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E BAI vol. Vnr NO. 290. PRICE, OSH CENT. JJAIiRE, VT., SAT UK DA V, FEBRUARY '25, l05. nninr IR A TO Jv nn TT TO FT 7T7 JLjjI CITY POWERLESS IN THE GRASP OF FIRE FIEND Millions of Dollars Loss and Over Score of Lives Esti timated Wiped Out in a Conflagration Which Swept Hnf Snrinp Ark Tnriav UUl OJJUllga, rtlK., ua;j FIRE DYING OUT THIS AFTERNOON Water Was Lacking to Pre vent Spread of the Flames and Buildings Were Dyn amited in Their Path Searching for the Dead. Hot Springs, Ark., Feb. 25. For ten hours this city has been at the mercy of the fire fiend, but this afternoon the conflagration is under control, and searchers are trying to locate the bodies of victims. It is stated that the loss of life will reach twenty-five. The prop erty logs will reach into be millions of dollars. Practically unhindered the flames swept through the city from early today, water being lacking to fight their progress. Buildings were dynamited to check the spread. Thousands of people are homeless this afternoon. The fire started at two o'clock this morning. At seven o'clock six blocks tad been burned, and the flames fanned by a high wind spread with amazing rapidity, while the Hot Springs fire department was powerless to check the onward rush because of the lack of water to fill the hose. At that time none of the large hotels had been at tacked by the flames. So swiftly did the fire work its way that one hour later a district over a mile and a half in length and several blocks wide had been devasted. At that tiniB the loss had reached annallina flirurcs. it being estimated that the flames had devoured over $2,000,000. And still the fire leaped onward, un checked and not even hindered. At that hour several lives were reported to have been lost. By the middle of the forenoon over one hundred business houses had been destroyed and two hundred homes, driv ing their occupants into the streets. That many lives had been lost was cer tain. Sheriff Williams said that many email hotels which were destroyed were filled with guests. From the upper sto ries of the hotels and boarding houses, men and women jumped for their lives Frantic persons could be seen rushing tip and down the streets, wringing their bands and enquiring if their kin were among the Jiving. 1 he heat was m tense. Most of the homeless escaped to the western part of the city. At ten o'clock the fire attacked the south end of the residence district, mountain of flames spreading onward, A strong wind was blowing from the south, and many of the business houses in Central Avenue had to be dynamited to save the north end of the city, where the Hotels Eastman, Arlington, Park, and the Government reservation are sit uated. Among the buildings destroyed at that time were the Grand Central Hotel, the Moody House, the court house, coun ty jail, First Methodist church, Columbia liotel. and the House of Israel. At one o'clock the fire was under control, and the search for the bodies of victims was started, it is relieved that twenty-five lives were lost. Al ready two bodies have been recovered. GRANITEVILLE. Vermont No. 1, National Association of Stationary Engineers, will hold rci-nlar meeting this evening, in the Preshvterian church hall at Graniteviltc, All members are requested to be present as business of importance is to come before the association. Also Brother Sweet, boiler inspector for the Hartford steam boiler inspection and insurance company, will be present. Pittsford Needs Water. Rutland, Feb. 25. The residents of the village of Pittsford are threatened with a water famine. Many families have left their water running at all times during the past month to avoid frozen pipes, and the great waste is beginning to show its effects. Ex-Gov. Boutwell Sick. Groton, Mass., Feb. 25. Ex-Gov. Boutwell is seriously ill at his home here being threatened with pneumonia, A Boston specialist has been summoned. Nominated as District Judge. Washington, .Feb. 25. Joseph Quarlos, present Senator from Wiscon sin, was today nominated to le United States district judge. $75 IN HER STOCKING. Bethel Woman Placed Under Arrest Yes terday. Bethel, Feb. 25. On Jan. 14th last, George Waldo drew $1,300.00 from the White River bank, with the intention of purchasing a farm of Lewis Edmunds' and took the money to his boarding place at Fred Spaulding's on the Bar nard Creek road, about five miles from uw village, xius roii of bm he dis- played in the house when getting home and later placed it in a napxw ana put it on a mattress and under a feather tick in his bed, where for four days it was known by Waldo to be safely kept, but on the 19th was missing. Yesterday Deputy Sheriffs Cushman, Tinkham and Constable Cady of Bar nard searched the Spaulding home from ridge-board to earth and found some faint clues, eo that Mr. and Mrs. Spauld ing were placed under airest on the charge of larceny. After arriving at the Bascom House in this village, Mrs. Spaulding was permitted to change her apparel with the assistance oi Airs. Emery. The woman refused to change her hosiery, whereupon the hotel mad am made a search and lound $s in largo denomination bills. A hearing before Jutice R. J. Flint was had by State's Attorney Batchelder of Woodstock; Wallace N. Batchelder of Bethel for Mr. Waldo, and Esquire Joe Dennison of llandolph for the Spaulding. Suflicient grounds were not found to hold Mr. Spaulding, but Mrs. Spaulding was bound crar to county court in the sum of $500.00 which was quickly furnished by a relative. C0RRY RENOMINATED. Montpeliers Mayor Gets It by Accla- - mation. Montpclier, Feb. 25. Mayor Frank M. Corry was renominated last evening at a citizens' caucus. Mr. Corry was called upon to speak and in a few words pledged mmseii to give we city a ousi noss administration for another year as he has for the past two years if he be elected on March 7. The other officers nominated were as follows: City clerk and treasurer, Timothy R. Merrill ; city, sheriff, Calvin R. Farmenter; constables, Charles A. Smith, Elmer K. Clark; grand juror, Benjamin Gates; lister for three rears, John .1. Uiennie; auditors, Mel ville E. Smilie, Arthur G. Eaton and Levi H. Iiixby; commissioner of Green Mount Cemetery for five years, Charles 1L Ileaton; park commissioner for five years, Jesse b. iles. The only contests were over city sheriff and constable. Parmenter was nominated on the second ballot over C. PeF. Bancroft, the present incumbent, and W. B. Worthing, and former deputy sheriff M. M. Fitzgerald was defeated for constable by Mr, Clark. FIRST DISTRICT MASONS. Held at South Royalton With 125 Present. South Royalton, Feb. 25. Rising Sun Lodge, No. 7, yesterday acted as host to the rirst .Masonic District, presided over bv W. M. D. IX (J. M. George E Mosher of Rochester. Vermont Lodge, No. 13, of Windsor demonstrated the first degTee on a candidate in a very impressive manner in the afternoon. The banquet was served by the U. i.. b. at the Congregational vestry, where covers were laid for one hundred and fifty. At the evening's communication, the local lodge exemplified the third degree on one candidate, who was the son of the presiding worshipful master, Dr. E. J. Fish and the obligation was ad ministered by a brother of the eandi date, Dr. Fish of Massachusetts, who used with an extrordinary impressive ness the Massachusetts obligation Seven grand officers were present. PRELIMINARY HEARING. Fred W. Johnson Is Held For Shooting His Brother. South Ijondonderry, Feb. 25. Fred W. Johnson, charged with shooting his brother, Jay, in Winhall, Wednesday, was arraigned lief ore Justice Williams at Bondvillo yesterday afternoon. On motion of the state's attorney further proceeding was postponed to March 15 to await action bv Attorney-General Fitts, now in Washington, Bail for the accused was fixed at $2, 000, anil up to this time he has failed to secure bondsmen. An autopsy was held on the body of the dead man yesterday. Two bullets were found, one entering the body just below the shoulder blade, the other in the back. CAUGHT DISEASE. Henry F. Childs of Montpelier Died of Pneumonia. Montpclier, Feb. 25 Henry F. Childs, aged CO years, and one of the most popular men of this city, died last night alter a week's illness with pneu monia. Two weeks ago the deceased eared for Ira Eastman, who had pnen monia, and it is supposed that he con traded the disease then. He was fa ken with the first chill when nursing Mr. Eastman. He lived on Berlin side ICE GOING OUT. Relief Is Being Felt Along the White River. Bethel, Feb. 25. The ice in the White River logins to break. Along the shores it is fast losing its hold and water appears, while in places in mid-stream creat places are bulging open. The great anxiety of disastrous work by the spring freshet is greatly relieved. POLICE CHIEF NEXT VICTIM Russia's Terrorism Continues Unabated THE ASSASSINS ESCAPED Three Strikers Killed Head of Police Department of Baku Another Report Received in London. St. Petersburg, Feb. 25. Three strik ers this morning assassinated Kondrato- vick, chief of police of Bakue. The as sassins escaped. This probably is the same assassina tion referred .to by the neuter's Tele gram company. A DIFFERENT REPORT. Reuters Telegram Company Gets News of the Assassination. London. Feb. 25. Reuter's Telesrram eonmimv renorts that the nrefect of 1 I " JT police at Batoom, Russia, has been as sassinated. . MARTIAL LAW DECLARED. At Balu, Scene of Serious Street Fights. St. Petersburg. Feb. 25. Martial law has been declared at Balu, the scene of serious street fights between Armonhifls and Mohammedans. DECISION ADVERSE T THE RUSSIANS North Sea Inquiry Finds That They Were Not Justified in Firing on the Dogger Bank Fleet. Paris, Feb. 25. The decision of the North Sea inquiry commission was made public this morning. It was ad verse to the Russians. The ddecision states that Admiral Rodjestvensky was not justified in firing on the Dogger Bank fleet. Russian Fleet Sighted. London, Feb. 25. A Russian battle ship, four cruisers and several colliers, presumably part of the Russian third Baltic fleet, passed Dover this morning, going west. Captured German Colliers. Tokio, Feb. 25. The Japanese have captured the German collier, Severns, bound for Vladivostok. Statehood Bill Goes to Conference. Washington, Feb. 25. The Senate today sent the statehood bill to a con ference. v SHOT IN THE ARM. William Hartson of Plainfield Injured While Hunting. Plainfield, Feb. 25. Friday afternoon William Hartson, a young man of this place, while hunting about ono-half a mile from the village at the Cate farm, accidentally shot himself, while climb ing over a fence. The charge of shot passed through the bone of the arm be low the elbow, causing a severe Mound. He was able to walk unassisted to his home. Pis. Galnand Brown were called to dress the wound and his condition in reporhnl to lie. comfortable at this writ ing. HIGH ROLLERS. Eurekas Defeated the Eagles on Local Alleys Last Evening. The Eurekas defeated the Eagles lust evening, by taking two out of three strings nt Alexanders allevs. Fraser was high man, his total lieing 5!2. The score: EUREKAS. Smith 16:! lfirt 191 5(0 Keith lfi;t 108 130461 Fraser 198 192 202592 Page 182 179 150 511 Walsh 184 15.- 189 558 800 910 8622662 EAGLES. Rcid 157 153 159 469 Douglass 181 170 232 5S3 Thompson 1T6 111 170 4S7 Mudgett 182 191 211 5S4 Averill 174 183 1S3-- 547 870 810 1)602670 GRAND ORIENT MET. Twenty-Four Candidates Stepped on the Hot Sands. The Grand Orient met in Miles Hall last evening and sent 2 1 candidates over .the. not snnds. After the initiations a sumptuous banquet was served to the large number present. Shirt and Collar Man Dead. Troy, N. Y., Feb. 25. William S Earl, senior member of the firm of .Earl & Wilson, shirt and collar manufactur ers, died this morning, aged 83. MAYOR CORRY'S MEN STRIKE The Entire Force of Colton Works Quit Work a vn ennn 10 Mrvw; m ncm i APlD oHUr Ij WUW LLUbbD Men Protested Against Discharge of Spokesman of Polishing Depart ment, Who Presented t Demands. Alontpeiier, xeD. Z3. iJceause nine young men who are employed in the Colton Manufacturing shops, where sad dlery and hardware are made, went out on a strike and their demands had not been acquiesced in, the whole force in the shops quit work this morning, and declared they would not go back until a settlement is reached. About 65 men walked out this morning. The business, in which Mayor Corry is one of the principal owners, is one of the largest m the city Three days ago nine employees inland Alexander, F. of A.; Scott and the polishing department demanded 1 Milne, C. G.,defeated Smith and Clark, higher wages, asking for an increase of j F, of A.; Smart and Booth, C. G., de two dollars per week. They were get- fcated Williams and Evans, F. of A.; ting from $6 to $ They presented their demands to the superintendent, Fred M. Betiway. Shortly afterwards I the spokesman of the nine employees, Raymond Paine, was discharged. The other eight in the polishing shop left ; then, claiming Paine s discharge was due to his prominence in presenting the ; demands. The company claims bis dis charge was not due to, that, but to the man a laziness. This morning a committee of the strikers called upon Harry S. Colton, who has immediate charge of the busi ness and objected to the discharge of Paine. They were told that Paine loafed anu inav, was uie reason jor uie uis charge. His presenting the demands The were not satisfied with their wages, and" they thought the original strikers had done the right thing when the re duced their demands b one dollar. They declared it was unjust for the company to discharge Clarence Lull when he had refused to go to work in the polishing department. The employees of the Colton shop have no union. THE ROBINS PRESS COALWITTEE GETS BUSY Makes Comparisons of Expenditures Under Mayor Barclay's Adminis tration With Ex-Mayors Jack son and Melcher. Communicated. Mayor Barclay has spent for current expenses this year $14,399 more than Mayor Jackson and $7,515 more than Mayor Melch fcr. This is shown when their expenses are compared on a rational basis, and this, too, when Mayor Bar clay is given all the advantage coining from a large grand list, and at the same time, be has not accomplished as much in the street department as was accom plished by either of his predecessors, and as we all know, this is his pet department and the one in which he made such glowing promises one year ago. In spite of these facts (which will bo shown below) he comes out the night before the city caucus with a platform which contains the following false statement. A statement which doubtless deceived many people who did not examine it critically, and who relied upon the Mayor's reputation for hones ty and thorough business capacity. He says: "A great deal of misunderstand ing seems to exist in regard to the city's finances and the impression has been conveyed by some newspapers that the city has run behind during the past year, when the facts will not hear this out, as the following figures will show: Cash balance of the general city fund December 31, 1903, amounted to $7, 101.29; cash balance of school fund, December 31, 1903, amounted to $2, 906.10, making a total cash balance of $10,007.45. Cash balance of general city fund, December 31, 190t, $790.35, cash balance of school fund, Dec. 31, 1904, $10,645.75, making a total cash balance of $11,436.10, or an increase over 1903 of $1,428.65. These are facts which should be understood by the vot ers when they pass their judgment on the present city government." By this statement, the Mayor would like the people to believe that the city has, for current expenses, in the treas ury $1,426.65 more than there was there one year ago, and ii iplics that this amount measures the economy of his administration as compared with his predecessors. He forgets that the only function which the city council has in school matters is to collect certain taxes and funds and turn them over to the school account, and when they are bo turned over, tliey can never be recalled to pay current expenses of the city. Therefore, Mr. Barclay should not use the cash balance of the school fund in his com pulations. In his comparison, he shows the same superficiality that a business man would show, if to find out at the end of the year whether he has gained or lost money during the year, he should simply compare his bank deposit with his bank deposit of a year ago, and at the same time fail to take out of his present Continued on Fourth Page. WAS CLOSE GAME. But Goddard Basket , Ball Team Won Out Over Waterbury, 21 to 20. At Waterbury luat evening the God dard seminary basket ball team cap tured a game from the Waterbury high school, the score being 21 to 20, after an extremely close game. The decid-1 ing basket was thrown in the last sec onds of the game. The lanky Jack Eraser put 'em in for Goddard in pood style, while Waterbury' center, War ren, played the best game for the home team. The Waterbury high school girls snowed no mercy ior uie eiowe gins and won, 36 to i: The line up of the boys game was as follows: GODDARD. WATERBURY Pike, r. f 1. Smith Butler. 1. f.... r. g Grout Eraser, c C, Warren Baldwin, Clark, 1. g r. f., Demeritt Briggs, r. g ...1. f., Clark Fouls, on Goddard 3, on Waterbury 4; baskets on fouls, Fraser 4, Warren 1; referee, Carley; umpire, Hosmer; timekeeper, Atkins; scorer, Boycej 20 i.1 IX niiniit Imlvna RESULT NOT DECISIVE. Cribbage Match Last Evening Resulted in Even Break. The cribbage game last evening be tween the Clan Gordon and F. of A. teams resulted in an even thing, each team winning at four tables. The re sult by tables was as follows: Milne and Marshall, C. G., defeated Mackie Inglis and EIrick, C. G., defeated Borgh j and Stevens, J of A.; (itbb and Smith, F, of A., defeated Emslie and McLeod, C. G.t Morrison and Olliver, F. of A., 'defeated Shaw and Gordon, C. G.;Vealo and Patterson, F. of A., defeated Mc- Leod and Riddel, C. G.; Anderson and Flynn, F. of A., defeated Joll and Smith, C. . I The C. O. F. and C. G. teams play Monday evening at 6:30 o'clock sharp on account of the stone cutters' meet-, ing. The cribbage league standing: P. W. L. Pet. 113 63 49 .563 112 57 55 .509 112 56 56 .500 112 55 57 .490 112 53 69 .473 112 53 60 .464 ' n n F iC G. j j u I. O. O. F.. ... FIFTY-ONE NAMES TO BE STRICKEN OFF That Number of Citizens .Will Lose - Votes This Year for Non-Payment of Their 1904 Taxes. A meeting of the Board of Civil Au thority was held last evening, at which time the check lists were inspected and 51 names on them were marked for removal from the lists because of non payment of taxes. Notice will bo sent to each one to show cause why their ing to do so, they will be stricken from the lists.' The meeting adjourned until Monday evening to further consider the check list delinquents for 1903 tax payers. DIED AT HOSPITAL. Joseph Lavelle Was Operated on For Appendiitia. Joseph Lavalle died at 1 o'clock this morning at the Mary Fletcher hosspital in Burlington, as the result of an opera tion for appendcitis, which was per formed last Tuesday. Mr. Lavalle had worked in this city for about four years, first, in the meat markets of M. VV. Scribner and more re cently at Smith Brothers' market, Ho was exceedingly well liked, both by his employers and by everyone who dealt with him. e was 27 years of nge and was mar ried but three years ago, living since his marriage in the house which he had purchased on Warren street. Besides his wife Mr. Lavelle. leaves a father, mother, and a brother and sis ter. His brother is employed in the Lane manufactory at Montpclier, and his parents live in Richmond.. The deceased was' a member of the Foresters. His body will be bronght to this city tonight, and funeral arrange ments will be announced later. FRED HANNON DEAD. Young Man Aged 20 Years Died Last Night. Fred Hannon, aged 20 years, died at JO o'clock last evening at his rooms in the Miles' block after a short illness with lung trouble. He had worked at his trade as toolsharpener at the shed of Anderson & Sons until a few weeks ago, when he became so low that he had to give up work. He is survived by his mother, Mss. Kate Hannon, a sister, Mrs. Patrick Noonan, and a brother, John Hannon. The funera will beheld Monday morning at 9 o'clock from St. Monica's church. The interment will be in the Catholic cemetery. MRS. DREW SELLS OUT. Disposes of Her Interest in Northern to M. F. Harrington. Mrs, Sarah A. Drew of the firm of VV. H. Noonan & Co., proprietors of the Northern Hotel, has disposed of her in terest in the hotel lease and business to St. V. Harrington, possession being given to day. Mrs. Drew retains her interest in the hotel license until May 1st. Mr. Harrington is a well known and popular young man of the . city, and his many friends will be pleased to learn that he has secured an interest in the business. NEW RECTOR ARRIVES Rev. Charles E. Freeman For Episcopal Church ASSUMES DUTIES AT ONCE The Rev. Mr. Freeman Has Been Chap lain of St. Luke's Hospital in New York City for Twelve and One-Half Years. The Rev. Charles E. Freeman of New York city has been chosen as rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, to succeed the Rev. Brian C. Roberts, who went to a Dorchester, Mass., church recently. The Rev. Mr. Freeman is al ready in the city, having arrived last evening, and will .take charge of the services of the church tomorrow. There will be Holy Communion at 0:45 a.m., followed by the morning prayer and sermon at 10: U0 o'clock. The evening service will commence at 7 o'clock. The nevv rector has had considerable experience in church and mission work. After being graduated from the General Theological seminary in New York he entered upon mission work and theu went to a church in Waterford, N. Y. From Waterford ho was called to be come chaplain of St. Luke's hospital in New York lie has held the position there during the past twelve and one- half years, giving up that work to come to the Episcopal society of Barre. UfiW TA DEATH ANH IU VV 1U IVLrtVjll rlllU HOLD YOUNG AEN Subject of Admirable Paper by James D. Grant at Sunday School In stitute Held Yesterday Afternoon. A Sunday school institute for the churches of this city and vicinity was held in the Universalist church parlors yestrday afternoon and evening, under the direction of Rev. E. M. Fuller of Burlington, the field secretary of the Venuonjti Sunday school association. The general subject of the afternoon's work was "The Sunday School Its Work." - The first speaker was Mrs. S. II. Barnes, on "The Teacher in Preparation of the Lesson," Following this paper at few suggestions were offered as to the lest way in which to find interesting lhing3 for the lesson. Dr. O. G. Stick ney spoke for a few minutes on the "Teacher Before His Class." The last paper of the afternoon was read by James D. Grant, on "What Can Be Done to Interest and Hold the Young Men in the Sunday School t" This pa- P 8U.md uPhe admirably. lie said in part: "I think that if we can solve the first part of this problem, the second will be easy. If tlio young men are really and truly interested they will stay. To interest the young men in the Sun day school we must make the Sunday school interesting. Much depends on the teacher. If a teacher fails to in terest his class, so as to hold them, there is something out of gear some where, and it would be much better in my opinion to change the teacher and save the class, than try to retain the teacher in plac? for which he is mani festly iinsuited and lose the class of young men, on whom you depend so much for material to earry on the work in the future. "Now, if we cannot get the mountain to come to Mohamet, we can do the next best thing and bring Stohamet to the mountain, thw result being just the same. If our object is to get hold of the young men and bring them under Christian influences, and if we cannot get the young men tx come to Sunday school, and so come under those influ eiics, would it not be wise to bring the Bible and its message to the young men in some other way 1 i. e., if we could, get some consecrated and devoted man or woman, pastor or layman, with the necessary spirit and qualifications, to take op an independent Bible class in our city, I think we could reach many young men who do not attend any Sun day school." "Now h-t us ask the question, "Where should the influences ins started that are to lead the young man to the Sun day school and hold him there? Just here a great mistake is often made, ami our well-meant efforts are begun too late. We let the boy get too much momentum in the wrong direction be fore we try to switch him onto the line that leads to the Sunday school." " 'Train up a child in the way he should go and when ho is old he will not depart from it.' How can you train up a child in the wa$r he should go if you do not go that way your self? So I think the first step" toward securing the interest of the young man in the Sud ay school should bo taken in the home, and the first responsibility in the matter rests upon the parents. If every father regularly attended Sun day school himself and took enough interest in it to go over the lesson at home with his boys, there would be no young men's problem in connection with the Sunday school. Fathers, if you wish to see the young men in tho Sunday school, if you wish to see your boy there when ho becomes a young man, see to it that you spend much time with him now, in that direction.' it win in; i ne iiesi invesi menr. oi our ' (spare time that von ever mad j "A second thing that con be !! . interest and hold young r. en in ' 1 Continued on Fourth Page, to l he t. ;! (