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of made the smoke of the blackest kind. The falling walls, made a noise that could be heard long distance. The tower is left standing, but the supports of the bell were burned, allowing the bell to fall to the ground. The Burlington mill will be able to run for a few days, as there is a small supply of yarn ahead. Had it not been for the prompt action of the firemen, the houses on' the north side of Allen street would have burned, as the wind blew almost a gale, and the heat was intense.

It seemed almost incredible that Guillette's blacksmith shop on Barlow street should have been saved but it was uninjured. The tenement house nearest the mill was occupied by four families, who got their furniture out. The building did not burn, although the roof caught fire several times. The windows were all broken out a and some damage was done by water. Edward Hatin, carpenter at the mill, worked hard to save the storehouses and other property and returning to Winooski found his house in ashes.

Residences which caught fire, but were saved, were those of Mrs. Dr. Crampton, E. R. Crandell, Ormand Cole, on Allen street; A.

B. Edwards, East Spring if. L. Johonnott on Maple street and others. The smoke was at times so dense on East Allen street, that it was impossible for pedestrians to pass.

On Barlow street, and other points where the firemen were fighting the flames, the beat intense that doors had to be used for protection." Robert Taylor, who was badly burned about the head and arms, is reported slightly better. His attending physician, Dr. Peck, says there is no danger of blindness. Overseer George Miles narrowly escaped being killed while attempting to save the time books, in his office. While nearly to them a massive beam came crashing down between him and the office and through the floor at his feet.

He beat a hasty retreat and came out uninjured. The loss on the household goods which were taken from many of the houses near the scene of the fire will reach a considerable figure. J. D. Tanner, Ormond Cole and Dr.

Patenaude lost hundreds of dollars in this way. E. R. Crandall's house was soaked from top to bottom and Crampton's dwellwas considerably damaged from water. The damage to the roof of the Episcopal church allowed leakage from the rain yesterday and some damage was done.

From the inside of the house of Robert Pollinger, which is situated across the road the Episcopal church, an opening was made into the roof. It was then afire and lively work alone saved the house. A. B. Edward's house caught fire four times.

Charlie Ward stumbled in the mule room while trying to get his clothing, and burned his hands and face. Nelson Young was from the John Welch, while trying to paintully burnt, while sliding down a rope secure his clothing, burnt las hands and face. WESTERN LOANS DID IT. The Windsor National Bank Goes into Voluntary Liquidation. BURLINGTON WINDSOR, Feb.

21. -The Windsor National bank went into voluntary liquidation to-day on account of heavy losses on Western investments. The stockholders of the bank held a meeting this morning and voted to close up the institution. The depositors will be paid in full and the stockho ders will probably receive 50 per cent on the present capital which is 850.000. The bank was chartered in 1884 with a paid 11p capital of 8100.000, the majority of which was owned by the citizens of Windsor and vicinity.

The cashier of the bank, J. S. Warden, made several large investments in mortgages in Texas and Kansas, by which the "bank suffered heavy losses. Warden was interested in several Kansas banks. which have recently been wrecked and in which institutions he succeeded in investing some $40.000 for Windsor people.

The last published statement of the bank is as follows: Loans and discounts, 301.44: United States bonds to secure eireuIntion, stocks, security and claims, due from approved reserve agents, 5503 822: due from other national banks, 8521.510; current expenses and taxes paid, premiums on United States bonds, checks and other cash items, fractional currency, $1656: specie, legal tender notes, 500; redemption fund, due from United States, 800, 000; capital stock, 850, 000: undivided protits, 8167.092; national bank notes outstanding, individual deposits, The president of the band is Mr. W. S. Jewett of Lawrence, Mass. Senator Wilson of Maryland Dead.

WASHINGTON, Feb. E. K. Wilson of Maryland, who has been indisposed for the past two days, died suddenly at the Hamilton House this evening of heart failure. Senator Wilson was born in Snow Hill, Dec.

22, 1821. He was graduated at Jefferson college in 1841, studied law, was admitted to the bar and, in 1847 was elected to the Legislature. He established himself at Snow Hill and practiced with success in the Maryland courts until 1808. In 1852 he was a presidential elector ou the democratic ticket: four years after retiring from legal practice was electto the national of representatives, serving one term. He was a judge of the Maryland Circuit Court from 1878 till 1881, when he was elected United States senator to succeed James B.

Groome, and took his seat March 4, 1885. The Officers' School at Brattleboro. BRATTLEBORO, Feb. officers' school commenced at 10 a. -day Gen.

Greenleaf presiding. Hie read a short address urging the commanders to get the companies in good shape for Bennington in August. Lieut. Foster, 20th infantry, read a paper on new tacties and gave a very lucid explanations with drilled squad of eight captains in the new movements. In the afternoon Capt.

Childs read a paper on guard duty instruction. All the officers formed as a company and were drilled by Lieut. Foster in the new regulation movements. Gov. Page arrived this afternon with Colonels Brigham, Slack, Abbott and Horton of his staff.

In the evening a banquet was held and remarks were made by the governor, Gen. Greenleaf, Capt. Clark, Rev. F. J.

Parry, Col. Hooker and others Weakly Infants, the mother's care and solicitude, are made strong by Mellin's Food. It is rich in and bone -forming constituents in the torin which is adapted to their digestive powers, Weckla County LXIV, NEW SERIES COTTON MILL BURNED. THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION IN YEARS. The Fire Crosses the River and Burns Ten Building, in Winoosk1-Loss ou Mill -Total Loss $110,000 Origin and Notes of the Fire.

The most destructive fire that has occurred in this vicinity in years broke out at 11:80 o'clock Tuesday morning in the upper story of the five story brick building between Mill street and the Winooski river in which was carried on the picking, carding and spinning departments of the Bur. hington cotton mills. The fire started in the upper floor of the old part of the building and was no sooner discovered than the entire floor was a mass of flames and the employes were obliged to run for their lives, not having even time to seize their outside wraps. The smoke was suffocating. Robert Taylor, foreman of the mule spinning room, was badly burned about the head and hands.

J. H. Gates, the manager of the company, was in the office at the time and says that although the sprinklers in the building were at ouce turned on, flames were pouring out of the windows by tho time he reached the mill yard. It ing at once apparent that the mill could not be saved, attention was turned to the storehouses, which were well filled with cotton, and the boarding houses which were near the mill. A strong south wind was blowing, carrying the sparks away from the warehouses which were kept wet down and Railroad.

Allen St. 6 Center St. Barlow Street. Canal St. Main Winooski River.

Cotton Mill. Mill St. Barrett St. The Burned District. not allowed to take fire from the beat.

This South wind however was a serious thing for Winooski, the sparks being carried across the river as detailed below. Origin of the Fire. The fire is supposed to have originated in a mule head on tue top floor of the southwest corner. friction igniting the lint. Three minutes before Mr.

Taylor discovered the fire he had examined the mule head and found everything right. Taylor attempted to save some time books and his delay in getting out of the building proved very nearly fatal, as his vest was on fire when he rushed down the stairs and out of the building. He was badly burned about the bead and arms. The Injured. Besides Mr.

Taylor, Nelson Young DIN Alfred Poitoin, boys, were burned about the face, arms and breast. The Fire Crosses the River. Shortly after 12 o'clock sinoke was seen arising from the other side of the river. Sparks from the cotton mill had caught in the roof of the lumber shed owned by Edwards Stevens, It is 175 feet long. Insile of live minutes it was a mASS of flumes, and the rOW of Jour houses opposite on Center street ignited from the terrific heat.

No effort could have saved them, and the occupants of the houses with mil carried out the furniture. Next came the paint shop 011 the corner of Center and Barlow streets owned by C. W. Deviao, and next to this a lumber shed burned. Justin Devino's wheelwright and blacksmith shop followed and by this time the entire west end of this block was a roaring furnace, and a dwelling on the west side of Barlow steet had caught fire.

It was imposbible for the firemen to get in where they could light the flames, The water privileges were insufilcient to more than keep the fire under control. It looked as though the first three dwellings from Barlow street ou East Allen street would gO, but prompt action of small hose and pail brigades prevented from burning all but the first one, A new house owned by Edward Hatin. Shortly before two o'clock word was received that sparks had caught in the neighborhood some distance up Main street. One house ownedby Miss Vill maire was burned. Some furniture was saved, but the building is a total loss.

Soon after this had burned the small Episcopal church on the hill just off from Main street, was reported on fire. The main fire was now well under control, and several companies and carts hastened to the scene. A pail brigade bad done effectual work, and only the roof caught fire. History of the Mill. The burned mill was built abont 40 years ago, and was run for some time by Earle Son of New York, who failed about 15 years ago.

The creditors appointed Mr. J. H. Gates assignee, and he run the mill for the creditors for four years or thereabouts. Cierk VOL.

XXXVI. Then it was sold at auction and was bought by J. H. Gates who converted their furniture factory on Pine street into a weavIng room and trebled the size of the old mill on Mill street. Since that time all the picking, carding and spinning have been done in the mill which was burned to-day.

Two years ago a stock company was formed under the name, "Birlington Cotton Mills." About 175 hands were employed there, the number many cases including whole families, so that much suffering must result from the fire. The weaving mill on Pine street being dependent on the burned mill for its supply of yarn, that must necessarily stop and 150 more hands will be thrown out of employment. Losses and Insurance. The loss on the cotton mill and contents is estimated at about $150,000, with an insurance of $125,000. Edwards Stevens place their loss on the lumber shed at about $8000, no insurance; Devino Sons, paint shop, with stock, seven buggies, one new wagon, total loss about $1500.

with $600 insurance; lumber shed, loss about $1500, no insurance: wheelright and blacksmith shop, loss about $1500, no insurance, and small dwellings connected with the shop, loss about $700, no insurance; the dwelling 011 East Allen street was a total loss of about $1100, amount of insurance $800. The dwelling on Main street was 1 loss at about $900, "total insurance 8800. The damage on tho Episcopal church will not exceed 820. The loss on the four dwellings on Centre street was as follows: One owned by E. Hatin, loss $800, insurance 8700 and 8200 on furniture; one owned by Helen Patnaude, loss $900, insurance $700; one owned by Julius Lord, loss 8100, insurance 8400; one owned by L.

B. Platt and Clara A. Platt, loss $800; insurance 8600. One other small dwellings on the west side of Barlow street, owned by M. J.

Guillette, was burned. The loss is WORK OF THE FIREMEN. Burlington Comes to the Rescue -Outside Companies Respond to the Call, Too much can bardly be said in praise of the work done by the firemen. Had it been for their efforts the entire business portion of Winooski would probably have been wiped out, and the 1 loss at the cotton mills would have reached a much greater figure. The first company from Burlington the out scene was the A.

C. Spear company. They made connections with a hydrant on Barrett street. getting first stream on to the hoarding house south of the cotton mill. 'The Ethans made connection with a hydrant at the junction of Chase and Barrett streets and directed a stream so as to protect the storehouses, which are situated about 15 feet south of the mill.

Soon after the arrival of the Ethans, the Boxers, Stars, Barnes and Hook and Ladders arrived and lively work was dove. When word was received of the fire across the river, Chief Perkins directed the Barnes, Stars and Ethans to go to the scene of the fire, which 1 it five streams playing on the cotton mills. The Winooski Steamer company did some good work, at the cotton mills, and started for Winooski as soou as possible after the outbreak of the fire there. They lost considerable time as the engine got stuck in the ice. About this time the A.

C. Spear boys were having their first trial of the hand engine, and the call from Foreman Beers, to 'er up boys'1 was responded to with plenty of muscular arm movement. This company is deserving of special mention, for the judgment shown and splendid work done on its initiating visit to a fire. Lar.g Goodhuo Ac engine arrived about 2:30 o'clock and was stationed on the lee back of the saw mill on the Winooski side, from which point they directed stream on the lumber sheds. The Boxer Engine company was stationed buck of Edwards Steven's shop, and the boys kept lively stream going.

The Winooski fire engine was now stationed on East. Allen street, and doing effective work. The Lafuyette Hose company of Winooski, and the Burlington boys were working with a will, and every point of advantage was 111 proved. Considerable trouble was experienced from the fact that the hose of the Burlington and Winooski companies could not be connected, the thread being different. The Hook and Ladder company and Lang, Geodhue engine went to the Episcopal church, but their aid was not necessary.

A line of hose was also taken up Main street, where several houses caught fire, but only one was burned. The Washingtons from St. Albans came down on a special train with about 15 men and at Essex Junction met the Seth Warners from Waterbury with about 50 men. The trip from Waterbury to Richmond, a distance of 14 miles was made in 18 minutes. Both companies reached Winooski about 3 o'clock, but the fire was then under control and their aid was not necessary.

Their good will, however, was apparent, for which the citizens of Burlington and Wi- nooski extend sincere thanks. Notes of the Fire. At 4 o'clock the scene of the main Winooski fire which, except the big lumber shed, was included in the west end of the block enclosed by Centre, Barlow and East Allen streets, was mass of sinouldering ruins almost level with the ground. Several of the sheds and shops west of the river caught first from the sparks blown from the cotton mills, and it looked for a time as though these would go. Lively work, however, saved all buildings south of Canal street.

The streets and yards in the vicinity of the fire were strewn promiscuously with furniture and household goods, and owners of this property were busy in saving it. Some of that already gotten out was burned in the yards. The burning cotton mill was a grand sight. The flames poured out of every one of the windows on the five stories and the oil with which the floors had become saturated Free FRIDAY, ALL OVER THE STATE. WHAT A WEEK BRINGS FORTH IN THE WAY OF NEWS.

The Happenings of Seven Days on our Hills and in our Valleys Condensed and Paragraphed for Busy Free Press Readers. Bellows Falls' town debt was reduced 88000 in 1890. Rockingham's town debt WAS reduced 88000 in 1890. Norwich comes out this year with $528 in the treasury. Citizens at South Danville are trying to establish a there.

W. S. Hitcheock has been appointed postmaster at West Haven. A new hotel is the project now being talked of at South Royalton. A.

P. Neison of Wells River has a sleigh which was constructed in 1790. The debt of the town of Poultney was decreased $2396.81 during 1890. Mr. George W.

Welton, aged 91 years, the oldest person in Bradford, is dead. A new daily paper is talked of in Brattle bore, to be published by C. P. Spencer. The town of Groton is nearly out of debt, there being only 81000 or $1500 still owing The State conference of Methodist clergymen is to be held on April 23-27 at Northfield.

The president has nominated Charles H. Montgomery to be postmaster at West Randolph. The town report of Woodstock shows the total net debt to be $11,226.81 less than last year. Ex-Conductor William H. Barrett of the Connecticut River road died at Windsor February 19.

Morristown after paying nbout $900 outside of ordinary expenses, has all debts paid and $300 in the treasury. The rebuilding of the steam mill at Proctorsville has commenced. Over $400 have been subscribed toward it. It is expected that the Chittenden county conference of Congregational churches will meet in Hinesburgh May 20. George Miller, 8 member of Co.

1st Vermont cavalry, died of consumption at Atton, lowa, recently, aged 53 years. Railroad traftic between Bellows Falls and Rutland was suspended Wednesday on account of high water, two bridges being washed away. The Congregationalists of Royalton have expended about 5900 in finishing a lecture room in the church and making other inprovements and repairs. Springfield's debt has been decreased from 822.955 to 818,230 within the year. The town's expenses were $9513, of which 82840 was for the poor.

The Manual report the officers of the town of Ferrisburgh has jug been printed at the FREE PRESS job office and makes an attractive looking-pamphlet of 16 pages. The Vermont senators were among the guests at a handsome dinner given by Sonator Hiscock in honor of his retiring colleague, Senator Evarts, in Wasuington last week. Sixteen persons met recently at the home of Mrs. Nancy Walker in Hubbardton to celebrate her Sit birthday. The united age of all was 1108.

or an average el over 12 years. Twenty live thousand dollars has been subseribed towards 110 paper mill at Wells River. It will probably be erected as soon as 30,000, the whole amount required, is raised. The sexton of the cemetery on the upper plain at Bradford states that there has not been an interment in that yard since last October: this has not occurred before in nearly a century. When N.

F. Wheeler, tax collector at White River Junction, sottled with the town, every cent of the $10,859.60 town taxes placed in his hands for collection was decounted for. This is a remarkable record. A South Vernon man is raising cucumbers for market in a hot house, and is shipping several bushels daily to New York, for which he obtains, big prices because of the failure of Jersey grocers to secure a crop. The public library at Bellows Falls was liberally patronized last year.

The number of books taken out aggregated 17,885. Of this number 14.300 were fiction, 1920 history, 923 literature and the rewainder scuttered among other subjects. Giles Hawrican of North Hero died February 15 in Burlington. He was a man wilo took a lively interest in town affairs lle represented his town in the Legisiature 11 1881 and was the menus of getting the State appropriation for the bridge. The Steel Edge Stamping and Retining company at East Barre made recently what is said to be the first pressed tin pan out of all American material, with American machinery, and American workmen, ever manufactured in that way in this country.

Wilmington voted in a special town meeting Saturday to bond live times the amount of its grand list, about 532, 000, in the Wilmington and Hoosae tunnel narrow guage railroad already completed to Readsboro within 10 miles of Wilmington. Homo pathie physicians of the towns of New Hampshire and Vermont along the Connecticut Valley are about to organize 8 strong inter Medical society for mutual improvement and as an educator of public sentiment. The society is an assured success. Business in the southern part of the State is rushing these days. Never in the history of business enterprises here has there been such a general life in all branches as for the past six months.

There IS 110 question about its being the best winter for business in the past 10 years. The second death at the Soldiers Home in Bennington during the present week occured Thursday morning, February 19, at 7 a. Mark Donaldson, late Co. 7th Vt. Regiment, died of appoplexy, aged 14 years.

He was admitted to the house April lat, 1888. His remains were sent to Thetford for burial. The total real and personal estate for Rockingham is $8,618,782, the amount of polls $2194, total list $38,381.82. The liabilities of the town are assets 89391.65, with nominal assets of more value than the total liabilities. The town debt has been reduced handsomely the past year and will be reduced in like manner the coming year.

Chief Police Fuller arrested in Williams- FEBRUARY 27, 1891. town Dr. Benjamin O. Barber of Pownal, charged with cases of criminal malpractices. The names of the women are withheld.

A number of instruments were found in the doctor's possession and it is intimated that ho has been doing quite a business in this line. Rev. Ellsworth J. Fullerton Sunday. accepted the call of the First Congregational church of Bellows Falls.

His former pastorates were Laconia, N. and Hubbardston, Brighton and Worcester, Mass. He succeeds Rev. A. B.

Dascomb, who has been pastor there for 11 years past. General Manager Hobart of the Central Vermont railroad was in Bellows Falls cently and talked of extensive improvements in the passenger station there. proposed to build an addition the north end for the telegraph office; to tear out the present toilet room and put the ticket office in its place, and put the lavatories where the ticket and telegraph offices are now. The big grain elevator at Richford ing high, 132 feet to long, 90 feet completed, business. The buildwide and has a receiving capacity of 000 bushels of grain.

Power is supplied by Corliss engine of 175 horse power. The building is lighted by electricity. The cost of the work is over $100,000. At the annual meeting of Rutland Free Library association the following oflicers wore chosen: President, Mrs. Julia C.

R. Dorr: secretary, Mrs. Edward Dana: treasurer, Mrs. W. Crainton.

The library contains 5367 volumes. The town appropriation for its support was about $1200. Books loaned during the year were 38,767. The southern part of the State has been under the influence of a warm wave for the past two days. The consequence is a great reduction in the amount of snow.

In all the large villages the truck teams have resorted to wheels on the hills there is still sufficient for sleighing. There has been over 100 days of good sledding this winter. James Leamy of West Rutland whose son, James Leamy, was found in the North River at New York, thinks that the body floated down the river from Albany or Hudson, and bad been in the water 10 days or more. Clay and gravel were found in the cont pockets, and they do not occur below Hudson. Whether it was an accident or suicide will probably never be known.

It is reported that a man is traveling through Vermont and Northern New York imposing upon Grand Army men by pretending to get dates for a soldier's history. Some questions are asked of the intended victim. and he is requested to sign his name to them in order to show the authority for publishing. Socn those interviewed get a $15 history, and Ind that they signed a contract which binds them to take the book. At the caucus of republicans of Rutland held ou Saturday evening, these nominations were made: Moderator, Thomas C.

Robbins: town clerk, Charles B. Mann; town treasurer, Charles Clark: selectmen, Henry Carpenter, John J. Parrett, Henry O. Edson, Edgar Davis, M. L.

Thomas; superintendent of schools, Horace E. Coburn. The nominations are from both political parties. Three tickets -nominations bave filed- -republican, democratic and Knights of Labor. An unsual and delicate surgical operation was performed upon the wife of Prof.

A. H. Campbell, principal of Johnson Normal school at the residence of her father, S. T. Kingsley in Rutland on Saturday.

It was a enso of strangulation of intestines, which were removed, cleansed and put in place. Mrs. Campbell endured the operation in good strength and the physicians are COnfident of her recovery. The operation is one not often ventured upon by the most skillfull of surgeons. Vermont academy has had much sickness this term and much absence on that account.

The coming spring the farm presented the academy by Lieut. -Gov. Fuller will be put in shape for use. 'The buildings will all be moved across to the other side of the farm and grounds laid out so as to be models of beauty and convenince. An opportunity will be given the students to eara a portion of their way by work on the farm.

A new library is to be built soon and other extensive improvements are contemplated. Vermont sent to the Boston market last week 164 cattle, 516 sheep and lambs and 33 swine. This is the smallest quoto seut from Vermont in one week since 1889. State drovers report that at the close of the market after the drovers had rounded all the tail ends in the several branches, it was evident that a fair volume of business had been transacted. There was little change in values noted.

The western beef cattle were bought in small lots: buyers realize that during the Lenten season they must cut their supply short. Six new gangs for sawing marble will be ready for operation iu the north mill of the Vermont marble company at Proctor soon. They are said to be the largest of the kind in the country. Two of them will saw blocks 20 by 10 feet. and the other four blocks 18 feet by 9) feet in dimensions.

Tuere is in one of the marble mills in Georgia a gang to saw larger blocks than the first size named, but its plan and con struction proved a failure. They were built at the Lincoln iron works, Rutland. Probable Sulcide. Henry C. Coleman, formerly a merchant at Middletown Springs, and recently resident of Syracuse, is dead, says the Troy Press.

It is thought that he committed suicide, as he was found dead bed and there were several three-ounce bottles in the room which had contained opium. Domestic troubles are the supposed cause. His wife was Annie Lancaster, formerly of Lansingburgh. Mr. Coleman was a son of Hon.

Royal Coleman and a descendant of of Phineas Coleman, ole of tue early set tlers of Tinmouth. Vermonters Celebrating, The Associations of Sons of Vermont in various cities are commemorating the centennial year of Vermont as a State of the Union, with especial care. The Vermonters in Providence, R. celebrate on the 4th of March, when a historical paper will be read by C. A.

Catlin, and addresses are announced by President Buckbam, Hon. Henry Ballard, Albert Clarke and others. The Boston Associat on of Vermont Veterans also hold their annual reunion at the Parker House on the 4th prox. and are expecting that ex-Gov. John Greg ory Smith, Judge Veazey, Gen.

L. A. Grant, and other eminent Vermonters will be present at the reception and banquet. NUMBER 35 THE WORLD IN BRIEF. SUMMARY OF THE NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THIS EARTH OF OURS.

Interesting Notes Frem all Parts of the Globe Pithily Presented -Many Dark Deeds Give no Indication of the DIlllennium. The Brazilian Assembly has adopted the proposed constitution. The president has approved the act granting a pension to Gen. N. P.

Banks. Washington's birthday was appropriately obs rved in many of the large cities of the country. The first triennial council of the women of United St itss is being held in Washington this week. Page, has been elected to Congress from the second district of Rhode by 5600 majority. Houses have been swept away and a number of persons drowned by floods near Los Angeles, Cal.

An official decree published Monday suppresses all the republican clubs in the kingdom of Portugal. Gen. W. G. Venzey, commander -in-chief of the G.

A. threatened with pneumonia in Washington. The elections in the Argentine Republic passed off quietly. The result shows that the government has gained several seats. Nearly the entire business part of the town of Medina, Ohio, WAS burned Tuesday morning.

Loss $100,000, insurance $50,000. The House committee on invalid pensions has reported a bill granting a pension of $2500 per annum to the widow of the late Admiral Porter. By an explosion in a Nova Scotia mine Saturday afternoon 117 persons were killed. Whole families were wiped out and great destitution must follow. Tie Bons-cours market at Montreal was burned Tuesday.

It was one of the get markets on the coni. ent and a historical land mark. The loss Leivy. General Da Fonseca, who was chosen provisional president of Brazil at the time of the overthrow of the empire, has been formally elected president of the republic. Two negroes killed a storekeeper at Fraziers, Georgia, because he resisted their attempts at robbery.

A mob hung the negroes to trees and riddled them with bullets A train crashed into the rear of another train in the tunnel on the New York Central road in New York city Friday morning. The cars took fire and six employes were burned to death. James Dougherty, the insane admirer of Mary Anderson, who shot and killed Dr. Loyd in the Flatbush osylum, was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Bartlett of Brooklyn, to imprisonment for life in Sing Sing prison. A bloody tragedy was enacted Friday at Leigh, in the family of William McCubbin, a wealthy stock man, the husband blowing his wife's brains out.

shooting his hired inan, Frank Yob, and cutting his own throat. The crime was the result of jealousy. Gov. Hill of New York baring declined to honor a requisition of Gov. Bakel Connecticut on the ground that the latter is not the legal governor of his State, Gov.

Bulkoley writes a caustie letter in reply, alluding to Gov. Hill's domains as a paradiso for criminals. Heavy rains caused the Ohio river to overlow its banks Friday and Saturday and mucu damage was done to towns in Ohio and West Virginia. Riverside, a suburb of Parker burg. W.

was wiped out of exIstenco, A flood 111 Arizona at the same time did damage to the extent of 8125,003. White Mr. James Madigan and wile of Woburn, were in Boston Monday afternoon. their two year old got hold of a loaded shot gun, which had been carelessly left within his reach by his 14 year old brother, who had just returned from bunting, and ft was discharged, blowing out the little fellow's brains. A large meter passel over the town of Madison.

at 4.10 Monday morning and burs: with a loud report, scattering pieces in all direction. Houses were shaken 85 if by an earthquake and the people awakened were surprised by the sight of Hashes of waat appeared to be lightning, followed by long heavy rolls of thunder. Five of the 18 men who were impr.soned in a Pensylvania mine bury 4 were found alive Monday mgut. They could not be moved b. cause Wells B.

81 but will probably recover. The men said the contents of their dinner pails kept the men alive for six days. Then they lived on rats and the oil from their lamps and botties. Afterthat WAS exhausted they drank the dark sulphurous water. PROBATE COURT.

Summary of Cases Considered and Other Business Transactod. Probate business for the week ending February 25, 1891: Helen R. Drew and Ethel L. Drew, Burlington, appointment of Will H. Drew, Burlington, guardian.

Napoleon Ladeau, Essex, order of al to Vermont asylum. Alterd L. Bliss's estate, Essex, will proved: appointment of Hannah C. Bliss, Essex, executrix and decree ot estate to her as residuary legatee, James Miner's estate, Hinesburgh, will proved: appointment of Rosamond Miner and Guy D. Boynton, liinesburgh, executors, and C.

G. Peck and Mitchell F. Remington, Hinesburgh, commissioners. Helen A. Miner's estate, Hinesburgh, appointient of Rosamond bliner, tinesburgh, guardian.

Eli Roberts, and Frank Roberts, Shelburne: appointment of Eli Roberts, Shelburne, guardian. Patrick Butler's estate, Burlington, will proved, appointment of E. M. Sutton Burlington, executor. Francis Bennett's estate, Hinesburgh, settlement of guardian's account.

irene H. Whitney's estate, Milton, cree to heir. have been troubled with catarrh for ten years and have tried a number of remedies, but found no relief until I purchased A bottle o1 Ely's Cream Balu. I consider it the most reliable preparation for catarrh and cold in the head. Geo.

E. Crandall, P. Quonochawntaug, R. 1.. Feb.

10. BEECH AM'S PILLS act like magic on a Weak Stomach. NATIONAL LEGISLATORS. Nearing the End of the Session at Washington. In the Senate on Thursday of last week Mr.

Ingalls presented his resignation as president pro tem, and the Indian depredstions bill was passed. The bill gives jurisdiction and authority to the Court of Claims to laquire into and finally adjust claims for property of citizens of the United States taken or dostroyed by Indians belonging to any band, tribe or nation in amity with the United States and all just off setts and counter claims. The district courts of the United States are to have concurrent jurisdiction with the Court of Claims where the amount of the claim does not exceed 82000, and the Circuit Courts of the United States are to have concurrent jurisdiction where the amount exceeds $2000, ani does not exceed 810,000. All questions of limitation as to time and manner of presenting claims are waived; provided that no claim accruing prior to July 1, 1965, shall be considered, unless it has been or has been pending prior to the pussage of the act, before the secretary of the interior or before Congress. Judgements any band or tribo of indians are to Le charged against that band or tribe and are to be paid from annuities due to it from the United States; and if no annuities are due, then from other funds due to it by the government: if 110 funded are due, then from any appropriation for its benefit: and if there annuities, funds or approprintions payable to such Indian band or tribe, then the judgments are to be paid out of the treasury.

The House considered the postoflice appropriation bill in committee of the whole. The Senate Friday discussed the Nicaragua canal bill aud passed a large number of private pension bills. The House got into a political wrangle and the democratio members renewed their tactics of last sion, leaving the hall so as to break a quorum. The House was in a state of wild disorder Saturday over the question of approving Friday's proceedings. Party feeling ran high and personalities were indulged in freely.

The Senate bill fixing the salaries of United States district judges was taken up ordered to third reading and passed reas 149, nays 89. In the Senato Mr. Stewart's amendment to the Nicaragua canal bill providing that the chief of engineers of the army lava tho supervision and control or the construction of the canal was disagreed to and the conferente report on the navy appropriation bill was agreed to. The Senate on Monday considered the Sunday civil appropriation bill the greater part of the day. The House passel the post-office appropriation bill anddiscussed the deficiency appropriation bill, Rep Live Wise of Illinois offered 0 recointion lookng towards EL constitutional amendmou providing for the impeachment of the speaker or providing officer ol' the House Representatives, or the prosident 11.0 siding officer of the who fully falsity falsely make change, or permit 10 the clerk of the bor over which offending may presite, son, the journal or its proceedings, either by counting and onterin: the members who shall not.

in fact. be prosent at the for the purpazo otherwi, or by any other purpose The committee the census decided to report against 11 count for Naw York: The considerel the sundry civil Cameron and pronounced late tive Watson nations Charl Ohio rotary of the treasury gomery to be loip were confirmed. House considered the direct tun In the Senate ca the late Senator Wilson of Marvland Were pronounced by and Spooner: Tesolations were ted expressing the sorrow at the death of Sir. Wilson and directing the appointment of a committee of nite senators to attend the funeral. The House passed thh immigration bill chl then conthe agricultural appropriation bin.

Mr. Gibson of Maryland announced the death of Senator Wilson of that State and a dommittee was appointed to attend the funepal. Vermont's Interests in Congress. A special despatch to the FREE PRESS from Washington Tuesday says the sundry civil bill, as now under consideration in the Senate, contains a provision appropriating 85000 for the establishment of a tish ery in Vermont. The delegation also tried to secure the insertion of a clause for the Bennington monument, but without sue.

Cess. The Bennington monument bill ha: passed the Senate and bas been reported favorably by the House committee, but ic is very doubttul whether either of the members can get recognition to call it up. Vermont Pensioners. WASHINGTON. Feb.

iuvalid, John Benjamin, George Fenwick: increase, Alburn M. Story: reissue, Luther M. Kent. WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.

-Original, invalid, Talmadge W. Lewis, Henry Duttou; increase, Edmond Monroe, Alonzo Madden; reissue, Levi A. Taft. A Reciprocal Display of NEW YORK, Feb. 21.

it; true thee you don't wear socks? Won't you let me see, please And 8 pretty woman who thus addressed Jerry Simpson at the capitol glanced curiously nt the latter's yesterday, replied Simpson gravely, a believer in reciprocity, Do you wear socks? If you'll show me yours I'll sLow you mine. The lady said my, and ded precipitately, but Jerry remained to study further the methods of legislation. MARRIED. HARRISON PRINSMAID. -In this city, Feb.

25, 1891, at the residence of Mr. H. Lane, by Rev. Dr. Hawes, Edward William Harrison of Saranao Lake, N.

and Fannie Elizabeth Briasmaid of this city. BUSHNELL- In Cast Georgie, at the home of the bride's Feb. 13, 1881, by Rev. James E. Jir.

Wilbur A. to Miss May E. Cleveland, both of Georgia, Vt. DIED. Feb, 18, Ursula (Holmes), wife of A.

B. Fisher, axed 39 years, 7 months. this city, Feb. James F. Goin.

SLOCUN--ID South Burlington. Feb, of congestion, George S. Blocum, aged of years..