Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
MINOR NOTES.

The men who have prated for years
about "the office seeking the man" ought
to be satisfied with The nomination Of
Roosevelt.
Gov. Smith has appointed Lieu--Goy.
H. c.. Bates Of s.. John,bury and Hoa.
y. ". Fisk Of Isle La Motto as the TWO
vice presidents from Vermont to represent
the state on the board Of directors Of the
Pau-American exposition TO be held at
Buffalo.
The Prou,y and Groat forces locked
horns at Newport Friday when caucuses
were held TO elect delegates TO county,
state and district conventions. The Prou,y
ticket won. SD 20 2ls. Mr. Ferris OF TIol-
land is Mr.. Prouty's candidate for sena-
tor, aid the Grout interests are centred
on Mr.. Nelson OF Derby.
The New York Herald has made
study Of the St. Louis strike and finds that
up 10 the end OF last week the shameful.
record is: Killed, b; injured, $50; xoulen
stripped, 3 loss to strikers, $500 Geo; loss
to company in fares, S42O,O00 10 other
ways, sGCO, 600; to business Interests, SO,
600, 600, and TO the city direct, $500 600.
Senator Quay's proposed change in the
basis of representation in Republican ma
tional conventions, which was defeated at
Philadelphia, would allow sta es one dele
gate for each 10000 votes or majority frac-
tion thereof, with four delegates at large.
/ Alabama would have been cut from - TO
| 9 delegates, Arkansas from Is to s, Geor-
| gia from 20 to TO- Louisiana from l6 to IS,
/ Mississippi Is TO ). and South Carolina Is
to >. New Hampshire would have gained
/ two, Vermont one, Massachusetts, two and
/ Connecticut three.
The Chiltenden county convention nom
mated for senators Saturday W. j. Fuller
Of Underhil, Rufus f. Brown OF Burling-
ton and W. II. II. Varney Of Charlotte.
All three favor the election Of W. P. Dill
] lingham to the United States Senate. The
convention adopted the following resOlu-
ton by acclamation; Resolved, that We,
the Republicans Of Chittenden county in
convention assembled, hereby record our
high appreciation of the attainments and
qualifications of Hon. W. P. Dillingham;
for the office of United States Senator.
We commend the cleanness and dignity of
his canvass, and heartily endorse his can
didacy for the high office to which he as
pires.
Vermonters are reminded of what they
have escaped, for this season at least, by
the disappearance Of the forest tent cater,
pillars in the stories which come from Col
orado. Trains on the Florence & Cripple
Creek railroad have been stopped repeated
" by millions of the worms upon the
track When the atmosphere begins tc
cool at night the caterpillars leave the
trees and swarm around the rails which
have been warmed by the sun. Traffic ha;
been so badly delayed that the loco
motives have been equipped with steam
blowers 10 clear the rails. The Cripple
Creek Times-Citizen says: 1.-The caterpil
lars have eaten all the quaking aspen:
clean, aud all the mountain sides are d.
vested Of their foliage. Everywhere OF
the trees can be seen great white webs, tC
shich there are cliDging millions Of tn,
loathsome things. On the shrubbery, too
the pests are congTegated in great nun
bs,r No matter which way the eye turn
one ss-s nothing but caterpillars."