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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29
Train Was .Isye Days Late.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 29,-The
first of the belated and storm bound
passenger trains which started for this
city over the Santa Fe lines through
Arizona, but which were forced to turn
back at Albuquerque n. NJ, owing to
washouts and made detour via the
Southern Pacific from Deming, has ar
rived in Los Angeles five days late. 1t
carries a party Of 202 Canadians en-
route to San Francisco and is known
as the Cuthbert special.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29
The Weather.
Fair tonight and Tuesday cooler.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS.
News Of the Tswn and village Briefly
Told for Busy Readers.

News Of the Tswn and village Briefly
Told for Busy Readers.
H. j. Cole was q visitor in Rutland
Sunday.
Robert Jepson returned Saturday
from Schenectady.
w, D. Gregory has gone to New
York for few days.
John j. Leahy of Troy is visiting
friends in the village.
John P. Powers is home from Buff
alo to spend the week.
Clarence VanDensburg of Troy is
the guest of James Martin.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
Charles Harvey last Tuesday,
The condition of Judge Bottum of
SALISBURY continues to improve.
The fall session of schoolgirls one
week from tomorrow, September 6.
Mrs B. L. Marsh of Perth, Amboy N.
j. is visiting at r. A. Davenport's.
Frank Morgan of Lexington is visit
ing his mother, Mrs Martin Morgan.
Miss Lizzie Coyle of Schenectady is
visiting her parents on Pleasant street.
Misses Anna Welsh and Ila Casey
spent Sunday with friends in Hoosick
Falls.
&C. G. Grossman, head cashier in
Frear's, is spending his vacation in
town.
Mrs Theodore Carpenter and two
children are visiting in Bath and AL
bany.
Miss Elizabeth Norton sang "Jesrs
Lover of my Souln Sunday evening at
the Baptist church.
Mrs c. N. Powers and daughter,
Cecil, returned from their camp near
Sucker pond Saturday.
Mrs f. B. Pope, Misses Hildred
Hart and Olive Pope are expected
home from Cottage City today.
Martin Peckham, Mr. Phillips, Mis-
ses Susie Brant and Sarah Burgess
spent Sunday at Lake Lauderdale.
Manager Barnes received word this
afternoon canceling the game with
Manchester at that place tomorrow.
Sim Kantrovitz and S. Cutler have
bought out the JUNK business of Morris
Levin who is going to move to North
Adams.
Thomas Toohey manager of the
Hoosick Falls base ball team has re-
turned home after spending few
days here.
Richard +. Rawson and Fremont
Barnes returned Monday afternoon
from Lake Hancock where they have
been in camp for nearly two weeks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29

To the Tax Payers of the village of Ben
ningtoD.
A Rate Bill has been placed in my hands for
collection, as follows: 20 cents on the dollar
for the Village Tax, 20 cents on the dollar for
the Highway Tax, 5 cents on the dollar for
Special Highway Tax for Curbing, on the
Grand List OF 1904
hereby demand payment of said taxes and
notify yOn that will attend ut the Bennington
County Savings Bank from O'Clock a. m. un-
til O'Clock p. m.
There wifi be discount OF 4 per cent on
Village Tax II paid within 80 days.
G. II, DEWEY Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July /, 1891.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29
MURDER AT MlLLERToN, N. Y.
MyrOn wooden, Farmer, Died Soon
After Being Found.

LAKENILLE, Conn, Aug. 29.-My-
ron Wooden. farmer of Chapinville,
has been found lying at the rear of,
Borden's condensed milk factory in
Millerton,. just over the state line in
New York, in terribly battered con.
dition, and few hours later he died.
His skull was crushed. and near him
was found heavy club. one end OF
which was covered with blood.
1t is the belief that he was murdered
for the purpose of robbery. as members
of the family stated that when he left
his home he had with him over 5000 in
cash and a draft for small amount
of money When found the money was
gone. There was every evidence of Il
terrible assault. ana an investigation
was Immediately begun, which result.
ed in the arrest of Jacob Holder OF
Salisbury.
1t was learned that Wooden and Hol
der were drinking together in Sails
bury early in the day and that the two
had started out in the direction of Mil.
lcrton. A coroners inquest was held
and Holder was subsequently released
as there was no evidence strong
enough to hold him even as "A suspect
as he proved that he left Wooden sew.
eral hours before the latter was found
in Millerton.
Wooden was sixty-nine years old
and was a prosperous farmer. The day
on which the assault took place he sold
his dairy, consisting of over fifty cows
aside from other farm stock. All the
money that ne received from this sale
he took with him when he left his
home
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29
Estate of Alma p. valentine


CTATE OF VERMONT In Probate Court
DDistrct of Bennington IS held at the Pro
bate Office In Bennington, within and for
said District, on the 18th day OF August A. ID.
l9Ot
Present John V. Carney, Judge.
An instrument purpOrting TO be the last viii
and testament of Alma =. Valentine, late OF
being presented by Jennie A. Valentine, one
OF the executors therein named for probate,
il is ordered by said court that
all persons concerned therein be notified
to appear az session thereof TO be
held at the Probate ONCE in Bennington, In
said district. lon the -th day of September,
A. ID. 1904. at 10 o'clock IN the forenoon, and
show cause, II any they have, against the pro-
bate OF said will for which purpose II IS
further ordered. that this order be published
three weeks successfully In the Bennington Ey-
ening Banner, a newspaper printed AT Benning
ton in this state previous TO said time OF hearing
l9i Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29
Estate of Henrietta M. Vince
lock.
VIII Presented.

ITUoIUI-V
CTATE OF VERMONT, In Probate
y District of Bennington. IS. Court held al
the Probate ONCE In Bennington within and
Tor said District on the 18th day August
a. ID. 1904
Present, John V. Carney, Judge.
AN INSTRUMENT. puTpOrting TO be the last
will and testament of fienTiettaM. WheelOck late
of Salisbury in said district. deceased being
presented by NJ. + Galusha, for the executor
therein named for probate. 1t Is ordered by said
Court that all persons concerned therein be
notified TO appear at session thereof, to be
held at the Probate Office in Bennington, In said
district on the 3Oth day of August, A. ID. 1904, al
10 o'clock in the forenooa and show cause, II
any they have. against the probate of said VIII
for which purpose 1t is further ordered, that
this order be published three weeks success.
sively in the Bennington Evening Banner, a
newspaper printed at Bennington, in this state
previous TO said time of hearing.
By the court.
sIeM Attest, JOHN V. CARNEY, Judge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29
VIM, Wilcox,
W. Som erville, Mass.
FOR SALE!

AT SandgateI vermont
One first-class portable steam
saw mill with edging table
cut-up saw and three bench
saw tables, suitable for work
ing out chair stock, saving
lumber, etc. Also two pair
horses with harnesses, wag-
ons, sleds, chains and other
gear suitable for the lumber
business. Do not want to sell
the teams until the mill is sold.
Apply to
S. D. MUNRO
SYNDICATE VERMONT
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29

BELLEFONTE, Pa, Aug, 29.-The
jury in the ease of Ira Green and Will
lam Dillon on trial for the murder of
Turnkey Jerry Condo several weeks
ago, when they escaped from the coun-
ty Jail has rendered a verdict of MUIR
der in the first degree. A motion has
been made for new trial.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29
COMMISSIONERS, NOTICE

~ Estate OF ALONZO b. VALENTINE.
The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Hon. Probate Court for the District of Ben.
ningtOn, COMMISSIONERS, to receive, exam
inc and adjust all claims and demands OF all
persons against the estate of AlOnzO
b. Valentine, late of Bennington in said
district deceased, and all claims
exhibited In offset thereto hereby Civ notice
thatw will meet for the purpose Aforesaid at the
Probate ONCE in Bennington on the I'd day
of September and 18th day of Jan. next from
DAYS and that six months from the 10Th day of
July. A. D. 1901, is the time limited by said court
for said creditors TO present their claims to US
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Bennington, Vt, this 18th day of
August. A. ID. 1904.
HARRISON |. NORTON.
l.. f. ABBOTT
1856 Commissioners.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29
Rnnanll Knocl,ea ono Ruhlin.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29,--Eddie Randall
of ST. Louis knocked out Harry Rubin
of Philadelphia in the fifth round of
what was to have been twenty round
contest before the North Side Athletic
club last night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-29
MOTTO Gle
To the Tax Payers of the Town Of Ben
ningtOn.,

ningtOn..
A Rate Bill OF the Town Taxes of 1904 las
been placed in my hands for collection, as fol-
lows 20 cents on the dollar for the Town Tax
20 cents on the dollar for 7he Town Highway
Tax, IS cents on the dollar for the Town Dis
trict School Tax
hereby demand payment OF said taxes, and
notify you that | wifi attenl at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from o'clock n. m. until
O'Clock p. m
There will be discount of per cent on
Town Tax il paid within 90 days,
c. II, DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington. VT, July T. 1904.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
FLAG DISSERTATION TO
Be PREVENTED BY LAW
Prospects Are Congress Will Pass
Bill Making 1t a Crime to Use
Flag for Advertising.
WOMEN URGE MEASURE

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-There is fair
prospect that Congress will enact at this
session law preventing the dissertation Of
the American flag. The report on the meas
ure, just presented to the Senate, is an in
teresting document. 1t recites in detail the
work that has been accomplished in the
various States by the American Flag AS
ISOLATION, contains summary of the laws
of foreign countries directed against the
dissertation or misuse of national flags, and
gives briefly the statutes bearing on the
subject enacted by the various States. For
many years the patriotic societies in the
United States, notably the Daughters of
the American Revolution, of which Mrs.
Charles Warren Fairbanks, wife of the
Indiana senator, is president, have agitat-
ed the passage of a law which would pre-
vent the Of the flag for adver
Using and other purposes Nineteen
States have already passed laws
in some form to prevent dissertation
OF the flag, as follows: Indiana, Maine,
New Hampshire, Michigan, Illinois, Wis
consin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa,
Washington.
Here are some of the dissertations of the
flag brought to the notice Of Congress. and
which are prevented by the pending bill:
Attaching to the flag political tickets.
Attaching 10 the flag advertisements, or
writing on the white stripes OF the flag adj
vertisements, some of which are of bicy-
cles, book beer, whisky, sour mash, tar
soap. chewing gum, tobacco. dime mu-
seums, door mats, fireworks, living pic
lures, picnic grounds, patent medicines,
pool rooms, prize fights, restaurants, roof
gardens. sample rooms, soap makers sa-
looms, shooting galleries, variety shows,
vendors of lemon acid, and for awnings
and a host of others. Printing the flag on
thin paper and using for the wrapping of
hams, spools of thread. soap chewing
gum, fireworks, cigars. etc. Making cloth
ing OF the flag for clowns, representations
Of Uncle Sam and of Columbia. The flag
has been used for sacks 70 contain coal
and for other merchandise. The flag has
been stripped from the staff and torn in
shredS and stamped upon by Anarchists
and others in excitement and in anger.
1T seems to us" says the report, that
there is no reason for looking for a prece-
dent in the legal regulations of foreign
countries as to their flags. Our people are
not like the people of other lands The
freedom we enjoy induces the abuse with us
cialism run wild with us tends 10 these
abuses unless restrained. Yet, so far as
we are Informed, and so far as we are able
TO learn as TO the regulations of other coun-
tries, the following are said 10 be some of
the penal provisions of other countries as
tries list of the countries is given as
follows: Italy. Austria-Hungary. Germany,
Greece, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, China,
Spain, Portugal. France, Great Britain
Chile. Peru, Bulgaria. Roumania and Bel
GUM. The severest penalty for desecra-
STA, 1t is from two to nineteen years in
iail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
HEAVY PRESSURE FOR
HUGE APPROPRIATIONS
Business Organizations and Com
mercial Bodies Made Demands
Beyond All Precedent.
PENDING PENSION BILLS

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The attitude of
some of the leading organizations of the
country, especially business organizations,
and many clubs and commercial bodies, in
favor of large appropriations by the present
Congress has brought CONSERVATION to the
Republicans in Congress. They doubt if the
best efforts that can be put forth during
the rest of the session will prevent undue
expenditures of the public money in aid of
projects of every name and description.
Attention has been called to the vast ag-
gregate of money embodied in these va
rious schemes, some of which are being
pressed with great vigor by representative
men in all parts of the country, who seem
to have overlooked entirely the present con-
dition of the public revenues. Representative
Hemenway declares that at no time in re-
cent years has the demand for great APP
preparations been so persistent and ag-
gressive.
In connection with the demand for
service pension bill, which probably would
cost the government from S4OOO0,O0O to $780,
100000. attention is called to the fact that
the pension projects already pending be-
fore Congress will call for an outlay of
money which would be surprising to the
people if the facts were presented The
demand is made for pensions to retired
volunteer army officers, for prisoners of
war, for wagonmasters, quartermasters.
engineers and others of like classes in
GLIDING blacksmiths and helpers generally
of the army The fact that there is so
much pressure for measures Of this char
acter has not little to do with the in
creased sentiment in favor of some kind of
a service pension BILL which, il is thought
would stop the demands made for other
classes
The present Congress will take from the
treasury not less than SO 900 for exposi-
tions, and there is no telling how much will
be carried in the appropriations for in
creased aids to commerce and shipping, and
for betterments of the navy. In addition
TO these items there are the standing claims
growing out of seizures by Union troops
during the civil war, which aggregate prob
ably $1OOOOO,OOO, and periodically Congress
appropriates a million or two of dollars in
paying judgments growing out of such
claims Congress has given half a million
dollars to be expended in efforts to ex-
terminate the cotton boil weevn and the
pressure for public buildings good roads,
rivers and harbors, etc.. continues with no
sign of abatement. These points, taken in
connection with the millions on millions
which seem destined sooner or later 10 go
into the Panama canal enterprise naturally
causes the leaders in Congress TO wonder
where the limit IS to be drawn or if there
is TO be any limit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14

from carrying into future conclaves veto
messages from countries they represent
1t is felt that the Pope has gained ciplo-
matte victory over the Italian government
by the recent understanding arrive al re-
garding the nomination Of the patriarch
OF Venice. The negotiations were most
Cordial. but the Italian government claimed
the right of patronage by inheritance from
the ancient Venetian republic. The gov
eminent has not waived its claim, but the
matter has been settled by its agreeing on
the CANDIDATE OF the Pope. Mgr. Scalabrini,
bishop or Piacenza. He will be nOmina ted
IN the consistory next month, and his ele-
walton TO the cardinalate will logically fol-
low. 1t is said that the private relations
between the POPE and the reigning house
or Savoy are closer than appears in public,
and that frequent messages are exchanged
through secret visits 20 the Vatican OF
well-knOwn court chamberlain who has seen
the Pope on several recent occasions.
OBSERVATORY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
BUSINESS BLOCKS ARE
DESTROYED IN TOPEKA
Loss of 100000 Suffered by the
Occupants of Two Buildings
Slight Casualties.

TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 13.-Fire to-day de-
stroyed the Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile
Company's building and stock at First and
Kansas avenue; the Sells building adjoin-
ing, occupied by the Mccormick Harvester
Company, and w. 1. Schick as a store
room The total loss is estimated at 500.
OOO The principal loss was sustained by
the Parkhurst-Davis Company. and is es-
timated at $4,000. with Sl25.OOO insurance.
The loss on the Parkhurst-Davis building.
owned by Jacob Mulvane is $500: McCor-
mick Company's stock, $4,000 and on the
Sells building $4,000.
During the progress OF the fire several
thousand cartridges stored in the third
floor OF the Parkhurst-Davis building ex-
ploded and half a dozen spectators were
hurt slightly by flying shells. The fire was
started by an explosion of chemicals in the
Mercantile Company's building.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
DARING ROBBERY OF A
FRISCO SPORTING CLUB
Inmates Stood Up Against a Wall
and Relieved of Much Coin
and Many Jewels
THE BANK ALSO ROBBED

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-Five men en-
tered the Colonial Club, a resort frequented
by leading sporting men in this city, last
night. While remained on guard the
others broke into the clubroom and rounded
up the inmates, who were lined up against
the wall with hands down, and were then
relieved of their valuables.
From ]. S. Schrieber they took $500 in
coin and from John Lyons 1926 in gold and
a diamond stud and ring. Clarence Water
house forfeited $1,000 in coin and a diamond
ring. valued at $1,000 Perry Quill gave up
a diamond stud and ring, value unknown;
w. E. Engstrum. $500. and a diamond ring.
and Rusie Flint $50 in gold and a diamond
ring. The keys of the bank We're then
taken from Joseph Harlanjo and from it
the robbers got $500 in gold coin. The
victims were then bound hand and foot and
laid face downward upon the floor, two of
the robbers being left in charge of them
until the rest of the band had sufficient
time to get away in safety. The guards
then extinguished the lights and escaped.
No trace of the thieves has been so far
Obtainable
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
INTERPRETATION OF THE
TREATY OF RECIPROCITY
Cuba and the United States Have
Taken Widely Divergent Views
in Enforcing 1t.
NEGOTIATIONS PROBABLE

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia question of
Importance in relation to the Cuban inter-
probation of the reciprocity treaty with
that country which became operative on
Dec 81, 1903, has come to the attention of
this government. In answer to telegraph
ic inquiry from the Treasury Department
word has been received from the American
minister at Havana to the effect that ar
ticles. the product of the soil or industry of
the United States. exported to other coun-
tries and thence imported into Cuba, will
not receive the benefits of the reduced rates
of duty provided in the reciprocity treaty.
The treaty provides in effect that all ar
ticles of merchandise not free of duty. be-
ing the product of the soil or industry of
the United States imported into the Re-
public of Cuba, and reciprocally into the
United States, shall be admitted by each
country at a reduction of 20 per centum of
the rates of duties now imposed. Acting on
the plain meaning of these words, this gov
eminent has uniformly allowed the 20 per
cent reduction on Cuban merchandise inn
ported into another country and thence into
the United States, the only essential fact
insisted on being that the goods admitted
shall be 1.-The product Of the soil or in
dustry' of Cuba.
Still another question in connection with
the Interpretation of the treaty is as TO
which rate OF duty shall be assessed against
goods brought into the respective countries
and in bonded warehouses at the time the
treaty went into effect The Treasury De-
partment. carrying out the plain letter of
the law on the subject, has held that such
goods, on withdrawal pay the reduced rate
OF duty, while Cuba insists that they shall
pay the rate in force at the time the goods
were placed I'm warehouses.
1t is altogether probable that the secre-
tary of the treasury will call the atten-
ton of the State Department 10 this wide
difference in the construction OF the treaty
with view to its adjustment through
diplomatic channels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-14
CLEVER ROBBERY.
While Proprietor Was in the Tele-
phone Box Cash Was Stolen.

BERLIN. Feb. 13-Recentiy the principal
OF large firm in the Leipziger strasse was
about to lock up his takings, amounting TO
e1.250. in the safe when he was suddenly
called TO the telephone by an intimation
that one OF his best customers. wealthy
lady. wished TO give him some orders. He
placed the money box on a convenient table
and went into the telephone box. The bust
ness took some time. but the order was
large and profitable one. On turning 10 the
table, however. the proprietor discovered TO
his dismay that the cash had gone. In
quiries prove that the person who spoke
over the telephone was not the rich Gus
toner, but female acquaintance OF an ele-
gantly-dressed stranger who had been fire.
quently in and out of the shop during the
previous few days making small purchases.
The latter Is strongly suspected of having
stolen the cash while the proprietor was
shut up in the telephone box.