Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-03-02
MINOR NOTES.

The Burlington Free Press nominates
Edward Wells of Burlington as one
delegate at large to the next Republican
national convention, and the st. Johns
bury Republican says a good word for
Lieut. Gov. Bates as another delegate.
Judge Knowlton, in the supreme court
in Boston Wednesday, denied the suit for
an injunction against the Boston & Maine
railroad to prevent the purchase and lease
Of the Fitch burg road without the consent
of the Central Massachusetts, Railroad COM
pany.
Judge Jenkins, in the United States
court at Milwaukee, appointed Monday a
receiver for the United States Milling COM
pany, otherwise known as the flour trust.
The floating debt of the company exceeds
million dollars, and it is said to have less
than a thousand dollars cash in bank
Consideration of the Hawaiian govern
ment bill in the United States Senate Mon
day brought out lively discussion between
Mr.. Tillman, Of South Carolina, and Mr..
Spooner, of Wisconsin, in which the for
mer admitted that ballot boxes had
been stuffed and negroes had been shot in
the South to maintain white domination.
A candidate for lieutenant governor has
appeared in the person of Martin F. Allen
of Ferrisburg. The Vergennes Vermonter
is his sponsor. He is spoken of as a man
of large business and legislative experience.
The Vermonter says Addison county's re-
ward for abors in the Republican party,
as bestowed by the state conventions, has
heretofore been mainly a chapter Of rehec-
tions.
Ten years ago 46 street railroad COM
panies in Massachusetts, controlled 574
miles of main track, horse power being
the propeling force on 423 miles, and cleo
trio power on 30 miles Today 116 COM
panies in the same state have 1885 miles
of main track, and electric power is used
on 1880 miles and horse power on four
miles Fftyfour Of the 11G companies
paid dividends.
1t is understood at Washington that the
war department will, within six weeks,
begin the reduction of the army in Cuba
from the present force of 5000 to about
5000. A proposition is under considera-
tion to organize three Cuban regiments
with Cuban officers to replace the United
States troops in garrisons and to form the
nucleus of a Cuban army when the island
| passes from United States control.
Representative Powers has presented
petition of the Vermont Maple Sugar
Growers association, asking for the pass
age of a pure food law that will prevent
the aduteration of sugar. Representative
Grout has presented the petition of d.
! X. Simonds and nine other fourth class
postmasters OF Bennington county praying
for the passage of the Cummings bill to
increase the compensation OF postmasters
of fourth class post offices.
Curtis S. Emery is being footed as the
man for speaker in the next Vermont
legislature. The ST. Johnsbury Republi-
can suggests that this talk is trife pre-
mature, and recalls the experience OF
Morrisville man who wanted to be speaker,
and who went so far as to engage quarters
at Montpelier hotel for the legislative
session. When the votes were counted at
Morrisville the ambitious candidate found
he had been elected to stay at home, and
that a long-legged representative by the
name of Livingstone was in position to
negotiate for the room at the hotel.