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VOL LXTJI, NEW SEMES VOL. XXXIX. BURLINGTON. VT., TIL I J USD AY, DECEMBER If), 1S92. NUMBER 25 9 C ; B STATE BANK STATUS INVOLVED IN A BANKING BILL TRODUCED IN THE HOUSE. IN- Hiirtor of Ohio hn n Scheme to rlnco Stnto HnnU Issue on n Sitle llasln Home Co I lingo Camtulttoe Discuss the Sher uism I.niT, Washington, Deo. 7. Iu the House to day Representative Horter ol Ohio Intro duced u comprehensive banking bill, which provides for the porpeluutlon of tho nation al banking uyslom and tho restoration of State bank notes on a basis which Mr. liar ter considers absolutely sato, open to no reasonable objeation, and certain to be ac ceptable and efficient. Ho says no bank notes In the world, excepting possibly those of the Bank of England, and hardly those, are so perfectly secured as, under this bill, would be the notes of any of our titato or national banks, however remotely situated. Ibo bill alms to make all bank note circu lation flexible, promptly redeemable in gold or Its equivalent. The rate lmpcs;d by it upon national bank circulation up to i)0 per cent of tLe paid-in capital is only one-fifth of ono per cent, and it takes all tuxes oil Mate bank circulation, provldod it is se cured in the same manner and to the same extent as national banknotes. Hucar TnrlfTiiiid Itounty. A bill wns introduced by Representative Harter of Ohio, which provides that on aud after Feb. 1, 1803, n uniform tariff tax or customs duty of one half of one cent per pouod be levied ou all grades of sugar im ported into tho United States and that the payment of all bouutloe to producers of sugar in the United States cease on the first of February next. SHERMAN SILVER LAW Subject of Dlitousalnu Itofore tho liouso Coituico Committee, Tho House committeo on coinage met to day to discuss a bill for the repeal of the Sherman silver law. Representative Wil llrtmi ot Massachusetts submitted a bill, which instead of repealing the Bbermaniaw outright, directs the secretary of the treas tiry to discontinue tho purchase of silver, Mr. Williams' bill also proposes to amend section 6 ot the Sherman act. This soctlon directs that the balances standing with the treasurer to the credit of national banks for deposits made to redeem the circulating notu of such banks shall be covered into the treasury as a miscellaneous receipt. Mr. Williams said that when the Slier man act became law there was 55, 000,000 of such funds on deposit in tho treasury. This was regarded as a trust fund and had nlways bean treated as such. There was no rightful authority to turn it into tho treas ury. There is now no fund held as a s curity for the notes outstanding. Mr, Williams proposed by the second seo tlon of his bill that all deposits hereafter recoived for the redemption of the circulat ing notes of national banks shall be placed with tho treasury to the credit of tho banks making them, Mr. Williams reallzts that the withdraw al from circulation of tho present balance, namely, 25, 000,000 of the nmount which was turned into the general treasury at th9 tune ot the passage of the Sherman act would provo an embarrassment in the pres eut condition of the treasury. At the same time h thinks that it is proper that the presout practlco should not be continued. His proposition evoked considerable discus eion, which was only cut off by the arrival of the hour of adjournment. ?'o Action In tlio SmiHtc Senator Hill of New York introduced bill to repeal tee Sherman silver purchase Jill of ltOO. It was appropriately roferred. 4U4 tsnate tnen debated Vest's joint reso lution of yesterday relating to tho civilized tribes of tho Indian Territory, and without action adjourned, WAsniNT.roN, Dec. 3. After transacting routine business tho Senate at 12:30, on '.notion of Mr, Sherman, procoedod to ox cutive business. Half an hour later tho doors were ro-oponod, and a message was presented from tho Homo announcing the death of representative Warwick of Ohl ino customary resolutions of regret were iffsred by Mr. Brica aud were adopted and then, as a further mark of rospuct for ino memory or me dead member.tha Sonnto at I p. m. adjourned till Monday. Work tn Kxecutlr. Soniion, Ihe Senate in oxacutlve session to-day ratlllod the convention concludsd between Chill and tho I'nitcd Mates for tho settle ment ot tho long existing cluims of the I nlted States against Chili, I'resldeilllMl Nominations Confirmed The Senate confirmed the following nominations: jonn 11. uear of Iowa, us muni tecremry ui uie treasury; envoys extraordinary and ministers plenipotsa tlury, David r. Juompson of Oregon, Turkey; William Pottsr of Pennsylvania, to Jtaly; United (states agent and consul general, Edward C, Little of Kansas, Cairo. In tlio IJousr, at Only routino butluoss was transacted in the House, GEARY EXCLUSION ACT. retltloo For Its Modification Appears Iu the House, WAbiiiNQTON, Dec. 9. Tho consideration ot the Senate bill (with House amendments) relative to tlio public printing and bindiu was resumed, Mr. Holman ot Indiana withdrew his mo tlon, which was pendiug, it recommit the bill; and by unnuinious consent the vote by wbtch tho bill was ordered to u third read lug huvlug been recnutldcred, Mr. Holman moved to point out the clauses of tho meus uro which relate to the oillco of superlnUn dent of public documents. The amendment was agreed to alter half an hour consumed ir drumming tip n quorum, and the bill as amended was passed, Mr, Androw of Massachuietts presented tho petition of Rov, Phillips lirooks otid others asking for the Geary Chiutie uct, Ordered priuted. Tho House then adjourn od until Monday. 'I Im Silver I'uruliusu Illll. Representative Williams of Massachusetts Introduced in the House his bill (heretofore desT'bed In thtEC despatches os submitted to tlio coinage committee) providing lor th di.contlniMiico of silver purcliaies after February 1 next and tun sotting aside us a triitft fund ot tlio money iccclvud by the treasury for the redemption ot natCf tiouk notes which, by tbo Buerman i law of 1800, was made a "nilscsllanooi celpt." a, Kill Itoculntlng Transportation Mr. Dlnglay of Mnlno Introduced a 1 emend the laws relating to trnniporl 92 of merchnndlso bstween United States jnf so as to mako It unlawful for any ft vessels to carry merchandise from one pure iu ths Unllod States to another via a foreign port. DIRECT VOTE ELECTION Of President Llkelv to IIrvo Thorough Consideration by the Oelnoornt. Washington, Doc. 0. The proposition to choose tho president by the direct vote of tho people, always a popular one wltu the democrats, promlos to meet with more than usual consideration by the committee on tho election of prosldent and vice-president and representatives in Congress, to which is referred bills ana resolutions pro posing amendments to the constitution with this end in view. Tho ball wns started rolling to-day when the committee had its first meeting of the session. There were proient, in addition to a good number of the members of the com mittee, Representative Springer and Col. A. K. McClure, the editor of the Philadel phia Times, both of whom addressod tho committoe brleily on tho BUbjnct under con sideration. CHINESE EXCLUSION ACT. UlB I'etltlon for its Modification Tre. entrd In the 11 on in. A big petition for the modification of tho Chlneso exclusion net was presented by Representative Andrew in the House. It is not usual to print petitions in tho Con gressional Reoord, but Mr. Andrew, nftr consulting with Speaker Crisp, asked and obtained unanimous consent of tho House to have the petition printed and It will ap- poar in tho report of to-day's proceedings. The petition is signed by moro tlinn 500,000 prominent people- of Massachu setts and nks for the repeal of tho act to prohibit tho coming of Chiuese persons into the United Statos, approved Way O, and known ns tho Geary bill, excepting, however, tho ilrat section thereof, nheroby all laws now In forco prohibiting and regu lating the coming of Chiuese persons into the 1 nited States are continued iu force for 10 yeorB from May 5, 1S02. Mr. Androw introduced a bill carrying out the purpose of tho potition aud both were referred to tho committee on foreign affairs. This is the committeo which ported tho original Chlneso exclusion act last winter, but Mr. Andrew, Gen. Hooker and Mr. Hutt at the time prepared to re new the light in favor ot repealing Its worst features. Tho petitiou presented to-day Is ono of tho most notnble in the character of its signers, which has been presented during the present session of Congress. Monday In Congress, Washinoton, Dec. 12. Senator Stownrt Introduced a bill amending tbo existing Sherman act so aa to provide for frco tilver coinage nnd tho coinage ot tho sil ver bullion now held in the treasury, and in addition for tho issue of treasury notes bnsod on the silver dejoslts, which notes aro to be redeemable in go!d or sllvor coin at the option of tho government and are made legal teudors. No business of importance was done. AVasihnoto.v, Dec. 12. A comprehen slve bill to enable national banks to increase their circulation aud to suspend further purchases of silver, was introduced into tho House to-day bv Rcprasentativo Androw of Massachusetts. The House passed some bills relativo to tho District of Columbia and tho adjourned. NEW RAILROAD DEAL nsiieolnlly fencsraluj: tlio Tr.ifllc and Travol of Vei mou te i P. New II.vvii.n, Conn., Dec. IU. Tho Con Eolidatcd road this afternoon increased its mlloago from 830 to 97-1 mile?. The road has leased the Connecticut R!or road and the Vermont Valley nnd Sullivau road on the terms that tho stockholders of theso two roads shall rocelva tho same dividends ns tho stockholders ot tho New York and Now Hnveu rood that is, 10 per cent. The Connecticut River rond runs from Sprlug Held, Mass., to Keeno, N. II., a distanco of 4 milos. The Vermout alloy roud reaches from llrattleboro to Windsor, t., a dis tance ot 50 miles. The now arrangement practically means tho rccjipt by the consolidated of all the tra'lllc of the Central Vermont and Pas sumpsic roads which control most ot tho passenger and freight transportation from lower Canada and northern Vermont. Aside from the line along Lake) Champlaln and turning into Albany, N. Y., the pres eut consolidated system Is tho most direct route from northern New England and lower Canada. This deal has been talked of only ten days. It was broached In tho meeting of tho direc tors of tho consolidated road lost Saturday and was consummated this noon, Tho Connecticut road has beon paying 8 and 10 per cent to Its stock -holders, but the now lease assuros tbom of a permanent 10 per cent dividend. The stockholders of all rouds concorued will Lave to ratify the Ieao. Such u Btop, though, is so strongly prohablo as to be noxt to certainty, ALCOHOL, NOT POISON Killed one of tlio AlUeml Victims of the llonitstend l'lot. PlTTSBuna, Pa., Dee. 13. Coroner Mc Dowoll has concluded his investigation Into tho death of Isaac Jury, whom the Carnegie company thought might have boon poisoned at Homestead. An autopsy was held and death was found to have been due to alco holism. Tbo disoaso was fur advanced and Ihore was not the least semblanco of poison. Thero were no new developments hero to day In the alloged poisoning conspiracy, Iturnlnc; Mine Abandoned, Virginia Citv, Nov,, Doe, 18. The lira which which has been smoulderiag in tho timbers ot tbo consolidated California and Virginia rulnu for six years, have broken out and ore extraction is practically aban doned. Hundreds of mou uro thrown out of work. Vermont I'eusiouerJ, WAmiNGTO.t, Dec. 18, Tfis following vermonter liar been granted pensions Original, Henry C. Gilbert, .lamot Mc Luighlln; increase, Nason Fuller; original, widows, iite., Mary (llbvoy, Sarah Costel lo, Jane P. Farr. TWO GARS DITCHED, ACCIDENT TO THE NEW YORK- MONTREAL NIGHT EXPRESS. Seven Teople Injured, None Seriously llrnken lire on it Wheel Cannes all tlln Trouble An Uimvold able Acaltlont, liut Fortunntaly No Lives Lost. An accident befell tho Now York-Mon treal sleeper near Forrisburgh station Wed nesday mornlnz about 4 o'clock. Two cars were ditched and sevou of tbo passengers wero injured, but none, it Is thought, seri ously, Thoy nro: Fred Pntnaude, West Bwanzea, N. II., slightly Injured; J, II. .Lee, porter on Wngner car, some bruises, from which ho had largely recovered by evening, and ho returned to Now lork on the exoreei; Mat Man- dolwltz, New York city, hurt about the bend, shoulders and back and possibly internally, but is not considered seriously injured; Mrs. Mulqueen, 221 St. l'aul street, this city, received n general bruis ing and a bad cut under the eyo, which re quired six stitches to close; Joseph Sanger, Montreal, bruised somewhat, but continued on his journey; M, Goldberg, 115 Division street, New lork, scalp wound ou left side of Ills head and right hand bruised; N, Pronsky, 75 Graham pvenue, Brooklyn, bad out on tho lower jaw and chin, Ilesb wouud On the right templu and left foot squeezed a littlo; he also complained ot his back, Prcnsky and Goldberg camo to this city and Dr. Urm nell dressed their heads. After breakfast at the Van Ness House they went on the street to buy some hats. They returned to the hotel in tho eveuing foaling tolerably well, nnd took the express for home. Tbo causa of the accident, as is tho caso In nearly all railroad disasters, was unavoid able, A broken tiro on the forward trucks of the New York bleeper Alva derailed this pair ot trucks a short distanco south of the Ferrisburgh stntiou; the wheels ran aloug ou the ties through tho covered bridge at tbo station nnd on to a culvert on a small ravine some ISO feet in depth north of the depot when the other trucks left tho rails and tho car slid down the embankment, its great weight pulliug tho conch forward of it down also. The sleeper was not badly damaged, its ends and platforms being smnshod and the truck boiug moro or less broken. Tho coach, which was practically now, was totally ruined, only a few of the seats remaining whole. This car stoppod finally bottom stdu up, oud apparontly roiled over once and a half. Six of the Injured wero In tho coach and one, Lee, the porter, in the rear end of tlu sleeper. It seems a wonder, nfter looking at the coach, crushed as it was, that any of its occupants escapod death. Thero were six cars iu tbo train, and tho two that were wrecked were fourth and fifth, the breaking of two couplings alono saving at least two others, the Boston sleeper in the rear of the Now York slooper, and another coach, In front of the one that was wrecked, from boiug burled down tho bank. Tho forward end of the Boston sleeper was damoged coiisid ernbly, but it did not loavo tho track. Tho distanco traversed after the Alva's forwurd truck slid from the ties, was about one-fourth of n mile, yet Lugluoer Audcr sou said he felt no jar or jolting till, as ho suupojed, tho two cars left tbo track and tbo coupliug between the coaches broke. He then looked back and saw what had hap pened. Ho was almost tbo first man to roach either car and ns ho approached the couch ho saw a woman emerge from the do bris and climb up tho bank. He afterward looked there and could not understand how she extricated herself. Tho train was running not far from 20 miles an hour at the time of the nccidont. A wreck train from St. Albans passed through boro about G o'clock with General Superintendent Baldwin, Trainmaster Nash, Drs. Jenne aud Page and a largo gang ot men aboard. Dr. Grinnell joined thum hero and Drs. Chipmon and Willnrd of Vor- gennes mot them at tbo scene of the ucci dent. In a few mluutos after tho arrival of tho special train tho four roniulnlng cars of the oxpress wero coupled together and the train resumed its journey, nrriving hero at 7:1" o'clock. Three of tbo wounded, Pnt naudo, Leo and Mendlowitz, were taken to tho hospital, Prensky and Goldberg to tho Van Noss House, Mrs. Mulqueen to Ler home while Sanger continuod on bis jour ney. In the nfternoon Dr. Andrews, suporin tendent of tho hospital, gave a Kiikk Pnuss reporter tho following facts, which were ro vealed at the second examination ot. the in jured men: Fred Patnaude, chest Injured and ono rib broken, with a possible internal Injury; Jonn 11, Lee, colored, sleeping car nortor. llesh wound below one knee nnd leg bruise from kuee to ankle, will bo lame for some time, but not permanently so; Mat Mom! lowltz, bruises about the head, left shoulder and right hand cut; not serious. A I- itEE IT.r.ss reporter talkod with an other porter of tbo Alva svhilo ho was en deavoring to sweep up the broken crocicory belonging to the bulfot department. Ho said that he felt no paitlcuiur seusatlon to warn him of the impending danger. Ho was iu tho forward end and tho first thlug be know bo was thrown vlolontly acnlnst tho side of tbo oar but fortunately be re ceived only a few scratches. The kovon passengers in his car, he said, wore nil woll shaken up, though no ono was roally injured oxcept Leo, the other porter, Knglnoer Anderson nnd Conductor Sweenoy were in charge of the train. Tho trnck was undisturbed by tho derailment of the cars nnd trafllo was not delayod. Ono ot the passengers on the sleeping car was John Hurd of Santa Clara, N. Y. , prrsident of tbo Northern Adirondack rail, road, who but a short time ago wns serious ly injured in a collision on his own road. Tied Up mid Kobbed. Miudmuioiio, Mass., Deo. 8. As William Barney of Lakeville, a farmer, was enter ing his stable last evening, he was selzod by two men who throw a blanket over bis bead, tiod him up In it aud than took his pocketbook, contululng over 550. There Is no oiuo to the rohbors. AteilKiid Ztrjncted hull, Sr.ATTI.n, Wusb., Dec. 7,- CharIos It. Moulton, nged 29. last night shot and killed Mr. M. H. Story, who lived on Marlon street, then shot himself dead, Mrs. Story had rejocted Moultou's attentions und oiler of marriage. She loaves two eons, aged 11 aud HI, UNITED STATES COURT. FInnI Sitting nt Itiitlaud nnd Adjourn ment to Ilrnttlelmro. At the final session ot the United States Court In Rutland Tuesday tbo cass of the United States against James MoGuirlc of Walllngford was taken up. Mr. McGulrk appeared in court and pleaded guilty to tho charge ot soiling liquor without a Unltod States tax. In view of the State prosecu tions for soiling liquor coutrary to chapter 11)9 of ths revlsad laws nnd other hardships that Mr. McGulrk went through during tho last year for the Illegal sale of liquor, Dis trict Attorney Plumloy was inclined to favor n light tcntonce with the promlso from tlio rospondent that he would not violate tho law ngain. After giving the respondont a good talk ing to in regard to violating tho revenue law, Judge AV'licolor sentenced McGulrk to the House ot Correction for one month and to pay n One of S100. Tbo caso of the United States against the little Parsons boy, for stealing government locks belonging to mail bags, wns brought up. It seems that young t'arsons got these In a car In the depot ynrd, and nftorwnrd tried to soli them to firms in town. Mrs. Parsons, mother of tho boy, had a talk with District Attorney Plumloy, nnd tho result was that tho case wa3 continued until next term. AbIJo from some routine business that camo bofore it, there was no further bear ing of cases. Tho court wns adjourned to llrattleboro, December 80, wbou tho other cases relating to the First National bnuk of St. Albans will bo heard. JUNIOR BLAINE TALKS. Ills I'nttinr Iniprnviuir His No Thouglit of Turliln: Catllulle. Washington, Dec. 18. James G. Blaine, jr., Bald to night to a roporter of tbo Uni ted Press: "Father is improving ami pro gressing nicoly. Wo hnvo no apprehen sion ns to tho final outcome ot his indispo sition." Hus your father or tho family made any dollnlto plnns for bis proposed trip, when tho weather will permit ? was asked. "No, not ns yet. ' How about tho rumors that Dr. Ducey nnd Cardinal Gibbons iuducod your father Into tho Catholic church ? "Thero is no truth in the rumor, Dr. Ducey called to seo father one day last week, only In a friendly way, ns did Cardinal Gibbons yesterday. That is all there Is to it." Mrs. Damrosch has joined tho family here. VERMONT ITEMS. Milton 01 III Workman (Jots il llrnken .1 uw. Milton, Dec. 7. About 2:15 this after noon Peter Trnyah, a workman in Parma- lee's excelelor mills, was Btruck by a piece of llylng wood and his jaw was broken. REPORTS Cir7lnD. Ilutlniidorft (' aim no 3tm-u thtii tlio Nor lli.tl Amount of Mole ness. RfTl.AND, VI., Dec. 7. The reports sent out about sicknesa in Rutland were grossly oxneratod. There is no quarantine nnd no epidemic lioro and nothing out of tho usunl courso. 'I hero is no email pox. Thero nro a few cases of diphtheria, but no mora than a villago often has end nono which have at trncted extraordinary attention. Ile.itil l'roni ll.-art Failure. Bahton Landino, Dec. 7. Dr. Ellery Stanford, aged about 37, of Irasburgh, fell dead in the street this afternoon on account of heart failure. RAILROAD M A T T t R a The Maloue Palladium says that for tho accommodation of tho increasing travel to Montreal by way of tho New York Central and tho now Adirondack and St. Lawronco liue, n regular dining car service lias been inaugurated on tho Adirondack and Mon treal express, serving cu excellent tnblo d'hote breakfast going uorth between -Ma louo nnd Montreal for 7o cunt.". The south bound train serves a t'iblo d'hote dinner ImmeJintoly upon leaving Montroal. The dining car is of the sunie kind as that run on tho Umpire State express. It requires a conductor, three cooUs and three waiters Tho dining car is attached to tho train on its arrival at Mulono in tho morning nnd drop pod nt the km me place on the return from Montreal in th? evouiug. Tho Boston and Maine railroad has al ready beguu to equip its cars to bs lighted by gas. It Is a puro oil gus made by press ing crude petroleum or distillations of pet roleum through a series of retorts tuitably heated. Tho result Is a rich and permanent gas of the highest illuminating power known in tho art. PERSONAL. It was a pleasant icins und peculiar Inci dent in the United States Senate when Senator Proctor, leaning on tho arm of his voneiabie colleague walked down tho broud aisle to the president's cbnir whero Vico.Presldont Morton administered tbo oath of oillco ail three participants beiug natives of ermont. Rev. Henry K. Cobb, D. D., of West Troy, N. Y., a former wall known Vermont clergymnu, has accepted the pastorate of tho new collegiate church of New ork city, n Dutch Reformed church, whlch.likeTrinity church of thnt city, Is endowed, His posi tion as pastor will be permanent, as the custom of tho collegmlo church is when their pastor has arrived at a certain age, to re tire him on half pay. His sulary will be ?7000. GENERAL VERMONT NEWS. All towns desiring a ssrlos of meetings of tho Bonid of Agriculture will bo accommo dated so far as possible, If U. M. iuslow of Brandon, the secretary ot the board, is uotifled nt once. Col, "Ilrnd" Bmnlley of Vermont, It Is genornlly couceJed, will tmvo tho prlviioge ot dividing up tho COO loaves and fishes of patronage iu the Green Mountain Stato ninou" the 10.000 domocrnts who reside there; and ns tho ago of miracles Is over, curious Yankees uro wondurlng how ho will make them go around. New lork Irlbuno. Tlio nnnual meeting of tho Vermont Stnte Agricultural society will be held nt tho .1 line tlon House, at White River Junction Thursday. Decombor 22, at 7 o'clock p. m. Call for (state Troops. IlKl.KN'A, Montana, Deo. I'd. Agont Simmons of tho Hellenapo Agency 1ms asked for troops. It Is reported thnt ssrsrul traders have beon killod und wounded iu the Asslnlboiuo troubles. WHAT CAUSED IT RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS HAVE A HEARING ON THE ACCIDENT. Trainmen nnd Some of tlio Injured I'us- sensei'i Mxko Statements Kildence Tends to SIioit That Hi Accident Wns Cuusod by a ItroUon Tire. Tho railroad commissioners hold n hear ing relative to tbo cause ot the accident to tho New York sleeper Wednesday at 4 a. m., near Ferrisburgh station, at the Van Ness House Frldny morning. General Superintendent F, W, Baldwin of tho Cen tral Vermont railroad wns the first witness. He testified to tho character of the wreck, to how he found tho sleeper and coach, aud what bo thought caused tho derailment of tho cars. Conductor Sweenoy, Knglnoer Andojwon, the forward and roar brnkemcn mid baggngeraaster also gavo their testimony. Thoy agreed in thinking the accident was a direct result of tho broken tire. None of tho train hands were in either of tho ditched cars. Conductor Sv.cenoy wns In the rear car, tho Boston sleeper, as was tho roar brakoman und tho forward brakoman wns In tho coach Just ahead of tho ono that was wreckod and tho baggagemastor was, of course, In his ac customed placo In the baggage car. They had no intimation that tho Bloopers were oir tho track till the cars went down tbo embank ment, cnuslng a heavy jar, Thoy imme mediately discovered that the forward left band wheel of tho forward truck on tho sleeper Alva was without a tiro. After dinner Commissioners Bagley nnd Davidson accompanied Superintendent Baldwin to tho scone of tho dlsuster nnd ox- aminod tbo track whero tho nccidont oc curred anil tho sloeper Alva, returning at 3:-10 o'clock. Kx-Gov. Pingroo.chalrman of the commis sion, remained horo and took the ntllJavlts of tho injured passengers who wore in tho city, namely: Fred Patnaude of West Swansea, N, IL, and Mat Mendlowitz ot New York, who are at tho hospital, aud Mrs. Mulqueen of 221 St. Paul street. There wero no discrepancies in their testi mony, but It fnilod to give any light upon the material point tho cause. They were all passengers In the conch. Mrs. Mulqueen said that she was tbo only one in tho car who was awake. She noticed a uotso, which appeared to bo behind the car iu which she was riding, a fow seconds bofore the accident. Mendlowitz thought be heard soma unusual sound right under wboro be sat, which was in tho forward eud of tho coach, for some time prior to the disaster. Ho was doziug, however, all the way and paid no attention to it. The first thing Putnaudo know thoy wero being ovorturued and tho next thlug he, with tho rest, wbowoioall intbeforward end of tho car, wro plunod down by seats. An adjournment was bnro taken to meat nt Rutland tho 15th Inst, when it is ex pected the testimony will n'l bo collected and the finding anuoiincoJ. Kx-Gov. l'ingreo left on tlio aftoruooii mail train for homi and Commi-sioners Bagley nnd Davideon started for St. Albans on tbo snmo train to tnko tbo allidavit of mastor mechanic (ieorga Fuller of tho Cen tral Vermont, and possibly that of train master K, D. Nash. Mr. Fuller can probably shed moro light than any one ol3i on tho cause of tbo acci dent. It is undrrstood that ho found the tire Eorao 15 rods south of tho placo whero tho derailment is indicated by tho marks ou the ties. The tire was in throe equal part. Tho commissioners will examine tho tire. The trnck whero t tie accident occurred is perfectly straight, und a derailed car would ordinarily run on the ties until n curve wns reached. It is thought that tho forward wheels of the Alva struck tha irog of tlio north switch at Ferrisburgh, which turned it to tha left or west sida of tho track enough to throw tho wheels on tho loft side of tho car olf the ties, after which its course was gradual for soiuo 20 rods until it went down thn embankment. Tbo evidoncj nil tends to show that the derailment wiii caused by a broken tire, os was htnte.l In the rltLi: I'JtlibV account of tbo accident. MAY BE GLADSTONE. Grand Old -1I.in .Mi nt imii-d n- tlio One to Open tho World's I'nlr. Chicago, Dec. 13. Perhaps William K nimlstouf, the grand old limn of Ihug bind, will bo the orutor of the day at tliu formal opening of the urlil's Columbian exposition. Mr. Gladstone's name litis been seriously considered by tho cere monies committee, nnd Secretary Culp believes the committee cm pectiro him. Sonio weeks ngu thu nainu of Kinilie Cas- telar was prominently mentioned. Hint n Sii.vniuril nnd so eminent an orator as Castiiliir should be clio.seii M' -med emi nentlv itceep'.itble, but it wns found tlmt (llthmigll Seuor C:stelav left notliitiK be (lusltcd in the shape uf eloquence, when it c t ue to speaking Ktiulisli ho w.i at a disadvantage. Mr. lilmlstme, it is huid, would not ln"-it:it! to cro-.s the ocean on mi occasion in.u tliu opening oi uw World's fair. Secretary Culp Mild thn, the board of control will probably tt.l.i boniu action on the mutter tomorrow'. rnrmera Getting "Illelr i:?en Open, ll'rom tbo Amtricnu Cultivator. American farmers almost alwnys desire moro land than they can work. If they do not niako money they generally think tLa reason is they havo not land enough, and often run in debt for moro. But tlio mort gage runs ou unceasluglv, whilo tbo land produces only In the growing season. So In the end the mortgage uninlly wins, some one elso takes the farm, nnd tho old process is repeated with new actors In thu pro nromme. This fact oft repeated has set many farmers to thinking. Possibly thoy have been mistaken in believing that moro laud was tbo requlslto condition of prosper ity. Fewer acres nnd better tillage gives better promise of success. I.KWl of Vriuout-3ession ot lHU1?. "Pocket Kdltion" now ready ; embraces all the public acts ; prlutod ou good paper In clear typi, bound in convoulont and durable form, and indexoJ. Certified to by tboSecrotary of State. No othor pub- ication will bo made for several woaks, aud none at all of this kind. Price, single, copies, 15 ceuts ; 10 copies $1.00. Addi tional copies nt same rale. Address Watchmnu Publishing Company, Mout pelior, Vt, THE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. I'remlumt nnd I'rl7o to lie A svnrded t tile Comliii; Annual atocitinff. Tho 28d annual mooting of tbo Vormont Dairymen's association will be hold at Mor risvlllo January 10 to 12, 1803. Tho asso ciation will olTer Its usual premiums nmount it:g to $200 on butter and choose. Tho Ver mont Farm Machine company will duplicate nil premiums on butter mndo by tho Cooley oronmor process. Dniries nnd creameries outside the State aro invited to competo for this premium. If tho socioty's gold medal Is won by butter rando by the Cooloy pro cess, thoy will prosont ths successful com petitor with n gold medal valued nt 20. The Sharploss Separator company of West Chester, Pa., through thu association, offer 25 tor tlio best essny describing the advan tage of skimming-stations nt convenient points for the farmer and bringing the cream to tho main factory to bo worked up. All essays must bo sent to tho sccrotary on or before Jnn 7. Dairy nnd creamery men of New England are Invited to com peto for this prize. For other valuable prizes see programmo which will bo ready by December 20. Tho judges will award the prizes from tbo following points: Flavor 50, texture and grain 110, color 10, salt 10; total 100. Alljmanufncturers of dairy nnd creamery apparatus can secure epaco lo ; mnko their exhibit by applying to Frauk Kenfield, Morrlsvillo, Vt. Thero will be , the usual reduction of hotel and railroad , rates. For programmo upply to James K. Curtis, secretary, St, Albans, V t. RECENT DEATHS. Capt. Louis McD, Smith, for eovcral years past a deputy collector of customs at St, Albans, who has boon ailing for about six weeks past, died at the residence of his sister in that village on Friday, Decembor 'J. Capt. Smith enlisted in Company C, First Regiment Vermont Voluntoers, May 2, 1801, and was nppoiuted a Bergoant. After the expiration of his terra of service with the First regiment, ho enlisted iu com pany A of tho Fifth and wns commissioned second lieutenant Sept. 3, 1801. At tho bat tle of Savago Station, Juno 21), 1802, ho was wounded aud taken prisoner, and wus pa roled on tho 20th of July in the sumo year. Ho wns mustered out of service Dec. Ill, lbti2, and suh.oequontly, at tho solicitation of Gov. Smith, accepted n commijsiou ns captain of cominnv K of the Fifth 1041- ment. Ho was afterward commissioned as major, but did not accept, and was Una .y mustered out of scrrice Sept. 10, lSlil. o was a member of tho Commaudcry of V r mont, Loyal Legion; n member ot Baxter post, O. A. R., Newport; of Cbamplmn chapter, No. 1, R. A. M. ; and of Fraukliu lodge No 4, F. nnd A. M. The Messenger says of him: "Capt. Smith was a man of generous impulses and puro motives. Never physically strong sluco his brilliant service in the field, he mot tho varied responsibilities of life with a couraga nnd fortitude characteristic ot the man. Faithful in the discharge ot every duty, ha gained tho confidence aud respoct of all, and in a marked degree held the sincere esteem nnd loving regard of a large circle of friends, Tbo various organiza tions of which ho was a cherished member will remember him as a comrade and com panion zealous for the welfare of hi asso riato", aud always keeulv alive to their in terests. To all thesj bodios, as well as his atsociutes in oliice, his many friends and his immediate fumily, his death Is a loss ecd and untimely. " Tho funotat was held Monday afternoon. Anions thoie in attendance were delega tions from Post Hurlhut and from Newport representing Po3t Baxter G. A. R., a dele gation of tbo Loyal Leglou from Burling ton and nenriy the full ranks of the local Masonic ledges. The pall bearers woro Sey mour II. Wood, L. D. Savage, S. II. Dun forth, F. C. Smith, Capt. K. II. Perkins and K. P. Livingston. Rov. A. B. Flaud era, D. I)., olliciated. CONDENSED DESPATCHES. The whi key trust has reduced the price of whiskey livo conts a gallon. Tho Brazilian cablnot crisis will bo sot tied by tho resignation of tbo minister ot tho Interior. Tho directors of tho Manhattan Elevated railway Tu-sday ehctcd Goorgo J. Gould to the presidency. Tnentv telegraphers struck on the Chat tanooca division of the Central rnilroad of Georgia Tuesday. Members of tho Iron Hall in Manchester, N. IL, formed a social organization luasday to teplaco local branches of tha defunct or der. In tha city eloctiou in Boston Tuesday Mnvor Nuthan Matthows was ro-clected by a mnjority of l'J,121. The license majority wns 11G. Thonpieal of Mrs. Deacon against the jurisdiction of tho court nt Grass to tiy her case came up at Aix ums wns postpouod un til lebrunry 1. &Tke anti-option bill was discussed la tho Senate Tuesday. Tho House pussed tho La Abru award bill. No other business of interest wus dono in cither branch. A special from Summit, Miss., says eve'one passed two miles above that town vesterday morning, carrying death and destruction In Its path. Four persons wova killed und seven persons injured. Tho position of the prosldoucy of tho Maiuo Stato collego nt Wotorvllle has beon tendered to ex-Gov, Connor, President Fsmald resigned tho olllci last summer, Gov, Conner now has tho matter under ad visement. A firo nt 0.30 n. m. Sundny Iu the C, D. Poise ec Co, piano manufactory, 318 and 320 West i'Jd street, Now York, did $50,000 damage. Ono hundred nnd fifty hands nro thrown out of work. Annie Devlin, confined iu the Lowell, Muss,, police station for druukonnoss, mndo un unsuccessful attempt to hang herself there Saturday night by tearing her shawl into strips nnd tying it to the top ot her cell. lirttrilhiu Call I ii u t Crisis, BfF.NOs Avhes, Dec. 8. The existence ot n cabinet crisis Is alllrmed ou good au thorlty, Tbo trouble is due to the presi dent dissenting from statements In regard to the national finances submitted to blm by Finance MiuUter Romero. New lsllnlitry I'alrtr f.nunuhsd. Paris, Deo. 8. Th declaration of a new ministry was read In tho Chamber of Dep uties to-day by M, Rlbot, nttor which tlio Chamber by a vote of 30(1 to 101 ndoptod n resolution declaring confidence iu the gov eminent, GRANGE 0E VERMONT. THREE DAYS' MEETING OPENS AU3 PICIOUSLY IN BRATTLEBORO. Bluster Alpha Mntsar, Col. O, W. II noli nr nnd Other I'romlnent Hpenkers Address the SUotlnc Lease nf Vermont Itull rnml I'roperty Hutlund JUnmocratlo Club's Ilanquot. BliATTl.rjr.ono, Dec. 13. The annual meeting of tha Vormont Stato grange open ed here to-day, with a larga and represent ative attendance. Alpha Messer, master of tbo State grange, presided at tbo publlo meotlng In the town hall thlt afternoon, at which O. T. Wnro, master ot Protective grange, welcomed tha delegates, and C. J. Bell of East Hardwick, treasurer ot the State grange, responded. Prof. J. L. Hills ot the Vermont experi mental station; C D.Whitman, manager o the maple sugar exchange, and T. O. Leo, State lecturer, spoke, and Mrs. Whitman read an essay. At the evening session an address, of wel come was made by Col. G. W, Hooker, a response by Master Mester, and addresses by Gov. U IC Fuller, Mrs. L. S. l'ock of Brookfisld, Prof. L. H. Jones ot tho Ver mont Agricultural College, and O. M. I Whitaker of Boston, editor of tho New Eng. .and t armor. The grange choir and an orchestra fur nished the music. The meeting will con tiuuo three days. RUTLAND DEMOCARCY'S FEAST. Itfc Guns Absent, lint the Spread a Daz. zllnf Success RfTl.AND, Vt., Deo, 13. The banquot cf j tho Rutland democratic club here to night was a success in all ways, though neither Mr. Collins nor Mr. Shoebau were present. P, M, Meldon presided and lotten of re gret were read from President-oloct Clevo land, Senator Hill and Governor Russell, Spesches wars made by H. R, Dorr of Rut land, T. J. Boynton of Moutpolior, F. W. McGettrick ot St. Albans, A. P. Childa of Bennington, C. H. Davenport of Brnttlo boro, P. F. McManus and T. H, Brown of Rutland, and John H. Senter ot Mont- poller. WINDSOR COUNTY COURT. Case of Slander Now Exciting 2Iucli Lo cal Interest, Woodstock, Dec. 13. Windsor County dirt is engaged on n spicy slander suit. Its title is, "Lizzie Currier vs. Joseph R. Richardson." Defendant is a wealthy land- owr.e- d ucester. no promised to marry Llzio and broke his promise. She sued him und recovered 750. After the suit! he li-amed he had been calling her a thief, pref-u'-l by several dark blue adjootivos. She iu I linn again and the ciso is now ou trial. It was tried two years ago, and Llz- zlo got ;20SS.O5. Tho Supremo Court tbougnt this a littlo "stoep" and Bent tho case beck for a new trial. Judgo Tyler is presiding. The counsel ara: For plaintiff, lion. Gilbert A. Davis and Hon. Henry Unbar I; for defendant, Hon. E. L. Water man nud Hon. . L. Jounson. ino caso will take all the week. Tho grand jury Un shed on Friday, reporting 20 truo bills. lWtr!itry at Underbill. r-.DEitiiiLL, Doc. 12. L. F. Terrlll's oio was brokon into this evening, entranco bop g effected in tho rear by prying up n window. Some 1150 worth of clothing was .en. Ofiicers are searching for the bur ns, but us yot they have secured no cluo. VERMONT BANK CHECKS I '-mid on the l'ersnn of ii rhllflilelphla Swindler, .MLADELi'iilA, Dec. 13. 13. George L. my, a graduate in modiclne, who has i vtlndllng phv- emus in various pans ot ilia country by -is ot forged cueces, wus arrested here u. evening on tho com- phi. iu of Or. .1. L Kent, dean of the Post graduate school or nomoeopauiics, lor swindling him out of -Ho. Check-, on tbo People's National Bank ot Bratt -d. i i, Vt., the Worcostor bafe Do- posit..' '. Trust Company, ot Worcester, Mnsi ; ' -e ermont National Bang ot tsr it- tlehor-, ;. i.l the First National Bank of Geneva. N , amounting In all to l,')0"i wero ioun' on Tiffany. ,W -TEAMSHIP LINE. Grand Ti :i ill ropnse to Compete lflih. tli.- (' uadlnti l'ucltle. C;:i ' , Dec. 13. It Is announced here that, iu order to counteract tlio monopoly sought to b established by the Canadian Pacific rail ay I v securing possession ot the lnter-Co.oii.ti railway aud the estab lishment ot a l ' -mo ot ocean steamsrs betweou Halifax und Europe, tha Grand Trunk propose to .naugurate, in the near future, tha fastost ocean steamship servlcH iu exlstenea between I ortlsud, Ale., an! European ports. ith the maritime termination at ilia eastern coast, aud Lhlcugo ns it western terminus, with a perfect aud cordial under standing with all the lines running west nnd northwest from Chicago, it is believed, bv the promoters, that the grand trunk can establish a steamship Hue between tbo United States aud Eurpaan points tnat will be of equal if not superior value to the American publlo compared with that of its Canadinn rival. Horse Ilreeders 1'llect OlMcers. Boston, Dec. 7, -The annual uiesttng of the New England Trotting Horso Breeders' association was held this noon. Close to n hundred member were present. The receipts of last year were i10,255 aud expenditures 35,S20. The mombersbip also increased greatly. The election of otllcsrs resulted In the selection of two vlcs-presidents from each State, including New Hampshire, War ren F. Daniels aud F. L. Ceroid; Vermont, H, T. Cutts and J. W. Henley; Massachu setts, J. Malcolm Forbes and II. G. Wood. Suspended from the MinUtrj. Cincinnati, O., Dec, IS, The Cincin nati presbytery by a vote of 31 to 27 this afternoon suspended Rev. Henry P. Smith from the ministry. Society Woman Charged With Mur.Ur. Lima, Ohio, Dec. 7. Mrs. Adam Rpios, a prominent society woman uf WllUburg, i under arrest charged with killing Lena Starr, her uiue-jear -old ndoptod daughter, by slriklug her on tbo luad vrltli a skovol.