Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-12

ton. Friday. renominated Gov. Guild,
Lieut. Gov. Draper and the rest of the
present state officers by reclamation. II
adopted unanimously the platform pre-
scented by Atty. Gen. Moody. chairman of
the platform committee Neither Eugene
N. Foss nor anyone representing him
offered a substitute plank OF raised
voice in dissent
Eight men were killed and nearly two
scores OF persons injured at Philadelphia
Friday by the explosion of Illuminating
gas in the Market street subway at Sixth
street. High buildings were shaken by
the force of the explosion, and for a
block on either side OF the scene Of the
explosion nearly every window was shat
tered, The street caved In, hating traffic
and resulting in a suspension of business.
Fire followed the explosion, but II did not
do damage to neighboring buildings. The
loss will exceed 5000, 900.
Five passengers were killed outright
and a score were more or less serious
" injured in a rear-end collision be-
tween regular passenger train from
Boston for Albany and military
special on the Boston & Maine railroad,
three miles north OF Troy, N. Y, shortly
before 5 o'clock Thursday evening. Among
the victims Of the disaster was the wife
OF J. w. Dacey, who was married We'd
nesday evening in Arlington. Mass. She
and her husband had planned an extend
ed wedding trip. Mr. Dacey was but
slightly injured. but the death of his
bride rendered him nearly insane.
Several serious accidents occurred in
the rush of automobiles TO the racing
course on Long Island. Joseph Stadler.
laborer, was cut down in Astoria by
big touring car owned by William NJ.
Woods of Boston. Stadler died while
being taken to the hospital The chauf-
feur of Woods's automobile was arrested
and admitted to bail. Felix Salzarolsld
confused by the approach Of several cars
fell in front OF one which he was trying
to dodge, and was run over. He was
taken to the Long Island hospital suffer-
ing from a broken back and internal in
juries He will probably die. The driver
OF the car did not stop. Two big touring
cars going In opposite directions crashed
together near Garden City. Israel Will
liams. one Of the owners was so seri-
ously injured internally that he may not
recover, and the occupants Of both cars
were badly torn and bruised
Two men were killed two fatally and a
dozen seriously wounded Monday in a
battle between striking mill hands and
provincial police at MacIaren's sawmills
in Buckingham, Quebec. The men left
work Sept. IS. Their money had disap-
peared. and when they found that the
mill owners intended to import labor they
were in n desperate mood. Two hundred
! men armed with revolvers started for
| the mill. with the intention OF driving
| the strike breakers away The mill
owners had posted 40 detectives AMI
| special policemen near their property.
and two members Of the firm fought be-
side them. The first rush OF the strikers
was met by a volley from the revolverH
] of the police. The strikers sought shelter
| and opened fire on the police. many OF
| whom were H.. A desultcry fusillade was
kept up IS minutes; then. apparently by
mutual consent. hosuilties were suspend
ed while both sides removed their wound
ed. Later in the day 100 government
troops from Ottawa arrived and went into
camp near the mills.