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The times., 1901-05-26
EXPLORING ARIZONA RUINS.
Opening Some of the Vast Heaps in
the Salt River Valley

PHOENIX, Ariz., May 1S.-WorlS was
begun today, upon what, from an arch
geological point of view, is one of the most
important and interesting undertakings
of late years Situated four miles east of
Phoenix are the ruins of what was once,
doubtless, a great prehistoric settlement.
One immense pile, about 25 feet high and
100 feet wide. by 200 feet long, is surround
ed by lesser mounds, which extend for
half a mile northward and fade away in
the river toward the south. Some of these
smaller heaps have been explored by relic
seekers, and an immense quantity of an
cient pottery, stone tools, and cooking
utensils has been take from them, while
in several instances skeletons have been
unearthes.
Evidently the walls in these ruined heaps
were all of adobe, building material still
extensively used, and the decay and
weathering of hundreds and perhaps thou
sands of years have piled the debris
around the lower walls, which are still
intact. The walls were perfect. protect
ed by the fallen adobe, are from twelve
to eighteen inches in thickness, and the
great piles of debris would indicate origi-
nal buildings of thirty to seventy-five feet
in height, while the largest pile must have
been of much greater proportions. Au-
thorities who have examined the ruins be-
lieve them to have been built by the Az
tees, a people thought to have come up
from Peru, across the Isthmus of Pana-
ma and from whom the Zuni and Hopi
Indians of northern Arizona are thought
to have descended. The ruins, as they lie,
help corroborate the theory that the origi-
nal buildings were of a style of architec-
ture still employed by the Zunis and
Hopis. great houses built in terraces.
which are reached by way of ladders.
The ruins east of Phoenix are by far the
largest of any of the many traces of pre-
historic settlements found in the Salt
River valley, and 1t is believed the city
once reached farther south, until large
part of it was washed away by the floods
from the mountains, or covered by the de-
posits from the floods of ages past.
Work was first begun on the largest
ruin, thought to have been a temple. The
walls of that structure Will be converted
into a museum, to display the curios un-
earthed There has, heretofore, been little
digging in that pile, as it was protected
by the Arizona Antiquarian Society, but
at various times a few valuable relics
have been unearthed The society is lab
oring on a project to establish a park
amid the ruins. and to get governmental
aid in preserving the other ruins in the
Southwest
The times., 1901-05-26
PORTO RIcANs IN THE ARMY.
A Reorganization of the Provisional
Regiment Ordered.

An order for the reorganization of the
Porto Rican Provisional Regiment" OF
infantry was issued, today by the Secre-
tary of War. The regiment is to consist
of SG6 enlisted men, formed into eight
companies of 104 enlisted men each, and
band of 2S men. There will be one lieu
tenant colonel, two majors, eight captains
two assistant surgeons. ten first lieuten-
ants, and eight second lieutenants. The
commissioned officers Of the existing regi-
ment will be honorablg discharged June
80 and the officers of the provisional regi-
ment appointed TIE next day for period
Of three years. The order says that the
enlisted strength of the regiment shall be
composed of natives Of che island of Porto
Rico, as far as practicable, and the pay.
rations. and allowances Of the enlisted
men shall be the same as those authorized
for enlisted men Of the Regular Army
The organization Of the provisional regi-
ment VIII be begun as soon as practical
BILE by enlistments or re-enlistments, for
periods of three years, unless sooner dis
charged The commanding officer, Dis
trict of Porto Rico, is authorized to grant
furloughs Of not more than thirty days
to soldiers who re-enlist upon the day fol-
lowing discharge from their former regi-
meHt. The Second Battalion. Companies
L, F. G., and II, of the provisional regi-
ment, is designated for mounted service,
commencing this date
The times., 1901-05-26
WITHHELD THEIR REPORT.
Action of the Cuban Commission
Which Visited Washington.

General Wood has reported to the Secre-
tary of War that no definite action has
vet been taken by the Constitutional Con-
ventiop in regard to the question of the
relations to exist between Cuba and the
United States. He has also explained that
the Cuban delegation which came to
washington and conferred with the Sec
retary Of War as to the meaning of the
Platt amendment has not yet presented TO
the convention any formal report, nor
made any formal recommendations
This statement was somewhat of sur
prise to the officials OF the War Depart
ment as it was supposed that the delega-
tion had made q report in regard to its
visit 10 Washington. General Wood OF
fered no explanation for the failure OF
the delegation to make a report, but II
is supposed here that instead of reporting
to the convention the delegation went
into conference with the special commit
toe oDnoiuted to draw uD form of rela-
tions based upon the Platt amendment
The times., 1901-05-26
,, y,sic for - commencement.

The annual commencement Of tIynh
Business College, at the New Nauohh
Theatre on June u. will have a very elab-
crate musical programme. Among the
numbers will be mixed orchestra OF
twenty pieces, a mandolin aud guitar or
chestra Of forty persons, the Arion sing
ing Society Of fifty voices; vocal solos Oy
NJ Iosenh Chunn and Messrs. Robert
7 Green John c. Weidman, and Walter
shannon; mandolin solo by Walter I;
Holt: cornet duet by w B. Mundelle ana
Mrs Charles Bayly and Harrington Bar
sker: classical reading by David c. Bangs;
the Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Cur
and a vocal quartette consisting OF Mrs
CHARLES Bayly, Mrs. Joseph Chunn, Mrs.
W s Wiley. and Miss Laura French.
The times., 1901-05-26
consolidation Of Two Lodges.

There are several flourishing lodges OF
Kniehts of Homer IN Washington. The
Oldest and the one having the largest
membership is Federal Lodge. which has
enioyed an uninterrupted existence for
nearly a quarter of a century. The Capt
tol Lodge of the same order has recent
" been consolidated with the Federal. Ed
ward A. Oldham being elected Dictator
of the consolidated lodge. The officers
are: Post Dictator, Francis F. Bates;
Vic Dictator. Frank Q. Jones' Assistant
Dictator William. T. RCseubaum; Report
er IT. VI. Smith; Financial Reporter \.
A. Taylor; Treasurer. F. B. ,sI DaslIrymple; 2js
- tS,srkifu. Guardian y. c. Martin.
The n i,.'i' trustees of the lodge are W. l.
Marsh \. c. Martin, and benjamin
Franklin,
The times., 1901-05-26
THE SANTIAGO MEDAL.
Admiral sampson's Likeness Not to
Adorn the Emblem.

II is said that a tentative decision Of
the Naval Board Of Awards, appoint ed
some time ago to design medal Of hon
OF for those who participated in the Bat
tie Of Santiago Bay, has been reached.
Members Of the board decline to give
any information on the subject, but it is
understood that the design viii be similar
to the Manila medal It was rumOred
that the medal would bear the likeness Of
Admiral Sampson. This stsry is denied
at the Navy Department.
The times., 1901-05-26
Casualties in the philippines.

Adjutant General Corbin yesterday re
ceived the following casualty list from
General Macarthur, at Manila:
Manila, May q.
"Adjutant General, Washington:
"kiIled--April 2S Jiminez, Mirdanao'
Company G, Tortielh Infantry John
Kitelhone; May Il. near Pasacao. Luzon,
Company !, Eighth Infanry, james c.
Harvey: Company b. Twenty-siXth IN
fantry. Lawrence o Hara, Samuel r. Cox.
wounded May g, I.upa, Luzon, Troop
b, Ninth cavalry, First Sergeant Jessie
Thrower. wounded in leg above knee, Sc
rious. MdcARl lliCh-
The times., 1901-05-26
WORK ON THE PHILLIPS CASE.
Prof. witthaus Not TO Make the
Chemical Analysis.

NEW YORK, May 25.-District Attorney
Philbin has decided not to employ Prof.
Witthaus TO make chemical analysis OF
the vitals organs Of Rev. Edward S. Phil
lips, Of Hazleton. Pa. who was recently
found dead in the apartments Of DR.. Stan
ley, in Ninth Avenue.
The district attorney came to this con-
clusion after consulting with Prof. Witt
haus. deciding that not only were the ex-
pert's services too expensive but that he
required too much time within which to
make his analysis Mr. Philbin viii en-
ploy a cheaper expert.
The times., 1901-05-26
TO ELIMINATE FRICTION.
The Pnn-American Executive Com
mittee Has Arranged Plans.

The object of the Government OF the
United States, it is announced, in inviting
all the countries on this continent to
second Pan-Americ8n Congress was sole
ly to promote friendly relations between
these countries and TO agree upon many
matters Of interest 10 each.
The Executive Committee, having in
view successful results TO be derived from
the projected conference, has unanimous
ly agreed upon definite programme IN
which the vexatious questions existing be
tween three Of the Republics, Chile Peru,
and Bolivia, Were eliminated from pos
sibIc discussion. In official and diploma
tic circles the action Of the committee IS
enthusiastically endorsed.
The times., 1901-05-26
MIR. CoLER NOT A CANDIDATE.
New YoFIS's Comptroller viii Not
Enter the MnyoraIfy Contest.

NEW YORK, May s25-Bird S. Coler,
the Comptroller. said today:
Il shall not be the candidate of any
party for mayor under any circumstances,
and shall engage in business when my
term expires" He declined to say what
business arrangements he had made for
the future.
The times., 1901-05-26
The pedieation al chieI.amauga.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, May z5-9oV-
ernor Mcsweeney, Of South Carolina.
Governor Candrer. Of Georgia, and
large party of South Carolinians escort
ed by regiment Of South Carolina mill
tia. will arrive here tomorrow for deGl-
cation of the South Carolina Monument
at Chickamauga National Park Monday.
The times., 1901-05-26
MeKenzie's Release Ordered.

The President has commuted khe SEN
tence of Alexander Mckenzie, the Cape
Nome mining receiver. now serving one
year in the Oakland Cal, jail for con-
tempt Of the Federal Court at San Fran
cisco, TO take effect Immediately. Inc
Attorney General yesterday wired 70 OAK
land an order for Mchenzie's s release.
The times., 1901-05-26
A WISCONSIN BANK ROBBED.
The burglars secure Between $40.
600 and $50. 900.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, May 25.-The First
National Bank Of Mineral Point, Wis,
was robbed last night by burglars who dy-
narnited the vault The thieves took the
money from a safe that was kept inside
the vault. The vault was easily forced
and then the safe was dynamited, but no
body appears TO have heard the explosion.
The amount taken was between $4,000
and $4,000, but the exact gum has not
been determined.
The times., 1901-05-26
ADMIRAL Remey at Auckland.

Rear Admiral Remey arrived at Auck-
land. New Zealand, yesterday, in the nag
ship Br~-'-'--~
The times., 1901-05-26
COULD NOT STAND CHICAGO.
An EmpIoye OF the Treasury Depart
ment Resigns.

one of the clerks in the Office of the
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
who had been ordered to Chicago to com
plete the work on the plans OF the Chlca-
go postofice. sent in his resignation yes
terday. The awful prospect OF having 70
go there and live was too much ior MN
I'd he said in exclamation that while he
re'.grctted very much leaving Inc Govern
ment service. there were some things he
could not stand, and one of them was
Chfca
The times., 1901-05-26
THE BELLS OF WASHINGTON
Some of the Many Uses to Which
the Older Ones Have Been Put.

The First One in the City Called Peo-
pie to Prayers and Occasionally
Sounded Fire AIarms-Thc Chimes
at the Metropolitan NJ. Il. Church.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22
II Death in Keene.

Another death from scarlet fever
occurred early yesterday morning at
Keene, the victim being Helen Eliza
beth, the 10-months-old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray of WOODBURY.
street. The child was i'll only about
~ hours. A six-years-old brother was
at that time thought to be in much
more dangerous condition. The bur
ial was ordered to take place yester-
day forenoon, on account of the malig-
nant character of the disease. This
is the 18th death from scarlet fever
since the outbreak of the epidemic
Three new cases of scarlet fever were
reported yesterday. The board Of
health has issued white placards to
be placed by physicians in charge Of
suspected cases on all houses where
such patients live until the character
of the disease is definitely diagnosed.
The white cards will establish a tenn
porary quarantine wherever placed.
officers have been placed at houses
uuarantined for the small poX, but the
families having scarlet fever are eX-
pected to obey the quarantine regu-
iations without police guard.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22
DEATHS.

In West Bratteboro March is, Miss Annie L.
Circuit So.
In Jamaica March II, Mrs. Flora C. Howard,
wife of Ziba Howard, IL.
In Putney, March IS, Mrs, Barney Colebrook,
In Grafton, March 10, Mrs Minerva Amsden. &c.
In Chester, March 10. n. A. Meader, So
10 Guilford, March 10, Mrs. Mary E. H. Morse,
81 years. II months and 10 days
In Barton Landing, NIarcn I, Mary A. Smith,
So, formerly of Putney
In West Chesterfield, n H. March IS, Warren
W. Farr, 70.
In waipole, n H., March 10, Morgan j. Sher-
man, formerly proprietor Of the Cheshire House
in keene, 78
In Bernardston. Mass March 49, David Pratt So
In Mortified, Mass, March Il, infant son of
Herbert Bigelow.
In Mortified, Mass, March 20. Minnie Slate
Bigelow. wife OF Herbert Bigel W, 90
In Brookline Mass, March II, Richards Brad
ley, five-year old son Of Richards Bradley, jr.
In New Haven, Conn. March II, Mrs. Stephen
Maynard, formerly Of Hinsdale. y. H., ca
In New York, March H. William A. Upham,
formerly Of Bellows Falls, "a.
In Rochester, n. " March IA, Charles c. Steb.
bins, 20, formerly Of Bratteboro
In Ballston Spa. n. Y March 1s, Mrs. Minnie
Hackett, wife OF Al xander p. McKnnon.
In Yale, Idaho, March ID, Francis Milton, son
OF George W. and Agnes Bancroft Hall. months
and days, Of scarlet fever
In Washington, d. c March 10, Mrs Fannie
A. Crosby Rice OF Brattlebpro, Sc.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22
Mr.. Thompson's Career.

Thomas Thompson, phllanthroplsI,
born in Boston, Mass, Aug. II, l196;
died in New York city March %, 1869.
He was graduated at Harvard in 1916
one of his classmates being George
Bancroft, the historian, and studied
divinity under William Ellery Cham
ming, but abandoned it to devote him
self to fine arts. His first collection Oh
pictures, which was said to be the
finest in Boston at that time, and val
ued at $4,000, was destroyed In the
burning of fremont Temple in 1907.
He gathered another fine collection.
He had bequeathed this to form
fund. the income of which should be
used to aid poor needle women IN
Boston, but because his property was
taxed in that city at what he thought
an eXorbitant rate he removed 10 new
York in 1860, Cancelled his Will ana
made another in favor of the needle
women in BrattlebOTo and RhinebecK'
Mr.. Thompson's mode of life was &c
centric, and it is said that before MS
removal from Boston he had never
travelled on a steamboat or rallroau'
James O'Connor, one of the trus-
tees named in the will, died a NUMBER
Of years ago. When The Phoenix Sc
cured a copy of the will in 1891 Wi,
liam Minot and William Minot, Jr', Oh
Boston, were trustees. Both have
since died. William Minot, jr., was a
brother of Laurence Minot, one OF the
present trustees.
After her husbands death, MIS-
Thompson lived several years IN
Washington, d. c., with relatives
She was stricken with paralysis IN
1883, and was helpless from that time
to her death. For a time after sus-
tanning the shock she lived with a
nephew in Connecticut. Mrs. Thomp-
son was an aunt of George P. Roweli'
the noted advertising agent and pusl-
ness man of New York, who is ma
tive of Concord, VT.
Mr., Thompson inherited his fortune
He was a man of humane and beneVo,
lent impulses, of wide learning ana
cultivation, both in books and pictures
and was an artist of some attainment
He was fond of carriage DRIVING
and once, at least, spent the summer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22
A BIG LUMBER DEAL.

Tract of 10000 Acres in Bennington
and Windham Counties Will be
Sold.
The largest deal in timber land
known in Vermont in years was con-
summated at Burlington yesterday
when the Battenkill Lumber company
bought a tract of 10000 acres heavily
timbered with spruce situated in the
towns of Manchester, Sunderland,
Winhall, Dorset and Stratton. The
company is incorporated under the
laws of New Hampshire and F. H.
Wright of Auburndale, Mass, is it's
manager. The company has shipped
several carloads of horses and camp
supplies to Manchester Depot to be
taken to the woods. A portable mill
will be erected at once. The wood
will be taken down the mountain in
a sluiceway four miles long. Between
10000 and $4,000 cords will be cut this
year. The entire product will be de-
livered to the International Paper
company near Manchester Depot.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22
DISEASE NOT TYPHus FEVER.
State Board of Health's Statement in
Regard to Epidemic Which Caused
Six Deaths.

Six Deaths.
Six people have died as a result of
the epidemic in West Windsor. None
are i'll now, but nurses and others in
the houses where the disease appear
ed are under quarantine. The dis
ease was not apparently typhus fever,
but poisoning of a nature not fully de-
termined. Drs. Charles S. Caverly
of Rutland, II. d. holton of Brattle-
boro and 7. r. Stiles of st. Johns
bury, comprising the State Board of
Health, have sent to DR.. j. ID. Brews-
ter, the health officer at Windsor, the
following statement based upon the
investigation made by DR.. Caverly:
After careful consideration of all the
facts obtainable in regard to the re-
cent fatal outbreak of disease in an
outlying district of your town, we are
of the opinion that these were cases
of severe septicaemia in which the
poison variously affected the internal
organs. The disease was highly
infectious and probably contagious.
We cannot find that the septic
phenomena in these cases coincid-
ed with those of any recognized infec-
ton or eruptive fever; nor can we
discover that there is any ground for
thinking these cases were traceable
directly or indirectly to any other
cases of infectious disease. We must,
therefore, conclude that local condi-
tiOns were somewhat at least respon-
sible for this outbreak and that all
those who have the disease have either
been subjected to the original poison
or have acquired it by contact with
the sick.
What the local conditions were that
caused or contributed to the outbreak
we cannot state. The water supply,
the conditions about or in the house
where the disease originated may
have had a bearing on them. The
same rules should govern the manage
ment of this outbreak as would obtain
in an outbreak of any recognized in
fectious disease. The cases and those
exposed should be strictly quarantined
and disinfection and thorough cleans
ing follow recovery or death. The
water supply should be investigated
and the premises thoroughly cleaned
up The bodies of those dead should
be buried privately and as speedily
as DOSSible
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22

Mrs. Lizzie Narramore, 80, in a fit
of insanity brought on by fear of the
poor house, murdered her six children
from one to nine years old, and then
attempted suicide by cutting her
throat and legs with a razor at her
home in Barre near the village of
Colebrook, Mass.
There are now eight cases of small
pox at Fairhaven, Poultney and Cas-
tleton. The disease has probably ex-
listed there for some time and some
cases were undoubtedly diagnosed as
chicken pox. There is suspicion
that several people may be i'll with
the disease in an adjoining town and
an investigation is now being made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22

with much statistical information, has
been widely circulated. Mrs. Thomp-
son has given more than 100000 to-
ward providing with business pursuits
the heads of families, hundreds of
whom have been able to establish
themselves by her bounty. Among
her many charities is the gift of $780,
600, which was expended by commits
sion authorized by Congress to inYes-
tigate yellow fever.
She founded the town of Long Mont,
at the foot of the Rocky Mountains,
and gave $40 acres of land, with $500,
to each colonist in Saline county, Kan
sas. Mrs. Thompson contributed
largely to the purchase of the Vassar
college telescope, and gave to the
Concord school of philosophy the
building in which its summer assem-
blies are held. She suggested the idea
of a song service to the poor and in
Cured large expense in putting it into
practical operation in many of the
large cities of the country. Francis
B. Carpenters painting of the Sign
ing of the Emancipation Proclamation
by Lincoln in the Presence of His
Cabinet" was purchased by her and
presented to Congress. In conse-
quence of this she was granted the
freedom of the floor of the House, a
right which no other woman, not even
the Presidents wife, possesses.
In 1885 she placed in the hands of
board of trustees chosen for that
purpose $4,000 to be devoted to the
advancement and prosecution of sci
entific research in it's broadcast sense.
Mrs. Thompson has agitated the ques-
ton of the possibility of an interna-
tional republic or world, governed by
laws emanating from an intelligent
community.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22
Sketch of Mrs. Thompson.

Elizabeth Thompson, philanthropist,
born in Lyndon, Vt, Feb. 81, 1921.
She was daughter of Samuel Rowell,
a poor farmer, and at the age of nine
went to aid in the household duties
of neighbours family as a maid of all
work, receiving as wages 25 cents a
week. Her education was chiefly
self-acquired, but she was remarkably
handsome, and while on a visit to Bos-
ton in 1S43 so impressed Thomas
Thompson, a well-known millionaire
of that city, that he sought her ac-
quaintance. Early in 1914 they were
married, and until his death in 1869
spent much of their income for charit-
able purposes. The use of the entire
income of his immense estate was
then left to Mrs. Thompson.
She has given large sums to the
cause of temperance, and Figures of
He'll" tract written by her, and filled
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22
LOCAL OVERFLOW.

There is a case of scarlet fever in
the family of Walter Walker in Dunn
merstOn.
E. S. Hall is planning to build two
houses on the Pitkin property which
he bought on Western avenue.
Frank Howard Rogers and Charlotte
Ann Worden, both of Brattleboro,
were married at Greenfield Saturday.
The probate court has appointed
John j. Howe administrator and W. H.
Whitney and d. NJ. Higley appraisers
and commissioners of the estates of
Erasmus ID. May and Emily j. May Of
Marlboro.
The Springfield Union says: Arthur
A. Hartford of Brattleboro was enlist
ed at the recruiting station in this city
Monday for the mounted service in
the Philippines. He was sent to Fort
Slocum.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-03-22
BIRTHS.
MARRIAGES.

In utney, March 49, by Rev. j. II Bennett
william A. Ross Of Putney and Julia A. Labounty
of Brattleboro.
In West Jamaica, March II, by Rev o H. Pal.
mer of StrattOn, Elger W. Clough and Mrs. Eva
NJ. Burke.
In Bellows Falls, March 20, by Rev. G. H. Wells
OF Bethel Lendal T. Shales and Mrs. Louise
Hurd both of Belfast Me.
In North wapole, n. H., March IA, L. j. Royce
and Niss Eva M. Smith.
In East Charlotte, March 10, by Rev. f. b.
Harris Andrew Holmes Thomas and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Harris, the latter formerly of Halifax
In Bern ardston, Mass March II Eben Learned
Henrietta Burrov of Bernardston.
In Greenfield, Mass March IS, Frank Howard
Rogers and Charlotte Ann Worden, both OF Brat
tleborO.
In Flatbush, N. Y, March H. by the Rev. j. g.
Gardiner, Addison Bradley Hall OF Brooklyn,
formerly OF Brattleboro and Miss Sarah M.
KCuwenhovt of Flatbush.