The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-22
General News.


Domestic.
THE large rolling-mills at South Chicago,
ILL.,, shut down last week Thursday, throw
ing 800 men out of employment.
SANITARY measures taken to check the
spread of yellow fever at Jacksonville, Fla,
have produced more favorable condition.
IN New Iberia, La, last Friday one white
man and dozen negroes were killed in
trouble growing out of an attempt of the
better element to drive out class of idle
and immoral characters.
AN international regatta took place at the
straits of Mackinaw last Thursday and
was won by the "Oriole of Toronto. Its
competitors were the Idler" of Chicago
and the Wasp" of Cleveland. The course
extended seven miles from Mackinaw
Island around Bots Blanc Island. The
start was made at 10: 20 A. NJ, the finish at
five o'clock p NJ The wind was light.
EARLY Wednesday morning crude petro-
leum started from Lima, Ohio, three weeks
before, arrived at Chicago through the big
pipe line of the National Transit Company.
The oil flows into the tanks at South Chicago
at the rate of 5000 barrels per hour through
an eight-inch pipe from the Ohio fields, two
hundred six miles away. One hundred
manufacturing firms have contracted to use
the new fuel. The oil will be furnished to
the mills of Minneapolis and the factories
of the Northwest in tank cars
THE American Meat Company has been
formed in Missouri as a result of one of the
most gigantic land and cattle deals ever
closed in this country. j. II. Flagler,is presi-
nent j. o. Moss vice-president, and r. G.
Ingersoll is counsel The ranch property of
the company includes the famous Dorsey
ranch, besides the Ingersoll Hadley,
Dweyer, Halcomb and Palo Blanco ranches
in northern New Mexico, comprising 40 600
acres of decided lands and 900 head of
cattle. The company takes in over 4, 100000
acres of land, upon which it has 425, 900 head
of cattle One tract alone in Mexico has an
area of 1924 square miles. The feeding sta
tons will be located near Kansas City, and
there from u 600 to 1900 head of cattle will
be fed constantly
Foreign.
THE business portion of Cayenne, French
Guiana, has been destroyed by fire. The
loss is 50 100000.
THE worlds conference of Young Mems
Christian Associations met at Stockholm
in Sweden last week.
CONSEQUENT on the overthrow of the Hay
tian government President Solomon fled to
Santiago-de-Cuba on an English war ship,
arriving the 18th.
THE supporters and opponents of General
Boulanger at Doullins France, engaged in
a riot last Wednesday evening, on the occa-
sion of the generals arrival in the place.
AS means to weaken the attachment of
Alsatians to France Bismarck has issued an
edict forbidding Alsatian students in France
to pass their vacation at home in Alsace,
and refusing their parents passports to visit
France. In this way the German premier
seeks to break up family reunions.
EMPEROR WILLIAM attended the unveiling
of the monument erected in memory of the
late Prince Frederick Charles at Frankfort
the 10th. The emperor was present at a
breakfast given in his honor after the I'M
yelling and gave toast to German unity.
VIag hot ofE Il
die rather than to deliver a single stone of
Alsace-Lorraine to France.
THE Danish steamer "Thingvalla " col
lided with the steamer Geiser" of the
same line off Sable Island, near the banks
of Newfoundland, the morning of the 18th.
The latter sank with eighty of the passen-
gers and thirty-nine of the officers and crew
Fourteen passengers and twenty-one of the
officers and crew were saved including Cap
tain Moller, The Thingvalla " had her
bows stove in. The steamer " Wieland,'
from Hamburg, brought to New York 455 of
the "Thingvala's >, passengers and those
rescued from the " Geser." The collision
occurred during dense fog and heavy sea.
A TORNADO, accompanied with light
ming, devastated parts of the Province of
Quebec last Wednesday night The first
place to suffer was Valley Field, forty miles
from Montreal. Other places destroyed
We're St. Louis st. Placide, st. Zotique and
and vast amount of property, including
buildings, stock and crops, was destroyed
The loss aggregates over 81 ,5OO,O 900. Near
st. Zotique twenty-five farmers lost their
farm buildings. In Montreal the lightning
played havoc with the telegraph and tele-
phone wires and the electric lights were put
out.
Congressional.
OK Monday, August Is, in the senate, the
fisheries treaty was considered. Mr.. Call o.
Florida spoke in favor of the treaty. Mr.
Gray OF Delaware urged postponement o.
further consideration until political excite
ment shall have subsidized Mr.. George reaC
newspaper report of a Gloucester Knight:
of Labor convention, rejecting on Massa
chusetts parties engaged in the fisheries
Mr.. Hoar denounced the reported action o
the knights as slanderous and scored Mr.
George as a former slave-owner and incom
petent to treat northern labor interests
fairly. - In the house, the fortifcation
appropriation bill was considered.
On Tuesday, in the senate, a bill was in
troduced by Mr.. Reagan defining trust
and providing for the punishment of persons
engaged in trusts; also bill requiring tn,
officers and three-fourths of the crew o
United States merchant, whaling and fish
ing vessels to be either native born or nat
uralized. A bill was introduced by Mr.
Sherman declaring unlawful, trusts ant
combinations in restraint of trade and pro
by Messrs. Morgan and Beck. Three vetoe
of pension bills were considered, - Il
the house, the members filibustered on al
preparation bills.
On Wednesday, in the senate, Mr.. MOI
gan finished his speech in favor of post
ponng the consideration of the fisherie
treaty. Messrs. Teller and Chandler denie
his statements that outrages on America
fishing vessels during Arthurs administra
ton had not then been resented. Mr.. Vest
in speaking of treaties, referred to MI
Stewards recent speech on the Chimes
question and accused ex-senator Harriso
of opposition to anti-Chinese Legislation
Mr.. Stewart defended Mr.. Harrison. MI
Beck said that the recent statement of Sena
tor Voorhees, in his speech at Terre Hautt
Ind, that Harrison had voted fifteen time
against the bill to restrict Chinese imm
grafton had not been contradicted. MI
Dolph made square denial of the charg
that Mr.. Harrison was ever in favor of az
hitting Chinese labor into the United States
Mr.. Allison denounced Vests attempt I
force distinction between the two partie
on the subject of Chinese immigration
- In the house, the Notifications bi
was reported from the committee of tn
whole