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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
"Wili Russia Rule the World 2"

John brisbane Walker, editor of the
Cosmopolitan, may be an alarmist but his
discussion of the question, "Will Russia
Rule the World?" is deserving of res
pectful hearing. in consideration of his ex-
perience. As a young man he went from
the West Point military academy in 1868
to two years in the Chinese military
vice. and he has kept in touch with Chi
nese affairs through many years by cor
rcspondence with Sir Robert Hart and
others. and is familiar with the Manchu-
rian and Mongolian characters. He pre-
diets that We are on the eve of the
greatest war that the world has ever seen,
and SAYS that few people understand how
insidiousy Russia has been moving her
forces against the barriers of Persia, India
and China. Year after year Russian
army posts have been advanced, reinforc-
ed built into large commands, until today
Russia is ready To attack not China alone,
but along her entire frontier line in Asia.
and is probably in a position to capture
China, India and even Persia, unless a
determined front is put up by the rest
OF the world.
He believes that strong menace
comes in the Manchurians and Mongoians
who can live on almost nothing, take
long marches. sleep on the ground obey
orders and learn to handle firearms with
accuracy. while the Russians have the
officers necessary to drii into them all
the elements of soldery. Mr.. Walker
looks upon Manchuria as only "a stepping
stone to China, and says Russia never had
any intention of leaving Manchuria
China captured. with its 400, 900 900 sub
iects. the balance OF power is forever de-
termned, he declares and in his conten-
tion he quotes Napoleon's prediction that
in 100 years the world will be either
Cossack or Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
The Dowie Anomaly.

The career OF Dowie. the ZiOnitc. fur
nishes material for a commentary alike on
the credulity Of human nature and the
power of pers pnality. Fifteen years ago
this little Scotchman with big head. pro-
truding abdomen and "A strident voice who
declares himself the incarnation of the
prophet Elijah, landed in San Francisco
with 500 il his pocket, having but
short time before served a term in prison
in Tasmania. Today he is storming New
York with his restoration host. $500
strong, drawing thousands to hear him
speak in Madison Square garden, while
his followers devote the daylight hodrs to
house to house canvass seeking prose-
lytes, approaching all with the salutation
Peace to thee, brother" and out near
Chicago is the City-Zion City-with
thousands of inhabitants representing
many nationalities who believe implicitly
IN their leader, and the church of which
he is the head has cash assets of $23 Olo-
600. That DoWie is great organizer all
must admit, but most of us look upon
his as colossal mountebank whose sway
will be ephemeral and whose cult in a
few years will be referred to as one of
those strange fandticisms which possessed
many people but could not be explained
after the day of fame had passed The
reports Of the meetings in New York
verify a pen picture of him i'm the cur
rent Everybody's Magazine which says
his diction and style are characterized by
coarseness and Vulgarity continuing
His address was the most veritable
hodge -podee Biblical text rank nonsense.
horseplaY, abuse. commands for Halle
lujahs and Amens from his audience. silly
and scnile side remarks to his wife-the
vulgar odds and the tawdry ends of ev-
erything-haVing no more to do with
Elijah than Ella" Dowie has turned his
scurrlous remarks upon doctors. clergy
men and more especially the newspapers.
His followers came to New York a clean
healthy good looking lot of people, but
they are trying to subsist on two Is cent
meals a day, while climbing stairways
seeking the unregenerate 10y day and at
! tending the meetings at night, and some
of them already show the strain of their
efforts. Dowie and his wife live lux
uriously in the meantime at one of the
most extensive hotels. A part of the
Dowie teaching is that of healing by faith
and that one who takes medicine is a de-
graded being.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
The Race for Notoriety.

This rage for notoriety does not surge
through cracked brains alone, or only in
the world of adVenturers, charlatans and
pretenders generally; it has spread in all
the domains of life, spiritual and ma
terial. Politics. literature, even science,
and-most odious of all-philanthropy
and religion are infected. Trumpets an
nounce a good deed done, and souls must
be saved with din and clamor Pursu-
ing its ways of destruction the rage for
noise has entered places ordinarily
silent. troubled spirits naturally serene,
and Vitiated in large measure all activ
ity for good. The abuse of showing
everything, or rather putting everything
on exhibition; the growing incapacity to
appreciate that which chooses to remain
hidden. and the habit of estimating the
value of things by the racket they make,
have come to corrupt the judgment of
the most earnest men. and one some
times wonders if society will not end by
transforming itself into a great fair, with
each one bea ting his drum in front of his
tent.
Gladly do We quit the dust and din of
like exhibitions to go and breathe peace
fully in some far-off nook of the woods,
all surprise that the brook is so limpid,
the forest so still. the solitude so en-
chanting. Thank God there are yet these
uninVaded corners. However formidable
the uproar. however deafening the babel
of merrY-andrewS, il cannot carry be-
yond a certain limit it grows faint and
dies away. The realm of silence is
vaster than the realm of noise. Herein
is our consolation.-ICh Wagner in
" The Simple Life"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

Everybody's genial friend, the rotund
Horace w. Bailey, gets the United states
marshalship plum. with its salary of $500
and mileage. Senator Proctor and the
other members of the Vermont Congress
sional delegation made strenuous efforts
to have the case against Mr.. Field re-
opened. believing that he did not deserve
to lose his official head, and that he was
not culpably negligent when the three
Cinnamon escaped in Providence. Mr.
Bailey is coming to be something of a
Pooh Bah in ofcialdom having advanced
through various grades of town. county
and state offices to his present federal po
sition. Within n very short time he has
been town clerk of Newbury, representa-
tive and senator and again representative
in the legislature state fish commissioner,
state railroad commissioner. candidate for
state auditor, and possibly a variety of
other offices which do not now come to
mind. However, no one will begrudge
Horace this latest honor. In declining to
reopen the Field case Attorney General
Knox did not question the previous good
record of Marshal Field. nor did he inn
pute anything that could reflect in the
least on his good character as a man or
firmly insisted that every officer must be
hed responsible for the safe custody of
his prisoners
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
Why Senator Dillingham; Was Liked.

Senator Dillingham;. of Vermont the
successor of the lamented Morrill, recently
returned from an extended trip through
the West and up to Alaska.
The Senator says that while he was in
Idaho he was much struck by the strength
of character and the maniness so char
acteristic of the men of that state. The
party with which the senator was travel
ing put up for several days with rich
miner whose manner of thought and ac-
tion acquired i'm the rough days of pros
pcctinG and poverty has in no way been
charged by the acquisition of enormous
wealth.
When the time came for the senator to
say goudby to the miner the latter shook
the statesman's hand with great fervor,
saying as he did So
Senator, we like you here. You're an
Fastener and successful man, but
you're no ID arstOcrat, We like you,
sir, because you're free and easy, and no
gentleman, In fact, you're just like u.s.
New York Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
BRATTLEB0RO LOCAL.
POLICEMAN KNOCKED DOWN.
Ellis G. Worden Had Rough Encounter
with Prisoner, but 8agged His Game
AssaiIant is in Newfane Jail.


Policeman Ellis G. Worden was up
against the real thing Wednesday night
and, as he said the next day. his two
swollen and blackened eyes told plainly
what had happened to him He "cooped'
his man just the same, although he had
to knock him down twice with his club
in order to do it. Policeman Worden was
acting as night watchman in the absence
of Chief Hall Shortly before II o'clock
he arrested a man on Flat street for in
toXication and started with him for the
lookup. When near the town hall build
ing the prisoner, who said yesterday that
his name was Moore, turned on the officer.
Instead of using his club on the man. as
events proved he would have been JUS
titled in doing, he put his club in his
pocket and grappled with him.
About that time Peter Deyo, cousin of
Moore, came up from behind and struck
Mr.. Worden in the back of the head, caus-
ing him to drop on his knee. As he turn
ed his head Deyo struck him in the right
eye. The officer made an effort to ward
off the blow, when Moore struck him full
in the left eye, knocking him down fiat.
By this time Mr.. Worden realized that he
was dealing with desperate customers and
he got to his feet as quickly as possible
and started for Deyo with his club. Deyo
fled and did not return Moore also start
ed, but a well directed blow from the po-
lceman's club felled him to the ground
Moore started a second time and again
was knocked down with the club. The
combatants moved about between the
town hall building and the town foun-
tain on the other side of the road and at
tracted the attention of several people.
Finally, when Moore was Subdued, Mr..
Worden dragged him down the steps to
the lookup, assisted by a bystander and
locked him up. In going down the stairs
Mr.. Worden dropped his club, which
Moore seized and took into the lookup
with him. Mr.. Worden went for Police
man Thayer, and after a consultation as
to whether it would be best to take the
club away from him and put him in cell
it was decided to let him alone as it was
impossible for him to escape from the
main room.
Moore was arraigned before Justice
Newton yesterday morning on the charge
of intoxcation, Policeman Worden put
ting a chain twister on him before taking
him out of the lookup. He pleaded gull
ty and was fined S. and costs. Being
unable to pay the fine he was handcuffed
and taken to Newfane Jail by Constable
Thayer to serve a sentence of 10 days.
At the expiration of his sentence he will
be arrested for assaulting the officer
The prisoner said his name was John
Moore and that he was from Worcester.
Mass. Those who pretend to know him
say he is from Worcester, but that his
name is not Moore. He told Constable
Thayer that he had been in Jail before and
appeared to know all about jails and Jail
customs An effort was made last night
at the police headquarters in Worcester
to identify him by a name which was
given in Brattleboro, but the officers were
unable to place him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Roy. II. v. Baker of Stonington, Conn,
is visiting in town.
Roscoe Fisher went Friday to Acworth,
\. II. for a visit of a few days.
The Congregational society held har-
vest supper Tuesday evening which was
largely attended.
Miss Bertha Thompson of South Lon
donderry is spending few days at the
Baptist parsonage.
Albert c. Morse of Wiliamsville and
Clara l.. Williams of Marlboro were mar
red Wednesday morning at the Baptist
parsonage.
\ party of young people from the Bap-
tist church gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Thurber Monday even
ing to surprise their sister Miss George
Donelson, who will go soon to her home
in Montague Mass. Various kinds of en-
tertainment were furnished by those pres
ent, which created much amusement.
The pastor. Rev. n. A. Wood in behalf
of the company, presented to Miss Don
elson a picture and clock as tokens of
their appreciation of her faithful and eff
ficient services as organist of the church
Refreshments We're served, after which
the young people wished Miss Doneson
much happiness in her new home,
One new reservoir has been built and
one other repaired within a. short time.
At meeting of the fire district Saturday
evening it was voted to borrow the
money to pay the Indebtedness incurred
through this work Some expressions
were made in favor of having two more
reservoirs constructed, and a petition is
now being circulated, asking that this
work - carried out, one reservoir to be
near l.. ii. Stellman's and the other
near +. NJ. Goodenough's. 1t is expected
that another meeting will be called at
an early date when a vote will be taken
on the question of building the new
reservoirs, and il is hoped that there
will be a large attendance. The two
reservoirs would give the village ample
protection against fire.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

The schoolhouse in the village of Plain
field, VT, was burned Wednesday night,
causing a loss of $4,000 to $4,000, with only
$500 insurance.
Gov. ]. C. Mccullough declares that he
will do all he can to put a stop to the
pollution of the waters of Lake Cham
plain by pulp mills. This lake, in COM
mon with many other bodies of water is
poisoned by chemicals dumped into tribu-
tary streams by pulp mills. and fish are
dying by the wholesale as one result
Public health is threatened, and the gov
ernor believes that by concerted action on
the part of the authorities the nuisance
may be abated and the mill men compelled
to devise some other method of getting
rid of their refuse.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
IN FAVOR OF PROHIBITION.
Resolution Adopted at the Meeting Of the
state Sunday School Association.

The State Sunday School association
elected these officers at Burlington yes
terday: President, John A. Greenwood
of Chester; vice presidents, G.. f. North
of Burlington, and II. T. Adams of Swan
ton general secretary, Rev. G.. l.. Story
of Esex Junction; treasurer, H.. r. Slay
ton of Morrisville auditor, c. S. Page OF
Hyde Park; executive committee, Fred s.
Pease of Burlington, chairman for one
year, Prof. H. NJ Seeley of Mddlebury,
H. w. Giles of Greensboro, w. II. Dean
of Ferrisburg, A. a. Aseltine Of Enosburg
Falls, c. ]. Ferguson of Burlington, A. l..
White of Starksboro; field worker Rev.
+. NJ. Fuller of Burlington; member of
the international committee, ID. NJ. Camp
of Newport; normal board. Rev. r. j.
Barton of Greensboro, w. f.. Ranger of
Montpelier Edward e. Ellery of SaXtons
River. The convention passed the follow
ing resolution.
"Resolved, That for the sake of the
thousands Of young people whom we rep
resent, and for the sake of all the homes
of the state we reaffirm our loyalty to
the cause of temperance. humilated by
the change from prohibtory to a license
local-option law and convinced that the
folly of local option law has already
been demonstrated we feel under sol
emn obligation to use our utmost en-
deavor to place our state again under
wise prohibitory statute and to work and
pray for the awakening of a lofty and
powerful Christian sentiment upon the
subject of temperance"
The association has raised the money
to pay off it's entire Indebtedness.
Mrs. Georgia NJ. Love of South Newfane
gave "A paper yesterday on Primary
Teachers" The discussion on How Far
Should Public School Methods be Applied
to Sunday Schools?" was led by f. B.
Merriam of Bellows Falls. and l.. w. Haw
ley of Brattleboro led the discussion on
Special Days for the Sunday School"
The meetings closed last evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

Henry Farley, a walking delegate await
ing trial on the charge of perjury as re-
suit of his testimony during the trial of
Sam Parks in New York, is understood
to have made a startling confession. He
Is reported to have given a detailed state
ment' of the methods of walking delegates
in various New York unions, enumerating
many cases in which the walking dele
gates conspired to eXtort money from con-
tractors and builders to avoid strikes.
Farley asserts that in one instance $780,
900 was procured from w. II. d. Stokes
to stop interference with the building of
his hotel. His confession admits his own
perjury, but duplicates Parks as deeply
as himself while several other names
are mentioned.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

a Brutal Murder was the heading
which appeared in half of the newspapers
last week over the article telling of the
tragedy in West Rochester Did anyone
ever hear Of a murder which was not
brutal? one would hardly expect Il MUIR
der to be described as polite" nice.
or even good" "A pleasant wedding
is another of the overworked and mean
ingless expressions. Here is the Boston
Globe of Saturdays talking in glaring
headlines about the assailant who "made
good his escape" Why didn't he simply
escape?
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
A Big Railroad.
Isl. Johnsbury republican, ]

The annual report of the Boston and
Maine railroad shows an immense
amount of business for the past year. The
increase in gross income from all sources
amounted to $3.50, ,792.52 This in
crease came, s55S 53l.O5 from passengers
carried, 81, 233, 96SS0 from freights and SIS
2.67 from other sources.
The total number of passengers carried
increased 1.2l9,1ll and the average dis
tance they Travelled increased from 1872
miles to 17.i9 miles
The operating expenses were greater
than those of the previous year by 81. .7S4-
999,29, due in part to the higher cost of
all material and supplies used in railroad
operation and maintenance, but more
largely to the unavoidable advances in
wage schedules and to the temporarily
increased cost of locomotive fuel. The
increase in expenditure for this latter
item was 81 .l62, 07.96. and of this sum
not less than $l,OOO,OO5 was due to the
abnormal rise in fuel prices incident to
the long continued coal strike.
President Tuttle should certainly be
classed among New Englands captains
of industry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
The Hint Was Taken.

OF the childhood of his daughter. Miss
Coral Quay. who recently named the
battleship PENNSYLVANIA. Senator NJ. S.
quay sometimes tells this story:
We had a number of guests to dinner
one night, and somehow, in serving a
dish of chicken. | forgot my little daugh-
ter She, disappointed, sat and gazed
thoughtfully into her empty plate, not
liking to remind me of my oversight, not
liking either. to be left out of the
chicken course. Finally, thought
struck her. She crumbled on her plate
a piece of bread. and then she beckoned
to the plate of chicken, saying coaXing-
ly, in the singsong tone that we use in
attracting fowls to us:
Here. chick, chick, chick, chick,
chick, chick! Here. chick, chick chick,
chick! Here, chick! Here chick!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
First Vermont Cavalry Reunion.

The annual reunion of the old First
Vermont Cavalry was held in St Albans
Wednesday. The veterans were given a
trolley ride to Swanton in the afternoon.
which was followed by an informal re-
ception and banquet at Paige's hall. At
ter this a camp fire was held at Grand
Army Memorial hall Col ]. w. Bennett
of Chicago, who was commander of the
regiment during the last part of its term
of service, was the principal speaker.
At the business session these officers were
elected: President, Lieut-Col. j. w Ben
nett. Chicago: secretary. Mai S. II. Wood.
St Adams; treasurer, II. o. Wheeler, of
Burlington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
Complete Victory for United States in
Alaskan Boundary Award

rhc United States wins Il nearly un-
qualified victory in the Alaskan boundary
award which was signed in London Tues
day. our chief contention. that We were
entitled to an uninterrupted strip of land
along the coast and all its inlets ia SuS-
tanned, and Canada deprived of any ac-
cess to the Pacific north of Port Simpson.
The new line about the head of Lynn Ca
nal is substantially that fixed by the mo-
dus vivend of oct 20 1899. The Varia-
tions of the new line from that set out in
the modus vivendi are to our advantage
White Pass and Chil<oot Pass. These are
the only practicable avenues from the
Canadian customs house in White Pass
must now give way. We also gain the
right to the supposedly rich gold fields on
the Kiehini river The Portland channel
line, at first reported as granting the Ca
madam contention. turns out otherwise
The main channel of the northern inlet
is taken as the route of the line, and
this, while giving to Canada Wales and
Pearse islands. leaves i'm possession Of
the United States two smaller islands
Kama ghunt and Sitklan. These COM
mand the entrance to Portland channel
and the ocean passage to Port Simpson
ana destroy the strategic value of Wales
and Pearse in Canadas hands. The Ca
madam commissioners, Messrs. Jette and
Aylesworth. are especially bitter upon this
point, and besides refusing to sign the
award, they have issued "A statement
which shows the strength of their feeling
that in this point Canada's interests have
been betrayed"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

Hero is Senator Proctor recommending
Judge Wendell z. Stafford for appointment
as judge Of the supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia, life job with IA $4,000
4 year stipend Nermonters seem to have
taking ways with the present administra-
tion, and st. Johnsbury in particular isn't
complaining about the things that are
coming her way. Squire Dunnett has the
distinction of being about the only man
from the scale town who ever even
lodged
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

There is much speculation as to what
the stock of the broken Packard National
bank OF Greenfield is worth, and there are
many conflicting opinions Efforts are
being made to buy the stock at low
price. None can tell what the real value
is, if the loans turn out well the stock
may be worth SIS a share even more.
F. l.. Fish is still at work as temporary
receiver. The permanent receiver is likely
to receive "A considerable sum, and it may
b, that Mr. Fish will be appointed to
that position.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23
The Commissioners with Backbone.
[HardWick Gazette

And once again hurrah for those Brat
tlebOro license commissioners for standing
right by their most just decision and re-
fusing, in spite of popular clamor, to re-
instate the liquor dealers who, by their
unlawful acts, forfeited all right to re-
tain their licenses If every town had Ii
cense commissioners of such integrity the
license law would be sure of a fair trial on
its merits.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

A despatch from Laredo, Tex, says
that in the last "a hours 35 cases of yellow
fever have developed and there have been
three deaths The record to date is 474
cases and 80 deaths. Four suspicious cases
were discovered Wednesday in San An
tonic and three deaths have occurred there
from fever. Hundreds of people are leav-
ing the city and a quarantine has been
declared in Houston against San Antonio
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

The foreign legations wont be hidden in
Pekin again. while all the world supposes
that the diplomatic representatives. and
their families have been slain by the yell
low men. Wireless telegraphy is now in
full operation between the legations and
the warshps at Taku-another indica
tion that the world has moved in the past
three years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-23

1t will be Husband in fact as well as in
name when the Montpelier newspaper man
goes to Washington as secretary to Sem
ator Dillingham;. The bride o-be is Miss
Agnes Bulard, one Of st. Johnsburys $
most estimable daughters. The newspa-
per fraternity extend congratulations
again.