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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
LOCAL OPTION MAJORITY OF 188
The Result of the Trial Vote on Tuesday Was Surprise
1885 VOTES FOR NATIONAL TICKETS
9s7 for Mckinley Bryan Stevenson
Made Gains, Figures Growers DO
Ballots Spoiled.

Election day brought no excitement and
little confusion in Brattleboro. The vot-
ing began promptly at o'clock and con-
tinued until 8, and the result was an
nounced shortly thereafter, showing 08T
votes for the Mckinley electors, 317 for
the Bryan and Stevenson electors, nine
for the middle-of the-road Populists, and
10 ardent Prohibitlonists wrote in the
names of their standard bearers.
No effort was made by the Republicans
TO bring out a large vote, all efforts In
this direction having been concentrated
on the state campaign. The Democrats
did more work, having several checkers at
the town hall with a list of Democratic
voters. One hundred and forty-flve fewer
votes we're cast than in the presidential
election four years ago, but 1874 more bal
lots we're cast than in the gubernatorial
contest In September. This shows con-
clusively that a large number Of people
will vote in national election who will
not show their colors In the state campaign
even when urged to come out The Dem
ocrats made a gain compared with the
state ticket In September and large gain
compared with the presidential election
four years ago, but were III votes behind
the count for Grover Cleveland, who poll
ed 4SS in 1892. The vote in September of
this year for governor was Stickney, S41;
Senter, 295; Barnes, 3. In 1896 McKin-
ley and Hobart had 1885, Bryan and Sc
wall 1874, Palmer and Buckner 10, Lever
ing and johnson 10, and Bryan and Wat
son IA.
Great interest centred in the test vote
on local option versus prohibition. At
Bellows Falls, Randolph and other towns
In ka afo "a nh afv Ia
taken, the result has been surprising in
showing the strength of the local option
vote. Prediction was general in Brattle-
boro that prohibition would win, but the
result showed a good majority in favor of
local option, the vote being 6S5 for local
option and SIT for prohibition, a total vote
of 1902. On the presidential ticket II
ballots were spoiled in marking so that
1885 voters were admitted to the booths.
II will be seen that only 1873 people failed
to vote on the local option prohibition
| question. This is remarkable in view of
the fact that the vote was cast outside of
/ the hall, Constable Harmon Directing to
having the vote cast In the regular polling
place.
When the arrangements were made for
the test vote c. W. Wyman, one of the
leading prohibitionist OF the state, who
has headed the state ticket of his party,
was selected to sit at the ballot box as a
representative of the Prohibition senti-
ment, andR. @. Bacon was the representa-
tive of the other side. In order that there
might be no repeating Lawyer F. D. E.
Stowe made record of each person, who
came to the boxes to vote. Little or no
attempt was made to get out q strong vote
In favor of local option. When the ar
| rangements for the test became known,
active efforts were made to get out a
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
STORE BURGLARIzED.
$41.4S Taken from Cash Register at
]. A. PulIen's Last Night.

Thief Entered by n Rear window Early
IN the Evening---Chscks Valued at
600 Not TOuched-.-strsngsr Under
Suspicion.
The cash register In j. A. Pullen's gro
Gerry store was robbed of SALSA last night
between $50 and o'clock. Mr.. Pullen left
the store at $50 O'Clock, but as the cash
business during the day had been quiet he
did not remove the money from the regis.
ter. At O'Clock Chlef-of- Police Hall
turned on an electric light from the outside,
according to his custom, the store In the
meantime, being In darkness. Mr.. Hall
thinks the robbery was committed between
9 80 and o'clock, and he believes that II
he had tried the rear door when he turned
on the light he would have found 1t un-
locked. Mr.. Hall found the door unlocked
when he made his usual round at 10
o'clock.
The thief entered the store through a
rear window which he pried open and
which was not securely fastened, and after
rifling the cash box made his exit through
the door. He left untouched checks TO the
value OF over 500. Luther Miller, who is
employed in the store, remembered seeing
a stranger in the store at noon. The
stranger said he did not want anything,
and after lettering about five minutes he
went out through the rear door, From
Mr.. Mlller's description Chief-of-Police
Hall believes the man was tramp whom
he gave lodging In the lookup the night
before. The tramp has been In town sew
eral days, and an effort will be made to
End him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

carry out the work: G. W. Pierce, W. A.
Gilbert, j. L. Knowlton, Il. NJ. Wood, c.
G. Fits, j. G.. Estey, G. d. Thompson,
Louis Allen, j. L. Martin and R. E. Cor
don.
The committee of 10 appointed the fol.
lowing committees: Chief marshal, COL j.
G. Estey; aids, Capt. W. T. Haigh, F. B.
Putnam, +. ID. Norris, John Strand, Mel.
vim Thurber, Robert Mitchell, George
Adams, Louis Allen and II. A. Walters.
Committee of invitation: R. E. Gordon,
=. Il. Spaulding, j. L. Stockwell, S. W.
Edwards, g. 81. Bond, @. G. Fits and
Warren Walker.
Advertising committee: w. A. Gilbert.
Illumination committee: W. F. Root,
Y. ID. Thompson, F. D. Morris, A. +.
Schwenk and j. G. Dewitt.
Torchlight committee: L. D. Taylor, j.
L. Knowlton, H. w. Spaulding, W. E.
Barber, Jesse Haynes and Fred Adams.
Committee on fireworks: H. NJ. Wood,
e. q. Frost, r. @. Bacon, II. r. Brown
and Walter Sturges.
Committee on refreshments: Thomas
Harmon, @. s. Hopkins, II. E. Taylor,
Thomas Pentland, @. E. Sturges and
George z. Bishop.
Soliciting committee: j. L. Martin, Lee
roy Corser, S. W. Edgett and G. H.
Thompson.
Committee ON transparencies: E. ".
Gibson, II. w. Sargent, W. R. Stuart, Il.
b. Chamberlain, L. A. Gregg and L. E.
Holden.
On motion of DIR. D. P. Webster, sec
onded by Col. Hooker, it was voted to hold
the Publication next Monday night.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
Cbs Derururrt 1BbGnin.
Announcements.
TEN PAGE s..


II your watch or clock is out OF repair leave
IL at O. W. Sawyer's, opposite American House
Brattleboro, Vt.
Marcus Ward & 90, g Royal Irish linen station
cry at Clapp and Jones's.
Beautiful framed pictures at low prices
CLAP JONES.
A full line Of ladies', mems and children's
underwear; some good bargains. tt..
T. W. BARNARD.
The latest popular songs are always here.
Brattleboro News Company
Cash paid for skuuk's oil. GEORGE e. GREENE,
Brattleboro.
This week we offer $50 new Asece-lined wrap
pers, some choice styles and made to AZ.
Tw. BARNARD.
Smoke the H. & q. No. 80. best hve-cent cigar.
Sold at the Brooks House Pharmacy.
Have your pictures framed at Clapp s. Jones's
Waterman fountain pens the best. Full as
sortment at CLAPP g. JONES'
Few more Of those ladies' flannel waists new
STYLE and colors T. w. BARNARD.
Popular sheet music and books. Strings for all
Instruments nd musical supplies at Clapp &
Jones's
Today we offer 500 cakes pure CASTLE or white
rose SOAP six cakes for 25 cents.
I. w. BARNARD.
The women Of the Episcopal society will give a
25 cent supper aud apron sale at Grange hall
next Wednesday evening. Home nude candy
will also be offered for sale.
Are your old plated Knives forks and spoons
getting worn outf II so, you need some new
ones aud we can sell you some that will wear az
well as any you ever had. There is a guaranteed
amount of silver on each piece and our name is
on every piece to back up the guarantee. Try
them aud find out for yourself. Prices right,
II. H. THOMPSON.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
sHiNBURN TAKEN TO CONCORD.

Notorious Bank RObbsr Who Escaped
in 1895 May Serve His Term for Rob-
hing the WalPOIs Savings Bank.
County Judge Sheldon, at PlAttsburg,
N. Y, Wednesday, ordered that Max
Shinburn, the famous bank burglar, be
placed at the disposal of the New Hamp-
shire authorities and taken back to serve
an unexplred term of nine years at Con-
cord prison, N. H., from which prison he
escaped In 1866, while serving q sentence
for robbing the Walpole savings bank.
Only two witnesses were sworn at the
hearing, George White, alias George Bliss
of New York, who was indicted with
Shinburn in 1855 for robbing the Walpole
bank, and who has since served terms at
Windsor and other state prisons, and
William Mckay of New York. Both
swore that they knew Max Shinburn, who
escaped from Concord, and that the prison
er here was not he. According to the
Judges order Shinburn was turned over
to Sheriff w. S. futile of Keene, who, as.
sisted by j. w. Rogers of New York, a
detective, left Thursday for Concord, via
Burlington and Montpelier.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
Let Your Lights Shine.

Illumins the Nights RsPOss Monday
To Give Evidence TO the ParaderS, and
Visitors That YOa are Pleased with the
Election.
The members of the committee on illu;-
limitations for next Monday night urge and
request all Republicans, and all Others who
find cause for satisfaction in the rout OF
Organism, to illuminate their homes and
their grounds, especially on the line OF
march, and on adjacent streets. This is
matter which appeals to our local pride,
and we ask all to join heartily with us, 70
give TO the visitors who come here thst
night visible manifestation of the spirit
and enterprise for which Brattleboro "
noted.
W.T.. RooT,
@. II. THOMPSON,
F. d. MORRIS,
A. +. SoHwENK,
]. O. DEWITT.
Committee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
staGs.struek Girl Missing.

Infatuated by the prospect of career as
an actress, Beatrice Lemson, the 15-year-
old daughter of retired grain merchant at
Millers Falls, has left home. William
Lemson, the girls father, believes that she
will 60 to New York to lhnd employment
through one Of the Metropolitan theatre
agencies. She saved her pin money until
$50 was accumulated and then resolved to
go to New York. Letters written by Mr..
Lemson failed to bring satisfactory infor-
nation, and Wednesday he went to New
York TO search for his lost daughter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
How,s ThIsY t,
) reward for any case Of Catarrh

We OFFER 500 reward for any case Of Catarrh
that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
#. j. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known e j. Cheney
for the la IS years. and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and imam
their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Walding, Kinnon & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price 76 cents per bottle Sold by
all drU ggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

Burlington, which cast 2896 votes Tues
day, petitioned the legislature to pass
high-license bill, 2340 names being sub
scribed. Brandon, Ia a test vote on the
liquor question Tuesday, cast 557 votes,
$50 of which favored license. Pittsford
A petition circulated In Gullford Tuesday
was largely Endorsed for high license.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

large NoSe iOt pfOhlDltlon, and on Monde,
every voter in town received the followiDy
circular:
To the Voters OF BrsttIeboro.
1t is proposed by certain parties in ,b,,
town who are opposed 10 our probibitorss
law, that poll Of the voters be taken !,
the election tomorrow on the question ~
substituting local option license law 70,
our present statute. It seems necesso,r
and desirable that the friends of the nro,
ent law, and all who are in favor of tba
suppression of the liquor traffic sboniS
meet this question and vote upon Il tornos
row. We therefore urge each and everv
friend of temperance, good order and sobri.
ETY. to appear at the polls tomorrow and
cast his vote in the manner hereafter de-.
scribed for the maintenance of the present
law. 1t is live question. Bills are nov
pending In our legislature 10 enact Local
option and repeal our present law. These
measures are being pushed vigorously and
our action here tomorrow will be watched
with interest by both sides, 80 our vote will
be of much influence at Montpelier.
Vote for the protection Of our homes
Vote for the safety of young men. Vote
for the welfare of the town and state.
Vote Not
JULIUS j. EsTEY,
GEO. w. HOOKER,
CLARKE G. Fits,
Z. CUNNINGHAM, SCommittee.
s. Z. LAwToN,
w. r. GEDDIs,
W. d. SToCKwELL,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

Dr. Bull's Cough syrup always cures
coughs and colds. IL Is poor economy 70 neglect
q cold when bottle Of this reliable remedy Will
relieve and cure It at once. Price only . cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
Committee.


This circular was also distributed at tho
door to all voters. The ballots for the test
vote which we're handed to the voters AZ
they entered the polling place read as fol.
lows:
Local Option or Prohibition.
Do you favor the enactment of the hill
now before the legislature for 'local op-
ton license system" in place of the present
prohibitory law? If so please mark cross
Y in the square opposite EYES" below. II
opposed to the enactment of the new law
that is, in favor of the present prohibitroy
system, mark the cross Y in the space Cd.
posite "No."
A cross here means that you are in
favor of the en-
actment of the VINO
local option A''
bill.
A cross here means that you are CD.
posed to the enactment, and in favor Of
the retention
of the present @,o
prohibitory law. NO
On the ballot was an outline of the lead.
ing features of the bill introduced lastThurs.
day and with this request at the top:
"As the purpose of the vote is TO learn
Ill a ~. ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

DIR. Bulrs Cough syrup cures a cough,
or cold In short order. One bottle Of this won
derful remedy will effect cure. II Is absolutely
the best cough syrup made. Price rs cents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
ALL UP FOR THE PARADE MONDAY
Republicans of Bratteboro Vicinity Will Celebrate the
National Victory
PROCESSION WILL START AT 8 PM

The Committees Having the Arrangements
minatOn Committee Call Citizens Lights Shn
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
Singer Sewing Machines

Sold on monthly payments without interest.
Any make of machine taken in part payment.
Needles, oil and supplies for any kind. Second
hand machines Of different makes for sale cheap
or to rent. Cleaning and repairing. once with
@. W. Sawyer, Jeweller, 80 Main street, Brattle-
boro, Vt. W. G. COLLIER, Agent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

The toughest paint now known Is Dsvoe lead
and zinc. Zinc and grinding make 1t 90.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
BRATTLBBORO.

Miss Park, Tutor,
Private school for all ages, is Chaplin street
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

large vote for prohibition, and on Mond,,
every voter In town received the following
circular:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09
Judge whssIsr's Railroad Decision.

The motion before Judge Hoyt Il.
Wheeler, of the United States circuit
court, to dissolve the Injunction granted
by Chancellor Taft in the suit of the Cham
plain Construction company against
O'Brien & Sheehan was called for hearing
by the attorneys of O'Brien & Sheehan
Monday afternoon at the Brooks House.
Butler and Moloney appeared for O'Brien
& Sheehan, and Button I& Button for the
Champlain Construction company. After
the arguments Judge Wheeler announced
that 1t appeared that the transcript of the
record had not been filed in his court until
Monday and that the defendants notice of
this hearing having been served last Thurs
day was irregular. The judge gave the
Champlain Construction company its OPP
ton TO have the motion dismissed or al
lowed the consideration of 1t to be post
poned until next Tuesday. Upon consent
of the latter the matter was ordered to
stand until Tuesday, when Judge Wheeler
said he would be prepared to decide whether
the defendants motion was proper one
TO be made, and whether any hearing
could be had on It prior to the February
term of the United States circuit court
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-11-09

A cross here means that you are op.
posed to the enactment, and in favor Of
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-25
A SIGN OF THE TIMES.
Ever Recorded for That Month
Unequal Conditions.

The failures in May, according to
Dun's review. were not only the
largest ever known in that month since
a regular record of failures has been
kept, but only six previous months
have shown as great total of liabili-
ties. Last months failures were 947 in
number, with liabilities amounting to
$23, III ISL, while a year ago the total
number was 581 and the liabilities
but $3,82O,6S6. This is decidedly un-
healthy showing, of which the review
fails to give any plausible explanation.
Failures to such an extent do not COM
port with the assertion of general pros
perity shouted from the housetops by
the political prophets, and while the
people are asked to accept their as
surances of universal prosperity, the
stubborn fact of 947 commercial fail
ures in the short space of one month
works decidedly against their accept
ance. And in addition to the number of
failures the amount involved is more
than six times as large as that of the
same period last year.
The truth is simply this, that the ef-
fects of the present economic condi-
tions cannot be changed. The indus
trial combinations are making them
selves felt everywhere. One mercantile
firm after another is forced to the wall.
Some of them have been hanging on
and straining their credit to the very
limit and beyond in the vain expecta-
ton of change for the better. No
improvement of conditions came, how
ever, and finally they have been forced
to give up the struggle. 1t would have
been better for them had they done so
in the beginning when they found the
combinations allied against them.
The passing of the small manufac-
turer and business man is an ire
parable loss to the country. His going
is simply mark of the trend of the
times. Ultimately, unless conditions
change, the great middle class of mod
crate means-nurtured and cherished
in monarchial England-will be swept
away in republican America, to be sue.
ceeded by the extremely rich and tbs
extremely poor.-Denver Post.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-25
Young Henry Thaw.

The man who is creating tie great
est furore in Paris at the exposition
is young man named Henry Thaw.
of Pittsburgh. He has an interest in
the infant industry known as the
steel trust. He gave dinner while
h. was in Berlin at which he had
Sousa's band to play for the guests.
This cost him alone $500, while the
whole cost of the dinner was $4,000.
In Paris he gave another extraor-
binary entertainment for Mrs. Arthur
Paget. It is barely possible that
young Thaw ought to save some of
his money and make contribution to
the republican campaign fund, or he
may find that the bottom has been
knocked out of the industry whose
profits allow him to astonish the an
tives. Illinois State Register. 0
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-25
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Views of Some Prominent Journals
ON the Philadelphia
Production.

The taxpayers of the United States
are giving more than 100000, 900 a
year to compensate 10000 American SOL
diers in the Philippines for adding ST.
100000 annually to our export trade.
It ought to be possible to make better
business arrangement than this.-BAl-
timore Sun.
Under the fair promises of this plat
form is disguised the worst spirit of
Imperialism. The people of this coun-
try would need to have an amazing de-
gree of confidence in the authors Of
these spccious generalities to take the
platform builders at their word in pres
ence of the Porto Rican act-the first
measure in which they have defined
their unconstitutional and dangerous
policy.--Philadelphia Record.
"The largest measure of selfgovern-
ment consistent with their welfare"
has sinister significance. It means
that there is to be no independence for
the Filipinos at any time in the future
under republican administrations;
that they are to be governed from
Washington, and to be given only such
self-government as their imperial mas
ters may decide is for their welfare.
They are to be ruled by American poll
ticians, backed by the United States
troops.-Baltimore Sun.
It looks very much like what it prob
ably is-the product of McKinley's
Misunderstanding through Postmaster
, General Smiths pen, and then ripped
up the back by Foraker; "chewed on"
by Rosewater, Quigg, Gallinger and
others, and finally patched together by
Fairbanks and Davis. It is the one awk-
ward, clumsy product of convention
organized with great system and car
lied out according to that system with
a great deal of skill. Mr.. Mckinley
ought to have made the platform him
self or intrusted it to one man.-Water-
bury American Qnd.).
It will be seen that the leaders Of the
republican party organization have re-
solved to make their appeal to the gen.
eral conservative sentiment by empha-
sizing the Importance of financial Sc
:urity and subordinating all perplex-
ing issues of the present as far as pos
sible to this. There is none of the de-
FAINT proclamation of commercial ex-
psnsion that was expected by many,
and the difficult problems of industrial
combinations and the relations of capt.
tai and labor are treated with no more
force or precision than has been usual
in party deliverances. - Philadelphia
Times. -. -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-25

The president of the United
States to-day, inspired by men whose
greed for gold outweighs all consider
atoms of national or individual rights.
seldom mentions the name of the
great emancipation and ignores all
men who have ever dared to assert
that the republican party does not
rule by divine right. We have had
some small men in the presidential
chair, and William Mckinley is not
to be classed among those who have
filled it, O,SAha World Herad.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-25
FINLAND.

Consul r. Rathsman and a number
OF other men in Sundsvall, Sweden,
have bought the Ostermyra estate. the
second largest farm in Finland. cover
ing an area of II, 900 acres. About one
fourth of the ground is more or less
cultivated, and the balance is tim
bered. The former owners kept 500
cows and 70 horses. The price paid
was $4,000.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-07-25
CHURCH AND CLERGY.

Theodore Roosevelt belongs to the
Dutch Reformed church.
Under the leadership of Rabbi n. L.
Mayer, the Jewish charity organiza-
tions of Kansas City are to be federated
and home for the aged erected.
Bishop McCabe, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, proves from actual
figures that the average travelling ex-
penses of each bishop for year are
only 1868. :
The London Church Missionary soci-
ETY. has been able to use the phono-
graph for practical purpose. The
Lords Prayer, the creed and the
ten commandments, together with q
lumber of sentences in Hosea, have
been spoken into the photograph, 80
that q colleague who was beginning to
learn the language might hear the pro.
nunciation. This method Of language.
learning seems capable Of wide adapta-
ton. .s.~.
There is now clergyman Of tho
Church Of England who has married
his deceased wife's sister, in spite of all
the prelates Of the house Of lords who
vote consistently against any recogri-
ton Of the practice. The name of this
innovator Is Rev. George Poynder. and
he is priestSof the diocese Of Mel
bourne. His bishop, DR.. Goe, formerly
rector Of st. Georges, Bloomsbury, has
suspended him for IL months. This ap-
parently Is only . formal tribute to the
conventional church feeling on.the sub
ject, as there is an understanding that
hewillreceive q new appoin tment in the
diocese at the expiration Of his extend-
ed honeymoon. b III. z.i i.*$. A