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DEkTROF mrs. 4. NJ. MANSUR
End Came Unexpectedly inter Hines ~
of Three Years-WRs Prominent
In Church and w. u. G.

Newport. Jan. 1o.--N1rs. Ellen Louise
Mansur. wife Of Col. u. NJ Mansur, died
at about six o'clock this morning after q
nerlod OF III health extending over three
wears. Not until the past few days was
her condition considered serious, how
cvcr. Her entire family were with her
wehn the end came
Ellen Louise Newhall was married to y.
NJ Mansur september 3. 1861 at New
Gloucester, Me. and since then has lived
ut Island Pond and In this village for the
mast 10 years. Mrs. Mansur would have
been Ga wears of age on March !. She
was prominent in W. K. c. circles, hav-
iny held several offices in the State or
ronization, she was also identified with
Eastern Star and the Reading club. She
was a very earnest church worker and
recently donated n bell to the Methodist
Church.
ole leaves besides her husband, n
tIau,hter Mrs. Mabel s. Storrs o son,
Ar,nur G.. Mansur of Burlington, broth
err Albert S.. n sister, Sarah p. .>ewhall
of Norway. Ne, and two grandchildren
Sally NJ and John p. Storrs of Newport
/ he funeral will be held ut two O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist
Church. the Rev. c. d. Lance officiating
The lnterment will be in the local GENE
terry.
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BURLINGTON BOY IN FIRE.
Raymond Percival Student at the
New York Military Academy.

A dispatch, received Monday morning
by Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Percival of South
Union street from their son, Raymard
announced that he had lost all of his
personal effects in the fire in the New
York Military Academy at Cornwall
where he Is a student, He, with the $50
other students at the academy, was
marched out in the dead of night and
none had time to gather any Of their
effects, most OF them escaping with only
their pajamas, Another telegram re-
ceived later from the principal of the
school. Col. S. c. Jones. said that the
students were all being cared for and
that the term of school would not be
interrupted
The fire started in the kitchen of the
main hall, which was partly used for q
dormtory by the older students. with
the FIRST alarm of fire, the bugle was
sounded and the cadets marched out ii
military order so that no one was injured
Mr.. revival is senior at the school ant
Is major OF the battalion. AS the Othe
buildings were not damaged, the students
will be housed in them until this hal
can be rebuilt. The damage resulting
from the fire Is estimated at about 500, 0OO
No other Burlington boys were students
at the school.
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WOMAN HEAVIEST TAXPAYER
Mrs. Kennedy of New York Has Per-
sonal Property Valued ut e0,O00,-
OOO-Carncgie, E5,OOO,OOO.

New York. Jan. 10-A woman heads the
list of personal tax assessments made
public in New York to-day. She is Mrs.
Emma b. Kennedy, widow Of John s.
Kennedy. who left $26.0o0,Oo0 to charity
when he died recently. and she must pay
taxes on personal property valued at
So. 600 900.
Andrew Carnegie. who topped the list
last year. tied this year for second place
with Mrs. Russell Sage at s5.OO0O00.
John d. Rockefeller comes third with
personal property assessed Mt s2,5ooor'
and in fourth place are Florence Amsinck
and Bessie Mcleod Leggett. each as
sessed for 81 100000 William X. Wander
bilt is listed for a similar sum: william x.
Vanderbilt Jr., for half that amount.
Col. John Jacob Aston and J. p Morgan
must pay on personal property assessed
at 100000. Charles NJ: Schwab Is down
for $4,000. Jacob II. Schiff for s200,000,
and August Belmont and Thomas f. Ryan
for 100000 each
| New York city gains approximately ST
600 on Its legal debt limit as indicated
| by the increased values announced to-day
The borrowing pacity heretofore was
about s59.ooo.0oo but the assessed valua
| ton Of real estate Is Sc. CO.., Isl, 800. ns
against &c. 333 1T, S.4 last year, an increase
of $780,. COASTS. As the city's borrowing
capacity is equal to 10 per cent. OF the
assessed vnluatio Of real estate. the deb,
margin viii he raised about 27,0o0,0oD
Last year the increase in assessed valua-
ton was only about si1o,0+o,0G0
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MANY PRIZES OFFERED.
Annual Exhibition of vermont Poultry
Association to Re Held Next Week.

ST Adams. Jan lo--The 18th annual
exhibition of the Vermont State Poultry
association will be held mt city hall here
next week Tuesday. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday and the entries for the
show have already been among the
largest in tho history of the association,
and new applications for entries are re"
ceived every day
The premium list includes about 800 be-
side the Wirthmore challenge cup. donated
by the St. Adams Grain Co.. valued AT
$500 for best display, the Sir Donald
Smith silver cup, valued at $500 donated
by the Vermont White Wyandotte fanciers
for best White Wyandottes; the State
fair cup for Plymouth Rocks. valued at
$40; and the Rhode Island Red club cup,
valued at 500. This latter prize must be
won five times by the same person.
| The Judges of the show will be ID. p.
shove, of Fall River Mass and A, c.
Smith, of Waltham, Mass, and the super
intendent of the hall during next week.
show will be II. w. Ballard of st. Adams
The officers Of the associat ton, which was
incorporated last year, are #, w, Saul'
Of Swanton. president; W. b. Writer'S OF
this city. secretary; A. c. S, Beeman OF
this city. assistant treasurer; and c. l.
Curtis of this city, treasurer.
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MARCHED OUT Of
BURNING SCHOOL
Perfect Discipline Saved All the
Lads at Cornwall Military
Academy.

Newturgh. n. Y, Jan. 1o-The New
York Military Academy at Cornwall, n.
", caught fire about three o'clock this
morning and was destroyed. The main
building, which was originally Il hotel.
the observatory, the laboratory and the
manual training buildings were all
burned to the ground. Bard hall. used
by the younger students. escaped. No
body was hurt in the fire. When the
blaze was discovered near the kitchen
the buglc was sounded and the cadets
with military precision. marched out
most of them In pajamas and batl
robes. They lost all their personal eff
fects. There We're about 80 students il
the academy. The buildings destroyed
We're worth about 100000.
The academy has educated young
men for West Point for 40 years. Col
8. C. Jones was the head OF the in
stitution and Major Davis of the
United States army was the military
instructor
At three o'clock the roll of drums
and the notes Of bugles aroused the
cadets of the academy. The students
turned out promptly end marched from
the burning building without sign OF
disorder or excitement. Some Of the
lads carried their clothing and some
managed to save their trunks, bu
many escaped to the parade ground II
the falling snow only partly dressed
Every home in the neighborhood wa:
opened to the half clad, shiverins
boys and to-day the students will con
tinue their studies in the old gold cur,
sanitarium at Cornwall village.
The academy buildings We're OF Woo
and they burned Ike finder. by the TIM
the firemen arrived. the main building
was ablaze from foundation to roof. BE
fore the firemen could get water on, tn
building was doomed, The fire roare,
like furnace the heat was intense. set
tins fire to the trees which surrounde,
the institute. In less than half hou
after the first alarm, the roof fell in an
only a blackened chimney marked tn
sit, of the building.
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Latter Became Insane while
Shaving Customer and Kept
Cutting Neck.
MADE MAN QUITE NERVOUS
He Desired to Escape but Crazy
Workman Had Porter by the
Hair When Policeman
Arrived.

Pittsburg. Pa, Jan. 10.-William Porter
Of McKeesport narrowly escaped having
his throat cut by John Robinson. a barber,
who vent insane while shaving him In
Mckeesport tonight Robinson had cut
Porter several times on fhe neck ana
Porter became nervous and bounded from
the chair. Robinson locked the door to
the barber shop and chased Porter about
the place. finally catching him by the
hair Of the head. He was about to Draw
his razor across Porter's throat. wher
n policeman hearing Portcr's screams
broke in the door. Robinson ran to
drawer and pulled n revolver. but 1t was
knocked froir his hand before he could
shoot.
Robinson was later adJudged insane ant
returned to the county home from whic'
| he was discharged several months ago.
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rate per mile not exceeding the
rate applicable to vessels OF the
first class as provided in the act of March
3, 1891 WILL II is believed, enable the de-
partment to secure contract service to
these parts Of the world"
RAILWAY p. o. LINES
1t is shown by the report that ION June
80, 1909 there were les full railway post
office lines, manned by l,t51 crews of S.OS3
clerks dncluding Is acting clerks; of
these there were I39 full railway post
office lines having apartment car service
manned by 9O5 crews OF 1907 clerks. There
were also 1874 apartment railway post
office lines manned by 1894 crews of 5,l63
clerks Qncluding CO acting clerks; 81
electric car lines with i9 crews of 81 clerks :,
So steamboat lines with 70 crews of 90
clerks dncludnG "A acting clerks; maxi
ing II total of lbs lines of all kinds,
manned by l4,ci6 clerks In addition.
there We're Is officials. l29 chief clerks,
1b5 transfer clerks employed in handling
the mails at important junction points.
and 466 clerks detailed to clerical duty
In the various offices of the service. The
| total number of oi.Icers and employees
was therefore 1904, an increase during
the year of 74o
There We're S54 railroad accidents dur
ing the year in which postal clerks were
| either killed or injured or in which mail
| matter was lost or damaged. Thirteen
clerks, one substitute, and one mail
weigher were killed, 93 seriously injured
and 40s slightly injured The number
of fatal accidents is larger and tho num-
Der of others is smaller this year than
| last"
Recommendations are made that rail
way postal employees be given 80 days
annual leave and GO days sick leave: that
railway postal clerks be retired by the
overnment when physically incapacitated
and that railway postal clerk injured
in the line Of duty be granted leave, no,
exceeding IL additional months with pay
at 30 per cent. of his regular salary
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Boston, Jan, II. Boston to-day, in
DE first party-less election held UNI
ner her new character, elected former
Mayor John r. Fitzgerald to FIJI the
mayors chair again. this time for
iour-year term. giving F.172 votes
and plurality of 1.414 over his near
est opponent James j. Storrow. A
remarkable feature was the small
vote of 1916 given the present mayor.
George A. Hubbard, who received 49,
900 votes two years ago, being elect
cd on reform" ticket over Fitzger-
MD. The fourth mayoralty aspirant,
Nathaniel II. Taylor, found only 6lS
supporters.
While the figures above were those
announced at city hall, Mr.. Storrow's
campaign manager had other returns
md on those based statement given
out early in the evening that. while
he acknowledged the election OF Fitz-
gerald by an apparent plurality OF wi
votes. he would ask a recount.
A record total vote of 95,S5s, more
than SO per cent. of the total regis
tration, was cast
Fitzgerald won in spite of the fact
that not one OF the daily newspapers
advocated his election. He based his
campaign on plea for vindication
his previous term in office having
been conspicuous for the exposure by
lhe finance commission of graft
nmong a number of his subordlnates
IN city hall. Like Storrow. he Is a
democrat in national politics and has
been democrat also heretofore in
local politics.
Under the new charter. the ballots
To-day bore no party designations
but only the candidates names and
ttreet addresses. even the ward num-
hers being omitted.
MIR Storrow made strong fight
promising a progressive business adj
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JUMPERS STRIKE
QUICKLY ENDED
Men Returned to Work Friday
on Eight-Hour Schedule and
Increased Wages.

Bethel. Jan. G.--The four days strike
of the Jumpers employed by the Wood
bury Granite company is ended. an
agreement having been signed to-day
which settles the dispute. The lump
ers secured the - cents an hour which
they demanded and also an eight-hour
day.
Following the failure of Mondays
md Tuesdays conferences to reach an
agreement at the request of Bethel
branch Of the Granie Workers ASSOC
citation another conference was held
Wednesday evening. This was at
tended by w. C. Clifford. superinten-
dent of the Woodbury. companys
works here, Patrick F. Mccarthy of
Barre secretary Of the International
Quarry Workers association, with
which the Jumpers are affiliated. the
grievance committee of the Jumpers
Union, and committee from the
granite workers branch. cons,c:.ns
of a. n. Webb, r, A. Lawless and John
O'Malley.
At this conference the cutters COM
mittee emphasized their point Of view
which was that of men forced out OF
work by the grievance of the Jumpers
No decision was reached at this meet
ing but a hopeful feeling prevailed al
its close. and Thursday mornings con.
ference brought harmonious agree
ment.
Beside the main provisions for ar
eight-hour day and 27-cent wage
rate the agreement also contains pro
visions that overtime shall be pait
for at n % per cent. advance and sun
day and holiday worn at so per cent
advance; that the company may EN-
ploy one apprentice for every foul
workmen; that none but union mei
shall he employed; that the boxing
shop shall he warmed in cold weather
that disputes regarding new machin
cry shall he settled by arbitration
md that the agreement shall be II
force until March, 1911, when thu
agreement of the cutters will also ex
yre.
II is understood that by this agree
mcnt the status of the Jumpers !
practically the same as in Barre, Hard
wick and other granite centers. AL
the men will return to work Frida
mornine
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BOSTON ELECTS FITZGERALD
MAYOR BY 1,414 PLURALITY
Storrow Will Ask Recount AS He Acknowledges
Defeat by Only 291---Hibbard Received
1876 and Taylor, GLIB Votes.

ministration, hut he was unable to
overcome the powerful personal roll
lowing of Mr. Fitzgerald.
Great efforts were made by both sides
to- get out tho voters two mon even
being summoned to leave their beds in
hospital to vote
with one or two exceptions the voting
was conducted In orderly fashion. One
man was arrested in ward s. the strong
hold OF Martin Iona sncy, one OF Fitz-
ecrald's chief lieutcnants, charged with
repeating.
Earlier In the same ward, Ernest F..
Smith. n former Harvard athlete and
one of Storrow's workers, was assaulted
nv an unknown man, who fractured
Smiths nose in two places. Brass knuck-
les hidden by an automobile glove were
used by his assalant. Smith told the
police
David \. Ellis. endorsed by the public
school association, was reelected 10 the
school committee, defeating Mrs. Julia E.
Dun Of Charcetown. a former member
of the committee, by 1906 votes.
The city went for liccnse by a ma iority
OF 27l23, tie vote being: Yes 1904. no
26972 Last year the majority for license
was 1,9SS.
Corrected returns Of tho vote for mayor
announces late tonight are: Total, o.. 35S;
Fitzgerald. i7 ~; Storrow 45757; Hubbard,
| l,Sl6; Taylor Gl3; Fitzgerald's plurality,
| 1,4l4.
| The Citizens Municipal league and
the Good Government association Sc
cured the election Of nearly all their
| f,r in bo ri :,
council. Two endorsed by the James
NJ. Curley faction were elected.
The nine men elected are: Walter
l.. Collins, Matthew Hale and Joha j
Attridge, for three years; Thomas j
Kennedy, Walter Ballantyne and
James NJ. Curlcy, for two years; Fred
erick j. Brand Daniel ]. Mcdonald
and Timothy j. Buckley for one year
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AUTOS D|SPLACE
THE MAIL WAGONS
Postoffice Department Wants
100000 to Develop Service
in the Cities.

Washington. Jan. 10.-Transportatlon of
the mails by railways. steamship lines
ana various star routes cost the govern
ment. during the fiscal year ended June
80. 1909 ss3.493. 762.
These are the figures given in the
assistant postmaster-general, which was
made public to-day. The number OF rail-
road routes employed by the department
was 1916, aggregating 2l7.ll5 miles. The
total expense of the railway service for
the year was s45U54.54S. For the fiscal
year Of 1911 it is estimated that the ex-
penditures for railroad transportation will
be SIG. GaO 600.
The result of the readiustment OF pay
for railroad transportation. effective July
| !. 1909, for the ensuing four years, based
upon the Weighing of the mails shows
a decrease OF $i!4, 36o.ol. or SOB per cont.
| and for railway postotilce car pay a
decrease of s31I5.9,. or % per cent.
1t has developed that electric street
railway companies in some cities demand
extortionate rates for carrying the mails
Concerning this situation, Mr.. Stewart
says:
| I'm view of the demands made by
electric car companies for higher rates
for service in the large cities 1t is found
desirable in some cases, to substitute
motor-wagon service for the electric car
| service"
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WENTFOR MILK, NOW MISSING
MendOn Woman Has Wandered Away
second Tims-Feared She
Is Insane.

Rutland, Jan. lI-Mrs. David Dickinson
of Mendon. aged q years, Is missing from
her home and it Is feared that she
wandered away in a At OF temporary
insanity, to which she is subject, and may
have frozen to death
The woman wandered away few weeks
ago and was found at Wallingford in a
badly exhausted condition. Since that
time she had been closely watched most
Of the time. Yesterday she said that
she was going TO a neighbours for milk
and when she did not return investigation
showed that she did not go to the house
ut all but to Rutland. four miles. Her
movements after reaching this city arc
unknown. Her husband has asked the
sheriff department and local police to aid
him in his search.
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HELD FOR SMUGGLING.
Barton Wen In Jail in Default of
p ,0Oe Bnil.

q. Johnsbury. Jan. ll.--Mitchell and
Charles Leonard of Barton are in jail
here awaiting the February term of /, s.
Court at Burlington. They were arrested
by Deputy Marshal Miles of Newport and
given n hearing here before Commission
cr Harry Blodgett who fixed their bail at
$1,000 each. This they were unable to Sc
cure and they were held for trial on the
charge of smuggling wool.
1t Is supposed they are the men who
smuggled the large quantity of wool re-
Gently seized in the Kicker warehouse
here.
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srENoGRAPHER SUES COOK.

New York, Jan. 1l.-Dr. Frederick A.
Cook. erstwhile Arctic explorer. went
away without paying his stenographer.
according to Miss Rose Weber, who OBJ
tanned an attachment yesterday against
any available funds the doctor may have
left behind. Miss Webber made affidavit
that Dr. Cook owes her $50 and interest
and that she does not know where he Is.
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AUTO SERVICE INCREASES

AS the appropriation made by Congress
for railway mail service cannot be used
for motor-wagon service, It is recon-
mended that 100000 be appropriated for
the motor gon service. 1t is shown by
the report that automobiles ara displac-
ing, to an extent not only the street cars.
but horse-drawn vehicles as means for
the transportation of mails in cities
The total expense OF the foreign mail
service for the year was S2,734,6,D. The
rates payable to the steamship companies
for the sea conveyance CT letter mails
| were 50 cents a pound to American steam
ers ard four francs kilogram to foreign
steamers During the year. 1856, $50, 81
pieces Of mail were sent from the United
States to foreign countries and go, go, &at
| pieces were received. The amount col.
| lected by this country in postage or
mails sent abroad was sS,627 .O95.
| In general discussion OF the foreign
mail situation. Mr.. Stewart says
Under existing provisions Of law the
| department is unable to secure contracts
| for the transportation of our foreign
mails in American steamships to tn.
ports of ,irazil and Argentina and those
| OF the Orient and Australasia. Over z
| per cent of the vessels carrying Oul
mails to the Orient fly foreign flags; ant
not a single one carrying them to Aus
tralasia and South America. except to til,
north coast. flies the American flag. Tn,
department has no control over vessels
performing service to these countries anC
therefore can not prescribe schedules.
SLOW ACROSS THE EQUATOR.
"Our shipping to South America ha
been placed at n marked disadvantag
by the building of fast modern steam
ships tor service between European coun
tries and Brazil and Argentina under tn
stimulus Of government, aid The servic
from Rio de Janeiro is made in Italian
English, French and German ships t
their respective ports In from twelve I
fifteen days, while the time OF the tr
from New York to RIO de Janeiro in tn
fastest vessels carrying our trade
eighteen and a half days. and other yes
. sells require as much as Is days.
|, ''These countries are Of great con,
mercal importance to our own. Trad
} with the Orient could be developed t
immense proportions under encouragin
conditions. The foreign trade OF Sout
!, America amounts to $i.5OO, 900 900. and |
) increasing at the rate Of sl000OO.0O0
year.
1.-The passage Of an act to authorize tn
postmaster-ge general to pay for ocean ma
= service In vessels Of the second class o
. routes to South America, the Philippines
Japan. China and Australasia, 1900 mile
~ mora In length, outward voyage at
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4 TRAVELLING SALESMAN

H. F. Beers, 6l7-7th Ave. Peoria. H..
writes: II have been troubled for some
time with kidney trouble. SO severely at
times l could scarcely carry my grips.
After using one bottle of Foleys Kidney
Pills I have been entirely relieved. and
cheerfully recommend them to all"
Foley's Kidney Pills are healing and anti
septic and will restore health and strength.
]. w. O'6ullivan, "a Church STRAIT.
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LAWSON IS TO FORM
HUGE TOBACCO CONCERN

Lexington. Ky. Jan. 11.-That a fifty
million dollar tobacco manufacturing con-
Germ 10 take over the entire holdings OF
the Burley Tobacco society II to DC
formed by Thomas w. Lawson of Boston
and his associates was announced to-h'sn'
by w. W. Davies Of Louisville, Lawso"
attorney
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1000 AT MASS MEETING.
Barre Granite Cutters Accomplished
Nothing, However,.

Montpelier. Jan. 1o,-The granite cutters
Of Barre to the number of nearly 1000
held mass meeting this afternoon be-
hind closed doors to see If some PROPOSE
ton for settlement could be framed that
the cutters would sanction presenting to
the manufacturers association. The
meeting adjourned without any action be-
Ing taken. The chairman stated at its
close that nothing had been accomplished
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18TH MASONIC DISTRICT MEETING

18TH MASONIC DISTRICT MEETING.
ST. Johnsbury. Jan. 1.-THE annual
meeting of tho 18th Masonic district
will be held with Crescent lodge in
I.yndonville January 10. Grand Lee
turer C. r. Darling and Grand Sec
rotary II. II. Ross of Burlington are
expected to be present.
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Frank Colherio Of West Rutland was
badly injured in the Sheldon marble yard
Thursday when his hand was caught
under II large stone. The end of the index
finger was reduced to pulp.