Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-01-19
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900 canal from Buzzard's bay to Barn
stable bay have been completed and that
some of the most prominent financiers
In this country have become interested
in the project. The work Of digging the
canal will be begun this spring, and the
| canal will be completed in about 2h
years. The building of the Cape Cod
canal is expected to afford great stimulus
to eastern commerce, as an inside water
way from New York to Boston will mean
the elimination of many delays by fog,
much loss of life and property by storm.
and other drawbacks which attend the
three passages now offered vessels, two of
them through Vineyard sound and the
third an outer route.
Samuel Howe of Benton, N. H, was
shot by George Baird of Haverhill Thurs
day night Baird. who is under arrest.
claims that Howe came to his farm house.
demanded admittance. broke In a window
and threatened to kill him. Fearing that
the man would carry out his threat Baird
fired two shots at him with a revolver.
Howe died instantly.
The passengers and crew, 60 in all, Of
the Clyde Line steamship Cherokee,
stranded on Brigantine Shoales, were
taken off by the soop yacht Alberta and
landed in Atlantic City on Sunday. The
captain of the vessel and three others
elected to remain on board A crowd
of 10000 to 10000 people at Atlantic City
watched the work of transferring the pas
sengers.
Russia's reported success In floating a
foreign loan OF 5000, 100000 in Germany
is OF vast importance to the autocracy at
this particular stage of the Internal strug-
gle. The treasury situation was rapidly
becoming strained by the reduction of the
gold reserve, and the increase of paper
In Russia. and the government has there
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receipts.
Albert T. Patrick. the New York lawyer
convicted and awaiting execution In Sing
Sing prison next week for the murder OF
William Marsh Rice, the Texas millionaire
in New York city in September. 1900. was
reprieved Monday afternoon by Gov. Hig-
gins until Monday. March 10. a space OF
IS days. This reprieve is granted for the
purpose of giving Patrick's counsel time
to bring before trial court alleged newly
discovered evidence
daring robbery occurred Friday in
the National Banking company's bank at
Newark, N. j., when a satchel contain
ing $3.50 disappeared from the bank
counter while the man who had just
drawn the money turned for a minute TO
speak with a friend, Both he and his
friend say they saw no one approach the
spot where the satchel had been placed.
The police have no clew. The empty bag
was found In hallway Of a building in
Market street.
Two men were drowned like rats In a
cage. two others suffocated and four more
rendered unconscious in tunnel being
built for the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
pany under the East river at New York
Tuesday. The men were at work at the
bottom OF shaft No. which is in the mid
die of the East river on the southerly end
OF Blaclwells Island, when the air pipe
burst and permitted the water to enter the
shaft The water was finally pumped out
and the bodies recovered
With the discovery at Cleveland, Ohio
Monday that the forgeries of Leland w.
Prior will aggregate at least 81. 900. 000 II
is estimated that the failure OF his firm
will amount to nearly SO, 900. 900. Prior
forged three issues of Canton (Ohio)
waterworks bonds, as well as two issues
Of South Sharon CPenn.) bonds. 1t is be-
lieved by the friends of the late Brenton
d. Babcock, eX-mayor of Cleveland that
his death was FASTENED by the suicide and
financial ruin of Leland w. Prior.
section OF the Windsor hotel at
Montreal was destroyed by fire Friday
night, causing loss estimated at $3.50, 900.
Only the form in which the building was
constructed saved the remainder of the
hotel, which is one OF the largest In
Canada. Heavy brick walls and fireproof
doors confined the flames to the section
where they originated. The fire started
square which included the dining room,
grill room, bar and other public rooms.
The guests had no difficulty in leaving.
Willie Hoppe, an American boy of IS
who learned to play billiards in his fathers
hotel in a little town on the Hudson river
Is now the worlds champion at the game
He defeated Maurice VixnauX, the French
champion, who is go years old and has
been leader in the game over 20 years.
in contest for the title in Paris Monday
night The game was 500 points. 1S-inch
balk-line. one shot allowed in balk, and
Hoppe won by III points, although half
way In the match he was 3S points behind.
Hoppe has been in Paris some time and
has defeated all of the other cracks of
France after giving them handicaps.
With the restoration OF telegraphic COM
munication with Siberia, ST. Petersburg
officials heard a startling story of rebel
lion. Troops in all OF the principal CEN
tres revolted, and for days were masters
At IriSutsk every city Official was killed.
and all of the city was held by rebels
except the government buildings, which
were held by loyal cadets. The officials
were ignorant that martial law could be
declared without authority, and were
powerless. 1t is reported that loyal regi-
ments. arriving from the East, have sup
pressed the more serious revolts. The
proletariat organizations have decided to
call a pacific, one-day strike In recogni-
ton OF RED" Sunday.
Peter Beaupre, So, a night Waterman
employed at the coal pocket OF Clarence
S. Reed, corner of Eastern avenue and
Logan street Springfield. Mass, was
found murdered In his room at the back
of the coal office Sunday forenoon Beau
pre- was breathing, but died at the SPRING
field hospital a few hours later without
regaining consciousness. Robbery was
evidently the motive, for the man had
been robbed of his weeks wages, about
$11, and OF his silver watch. The safe
in the Office had not been tempered with
Beaupre had evidently been struck with
club or a coupling pin No trace OF
the death dealing instrument was found
There were no tracks in the snow and II
was evident that the murder had been
committed soon after midnight