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The Bourbon news., 1905-02-14
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oils and saw visions of wealth beyond
the dreams of .avarice for themselves,
but, as a shrewd veteran of Wall street
said, 'the game grew too big for them.
Plan of the Brokers.
James Stillman, president of the Ma
tional City bank, describes the transac-
tions by which Munroe & Munroe, the
laundry" brokers, obtained from the
bank daily loan of $4,000 for eight
days on an unindOrsed and unsecured de-
mand notes for the purpose of washing
hundreds of thousands of shares of Mon
treal & Boston Consolidated mining
stock in the curb market, as the act of
junior officer of that institution.
That junior officer was Archibald G.
Loomis, second vice president of the
bank and the leading member of the
Montreal and Boston underwriting syn
dicate Of course there had to be some
body upon whom the responsibility could
be placed by the public for the unusual
transactions, and the curiosity of men
on the street was satisfied when Mr.
L0Omis resigned.
It should be said, however, that in the
transactions the bank was in no way dis
credited. The 100000 borrowed were
paid back by Munroe & MunrOe before
the close of banking hours each day. so
that the bank lost nothing.
An interesting phase of the negotia.
tions was that the Munroes, unknown
and untried youths, became close per-
sonal friends of LOomis.
Began on Capital of 81 800.
The worldly capital of the, Munroes
when they quit the genteel occupation OF
gents furnishersin Montreal to take up
even a more genteel occupation in New
York, was about 81, 1000.
The furniture in the Office would have
cost more than that-if it had been paid
for. and reflected great credit upon the
good taste of the gentlemen. The desks
were of the finest and most expensive
Z make and the furnishings lavish. There
was a grill of chastely ornamental iron
work which confined the cashier and
probably kept him from absconding
with the firms heavily bonded debt.
The furniture included a set of big
easy leather-lined chairs and an impos-
ing sofa. There were other tasteful
touches about the place, and everything
suggested to the uninitiated that untold
wealth was at their command.
But it was these same furnishings
that first brought the trouble That result
e6 IN. hanKrupcy proceedings. -
Pslkruptcy Proceedings Instituted.
About October 1. Munroe & Munroe
s9oroached McHugh& Co. They want
ed a bill of goods sent up to their Broad
street Offices.
,TbeT mentioned as reference the Ma
tional City bank, the institution which
sfterward lent them $4,000 daily on
their unsecured notes. McHugh C 20.
The Bourbon news., 1905-02-14

from the sheriff,s Office in charge of the
place. '
In the week between the delivery of
that. check. and its return with the two
fatal letters across its face Munroe &
Munroe had quit laundering copper
stocks and gone bust and the law had
taken possession.
The Bourbon news., 1905-02-14

sthe- biggest stock market coups in the
history of the curb. =: ~.
A scheme was formed to have the stock
of the company underwritten with the
special provision that the work should
be done by stock exchange firms, as
Munroe & Munroe we're not members of
the exchange. The stock was Of par
The Bourbon news., 1905-02-14

oils and saw visions of wealth beyond
the dreams of .avarice for themselves,
but, as a shrewd veteran of Wall street
said, the game grew too big for them. "
The Bourbon news., 1905-02-14
Scalp and Skin Food.

The uciay Scalp aud Skin Food will
be found on sale at w. I. Brooks Drug
store. The manufacture of these RENE.
dies are directed by DR.. E. Lafont Stone
IJoct3no
The Bourbon news., 1905-02-14
A Costly Junket.

He always did things in lavish fash
ion. When Montreal & Boston was
at the height of its exploitation, Munroe
thought it would be good plan to let
those whom he was trying to interest in
it see the actual mine property Now,
it lies away off in British Columbia, on
the foothills of the Selkirks, and it costs
money to take a party out there. He
never considered the expense A pri-
vate car was chartered, loaded with
everything of the best in the cOmmissary
line, and the junketers started away
George could not go, but Alexander took
charge.
The party included senators, bankers,
politicians, and newspaper men-every-
body, in fact, who might be of some aid
in advertising the mine.
They stopped at various cities on the
way out and had jolly time
The Bourbon news., 1905-02-14
Not Unlike Fiction.

The revelations in the Munroe case
make it not unlike the story told in one
Of Emile Gaboriau's novels in which a
Partisan set of men in the sixties who
needed Office furniture rented it by the
week from firm whose business it was
to outfit people who needed sumptuous
offices temporarily.
The firm Gaboriau pictured could, on
short notice, give any Office the appear
ance of glittering wealth. 1t rented out
massive desks, cashiers grills, safes and
pictures 1t kept constantly on hand a
supply of curios for special purposes
mineral specimens for mining COM
panies, oriental curios for people in the
China trade. and chunks of crude rubber
for rubber companies. Such objects.
scattered carelessly about the Office, gave
an air of busy industry and genuineness
to. any old epterprise.
But it is not necessary to 90 as FAR ae
this in these days, as it is shown in this
case that modern finance has brought
improved methods.
The Bourbon news., 1905-02-14
Call on Mrs. Buck,

Successor to Mrs. Keith McOlintOck.
For Pure Eygisnic Toilet Requisites
THE FRANOO-AMERIOAE.
Give hss your X-mas. order before par, !
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
MODERN WO0DMEN
200 Visitors Of the Fraternity in
Town Wednesday
Third Biennial state camp-Parade One
Of the Features-Faney Drills by the
Boys from Barre.

Third Biennial State camp-Parade one
Of the Features-Faney Drills by the
Boys from Barre.
Brattleboro had as guests Wednesday
over 200 members of the order of Mod
ern Woodmen of America at the third BIZ
ennial state camp. Many of them ar
rived Tuesday afternoon and remained
until yesterday. They were much pleased
at their entertainment and so expressed
themselves in resolutions adopted. The
sessions were private. The camp was
called to order at 10 o'clock by c. L.
Dye of Rutland, state consul and the
invocation prayer was made by Rev. f.
r. Mathison, of the Episcopal church.
Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston, of the West Brat
tleboro Congregational church, made an
address of welcome, to which A. o.
Palmer of Burlington, state deputy, re-
sponded. After the appointment of a
committee on credentials the forenoon
session closed. At noon the Foresters'
teams and members held n parade, to
music by the First Regiment band, and
about $50 men were in line. not including
the band. There were three uniformed
teams, those from Barre Graniteville and
Brattleboro. The afternoon session was
devoted to the election of officers and
transaction of routine business, and in
the evening the degrees were exempli-
was held in Grange hall
In the morning and in the evening the
Barre team gave an exhibition drill on
Main street, which was witnessed by
demonstrative audiences. No finer drill
ing by any company of men has been
seen in Brattleboro in many a day. The
formations We're carried out with al
most absolute precision, and the exc
cution of the various orders with axes
was remarkably good.
The line of march at noon was from
Grange hall to the following streets: FL
liot, Main, North Main, Common, Cha
pin, Oak, Williston. Green. School. FL
hot, Birge. Canal, Main back to Elliot.
The executive committee Of Brattleboro
camp was William Boyce, Il. ]. Whitcher
and c. L. Young. The reception com
mittee consisted of c. L. Cobb. /. l..
Cook and e. ]. Whitcher of Brattleboro,
and H. d. Summer of Bellows Falls, and
w. f. Giddings, Albert Craigue. NJ. F..
Buzzell and John Geometry of Springfield.
These officers were elected at the after
noon session. Consul, II. G. Aver of
Bridgewater; advisor, S. F. Miner of
Brattleboro excellent banker, N F.
Lewis of Wells; clerk, b. G. Hawley Of
Cambridge; escort, NJ b. Small of Jeri-
cho: Waterman, Angus McAulay of
Wilder: sentry, C. c. Stannard Of Low
ell: managers. NJ. w. Jennison of Swan
ton, c. n. Morse of Bakersfield and b. l.,
Hall of Sheffield: delegates to the head
camp at Milwaukee June 3, +. L. Linsen-
meir of Winoosk. w. p. Whitcomb Of
Montpelier: alternates, c. L. Dye of Rut-
land, II. C. Gleason of st. Johnsbury
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
PALACES ON WHEELS.
Central Vermont Railway to Put on Two
Palatla New Trains.

with the opening of the summer season
the Central Vermont railway will place
in service between Boston and Montreal.
and Springfield and Montreal, two new
trains, now being built to order, and
patrons of the line then will have the
pleasure OF travelling through the beaut
full Green mountain region of Vermont on
trains unexcelled for equipment and APP
pointment surrounded with every COM
fort and luxury that money and brains
can furnish.
The equipment ordered includes two
baggage and express cars, two smoking
cars, four first class day coaches and two
parlor cafe, observation cars. Each of
the parlor cafe cars will have n large
observation room at one end entirely in
closed with plate glass. Besides there
will be a parlor smoking room, women's
toilet room. mems saloon and a complete
pantry outfit. The interior finish will be
of highly polished Mexican mahogany
The day coaches will have an interior
finish of mahogany and will be as lux
urious and comfortable as ordinary par
lor cars. The smoking cars are of the
same general design as the coaches, and
the seats will be upholstered in leather
The baggage and express cars will be
of the blind end type, and built to con-
form to the rest of the train.
Every precaution has been taken to
make the cars as near danger proof as
possible. Without question, the two new
trains will be the finest running out of
New England over any line.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

Americans have long been accustomed
to look upon the Brooklyn bridge as the
big wonder of this continent, and more
recently the Williamsburg bridge has
come into use to add to our pride. But
the new bridge across the st. Lawrence
river at Quebec will put our East River
bridges into the second class. The
river span of the Brooklyn bridge is 1895
feet. The span of the Williamsburg
bridge iss1600 feet The Quebec bridge will
be 1900 feet from pier to pier. Its total
length, however will be much less than
that of either Of the New York structures,
because Of the elevation of the river banks
at the points OF approach. The East
River bridges have a clear-way of 1876
feet above the water level The Quebec
structure viii have a clearway of $50
feet. Its width of so feet is less than
that Of either of the New York bridges,
the East river bridge being IS feet, and
the Williamsburg 118 feet. 1t will carry
a double-track railroad, a double-track
trolley, highways and sidewalks. Its
towers will be $50 feet above the river
compared with 27S feet for the Brooklyn
and 1856 for the Williamsburg. The con-
tractors are an American firm, and the
structure when completed will form a
part Of the new Grand Trunk Pacific rail-
way from Moncton to the Pacific coast,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
The Turbine.
brooklyn Eagle.l

In estimating the work OF the turbine,
which in some forecasts is to revolu-
tionize ocean traffic, IL is necessary to
institute comparisons, rather than to re-
gard the apparently absolute result. The
Virginian has made the run from Halifax
to Neville in six and a half days. at
speed of little over 10 knots. The
actual was better than the average
speed however because the ship was de-
tanned by storm and fog. 1t was proved
on her trial run that she could strike
pace OF twenty knots, and is expected to
average seventeen as soon as she has
found herself. When this gait is COM
pared to the speed of some of the big
ships IL may not seem momentous OF
change OF method; but the Virginian
should be compared with other vessels
OF her own horse power and dimensions
rather than with the larger boats OF the
German lines.
Using this measure OF estimate, the
results are highly satisfactory. She has
heaten the ordinary steamers of her own
line and, moreover, she has made this
gain In speed at an economy OF power.
She has burned only a half or third as
much coal as the big liners consume,
she has a horse power of $4,000 instead
OF 80 900 and more, and yet she has made
nearly as good time as the heavier ships.
These facts are significant. II 1t is true,
as reported, that her fastest running is
not accompanied by the shaking and
throbbing of the usual screw equipment.
sea going becomes a greater pleasure than
ever, even to those for whom it Is not a
pleasure az all. This relatively small ship
Of the Allan line is so much Of wonder
that we look with increasing interest for
the arrival of the big turbine Carmania,
that is due here in the fan. II she beats
her older fashioned sister, the Caronia,
then change is impending as important
as that from the side wheel to the screw
propeller,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Medical Bunco Men.
Mortified News.1

The board of medical registration
created by the last general assembly is
evidently to be of value in clearing the
state of the curse OF so called "healers,"
under various high sounding names, who
advertise to effect impossible cures
These swindlers are not only positively
dangerous, because they are usually very
ignorant, but they fleece money from peo-
pie who in their i'll health are the least
able to spare it. The News has for a
long time past refused the advertising
of these bunco steerers and it will be
very glad to see them driven out of the
state in the interests of decency and suf-
fering humanity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
wife Left with Another Man.

William Martelle of Burlington, an
employee of the Central Vermont Railway
company, is looking for his wife and
child. He claims that about two weeks
ago Mrs Martelle left Burlington in
company with Tom Barrett for parts I'M
known and that she took with her a
minor child. Martelle and his wife have
been married II years and have always
been happy until, as Martelle claims
Barrett came between them. His wife
became infatuated with Barrett and while
Martelle was absent the two departed.
Martelle is anxious to secure trace Of the
child and has reported the affair to the
police.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
IN OUR OWN STATE.
KILLED BY A BLOW.
Victim Was From Hardwlck, His Assall-
ant from Ryesate-Latter in Jail at
MoodevIIle NJ a.

Victim Was From Hardwlek, His Assali-
ant from Ryegate-Latter In Jail at
Woodsvllle, N. n.
Perley A. Hartshorn Of Hardwick, VT,
died at Woodsville, n. H., Saturday morn
ing from injuries received the previous
night, and Richard Harvey of South Rye
gate, VT, is under arrest charged with
causing Hartshorn's death. Both men
were farm hands, and both came to
Woodsville Friday. Hartshorn secured en-
ployment with Abial Chamberlain, a
farmer living near the village, and then
proceeded to celebrate by visiting the
saloons 1t is not known that the men
were acquainted or that they had been
drinking together. Harvey was walking
along Central street near the Hotel
Wentworth, showing signs of intoxica-
ton when Hartshorn came along, ap-
parently in a similar condition. Without
word Of warning or without provoca-
ton Of any kind, he stepped up TO Hart
shorn and struck him under the ear.
Hartshorn fell to the pavement and his
skull was fractured by striking the curb
ing.
Harvey started to run for the bridge
leading into Vermont. Maurice H.
Brown, a printer. whose home was in
Brattleboro previous to a few years ago,
started in pursuit, calling upon Harry
Kendall and Gus Jacobs, two other
young men. to help him capture the
fugitive. The three ran down Bridge hill
in close pursuit, and Brown, who was in
the lead. struck Harvey, knocking him
to the ground. The other men were at
hand when Harvey staggered to his feet,
and he was again knocked down and held
until policeman arrived. Hartshorn had
in the meantime been taken to the Cot
tage hospital. He never regained con-
seriousness. Harvey claimed on Saturday
that he remembered nothing about the
affair The charge against him is man
slaughter. His home was originally in
Capetown, Quebec.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

The United States, with less than 9h
per cent, OF the total population Of the
world, contributes more than 20 per cent
of the total savings recorded. Late sta
tistics show that the deposits in all the
savings banks Of the world aggregate a
little more than ten and a half billions
OF dollars, credited to S2,600000 deposit
tors. OF this amount more than three
billions belongs to the 1906, 900 depositors
in the United States. 1t will be noted
that whereas the average for the world
is about 1927 per depositor, the average
for the United States is $41S to each de-
positor. The savings banks and insurance
companies are the heaviest purchasers
of bonds on which interest is paid, but
there are estimated to be nearly 1000, 600
persons in the United States who have
an annual surplus to invest.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

Photography, which has caught the
Empire State express in full motion by
the cinematograph, has also been brought
into use to depict, with equal fidelity,
action as slow as the growth of a flower.
By exposing a plant every quarter of an
hour for 16 days to a camera it is now
possible to watch a bud open gradually, to
see the blossoms close at night and reopen
in the morning. to see the leaves increase
in size and the stamens peep out And
all in the space of a minute or two.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Attorney General Fits Earning His
Salary.
bennington Banner.l

From this side of the street it looks
as though Attorney General Clarke
c. Fits is earning his salary. From the
moment he took the oath of office he
has been kept jumping from one thing
to another at a rate to make a man dizzy.
The Banner opines also that he has al
ready saved the state a good bit Of
money. That asylum investigation alone
would have cost the state in attorneys
fees more than Attorney General Fits
will get for a years work. There have
also been two or three murder trials, sew
eral important state cases to say nothing
of advice to states attorneys and state
officials. The state prison investigation
is yet to come and it looks as II Mr. Fitts's
chances for a vacation this summer are
mighty poor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Shopping.


She went to the store
And bought a little sack;
The thing didn't suit,
And soon she took it back.
II.
The next one was blue;
She thought she wanted black;
She really thought she did,
And so she took 1t back.
III.
And so she took it back.
".
And so she took it back.
V.
And so she took it back.
VI.
And so she took 1t back.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
BROS,
We are going

by Professor George E Hale OF the Yerkes
observatory, and armed with instruments
OF unparalleled power, may be expected
to push the work a long way ahead; and
there are other promising attacks under
way.
In short, II the sun is beginning to
falter. we are going to know it, but il
recent appearances have belied the facts
his reputation for steadfastness will be
scientifically re-established
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

The order and the fact that Hong Kong
leads occasion surprise. The explanation
of Hong Kongs primacy is that, although
a city Of only $50, 900. less than five per
cent. Of whom are white, the port Of Hong
Kong is so situated that the ships OF all
nations call there when trading with the
Orient, and that 1t is in effect a gateway
through which vast commerce passes,
but does not necessarily stop.-lSpring-
field Republican.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
ANOTHER MURDER CASE.
Fred Bartlett Of Bennington Killed by
a Blow Upon the Head-slx Young Men
Arrested

Arrested.
The body of Fred Bartlett. 81, was
found in front of the First National bank
building In North Bennington about $3.50
Sunday morning under conditions which
pointed TO murder. He was besmeared
with dirt and 1t was at first supposed
that he died during a spree, but states
Attorney Daley secured an order from
Judge Munson at Montpelier for an autop-
sy and when this was performed the
cause Of death was reported as cerebral
hemorrhage, from blow on the back Of
the head There were marks on the
throat which indicated that Bartlett had
been choked. and abrasons on the alb
domen which might have been made by
kicks.
Bartlett was a son OF Harvey Bartlett
of North Bennington and had been en-
ployed in Walbridges stereoscope works.
on Monday following the investigation
James Kelley, jr., John Wonderland, Ed
ward Sweet Fred Deben. George Green,
jr., and Bud Clark, young men 20 to
% years old were arrested and placed
in the jail. They had been with Bartlett
in Charles Aliens saloon in Waloomsac.
y. Y, Saturday night. One theory is
that Bartlett was murdered and his body
carried TO North Bennington, but States
Attorney Daley thinks that he was as
saulted near where the body was found.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Fertilizer Free For the Asking.

Farmers, gardeners, florists, seedsmen,
greenhouse prOprietOrs, nurserymen, indeed
anyone who will send his name on postal
card to C. s. Page, Hyde Park, VT, and
simply say: 81 saw your advertisement in
The Phoenix. Send us a sample of your
Pages Plant Food" will receive a sample
promptly, free, postpaid. From what we
know of the reputation of Mr.. Page we are
inclined to believe that his Plant Food is an
article of genuine merit and when we note
the ingredients--and he will send them to
you with the mail sample--you will see
that the ordinary impositiOns that are too
often practiced upon the farmers under the
head of FERTILIZERS" do not exist in Pages
Plant Food. Address
C. S. PAGE, Hyde Park, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05
Hona kona worId,s CHIEF PORT.

Statistics were recently compiled by the
department OF commerce at Washington
showing the relative Importance Of the
chief commercial seaports of the world
in the amount of shipping annually en-
tering at and clearing from them. The
figures were necessarily for the year 1908
for all foreign ports, while they were for
the year 1904 for American ports. The
following are the five chief ports of the
world on this basis:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

Stands like the sun, and all which rolls
around
Drinks life and light and glory from her
aspect. byron.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-05-05

A noiseless typewriter is something de-
voutly wished for, The constant din Of
present machines is said to be very trying
on the nerves, not only Of the operator
but of those around 1t as well. There was
also time, many years ago, that medi-
cine for stomach, liver and bowel troubles
was sorely needed, but with the introduce
ton OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, over
so years ago, this long-felt want was sup
piled. Today ii is recognized by every
one to be the best medicine in the world
for the above ailments, and thousands Of
people are now using IL exclusively. II
positively cures headache, bloating, heart
biliousness and malaria, fever and ague
1t is also invaluable to. delicate girls and
women who need a regulator and tonic
for their weak organs. Try bottle.