Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-09-16

Information has been received at the
state and navy departments that Captain
Berinsky, of the Russian cruiser Lena,
now at San Francisco, intends to dis
mantle his ship and lay it up until the
end of the Russo Japanese war
John Lobb the well-known English
writer on religious subjects and a mem
Der of the London city corporation, has
joined the ranks of the Spiritualists He
claims to have talked with the spirit of
DIR. Talmage whose sermons he published
for period of 30 years and whose life he
edited.
A girl was married out in Ohio a few
days ago whose name was Missouri Ar
kansas Napoleon Four Hundred Miles
Below the Mouth of the Ohio Absher.
This seemed so incredible that the license
clerk was inclined to doubt it, but the
father of the girl declared that it was
her real name.
Five men. armed and disguised, held
up and robbed Rock Island train No. II
on a curve near Let's. Iowa, Tuesday
morning, blew open a safe in the eN-
press car ard escaped with 100000. None
of the passengers was robbed nor were
any Of the trains crew hurt. The ban
dts escaped on an engine they stole from
the train they held up.
\ train on the Seabord Air Line, con-
sisting of an express car a mail car, two
day coaches and n Pullman sleeper. was
thrown from "A trestle just south of the
Catawga River, S. c., Friday and this
was followed by a wreck of light en-
CINE and caboose, the two accidents re-
sulting in the death Of four persons and
the injury Of 80 others.
Rear Admiral Walker, the head Of the
Panama canal commission, who arrived
in New York from Colon Wednesday, re-
ports that the work of excavation is pro-
ceeding twice as fast with less men
| and at half the cost, as under the Frencl
/ company About 5000 men are encamp-
ed The health of the isthmus is good
| There is no yellow fever or other conta-
gious disease.
Walter j. Ferguson. IS, a theatrical adj
vance agent. was shot at the Metropol'
/ itan hotel i'm New York sunday by 8
young woman who gave the Fictitious
name OF Mrs. Gertrude Roberts. Sh,
| claims that Ferguson attempted to as
sault her. that she pointed revolver
him to frighten him, and that in the scuf
| ne which followed he was shot. Fergu
/ son refused to make any statement in
! eliminating the woman. 1t Is under
stood that Mrs. Roberts is member o
a prominent family in Rochester \. Y.
that she separated from her HUSBAND
some time ago, and that she had KNOW
I Ferguson the past three years.
Canadian Pacific railroad was held N
near Mission Junction. Il. c, Saturda
night by four masked men. who coVere
the engineer and fireman with reVolNers
compelled them to uucouple the mail an
express car, with which they went som
distance. They threatened to blow ope
the car with dynamite, frightening tn
express messenger so that he made n
resistance. They secured about $4,000 /
gold dust and $1,000 in currency.
After pounding the night clerk. II.
Butler. to death and leaving him lying O
the floor of the office, a thief ON Thursda
rifed the safe of the Greek hotel o
| Forty street, New York. securin
$3.50 in cash and a quantity of valuable
| which had been left with the clerk fC
safe keeping. Soon after the clerk
body was found the police sent out
general alarm for Percy Howard, 80
bellboy Howard had been employed
7 the hotel only about a week and he dis
appeared before Buffers body was foun'
a strange case is reported from Char
/ lottesvlle, Va, where S. j. McCue, e>
l mayor, is under arrest, charged wit
I numbering his wife. McCue claims tn;
his wife was killed by a stranger wi
rushed into their bedroom. cavying
base ball bat. He says he started TO e
e a shot gun, but was struck down by II
5 intruder who then seized the gun al
/ shot Mrs McCue. Mrs. McCue had ev
Y IDENTIFY been beaten with the base ba
( bat before she was shot.
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