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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-10
FIRE LOSS OF $4,000.
Jennings Block at winchester, N. H.,
Burned Early Wednesday Morning.

Burned Early Wednesday Morning.
The Jennings block at Winchester, a
three-story wooden structure, rs by 80
feet, on the river at the upper end of the
main business street, was destroyed by fire
early Wednesday morning, with its con-
tents. The building, valued at $4,000, was
owned by Warren q. Doolittle of Brattle-
boro, who carried no insurance. James
Ballou, who occupied part of the ground
floor as meat market, was insured for
$500, and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Ward, keep
ers of a restaurant and lodging house, also
had $500 insurance. j. M. Church, who
occupied part of the building for a cob
bler's shop and cigar and candy store, lost
everything. The total losses will probably
aggregate $4,000. The building was com
paratively new and of good appearance.
The fire alarm was rung in at 2;15, but all
that the firemen could do was to restrain
the blaze. A heavy rain doubtless saved
the business section of the village from
destruction, as the gas-house aud numerous
wooden buildings are near by. The room
ers escaped by the windows and telephone
poles, saving only such clothing as they
could snatch. The fire started in the res
taurant kitchen or the market, but nothing
further is known of its origin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-10

In introducing Hon. John Barrett Mr..
Durham spoke of Mr.. Barrett as native
of Grafton, a graduate of Vermont Acad
envy and Dartmouth college, who was ap-
pointed minister to Siam by Democratic
president, who was next newspaper cor
respondent in the Philippines, and who
had spent his time the past year lecturing,
writing and studying subjects relating to
the Far East. Mr.. Durham spoke of Mr..
Barrett as one of the most competent au-
thorities on Oriental questions in the
United States. After a few pleasantries,
and tribute to the type of citizenship
which had made Brattleboro famous Mr..
Barrett said, in part:
Imperialism is a misnomer. 1t is a cam
paign boyle. We are in the Philippines
today and engaged in subduing insurrec-
ton, as the result of courageously meeting
unavoidable moral responsibilities growing
out of war with Spain. We went to the
Philippines, not for territory; we went to
cripple the enemy. After remaining there
certain period, carrying on this same war
with Spain, new and unexpected condi-
tions developed, which unfortunately, in
time, evolved into conflict with the ma
tives. We must now be patient until
peace is established, not only by force of
arms, but by the tangible lessons of bene-
fcent civil administration and by new
education of the people in regard to Amer
lea, her intentions, and her institutions.
In due time we shall surprise the Filipi-
nos, ourselves, and the world, with our
success in bringing about permanent peace,
order and prosperity if we send honest
men, selected by civil service, not only to
administer the laws and government, but
to lead and cooperate with the natives in
their efforts to develop self-government.
History written in calmer and later days
will prove that we have not been shooting
government into the Filipinos, and estab-
fishing government without the consent of
the governed, but rather that we have
been putting down by force a Gictatorial
government supported by force, and re-
bellion inspired by ambitious leaders. 1t
will show that the masses of people have
opposed us, not from long cherished hopes
of independence from America, but from
hostility to America and Americans bred
by the false teachings of INSCRIPTIONS
natives, ex-Spanlsh civil servants, foreign
juntas and sympathizers.
1t will show that the influences which
were inspiring, directing and organizing
the Filipinos, were such as to make con
tiict with the Americans almost ineVita.
BILE.
While the United States officials may
have erred TO some degree in their treat
ment of the Filipino officers and people,
yet, viewing the entire history of our
presence in the Philippines, from the time
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-10
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN.
Elk Minister Barrett's Address on Imperialism.

the Hope the Filipino Leaders Who
melted the nurreciOn..C.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22
EARS OF NOTED MEN.

Ambassador Choate has a fine ear, OF
perfect size, and of about the right an
gle.
Russell Sage's ear is about the aver
age size. well shaped, sloping slightly,
and deeply lobed.
Cornelius Vanderbilts ears are thick,
homely, commonplace, says the New
York Press. They indicate mediocrity.
The ears of President Alpheus Stick
ney of the Chicago Great Western
railroad are nearly at right angles to
his head.
Richard Croker's ear is just like the
man-plain, about medium size, thick
and coarse, close to his head, fiat, deep
concha.
Roswell P. Flower had large and
thick ear, with extremely wide, fiat
ridges, and a coneha smaller than Mar.
Morgan's.
Thomas c. Platt has the ear of
philosopher. The top leans far out and
the lobe in. 1t is rather over than
under the medium size
Admiral Dewey has small ear, with
many angles, which tells us that he
can be cruel and tyrannical as well as
delicate in fancy. Such is AS char
acter.
John L Blair's ears are enormous,
and they have the intense philosophic
slope. Age increases the angularity
and prominence of the ear. Mr.. Blair
is nearly 100 years old.
J. Pierpont Morgan has a full-sized
ear, firmly glued on, and nearly
straight up and down. The antihelix
IS thick and protruding, while the con-
cha is Of small diameter.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22
Pointers OF. Cellars.

The cellar, well drained and aired,
must be kept free from rubbish, and
especially from decaying vegetables
and other IDS. Frequent cleaning
out the corners and sweeping the walls
are essential All kinds of food, in
cluding vegetables. should be kept from
the light. Jellies and canned fruits
ought to be s5ored In dark cupboards.
Windows enough to air the cellar and
screens for all Of them are essential.
II the sashes are opened at sunset and
remain so until the next days heat,
then closed to keep in the fresh air, it
will be much cooler than If open all
day. But to remain closed continually
is to breed foulness and disease. Lime
scattered in the corners will conduce
70 keep a cellar free from mold. A
damp basement Is a Misunderstanding
spot.-Evening Wisconsin.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22
PRONOUNCED snALLPOx.
cIaremore Falls into Line and Has
Fourteen Cases.

For some time there has been an
eruptive disorder prevailing at
Claremore, which DR.. Duckworth
and another physician, both of
whom had served in a smallpox
hospital, pronounced chickenpox.
Or. Bushyhead said it was small
pox and yesterday DR.. Fortner, of
this city, went out and made an
examination and so pronounced it.
Nobody has been very sick though
an unusual amount OF scratching
has been observed among the
school children. A preacher is
the principal sufferer from the
malady.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22
ANOTHER WAR STORY.
John Countryman Relates a
Story of Escape.

-Gohn Countryman, the sage of
Horse creek, can tell a story of es-
cape from impending death and of
hardship that perhaps cannot be
duplicated by another man in the
whole Indian Territory. John
was captured about the close of
the war and put in Jail at Benton
willie, Arkansas, tried and convict
ed of "bushwhacking.p The day
was set when he, with four others,
were to be executed by hanging
and the death watch was set over
them the night before. The first re-
lay of guards stayed with the prls-
oners till midnight and were then
relieved by another set of guards
who had attended a dance in the
fore part of the night. The guards
and the condemned men played
cards awhile, and finally the for
mer went to sleep on watch and
Countryman and his pals escaped
from the Jail, climbed ten-foot
board fence and got away. Coun-
tryman had gone to bed, but see-
ing his chance, got out in his night
clothes. He wandered around in
the hills about three days and bis
feet were so badly lacerated that
be took off his shirt and wrapped
them up. He finally reached the
home of friend near Maysville,
and was furnished with clothing
and made his escape to Texas.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22
IN 4 SERIOUS CONDITION.
Prisoner Who Attempted to Escape
at Falkland Badly Hurt.

Henry Burdick was brought in
from. .Fairland this morning by De-
putty Pies Thompson and taken TO
the Jail at Muskogee on the flyer.
Burdick is in a sad plight; his face
and head were bound up in cloths.
He has been delirious since he at
tempted to run away from the Of
ficers at Fairland few nights ago
and ran into an upturned buggy.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22
A Close Call.

]. R. Sheehan's oil stove exploded
in his room in the Halsell building
yesterday and would have burned
the building had he not been in the
room and carried the stove out q
burning blanket was carried into tine
street and extinguished.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22

The open winter has served to de-
press the price Of corn and hay in this
section.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22

indianapolis Journal: Flora-Thea
you do not speak to Angeline any
more. Why not? Laura-She IS Sc
dreadfully vulgar She speaks Of th1
Dreyfusards as Dreyfusitea.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22

The publisher of an Oklahoma
paper started out to shoot mess
of birds the other day, says an ex-
change. He went out into the
country and was doing much ex-
ecution among bunch OF quail,
when the irate owner of the land,
accompanied by his dog, bore down
upon him with blood in his eye,
and the poor defenseless editor
did not know what to do. He had
no money and the gun was a bor-
rowed one. A country justice and
a $50 fine loomed up before his
vision, when suddenly a happy
thought struck him. He took a
large roll of papers from his pock-
ct, extracted a sheet from the roll,
and handed it to the farmer when
he came up. 1t was bill for six
years back subscription to his pa
per. The farmer tainted and the
dog followed the newspaper man
home with an admiring expression
on his countenance. The editor
hunts almost anywhere now.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22
The south McAlester CAPITAL

The South McAlester Capital
intimates that it's town is the
only prohibition place on the
continent. There are no sa-
looms nor gambling dens in vi
nita and the drug stores don't
sell liquor either. If Vinita is
not a prohibition town there
are none.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22

Bird dogs are scarce aud in demand
to borrow.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22
WHAT OTHERS SAY.
The ArteSian Well Attracts
Favorable Comment.

The Vinita papers report the ar
tesian well at that place a grand
success. They claim at depth of
600 feet the drill struck strong
flow of pure water, tinctured with
a healthful sulphurous flavor, and
thought to be adequate to supply
system of waterworks for the
town. But it is now proposed to
sink the we'll down to the depth of
LOCO feet in the hope of striking
better than water. The next news
that will come from this enterprise
will be the announcement that the
drill struck weak flow of gas and
oil, running the water; then a rock,
broke off, and the hole has been
abandoned .-Clarmeore Progress.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22

Ex-senator W. c. Rogers, of Skia-
took is in town today.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-01-22

The Vinita papers are indulging
very excusably in laudation of the
new artesian we'll at that place.
The Herald extends hearty con-
gratulations. Nothing is more
necessary to a town than an abund-
ant supply of good, wholesome
water. This is true everywhere
and as everything else good to
drink is shut out of the Territory
by the strong arm of Uncle Sam,
for the stronger reason is pure,
sweet water necessary to our COM
fort. We hope to be able in the
near future to felicitate our own
town on the completion of arrange
ments for the convenient use OF
our supply OF water which nature
has provided for us in greatest
abundance. Miami Herald.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01

In referring to the financial question
the Republicans in convention at Co
lumbus went on record unequivocally
for the gold standard, brazenly de-
clining to even throw out the customary
international agreement sop. The
convention thus substantially declared
for the dear dollar and the cheap man
The platform to be adopted by Ohio
Democrats will take no step backward
on the money question, will endorse the
money of the people and Of the con-
stitution, and will make specific decla-
ration or other vital issues in the order
befitting their relative Importance in
the light of the situation. The hope OF
the plain people is in the Democratic
party.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01
The Chicago Times Herald began its

The Chicago Times Herald began its
effort to straighten out the Republican
party by giving the record of Joseph b.
Foraker. Then Hanna was referred to
as a boss and people were told that he
was a dangerous citizen. Next the
president himself came in for a share
of attention and was numerically fay
ed for his pierouette on the Puerto
Rican tariff. Now Quay is getting it in
language unmistakable, the western or
gan asserting that the defeat of Quay
sis national victory over the most
odious and INSCRIPTIONS attempt ever
made to break into the United States
senate" For a personal organ, con-
Quoted by a personal and financial
friend Of the president, the Times-H Her.
aid is very interesting newspaper.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01
THE DIFFERENCES.

Ex-senator Manderson, of Nebraska,
difference between the two great polit-
ical parties of this country when, in an
interview the other day he said: "I
think the Republicans have a chance
to win this year. We are forced by a
disposition on the part of the people to
think that we should profit as greatly
as possible out of the Spanish war.
while the Democrats seem to think we
should gain as little as possible"
A great many honest people in the
United States, which classification in
cludes all Democrats and a large pro-
portion Of thinking Republicans, be-
lieve we should keep the pledges made
when we declared that we were not 60
ing to war with Spain for territorial
aggrandizement and that we were
fighting for the relief Of the oppressed
Cubans and against a condition that
had become unbearable. But the Re-
publican party wants US to make q
profit out of the venture. while denying
even to Cuba. the independence that
was promised. How much will we
profit by the Investment Of $20. 900. 900 In
10. .O0O.O0 black slaves just for the fun Of
hunting them down? Since Dewey'f
victory we have expended $3.50, 900 or
the Philippines. a sum that will require
a trade Of $3.50. 1000. 900. allowing proft
Of 20 per cent. to recover. And already
reports are coming that Great Britain
with contiguous ports is absorbing G
great deal of the trade with the islands
and that there is no assurance that WI
will have as much of the trade as othel
nations. Imperialism is an expensive
and improbable venture.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01
UNIONTOWN ITEMS.

~ '1 Uniontown, May 1.
The Missionary society OF the Re-
formed church will meet at the home
of Rev. Christman, Wednesday even
ing. l,a
G. A. Semler and wife, of Akron, were
the guests OF friends In town Sunday
and Saturday. M uJ
Mrs. Kaiser and daughters Bertha
and Grace spent Sunday In the village.
Mrs. John Woods and Mrs. Sixon of
Akron, were among the Sunday visitors.
Mrs. Weltach, who has been lying Ill
at Akron for some time, Is improving.
Miss Anna Metzger attended the
teachers institute at Canton. Satur-
day.
Miss Keokee Richards, of Akron,
spent Sunday In the village.
Mrs. Harvey Reifsnyder. of Akron.
was the guest Of her mother last week.
b. w.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01

Admiral Dewey is learning that the
pathway of candidate is not strewn
with roses. They are squabbling about
the grand stand for the Dewey day cell
ebration in Chicago and the admiral is
about placed In position that he will
have to declare whether he is a union
man or not. The president Of the Uni
ted States is pretty big man, whoever
he may be. but he had to Join the brick
layers union. Now nearly one hun
dred labor organizations have passed
resolutions to boycott the Dewey day
parade because union labor is not put
ting up the grand stand. This ID a mat
ter OF great Importance and very short
ly Dewey will have TO state where he
stands on the isssue. And he win have
70 decide sooner than he did to run fos
- - :. {. ~ y, :. a.. p. -. -. u
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01
GENERAL FEDERATION.
Question as To Whether
Stands Will Be at Issue
At Milwaukee.
Special to News-Democrat.

special TO News-Dem0crat.
Milwaukee. Wis. April 30.-The first
announcement Of the program Of the
General Federation of Womens' clubs.
to be held In Milwaukee In June, is
made this week. The announcement of
the speakers is also made, though their
special subjects are not yet made
known. The program as presented
shows the general topics to be discus
sed. which have been occupying atten-
tion and leading to definite results
among women's clubs all over the coun-
try for the last two years.
Several items Of the program will be
of special interest, AZ for instance the
report of the reorganization commit
tee. Tuesday afternoon, which sounds
harmless. and yet really means either
that the federation as It now stands
shall 60 to pieces. and come upon an
other basis. or that 1t VIII continue a.
It Ia. And upon this matter hangs the
result Of the election Of oflcsrs. which
WIN BE- ~ tntsrssting this pear - II
was ~ penvsr two years ago. Al
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01

The attack on Admiral Winfield S.
Schley, the hero Of the Santiago naval
battle. has been renewed. this time by
Captain Chadwick, of the cruiser New
York. The New York was Admiral
SIMPSONS flag ship. that went down
the coast to do the same duty that a
gig could have accomplished, and did
not get back in time to take part in the
battle. which was directed by Schley.
Chadwick was the Captain Of the New
York and was as near the firing line as
Sampson. He knows no more Of the
conduct of that brilliant engagement
than any other fellow who wasn't
there. The navy department, that has
been hostile to Schley, may consider his
statements, but out here in Ohio hear
say evidence doesn't count for much,
and there is a suspicion that Chadwick
was hardly close enough to the battle
to even hear the big guns very distinct
ly. Schley can stand lot Of such at
tackS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01
THAT sPONTANEITY RACKET.

During the visit of President Nc
Kinley to Canton recently 1t was given
to the News-Democrat on authority
very close to the executive, that he
would be in Canton July 1 or there
abouts, and that he would make some
speeches from the front porch. The
presumed personal organ of the presi-
dent didn't get on to the date that day,
but followed up the next day that the
president would be here July to remain
a portion Of the summer. Mr.. McKin-
ley said so himself to some other friends
and there is no longer any doubt about
that proposition.
Now come Washington newspaper
writer's, who had to come to Canton to
get the fact of the presidents departure
from Washington at all during the
summer, who relate that there is to be
no speechmaking. Walter Wellman IL
the latest to enter this arena. Mr.. Well
man comes to us fresh from an elabo-
| rate treatise In the interest of Rear
Admiral Sampson. concerning the naya
engagement Off Santiago. Mr.. Well.
man viewed the fine spectacle from the
vicinity of the north pole. His testimo'
ny is about as good on that particular
matter as that Of Captain Chadwick
and is easily on a par with his testimo
ny in this particular matter. Mr.. Well
man says that the president has beer
urged to allow few delegations Il
come to Canton while ne is here. bu
that he has said with great emphasll
that he would not have 1t. Now Mr.
Mckinley didn't say anything abou
that while here and there IL no need To-
any one to insist that a campaign lik'
that of 1895 would be so very undigni
fed. II fellow is running for ono
he should use all honorable means q
set there. II q speech or two win aid
! he ought to make them- livery candl
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01

together, with the 5000 women who are
expected to be present and the list of
speakers, nearly all Of whom are known
as clever women, the gathering
promises to be the most notable one
ever held in the United States.
Among those who will take part in
the biennial program are the following:
Mrs. Robert J.. Burdette, Pasadena,
CAL; Mrs. Lydia Coonley Ward, Chi
cago; Mrs. w. w. Belknap, Louisville.
KY; Mrs. w. H. Kistler, Denver. Col.
Miss Helen G. Withers, Lowell, Mass
Miss Alice French, Octave Thanet),
Davenport. Ia; Mrs. Kate Upson Clark.
Brooklyn; Mrs. Alice Williams Brother
ton. Cincinnati; Miss Margaret ].
Evans, Northfield. MINI; Mrs. William
Line Elder. Indianapolis, Ind; Mrs
j. X. Ottley. Atlanta; Mrs. William C.
Heron, Cincinanti; Mrs. William M
Neal. Helena, Ark; Mrs. Mabel Loom
is Tood. Amherst, Mass; Mrs. Esther
Frotheringham Mobiles. Norwalk. Conn.
Mrs. Annie G. Whitmore, Denver, Col.
Mrs. Florence Kelly. New York City;
Mrs. Frederick Nathan, New York;
Miss Edith M. Howes, Boston; Mrs
Corrine 8. Brown, Chicago; Mrs. Char.
lotte Perkins Stetson, Chicago; Mrs
Herman J. Hall, Chicago; Mrs. Ham.
lin Garland, Chicago; DR.. George
Kriehn, Chicago; Mrs. Paul Hemphill
Chester, s. c.; Miss Mira Lloyd Drek
Harrisburg, Pa. Mrs. Caroline Bartlett
Crane, Kalamazoo. Mich: Miss o. M. T.
Rowe, Boston; Mrs. Frederick Hanger
Little Rock. Ark; Miss Charlotte COT
fyn Wilkinson, Syracuse, N. r.; Misi
Emily Williamson. Elizabeth. N. j..
Miss Dotha Pinner, Norwalk. Conn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01

William j. Bryan has not abandoned
silver and does not intend to. He wise
ly says, however. that men differ as
to the relative Importance of issues this
year. His statement that the Repub-
lican party is wrong on all three of the
issues-money, Imperialism and trusts
covers the entire situation. Which
one the people desire to discuss first
they are permitted to decide. Mr.. Bry-
an has only demonstrated again the
safety of his leadership.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-01

Mr.. Hanna says the unseating Of
Quay will have a good moral effect
on the Republican party. Those who
read Mr.. Hanna's famous telegram af-
ter he had purchased the Ohio legisla-
ture will remember that he thought his
own seating would have good moral
effect upon the party. God reigns and
the Republican party still lives" is one
of the humorous things of the decade.
There seems to be disposition on the
part of Mr. Hanna to blame God with
things he doesn't want to be accused of
himself. But it gives US a pretty good
notion where Mr.. Mckinley got his
manifest destiny" theory.