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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Plans for the Steel Combine.
Progress Reported by Representatives
OF Big Corporations Interested.

The Chicago Tribune says that repres-
entatives of two of the big corporations
which rumor has associated with the pro-
posed $500, 900, 900 combination of iron and
steel industries declared Tuesday that
material progress had been made during
the day. The plan, already exploited to
considerable degree, is to absorb mines,
mills, railroads and factories. The two
representatives in question said that these
corporations, giving the capital stock of
each, were to be included; The Carnegie
company $3.50, 600, 000 Federal steel com
pany, 500, 000,O 900; American steel and
wire company, 800 900, 900; National steel
company, $50, 600, 900; American tin plate
company, $50, 900, 900: American steel hoop
company, $50, 900, 900; Republican steel
company, $50, 100000.
1t is proposed, the representatives stat
ed, to take in the iron and steel plants of
Importance which are still independent
concerns. The largest of these are Jones
Il Laughlin company of Pittsburg, capital
$4,000, 900; Cambria steel company, CAPT
tai $1,000. 900; Scranton steel company,
capital $5,000,000 The promoters say
that the combination will undertake to
capture the business of European concerns
and furnish rails and steel plates for Euro
pean railways and war ships. No foreign
company, they assert, is big enough to be a
formidable competitor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Postage to r. R.duc.d to On. c.n,

The enormous increase in the number OF letters
carried in the United States mails makes 1t Ger.
tain that the rate Of postage must eventually be
reduced to one cent an ounce instead of two
cents The President who succee is in getting
such measure through Congress will hold a
high place in the esteem Of the people, but no
higher perhaps, than the esteem in which every.
body holds Hostetters Stomach Bitters. This
medicine has an unequalled record in reducing
the sickness OF mankind 1t gets at the starting
point OF disease by acting upon the stomach di.
rect, helping that important organ in its duty AZ
digesting food. 1t fills the blood with the rich.
red corpuscles of health, building up the tissues
that general debility has destroyed 1t makes
good appetites, allays nervousness, stimulates
the kidneys, and makes the rundown man or
woman feel like a new person. Try 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

Lake Champlain, and will be two stories
in height, with basement and an attic.
The architecture will be old English.
The first accident in the construction of
the Rutland Canadian extension through
the islands of Lake Champlain occurred
Friday, when a man named Blake, 33 years
old, of Ticonderoga, n. Y, was drowned.
Blake pushed out on a raft after some tim
bers which were floating away and, losing
his paddle was unable to control his craft
and fell overheard.
Billy MCGOWAN, river driver, was
drowned near the stone dam on the Null
hogan river last Monday. He and three
companions were on the rear of drive
and encountered wing jam, log from
which slowed round and struck the drive
where the men were, overturning them in
the river. Three were rescued, but poor
MCGOWAN, despite the efforts of large
force of men, was drowned. He came
from Nova Scotia and was considered an
expert river driver Island Pond Herald.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Bold Burglary at WILMINGTON. Del.

Six burglars, masked and armed, at the
point of their pistols, overpowered and
bound Emil Meyer, the Waterman, and
Frederick Testing, the engineer, at the
Bavarian brewery at Wilmington early
Tuesday morning and then blew open the
safe in the office. They secured over $1400,
the explosion occurred Meyers guards ran
off and he succeeded in getting loose.
handkerchiefs over their faces. The safe
was wrecked. All the office desks had
been forced and rifed. About 800 worth
of revenue stamps in the safe was over
looked by the thieves.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Cyclone In Oklahoma.

The cyclone which passed over Canadian
county, Oklahoma, Monday, destroyed at
lest 20 farm houses and caused great dam
age to growing crops. At Chickasaw II
buildings were wrecked and IA persons in
jured. j. II. Murray, railroad man, who
was caught under falling timbers, has died
of his injuries. James Whitman and his
son, George, farmers near Okarche, were
killed in their field. At Okarche five homes
were blown away. Near the Indian agency
at Anadarko the cyclone destroyed crops,
cattle, fences and buildings. John Head,
a ranchman, was killed. The cyclone came
from the southwest and covered track
one mile wide. 1t traversed four counties,
but did its greatest damage in Canadian
county.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
ERNTONT PHOENIX, BRArTLEBORO, FRIDAY ~ 1899
"My Duty Is DOne."
GEN. Miles says 1t would he UnsOl-
dIerly for Him to Comment Upon the
Report of the BeefInvestigatIng Conn

Gen. Miles says It would he UnsOl-
dIerIy for Him TO Comment Upon the
Report of the Reef Conn
mittee.
''The President is commander-in-c chief of
the army and my superior. He has APP
proved the findings of the Wade court of
inquiry. Therefore, l have no comment
to make. 1t would be an unsoldierly act
were l to do So"
With these words Gen. Miles replied to
Star reporter who saw him for moment
Monday with regard to the probable action
he would take in view of the adverse re-
port of the court.
"Will you formulate a protest to the
Presidentp' was the next question.
81 have nothing to say. No, sir" re-
piled the general.
"Will you inspire congressional inves'
tigationP
ono, sir. will not talk upon the sub
ject."
"Do you believe Congress will rectify the
matterl"
81 do not know what Congress will do,
nor have | any means of knowing in ad-
vance what verdict the result of an inves-
tigation might develop. | have no com
ment, criticism or statement to make in
this matter and you may take it as certain
that any alleged interviews or limitations
to the contrary said to come from me or
near me are wholly and unqualifedly
| false.
81 was, and am now, actuated solely by
the consideration of health, lives and integ-
rity of the army. My duty is done"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Big Railroad Consolidation.

According to high official of the Van
derbilt lines in this city, the details of a
big railroad trust which is to include all
the lines between Boston and Chicago are
now being worked out, and the consolida.
ton may be completed within the next
few weeks, says a Cleveland, Ohio, des,
patch. The recent purchase of short lines
in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois was in line with the plans for
the consolidation. 1t is not the purpose to
have all the lines under one management
but to apportion them among the Pennsyl-
vania company, the Vanderbilt interests
and the Baltimore and Ohio company when
it shall have been re0rganized, giving to
each system the lines that it can use to the
best advantage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
The Vixen Ordered to NIcarauga.

An order has been made by the navy de-
partment for the immediate despatch of
the converted yacht Vixen to Blue6elds,
Nicaragua. The Vixen is now a formid-
able light draught gunboat. She is at Nor
folk, fitting out for cruise to the Philip
pines via the Suez route. The order to
Nicaragua will simply delay her arrival at
Manila, for it is the intention of the navy
department to replace her in Nicaraguan
waters by another gunboat at an early
day. 1t is said at the navy department
that no advices of late date have been re-
ceived from Bluefelds tending to show the
existence of a crisis there, and it is likely
that the purpose of sending the Vixen is to
replace the Detroit, which is too large and
vice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
BARRELS OF SAMPLES
Over Two Hundred Thousand Trial
Bottles Sent Free BY Mail.

By special arrangement with the manufacture
ers Of that Justly famous Kidney medicine Dr.
David Kennedy s Favorte Remedy, the readers
of The Vermont Phoenix are enabled to obtain a
trial bottle and pamphlet of valuable medical ad.
vice absolutely free, by simply sending their full
name and address to the DIR. DAVID KENNEDY
CORPORATION, Rondout N. Y, and mention.
ing this paper.
Of,course this involves enormous expense to
the. manufacturers, but they have received so
many grateful letters from those who have been
benefited and cured of the various diseases Of
the kidneys liver, bladder, and blood, rheuma
tism, dyspepsia, and chronic constipation, and
all weaknesses peculiar to women that they
willingly send trial bottles to all sufferers.
Upon investigation it was found that 81 per
cent Of those who had used the trial bottles had
received such benefit from it that they purchased
large sized bottles of their druggists.
1t matters not how sick you are or how many
physicians have failed to help you, send for a
trial bottle Of this great medicine, it costs you
but a postal card, and benefit and cure will most
certainly be the result.
IuU SOME urine III Rldss tuIhuler anu let IL
stand "a hours If it has sediment or if it is pale
or discolored, milky or cloudy, stringy or ropy,
your kidneys or bladder are in a bad condition.
| Dr.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy speedily
cures such dangerous symptoms as. pain in the
back inability to hold urine, burning scaldng
| pain in passing it, frequent desire to urnate, es-
| pecially at night, the staining Of linen by your
urine and all unpleasant and dangerous effects
on the system produced by the use Of whskey
| wine or beer. DR.. David Kennedys Favorite
Remedy is sold at all drug stores at for large
bottle; sx.botles 70: S. 81
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Verdict of $4,000 for a Negro Whose
Buildings Were Burned.

George Dining, a negro, who sued the
mob that fred on him and burned his house
and one of whom he killed, was given a
verdict for $500 damages, the full
amount he sued for, by jury of represen-
tative Kentucky farmers Friday. The de-
PENDANTS are all white men, but they pos
sess no property, and have already an
nounced their intention of going to Jail ten
days and then securing their release by
taking the insolvent debtors oath Mem
bers of the mob went to Dinning's house,
in Franklin county, in January, 1897,
warned him to leave and fired upon him.
He fred back and killed Jodie Conn, a
farmer, who was leading them. For this
he received sentence of two years in the
penitentiary, but was at once pardoned by
Gov. Bradley and then brought the $50, 900
suit in the federal district court. His wife
and ten children were driven away from
home and his house was burned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Death of Mrs. VIM. c. whitney.

Mrs. VIM C. Whitney, wife of the ex-
secretary of the navy, died Saturday at
her summer home at Wheatley Hills l.. l.
Death was due to paralysis, brought on by
a dislocation of the spine received in an ac-
cident at Aiken, S. c., two years ago.
She was with a hunting party and the
horses dashed under bridge at furious
speed. Mrs. Whitney, who was on a very
large, powerful horse, did not notice the
projection of the stringers, and she was
struck ON the head and thrown backward
off the animals back. Mrs. Whitney was
a daughter of DR.. VIM. May of New York,
and was the widow of Arthur Randolph,
captain of an English regiment of hussars
when her marriage to Mr.. Whitney took
place in 1896.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

The new Ward line steamer Havana,
Capt. Stevens, arrived at New York Tues
day from Havana after a record passage
of two days and 20 hours, the fastest time
ever made between Havana and New York
The Havana brought SO cabin passengers
and 1886 soldiers.
The funeral of Edward V Perry, phi
lanthropist, occurred at Hanover, Mass.
Tuesday, and by his express wishes no SER
vices were held. His will was opened over
the coffin, and in it he asked that no eulogy
be pronounced, no speculation made as to
his future and that remarks about him be
confined to certain lines. OF his estate
$1,000 was left to Mrs. Perry, and the
balance, variorsly estimated at from $780,
600 to 81 900, 900, was left as trust fund
for the benefit of the poor of Hanover and
two adjoining towns.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Confessed to Murder for Which DIR.
Kennedy is Under Sentence.

Richard T. Nicholson, who is serving a
sentence of Is months in an English prison,
is alleged to have confessed that he killed
Dolly Reynolds in the Grand hotel in New
York last August. DR.. Samuel j. Kennedy
dentist, has been convicted of the crime
and sentenced to death.
The confession was turned over to the
governor of the prison, who forwarded it
to the Marquis of Salisbury, the prime
minister. Through the British foreign Of
flee the document was sent to England's re-
preventative here. Secretary Hay will
send the document to Gov. Roosevelt and
take further steps to investigate the mat
ter
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Dynamite Explosion at woonsocket.

All the buildings connected with the
Woonsocket, r. l., driving park were
burned Sunday afternoon. Fifty pounds
of dynamite stored in one of the stables ex-
ploded and added considerably to the de-
vastation, besides shaking up the country
for miles around At the time of the ex-
plosion, \. C. Stacy the caretaker of the
park, was in an adjoining building 20 feet
away, and only received few bruises, al
though a building the same distance away
on the other side of the dynamite was com
pletely demolished. The buildings destroy
ed were valued at $25, 900 The small
buildings first took fire from a brush fire
and the strong breeze caused it to spread
before help could be summoned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
MIR. AtkinSOn's Protest.
He Addresses an Open Letter to the
Attorney General I'm Regard to the
Alleged SedItIOus PamphIets.

He Addresses an Open Letter to the
Attorney General In Regard TO the
Alleged SeditIous Pamphlets.
Edward Atkinson has addressed an open
letter to Attorney General Griggs on the
recent action prohibiting the transmission
of certain of his pamphlets through the
mails. He denies that the matter was of a
seditious nature, and repeats what he has
previously said in interviews that the
pamphlets have appeared as public docu-
ments in connection with the proceedings
of the United States Senate. Mr.. Atkin-
son also denies that he has sent any com
munication of any nature to any private
soldier or regimental officer of the United
States in the Philippines. He then states
that as it has been automatically reported
to him that the parents of Nebraska volun-
teers had not been allowed to communicate
with their sons on duty in the islands,
prompted by Indignation he tried to make
test.
After writing to the secretary of war
that he desired to send pamphlets, copies
of which were enclosed, to the officers and
privates in the Philippines, and inquiring
if they could go by mail, and receiving no
reply, ON April "a and % Mr.. Atkinson
mailed copies of the pamphlets to Admiral
Dewey, President Schurman, Professor
Worcester, Gen. Otis, Gen. Lawton, Gen.
Miller and the correspondent of 'Harper's
Weekly" Mr. Atkinson then says: 1.-The
grossest misrepresentation of my motives
and my actions in a certain portion of the
press of the country has eliminated i'll
the recent action of the Cabinet of the
United States, which is the first and only
answer of any kind which have received
to the letter previously referred to-"
In conclusion Mr. Atkinson says at is
said that the circulation of the pamphlets
in the United States will be permitted.
shall continue to use the United States
mail for their transmission in this country,
deeming my action not as a matter of per
mission, but a matter of right"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
10 Pictures Valued at 100000 Owned
by "A Negro Junk Dealer.

Dealers in foreign pictures who are ia
miliar with old masters express some curl
osity as to the story that H. NJ. Earle of
New York had bought for George j. Gould
10 old masters for 100000 from an old
negro in New Orleans. The negro, Marcel,
in whose shop the pictures are said to have
been found, has kept junk shop in Char
tress street since war times. Mr.. Earle
evidently had full faith in the genuineness
of the paintings, for he contracted to pay
$600,0 900 for them after they had been
passed upon, and paid $4,000 to bind the
bargain. His travelling and incidental ex-
penses and the expressage and insurance
ON the pictures did not fall far short of
$1,000, SO that he has already paid out
$4,000, and stands ready to pay more than
$500, 900 in addition if his jud gment is in
dorsed by the New York experts.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

The Man with the Freckles on his Nose
glanced carelessly over the morning paper
which the Man with the Barbed Wire
Beard had thoughtfully subscribed for.
"Will you
The landlady spoke his name with inf
mite sweetness, for she fondly hoped he
would pay his board after supper.
= have some oyster stew?"
The Man with the Freckles on his Nose
tilted back his chair in defiance of the
laws of etiquette and gravitation.
'No, thank you
A far-away look came into his eyes.
''I'm not thirsty"
1t is matter of conjecture whether it
was emotion or stage fright that caused
the Man with the Yellow Whskers to
sneeze so violently that he upset the salt
cellar Boston journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Fight Over Bill Results In Four
Deaths.

DR.. William Murphy became involved in
a dispute at Okolona, Miss, Tuesday night
with Charles D. Clark, over bill which
DR.. Murphy claimed Clark owed him. A
fight was precipitated. Clark, with a knife
slashed DR.. Murphy, severing the jugular
vein, Howard Murphy, son of the physi-
can, then shot Clark dead. Walter Clark,
brother of Charles D. Clark, and Howard
Murphy then began duel to settle the
matter. Pistols were used. The men
fought viciously, and both were killed
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Mrs. James Little,

Saxtons River, VT, says:-"My little boy had
whoop'ng cough and coughAd so badly nights
that was up with him hours every night untiI
got box Of your Let Go Cough Tahlats and
now give him one tablet when he goes
70 oe a., and he sleeps until morning They
gsVe nun instant relief" They contain no opium.
IKE them TOO, At all druggists or by mail 25
Sents. W. B. Glynn, Registered Pharmacist,
oaAVohs hNeri VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
VIII Try wireless Telegraphy During
Yacht Race.

The secretary of the wireless telegraphy
company says the first attempt to transmit
transatlantic messages by the Marconi
system will be made during the contests
for the Americas cup. Stations will be es-
tablished at Sandy Hook and elsewhere
along the course laid out for the great
yacht race from which the entire contests
will be visible Messages recording the
progress of the races will be transmitted
from these stations to point on the Irish
coast, in the neighborhood of Waterville.
The secretary of the wireless telegraph
company added that Sir Thomas Upton
and the authorities of the United States
and Great Britain had been notified of the
project, and that all had expressed them
selves as being intensely interested.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Killed In Elevator Mt a Boston Hotel.

Mrs. Chas. f. Eastman, 40, of Littleton,
n. H., wife of the treasurer of the Profile
House corporation, was fatally injured in
the elevator at the Hotel .Vendome in Bos-
ton Monday night. She was approaching
the elevator with her husband and two
friends when she tripped upon her skirt
and fell forward into the car. In the at
tempt to save herself her hand touched the
button releasing the power governing the
car and it shot upward rapidly. Mrs
Eastman's thigh was broken and the base
of the back bone fractured. The car was
stopped as soon as possible by the elevator
boy. Mrs. Eastman remained unconscious
until Tuesday morning, when her death
took place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
BoId sailor Probably Drowned.

Capt. Thomas Grape of New Bedford,
who sailed from New Bedford for Cuba in
his nine-foot boat, Volunteer, on Tuesday,
April %, was probably drowned. His skiff
was found capsized Thursday near Point
Judith. Capt. Grape was last seen by the
crew of the Point Judith Life Saving Sta
ton Wednesday morning. Capt. Church
and his men saw the craft sailing along
headed west. They watched her till she
passed DEVILS Beach, which is about nine
miles out to sea. Then the boat faded from
view. Capt. Church says northeast gale
was blowing all day Wednesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
RELIEF In Six HOurs

:, Distressing kidney and bladder diseases "a.
neved IN SIX hours by the New Great Sontb
great surprise on account of its exceeding promnt
ness IN relieving pain In the bladder, kidneys
oack and every part OF the urinary PASSAGES IN
water and pain In passing II almost immediateiv
you want quick relief and cure this h vo,3r
TeLnedy; sold by George E. Greene, Druggist
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
GIVE The CHILDREN A DRINK

c Jailed Grain'o; 1t is a delicious, appetizIn.
nonrishng food drink to take the place on corras
bac Sy al sEoeers and liked by all who have useS
the finest cofpea btVPety prepared 1t tastes Ike
a pr9P t Grain aids digestion and
6uildeT S anS e6 u Is not stmuan but heath
u with great benefit. Costs abont nn SaA drink
much as coffee Is and Is cents 0"e-ioSrth as
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
For Over 80 Years.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been mead
ZOE over o. years by millions OF mothers for thsi
sont dren while teething with perfect success II
cures wind collie, and is the best remad1P pan, sns
Garrhoea. II will relieve the poor little sn}farer
ths worId sold by druggists in every part Of
10 ASK Tor Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Svrn Sn' .
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12

The commissioners of accounts made a
report to Mayor Van Wyck at New York
Tuesday in which they charged that Jacob
Worth, while clerk of Kings county, re-
ceived for refiling records Sill 200 in ex-
cess of the amount to which he was entitled.
On May 9 of last year the commissioners
of accounts made a report, in which they
alleged the wasteful expenditure of more
than $500, 900 for reindexing and recopy-
ing records by the commissioners of re-
cords.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Battle on the INNER Nile.

The British foreign office has received
news from Unyoro that Col Evatt attacked
Chief Kabarega on the east bank of the
Nile on April 8, and completely defeated
him. Three hundred of the enemy were
killed, and Kabarega himself, who was Sc
verely wounded, and King Matanga were
taken prisoners. Col. Evatt's losses were
two killed and 20 wounded Uganda sol
diers,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-12
Everybody Says SO.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won ier
tul medicinal discovery of the age pleasant and
refreshing TO the taste, act gently and positively
on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire
system, dispel colds, cure headache, fever, habit
ual constipation and biliousnsss Please buy and
try a box OF C. q. G. today; 10, IS, so cents Sold
and guaranteed 10 cure by all druggists /