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The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

San Antonio. Tex. April LII. A..
Monken's store az Van Raub. twenty
flye miles from this city IN this county
was looted by burglars and i25 worth
OF goods was taken Out OF the p0stof
ice department, attached 10 the store.
The thieves then stole a hand car near
the san Antonio and Arkansas Pass
section house and rode into San An-
tonic
The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

Three brick. one-story buildings ON
East Henderson street, Cleburne. were
destroyed by hrc on the 29th. The
buildings belonged 10 s. r. Shaw, and
we're Insured for t25OO.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

by the collision OF ting AMI ferry
boat between Brooklyn and New York
nine persons we're injured
The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

The American Woolen company cap
itnl sos 900. 900, has been incorporated
a Trenton. N. J.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

First Cltizen-lf should say the
Kaiser d a FOOL
Second Cltlzen-Ile might prove Il
BY sending you 10 iall.-Puck
The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

Geese are the emhlema Of copluEal
bliss IN China, aud a pair OF geese is
considered a handsome present from
a gentleman TO a lady OF bis choice.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

brig Gen. Willlston. who has been
ordered from Cuba and goes to tho
his regiment, says the Cubans IN Pinar
del Rio nrOvlnce. whore he was sla-
TIMED. are very hopeful that Uncle
Sam will treat them fairly.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

The Filipino iunia AZ Hong Kong nd
vlses Agulnaldo 20 continue the war
fare.
The Eddy current., 1899-04-08

The Carnegie Steel company has
given notice Of increase Of wages.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
MINOR NOTES.

Hamilton 5. Peck, formerly mayor of
Burlington, is formally announced as a
candidate for Congress by the Burlington
Clipper this week.
Commander W. H. Brownson has been
ordered to duty at Cramps ship yard,
Philadelphia, as general inspector of the
fitting out of the battle ship Alabama. 1t
is expected that he will be placed in COM
mand Of that vessel when she goes into
commission.
The President has selected names for
the new war ships as follows: Battle ships,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Georgia
armored cruisers, West Virginia, Nebraska
and California; cruisers, Denver, Des
Moines, Chattanooga, Galveston, Tacoma
and Cleveland.
Horace A. W. Tabor, the native Yer.
monter whose meteoric career is reviewed
in another column, was United States SEN
ator only so days, filling the position by
appointment of the governor He was
beaten for the place by one vote when the
regular election took place, Jude Brown,
his opponent, who was a member of the
legislature, voting for himself Eugene
Fields story of the $4,000 night shirt i:
said to have been satire on one OF
Tabor's extravagances when he was on the
top wave Of prosperity,
Bartlett Tripp Of fankton, South Da-
kota, has been appointed the United
States representative on the Samoan joint
commission. He Is native of Harmony
Maine, and began the practice Of law in
Augusta. He went to Dakota in 1869
and in lSS3 was president Of the constitu
tional convention Of the territory. Presi
dent Cleveland appointed him chief jus
tice Of the supreme court OF Dakota ant
he served in that capacity until the terri
tory was divided ana admitted 70 the Tn
ION as two states. Mr.. Cleveland, in hi.
second term, appointed Mr., Tripp minis
ter TO Austria. Hungary to succeed Free
Grant. He was succeeded in that office il
1901 by ChSrlemagne Tower Mr.. Tripy
made fortune as counsel for corporation
and in successful real estate ventures.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
Aucti0Ma.

A UCTTON:-Real estate and personal proper
N ty by public auction. By reason OF poor
health, win sell at my residence, In Westmto,
ster West. saturday, April No, 1899, at
O'Clock A n. LIVE STOCK: pair work horses.
cows, heiters, two years old; heifers, one
wear old, S kaifer calves, ! ball calf, pigs,
swarms bees PRODUCE:-Five tons hay, S5
bushels oats some corn and other grain. FARM
ING TOOLS:-One two-horse lumber wagon, Two
horse spring wagon, cart, buggy wagon, old
wagon, 2 sleds sleigh, pung sleigh, plows,
smoothing harrow, pulverizer, old hinge narrow,
moving machine, corn shelter, foot power saw,
4 harness, robes, blankets, and full line OF
other tools not enumerated, such as are needed i
but not always found On every farm. SUGAR
ING OUTFIT-One Bellows Falls eyaporItor,
II l-2 bbl galvaniZ sd roI tank, l-s obL gather
ing tub, 1875 tin and wood sap buckets, asa other
things 70 complete a sugaring outnt. SIX can
Cooley creamery and ful set OF dairy utensils
Also, il not previously sold at private sale, NJ
FARM, consisting of $50 acres, located two miles
south OF the village OF Westminster West, on the
road TO Putney, suitably divided into tillage'
pasturage and woodland. One OF the best 81 gar
orchards, with chance 10 set 500 buckets. There
is quite an amount of timber within easy access
10 mills at Putney. which may we'll be spare q
from the place Running water at house and
barn. Near sehoolhouse. The above, with
fence and everything about the place in good
repair, is one OF the most desirable farms ID Inn
locality. 1915 ,,,,,,,,oDn
G. P. GHsos, Aucttoneer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
Tbe 0rrmunt 4benin.
TEN PAGES.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, APRIL IA, 1899.

No other year of the "a covered by the
quarterly reports of the Dun commercial
agency has shown so few failures during
its first quarter, excepting 1850 and 1881,
as in the first quarter OF 1899, and no 9TH
er except 1880 and 1856 so small liabilities
per failure. The excellent condition Of
business indicated by the small number of
failures is the natural result of increased
exports and decreased imports that have
followed the enactment of the Mckinley
tariff law. The excess of exports during
1898 was s621, 26O, ,535, the largest in the
nations history, nearly double that of
1897 and nearly 80 times as great as that
of 1895
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14

The MaIet investigation committee be-
gan its work in New York city by show
ing that Richard Cookers influence over
the city department was used for the ben
eft Of his son and nephew. The son,
Frank Croker. WIS made secretary of
building committee soon after his gradU4-
tion from Brown university last year.
He is 21 years old and is receiving a salary
of $26c0 year while he is Earning the
business" The entry Of Frank Croker
into this position is concemporTneous
with change Of policy on the part Of the
buihing department by which oae FIRE
proof concern gets a monopoly Of the cit!
work. Croker's nephew, a lawyer, ap-
parently - years oRd, was uncertain as 70
whether be had received L fee o. SjO0c or
$40, GEO from the company. Prank Croker
told c. 5000 in stock which lad been Civ.
en- him by one company without consider.
alton from him other than bis infiEence.
Richard Croker will leave for Europe next
week, but it : expected that he will be
called as a witness today
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14

Christ Scientist service at 26 Prospect
street st l0:45. Meeting Friday evening
at 7:9J. All are welcome.
Friendship circle will meet in odd Eel
lows hall next "Wednesday afternoon. Sup
per ,5ill be served al s O'clock.
Christian Science service Sunday in
Grange hall at II O'clock. Subject, PRO
bszon after Death" All are welcome.
The ladies Of ST. Nichaers Episcopal
society will hold a sociable in Red Mems
hall next Wednesday evening at O'Clock.
Unitarian church, Rev. E @. S. Osgood
pastor. Services every Sunday at l0:30
A. Sunday school at 1855 A. N. Next
Sunday Mr. Dsgood will take as his sub
iect "A Lesson from the Beatitudes.' All
are welcome
Services IN St. Michaers church on the
second Sunday after Easter, April Is:
$50 4. NJ, holy communion; 1880 A. NJ.
morning prayer and sermon; 7:S0 P. NJ,
evening PRAYER; Sunday school and cate
chising, ll;45 M.
First Baptist church, Rev. F. E. Marble,
PIT. o., pastor. Morning worship 1920,
theme Stewardship" Sunday school at
noon. Y. p. S. c. E.. $50, subject,
The Eternal Morning and Modern Mis-
sioRs.T Evening worship at 1880, topic,
Beacon Lights" Seats free.
The last meeting of the Alliance study
citss will be held in the reception room al
the Brooks House next Monday evening al
hsSf-pest seven o'clock. Mrs. John Bills:
will read paper en- "The Indian Terri
tory and its Civilized Tribes" Member:
and friends are cordially invited.
Services at the Adventists' church mex
Sunday as usual; Prayer meeting at 10: As
Sunday school st I'm; at 2;30 the pas
tors subject will be, docs the Bible Pro
hibit Dancing" children's meeting a
5:Sl; Loyal Workers prayer meeting al
-6:3e; at 80 lecture on the Bible pano
rama from the burial of Christ to the as
-eensiOn With fne music and singing as pic
-tuFeE more. Movable slides will be used
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14

1t was said at the war department Fri
day that less than 1000 volunteer United
states troops remain in Cuba. The depart
get these men ont before the rainy saason,
and, ii is said, this can be completely accom-
plished by April 25.
Frederick NJ. Barrows, a bookkeeper of
Hartford, was arrested Wednesday in that
city on a complaint containing so counts
for false entries, larceny and embezzlement
while acting as boOkkeeper for the Nat
chang Silk company, which failed at Will
mantle in 1895, the failure being accom-
panied by the collapse of the First nation
al bank and Dime savings bank. After a
hearing the case was postponed one week,
bonds being fixed at 5000. Other arrests
will follow.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14

1t is significant fact that the men Of
affairs on the island Of Jsmaica-the men
who know the native population aud the
results OF English colonial rule, all say that
the United States will have to hold or con-
troll Cuba permanently, under protector
ate or in some other way And they say
that this is what ought to happen. and
what they want to have happen. because
the Cubans can never be depended upon
to govern themselves. Suppose American
capital and American enterprise 20 in
there and acquire property and establish
industries, as they will, and then, after a
few years, the United States attempts to
turn the island over TO native control. The
result would be that the enterprises would
be destroyed, and, more likely than not,
plantations and other property would be
looted This is the argument of English.
men in Jamaica, The United States will
hare to hold Cuba, they say
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14

President Mckinley, who is eminently
courteous, did the polite thing in thank
ing France for her services as peaeemaker
and mutual friend of the United States and
Spain. The President of France, "the
most polite nation in the world, respond
ed with equal courtesy and with effusion. {"
President MoKinley's action may appear
TO be slight matter, but IT is not, France
attaches great Importance to the eonven-
Gonalities, and had the President emitted
TO express to France his high sense of her
service, the omission would have created =
most unpleasant feeling in Paris We
have given France the thanks that are due
her, and if there is any lingering reserve
in our relations it ought to be thawed by
the exchange of genial dispatches between
the two Presidents.-[B Boston Transcript.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
ACCIDENT ON MARROW GAUGE.
Train Thrown from the Track Beyond
BrsdIey's Meadow, where Landslide
Obstructsd the Track,

The north bound passenger train on the
narrow gauge railroad narrowly escaped be-
ing plunged into West river Saturday
night by landslide which blocked the
track at the second ledge beyond Bradley's
meadow, point about three and one-half
miles above BIattleboro. The train, in
charge of Engineer Baldwin and Conductor
Severence, left here about the usual time
Saturday. Just this side of the place where
the landslide occurred there is a sharp curve,
and consequently Engineer Baldwin did
not see that the track was blocked until he
was within 100 feet Of the obstruction.
He reversed his engine and applied the
brakes but could not bring the train to a
standstill in time 10 avoid a collision.
Fireman Shattuck jumped just before the
engine struck the rocks that blocked the
track, but Baldwin remained in the cab
and did what he could to lessen the speed
of the train. The engine was thrown off
the track with the exception of one pair
OF drive wheels. and undoubtedly would
have fallen into the river had it not been
for the fact that the wide ties which have
been laid from here TO West Dummerston
kept the engine in an upright position.
The pilot was smashed and the whole front
of the engine considerably battered. The
passengers we're badly shaken up although
no one was injured.
On investigation it was found that the
track was blocked for about 20 feet with
large rocks which had been dislodged from
the ledges above. Evidently they had fall
en- only few seconds before the train
reached the spot for several small stones
were seen falling by Engineer Baldwin.
Conductor Severance Immediately started
for Brattleboro to procure a wrecking train,
and most Of the West Dummerston and
Williamsville passengers left in the opposite
direction for their homes. The wrecker
left here at about nine o'clock, and after
several hours hard work the track was
cleared. The train was brought back TO
Brattleboro where engine l93 w?s substi-
tuted for 1872. and it left here the second
time about three o'clock, reaching South
Londonderry about , 80 Sunday morning.
( The track at the place where the land
! slide occuiredis is about so feet above the river
/ The curve above mentioned prevents a
/ clear view Of the track ahead and makes
/ :he spot dangerous one. Had not the land
I slide been discovered as soon as it was tht
! whole train might have been precipitateC
! into the river
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
w44oh4ng tn. CandidAtes.


VermOnters are becoming very sHspi-
cious since the senatorial contest cOn-
menced. A news item was recently start
ed saying that Frank FIumley had a very
old set of Blackstone Commentaries,
and some editor Immediately saw ia that
simple matter the beginning of an attempt
to keep Plumley's name before the public.
kx. .-Gov. Dillingham; went down to Bel
lows Falls the other day and spoke at q
soung mems banquet for 30 minutes on
'tGood Citizenship" The banquet had
ne political significance and the address
made no reference to politics, but suspi-
cioOs persons Immediately suggested that
Mr.. Dillingham; was working for support.
Every one of the candidates must carry
himself henceforth with the greatest of
care, for every move he makes will be in
terpreted as having some bearing on the
senatorial fight.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14

Gstes Of the Free Press is q candidate
6or the position of supervisor of the census
for WeFment, and is said to be we'll fitted
EOr the place, with plenty of ability and
natural apGtude for statistics. But Wind
ham county has a candidate, as 1t has
everything alse. as an outsider we have
10 desire Co interfere with Windham
eo1ntY affairs, but 1t does look as If there
WO1ld he enough TO do to land . Congress
siO0al nomination for a man from that
cO1Rty, and that WiAdham might willingly
foCego any minor petition fer the sake Of
getting 1t. But that tremendous overplus
of brains and ability that Windham pos
sesses makes X impossible to keep her
from presenting a candidate for every pos
sible oniee,-[ Montpelier Argus
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
New Evidencs in the aoIIn. Cas-

The police at New York claim to have
discovered an important link in the chain
of evidence against Roland B. Molineux,
charged with numbering Mrs. Adams by
sending poison through the mail to Harry
Cornish. 1t is a letter written by Mo
lineux in his natural hand from Newark,
n. j., to patent medicine dealer in New
York. The letter is on the same kind of
blue note paper, ornamented with silver
erests, as the ones signed Cornish" and
Barnet, " which were sent to other deal
ers in medicine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
The Calendar of the War---a Record
without Precedent.

FROM the New ork sun
The war with Spain began only one year
ago. On April 10, 1898, Congress passed
resolutions directing the President to put
an end to Spanish authority in Cuba. On
April u Minister Woodford received his
passports from the Spanish governn- ent.
On April % the President issued a procla-
nation to the neutral powers announcing
a state of war, and on the same day the
blockade of the Cuban ports began. On
April "a formal declaration of war was
made by Spain. On May Admiral Dew
ey destroyed the Spanish feet at Manila.
On May 10 Admiral Cervera's feet arrived
at Santiago, and on May 80 Admiral
SIMPSONS feet arrived off that port. On
June 20 Gen. Skaters army landed at
Daiquiri. On July 3 Admiral Cervera's
feet, in attempting to escape from Santi-
ago, was destroyed by Admiral SIMPSONS
ships. On July II. Santiago surrendered
to Gen. Skaters army. On July 25 Por-
to Rico was successfully invaded. On Ju-
| ly 20 the Spanish government asked for
terms of peace through the French en-
| bassadUr at Washington. On Aug. 9
| Spain accepted the terms On Aug. y
the peace protocol was signed at Washing
ton and An armistice proclaimed. Hostili-
| ties with Spain were over after a little
more than three months of actual war.
During the contest we had lost no ship,
not gun, not a color, not prisoner, We
had suffered no defeat, reverse or set back,
and our loss of life in battle and by disease
was small beyond precedent in the history
of war.
The conference of the American and
Spanish commissioners of peace began at
Paris on Oct. l, and on Dec. 10 they sign
ed the Treaty of Paris, the exchange of
the ratifcations of which by the two gov
ernments took place at the White House
ON Tuesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
BRATTLEBoRo woMAN's CLUB.


Its Annual Meeting and Banquet In the
Brooks House Wednesday EvsnIng---
Omcers for the Coming Year.
The Brattleboro Woman's club held its
third annual meeting in the Brooks House
Wednesday evening. About 50 members
Of the club were present besides those who
furnished musical entertainment. The
occasion was one Of the most delightful in
the history of the club. The business
meeting opened in the reception room at
o'clock with an address by the president,
Miss Susan Z. Clark, after which the Off
GERS made their reports.
The report Of the secretary, Miss Annie
L. Grout, showed the membership of the
club to be AZ. Miss Mary Z. Horizons re-
port as assistant secretary dealt with mat
te-s pertaining to the evening session of
the club. The club has on hand S172, ac-
cording to the report of the treasurer, Mrs.
G.. F. Barber.
The officers elected were: President,
Miss Susan E. Clark; vice presidents, Miss
Helen Fletcher, Miss Mary E. Horton;
secretary, Miss Annie L. Grout; assistant
secretary, Mrs. G. A. Dinsmore; treasurer,
Mrs. G. F. Barber; directors for two years,
Mrs. H. K. Whitaker, Miss Eva NJ. Cow
ing and Mrs. Nora Kenney; director for
one year to succeed Miss NJ. Belle Smith,
Mrs. J. C. Dewitt; federation director,
Miss. Helen Emerson. During the busi-
ness meeting letter from Mrs. L. D. Tenn
pie of Pennington, Y. j., the founder of
the Brattleboro Woman's club, was read
and the club voted to return greetings to
Mrs. Temple.
The annual banquet followed the busi-
ness meeting The tables were arranged
in the form of the letter T and they were
handsomely decorated with Easter lilies,
tulips, smilax, etc. Excellent post-pran-
dial exercises were held, the club members
being supplied with printed programs, with
hand painted covers. Following is the
program;
TOasts.
"A general welcome from his grace
Salutes you all, this night he dedicates
To fair content and you: none here. he hopes
10 all this noble bevy, has brought with her
One care abroad; he would have all as merry
AS first. good company, good wine, good welcome
Can make good people.
Toast mistress. Mrs. Whitaker
Guitar duet, La Bostonaise, by Chenst
Misses Tuthill and Cox.
The President Of the United States,
The most responsible position on the face OF
the earth Miss Horton
COMMITTEE Charmanship
The task (slhe undertakes
Mrs Bowen
/ Solo, Good Bye, Sweet day, by Kate vannan.
Miss Thomas
Just for Fun"
! dies Miss Brasor
! Esprit de Corps
! Friends, we must all hang toge ther, OF We
shall all hang separately. Miss lowing
| Solo. Because, by Bowers, Miss Thomas
4 The Future of the Club
! III you can look into the seeds OF time -
| And say which grain will grow and which VIII
not, -
! Sneak To me then" Miss Clark
And 50, without more circumstance at all
hold IL 1T that we shake hands and part.
The response of the president was es-
pecially noteworthy, and the musical part
of the program was of high order.
The next meeting of the Woman's club
will be with Miss Helen NJ. Fletcher mex
Friday, April q.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
TIL. U,-,,rr,,,h.a r,..aF.w,,x.


Attention has again beeE called TO the
remarkable Field fcmily 81 the death Of
Stephen J. Field, cx x-ju.tice OF The United
States circuit court His brother, David
Dudley Fiel6, was lawy>r of information
al reputation, an author Of reforms in
civil and crEninsl procedures, whose codes
were adopted in more than 20 states. Cy-
rus W. Field is best known as the founder
of the ocesn telegraph cable, but SHothV
important 1Vo7k which he did was in pre-
noting the elevated railway system N
New York city. Rev Henry N. Field
won more than a national reputation as a
clergyman, historian and author Of theo-
logical works and as edto. of the Evaneel-
ist. These tour We're the most distinguish
ed meEE5ers of the fGmi.y, but JOoatksn
f. Field wes several times president OF the
Massachusetts state senate, Matthew d.
Field WRs G-successful civil engineer and
builder OF bridges, and Timothy Field &
lieutenant in the United States navy, was
lost II sea in 1886. Rsv. Timothy Field.
for 80 years pastor of the Congregations
church a: Veetminsts- West in this coun-
ty, where his death took place in lS43
was ss uncle of the seven men One
county paper has stated that Rev. Timothy
Field was the grandfather of Stephen j.
Field The father of the noted men above
referred to vas Rev. David Dudley Field,
in his day one of the most distinguished
clergy0en Of Connecticut ard Massachu-
sets. The grandfather was Capt Tim
othy Field, an officer in the Revolutionary
army, who died in Guilford, Conn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
Fire i'm the Bos,on ,1n..n,

The Boston Museum, the oldest play-
house in Boston, was badly damaged by
nre Yesterday morning. The loss is about
O,OOO, while several firms who occupied
stores on the street floor sustained damage
by water The fire started on the fremont
street side and is thought to have been
caused by careless smoker The most
serious loss was TO the contents of the
building, although the valuable paintings
were removed. Viola Allen has been play
Ing In The Christian at the Museum the
past six weeks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-04-14
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