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mm VOL. LXXXIV. NEW SRK1KS VOL. LVI HUKLINOTON, VT., TlH'KSDAY, Al'dl'ST 12, IWW. NUMBER 7. HAPPENINGS IN VERMON 2 S. f iiOCal Items of Interest Prom Ail Parts of the Green Moun tain State. THE NEWS BY COUNTIES From (lie Islnnri In the Lake to the Pnssumpsle, 4long Otter Creek anil by (lip Shores of While Itlvrr Cove ml hy Spe clul Correspondents ADDISON COUNTY. MIDDLFiBURY. Mrs, Wllllnm Mny and children. Charles mil Will. am, and Hurt O. Raldwin. all nf Scrnnton, I'a., and Miss Mnrv n. Qulgley of Rutland are visiting Mr. and Mrs. William 11. Ruldwln. Miss Knthcrlno Hnldwln, who has born visiting lior brother has returned to Scranton Miss Louisa Loo, who was graduated from the training school for nurses at the l'roctor hospital Friday, 1ms returned to town. Among the out nf town people here aro II. Crnndnll of Hurllngtnn, Wilbur I.. Hamilton of Hridport, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Ferguson of Alhany. X. Y., Penrose M. London of Rutlnnd, Henry T. Williams of New York city and C. M. Kennedy of nt. Albans. Mrs. O. C. Ash Ion of Hutland Is visiting friend here. Miss Amanda Pinions has returned from Mlddletown Springs. William D. Watson nf Fast Mlddlehnry has pone to Proctor to visit his son, Arthur J. Watson. Seven carloads of blue stone from Islo I. a Motto have arrived for the foundation for the extension to Col. Joseph HattoH's block - Mr. and Mrs. K. I". Hart of Pen nington have returned after several days In town. Mrs. Joseph K. Nash, who was set lonely 111. has recovered. Mr. and Mrs. R I,. Rrough have returned from l'roctor. V. V. P.laokmer has returned to Orwell. James M. Smith, United States consul at Genoa, Italy, with Mrs. Smith Is stay ing at the Addison. .Mr and Mrs W. P.. Dwens of Itrldport .ire visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. P Owens. Mrs. William Cobb Is routined to the bed from the effects of a shock in her right side. Mr and Mrs. George Hnmblln of "Worcester. Mass.. are visiting M and Mrs Frank lusher. Alfred Woodward is passing his vacation nt Lake Dunmore, T K iovce lias gone to Cedar Reach, cwn wbrro he will Join his family and be anient a week. A. ('. Hartley Ins gone to Lake Dunmore. where he will spend the next two weeks. Prank Iisbor Is having a cottage built at Lorg Point. The death of Stanley Piper, the 1S- ear-old son of J. If. Piper, occurred at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Aaron J. Piper, early Sunday morning. He had been 111 with tuberculosis for alxut two years and was for several weeks at the Vermont sanatorium at I'lttsford. The funeral was held at the Haptlst Church Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock. The Rev. George R, Stair officiated and burial -was In the est r."inetery. Mrs. Vrnnces 11. Russet, after a six weeks' visit here went Mon day to Rutlnnd for a week with rela tives after which she will go to Ames bury. Mass., to the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Cieorge Mnol.e.in. Mrx. Mason Dupaul of Leicester Junction returned home Sunday after visiting her father, Joseph S. Clark. The Mlddlobury or chestra of eight pieces will furnish music for the liattoll Hose Company's nnnual ball August 2.". Among the visi tors In town aie Lewis Tlierlen, Jr., of ICast Alburgh, William X. Faruham of Hhoreham, C. It. I .ant mm of Vergenues, D. D. McCarthy of Addison and llermon Jalot of Toronto, Canada. Clarence E. Hruya, who has been seriously 111 with pneumonia, has Improved rapidly the past few days. Miss Mnv Godilard has returned from n tin on weeks' vacation spent In Rutland and vicinity, The Mlddlehnry Gun club has purchased a new nutomntlc pigeon trap. Mr. and Mrs Charles Cnrrlgun of Philadelphia nre the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mis Asn Hemenway. Mi's Jennie La Pan clerk at C. F. Rich's, Ik taking a two weeks' vacation. Miss Addle Kellogg of Shni chain Is here for a week's visit with relatives. Mrs. George Morcnmb, who has boon In a hospital at linrllng ton for three weeks, lotunied Sunday night greatly Improved. There are over a hundred guests nt the Rrend Loaf Inn In Rlpton. Ira M. Taylor will ngaln ) iivn the management of the Insldo Inn during the county fair. Monday, market day, eggs brought 2.' nnd 20 cents per ilnyen anil butter 21 and 24 cents per pound. Four cai loads of cows, calves and hogs wore shipped to thn New York nnd Brighton markets Monday, Reld L. Carr has returned to New York rlty after a short stay with his father, A.. K Carr. Mr. nnd Mrs. James Dumas inrt daughter and Miss Jessie Marsellls havo returned from Whiting where they vent to attend the marriage of their lister, Stella MMrsellls, to Clarence Pwenor In that vlllago Tuesday. Carl Dodges returned Tuesday to Kpplng, N. IT , after a week's visit with his nunt, lrs. Charles II. Pratt, who has been inlto 111 for several days. B. C. Pierce will begin his duties ns State ngent of the Bnnderson Fertilizer company of New Haven, Conn,, Monday. Miss Mabel 'loodreau has returned from n visit In Hutland. Alfoid C, Woodward lias re turned from a ten days' outing at Lake Hiinmore. Miss Ann Rourke, ngoh 75 years, died nirly Wednesday morning at the home of her nephew, I. II. Hatpin, with whom the had lived the past year. Miss Hourko formerly made her home In Hur llnKton, The funeral services will be held it Ht. Mary's Church at 8:30 o'clock Fri day morning and the Rov. Father J, D. Bhannon will nfllelate. The burial wilt I"' In thn Cuthnllo cemetery henv-The homo of Mr. and Mrs. Silas W. Jitwett at Pleasant View farm In Cornwall was tho cone Tuesday of a large reunion of tho descendants of the Jowott line with their friends nnd guests, Over 70 assembled, coming from California, New York, Con- (Caatlant am sag 3.) NAYAL TUG CAPSIZED 'hree Members of the Crew Drowned ttont Wns Henvlly London1 with Anchor-) for the Missouri. Sockport, Mnss., Aug. 11. In stag ing round Cape Ann before a wos- y gnle atifl londcd to nor gunwnics h anchors the naval tUB Nezltisoot 04 tain Fvnns, bound from Ports mouth for Roston, capsized off Hali but Point. Capo Ann, at 6:30 n. m. to day, carrying down three members of the crew and compelling tho others to tako to the boats. Those drowned were: Cook White. Seaman Taylor. Unknown colored man. Tho second officer, the captain's wife and her little boy nnd four of the crew landed at Lanesvllle at 7:30 a. m. and reported that Captnln Evans, the sur geon, the engineer nnd several sen men wore drifting out to sea before the gale on the life raft. Half an hour later n dozen fishing honts put out from hero as well ns the life-saving crews from Ktraltsmottth nnd Gloucester to rescue the men adrift. The Nozlnicot left Portsmouth nt 3 a. m. to-day with n cargo of anchors, anchor chnlns and searchlights for the battleship Missouri. The tug was a boat of low freeboard and her cargo brought her down until her docks were nenrly awash. She was manned by five oificers and a crew of about ton men. Captain Kvans was In com mand. He halls from Qulncy, Mass., and has boon In charge of many bat tleships for tho Fore River Shipbuild ing company during their trials on the New F.ugland coast. The westerly gale was blowing when the Mezinscut left Portsmouth so Captain TCvnns hugged the shores as far as Ipswich. Then he headed across for Cape Ann. As the tug wont off shore she met rising seas and began to roll. Off Halibut Point a big sea hole the little boat over until tho water flooded her engine room nnd she became helpless. Captain Kvans ordered the single boat carried on the tug swung off anil put In It the second officer and the captain's wife nnd lit tle hoy who had accompanied him on the trip. Scarcely had the boat dropped Into tho tumbling seas than the Nezlnscot lurched nnd plunged under the waves. The captnln, surgeon, engineer nnd three or four of the crew mnnageil to haul themselves aboard a life raft which had been cut away. Then It was found that three of the tug's men had gone down. As the Nezlnscot's boat was being rowed towards the shore the life raft was driven seaward by the gale, The boat landed nt Ijinesvllle at 7:30 a. m. and the second officer Immediately noti fied two life saving stations nnd nearby fishermen of the plight of those on tho life rnft. The commandant at Ports, mouth also was Informed of the nccldent and replied that the tin; M. Mitchell Da vis would leave at once in search of the Nezlnscot's rnft. At 9:00 a. m. the gale was still blowing but the wind had worked more to the northward, which, the fishermen hole said, mode It possible that the life raft would be blown across Massachusetts bay and that the men would be able to make a landing somewhere Inside of Cape Cod In case they were not picked up. The Nezlnsrot was attached to the Portsmouth navy yard, She was K, feet long, 19 feet beam and S feet mean draft. Her displacement was 136 tons nnd her speed 10 knots. BIG DEMAND FOR LABOR. Prosperity lliillrtlnn Verified hy lle qurfifs for Men the Country Over. Washington, Aug, 11 The prosper ity bulletins which are coming from all directions fln'd verification In gov ernment circles In Washington. Ac cording to officials of the department of commerce nnd labor there Is a con stantly Increasing demand for men from all parts of the country. This increased demand began about six weeks ago. In tho last two weeks the division of Information has con cluded negotiations which resulted In the sending of three thousand men to tho West. Tho report of the agricul tural department, predicting bumper crops of grain, are verified In the do. mands mado upon the division of In formation for men to work In the harvest fields of the Northwest. A more settled business condition brought a demand for men to work In a brick-making plant In Missouri, and 15 families were given Informa tion by the government, which result ed In their going to the Missouri plant, As soon as a settlement of the tar iff question was In sight an uphol stery concern In Illinois gave notice of Its purpose to resume business, and asked the department of commerce and labor to assist In thn finding of willing and competent men. These nre merely Instances of a general demand which has made It clear to those In charge nf the di vision of Information that the reports of reviving business nre not mere "newspnper talk." BALLOON BOUND NORTH. Start for Canada To-day from Rutland to Capture Trophy. Rutland, Aug. 11 Pilot William Van Sleet of the Vermont Aero cluh will make an ascension In (he balloon "Heart of the Bcrkshlres'' fiom this city to morrow afternoon nt three o'clock with Charles 8. Keys, a lloston commercial traveller and n local man as passengers, An attempt will be made to capture tho trophy offered hy I.n Patrle of Montreal for the balloonlsts crossing the Canadian border with a start made at least 1M miles from the line. EMJCTRICITY FOlIWFJD PL-ANK. PoughkeepslB, N, Y., Aug. 11, John Walsh, a carpenter, employed at the local electric light atatlon was electro cuted this morning and died Instantly Wulsh was carrying a plank on his shoulder when ono end of tho plank came In contact 'with a feed wire, 33,oX) volts passed through his system and his lifeless body fell through Bn opening to the floor below when it was found by ftllow workmen. PRESIDENT IMS I Ambassador O'Brien, Homo on a Leave of Absence, His Guest at Beverley. TREATY TO BE MADE SOON President Informing lllinselr about Conditions Will Mnke ns Fen lie cess Appointments ns Possi bleWill I.eme Judge Brthrn's Place Vacant. Heverly, Mass., Aug. 11. President Taft talked with the American ambassa dor to Japan, Thomas J. O'Hrlen, for more than an hour thli afternoon on tho porch nf his summer cottage. Tho am bassador found tho Presldcnlly keenly alive to the situation In tho Far Hast nnd Mr. O'Hrlen went carefully over every question of Importance that was pending when he left his post nt Toklo to come home on leave of absence. Mr. O'Rrlen is to be retained by the President ns ambassador nnd Is credited with being an close to tho throne as any ambassa dor at the Japanese Kmpei or's court. Mr. O'Hrlen brought nvinv messages of congratulations and good will to Mr. Taft from the President's friends In Ja pan. These friends Include men both In and out of official life. After his Inter view with the nmbnssador President Tuft declared that mnttets 111 tho Far Fast wore very satisfactory. Tho probability of a break between China anil Japan over the Antung-Mukden railroad Im provements was not taken tip. n;i the situation, which now seems to bo ad Justing Itself, had not become acute when Mr. O'Hrlen loft Japan. The question nf tho Japan-Amei lean triaty Is to bo takm up soon In this country and It Is believed that the Piesi dont gathered much Information for his future guidance from his extended talk with the American ambassador. Mr. O'Hrlen is sailing for F.uropo on Satur day but will return to this country on his way hack to his post. President Taft made the Important declaration to-day that It will he his policy to make as few recess appoint ments ns possible. In cases of vacancies on the federal bench, especially, tho President lias stated that he will make appointments only In districts or cli cults where the need of a Judge Is shown to he Imperative. The President docc not believe It to Do a gooil policy to appoint a mm to a life position and to commission him In the absence of confirmation bv tho Senate. Mr. Taft's declaration of his policy ns to recess appointments came up In con nection with the vncancy on the district court bench nt Chicago, occasioned by the doatli of Judge Hetbea, Mr. Taft will not fill this vacancy until Congress meets In December. The President had an extended talk with Judge A. K. Abbott, of New Mexico after iuneheon to-day. Judge Alibott has been spending tho summer at Haverhill, his old home, and wns called to see tho President to give him some Information ns to political affairs In the territory. The question of statehood for New Mexico did not enter Into the interview for the Presi dent takes It for granted hot Congress will carry out the party's platform de claration for separate statehoo-- for both New Mexico and Arizona. President Taft will not nttend the army manoeuvres around Roston th weke of August 14-21. He thinks his visit would he too "official" for the vacation period. As to golf the President anil his partner, John Hnys llnmmrmd, were In had" ngaln nt F.ssex to-day, and lost out to their old opponents. Gen oral Adelbert Ames of Civil War fame and W. J. Honrdmnn of Wash ington, whom they have challenged for tho third game on Frldnv morn ing. To-dav the President and Mr. Hammond lost bv 2 tip. To-morrow Mr. Taft goes to Myopia again for a return two-hnll match against Mr. Hnmmond, President Taft could not be drawn Into any discussion t lint savored of politics to-day. The President would not even adml'- that he had seen any "Insurgent" throats in the papers nnd this Included tho Cummins "boom" for the presidency In 1!12. IiOte this afternoon the President nnd Mrs. Tnft nnd Ca.pt. Butt took a three mile automobile, ride to Topsfleid, Ipswich and return. President Tnft Is continuing dally to take nn hour's exercise at gymnasium work. Ho began the practice at Wash ington the first of the summer and found the exercise to be so beneficial that ho Is decided to continue It Indefinitely. Dr. Charles Rarker, who prescribed the kind of exercise best suited to the President ts visiting in Rcvcrly and makes dally trips to the cottage. The deUgates nf the President's trip down the Mississippi fiom St Louis be ginning October Ei were announced to-day. Pevernl additional stops have been added to the ltlnlernry and instead of nrilvmg at New Orleans October 23, ns announced from Wnshlrginn. the President will make addresses from the dorks of the steam boat on the wny down the fnmniis river, TRIED NEW AERODROME. Machine (llirn n ihort llrlve over the (round Yesterday. Petewawa Camp, tint., Aug. 11 The Dell-Mf Curdy aerodrome wns tried out on Ihi' ground this evening, but no flight was attempted nnd none will bo until nil stay wires shall have been so tightened Hint they remnln tight after s inn over the ground. A short run over the ground last night showed Hint these wires hnvo n tendency to work loo'-e. Owing to a Htlff wind, to-day's tilnl was not mado until 8: p. m. With the englno throttled down to the limit n showed 20 horsepower, half the rnlod power nnd drove the machine ibeul 3J miles an hour. No apeotatori were ai lowtd en tha gron! dorln tha trwi. ABQU Ma BUSINESS IS PARALYZED Only Two Stores llseaped the Fire In Montleello Only Three Resi dence Were Humeri. Mlddletown, N. Y., Aug. 11. Tho busi ness community of Montleello which wns swept by such n disastrous fire last night and early to-day, Is paralyzed. Tho ruins nre still smoking to-night nnd only two stores remn'a standing. Tho loss ns conservatively estimated will reach Jsoo.fXO with only $2.10,000 covered by insurance. As only three residences were destroyed, however, there lire no homeless, there Is no physical suffering, nnd It has not boon necessary to place a guard about the burned district as there has been no at tempt at thieving. Nn one was Injured. Summer guests who wero driven from the hotels dostioyed found shelter quickly In hoarding houses. Aside from tho Interruption of telegraph anil telephone service which will he ro-osfnlillshcd to morrow, the fire was mainly n blow to the hurlnesa men of tho town. Three hotels filled with summer quests, mainly from New York city, wore destroyed. They wero tho Rock well house, thn largest hotel In Sul livan county; the Palatlno Hotel nnd the Holsum House. All the guests escaped with most of their personal effects, Tho Montleello House was not burned. Tho t'nlon Nntlnnnl hank nnd both newspaper offices were des troyed. F.arly this morning when It was seen that tho business section of the village wns doomed the firemen began to lire dynninlto to blow up the build ings by which tho tiro threatened to sprend to the residential district. Hy this means the residences except for two of tho bettor c'nss of houses wore saved. Montleello ordinarily in a village o." less than 2.000 residents but during summer when thnusnnds of city dwellers rush to the mountain region tlie population swells to nearly ,'i.uOO. Tlie hotels and boarding houses wore filled to overflowing last night when tiio fire broke out In the electric light station In the rear of the Palatine Hotel In Main stre-t. WANT LOBBY AT CAPITAL. Sieelnl Legislation "-oocln for state llinub of A. I', of l ll.trdwlck, Aug. 11 Recommending that tile Legislature of 1010 be repetitlnn od to pass an employers' liability act, the exemption of JM fiom trustee notion, nnd that the members In the Slate be tned ten cents each to maintain a lobby at Montpeller dining the entire session to see that the bills are passed, the secretary of the Vermont State Hranrli of the American Federation of Labor made bis report nt I lie meeting which Is being hi lil In this place tn-dnv. In his i" port. Pifslilent P. F. Mo Cnithv of Rnrro recommended, In view nf the Inroads which tuberculosis was making In the State, ibai the federation brnd its efforts to bringing about the establishment of n sanatorium In each enuntv of the State. Tho reports of tho various commit tfe.s 'loio read nnd ndnpted last even ing. The lecelpts of tho year were $1, o;i.7l and tho e;.penillluro Jl.Mn.17, leav ing a balance nf JU;..",s In the treas ury. Tills nftrrnonn. the delegates visited the Wooilliurv granite quarries nnd this evening -i banquet was held In the Knl'-rllts of Pythias ball. HEARING ON JOY RIDE. Wlllliini WiiIhIi, who Was 'trlvlng Machine, May He Charged vlth Mnnslniightrr. Woicester. Aug. 11 -Dr. Frederick H. Hal.-or bold an nutopsv yesterday morn ing on tlie body of Stanley Taylor, killed In the automobile accident In Shrews bury early Sunday morning. It was found that the heart and lungs wore punctured nnd Hie rliost bones smash ed, wbli b pidleiitos that Taylor was struck bv the shaft of the milk wigon Willi which Ibe 'Uitomnbilo collided. Word lias been received from Mrs. Clara Taylor. 1' Common street, Huston, mother of Tavlor, nhlng for particulars of her son's death. The hearing will be held Thursday morning and after a con ference with the selectmen of Shrews bury, Chief D A Matthews will decide If nn additional rhrr-je of manslaughter will bo mado against William Walsh, who Is charged with larceny of the auto mobile and who was driving at the time, William T. Walsh of Worcester has had his license to operate motor vehicles suspended hy the Massachusetts highway commission because of his part in an nccldent which resulted In tho death nf one of tho party that ho wns driving on a "Joy ride" In an automobile. SANOHE SUES DEWEYS. Xew VorUcr Claims S.0,000 for Al leged FiiIko Imprisonment. Rutland. Aug. 11 Deputy Cnlted States Marshal F. II. Chnpmnn of this city to-dny ntloehcil property belong ing to Charles II. Dewey, treasurer of the Heiinlnglon Savings hank, nnd Arthur J. Dewey, a Woodford lumber man, for JuO.OOO ns a result of a suit hi ought In the I'lilted States court by Hercules Sanche of New York against the Messrs. Dewey. The heavy dam ages are claimed on the ground o( false Imprisonment. Tho suit Is re turnable to tho October term nf the federal court In this cltv. Mr. Sanche alleges that February 10, 1007. he was arrested ns the in sult of a trespass case for 1,000 brought ngalnst him hy tho Doweys; that ho rpont live hours n Jail, great ly Injuring his reputation nnd caus ing great montnl suffering; that he spent a grent amount nf money In getting his liberty; t lint the fact that tho trespass suit wns brought with out grounds was shown by tho proof that In 10 days ho received notice from tho MeHsrii, Dewey that It had been discontinued. DEATH OF MR8. MALI.ON. Mnlone, X Y Aug. II. Mm. M. 8. Mnllon, ono of Malone's most worthy nnd highly respected women, died at her homo on Washington street lust night nt 10:30, Mis, Million was the wlfo of M. S. Mnllon, a letlred IiukIiikbh man of Mnlono, nnd for IS yenrs ha been more or less of an Invalid, Her husband W. J, Mollon, fleorge It, Mnllon, night editor of New York Sun. and MIni Florence C. Mallon urvlv. Tit dictated wu 71 yeari old. HEAT T G. A. H. PARADE Twenty Veterans Taken from the Streets in Salt Lake City Yesterday. THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS Vcrmoiier. Attracted Attention hy Sprigs of Pino Worn In Their Hntn Children Who Formed Living King Suffered frverely No Fatnlltle. Salt Lake City, I'tah, Aug. 11 Mid summer bent to-day thinned tho nnnual parade nf the Grnnd Army nf the Re public nt the 13rd encampment and wrought suffering nmnng the hundreds nf children who participated In the formation nf the living flag. At least 100 elilldren and 20 veterans w ro taken from the street. There weic no fatalities. The C.000 veterans, walking four abreast, aroused enthusiasm In the more than lOO.ooo onlookers. One of the notable companies wns t lint of the Green Mountain Hoys of Vermont, who wore rprlngs of pine In their hat bands. Arkansas had only four veterans In line while Illinois find the largest number marching. At the rear came a little band whoso banners recalled the darkest pictures of tho Civil War. On white, banners wero the words;: "Llbby." "A ndersnnvllle," "Macon." "Tvl"'" "Hollo Isle" and tho names of nth-r Confederate prisons. The division consisted of the former prisoners of w a r. TENNIS FIELD OUT DOWN. Harris of llrnlllehoro Heels "dncVelgh In ieml-Fliinl Tn-dny. St. Jolmsbury, Aug. 11. The plnying In the second day of the Vermont State tennis tournnment has almost renehod the semi-final round nnd the best players are quickly coming to the front. The fastest match nf the day was In the doubles be tween Portet and Colllster against Harris nnd Fnlrbanks. The latter two had never phiNod together before but were game (n tlie finish. It Innks now as If tne winner nf the tournament would ho Harris of Hrattleboro or MneVeagh of the Phillips Fxeior team. These two meet to-morrow In the semi-finals To-dav's matches re sulted as follows; First round Leland Olds heat C. W. Steele. 0-1, 7-S: A. O. Sprague beat R. H. Clark, 0-2, fi-0; C M. Richmond bat P. M. Filch, 7-5, C-l: Fennlmore Cady beat K. A. Freshman, 7-.1. Second round J. II. MacVengh heat Cady, 0-1. 0-1: F It. Harris beat C. H. Colllster, 0-3, 7-3; Olds beat Sprague, by default. Preliminary round In doubles Porter and Colllster b.-nt Harris nnd Fairbanks, H-3. 7-."; Fitch and Fltcn beat Steele and Richmond, 0-2, 3-0. C-Z. First round Pnrter and Colllster beat Stone and Olds. 0-1. 1-3; Rlcker and Spnuldlng heat Sprague and Hill. 0-3, l-f, C-3. TWELVE GIRLS HEARERS. Ilonlile Funeral nt Proctor of Victims of nronnlnj; Accident. Proctor, Aug 11. A double funeral was held heie this afternoon for Miss Helen Pwaiihon anil Miss Olga RJnik, the 17-yenr-old Girls who were drowned Monday In a prhnte pon 1 belonging to the Into Senator Proctor. The Swedish Congrega tional Church was filled to overflowing at the services, at which thn Roy Gustav Wlmnn was 'lie officiating clergyman. Twelve girl friends of the deceased acted as pall bearers. TWO-WEEK-TERM PROBABLE Progress of Cases In County Court nt North Hero. North Hero, Aug. 11 In Grand Isle county court yesterday wns heard the divorce ense of Nettle Kibble Alien vs. Orvllle W. Allen, nnd n bill was granted on tho ground of desertion. C. S. Palmer of Rutilngton was coun sel for the petitioner. A Jury wns empaneled In the ense of M, K. Hodgklns vs. F. F. Allen and this suit ts now on trial. It Is nn notion of general assumpsit. Dnrllng and Mower of Burlington appear for the plnlntlff nnd A. O, Whlttemoro of Burlington for the denfendant. Tho nnxt enso Is Austin A- McCat gar vs. D. Lnnglols, alleged breach of contract for sale of hay. Tho term will probnbly Inst two weeks, FOUND-WOMAN DEAD IN P.F.D. St. Johnsbury, Aug. 11. Mrs. Iiura Fryo, nged OS years, wns found dead In her bed this morning hy Miss Fannie Chesloy, who went to call her. Mrs. Fryo wns employed In the Stoekley res tnurant, nnd retired last night In her usual good health. 1'mler the conditions It was decided to hold nn Investigation when It wns decided Hint denth was caused hy heart dlsenso. TWO SCORE BELOW 80. Ilerreshoff of Rknnnok Medal Oolfer nt TO Wilder Second. Mnnchcster. Aug. 11. With only two scores below 80, the qualifying round for the first president's cup on the links of tho Kkwnnok Country cluh wag complet ed late to-dny. Frederick Ilerreshoff of Kkwnnok captured the medal with the score of 70. Next was Henry H. Wilder, IntorcolU'iilato chnmplon, Vesper Country club, 77, nnd third, Walter T. West of Phllndolphln SO. Among tho first 52 qual ifying for the cup nt 18 holes, mednl play, wero also: W. J. Travis, Garden City. S5; K. J. Hall, Rutlnnd, M; C. M. Clnrk, Kkwnnok, 87; Paul Waterman, Kkwnnok, S7; C, M. Palmer, Jr., Hutland, 8; P. T. Clark, BlcwanoV, 89; 13. II. Pond, Rutland, 89. HOUSES SWEPT AWAY The Snntn Cntnrlna lllver OverRoned Its nnnks Causing (treat Destruc tion Fourteen Lives Lost. Monterey Mexico. Auir ttTb Smm Cntnrlna river, nfttr a disastrous over flow returned to Its banks to-day leav ing n scene of desolation nnd destruc tion In thn southern part of Monterey At least H persons were drowned. At San Liilsllo, a suburb, more thnn Ooo nouses were swept away. In Monterey property damage was groat. The bath house wns Hooded and one man lost his life In the swim. lnlng pool. The electric light and power plant wns damaged. Tho rains continue nnd another flood Is expected. The nntlnnnl railway lines lire tied up. No trains have arrived xlnce Tuesday. DISCOVERED CRD?PLE CREEK Although lie Found o Much (iold Robert Womnek Died Poor. Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 11. Rob ert Womii' k, famous an the discovered of Cripple Creek, died here yesterday from paralysis, after n lingering Illness. Ho never profited by his great discovery and died in comparative poverty. Womack wns born In Kentucky CO yearn ago, and with several other children his father took him to Colorado In the early M's. The Wnmncks settled on lnnd on Cripple Crc'k, where they raised cattle. Thry romnlnid for several years, when the elder Wornaek, with a son t.nmed William, went to Colorado Springs. Roh ert Womack. however, believing there was gold around Cripple Creek, remained, tlure nnd kept up a tireless search for many yeais. At last his expectations wore realized. It was while riding the ranifo with his brother-in-law, Theodore Lowe, that he found traees of gold In a pice of float rock which ho picked up. Immediately Womack sent Lowe on a Mx days' -tile to Denver to have the rock assayed, while ho himself went on with bis v.oik. On his return Ixiwe had a certificate showing that the piece of float rock g.i 'o returns of KTJ) in gold to the ton. The two men set out for the place where Womaok found the rock. In what Is known now as Poverty Gulch, Just outside the limits r,f Cripple Creek. Aftr some years, however, Lowe gave up tho task, hut Womaok was ns persistent as ever. It was not until January. 11101. that Womnek was finally repaid for all his efforts. Then he came across the real gold metal In whnt !s now known as the Kl Paso lode of the Gold King property, nnd later h" -struck a bonan za lodes. Apparently he could not stand pros perity, for soon after his discovery he went to Colorado Springs and tiring nn nll"eed spree snld his honnnzu for jr.00. It wns during one of these visits to the Spiings that Womack rode through the streets brandishing n revolver and proclaiming hl secret. Tlie next few days witnessed one nf tlie biggest rushes to the scene nf hl discovery that the West has ever known. When he finally came to his senses and derided to return to Cripple Creole Womack found that the bet mining prop erty had been selzerl hy others. He suc ceeded In staking out n few claims, hut they proved valueless. Finding that he would have to go to work, he did so with out n murmur In his last days Womnek wns dependent on his sister, who keeps n boarding house where he died. Records show that from the land whore Womnek i.rst found gold J23S,00O,0rt) worth of the yellow metal has heen taken. BIG STEAMER HELPLESS. Sent tint Warning hy Wireless That Tnll Shaft Was llrokeu nothrr Sleniner Sent fut to Her Aid. Reaufort. N. C. Aug. II The steam ship Arapahoe of the Clyde line for Charleston nnd Jr.eksnn vlllo from Now York broke her tall shaft this after noon at 3:45 o'clock nnd reported by wireless message received at this sta tion nt 4:50 o'clock that she was drift ing helplessly. The ship at the time that she flash ed her "C. Q, D." wns 21 miles south west nf Dlnmnrul Slroals lightship. Tlie wind was strong from the northeast nnd wns drifting the ship in shore. She Is heavily loaded and has quite a number of passengers on board. Wireless reports later stnted that the steamer Huron nf the Clyde line Hrrlved to nld the Arnpahoe at 0 00 P. m. The Huron was standing by and possibly will take the Arapahou In tow. LANDED IN CORNFIELD. I'mressor Todd llrllrvrs Italloon Can no (laed to Study Mars. Hopklnton, Mass., Aug. 11. -Professor nnd Sirs. David P. Todd of Amherst and Charles J, Qlldden of Boston landed In a lorn nein nere ar 7:15 to-night after a bnlloon trip nf thirty miles trnm Tell.,. hurg. R wa the first experience of ";-K"or and .Mrs. Todd In a bnlloon. To Prof. Todd It was especially at Isfnctory because It gave him strong support of his Hieory that astronomi cal observations from a balloon are entirely feasible. Prof. Todd believes that it would be possible to uso a telescope successfully from a balloon In making scientific observations of the planet Mars, RAISE PRICE OF MILK. New Hnmpsblrr Farmers Alarmed by Grasshopper Pest. Whlteneld, N. H Aug, 11 Farmers In thla section were alarmed to-dny by tho appearance of vast swarms of (Trasshoppera. Fields are being devas tated, und pastures are In lured to suoh an extent ns to seriously threat en tha milk supply, The milk dealeru advanced tho price of milk to-dny one cent per quart, anil tiniest tho plague Is abated It wilt go higher. Tho Invasion of the grasshopper seems to bo severest at this point, All the surrounding towns aro being overrun by them. BODY HANGING IN WIRE FENCE Tongue of W. C. Wheeler ol Windsor Stuck Out as Though He Had Strangled. A FEW BRUISES ON HEAD Ilenjnmlii Flint Fonnd Corpse whllt WnlMng nn Itnllrond Track Se lectmen o IIite nn Autopsy to Determine Question of Possible Foul Piny. Windsor, Aug. Il.The lifeless body o William C Wheeler, oged 33 years, was found hanging In a wire fence this morn ing down a steep embankment from thn lallroad track. Tho nock rested across a wire and the tongue wns strlcklng out ol the mouth ns though he hnd strangled to death. There were a few lirulses on tho head. The body was found about ten o'clock by RonJnmln Flint, who wns walking on the track to his home. The selectmen were notified nnd tho body taken to tho undertaking rooms of Cabot brothers whoie on nulnpsv will bo held and the question of whether death was due to foul play 'etermlnd. Wheeler If. urvlvoil by bis mother who lives in Windsor and bv a daughter who is with relatives In 'bo West DAUGHTERS OF VERMONT. Huston loeljty Will Fntrrtnln the eriiiont Federation nf Wo luen'n Clubs. !i"tnn. i7. 11 The Daughters of Vermont err planning to entertain tho Vermont Federation of Women's cl lbs when the ileHnies rome here for t leir .Mi'ion! meeting Oitober 7 olid 5. The meetings will be held at the Ven doine. and the daughters will give n reception and innslcale r.n the evening of the Mb for their guests. T'.ev have other plans ,vhlch ire not yet fully formulated. Mr. n. C. Ashtnn of Rutland Is the president of the Vermont Federation and Mrs George H. Graves of Maiden is the president of the Daughters of Vet mnnt. IMMENSE LAND SUIT. Title to 1110.000 eres Involved Maine 'orporntlon the Pnrlles. Concord. N. H., Ana. 11. A hill lr. equity Involving -nlllinns bn been brought bv the Publishers' Paper com pany, organized rnder the lnivs ol Maine, and having its prlnel-:i place ol business In Portsmouth, N H, against the Forest Product company and Georg 11. James of Hoston ns defe-idnnts Th( Forest Product company also is a Malna corporation, doing business nt Wiodstock nnd elsewhere in Grafton counvv. N H. Mr. James Is the inmllsher of the American Cultivator. It Is alleged that James entered Into nn agreement to obtain lOO.orvi acres of land for a .-orporntlon to be known ns the White Mountain Paper company, that two years '-fter the company was mortgaged In l'')2, .tames caused to be orgnolzed the Forest Product company. It Is charged that James Is the princi pal owner of the Forest Product com pany and that his company was organ ized for the purpose of getting the titles to all the lands, etc., Into the hands of a third party, a corporation practically owned and controlled hy himself, al though the descriptions of property In tho moitgngo nnd the language of cer tain other deeds, to whleh White Mountain company was n party, nre cited to effect as to where ibe rightful ownership was or was believed to be. Tlie plaintiffs, the Publishers' Paper company, prays that the defendants bo ordered specltlcnlly to convey to tho plaintiffs all the land, rights and prop erties claimed under the hill In equity; nnd, If the defendants are unable to do so, that they account to tho plaintiff for the value and the damage suffered be cause of the loss of such lnnds and rights, James W. Remlck of Concord and F.x.-Atty. Gen. Clarke c. Fltts of Ver mont urn the solicitors for tho plantlff. nnd Rtreetor & Hollls nre counsel for the defendants. Various prominent names nre men tioned In the bill nnd Its "exhibits" such as George It. Jntnes, Chnrles K. Locke, Oaklelgh Thome, Fumuel P. Colt, Hos mer H. Parsons, H, M. Rlnnkmer, A. C, Konnrtt. 11. H. Rollins, Alvln Rurlelgl and Cioorso H. Fiske TAYLOR TO BUY PLANT. Will Try to Settle "lib (lie Creditor of the Tnlc Ilunlnc In Mnretnvtn. New Haven, Conn., Aug.Ml. The nffain of the International Mining company which owned tnlc mines nt Moretown, Vt., and Tlconderoga, N. V, and wns formed under Maine laws to mine and manu facture graphite, poultry grit, talc, etc., aro probably to be wound up so far ai the creditors are concerned by the pur chase of the Moretown plant by John W. Taylor of Hoston, the original promotei o fthe eopomtlon, which Is owned large ly In New Haven. The Tlconderoga planl was taken oyer some time ago by tin Rnrrett Manufacturing company of New York, to satisfy a mortgage given bj tho International company. Hy the plar. which has been presented to Referei Newton In the I'nltcd States bankruptcy court here tho stockholders hopo to realize nt least 75 per cent, and posslblj more on their claims, which Include con siderable cash advanced. Mr, Taylor proposes to buy the More town plant outright and to construct I railroad to It to reduce the cost of mov Ing the compnny's product, which hn hitherto been almost prohibitive and hat had most to do with Its failure to pay a profit. He offers $70,000 for It on condition that he Is allowed to Issue $1,000,000 In six per cent, thirty-year first mortgngo bondsj In the compnny's name. At a meeting of the shareholders of the hnnkrupt concern over 50,nno shares were voed In favor of executing this contract If Refereo Newton anient.