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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
MOTHERS AWFUL AGONY.
Sees Children's Death Struggles in
Burning House.

Burning House.
Providence. March 29.-Three little
children were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed the cottage home Of
John Brassill, a farm laborer, in East
Providence on Wednesday afternoon.
The mother succeeded in rescuing one,
an infant. from its burning cradle, but
the babe was then so terribly burned
that 1t lived only a few hours. The other
little victims perished in the flames while
the mother gazed on their death struggles
while she vainly strOve tn penetrate the
wall Of fire that beat her off.
Two other children in the house es-
capped. The mother was badly burned
on tn" head and arms. and her hands
were badly cut by breaking glass in her
endeavOrs to save the two who died in
the fire. The victims are: Catherine
e., aged 8: Eleanor L., aged and Winni
fred N. Brassill, babe a few months
old.
The father was at work burning brush
on the land of his employer, Patrick Nc
Bride, only few hundred yards away.
but it was not until too late to be of
service that he and his fellow workmen
discovered tho fire, which reduced the
home to ashes in very short time.
The fire is believed to have originated
by one of the burned children poking
paper in the fire Of the stove.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Don't Believe in He'll Fire.

New York, March 2S.-The Brooklyn
Eagle says that Rev. Dr. Hills, pastor
of Plymouth church, purposes to retire
at once from the Chicago Presbytery.
He has reached this determination be-
cause four clergymen connected with the
Chicago theological seminary have ar
raigned him because of his denuncia-
tion Of the hell fire and damnation"
doctrines. With this arraignment comes
the intimation that the four clergymen
would not be unwilling to indulge in n
hereto hunt, with DR.. Hills as the per-
son to be run to cover. DIR. Hills will
avoid this by promptly withdrawing
from the Presbytery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Parted to Meet Again.

Fall River, Mass, March 29.-Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Scully have become recon-
ciled and are now residing in the old
Barnard mansion in this city. Mrs.
Scully was formerly Miss Jessie Bar
nard. granddaughter of the late Mrs.
Barnard, from whose home she eloped
about 10 years ago with her grand
mothers coachman. Philip Scully. On
March l6 Mrs. Scully obtained a decree
from the probate court allowing her to
live apart from her husband. The recon.
ciliation followed the decree Of the court.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

London. March GA Pretoria dis
patch says: General Joubert died Tues
day night at 1880 o'clock. He had been
suffering from peritonitis. The town Ia
plunged into mourning for the true
patriot. gallant general and upright and
hC norable man.
While Kruger is the old fox OF the
Transvaal," Joubert was the old lion"
Ten years younger and probably wiser
than Kruger, he has not been over
sanguine of success in this war; knowing
the strength of the British II leave 1t
now to God" he said at the opening Of
hostilities 1T may be his will that the
Transvaal shall perish. can only do
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

Pittsburg. March 26.-The differences
between Fl. c. Frick and Andrew Car
negie have been settled. the parties in
terested having agreed upon plan Of re-
organization of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany. The effect Of the proposed re-
organization will be to terminate all
equity proceedings now pending. The
stock and bonds of the new corporation
are to be taken by the present owners
themselves. and not offered to the public
as once contemplated. Mr. Schwab will
continue as the executive head of the
new company.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
The Aurore Got Funny.

Paris, March 28.-SOme Of the Paris
newspapers ridicule the report that the
Duke of Orleans was recently injured in
a wild boar hunt near Seville, SPAIN
The Aurore remarks: Some Englishman
doubtless was passing and he caressed
somewhat roughly with a hobnailed boot
the person Of his majesty. Obviously
The Aurore does not intend this to be ac-
cepted az serious explanation of the
dukes indispOsition.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
A Price on Ruffian's Head.

Attleboro, Mass, March 29.-The ruffian
who has been assaulting women OF Attle-
boro has had u price placed upon his
head. as the selectmen have offered q
reward for his capture. The unknown
man has assaulted five women since
Saturday night, one sustaining a frac-
ture of the nose and concussion of the
brain, another had her spine hurt so that
she is critically i'll, and others were badly
bruised
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Seven Years War Ended.

Toledo, March 2S.-The Glover Leaf
railroad was sold here yesterday for $12.-
900 to Hartshorn & Peyton. repre-
senting the bondholders' reorganization
committee. Samuel Unterman of New
York bid 100000. He represented a
syndicate of New York bankers. There
was a spirited contest between the two
bidders. The sale tc the bondholders is
taken to mean that tine road will re-
main an independent line, and that Sam.
uel Hunt, the present receiver, will re-
main in charge. Thus ends bitter litiga-
ton OF seven years duration.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Liberian Navy Wiped Ont,

London, March 2S.-Mail news re-
ceived from Monrovia announces the ex-
tinction of the Liberian navy, consisting
of two gunboats. 1t is added that the
Rocktown was sunk in the harbor Of
Monrovia March 10, while the Gorrono-
nah capsized in the st. Paul river, where
she was going to be overhauled. The
gunboats cost about $4,000 and will be
a serious loss to the government. Of
Liberia. which, probably, will be unable
to replace them
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Methotlists Say Mckinley "Tipples"

Wilmington, Del, March 28.-The Will
mington Methodist Episcopal conference
yesterday adopted resolution condemn
ing the army canteen and the use and
sale of liquor in new possessions Of this
government. A resolution which con-
demned President Mckinley, a. a mem-
ber OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
for public and private tippling, precipi-
tated hot discussion and was finally
defeated by vote of 67 to 43. A reso-
luton requesting the general conference
to censurc President Mckinley for set
ting aside the anti-canteen law was
adopted.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Lunatic Conducted His Own Case

O"''U OUbCs
Washington, March 2S.-Joseph Cream
er, wealthy New York lawyer, was yes
terday declared by a marshal's jury to
be OF unsound mind. The court will be
asked to appoint a committee to take
charge Of the person and estate of Mr..
Creamer. Mr.. Creamer conducted his
own case. and displayed considerable
legal ability and brilliancy. All the
medical witnesses agreed that Mr..
Creamer was not in condition to look
after his affairs properly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Rockefeller's Conditions Being Mo.

Chicago. March 27.-Presldent Harper
Of the University Of Chicago announces
that endowment money. aggregatinC
1927 ,000. 900. has been bequeathed the uni
versity. Absolute secrecy will be MAIN
tained as to the two donors who gave
between them $4,000. The Illinois
branch Of the Colonial Danes Of Amer
lea made a scholarship endowment Of
$500. Money has rolled into the Golfers
Of the university during the last Ave
days at the rate Of S2s.0o0 q day. and
DR.. Harper believes all Of the 5000
will be raised to meet the conditions Of
the Joan D. Rockefeller gift OF u, 900. 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Baseb I'll i'm Rhode Island,

Pawtucket, II. l.. March 2S.-It is pos
sible that Trolley Baseball league will
be formed in this section for the com.
ing season, and that teams will be To-
Gated at Pawtucket, North Attleboro, At.
tleboro and Franklin. A meeting was
held in this city last night for the con-
sideration of the matter, and an asso-
citation was formed for the purpose of
supporting a local team.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Big Shortage in Ice Crop.

Augusta. Me. March 26.-Leading lee
men say that. while a fair crop OF ice has
been secured the past winter. 1t will be
considerably short or the full housing
capacity. 1t is estimated that, including
all the old ice on hand the winters pack
will fall about 100000 tons short Of full
crop. Reports from the Penebscot are
said to indicate a similar condition OF
affairs on that river.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

Washington. March 29.-The retire.
ment OF Rear Admiral Day will result in
the promotion of Captain Terry a men,
Der of the naval retiring board, to be rear
admiral; Command Dayton. in charge
Of the San Juan naval station. to be cap
tain; Lieutenant Commander Turner to
lie commander, and Lieutenant Gleaves.
now at the Washington navy yard. to be
lieutenant commander.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Canada Doesn't Like Situation

st. Johns. March 2S.-The ietermina-
tion of Premier Bond to revive the Bond
Blaine reciprocity convention will prob
ably provoke trouble with Canada, as
the dominion is seeking to make similar
terms with the British government The
negotiations will probably await the is
sue of the coming general election in
Newfoundland
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Brave and Brainv Rrotbe,

Waterville, Me, March 29.-George
York Of Unity Plantation. while crossing
the kennebec river in company with his
brother. slipped into large hole and
was carried beneath the ice. His broth
er carefully followed the body until it
appeared again at another hole. Jumped
into the water and swan with it TO the
shore. Afte some hours of hard work
York was restored to consciousness.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

Chicago. March 20. - According to
President Connell of the International
Association Of Machinists it Is the in
tention of the Machinists' union to begin
a campaign of education" on the sub
ject of labor unionism. For this purpose
a theatrical company has been organized
which will present melo- drama dealing
with labor problems. The profits will he
devoted to the machinists' fight.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

Albany, March 29.-The bill repeating
the Horton boxing law passed the senate
yesterday. and now goes to the governor
for his signature. AS the repeating bill
does not go into effect until Sept. next,
the fight arranged between Corhett and
Jeffries, the McCoy-Sharke and the
Rubin -Sharkey bouts will come off as
Schelnled
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Interferes With Spring Plowine

Norwich. Conn, March 2S.-Ira D.
Main, a we'll to-do farmer of North
Stonington, who was fined s. and
costs, amounting to SIS. in the criminal
court Of common pleas here for an in
fraction Of the game laws, went to Jail
in preference to paying the fine. The
statute which Main was found guilty
of violating was framed to prevent the
snaring Of quail or woodcock during the
closed season. This is the first case.
that has come before the court under the
new law
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

w. ]. Rainey. aged 63. millionaire
coal and coke operator, died at Balti-
more. He went to Baltimore frorl
Cleveland to have an operation pei
formed. He was one of the largest COX /,
producers in the country
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Body of Kissing Man Found.

Boston. March 29.-The badly decom-
posed body of Cornelius Durgin, who
had been missing since Dec. IS, was
found wedged between the timbers under
Fitz coal wharf on Wednesday. Durgin
was employed on the wharf and had evil
IDENTIFY fallen through a hole in the
planking. He was 55 years old.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
PoOlrOom Keeper NhOt

Fall River Mass, March 29.-Charles
e. Albin is held in $4,000 bail for trial
for the alleged shooting of Moses Swartz
in a pool room. Swartz has bullet in
his left thigh. Swartz. the keeper of "A
local pool room, is said to have had words
with Albin before the revolver was used.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Just an Ordinary Lie.

Buffalo, March 29.-Mrs. Frances M.
Wolcott of this city. divorced wife of
Senator Wolcott. who, according to a
story published yesterday. Yas robbed
of $40, 900 worth of jewelry while in Paris,
declares that there is no truth in tho
story.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Free Clinic for the Poor.

New York. March ga woman who
IS a member Of the congregation Of St
Bartholomew church. in this city, has
given $3.50, 900 to be used in building a
clinic for the parish house of that church.
where diseases of the eye. ear. nose and
mouth may be treated free. The donor >
name Is not announced
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

London, March ga dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Kobe. dated March 2S,
says: Renewed trouble between Russia
and Japan in Korea is imminent The
movements Of the Russian fleet indicates
the probability of the seizure OF a Korean
port. The war office officials at Toxic
are holding conferences; and there has
been considerable military and naval
activity in Japan this month.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Killed In Self Defense,

Providence. March s8.-Jervis Smith
of Foster. who has been on trial on the
charge Of killing Brinton Rounds. was
acquitted by a jury Tuesday, and the
prisoner was discharged by Judge Will
bur- Smith. in his defense. showed
that he had been attacked by Rounds,
and that he acted in self-defense.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
VIII Make one ial Protest, /,

Clinton, Mass, March 29.-Citizens Of
Clinton have issued = call for a mass
meeting. to be held on March 80. to pro-
test against the alleged violations Of
law on the part Of the metropolitan water
board.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
The Engineer Was Killed.

Chicago. March 2s.-An express train
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
crashed into a freight train at Whiting,
Ind. last night. The engine of the pas
senger train was thrown into ditch and
the engineer was killed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Steel Plate for Russian Warship.

Bethlehem. Pa, March 29.--The armor
plate manufactured by the Bethlehem
Steel company for the new Russian bat
teship has been accepted. Three pro-
jectiles were fred at an average velocity
of 1925 feet per second, and made less
than 2k inches penetration and no
cracks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

How many OF you recall the famous
Beecher- Tilton trial. Some of US
over here have recalled it the past
week on learning of the death of
Judge William Fullerton, for many
years a prominent lawyer here, and in
the late Cos justice of the supreme
court. He it was who held Beecher
on the rack with a merciless cross ex-
animation for days. He was q law
partner of the late Charles O'Connor,
in his day the leading criminal lawyer
of the country. 1t WAS O'Connor who
conducted the divorce case for Mrs.
Edwin Forrest, against the famous
actor-and won it too. Forrest tried
to frighten OConnor, but the latter
was as fearless as he was able. He
was something over 80 when he died
few years ago, ana Fullerton was SO.
They were a rkable pair.
You will DO glad to know that little,
old Henry Hart little physically, but
great mentally--willn not ".ome on the
town" at present. told you month
VI tNO ago HOW HIS lOTtUU6 OI SlV, =
600, 900 had been swept away in the
Third Avenue railroad crash. The
Whitney syndicate has absorbed it, and
Hart has got about SO, 500, 900 OF his
money back. saw the old man a
day or two ago (he is only about Ave
feet tall and bachelor) and he was
clipper rs a cricket. You would take
him to be about 90 years old instead Of
nearly 90.
TheIlate Manager Augustin Daly's
bric-a-brac, for which he paid for
tune. has been selling dirt cheap at
auction here. There were some choice
objects of art in the collection, and
some not so choice, aud the crowd
didn't always discriminate. Some OF
the articles that he paid o great many
thousand dollars for went for a very
few hundred. and few snowy things
brought all that they were worth.
kNIcKERBoCKER
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

Letters received from Mr.. Clemens
MARK Twain) say that he and his family
will soon return to Hartford and take up
their permanent home there.
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| SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


You may laugh if you will, but tell
you for fact that at the funeral of
that grand old trotter, Maud s., the
most famous horse which ever lived,
next to Dexter, beside which she lies,
there we're many eyes that were not
dry and many suddenly developed
colds necessitating the vigorous use
of handkerchief. went out to the
burial, for L saw the gallant little
chestnut mare make her unparalleled
record of 2.Os "a to 45-pound old
fashioned high, wheeled sulky at Cleve-
land in 1882 Trotters may come and
trotters may go, but there never will
be another like the famous chestnut
daughter of Harold and Miss Rus
sell. Some day the two minute trot.
ter will arrive, but the memory
of the mare who pulled the
high wheels in 2.OS 3-4 will live as
long as will that of the first trotte
who crosses the line in time than only
one harness. horse has crossed. For
II years, with the exception OF oae
day, Maud 8. remained queen of the
turf, and today her mile over resu-
lation track pulling bigh-wheel
sulky stands as the best on the books.
A monument is to be erected over
Maud SIS grave to correspond with
one that bears the name and tells of
the achievements of her neighbor
Dexter. The horse was named, you
know, perhaps, for Maud Stone, the
daughter of Captain George Stone of
Cincinnati, the railway magnate, who
sold the horse to w. H. Vanderbilt.
Maui Stone is now Mrs. Maud Carey
of New York and every night at 10
o'clock she calls up her father on the
long distance telephone and bids him
good night. Each message costs 23. 80,
but Captain Stone thinks it cheap at
the price.
The recent spasm of virtuous indig
nation over here (which, by the way,
has almost spent itself against the
Tammany ring which has been pros
pering upon blackmail collected from
the dive-keepers for police protection
to the latter, has been very acute. but
New York public opinion is rarely
powerful and lasting enough to &C.
complish much. That the conspiracy
to allow the laws to be violated for
value received actually existed, have
told You and nobody doubts. The
names OF the politicians who were in
the ring" are public property here, but
whether the men will be punished is
very doubtful. Tammany is full OF
resources and generally manages to
protect her leaders. The men who
are sincerely desirous to secure the
punishment OF. the guilty officials
mean we'll, but they sometimes man.
age to get up quarrel among them
selves just when they are about to
accomplish anything. By their un-
reason and unwisdom they helped to
bring about Tammany victory in
1897. Thsy do not seem to be much
wiser now.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

Melbourne, March 29.-The coasting
steamer Genelge foundered during a
gale of the Goppsland coast. Out Of a
ships company Of 80 only three were
saved.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
WILL NOT TALK SHOP.
Captain Bob" Evans Back From
Cuba and Sick.

New York, March 2S.-Captain Robley
d. Evans, u. S. NJ, with his right arm
and hand in sling. arrived here yester-
day from Havana. He had been in Ha-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Fatal ExDlOstOu of Pa ner Drive rs.

FatAt ExpIOstON OF Faper DFyers.
Erie, Pa, March 29.-Eleven dryers In
a paper machine in the H. +. Watson
company's mill exploded last night,
wrecklng the portion of the building in
which 1t was located, killing one man
and wounding four more.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
Killed by Premature Explos,op

New York. March 2S.-By the prema-
ture explosion Of blast Of dynamite In
Allen & Russell's quarry near Waterloo,
n. j., yesterday, George Lord was killed
and two laborers were fatally hurt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
WILLCOMPROM|SE
Vote on Puerto Rican Bill Com.
ing on Tuesday.

Enough Insurgents Won Over TO ln.
sure Its Hoar and Bev-
eridge Still in Doubt - Davis
Thinks Rum and Tobacco Only
Should Pay Duty-Notes Of Capitol
and Army.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

Grecnville. Miss. March 2S.-The ne
gro. Will Edwards. alias Wing Smith,"
who murdered Edward Johnson at Du
laney's camp last Tuesday, was lynched
last night by a mob.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

Richard Sands. so years old, died sud :
denly at New York. He was known as
the champion clog dancer Of the world.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31
JOUBERT DEAD.
All TranSvaa| Mourns for Gal.
liant General and Upright Man

Was "Old Lion" While Kruger Was
"Old FOx"-Never Over SanRuino
of Bocr Success hut LEFT Ii All to
GOd"-Dcath Means. As Much to
Boer Cause as CrOnje's Defeat
What Kruger Said to World Cor.
respondent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-03-31

Chicago. March 29.-The spirit of con
ciiation is beginning to be shown among
both contractors and wOrkmen, and a
new proposition for restoring peace and
settling future disputes by arbitration
Is being talked over in both camps.
This plan is that the building contractors
and the Building Trades council shall
hereafter compel their members to ar
bitrete disputes. work to continue pend
ing arbitration. the decision to be retro
active.