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THE BURLINGTON FUEii 1'JtESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY, AUGUST M, 1309 L CIS SUNK 18 HCK FIRE Cunard Llncv Almost Gutted from Her Funnels Forward in Dock at Liverpool. FLAMES SHOT HIGH IN AIR Supposed (11 1Iar OrlKlniite-'l In Snlnnti Kitchen iitu! ConM Not He Con troli d for 15 Honrs llrr Ma chinery ntnl Hull Vndnin nccd, "ny Divers. Liverpool, Aug. 15 Thn Cunnrd line's fte.imer Lucnnla lies submctgpd to-night at the Musklpsnn dock, seriously dam ngpd having been nhnost guttpd from her funnels forward by lire which broke out on board tlvi liner nt Eovcn o'clock Gaturday evening. Tho flnir.es nre sup posed to havo originated In the t.i1oon kitchen. Tho fire brigade of the vessel with two pmiprful motor en'ln's turned out Immediately nt the first alarm and found t'io tlrst saloon burning fiercely from rnd to end. Despite nil efforts the (lame Cridunlh-' worked forward until they reached the stecrnpp. rnnnnmed nil tho woodwork there mid then played havoc with thc forchold. At this time the heat was tromendetis and the (lames, shooting hlr.h from the vessel, nttrarled thousands of persons to the side of tho river where thoy remained throughout tho night. At three o'clock this morning It was decided to flood the vessel by admitting water Into her from tho dock. Soon sho heeled over and ber funnels came In contact with the crnnea on the dock ami wero badly damaged. A half dozen Itreme.n who were on tho gnngwa were thrown Into tho wntnf, but all wcr res cued. A fleet of tugs then was brought Into requisition and pullpd tho liner up right and held her until sho settled firm ly. It was ten o'clock this morning be fore, tho flro was under control nnd noon beforo tho flro brigade was nble to relinquish their task. Thn second class quarters and tho whole lifter ?ort of tho boat, Including the engine room, escaped Injury from tho flame Rod comparative! little damage wn done to tho exterior of the vessel. Her upper part Is considerably above water. Tho first saloon skylights woro destroyed nnd the docks forward nre badly buckled. Snmc of tho r.lato of tho hull nre warped by the heat. Tho repairs to tho Luoanin Kill occupy considerable tlmo. Divers who examined tho Lucnnla to-day found that he.r machinery had jot been dnmnircd and that her hull Hill wan sound. Tho Lucanla. sailed from Now York July 7 nnd arrived In Liverpool July 14. Sho wne to havo sailed for New Tcrk again Octobor 3. PFMPRD OUT AND FI.OATKD. Livnrnonl. Aux. 1R Lato to-nli'ht the Lucnnla was refloated with tho ild of salvage, tugs and powerful pumps. She will bo dry docked and towed to Glasgow for repairs. THROWN IN SCREAMING MASS Inny PnsxotiRers llnrt In Stntnpcdc from Colorndo Wreck Klttlit Killed and BO Inlured. Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. IK Right ide dead and EO Injured, some fatally, is a result of a bend-on collision be tween train No. fc, north bound, and train No. 1, south bound, on the Denver fc Rio arntido railroad at Hosted, 13 miles, north of Colorado Spring, yester fiay. Among the dead nre: Frank M. rredfrtck of St. ImiIs. C. B. Brown of Jen too Srphigs. Mo. J. A. ao6BR?o of "lusted, Colo., fire man. No. t. B. F. Larkoos of Colorado Srplnss, Colo. J, K, Parker oi Denver. 3. It. Tarker of Chl-uao. Two unidentified men. The trains mrt on i curvo and their crews had t,o opportunity to avert the collision. N . i drinvn by two locomo tives, telr'coped thn banrgagc car and emokor of No. l and nil three locomo tives went Into th ditch. There wore more than 400 passengers on tl.p i wo trains. All wore thrown In n screaming mr.ss on the floors of tho cars nnd many were hurt In the stam pede to escape. Relief trains boating surgeons and nurses were rushed to tho scene of tho wreck, and the wounded were drought to local hospitals. It Is tall that tho officials of tho roan place the blame of the wreck upon the Srew of train No. S, who wero ordered )o meet No. 1 at Busted. It is claimed Ihe crew mistook a switch englno and tars for .o. 1 nnd believed to track sae clear. PENALTY FITS THE CRIME. Hutland .lndae ilve Noorlnu Clinr neter Time to Dust Out. rtuMand, Auk. 16 JmlBfl Wed O. Bwln lerton dealt nut new form of punish ?nt for this city in city court to-day, Vhejv b Kavo 1'hlllp Ityan, a notorious Sharact-r, tho alternative of rrettlni; out f town within two diya or sorting six months In tho co-ivy Jail for breach uf tho peace, Ryan pleaded guilty to SiRturbtnc tho neighborhood of his home mil ,trlklii!T his nK"d fnth.-r and the court Imposed the rlx months penalty u.d them ordered that tlie mittimus be Uispendcd two daj-H to slvo tho tes jnndent opportunity to rid the town of himself. The officers will hold tho m'.t limuH In rendlnesa for Ttyun until the itx months nro up. DAILY TRIPS TO CLOUDS. nallnnn Will furry n Ilnlliind I'nlr fjoer r.neli Tlnie. Rutland, A tin. 16 Vr'lth tho oxhlbl Hons uf thn Ht'tland County AltrtP.ill tural foelety, tho Interstate Pet Stonk mi.) Imu t . a.'Hootallon and thn Ittit lrm 1 lloio Hhnw nnd Itrnedors' sso. c'nllni cotiiblned, this rlly will hnvo tin blKo1- arlculturnl ami racp meet here Spp'etnbpr 1. 2 nt'd II. lit tie lotinty lia over known. lilo' flvviiiunti vu.u oiunt of tltu Vuunont FREE ! FREE!! OR, GREENE'S LAXURA FOR HEADACHE And .Alt Trouble, of tho STOMACH, LIVER and BOWELS i'UMi noTTi.K MAti.rcn Frtrcn T7y3 Write To-day tor YOUIl 1'rrc .tloltle. Know Thyself Are you norrlrd nbout your lienlthf CONSULT DR. miEHE DISCOVKHKK WF lilt. Hti:i5.r.S NERVURA Anviru fhi:ii to am., orrice, 34 Temple Place, Boston Write him frefly nnd vrith confidence nbollf j-our lllnritK, ,oro club Is to mnko n balloon as cension cneh day, using tho small balloon, Oreylnck, of tho Plttsfleld ero club and taking tip a passeng-er rnrh time. Tho entries for the stake races havo alreudy closed and there nro 55 horses entered, The entries for tho other races closo August 2.1. The following horses from llurllnp;ton and vicinity will start: The I'lummer, C. V.. Whit ney, Commodore. Joseph Artel; Bur lington Mnld. J 13. Cnslimnn; Mrs. Kdward I., J. II. I.avallee. The foa- turo raco Is p. f 1.000 free-for-all. The pulses apcreqato $7,003. HOSPITAL HII.Ij CUT IN TWO. Brnttleboro. Aur. 16. A henrtni; was held this aftprnoon before Justlco F. D. K. Stowo to deteimltip the damaRes In the case of the Trr. Lynch Lynch Hospital association nKalnst Charles Cassldy The association claimed $f,0 duo them for ser vices rendered at the hospital to the de fendant Cassldy. A vprdlct of Jl" was re turned In favor of thn plaintiff. BECAUSE HE KICKED KITTY Tt-e C"l Snrn Srvr YofV. Mnc for 1 1)0,000. New York. Ann K Kmest W. Smellle, Niiv York mannc-r for a kIovo mann- factnrlnf.- firm, has been sued for Jino.O'X by Emily Jnne, bis cook, because, It Is chnrped, ho kicked the cat through a window screen. The cook says her p.yes were filled with n showrjr of small particles of rusty Iron wire as tho cat sailed outwnrd, and she estimates the damage to her slftht nnd her lessened chances of matrimony of $100,000 THAT BOTHEBSOME CENT. Telephone Companies Kind Lincoln 1onny Vnnnrm na n Nickel. Washington, Aus;. 10 -It has been dis covered that the now Lincoln penny Is flvo time' as valuable In one respect nt least, as the old Indian head cpnt. He ine a trifle larger nnd lienvler than tho old one cont pipe, the nvv coin, It has been nscprtalned, to the pxceed-'r-K dhcomflture of the telephone com paries, will answer the place of a five cent piece when making a ctll. Already many Lincoln pennies havo been found In Its pay station boxes by the Iocs,! telephone comrny. MANY PYTHIANS ATTEND. The StKt Annuo! Contention or Ver mont firniiil l.nilKP nt llnrre. Barre, Aupr. 17.--The preliminary session of the 1st annual convention of tho Ornnd Lodse of Vermont. Knlithts of Pythias, was held this mornlnc at nine o'clock In Woodmen's hall, flrand Clmn ccllor William A. McDonald of Bellows Tolls, presiding. The inPPtlnK Is largely ,-tlt-ndd, nearly nil th deleijates from tho 41 lodges of tho Btatn belns present, ns well as most of the Brand officers. Kach lndKe Is entitled to two or more delegates accordlnjr to Its membership. Tho meetlnB this mnrnlnft was short, nd journlr.K to allow the delegates to go on th excursion to tho Rrnnlto quarries nt ten o'clock. To-morrow the entire dny will bo Riven to the business of the lodse. Amors tho distinguished visitors pres ent are Supreme Vice Chancellor fJeorgo M. Hanson of Calais, Me., flrand Keeper of Becords and Seals Wilfred K. Bicker of Maine, Crnnd Chnncelior Davis and drand Keeper of Records nnd Seals W. A. AYooIson of Rhode Island, Grand Keeper of Records nnd Peals II. O. Case of Connecticut. This evening nt tho Barre opera house tho rank of Knight wss conferred by Vlncltla lodge of this city and following the v.'f.rl' addresses were given by grand offlcprs from outside tho State. 8TRKKT PARAPF, CALLED OFF. To-dny was field day of the uniform rank nnd at 10:13 o'clock a large numbor of visitors, escorted by tho local Pytbl ans, went on the excursion to thn quar ries, returning t-hortly before noon. At two o'clock a street parade was to havo been held by the regiment but owing to tho muddy condition of the streets tho parado was called off. At five o'clock tills afternoon evening dress parade and retteat was held at the camp grounds which Is the formal hi caking up of camp, though most of the men will remain In camp until to-ninrrim. This Is tho largest attend, d camp the regiment has ever held, over )2n officers nnd men bPlng present. Twenty-llvo men from tr. Rutland company arrived last nlent. Tho annual business meeting of the regiment was hold last nlht nt which time tho regular election of officers took place, The post of colonel of thn regl- niPtit was not filled t this tlmo for tho reason that Col. C. M. Wllley of Barre, who was promoted Inst year from the rank of mojor to hh present position will hold offtco for three yearn more. Mnj. J, O. Iloyt of St, Albans was elect ed lieutenant-colonel to succeed Lieut, Col, A, H, Barcher of Fort Kthnn Allen, while Cnpt. Henry Kills of Bt, Johns- bury was elected major of the first bat tnllon to succeed Col, C, M. Wiley of Bnrre. Cavt, It, 13. Mitchell of Rutland, Is tho new major of the second batalllon to succeed IJoutonant-Colonel Hoyt, all the newly elected officers holding office for four years. lla-'h phynVs retrt, weaken 111. birvi-ls, onii.o ehronlo constipation. I "ii's It' unlets c-pernto easily, tone the stomach, cure constipation, 2"c. AMk. jiour tlruasUU fiur Uitm. ANOTHER MURDER IN CHINATOWN Tills Time tho Victim Is tho Most Beautiful Oriental in Now York. HER HUSBAND GIYES ALARM "My Woman Ilceu Murdered" He :rle Bd Tint Cmn-ded Molt 5ree Into Turmoil of Kxeltentenl He I Held An a "Material Wltnofin." New York. Aus. 15 Chinatown boil ed over iiK.tln early to-day on dis covery of the murder of tho most beautiful of the fow Chlnoso women In New York, Bow Kim, 21 years old, who enmo here from Pan Francisco about a year bro with an American ized Chinaman, Chin Len, ?A years old. It was about two o'clock this morn ing ust as the usual Saturday night revelry was qtiletlnK down, that Chin Len dashed out of a tenement houso at 17 Mott street, crying: "My woman been murdered." The street, filled with loitering' Chinamen and parties of Ainerlran "siKhtseprs," nil of whom quickly recalled tho sensational mur der of l'lsio Sl.Tc-l, the missionary girl, wan thrown Into great excltr ment. A policeman and a detective hurried into the house under I. en's direction, through dark hallways to a rear room on the second floor. Tho door was locked and tho officers wetn nbout to break It in when Len pushed them asldo and unlocked It himself, In a bedroom thn murdered woman lay on the floor, stabbed In half a dozen places. Her slender neck was ringed with bloody Anger marks. In dlcntln a struggle with her assail ant, and beside her lay a crusted hunting knife. MHN AND WOMEN ARRESTED. It was evident tho woman had been dead for two or three hours. On the stairs were found traces of blond nnd on a door lending to thn store of Yuen Chin & Co. f,n the ground Hoot Three Chlnnmen there were arrested although they dented nny knowledge of the murder. Six Amerlcnn women who declared themholves to bo the wives of Chinamen, were also fouml In the houso and nrrestpd. hut none would ndmlt nny knowledge of Bow Kim's denth. In tho murdered woman's room were found many business letters in Clit- nese but none that gave a clew. At 22 Mott. streot, however, wherj Len spent much of his time and whe'-o the couple had lived previously, was found a trunk which Len admitted wns hiv wife's property and In It wero four hunting knives, a stllletto, n r.-volvet nnd two hove of Jewelry. In de clared he had no Idea who killed his wlf-i unless "maybe See Sln kill ln-r Seo Sing snv she owe him money and ho try to get it." Sing, too, had one been In love with Bow Kim, he said A tr. Sine's whereabouts he knew nothing. TALK OF FINPINC, BODY. Len's account of himself, the police admitted with reservations Ho had spent the early evening with his wife In their rooms, ho said, until about seven o clocK wnen no wem i" i" pay a visit at No. 22 Mott street Ro- turnlng nt two o'clock in tho racirr- I n or h found thn body on tho floor In touching It he had Milled his hands with blood which In turn had smeared the door and tilnlrway. ns he hurried to thn street. No formal charge has been preferred nirnlnst Len but ho Is t.oi.1 m jfi.OOo ball ns a "mninriai witness." COST OF CENSUS $14,000,000 Army of 00,1500 fierUs Will lie Needed Scientific Methods Compared wltli First F.fforl. Washington, Aus. 15. Sociologists from American universities nro now hard at work, under Director Durand, planning the preliminary details of tuo rortncom lug census. It Is designed to have every detail under experts. During the period of Rroatot activity oier CS.COO clerks will be employed In thn field and 4, Win In thn nthce. This force represents a larger body than tho com blnerl population of Burton and New York 120 yearn ago, when the first rea sus was taken. The numeration of 1700 cost JtoAl, and at that the money ran out and tho names were never printed. Tho forth coming census of 1910 has behind it an appropriation of 10,000,000, nnd an emer gency fund of $4,000,000 additional; In other words, the deplgn is to proceed rc gnrdless of cost, efficiency belli? of mor-t Importance tha economy. Tho aim Is to mnke the census of 1P10 the most efficient ever taken by Uncle Sam. WHAT IT ACCOMPLISHES. "Poes th. Importance of the census justify the. expenditure of tho vast sum of $14,000,0007" was the frank question asked Director Durand. "Yes," he replied, "for the census Is much more than gathering tho names of millions of people, The census bureau ts, in effect, a- liuno laboratory of statistics, nnd pictures our nation's Mrongth i well as our weakness. It portrays accu rately tho conditions and affords tho raw material over which American btate craft must concern Itself. IPs llko, tho doctor feeling the natlonnl pulse, to find out what alls the patient; then, our na tional law-doctors may wilte lio best prescription," "The facts gathered are nlmoat uni versal, us applied to Amorlcn?" "Precisely, tho inquiry lends from tho homes of riches to tho negro hovel on a one-mile cotton farm; from rStnto ptlsons to churches; from hospitals to workshops and mines In short, wherever the strength or weakness of human na ture is revealed. Our experts, with ammritiff skill mnko a stntlt-tlcnl bto eraph of our times, snd lh Inherent tendencies, pood or bad," DKTIIOIT YAB I-RKT OUT. Tha first e.nsus numbered tho Inhabi tants of the original 13 Btates. On (he whola It was vnstly more clolfflcup to take the frst census than It will ha the forthcomtns .nuin.ratlon of 1910. Condi- tlons wero much more difficult Alt work west of the Alloghnnys wns prac tically abandoned, In spite of tho fact that thoro wns an Impottnnt imprest In tho Itnrthwert, but Detroit was not re ported, neither was Vlncennes. It wns the dny of iimall things, Phil adelphia was our capital and Washing ton was still n pap-r plnn without a name, but pnpulatly called tho "federal pity." Only ono wall of tho Whlto Houso hnd beon built, and the site for the national eapltol building had been scarcely surveyed. t'nelo Sam's first census shows that ho wan very green at the business. To-day, tho records of that enumeration would be thrown at onco In tho Junk pile ns whollv Impossible, but they wero tho brst that thn times afforded, crude. wenk and childish ns a piece of scientific work. In short .tho tlrst census Is a stathlcal curiosity, whoso rpnl value I"1 purely entlinentnl. Tho enumerators wero not even pi"- vldcd with blanks, and they used such odds nnd ends ns they ehancd to have, or could beg or norrow, such ns butch er's brown paper, bits of pnrchmcnt. the bad: nt wall paper, or slips pasted in long ribbons. WIIF,N CLKRC.Y.MEN OPPOSED. One of the grrntest dlrricultlpp was a lellglntis superstition Many of the j prenchers were violently opposed to the: census, becnus,. In IBdlo limes a curse fell over the land when tho children r i Israel werp numbered. Tho first census shows a population . of 8,200,000 whites and 701.000 slaves, or, every fifth person In Amerli a was a . slave. Many of the family names, then com-. tnnn. would now bo held ridiculous. Here' nre some of tho fumlly iiann-.t, culled from tho old rolls: Veal, Limb, Pork, Ie man. Ploughman, Slckman Tldvman, 1 Tglymnn, Kicker, Cuer, Dancer. Shorter, SOllow. Barefoot, Jolly, Kind, rudethnnd Measlcy, Howdy, TongUP. Shoulder, Wrist. Hands, Whispers, Murmurs, Yells Grunts, Fllkrags, Con horn, Catt, Na'l Awl. Also then nnd others: Joseph Came. Peter Wetitup. Joseph S-it Thorn-' Simmers, John Smothers, Sarah Simper--. Ruth Shaves, William Sorrows, Josef! Rodeback, Chrlstv Forgot. Agreen Ctab tree, River Jordon, Booze Still. Merc Poppers, Web Ashbeam and Susan C'n slck. SOLD TO ROOT BEEP- MEN Federnl PnekliiK Co.'s Plant nt rjiiitn- Imrgh mil, ('limine llnnds. j Enosbnrgh Falls, Aug 16 Articles nt Incorporation weie filed to-dav In the town plprk's office for tho Enosburgh Falls Milk company It will take pos session of the Federal Packing company plant, which has been Idle since Fehru- , ary The new enmpanv proposes to be- gin business within a month and win manufacture evaporated and condensed milk. The Incorporators of the new company nie Chnrle" E. Hires and J Edgar Hires j of Philadelphia, Pa, nnd E. Henry Powell, O. W. Marks and Payles Nichols ! of Burlington. Tho plant of the Federal Parking ' company was erected a year ago at a i cost of nearly $7.",W0. Tho Hlrcses nre widely known through . the root ber which bears their name. RECORD RAIN AND COLD. Manhattan Islnml Hnd Olllelnl Precipi tation of -1,1 ! lnolici Yeitrrdny. New York, Aug. 16. Morn rain by mil lions of tons fell on Manhattan Island ' during the past 24 hours than In any Aug ust day yet recorded by tho weather bu reau. The olilelal precipitation was 4.15 inches, almosftv.o Indies more than for nil the days of August thus far. And It wns n colder tlnv than any this summer. The tempe;;ituin sank to M, than which only two colder August days (M In ISM nnd r two years ago) are known. Fntll to-dny, tho heaviest August rain fall was 3M Inches in 1SSS. October, 1P0S. has thn l.-coid for all months, with 0 iO Inches In onu day. PYTHIANS CAMP AT BARRE. Fourth nniinl Tent Knriimitm-nt of the Uniform Itiink. Barre, Aug. ir,. The fourth annual tent encampment uf thu uniform rank of the Knights of Pythias of Vermont opened last evening on tho Oranlte City Trotting Park and will cnntlnuo through Tuesday. About P. wall tents are iihed to shelter tho regiment MaJ.-fien. A. J. Ptobai-t of St. Paul. Minn., arrived last evening. His stay liere necessarily will be short, as he Is obliged to bo In Halifax. N. S., Tues.lay to attend nn encampment there. Mondav will he devoted to drills and to regimental business meetings; Tuesday and Wednesday to the gland lodge of Knights of rythlns ami to the grand templo of Pythian Plsters. FOUND NO (SLEEPING PLACE. Juris .Johnson Discovered liven tlie Poller Station Barred. Salt I.akn Citv. Ptah, Aug. 17. Jack Johnson, tho heavyweight champion of the wot Id, who aniwl In this city yes terday nflernoon applied at tho local police station at an early I. our this moin ing fur assistance In obtaining a place to slfpp. After a night of fetes In which the colored population of Fait I.al;e acted aH host, ,Iohiio!i re paired to a local hotel where It Is said rooms had been engaged for himself aril wife, He was Informed that the. hostclrv did not cater to colored trado and after vainly senklng accommodations elu,-. wheie, ho made nn appeal at police head quarters, hut was told that the dpmt ment could not Interest Itself in the mat ter. LAD STABS HIS BROTHER. Sharp Kitchen Knife 1'sed hi Iletriigp for l.nsins: Sofa, New York, Aug. 15.-Hymn:i Rchlff, bit years old, stabbed his crown step brother, Isaac Hogeis. In tho abdomen yesterday and fled from the Kast Side tenement In which they lived, Isiinc will probably die. Hynian was dozing on tho sofa whnn Isaac cumo hoino from work. "Oct up and find some other plaoo to sleep." said Isaac, shaking him. "I want to lie down." For answer tho hoy leaped to his feet, seized a sharp kllclien knife from the lalilo nnd plunged It Into his brother's side. TELEPHONE COMPANIES HIT Find the Lincoln Cent lines Nut Work Other Mot Machines. Chicago, Aug. 17 The nickel In tho slot telephone patrons of Chicago almost cele brated when they read a Washington, D, C. despatch which asserted that tho new Lincoln cents would operate the ma chines. Officials of the telephone com pany Immediately started employes out with tho new one-cent pieces tn test the various styles of Flot machines, In clgnr storps, drug stoics and saloons ttlaN wevci mado wltli the coins hut In all tha cent" titled,t work tho machlnos. YOU DESERVE CREDIT Just as Much as the City of Burlington It's a credit to have a credit It's a disgrace not to have it ; Credit is necessary in business ; Credit is the Oil that lubricates the Wheels of Commerce. Home Comfort is a great help to happiness. Bur lington Furniture Co.'s Easy Payment Terms puts home comforts within easy reach of all, a trifle ready cash and you secure your needs to make home an Bbode of delight. Some Very Tempting Bargains in Porch Fur niture, Lawn Swings, Bed Hammocks, Refrigerators and Go-Carts. That's the word regarding our stock in Every Department. We certainly are putting out the mer chandise, but we couldn't do it unless we had the goods to sell, and the right price tickets on them. That's one beauty of buying here. You are positively sure that your neighbor bought at a less price than you did. Every article is plainly marked and the price is the same to all, Burlington Furniture Company "Out of the High Rent District." WARSHIPS ON THE LAKES Problem We Must Settle with Canada. Dominion is Apprehensive -f Oi;r In lb,- Ittish-lliignt Treaty Con tinuation of IiilMtlnK Condi llmis llnrdly Possible A Washington special to tho Boston Transcript says: One of the hard prob lems which hecretary of State Knox has on his bunds and which the administra tion will sooner or later have to tnke up retloiisly fin- solution relates to the num ber of war esi-nls on the Ureal Lakes. Tills matter is being given a good of at tention from tlie Canadian and British s'de. wheie there is talk that a change In the existing convention or nn entire r. Iirogntlon of it seems to be una voidable. The Canaillnn view of tin- matter Is thnt a continuation of tho existing conditions for any great length of time Is hardty I'osslblo. The ariangement ns to the war ccis on il-e fit- .tt Lakes Is known as tho Hush-llngot convention. It was en tered into between the I'nlted States and Uleat Britain In ls71. It van Intended to limit the number and f'e of vessels 111 he maintained nn tho taken hv Canada and the I'lilti-d States It u.is provided that no ship v.as to exceed 10) tons and none was to havo more than one IS pinmd cannon; that Is, lis nrtnnmeut w.is not tn bo firea'ei- than that. Kach coun try was limited to one man-o'-wni- on I.a'to Ontario, two on the upper lakes a-id one nn Lake Chaniplaln. Of coutse, the prowl h of naval con struction has mado the i estrlellons of 1"17 qtiltii nut of keeping with modern day developments. A IfQ-ton vessel now Is lislgnlHi-ant, and there uto no mora lS-poimders innivifnetin i d Camilla, how ever, tnl.n, tlie ew that only small arm- vessel are to be permitted, with ain-.aiuer.t sufficient lo protect the rev enue laws and the fisheries. Canada's complaint Is that ih( s,o lias but one small war craft on tho upper lakes, tho United Stahs .s far from being so re fttlcled, having one vessel on I-ake On tario nnd five on tho upper lakes, and that three naval vessels now disarmed aiu maintained. The armament of tho Amrtlcau vessels is powerful ns com paiod win, t, c'anadlaii, or as compared "Ith tho i-catiictlouK of tho convention. H is Mild the Canadian vessels has mi guns at all. Tho American vessels have over M cuns. ;o of the 4.,lrli ones, ami a. -but 2,010 naval mllltla. Neither the Canadian nor the Vhigllsh governments has indicated that tho I lilted Mates is Bi,j. of , the tnunillan got ,ment Is said to bo npprehensho over tho situation. Much of the difficulty ,rms arisen because the rhlpbiilldlng companies at the American porvt of tho (Ireat Lakes, i(0 Cleveland desire to take a hand In tlie construction of vessels for the navy. This Is prevent ed by the Hiish-Bngot convention, and eifoits have been Hindu to get n modifica tion of It without success. In S90 the Amerlcnn government sought to make an arrangement with Ihe Joint high con vention that would permit unequipped war vessels built on the Ureal Iakea to pass out lo the ocean through the Cana illnn canals. This would probably have been agreed to but the commission Kot Into a deadlock over tho Alaskun bound ary and eudvd without dolus anything. YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD NG! GOING! At that time there wns talk of sMng six months' notice to end the agreement The American argument was that In ease of war this country would be helpless as any number of light vessels of the Brit- i ish navy could work through the Cana dian canals and enter the Qreat Lakes. Since 190 the matter has dragged along. Tin Hush-Basjot agreement has never teen terminated largely for tho reason that certcln American vessels have been permitted to pass through the canals and Into the upper lakes. Cnnsds. has re frained from making trouble on account of the fact that the American armament on tho Great Lakes largely exceeds her own. Doubtless Canada well knows that a protest from her made openly would result In the termination of the conven tion. Canada has wanted to keep the conven tion In existence for the reason that It prevents that country from going to heavy expense for naval vessels on the lakes. On the other hand, there Is deem-, ed from some quarters In Canada for In creased nuval defence. It seems likely that some new understanding wlU have to be worked out and Judging by reports of Canadian uneasiness about the matter It need cause no surprise if the stihject hns to be given careful consideration at the Washington end of the line at any time. Not without Interest and moment In this connection Is the project for a lakes-to-the-giilf deep waterway It Is the fashion In many quarters to talk of this scheme as chimerical But the fact Is, It Is certain to hnf powerful backing In Congress from members of Congress from the whole Mississippi valley region. Should such a channel once bo put Into operntlon, then this country would no longer be dependent op the Canadian canals. Doubtless the British and the Canadlnn governments perceive this and It Is not unlikely that for this reason ef forts will be made from Ottawa and ten don to have some new understanding fix ed up ns to armament on the Oreat Iakrs befote the outlet from the lakes to the gulf is assured by action of Con gress, . MONTPELIER METHOD OF j GETTING NEW INDUSTRIES i Hoard of Trade Authnrlres Directors to llccetir IflO-Siiliserlpltona from F,oeli of Its .rnrty 800 Members. 1 Montpeller, Aug. 17. At the board of trade meeting this evening the directors were authorised to go ahead with tho plan of financing the association for the purpose of raising money to help Indus tries which wnnt to come to this city, The plan Is that each member of which there nre nearly .W, shall sub set Ibo J100 but that not more than 2j per cent, of that amount shall be collect ed li) any ono year and only on a vote of the hoaid, It was voted to secure from ttm city council the Installation of a rest room i In the city hall for use of 'persons wait ing for trnlns and cars. AGED WELL DIGGER FELL m AND DIED Buffalo, N. V., Aug. IT.-The Rev. C. F. linm-nm. naator emeritus of the Hap- 1 flat Church at Attica, Wyoming county, , lost hla balance this afternoon wlillfi drawing a bucket of earth from well which he and his son-in-law, Prof. White, were digging, and fell Into the. hole. He died shortly after being taken out. He I was CD years old and a veteran of tl.i 1 Civil War. WHAT 0DR NEIGHBORS SAY The Vermont Delegation Has Ileromi mended Hon. O, M. Barber for h. diatoms Court. (From the Montpeller Argus.) Regarding the Judgeship of the cua toms court the Wnterhury Record note thnt the name of O. M. Barber, of Ben nington, Is prominently mentioned fop the position nnd thinks that the Vermont delegation could do no better than s-tg-gpst his name to Prpsldent Taft as 'ha has the ability and Is In every wav worthy of political recognition " Mr. Barber has been a factor in Vermont politics and the close friend of several newspapermen whom he has assisted In n highly commendable manner. The Ver mont delegation might work this fact In when they present his name to Presi dent Taft, If they conclude to do so. HOLIDAY AO AIM DISHONOUKD. (From the Barre Times,) This Is Bennington's own holiday, fashioned by the Vermont legislature nt a fitting reminder of a really Important battle In the Infnnt nation's struggle fop liberty, but allowed to lapse Into a mere, ly local celebration at Bennington Out side of the banks nnd a few State offices at Montpeller. the dav Is dishonored bv being allowed to pass without general observance. Indeed, few people recall that August 1 has any slgnlflcanca whatever In the chronology of the Stat because of the slight attempt at cele bration of tho diy: and were It pot for the fnc that Bennington still observes Bennington Battle Day nnd the newsoi pers make occasional reference to the event, this "ipget holiday" would be no different from any other of the week rtavs of the year. This s tmfortunatu nnd speaks poorly for our State pride. It's true thnt wc are more or less sur feited with celebrations and hard put to It to muster up enough enthusiasm to make a fitting celebration so soon after" that greater dny. the Fourth of Jn'vi hut slncr the day Is distinctly Vermont's r,o.f.sFlon and our rnly exclusive holi day there ought to be a wider observance of Bennington Battle Day perhaps It would be a good Idea for the chief exe- cntlvo of the State to make formal notice of the holiday reasonably In ad' vance and bv so doing encourage nn observance. Then, if that means falls, let us abolish a holiday which has no place of honor anywhere except In Ben nington, where the battle for llbcrtv was fought. THAW PACKS HIS GRIPS FOR TRIP TO MATTEAWAN Throws Awoy lttrra from Crank, and Women HI. llrlstlre. Mako Offer to Always fin.rd Him If Granted liberty. While Plains, N, Y., Aug. 17 -Hairy K. Thaw packed up his grips In the county Jail here to-day preparatory to his return to Matlenwan to-morrow. He had to purchase an additional grip In order to house all his belongings. As It was ho threw out several hundred letters, most of which were from cranks and women. The Thaw family, It was teamed to. day, will make nn attempt now to havn Thaw released from Mattfivwan and rimmttted to the custody of hls,r1atl,vfi They will agree never to let him out un less accompanied by a member at th fatnllv or a susclaj attend aat.