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B ARKE ' DAI LY
TIMES
TH
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VOL. XVIII-NO. 299.
SEAMEN'S BILL
SIGNED TO-DAY
Pres. Wilson Approved the
Measure Improving the
Working Conditions
COL. GOETHALS NAMED
A MAJOR-GENERAL
Senate Proposes to Prevent
Violation of Ameri-i
can Neutrality
Washington, D. C, March 4. Congress
adjourned to-day, sine dip. The Semite
session ended at 12:04 and the House,
after turnimr back the hands of the
clock, adjourned at 12:18. The total ap
propriations of the session were approx
imately $120,484,324, several millions un
tier previous Congresses. "Two appropria
tion bills failed. The current appro
priation for postal service and the Indian
office were extended for another year.
In the closing hours, President Wil
non signed the seamen's bill and the neu
trality resolution empowering him to
prevent ships from leaving American
ports with supplies for belligerent ships,
promoted Colonel Goethals to be ma jor
general and gave promotions to other
onicers connected with tne J'anama at
rial work.
The administration ship bill, the Phil
ippine bill, conservation bills, the rural
credits provision of the agricultural bill
and the ratilication of treaties with Co
lombia and Nicaragua, all hard-pressed
administration measures, lailed of enact
ment. In the Senate several members, long
prominent figures, among them Senators
Koot and Burton, stepped back into pri
vate life as tlie curtain fell. In the
House the Democratic leader. Under
wood, said good-bye, to git next year in
the Senate, and 'three score or more
members retired.
Washington, D. C, March 4 President
Wilson to-day signed the seamen's bill
improving the working conditions of
American seamsn and increasing the
life-saving equipment requirements.
Washington, P. C, March 4. Colonel
George W. Goethals was nominated to
be major-general to-day, in recognition
of his services in building the Panama
canal. .
TO PREVENT BREACH
OF U. S. NEUTRALITY
Senate Proposed to Stop Shipi Leaving
Port with Men and Supplies for
Belligerent Warships.
Washington, D. C, March 4. By unan
imous vote the Senate late last night
adopted a substitute for the joint reso
lution pasacd earlier in the House en
larging the power of the president to
prevent iuf ringenieiiU of American neu
trality by vessel leaving ports of the
United States with mcu or supplied for
belligerent warships.
The substitute, framed after a confer
ence at the White House between the
president and member of the foreign re
lations committee, is a follows:
"ItVsolved, By the Senate and House
of Heprcscntatives of the United Stste
of America in Congveaa assembled, that
from and after the passage of this rci
lution, and during the existence of a war
to which the United State it not a
party ami in order to prevent the neu
trality of the United Mates from being
violated by use of its territory, its ports,
or its territorial waters a a base of
ocratim lor ye armed force of a bel
J.gerent, contrary to the obligation im
posed by the law of nationa. the treaties
to which the United States i a party or
-oiitrary to the statute of tha UnitJ
Nitt the president ! nd be is hereby
authorized nd empowered to direct the
rollerlnrs ot cnstoina under the jurisdic
tion of the United State to withhold
charame from any vessel of American
or foreign rister, or license, wlmh he
lis reasonable cause to believe to he
about t r-arry iiiel, arm, ammunition,
men or siippliei to any warship, or ten-d'-r,
or anpplv ship of a bclliaTTent na
tion in violatnm of the obligation of
the Unite! State a a neutral nation.
' In rase any aueh vrl of AmrirtS
register of been1 aha II depart or at
ti-rnpt to depart from the rnr.ln t ion of
tlte rrit"d Mat- without fVraica r
any of the pui.oe above art forth, the
o mr or master or parana, or peTaon
bavincr -hrre or mmnrand of arii-h ve-
I till --r!lr be liable to a tine of i
t4 h lin f nore thaw -
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nl .!! lie iiit- to tb-
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as a tender to the armed forces of a
belligerent, or otherwise to act in aid of
the prosecution of hostilities."
Action last night grow directly out of
facts learned by the administration In
the recent grand Jury investigation in
New York into the alleged shipment of
supplies to belligerent nations at sea.
The Senate substitute later was agreed
to in the House. The resolution now
goes to President Wilson for his signa
ture. '
VERY FEW CASUALTIES
AS FLEET PROCEEDS
Turkish Forts re Being Reduced With
Little Damage to Men or Vessels
of the Allies' Countries, Says
Official British Report.
London, March 4, 12:25 a. m. The
admiralty late last night issued the fol
lowing report regarding the bombard
ment .of the Turkish forts by the Anglo
French fleet:
"The . operations in the Dardanelles
were resumed at eleven o'clock Monday
morning when the Triumph, Oeian and
Albion entered the straits and attack
ed fort No. 8 and the batteries at White
Cliff. The fire was returned by the
forts and also by field guns and howit
zers. "An air reconnaissance made "by naval
sea-planes in the evening brought the re
port that several new gun positions had
been prepared by the enemy but that
no guns were erected in them. The sea
planes also located surface mines.
"During Monday night a force of mine
sweepers covered by destroyers swept
within a mile and a half of Cape Kehez,
and their work, which was carried out
under lire, is reported to have been ex
cellent. The casualties sustained during
the dav were slight, amounting to only
six wounded.
"Four of the French battleships op
erated off Bubiir and bombarded the
batteries and communications.
"The operations at the entrance of the
straits, already reported, have resulted
in the destruction of 13 guns, ranging
from six to II inches, 11 guns below six
inches, four Nordenfelt guns and two
searchlights. The magazines of forts six
and three also have been demolished.
A further report received states that j
on Tuesday the Canopus. Swiftsure and
Corn walls engaged fort No. 8. A heavy
tire was opened on them by fort No. ",
together with field batteries and howit
zers. Fort No. 0 was damaged and
eeased firing at 5:30 in the afternoon,
and although- three ships were Hit the
only casualty was one man slightly
wounded.
"Seaplane reconnaissance was impos
sible owing to the weather; the mine
sweeping operations were continued
throughout the day. The attack prog
resses. "The Russian cruiser Askold has join
ed the allied fleet off the Dardanelles."
A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram com
pany from Athens says:.
The allied fleet to-day bombarded n"
reduced to silence the forts of Dardan
us, Hamidich and Tchemerlik, on the
Asiatic side of the inside Dardanelles.
The telegraph station at Bezikia also
was demolished.
The bombardment was carried out by
nine ships which advanced two mile
up the straits."
SUCCESS OF THE
ALLIED FLEET IS
MADE LIGHT OF
Turkish Officials Declare They Expected
the Older Forts to Fall Promptly
on Being Attacked.
Berlin, via Imdon, March 4, 11:30 a.
m. Attache of the Turkish omlraasy
profess to be unconcerned regarding the
Umibardincnt of the Dardanelles fort
bv the allied fleet. They declare the
fortification are impregnable and that
the landing of the troop at the entrance
to the strait i impossible. Any at
tempt to land a force at the point along
the shore of the gulf of Kro would re
quire more men than the allies ran con
centrate, leaving out of consideration the
trong Turkish force, it i declared.
The Constantinople corresimnnent ot
the Frankfurter Zeitung sends his paper
an interview with Knver Pasha, in which
the chief of the Turkish general staff is
aid to have declared that the damage
. . , .1 . . 1 1
to the outer ion mi ieaa man rrpnrr'i
but tbowe fort were the oldest of the
entire line and their early reduction al
ways wa expected if a aerioua attaek
were made on tl Dardanelles. The al
lie' fleet, be declared, ha yet to reach
the real line of defence.
NOTEWORTHY VICTORY
WON BY RUSSIANS
They Are Reported t Hat Inflicted
Heavy Ltes on AistrUnt
South ef Baligtod.
lynndon, March 4.1J:24. !ntreft in
the Huin rampa'ira ! a?ia Md
to the rxtreme unuttwm portion of the
Mftl- line. liere lYtr"CTd report
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IIAHHK, VKKMONT, TIIUHSDAY, MAKCII 4, 1015.
RUTLAND STORE
LOSS IS $35,000
Combination Cash Co.'s Gro
cery Department Was
Burned Out
FLAMES CONFINED
TO THE FIRST FLOOR
Fire Located in Center of
the City's Business
Section
Rutland, March 4. A fire in the gro
cery department of the Combination
Cash company store here this morning
caused a loss of $35,000 which was large
ly on the Btoek of goods. Most of the
damage was done by smoke and water,
and the loss is well insured.
A watchman discovered the blaze at
ft o'clock being located near the electric
motor in the cellar. The flames worked
their way into the first story of the
structure and were there drowned out
by the deluge of water poured in. The
other parts of tha three-story struc
ture were damaged by smoke and wat
er to some extent. lne building in
which the Combination Cash company
store is located is in the heart of the
business section of the city, being on
Mercliant' Row.
PAYS OVER THE SURPLUS.
Postmaster General Burleson Sends $3,-
500,000,000 to U. S. Treasury.
Washington, D. C, March 4. The
treasury department last night received
a check from Postmaster-General Burle
son for $3,.00,000,000, representing the
surplus in the revenues of his depart
ment for the fiscal year, which ended
June 30, 1014. For the fiscal year 1013,
the pbtal revenue surplus was $3,800,
000, which also was turned over to the
treasury. "
In acknowledging the receipt of yes
terday's check. Secretary MeAdoo said
these payments were the first represent
ing actual surpluses made by the post
otlice department since 1836. -
MORE PLOTS ALLEGED.
New York Police Are Working on the
Cases.
New York, March 4. The "existence of
many plots ou which the police are work
ing was made known to-day in a state
ment by Police Commissioner Arthur
Wood, commenting on the indictment of
Frank Abarno and Charles far bone, who
are charged with attempting to explode
a bomb at St. Patrick' church on Tues
day. fommissioner Wood said as far this
case is concerned, it doe not go beyond
Abarno and Carlsine, but the police are
watching other plot by other jiersons.
lie indicated that Amedeo Poliguani, the
young detective responsible for the ar
rests of Abarno and Carbone, would have
a part in exposing the other.
NAVY APPROPRIATION SIGNED.
President Wilson Attached Signature to
the Bill Last Night.
Washington, D. C. March 4. Presi
dent Wilson last night signed the navy
appropriation bill carrying approximate
ly $149.753,!81, a bill incorporating the
Kllen Wilson memorial project for the
erection here of a model block of dwell
ing for the poor; a joint resolution pro
viding for the removal of Coentie reef,
now a menace to navigation in the Fast
river. N. Y., and a large number of min
or bill and resolutions.
RED SOX GO SOUTH.
Boiton Ball Team Left Their Headquar
ters To-day.
Bofon, Manh 4. President Jowph J
i....:- - j vMi,.n r..,:l'iT to autiiorilaliveiv fix maximum
..f the B.ton American league bs.eU.ll r'u- Tl" r,,t,,, "f ,1m! '(
tr.m. w.tli club attendant. nd new.- '' " ' emn "(tely. and
rwr-rm-n. started to-dav to pitch the h" K" cmti-..n will indicate a
Bed Sox training ramp at H"t Spring. -t""K ratio of return ,, ii.ve.t
Ark.n.... Mher plavcr. will - p j r.l and e u , pm.-M . ..t or.lv
no rn route and another aeie.non
will leave here next week.
WATCHMAN ARRESTED
And Hearing Set for Next Saturday at
Rochester, N. H.
I;,, better, N, II.. Mr, h 4.- Adc'brtt
l.vte. inisr nietit wtel ni.n t ti mi l
of the f,..nic Mannfari i me f o ',,
hot Walter Lrt"n. tbr mitiiater bur-' B
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1 1 Toed wr'-t. w. rTeted bv Mar
t tial CTiarlea M. Cnnk. Je.tTily tl
t rg of man.Unfhter, and in th po-
lee curt b u bbi witWit twil for
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ADVANCE .OF RATES
GIVEN A HEARING
Case of 41 Railroads Interested Was
Taken Up at a Hearing Which
Started in Chicago To-day.
Chicago, Match 4. The bearing of
tho application of tho western railroads
to the interstate commerce commission
for an increase in freight rates, designed
it is said, to equalize certicin rates on
08,000 milea of road, and which, if al
lowed, will net the roads involved $10,
000,000 a year, was begun here to day
before Commissioner . M. Daniels.
C. C. Wright, general solicitor of the
Chicago Northwestern Railway company,
appeared as chief of counsel for the rail
roads. Clifford Thornc, chairman of the
Iowa state railway commission, who
opposed the roads in tho eastern rate
case, appeared in a similar capacity nere
representing 18 state railway commis
sions which oppose the advance. The
opposition includes also individual ship
pers. Their sido i to be given a hearing
on March 30.
Mr. Wright, in opening the case for
the 41 railroad interested, said that the
carriers in the territory involved had
been called upon during the last seven
years to inveht more than $100,000,000 a
year in additions and betterments, but
that there had' been only a slight in
crease in their revenues. During these
years, he. asserted, the roads had not
earned what tho' courts have held to be
a fair rate of return upon their proper
ties. The ratio of return upon invest
ment had been decreasing and the oper
atina ratio increasing.
Mr. Wright called attention to the
fact that in 1!H0 the interstate com
merce commission, in denying advances
at that time, had said that if the then
fears of the carriers should be subse
quently realized, the commission "will
not hesitate to give its sanction to in
creases which will be reasonable." These
fears, Mr. Wright said, had been "more
than realized."
The case would not be presented, he
explained, as the application of any sin
gle road, ad the question did not depend
cither upon the prosperity or the strong
est road or the needs of the weakest,
"but upon the return of the prosperity
of all the roads."
Grain, grain pVoducte. live stock, fresh
meats and packinghouse products, coal,
hay, fruits, vegetables and cotton piece
goods were earned by the attorney as
the principal commodities upon which
the advance was sought. These, he said,
had been treated separately,- "with a
view of establishing a more equitable
relation of rates by advancing those
which were too low."
After describing the nature of each
advance and stating that figures demon
strating the nii'ds of the rarriers would
be submitted, the attorney said in part:
"Tha evidence in relation to the spe
cific rates on the commodities advanced
will, we believe, show that the advances
have been made upon rates which were
both actually and relatively too low.
"It will be recalled that io denying
the advances asked ,by,th.c.xrricr "
1!10, the commission had before it the
returns of one of the most favorable
years for the carriers, but that the com
mission made this statement: 'If the
time does come, when, through changed
conditions, it may bo shown that their
fears are realized or approach realiza
tion, and from a survey of the whole
field of operations, there is evidence of a
movement which makes against the se
curity and lasting value of legitimate
investment and an adequate return upon
the value of these properties, this com
mission will not hesitate to give its sane
tion to increase which will Ik reason
able. "We believe that it will lie demon
strated that the carriers' position is nut
as favorable as was anticipated by the
commission" in I. no, ana by no means
as favorable a it aitually was then,
and that the fear of the carriers have
been more than realized.
"Back of these advances is the con
victiou of the carriers that they need
increased 'revenue, but in accomplishing
that increase in revenue, the carrier
have excrciwd their Is-st judgment as
to the commodities on which the late
should be advanced, and have attempted,
by the advance propped, to establish
a fairer relation of the rate as bo
M'n different commodities.
"The comparison of revenm-s and ex
prune will lie made, covering two peri
ods, one, the wvrn years, l!Hll to 'M7,
inclusive, and the other the iH-iiod from
IfWis to litlt, inclusive. The Utter peri
od commence with the revised, uniform
system of railroad account a prrm-nbrd
by the interstate commerce commission,
and cover substantially the period dur
ing which this couimisMoti has bad the
j" , ,
hut a. Mli comparable vear. in
the latter period. It will .how that
Die if-iting r t i inT-aing, fd
tht thirc ha fwen a very l.tjv addi
tion to the pr(Tt lew of the carrier.
n.i. compilation will l.ow tliat the
pet I'l-cl! ing lfMi'lTe 'f the lrrY in-tercM'-d
in tht. pP--"d'I!K. f'T tlie ver-
i.f tlie lil-t win ver. lis. K"t
,tn. ht the court. Ivr 1,,-M n t
f.jr Tatr ,,f rHurn iiiwii thtr i.foir-
Iim. w Lew eonaider ing tl ou-t'on .f
co.ft.ow of proi-rtv m an am iH t'T '1- -'hm. Ita'e K
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"Tlie r-irda of the int.-nrfate sun- Senate Dcnnf" Ctirrpenant.
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PUT LIGHTS
ON VEHICLES
House Froposes That Two
Lights lie Attached
to Wagons
LENGTHY DEBATE
WAS FIRST HELD
Oil Teams Were Exempted,
as Use of Light Might
Be Hazardous
After considering from every angle
and viewpoint If. 400, relating to vehicle
carrying lights at night on public high
ways and a half-dozen amendments were
offered by as many members, the House
this morning amended the measure by
substituting for it H. 31, with an amend
ment and ordered it to a third reading.
II. 40i) was a substitute for II. 31 and
was a special order for this morning at
10:30 o'clock. The discussion was start
ed when Mr. Day of Ripton moved to
amend by substituting the original bill
and adding, after the section providing
for a penalty of .$5 fine, "The Court may
suspend judgment or remit the fine
whenever in its judgment the circum
stances will warrant hucIi action." A
motion was made by Mr. Savery of Wal-
lingford to have the bill ordered to lie.
but this was voted down by a vot of
110 to M. Mr. Taylor of Springfield,
Mr. Mayo of Northfield, Mt. Powell of
Kichford, Mr. j'itkin- of Marshfield fa
vored II. 31. Mr. Mayo said that he
thought the bill would protect the au
tomobile driver, and explained that lum
ber wagons and other large vehnles
should be included as they were more
liable to be struck by an auto rounduig
a corner.
Mr. Stone of Vergennes moved to
amend bv allowing oil teams to be ex
empt from, carrying lights, as it might
be dangerous. It was agreed to. Mr.
Sweet of Lowell, who introduced M. .31,
moved that the bill be. dismissed and
after a prolonged debate in which a
score or more memlx'rs expressed thefr
various ideas, the motion was defeated
bv a vote of 111 to 7H. Mr. Soule of
Alburg said that it waa impossible for
lumber teams and other such wngons to
keep a lantern going and opposed the
bill on that ground. -Mr. hish ot Jra
followed this argument up by moving
that an amendment be made to exclude
heavy wagons without spring from the
provisions of the law, lmt it was dis
agreed to. Mr. Foster of Calais thought
one light was enough, but again th
House disagreed and an amendment pro
viding for but one light was lost.
Mr. Dicker of Harre Town offered an
amendment relative to the time the bill
would take effect, changing the time
from passage to Mar 1. 1 0 1 and the
amendment was adopted. Mr. llerry of
Milton wanted the bill made a special
order for to-morrow afternoon in view
of the many changes, but the House re
fused to allow this. Mr. Newton of
Vernon moved that debate on the en
tire miction cease after an hour and a
quarter, hail been passed in discussion
nd the bill as amended was passed to a
third reading bv a rising vote of lfMt to
SI.
II. 14S. reealing the act providing for
a state library nd supreme court build
ing was a sjiocial order for 11 o'clock,
but a a photographer w witing to
take a group picture of the solons, the
II. u-e adiourned and the bill was taken
up this atternoon.
1300,000 Appropriation Bill Repealed.
The House paused the bill repealing
the act of i'Hl providing for an appro
priation of .'ii,ii for the new build
ing. There w no debate on the meas
ure and a ri.ing vote was taken, the
majority in favor of the ps.nage of the
act lieing very large. The opposition
w represented by about 3 vote.. Th
bill will now go to the Senate for con
currence. The finh nd game con. mitte ha pre
pared a bill not Jet intrK'ii-d prnviil
ing lor an angler's lu-cn-e st a fe of !,
snd a public bearing will be held to
morrow evening in the supreme ouit
room on the bill. The measure would
muke it noccwary for a fisherman o ob
tain a lieenr tn try his link in s'l
tir in tlie state nn-pt Ijike ( hum
ph. in.
The Farmer ' ilub will bold their rt-i-ular
nieetinjr in mpnnie court ri'm
to night and Hugh llenrj, commission r
of Weights and tianre. wVI speak oh
II. 411. win. h would alwd sh lis- !'
and onfer the ituttea upon the agricid
tni iiiwiiiiiiiiwr.
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viding for the reading of portions of
the Undo in the. public, schools, were
presented by Mr. lllack of Jlurliiigton
and were referred to the committee on
state schools.
Third Reading Ordered.
11. 410, amending an act relating to
probation.
II. 417, amending an act relating to
the seizure of Klondike machines or oth
er machines of chance or hiiunl.
Bill Introduced,
lly Mr. Drown of Lunenburg, an act
(Continued on eighth page.)
VOTE ON PROPOSITION
SATURDAY MORNING
Meeting of Barre Branch, G. C. I. A.,
Will Hold Another Meeting, Ar-
rangements For Which Are
Being Completed.
If there is no change in present plans,
the onicers of the granite cutters' union
will call a meeting of tho union on Sat
urday morning to vote on the proposi
tion of settlement that was presented
at Saturday evening's meeting of the
union. Arrangements for the place of
meeting hud not been completed at the
time of going to press to-day, nor had
it been fully determined whether the
meeting would vote by ballot or by ris
ing vote. It is expected that these
plans will lie settled on this nfternoon.
there was a meeting of Italian mem
bers of the union at the Granite street
hall this forenoon, and a committee was
delegated to wait on the union officials;
and ask that another meeting be held.
HONEY THIEVES PAY UP.
Were Alleged to Have Stolen About
200 Pounds.
Middlebury, March 4. Six young men
of East Middlebury, each possessing at
least one sweet tooth, contributed "r, of
to tne state treasury yesterday oy satis
fying their appetite by looting t,hc api
ary of J. E. Crane in that village. The
young men, whose ages range from 16 to
22 years, are Harry and Basil Laque,
Kred Prieur, Herbert Newton, Milton
Elmer and Milford Lauber. Fines and
costs, imposed by Judge. A. W. Dickens
at a session of court held yesterday aft
ernoon in the county court house,
ranged from $8.41 to $18.04 each.
The culprits were arrested yesterday
by Chjcf of Police George H. Chaffee and
after three had turned state's evidence
Justice Dickens found the double trio
guilty.
The young men were charged with de
stroying about three hives of bees and
stealing about 200 pounds of honey. De
predations have been committed at the
Crane apiary for several months and
the police have been on the. lookout for
the miscreants. State's Attorney A. R.
Sturtevant prosecuted the case.
FIRE AT BATH, ME.
Did Damage Estimated at 575,000 Last
Evening.
Bath, Me., March 4. The plant of the
Torrey lToller Bushing Works was gut
ted bv tire last niiiht. Wiiisine a loss
whieh could not le estimated by Hon.
Jo-eph Torrey. head of the company,
who said he believed hii
ion l inmni
bv insurance. The phnt is valued at;i:.a
fully Pj.i.ihmi.
The fire was discovered alsuit ) o clock
and wmhi the whole roof was in (tames.
Scores of buildings in the heart ot the
business district were threatened by the
parks. By exceedingly hard work on ite belt. !-ome ot ins nnest worn, creai
the part of the tire department, assisted j ed on paper an.) worked out in the ston-v
bv many of the former firemen, who
went on' strike last summer because the j
city refused to grant them an increase j
' " " 1 " e
,n pay the tire was placed under con-
trol ,n Ie.s than two hours and eon fined ,
to the building in which it originated I
The Fire is supposed to have st.irted ;
in the iron foundry. It quickly spread
to other section of the plant, and while J
the alarm was beinc rung in. the whole,
plant was a mass of f!ame. Mr. Torrey
removed most of his office lmoks to a
vault in the First Nations! Iiank.
NORWICH MEN MET.
Informal Smoke Talk Held at Annual
Meeticg of County Club.
The annual inert ing of the Washing
ton Count v Notwieh elub. insiting of
rradiiate of N'nrwuh
university. ;
l.eld at Ioldr llr TiH-silay evening. I
m u ....sA.t.l a 1 ii iifliei in I
1 lr nie-n'i: v
served at Milhr'a inn. there lmi m.r- (
Iv a score of men prewnt. Alli-r the i
ln,l,eon l .e partv went to the oil;. ot
Art.ffmv f. It. Ihornaa. w !,. rc an in-
itrnal smoke t.'k. with rei.nniwne.-a
land talk ab-mt t!.e.f"d of the ur,ivet
iaitv f.-rnurj ri!t t be corivei a t mris.
'wca held.
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TRCPATE COURT
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FIVE WERE HURT
IN DERAILMENT
Passenger Train on Bu,r
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ton & Lamoille
in an
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TENDER AND 2 CARS
WENT OVER BANK
Scene of the Accident Was
J ust South of Cam
bridge. St. Albans, March 4. Passenger train
No. 25 on the Burlington &, Lamoille
branch of the Central Vermont Railway
Co. was derailed at a point just south
of Cambridge at 9:15 this morning, ant
five passengers were slightly injured.
The cause of the derailment is not
known. The tender and the bnggago
and smoking cars went over the bank.
A relief train was sent from St. Albatia
for the scene of the derailment, leaving
here at 10:30 o'clock.
FORMER BARRE MAN
Gaetano Mai Committed Suicide in Bos
ton Yesterday.
News of the suicide of one of the most
competent granite carvers that ever
came to Barre from Italy was conveyed
to this city in a telegram received by
1'izzi Bros, yesterday. Caetario Mai of
j Miiford, X. H., for 13 years
a resident)
of tliis city, ended his life in Boston yes
terday by putting a bullet through his
head." Despondency caused by ill health
is the rciii-on assigned for the man's act.
His brother, Angelo Mai, a shoemaker
residing at 417 North Main street, and
the only near relative of the deceased re
siding in America, left for Boston last
night to take charge of the remains.
From tho meagre information con
tained in the message received here it
is surmised that Mr. Mai went from his
home in Milford to Boston to consult, a
specialist. It is known that the physi
cian to whom he went gave him no en
couragement. For the past five yeara
the deceased had suffered continually
from nervousness. The affliction af
fected his sleep and at last he was moved
to describe his symptoms to the Boston
specialist. After learning the worst, It
". thought, he immediately ended his ,
life. The police were instrumental tn
communicating with Barre friends of the
dead man, prohiihly through papers
which he carried in his pocket. Angelo
Mai expected to accompany the remains
from Boston to Milford for burial.
It was in the early spring of 1803
that Gaetano Mai, then a young man
well on in his "teens, came to Barre from
his home in Saltrio. province of Como.
Italy. He carried with him a letter of
introduction to .loseph D. Ossola. who
had been established in Barre at that
time for several years. Mr. Ossola found
the lad a hoarding place and Inter ob-
j lai.Hl p,nIovment for him at the gran
:,. nioniif.etiir nf n mit of I.uirene Mil
Mivan. Although Iris experience in carr
1 w had been limited to the nut-hie in-
Himtrv of his own home province m
1 Italy," he soon became an adept granite
j worker snd in t ime he grew to lie one
j of the finest artisans in the B.trre gran-
unaided, may be .in on tne iara '
the Scampini bhvk. In the athnlic
cemetery on Be. kh y street IW line
roiiLlit carviii" on t he monument ow tied
'" ,.,. ai!miml ,,y
. of M ,,
Jim,; ; rxwll,ioI, wl,i.-h distinguished
jn jniiUn.,., ,av 1m ,,..te.l
-n earvings w hich Jie has done
f()r otM,.rB )urnig his residence here
yr la,jP arge number of friends
an.l hi uiitimcv end will be learned
with genuine regret.
t'pwsrd of (ie years ago he removed
from this city to Milford. N. IT., where
he was employed by the Milford Granite
Co. in statuary woik. Ksiling hea'tli
diil not ih ter him from follow ing at in
tervals his tlion vocation. lli illness,
hewever. dated liiuk over a period of
nearly five years and more ri-entlv hrs
rondition became a-ute. Mr. Mai waa "H
vears of age and IwsUew the brother al
rady mentioned, he b-avea his inoC.if
ami a brctlxT in Salt no.
FITTSBURG BA?tK CLOSED.
G Jfational Ordered Shut by Comp
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