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Gilpin observer., 1900-05-10
EUROPE IN THE PACIFIC.
England First, Holland Second and Ger.
many Third.


The Pacific ocean westward of Ha.
wall and the Marquesas is like a fed
Grafton of European nations on Asia
tic soil. united by the free commerce
of the seas. The nations vary in Size.
strength and Importance, as the states
OF Europe or of the American Union.
Great Britain commands the field with
a landed area of nearly 3,125, 900 square
miles. Poor Spain's once magnificent
empire is shrunk to less than fifty
square miles, smaller total than be-
longs to black King George of the
Tongas. Holland, the country from
which emanated the doughty Beers
owns over $4,000 square miles, settled
with nearly eight times as many peo-
pie as inhabit the larger area owned
by Great Britain. Germany, the new
civilizer among nations,ha dominance
over more than 100000 square miles
and about as many people as there are
miles. France, with less than one
tenth of Germany's land, is at some of
the most important points of strategy
oho ~ thc punt VI STedleSC ITdVel.
Several Independent states lie In the
midst of this federation. as Switzer-
land does in Europe: several others in
the unhappy, suzerainted position of
the Transvaal. in South Africa, says
Ainslee's Magazine. Profoundly for
ested in the Dutch East Indies, the is
lands become in western Australia
more barren than the lava beds of
Eastern Oregon and more irredeemable
than the uppermost wilds of British
Columbia. Fertile. balmy and luxur-
ious in the beautiful lands of New
Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and Tahiti, they
are transformed into uninhabitable
coral reefs or into hot and malarial
beds of struggle in the guano covered
or copra producing dots on the map
north and east of line drawn from
the Philippines to New Guinea. and
through Samoa to the Society Islands.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-10
INDIANS. DEEDS TO pENNs.
Old Pennsylvanla Psrohments at HARRIS

Old Fennsylvanla Psrchments ut Harrls-
burg.
All the old parchment colonial deeds
and records in keeping of the state
department at Harrisburg have just
been put through a process OF preser-
vation by Secretary of the Common
wealth Griest. says the Philadelphia
Record. For years these records have
been kept in tin boxes, and, as they
were occasionally searched, the result
was much confusion in the arrange
ment of papers. Many of the old wax
seals were lost, and the crumpled pa
pers were more or less damaged. Pc
culiar interest attaches to the Indian
signatures, which are yet quite dis
tinct on many Of the documents. A
large parchment contains the treaty of
the Penns with the sachem Of the
Schuylkill Indians, and embraces the
transfer Of all the tracts of land or
lands lying in or near the River
Schuylkill and its branches, under
date of September Z, 1742. The con-
sideration for this land, as stated on
the deed. included twenty brass ket
lies, loV blankets, Sixty linen SnlrtS,
twenty hats, six coats, twelve pairs of
shoes and buckles, thirty pairs Of
stockings. twenty guns, twelve gun
locks, 300 pounds of gunpowder, 600
pounds of lead bullets, sixty hatchets,
fifty planting hoes, 120 knives, 100
pairs of scissors, 100 tobacco tongs,
twenty-four looking glasses, forty to-
bacco boxes, 1000 flints, five pounds OF
paint, twentyfour dozen garters, six
dozen small silk ribbons, twelve dozen
rings, 100 pounds of tobacco, 400 pipes,
twenty gallons of rum and ESQ. There
are several large deeds transferring
land from the Indians to the Penns, all
bearing the peculiar signatures of the
Indian chieftains, representing all
manner of animals, reptiles, fishes,
birds and insects. The most import
ant of these deeds is that conveying
to the Penns the territory controlled
by the Six Nations, for which a con-
sideration of $4,000 was paid. The sig
natures of the Indians to this docu-
ment give the Indian names and their
English Specification.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-10
WANTS TO SELL HIS BODY.
Contortionist Wants q Customer for HI.
Corpse.

Corpse.
Although by no means desiring to
shuttle off this mortal coil, Walter
Wentworth wants to sell his body. He
has done it twice already in his life
time, and now, although in his seven
ty-hfth year. he is looking about for
another purchaser, and il he finds one,
he thinks he has good chance Of sur
viving him, too, says the New York
Herald. Walter is what is ordinarily
called freak" He is a contortion-
list. and the queer things he does with
his legs and his arms, and even his
spinal column, are enough to make
the eyes of the ordinary person bulge
out to dangerous extent. Even physi-
clans are puzzled at the curious way
in which he handles himself, and 1t
was doctor who first suggested to
Wentworth the idea of selling his
body. 1t was just sixty years ago that
Wentworth ran away from his home
near Detroit, Mich, to ride race horses.
Then he Joined a travelling circus and
went the whole world over. With all
his knocking about and the seventy
five years he carries, he is Just as live
ly and supple as a 15-year-old boy. 1t
was while he was being exhibited in
Detroit in 1870 that he got chance to
sell himself. DR.. Cove was greatly in
serested in him, and offered 500 for
his body after he had done with it,
for dissecting purposes. Wentworth
jumped at the offer; the money was
paid down. The doctor. however, con-
veniently died within few months.
Wentworth came to New York five
years later, and was able on the trip
to persuade DR.. H. L. Wilder OF the
Kings county hospital to take stock
in him at the same price, case of
getting in on the basement floor II DR..
Wilder should live. He thinks DR..
Wilder will be unable to fill his part
of the contract. He is therefore anx-
ious to find somebody else who will
Invest in him.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-10
Improved Wagon Seat.

A supplemental seat has been de-
signed to allow three persons to ride
in wagon intended for two, skelc-
ton steel frame being attached to the
under side of narrow seat to lift 1t
above the level of the main seat. al
lowing plenty of room on either side
of the frame for the other two per-
sons
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-10
VIII Earn Mr.. Rooksfc,irr's G,ft.

John ID. Rockefeller promised $780,
900 to Denison University at Granville,
o.. II the trustees raised $150.O00 this
term. President Purington announced
recently that nearly $125.0O0 had been
secured.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-10
Not FAMILIAR vi b C ntsnta.

A correspondent Of the London aead-
emy writes that a bookseller in large
provincial city discovered an assistant
arranging four new copies Of Walt
Whitman's Leaves Of Grass" on the
shelves devoted to books on garden
ing.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-10
Oldest y,t,r.p Of Civil War,

John MacGowan OF Clay county.
Florida. asserts that he is the Oldest
veteran OF the civil war in the coun-
try. According to papers now on Ale
In Washington he is 122 years old. He
enlisted In 1863 In the Seventh Con-
Aectlcut.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Tonight. Vote for Hon. Frank P|umey Who
Has Always Stood By This City
SHALL We RUIN BARRE POLITICALLY
lin the Future, BY Refusing to Endorse the Candidate
Whose Friends Have Stood BY Barre? An Ape
peal to the Republicans by Committee
of Representative Republicans
and Business Men.

Great efforts are being down cn" Tor congress
Washington County Representative in Congress- YET gea
MANY Of our the interests of the city Oh barre
attempt to defeat Our own county " "
Caledonia County ,
We have in Pumcy peer who has always heen a
Republican and it's principles In the "rNest ouf "n s
down defeat he has always been III our ocoSO " s7 WV
battle of politics.
Mr. Stafford has continuously identified with the Republican
narty 1c left Republican twelve years ago. ran S
opposition Lieut. |ovcrn and spoke and WORKED aga
the Republican party bitter in his deunca hePuoo
politics Mckinley in 1886 but took no poc pVo aS
Republican until rccently) , . -
one been honorahc ulah MI l'""r!' "N
the fight into Mr. that MIR Stafford should nave
the support isown county This is not true I" Mf ou "
friends being hustled into line TO maich
Republican vote for Stafford 80 cW heP0oa1 =
caucus tonght interest of the Republican party '
fight your city work and light Tor tne vi
your County Washington County will have hep A M
cnores,n honor County Come and 10 WIN you
the political history of the voters of the city o' barre anu
they dare into the Republican caucus no" easy 10 :
solid pmlcy. We should not be traitors to the interests OF our 'oun'y
Stafford The fight is between Pnmey ana haSN'ns "''
plunv and Barre every Couny pct ana
State tpt Every time from Barre for the last h
teen years Norhc joined hands with Barre and under the leadership
- pov tb in and ont of succeeded And Republicans
throw vote for one out the oouh
onc who has never political tight but yet while
m lighting interests of Barre was "sng war upon e
Republican party and comes IN at ue elcNc" io' "P''a " INV ~
Congress-
II Won give Stafford the City of Barre with every other
town County standing solid for pun what are e future prospects
Should we ask for any future lnorS te WI" say anu sn
n1v saw Ask no as County the best
friend yur CITY has ever had mng work and great speech
on the Barre gave you senator after struggling
nearly forty years Youct nun we sna" CUT you! YOU
Caledonia County, we VIII be P'hcy oeau
influence County, and State Conventions 1t will
take years to regain our Standing 1t must not be-
Let every Republican the caucus to9h bfhS every ePuoan
" ~ " Per ORDER COMMITTED
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
Carries the West Windsor
Caucus Last Night
OTHER POLITICAL news
Vergennes for Powers. Mill
ton for Foster.

Woodstock, June 15.-Thc West
Windsor republican caucus to-day e.
lcctcd Plumlcy delegates. They also
favor ex-Gov. Dillingham; for senator.
Vergcnnes, June l6.-POwers dele
GATES were chosen here last night on
the second ballot by vote of $50 to
los for Foster. The Page men voted
for the latter.
Milton, June 16.-Foster carried
this town last night by a vote of lib
to 30 for Page.
WalIngford will vote for Page the
Free Press says this morning.
Rutland June 16.-Two district
ca,lc,scs were held in Rutland county
tonight. In Middleton Springs an
uujnstructed delegation was elected,
which will probably support Baker.
There we're two tickets in the tiele
in Pawlet, Baker ticket with Page
AS second choice and an uninstructee
delegation. The latter ticket won.
In the First district the total mum
her of delegates elected is 220, divided
as follows: Foster 81, Baker 81, rag
S6, Powers 81, Hall II and Batchelde
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16

Washington, June 16.--Nothlng
has been heard officially to confirm
the alarming report of the destruc-
tion of the foreign legations at Pekin.
In view of the fact that the govern
ment itself is unable to open commun-
ication with the scene of the troubles,
the officials are inclined to doubt pri-
vate enterprise, in other words they
do not believe the report. The min
lster Of the Chinese legation has nc
adviccS to confirm such reports.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16

The sales for the months of April
and May for this year amount to ST.
115 So and s., 200 respectively. From
this the trio argue that the total sales
for the fiscal year will exceed $4,000.
The total sales at the agency for the
first four months of the present year
amount to $500 S6. The amount
paid in this time for liquors is ST.
ol3 6S and the expenses of running
the agency $5S7 90.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16

London, June Is. --- Lord Roberts
dispatches leave affairs east of prcto-
ria with the Beers withdrawn to new
positions Tuesday. News of fresh
fighting is expected at the war office:
but none came last night.
Gen. Rundle S patrol had a skirmish
with Boer videttes again Wednesday.
Some wonder is expressed here as to
what he IS doing with three divisions.
1t is assumed by some that Gen. Bul-
ler will move into Orange River Colo
ny and cooperate with Lord Methucn
and Gen. Rumble in bagging President
Steyn and his seven or eigth thousand
followers.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
JUDGE THOMPSON DYING.
Especial to TELEGRAM


Newport, June Is. - Judge ThOmp-
son iSa little more comfortable this
afternoon and it is hoped that he may
pull through, though he is very weak
and very low.
Newport. June 16.-.Judge Lafor'
rest II. Thompson, fifth judge of the
Vermont supreme court is rapidly near
ing his end. He is being barely kept
alive by oxygen, and it is conceded
that, in all human probability there
is no hope of his recovery.
The gradual progress of the typhoid
pneumonia with which he is suffering
has been carefully and anxiously
watched by his friends and now that
his case is apparently hopeless the
end is sorrowfully awaited.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
VERMONT PENSIONERS.

Washington, June Is. Pensions to
Vermont crs have been granted as
follows; Supplcmcn ntal. George IL.
Martin. East Wallingford 81; in
crease, Charles a. Gray, Brattlchoro
sl7: Frank A. Provost, Center Rut-
land $50: reissue and increase. NAL
Rollins, Newport Center, sl4; origin
al, widows, special act, June :, Mary
Jane Bailey, Barre ST..
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
BIG FIRE AT pembroke.

Suncook. n. H.. June l6.-Ihe
three manufacturing plants the only
industries of the village of East Penn
broke. were burned this morning.
The loss is So. 900. The buildings
destroyed comprised the plants OF the
Hawley box factory, the grain mill OF
Fl. G. Fisher and the axe handle
factory. The highway bridge over
the river and a number of residences
caught fire.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
CONGRESSMAN DEAD.

Dover, Del, June Is. Congressman
John II. koflecker of Deleware, the
only representative in the lower
branch of the National Legislature
and the only republican that both
lbranchas.etthe party could agree upon
for that position. dropped dead this
morning.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
SOUTH BARRE.

Tomorrow, June II, the service at
the NJ. +. chapel will be of utmost
Importance. At 1915 the subject of
the sermon will lie "GuestS of the
Heart.
The 2nd of series: at Il O'Clock the
Bible school will convene as usual.
This will be followed by the annual
election of S. S. officers. You are
kindly asked to come and manifest
your interest.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
POLICEMAN SHOOTS TO KILL.

New York, June 16. 6.--Patrolman
Irwin b. Cornelius, of the Brooklyn
force, Shot and killed Patrick Farley,
this morning while trying to escape.
Farley is BIG pugilist, who had
beaten his wife and theatcned to kill
her. He was arrested after desper-
ate struggle, but finally broke away.
lie would not stop when ordered to do
so and was shot in the back.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16

London. June Is The only South
African news this morning is tcle-
gram from Cape Town this morning
announcing that the ministerial dead
lock had been relieved. Sir John Cor
don Spriggs hopes to have mlnlStcry
formed by Monday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
BOOM LONG FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

Boston, June 16.-The MaSSachu-
setts delegation for Philadelphia left
at 1870 this morning on a special
train. A liberal supply of Long but
tons was carried 1t is the avoWed
intention to make known the Long
boom as soon as they struck the
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16

the brcach-conceding that thc
really was a breach-with their hal
cash and keep the institution on
feet.
But, even when this $4,000 liablll
which was not a liability at all
concluded. the maximum estlmal
deficit is said to be less than the Id
makes a cause for closing bank.
Inst after the crash came, ollerS
from sixty to seventy-dve per cent
thc dollar of their deposits were ma
to depositors and some were at III
tempted to accept but after 'n'
mature reflection declined, and SO
as is known, not a single depos''
has accepted any proposal OF th's XII
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
ELKINS FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

Philadelphia, June is. -- Senator
Scott of West Virginia has started a
boom today for Elkins as a vice presi-
dental candidate. The state dele.
CATION is coming with Ellllns' ban
ners on a car due to arrive tomorrow
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
Doing a Good Business.

Middlcbury, June 16.-Thc CO.
operative creamery is getting about
II, 900 pounds of milk per day and
they have no trouble in finding mar
kot for their butter and are realizlng
a good price for the same.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
WAITSFI ED.

Mr.. and Mrs. {. G. Brown were IN
town Thursday, returning home TO
Montpelier Friday.
Frank Vinton of Somervillc, Mass,
is visiting in town a few days.
M. A. Eaton of Hyde Park came TO
town Friday.
Children's Day VIII be observed at
both churches Sunday morning.
Thomas Maxwell and Roy Chapman
returned from Shclburne the other
day. They report the fishing rather
poor.
L. c. Berry, although somewhat
improved is still very Sick
Miss Jessie and Josie PrcntisS re-
turned today from their school IN
Middlcbury.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
WHOLESALE LIQUOR SELLING.
The Montpelier City Liquor Agency
Does a Business of $500 a Month.

Montpelier, June l6.-A sensation
is promised in the city agency affairs
soon. AS is well known the board of
aldermen are divided on the agency
question. The "little three" have
consulted with j. w. Gordon of Barre
and legal proceedings may soon fol-
low. The following figures of sales
were printed by the Daily Journal last
NIGHT for wears ending Feb. lSt:-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
MORE TROUBLE
A Native Uprising in West
Africa
AGAINST THE BRITISH
Lord Robertsis Moving Stead
lily Forward.

Bathurst, Gambia Colony, West
Africa. June Is. This is native
rising in Gambia colony and two brit
lsh commissioners and six policemen
have been killed by the Mandingoes.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
A Treat.

Uowes' ice cream parlor Is tne pr
to visit this warm weatncr. M"o,o
the piano by II competent mus'cl
Ask for college ice, all pure 1rult so
and ice cream, Coolest place IN =
city,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
TERRIBLE RAIL way DISASTER.

London, June 16.-A collision be-
tween an express train and a train
filled with eXcursionistS bound for the
race, occurred at Slough this morning
and six were killed and forty injured.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
VERY 1T.

VergenncS, June l6.-Constable L.
c. Middlcbrook who sustained shock
of paralysis Wednesday evening IS
still unable to sit up but strong hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
YELLED WAR
Foreign Legations Prisoners
DEATH TO FOREIGNERS
Pekin Guarded by an Army
Of 100000 Men.

London. June Ii. "A special from
Hong Kong says that all the foreign
legations in Pekin have been destroyed
and the German minister, Baron Won
Ketteler killed.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
WILL|AMSTOWN
Wins in the Te|egram's Great
Voting Contest
over 217,365 VOTES
Were Cast. Mrs. George
Gibbs Wins in the City.

tDj rELEGRAM's great voting con-
test for two magnificent Quaker
ranges that closed at II O'Clock sharp
yesterday, has been most emphatic
success, financially and otherwise.
TIlb enormous number of 2l1, 800
votes WAS cast. These came from
everywhere, cast, west, north and
soutiL~ -1grcat was the interest in the
contest
Willilmstown Lodge, |. O. O. H.,
won l'e range offered for outside the
city ~ the earnest work of it's mem
ners and friends in Williamstown,
Barrf town. etc. Practically every
iamI&in those towns is now a yearly
slbscsiber to THE TELEGRAM, and
the hige is to be most heartily con-
gratuated ON it's success.
TIT TELEGRAM offered only one
stove for those outside the city, but
il never does anything by halves, and
to shdw that it thoroughly appre-
ciates the earnest work put forth in
itsbehalf in securing new subScrlp-
tiolsl etc, by Mrs. Hattie Dow
Collie of Topsham and the friends of
Mrs. Walter Wyman of Randolph, it
will present the first IA Quaker range
indeftical with that given the Will
lianstown lodge, and to Mrs. Wyman
Iarrel Of flour and a lot of grocer
i'd,
More than five hundred new yearly
sbscriberS have been added to the
lbf nf TIE TELEGRAM asa result of
~ ptrst, and over $500 in cash.
IKE result IN the cluy Is very pleas
Inc to the many friends of George
Cubs, who is a hard working woman,
wh, is making plucky tight to keep
hcr little family together, and support
than by dong washings, and, we are
inbrmed really needed suitable
stove for this work.
The same is true of other contcs-
bsnts in this city and of Mrs. Wyman
Ind Mrs. Wilkic.
The interest in the contest and the
vote exceeded our most Sanglllne en-
occtations. our bookkeepcr and an
assistant, have devoted their entire
lime to sorting and counting the votes
his week. and everything has been
lone in absolute fairness. All the
votes have been counted, tied up and
marked, in packages, so that any one
Could examine or count any package,
or all the votes for any candidate, il
they wish to do 50.
Not one. of the Interested parties
who are all familiar with the way the
the votes were handled, expressed any
desire so to do.
- OUT OF CITY
$ Williamstown Lodge, |. O. O. f, 56l4S
MRS. Hattie Dow Covill. Topsham, 34llI
tMrs. Walter Wyman, Randolph, '32ol
yMrs. James Wilkic, Webstcrvillc, 1914:
'B. II. Townsend, Plainlield, 3o2t
Mary Merrill, Heath, lsl
Florence Clark, No. Randolph, 6o'
u Mrs. Rose Beede, Washington, 81
ilMrs. II. w. Hyland, East Barre, l0'
Il IN Oiii
l,Mrs. George Gibbs, 2--F'
q Mrs. G. +. Stevens, 'oo'
h Mrs. William Rcaside, 100
eMrS. Kenetick, 10
Mrs. Rose Jacobs, l-''
a Mrs. Isaac Davis, ~
/ Mrs. Cliff Peak 4o'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-06-16
John Clark of Lincoln attempts
Suicide.

Bristol, June 16.-John clark OF
Lincoln was taken violently insane al
the residence of his sister, Mrs. Ed
son Tart in this town Friday. He at
tempted suicide by trying to Jump
from the same place where his broth'
cr-in-law. Edison Tart, lost his life
last winter. lie has been placed IN
confinement and will probably be
taken to Waterbury. He has a fam
lily.
10 RENT-A desirable tenement on at tne
corner Of South Main and Ayers Streets, alss
a barn and garden If desired. Apply 1s i,Gs sou'l
Man Street, Barre, VT. 'f'''o