Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-04

third general attack on Port Arthur
is reported to have begun on the oath
and on the 26th the Russians only smoke
less powder magazine was exploded the
IRE spreading to the town and raging
all through the day Russian trenches on
the slope of the Rihlung mountain were
taken by the japanese. Near the Shakbe
river there have been no DEVELOPMENTS
of moment.
After circling in every direction at a
height of 1000 feet above the Cascades in
slght OF thousands of cheering enthusi-
astlc spectators on the Worlds Fair
grounds, a Roy Knabenshue of Toledo
In command of Thomas S. Baldwin's air
SNIP California Arrow, returned to the
place from which he started on Monday
covering 81 miles, part of the way
against an eight-mile wind
Three Italian laborers were suffocated
beneath 10 feet Of earth at the Maple
street crossing of the Boston & Maine
railroad company at Hudson, Mass
sunday. The men with several others
were excaVating trench preliminary to
tunnelling under the railroad tracks when
the earth in one section of the trench
caVed in, burying four workmen. one
was rescued. but the bodies of those
Killed were not recovered until half an
hour later
Barney Oldfeld, driving his 5O-horse-
power Peerless. known as the Green
dragon, won the ten-mile match race
ior the worlds track championship at
the Empire city track in New York Sat
urday, and at the same time made a new
world track record for the distance
Oldfelds time was 9.12 3-5. The former
record, BIB, was held by Charles Basic
Oldileld also beat the previous record for
d ,hiie standlng start, covering the first
mile in LOS 3-5.
Floating in the harbor Harry w Mes
ser, travelling agent OF the Pennsylvania
railroad, who had been missing since
Octooer IT, was found at Boston Satur-
day morning. 1t is believed that he com
mltted suicide. Messer's father is a con-
tractor in charge of the manufacturing
OF shoes in the Vermont state prison nj
windsor. He had offered a reward Of
SEuo Tor information concerning his son &
whereabouts. The son was about 36 wears
ola. There was no money on his person
put his gold watch was in one pocket
oIlce 'he death OF his wife three years
ago his habits had been irregular
Jewelry valued at So 900 was stolen from,
Mrs Julia McCarty who occupies a fna
mouse in Pittsfield, Mass Mrs McCartv
wrote out the details of the robber for
the chief of police of Pittsfield. under tho
impression that he would use the infor-
nation in trying to detect the thieves
but an account of the robbery was pub
isheu IN the newspapers and the fact
theh came out that ex-senator John Nc
Carty, a wealthy real estate dealer horse
man and politician in Brooklyn has two
Families. Mrs. McCarty in Pittsfield has
three sons. is, IA and 10 years old. She
mas ilVed lavishly in Pittsfield, gone freely
In society, given generously to church
ana charities all In the name of the wife
OF ex-senator John McCarty of Brook,
lyh' McCarty denies that he knows any,
tihhS ABOUT the woman in Pittsfield hui
me newspaper evidence is clearly against
MN The wife in Brooklyn has lived at
ms summer home in Goshen, N. Y. the
past SIX summers. At Goshen McCarty
owns stock farm and some fast step
pers. including Joe Patchen.