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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
Mexican Rebels Turn Du-
range Into Place of
Atrocities
40 WOMEN RESIDENTS
COMMIT SUICIDE
Large Part of the Business
Section Destroyed by
Fire

Mexico City, July l.-Forty women
residents, most of them of the better
class. have committed suicide in the city
of Durango since its occupation lasi
week by rebels, after a long siege, ac.
cording to private letter received here
to-day. The women, it says, became
desperate as result of their treatment
by victorious rebels.
Consular advices say the rebels who
entered Durango conducted themselves
like bandits, burning a large part of the
business section of the city, after looting
it, and joining in the widest excesses
Foreign flags We're not respected the re-
port says. A few American citizens were
wounded during the fighting and one
Fnglishman was killed, according to
these reports. Private advice from other
sources says group of German women
in Durango were subjected to gross in
dignities.
The Mexican government is preparing
column of troops to march to the re-
lief of the city
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
WESTERN HOT WAVE
HITS IN FULL FORCE
Several Manufacturing Plants Forced by
Heat To Shut Down
To-day.

The high-water mark of the present
hot spell seemed to have been reached
at noon to-day, when the mercury in
several thermometers aeroplaned sky
ward to ninetyfour in the shade or just
half-dozen degrees below the long red
line where it says blood heat. Here in
the city several stone manufacturers
were moved to suspend operations in the
early hours of the forenoon and by after
dinner Others had followed suit. The
majority, however, continued to do bust.
ness right up to the whistle hour
Not since Independence day, 1912, has
the mercury attained such heights, al
though in the past fortnight there have
been two days at least when the quick
silver lirted around the ninety mark.
This morning dawned hot and sticky
with a sky that was almost cloudless.
Before o'clock the mercury in sheltered
places was well above eighty-fve and
II continued to climb throughout the
forenoon. The sun had a mereiless way
of delivering the goods and to the torrid
effect which il had on the earth was
added an intense humidity in the air
that made conditions well nigh unbear-
able to people whose duties called them
out into the open All forenoon thun-
derheads foated idly across the horizon.
but the promised storm had not broken
by afternoon, although the weatherwise
continued to predict that relief would
come before nightfall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
ONE OF STOVES OLDEST.
Mrs Catherine J. Melvin Died Yesterday,
Aged "a Years.

Stowe, July Mrs. Catherine j.
tKaisert Melvin one of the oldest resi-
dents of Stowe, died at her home at the
lower village about o'clock Monday
morning of heart trouble. Mrs. Melvin
was born in Wolcott Jan. Ia, 1920, and
was eighty.four years of age. Her par
ents were Henry and Eunice Gregg Kais-
er She leaves three brothers, S.gH. Kai-
ser of Stove, +. w. Kaiser of Greens
horo and W. p. Kaiser of Craftsbury,
and one sister, Miss Nancy Kaiser of
Manchester, n. H. She was the widow
of Benjamin F. Melvin, who died in 1876
and whom she married in Lowell, Mass.
She leaves two sons, G. Fl. Melvin AID
A. f. Melvin of Stowe; and daughter,
Miss Myrtle g. Melvin of Manchester,
\. H. A daughter, Miss Grace Melvin,
died in March. 1912. and ahsther daugh-
ter. Mrs Kate johnson of Worcester,
Mass. in May, 1912. A grandson. Ben
iamin NJ. Melvin, lives in Wialtham,
Mass. and granddaughter, Miss Alice
johnson, in Worcester, Mass. The flu
neral will be held Mt the house at 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
TALK OF THE TOWN

] Buy your bathing suits at Fits
It's a "LionT See it, The Gas com
pany's window. Depot square.
Miss Josephine Brunelle left yester-
day on an extended tour through the
| White Mountains of New Hampshire.
| Mrs. +. K. Lane returned this morn
ing to her home in Burlington, after
spending several days with friends in
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Fits Of Park
street left this forenoon by automobile
for an outing of several weeks at Ken
| inebunk. Me.
Miss Ethel Hamilton, who has been
visiting among her former classmates at
Goddard seminary, has returned to her
home in Wayland, Mass.
Mrs. Levi Zeno, who has been visiting
friends in the city since commencement
week at Goddard seminary, returned
yesterday to her home in Bellows
Falls,
X. i. Ellsworth former instructor
at Spauldng high school. who iss been
spending several days in the city as the
guest of friends, returned this morning
to Cambridge.
Mrs. L. Thayer left yesterday for
White River Junction, where where she
viii make a short visit before going to
Woodstock for more extended stay
with friends.
Harry Henry leaves tonight for Bos
ton, where he will meet Mrs. Henry,
who is expected to arrive tomorrow
from Scotland. where she has been pass
ing several months at her former home
near Aberdeen.
The best colored baseball team on the
road. the Havana Red SoX of Buffalo,
\. V. will play doubleheader against
the Barre Athletics on July at Inter
city park First game starts at 10 a m,
and the second at 3 p. m.
Mrs. Frank A. Mccarthy of Averill
street left this forenoon for an extended
visit at her former home in Laconia. ~
II. Mr. Mccarthy will leave shortly for
New York. where he is TO spend two
weeks on business before joining his
wife in Laconia.
Among the Barre veterans who are
attending the national reunion at Get
tysburg is Jonathan Estabrook of South
Barre. Mr.. Estabrook's name was in
omitted from the list print-
ed in The Times on the day when the
Barre delegation departed
Sotar Charles. who formerly conduct /
ed a shining parlor i'm the basement OF
the French building on North Main |
street. has disposed of his interest in
the stand which he has been operating !
in Montpelier. his cousin d. Petros. of |
Lowell, Mass, being the purchaser. Mr.. |
Charles will leave tomorrow for Con-
cord. y. H.. where he expects to engage /
in business.
Board Of Trade signs placed sometime
ago on the four principal highways lead
ing from the city have been thoroughly /
and again attached to the
poles within the past few days. The
signs. bearing the words, Barre, Yer
mont. the largest granite center in the
world" have been treated to a coat OF
sand and black paint, while the letters
have been regilded. They present
much improved appearance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
TRAIN WAS DERAILED
But 1t Kept Upright Position and No
One Was Injured

Essex Junction. July Train No. l,
the sleeper, northbound, over the Central
Vermont, George Allen engineer. was
partially derailed yesterday morning in
crossing the switch near the south en-
trance TO the railroad yards. Engine
23O, one of the new Pacific type locomo-
tives, the tender, mail car, baggage cars
and one coach left the rails, but re-
mained upright. The Grain was not NOV
ing rapidly and no one was injured.
Traffic was not obstructed, the long sid
ing being used for trains passing the
scene of the accident, and the track was
cleared during the morning by a wreck
ing crew from st. Albans.
This is the third time in three weeks
that railroad accident has occurred at
Essex Junction. During the past two
years two head-on collisions have taken
place at the south switch, where branch
trains from Burlington run out on the
main line before backing into the sta
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
BIG GRANITE PLANT
AT CONCORD BURNS
New England Granite Co. Sustained Loss
Estimated Between $4,000 and
$4,000 This Morning.

Concord. n. H., July 1.-The sheds o
the New England Granite company were
destroyed this morning at about l;li
o'clock, entailing a loss estimated be
tween $4,000 and $4,000 The sheds
are situated at the north end of the rail
road yard and are in such locality
that the apparatus was able to get into
good working positions only with the
greatest of difficulty.
1t was probably started by spark
from a passing or shifting engine. When
discovered it was all ablaze and beyond
control The dryness of the buildings
end the surrounding structures caused
them to burn like tinder, and in an in
credibly short time il was seen that a
complete loss was inevitable.
The buildings consumed include a
large lumber shed and the west end OF
the stone-cutting shed. All of the wood
en- part of the blacksmith shop is burned
to the ground. 1t is thought that the
brick part may be saved.
Every effort of the department was
directed toward the power house, where
the valuable machinery of producing the
output is stored. In the loss estimated
the stone in the process of completion to
a finished product is ruined, and this in
chides a large amount of tomb work
stone for the New York Central railroad
station at Utica. n. Y, and some for
the Western Union building in New
York City.
Fifteen minutes after the fire was
discovered, two of the big guy ropes
burned off and the derrick hung in a
dangerous position.
A freight train was standing dead on
the track close to the sheds and two of
the cars caught fire and shifter backed
up through the flames and succeeded in
dragging them to a safe place, although
badly scorched. A :ne of hose was
necessary to extingush the blaze on the
cars, which were empty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
WANTED TO BURY
HIS DEAR BROTHER
Young Man Is Said to Be Working
Game on Boston Undertakers with
Montpelier as Basis.

Boston, July 1.-Undertakers have
been warned against young man who
may approach them with tears in his
eyes and ask them to bring the body OF
his dear brother" from Montpelier, VI,
and prepare it for burial. The young
man is fraud and always has in his
possession an unlimited number OF
worthless checks.
A few undertakers have been "stung'
already and the police are eager to pre-
vent the "bereaved one from getting
any more easy money from embalmers.
The police will not disclose the names
of the undertakers that have been
fleeced, nor even admit that any such
larcenies have been committed. However.
the secret manifolds of Yesterday con-
tanned considerable information about
the man who has been defrauding un-
dertakers and directed the patrolmen to
make the warning widespread.
The man operates under the name Of
Wulson and Watson. He is between 30
and 35 years old. feet, s inches in
height, weighs 1853 pounds, has dark
complexion and hollow cheeks and some
times wears glasses. His method is to
enter an undertaking establishment:
with his glasses in his hand, wiping
tears from his eyes with his handker
chief
This is the cue for the undertaken to
approach solemnly with the familiar:
well, what can | do for You my good
man" Then the weeping one tells how
his brother has died up among the green
hills Of Vermont and it is the wish of
his family that his body be prepared for
burial and brought here for burial at
Mt. Hope. If the undertaken will pro-
eeed to Montpelier the family viii Sc
cure the deed to the grave and have ar
completed for interment by
the time the body arrives.
Then comes the touching" part. The
bereayed brother he a check written
which is in excess of the amount the
charges and the undertaken
the balance in cash ani begins
for bringing the body from
Communication with Montpelier un-
dertaker has followed and speedily word
has been flashed back that no such death
has been reported there. A day or so
later when the undertaken tries to put
the check through he discovers that it is
not genuine.
Nearly every undertaken in the city
was informed about the faud last even
ing by the police. A few of them have
heard of him before but they are not
Dragging about it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
KEEP UP FIGHT,
DODGE BLAME
Balkan States Deny Respon-
sibility for Outbreak
of War
GREEKS AND SERVIANS
VS.. BULGARIANS
All Governments Declare
Their Troops Were Told
to Wait Till Attacked

London, July 1.-The fighting between
the Greeks and the Servians on one side
and the Bulgarians on the other was still
proceeding to-day all along the line from
Istip to Eleuthera, according to de-
spatch from Sofia.
All the governments concerned declare
that their troops have been instructed
not to take the offensive unless attacked,
and each party is trying to throw on the
other the responsibility for the COM
meneement OF the war between the ma
tions which recently were allied.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
TROUBLES PATCHED UP.
Charles Bianchi & Sons, Workmen Have
Returned to Work.

An amicable agreement has been
reached between Charles Bianchi 4
Sons, granite manufactures, and their
employees who left the shops on Satu.-
day morning shortly after the seven
O'Clock whistle had sounded, pending
settlement of differences said 20 exist
between the two parties. The troubla
was said to have been over the eligibility
of polisher to work. who it was sali
did not have his full time in. SatisfAe-
tory understanding is said % have
been made between the two parties
Yesterday few of the men repimcd
their labors and this morning the re-
mainder OF the workmen returned to the
shops. When the men trailed out of the
shops on SATURDAY morning there wcIe
included in the list two gangs of granite
cutters. two sharpeners and corps OF
polishers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
TRAINMEN VOTE TO STRIKE
New Haven SYSTEMS Employees Over.
whelmingly in Favor.

Boston, July l.-An overwhelming
vote in favor of strike by the conduct
prs and trainmen of the New York, New
Haven & Hartford, the Boston Maine
and the Boston & Albany railroads was
announced last night by union officills
after they had completed the tabulation
Of returns from the three systems. The
rote was taken to enforce demands for
higher wages and shorter hours. The
situation will be gone over in New York
by the international officers of the
unions involved before any further
steps are taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.
Two discharges Granted and One Divi-
dend Declared.

In bankruptcy court, discharge has
been granted IN the cases of Friend
Whitcomb and l.. A. Averill OF Barre,
no objection to the discharge being
made when the cases came up yester-
day.
This morning a first dividend of five
per cent. was declared IN the case of
0. FL Hale OF Barre, and in is expected
that another small dividend will be de-
clared.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
COLLINS-BREENE
Wedding Took Place at St. Andrews
Church in Waterbury.

Waterbury, July THE marriage Of
Miss Agnes Breene and James Collins
was solemnized at st. Andrews church
yesterday morning at the regular service
by the Rev. Fr. d. E. Coffey. Willis
Breene. brother of the bride, was :he
best man and Miss Jennie Collins, sister
OF the groom. the maid of honor. The
bride was beeomingly gowned. The
bride is the daughter of Representative
and Mrs. James Breene OF Duxbury. NJ.
Collins is also a Duxbury boy. Alter
their return they will reside on Mr..
Collins farm on Crossett hill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
FOR ASsAULTING MOTHER.
Montpelier Young Man Sentenced to 60
DayS.

In Montpelier ely court to-day a
young man named Harry Mason of
Montpelier was arraigned on the charge
of breach of the peace in asssulting his
mother, Mrs. May Mason, last Saturday
afternoon. The young man, who 5 p
years of age, pleaded not guilty to the
charge. but after testimony of his moth
er and Mrs. Ainsworth had been given
the court adiudged him guilty and sent
enced him to 90 days in county Jail.
The Young man is alleged 10 have struck
his mother, breaking her glasses in the
attack.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
SEVEN LIVES LOST
IN HOTEL FIRE
Twelve Other Persons Injured in New
York Fire Last Night Were Taken
to Hospitals-Bodies Were All
Found on Top Floor.

New York, July 1.-The bodies of
seven persons, lodgers in small hotel
known as "Bill's Hotel" at 60 Green
wich street, were taken from the top
floor following fire in the building last
night. One of the bodies is that of a
woman and another of three year old
shild. None has been identified, A dozen
injured were taken to hospitals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
ROCKEFELLER LOSES STABLE.
Last Nights Damage Near Tarrytown
Was SIso.OOO.

Tarrytown, n. Y. July Fire last
night destroyed the stable on the estate
of John d. Rockefeller at Pocantico
Hills. Mr.. Rockefeller is in Cleveland
but John D. Rockefeller, ir.. came from
his own estate. mile away, and led
the frcmen in fighting the flames.
The loss was about sl50O00.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
MORE BOYS THAN GIRLS
Revealed in the Montpelier School Census
for 1919.

The school census in Montpelier has
been completed by Charles DeForest Ban
croft. showing that there are .S24 per-
sons of school age in Montpelier, the
number being very nearly evenly divided
between boys and girls. There are 92l
boys and 903 girls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
STABLE FIRE IN BURLINGTON.
Three Horses Burned and Total Los,
Is $2,5oo.

Burlington, July Fire early this
morning destroyed the hack stables OF
P. NJ. Borey. Three horses were lost,
and the total loss will amount to 81 500
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
Weather Forecast.

lay; cooler in New Hampshire and Yer
mont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01

Come to the 14e sale Wednesday and
Thursday at Fits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
left a Great, Study Oak"

"The war that followed had no ele-
ment of wantonness, or sggrandizement,
or lust Of gains and no men Of Purer
The evening world., 1913-02-05

auSht OF navigation, was murdered or
tho beach by one Of the men the day We
landed.
wish YOU could know Mr. Clayton
he IL the dearest fellow ina ,inlble and
unless am mistaken no has fallen
very much In love with poor little me.
lie Is the only san Of Lord Grey stoke,
and some lay viii inherit the title and
estates. IN addition he Is wealthy In
his own right,
We have had the most weird expert
rnces since we were landed here Papa
and Mr. Philandrr lost IN the Jungle
ana chased by a real Hon
Mr. clayton lost aud attacked twice
by Mid beast, Esmeralda and cor
nered In an old cabin by a perfectly
awful man-eat'nS tiger, Oh 1t was
simply "tcrrlhcal," as Esmeralia would
say.
But the strargest part Of II all Is the
wonderful creature who rescued us all.
They say that he Is a perfectly godllke
white man tanned to a dusky brown,
with the strength OF Wild elephant.
the agility OF u monkey and the bravery
or a Ion,
lie speaks no English ana vanlshes
az ulickly and a. mystcrlously after
he has performed some Naloyous dee |
~ though ne were a disomhoded spirit
Then We have another wehd neighbour.
wEo printed a beautiful! s,sn in English
The evening world., 1913-02-05

shipwreck In which all hut n few had
persisted. the balance except himself,
dying after they reached the Island. lie
ala not mention tnc mutiny or the chest
OF buried treasure.
The master OF the merchantmen as
sured him that from the position at
which they picked him up. and the pre-
'hllhs winds Tor the past week, he
could have been ON no other island than
one or tno Cape Verde group which lie
nN the west cos'i ~ Africa IN about IL
degrees or " degrees north latitude
HIS letter described the island mi
hutelH. az well AZ the location OF the
treasure. and was accompanied by the
rrudest funniest little old man won
ever saw, with trees and rocks an
marked by scrawly ks" to show the
exact spot where the treasure had been
buried.
When papa explained the real nature
or the expedition my heart sank for I
know 30 well how visionary and i'm
practical the poor dear has always been
that i feared that he had again been
duped: especially when he told me that
he had paid n thousand dollars for the
letter and map.
To add to my distress learned that
ne had borrowed ten thousand dollars
more from Robert Canler. and had given
ms notes Tor tho amount
Mr. canler had asked FOR no security,
and you know, dcarlc. what that vii.
mean for me IL papa cannot meet them.
Oh, how detest that man
We all tried to look on the bright
side Of things. but Mr.. Philander and
Mr., clayton--he Joined us in London
Just for the adventure--both felt as
skeptical as T.
To make long story short. we found
the Island and the trcasure--a great
ironbound oak chest wrapped In many
layers OF oiled saiicloth and as strong
and firm as when II had been buried
nearly two hundred years ago
II was simply filled with gold coin.
aud was 50 heavy that four men bent
beneath Its weight.
The horTid thing seems to bring Moth
Ing but murder and misfortune t. those
VINO have to do with IL, for three days
after We sailed from the Cape Verde
Islands our own crew mut!nied and
killed every one OF their officers
II was the most terrifying experience
one could lmagine-i cannot even write
OF II,
They were going 10 kin ~. too. but
one OF them. the leader. man named
KING. would not let them. and 80 they
sa.l,d south along the coast TO a lonely
spot whore they found u good Larbor
and hfTr they have landed and left US
Trey sailed away with the treasure
to-day, but AR. Clayton says they viii
meet with a fate similar to the multi
neers Of the ancient galleon. because
KIDS, the only man aboard who knew
The evening world., 1913-02-05

have set OUT upon n scientific expeditlo.i
to the Congo. Papa was presumed to en-
tertan some wondrous theory OF an IN
thlnkable ancient civilization. the re-
mains OF which lay buried somewhere
IN tae Congo valley. But af,er We were
well under sail the truth came out.
1t seems that an old bookworm who
has a book and euro shop In baltimore
discovered between the leaves OF a very
old Spanish manuscript a letter written
In 1850. detailing the adventures or Il
crew o. mu:ilecrs OF a spanish gallcun
bound from Spain to South America
with a vast treasure OF 'doubioons" AMI
pieces of eight" ! suppose, for they
certainly sound weird AMI pray.
The writer had been one of the crew.
and the letter was TO his son. who was.
AT the ;fmo the letter was written. mas
ter OF "A Spanish merchantmen.
Many Yeas hal elapsed since the
events the letter narrated had trans
plred, and the Old man had become a
respected citizen Of an obscure spanish
town, nut the love OF gold was still 81
strong upon him that he rlsked all to
acquaint his son with the means OF at
talning fabulous wealth for them both.
The writer told how when bat a week
QUE from Spain the crew had munnied
and murdered every officer and man
who opposed them They defeated
their own ends by this very act, for
ihers was none left competent to navl-
gaze ship at sea.
They were blown h.ther and thlther
for months. unt!l sick ana dying or
srurvy, starvation. and thirst. they had
been wrecked on "A small lslet
The galieon was washed high upon the
beach, where she went 10 pieces; but
not before the survivors. who num-
bered but ten souls. had rescued one OF
the grult chests ~ treasure.
This they buried well upon the Island.
and for three years they lived there in
constant hope ~ being rosruod.
One by one they sickened and died,
until only one man was left, the writer
90 ihe letter,
The men had bui.t boat from the
wreckasc OF the galleon, but having no
idea where the island was located they
had not dared to put 10 sea.
Waen all were dead except himself.
however. the awful loneliness so weighed
upon the mind OF the solo survivor that
ing 10 risk death upon the open SEQ
rather than madness On the lonely isle
he set sail IN his little boat after nearly
a wear in solitude.
Fortunately ne sailed due north. IN |
within "A week vas In IN" track OF the
spanish merchantmen ply.ng between
tho West indies and Spain. and was
picked up by one OF these vessels home
ward bound.
The stony nc tod was merely one Of