Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-07-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The new national home and head
quarters building of the Christian En-
deavor society," which is to cost 81, OOO. 600
Will probably be erected in Boston.
Fort Worth, Texas, was visited by a
terrible tornado Wednesday night and
Thursday, a tract of land is miles long
and three miles wide being completely
devastated. Twenty-six persons were
killed and so were injured. The property
loss was over 100000
A japanese expedition Of ten TRANSPORTS.
conveyed by two battleships, seven
cruisers and torpedo boats, appeared off
the Saghalien coast, near Korsakovsk,
and landed men; the Russian garrison
fled from Korsakovsk after destroying
coast guns and burning public buildings.
That Pinch SHE'LL loaded with only
a small charge of dunnite, the worlds
most effective explosive, will crumple in
the side Of the heaviest armorclad YES
sci, though the shell fall short Of its mark
by 20 feet, has just been demonstrated at
the beginning of a series of tests at the
government proving grounds at Sandy
Hook.
Three saloons in the heart OF the busl-
ness section of lola, Kan, were wrecked
by dynamite Monday. The loss is estI-
mated at 100000. The dynamite was ex-
ploded apparently by some temperance re-
FORMER No arrests have been made A
shoe store and two drug stores were dam
aged and dozens of plate glass windows
were broken.
The French submarine boat, Farfadet.
sank Thursday while entering Sidi Abb
dallah harbor, Tunis. The hatch was
open as the vessel sank and two men
escaped to the surface. The remaining
members of the crew closed the hatch
and remained alive in the vessel SO hours
until their rescue could be effected Air,
water and provisions were supplied to
them from the surface.
The formal delivery Of the body OF Ad-
miral John Paul Jones by the French gov
eminent to the American fleet sent to bear
1t home, was made Thursday in the Ave-
nue. D'Alma church at Paris. The occa-
sion was made notable by the presence Of
large body of 500 sailors and marines
from the American fleet. The body of
Admiral Jones was accepted by Assistant
Secretary Of State Francis b. Loomis and
transferred to the custody OF Admiral
Sigsbee. who is charged with its safe
delivery at Annapolis.
Admiral Kruger, of the Russian Black
Sea fleet, took possession of the battle
ship Kniaz Potemkine, surrendered by
the crew Of mutineers to the Roumanian
authorities. Seven officers had been i'm
prisoned by the crew and were in a pit
liable condition from i'll treatment. The
The crew is still at large. 1t is expected
that Russia will make a demand of Rou-
mania for their surrender as soon as a
report is received from Admiral Kruger.
Grave disorders continue I'm many parts
OF Russia. Bombs have been thrown,
while riots, mutinies and bloodshed are
of continual occurrence.
Secretary Wilson has dismissed Edwin
F. Holmes, associate statistican Of the
department for furnishing adj
vance information OF the government cot
ton reports to spectators and manipulate
ing figures OF the reports for speculative
purposes. The report of the investigation
by the secret service shows that Holmes
on at least one occasion received $73, 600
from firm OF brokers. presumably for
advance information although the tran
saction was disguised as being in pay
ment for the sale Of western mining stock
which it is said was practically worthless.
There Is no statute covering the Holmes
case, and he is likely to go unpublished