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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-10-31
MANY SLAIN IN PAO TING.
Two Thousand Reported to Have
Been Killed.
EMPRESS DOWAGER ILL.
RockhiII Confirms Reported Suicide
of Yu ksiang-Departmen
Hears from Conger.

Tien Tsin, Friday, Oct. 26.-Informa-
ton has been received from japanese
sources that the Empress Dowager is Sc
riously i'll at Tai Chuen Flu, and that
the most prominent physicians in the en-
fire have been called to attend her.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-10-31

In the city of Frankfort small Ger
man or Dutch oysters in the shell cost
from so to 72 cents (2115 to 3 marks per
dozen. Some resident Americans occa-
sionally have a barrel of American oys-
tiers sent by their friends at home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-10-31
ON THE DOWN GRADE.
Disastrous Wreck on the Delaware,
Lackawanna g. Western
Railroad.
,n+on Do Oct 81 d;sos.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. ia disastrous
wreck is reported On the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western railroad. The
wreck occurred near Henryville, Pa, on
the grade down the Poconomo mountain
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
MUCH, WORK
Congress Will Have Many
Things To Do
N|cARAGvAN BILL
VIII Probably Pass As Also
Others

Washington, Dec. 3.-There is plen.
ty OF work for the Congress that as
sembles today. Efforts will be made
to pass the Nicaragua bill, the Ship
Subsidy bill and Pacific cable bill.
These all call for large appropriations.
The River and Harbor bill will, as us.
ual, call for heavy appropriation and
the regular appropriation bills have
all been largely increased. No public
building bills have been'passed by this
Congress and those passed by the last
Congress are waiting additional appro-
priations that are made necessary b
the general rise in prices of materials.
There will be considerable pressure for
private pension bills There will be a
hard fight for precedence when these
bills come before the house.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
CITY NEWS

Walking skirts at Homer FiJts, only
10 Sc If
William Carswell has returned to
the city.
E. N. Aldrich of Graniteville left
for Rutland Saturday on short bust
ness trip.
Ladies' tailored suits marked down
at Homer Fits. 50 u
II. G. Holmes went to Bellows Falls
Saturday to attend the funeral of an
old friend who died there on Friday.
New gilt trimmings, gilt buckles,
braids and silks. Veale & Knight.
172tf
George A. Brigham and George T.
Swasey have moved their law office
from the Miles granite building to
the office recently vacated by Il. B.
lexington.
New Art Draperies we have good
line of these goods suitable for all
kinds of fancy articles. Veale &
knight. l72tf
The N. E. T. e. T. Co., did good
work when they cut down that old
tree at the corner of Keith Avenue
and Main St. Every high wind would
take a limb away endangering the
lives Of passersby.
P. S. Prior and wife entertained a
party of relatives consisting Of broth
ers, sisters, children and grand child
rem, to the number Of twenty-four, al
their home on Thanksgiving day. The
towns represented were Hardwick.
East Calais. Montpelier, Gaysville
Bethel and Royalton. The company
began to assemble on Wednesda.
evening, and the last of the guest
departed for their homes on Friday
evening.
Mrs. S. M. York, of Montpelier
will be at the store of Miss M. A
Miles on Monday and Tuesday, Dec
3rd aud 4th to exhibit human hal
goods, consisting of wigs, switches
false fronts, bangs, hair tones, bac'
and side combs Of real shell, facial an
toilet preparations. At Miss Miles
millinery store, Miles granite build
ing, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 3r
and 4th. 1914 8
The ladies of the Church of tn
Good Shepherd invite everybody il
town to the entertainments and sale
given Tuesday evening and Wednes
day afternoon and evening, Dec. At
: and 9TH. We are assured the enter
tainments will be Of first class OF
der. Below is the program for Tues
day evening:
Piano duet, Misses Mckenzie an
; Emery.
Vocal solo, Mrs. M. D. Lamb.
Reading, "Little Rockett's Xmas,
Mrs. Charles R. Scott.
Piano duet, Essie Mudgett an
Miss Mckenzie.
Vocal duet, Mrs. M. D. Lamb an
Miss Mckenzie.
Pi solo, Miss Emery.
! Living statuary by twelve prom
nent young misses from the city.
+ Piano solo, Miss Emery.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
The Stimulus
of Pure Blood

That Is what Is required by every
organ Of the body. for the proper per-
Torrance OF its functions.
II prevents biiousness. dyspepsia.
constipation, kidney complaint. rheu-
matism, catarrh, nervousness. weak
ness. falntness, plmples, blotches. and
all cutaneous eruptions.
II perfects all the vital processes.
w.P. Keeton, Woodstock. Ala. took Hoods
Sarsaparilla to make his blood pure. He
writes that he had not felt well but tired Tor
some time. Before he bad finished the FIRST
bottle of this medicine he felt better and
when he hadetaken the second was Ike
another man - free from that tired feeling
and able to do his work.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
THE GRANITE SITUATION.
(By Geo. f. Maxtell.)

The granite business is slack at
present owing to the lack of small or
ders. The larger firms have all they
can attend to for the winter, but the
small ones are not doing as we'll as ex-
pected, still the outlook is very bright
and there is no reason why within an
other month all fl inns will not have their
sheds full and give employment to the
men for the winter. 1t is estimated
that between 200 and 300 men are
now loafng, some for few days, but
the majority until such time as work
is secured for them. OF course this
takes in cutters, polishers and sharp
eners, but the number is sufficient to
make some of the men move to other
places as soon as they get word that
men are needed.
There are several large jobs being
figured on at present some OF them
going south and others north and II
this city secures the contracts there
is no reason why work sufficient for
six months for all classes of labor will
not be found.
1t is unfortunate that the $40, ZOO
New York job of Grace g. Co. could
not have remained in the city but it
seems Concord had better bid and
thus secured it. Another. large con-
tract is that for mausoleum to cost
800, 900 which will in all probability
be left here as the specifications Call
for the best granite and that means
Barre granite.
Many dealers from all over the Uni
ted States have visited this city with
in the past month and every one OF
them left orders for monuments apd
large ones too.
Another reason for the slackness at
this time of year is that it is usual,
and again that before March of 1900
most of the dealers had stock jobs
made which they are now trying tt
get rid of.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
EAST CALAIS.

F. A. Dwinell and family and Mr..
Willard Dudley, of Montpelier, was at
A. Dwinell'S over Thanksgiving.
They returned Nov. 30.
Women love clear, healthy complex
ion. Pure blood makes it, Burdock
Blood Bitters makes pure blood
G. j. Lamb and wife and d. ID.
Lamb and family were at Ira Ellis on
Thursday
Albert George had an operation on
his leg fot a wound caused in the
army. Drs. Warren and George per
formed the operation.
Bodily pain7 loses its terror if you've {
hottie of Dr. Thomas Ecectrlc OH i'll the
house Instant relief in cases of burns
cuts, sprains, accidents OF amy sort,
Mrs. L. G.. Dwinell is slowly i'm
proving.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
Pneumonia Prevented.

Among the tens Of tIousandS VINO 'la so,
,,s,a ai''1 Ci'H7ainberlnin's Cough Remedy ior
n "o and la grippe during the past ley
venrs to our knowledge. not Il 9 1,ha.
case has resulted in pneumonia. m",'
Whiteheld & Co., 2+o Napasn in "a, t" re,
n tai dTiseist, in that city in speahlnE Oh
r ain 4 So Couch Remedy for "a grinn noi IN
li,i,i - csens as il not only gives prompt
many n saonnIeta recovery. but also count err.
ann e amV tendency OF Ia gippe to rosmt i,
H az 'nn '." For sale by +. a Drow II,
& Co. Druggists, Barre Il
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
How to Cure Group,

Mr. r. Gray, who lives ncar Amcnio.
Duchess county, n. y, says; "Chnmber-
Iain's Cough Remedy is the best medicine
have ever used ii is a fine childi ems
remedy for Group and never toilc to cure, "
When given as soon As the child becomes
hoarse. or even after the croupv cough has
developed it Will prevent the attack.
Thissh on ld be borne in mind and a bottle
of the Cough Remedy kept at ham
ready for instant use as soon as the SYM
ptonls appear: For sale by f.. A. Drown
& Co., Druggists. DIV
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

The $40, 1000 granite job of Grace &
Co., of New York on which the man
ufacturers of Barre had bid has been
given to firm in Concord.
E. M. Lewis has finished work
for Clarihew & Gray and left today
for Mortified to accept a lucrative
position as draughtsman for the gran
lite firm Of Cross Bros.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
o;eeo,utjon Of PartnerSh'p

We the undersigned, give no',ce h .,'sv
n we paIrnershp existing between G US erer
tof1re mma iep or, rrante dealers of Barre, W.,
h arnhv sdiissolved and that the bnSIneSs
is her be- cco u hencetorth by T. on ID
W Inrrnrton under the same na lnn WITH "l'
that ali Bills and debts in , @9n p"d respect "
fully by the aforesa u n i i,R II; 'i
(Signed) l. n.o II 9 i p 'C1ORDINER
Nov. 81, 1900 kobEn
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

Before purchasing elsewhere please
look in and see our table of fancy and
useful articles suitable for Christmas
gifts at the church of the Good
Shepherd that the young ladies take
pains to make and only ask small
margin for them.
Steven Colby and W. Hoye, the old
conductors of the Central Vermont,
who have been having their vacation
have returned to their positions.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
n,o- Mr. McEIrGy.

Mrs McElroy-Where is Ny. NIGEL
roy? a. ro+ n
now ribbon for the typewriter.
Mrs. McElroy CLEARING al ''le oi'n l',
cirl ot the little side desk)-llc mas
I,s hap Well, Mr.. McElroy VIII } ust
buy some ribbons and other 'llliiss $500, a"a
his wife and daughters. That person
10 all nulfed up with ribbons ho"'-
Denver News.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
A ca RID.

We the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on a %
cent bottle of Greene's warranted
Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee a
25c bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Red Cross Pharmacy, f. N. Aldr'ch,
w. II. g addirg, w. I'll. Miles " Co.
T.. A. Drown IL Co, GraniteVlile'
Barre F. A. Ainsworth,
w II Poole g. Co. Williamstown.
r nix. F. Martin,
Enst Barre. South Barre,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

17Stf
The Barre Candy Kitchen has re-
ceived large consignment OF fancy
candy boxes which will be used for
Christmas trade. These boxes are
the finest made and can be purchased
and will please all purchasers.
NEGLECTED colds make fat graveyards. y
DR.. Wood $ Norway Pine Syrup helps men
and women 20 happy, vigorous old age.
At the regular meeting of Clan
Gordon on Monday evening, first, the
nomination of officers for the ensu-
ino wear will take place, 1896
1t is expected that there would be
a meeting of the coal dealers of the
city today to decide whether or not
there would be concerted increase
in the price of coal. The meeting did
not materialze and no action has yet
been taken toward that end. The
dealers are paying one dollar ton
more for coal than they did last May
and are selling it for the same price
to the consumer. Dealers in Barre
Montpelier and other towns purchase
their coal of Burlington coal men and
actually pay more by the car load
than the Burlington consumer does.
Coal in these places costs S7.75a ton
1t costs dollar a ton to get 1T there
from this city.-Burlington News.
Many persons have had the experience.
of MIR. Peter Sherman, Of North Stratfo
n. H., who says, For years | suffered
torture from chronic Indigestion, but no
dol Dyspepsia Cure made we'll man OF
me-" 1t digests what you eat and is
certain cure for dyspepsia and every form
of stomach trouble. 1t gives rellef at
once even in the worst cases, aud oan
help but do you good. kendrick 4 Co.
Wilcox e. Gillette, Morvtown W. f.
Poole, East Barre.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
A. G. Stone,
Is State Street,
MONTPELIER, VERMONT

Remember we do all kinds OF fine
Watch, Clock and Jewelry Repairing
Remember We have an Experienced
Optlcian and can lit you on any or all
kinds of Spectacles, Eyeglasses, etc
The best goods at reasonable prices.
All work guaranteed,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
Hoods Sas.sapas'lkEa

Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Accept no substitute. but
get Hoods today.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
Now Things Are Different.

81 think shall take Ruth to Niagara"
Didn't you just go there on your wed
ding trip"
Eyes, but now we want to 60 and see
what it looks like."-Life.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
CITY NEWS
Hot beef tea at Hawes'.

Hot beef tea at Hawes'. If
The aldermen meet tonight.
Max Agel, of Burlington, is visiting
with M. S. Levin.
A. Morse, of Boston, is expected in
the city this week on visit to his son
Jack.
Emerson Hinsdale of St. George
was in the city yesterday on bust
ness.
Peter and Joseph Fraz,r went out
hunting last week and returned with
25 rabbits.
E. II. All:s, of Brookfield, and w.
s. Allis, of Norwich, Ct, were in the
city Saturday visiting friends.
Mrs. Electa Cushman with her
granddaughter, Anna Messer, went to
Randolph yesterday for weeks visit.
Mrs. NJ. S. Levin and family have
returned from Mortified where they
had been spending Thanksgiving.
Eczema scald head, hives, itchiness OF
the skin Of any sort instantly relieved,
permanently cured. Doans ointment
At any drug store
The Clover club will observe Red
Letter Day at the home of Mrs. Fl. O.
Worthen Tuesday December 4th at
p. m.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

DeWitts Little Early Risers are dainty
little pills, but they never fail to cleanse
the liver, remove distinctions and IN
vgorate the system. kendrick X Co.,
Wilcox & Gillette, MoretoWn. W. +. Poole,
East Barre.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

TO RENT-.lan. 1st. 1901 desirable tenem-
nut on Courier Park. corner of Fast and
academy st. Enquire of f. b. Cate, East
St l94-tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

We have them at popular prices and
in all styles. Also shelf ana nahtle
clocks in a great variety OF styles, ana
are sure we can p ease the most
faStideouS
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

TO RENT-A good tenement Of five rooms.
,tlroe rooms down stairs and two up, wood
shed and water closet. VIM. Mcdonald, Is
Addison st. 194-tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

Children's good warm mittens 1Oc.,
l5c. and 25c. pair at Homers Fits.
1904
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

TENEMENT TO, RENT-Furnace heat, hot
and GOLD water. Eightrooms. Also one of six
rooms +. d. Beckley, Park street 1913 If
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03
FOR SALE.
TO r e MT.

TO RENT-Tenemen on Bank street Sew
Ell rooms and bath. Also barn. Inquire 'of
I H. Rogers Quinlen Building l95tf
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-03

FURNISHED ROOM TO RENT-Aspleasant
front sroom, well heated. is Forsythe Place
can during evening. 199tf
Evening star., 1900-12-10

office report that collections are made from
a number of places where metal receptacles
are not provided. and that In each case In
vestigated 1t has been shown that the oc-
cupants were unable to purchase a metal
receptacle. One case brought to my atten-
ton was that Of widow, who had seven
children to feed and clothe. The contractor
in making such collections does that much
more than is required under his contract,
and should not be inclined to stop him il
had authority to do so.
If citizens do not receive service as re-
quired by the contract and regulations they
have just cause for complaint, and we will
be pleased to have them notify this office.
At the same time If their requests or COM
plants are not in keeping with the contract
and regulations. and they are respectfully
notified to that effect, they should not want
to kill US on sight.
Some people complain because the COL
lector does not shovel ashes up from back
yards; some because they are required to
get a metal receptacle; others because the
ashes are not taken from the basement;
others want them collected twice week,
and some want them collected three times,
and a great many would not object IL they
were collected daily. Again, there are those
VINO Insist hat we must force the con-
tractor to collect from business places.
NO doubt a number of people are not
satisfied with weekly service. and might
say right here that this service has not
been n operation so long that I cannot re-
member when some people left their ashes
piled In the basement or back yard all win
ter, and some Of them left them SO long
that the health Office had to interfere and
cause them to be removed. Now that they
are moved without cost. some few think
that once week Is not often enough
The records show that more than half
OF the complaints made against the ash
service We're found. upon investigation to
be due to the fault of the householders In
neglecting to comply with the regulations.
These complaints. by the way, have not
exceeded three day. their daily average
peing much less than that in the case of the
years."
Evening star., 1900-12-10
THE ASH COLLECTIONS,
Statement by Superintendent of Ser
vice in RespOnNe to Complaint.

wee IN neSpOhSe TO complaint.
Referring to communication of MIR. A
Gonard. published IN Saturdays Star in
which the writer complained that he has
not been fairly treated by the ash collector
and the District street cleaning department,
Mr. Warner Stutler, the superintendent Of
the department. spoke to reporter of The
Star today as follows:
ANY one having read the article who de-
sires information on the subject may satisfy
himself by calling at the office Of the su-
perintendent Of street cleaning and COM
pairing the statement of the writer with the
proposal, contract, regulations, communi-
cations of the writer and copies Of answers
to same.
THE facts in the are that On the
10th day of last June bids were opened for
the collection and disposal of ashes. The
best proposition offered, which was within
the bounds of the appropriation. was for a
weekly collection service from private resi-
dences only, at an annual cost OF $299I9,
provided ashes were put in metal recepta-
Cles not exceeding twenty gallons in ca
pacity and placed in an accessible position
for collection. This proposition. being the
hest offered for the money available, was
accepted. and regulations made accordingly.
The contract entered into between the
Commissioners and the contractor certainly
means something, and any business man
knows that the terms of a contract are
binding on both parties. l not In a
position, neither am l authorized, to fol-
low the suggestions of the writer. and re-
Guire the contractor to do more than the
contract calls for.
''In a communication dated November %
the writer complained as follows: The rea-
son why | asked for copy of the reguia-
tions was that the ash collector declined to
remove ashes from my place of business,
723 14th street northwest In this instance
ne designates 723 14th street northwest as
a business place. In his article to the pa
pers he would have the public believe that
he was refused service from a private resi-
dence. Upon being notified that We could
not require the contractor to collect ashes
from business places. the writer of the ar
ticle referred tc notified me that was not
well informed; that I was unfair and un-
Just. and that he had en,ered complaint
against my department.. His complaint ap-
peared in the morning papers before It
reached my Office.
''ThA contractor and inspectors from this
Evening star., 1900-12-10
AMERICAN ENGINES.
One Reason Why They Are Preferrei
to Those of English Make.

One Reason Why They Are Preferred
to Those of English Make.
From the London Express.
An Express representative had an inter-
view yesterday with the chairman of one OF
the best-known British locomotive manu-
facturers with a view to cleaning how II
was SO many British railway companie.
had to send their orders for new engines
to America.
The life OF an express engine is, 1t seems
ten years. and railway companies have
found 1t more and more necessary, traffic
increasing SO rapidly. to continually add to
their locomotive stock. Most Of the leading
companies now make their own rolling
stock. which. II 1t has led, perhaps, to more
uniformity in construction, has not been
found an adequate way OUT of the diff
Guilty. The assistance first Of private Brit
ish engineering firms, and then of Ameri-
can companies, has had to be requisitioned.
American engines" said the authority
interrogated. do not come up to the home
made article so far as quality Is concerned,
but they are delivered with far greater dds
patch. That is the secret OF the matter.
American locomotives burn more fuel,
their valve motions are not nearly SO we'll
finished and the fittings are more hurriedIy
put together: but they are far cheaper
even when cost Of transport is taken into
account"
How do the prices compare, thenr'
Passenger express engines made in this
country cost from f2.5O0 to f3,5OO though
more powerful machines. made by special
builders. may cost another thousand or so.
Now American contractors not only turn
out their engines in less time. but at a price
less by $500"
The types Of standard engines in England
and America are. it was explained, ap-
preaching more and more to a common
aHnity, the most noteworthy distinction
now being In the framework Of the boiler.
1t Is, therefore, not a difficult matter for
American engineers to match British stand
ard patterns, especially when, as was the
case with one Of the biggest home lines. the
standard was waived because the emer-
gency was great.
Il can say with experience" was the con-
cluddng remark OF the expert 'that at
present recourse to America is Inevitable.
Orders rush in upon us both from home and
from abroad. The war has robbed US OF
many OF our best hands, and coal Is very
dear. We are unable to meet the demand.
America can. and does