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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-01-06
"HER USUAL SHREWDNESS."
English Comment on American
Action Regarding China.

London, Jan. 4.-I'he Times, in an ed
action of the United tSates government
with regard to the open door" in
China, says:
In this matter America has shown her
customary shrewdness. Nowhere will
the result be hailed with greater salts
faction than in Great Britain. Nowhere
will the particulars of the arrange
ment made be awaited with deeper in
tcrest than here.
Our cousins are a wide awake race.
They perceived that the trade orivi-
leges they enjoyed in Manchuria and the
orders given by Russia for railway ma
terial and the like were for obvious
reasons Of a temporary nature. They
recognized that the powers averse to
tie open door" encourage American
trade only because they could not
themselves supply the commodities
leeded.
The position of the United States was
learly prccarious, and she saSaciously
'eSolved to render it secure, or as So
nuc as assurances could make it.
\merica is the last power in the world
- have gone to the trouble of getting
paper assurances and then allowing
them to remain paper assurances only.
If she has obtained them. she will see
that they are observed, and in this she
will get the unfailing support of the
country which initiated the open door"
policy.
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CRANE is GOVERNOR.
With Bates Takes Oath of Oiice as
Massachusetts, Executive.

Boston, Jan. AT II o'clock to-
day the two branches OF the Legislature
the house and the senate--assembled
for the purpose of inaugurating Cover
nor-elect Winthrop Murray Crane and
Lieutenant Governor-elect John Lewis
Bates The house and senate as
sembled in their respective chambers,
and the committees appointed to can
vass the returns of the recent election
then announced officially that Crane ard
Bates are governor and lieutenant gov
ernor for the year 1900. A committee
of the house and senate was appointed,
President Smith of the senate pre- siding
over the two bodies in Joint convention.
notifying the governor and lieutenant
governor of their election, and that the
house and senate We're awaiting their
presence. The committee returned and
reported, after which Captain Adams,
with his staff of office. proceeded to the
executive chamber and led the new state
rulers to the hall of the house of rep
resentatives. They We're accompanied
by the justices of the supreme and
superior courts, the staff, which this
year is a military one, and following this
pageant came the invited guests. Gov
ernor Crane read his inaugural address.
after which both branches held separate
sessions.
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A CHEMISTS TESTIMONY.
Cyanide OF Mcrcury Easy to Make
From "Dry Coiors."

New York. Jan. i.-John II. Yocum
the friend OF Cornish. was called in the
Molineux trial yesterday. lie said he
had known Cornish since 1896. He had
had Il room in Mrs. Rogers house at
SiXty-siXth street and Park avenue. on
Dec. %, the day Of Mrs. Adams death.
witness saw Cornish in his (witness)
office. He locked so pale that l made
remark about his appearance. He
told me of Mrs. Adams death. He
stayed about half an hour ana then we
went out and had Il drink. Ii did not
set well on his stomach and he threw it
Off at once. 1t was milk and whisky. l
gave him the key to my loom and told
him to go there ana lie down.
Mr. Yocum, who is c.lCmitt, told the
court that any chemist could make
cyanide of mercury, the poison which is
alleged TO have caused the death of Mrs.
Adams. He had made it himself, and
the process was easy. He took prussian
blue and yellow oxide of mercury, boiled
them together, filtered the mass and the
precipitate contained cyanide of mer-
curry. Still other drugs would yield
cyanide OF mercury. All of the drugs
required We're what is known as dry
coors." Molineux, it will be reMem-
bered, was superintendent of dry color
factory in Newark. Yocum testified
that any man known as chemist could
procure the ingredients of cyanide of
mercury, even without registering Lis
name.
Alvin a. Harpster, who has figured in
object of MolineuX's hate, had been eX-
pccted to give important testimony as
to MolineuX's ill-will toward Cornish,
but his examination yesterday developed
nothing important.
Andre Rustanoby, an employe of the
knickerbocker Athletic club, and who
had been, he said, very friendly" with
Molineux, testified that when the fac
smile of the poison package address
was published he recognized the hand
writing as that of MoineuX, and told
Secretary Adams of the club of the dis
covery.
Other witnesses were policemen who
We're connected with the case after the
murder clerks in patent medicine houses
who handled the Cornish" and Barnet
letters alleged to have been written by
MolineuX. and members of the Knicker-
booker Athletic club to whom Cornish
had shown his Christmas present, whose
contents afterward killed Mrs. Adams.
Their testimony built up the case of the
prosecution. Some of them were not
cross examined
,, Regarding telegram received by Re-
corder Goff during the proceedings in the
| trial yesterday, The World says: Ed
ward +. Rogers. husband of Mrs. Adams
daughter. sent the telegram from Jersey
City to Recorder GOff. In it Mr.. Rogers
said that, while he does not volunteer as
a witness, he resents and denies Cor.
nisl'S statement under oath that he met
Cornish in Hartford one day last week
and bowed to him. or met him aryw fere
else and recognized his existence. Mr.
Rogers declares that he has not laid
eyes on Cornish for two years. Two
years ago Rogern and his wife separated
and have since been living apart.
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VICTORIA REFUSED TOW.
Now 1t Is Feared Transport Has
Gone Down.

Chicago, Janu. A special to The
Record from San Francisco says: The
big transport Victoria is now IS days
out of this port for Manila, and shipping
men fear that the vessel has gone to the
bottom. Twenty perC ent Reinsurance
was made on the Victoria yesterday.
She was spoken by the transport Tar
tar on Nov. IA, between this port and
Honolulu, with a broken shaft. The
Victoria refused tow. expecting to have
the broken shaft repaired in Il week at
most. A few days later a terrible ty-
phoon ragged in the track of the Vic
toria. Nothing has been heard of the
transport since spoken by the Tartar.
The vessel left here for Manila, loaded
with forage and supplies for the forces
in the Philippines. Captain Bakely
was in command. She carried Il crew of
52 Europeans. The transport was Of
1900 tons net, and valued at S150,0OO
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he oldest
co. ,er-
Wood Begins Pressing Reform.

Havana. Jan. 4.-General Wood yes
terday issued an order giving freedom
to 40 men in the province Of Santa Clara.
Some Of them had been detained with :
out trial; others We're suffering excessive, ;,
punishment. All had been released 10
months before by an order issued by
General Bates, but they were inimedt.1
ately rearrested by orders from division
headquarters on the ground that a de-
partment commander did not have the
power to pardon. After looking care
fully into the cases, General Wood de-
cided that the judgment of General
Bates regarding their release WIS wise
and. consequently. yesterdays order
setting them at liberty was sromul-
gated. Reports from other departments
are daily expected.
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HOURS OF TERROR.
Awful Experience of Wrecked Crew
Ultimately Saved.

New York. Jan. 4.-The tnree-masted
schooner S. p Hitchcock of Bath. Me-.
II days oct from Brunswick, Ga, ran
ashore at 3 a. m. Wednesday off
Moriches. l.. l., and stuck hard and fast
in the boiling surf that washed her from
deck to trucks. She gave the life saving
crews along the Lond Island shore the
struggle of the winter but every man
aboard, including Captain Solensen, wGs
saved by hard work with the breeches
buoy after hours of tell in the freezing
wind that swept in from sea.
The patrolmen made out the stranded
schooner through the spray long before
dawn. and in few minutes the Morichos
life saving crew was down on the beach.
AT the second shot the life line was fired
over the battered craft. Her men made
the line fast. but in such way that it
could not be worked from shore. When
day broke the schooner was in danger
of breaking up and yet the line could not
be worked.
Help was summoned from The crews of
Forge River and Petunk. and wig-wag-
ging and signalling by the international
code was tried. but to no use. The crew
lid not understand. Every sea preached
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factor. The vote on the second ballot
was: Myers. "a; Bennett, 55; Saunders,
"a. While each Of the three candidates
waged a strong fight for supremacy,
Mr.. L nnett asked the caucus to make
Mr.. Myers nomination unanimous. and
Mr.. Saunders seconded the motion Mr..
Myers thanked them, as well as his own
supporters, in his remarks accepting the
nomination, so that the meeting broke
up in perfect harmony.
The election Of the clerks of the re-
spective bodies, as we'll as chaplains and
sergeant-at-arms, followed, after which
both bodies adjourned until tomorrow,
when Governor-elect Crane will be in
augurated in the presence of joint con-
vention of both branches.
The legislature this year will have
many important measures before it, the
principal one being the approval of the
lease of the Boston and Albany railroad
to the New York Central.
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over the doomed vessel and the men had
T.: ken refuge in the rigging

I.kell refuge III tils TlsSlIS
At 10 a. m. those ashore could see the
men working desperately over the line
and at last they cleared it and made II
fast TO the masthead after seven hours
struggling. Then the big hawser was
run out with the breoches buoy affixed
Ii spanned the 400 yards of raging surf
In twinkling there was man in the
buoy. which dangled at the schooner's
masthead, so feet in the air. At 10(
yards from shore the sag in the lire
touched the water and the man and the
buoy were submerged in the tumblins
seas. When they pulled the man ashore
he was half drowned from his stay under
the water.
One by one his mates, eight of them,
had to so through the same terrible eX-
perence in the roaring. boiling surf, and
some were almost gone when taken
ashore after their night of exposure and
their submersion when the buoy took
them ashore.
The vessel will likely be total loss.
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SMITH AND MYERS.
Will Head Massachusetts, Senate
and House.

Boston, Jan. 3.-The state legislature
of 1900 assembled at II o'clock this morn
ing, the two branches meeting in their
respective chambers, where the members
We're sworn in by Governor Wolcott. In
the senate Rufus A. SOule of New Bed
ford, the senior senator, presided, while
Samuel r. Twombiy of Winchester, who
was member of the house of 1871. called
that body to order.
The speakership of the lower branch
of the legislature Of 1900 was de-
cided by the nomination at the Republi
can caucus of James j. Myers of Cam
bridge. Two ballots were necessary be-
fore Mr. Myers received the majority Of
votes, for he was closely pressed in the
first ballot by Frank P. Bennett of
Saugus, while Charles r. Saunders of
Boston also seemed to be controlling
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Lansing, Mich. Jan. 4.-Telegrams
We're received yesterday from Arthur w.
Marsh, assistant adjutant general of
Michigan and chairman of the Republi-
can state central committee. stating
n. Y, for Lansing to plead to the in
dictment found against him for having,
as alleged, had a part in the notorious
military state clothing deal. Nothing
has been learned yet as to General
Whites whereabouts. Sheriff Porter is
in Chicago in search of clues.
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From BOwdoin to Yale.

New Haven. Jan. 1.-The professor
ship of political economy at Yale, made
vacant by the advancement of President
Hadley has been offered to Prof S s:or
Henry c. Emery. Phi. D., professor of
political economy and sociology at
Bowdoin college for the past two years
and he has accepted. Professor Emery
is son of Judge Emery of the Maine
supreme bench. and a member of the
American and Eh'tish Economic asso-
Citations. He will enter upon his duties
at Yale in August. Professor Emery is
but 80 years of age, and will be the
youngest full professor at Yale.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-01-06
LABOR WORLD.

Youngstown, Ohio, is to have new and
mammoth tin plate plant.
Samuel Gompers has been unanimously
reelected President Of the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor.
Japanese mills prefer American cotton,
because 1t has longer staple than that
from any ether country.
The big miners strike at Nanticoke,
Penn, has been settled, the strikers gree
ing to accept the company'5 terms and re-
turn to work.
The employees OF tho Boston and Maine
Railroad now receive their pay every two
weeks, instead OF monthly, rs has been the
custom Tor several years.
A thirty-cont per capita tax will DO levied
by the United IIatters Of North America to
pay the expenses OF the next NATIONAL con-
vention, which will assemble next May.
Three hundred girls employed by Swof-
ford Brsth"rs, Kansas City, Mo-, who sew
eral weeks ago went on strike because
wages were to bo cut have returned to
work at restored wages.
The wages OF between 5000 and $4,000
employees of the Carnegie Steel Company OF
Pittsburg, Penn. have been advanced 7 IA
per cent. Common labor has been in
creased to ST. 10 per day and other branches
in proportion.
Little Consolidated, Senator Mark IIunna's
street railroad in Cleveland, Ohio, re.
ceivei n Ave dollar gold piece rs II Christ
mas present from the company, the amount
distributed being $4,000.
The annual report OF tho factory inspec.
tor OF Pennsylvania for the fiscal year
ended October 81, 1899. shows that there
were 1S2, ,270 moro persons employed In the
manufacturing establishments under the
supervision OF the factory inspector in 1899
than 1898.
temperance Lecturer in Bad Plight
New York, Jan. 2.-An unconscious
man was picked up on the Bowery early
Monday morning. and taken to the Hud-
son street hospital. Cards We're found
in his pockets VITA the name Major
Henry Camp, temperance lecturer" In
his pockets were clippings from news
papers telling of the good work tho ma
jor was doing in his crusade against
rum. The doctors found bad cut on
the back of his head. evidently from II
fall. Later he recovered consciousness
and. while he could give no detailed cX-
plaNation. he admitted that he was
"Major Camp
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Officers and MOOnshincrs EIGHT.

Montgomery, Ala, Jan. At Is re-
ported here that an encounter ok place
yesterday among the hills Of Coosaw
county between a posse Of six revenue
officers and band Of lawless mountain
GERS, among them five moonshiners,
against whom warrants are pending
The story is that three Or four Of the
mountaineers have been shot, and the
officers have arrested the others. The
officers are all said to have escaped un-
scathed
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Washington, Jan. 3.-Senator Allen Of
Nebraska, in an interview last night. au-
thorized an absolute denial of reports
that he would be candidate for the
presidency of a part of the fusion
,orces. He said: II would not ac-
,ept the nomination if it were unani-
nously rendered to me. Mr.. Bryan
undoubtedly will be the candidate Of the
Democratic. Populist and Free Silver
parties for the presidency. Nebraska
will give him united. active dele cation
o all three of the conventions"
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Religion and Medicine Combine.

New York, Jan. 2.-The International
Order Of the Double Cross, which claims
as it's object the extension Of the cause
of Christ by the combination of religious
effort and medical SERVICE" was formed
here yesterday. Ten nations are rep
resented by the 20 founders of the order.
One Of the primary objects of the order
Is the uniting Of all medical missionaries
throughout the world. The founders
state that one of the chief reasons for
the order Is to provide against such
times of emergency AS was experienced
during the recent war with Spain and
the present war in the Transvaal.
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Venezuela Honors Americans.

Washington Jan. 4.-The Venezuelan
government has conferred the Older II
the Bust of Bolivar on Admiral Samp-
son, Captains Taylor. Cook. SiSsbee.
Chadwick Goodrich and Commande:s
Mead, Dayton. Symons and Todd of tho
navy, and Representative Hit has in
troduced a bill authorizing the ac-
"eptance of the decorations.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-01-06

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 4.-.The reading
OF Governor McLaurins message in the
Legislature yesterday created surprise
when the section referring to the growth
of Mormonsm in Mississippi was
reached. The governor denounced the
Mormon ssct in scathLg terms. and
recommended the adoption of laws that
will prevent the teaching of the doctrine
in the state.
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Postmaster Alleged Embpzzler.

Worcester, Mass, Jan. 4-George j.
Whittier, superintendent of section a
of the local postotiice, was arrested yts.
terday on a charge of embezzlement
He was held in $1,000 for his appoaran,.
at the United States district court in
Boston, March so. Whittier was bailed
Immediately after the hearing. He
admits the shortage in his accounts, but
says that he cannot explain where tha
money has gone.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-01-06

Washington, Jan. 4.-The first OF the
formal dinners OF the social season at
the White House was given by President
and Mrs. Mckinley last night, the menu
bers of the cabinet and their wives being
the guests of honor. Invited to meet
them We're members of the senate and
house, and few other persons. The
east room and other public portions Of
the house We're decorated for the occa-
sion. The Marine band furnished the
music. Covers We're laid for over 10
perSOnS
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The vessel will likely be a total loss.

London, Jan. IA dispatch from Rris-
tol announces that the British steamer
Borghesee ofGlasgoW foundered off Cape
Finisterre last Friday during a hurri-
cane. Twenty-Five of the crew were
drowned. The ss-.vivors, nine in num-
Der, have just arrived at Bristol. The
Borghesee was owned by V. II. Raeburp
of GLASGOW
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Rain or Thaw Needed.

Manchester. n. H.. Jan. 4.-Consider-
able difficulty is being experienced In
this city in mill circles on account of
ow water. and there is much speculating
as to what the outcome will be. Tues
day the Amoskeag corporation was shut
DOWN in several branches. but all of the
mills were running yesterday. A rain
or thaw is badly needed.
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Per shed With Her Cows.

Lawrence. Mass, Jan. 4.--The farm,
buildings If Mis-. Charles NJ Harnisch
at Methuen We're burned yesterday.
Mrs. Harnsch was away when the fire
broke. out. her mother, aged Sc. being in
charge of the house. She went out to
the barn to release two COWS. and per-
ished there. The buildings burned COM
prised a cottage with ell and barn.
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Remembered War OF 1912,

Springfield. Mass. Jan. AIRS. Cy.
thia Conant, 101 years of age, the oldest
woman in Springfield. died yesterday
morning. She remembered Lafayette,
whom she met in Boston on his visit
there, and she recalled incidents of the
war of 1872 and the part her father
Jesse Lewis. took in capturing n British
vessel in Hyanris harbor. She was
born in Centerville. Sept Is, 1898.
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Hotel keeper Was "FIy."

Lynn, Mass. Jan. arthur Gouphier
of Hoiyoke registered at the Parker
House Il few days ago. and yesterday he
offered check for S65 in payment for
his bill requesting the balance in cash.
The check was drawn on the First Ma
tional bank of Worcester. in favor OF
Arthur w. Garfield. and signed by the
Bowler Brewing company Of that city.
The proprietor of the Parker House tee
phoned the brewery company. and he
was informed that no such check had
been issued to Gouphier. and his arrest
followed. Another check for SS5 was
found on Gouphier.
Mental Weakness Han to Forgery.
New York. Jan. Henry Marcus,
who gives his address as "Sanitarium,
Stamford Conn. was held in $500 bail
for trial, on a charge of larceny. pre-
ferred by Mrs. Margaret Smith of this
city. who had furnished him and his
wife with board. Marcus owed Mrs
Smith s4S, and tendereS in payment a
check for S59.,5. Mrs. Smith gave him
$l1.75 change. and later found that the
check was worthless. the signature hav-
ing been forged. Marcus counsel said
that his client had just left sanitarium.
and was mentally irresponsible for his
acts.
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Cambridge, Mass. Jan. 4-John
Dwyer. ag 81. who was serving a sell
tcrce in the Middlesex county house of
CORE ctior. for larceny, and whose torn
would have expired in April. committed
suicide yesterday by hanging to his cell
door with his suspendors. Dwyer had
been i'll and 6cSnOrdent
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The German government is making
inquiris of Berlin manufacturers and
trader as to the extent of their exports
to the Transvaal. the view being that
German trade with the Transvaal will
increae after the war
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Disaster AYcrted by Girl.

New York, Jan. i.-Mabel Fields, who
lives in Westchester, last night gave the
alarm which caused two trains on the
Harlem river branch of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford road to be
stopped right at burning bridge.
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At War With Nobody.

Lisbon, Jan. 3.-The cortes was opened
yesterday. The message from the
throne spoke of the cordiality of Por-
tugal's relations with other powers. No
mention was made of Great Britain and
the TranSyaal
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William H. Putnam, the undertaken
who conducted the funeral of Henry
Clay at Washington and Ashland. Ky,
and that of Daniel Webster at Marsh.
field, Mass. died at New York, aged 81
He was a lineal descendant Of Genera.
Israel Putnam. the revolutionary hero
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Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Southwell werc
found dead in bed at their homie In
Austin, Ia. They were asphyXiated
by natural gas, which they used for
heating and Illuminating purposes.
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Lawto, Fund Rap dly Increasing

Washington. Jan. 4.-General Corbin
announces that the total subscriptions
to the -awton fund to date amount to
s44,l22. He says that with the amount
alread on deposit in the Riggs National
bank this city and what is on hand
elsewhre. the fund is now well above
0000.
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Colony Is Prosperous.

st. Johns, Jan. 4.-The public revenues
of Newfoundland for the six months
ending Dec 81 were Sl,Oi3,000 which Is
,22O.00o over the figures reached during
the corresponding period of 1898. This
is the largest showing ever made in the
history of the colony.
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rancisco, Jan. Until all dam
ger of sp't t"a =, 49,, ,aa tr.n.nnrts laov-
Va :, port for the Philippines will not
ne, as has been the general Gus
'op It will so straight through 10
.stination, taking sufficient coal
'', ,. I'm from here to last the entire