Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-09-29

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The Peoples Rights--A
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Boston, Sept. 27-Nomination papers
have been made out for Edward Waldo
Emerson of Concord. as presidential
elector, representing the National party
in Massachusetts. This Is in conformity
with the plans of campaign adopted soon
after the withdrawal of the heads of the
ticket.
| Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 27-Before leav-
ing for Nebraska City last evening, Mr..
Bryan, in II note to the press, requested
that his political friends remove his pic
| ture from the windows on Oct. 9, as q
matter of courtesy to Colonel Roosevelt,
who visits the city on that day.
New York, Sept. Ex-senator Hanna
| made II short visit through Wall street
| again yesterday, and later was caller
| in the office of the Goulds in tho Western
| Union building.
Assa ults, Suicides and Accidents.
Santiago, Sept. 2T.-Shortly before
midnight, Colonel Payon of the Cuban
| army was killed in the Cafe Commerclo
| by Octavio Mena. Nrein auu of his
companions were intoxicated. 1t was
proposed that they should practice re-
volver shooting at quarter Of dollar
tossed into the air. Coolnel Pavon in
tervened, and a sharp controversy en-
sued. This quickly developed into fu-
rious quarrel. and Mena shot Colonel
Pavon. In civil life Pavon was a to-
bacco merchant at Holguin. Mena is in
Jail.
Merced. Cal, Sept. 27..-County Treas
urer Bambauer was held up late Tues
urer Bambuuer was held up late Tues
day night while on his way home, and
forced. at the point of a pistol, to go to
his office and open the vault containing |
the county funds. After securing $500 |
or more and some papers, the thieves |
forced Bambauer into the vault and
sprung the combination. The inn
prsoned man was discovered yesterday |
in an almost unconscious condition.
Augusta, Me, Sept. 27.-Thc Jury in
the case of Thomas Nagle of Bath, |
charged with assault with attempt to
murder Mate Seavey of the steamer |
Sagadahoc, reported that they were un-
able to agree, and were discharged. 1t |
is understood that they were evenly di-
vided.
Clinton, Mass, Sept. 2I.-Madeo Tredo |
was engaged in painting bridge over |
the Nashua river, and the overturnins |
of piece of the staging caused him to
fall distance of 10 feet. The water
in the river being only six inches deep, he
was terribly injured, and died in short
time.
Fall River. Mass, Sept. PA man
found dead in room at the Mckinley
House, from asphyXiation, has been
identified as Giuseppe Diviala, the miss
ing witness in the harrington. r. l..
murder case. now being delayed while
the officers were searching for Diviala.
North Lawrence, Me-. Sept. PA 45-
horse power boiler in the sawmill of
Albert Fisher exploded and, although
there were several men close by. only ono
was hurt and he escaped with slight in
jury. The cause of the explosion is un-
lnnwn
New Haven, Sept. 27.-Thc Schuetzen
park property, consisting of a hotel.
dwelling house, pavilion and several
other buildings, We're burned, causing
loss of $4,000. The property was owned
by brewery company.
Paris, Sept 27.-Le Journal says that
an American lady, Miss Addie Selves,
was robbed of handbag containing
jewels and 81 letter of credit for $4,000,
while in hotel. The thief returned the
letter of credit through the postofticc. ex-
planning that he was unable to use it.
Berlin, Sept. 27.-Bartholomew Kost,
who was evtraGitcd from Chicago in
October of last year. on charge of rob-
bing and killing Marie Fodicka, a cook
whom he had married and throwing her
body into the Elbe, has been sentenced
to death at Bremen.
New Haven, Sept. 27-Georgc Il. ALL
ing, 6S, is dead, and James Brady, As, is
probably fatally injured as the result Of
falling from a painters swing stage.
The men were at work % feet above the
ground, when one of the hooks broke.
1pyinptOp Mass Snnt oI-Ryror
Howard employed as Il farmland by
Warren Davis, was found dead in field.
For Federation of Catholic Clubs.
New York, Sept. 27-The Catholic
Young mems ational union. in conv2n-
tion here, decided to form federation for
the avowed purpose of influencing legs-
lation and furthering the claims of people
who embrace the Ca atholic faith The
idea of a federation of every Catholic club
and society in the United States to be
formed by the appointment of delegates
to attend monster mass meeting in
New York city on Nov. 20. was unani-
mously adopted by the convention.
The Scamp Meets Defeat.
Greenwich, Conn. Sept 27.-Tho race
for the championship of the United
states for race-about yachts, between
Jolly Rogers, owned by l3. d. Crownin-
shield of Boston. and Scamp, owned by
Johnson DE Forrest of New York, was
sailed yesterday in the sound off Green
wich, and was won by the Jolly Rogers.
The prize was to go to the winner of two
out of three races, and the jolly Rogers
took two races in succession. The race
was sailed over 10-mle course