Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-06

MINOR NOTES.


Admiral Howison sent a letter to
Acting Secretary Hackett, denying
that he had criticised Admiral Schley
and he was continued as a member Of
the court Of inquiry. The letter was
unsatisfactory to Admiral Schleys
counsel.
Secretary Root has cut down the
estimates of the army engineers for
river and harbor Improvements during
the next fiscal year to an amount ag-
gregating over $13,O0O,OO0. He be
lieves a great deal of government
money is thrown away on some of the
projects contained in the general river
and harbor bill.
The Lee shoe shop in Athol which
has been closed several years was re.
opened Wednesday under the direct
management of w. Starr Lee. Athol
people are much gratified that it is
possible for this industry to be again
opened especially under such promis-
ing circumstances. 1t is expected
about 800 or 400 hands will be employ
ed many of them old employees.
Col. Albert Clarke of Boston, sec
retary of the Home Market club, has
been elected chairman of the indus
trial commission to succeed the late
Senator Kyle of North Dakota. Col.
Clarke is already a member of the
commission. The former associates of
Col. Clarke in newspaper work in Yer
mont are gratified to see frequent re-
cognition of his fitness for high places
in public life.
A cablegram received in London
from Copenhagen says the Danish
ministry has agreed to accept an Of
fer of the United States, of about
$4,000, for the Danish West India
Islands. A despatch from Washing
ton intimates that the report is prob
ably correct. The island group in
cludes st. Thomas, said to be the most
desirable site in the West Indies for
a military and naval station.
Rev. S. H. Archibald of Rutland.
one of the trustees of the Vermont
Academy at Saxtons River, stated
Monday that pledges to the amount
of SIS 900 for the use of the academy
had been secured. This is the sum
necessary to obtain the $4,000 offered
the academy by John D. Rockefeller
provided the conditions were complied
with before September 1. The last
pledge was received at $50 o'clock
Saturday night.
The census bureau has made public
statement concerning the manufac-
turing industries of Vermont as devel-
oped by the inquiry made last year.
The statement shows that there are
4071 manufacturing concerns in the
state, and places the total value Of
products at $57,646,715. The capital
invested is S4S,547,964, the wage earn
ers employed 29,674; total wages paid
annually $12,237, ,6S4; cost of material
used s29,SS2,744. The figures show an
increase since 1890 of 50.4 per cent in
product and of 45.2 per cent in wages
paid.
The Labor World, the organ of the
International Tin Workers Protective
association, and the mouthpiece of the
Pittsburg district of the Mine Work
ers' union and the Pattern Makers
association, demands the impeach-
ment of President Shaffer of the Anal
gamated association, for calling the
steel strike, because, it is charged, he
compelled the steel workers to violate
contracts, expelled the Chicago men
and revoked their charter without con-
stitutional hearing, and because the
whole strike is unconstitutional and
has brought ruin and wreck to men
who have made the Amalgamated as
sociation.