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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
NEWS IN BRIEF.
GLOBE BANK TROUBLES,
President Cole Arrested, Charged
with Embedding 100000.

statement or National Bank Examiner
wing in Regard to Loans and Over
acknowledgement of John p. Lowell
Arms Company.
Charles Fl. Cole late president of the
collapsed Globe National bank, was arrested
Saturday at Redondo Beach, near Los
Angeles, CAL, by United States Marshal
Osborne upon the request of United States
District Attorney Jones of Massachusetts,,
who notified the authorities that Cole was
fugitive from justice. The warrant against
Cole contains four counts. Two OF these
counts charge embezzement-the hrst, the
embezzlement of the sum of S6OO, OOO; the
second, the sum of 100000. The two
other counts charge the misappropriation
of the same funds.
National Bank Examiner D. G. VIM
saws the Globe bank was in trouble as long
ago as Sept. 0. On that day he found
5000. 900 of its checks outstanding which
did not appear on its books. This, the
president of the bank admitted, was per-
sonal loan to him. Not only was the con-
cealment of the loan violation of law, but
the loan itself was six times as great as the
law permits The capital of the bank be-
ing $1,000, 900, only one-tenth OF that
amount or 500, 600 could, according to the
National bank act, be lent to one borrower
This being so, it became the duty of the
examiner to take proceedings at once to
forfeit the banks charter, but, instead OF
doing it, he made, with the consent of the
comptroller, an arrangement whereby up
on the president of the bank resigning his
place, and one of his friends guaranteeing
to the bank the repayment of his sou, OOO
loan, the bank was allowed to go on. In
few days the loan was, according to ar
rangement, fully repaid, and the banks as
sets bettered by 100000.
Further investigation, made month lat
err, showed that there was $500, OOO more
of checks of the bank outstanding not on
its books, and that another debtor, the
Lowell Arms company, owed the bank
much more than its books showed. An
other debtor, Mr.. Squires, besides owing
the bank more than the $4,000 which the
law allows, had made overdrafts to the
amount of 1926, 900. Still, the bank was
allowed to continue in business upon re-
ceiving from the retiring president, the six
directors of the bank, and two other gem
tlemen, a guarantee of the advances to Nj
Squires and collateral security for those to
the Lowell Arms company. All these ex-
pedients, however. proved unavailing, and
last week Thursday the bank was COM
PEELED to acknowledge its insolvency. Its
stockholders will lose everything, and its
depositors will not be paid the whole of
amounts due them.
The John P. Lowell Arms company as
signed Tuesday for the benefit of the cred
itors. The announcement caused little sur
prise, as it had been generally known for
some time that the concern was skating on
thin ice. The company was largely in
debted to the Globe National bank. 1t is
said that more than 81 ,000, 900 of the mon
ey of the Globe bank and its president has
gone into the Lowell concern.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
HIbernians would Invade Canada.

Division 20, A. o. H., of Worcester,
Mass, at a meeting Sunday took vote to
see how many members would respond to
a call to arms for the invasion of Canada,
should the call be made, and every hand
was raised. Committees were appointed
to arrange massmeeting to express sym
pathy for the Beers and hostility to Britain.
President James Noonan said: England
must be harassed by every means The
seed of revolution must be planted in her
colonies and where opportunity exists
Irishmen must strike at the power of the
British government. The long-looked- for
opportunity is at hand, and if Irishmen fail
to take advantage of it, it will be to their
disgrace. Canada can be invaded. There
is a strong organization in existence which
has been for years gathering money and
recruits in anticipation of this invasion.
The time o'strike will be when the forti-
fcations are manned by the half-hearted
loyal Canadians"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
Children Burned TO Death at Christ
mas Exercises.

Six little girls we're burned to death,
four probably fatally burned and eight 9th
err persons badly injured during the re-
hearsal of Christmas exercises of one of the
classes at st. Francis school at Quincy, ILL.,,
Friday. There were Ia little girls in the
class, and they represented different char
acters. Two of them appeared as lambs,
and wore white fleece on their garments
The fleece of one caught fire from an open
gas jet, and, in almost an instant, the whole
ring of little ones was in flames. Sisters of
the school ran to the rescue and were also
badly burned. Six died almost instantly
from burns, and four of the survivors will
die
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
Rush for Pensions.
$4,000 Applications from Veterans of
the Standardization War--schemes
of Attorneys.

$4,000 Applications from Veterans of
the spRnish-American war--schemes
of Attorneys.
Twenty-Five thousand applications for
pensions have been filed ON behalf of
soldiers who served in the Spanish Ameri-
can war. More than 300 applications have
came from the list New York regiment
and $50 from the 9th Massachusetts, regi-
ment.
The business of getting new pensions has
been systematized. The number of cases
filed in the name of soldiers who have sery-
ed in the Philippines have become so
numerous as to attract official attention.
Upon investigation it hes been discover
ed that the attorneys send their agents to
the war department every day to copy the
list of casualties cabled by Gen. Otis. The
pension attorneys then ascertain the next
of kin from the enlistment records. Cor
respondence is opened with the soldier or
his relatives with view to obtaining au-
thority to prosecute a claim. The author
tiles are preparing to issue an order that
will bar pension attorneys hereafter from
the department records. The zeal of the
attorneys, however, will enable them to
procure more clients, nevertheless The
daily dispatches furnish the names of the
sick, wounded and killed.
The total number of enlistments for the
Spanish war and the Philippine insurrec
ton was about $4,000 Nearly 40, 900 of
these were re-enhstments, so that the total
of enlisted men is approximately 300, 900.
Judging from the applications already fled
one soldier in every IL has become a pen
sion seeker in less than two years from
date of the declaration of war. While the
showing is somewhat of reflection upon
the men who are seeking government aid
already, it is more an evidence of the per-
nicious activity of the pension attorn eys.
who stop at nothing to build up cases from
which fee may be collected.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
ChrIstmns Tragedies.

Many tragic deaths were reported from
various parts of New England Monday.
At Auburn, Me-, two lads skating on thin
ice broke through and were drowned. On
the Portland division of the Grand Trunk
railroad two brakemen were. killed while at
work. At Lowell, Mass, Mrs. Harriet
Allsop and Mrs. Albert Porter died from
deliberately set herself afre, and the other
upset lighted lamp. At Woburn the body
of James w. Feeney was found in brook,
into which he had probably fallen, and in
Boston Mrs. May N. Laughlin was burned
to death by an overturned lamp.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

An explosion Of gas, caused, it is said. by
a naked lamp, in the Braznell coal mine,
near Brownsville, Pa, Saturday, was at
tended by frightful loss Of life, the number
of dead being estimated at 40. Most of
the bodies have been recovered in
mutiated condition. A large part of the
victims were Hungarians.
The British tramp steamer Ariosta, from
Galveston to Norfolk, went ashore Sunday
at Oracoke beach, Cape Hatteras. TWEEN
ty-one men took to the boats soon after she
stranded. The boats were wrecked in the
heavy seas and the 21 were drowned.
Capt. Barnes and the eight remaining men
were taken from the ship by the crew Of the
Oracoke life saving station.
A landslide at Amalf, Italy, Friday,
carried away the Capuccini hotel, which
fell 300 feet into the sea. Ten persons
were killed. The mountain back Of the cliff
rises to highth of more than $500 feet,
and is of limestone formation. The Hotel
Capuccini, stood on a plateau directly I'M
der a vast mass of overhanging rock. The
scenery at Amalfi is among the widest and
most picturesque on the coast. The face of
of the cliff upon which the hotel was built
was almost sheer to the waters edge, nea 7
which stood the old Capuchin Monastery in
hollow Of the great rock.
Asa Bennett, so, of Hubbardston, Mass.
was found murdered in the kitchen of his
house Thursday night. Mrs. Bennett at
tended prayer meeting in the Congrega.
tional church, about 300 feet from the house,
and when she returned home she found her
husbands body on the floor of the kitchen,
the head badly beaten by an iron bolt
which was near by. William Bennett, 49,
Princeton carpenter, was arrested in
Worcester Friday night, charged with the
murder He has a bad reputation in Hub
bardstop, and is said to have been seer
driving away from that town soon after
the murder.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
severe Earthquake shecl. in California.

A severe earthquake shock was felt over
a large part of Southern California early
Monday morning, the undulations lasting
IL seconds. San Jacinto, small town in
Riverside county, was the centre of the
shock. Several buildings there were dam.
aged, buildings we're toppled over, and
walls cracked. The large hotel for tourists
at Hemit was damaged. The shock was
heavy at San Diego, San Bernardino, Riv-
erside and other places. The only loss Of
life so far as known was at the Sabboa In
dian reservation, where six squaws were
killed by falling walls. Several Indians
we're also seriously injured.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
Death of Richest Man I'm England.

The Duke of Westminster, the richest
man in England, died Friday, at the age of
"a. He owned 10000 acres of land in the
country, and 900 acres in London, large
part covered with blocks and houses. The
value of his estate is estimated at 5000, 000,-
600. He was liberal patron of art, and
supported gallery in London to which
admission was free. He was a famous
horseman and had won the famous racing
Derby prize four times. The dukes heir
is his grandson, less than 20 years old
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
Railroads.
BOSTON & NAME RAILROAD.

ON and after Oct. 1, 1899, trains on this road
" will leave Brattleboro for all points north at
1l:10 A. NJ, 1881, 5:48 and 1910 p. NJ
The 1l:l0 A. N. train ia mail train from Mont
pelier, st. Adams, Rutland, Burlington, Montreal
and the Passumpsic road.
The 1881 p. n. train is the Montreal and,New
York day express.
The 54S p N train Is mail train for White River
Junction and Rutland
The 1910 p. ~ train Is express for Montreal,
Sherbrook and Quebec with sleeping cars at
tached. This train runs daily Sundays TO Mon.
treal only)
Going south trains arrive in Brattleboro from
Bellows Falls and points north at 5:23 A N might
express) 910 A. n. (maiD 210 p n (maiD, 4:85 p. NJ.
Montreal and New York day expressly
At $3.50 p. n. mixed train from Windsor.
All trains make close connections with Boston
and Albany road both east and west OF Spring
field.
d. J. FLANDERS, Genl Ticket Agent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
TWO NIiIIlona Year.

When people buy, try, and buy again, 1t means
they're satisfied. The people Of the United
states are now buying Cascarets Candy Cathar.
TIC a. the rate OF two million boxes a year and It
viii be three million before New Years. IL means
merit proved that ascarets are the most de-
hghtful bowel regulator for everybody the year
round. All druggists, 10, IS, 90 cents box, cure
guaranteed. g.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

Seneca Root, 81, many years a leading
man in Rutland county, died at Castleton
Monday. He was born in Windsor, lived
most Of his life at Castleton and in Hub
bardston, had represented Hubbardston in
the legislature, had been state senator
and during two years was an assistant
judge. He was a director in the Rutland
County Agricultural society several years
He leaves a daughter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
over 4O Chlldr.n DROWNED.

Upwards of 40 school children were
drowned Thursday at Frelinghem in Bel
GUM, near the French frontier. The
school children of the district had been
given holiday with permission to play on
the frozen river Lys. When the merri-
ment was at full height the ice broke sud
denly and the children disappeared A few
were rescued half dead, but the majority
were drowned. Thirty-six bodies have
been recovered
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY co.
Southern Division.
Taking effect Oct. 90, 1899
GOING SOUTH

Southern Division.
Taking effect Oct. 60 1899.
GOING SOUTH.
Trains leave Brattleboro as follows:
6;2s A. NJ, for Springfield and New ork DAILY
500 A, NJ, for Millers Falls Palmer and New Lon
don. Connecting at Millers Falls with Fitch.
burg r R., at Palmer with Boston Albany
r. B., at Willimantlc and at New London with
N Y, N. II. & H.RR.
9:l0 A. \ for Springfield and New York.
1925 A. n, for Milles Falls and points oni th 9
Fitchburg r. r.
2;1S P. ~, for Springfield and New York.
4:2S p. ~, for Millers Falls and stations on Fitch
burg K R., Palmer and New London and New
York via Norwich Line.
4;S5 P. ~, for Springfield and New York.
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive ct Brattleboro as follows:
1923 A, ~, from New York via Norwich line and
New London.
ll:05 A. H., from Springfield.
Loo p n, from Boston via Fitchburg r. r. and
Millers Falls.
1881, 5:lS and 1905 p. ~, from Springfield and
New York. O0:06 p. ~, runs Daily.
$3.50 P. n, from New London, connecting from
Palmer, Millers Falls and intermediate stations
tB-Subject TO change without notice Trains
run week days only except otherwise noted.
@. Z. SOULE. Asst. Supt., New London.
b. W. CUMMINGS, q. p. A, st. Adams.
J. A. hoUTHARD. d. P. A, New London.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
FsnIans Organizing to Invade Canada.

A despatch from Dunkirk, N Y, says
the Fenians are organizing there for an in
vasion of Canada. Men known to have
knowledge of the condition of Fenian af-
fairs at Dunkirk say the city has been
called upon to raise 900 men to form part
of l25, 600 men who are to be enrolled
throughout the country. 1t is reported that
the Fenians have two carloads of munitions
of war in concealment in or near Dunkirk.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

Nearly three blocks of buildings were
burned in Hastings, Mimi, Tuesday. caus-
ing loss of 100000.
Three colored children were burned to
death at Middletown, Conn. Tuesday.
Their mother locked them in an upper
chamber and then went out to do some err
rands. The house caught fire down stairs,
and when the flames were extinguished the
charred bodies of the children were found
under blanket in the room where they
had been imprisoned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
silver Dollar smIth Dead

Charles Smith, widely known as ''Silver
Dollar" Smith, died Friday in New York
from a complication of diseases. One thous-
and silver dollars were imbedded in the
floor and along the bar in his saloon on the
Bowery. He was 4S years old, and began
life Us a newsboy. He served several
terms in the legislature and as alderman,
and was typical and picturesque product
of New York city politics. His character
was a compound of contradictions. He
was more than once indicted for feIonious
assault, yet he was kind and generous to
his family. He drew profits from debasing
resorts, yet he gave freely to relieve dis
tress. Although he was himself constant
violator of the laws, he acted as arbiter of
the quarrels and disputes of the people of
his district, and a word from him would in
sure the restitution of lost property quick
er than an appeal to the detective bureau.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29

Thieves broke into Erlish & Franks
clothing house in Hornellsville, N. Y,
Monday night. The safe had been left un.
locked and the robbers carried off $3.50 in
money and about $40, 900 worth of secure
ties.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
DECIDE YOURSELF.
The Opportunity is Here, Backed BY
BrattlebOrO Testimony.

Don't take our word for it.
Don't depend on a strangers state ment
Read Bratteboro endorsement.
Read the statements of Brattleboro citizens.
And decide for yourself
Here ls one case Of it.
Mr.. q. II Hall OF No rs Clark street, contractor
and builder, says About a year ago myIkid-
neys commenced TO bother me with "a hard, dull
lingering pain IN the small Of my back. At my
work, having considerable stopping + aud
lifting to do would be so lame and so sore
that was in the greatest misery. also had
trouble with the kidney score tlons particularly at
night. Isaw Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and
so well recommended that got box at drug
store. They helped me from the very start.
worked hard all winter and felt better In every
way than did before taking Doan's Kidney Pills
Sod by all dealers, price so cents Mailed by
Foster Miburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, sole agents
for the United States
Sold by Geo. f. Greene, es Main street, Brat
tleboro, Vt.
Remember the name Doan's and take no sub
stitute.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
Millinery! !.

We have some very desirable and stylish
trimmed hats and bonnets which will be
sold much below regular prices.
If you wish good deal for your money
now is the time to purchase.
Untrimmed hats for ladies, misses and
children in good practical shapes at cost
price.
We have more Of the large sizes in chill
dren's bonnets in red, blue and brown.
A few small sizes in all colors at 80 and
80 cents.
You will now find our stock attractive
and varied in every department to such On
extent that you can select a well trimmed
genteel hat ranging in price from $3.50 to
$1,000.
Remember that we always carry good
assortment of millinery through the dull
season as we have trade which requires it.
Come in if you do not purchase.
Respectfully,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24

Cleveland, Pasquotank and 1--WE be
lieve) Pitt County Alliances have
doubled their membership since the
July meetings.
Unless all signs fail thu North Caro-
lima State Alliance will double it's mem
berehip within the next six months.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
n A FAIR.

The people of North Carolina had q
Fair this year Of which they are justly
proud-magnificent exhibits showing
the States and products,
without the usual array Of taklrs,
gamblers and immoral shows. The at
tendance was very large. The exhibits,
as we have said, were splendid, but
tho absence of the indecent and de
m~orRlizing side SHOWS was the new
feature which most pleased the decent
people of the S5ata For this imp rove
men5 the people, it seems, must thank
President r Fl Battle, who rightly
thinks that a Fair receiving the patron
age of the State an1 asking the sup
vor of the States good people should
not encourage the violation of the laws
of morality and decency. E1itor J.
W. Bailey, OF the Biblical Recorder,
and some others, assisted ably in the
work of running out the takirs.
But though the Fair this yeer was
more largely attended than any pre-
vious Fair in the history of the Agri-
cultural Society many of the Fair
managers are publicly saying that they
need the money which the fakirs pay
them for the privilege of rObbing the
people and corrupting public morals
and that hereafter this money they
must have. Indeed, it is already stated
that they are even now negotiating
with responsible parties for the best
Midway ever seen South" for next
years Fair. The public kno Es the me
ing of this. This is indeed discourag
ing, To say that the people regretted
the absence of che obscene Midway at
fractions of last year ia a ref9ction
upon North Carolina and her citizens.
But" say the managers, 50 m debts
are hanging over the Society and the
license tax g paid by these faki's are
needed" The best answer to this
statement lie given by Mr.. Bailey who
says:
"Tne State Fair bears the name Of
our Commonwealth and receives the
patronage of our State Legislature, OF
our Board OF Agriculture and Of the
people at large. II ID a public insti-
tuition. II any bond holders are so
hungry for interest that they desire to
prostitute il to transgress sion OF u
laws-r0bbery, ga milling and immor-
ality-let them say 30 and give the
State notice, ia order that the General
Assembly, the Board of Agriculture
and moral people may separate from
i5"
The Fair this year was properly
managed; it was a success; it pleased
all except the ~depraved. The people
hope the same principles will be OBJ
served in the conduc of next years
Fa;w
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-24
THE THINKERS.
THR REMEDY FOR LoW-PRICRD
COTTON.

The remedy is in the hands OF the
farmers. They must build mills them
selves, all through the country, at
every available place. Every farmer
must take stock ranging from ten to
ten thousand dollars L35the farmers
become manufacturers then they them
selves become buyers, aud the low
price of raw material is compensated
in the dividends Of the fac Glory.
The talk that there is not money
enough to build cotton mills at all
available points is misleading. There
is money enough here in Arson county
to erect mills enough to spin every bale
Of cotton that can be gro IN here.
Toe thing to do nov is to build the
mills, build them small, scatter them
about and put them IN reach OF every
community. By doing Ihis laborers
will fnd employment, markets will be
developed for eli OF pro&uo6s,
the freight on all cotton IA be saved
to the farmer aud the same thing is
true of his cotton goods.
The only hope for the farmer is to
fight money with money. In this case
it ia an absolute neces sitY, else our
farms are not remuneraGive, u Chill
dren are not educated, obligations Of
ell kinds are not m8t and We are an
impoverished people.
We have theor zed long enough now
we must act -Morven News.