Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-12-05

The most recent murder mystery in
Maine lends strength to the belief that
there is no need of going to the larger
centres of population to get that sort of
sensation. Maine certainly takes the
lead In that respect-[Barre Times.
insert Eight Point. ...... 80. eco. =. ..
AS a monument of gratitude for his
daughters reclamation from a life of
helplessness through DIR. Lorenz's opera
ton, j. Ogden Armour of Chicago has
now turned philanthropist, like his faith
err and formed plans for a Lolita Ar
mour Institute of bloodless surgery,
which is to be endowed with $s,OO0,OOO
Gray's Inn at Jackson, n. H.. in the
White Mountains, was burned Friday
night with Woodbury. hall. two cottages
and casino. The hotel had accommoda-
tions for $50 people The fire probably
started from defective wiring. c. w.
Gray, proprietor. was living in the hotel
with his family during the winter. The
loss is s175.o00, with $4,000 insurance.
Charles r Kelley, former speaker Of
the st. Louis house of delegates, who Is
wanted in that city in connection with
the bribery cases. was arrested Friday in
Philadelphia. He had just returned
from a stay of several months abroad
and claimed that he was on his way to
st. Louis to give HIMSELF up. He is
charged with having handled S47,5OO of
bride money.
Voicing a demand for more elastic
currency, and Offering a remedy for ex-
listing evils, which viii be accepted by
many as having the approval of the
administration, William B. Ridgely,
Controller of the Currency, in his annual
report to Congress suggests that the ma
tional banks be permitted to issue I'M
covered notes in addition to the notes
they are now allowed to issue on bonds.
This suggestion. accompanied by d.
rect recommendation to Congress for
necessary legislation, is made after an
exhaustive discussion of the national
banking system and a review of it's his
tory since its inception, nearly forty
years ago.
The net results OF the business opera
lions of the governments five months
just ended, do not compare favorably
with the corresponding months of last
year There has been no loss of revenue
in the aggregate, but the expenditures
continue to climb upward, until they
have reached 22000.OO0 over those for the
five months ending November 80, 1901
The treasury has lost in available cash
since October 81 100000, the cash bal
ance now standing at 5000 ,371, All. There
was no surplus for the month worthy
of special mention. and for the five
months it was $14, ,179, against nearly
1901.
| The Johnston line steamer Vedamore
+ which arrived at Baltimore a few days
ago, received messages 1000 miles at sea
/ from the Muirhead system. an invention
backed by English capitalists. Owing tC
the restricted power of the batteries
4 operating the station on the vessel mes
sages could be sent from the vessel not
3 more than 800 miles. While standing out
fn ri mil frnp IIolxr a
| England. the station at that point was
picked up, and for several hours
messages were received and transmitted
The Morse alphabet is used in Transmits
| ing messages, and the characters are re-
corded on a paper ribbon, the same as a
stockholders ticker. The Muirhead sys.
| tenn can intercept messages being sem
between any two given points. The
Johnston company will establish station:
on all its steamers.
Mrs. Harriet L. Whidden, who was
arrested at Dexter, Maine, Saturday
: charged with numbering her daughter
/ Jennie, 8. by the use of poison, and
who was suspected of having murdered
her other daughter, Fannie, IL, committed
| suicide Sunday by hanging with towel;
in room at the house of Deputy Sheriff
| Crafts where she was left alone a shor
time. The evidence against her wa:
very strong as 1t was known that she
had bought aconite, strychnine and rough
on rats, and II was evident that thu
younger child's death was caused by
poison. The older girl died Sept. Il
and the younger girl Nov. a. Th'
lives of both were insured. one for So
and the other for $S5. Both children
had violent commissions, and the younger
one had always been In perfect health VI
to the time she was taken i'll. Mrs
Whiddens husband died suddenly II
January. 1901.