Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-04-24
Sensational Development at Wash.


\ sensational development in the in
Nesdgation of the post office department.
now in progress, occurred yesterday,
when Postmaster General Payne an
nounced the summary dismissal of James
NJ. Tyner, assistant attorney general for
the department In the letter dismiss
ing Mr.. Tyner IL is stated that late Tues
day afternoon Mrs Tyner came to the
office of the assistant attorney general.
passing through the main office to the
private Office, closing the door behind
her and then admitting by another en-
trance her sister and a safe expert. IN
der Mrs. TYner's direction the safe eX-
pert opened the safe in the room, took
out all the papers and she carried them
away and refused all demands for their
return. She stated that she was acting
under her husbands instructions Mr..
Tyner is confined to his house by paral-
ysis. His resignation was demanded
early in March, when it was understood
that he should not have further active
connection with the affairs of his office,
but upon his personal plea the date OF
his resignation was put forward to May
LIST. Mr.. Tyner is one of the oldest and
best known public men in Washington.
He was at one time postmaster general.
and he and his wife were intimate
friends Of General and Mrs. Grant.
y. B. Lowering. for 43 years general
passenger agent of the Passumpsic rail-
road and division passenger agent of the
Boston & Maine railroad, died last even
ing at his home in Lyndonville, aged
II years.
Inc Northern Securities merger case
goes to the United States supreme court
on appeal as expected. The Minnesota
circuit court has so modified its original
order in the case as to allow the pay
ment of 100000 in May dividends
days tour of Yellowstone national park
and arrived at Fort Yellowstone on Wed
nesoay, great part of the tour was
made on sledges on account of the deep
SHOWS
An express train on the Erie railroad
crashed into the rear of a crippled
freight train near Salamanca. N. Y
MONDAY causing a wreck which killed
elsht people and injured several others
Inc wreck caught fire and five of the
Nlctims were burned almost beyond rec
ognition
rms is an exceptional spring for trav-
ellng on the part of heads of great gov
ornaments. President Roosevelt is en-
1oylng himself in western wilds. Pres
lueht Loubet of France is visiting AL
slers King Edward of England has
and France.
During last week a term of snow and
colu' unprecedented for twenty years
prevailed in England The mercury
i ISll TO nine degrees below freezing in the
Ihames valley, and snowstorms were re-
M IN various parts of the country.
The cold wave swept over the continent
ana was very severe in Germany.
pursuant to an order to the court there
was recount on Wednesday of the votes
cast al the Burlington mayoralty cleo
uon IN March, before A. V. Spaulding
master IN chancery. The claim is made
by the supporters of ] % Rurke the
democratic candidate, that he was
erected under proper count of the votes
ana That the ballot box from ward has
nSeh tampered with since the election
ne master will report the result of his
Soun' 10 the supreme court, and that
body will decide how the ballot shall be
counted and who was elected mayor.