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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
E. ]. HALL FOR
STATEAUDITOR
Open Letter Advocating Ills
Candidacy.
ORIGINAL INDEPENDENT
Sisners Believe That Bennington
Idea Entities County to Place
on Ticket.

The following letter has been sent
out from Bennington to politicians
and political workers in ali parts Of
the state
Bennington, Vt, May 3lst, 1906.
Dear sir
We feel that it is not unlike.
ly that Bennington county. the first
home of the Bennington Idea, NAV be
considered in the state ticket.
In such an event, we would like to
suggest for the position of state audi.
tor, Mr. Edward j. Hall of this place
the originator of the Independent
movement.
Mr. Hall had anexperienee as county
clerk for more than Eve years prepar-
Ing accounts for audit, and In busi-
ness and legal training is fitted for the
position.
knowing your strength in your com
nunity, we wish to ask whether Won
will aid his candidacy and whether in
your judgment, it will meet with an
proval in your locality.
With best wishes, we are
Geo Fl. Dewey,
II. G. Day,
$. II. Blackmer,
r. B. Godfrey.
By Geo II. Dewey.
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The only house she owns in. NIrdf,
The house is opposite the Church Of
the Sacrament aud the captain gen
erals residence
The royal procession had come to q
temporary stop. with the royal carriage
exactly opposite the house. when the
bomb was thrown The missile fell to
the right of the royal carriage between
the hndmost pair of horses and the
front pair of wheels The explosion
killed two horses and groom. The
Duke of SOtOmay0r, who was riding
on the right hand side of the carriage,
was slightly wounded, and seven OF
the soldiers who lined the route follow
ed by the cOrtege were killed.
Manuel Duran. Il CatalOnian. one OF
those arrested, is believed to have been
the principal conspirator II is said
that Immediately on the explosion Du.
ran was seized and hurried downstairs
AS he entered the street men flung
themselves upon him, shouting. XIII
the assassin" A mounted guard press
ed around and took him away under
strong escort.
Frederick w. Whuidge the Ameri
can special envoy, cabled to President
Roosevelt giving details concerning the
outrage Later Mr. Whtridge went tC
the royal palace. where he assured the
king and queen on behalf of the United
States Of his profound sympathy Will
the Spanish sovereigns and people.
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GRAND DUKE VLADIMIR.

other one. The queen was trembling.
but gave no indication of fainting.
When the bomb was thrown King
Alfonso was leaning out of his coach
bareheaded and bowling in recognition
of the ovation given him by the people.
The Princess Ena. now Queen Victoria
of Spain. was also bowling aud smiling.
The carriage was surrounded by mil
itary. and the vast crowds We're kept
back 1t was n regalfy splendid process
sion.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. as
The Princess Ena will hereafter be
called. behaved with the greatest cool
ness As soon as order had been re
stored out of the confusion which
reigned following the throwing of tue
bomb they continued their drive to-
ward the palace.
Five persons have been arrested. but
the police say the thrower of the bomb
escaped
The casualties are greatly In excess
of the numbers officially given out.
The scene In the vicinity of the ex-
ploslon was horrible As the municipal
guards hastily improyised filters to
bear of the mangled c0rpses dense
crowds pressed in upon them, causing
indescrlbable confusion. Soldiers oc-
cupied all the streets leading to the To-
cality. making il almost impossible TO
reach the spot from distance. cor
respondent was on the scene within
five minutes after the explosion and
received an account of the affair from
the Duke of Veragua. who was one Of
the grandees participating in the cor
tege. and Colonel Rafael de Chague,
the officer who assisted Queen Victoria
as she allghted from her damaged
coach to take another.
The bomb was thrown from above,
striking the ground and exploding not
far from the royal carriage. one of
the officers of the kings escort and two
soldiers were killed and one of the
horses drawing the royal coach was
killed, while the injured numbered
ssores. The bodies of many persons
were terribly torn by the force of the
/ explosion.
The news of the attempted assassina-
ton spread throughout the city with
great rapidity, turning the rejoicngs
of the populace to awe The telegraph
offices were invaded by struggling
masses, but rigid censorship was in
stituted.
The explosion would not have occur
red If the cortege had followed the
route originally planned. But on re-
turning II was determined to retrace
part of Mayor street and give the PEG
pie further opportunity to observe
the pageant 1t was in front of s.
Mayor street that the bomb was ex'
poded. This is within half II block OF
the Esplanade leading TO the royal
palace.
The bomb. which was concealed in q
bouquet, was of polished steel half Il
centimeter thick. 1t was thrown from
third floor window. The house, ac
cordlng to some reports. belongs to the
queen mother. having been bequeathed
to her by a philanthroplst and being
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fairs and the most conspicuous figure
in the fight for home rule.
His will provides that should his
death occur In Ireland the burial was
TO be at Straide and If in the United
States in his mothers grave at Mana.
yunk, near Philadelphia, and in this
case on no account was his body to he
brought back TO ireland,
II he died in any other country out.
side OF Great Britain his body was 10
he buried In the nearest graveyard, but
II his demise occurred in Great Britain
he must he buried at Straide
The diaries of the deceased must not
he published as such and in no in.
stance without his wife's permission.
but on no account must anything
harsh or censorious about any person
dead or alive. who ever worked foT
Ireland be printed or published or used
so as to give pain TO. friend or rela-
tive"
Davitt was the son Of peasant and
was born in Straide, County Mayo, on
March %. 1916. A year after his birth
his father was eyicted with his family
for nonpayment of rent. The elder
Davitt died soon afterward.
The meeting which gave birth to the
Land league was organized by Davltt
In April, 1870 at Irishtown, County
Mayo. Upon Parnell's return from par,
Lament he made public announcement
that he had adopted the policy embed
led in the league.
Davitt was subsequently arrested
three times on the charge of making
seditIous speeches He went to Amer.
lea In 1880 and organized an auxiliary
to the Land league. travelling as far
west as San Francisco At Oakland he
met Miss Mary Yore then young
girl. He returned in 1886 and married
her.
In the same year he was returned
from County Cork but resigned in
1893. He went TO Australia i'm 1895
and while there was returned unoppos.
ed from Counties Kerry and Mayo. He
served until 1899. when he resigned
He gave as his reason the injustice and
inhumanity of the Boer war.
After his resignation Mr.. Davitt jour.
neyed to South Africa, where he made
an extensive study of the conditions In
the Transvaal during the progress Of
the war. Later he went TO Russia to
study tile conditions there particularly
with relation to the oppression of the
Jews.
Mr. Davitt'S efforts in behalf of Ire
land and its people carried him all over
the world. BY his death Ireland loses
one of her most noted leaders.
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ISSUE IN OHIO.
RoOsevelfs Policy TO Divide state
Convention at Columbus.

Convention at Columbus.
COLUMBUS. O., June Roosevelt
is TO be the issue at this years Repub-
lican state convention. Everything is
shaping that way,
Foraker and Dick have combined to
prevent Ohis indorsing Roosevelt's pol.
icy. The presidents followers have
taken up the gauge Of battle and insist
that the president be approved in plain
language. If Foraker and Dick win
before the convention and the people
ratify their action. their permanently
In Ohio politics will he established If
they lose two new faces are likely TO
appear from Ohio when their terms IN
the senate expire.
Dick, as has been his custom, will
bring ready made platform to Ohio
with him. II will indOrse the presi-
dent but not enough to hurt, Roose.
velt's followers will insist upon few
plain words 50 positive that there can
he no question about where Ohio
stands on the things for which Roose-
welt stands.
1t is claimed that the Republican
congressional candidates in Ohio will
be almost Il unit for strong indorse
ment of Roosevelt.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01

CHURCH UNITY.
Endorsed at Ns.'lOs of Congregational Club
Yesterday.

~"N'eNN ~ "SsN"S VI congregational NluD
Yesterday.
The first annual meeting OF the Con.
gregational club of Western Vermont
was held with the two Congregational
churches In Bennington Yesterday.
There was about dozen members of Il .
organization from the northern part OF
the state present and the meeting was
a profitable and pleasant gathering.
The afternoon session was held at
30 O'Clock at the Old First church at
Bennington Center. After a short
business session the main featnre of
the program, two addresses which
treated a joint subject from two differ
ent points of view, was taken up. The
The subject was THE Lack OF Minis
terial supply" "The Responsibility
of the Individual was treated by Rev
|. C. Smart, pastor of the College St
church at Burlington, 1.-The Respon-
sibllity of the Church" by II. d.
Bacon Of Brandon. A general dis
cussion followed.
As this was the seni-annual meeting
no business was transacted at the exc.
cutive meeting.
At $50 o'clock supper was served
in the parlors of the Second Congre.
gational church.
The speaker for the evening session
which was held at the Second Congre.
gational church was Rev A. f. Pierce,
D. d. of Broekton, Mass, who gave
an excellent address on Church Unity
as seen from tpe Tri Council at Day
ton, Ohio. Mr. Pierce was one of the
delegates to the council which was held
in February and is very much interest
ed in the project. His address was fol-
lowed by discussion opened by Re,
6. W. Phillips, D. d., of Rutland, who
was also delegate.
A resolution was adopted endorsing
he movement for church unity OF the
Congregational, Methodist Protestant
and United Brethren churches.
At the executive session the names
OF IA new members were added to the
roll. Members present at the meeting
were Rev Al Barstow OF Manchester
Rev r. A. Davis of Vergennes, H. S.
Howard of Burlington, II. d. Bacon
OF Brandon, c. L Carhart OF Dorset,
Rev 5. II Barnum of Cornwall, Rev
6. w. Phillips, ID. d, of Rutland,
Rev Nj. L. Severance of Burlington,
Rev p. A. Bradford of Dandy, Prof J.
+. Colburn OF Manchester, j. F. Har-
per of North Bennington and Rey
Isaac jennings of Bennington Center.
A number OF the gentlemen present
we're accompanied by their wives who
are many of them also members OF the
organization. At the supper served
in the chapel OF the Second Congre.
gational church there we're present In
all nearly 80 people.
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THE WORLDS
SYMPATHY
Michael Davitt 10 Be Buried
Tomorrow.
INTERMENT AT STRAlDE
Dead Patriot Was Most COnspicuO-
us Figure in Fight For Home
Rule For Ireland.
INTERMENT AT STRAlDE

DUBLIN. June 1.-The funeral OF
Michael Dayltt, who lies dead at his
home, is fixed for tomorrow and win
be as private as possible, in accord.
ance with the expressed wishes of the
dead patriot His body will he in.
tered at Stralde, County Mayo, Day.
tits birthplace. Messages Of sympathy
are arriving from all parts OF the
world.
The death Of Parnell left Michael
Davitt the strongest man in Irish af-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
rxplo.lon Injured a Dozen Persons.

HAVANA, June Twelve persons
were wounded at Cienfuegos by the
premature explosion of fireworks at
the celebration of King Alfonso's wed
ding. At the Spanish casino in Havana
there was banquet in honor of the
Spanish royal wedding, President Pal.
ma was represented by Secretary OF
the Treasury Sterling and Secretary OF
Agriculture Castro The Spanish clubs
of Havana and other cities were deco
rated in honor of the event.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
Terrific storm at Louisville.

LOUISVILLE. KY. June Ia ter
rife rain and wind storm which passed
over Louisville did damage approx
mating $4,000 in the downtown dis
trict by the blowing in of plate glass
windows. damage to roofs and the
flooding Of Easements. The wind reach
ed velocity of fifty-two miles an
hour, and half an inch of rain fell dur
ing the first seven minutes of the
sinrnl
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
Greene and Gaynor Get stay.

MACON. Ga, June THE United
States circuit court of appeals granted
supersedeas in the case Of Messrs
Gaynor and Greene. convicted in Sa
vannah of conspiracy TO defraud the
government in connection with harboI
Improvement work This has the Of
feet of staying the execution of the
sentence imposed on them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
AN ANIMAL PLAY
One Feature of The Entertainment in School
Hall Monday Evening.

Ohe Tsatufe OF me EhJertalnment 10 SchOCl
Hall Monday Evening
The school children are all interest
ed in an entertainment to be given
next Monday evening in School hall
for the benefit OF the piano fund They
hope to so increase the amount on
hand as to warrant the purchase of an
instrument before school opens in
September
The high school unites with the
grades in presenting program con-
,isting Of drills, marches, recitalions,
40 animal play, mock trial, a farce,
aid chorus and dance called pleas.
ant merry.making.
The public will find in the evenings
entertainment more than the price OF
admission aud will be helping good
cause. Monday evening at 7:I5.
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VERMONT GAVE $7,5OO.OS.
Contribution Through Red Cross for San
Francisco Sufferers.

Burlington, May 20. Vermont con.
tribution in money to the relief of The
San Francisco earthquake sufferers
made through c. L. Alexander, treas.
urer of the state branch OF the Amer.
lean Nationa, Red Cross, was s7,5O9,.
% Besides this clothing and supplies
OF all Kinds were scot, and their value
cannot even be estimated.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
VERMONT LIBRARIANS
Annual Meeting of State Association at Brat
tlcbOr0.

Braltleboro, JuCe About 10 Yer
mont librarians attended the annual
meeting ofthe stale association held
here Tuesday.
A resolution was adopted which OPP
posed the enactment of the proposed
copywrite law which is before the Con
gress, which prohibits the free impor.
tation, by Libraries, of books which
are copywrited in this country.
These officers we're elected President
Edward N Goddard of Montpelier:
vice president, Miss Francis NJ.
Pierce Of Ludlow; secretary treasurer,
Miss Edith f. Clark of Burlington.
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AneIo-Cuban Treaty on.

HAVANA June 1.-The state depart
ment announced that it is improbable
that Great Britain will accept the trea
ty of commerce. navigation and indus
try as amended and that probably
there will be 40 negotiations looking
toward inducing its acceptance.
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PARIS, June 1.-The cabinet at .
meeting decided to introduce In parlia
ment a general amnesty bill covering
persons convicted of participation in
the recent strikes and church inventory
disturbances and in the antlmilltary
movement
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GEO. W. BlCKfORD DEAD.
Died in WOOdfOrd Thursday Night, AGED So
Years.


Years.
Geo. W. Bickford OF the Soldiers,
home died last night in Woodford.
his former home, while on a visit there
de left the institution about ten days
ago and was taken i'll day or two AZ.
ter leaving it. He was in his S3rd
year and death was caused by old age
Mr. Bickford was native of Wood.
ford, He was veteran of the civil
was served In Company A., 4th Yer.
mont volunteers, and later in the FIRST
Vermont cavalry, reaching the rank of
corporal in the latter. For nearly 70
years he was town treasurer and clerk
OF the town OF Woodford retiring az.
ter his health forbade his doing any
more work. He was former member
OF q. a Custer post His wife died
several years ago. There are no sur.
viving children.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
BODY IN A POND.
1t Adams Young Woman Had Been Missing
Since Wednesday


Sine, Wednesday
st Adams, May 3l-The body OF
Miss Florence Clifford, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs George Clifford OF St.
Albans town, who had been missing
since yesterday forenoon, was found
in Fairfield pond this afternoon. Miss
Clifford was % years old and had been
a teacher in the public schools
About year ago her mind became
affected, probably from over work,
and she received treatment for nervous
exhaustion. She had threatened to
take her life and had been watched by
her parents OF late she had seemed
considerably improved
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
NORTH BENNINGTON

The Olympics defeated the Garrys
of Watervliet Wednesday May 30 by
a score of II to L. Saturday the,
will play the 7 II Mason's, strong
semi professional team of Troy,
on the home grounds. Game called at
3 30.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01

Feel langud, weak, run down?
Headache? Stomach "off'l just a
plain case of lazy liver. Burdock
Blood Bitters tones liver and stomach
promotes digestion, purihes the blood.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01

NEW YORK. June Lit was stated
at the home of J. II. Choate that he Is
expected to be out In Il few days. His
Illness is said to be the result Of over
work
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
BAND CONCERT.
Program For This Evening From the Putnam
House Verandah.

The city band will give its second
concert this evening from the Putnam
house yerandah. The following pro-
gram will be rendered.
March-New England's Finest CLARK
NoVeietIe-Sweet jasmine Bindix
oeleetion-Mayor OF Toxic Peters
March-Slher Heels Movet
MeuIey overture Mills
"ait1eS-NOrdland Herbert
March-Llne Up Heed
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
S. OF Y. ENCAMPMENT
twenty Fourth Annual Gathering at Lyndon
willie June 70 and q.

Lyndonyille, June 1.-The oath an.
nual encampment of the Vermont div.
ision, Sons of Veterans, USA, will he
held at Lyndonville June 20 and 81. A
number OF national and past national
officers are to be present and IL is ex.
pected that Gov Bell and Past Colonel
Frank l.. Greene will also be In alten.
dance.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01

Soothes Itching skin. Heals cuts or
burns without a scar. Cures piles, &c.
zema, salt rheum, any itching. Doan's
Ointment, Your druggist sells 1t.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01
CUBANS TOMORROW
Bennington Base Ball Team to Meet Fast
COlUred Team,

LOIOFed Team.
The Bennington baseball team will
play the Cuban Giants at the athletic
held tomorrow afternoon. The Cubans
as usual will bring fast team and the
game will be worth the price of admis
sion' bennington will put its best
players in the field and do its best to
down the dusky ball tossers. The
game will be called at 3 O'Clock sharp
to enable the visiting team to catch an
early train south.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01

Cheapest accident insurance-Dr
Thomas Electric Oil Stops the pain
and heals the wound All druggists
sell It,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-01

Showers, warmer tonight and Sat
urday fair.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-20
At UNWILLING
GREAT CRUSH AT M'klNLEY GER
EMoNY AT COLUMBUS.
SPEECHES ARE DELAYED
UnruIy Mob Forces Postponement Of
Programme, Two Women, Badly
Injured, Being Removed by
the Police.

Columbus. o. With panic
threatening in a crowd estimated at
SO. 900 people, surging about the stand
erected in the capitol grounds, frantic
to secure glimpse OF Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. the presidents daughter,
the exercises arranged for the dedica-
ton OF the Mckinley monument were
seddcnly terminated Friday after
noon after the statue of the martyred
president had been hu-riedly unveiled
by Mrs. Longworth.
The prompt action OF the committee
on arrangements was regarded as
most fortunate, for the crowd was be-
yond control and the shrieking OF
women and children who were caught
IN the crush was rapidly working the
crowd into frenzy.
Many women tainted and were car
ried out Of the crowd by the police
Two were so badly hurt that they had
to be removed in an ambulance.
The Mckinley monument stands a
the west entrance to the grounds
facing the street, and the crowd wa
packed into this space between thu
sneakers stand and the monument
The exercises were set for 2:30, AM
began promptly.
1t was not until the band was play
| ing the overture that the danger OF
panic became apparent. Student.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-20

women in the crowd next to the
speakers stand began to scream and
cry for help. Then several WON
en- tainted and were carried up to
the stand. Rev DR.. Washington Glad
den rose to deliver the invocation, but
he spoke only few sentences when
the roar of voices forced him to stop.
Gov. Harris then attempted to quiet
the crowd Keep back" he shouted.
You are crushing these people in
front to death"
The governors voice could not be
heard 20 feet away, however. on &C
count OF the din. The commotion then
became so alarming that those on the
stand asked Mrs. Longworth to come
forward in the hope that glimpse OF
her might satisfy the crowd. She
came to the front of the stand and 1t
was seen at once that something must
be done, and II was decided to unveil
| the statue at once.
Mrs. Longworth then pulled the
ribbon attached to wires which drew
the flags covering the statue aside.
A man hoisted on another's shoulder
grasped the ribbons and the wire and
they were quickly torn into fragments
by relic seekers.
The crush was stopped for a few
moments, but II was soon renewed
and Mrs. Longworth again came tc
the front of the platform and bowed
to the throng. In the meantime. how
ever, the committee on arrangements
had decided to defer the addresse:
until evening at the Memorial hall
and as soon as Mrs. Longworth retired
the announcement was made. The
people struggling for their lives II
the crowd around the stand cheered
but a storm of Kisses came from thu
people on the outskirts of the crowd
who did not understand the situation
The programme of exercises which
had been arranged for the unveilinl
Of the Mckinley monument was car
ried out at Memorial hall at night
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-09-20

II was long ago discovered that the
natural color of pure water is blue,
and not white, AS most OF us usually
supposed. Opinions have not agreed
on the cause of the green and yellow
tints; these, it has been discovered
by w. Spring. are due to extraneous
substances. Dissolved calcium salts,
though apparently giving a green TINT
due to a fine invisible suspension
have no effect on the color OF the
water when adequate precautions
are taken. The brown or yellow color
due to iron salts is not seen when cal
cium is present. The green tint IL
often due to a condition Of equilibrium
between the color effect OF the iron
salts and the precipitating action Of
the calcium salts.-Scientific Ameri
can.