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THE BURLINGTON VUVM PRESS. THimSDAY. MAY 19, 1302. 8 THE DESIOGKATIO FIGHT. T2FO.1T OF THE SRECJAL COMMIT TEE APPOINTED AT MONTf ELIER. Tlio Clinrco.Coiicornlnii the Pncklntr of tho Convention of 1 800Hmtntnod to ill tmoMt A Clear mid Oruutld Analjnli nf llin llvlilnncn Ami L'ltansu-crnJile fur Its I'Mrnosa TlKoi'uua Wuril of Con (lot.inntloii. l'iM.TTi.t:t:ono, May 13. It will bs rc iCi:ibtrod that tUo comnift'eo appointed by the doUtocratic State couvrntleu, consisting rt V. A. Dulinrd, O. A. llarsball nnd Col. li. B. acmlloy to Invcstlfjatit tho chargo thnt tho contention of 1SD0 "ivns packoi with bogus diVoRtitoj did not i;tt an opportunity to report to tho convautiou. Tho Reformer prints tUft1 week tho report in full ns fol lows: Tlio ttnjiort. Tbo coma lltao appointed by your con vention to ftwosllguto tho chnrge thnt tho democratic fViUo convention of lbOO was packed with ft 0ju dakiUo) and tho names at ssvertl Hot, tpcKer men placed on tbo roll us delegates f ru m othor towns, and eorved u3 such throughout tjUe convention, iu viola tion of tho Ioub ."atabltauod rulo of tho btato committee, and o,f t.fca call of tho conven tion ltsslf, whieli e rpmesly required that "evory dolegato jicu.1 nlternato should bo a citizsn nnd votar in tho town from which ha was accredited,!" br.vo the honor to re port: 1. Wo er.aoiiaed all tho ovidenco submit ted iu support o the cbarge, nnd invited Mr. Atkins, tfco chairman of tho democratic committee, ami J'r. X II. Iriontor, the sec retary, to appear to answer it, with any ivideuco they .tad to offer. Mr. Allilnsdid appear. Mr. Kxtitir rofutod to do so. i). Tho cUorge Ttas fully imstniuod by tho ' faots. and the votes thus illejitimatolv broujlit iao tho couvonliou of 1S9U, were tisro than eaousl. to turn it either way, as tlia voto theiAcurcoil out. u. Tlio guilt was definitely located against Mr. Atkins in tho cam of only ono doleguto: ns to the rst it is only r. matter of infor cn. We crcutly regrot thnt Mr. banter wowl ' not nppo tr to u;:;iluiii his pert in tho transaction, it p wstblu, for tho inference ii bard to escape, I tint, ua tho nscrelary of tho cjm:nitt9, who jn.-.do up lLo roll of tha convention mil' i Viueil nil (ho ticliets of ad- inijbicu, ho must b vo kuor. n all about it. i. ''a examined tho call for tho Stnto cnuvcntiou m It-DO end iind t lint, it did con tain tho requirement1 rnoutkned by tho riso lrtiou as to tlu (Meggies bo.pj; citirens and vot.TS in tho towns they iopre;.ont, and which tho prejr.nco of any other dolegnto violated. And it w.is admitted by Air Atkius that it hod bsr. tbo fiif;-o;tablislied rulo of tho Utato committer, us also stated by th" resolution. 5. There is no ro.iaon to stir. !'Oso thnt tho pcntioicou who tnus acted ns boU3 dole ualei were cullty ot any iuten'ional wrong, Those that appeared ao wiS.iess-os, stated ll.ztlmtly that tuny did not kr.ijvr of the ux htun 'e of tha rnla mentioned in tlio rosolu tiou, and nothin;appoii'edauy .vhero to cast ucul't oil tlio stuloinont, anu as may are honorable ceutlameu vo aro bound to ao rept it. 0. Tho uvidonca was: That Fred Laird of rionttjolur r.c.i accr.'dilod as a delesato fiom Jlarshliel.1, H. J. Volholm of Mont pellcr as a doleauto from Ho.'lln, T. Ciis- torno of Jlontpeller as a delegate iioui Kast iiloutpeii'jr, and Ucrt L. lnylorof Montpel lur as a d 'lor'ite Sroni Jjarre, and nil tour i).ii tifipated as such tbrouhojl tho pro t. i'ilmg. They wore all voters and cltious in Montpeher at that time, ns the check Hit pr idaui bafuro us siiovfeJ, T. Tho "Arr;us and l'atriot" of Juno d. 1U"), which published ti roll of tho conven tion show.'d nil four to have been accredit ed as d. legates from those four other towns. Mr. Vidholir.'fi uiiuio wasapsllod "Walling," but ho te?titiod thai ha was the person re ferred to. h. Both Mr. linird and Mr. Volholm ap pearod before your coiumittao and tetllled to th lr part in this transaction, nb ubovo t'alud, Thoy both testified uho to their jiercnual knowlodgo of tho iiarticijiatlon ot derarr. Gisboruo an J Taylor cs also above ftrtod. It Fhould bo said, uowevor, with refereueo to Mr. Taylor, that at the titno be .,'a-,or very recently hod been, publishiu j. paper at Hiirre. Mr. G.sbonio a3 a lum iier deciar, T7ho happsned to bo in BurJinc lor at tho timo ou business, and in some way and by somebody was brought into the toavention to act his part, . Theio four men or at least threo ot Jhem miht porlmps propoily have acted a Sslvgaten from Moutpeiier, but the delega tion from that town was tilled up to tho limit of H3 right, and thoir presence thoro Joio from any other placu was n fraud upon iho convention, and tho party, and Mliat tver, u anything, wn auhieved by tntlr votes was wroutully achluvad. 10. Mr. Laiid's htatouient was that ho wi met at Moutpelier by John II. Henter, iTho askod Lim 1o fjo over !o Burlington and javo mm freo transportation; that after ho fcaebod that city ho met Mr. Atkins, who told him that "thero was going to ba trouble," mid uskod l.aird to help blm out; that Atkiuj told Laird that tho uiitlm d delegation!: from tho other tomis bsd a right to bo till their vnenucies, ud that Laird, iuppooiug this to bo iu, ani in ignorance of the rule, acceded to tun rcque't, Mr. Atkins in reply (.aid that while l.o wouldn't uceuio Mr Laird of false-Ii-ji J, hu didn't remi.inber liavlag any talk voatowr with him, and as to whether ho jupi-osod at tho timo that Mr. Laird had any i .i t in the convention ho didn't giro tho li. after any thought or attention. As to Mr. clhclm, Atkim :-aiii bo never knew hip; 11. Mr. Atkins in short, doniod that ho tn tv anything about the matter, or, what iei v.ii done, thai ho bad anything to do vli i. Ho said his health was so poor at the .line that ho was able to t;ivo but very lit o attention to tho mutter In uuy way. 1J. Jle produced .1. O. Livingston iis a witncis,and Mr. J,lving3ton tald practicnlly that it wos all His work, though ho also urtcd in ignorance ot tho rule, and without tho procurement or knor.dudgu of Mr. At liin. , that ho asked theia dilferont men to talu tho parts they did, und ukod them at tuo request of the diifirent delegatloiu, v, hich then votd tho men in as altomatea. Your committoo wisn to say with refer- tn" to this stntemcnt that tho roll of tbo convention, as published iu tho Argus and lutrioi, produced beforj iu, shows T. tils borne, tho boj-lio delogato from iJast Mont 1 slier, to huvo bien tha only dologats from that place, and Jtut how tke delegation could lmo voted him in to fill a vacancy Mr. I.ivinjbton didn't otjilain, though asked tho question. II), Your committee wish to cspross in tho btreugust; terras tnoir conacinuaiiun of such practice, however tho blume niayjjo appor tioned, and their conviction that tin domoc rocy or tho tjtata cun nover grow while the ViCtW ?t them. ttie'y, poison all party notion nt its very icustain. V. A. IlfLI.AIin, O. A. Maubiiai.i.. Col. Buialjoy, tho third aiomb?r of the committee, ileclluo? to sign tlip report oil tlio Ground f that tho body to whlcli It should linvo betn rendered 1ms Rono out existence, Uut uo suyo "tho statement of the ovlileueo li correct" nnd "ns tl.o ovldenci i3 n part of tho report everybody enn draw tholr own conclusions from It." WIVES OF STATESMEN. Sirs, John J. lugulln, TIfo nT tho e-Sauntor t'roni Kaniat. A BUNCOER CAPTUF1ED. rrobalily Ono of tlm tinnj; Who Woilsoil ho .SuroeJifullv In Vorniont. lTTtCA, X. Y., May II!. William C. Keating, or lied Austin, or Chnrlos llavls, or Van Alstvno, one of tlio O'lirien bunco gang, was arretted at Si'houectndy yester day for assisting tho oseapa of O'flrien, tho bunco prince. It is allei;-!.! that ICsntiug was tho man who drovn U'Hrien from Whltesboro, a suburb of Utica. to Nor wich. Keating hns a record as burglar, body snatcher nnd all-around tough. JIo served n lo-ycur i-oulence at Auburn for helping rob tho cravn of Hoiiry Burroll at Little Kails. April 21, 18VJ. Ho got n third o!f for good bohavlor and tbfii went into tho saloon business nt Homo, whero lia was when O'ilrisn pcnpd. After that nITnir ho went, to Schenectady and was prepaiing to go into tho tamo business undr an ns suniod name, it is oxpocted that littlodltll culty wid ba had In proving his connection with O' linen's escape. Austin is undoubtedly one of the men who buncoed Mr. Houitt aud Mr. Wilsht In Addison county. Vermont, a few days ago. Tho theory is that he firpt went tn Schenectady with O'HrL'ii end that Ikey then both came Into Vermont, (I'Brlen e.i raping into ('nnnda aud Austin joining a comiianion in tho bunco games. Alintin was mlising from fc'chenectady long enough to enable him to take tho trip into Ver mont. "Davo Diichlei " and "Doc" Mlnchon, two of tho men under indictment for assisting in tho escnpo of "Tom" O'lirien, tno buncocr, have slipped tbrnrgh tho hands of the oT.l-cor1-, although slucu Inst Monday bench war rants have been in tto possession ot tho New York police. Tho Utica authorities blame tho Ievr Y'ork authorities aud the New York authorities blamo tho I'tica au thorities. H is supposed that they have Had tho country. BLAINE MAY ACCEPT. Contradictory Mnteiuouti Cor.rurnln Jilt Cnudldnry tuv tlin I'rcinlit unry. WASltl.NGTON.May VI. KitliT Secretary Illnino is saying contradictory tilings or hu friends are mi.quoting him. Homo of hh friends aro as indignnut nt Joe Mauley for declaring IJIainu absolutely out of tho prosiilrntial racd m thoy were with Kugeno Hale, and intlmatu that iu both cases Blaine has bean desortod fur Harrison. Iieprosentivo Uoutollo still luliovos that lllaine may bo nominated, and if nominated will accept and to-night liepresentalive Milliken lb quotul as saying, after stating that ho ha I been Hecrotnry Blaine very re cently, that Hocretary lilaine raid that, if nominated 113- the Minneapolis convention, ha would feel compellod to accipt tho nom ination. IIo sold that ho msnnt overy word of his litter to Clarltsou, and that it still stood; but that, if tho convention 11 militated hint in spite of it, ho would havo to obey his party's call, especially as his health was now iullv restored. Ho added, according to this ctntoment, howover, that ho would not accept tho nomination if tho platform contained 11 plonk approving tho forco bill. ilia probability is that Hscrotnry Ulalno will feel comnolled by tho circulation ot the contradictory statements r.ttiibutel to him to enmo out in eotnu r.uthoritativo way with a statement of his own. DUN & CO.'S WEEKLY REVIEW. Apprttlionv limn Cuiicei ti ini: JV-xt Year's Crop Ciiuoh j'iilll j; Oft In Trnilu, Nrw Y'omc, May 13. It.a. Dun & Co.'s weekly roviow of trade wdl say: 'ibecon tluunnca ot very unfavorablu weather Ibtoughout .1 largo part of the West begins to causo apprehensions rrgnrdin:; the crops of tho yeni. As busmoss nt nil Uinds de pends largely upon ttgi (cultural prosperity, baiting is natural when, in addition to the decrenso in sale and collodions which bad weather immodlntely causes, thare is fear that the farmers in toveral im; oitaut States may meat this misfortune. In all other re spects tho situation appears fntisfactory,ond at most points tho prospects for trade aro considered more hope fu!, so that a short period of good weather would tpeedlly chaugo tho temper of business. Tho btisiuox failures occurring through out tho country during tho last seven days ns reported to It. G. Dun it Co., and L. Kusafll it Co,, tho mercantilo agency, number for tho United .States 100. For the corresponding wjsk of Inst year tho figures represent 214 in tho United Htates. Tlio Kpeiiciu- miles. Ii.wiVK, May 13, Tho local mllltla com pany, the Sponcsr Mlllos, V. N. G., mit nt their armory iu accordance witli unorder by Gov. i'ngo and elected a captain in place or 13. il. Wells, roslciiecl, first Lieut. F. W. Mudgott was elected captain, .Second Ll'-ut. D, li. Bhboo aud First Ssrgt, Hmory ot Uradford eacli being promolud. Kx C'npt. Wolls was given 11 vote of thanks for his long and faithful work for tho i-ompauy and elected mi honorary member of tbo rillea for life. I lmvo lieen a uroat sulferes from catatrh forever tin years; had it very bntl. could unruly ureallm. Miiue melits I eon id not sluei r.nd hud to walk tho tloor. I purchased lily's Cream Ilaliu and am U'lng It freely. It Is worklug a cure suioly, 1 liuvu advised soverul frlonda to uto It, and with haiu y resultujn every case, it Is ttieinedlclnuaXine all othem to" catarrh, ami It Is worth Its weight iu ttolii. 1 thftiil. Gud i linvo found a remedy 1 can umi with safety and that doe all tliatja t-lulmxd for it. It Is curln.' irty iloafucss. 1). W, rpwrry. iiariioru, uoiui, ''Snirar and spice and all that's nice," that's what Mellurs rood is to tne Uauy, 5S MAPLE SUGAR. BOUNTY. BLANK APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEXT YEAR NOW' ON FILE. Snsar 3tnl:or Stmt .Malm Out Tlinlr ruporn, Olvo tlomlt nnd Kilo lliolr Ap. p'.loatloix ltsforo tlio first oT .Jul)-, In Ordor to hu Mlni-llile for tlio ICii.uIiik Vrar Othor lliilrs. Mo.NTrnt.iK.1!, .May 12. Ovor -1,500 sam ples of lnoplo sugar liavu been received nt tho government lab oratory to dntn. Tho (pialUy of many of tho later teceipts hns boon noticeably lower than thoso nualyred earlier In tho season, and sonw liavo not baen pure enough to receive bounty. Two samploi havo recently b"an polarized containing only oo.-l per cent and OH. 4 per cunt sugar, several havo fallen below 70 par cent nnd a bundled or 111010 below SO per cent. Considerably moro than DO per cent of tho sain pies have tested 60 por cent or nhova.nnil n good many 9J per cent and upward, while two hnvo pascod 05 per cent. Tho blank "application bond" papers for nest year's opjratious mo being distrib uted from the Montpelier ollico to all who havo been licensed producers during tho past senson. Others desiring to obtoiu the bounty next year should apply at onco to tho collector of internal revenue, MontptlUr, Vt,, for the paperr. Tho application blank has been much slmplilled nnd bond reduced, all bolng ou one sheet. The season's experience prove conclusivo- Iv that nveraco Vermont tnntilo sugar is nuro enou7.l1 to draw tho bounty, nnd tho general report of producers h that tho formalities, records, lc, required by the government are far less burdensomo tbnu had betn expected. Thj outlook is favor nblo ior a largo increas.) In the number cf licensees during tho coming year. All ap plications must be tiled with tho collector by July 1 next. It will not do to simply ap ply, but the papers must be filled in bond given nnd tho samo be tiled with tho col lector boforo that date. Tho pe-nal sum of tho bond required has bopn reduced to $100 for produceis who tap 1000 treos, and is llxed at $200 whero moro than 1000 treos nro tapped. Following nro the Instructions to bo ob seived in filling out tho blnnks: Tho Christian names must bo written in tho body ot tho bond iu full, und so signed to tho bond, Tho residence of each signer must bo slated In tho bond. A seal of was or wafer should bo nttached to ench signature. Laeh signature must bo made in tho pres encoof tno witnesses, who must sign their nsinssns such, and tho execution of the bond ii-irat bo acknowledged by the principal nnd sureties boforo loico olilcer nuthorizjd by law to tike the acknowledgment ot deeds, or before the collector of the district or ono of his deputies. There must bo two or moro sureties, nnd the bond must bo datod. Tho peunl sum of tho bond of an appli cant who, proposes to tap 1000 tiees or less must be $100; and for more than 1000 tree", '.'00. When tho bond is fouud to bo prop erly idled up and tlio sureties ample, tno collector will indono his corulleato thereon, aud forward the saino to the commissioner of Interns! revenue for nppinv.il. Suretioi on bond-i of SplJj must bo each respectively worth livo hundred dollars, and on bonds of i?'300 ono thousand dollars above ell debts and incumbrances, bo.ddes prop;r ty exempt by law from execution. Applications for license mutt bo mailed seasonably so as to reach Iho proper internal revenue otiicers before the Ur:t ly of July in each year. THE VERMONT ECLECTICS. luctlng of tho sltitw Society at 32ontpol lor June 1 unit 3 N'oxt. Kast Cai.aw, May 12. Tho Vermont State Lclectlc tiedictd society will hold ttB 27th annual meeting at tho .Stato Hoilio nt Montpelier Juno 1 nnd 2, lirO.', commenc ing nt 10 o'clock a. m. Follow in; n,u tho olllcers: President, J. W. Maish, M. D , Manchester Center; vice-presidents, II. N. V.'nito, M. D., John son, C. F. Hnrv.ood, M. I)., Dorset, II. 11. Hill, M. D., Lowell; secretary, Goorgo J I. Gray, M. D , List Cala; treasurer, J. M. Teiupleton, M. 1)., Montpelier; ccn'or.i, Gcoigo II. Gray, M. D., Kast Calais, J. li. II. Cusbtnan, M. D., Last Charleston, W. K. Bailey, M. I)., Kast Craftsbury. Folloniug will lie the order of business: Calling to ordor r.iid reading tlio roll, re ceiving tha names ot delegates, reading the minutes of last meeting, reading report of secretary and trensuror, election of now members by ballot, loport of committees, lection of olllcor", rending essays and discus sions; essay by II, J. l'otter, M. D. ; "Can cer and its treatment," bv II. Ingham, M. D.; "DiphtliHiia and treatment," by II. K. Temploton, M. D. ; "Tho raorphino habit and treatment, " by W. K. Uailoy, M. 1).; Hillary calculus," by J. M. Tetnpleton, M. D.; "Fractures and dislocations," by II. N. Waits, M. D. ; loport of cases, ap- polntinsuts for tho ensuing year, annual ad- dross bv '. L. Tompleton, M. D.. transac tion of necessary business, ndjournmsnt. Arrangements hnvo been mado with tlio Central Yermout railroad to furnish round trip tickets from Hollows Falls, I'ovalton, Hntland, Kssex Junction, Joucsville and Watcrbury, good returning Juno 15. As important business is cotnin? boforo tlio meeting, Secretary Goorgo II. Gray makes a special request for a full attend ance. CUT THE CLERK'S THROAT. A tleavllv I'otlod Woman Uses 11 Itiiror rr.iHly at Koekovlllo, Jvi:r.si:vii.i.r., :s. v., Alav 1. A young woman named McCormick went into tho Commercial Ilousa last night about 0:30 o'clock, ijho was heavily veiled ami she colled for tho hotel clerk, John McGulre. tn corns to the hotel parlor. Ho reqtteated her to unveil hernelf. After n tow words sho oxhlbited n razor, nnd in a scutlle which en su'jd sho succeeded In cutting his throat, in fllctlng 11 Hash wouud about threo and a half Inches long. The woman is under ar rost. Tlio woman pleaded fjuil ty and sold sho intended to kill McGulre. Ijherllf I'hliiney nccompanied bar to Kll.nbetlitown to await the action of tho grand jury, bhu nppenr od to bo rational. Hho would glvo uo rea son for the assault. RIDDLED WITH BULLETS. A Nee''" Slayer of 11 While aiaa Qlvon tho Usual Short Shrift. CilAitiXiTON, AV". Vn Mny 12. D. M Justice, a whito man, was shot and killed in his house at (loodwell, Msrcler oounty, lost night by a negro miner named Wells, The latter was afterward taken by Justice's friend from tho olllcer who arretted him nud lynched. His body wns riddled with bullets, Children Cry for Pitcher's .Castorla WEATHER AND THE CROPo. Slnoli Hood Dkiio Hy t.nst Wee k's Uenernl ami Copious Ilnint. UohTON", May lfi, Too weekly weather crop bulletin, issued by tho IJsw Ktiglnnd weather service, in co-oporatlon with tho LTiiltod States department ot agriculture, ncnthcr bureau, for tho week endlug May 13, cays: The (list part of tho week was cold nnd dry nnd tho growth ot grnts and othor crops was much retarded. Hut ou Wednes day night a wnrm rnlu bet in nnd slnco thou tho temperature has boon higher with less funsbiuo, Frost occurred on several morn ings in tho inlnnd districts and somedamago was dono to early peas and wild fruit. Tho continued cold woather has innde the season genornlly late throughout Now Kngland but tho eiTect on tho fruit Interests lias not been wholly bad. Much good lias been done by the copious rains which havo been well dlstiibuted throughout Now Kngland. A report from northern New Ilanipshlro says that lumbermen wero about to pay oil' their drivers, but that tho rain has given thorn now heal t. In many places in tho Northern slates very littlo seeding has been done; grass atarts slowly and stock has to be fed trom tho barns; hay Is scarce and high. Potatoes nro bolng planted In southeast ern Maine ami iu all central districts iu New Kngland they are coming up. In tho south corn ground is being prepared and a little has beou put iu in Connecticut; somo sweet corn is already up In tho most favor able Holds. Asparagus, which is being cut for market, bus been retarded. Tho gener al roport is that tho pouch crop promises woll. as well us tho plum, pear nud tipple; the former nro in blossom in all tho South ern districts aud tho apple is just coming out. Tho nbovo bulletin is mado up from 02 reports; tunnlis are due tno correspondents for their promptness nud tho completeness ot tho roports. We need more carrespond cnts, howevor, in central und western Ver mont. Kxtraets from reports Vermont, Mor gan, but little seeding has been done; Wobt tleld, cattlo just going out to pasture; Col chester, grass short but nlco color, lirook- llold, if it cleai-H off warm feed will grow lo that stock can bo turnod into tho pastures soon; Hartlnnd, a very few gardens aro made, potatoes partly planted; Westmins ter, if it clears oil' warm meat of tho corn In this section will bj plnntod noxt week; Hruttleboro, plum trees in full bloom, pastures are looking better and stock has bsen generally turned out. BIG BOOTY SECURED. A Since Held I ; mid tho Impress Mos senser fatult? Shut. RnnniNTi, Cab, May M. Tho Itcddlng aud miusta'stago had reached the top of tho Long tirade, livo miles abovo Hoddiug on tho river rend last evening, whoa it was stopped by tho same two highwaymen who slopped it Tuesday evening last. John Doyco was driving with G, J. Huhr ou tho box beldo him. Buck Montgom-ry, tho messenger, was ou tl.o back seat lusile. A man armed with a shof gun ordered tho lone ptssenger on thu box to throw up his hands nnd then ordere 1 that the treasure boxes be thrown out. Tho driver complied, but tho mess-mger inside fired ou the high wayman, who droppjd to his knoa, and then ho anil his partner, hiding in the bushes, re turned tha fire with rltlos. Tho mosseuger was shot In tho navol and several moro bullets wero lodged lusido the teat. Tin passenger recslve.l thrco buckshot in tho 1 ight log aud tiu driver got live Imebsuotsj near tho right knee. Tho robbers then dis appeared with tho boxee. Afterward tho stage proceeded to Mlddlo Creok, whero Montgomery died. The driver and Suhr were not .seriously hurt. Tlio Wells Fargo boxes are supposed to contain cor.sidorablo truasuro, somo placing tho estimate r.s high as If .'0,000. Tlio highwaymen nru suppo3od to be old convicts. A largo posse is searching for thorn. One of tho robbers was undoubtedly woundod. The local milit'a company went out to aid in the searching and ono of them, George Hokworth, was accidentally shot and painfully wounded. AN AWFUL RAILWAY WRECK. Several Portions Killed nnd Many Injured in it Collision. Cincinnati, O., May lo. A frightful collision occunvd on tho Hig Four near Cloves to-day, resulting iu the death of at least five person: and the injuring of 12 or lo. The regular Suuuay accommodation which usually leaves Aurora for Cincinnati at 8:U0 111., startod nu hour earlier owing to a change 111 the schedule, which went into of toot to-day. When, near Ulovos tha engi neer ot tho pasiongor tan a freight train approaching, but too Into to provcut a col lision. Tho wreck tool; lire, but tbo flames wero soon extinguished. Tho relief wns very prompt nnd every thine possible wns dono tor the wctindod, who wore taken to Cleves. THE LATEST HORRIBLE FREAK. A Can ad 1 mi '1 lmrrniaus I'lan for Kndlnc Ills 3Iundiiil Xiiiiry. Ciiati:avoav, K. V., May lo, Intolli- gonco has just been received here of n hor- riblo casa ot sulclda near Ht, Autoine, P. Q., a small town north of hero. Onj Du- mont, n farmer, took bis toam, bitched it to a stoun boat iu the v. oods, and, adjusting ii 1 ope about Ins neck and fusteuiug one cud to a treo und the other to tho stone boat, started tho huroos. They guvo a sudden start and literally to.-o tho man's head oil. Mo cause is assigned for tlio dseJ. SAFE BLOWERS AT WORK. Two Hoys Ilrld l'nr k .Nuconsiiful Job at fit. .lohmtftiry Cfintro, St. JoiiNsnniY, May lo. Tho eafo nt Charles .Tone's grut mill at St. Johnsbury Coutro was blowu open l'ridoy night aud considerable damago was dono to tho build ing. Tho iron till was btolcn containing $ 1000 in negotinblo note, bank books, deeds and valuable papers, lua notes belonged to Mr. Pierce, a former partner In the mill. Saturday morning the shorHl arrosted rran Jones of Worcester, Mass., nnd Iiryaut Stowo of St. Johnburv. They ndmitted they were at tho mill Friday, but donled auy part in the burgiury. Stowo has beou at the Stato Hoform school. Doth boys wero hem lor tilnl. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Uaby was elck, we gave her Castoria.. When sho was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When ahe became Ml&i, sho clung to Castoria, When shehad Children, she gave lliom C.istoriE. BLAINE IS THE MAN WHOM THE ANTI-HARRISON WANT TO RUM. MEN Shciruinn Is In tlio It.ico A Deal Allrcjed tn II avo r.unu ntndo ltv 1'latt Which Will llonedt Ux-Oov. Fo ruber. VYA'slHN-ciTON-, Mny 10. It is evident from the crmvcrMtlim of the Ketitlenicti wlui have bepii p'irtlfi tn tlio cotifcroiifi' in oppiidlloii to tlio rciiomlmition of President Harrison that they have! con cluded to shape (heir operations so ns to nnniiiuilo Secretary ltlniiio and trust to bis i.cccplulicc. Those who nro nenrrsd the secretary, Washburn of Minneapolis ami limit Hie and Manleyof Mniiic,c,;t)f -,s the opinion that if nominated witlr'tit nny previous tti.derst.'ttidliiK or negotia tions he will accept. The .stateiui'iits which nro beinr; dis seminated us to tho methods by which th" limnaters of llic Hiitl-liiirrisoti movement iiitnd to carry out their schema.! is tlio j merest KUesswork. The only fact, tbov 1 openly announce is that they nro de("r- ! mined to accomplish their purpose. Kx-! Speaker lieed, ill ullttdiiiLr to this subject, 1 mi id that it was n littlo remarkable that I from the pre.-iidenl's own shoudng he only claims about ."ilXI delefrates out. of (i!N, with 110 candidate in Urn Held opposing him. Hx-Sciiator Piatt, nnd liN niiti-Harrioii colleagues sny they do not propose, to pro claim what they are Kniti to do with .1 band of inusie.ljiit when thctinio to strike comes, it will be found they Imvo kept their own ootinsid sacredly and have, done their work effectively. The president's friends nro not relaxing their eirorts. They do not nppenr to he disturbed, but are making their own plans. It. has been ascertained thst in the eonlldciitial underst.ilidint! between tho nntl-IInrrison managers the tactics upon which they will most toly for success wdll bu nti attempt, to stampede the convention for lilainu or the candidate whom they tuny nree to take up. To prevent this is tin' main purpose of the managers of the president's interest. They reali," the datigerof an cnierKency of this clmracler, mid therefore they will i;tturd against such it movement. A close friend cf the president remarked, in referring to these elVortsto draw lilaine into the convention struggle, that if his name is presented to the convention with any satislactory indication that he will t ike the nomination he will undoubtedly be nominated. This the president and his ltiends have understood from the begin ning but they liavu not the remotest idea that he will accept the nomination under any circumstances. The reserve candi date of the anti-IIarri.on managers in event of tlny'r failure to be able to can y out. their lilaine program is Senator Sher man. A Shcrman-Voralcer Deal. A story is IxdiiK circulated around the Capitol, growing from the conference of anti-administr.ition K"piiblicans in this city, Saturday. It is to the elfect. that Mr. Piatt authorized, or requested Mr. Moorohead of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette to say to Governor Fo''aker of Ohio, that if lie (Fornker) would present thennmo of Senator Sherman lo the .Min neapolis convention, as a candidate for the presidency, tho tnte of New York would cast its ote for him. Governor I'oraker's support for this .scheme was set upon t he idea that if nominated, Senator Sherman would resign, nnd Pornker !j sent to th senate in his placu. The story continues that McKinloy was approached upon the subject, but declined to aid tha sell cine. The Wonderful Mli-ceia Of Hood's Sarsnparilla ns a blood purifier en titles it to your ronlUlenee. INoother prepara tiou has such a record of cures of bcrofula, Bilt ithoum. Wood Poisoning, or otner ulnml ill cases. I n try it is to Know its merit, lie sure to yet Ilooi a NiiMapnrill.i. For a ceneral family cathartic wo confidently recc'umiiioiid Hood k rills, llioy saouiil uh in every nomo medicine cnest. IN THE SPRING ! In the vegetable kingdom, the sap or vital fluid rises from the roots to ths trunk and branches, producing leaf and flower. So in the humsn family, the change is as grc-t, for the bleed, if not in rood condition, must throw off its impurities. In this it is neces s;ry to assist nature, and nothing is so good to CLEANSE THE BLOOD as Swift's Specific. It helps nature to relieve the body, nud at the same time tone it up. Mr. Kalph 1'i.kins lives at Marioncville, Tvlo., and is a successful farmer. lie fays ahnt he has been a prcat tuffcrcr from impmi- Sics of the blood, which made Ids limbs still and L'ave him pain in the luncs, but that h took Swift's Specific and it soon relieved him entirely. Treat!?c on blrnd and skin diseases mailed free. SWIFT STFCII-TC CO., Atlanta, Ga, GORKD BY Mitchell's Rheumatic Plasters. EnrcrawtfannurcLi! j.? MLnarnofir&,''vtn im ii in Dyspepsia Cured by McAlvin's Pills. Cv F--?T 3Z?"ft T on these facts, ilfcW then try 1 There is- tlm;s ajmucii STAR PLUQ Tobacco chewed as there is of any other brand made, Wo manufacture mote tobacco than any other l artory in the world, which enables u.; to I'ive tobacco consumers more lor their money than any one el'e. Llorjt tt IK tfers Tobacco Co,, St. to tile, Mo, A, R. Mitchell &C0..M. E. Agenli. ?c::::illr C::l::ttd. Ss'.stt Tirtles FT::!t3 2:s'.s. L:t Sit jj LEAVE BOSTON EVERY TUESDAY lVriiarllruUli tilQitH J. C. JUDSON & QO 837 ra:ti:rti: St Eiltsa, 7 sa IlSM Y AD A.i mile (IriginatBil by an Old Family Physician. TW'f,lr Of 1 In ",p fornmre tlma l.'lnhty I IllllA IT. -icar.,ar.(li.Mllleiels. Uenr- r'tticm fift' r (!cntrj': n havr leed and l,pscr,i tt. Kvrry Tiuul'-r shimlfl rao 11 bultleln his sntihl. rr,iniii C 1 im. i. I'rnM Ill.piiniatlsni. uuiicibi : Neurnlitla Kprvousiiififif ho, riiioithrrH.couKiis.f'.-itfirrii, jinm. i inn. NinrriliM!. jir'ii's in ij'hiv t Jjmirs, .-liji jtnuis or tirftin6, 1151 will Ilnd in this oij AikkI) no Mir I nn-1 r-ptrdv eurr-. ! n n n . i Sl'OUl'l llIlVC .If.l !iviii'i tiVerV V Other Anmlw-IJijlm(nilntho ImiiM. for ( roui.. (jf.lds, Snio ThrnnMnnsilftls, CoMo, CuK Hnni-r", Crymjis rs 1'aln-i llfblo tn occur In nny family )thmit notlff. i)PiuiHinnvi-o.si: n lire. j;fnrii" nu Mimni'T ( oinpiE.iTiT'i iikc maTic jtk-c, - n. ynj pam; n iit tlct, 6 Express pai"I, I. a. Ji.Uumn a Co., Hoston.Mnsh, Tbe Hog Is welcome abroad once more, and abroad he may go. As long as Lard was a requisite in every kitchen, the Great American Hog was h'rrhly esteemed at home ; but now that modern science has introduced the new vegetable substi tute for Lard, poor Piggy's occupation's gone. The reason for this is is threefold. Cottolune cleaner, healthier and much more economical. A trial has convinced thousands ns to this. It will convince any " convincable person. Will be convinced? At leading grocers. N. K. FAIRS ANK cL CO. Soi.n JtAvri-ACTCr::s CHICAGO, and 5 Contra! Wharf, Bcsisn. The Risk of Development Is on the buyer. That is essentially true of any proposi tion. Insure with a Company well devel oped, namely, Na tional Life Insurance Co. T. S. Peck, Agent, 166 College St., Burlington, Ver mont. Now is just the time to place orders for MONUMENTS AND- HEADSTONES To Be set in the Summer. Spring or BEST OF WORK, Will call and show designs to any parties who desire it: J. W. GOODELL, Pino St., Hurllnutoii, Vr. 257 E defy competition in the Printing business. I v,y im AT ll ALLEN & CO.'S, Primed Irish Lawns, 39 inches wide, These goods are suitable for Ladies' and Children's dresses and very extensively used for ladies' shirt waists. The most popular and dur able Summer fabric produced, we shall sell them at 12J . ' cents a yard, colors warranted Yard Parcales. Another speciallji fabric for dresses, desirable adies' and children's wear, shirt waists, etc., boy's shirts, etc. Printed Drills, A new fabric foi children's wear. Fast colors printed on a fine stout drill, in handsome strines and checks, just the thing for hard wear, Cheviots. We are selling genuine English Cheviot Shirt- gsat 25 cents a yard, usual price 40 cents, made tor tine shirtings, just the thing for shirt waists, boy s blouses, dresses, children's wear, boy's suits, boys waists, boys shirts, men's shirts, etc. These goods are having a large sale and will surely give satisfaction. Si Flannels. The great hit with us this season. Twilled wash Silk with Cotton Warp, war ranted to wash perfectly; handsome styles, stripes and checks for ladies' and chil dren's dresses, Russian blouses, house dresses, etc. These goods sold at $1.25 per yard when first brought out; the styles are beautiful, Usually choice goods, hair line stripes, fine checks, etc., for dresses, kilts, suits, underwear, etc. Big line at 42 cts. per yard, French Flannels. Handsome line of these popular goods, new and beautiful styles. Stater Flannels. The celebrated Dodge, Davis Co's. Shaker Flannels, full line in white and colors, including this Summer weight Dometo. Electric Silk Towels. A new Bath Towel, made from what is called Waste Silk, 25 cts. each, $2,75 per dozen. The Electric properties contained, in these Silk To web, will make the blood circulate; good for rheumatism, etc, Face cloths, same material, 15x15 inches, at 60 cents a dozen. Try them. Thisstoro will be closed every evening, except Monday and Saturday, until iurthor notice. bib, yard Scotci Flannels.