turned his talents in
that direction.
Among his published lectures are "The
Gods" (1s75), "Ghosts" 1870, "Some Mis-
takes of Moses" 1870, Lectures Com
plete" $685. "Prose Poems and Selec-
tions" 1SS4) and many minor works.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
Col. Ingersoll's Views on Reli-
giOn.

Col. Ingersoll's views upon religion had
not, seemingly, changed materially since
he first began to give them public utter
ance quarter of a century ago, but he
had of late grown more moderate and dis
passionate in the statement of them. What
was his creed? Such as best finds eX
preston in the tender and touching letter
which he wrote not so very long ago to a
San Francisco lady, who had lost by death
young and only son. 81 have heard"
he wrote, "the sad story of your almost in
finite sorrow. / am not foolish enough to
suppose that can say or do anything to
lessen your great grief, your anguish for
his loss; but may be j can say something
to drive from your poor heart the fiend of
fear-fear for him. If there is God let
us believe that he is good; and il he is
good, the good have nothing to fear.
have been told that your son was kind and
generous; that he was filled with charity
and sympathy.
'Now, we know in this world like be-
gets like, kindness produces kindness, and
all good bears the fruit of joy. Belief Is
nothing, deeds are everything; and If your
son was kind, he will naturally find kind
ness wherever he may be. No human be-
ing knows anything of what is beyond the
grave. If nothing is known then we can
hope only for the good. If there be God,
your boy is no more in his power now than
he was before his death-no more than you
are at this moment. | beg of you to
throw away all fear. Take counsel OF
your own heart II God exists your heart
is the best revelation of him, and your
heart could never send your boy to endless
pain. After all, no one knows. The min
listers know nothing All the churches in
the world know no more on this subject
than the ants upon the anthills. Creeds
are good for nothing except to break the
hearts of the loving. Let us have cour-
age. Under the seven-hued arch of hope
let the dead sleep. l do not pretend "a
know, but do know that others do not
know. wish could say something tina,
would put star in your night of grief
little flower in your lonely path-and if
an unbeliever has such a wish, surely an
infinite good being has never made soul
to be the food of pain through countless
years"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
TLdaI Wave In Lake Superior.

A tidal wave raised the water in Cheque-
MACON Bay, ON the south shore of Lake
Superior, three feet Saturday, says an Ash
land, Wis, despatch. 1t is the highest rise
of water that has been reported for sever
al years. 1t came nearly to the top of
some of the docks, flooded roads and back
ed up so high that several sawmills were
obliged to shut down. The water ran over
many of the lumber docks and into the
boiler rooms of the mills Strangely the
wind was from off shore. Vessel captains
report the same phenomenon on the Apostle
Islands. The water backed up in streams
flowing into the bay, flooding and destroy
ing CROPS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28

Mayor Van Wyck of New York received
Monday the following cablegram from
Dewey:
"Trieste, July 24.-To Mayor Van Wyck,
New York. Letters received and invita-
tions accepted. Expect to arrive about
October l. Will cable definitely from Glib
raltar Have written.
(sinned) DEWEY"
The letters referred to by Dewey told of
the preparations made for the reception to
him and the officers and crew of the Olym-
pia on their arrival in New York and re-
quested him to accept the hospitality of
New York and name the approximate date
of arrival
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
Three Negroes Lynched in Georgia.

A negro, captured near Iron City, Ca,
Saturday night, was brought to Saffol and
identified as one of the assaulters of Mrs.
j. E. Ogletree last Thursday night. He
was lynched at daylight Sunday morning
near Saffol. Two other dead negroes were
found alongside the railroad track two
miles west of cambridge. The name of
none of these negroes is known. 1t is be-
lieved by some that the two dead negroes
found by the railroad track were the men
arrested Saturday at Troy, Ala, on suspic-
ion of being implicated in the Ogletree out
rage and were being brought to Saffol for
Identification.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
1000 stranded Miners in Distress.

From passengers on the steamer Bruins
wick, just arrived at Seattle from Alaska,
it is learned that man is on the way from
Kotzebue Sound to Washington in behalf of
1000 miners said to be stranded in Kotzebue
district. He will ask the government to
send revenue cutters to Kotzebue Sound
and is provided with proof that unless gov
eminent help is given many lives will be
lost Twelve hundred people went into
the Kotzebue country well outfitted for a
search for gold. Two hundred succeeded
in getting over the snow last winter,
though many died en- route. There are
now nearly 1000 people on the shore of the
sound, waiting for chance to come home.
No merchant vessel will run to that dis
trict this year, and whalers which call in
there for fresh water will not take passen-
gers. If the miners had the means of get
ting home it is doubtful if they could pay
their passage. Many of them have been
sick with scurvY and are going to float
down the several streams running into the
sound with the intention of waiting for
pOVernmant halD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Pingree Scores the President
For Dropping GEN. Alger and Says the
President was Responsible for Mis-
takes I'm the War Department.

For Dropping gen. Alger and Says the
President was Responsible for Mis-
takes I'm the War Department.
Gov. Pingree made public Saturday
signed interview giving, he asserts, facts
which are absolutely reliable bearing upon
the relations between Gen. Alger and Pres
ident Mckinley" At the outset the gov
ernor saws: "I have no hesitation in say
ing that the course pursued by the Presi-
dent in this matter is little less than coward
". 1t is to say the least very unmanly"
Gov. Pingree said his information did not
come from Gen. Alger, but from "one
whose knowledge of the facts cannot be
disputed"
As to the alleged alliance being any rea-
son for asking for Gen. Ayers resignation,
Gov. Pingree SAYS: "Long before my an
nouncement that would support Gen. AL
ger for the Senate, Secretary OF state
Hay, on June last, requested Nice-Presi-
dent Hobart to intimate to Gen. Alger
that his resignation would be acceptable
20 the President and would relieve him
from the embarrassing attacks of the press
upon the conduct of the war. Mr. Hobart
very properly declined to be party to
such an unmanly, not to say cowardly,
proceeding, and expressed opinion in most
decidedly vigorous. Gen. Alger finally did
hand in his resignation to the President to
take effect January .. The President
dared not face the general in manly way
and ask him to retire and give his reasons
for making the request. He finally &C
complished by indirection what he dared
not do in an open and frank manner him
self" Gov. Pingree states that Mr.. Ho-
bart was finally prevailed upon by After
ney-General Griggs to convey to the sec
rotary that his resignation was desired, and
gave my alleged alliance with the secre-
tary as a pretext."
Commenting upon the whole matter, the
governor says that Gen. Ayers sacrifice
was compelled by demands of New York
politicians, backed by the 'unscrupulous
and heartless press" He predicts that it
will be learned "that the President himself
has been responsible for whatever mistakes
have been made in conducting the war.
He adds: 81 am told on the very best au-
thority that Gen. Alger made very few ap-
pointments of officers during the war, and
that the commissions were issued almost
entirely upon the orders..of the President
The governor alleges that the more recent
attacks upon Alger in the East were
caused by his frank declaration of opposi-
ton TO trusts, and he adds that there is
a decided odor of trusts around the present
administration with Mark Hanna as the
acknowledged king maker" In conclusion
the governor calls upon Michigan people
and newspapers to protest against the in
justice done the states foremost represen
tative in public life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
ExpIosIon on Torpedo Roat.

An explosion on board the British torpe-
do boat destroyer Bullfnch, on the Solent,
during her trial Friday, killed nine and in
iured four of those on board. 1t was the
naval worst accident of this nature that has
occurred in the British navy in 20 years.
The victims were terribly injured, steam
and boiling water filling the engine ROOM
The Bullhnch is one of the latest designed
30-knot torpedo boat destroyers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
Good Health Report from Havana.

The health report for the past two weeks
has been the most favorable ever known in
the history of Havana There have been
no yellow fever cases, and the number of
other contagious or infectious diseases has
been reduced to the minimum. The officials
here are congratulating themselves upon
the success thus far attained, but are not
relaxing their efforts to maintain a proper
condition in every direction.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
TRY GRAIN.O. TRY GRAIN-O.

Ask your grocer today TO show you package of
GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the
place Of coffee The children may drink ii with.
out injury as well as the adult All who try IT,
like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown ~
Mocha or Java, but 1t is made from pure grains,
and the most delicate stomach receives IL without
distress. One-fourth the price OF coffee; IS and
so cents per package. Sold by all grocers. 2
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
More surgeons wanted at Manila.

Chief Surgeon Woodruff considers an in
crease of military force in the Philippines
will necessitate the employment of 40 adj
ditional surgeons, but Gen. Otis has disap-
proved of his recommendation. There are
nearly 5000 sick in the hospitals The Off
cial report last week showed 1900 sick in
Manila hospitals and 275 sick in quarters
and some hundreds in other places. The
surgeons report a large number on duty
unfit for service
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
The Speedy DahIgren.

The new torpedo boat Dahlgren was Civ
en- a preliminary speed trial over mil
course in the Kennebec river Saturday.
She easily showed a speed of 80. rs knots in
six fathoms of water, and the indications
are considered promising that she will ex-
coed her contract speed of 30 1-2 knots on
the Southport course.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28

what Is the price of Dobblns' Electric Soapin
Five cents bar, full size, just reduced from
ten. Hasn't been less than ten for 33 years"
why, that's the price of common brown SOAP
Send me box. can't afford 10 buy any other
soap after this"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28

The home of Col Hooks, a prominent
citizen of Hooks, Texas, was blown up by
dynamite Sunday night and Col. Hooks
was killed. The crime is believed to have
been committed by a negro named Will
jackson. A week ago jackson blew up
house at Clarksville and escaped. The dy-
namiting of Hooks was done by negro
answering to his description.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-28
Exchange
Telephone
Service.
Business or Residence Telephones,
Six on Circuit, $25.

The New England Telephone and Telegraph
company is prepared to establish at residence,
or places Of business located within one mile Of
the Central office and accessible to the companys
wires, long distance telephones on metallic cir
cult, measured service basis, at the above loE
rates. For stations located more than one mis
from the central office, Small additional charas
for mileage is added.
eD-For further information call upon or d.
dress the Manager, Crosby Block, Main stree.
Brattleboro.
You cannot afford to be without t.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-16
Regimental Associations.

The 35th anniversary of the battle OF
Olustee, Fla, will be celebrated by The
surviving members OF the 47th N. Y. on
Monday evening, Feb. 20, at Harlem Hall,
161 East 125th street, New York City,
Among the speakers will be Col. Harry
Moore and Col. Joseph NJ. Mcdonald, the
first and the last commanders of the
regiment. Maj. Henry A. Phillips will
give detailed account of that memorable
battle, and the Secretary, Charles W.
Wage, will recite his original poem,
"Olustee.
The annual Encampment of the Massa-
chusetts Department will be held at IRE
mont Temple, Boston, Feb. 16 and II.
Charles II. Mansfield, Secretary, Lynn,
Mass, announces that the nth Mass.
will hold a Reunion at the American
House, Boston, Feb. p.
The 21st annual Muster of the 1st
N. Y. Mtd Rifles will be held Feb. % at
6 Park Place, New York City. w. H..
Armstrong, Adiutant, 225 Fulton street,
New York City.
Col Max Friedman, President Of the
5tl Pa. Cav. Cameron Dragoons), has
called meeting at Industrial Hall,
Broad and Vine streets, Philadelphia,
Feb %, at 2 o'clock p. m. NJ. McKeever,
100 Passsunk avenue is Secretary.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-16
SONS OF VETERANS.
Loyal Young Men and Their Grea. O

Loyal Young Men and Their Great Order
Peter a. Porter Camp, 143, was recently
mustered at Wilson, ". Y, by Comrade
II. A. Ferris and Division Councilman
John J.. Cronin. This Camp starts with
~ members. j. Grant Wright is Captain.
Capt. George Is. Rice recently mus
tered Armstrong Camp, 203, with % char
ter members, at Manlius.
-Four New York Sons, John +. Mason
Is. >. Fordyce, j. j.. Burnett, and +. A.
Ware, are members OF the State Assembly
ms. Is fortunate, in view OF the fact thai
the Division is working to secure Iegisia-
ton permitting the issue of old Springfield
niles to the Camps.
The 18th annual Encampment of the
massachusetts, Division will convene al
fremont Temple. Boston, Feb. 81 AdIt
Z. NJ. Hamlin'S report for the quarter end
ing Dec. 30, 1898, shows a loss in the
massachusetts Division OF 213 members
ieaVIng in good standing 1913 Camps, with
a membership of 3, 1928
New Jersey began the year with a
membership OF 778, divided among "a
camps. During the last quarter. of 1895
the Division suffered loss of three
Camps and IS members.
The annual Encampment of the New
Jersey Division will be held in Camden
Feb. Is and 49,
. The Division has met with heavy loss
IN the death of Past Commander George
II. Perkins. The Division, through a
committee composed of Col. Geo. w. Pol
lit, Col. Fred ID. Morse, Col. Jas. 4. Il.
Adams, Col. ThOs. II. Edmond and Capt.
Henry +. Werle, has extended sympathy
to the family, and the Division charter
will be draped in mourning for three
months.
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MUSTERED OUT.

STUBBS.-At Healsburg, Cal, Jan. IA
Moses II. Stubs, Co. A, I'd Cal. Cav, aged
20. He answered the first call, and was in
the service over four years. He was mem
Der of Anderson Post, of Ferndale, Cal.
and at the time of his death was drawing
a pension Of s12. He leaves widow.
STRAW.-At MatamOras, Pa, Gideon
Straw, Co. g, 172d Pa. He was born in
Northumberland County, Pa, in Febru-
airy, 1921, and enlisted i'm the 172d Pa. in
November, 1862, serving about one year.
He Joined ii. w. Slocum Post, 523, at Hall
fax, Pa, in 1887.
MARVIN,-At New York City, N. Y,
Selden f.. Marvin, aged g.. ComIade Mar
vim was born in jamestown, N. Y. He
took up the study of law. In July, 1862,
he was appointed Adjutant of the 112th
N. Y, and later served as Assistant Ad-
jutant-General Of Fosters Brigade during
the Peninsular campaign. He was made
Paymaster-GeneraI of New York in 1854
by Gov. FentOn, and later Adjutant-G Cen
eral of the State. Gen. Marvln's home
was at Albany.
HATCH.-At Greeley, Colo, Jan. Is, A.
r.. Hatch, Co. l., 14th Ill. Cav, aged ~;
COmrade Hatch was Colorado's oldest Odd
Fellow. The body was sent to De kalD,
H., his former home, for burial.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-16
UNION YETERAHs' UNION.
Notes of interest CONCERNING This Order OF
Union Battle Men.

Union bAttIc. Mens
The Commander n-Chief has prepared
and had engraved commissions for the
various officers, Of the Order. These com
missions, but recently finished by firm
in Baltimore, have Just been received al
National Headquarters, and are in the
highest style of arts unsurpassed by any
commission issued by the United States
Government. .,5,k
They are in nine forms:
]. Elected National Officers.
Z. Department Commanders.
). Appointed National Staff cooperative.
4. Appointed National staff, .Compli-
mentaTy or PERSONAL.
The above four forms of commissions
are signed by the Commander-in Chief and
Adiutant General of the Order and issued
from National Headquarters direct to the
recipients.
5. Elected Department Officers, other
than Department Commanders
6. Department. Staff,-OpeTative.
z. Department ff,-Complimentary OF
Personal.
g. Elected Precinct Officers.
.. Appointed Precinct Officers tAdJu-
tantsl.
The last five forms OF commissions arc
signed by the Department Commander
and Department Adiutant-General, and,
though obtained by the Department from
National Headquarters, are issued by the
Department Commanders to the Tecipi-
ents.
Every officer of the Order must be duly
commissioned
Each commission, fully filled out and,
respectively, under the gilt seal OF the
Order, or under the blue seal OF the De
partment, costs The recipient only 81.
The commission shows that the officer
wasea Union battle man, and is certifi-
cate in the nature OF an heirloom for his
descendants, to remote generations.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-16
The GRAND Army.
What Veterans Arc Doing for the Good OF
the Order.


the Order.
Department Commander ". +. Conner,
of Dallas, was given an enthusiastic re
ception by the comrades OF Ell PasO, Tex.
on the occasion Of his recent visit to that
Commander Conner had visited during
partment. and he expressed hope that
veterans in the State not members OF the
Order might be induced to join. He gave
warm praise to the w re. and its eff
cient Depar tment President, Airs. Ada u.
Work. Gen. A. G. Mallory, Past Depart
ment Commander, responded on behalf OF
the Post.
Meade Post, 8, Department Of Washing
ton and Alaska, has lost by death an
honored comrade, David +. Spaulding,
Co. g, 9th MINI. Comradc Spauldimg
served four years and six months and was
five times wounded.
The 18th annual Encampment of the
Department of Delaware will convene in
the Board Of Trade Room, Whining ton,
Del, Feb. 8, at 10 O'Clock a. m. Com
mander Robert Lddell has appointed
Samuel Lewis, of Post / Benz. BOgia, Of
Post 2, and VIM. b. Norton, of Post %, a
Committee on Credentials.
James 5. jackson Post. 3, OwenSborO,
Ky, has met with a severe loss in the
death of Comrade James ID. wilson
Comrade Wilson had long been a member
OF this Post, and was active in work for
the Order Comrades A. S. Hicks, John
III. James and l.. T. Cox were appointed
a committee TO draft resolutions
Department Commander w. j. Patter-
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-16
Ladies Of the G. "A. X.

Mrs. Nellie Underwood, Department Cor
responding Secretary, Chicago, writes
Ulysses Circle, 4, Ladies Of the GAR.
held a successful card party and lunch
at the home of Mrs. Crummelt recently.
This Circle is made up exclusively of
members of the families OF u. S. Grant
Post, %, one of the best and strongest
Posts in Chicago-hence its name; and
in addition to that it is the Circle upon
whose roll appears the name of our be-
loved and honored National President,
Agnes J. Winslow. She is a most worthy
and generous woman, deserving of every
honor that could be conferred on her
This Circle is very fond of her, and proud
OF the noble name it bears, and is a
credit to our city and to our Department.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-16
Tho Tie That Binds.

At a recent meeting OF the War Vet
Grams and Sons Association, an OrganjZa
ton which is political and not partisan
held in the Council Chamber, Borough
Hall, Brooklyn, Comrade Joseph W. Kay
its President, said: Comrades, i'm calling
you to order tonight, it is my wish tC
congratulate you. This congratula:ior
comes because Of my belief that the
future ahead is bright with promise. And
this you deserve. To my mind, the vet
Grams of the war, in this County at least
are more united and fraternal now than
ever before. So may it ever be.
1.-The organization of the Memorial and
Executive Committee, GAR, Of Kings
County, for the year 1880, effected since
our last assembly here, was entirely har-
mOniouS. Evidence was not lacking on
that occasion that we are getting close
together, we old fellows realizing as one
and another and another leave us and &c
hence forever, that the circle is growing
narrower here below, while widening
above, where, in the end, the rank and
file may again clasp hands with the great
leaders in those days gone befOre-thOse
which tried mems souls. and woman IS
too. They were days of trial and danger
common to us all. They have made
memories which are an everything in
until we too shall cross over the dark
river, let us cherish them.
81 counsel you to get closer together. A
common danger again cOnfrOnts us and
demands this. Recent events demon
strate the necessity that veterans of wal
and the sons of such men, in times Of
peace, should more closely touch elbows
in purpose and action, the better to repel
invasion of THEFT rights as citizens and to
resent insults to- veterans.
1.-The distinguished Governor OF this
State, Theodore Roosevelt, has said
Glory is an ACCIDENT In one sense thai
is true. But to our glory, old Glory we
call it, this does not apply. Our glory
was a creation. It symbolizes Nation
redeemed in the biobd Of it's heroes in a
war which crowded four centuries of hu-
man progress into four years of cruel
fratricidaI strife. And made that Nation
free. Should that be forgotten or be-
Titled in, this generations / trust not.
And yet it seems to be SO in some minds
as recent Mayor of old Brooklyn said
Ancient history
"Old Glory The hope Of the world.
It's broad stripes and bright stars shall
protect its creators, never fear. Enemies
within as well as without our lines mus
take heed. An avenging Nemesis will
overtake all such. Remember this: who
would be free, themselves must strike the
blow Let that be to US shibboleth,
our battie-cry."