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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman's Victim
Passed Away Early Mon
day Afternoon.
TILLMAN YISIBLY AFFECTED
General Sorrow Expressed by the
Great Crowds around the Bulle-
tin Boards-Gouzales' Wife
with Him az the Fad.

Columbia, S. G., Jan. 19.-Editor Con-
2alcs, who was shot last Thursday ~
Licutcnant-GoVcrnOr Tllman, died at l
clock to-day.
Mr. Gonzales was with her husband
when death came. when the bulletin WAS
posted announcing his death the crowd,
which had been about the bulletin boards
Utmost constantly since the tragedy, iu-
r".sod rapidly and all phases and de-
titl@ of tine tragedy were discussed.
I'm his cell where he has been confined
'rc" tho shooting Licut.-Gov Tillmen
h'ard tho noWS with visible emotion.
sorrow WIS generally expressed.
II became evident last night that cris =
had arrived. Mr. Gonzales became more
nervous and was subject to vomiting. Iis
continued to lose ground and at 3 o'clock
this morning hppe was practically abar-
dpncd. The last treatment rcsorted 10
was the use of formaln.
y coroner jury composed llaiuly of
we'll known business men, viewed the hpIY
late in the afternoon ana then the inquest
was adjourned until Thursday night The
body WAS then taken to the residence oe
Mr.. Gonzales and the funeral will be haii
tomorrow afternoon.
Soon after the death of Mr. Gonzalc- u
telephone MESSAGE carried tho ncWs to
tho county idilcr. ANA be- appraised Lioutcu-
ant-GoyernCr Iillm an. II L. said Ire poe
c"iNed tho intelligence without any en-
preston or bctok"uinr amy emotion oue
way or the other Ia would make -
statement.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
The Domestic Trade Situation
IS Also Gaining in
Strength.
COLLECTIONS ONLY FAIR
All Industries Very Active Except
Whore Curtailed by Lack OF Fuel
Opening Prices for Lumber Will
Equal the Best Of Last Season
The Other Features.


New York Ian Ig-Rradstrcet's to
morrow will say:
With the much needed cxnousion i'm OK
pott trade now actively in evidence. ON,
of the few important missing c,nm,uu
of national utosncritv has bocn suntltcd
Export trade in December proved to be
better than ANTICIPATED and SO far f..
Janunrv only rucoiirnyinr elements haV,
dcvclopod The domestic Situation ais.
gains rather than loses strength. while
REGULAR spring trade can hardly be sMI
to have opened, activity is steadily in
crcaeirg. The volume of shipments ui
spring goods is evidence Of tho de>Ir,
Of consumers and distributors to obtai
poseossion If goods carly. Retail trade
| i'm winter goods has bcrn maintained at
"A good volume and confidence in Il heavy
spring business increases us that season
Intproachos Collections. it is true. not.
some irrc1,ularitv. and taking the coin
try rs II whole. thoy can hardly be clasScd
as better than fair. but the return move
| mont of the currency from the country
has begun and set i'm strongly. Final re-
turns for December show the largest gain
i'm railroad gross earnings rcported for
| nine months past
! All of the industries remain exceptional.
| " active except where there is a fuel
! shortage.
| Exports and IMPORTS for nc, aiiko turn
cd ont larger than expected. exports de
croasinC only seven por cent while i'm
| ports yaincd 10 pcr cent. over tho best
urovious figures. Our total foreign tru,ic
| Was s. 31g g,;f SGi loss than ono Dcr cent
| below the record total of IejI
| Despitc holding off Nv h1vers. the iron
and stccl situation loses little of lis old
strength. Tho current output is estimated
TO be the LARGEST i'm the countrv's history.
bu, nrosont domnud seems sufficient IN
ohsorh this strurturai material. bars
ana mates apnoar in active demand nj.
though foufv nrnmiums for the first
mentioned have djsanpeared. THE coke sit
uatfon docs NOT h,ttrr much in Inc con-
RAJ vcst Huyors Of pi,, iron are rnnort cd
SLOW I'm coming forward for large frt,ir,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
LARGE REAL ESTATE DEAL
The Stevens Mill Property and Water
Privileges at Vergennes Sold.

Ncrronncs, Jan. 19.--J >. Flynn Of Bur
lington has bought through w. j. Strong,
real estate and insurance agent, the wa
ter power real estate and industrial priv
llcceS of the Stevens estate on the west
side of the creek. This sale takes in the
site of the Haviland shade roller shops,
the site of the National Horse Nail COM
uany's plant the buildings of which We're
burned some time ago, the stone crushing
plant, and the Cotey saw mill and all the
water privileges tina, go with these sew
cr;tl sites and plants giving somewhere
near one quarter of a mile of water
frontage ana furnishing water power
second to none in New England
1T is thought that the main purpose for
which this property was purchased is to
provide power for an electric railroad,
and that one will be built in the near
future is almost a certainty.
From the large amount of real estate
that was purchased with the power. it
il hoped that new industries will b.
started on the falls and add materially to
tie financial growth of the town.
The consideration given for the prop
crty has not been made public but doubt
less was about 100000, as the number
of horse power is large and it Is thought
that it could be doubled with some mod
cru improvements that could be put in.
These falls have something of a historic
interest attached to them. 1t Will be re-
ncmbcrcd that it was on these falls that
Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain boys
dispossessed a party of Scotchmen. who
had been put in possession of the falls
by Colonel Reed, an officer in the British
army, in 1866
This property formed part of that once
owned by David Remington, the noted
tory but on his being convicted of tory
ism it was coniiScatcd 10 the State and
sold to Gideon Spencer for the sum OF
500 81 Gi6). At one time n block housc
or fort was situated on the falls and tho
council of safety sitting at Bennington
March IT'S. ordered Capt EbcncZer Aller
To take charge and watch the movement:
of the enemy. 1t may be- of interest tC
state that cheap transportation 10 tide
water is made possible from this point
by means Of otter creek, Lake Cham
ylain and the northern canal and dow
the Hudson.
1t is hoped that this deal Just completed
may hc of much financial benefit to thi.
part OF the state.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
One Man Killed and Two Others
Seriously Hurt in Town
of Morristown.
WERE WALKING ON TRACK
Crew on the Engine Did Not Know OF
the Accident until Notified Several
Hours Later-Men Did Not Hear
the Engine Captain OF Co,
K Elected.


Morrisville Jan. R.-This morning be-
tween eleven and twelve o'clock a wild
engine ON the St. Johnsbury and Lake
Champlain railroad ran into three men,
killing one and badly injuring the other
two, about four miles above this village,
near Jones's bridge. Ernest Davis ami
Edward Mccall of stowe left their home
on Saturday evening and came up to
Andrew Gibbs's, who lives in that section
to spend Sunday. expecting to return To-
their work in stowe sunday evening. Dur
INK the forenoon all three men, DaNlS
Mccall and gibbs went m tho track
to Il nirhbOr'e, Joseph kpith'$. WhCr,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
Will Require REORGANIZATION of
Many School Teachers before
the First of April.
RUTLAND MAKES PROTEST
ThiAhs Teachers Should Have More
Time to Prepare Valuable Water
Privilege at VerRennes Bold-An
Attempt to Have Marshheld
Boy Released.

Rutland. Ian. 10 The action of the last
I.egislaturc In roeard II, certificates ncccs-
sarv for teachers has aroused the board
of school commissioners in this city
whore tho new law is inst Incoming gen
erallv known and some interesting de-
vclopments are expected from the board
before the first mart of April. the time
whom the teachers who lack the requisite
certificates will have TO take the exam
inntions. rho school commissioners are
heartily i'm svrnna,hv with the teachers
and arc outsnoj,on I'm their declaration
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
ABRAM S. HEWITT DEAD
Had Econ in Fe eble Health for Months
Was in 81 y 'nr.

Was in 81 y mr..
New York, Jan. ls-Abram 5. Hewitt
former MAYOR of New York and for many
wears rcpres5 NATIVE in Congress, died al
b O'Clock this morning in his Slst Ncai
having been critically i'll for ten days
With him at the moment Of death wert
his wife his three sons and three dauGh
ters
MIR Hewitt. who had been in feeble
health for some months was attacked
with obstructive iaugdice, January :, anc
from the first II was realized hN his at
tending physicians that there WAS prac-
tiCally no hope of recovery. The follow
ing Sunday It was thought that Mr.. Hcw
lit could not survive the night and III,
momhers of HIS family We're summoned
to HIS bedside, but his wonderful vitality
kept him alive for a week longer Thurs
day Mr.. Hewitt rallied 50 strongly that
some hope was entertained that he might
recover but the following night a RELAYS,
occurred and it was then evident that tn,
end was not far off,
A slight improvement was noted Sat
urday morning but late that night the
physicians notified Mr.. liowittS son.
Peter Cooper Hewitt, that death was i'm
mincnt and the other children, Edward
Il. Hewitt, OnEkinc Hewitt, Mrs j. o.
Green, Miss Sarah Hewitt and Miss
Eleanor q. Hewitt, were summoned and
with their mother remained by the bed
side until the end. Nh Hewitt passed
away SO peacefully that IT was difficult To
determine al just what moment H. ceased
TO breathe.
The funeral services, which will be con
Quoted ly Bishop Potter, will be held in
Calvary Church. OF which Mr. Hewitt Wa,
a member Wednesday morning.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
TRAIN DITCHtD
Broken Rail Causes an Accident on the
Rutland Road.

The train due here at II 80 over the
Rutland road from the north was ditchcI
few miles this side of Clarcnccvillc
l.. @, Monday by a broken rail. The
train was composed of two day coaches
a Pullman car and a baggage ear, drawn
by one of the large new mogul engines
They were running at fun speed when
without warning, the coaches began to
SWAY and with the tender were turned
ON their sides, penning the passengers in
the wrecked cars.
Considering the number of passengers
and the nature of the accident the
casualties were very few. only two suffer
ing severe injuries. One of these WAS the
conductor of the Pullman car and the
other was "a passenger All were, how
ever, severely shaken up among whom
was Miss Barker, who sang at the Uni-
tartan Church Monday night. She suffered
from a painful bruise in the side but
pluckily carried out her part Of the pro-
gramme Wrecking trains We're summoned
Immediately to the spot but during the
day passengers were delayed from two To
four hours in going around by the Central
Vermont road.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
WANTS BOY RELEASED
Fred Brown of Marshfield Now Serving
Sentence for granddaughter.

Montpelier. Jan. l9.-Attorncy l.. j.
Marshall Of this city is circulating "A petit
ton which will soon be sent To the trus-
toes of the state Industrial school at Yer
gcnncs. asking that Fred Brown Of
Marshicld, the Il years old lad, who was
indicted by the Washington county grand
Jury last September for murder in the
iiIst degree for shooting Homer Duke,
be released Brown through his counsel
pleaded guilty to manSlaughter which
the court accepted ana sentenced him to
the State Industrial school during the re-
Inaindcr of his minority. The paper al
ready has strong endorsements. as
gmOng the signers are - voters, includ-
ing nearly all the town officers of Marsh
acid. cx-State's Attorney r. A. Hoar. and
The grand juror and justice at Marshncld
who had charge of the preliminary hear
ing. The trustees Of the State Industrial
school are to meet at Ncrgennes next
Friday and this petition will be forward
ed to them before that time. The petition
for the release Of this boy Is based on the
ground that the shooting was proba biz
accidental.
HOT WATER FRONT EXPLODED.
Vergcnnes, Jan 19-Monday morning
the hot water front of the kitchen stove
in the residence Of G. w. Seiple exploded,
compile tcly wreCking the stove and throw
Ing some Of the parts through the win
dows. Mrs. Seiple, who was working over
the stove preparing the morning meal.
narrowly escaped injury and possibly
death from one Of the pieces which flying
by her struck the copper boiler cutting
into 1t and letting about 60 gallons Of
water on the floor. The explosion was
caused by the water in the hot water tank
ard in tho pipes connecting with it being
frozen when the fire was started in the
stove in the morning. The damage Is
estimated to be SIS.
COLD AT WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
White River Junction, Jan. l9.-Sunda y
night was the coolest night this winter
A sharp wind prevailed all day Sunday
driving the cold into the houses. Monday
morning; the mercury marked at 6 O'Clock
from 20 to IS degrees below. here. and In
the vicinity.
MEETING OF RUTLAND d. A. r.
Rutland, Jan. 19,--'The local chapter OF
Inc Daughters Of the American Revolution
mt AN important meeting to-day decided
that $40 should be contributed by them
toward the s2j0,o0O continental memorial
building. which the u. a. r. are erecting
nj Washington, -, G, This money was
la ha niaI h.ll
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
GUN ON MASSACHUSETTS BURST
Five Mer Killed ana Four Others Ba Ily
Eurt-EXp o.o In the Turrat.

t.ur(-cXD $50 III ln6 luSC2t.
san Juan Porto Rico. Jan. 1S.--Five
mon were killed and four others were
wounded. one OF them fatally. by the ex-
plosion of powder charge of an eight
inch gun on board the United States bat
tlcship Massachusetts yesterday morning,
while at target practice off Culobra ISL
and.
Details Of the explosion were obtained
when the Massachusetts arrived here to-
dav. The eAp!uSiou occurred in the star
board after cight-mch turvet, shortly be-
lore noon yesterday, and was due to the
accidental discharge of a percussion prim-
er while the breach of tin gun WAS open.
The fuil charsc exploded in the turr"t
and killed or injured all the crew OF the
gun. numbering nine men.
Ensign Ward X. Workman, who was in
charge of the turrct escaped all injury.
though he was standing near the scene Of
the explosion.
Magnticcnt discipline was Immediately
shown by the officers and crew of the
bdttleship. Capt. Harry Lee, command
ing the marine guard of the vessel and
Ensign Clarence \. Adele Immediately
flooded the turret with water and Lieut..
Charles +. Hughes and Gunner Kulwen
went below to the magazine, picking up
powder charges ana prevented further
explosions. winnie Lieut.. William {. cole
land Gun Captain Conoman entered the
turrct ana withdrew the charge from the
other gun, whose brcech was open. The
survivors Of the gums crow when rescued
were burned. mutllatcd and nearly dead.
ono man, whose clothing was ON ire,
jumped overheard.
CoXSwain Tackc died at $40 o'clock this
afternoon. The condition of Apprentice
Schcrt ana Scamuu DoSgett has become
worse, and 1t is now thought that these
men Will not survive their injuries Sea
man Patterson is doing well and is cN
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
A STARTLING FACT
HALF THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
HAVE STOMACH TROUBLE.
A Simple Course of Treatment Told in
Everyday Language. Free from
Scientific Terms.

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Benedict, of Groton, Mass, is one of the
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and was cured. She says:
81 had suffered from constipation ever
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born, about twelve years ago, and it
finally became chronic. 1t isn't neces.
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gave me, but I suffered all tho time
Doctors gave me no permanent relief
and kept getting worse.
cat last, something moro than n year
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blood in horrible condition, my mother
told mo to try DR.. Williams Pink Pills
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purchased some and took them accord
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
PROHIBITION MEETING IN RUT-
LAND.
COM MISSION AT MANCHESTER
Hear Citizens Protest ag ainst Route of
New Railroad.

Manchester, Jan. l&--The hearing be-
fore the board of railroad commissions
ers on the petition of the Manchester.
Dorset a. Granville Railroad company to
cross certain highways in the towns of
Manchester and Dorset and certain streets
in the village Of Manchester Depot, was
concluded late last night after a two days
session, during which the territory in
dispute was gone over and about thirty
witnesses were examined, The Hon. O. NJ.
Barber and f. G. Archibald appeared for
the railroad company with the Hon. j.
X. Ratchelder and j. w. Fowler repre-
senting the citizens OF the village
This railroad Is being build from the
famous Norcross-West marble quarries to
their finishing mill at Manchester Depot.
n distance of five miles and will also con
meet with the Rutland railroad, AS II is
being constructed the road runs directly
through the best residential portion of
the village. crossing four streets and "A
strong tight Is being made by the citizens
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
BOYS CAPTURED a LYNX,

Edward am! Latin Bentley, two young
boys living in Camden Valley, a small set
tlement about siA miles south of Poult-
ney village, captured a fine large speed
men of lynx Friday afternoon in the
woods near their home, They had set a
small trap for rabbits and the lynx got
one Of his hind feet into il. The lynx was
unable to eAtricate the foot although tho
trap was 80 small that ii did not iniure
him to any extent, The boys succeeded
in putting u cage over the animal and took
him home. 1t is the finest specimen of
lynx that has been seen in that vicinity
for many ysarA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
ELECTRIC ROAD DISABLED.
VERMONT IN CONGRESS
Sen. Proctor Slightly Ill Sen. Dillinq
ham Busy on Committees Coz
gressmen Working on Appro
priationS.

Washington. Jan. 19.-Scnqtor Proctor
has been somewhat under the weather
Tor a week or so and has not been able
to attend all the daily sessions Of the
Senate. His duties have been unusually
arduous at this session of Congress, be-
cause of his work as the acting chairman
of the military committee. The senior
Vermont senator has pressed to IA success
ful passage the militia hill, which will
undoubtedly become law soon, whenever
the Senate and House are able to add
Just the differences in the measure.
Senator Dillingham; is again occupied
with the immigration bill which has been
before the Senate for some weeks. but
which has been taken up again this
week. Tic has also had a great deal of
work before the committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Each Of the Vermont members Of tho
House has been engaged more or less
upon appropriation bills Mr.. Haakins, as
a member of the agricultural committee
has been deVotiug considerable time TO
the presentation Of tho agricultural APP
propriation bill and MI, Foster, rs a
member of the House committee ON for
oign affairs, has been helping to prepare
the annual diplomatic and consular APP
preparation hlll
VERMONT POSTAL MATTERS.
The civil service commission has an
nounCed the appointment of Alphonso h.
GaiViu as a rural letter carrier for the
service out Of North Craftsbury To- begin
February >, Guy r. Marvin to be the sub
stitutc carrier, This is route in Or
Jeans county, 10 IS miles long, serving 4lG
people, living in % houses.
The postotticc at Castleton, Vt. has
hatcly been advanced To the presidential
class and the salary of the postmaster
fixed at $1,000 annually. The postofficc at
Fort Ethan Allen has become domestic
money order office.
! Herbert G. Armstrong has been appoint
! ed n substitute letter carrier at Bcnning
ton, and Guy W. aBtchclder and Carl
| W. Stowe of ST. Johnsbury, have been APP
| pointed railway mail clerks.
APPOINTMENTS FOR VERMONTERS
| Announcement is made from the pen
sion bureau of the appointment of DR. T.
| r. Stiles as a pension examining sur
gcon at st. Johnsbury and Of DIR. James
Conland as a pension examining surge on
at Brattleboro.
| G. *. Hosford of North Thctford
Vt, has been appointment an engineer and
! in tho geological survey service and
| Dunton Stuart of Burlington, has just
entered the service of the dairy division
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
SUIT AGAINST O'BRlEN AND SHEE-
HAN.

Lawyer Clarke c. Fits of Brattleboro.
as counsel for the Employers Liability
Assurance company of London, has
brought suit against OBren 6, Sheehan
Of New York the contractors who built
the Rutland Canadian railroad, and has
trustced the Rutland railroad and T.. W.
Clement, to recover Sl6.oO0 I'm premiums
due on liability assurance. The suit is
returnable in the United States court. MIR.
Fits was in Rutland last week in con-
ncctiou with this suit.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
CAPT. GRAVES OF co. K
Elected 20 Succeed Capt. Eurl ha M
POpuler Y.ung Nor.

Bennington, Jan. lS.-Company X held a
special election last evening to fiji the
vacancy caused by the resignation oi
cart. &. +. Durham now of Burlington
Mai. II. -. Fillmore pre- sided ana Russell
&. Graves was unanimously elected. Mr.
Graves t. president of the bennington Sc
clliitY company and ono of tho most
wealthy and popular young men in town
lie graduated from Vermont Academy
SlXtona River. in 1894 and from Brown
University in 1898 ana at both places was
one Of Tho officers in the military division
Tie first lieutenant Of Company * is W
T.. Frost and 5. e. Worthngton is secouo
lieutenant
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-22
VEhMOAT PENSIONERS.

Washington. Jan lg.-Nyrmrt ra-
eion-: Increase. reissue. etc.,. ta" ,
Ans East Dover 50. James Tralcv. -.
Alhaus. 81. GcorGo T. Flanders, Rip''H,
Slo. Chas II Bowers, South Wooi>t'.L .
SO. henry Z. Bruulock W.ui- r. t. I,
Henry y. Huzzoil. Newport '"utrs N";
Horace T.. Eowo. D3uvili" NL