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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
FIRE LEVELS OLD LANDMARK
AIRY Relies DestrOy y cd--He rOic Fight
Saved Adjoining Structure.

Rutland Feb. 16-The Dyer homestead
n Rutland county landmark, the home of
Mrs. Horace HoXe Dyer prominent y.
~ r.. and her son, Major u. Edward
Dyer, was burned to the ground this aft
elnoon. The properly loss was about
5000 but this by no means described the
actual loss as scores of priceless heir
looms. and n big collection Of revolution
AIRY relies and military souvenirs went
up in smoke The fire Is thought TO have
caught from the chimney.
The house was two-stor7' wooden
structure built in 1903 by Edward Dyer.
grandfather of the major and occupied
hv three generations OF the Dyer family.
The big barn only Go feet away, contain
ing 100 tons Of hay. was saved by neigh
bors who faced a terrific heat 10 throw
pail after pail Of water on the smoking
boards. Men were so burned by the
great heat that they thrust their faces IN
the snow but they worked un,linchingly
until the adjoining walls OF the house
building srbsided. The Rutland fire de-
partnent responded and with four horses
and p men dragged the steamer up q
steep nil through is inches of snow Ia
n reservoir In the orchard but by the time
Inc apparatus got into action the house
was III ruins and the barn beyond dan
ger.
III was Inc biggest farm fire seen in this
vicinity in many Years Two barns on
sn adjoining farm, belonging to Ma jor
Dyer, were burned two weeks ago.
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ALASKA IS AMERICAS
GREATEST PRIZE PACKAGE

Nash:Ygtor. Feb l6,-A,aska, which
Secretary Sailinger mas frequently sa.t
IS Americas prize package. may be a
greater prize than man mas aver dreamed
Recent Investigations in the Innoko dis.
trict, TIE central Kuskokwi valley and
the ncw Eeiditarsd district now partially
finished by the United States geological.
ey disclose new placer gold districts
which promise very heavy returns.
The ittlr territory bought from Russia
for s,.c:"o0 in 1851 has to the present
time paid SltO 10000 In gold aione since
1850 when placer mining there began. The
discovery by agents OF the survey " pla-
GERS on the small streams In areas which
are drained into The lower Yukon or tho
lower Kuskowim prove that the fo-ma-
ton OF the upper Yukon belts
extend mitch farther southwest titan had
gererANy bean supposed, sHd tAat they
bear gold a, many scs;tered localities
throughout their extent. .he lnnoko Dis
trct has attra acted some attention already
and other areas are now being exploited
with pI ospects Of large results. Sufficient
pros pectinx has been dore thers to irdi-
cate the presence of a ray strNak from
50 70 70 feet |,ls with gold uniformly
distributed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
GIANT GLANDS
TAKE TOWOODS
Roosevelt Is after Them ana VIII
Not Reach GondokorO until
To-day or Tomorrow.

Gondok orc, Soudan. Upper Nile
Feb. 16.--Until Theodore Roosevelt
reaches Khartum It Will be impossible
to outline with any degree of accur-
acy his plans for his visit to the Eu-
ropean capitals. The ex-Preside nj
was due to arrive here to-day. but
owing to his desire for a hunting ex-
pedition for elephants and giant
Glands on the Congo side Of the Bar
El-Jabel. which will occupy day or
more, he will not reach Gondokoro
until tomorrow night or Friday. The
trip down the Bar Ell label and the
white Nile in the launch OF Gen. sir
Reginald Win gate. sirdar Of the Egyp-
tian army. will then begin. A short
stop will be made at Khertum. where
Mrs. Roosevelt will meet her husba nd
The date for Mr.. Roosevelts lecture
in Berlin Is uncertain. but it probably
will be about May 10. Prior to that
hs will deliver his address at Chris
tiania before the Nobel peace prize
committee His engagements also in
clude an address at the Sorbonne
Paris. In April, Il visit to Italy and
hurried trips to Vienna and Budapest.
Mr.. Roosevelt will re h England in
the third week Of May and will sail
for New York the middle Of June All
dates for the present are PROVISIONAL
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
TUG NINA is AT
BOTTOM OF SEA
1t Was the Apache That Was
Seen Sunday Navy Depart
mcnt Gives Up Hope.

Washington, Feb. 1G--liopc Of solV-
ing the fate of the little tug Nina
practically has been abandoned by the
United States navy. In tho opinion of
the navy department she foundcred
carrying down her entire crew Of 81
men, at some point between Hog island
and Winter quarter shoals light vessel
off the coast of Delaware. on Feb
ruary s or :. only few hours after
she left Norfolk.
The coWmandant Of the New York
navy yard to-day telegraphed the navy
department that the vessel sighted OF
Montauk Point last Sunday by the
wnaleback steamer Bay View was the
naval tug Apache and the mystery
surrounding the fate Of the unfortu-
nate Nina became as deep as ever
While the search viii be continued
for soma time. II Is apparent that lit.
tie or no hope 10 entertained that the
Nina ever again Will be heard from.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17

Washington, u. {. Fen. Ex-senator
Dllingt, m called up in Senate for
immediate consideration, House bill
ISIS an act. "To amend an act
entitled an act to regulate immigra-
tion of aliens into the United States.
approved February twentieth nine
teen hundred and seven" Without op-
position the committee amendments
We're agreed to and the bill was passed
and became law.
The bill amends the existing immi-
sration law by adding to the eXclud-
ed classes persons who are supported
BY or receive In whole or In part the
proceeds OF prostitution" Another
amendment declares that whoever
shall employ in any house or other
place for tho purpose OF prostitution,
or for any other immoral purpose, IN
pursuance OF Illegal importation any
allen, sHall, in every such case, be
deemed guilty of felony, and on con-
riction thereof be Imprisoned not more
than zen years, and pay fine OF not
more thar five thousand dollars. The
old law had penalty OF five years
imprisonment for whoever shall hold,
~ attempt to hold any alien woman
whoever shall keep. maintain. cor
troll support, or harbor IN any place
any alien for ar Immoral purpose, ami
the amendment increases this penalty
10 ten years imprisc nment.
There has been some question as 10
the Jurisdiction OF the courts over ~
tenders under the old law. and so The
house inserted an ameudmaut repdins
a. ha trt,
ment OF such felony shall be in
either the district to or into which
tine alien was first brought or In any
district In which IL violation of any Of
The provisions OF this section oc-
CURED But the Senate committee,
was afraid that this amendment
was unconstitutional because OF thc
clause Of the constitution which reads
Article g. 'In all criminal, prosecu-
lions, the accused shall enjoy the
right to speedy aud public trial by
an impartial jury OF the State and
district Wherein the criino shall have
been committed which district shall
have been previously ascertained by
law" Therefore the Senate com.
mttce offered the amendment which
finally became law and which reads
as Follows; Jurisdiction for ;he trial
and punishment OF the fclonies here
inhefore setfor;h shall be IN any dis
trict to or into which said alien Is
hro' ght I'm pursuance OF said !mporta-
tlon by the person or persons accused
or In any district In which a violation
OF any OF the foregoing provisions OF
this section occur"
The old law provided: "Any alien won-
nm or Sirl who shall be found an inmate
~ house of ostitution or practicins
prostitution, at any time within three
y ears after she shall have entered the
United states. shah be deemed to be
unlswfully within the United states and
shall be deported." The new law amends
this portion to read as follows; ANY al
len who shall be found an inmate Of or
connected with the management of \
| house Of prostitution or prsnticing pros
| .t.dtion. after such alien snail have en-
| tered the United States. or who shall re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
SEN. DILLINGHAM'S BILL in
REGARD TO IMMIGRATION

ocve, share in. or derive benefit from
py part Of the earnings of any prosti-
ute: or who is employed by, in, or in
connection with any house of prostitu-
ion or music or dance hall or other
place OF amusement or resort habitually
irequented by prostitutes, or where pros
titutes gather. or who in any way assists.
protects, or promises to protect from ar
rest any prostitute, shall be deemed to be
unlawfully within the United States and
shall be deportcd - This amendment
takes off the three-ycar limit to deporta
ton and in every way increases the
strictness of the law.
This bill amends the existing law also
In the following mannar, hy adding al
the end OF the section That arg alien
who shall, after he mas been deNar".d or
deported In pursuance OF the provisions
OF this section. attempt Thereafter - re-
turn to or tn enter the ni!ea states
shall he deemed guilty o' a nisds!neenor
and .hall re imprisoned for not mora
than two years Any alien VINO shah he
convicted under any Of the provisions c.
This section shall, ut the expiration o.
his sentence. bo taken into custody anI
returned to the country whence he came
or OF which ne .s subject or 4 citizen
in the manner provided in sections
twenty aUd tWenty-oNe Of this act. In
all prosecutions under tnis section the
,es'i 'imony of q husband or wife shall be
admissible and competent against wife
or husOnid."
These amendments are all the result
Of tho recent investigation By the immi-
oil ts,.
tyalHc. The report was presented t"
Congress on December 10 last, and 80
within two months it pu, new law up
on the xtetute books. There are other
laws bef IRE the Scnats COMMITTEES look
Ing toward the stopping ~ tho white
slave trafic by means of . provision
prohibiting the purchase of ticket by
one person for another when said other
person il Travelling for TIE purpose OF
engaging In the practice ~ prostitution
In another State. This law brings mp q
legal question OF tn. Jurisdiction Of Con
Sress under the Interstate commerce
clause OF the constitution, and hence
this law will require careful study.
Thus il Will he seen that the work ~
the immigration commission is brinsir <
about immediate results In the way Of
legislation In an important sphere.
on Thursday. Feb, 10 the House
agreed to an appropriation for the immi-
grafton commission Of sd5,noo TO be avail
able until May J, 1910. The Senate had
asked for $500 available until Dec. J.,
1910. There was clean debate upon the
floor OF the House over this appropria-
ton and the decrease In the amount
wns due to arguments to the effect that
economy required the smaller apDropria-
ton Some arguments We're TO the effect
that the last appropriation was voted
with the understanding that the COM
mission would complete it's work here
with, bu, the chairman Of appropria-
tons Mr., Tawney, said that the amount
was fixed last year without any estimate
from the commission. and that hence
the commission could simply go as far
as the money allowed them toward a
(Contlnued - Vage III
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
ADDISON
M1DDLHBuRY.

A hearing was hid in the county
cour, house Thursday before Judge
Charles H. Darling !of Burlington as
special master. in tie matter Of the
town OF New llav4 VS.. William Me
lntrye and the Ndidlebury National
bank This case hastto do with n mixed
state of affairs brought about by the
late y. z. Roscoe, 5vho al the time Of
his death was post fns ster and treasurer
of tho town Of New Haven. Several
New Haven ci,izehsy testified Thursday.
Horace T.. Aibce dyed a, the home of his
son, Gardner s, Aybee. Thursday night.
at the age of 50 Years. Mr.. Albee hal
lived with his SOFT for the past 10 years
and his death was primarily due to the
inhrmitics Of old age. Another son. Ellis
II. Albee. lives in Windsor.
The funeral of Horace r. Albee was
held at the home of his son. Gardner s.
Alhee, at three o'clock Sunday afternoon
the Rev. d. II. Corkran conducting the
services. The remains were taken to
Springheld.--A tramp Jby the name OF
Foley applied TO Ovetseer OF the Poor
William Jackson on Sunday for assist
ancc and Mr.. Jackson had him arrested
Monday afternoon he pleaded guilty to
being common tramp and was SEN
fenced to serve 10 days in the county jail
The cattle shipments from this section
to the city markets Monday morning con-
sisted of only two carloads A consider
able quantity of the stock had to be left
behind as the owners We're unable to get
them through the snow drifts to the cat
lie yards-Mrs Edward u. Baker and
her two daughters arrived In town Sun
day morning after a three years absence
in Colorado. Mr.. Baker remains in Den
Yer, where he is in business.--Mrs. Lydia
Wright vas taken seriously i'll Saturday.
C. II. Wcstall fell on the sidewalk near
the corner of the Battell block Saturday
and was so severely injured that he Is
confined to his home.-Among the out of
town people here are Max Broadway of
Franklin. Mass, Orin A. Field and
George r. Dimmock Of Cornwall. Daniel
W. Smith and Perry a. Campbell of Rip
ton and Alfred waite Of shushan. n. Y.
The infant child Of Mr. and Mrs. Del
bert Brown is very i'll with the pleuro
pneumonia.-Mrs Helen Campbell has
gone to New York city. where she will
spend the rest of the winter.-Mrs. Dian
sha More Of Salisbury. who was 80 years
of age on Saturday. Ia the guest Of her
daughter. Mrs. f. II. Thomas.-Clyde
Hubert is In Johnson.-F,dson p. William
son is ill.-Claude Tyrell OF Dorset is vis-
iting his father. W. A. Tyrel.--Wilbert
Normand Of Braintree had a hearing be-
fore Judge Fred NJ. Foote Saturday.
pleaded guilty to intoxication and was
fined s. and costs, which he paid. po-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
HAPPENIN = S in VERMONT,
THE news BY COUNTIES

leon J. Boudreau is confined to the house
with the grip.
Gorham BrOtherss large team NJ per
cheron horses drcw into this village from
Npton on Friday two and three-fourths
cords Of hard sreen body wood.-Thco-
dore Getty Ia In New York City.-G Gorge
I. Champagne has removed his toba eco
store from the stand on Main street
which he has occupied for several years
to the Chapman block. Mrs. Sllas Ken
dali Is at tho Sparhawk sanitarium in
Burlington for treatment.-Mrs. Fanny
Largworthy is ill.-Mrs. j. X, Piper is
sick.
a meeting OF the Sunday school
teachers. pastors and members Of the
Congregational. Methodist and Me-
mortal Baptist churches was held In
the vestry Of tho CONGREGATIONAL
Church Monday evening and an or
sanization effected. Twenty persons
signed the roll. Meetings are to he
held every Monday evening.--Among
the people In town are II. c. Potter
and r. c. Sterling Of New Haven. c. A.
Sur derland Of Bridport. and Charles
Ashley and F. r. Brooks Of Stamford.
Conn.--Rev Arthur f. Hartman has
returned from conference meeting
of Baptist ministers in Rutland
There are unclaimed letters at the
postoffice addressed 10 Miss Della
Smith, Fred Vincent. c. a. Stevens,
and Rollin Rishop.--The Candian Jub-
lice singers will give a concert in the
town hall Saturday evening under the
auspices OF the Methodist society
John Houston has returned from Ham
ilton, Canada.-Eggs are - cents a
dozen and butter 26 cents per pound.
The Rev. George r. Stair. the evan
gclist, who hns been in Maine for the
past six weeks. is home for few
days before going to Dayton, Ohio
The Rev. Charles II. Murkland has re-
turned to Hinsdale, n. H-rhe stock
OF the Gee sisters is being moved in to
the store recently vacated by f. NJ.
Severance. Gideon Abbey. in Rutland
for two weeks. has returned home
Theadore Getty has returned from
New York.-The Moosalamoo club will
give smoker this evening". w.
Murdoch has returned from Pittsford.
where he has been for the past two
weeks stringing telephone cables
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
SOLDIER ROBBED
OF COSTLY GEMS
Sneak Thieves Got Away with
$1,025 in Diamonds and
Cash at the Fort.

Fort Ethan Alien. Feb. 1s.--Sneak
thieves made a rich haul Of diamonds
and other jewelry some time during
Tuesday night when they broke into
the private locker OF Serst. G. J.
Lewis. Troop NJ. 10Th cavalry. and ex
tracted jewery to the value of over
81, 900.
The theft vas first discovered by
Tergcant Lewis when he returned to
the quarters from Winooski. where he
Us engaged In business, this
morning. Tho sergeant left the quar-
ters about eight o'clock Tuesday even
Ing and the iewelrv was in Its proper
place in his locker in the orderly
room of the' troops. The news of the
robbery was at once communicated
to Capt III. W. Parker, comma nding
officer Of the troop. and he Immediate
~ notified the village and city au-
.horities. through Sergeant Lewis.
The list Of articles Includes many
pieces which We're secured by the
sergeant on his trip around the world
with the regiment, and among them
are many which We're highly valued
by the owner. The list is as follows:
One ring with three LAX diamonds val
ued at SEQ: solitaire ring set with LAX dia-
mond, $40: ring with three diamonds,
Ni0, ring with one 1-ik diamond $500;
ring with three LEX diamonds, 500; Ia
aies' ring set with light brown stone, ST.
Initial ring, s.; half-noon sti,ll pin with
seven small diamonds. s25. solitaire dia
niond stick pin, $40: Elgin watch. SIS; ear
rings with five diamonds each. 500; mis-
cellaneous articles. $50: cash in silver, s40
cash in bills, SIS: total value 81 025.
Sergeant Lewis stated Tonight that he
would reward literally anyone giving in
formation leading to the recovery of the
property and the conviction OF the guilty
parties.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
TO PAROLE CONVICT INVENTOR
Burxiar Has Perfected SeIf-RaInnc-
tWg Aereplans and Has financial
Backing Promised.

Omaha. Eeb,, Feb. 1s-Judge Estellc
Of the district court was to- day not!-
fed by the State pardon board that if
lie VIII designate q suitable person to
take charge OF him, William Howard
convict in the state penitentiary
will be paroled to enable him to per-
feet his invention Of r self balancing
aeroplane which the prison authorities
are convinced will he an Improvement
over any machine now In use.
Howard was sent TO the penitentiarv
from Omaha In 1907 on conviction nt
burglary He was known as an in
ventor before that.
He has in his cell now a model Of
his proposed nirship, The necessary
financial Hecking for the manufacture
OF his invention IS said to be promised.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-17
CALIFORNIA VEKMONTERS
Alameda County Association Eiec,
Officers aud Plan Reunions.

TIE second annual meeting and cleo
ton OF officers of the Vermont associa-
ton OF Alameda county. Cal, Tuesday
evening, February 8, at the rooms of the
Grard Piano company, Oakland. was
largely attended. Tho following officers
we're elected: President. John +. Fox
Burlington; vice-presdent, r. r. Dun
Rrlstol secretary, NJ. o. Fvens, Jr.,
Waterbury,; treasurer, +. c. Wells, Bur
lington,
1t was voted to hold four meetings
during the coming year, including "a
Grand, old-fashioned maple sugar party
early in May with sugarlng of of pure
Vermont maple syrup, similar to tho
very successful one given last May The
other meetings Will hn In September,
November and February
The association already numbers over
three hundred, although only one year
old
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TAFT CHIDES THE
SENATE LEADERS

Washington, Feb. iG.--Prcsident Tart
to-day called some OF tho senate lenders
to tho White House and made i, plain to
them that he Ia nuch dissatisfied with
the progress thus far made in passing
bills designed to carry ont the party's
campaign pledges. The President lald
special stress upon the postal savings
banks bill. and as result, II Ia an
nounced tonight. this hill will he the
subject OF n conference tomorrow In the
rooms o: the finance committee, OF which
Senator Aldrlch is chairman. When
whipped into shape. the bill will displace
the ALASKAN Legislative council bill! az
unfinished business.
The administration railroad h!l is to
be reported next week and force put be-
hind /; &c pass 1t without material amend
ment
The several conservation bills are to be
perfected by special committee Of west
ern senators, appointed to-day by Chair
man Nelson, and ere to be reported as
rapidly as completed.
The anti-injurctioa bill Is to ne consid-
cred by the Judiciary comnl,tee at its
meeting next Monday
SiateAocd legislation probably will re-
ceive attention as soon az the postal
savings b,ll Is out Of the way.
This program Includes neither the fed
raj Incorporation bill nor ship subsidy
legislatlon although the latter is likely
20 pass the Senate withou. much debate.
1t will meet strong opposition ir the
llouse
The postal savings bill is badly tangled
and the senators are divided into two
amps with diametrically opposed ideas.
one size or the other must give way or
he bin will fail. This is the situation
hat must be dealt with by tomorrow 8
conference
LOOPHOLE FOR CORPORATIONS.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1d-The returns
made by corpora tiors under tie corpora :
! ion tax law will not be open to public
1sDectton dnlcss Congress makes an ap-
preparation specifically providing for ac-
ommointIous and clerical help for that
| purpose. Somebody has iiscoV cred that
IN act passed IN ~ expressly prohibits
the secretary Of the treasury from usn 9
any part OF the appropriation of $780,
400, made by Congress "for the ex.
penses Of collecting the corporation
tax" in the employment of persons
| within the District of Columbia.
President Taft believes Congress
Intended that the returns should be
open to inspection as are court rec
"rds and in a letter to the secretary
| II the treasury he has suggested that
! II the construction which seems to
| lin to be the right one is to he car
iied into execution, there must be an
| appropria tion Of $50. 900 for the spec-
hc purpose. Following the President s
! suggestion. Charles y. Norton. acting
| secretary Of the treasury. has submit
| ted to the speaker Of the House an
estimate for an appropriation Of the
amount stated.
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FOUND OCEANS OF LIQUOR.
Raiders Seized EnOusht at Italian
Joint to Start saloon.

Montpelier, Feb l6.-For some time II
has been believed that intoxicating liouor
was being sold somewhere near the
Corey. Deavitt. Frost electric light sta
ton two miles from this city. Sheriff
Tracy and two deputies took q hand
this evening and searched the ranch
occupied by Camille and Rahfeio pixxi.
They secured Intoxicating liquor enough
to start . saloon. The stun seized and
carted ia the basement Of the county
court house included fve half barrels
and 11s bottles OF lager and 8 pints OF
whiskey
In city court the respondents were
charged with keeping intoxicating liquor
contrary to law and bail In each case
was hxed at $3oo which they had been
unable 10 raise up to a lats hour this
evening.
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SIX ORANGE COLORED
RODENTS WORTH $4,000

Boston Feb. 15.--Hudded up asleep in
o small wooden box and appearing not
unlike the white mice so common in this
country six little orange colore-i rodents,
valued at sl,CGs,66 each, made UP the
most interesting consignment aboard the
steamer Angllan, which has arrived here
from London. The aniInpls are for a col
lege professor in this city who Is to use
them for experiments. The $1,000 mice
are a species of dormouse or sleeping
mouse, that lives out Of doors In the
summer and remains torpid during most
OF the winter season. Their high value
Is caused l,y their great scarcity IN num-
ters They are about tis Sizo and huild
of q squirrel.