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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

Hardly a day passes without two or
three petitions from petty bankrupts
being received at the office of the
clerk of the United States district
court at Burlington. These cases are,
in many instances, absolutely disgust
ing A man receiving regular wages
who will go into bankruptcy with
Liabilities in the vicinity of 800 or
less, and "no assets, admits on the
face of his petition that he wishes to
defrsud his creditors of their just DUE
Rutland News
That is the main trouble with the
bankruptcy law as it now is, that it is
altogether too easy for man to make
IL an instrument to defraud his credit
ors when its purpose is to protect
debtors from harsh creditors and to
give all fair treatment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23
AN4ESTHETICS SUPPRESS
X-R4 Us.

M. K. Meyer has shown that vege-
tables put under chloroform lose much
of their power of emitting N-rays.
and M. Jean Becquered has been led
to try whether this effect of anaes-
thetics is not more general. He finds
that not only organic bodies, but even
inorganic, for example, sulphide Of
calcium, cease to emit N-rays when
under the action of the fumes of
ohloroform. ether, protoxide of nitIo-
gen, etc. In fact, the suppression of
Mays by anaesthetics in vegetables
and minerals is much alike-London
Globe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23
THE SLOCUM DISASTER.

The terrible disaster to the General
Slocum in He'll Gate, New York,
teaches the same awful lessons that
were so forcibly brought out by the
Iriquois theatre blaze a few months
ago. One disaster occurred on the
water and the other occurred on land
but the marked similarity about them
is the fact that in both cases they
we're revelations OF the inadequacy
and inefficienoy of the means of fight
ing fire. At Chicago it appeared that
the laws as to fire escapes and safe
guards against fi'e we're violated and
squarely disregarded, but in the case
of the excursion steamer the reports
indicate that the company had obeyed
the orders of the inspecting officers
and a few weeks ago the boat had been
reported in proper condition.
All excursion steamers running out
of New York Harbor are subject to
United States conrol in the matter of
equinment. The General Slocum had
been inspected recently and her boilers
found safe, her engines sound, and all
OF her parts in good condition and in
such condition that fire would be
unlikely to start. But it seems the
inspection did not go Tar enough.
Reports indicate that the life preser-
vers on board were rotten. They
were made of canvas bags filled with
cork in small pieces instead OF large
blocks and in the work of adjusting
them the canvass gave way in mary
cases and permitted the cork to rattle
out so that the preserver was of no
value. Moreover, many of these pre-
servers, even such as they were, were
placed where only very tall person
could get at them and as a conse-
quenoe they were not available for the
women and children in the excursion
the other day. The inspection only
went to the nubmer Of life preservers
when it should have gone farther to
their real efficiency.
But more than that there should be
no way by which boat that is verit-
able fire trap, as the General Slocum
proved to be, could run with the ap-
prevail of the government. That boat
was built with wooden superstruct-
ures to a large extent, to such an ex-
tent in fact that when the little blaze
started deep down In the vessel it was
but a matter Of a few minutes before
the flames had gone to the top. The
posts soon burned off and the hur-
ricane deck fell, adding to the horror
of the situation. Steel and iron
superstructures would have avoided
the most Of the danger. A boat prop
erly safeguarded with fire proof con-
struction and proper means of fighting
flames would never have had such an
accident as that of Wednesday. The
government should take up the matter
now and make it's inspection and cffi-
cial approval worthy of the name.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

Santos DumorA has sailed for this
country, bringing with him his dirig-
ible No. z, with which he will COM
pete at ST. Louis in the international
contests III aerial navigation. Three
is every probability that the st. Louis
contests will be such as to open the
eyes of the world to the progress in
invention relative to travel in the air.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

1t Is now but few da-s to the Re
publican national convention but there
is very little heard about it because
it is so certain tn be for Roosevelt. A
sure thing is never particularly inter-
estng. The Democratic convention
will have no such excuse to offer and
it will undoubtedly be intel esting
enough
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

O. H. Davenport of Brattleboro,
careful student of the question, has
made exhaustive inquiries concerning
the results Of the first year of local
option in Vermont. He has obtained
replies to inquiries from the chair
man of the license boards, from police
and court officials. He weighs it all
in his scales and finds the law good.
He says it has decreased the area of
the rum traffic nearly one-half, as
we'll as the number of dealers; has
practically cut off the sale for med
icipal purposes;" has largely exter-
minated the dives; reduced the liquor
cases in court by three-fourths; and
turned a handsome sum into the State
treasury So far so good, but the
value of these figures pales somewhat
when Mr.. Davenport is forced to
admit 80 per cent increase in drunk
enness. He explains this by saying
! that arrests have been made sharper
than under prohibition-a claim that
readers will pass upon in their own
minds. Herald and News.
For foolish orders and childish
ideas the Sultan of Turkey takes the
lead. Some time ago the Sultan or
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

Transportation across the Atlantic
westward for $40 is decidedly cheap,
but such is the remarkable rate
which the controversy between the
Ounard and the Hamburg and Bremen
steamship companies has brought
about. The war has thus far only
extended to Storage passenger rates
but it may so farther. What effect
this great cut will have upon the
immigration statistics is hard to say
Perhaps it will have no effect, but
some authorities on immigration sub
jects believe it will tend to lower the
average grade of the immigrants and
at the same time increase the num-
Der.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

Mr.. Perdioaris is still in the hands
of the bandit His captor, Raisuli,
has increased his demands to absurd
lengths and it begins to look as
though the captive might be allowed
to stay while in the society of the
most interesting and kindly hearted
native gentleman" it he's been his
good fortune to know.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23
MY PRECIOUS SOMETHING
I've something, lots of trouble,
But a comfort and delight,
Making iOy and labor double.

Making joy and labor double,
Something soft and pink and white
I've something, clinging, helpless,
In the dark it holds me fast,
Looks to me for all protection,
Loves me first, and loves me last
And that something makes lite richer.
More complete, and sweet, and
grand;
Oh, that something makes me greater
Than the queens of any land
OF that something could tell you
Wondrous virtues, wondrous charms
But, for all know, there may be-
Such baby il your arms
Good Housekeeping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

The Russians and Japanese are
getting busy" without question in
the East now. Every few days the
report comes that few more hundreds
or thousands of men have been killed
or wounded.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

& Ia 81 TO II ca.
GEARS the y The Kad You Have Always BOush
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-23

Phreu WIN tHOst VI lew years ago.
She urged that in these days of hustle
the higher and more essential idea
Of honor should not be vsIlooked.
Arthur W. Hewitt recited poem
in Latin De Christi Cruciati.' 1t
was an effort of no mean worth,
which he wrote himself. His rendi-
tion would have easily been under
stood and appreciated by Cicero or
Horace, if they could have been
brought back from the land of the
Archipelago Mr.. Hewitt is one
of the brightest men the school has
turned out.
individuality in Education, " was
the subject of Miss Maude Boyce' s
excellent essay. She stated that
everywhere there was lack of educa.
tion among men. The public schools
are turning out host of students
every year who work simply to say
they have been through. What We
need is a system of instruction that
shall bring out the natural individ-
ualities of each pupil and in so doing
find the work he or she is fitted to do
Teachers should not be so overbur
dened that they cannot find this spark
of genius in the individual.
Miss Sadie M. Eastman rendered a
piano selection, Scherzo-op. 81,
with grace aud expression
The Grafton on William McKin.
ley, the Man by Ralph o. Virgins,
was concise and interesting. He
Evening journal., 1904-12-10

There is much rivalry among the
Cops for high score in three games as
their rules call for high score to be
in black type. TAFT had the honor last
night
Day wanted to be on the winning
team and shook the Cops. He said
there were too many guns about IL he
fell down.
Harkins lost the black line by five
pins.
Francis phenomenal striking re-
ceived much applause.
TAFT used Seigers cap and ball for
luck
The police had their scrub team
getting in practice on the next alleys
Uncle Billy Heal was referee and
had his two nephews along to witness
his decisions.
Captain Harry Johnson, the coined
ian, made himself conspicuous by roll
ing high score for the Academy.
The captain Of the police team says
he will put Francis on the bench II
he plays pinochle the night before the
game Friday week.
Captain salman arrived late and
took Days place.
One had TO look twice to see Day
once in Seigers sweater.
The blue coats could not fine that
groove in the first two games.
Hyman drew a gun on Selgel in the
first game and scared him off.
Albert Thatcher of navy yard fame
was score keeper. The cops even had
10 have a scribe that was used TO
guns
Harklns was down and out the first
game. That's where he lost the black
line
one of the features Of the game was
the splits by Pennington.
Pancoast lost his nerve I'm the last
I game-Hyland had both fingers
crossed.
Carmine DiMare, one of the scrut
team. was there roofing for his
brother guardians.
Captain Johnson got revenge on
Francis to the tune of one hundred
pins.
Big John Long was a spectator and
rooter and says II Francis does not do
better he will take a hand in that ten
pin game.
Hyland could not get his batteries
to working in the second game.
Pennington still had his heel on his
ear In the first two games. Jim will
have use O. n. T. TO repair those
splits.
The Police-Academy series is the
most interesting games rolled in the
state.
II Chalfant doesn't do better he will
receive chastisement.
Two hundred attendance isn't so
bad.
Captain Salmon Immediately after
the game challenged Captain johnson
for a return match.
Cleveland Tom" Johnson was the
chief rooters for the Cops.
Even Captain Evans was there root
ing for the Cops.
Evening journal., 1904-12-10
CRITICISED THE PRESIDENT
Civil Service Reformer objects to Ex.
emptions In Service.

SUpAtoUo IN SGfNlCcs
Washington. Dec. 10-At the final
session Of the National Civil Service
Reform League President Roosevelt
was severely criticised for the exemp-
tions in the service through executive
orders made by him during the past
three years. Nelson S. Spencer, former
member of the Municipal. Civil Service
Commission of New York city, made
direct attack on the course pursued
by the president which was loudly ap-
plauded by many of the civil service
reformers present. The president was
defended by ex-Civil Service Commits
sioner Foulke. who declared the coun-
try was to be congratulated on having
a president who was actuated by con-
siderations Of justice as well as Of law.
Richard Henry Dana commended the
president for having exempted persons
appointed to the public service specif-
cally rather than the positions as a
class. He had been opposed to execu-
tive exemptions, but had become con-
verted after a talk with former Com
missioners Proctor and Foulke several
years ago
Evening journal., 1904-12-10
APPEALS TO ROOSEVELT
Mrs. Young, In Prison at Atlanta, ca.r
Asks President to Protect Her.


Asks President to Protect Her.
Atlanta, Ca. Dec. 1O.-Alleging that
she Is at the mercy of a person who
has her daughter under control, and
who threatens her. Mrs Julia A.
Young. who gives her home address
as Boston. Mass, has made a direct
appeal for help to President Roose-
yelt
She telegraphed President Roose.
welt as follows:
Il am a prisoner in the Fulton coun-
ty jail in this city at the mercy of a
person who holds my daughter under
control and has threatened me. My
address is Julia A. Young. 656 Massa-
chusetts avenue, Boston, Mass. am a
member of the William Mckinley Cir
Gle, No. 16, Ladies OF the Grand Army
of the Republic. l ask protection at
your hands My Boston counsel is ex.
Judge Dewey, 23 Court street, Boston.
Julia A. Young
Mrs. Young is prisoner on account
OF having had a peace warrant sworn
out against her by her adopted daugh-
ter, Miss Fannie May Young. Mrs.
Young refuses to give bail and secure
her release. though she says she is
able to do so. Miss Young asserts that
her foster mother has followed her
persistently since she ran away from
her home in Boston in 1901, and has
interfered with her business and mat
rimonial prospects.
Evening journal., 1904-12-10
AWFUL FIGHTING
AT PORT ARTHUR
Delayed Report of General Assault
on Fortress November 26.
rRENcHEs FILLsD VIZ DEAO

Furious Assaults Of Japanese In Face
Of Awful Fire Was EqualIed BY
Stubborn Resistance Of Russians.
Threw orenades at Each other.
Headquarters OF the Japanese Third
krmy Before Port Arthur. Nov. 2S.
ria Tien Tsin, Dec l0.-The general
assault on Port Arthur, which began
Mt noon November &c. is still in pro-
gress. In the hrst series OF assaults an
attempt was made TO capture the forts
at Rihlung and Keekwan Mountains by
penetrating tho principal line OF forti-
fcations surrounding them, and TO en-
velope the city from the east At the
same time strong force pushed up
the gorge OF Shishi valley between two
fortified ridges and attacked the sup
porting fort in the rear OF West Rih-
lung Mountain with the intention Of
enveloping the city from the west.
The attempt failed after the most
furious fighting that has been wit
messed since Port Arthur was invested.
The fighting lasted from noon of No
vember 26 until after dawn OF the fol-
lowing day without cessation.
For six hours the whole western half
OF the fortified ridge was deluged with
heavy shells. At noon the. principal
line Of fortihcations was a perfect hen
OF bursting shells, and the spectacle
was more wonderful than anything
previously seen.
Through the haze caused by the
smoke OF the bursting shells the as
saulters could be seen emerging from
the cover OF the parallels, as well as
swarming mp the fortified ridge at hall
dozen different points. Rifles. rapid
fire guns and machine guns bazed
from the Russian position, where adj
vances were made in the open. The
men went down by hundreds. The forts
were belching smoke and bursting
shells, and the rampant walls were
black with assaulters, who on reaching
the crests met with an awful hre from
within the forts. which swept down
line after line OF Japanese.
AS fast as the assaulters we're re-
pulsed more Japanese swarmed up,
only to be moved down in turn.
The determination and fury Of the
Japanese assaults we're equalled by the
stubbornness Of the resistance of the
Russians.
The Japanese paralleled some 35
yards OF the Russian trench line, and
an entire regiment charged across. the
men falling by hundreds before the
awful FIRE OF the Russians. But still
more men came on over the bodies
OF those who had fallen. and by sheer
weight OF numbers they reached the
trenches. which they captured at the
point Of the bayonet.
The Russian shrapnel fire made the
captured portion of the trenches a per-
feet hell, while the Japanese shrapnel
fire assisted the captors to push east
and west along the trench line.
AZ o'clock in the evening a furious
Russian counter attack drove the jap.
Evening journal., 1904-12-10

anese back 70 the parallels with great
loss At o'clock the Japanese again
captured the same portion OF the
trnech and made desperate but unsuc-
cessful efforts TO cross the pits
The awful struggle continued until ?
o'clock in the morning, when the Rus
SLAMS again counter attacked and re-
captured the trench. which was piled
with dead bodies For over 30 yards
between tho trenches there was a YER
liable shambles. The last attacks and
counter attacks were made over the
bodies Of the slain.
The first attempt to rush the fort
on the northern portion Of Keekwan
Mountain was made at / o'clock in the
afternoon. when the assaulters swarm
cd up the rampant wall from the moat
and met with an awful fire from within
and from the Chinese wall in the rear
Of the fort.
AS the result OF the first assault. the
rampant walls were black with bodies.
In the second assault the Japanese
succeeded in gaining a foothold in the
Interior, where the defenses were
bombproof, with raised lines OF pro-
tected trenches in the rear Of the fort,
where the machine guns swept the
front of the fort and the walls The
assauters attacked this bombproof
maze. where the lighting was hand-to-
hand with bayonets and grenades.
The first sections of the maze Of
bombproofs were smashed and piled
with the bodies OF the dead of both
sides.
The attempt to rush the interior Of
the fort proved a failure. but portions
Of the fort were temporarily occupied.
The defenders were annihilated or
were unable or unwilling to retire and
fought to the last breach
In the meantime n strong force of
Japanese attempted 10 pierce the line
OF works east Of the fort, but they
were unable 10 make progress.
Z The last effort Of the assaulters was
assisted by artillery, Which covered
the SLOPES OF Waintai Hin with an
avalanche OF shells. The Russians
fought with tremendous courage, en-
gaging the Japanese with bayonets and
grenades when they came to close
quarters. The Japanese finally estab-
lished n trench line Ave yards in front
Of the line Of fortincations, which they
now occupy. The forces are engaged in
throwing dynamite grenades at each
other.
Evening journal., 1904-12-10
sutterIno rrom urouoht.

Detroit. Dec 1O.-A scant water sup
ply is giving trouble railroads of the
middle west, and motive power which
might be prohtably employed in trans
porting the present large volume o
freight is in frequent instances util
lied to haul water trains. The drough
Is particularly severe in Ohio. wher'
there has not been a general rail-
since August. The Big Four is running
two water trains daily out Of Cleve
land. carrying water for its Lindal
Yards.
Evening journal., 1904-12-10
Girl Shot ev Her Brother.

stroudsburg. Pa, Dec. 10. - Alice
Bennett, daughter Of Rev. William
Quigley Bennett d. d., pastor of the
Strou0sburg Methodist Church, was
shot by her brother Vincent. The chill
dren were playing with a revolver,
when it was discharged. The bullet
struck Alice on the cheek. tearing a
hole through her nose and lodged in
her mouth. Dr. Bennett is a member
OF the Philadelphia conference.
Evening journal., 1904-12-10
Millionaire Shot sv His Own Gun.

Raleigh. n. c.. Dec 10. Mortimer
Brooks. OF New York city, while hunt
ing near Pittshoro. in Chatham county.
this state. was accidentally and it is
believed fatally wounded by the dis
charge of both barrels of his gun. He
was crossing a ditch. when the gun
struck some obstruction and went of.
both barrels entering his left side and
passing through HIS body. Three ply
sicians are rendering all possible at
tentlon. Mr.. Brooks is a millionaire,
who has been visiting this section for
a number OF years on hunting expedi-
tions.
Read The Evening Journal.
Evening journal., 1904-12-10
Yale Wins Debate With Princeton.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 1O.-Yale's
oeoaters won the 18th annual Yale
princeton intercollegiate debate. the
question being: Resolved. That n
snouia be the policy OF the United
states not TO hold territory perma-
nently unless with the purpose that II
shall ultimately enjoy statehood" Yale
upheld the affirmative.
Evening journal., 1904-12-10
SUPPOSED DEAD MAN ALIVE
His wife sued woodmen of the World
For $1,000.

For $1,000.
Plattsburg. N. Y, Dec 10. - Three
representatives of the Woodmen of the
World, a fraternal society of Omaha.
Neb., and two detectives left here for
Cleburne, Tex, with a former private
soldier, who enlisted under the name
of Henry Lennox, and who was hon
orably discharged here on November
l2 last
B. Wood Jewell, of Omaha, chairman
Of the sovereign finance committee OF
the Woodmen, who was one of the
party, admitted that Lennox is not the
soldiers real name.
This man disappeared from his
home in Cleburne, Tex, in 1901, under
circumstances that led his friends to
believe he had been killed." said Mr.
Jewell. within the last year a suit
was brought by his wife against the
Woodmen of the World, on his certif-
cate of membership. in the sum Of $2,-
900. He willingly consented to return
and demonstrate that he is not dead.
According to the authorities, Lennix
is believed to be o. G. Hitler, whose
home is said to be in Cleburne, Tex.
Killers horse and buggy, it is alleged.
disappeared over a steep river bank in
Texas. and he was supposed to have
been drowned.
Evening journal., 1904-12-10
AND THE "CoPS" DIDN'T WIN
Second Game Of Series Rolled Last
Night on Academy Alleys.

Amid much cheering good fellowship
and pulling out Of rolls" the Academy
five beat the Copper" team two out Of
five games last night at the Academy
alleys in one Of the greatest games
ever rolled in the state. This series
Of games is becoming more popular
each night as was demonstrated last
night by the number Of spectators and
rooters present The two teams are
now tie each winning three games.
The score follows: