Montpelier Evening Argus from Montpelier, Vermont • 1

HE EVENING WEATHER PREDICTION. Showers tonight and Wednes ROU day; east winds. MONTPELIER, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1900. PRICE, ONE CENT. A down there and found the Nelson family led and rapidly increased In velocity.

BICYCLE THIEVES IVILL ROUT Do you WELLS RITER MURDER CASE. Robert Nelson Was Tbe First Witness Called Yesterday. Woods vixli, N. Sept. 11 In the oontinued teitliooay in the Bostock Ilf.1 This hot weat her See our window.

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Lester H. Greene, Druggist. 25 State St- STORM STRIKES IN BURLINGTON All The City Telegraph And Telephone Wires Are Down. Heavy Waves Are Dashing Over The Breakwater but Less Damage Will be Done Than by Last Storm. rSlMClkl BVIMIXQ AROI7S.1 Bcblinotos, Sept.

13. The high wind struck the telegraph wires hard and as a consequence communication ha a been auspeaded with the large cities. At 10 o'clock this morning there was but one. wire from Burllosrton to Montpelier, and communication with the south, via Rutland waa Baspended as all the wirea from Rutland south were flying at nine o'clock. Burlington now has no telegraphic communication with New York, Boston, or Rutland, and not one wire to St.

Albans through Montpelier. A fierce wind is blowing and much damage was threatened the shipping this morning. The waves are dashing over the breakwater to a height of from 10 to 15 feet, but the damage done in tbe city will not be very extensive probably, as the storm of a month ago cleaned out the most unstable buildings pretty thoroughly. It is said this afternoon that the storm is the worst the city has experienced for a number ot years. In some cases the roofs of hoases have been blown off, and the trees are badly damaged.

COMPTROLLER'S CALL. Washingtok, 12 The comptroller ot the currency has Issued a call for the condition et the national banks at tbe close of business September 5, 1930. BASE BALL. Record of Victories and Defeats on tbe Diamond. The following ia the record of games played Tuesday by National league clubs: Boston, 7 St.

Louis, 4. Brooklyn, Cincinnati, 6. New York, 14; Chicago, 3. New York, 3 Chicsgo, 3. LEAGUE STANDING.

Per cent "ghouls, Ul." um 108 Main Street. PARKS MEDICAL CO. THE BOXERS Allies Marching Against Them. UNDER THE COMMAND OF GEN. DORWARD.

Boxer forces Threaten ing Territory About Tien Tsin. Chinese Bank at Pekln Has Been Confiscated as a portion of The Indemnity To Be Paid To Russia. lliif Ttnr, Sept. 11 A body ef 4,000 aliled troops, Including 200 of the Fif teenth infantry under command ot Maj. Robertson, marched today against tbe eitiet.of Sheag, Hac Slea aad Tille, where the Boxert threaten the region about Tien Tslo.

Tbe advaaoe wat made In two comma for the purpose ef flanking the towns. Gen. Dorward per- ionally commanded. Japaaese siege gum were taken with the expedition. Pkkin, Sept.

13. The Chiaese bank which closed the 5th has been removed to Shanghai and confiscated as a part of the indemnity te be paid Russia. Five million tacit waa deposited with It, against which tbe Chinese drew for paying troops. London, Sept. 1J.

Considerable im portance is attached to the announce ment from Taku that the expedltiou to Pao Ting Fu (about 00 miles southwest ef Tien Tsin), will leave on Friday. It ia thought strange tbat no German troops are mentioned aa participating in the expedition. Apart from the belief that the Chinese emperor's latest edict! emaaated from Pao Ting Fu, it is said that General Yung Lu (former viceroy of Pe Chi LI, and commander-in-chief of tbe northern armies of China, who is one ef those held responsible for the outragei at Pekin and not for the Boxer outbreak), Is also at Pao Ting Fu. Tbe officials ot the Chiuese legation decline to make public the text of the imperial decree commanding the opening of the peace negotiations. But the legationers say the document appoints Prince Ching, head ot tbe Tsung Li Ya men, a plenipotentiary, as well as Li Hung Chang.

It la added that it has been suggested tbat Liu Kun Yi, the Viceroy of Xakls, and Chang Chi Tung, the viceroy ot Hankow, would also be appointed, but the decree does net men tion them. The Information obtalued at the Chi nese legation in London regarding the Imperial edict en the subject of peace negotiations differs materially from the news on the same aublect obtained in Washington. In London It Is sot forth that the decree appoints "plenipotentiaries" to conduct tbe negotiations for peace, and mentions Prince Ching aa one of the plenipotentiaries, whereas tbe announcement made In Washington la that tbe decree appoints Li Hung Cbang only, a plenipotentiary te negotiate for peace. PLAGUE INCREASING. Simla, Sept.

13. The plague Is in creasing. There were over 1,000 deaths in India last week. KROGER ARRIVES. Lohenzo VIabquiz, Sept.

13 Pres ident Krugcr arrived here last night. L.P.&H.C. Have received their NEW Outings and 4di with William Johnson, the sheriff, Burt Johnson, Chsrles Paige and Dr. Sbat- luck. Upou the arrival of Dr.

Gibson, of Woodsvllle, tbe party entered the bed room in which the tragedy oeourred. Witness further said that tbe position of the body of Boatock was perfectly nat ural that the head was thrown slightly forward, the body and bead lytn on tbe left tide, with the feet slightly spare The course of the shot was stated by wltbess to be from tbe right eye to tbe base of the brain. Tbe right arm pro truded slightly over the edge of the bed and the fingers of the right hand were bloody. The wound hole appeared to be about one and one-quarter or one and due-half lnehes across, and the check and nose were a little blackened by pow der, but no marks ef thlt showed below the chin, Tbe balr and mustache were somewhat scorched and tbe edge of the hole waa a little burned. Witness said I think I could see hit (Bosteek's) left eyeI did see his left eye." Sheriff William T.

Johnson next came to the stand and testified that he was called by Robert Nelson at about :30 or little later; that on reaching Burns' room be led the way and waa followed by Burns and bis daughter and Robert Nelson's wife. Other testimony cor responded with that previously given, and in conclusion the witness said that after taking tbe gun into the hotel a gentleman took tt and opened it and considerable blood came cut of the breech, and that he quickly closed the gun and took it home. Tbe vest ef tbe victim was produced and examined, and en it waa found between the third aad fourth buttonhole, near the edge, a small blood atam. Dr. O.

R. Gibson, ef Woodsvllle, who, with Dr. battntk held the post mortem examlnadon, testified largely upon the directions and nature of the wounds, Witness believed the gun must have been held at aheut right angles to the side of the bed when fired. ALASKA TALEGEAPH. Hew Line WllBe Working by End of September.

WasHweTOH, Sept. 12. A report hat been received from General Greeley. chief signal officer, who weat to Alaska to arrange lr telegraphic communications with that territory, which say that by making useet tbe Canadlau line there will be cemmunlcationa with Fort Egbert, Eagle City, by the end of September. The Caoadian liae extends treat Ash- croft north to Dawson City, and tbe boundary line.

The Ualted States has constructed a llae from Fort Egbert to meet this line. The line is being built by tbe United States up tbe Yukon river, which It Is intended tball con nect witn Fort Bgbert. bat it Is not like ly that it will be completed this season. GOLD IN WORCESTER. Prospectors Hsvs Been Testing Every Sand Bank in the Town.

There Is gold in Worcester in the opin ion of some people, and they are trying to prove their opinions correct. Prospectors have been busy along the roads through the town, beside the streams and wherever there la gravel deposit that looks aa if it might contain a pay streak. Tbe gold hunters are not aaylag much about their explorations and hardly any one knows who is searching for gold, bat traces ot their operations can be tound all through the town. There are plenty ef sand banks and gravel pits ia Worcester to keep them busy for some time, and they are going through them all. Soon after leaviag Wrightavitle one beside tbe road places where small exca- vatlona have seen made to a depth of several feet, and the dirt carried away.

Look ing sharply it will be seen that footprints lead from the excavation to a nearby stream. Ia soma eases where there is no stream near, a path will do found running to a spring, and on (toing to the spring quautity of gravel will be found scattered about. This Is where the prospectors have panned their saudito see it it contained any gold, The orocess Is simple and ths kaack of getting the gold from pan ot saad readily acquired. The pan, whiah may be a common milk pan or dish pan, is filled with sand to within a few inches ef the top. Then it is filled with water.

The pan is givsu a circular motion which agitates all ths particles of sand and mingles them with the water. As the rotary motion is continued the lighter sand, that rises to the top, Is spilled over the rim, with some ot the water, and this is kept up until only a small residuum remains In the bottom ot ths pan. If there waa any gold in the sand it should be ia this real duum. as gold being heavier than the sand or water falls te the bottom. It is not easy for the novice to distin guish tbe partlolss of gold, aa they are not always like the gold people are accustomed to seeing it.

The precious metal may be glitteriug particles in the bottom Of the pan, or it may have the appearance ot coarse black sand. An expert is required to decide what is left after the sand has bsen panned. Some ot the people of Worcester have been mystified at seeing men carrying pans of saad to streams or springs and have wondered what waa going on. They have at length learned what tbe men are lnnklnir for. Nothing has been brought to ugnt yet to show that any rich deposits have been found anywhere in the town, though the sand has been tested from the lower hnnndirr of Worcester into Elmore.

It is understood that the mea who have been making the experiments have had experience in miuing, and that they have found deposits in various places in Worcester. Enough gold may possibly be washed cut, by a maa who understands tha huaineas. to enable him to make a living, but there ia no certainty that the pay streak will continue to any length. shoot log case at Wells River, Rob Nelson first took the stand yester day to answer one or two questions, after which Burns Nelsons' daughter, lsa-belle, was called. Witness testified that ahe spent Friday night at her grandfather's (her home) that her room was the room over tho sitting room.

Sue said that she just saw Bostock in ths morning of Friday; that he was with her father out on the upper piazza of the block, and that Louis Cheney was also with them. Witness id that Burns Invited Bostock to dinner, which invitation the latter accepted. Tbe two (Bostock and her father) were together that afternoon and were heard to talk over tbe matter of trading for a guu which Burns Kelson owned, Mlee Kelson stated that ahe went to bed before o'clock and soea fell asleep that sht pext wss awakened by the slam of a door, which waa the door leading down the back atairs, aud upon that ahe weat out ot her room and into the upper hallway and listened for a few minutes; but hearing no further sound ahe returned to hsr room and again retired. The report of the gun next awakened ber this about train time, or between 3:30 and 3 o'clock Saturday morning; -and she slipped on her wrap per and stockings and hastened down stairs and out towards Burns's room, whence the sound came. In the shed room, she said, she met her father and her grandfather coming from the direction of Burns's room, and Burns said; "Just come here; I will show you the awfullest thing you ever saw," and led ber into the room where the shooting oeourred.

On the bed lay Bostock. Witness stated that the right armot Bostock lay over tbe gun barrel and the left arm was under the gua barrel, aud that the tuuszle of the gun was soma 14 laches (at she Indisated by her hands) from tbe wound lo the eye. She saw no blood on the right bead or arm, nor was there any receptacle on the floor to catch the blood which waa running from w.udU. Wltuess said ber first words ber father wsre i "Did you do thisf "No," Burns replies "he abot himself." Her father, she said, moved tbe gun from the position against the side ot the bed sad stood it op against the wall. In the nieaetinie ber grandfather went fur Officer William J.

Johnson an returned with him. Witness further testified that her father had beea drinking a good deal. She said to ber father "Where were youT' refeirisg to tbe time of tbe shot, and be replied i'l was out In ths shed, cooking some beef." Her further testimony was thst there waa a lighted kerosene stove la the shed room, en which Burnt might bare beeu cooking, or might have cocked, meat that tbs ven ae! that caught some ef the blood si It flowed from tbs bed wss pot there when she first went to the bedroom, but was placed there later by someone. tu. u.

carpenter, undertaker, was next called, lie testified that he was called at 3 a. M. by Pbyaiclaa Charles Paige to go to Nelson's rooms. Be went Characteristic Pose. Col.

Theodore Roosevelt, goernor of New Vilroad communication was cat off tly after noon, the track being lied out; wire facilities completely at 3 o'slock, and Galveston was ited from the world. The wind molarity Inoreased in velocity, while waters rapidly rose and the night 1 on with dreaded apprehensloo de-d In every face. The publlo sebool flogs, court house, hotels, la fact )aue that offered a safe refuge from Elements were orowded to their ca- list before the anemometer Diew the wind had reached the frlght- weloclty of 100 miles an hour. Build- that had hitherto -stood, tumbled carrying death and de- ctlon. Roofs were hurled through air; windows were drived in with a hor shattered by flying slate; tele- ph, telephone and electrto light poles their masses of wires, were pped off like plpestems, and water munloatlon was broken.

'hat velocity the wind attained after anemometer blew off is purely a ter of speculation. The lowest point jebed by the barometer In the Aso- ed Press correspondent's offieewas D41-2. That was about 7:30 r.u. It a began to rise very slowly aud by if. had reached 38 01, the wind dually subsiding, and by midnight tne inn had passed.

he water which had reached a depth ight feet in the Strand at II o'clock began to ebb and ran out very dly and by 5 A. h. the crown of the et wss free of water. Thus passed one of the most frightful and ructlve storms which ever visited the kt of Texas. HILIPPINE COURT MARTIAL.

es Tried By Military Commission For Various Offsncss. kikotox, Sept. 12. The judge te general of the army ass ro ths records ot severs! eases of Filipinos tried by military com- nsfor various offences, such as r. robbery, etc.

in one case a wss cenvloted of murder, arson; and was sentenced to ol flanged. The sentence was approved by General MacArtbur, and caused a riot la the town ot are, in tne lslaoH of Panay. la another ease a native was found guilty by a military commission at Han Ferandlao de Union of lurking about a boat occupied by the army of tbe United States, and acting as a spy In time ot In surrection against tbe United States. He was sentenced to be hanged. Gen.

McArtbur disapproved the Bad ings and sentence in this oasejbut direct ed that the accused be held as a prisoner of war. He said that the evidenee or record, while ooneluslve as te tbe con- nnntJnn of tbe accused with tbe Insur gent force, does not, in his opinion, defi nitely establish that his presence within the lines'ot the American army was for the purpose and with the latent to constitute htm a spy aa that term is defined by the laws of war. In another case a native was found guilty of "Instigating riots," and ordering killing of Chinese resldeats ia viola. tlon of the laws and usages ot war; also robbery, and was sentenced to be con fined at hard labor for three years. On account ef the Irregularities In the record the proceedings and sentenoe were disapproved by General MaoArthur.

Orders In the cases of two other na tives are published. One was accused et robbery and murder. He was found guilty of robbery, but not of tbe mere serious crime, and was sentenced te tbe nenltenttary for ten year? General llacArthur disapproved the sentence la this case, also on account of irregularities in the proceedings. The other nrliooer was charged with vio lating the laws of war iu giving infor matloa to the enemy. lie pleaded guilty and was sentenced te tbe penl tentiary for one year, which senteuce was approved by the reviewing au thority.

HA VI FRIENDS IN TEXAS. Fears That They May Have Been Killed in the Storm. Two brothers of Mrs. F. P.

Carleton and their families reside at Alvln, a prosperous plaeo of 2,000 inhabitants in the creat fruit country midway between Galveston and Houston, which is reported as being entirely swept away during the resent storm which wrought havoe in that vicinity. Every building in the place is either razed to the around or so badly wrecaea as to be uninhabitable, and seven lives were lost. It ia not believed that any pf the members of the families were among the iniared or killed, but a lack ot infor mation, ot course, occasions a great deal of anxiety. Attorney Carleton went to the telegraph office last night with the intention of wir ing to his wife's relatives, but he was told bv the manager that all wires were down in that part of Texas, and that it would be impossible to communicate with his friends in tbe storm-swept tern torv. E.

N. Sanctuary, formerly of this city, is supposed to have been at Sabin Pass at the time of the He was employed by the government as a civil engineer. It is feared that he lost hi. life. Mr.

Sanc tuary has a brother employed at the Iiane shops in this city. IT OThjtaflav want t.n Korthfleld today to arrange accomodations for the coming session of the aorwion university. At HELD IN CUSTODY They Had Been Working on A.B.Dugar'sFann In Worcester. One of Tketn Has Caught Robbing The Noose This Morning and Confessed The Theft a of The Bicycles. James Sherwood, a 16-year-old boy, was brought to this elty from Worcester this morning and turaed over to Sheriff Graves by -A.

B. Dugar, a farmer. Sher wood and another lad went to Dugar's bone about a weak ago and said they were out ot work and They asked for employment aud something to eat. Both boys wars poorly dressed, but they rode new high-grade bicycles. Tbe other boy's name was John Fratus.

Farmer Dugar took the young men into his home and told them ther might live with him for the present. Tbey worked about the farm to pay for their living. At 1 o'clock this morning Dugar was awakened from his sleep by a slight noise in his bedroom, fie jumped outot bed and caught the two young mea in the act of robbing his house. When the.boy saw tbey were discovered they bolted. Dugar gave chase and captured Sherwood, but Fratus managed to get away.

Sherwood was kept prisoner ia the house until day break, when hs was brought to this city. To Sheriff Gravel tht youthful prisoner confessed his srime and admitted that he and his partner had stolen the wheels which thsy rod. Tbe bicyoles, hs said, bad been stolsa in Concord, N. H. Tbs sheriff locked Sherwood in a private cell at tbe jail, aud this afternoon he notified the Concord polite of the arrest, Fratus, the bey who escaped from Sugar's home this morning, carried off nshlerable booty, including about ITS In Tbe money waa stolen from Dugar's pocketbeolt.

but the purse, with 19 In it, waa left on the bureau. Sherwood was closely questioned by the sheriff in regard to his antecedents. Hs said he could not remember ever having had any parents, and that be had been tramping about the country since he was small child. JEWELRY THIEF CAUGHT. WhsnDepaty Sheriff Shepardwas In Barre last evening he arrested Ralph Davis, a youth ef IB years, who is said to have fallen from grace.

Last summer, it is alleged, Davis stole a large quantity of jewelry from one Padenzai, an Italian. Padenxsi had employed Davis to more a quantity of goods from Barre to this city. Tae theft was committed while the goods were en route. Davis was placed ia jail, and he will be arraigned before Judge Smilie tomorrow morning, Frank M. Smith, treasurer ot the Capital Savings bank, has gone to Waterbury to attend the fair that ia being held at that place.

Theodore Roosevelt In is tbe latest and best photograph York and nominee of the G. O. P. for n.n' in nkuti ihlii nktM has a fine, strong face. Incisive eyes and a t-oifn-f tk.T.,-w axralVnt nhotoeraDh.

and acts and wins. ert tt th to a of and them bv citizens and soldiers is the strongest commendation of public aemtl- meat. Relief work is In lull sway bere. Thousands of dollars" are coming rom 11 over the couutry. The damage to telegraph and tele phone wires outside waives ton is estimated at 130,000.

The damia-e to the cotton crops is es timated at tally 3,000,0. Thousands of cattle and horses were killed. Galvestox, Seat. 10. (By Western Union despatch beat to Hous ton today.) Th ternac cyclone tbat produced such a distressing disaster in Galveston and all through Texas was predicted by the United States weather bureau to strike Galveston riaay mgni and created much apprehension, but tho night passed without the prediction being verified.

The conditions, now-over, were ominous the. danger signal was displayed on the flagstaff of the weather bureau, shioplng was warned, ete. The southeastern sky was sombre, the gulf waves beat high on the beach with a dismal, thunderous roar that presaged trouble, while the air had the stillness that betokens a storm. From out of the north, iu the middle watches of the ulghtrthe wind bsgan to come lu spiteful putts, increasing in vol ume as the day dawned. By o'ciock Sunday morning it was almost a gale.

At noon it increased in velocity, aud was driving tho rain, whipping the pools and tearing things up in a lively manner, vet no serious apprehension was felt by residents remote from the en- oroachment of the gulf. Rcsldsats near the beach were aroused to the dsnger that threatened their homes. Stupendous waves began to send their waters fr mlnnd. and the people began a hasty exit to secure places in the city. The gulf's force drove the waves witn lrror sistible foroe high up on the beach and the gale from the northeast pitched tho waters isgalnst aud over tne wnarves, choking the sewers and flooding the city from that Quarter.

The streets rapidly filled with water, communication became difficult, and the hTlnless neoDle were csuaht between two powerful elements, while the winds and a roll of NEPONSET hen-house Water-proot and Lold other buildings in the same way. Bt i i ur praecnptions her tor the gam- reason that you send for the best physician when one of your family is ill TOBB AB30MJTJXYBAFK. I can also supply you with any known medicinal remedy of merit or value. Don't be decoyed away by designedly misleading statements that yon will have to go to some other store or locality to net what you want; in short, can furnish yon most anything except side hill plow points or velvet dressed hides of the Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Prices are right.

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