Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-11-14
PHOENIX. BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY NOVEMBER a. 1902

the lighter cables and guys which trailed
in the water rendering 1t necessary for
the police to stop all traffic up and
down the river.
The Fail River steamer Puritan and
several other craft had narrow escapes
while running the gauntlet of
fiery brands that fell in showers from
the burning bridge The fire was the
most spectacular conhagration that has
ever been seen in New York, the great
body of flames being visible all over
the city and lighting up the river and
shores for miles up and down stream.
Wonders Accomplished in Philippines.
Gen. Chaffee, who has just reached San
Francisco from Manila, says: "Civiliza-
ton has accomplished wonders and the
natives are fast recognizing the institu-
tons of this government and meeting
them with a more friendly spirit. OF
course some of the provinces are unset
tied and we expect to meet with further
trouble, but the outlook is most cheer
ful and, beyond an occasional skirmish
here and there, l look for no great
difficulties or disturbances requiring IN
usual force to subdue. Peaceful methods
are making themselves felt among the
native leaders, who are in many in
stances assisting our government by ad-
Nising their former belligerent fellows to
lay down their arms.
The greatest difficulty we have expert
enced in the islands is overcoming the
legends and supersttions of the people
Great hardship prevails in some of
the provinces where the natives are IN
able to plant their rice crops on ac-
count of the loss of their farm animals
and look for much suffering in these
provinces, but the government has al
ready taken steps TO relieve the situation
and II will not be long before most
Of the needy will be looked after
Il am very much pleased with the
situation in the province OF Samar
What was once one of the most unruly
and belligerent Of the provinces is now
quiet and peaceful this city of yours
The natives are becoming prosperous
under the industry which has been fos-
tered there and they have a ready market
for their rice and hemp"
! Gen Chaffee reported that Mrs.
| Chaffee's health had greatly improved
and stated that she had almost fully re-
| covered from the prostration following
her experiences during the typhoon.
Negro May be Jack the sIugeer."
| The Jack. the Slugger" murder case
in Boston has taken another turn this
! week. and Alan G. Mason. the Harvard
%
has been discharged. George Perry, a
young negro, is now under arrest Perry
pawned the watches of Miss Morton and
Miss McPhee, the two young women who
I died after being assaulted. Perrys
claim Immediately after arrest was that
the watches were given to him by Mas
on. When Mason was placed in line
with six other prisoners Perry at once
identified him There was. however lit
tie proof against Mason, and the alibi
which was claimed by his family was
supported by other persons.
Senator Hanna has raised the point
that the Panama canal appropriation of
100000 will expire with the present
Congress. but Secretary Hay says that
negotiations for the treaty with Column
bia will be concluded this week.
Andrew Carnegie has given So. - 90
/ to religious. educational and charitable
institutions. TO the United States s52,-
| 7o.l7S to Canada SS76.500; to England and
Scotland s1307s. $50; to the West Indies
s252 600.
A gasoline lamp exploded in the New
York subway Saturday. starting a fire
which burned through the partition into
the basement of the New York Times
! building. A large tank of printing ink
took FIRE and the cellar and elevator shaft
We're filled with dense smoke. Two
men in the mailing room died from suf-
location and two others were taken to
the hospital in dangerous condition.
Christopher Willis of Bath " Y
killed his sweetheart, Mary Ferguson
also of Bath. by shooting her through
the head with revolver. and then put
three bullets into his own body. The
shooting took place on the street in
Buffalo, y. Y. He died instantly and
uT,a av,rr- t,.1f .1.-sv,
without recovering consciousness. The
tragedy was brought about by lovers
quarrel. Both were students at the
state normal school. When the police
arrived at the scene of the HoubDe
crime they found the bodies of the couple
living on the grass plot in front OF ths
house where they fell. The girl was
1s years old. and Willis only two years
her senior.
The body of George A. Henderson. q
teamster, who has been missing from
| Worcester Mass, three weeks was found
Saturday floating in the pond at Insti
tute park. stout cord bound Hen.
derson's wrists together, and at first
the police were inclined to the BELLE
that there had been foul play, but the
autopsy proved that Henderson DELHI
! erately planned suicide. and bound hi:
wrists together before he entered tbs
water. He was a good swimmer. and
those who knew him well believe h,
thought he might lose courage and try
to save himself. so he tied his wrists to
gether and waded out over his head
A pocket book in his coat contained s2S5
Rear Admiral Taylor in his annual re
! port. says the shortage of officers in tbs
navy has reached a critical point H,
says So more are needed at once, and
that in four years the shortage viii
reach 1905.