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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

kill the prince; that he did not regret his
action, and that he was ready to do it
again if given chance to do so.
Intense excitement prevailed for the
moment. as it was feared the prince had
been hit. the shots havir G been fired al
most point blank. The railway carriage
door was hastily thrown open, and great
relief was felt when the prince himself
appeared at the window unhurt.
Both the prince and the princess, how
ever, had a very narrow escape. The
policeman on duty took Sipido in charge
The latter appeared proud of his exploit
and seemed quite calm.
An examination of Sipidos revolver
showed that four chambers had been dis
charged, but that two of the cartridges s
had missed fire. The weapon is of the
heapest six chambered description, such
as is usually sold here for 3la francs.
Sipido has a round, boyish face. black
eyes and dark hair. At the examination
before the magistrate it was ascertained
that he had purchased penny ticket in
Older to reach the departure platform,
where he walked UP and down quite a
while at the same time that the prince
was promenading.
An eye witness says that the train was
already in motion and when the eng ineet
heard the pistol he shut off steam, ap-
piled the brake and stopped the train.
AS the train restarted, after Sipido's ar
rest, the public loudly cheered the prince
According to lie Patriotic. some news
of the mans views expressed at the
meeting referred to was conveyed to the
station master, who had taken what he
thought were extra precautions
Sipido appeared at the station in his
best clothing. having explained to his
father that he was going to seek en-
p!oyment.
The Prince of Wales appeared quite
unaffected by the incident. He asked
whether the revolver was loaded, and on
being informed in the affirmative, smiled
and begged that the culprit might not be
treated too severely.
The Gazette attributes the following
words to .Sipido: '''All l regret is that
l did not kill this man. who, instead
of disavowng Chamberlain in his in
human policy, became his accomplice."
The Gazette adds that when taken to
prison, Sipido declared that he would
have fired six shots il he had not been
arrested.
The Prince Of Wales arrived at Cologne
at midnight. 1t was learned from O
member of his encourage that he re-
manned perfectly self-possessed when
the attack was made, and that the prin-
cess. although considerably alarmed,
soon recovered from the shock
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
QUEEN IN IRELAND.
Political Considerations Mus
DamDen stiyities,

Dublin, April 4.-The royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert, with Queen Victoria on
board, arrived at Kingstown at . o'clock
yesterday afternoon. ahead of the sched
uled time, and was greeted with a royal
salute from the channel squadron. Rain
had been falling all the morning. The
royal yacht lay off Kingstown, no one
lisembarking from her. and no one will
leave the vessel until today. Only Il
handful of persons saw the arrival of her
majesty.
The passage of the channel was smooth
and the queen suffered no discomfort. al
though she expressed regret that the
premature departure from HOlyhead,
owing to the threatening weather con-
dtiOns, should cause her Irish subjects
disappointment
The celebrations were confined to an
illumination Of the war vessels and to a
few fireworks here and there. shin
ing shamrock stood out against the
blackness of Dublin bay, and from the
jackies clustered on the decks Of the
squadron came strains of God Save the
Queen" which were taken up by the
patient crowd on shore, and when
Soldiers of the Queen" floated across
the quiet water the spectators on Kings
town pier joined in.
On Dublin itself. seven miles from
Kingstown, the epithet Dear, dirty
Dublin" was never before presumably
better justified than yesterday. Dublin
was bedraggled, its finery, which rivalled
Londons jubilee decorations, dropping
sadly from the steady rain. However,
last evening. when the showers ceased.
iiluminations such as Ireland had never
seen lit up the streets and were viewed
by crowds so dense that in several
thoroughfares traffic was impossible.
Political considerations must chill to-
morrow's reception. The nationalists
have too much respect for the rights Of
minorities to interfere with individual
expressions of opinion; but anti-British
passion will never die out until the as
pirations of Ireland are satisfied by
reparation for the fraud and wrong
perpetrated a century ago.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

Bangor, Me-. April 5.-The shipping
season on the Penobscot river has begun,
the ice having left the river on Tuesday.
Everything points to one of the busiest
seasons ever known in the port of Ban.
gor. There is stock Of "a, ,OOO, 900 feet OF
logs on the river for early saving. On
the wharves there are piled up about
has all been sold and will be moved i'm.
med; In telN
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Thinks He Can Cure Incurables.

Boston, April 5.-Dr J. Pfeiffer of
North Adams, who on March rs COM
pletad 21 days fast, states that he will
soon begin a longer fast, in company
with number of persons who have been
declared incurable to demonstrate that
Brights disease. heart and liver dis
eases, associated with or without dropsy.
serious chronic rheumatism: excessive
obesity: extreme trouble with the di-
gestive organs, and the worst form of
melancholy, can be successfully cured
by scientific fasting. A committee Of
prominent newspaper men, physicians,
scientists and progressive thinkers OF
various walks of life will have charge
of the experiment.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
The ID VS. Labor Notes.

Quincy, Mass, April 5.-The confer
erce committee representing the local
branches Of the National Granite Cut
ters' union and committee represent
ing the Manufacturers association met
Wednesday night in an endeavOr to settle
The present labor difficulties. No def
mite agreement was reached. The
manufacturers renewed their offer to the
cutters of nine hours pay and eight
hours work. on the basis of $2.52 mini
mum wages, or $2.SS average. The offer
was the same as that made three weeks
ago and which the men refused to ac-
cept in mass meeting. The cutters COM
mittee will, however, submit to this lat
est offer of the manufacturers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
Heavy Losses by Fire.

Kansas City, April 5.--Convention hail.
where the Democratic national conven-
tion was to have been held on July I,
was laid in ruins in less than so minutes
yesterday by fire. A stiff breeze was
blowing, and before the fire was sub
dued the Second Presbyterian church.
the church parsonage the Lathrop pub
lie school, two-story, l3-room building,
all situated across the way on Central
street, and Il half block Of three story
flat buildings on Twelfth street, We're to-
tally destroyed. Several residences were
damaged. The aggregate loss is $4OO,-
oon Plans are on foot to rebuild con-
Nention hall liumcdiat ely, and have it
ready for the Democratic convention In
July.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
Soldiers Fight Among Themselves.

London. April 5.-For some time there
have been disputes between the artillery
sari ison and the royal munster fusiliers
and militia stationed at Fort Brock
hurst. Gosport. Eng. These assumed a
serious phase when during the day the
officers had admonished the militia. but
during the officers abs ,nce. the militia
smashed 800 panes of glass. 100 chairs.
crockery. About 100 of the rioters Will
hs court ma rita led.
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Painter Awfully Mutilated.

Haverhill, Mass, April 4.-George Pea
body was engaged in painting the shut
ters Of the Bishop building when the
staging suddenly collapsed and pre-
cipitated him from the fourth story to
the ground, where he struck on pile Of
brick. His skull was fractured, one eye
was gouged out and he was also In
ternally injured. He has but few
chances for recovery. jeremiah j.
Murphy was also on the staging. but he
succeeded in catching upon an open
shutter. where he remained until res
cued.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
Canal Bill Given Another Chance.

Boston, April 5.-The senate yesterday,
by a vote of II to Is. voted to recon-
slider its previous vote, by which the
Cape Cod canal bill was refused third
hearing, and the matter then went into
the calendar.
The house. after considerable debate,
by vote of 80 to 81, substituted bill
giving supervision of telegraph and tele-
phone companies to the gas and electric
light commission for the report of the
committee leave to withdraw
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Eligible to 25. Act,

Boston, April 2.-By the arrest on Sun.
day Of Thomas Jackson. a professional
burgler while In the act Of stealing
woolens from the wholesale house Of
Warren & Blanchard. the mystery sur
rounding several recent thefts from that
firm has been cleared up. jackson ad-
mits having made three visits to the
place during March, and took goods
valued at $1,000. Jackson implicated a
colored man named Wilson, and the lat
ter was arrested. Jackson is 63 years
Nd He is now eligible to sentence un-
red the habitual criminal act, which pro-
vides for 25-y year term.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
More Trouble OF Same Kind.

Boston, April Aired d. Upton was
liberated from the house of correction at
Deer island Tuesday. AS he stepped
from the boat. however, an inspector
placed him under arrest. 1t is charged
that Upton rendered a bogus check on
William H. Langdon Of Boston and re-
ceived the money. The sentence which
expired Tuesday was of six months
duration. and was for an offense similar
to that on which the man was arrested.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
1.-THE BEE IS BUZZING."
Dewey Admits Candidacy and
Declares the Flag His Platform.

Washington, April 5.-Admiral Dewey
has cor frmed the interview in the New
York World announcing his candidacy
for president. He refused at first to add
anything to that statement. but later
declared in answe.' to a question as to
u hat would be his PLATFORM well, how
would the Anne rican flag do"'
'But the public will be anxious to
know your views on the great issues Of
tie day. What stand, for example, will
you take on the silver question:" he was
asked.
Well you know. there can be no ques-
tion as TO the position of man from my
section of the country on that issue
announcing his candidacy so soon, but 1t
had been forced upon him by recent ar
ticles in newspapers.
Explaining the medium chosen for
communicating to the public. he said:
Il gave that statement to the New York
World because that newspaper first
nominated me for the presidency wi II
l returned from Manila last fall, and l
threw it down then, refusing to con-
slider it, That was b fore | wanted 1t.
Now, however. the bee is buzzing. Well,
it is an honorable bee, and l am not
ashamed of it,"
The admiral persistently refused to de-
clare from which party he would accept
the nomination, repeating. "let the peo-
pie decide that. AS said in that inter-
View, am ready to obey orders from the
people as have always done"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
One of our famous artists has made
the man who bought himself pair Of
wooden legs.
Poverty Stricken and Despondent

Poverty Stricken and Dependent.
Rochester April Mrs. Catherine
Meyer killed her two children, a daughter
3 years old, and son 1 year old, by
throwing them into a cistern. She then
threw herself into the cistern, where all
three bodies were found. Mrs. Meyer
left note which said she owed grocery
bill of $1.O6, and that the grocer had
refused to trust her for more supplies.
1t is supposed that she was temporarily
insane from brooding over her failure to
obtain credit.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
Police Say It Was Suicide,

New York, April 4.-The bodies Of Mi
chael Brady and his wife. Mary, We're
found yesterday in their apartments on
Madison avenue. both having been suf-
focated by gas some time Saturday or
Sunday. Although the police report the
deaths as from suicide. there is every
appearance that they were accidental.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

Germany's efforts TO penetrate up the
Chinese rivers with eunboa t. have failed
because the boats are too deep. The
German naval department has. accord.
ingly ordered the construction of seven
fiat -bottomed gunboats for this special
purpose.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
LONDON ANXIOUS.
Political Effect Of Recent Dis.
aSter Is Paramount.
Hope Abandoned That Recently
Captured Guns Can BE Retaken-
Olivier's Brilliant Strategy Has
Distressing Eject on Free State
latiOn-SiHns Of BOer Activ.
ity Every ywhere-CronJc Sails for
st. Helena.
EDWARD C. DAN

London, April 4-The report that Gen.
eral French is engaged in II fierce battle
with the Beers has caused great anxiety
in London.
London's great hope has been that the
guns taken on Saturday might be re
captured, but II is feared that this cannot
be- The Beers are reported in force in
several directions. and it is feared that
ii will be no easy matter to drive them
out
The loss of the guns, however, is re-
garded as quite tritiing compared with
the political effect Of the disaster which
overlook the convoy. AS the Bloem-
fontein correspondent of The Times re-
marks. Commandant Oliviers strategy
in reoccupying Ladybrand and Thaba
N'Chu was bold, and even brilliant.
Most of his force is composed of Free
Staters, and the advantage gained by
them will have a most disturbing effect
on the mind of the Free State population.
The impossfnility OF affording COM
plete protection for the moment to all
farmers in the south and southeast sec
tions of the Free State is recognized at
Bioemfontein Men who surrendered
under the proclamation of Lord Roberts
are now being punished for the reliance
they placed in the ability of the British
to protect them. AS the correspondent
further remarked, This IL II hard fate
and every possible effort will be made to
help them; but consideration for the suf-
ferings of repentant belligerents at the
hands Of their fellow countrymen can
not be suffered to prejudice the military
plans Of Lord Roberts"
General Cronje, Colonel Schicl and 1000
Boer prisoners sailed from Cape Town
for st. Helena last night.
Edinburgh April 4.-IIord Roscbery, in
a speech in this city last evening. said:
Although the prospects of the war in
South Africa are brighter. we must re-
member that we have still an arduous.
although probably prosperous and vic
torious task before us. do not desire
to touch upon any of the political as
poets of the war, but rather to remember
what we have gained at home.
He concluded as follows: Gwen IL
the war shall result in a great extension
of our empire, all our sacrifices will be
In vain If we are too swollen by the
pride Of triumph to profit by the sad
lessons of November, December and jan
1ary, and to revise in the times Of peace
IN the light of what we learned in those
dreary dismal months"
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Trouble in South America.

Lima. April 5.-Recent dispatches from
Chile say that considerable alarm ex-
lists in official circles there regarding the
relations between Peru, Bolivia and
Chile. and that it is believed Argentina
is urging on Peru and Bolivia to attack
Chile.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
Family Saw the Thieves.

Medfold. Mass. April h-Second story
thieves got $500 worth from the house Of
Arthur b. Moorhouse, Walnut street,
yesterday, even though the family were
downstairs and saw the men as they left
the house.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

The president has nominated Smith
Mcpherson Of Iowa to be United States
district Judge for the southern district
Of Iowa. Mr.. Mcpherson was serving
his first term in the house Of representa-
tives
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Ponce, p. r.. April 5.-Much satisfac-
ton is expressed at the news that the
Puerto Rican bill has passed the United
States senate. Many are opposed to the
terms of the bill, but welcome any set
tlement that will tend to relieve the
nreaent Distress
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Killed by DerailPtl Car.

Boston, April 5.-By the jumping of
a moving car from the rails snd dashins
against Il stationary car. in the elevated
South Boston stables last night. Ed.
ward j. Hennassey. a conductor. was
killed He was changing car signs az
the derailed car struck him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

New York April 5.-Eev. Alfred Young,
one of the best-knOwn Catholic priests
in the United States, founder OF the
Paulist community. and all author of
works on Roman Catholicism and on
church music. died here yesterday. after
a long illness He was bora in Bristol,
Eng.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
ItISn't the Admiral.

New York, April AT a meeting Of
the church and society of the Church of
the Pilgrims. brooklyn. last night, the
pulpit supply committee. appointed to
consider the matter of calling n successor
to Rev. DR.. Richard $. Storrs, unani-
mously recommended the name of Rev.
DR.. Harry p Dewey. pastor of the South
congregational church. al Concord. N.
II. The recommendation was ratified.
Mrs. Ada Lawrence died at Quincy
Ills. she was one of the Oldes st actresses
in the country
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

d, New York, April 5.-According to the
Washington correspondent Of The
World, the navy department has bought
the submarine torpedo boat Holland for
$1,000 and will ask authority from
congress to obtain from eight to ten
additional boats of the same type.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

Ponce p. r., April 5.-The Republican
municipal council has asked Governor
General Davis to cable to President Nc
Kinley a request for communication of
sentence passed by the Puerto Rican
supreme court on five murderers con-
demned to be garrotted. Three of the
five are Republicans. The people gen.
orally are in favor of having the sentence
carried out, owing to the revolving ma
ture of the crime, but the public execu-
toner refuses to act.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
Prize Fighters Condition Serious,

Adrian, Mich. April Sin prize
fight at Jasper Tuesday night between
Isaac English and Albert Day. colored,
the latter was knocked out. and has re-
manned In an unconscious condition
since. His condition is said to be
criti,ol
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

Washington, April 5.-Juige Taft,
president of the Philippine commission
had a long conference with Secretary
Root yesterday and received the final
instructions to the commission. In cas- e
it becomes necessary to modify or add to
the instructions to the commission. such
changes will be forwarded to Judge Taft
at San Francisco. The instruction viii
not be made public until after they have
been finally submitted to the commits
sion in complete form.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07
Expenses Equal the!Receipts.

New Haven, April 5.-The record of the
New Haven Trust company. receiver
for the Connecticut Indemnity company,
shows that the receipts for the sin
months have been about $4,000, ard tina
the expenses have been practically the
same The total claims thus far handed
in will reach 100000. The indications
are that there will be almost nothing TO"
the creditors.
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Was Quickly Reached.

New York, April 5.-The jury in the
case of James B. Kellogg. formerly Of
L. s. Dean & Co., last night returned
verdict of guilty as charged In the in
dictment. Kellogg, who has been on
trial for over two weeks, was accused
of grand larceny in connection with the
E. s. Dean case The jury was out only
20 minutes. Kellogg was remanded for
sentence until next Monday.
The Knights Templar degree was
first conferred in Canada, SO far as is
known, on the 9th Of October, 1882.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

Westerly, r. l., April 1.-THE pros
poets are good for an agreement to end
the granite cutters strike. The propo-
sition made at conference Wednesday
was to the effect that the average price
per hour would be above 35 cents, and
that q corresponding increase would be
made in the price list. This offer is
made so that men who work by the day
can benefit by the increase.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

Lowell, Mass, April 5.-The striking
weavers of the Faulkner mills organized
a union last night. and voted to accept
the offer of the state board of arbitration
to try and adjust the difficulty with their
employers.
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Nearly FOundered From Great Load

Nearly Foundered From Great Load
st. Johns. April 4.-The sealing steam
er Iceland has arrived here with q. 500
seals. She is the most heavily laden
of all the ships that have yet arrived.
She had narrow escape from laundering
last Friday during fierce gale. owing
to the fast that she was carrying 2o0)
seals on deck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

Stamford, Conn.,, April 5-Zophar
Horton. captain of No. l engine COM
pany, was killed Wednesday night while
responding to an alarm of fire. He was
riding on the running board of the fire
truck, when the wheels caught in the
street car tracks. and he was thrown off,
the wheels of the truck passing over
his chest. The fire was Il trifling one
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London. April 5.-The long-talked-of

London, April 5.-The long talked-o
dinner to Cronwright Schreiner, husband
Of Olive Schreiner. was held last evening.
Sir Wilfred Lawson presided, and several
prominent pro-BOer politicians We're
present. Mr. Schreiner thanked the
company for their welcome, and ex-
pressed his qualification at finally bei.lg
permitted to speak without disturbance.
He denounced the war in South Africa,
and dilated upon British cruelty toward
the natives.
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Boston. April "a Herald special from
Montpelier says that Admiral Dewey's
announcement that he is a candidate for
president is surprise to his relatives
and friends in his native town. Charles
and Edward Dewey, his brothers did not
know that he had the slightest desire to
be president.
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The Knights Templar degree. was
first conferred in Canada, SO far as is
known, on the 9th Of October, 1882.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

Washington, April 5.-To set at rest
stories that have been in circulation to
the effect that Captain Leary is to be
relieved Of the naval governorship Of the
island of Guam, because of dissatisfac
ton with his administration Of affairs,
the navy department says that the Of
ficer is to be relieved solely at his own
instance. 1t is also stated that the de-
partment is more than satisfied with the
manner in which Captain Leary has dis
charged the difficult and delicate duties
conf1ded to his care.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-04-07

Boston, April 4.-John +. Payne, con-
tractor and builder, was arrested Tues
day on a charge of perjury. When ar
rested he was before the court on
charge Of larceny. On both charges
the case was continued. and Payne was
held in $4,000 bail. The charge Of per-
jury against Payne is based IN number
recently.
The possession Of two crooked
fingers excludes a man from Masonry
In South Carolina.
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The south,s Daily Contribution.

Savannah, April 4.-Allen Brooks. the
negro who assaulted Mrs. F. w. Hart.
white woman. near Bloomingdale. Mon
day, was lynched yesterday near Berry,
Vile.