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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

Major Burnham, the famous Amer
can scout. who fought with the British
forces in South Africa, III Il recent in-
terview in Il London newspaper. great
ly appreciates the advantages of a
quick wtted' horse to a scout. "We
can get important lessons in scouting
from the animals" says Mr.. Burnham.
The horse is especially we'll worth
watching. Many times, when out Ou
the plains alone with my horse, l have
laid down and gone to sleep in perfect
security, while the horse graZed close
ut hand. However exhausted l might
be. l would wake up instantly If the
animal stopped grazing. And it would
he instructive to watch him then.
you could tell by the way he he'd
his head that he was saying to himself,
Didn't | hear something little un.
usual them He would cock one ear
back and listen behind him, and thea
90 on grazing if convinced that every
thing was all right. But sometimes
when. so far as the human ear can
tell there is no sound. the horse holds
his head high. with his ears pointed
steadily in some particular direction.
then it is time to make Investigations.
There is as great Il difference In
horses of course, as there is in men.
and ii bphovcS Il scout to travel with
an intelligent. quick -witted horse, ana
to study him thoroughly, especially IN"
lnh az; lts
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Tho Duke of Broglic, the famous
French statesman. is dead.
General II. A. Algcr has started 400
bank accounts of 81 each for Detroit
newShoys.
Professor Elisha Gray. Of Chicago,
m inventor of the telephone, d'cd a.
Nrwtonvillc Mass.
Queen IIrnriette of Belgium. who
has been suffering from acute bron-
chitiS. is recovering.
Uetty Green's son. Il. RI. Il. Green.
says he has quit politics to please his
mother, "who is dead set against poll
ties
James +. Harlan. who las been ap-
pointed A,torncy-Genrra of Porto
Rico. is Il son of Justice Harlan. of
the United States Supreme Court.
Alfred Belt went to South Africa
when II young boy. and in less than
thirty-two years, starting with notli-
ing. became the richest man III all the
world.
Former Secretary Carlisle Is said to
he making S1O.O0O Il year in fees from
his practice i'm New York city. which
is tempting other retired statesmen to
follow his example.
Mr.. Parmlce Prentice who was re-
Gently married to Miss Rockefeller, at
New York City. will inherit from his
father one of the best collections of
rare books in the country.
Sir Richard Webster now Lord Al
vcrStonr. the English LC ID Chief JUS
ticr. when called to the bar made $500
in the first year of his practice and
$1,000 the second. Before his latest
promotion he was making 100000 Il
year.
The poet Swinhurne recently said
that if early in life he had made it Il
rule To answer only such letters rs
came from friends and relatives his
contributions to literature would have
been augmented by the addition of ut
least thee volumes.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Many Animals Roasted to Death.

Baltimore. Jan. "l.-With pitiful
screams Of fright AMI gronnS of pain
- or more animals of I'LL descriptions
confined in cages at Frank &. BoStock' :
200" uuarl"rcd in this city, wrr,
roasted TO lratl last night Fire, which
probably originated from II badly in
sulatcd electric light wire, caused im
conhagrltiUn. rhe fire was diScoverc,
Il few minutes after the evening per.
formancc had ceased. Twenty min
entire building was Il wreck. Mr. RoS
tOck estimates his loss on the animals
at about S4OO,OOO. The owners Of the
building will lose S15.OOO or $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
EDWARD C. DAN 4.

IN p,NcC, aul no ono undertook the
do il all RIGHT and did. Mr.. oliver
made the plans for mr, and told me
'usI what 10 do after got To the top
Ot thr Strrnir, The cross WIS made OF
galvanized ir II ard only wriGhrd lol
pounds, 81 that WAS able Ia handle l.
all rght with the assistance of u,
men un III" ground TO haul ON the
ropes fer me.
The highest snirc | cvci climbed WAS
"lI feet high, 1t is ON the cathedral in
ottawa, Canada. uillrd the cross on
That -, Johns Strcpic here the one
| have been 1T work on, Is 2i2 feet
nigh. including the cross, which il
twelve feet high, | have left rope
around the base of the cross, 50 that
1t will he easier work when II comes
to gliding the cross next spring. nj.
ways take Il contract to finish Job
for so much, no matter how long II
takes. Ii the weather is bad SO that |
caunot work. II is my loss
81 have never been nervous or dizzy
when | was on Il Stecple since
stopped using tobacco. | used to be
hard smoker, and when | was not
smoking | was chewing all the time.
| used 10 be such u smoker that |
would grt up in the middle of the night
Ia smoke lipc got 50 that | was
dizzy and unsteady, and felt afrnk
sometimes. My doctor told me that
If | didu't stop using tobacco would
get n 'all some time. | made up my
mind to stop and have not used a
Sn"rk of tobacco sincr."-ClrNrland
Lnnnur
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

Hudson, Mass, Jan. 81. Edward Il.
Miles, former tax collector, was Ar
rested hast night charged with heing Il
,lrfaultcr in the sum of $1,000 The
pcclllatunS are said to cover II number
Of years. Miles admits that he used
town funds to lidr over business trou-
BILE
Miles WAS IirSt elected collector in
| 1896, and for three years his bonds
were furnished 10y a security company.
In lS3D the company was unwilling
longer to carry The risk. and il WAS
taken by - of the leading men of the
/ town. who had every confidence in his
honesty at that time.
In 1870 Miles was again reelected.
but this time he was Unable to obtain
securities. and he resigned the office.
being succeeded by Daniel ]. Mccarthy.
At the close of 1900. the amount of lln-
collected taxes was nearly 81 LOCO. but
since that time he has turned into the
treasury some $1,000. His bondSnlrn
have been considering the situation for
some time. AS the outcome II meet Z
was i'Ni ihN' ''Sh'' t' W NV ~ 'i''' Nh'
present. and. after the matter had been
thoroughly discussed. II warrant was
sworn out for his arrest, and he was
tahrl, into custody.
Chairman ApSlry would say nothing
except that the defalcatioi covered Il
period of several years. and that most
of the loss would fall upon the security
company which furnished his bonds
during those years.
Miles was seen at the police station
after his arrest. and when asked as to
the cause OF his downfall said that bust
ness troubles We're at the bottom of it:
that he had not been able to pay the cX-
rcnScS of his shoe business. and had
used the towns money for that purpose.
The amount taken. he thought. was
about the same lS stated in The warrant. .
Miles has lived in Hudson nearly all
his life; is about - years of age, and
has Il wife and one daughter. He is IL
veteran of the Civil war. He is Il
past master of Rono post. G.. 4. r., and
Is prominent in Masonry and other so
rial circles BY trade he is a shoe
| maker. b't for the past five years he
has been engaged in the retail shoe bust
Less. ana il was in this business tina;
he claims TO have lost the towns funds.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
NE .NSY CLCANlNCS.

The exports of paper froh thIA conn-
ty in 1000 Amounted to about $1,000
600.
The waters of Ontario. Canada. are
to Nc extensively restociicd with fish in
the SpImg.
The North Carolina Legislature has
Increased the salary OF the Governor
from $4,000 Ia $1,000
buc of the luur,irrcrS OF NJ Stamhu-
loir. the bulgarian statesman. has Is.
capped from prison ut Sofia.
The American Exposition, to bc
held ut Buffalo. y. y, VIII open on
May | and close November |, 1901.
Popular election of United States
Senators is favored in Il rrsolui ion
adopted by the Pennsylvania Senate.
At the christening of tho steam
Launch flurrntina ut Cannes. France.
fifteen persons fell into the sea-, but all
were rescued.
The PrnSsian Government has con.
tractcd for ~ locomotives. 5O5 pas.
Scngcr ears and $500 freight cars. cost.
ing S9,O00.uOO.
Tine total number of persons arrest
ell in Boston last year was -. 6,,5
against M,I6o the preceding year, be.
in@ y decrease Of 6luJ.
The King and Government of Italy
have accepted Il project for drying ou'
the pontinc marshes and rendering
them hahitahlc and fertile.
Divorced women i'll Vienna. Austria.
have iormcd Il club TO give legal aid To
unhappy wives. and TO provide them
selves with home comforts.
1t was reported to The State Depart
merit. ut Washington, from Frankfort,
that the manufacturers of calcium car
hidr, from which acytelenc gas is pro
duceG. have formed trust
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

In these modern days the front door
of the White House is not locked at
nghC. Practically no doors are locked
and if the steward should look around
for keys he would probably not find
half OF those formerly in use. Big
policemen are about the only doors at
the Executive Mansion. They guard
the main doors NJ all hours of day and
night. and there is no need to close
ana lock the inner doors. Before Presi-
dent l.incoln'S time policemen were
rare ut the Presidents home, ani
when all the clerks ana servants had
gone home ut night the housekeeper
went around and carefully locked all
the doors inside and outside except to
rooms occupied by those going in and
coming out. Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
A Girls Plucky Act.

Woodstock. VT, Jan. 3l.-Franli
Shaw, who was sentenced at Mont
lclier yesterday to be hanged for the
murder of Deputy Sheriff Hoffman last
spring, has been confined in the Jail
here since his conviction. until he was
taken to Montpelier Tuesday. He
has been Il model prisoner. lie has not
entirely recovered the use of his arm.
which was brO>rn by a bullet At the
time of his sensational arrest at Middle
bury. Upon leaving Montpelier he
showed for the first time some feeling
regarding his fate and was in much
less defiant attitude than at any time
during his confinement. and was ap
parrntly concerned about his future.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Ocean DorY Race Is Off.

Gloucester, Mass. Jan. 3.-Nat c.
Martin Of Boston. who accepted the
challenge of Howard Black burn of this
city for Il race .lcross the Atlantic ocean
in Il 3O-foot dor!. came here yesterday
to arrange articles of agreement but.
owing to Il misunderstanding of the
conditions. the race was declared Off
Martin thought that as many men aS he
liked could be carried in th. dory. but
Blackburn insisted that the boat should
carry but one man.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
LABOR WORLD

rive hundred cOAl miners struck Mt
Sroncld, Utah, for increased wages. 1t
is the first mining strike in the history
of that State.
curing the last hund cl years the
hours Of labor in England have been
reduced from size to ten, and in
many eases to eight.
over 500 Vernon COImty coal miners
quit work at Nrvakn, Mo-, because
they were Eut allowed to select their
own check Nrighmnn. "
At numerous mines in Siberia. 1000
men and .i,N, hors $ are used on Il sim
Gle property to produce gold not cX-
ccrding S2,OOO.OW per annlim.
North Carolinn'S Labor Commission,
or reports that cighty-two per cent OF
adult employees and SiXly-ci lit per
cent of chilurcn read and write.
In the region of the southern Vrals
Il Russian labOrcr gets only fifteen
cents IL day. and Il man with horse
and cart costs folty-iivc cents day.
The German labor statistics for De-
ccmhcr. 1900, show that there were 162
persons demanding work to every 100
positions. ms against I'll persons In
December, 49,.
Chicago's great builders strike has
involved. in fifteen months, Il loss or
S5OOOO.O in wages and SI5,OOO.WW
in contractors profits, while $4,000
men and their families have left the
city to seek work elsewhere.
President Samuel Gompcrs, of the
American Federation of Labor, has is
sued Il statement reviewing the history
of labor unions. lie says: In all our
struggles we have met no real defeat
but only rcvrrscs. We are constantly
gaining ground
The American Window Glass Work
Crs' Association has voted an assess
ment of one half of one per cent. or
the weekly earnings of the members
to aid the striking windowglass work
crs in Belgium. The assess ulent Will
yield 5000 Il week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Important Evidence AGAINST oraffam

West Hrookttld, Mass. Jan. ST.
George l.. Gilbert, aged II. bccame
violent over religion Tuesday nigh, and
his psalm singing could be heard
a half mile from the home. He was
prevented from escaping from the
house in his nightclothcs. Yesterday he
was handcultcd ana hi' feet tied. and
while in this shape broke away from
thrc" men. Seven men guarded him on
the trip TO the state Insane hospital ut
Worcester. Gilbert two years ago left
Dwight l.. Moody's school at North
field. and since then has been a great
enthusiast in religious work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Indians Have Quieted Down..

Henrietta. |. T.. Jan. il.-Prare
among the warning Greeks has nppar-
emily been reached. and all that remains
10 he done is to give Chittu Hario. the
chief Snake. who has caused all the
trouble. Il preliminary hearing and send
him to MuSkOgcr for trial for treason.
In the meantime II few mere of the lead
crs will be- arrested. The troop of
cavalry will probably remain here Il
few days. until the last vrstigc of the
uprising has passed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
A ReIiuious Maniac.

Bristol Il. l.. Jan. 3l.--MiSs Margue-
rite Wardwell. ~ years old. proved her
self heroine last night in IN attempt
to save the lives of people who she sup
posed We're occupants of n house she
had liScoN cred on fire. After breaking
into the house and rsking her own life
by visiting many OF the rooms, and find
ing the tenants were away. she left the
burning structure rllc house was Il
two-story one and was known aS the
Minturn house, and was upwards of 100
years old. 1t was owned 10y the town
Of Bristol, and the loss is about $4,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

San Juan, T.. r.. Jan. 81. Scnor An
dradr the former president of Nrnc-
zuela, has sailed tor cuba. II is rumor"d
thai he intends meeting flibustcrine
expedition reported to he on It's way
to Venezuela 10y way of Cuba. There
is no doubt tnat Andradc is Interested
in the efforts to overthrow President
Castro. who drove him from the pr"S'-
dcncy in 1889 aud caused him I" seek
refuge here.
Caracas. Jan. 31.-rhr revoluiionistS
have been defeated near Inlrlnn. with
numerous LOSSES Two SONS of Gen
rral .\costa have been made prisoners,
Mciano and Rujns have also been de
tcated.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Friendly Toward New kjnu.

Berlin, Jan. 3l.-Aprarpntly the Ger
man press is growing more friendly to-
ward King Edward VII. The krruz
Ietung points ont the new monnrch's
great popularity ami great knowledge,
of men," The Berlnrr TagcbLltt
praises his courage and the "colnplrt,
fearlcSsncSS of attempts at lSS;lSSlG,
,ion" which he has displayed, adding
that he understands the English char
acter thoroughly and possesses remark.
able tact"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Alleged Abuse by Sisters.

st. Louis. Jan. 31.-By il practically
unanimous vote. the municipal assem-.
bly, yesterday PASSED Il bill providing
for the issuance Of SJ.OOOOOO of bonds
bearing 3 IL percent interest for Tho
worlds fair 10 bp held in st. Louis t.
commemorate the lOOth anniversary
of the Louisiana purchase. The meas,
ure now goes to the mayor for his sig,
nature. This sum will supplement the
SI.WW,OOO secured on popular SuhScrip'
tions in st. Louis. and like amount to
be appropriated by congress.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
LONDON SCARED
At Prospect Ct Hunger During
Days Of Mourning.

All Business viii Be at a St-n6stll
from Friday to Monday, and the
Millions in the Metropolis viii Be
Shut Out from Bars and Restaurants
The Presence Of Detachments
from 40 Regiments Embracing
Every Arm Of the Service Together
with Representatives Of the Armies
of the World viii Make Funeral
Pageant an EverchanGing Picture
Points Of Vantage Along Route CON-
mandirg High Prices, One Window
Brings $25G, While Store Windows
viii Go as High as $1,000.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
SHAW WILL BE HANGED.
Sentence Pronounced Unon Murderer
Of Deputy Sheriff Hoffman.

Portland, Me-. Jan. 81 - Edward Kcl
ley of Saco.who was brought here by
Sheriff Pearson. has positively id"nti
fled Edrawd GrN.fan rs the man whC
This identification establishes h"yond
n doubt llIat Graifain was in the vi
entity Of Gorham the day before ClIf
ford MoShcr was murdered. Further
idcnl itlca,iOn was made of irailam and
Hands by W. :. Dickinson. who keeps
restaurant on Commercial street
Dickinson says that on the Friday night
before the murder Hands and iraffnn
visited his restaurant and had supper
there.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Seeks Damages for Lynchinu,

Kansas City. Jan. 31.-Ihe parents of
Fred Alexander. the negro who was
burned at the stake by the Lcaven-
worth. Kan, mob on Jan. Is. are in
this city seeking advice about suing he
city and county OF LeaN enwOrth for
damages and support. The father Of
the dead negro is Il BAPTIST minister.
He is confident, he says, that an ap-
peal to the colorrl people of the United
States will bring forth Il popular sub
Scription large enough TO carry the cas-,
to the highest courts in he country.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
S-ain Thinks She Has Enourh.

has made representations to the Nati-
can regarding tile possible transfer ia
81 ain of the French con: srcgatiunS,
which will be oGStcd from France on
the passage of the law of associations,
now before the French chamber of
deputies. Statesmen are protesting
against the prospect of such an i'll
crease in the orders. which are now
more numerous in Spain tlan in The last
century.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

The lower house of the Tennessee leg
islaturc adopted resolution expressing
sympathy with the Beers.
Rev. Chauncey ii. Blodgett Of ST
PaurS church. Rochester, has been
voted n call to the vacant rectorShip of
ST. Johns Episcopal church of Fall
River, Mass.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Accidentally Poisoned.

SOmervillr. Mass. Jan. 31.-'rhcrrsl
Anderson, aged IS had II headache last
evening. and took what she supposed
was Il headache powder to nllnv her
suffering. She Immediately showed
symptoms of poisoning. aud it was
found that she had accidentally taken
Strythninc. which had been kept on the
shelf near the headache remedy. She
died in Il short time
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

London, Jan. 3l.-A strong German
force. with a months supplies. ana pre-
crdrd by an advance guard Of Japanese,
says Il dispatch to The Standard from
Tientsin. has left l'ekin for Shang-
llu tShan-SiD. 1t is evident that no
early withdrawal Of the German forces
is intended. summer clothing having
been ordered for the troops.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Millions for Worlds Fair Project.

New York. Jan. 3l.-.Iustice Beach
yesterday signed the formal order di-
rccting the trustees Of the estate of the
late Jay Gould not to pay over any
money to ANNA WUulltcSS De CaSirl-
lane, more than %2'n.OOO Il year, prr,-
ing the trial of the suit brought hy the
assignee of Asher WrrtLeinlcr of Lon
don. until ;hr suit to recover S3S:.ODo
has been decided
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
The Mine Disaster Fund.

Washington. Jan. 3l.-'rhc relief fund
raised by the American people to all
the families of the victims of the Maine
disaster has now dwindl"d down Ia
$1,000. This balance is now in the
hands of Captain sig>hrr. chief If the
naval Intelligence bureau. to whom ap-
plicitionS for II share uf the funL should
br addressed
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
MORE JOINTS" SMASHED.
Women In Kansas Town Follow the
Example Set by Mrs. Nation.

Anthony. Kan. Juu. 81. Mrs. Carrie
Nation was OUTCOME here Yesterday
when Il band of ". {. 4. l, women,
headed ny Mrs. Sheriff of l)anvlllr,
completely wrecked the fixtures in four
Joints" smashing plate glass windows
ana mirrors right and lcEt, and turning
gallons of liquor into the cutters. TIL"
women were accompanied by their hi!S
bands and sons or brothers, who aS-
slrpd protection. No arrests were
made, and the head Of the band, il is
said. has started ON Il tour of de-
slruction through Harper county.
Mrs. Sheriff came 10 AnthOny late
Tuesday and worked all night rrocur-
ing hnichctS and other inn Elements of
destruction. and ii was > o'clock yes
terlay morning before she had per-
fcctrl arrangements for the raid. The
women BEGAN their attack shortly after
daybrvak. taking the saloon keepers
nAl the town officials by surprise, As
II sequel TO the raid. II number of young
men and Two or three small boys he
came rcriing drunk. Two of the boys
We're locked up in the cily Jail Dur
jng the excitement they had followed
the crusaders into the saloons ana So.
cured Il quantity of WHISKY, wine AMI
beer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
lYttle Will Iry Anain.

Worcester. Mass. Jan. 81. William
y. lyiilc was unanimously nominated
for mayor at the Republican ca,n.uScS
held last night To nominate II candidate
to he voted for AT the special nayoralty
election Feb. ~. made necessary be.
caused hy the tie between Mr.. Lyttlr ana
l.. l.. otonnrll. Democrat. the mayor
atty candidates at The city election in
December
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02

Columbus. o.. Jan. 3l-'I he Joint con-
ference Of the biiuminOuS coal operators
and miners will convene here this even
ing. /, is composed Of about 2nO
operators and ;;m miners. The Scnti.
mcnt of the operators is practically
unanimous in opposition to granting
any Increase in the pr"sent price Of
mining.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Must Live on 5000, ,ooo a Year.

London, IAN. 3l.-lt is reported un-
officially, says the Cape Town CORE.
spondrnt of The daily Mail. that Gen.
rrnl De Wet has entered Cape Colony
with Il fairly strong force. The iml-
patience felt in England ut the slow
progress of the operations is not war
rantcd. as preparations are being made
for Il general movement shortly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Hurt RoyaIty's FEELINGS,

Madrid. Jan. 3l.-i'hr retirement in
disgrace by the government of General
CHstelvi. Il cousin of King Alfonso, an
tain statements which the general pub
lishrd. anh which wrr" disa"rcr;llr to
the royal family. He waS also sus
l,cctrd OF being in communication with
Don Carlos.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
TRUST ABUSED.
Tax Collector Admits Using
Town Funds 10 Fay Cebts.

Edward r. Miles, Who Was Backed by
% of the Most influential Men in
Hudson, Mass, After Security Com.
pany Surrendered the Risk, Has a
Shortage Of S9ooo-Says He Had
Business troubles Which Took the
Money-He Is a Veteran of the Civ.
il War, Prominent in Masonry and
Was Very Popular in His Native
Town.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Miners Deliberations Ended.

Indianapolis. Jan. 31.-'l'lic national
convention Of Ike United Mine Workers
of America. which has been in session
since Jan. II. came to Il close last even
ing. The work of absorbing the Ell
minerrS. tiremcn, blackSMithS and other
auxiliary trades was completed by the
hcrS of these trades to be organized into
separate unions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-02-02
Result of Deliberations Kept Secret.

Pekin. Jan. 3l.-Thc minister's pun.
iShmcnt committee met yesterday TO
continue the discussion of what meas.
urr of punishment To demand for pro-
vincial officials. where fore iwnrrS have
been killed. The ministers refused to
suit of their deliberations.