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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-01
BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK.
Deluged By 10000 Gallons Of Water,
Which Wrecked the Building.

New York, Jan. 29,-The seven story
building in ChcSry street. occupied by
Hey Bros, and the Wakefield Manu-
featuring company, as Il chair factory
was destroyed by fire to-day during .he
prevalence of ii fierce gaze, which made
the work OF the iiremen extremely DIFF
ticultv. WheE the fire broke out there
were about $50 men in the building who.
however, were able to escape without in
jury.
Thc bursting of the tank on the roof or
The building which precipitated 1860 gal
Ions of water upon the fire raging beneath
it generated 50 much steam that the walls
burst out. a part of thc cast wal fell
upon the Cornish warehouse ana carried
three iiremen with them. For a time II
was feared the men were lost. but thy
were eXtricated without any Of them
having sustained any material INJURY.
The loss to the building and contents
which were completely destroyed is eSti-
mated at 800, 600. The fire was
Gated to the briggs bonded warehouse adj
joining Haywood Bros, and Wakefield
~company's building, but 1t was e~Xtinguish-
ed without serious loss,
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SUDDEN DEATH.
An Aged Resident of Barre Fell
While on His Way to
Church.
WAS A PROMINENT CITIZEN.
For the Legislature When the Place
Was a TOWN.. w. Cover
Charged With Causing Death
of Mrs. Hall Under Bail.

Barre, Vt, Jan. 23-Milcs Morrison, on
aged citizen, while ON his way to church
THE morning fell In the street near the
residence of W. l.. Huntington and after
being taken to the house died. He was
n we'll known citizen of the county and
came from an cd family of the city. he
has been prominent in affairs of the tow n
OF Barre, having been many times select
man and he'd other town Offices. lie h S
been "A justice Of the peace for twenty
years and was a trustee of Goddard Semi
nary. Mr.. Morrison was several times the
democratic candidate for town Representa-
tive.
His wife died a few weeks ago. lie
leaves considerable property. Two sons
Eugene, a well known Chicago railroad
man. and JChn. a Cambridge, Mass. man.
ufacturer, and two daughters, Mrs. w. S
Martin Of Manchester, y. H., and Merle
of this city survive him.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-01

London, Jan. %, AIS n. m.-fhe week
has opened with the utmost gloom for
the British public and the reaction is all
the stronger because of the high hopes
that were reposed in Gen. Buffers turn
in NOV cment and of his announcement
that there would be no turning back"
At the very moment when DR.. Leyds IS
being received as an honored guest to the
highest circles on the continent, Great
Britain has to face the worst disaster IN
a campaign thus far disastrous. Open
talk is heard of the absolute necessity of
abandoning Ladysmith to it's fate while
Lord Roberts reVerts to the original plan
of an advance over the Orange river up
the Bloemfontein.
TO l.adysmith the disappointment must
be very bitter. A despatch from the Boer
laager near the town, dated January "a,
describes the garrison as very EVIDENT
" preparing n desperate coup in order to
effect a junction with Gen. Buffers ad-
vdncing army"
1t may be regarded as a certainty that
in the confident hope of early relief, Sir
George White has lately been issuing ex-
ira %rations. and this fact has given rise
10 an exaggerated idea as to the length
of time the provision would last.
Even should it be decided 10 send Gen.
Butler reinforcements and to attempt to
reach Ladysmith by a movement through
the still more difficult country east of
Colenso, it Is extremely doubtful whether
the garrison could hold out long enough
as such a movement would occupy at
least a month.
The situation at other points is uu-
changed but indications tina Lord Roberts
is preparing plans for ar advance across
the Orange river come in a despatch 10
the Daily Chronicle from Storksstroem
dated January -, which says hat rheb-
its, an important position near Steyns-
burg, on the Stormberg- RoSnead line. is
now occupied by the British. who aic re-
pairing the railway and bridges. The cor
respondent observes that this Will facili-
tate communication betw cen Gen. Cat
u.rn 4 nd I.n11 ISellN.. L annN
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saying that the kop was lost and that the
English had taken 1t. Reinforcens'nts
were ordered up; but nothing could be
done for some time, the hill being envel-
oped in thick mist.
AT dawn the Heidelberg and Carolina
contingents. supplemented frcm ott r
commands, began the ascent of the hill.
Three spurs. precipitous projections, faced
the Beers positions. Up these the adj
vance was mad" The horses were LETT
under the first terrace of rocks.
Scaling the steep the Beers found that
the English had improved the opportunity
and e~ntrenched heavily. Between the
lines of trenches was an open veldt, which
mad to be rushed under a heavy fire not
only from rifles but of lyddite and shrap-
mel from field guns.
Three forces ascerded the three spurs
co-ordinately. under cover of fire from the
Free STATE Krupps, q Creusct. and "a big
Maxim. The English tried to rush the
Beers with the ~hayone;; but their infan-
try went DOWN before the Boer rifle hre
as before a scythe.
The Boer investing party advanced step
by step until 2 In the afternoon, wheh d
white nag went up and 100 men in tho
front trenches surrendered, being sent as
prisoners to the head lager.
The Boer advance continued on the two
kopjes east of Spion kop. Many Beers
were shot. but so numerous were the
bugrhers that the gaps filed automatical-
ly. Toward twilight they reached the
summit OF the second kopje, but did not
get further.
The British Maxims belched flame, but
a wall of firing Mausers held the English
back. Their centre. under their pressure
gradually gave way and broke, abardon-
ing the position.
The prisoners speak highly of the bray
cry Of the burghers who, desplsing cover,
stood against the skyline edges of the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-01
Obliged to Jump From Their
Burning Fraternity Lodge
at Cornell.
LOST ALL THEIR PROPERTY,
Jumped 80 Feet to the Ground-Two
Very Seriously ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Fire Apparatus and Lack of Prop
er Escapes Largely Response
BILE for the Catastrophe.

Ithaca. ~. v, Jan. @.-Seven or eight
Cornell students. members of the Delta
chi fraternity. were hurt this morning
as the result Of the burning of their ira
tcrnity lodge. Fifteen Of them jumped 80
feet to the ground. A little OF the lodge
property was saved.
Those most seriously injured are j. Il.
Ioncrgan Of Albany, broken nose, COM
pound fracture of thigh and broken arm
II. &. Brooks Of Hartford, Conn, dislocat-
cd hip and left arm broken; Il. u. Toohill
Of Auburn, injured jaw. slightly; II. Y.
Rhodes of Troy. heel crushed; Thomas
Downs of Albany, spine and leg injured;
Il. T.. Congdon, foot broken; w. Nj. Nc
Crea Of Salt Lake City. Utah, burned aud
back slightly injured.
The building was of brick and the FIRE
was kept well inside the walls. The house
and contents were valued at $1,000.
The members of the Delta chi fratern-
ity who We're injured In jumping from
their boarding lodge room this morning,
spent the day at Cornell inhrmary. Ten
of the IA are now under the doctors care.
II. c. Brooks of Hartford, Conn, ami j.
4. Lonergan of Albany, VINO were the
most seriously hurt are now considered
out OF immediate danger. Lonergan was
operated upon this morning for n COM
round fracture of the thigh, broken nose
and fractured arm. but his physicians be-
lievc amupation of the limbs Will be
necessary. All of the men at the iniirin-
AIRY are suffering from burns and BRUISES
of a more or less serious nature. Several
had their feet and hands frozen from eN-
posure, none of the students being fortu-
nate enough to save any clothing. All
their personal effects valued at $500 were
totally destroyed. The origin of the fie
Is as yet unaccounted for.
President Schurman was one OF the ilrst
to call at the Cornell Intimacy Tins
morning. He said that all fraternity and
boarding houses would hereafter he re-
CURED to procure adequate fire escapes 10
prevent a repetition of this morning SAD
affair. Moce fire apparatus will also be de-
manded for College Hill, as it was proved
Conclusively that the down town enGlhcs
are entirely incapable of coping with lIres
in the immediate vicinity of the campus.
The water supply was also demonstrates
TO be inadequate, as. after the ircmCl
had reached the scene il was fully nan an
hour before streams of wateC were turn
ed on with force. Had the fire companies
been supplied with nets, all of the injuries
to the students might easily have been
aVided.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-01
DlSPLEASED WITH BUTLER.
English Do Not Like His Excuses-Pocr
Report the Capture of loo English
Prisoners at Spion Kop.


London. Jan. 2S-Durinr the morninq
and the ~aarlies. mar, of lhn aftnrnoon
Yesterday afternoon n placard hearing ma
words \ News" hung on the iron rail-
ing in front of the war office. ana he
ehiverinp scutries who stood guard on
Pan Mall in tn. rain and sleet had ;he
district all to themsehes. About 2 n NJ
however. tho placnrd was taken in and
on the ttletin boards inside Gen Hul-
ler's long despatch was dieplayed.
rho sunday pauers issued extras. bu+
ONLY the ~ralntest interest was manifested
in the streets. At the service cluhs tho
situation. as revealed hv Cen. RULER was
considered very unpleasant. lis excuses
or explanations were characterized as
very Ucak Tho absArco If water wbicb
Sir Charles Warren WAS Ned TO believe"
existed and the facts that SIMON Kon nas
indeed q mountain" and that its .pcrl-
meter vas too large" are all matters
which even Gen Rul er's uaruaet al,,ir-
.cs hold should have hean ascertainaI no
fore he attacked.
ono comforting feature of the situation
however. is the fact that Gem Rullrr's
nJtihnd yIthont ,oss wuTicb 'm,
to the unpleasant rumors that were in clr-
culation here ANA on the continent The
sp endid Sailantry OF the men in captuc-
ing Spion kop il read with great pride
and abstraction. 1t is taken as an assur-
arms.
The war office does not give any idea
OF the casualues III 'akihs ana holuinS
Hp'oh MOP put d 'p,it rom the bo'r
headquart'rS near L"uSSiHl'n, wa Lour-
enc Marqutz' says tndt lIoo nri'ish dead
Ntfy I''t OH l't p@lticie'd' rms aumoef
Is thouSht 10 .h''"'" ING "ouil'ou
me report ai"o salu mat Gen buIIer
h(u "oeh uo"h WIZ lever Out hau rHcoN-
ti'd
" Hoer repfeSs natives are 10 De nc pit
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THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

William Wallace Patch, who recently
died at his residence in Galesburg, H..
was born near Ludlow. During tho civil
wal he was in the government service as
railroad ~conductor, running trains in tho
south, and at one time saved Gen. Sher-
man and his entire staff from capture,
an act Gen. Sherman never forgot. At the
time Patch was in charge OF a train run
ming from Memphis. and Gen. sherman
and staf weSe on beard, en- route TO Il
point near luka or Corinth.
The engineer. by agreement. stopped his
TRAIN in 1t dcnsely wooded section, appar-
emily TO take water for the engine. I'm
mcdiatc.y Vollcys were fired at the train.
Patch, regardless of flying bullets, jump
ed f.om the train, ran forward TO the en-
CINE. MOUNTED it. revolver in hand. and
gave the engineer the alternative OF death
or proceeding. The engineer sullenly COM
piled. and the train drew away before the
rebels could reach it.
Years after Gen. Sherman was address
ing n crowd in Galesburg. He noticed
Patch la the crowd ana called him TO the
stand, as the man who had saved him
from capture.
Lieut.. Lawrence f. Shields. who died re-
Gently in Rutland, Mass, was for 20 years
I lieutenant in Fuller battery. About "A year
ago he removed with his family 10 Boston,
until obliged to 20 to the hospital in Rut-
land suffering with consumption. Lieut.,
Shields was a veteran of the rebellion,
having served in the Union army -four
years and in 20 battles, including Gettys-
burg and Bull Il He first enlisted IN
1861 In the 9th New York Infantry and A.
forwards N a Massachusetts regiment, e.
ing in Kcarney's division. He was a mem
her of ~Scdgwiok Grand Army post at Blat-
tlcboro. Besides a widow he leaves three
children.
1t was decida d at the last annual meet.
ing OF the trustees of Butt and Burton
Seminary of Manchester to nave a genera
reunion OF the alumni Of the institution al
the close of the present year and arrange
meNts will soon be made for the purpOce.
The older alumni and The JUNIOR Alumni
association will unite in the project.
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DEATH OF REV. Mr.. FREssENDEN
BURGLAR BURIED IN STRAW.
Workmen Discovered His Kit OF Tools
But the Man Walked Away.

Bennington, Jan. S.-While loading
straw on a wagon in a barn late yester-
day afternoon John Bahan found a bundle
hid in the NOW that consisted of a Kit Of
burglacs' too.s. There We're drills. candle,
bottle OF powder, fuse, jimmy and o'hcr
implements. While looking the things
over a man crawled out of Il hay NOV
near by. He said he had been asleep ana
tnat he knew nothing about The tools and
finally left.
late in the evening Bahan brought the
candle down and gave il 20 Deputy Sher-
if Nash. who is now trying to locate the
owner. It is he opinion that the stranger
owned the tools and that a safe burglary
was contemplated.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-01
GOOD ROADS AND TAXES.
Proving Subjects OF Great Popular In
terest OF Farmers Meetings.

Brandon. Jan. pa two days farmers
meeting has just closed here, which has
proved of high interest. The first regular
speaker was Hon. W, b. Wall. State high
way commissioner, who spoke upon good
roads. This is a new feature in the farm
ers' meeting and is arouSing much m
terest as this new state official Is showing
some practical results in the building Of
permanent roads in Vermont.
The presence of Gov. h. c. Smith last
evening and the fact that he was to make
a short address proved an attractive fea-
ture. Coy. Smith is a man OF few words
but his remarks upon the evil effects Of
double taxation and the declaration
that tho burdens Of taxation should be
more evenly divide were listened to very
attentively and We're warmly app!auded
at the close.
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SUNK BY CREW IN MUTlNY.
Terrible Tragedy in the Straits Settle
ments-Captain and Mate Murdered,

Victoria, b, c.. Jan 29.-Mail advices re-
ceived here tell of a wholesale Tragedy
on the New Zealand brigantine Ethe! in
the Straits settlements, She sailed from
Eroome, Western Australia, about the end
of November with a cargo Of lumber and
has been posted as missing.
A telegram received by the governor Of
the Srtalts Settlement from the British
consul at Batavia ia 20 the effect that The
vessel had been scuttled by part of the
crew who had mutinied and murdered the
captain and owner, John Alfred Ridd @.
together with his son, the mate, carpenter
and three of the crew.
The mutineers, who numbered 10, after
they had landed at Adault, had a quarrel
among themselves and as a result, When
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points. but it was apparent that they had
been taken completely by surprise and
their resistance was di.pirited. The west
ern crest of the hill was soon won and
the nfantry crept along the top of the
hill.
At daybreak, however, the Beers, from a
high point on the extreme east sent Il
whitening fire among the B ritish which
momentarily staggered them.
The Beers had the range fixed to n
nicely and their artillery sent several
shells right to the top Of the crest, fore
ing ;ho infantry to take cover. The Boer
NordCnfeldt also was worked with great
GIeCision.
The British held the position against
great odds At 10 o'clock strong REIN
~forcenlrnts were sen; up the hill and ad
Vdn"ed in skeleton formation, the enemy
being driven back to the extreme point.
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they reached MaccassaC, one Informed he
Dutch authorities, who arrested the md-
tineers and seized the valuablcs and 9TH
cr property they had stolen.
News has also reached here of the cap
turc of five officers of a Dutch mail
steamer who imprudcnt,y went aehoce and
were attacked ~ the savaEcs of New
Guinea A relief party the next day found
tho ashes of honfires and traces which led
them to believe that all five had been kill
cd and eaten by the saVagcs.
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SURPRISED, BUT YIELDED.

New Cook to mistress Of the housed
Shure, mum, it's three av enins in tn
wake | must have to mesilf.
Mistress Tin disrnay)-Why. Bridget. The
Irish lady with whom we boarded Ia.
only took two.-Columbus (Ohio) Stat
Journal
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HEAVY STORM IN RUTLAND

Rutland, Jan. 29.-The heaviest storm
the season struck Rutland last night. T.
snow began falling about $3.50 last event
and by 10 o'clock this morning, when d
storm ceased, from eight to ten inches h
fallen. There was little or no wird du.
ing the early part OF the night. hut 2
day 1t has blown steadily from the mort.
drifting the light snow badly in placo
Telegraph and telephone communicate
was not interrupted and the street IA
road had little difficulty. The steam I'd
road had moro trouble and all trains We.
from ID to 10 minutes late.
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rosrMAsrERs AND PENSIONERS.

Washington. Jan. 2.-Elmer b. Wa ki,-
has been commissioner Lostmast-. ..
FclChvi.le.
James Beber, Gallups Mills. granted f.
crease in pension, eight to ten collar.
Special Jan. 18th.
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Washington, Jan. 2s.-l'ne follow ng pen
sion changes resulting from the issue o,
Jan. 10 are announced: Vermont, add
tional, Samucl c. Cutting OF Gui,ford. 81
TO 81; increase. Leou&rd &. Berry, Wat
fold. SO 10 81.
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WAS A TERRIBLE BATTLE.
English Fell Before the Boer Rifles Like
Grass Before a Scythe in the Recap
ture of Spion Kop-Bayonets
Useless.

Boer Headquarters, Modderspruit, In.
per Tuguela. Wednesday, Jan, "a, Mid
night. via Lorenzo Marques, Thursday,
January 26,-Some Vryheid burghsrs from
the outposts, on the highest hills of the
Spion Kop group rushed into the lager
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ALL TRAINS BELATIp.

White River Junction, Jan "a / ;
snow storm visited this part of tine So .
last nisht and extended through tie CO e.
rectlcut river valley. This morning & !
snow was l. to Il inchc- deep h,io. D..
is light snow and is still falling. All trai !
are late
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-01
SUPREME COURT TAKES RECESS

Montpelier, Jan. g&.-Onc Rutland Coun-
ty court case was heaCd in Supreme Court
to-day. In re Susan ;. pierponts will,
lockwood Barrett ard others. AIT.
against the Rutland Missionary Society.
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Has Withdrawn His Entire
Force South of the
Tuguela River
ENGLISH LOST 1900 MEN.

Found That Possession of Spion Kop Would
Not Aid the Advance-Second Attack Was
Useless as Butler Could Not Force the Enemy's
Right-Succeeded in Getting His Force Across
The River Without the Loss of a Man-Eng-
lish Public Displeased With the Excuses
Given by the General-Take Pride in the
Gallantry Shown By British Troops in Taking
Spion Kop-War Office Gives No Report
Of Casualties.
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1.-THE Laborer is
Worthy His Hire

But a qUage-earner can
get more for his personal SER
vices If in strong and rigorous
health. The blood is the
life gfving and strength-mak-
ing part of the system. IF 1t
is pure. all is qveH; fnot, 1t
should be purified WHh
Hoods Sarsaparilla, Whfch
makes the 1ueak strong.
Can Eat -" Was tired out, had no
appetite until / took Hoods Sarsapa,Ua.
It built me right up and / can eat heart
w." Eta M. Hager. Athof, Mass.
HoodJ Saadabad@
-%IalEllllzIgT
Hoods Pills cure liver ills; the non irritating and
only csthartic to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla:
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Ihads such pains daring ALI over M. and have lad St vius lance My msnTruaton stopped
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FACTORY BURNED IL EAST coz
NTH.

Bradford. Vt. jan. 9.-Tho fsc.orv ~
the Jackman company at East CORN
manufacturer of sp1ols and nohhir. ,
burned this afternoon. The fire cau.uu' o..
the dry house. Tho loss is 5000; irsurau O.
soon,
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Joel @. Baker. Butler and Maloney for aP-
plicants; II. A.. Harmon and G. r.. Law
rercc for the defense.
A decision was rendered 'li= NOR .
by Chief Judge Taft in the Caiel.i .
County cu-' of George II. King az. D.
Alexander Cochran, special assJmps
judgment reg. we'd; demurrer ~.us'aIu,..
declaration q, hod ~insutlo.Cut as Iu. -
mcnt for defendant.
Court took a recess this afternoon I'M
Tuesday incoming II is thought he bu -
ness of the term Will b. completed no..
week.
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Mrs. Lulu REYNOLDS, Brock
port, Monroe Co, N. Y, says -
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and could get no help, having
employed different doctors and
taken most every kind OF mcdi-
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blood and nerve remedy. I
shall always bless DR., Greene
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cannot say enough in favor of
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years with heart trouble, female
weakness, and was so nervous
that I could not bear TO have
any one walk across the floor;
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nificenf,
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WOMAMyS Nervous Prostitution, Low Vital.
hy Female Weakness.
WAKES WEAK WoMEN STRoN0 AND SICK WOMEN VEIL.
The Great Haakh. Builder Nerve.Skrengfbenor;
and Vital Restorative for Women.

From the burning flames of wonan!y weakness does
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