Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-11-18

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higher an essential basis than that Russia
should evacuate Manchuria, japan agree
ing to n similar evacuation. Two great
difficulties in the way of peace are the
apparent opposition of Emperor Nicholas's
present ADVISERS to a settlement of any
kind, and the preservation of Russian
prestige"
Fire in the Harcourt building in the
Back Bay district in Boston Sunday night
caused damage estimated at $500, 900.
In the hunting season which has just
closed in Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota II persons were killed and at least
80 others seriously injured.
Gen. Lew Wallace, author Of Ben
Hur," "The Fair God" and The Prince
of India" is dying at his home in Brooks
vile, Ind, from a surgical operation per-
formed some time ago for an ailment of
the stomach. He had nearly completed
his memoirs when stricken.
The home for feeble minded children
was burned in Laconia, n. H., early Mon
day morning, but owing to the bravery
and GOODNESS of Bertha Hart, matron, and
Maurice George, physical instructor, the
81 inmates were taken out in safety, al
though some of them were overcome with
smoke and scorched with flames as they
made their fire drill march to safety.
Isadore Rush., who died from heart fail
ure while surf bathing near San Diego,
Calf, Monday, was one of the handsomest
women on the American stage, who knew
how to dress with striking effect, and as
a coincidence she was vivacious and
charming. Her creates successes were
scored as leading lady to the late Roland
Reed, ard in private life she was his
wife. She leaves a daughter who is al
ready known to the stage.
f S. Cotton, of the stock brokerage firm
~ IL < IL p ~ GNata asrlAN D.
ton, which failed Oct. %, has been ar
rested charged with stealing stocks to
the value of SIS, 1916, the property of James
H.. Whittemore of Stoughton, Mass, who
was a customer. MI. Cotton was a poor
young man who married a daughter of
Patrick Lennon. the Millionaire leather
manufacturer of Lynn, Mass.
Sanford +. Bronson, 60. general agent
of the Hartford Life Insurance company,
died at his home in Hartford Monday.
He was a native of st. Adams and went
in 1879 to Hartford, where he made a
great success of his insurance work. He
had so employees whom he had personally
trained, and his office wrote over 81, 000,-
600 insurance a year and had over 49,
600, 1000 in force at the time of his death.
He is survived by a daughter and by a
brother. Edward Bronson. of st. Adams.
William LaPointe, Il. shot and killed
his companion, Charles Parmenter. 10,
two miles from their home in Chicopee
Falls, Mass, Monday. The boys were
hunting and LaPointe stumbled and
fell over an icc-covered root that pro-
jected but a few inches from the ground.
In falling his shot gun was discharged,
and the entire charge struck Parmenter,
who was only a few feet away, killing
him instantly. LaPointe carried the body
home, although he was obliged to rest
four times.
The killing of Marshal Bates by two
negroes. Grant and Wesley Thompson,
whom he was trying to arrest for disturb
ing the peace at Cripple Creek. Col, has
caused the white residents ITO issue a
warning to all negroes to leave camp
Many negroes have already left town. II
any insist on remaining It is feared that
bloodshed will result. The whites charge
the negroes with numerous crimes
committed since the latter were imported
a year ago to take the places of striking
coal miners.
Edward Smith. 40, a negro, of Dedham
Mass, was shot and seriously wounded
at Needham, Mass, early Tuesday morn.
ing after he had robbed the summer
home of John 7. Morse, jr., a Boston mil
lioraire. The burglar alarm warned How,
ard Catheron. the caretaker, at his cot
tage some distance away. and he and hi
two sons, both Harvard students, armed
with rifles. saw the negro tying up a bun.
die of valuables. and when he came on
of a cellar window they ordered him t
surrender. He tried to attack the care
taker, but was laid low by two bullets.
The outlaws who raided the Cody. Wyo.
, bank two weeks ago and murdered tn
cashier, made a daring robbery at Their
mopolis on the Big Horn river Tuesday
They took several thousand dollars from
the Edwards gambling house and tn
. money and jewelry of the inmates. On
of the men was recognized as Georg
Merritt, a notorious ~highwayman VIII
committed a number of daring hold-up
in Northern Wyoming last year. When tn
officers pursued the outlaws from Cod
they threw their pursuers off the ira.
by doubling on their tracks, and the
escaped to n hiulng place in the mountain
south of Thermopolis. They appeare
suddenly in the gambling house. secure
, their booty under drawn revolvers, an
escaped without a shot being fired.
Henry d. Curtiss, 81. local manager {
the Underwater Trap Rock company wa
lured Saturday night from New Haver
Conn, to the company's office building |
the town of Branford by a message ser
by telephone stating that II. E.. Adam
OF Boston, general manager OF the CON
pany, wished to meet him. When nea
the office he was assaulted by a heav
stranger, and while struggling with hil
= was struck down from behind by SON
other person. He remembers nothin
> more until after he had been found be
side the electric railroad tracks. Phys
icians think Curtiss was hit over II
head with a sand bag. His condition VIZ
serious for n time, but it is expected tn;
he will recover. The office of the con
pany was blown up with dynamite al
then burned soon after Curtiss was al
saulted. About a year ago Frank
Johnson, then manager of the It'd
waterTrap Rock company, was found oil
morning hanging from the ledge whiC
juts out from the East Rock cliff ne;
New Haven. His mind was apparently
wreck and he died a day or two lat
without giving any satisfactory expli
nation of his accident, further than