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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-13

ruins, an unknown man and four girls.
The wildestlconfusion followed the ex-
plosion. Hundreds on the street., cars
and afoot, and tenants OF nearby
buildings, we're pauic stricken. The
work OF rescue was seriously retarded
by great crowd ard continual falling
of walls.
To add to the horror several of the
injured crazed with pain fought the
rescuers, drag ing the officers and am
bulance men into the crowds in their
efforts to hurl themselves under pass
ing cars and to secure revolvers OF po-
licemen TO kill themselves.
Eighteed injured 80 far have been Ia
ken out of the ruins to the hospital.
The firemen estimate that twenty are
still in the ruins. The force of the ex-
plosion was terrific, great masses OF
brick were hurled against buildings
three hundred feet away. Many mar
row escapes are reported. Bricks and
timbers crashed through bedrooms and
store windows, with many instances oil
their grazing the occupants.
Through the high CART Of the build
ing the boiler was hurled AS it fell il
carried everything with it, razing the
entire building. At ten, two bodies
were recovered, man and girl
Both were horribly mangled and
scalded.
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Speaking in Boston the other day,
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore said that "she
had often wished in years gone by God
would annihilate every woman on the
globe so that man could know what it
was to be without woman in the world ;
and then, she believed, he would come
to his senses and realize the need of
both in the worlds advancement
Without her own admission, we never
could have believed that 80 amiable a
woman as Mrs. Livermore could ever
have formed wish 30 cruel. And sup
pose that it could have been gratified.
Where would be all the rights and
privileges that women have gained in
the last generation; and what good
would it have done the tyrant man to
find out after the extinction of woman
that she was needed? BY inquiry Mrs,
Livermore may ascertain that the tyrant
man is perfectly aware that both men
and women are needed for the world 8
advancement. But to think that Mrs.
Livermore would have had all the
women in the world annihilated.-New
York Sun.
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and ought to be literally true. 1t is said
further that similar report comes
from the other New England States,
that $40 farms or parts of farms have
been taken up in this way in New
Hampshire, and that when occupied
will increase the population about
1900. 1t seems likely that agricult-
ure will become as important an in
dustry in New England as 1t was before
the days wheu the great factories were
built and the western fever lured the
boys and girls from their New Eng
land homes on the farms.
This, too, is extremely interesting,
and highly important if true. The
nearest that Vermont comes to inclu-
sion in this story of agricultural revival
is the circumstance that report SIM
liar to that pertaining to Connecticut
comes from the other New England
States. These rose tinted reports and
the story OF the recent census, in res
pect of Vermont, are somewhat at va
I
rance. Congratulations should GER
tainly be made to the Granite State if
it has, indeed, increased its agricultural
population about $4,000. Its increase
in the last census period was 35,05S;
Connecticut's, 162,097; Vermont's,
IL ,2l9. But while the rural regions Of
New Hampshire and Connecticut, if
the story of reviving agriculture is sus-
tanned by the facts, have received a
large part of this increase, the farm
ing towns of Vermont are shown to
have continued the shrinking that in
forty years has taken from them some
10000 of their inhabitants. The com
mercial, industrial and railway centers
have grown, but the farming towns
have lost. The facts seem to indicate
that Vermont is not in the refuent tide
that is again peopling the hills and val
legs of rural Connecticut and New
Hampshire. Perhaps they will be
waited in on the ground swell that sod
Home Week" will set in motion. Sc
mote it be.
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HARRISON DYING,

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March 12.-
Gen. Harrison had bad night. DR.
Jameson was hurriedly summoned
shortly before seven o'clock this morn
ing. II was announced at nine O'Clock
this morning that the General had 6
serious relapse at $3.50 and the worst is
now feared. His temperature is some
what lower, and respiration is very
weak.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 12.-At ten A.
NJ. DIR. Jameson issued the following
bulletin: "Nothing in Ex-President
Harrison's condition offers any en-
enlargement. He is in very critical
condition"
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March II, 1890
P. M Gen. Harrison is partially un-
conscious, doing at intervals. His
son and daughter have been summoned
to his bedside.
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Abandoned Farms in Connecticut,

A few years ago, in the Nutmeg as
we'll as the Green Mountain State,
many articles were printed in the State
papers lamenting that there were 30
many fine farms in the State that had
been abandoned and were going to
ruin for lack of interest and profit in
agricultural pursuits in Connecticut.
The State board of agriculture in its
annual reports called attention to the
deplorable lack Of interest in farming
and the abandoning of farms, several Of
which the board offered for sale.
The discovery was recently made, it
is said, that there are now no abandon
ed farms in the State. This was learn
ed by investigators who had lately en-
deavored to find out the exact number
OF farms not under cultivation in the
State. Investigation showed that the
farms had been purchased by former
Connecticut people who went West
about the time Horace Greeley advised
young men to migrate, had prospered,
and have come back to spend their de-.
Ginning days on the old farm. The
prodigal who conldn't get back the old
place has settled as near it as possible.
Modern agricultural science has made
farming more profitable and more at
tractive and the abandoned" farms are
likely to become prosperous again.
This is, indeed, an interesting story
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Fast Calais.

Mary, widow Of the late Phineas Wheel
or, died Tuesday after a brief illness from
pneumonia, aged seventy-seven years
j. Q. Haskell, who has been helpless for
q long time, suffered a third stroke OF pa
ralysis Monday night and has lain ever
since in an unconscious state.
The singing class is to meet with those
from Maple Corners, Woodbury. and East
Montpelier next Thursday at Memorial
hall, North Calais, for an all days sing.
rection of O, #. Dudley. A good time is
expected for those in attendance as we'll as
q good program for the concert. At the
close OF the concert, dancing from ten to
two o'clock.
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SOUTH AFRICA.

LoRENZ MARQUES, March 8 Lord
Kitchener has granted Gen. Botha a
seven days's armistice TO enable him to
confer with the other Boer generals.
LONDON, March GA special dis
patch from Pretoria dated Friday says
Gen. Kitchener and Gen. Botha had
lengthy conference on Gun hill Friday
morning. Gen. Botha was alone and
Gen. Kitchener was accompanied by
his secretary.
According to the Sun the surrender
of General Botha would have been &C
complished before now had Gen. Kitch-
ener been in position to conclude the
terms of the surrender. When the
surrender occurs, the Sun adds, it will
include the surrender or entire suppress
sion Of Gen. DeWet and will involve
the termination of the war.
Lord Kitchener offers a special am
nesty to all who surrender, as we'll as
to all prisoners, except those Capt.
Dutch who, being British subjects,
have actively fomented Boer resist
ance. Gen. DeWet and Mr.. Steyn,
were, however, excluded from the am
uesty.
Lord Kitchener further promises
that, if peace were concluded, the gov
eminent will assist in rebuilding the
| farm houses and other buildings de-
stroyed under m litary exigencies, will
reinstate the lawful owners and will
help them stock their farms. Those
guilty of acts OF treachery would be ex-
Guided from these benefits. General
Botha appear sati fed with the con-
dltions and the srmstice arranged.
He proceeded to consult his officers, a
vast majority of whom accepted the
terms
DeWet and Steyn both remain ire.
concllaoie. They declined to any terms
DeWet adding that on his part the wal
had become one of revenge, and he in
tended to do all the mischief he could.
1t is probable thai the original arms.
tice OF a week will be extended. 1t is
believed that the remainder of General
Botha's officers have now been Won
round and that ne is likely to make
formal submission to Lord Kitchener
March IL, when his force will surren
der to General French.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Times pub
fishes the following from Aasvoge
Kop: "Gen. DeWet has escaped north
ward by forced march, with 400 men
His objective is believed to be the vi
cinity of Kroonstadt. Four other Doe
leaders are still in the southwestern
part Of Orange River colony. Nov
that Gen. DeWet is back in his Owl
country, it will be almost impossible l.
operate against him Just 80 soon a
he is pressed, his commando dissolves
to meet again few days later. Only
few bands OF Beers are now left il
Cape Colony"
CAPE Town, March 1.-THE off
cial reports of the progress of the bu
bonic plague in Cape Town since tn
outbreak of the bubonic plague, show
a total of twenty-five deaths and 10
new cases.
The Malays gathered Sunday to OF
pose the removal of Malay who ha
beed attacked by the disease and @
several persons who had come into con
tact with the victim. The police wer
overpowered and the persons who ha
come into contact with the Malay mad
their escape. In the event of repeti
ton of this experience it will be nee
essary to employ an armed force, s
that trouble is anticipated.
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COOKER EXPLODES.

MCKEEsPoRT, Pa, March 12.-The
cooker in the big 100000 plant of the
McKeesport Brewing Company ex-
ploded at five O'Clock this morning de-
molishing the entire four story build
ing, and killing William Fierkle, watch
man, and Matthew Mari, brewer,
Fierkle's body was blown through the
side of car Of merchandise on the rail-
road beside the brewery. The other
body is still in the ruins.
An unoccupied frame building at one
side of the brewery was crushed like an
egg shell. A dwelling was on the 9TH
er side, occupied by William Spencer
and family. Mr.. Spencer and wife
were buried in the ruins of their home.
They escaped death miraculously.
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Central Vermont Railway.


trains GONG South and East soill Leave Non.
pelier as follot0s:
g,BB A. M. MAIL. for Fitcbburg, Boston, Spring
ssld, and New York. Parlor Oar TO Boston with.
sat change.
1870 p. M. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low
,nd Worcester via Nashua. Parlor Gar to Boston
$3.50 r. M. PAssENG for Windsor.
1888 Am. daily EXPRESS. for 10 ,ton via Lo
veil and all points In New England, New York and
south Pullman Sleepers to Boston and to Spring
Trains Going North and West:
$3.50 A. M. daily EXPRESS, for Montreal and the
fontreal
te;IBA. M. PASSENGER. for Burlington, Rut.
land st. Albans, Montreal, and Rich lord, making
81 30 r. M. PASSENGER. for Burlington, ST Al
bans, Montreal, Rouses Point and Rlchford. Parlor
JAR to Mon sreal without changed
81 30 T.. M. EXPRESS for Burlington, It, Al
Montpelier junction to Chicago without change
Through tickets to Chicago all points West for
ole At the principal stations.
Suburban Train Service.
leave Montpelier at 6;35, 9:l5, 1850, A. NJ l2.55,
liQ, $40 p. n. Arrive At Barre twenty minutes
,fssr leaving time.
Leave Barre at s:lO $3.50 A. NJ, l7i Oh NJ $685. $50
ii 100, P. N. Arrive at Montpelier, twenty min
sos after leaving time.
trains leave for wnliamstown at l2.55 P. NJ. Ana
s0P.N.
al passenger trsins will stop at the Pioneerworks
take or leave passengers when s'gDaled.
q. b. BAILEY, Agent
g, u. EITZHUGH vice Pres, General Manager,
~. CUMMINGS, General Passenger Agent
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MEMPHIS DISASTER.

MEMPHIS, TENN, March 11.-Many
persons are thus far reported killed
outright and injured, and tremendous
amount of property destroyed by the cy.
clone of Saturday night over this and
adjoining States. Near Forest City,
Ark, sixteen houses were destroyed in
one neighborhood.
Houses were lifted from their foun-
dations, killing the occupants and in
juring others. At Rush Hill, Ark,
several were killed. At Piggot, Ark,
Methodist church, new court house
and other buildings were demolished
AT Conway, Ark, fifty houses were un-
rooted. At Streator residents were in.
stantly killed.
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Washington Notes.

President Mckinney and his entire
Cabinet are perfectly satisfied with the
Cuban situation and feel thoroughly
confident that, after little suffering,
the Cubans will accept the conditions
laid down by Congress. There has
been no foundation for any of the SEN
sational stories alleging that it was con-
templated to increase the naval force
in Cuban waters and to send more
troops to Cuba to awe the Cubans into
accepting the conditions. Neither ac-
ton has been at any time contemplated
and no official in Washington has any
idea that any circumstances can pos
sibly arise that will make such action
necessary. The situation is being mis-
represented in Havana as well as in
Washington, but these misrepresenta-
tions are not likely to prevent salts
factory ending of the matter, although
they may possibly defer the end.
Vice President Roosevelt made an
excellent impression during the week
he presided over the special session of
the Senate. He had had no previous
parliamentary experience, and made
several unimportant mistakes, owing to
his lack of knowledge of Senate usage.
He was personally popular with many
Of the Senators before his Inaugural
ton as Vice President, and he has
become more so.
President Mckinley gave the COM
mittee of Cuban business men who
came to Washington to ask for modi-
| fication of the Cuban tariff about all
they asked for when he issued an
order abolishing the Cuban export
duty on tobacco of all kinds, after
April /. This cuts off about a million
dollars year from the Cuban reve-
nues, but it is thought it will result in
much more benefit than that to the
Cuban planters.
When firm does the largest bust
ness in its line in the world, it is plain
that it must do the best work. G.
A. Snow & Co., the Washington pat
ent lawyers, who nave procured more
than $4,000 patents for inventors, do
the largest patent soliciting business in
the world.
President Scott, of the Union Iron
Works, San Francisco, the company
that built the battleship Oregon and is
building the Ohio, which President
Mckinley is going to see launched,
was recently in Washington. or the
Presidents trip to the Pacific coast he
said: "We are going to have big time
when the Ohio is launched. The peo-
pie out our way are all anxious to see
the President, and they will give him
great reception. We don't often have
President as visitor on the Pacific
coast, and we are going to make the
most of our opportunity. II President
Mckinley doesn't have pleasant time,
it will be because the people of Califor-
MIA have forgotten the art OF entertain
ing, and we would not like to think we
had"
Senator Frye, who has again been
honored by unanimous election to be
President pro tenn Of the Senate, says
he will devote part of the co lgres-
sional recess to preparing new ship
ping bill, which he will use his best
efforts to put through at the next regu-
lar session of Congress, in order to give
American shipping the chance it de-
serves to keep pace with the American
industries that now lead the world.
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BOILER EXPLOSION.

CHICAGO, March 1.-THE huge
boiler in the basement of the Sanitary
Laundry Company at 458 West Madi-
son street, exploded at eight o'clock
this morning, completely wrecking the
structure and three adjoining buildings,
badly damaging stores along the street,
and causing the loss of probably ten
lives.
A score or more of laundry employees
were injured, some seriously. About
seventy-hve were in the building at the
time of the explosion. Up to $3.50 five
bodies had been recovered from the
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The Maine-TO Raise the Wreck,

A company has been formed in Chi
cago to raise the M ,ine. Its purpose
is to surround the sunken battleship
with Golfer dam, pump out the water,
repair the vessel, float her, and after
removing the dam, bring her to this
country. The contract with the gov
eminent provides that the latter shall
receive three per cent of any amount
realized on the wreckage.
More of the company's capital is SUBJ
scribed in New York than in Chicago.
1t is proposed to spend $4,000 in its
attempt to raise the ship. A represen-
tative of the company says there will
be time enough to talk about the dis
position to be made of the wreck when
it is fl dated. He says, further, that the
engines are believed to be uniujured,
that there are at least 100 tons of brass
and copper in the vessel, and, incred.
IDLE as it may seem, that 100000 worth
OF ammunition is ON board. He esti-
mates that the ship, ifit can be patched
up, will be worth $4,000 900, and if the
company has to break her up she will
still be worth 100000. The force
for the work is about 300 men and the
time required is estimated at two
months. The proposition to raise the
Maine has always been listened to ia
vorably by the government, but no sat
isfactory terms could be reached.
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Local members of the VIC. 7. u.
visited the Brandon saloon keepers
Monday afternoon and asked the keep
ers il they wouldn't refrain from SELL
ing Intoxicating liquor on town meet
ing day. They promised they would
refrain, and if the ladies believe they
are men of their word, we believe it to
be the ladies' duty to exact the same
promise from them every morning of
the year. -Brandon Union.
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HAY-PAUNCEFOTE TREATY.

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Pacnce-
fote today submitted to Hay his instruc-
tions from Lord Lansdowne respecting
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, practically
closing negotiations. The document
states that Great Britain cannot eccept
tina Senate amendments and expresses
regret that the United States has taken
this course. No alternative is offered.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-13

Ex-President Harrison insists that
his illness, which the dispatches are
representing as very serious, as "only
a slight brush from which he will soon
recover" and this view of the case this
people is hoping will be sustained by
the issue.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-13

H. Henry Powers, formerly Repre-
sentative of the first district in Con-
gress, was an applicant for appoint
ment on the Spanish claims commits
sion, salary $4,000, which, however, he
did not receive. Now he seeks, it is
said, the post of assistant attorney gen.
eral, an Office created to present the
government side in cases before the
commission. The future looks dull in
Vermont, and will seem all the duller
after the "far flung battle line" of last
years. political warfare. So it is hoped
that Mr.. Powers will not seek or accept
any Office whose duties might prevent
him from cross-examining Hon. Carroll
s. Page in the suit pending in Benning-
ton county, privilege for which the
ex-judge and representative is report
ed to have expressed a willingness to
pay $500.
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Says Editor Harris of the Morris
vile Messenger: "a State local option
league was born last week in Rutland,
No movement of any kind whatever
tending to adjust the preset liquor
laws will have the slightest effect if
born in Rutland" And Jack has a
proper appreciation of the size and i'm
portance of some things emanating
from the grave yard city.
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The Governor might we'll start a
grand reform THE year by refusing rec
ognition to that which has become a
travesty on religious feeling and roar
ing farce-Fast Day. But don't ex-
pect 1t of him.-Morrisville Messenger.
1t is sad to see Jack Harris 80 far be
hind the procession in things legisla-
tive. Take down the proceedings of
the General Assembly of 1893 and turn
In the index to Fast Day, or some SINH
lar catch word.
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MONTPELIER & Wells River R. R.

Intellect oct. 8. 1900. Trains leaving Montpelier
as follows-Going east;
500 A. M MAIL.
Connects at Wells River with Accommodation
Train Sorth, and with Mail Train South over PaS-
'umpsic Division Boston and Maine r. r.
Also CONNECTS with Accommodation Train North
via. White Mountain Division, and with Mail Train
River to Boston, via Plymouth, Concord, Manches
ter Nashua and Lowell, arriving Boston at 1880 PM
1:15 r. NJ. EXPRESS.
Connects at Wells River with Express and Mail
Train North over Passumpsic Division b. q NJ r. r.
500 Line Express to IT Paul and Minneapolis,
Western Express for Chicago and Night Express for
Pacific Coast Points via. q z. R'y; Through Sleep
ago. daily except Saturdays, Montreal to Pacific
Coast and Tourists Cars to Pacific Coast Wednes-
days. Connects with Mail Train for Lisbon, Lift o
tom Whiteheld, Fabyans, Lancaster, Groveton and
Berlin. Also connects wi h Express Train for Bos-
Through Psrlor Car Wells River to Boston.
$40 p. M. ACCOMMODATION.
Connects at Wells River with train north over
Passumpsc Division b. Il M. Railroad Tor all stations
mediation South for all stations between Wels River
andWhite River junction and with Accommodation
Train over White Mountain Division Il. q M, X. r.
for Ls san, Littleton, Whitefe and Lancaster
TRAINS WEST.
Leave ellis River-6. 90. 1905 A. M. $40
Arrive Montpelier 9.ss, 11.s5 A. NJ. Oh
SUBURBAN TRAIN SERVICE.
LeAv. Montpelier--6:3O, 9.45. IL .4O:A. NJ. $50
$50, 6.15 +. M.
Arrive Barre ESQ, 1908, I1.55 A. M.
$50, 4.O5, $50 p. NJ.
Leave Berre--7.3O, 1920. A. NJ. 1913, 3.1o
arrive az SC@nt gS ID 1898 A. M. 10
W. A. sTowELL, General Manager.
+. w. STANYAN, Superintendent,
f. w. MORSE. Genr Pass Agent.
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Many a long day may it be before
the United States shall be allied with
Great Britain against Russia. The
Bears title to Manchuria, if he wants
the province for an outlet to the trans
Siberian railway-letting ra of light
and warmth into a waste of snow and
ice-is as good at least as the Lions
claim to the regions he has seized in
South Africa. Russia was the early
friend of these United States when as
colonies they were wringing their in
dependence from Great Britain; Rus
STA was their friend again, in the civil
war, when this same Great Britain was
seeking pretext to interfere on the
side of the South. Russia is about the
last power on the face of the earth the
United States should be allied against
and especially with England.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-13

The recent organization OF a local
option league in Rutland his stirred
some of the newspaper advocates of
licensing she liqnor traffic into &C
tive eruption again. A local option
league is not new thing in Vermont.
Such organizations have been formed
before, and in this same city OF Rut.
land, and still the system of regulating
sales of liquors the State adopted
som fifty years ago stands, and will con
tinue to stand against the winds Of de-
nouncement aud foods of verbiage
which are descending upon the meas
ure from certain newspaper offices, for
it is founded on the rock of sound
sense aud wholesoms public morality.
So let the heather rage and imagine
vain things.