Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Henrik Ibsen. 20, the noted Norwegian
poet and dramatist, died Wednesday
Three young Syrians were drowned
| Sunday in the Merrimac river in Law
renee Mass, by the overturning of a
| canoe.
Gov. Guild has appointed Stephen
| O'Meara, formerly publisher and editor
| in-chief Of the Boston Journal police
/ commissioner of Boston.
Jerry Haynes, the laborer who was ar
rested in Skowhegan, Maine, recently on
the suspicion that he was connected with
the murder of Mabel Page in Weston,
Mass, has been released, no direct evil
dence being found against him.
The 600 marines who are being shipped
| on the cruiser Columbia at League
| Island, Pa, are bound principally for
| Guantanamo, Cuba, to be kept in readi-
ness for action, If necessary, in connec-
ton with possible disorders on the 18TH
mus of Panama during the elections
there next month.
William H. Stuart American vice con-
sui at Batoum, Transcaucasia, was shot
and killed at his country place SUNDAY
night. The assassins escaped Mr..
Stuart was a British subject and one of
the largest ship brokers and exporters of
Batoum. During the revolutionary from
bles last fall his life was many times
threatened by the longshoremen.
Forest fires swept over tract of 400
| square miles in the upper peninsula of
Michigan and in Northwestern Wisconsin
on Friday, causing a loss Of several mil
lion dollars. Some small villages were
destroyed, but there were no fatalities
so far as reported. 1t is reported that
5000 people are homeless.
A big touring automobile owned nv p
f. Collier, the New York publisher while
running at the rate of 40 miles an hour.
crashed into an express train at Vest
bury, Long Island, Tuesday and the two
occupants, George Gabriel, the chauffeur.
and f. Whitehead, a valet in the Collier
family, were killed instantly.
Historic Phillips Andover academy at
AndoVer, Mass, has been in turmoil since
last Friday night, when over 100 students
marched to Phillips Inn, seized the pro-
prietor, John M Stewart, dragged him IN
Rabbit pond and threw him into the
water. He was alleged to have reported
one or the students for violating school
regulations AS result OF the fracas
10 students have been expelled.
The supreme court at Washington Mon
day decided against Senator Burton ~
Kansas, affirmed his sentence, rendered nv
t sne circuit court Tor the eastern district of
missouri, to nine months Imprisonment
a fine of $4,000 and deprivation on The
right to hold office under the government
Mr.. Burton was charged with sccentine
money for services rendered the Rialto
Gram securities company Of st. Louis
before the post office department.
Mrs. Julia G. Young, 20, wife OF Albert
W. young OF Cleveland. Ohio, was killed
injured Sunday in an automobile acciJent
near Glrard' Pa. In rounding a curve
the machine crashed into a telegram
Pole ana the occupants were thrown out,
MRS. Young was killed almost instantIv
her skull being crushed by striking the
pore, carr h. Shurmer, 21. had both legs
broken but will probably recover. Mr.
Shurmer, father of Carl, and Mr. Young
husband OF the dead woman, were badly
injured but Mrs. Shurmer and the chant.
feur escaped with slight injuries.