The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-04-04

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THE Coburn Company's mill at Lowell,
Mass, was burned last week, entailng
loss of 100000.
The Crosby high-license bill has passed
the New York assembly by a vote of sixty
six to sXty-one.
THE Chicago, Burlington 81 Quincy car
shops at Aurora, ILL.,, were burned last
week. Loss 10000.
CAPTAIN PAUL BoYNToN had very mar
row escape while navigating among the ice
foes in Lake Michigan.
PRESIDENT CARNoT of France has issued
decree placing General Boulanger on the
retired list of the army.
GENERAL BoULANGER has resolved to
run " for the chamber of deputies from
the department of Nord.
SERIOUS fires are reported in Hungary.
Nineteen houses have been burned at Csaba
and two hundred at Kitinda.
A FIERCE storm, with high tides and tidal
wave has caused great damage in North and
South islands of New Zealand
THE president and cashier of the State
National Bank of Raleigh, n. c., have alb
seconded and the bank is closed
REPUBLICAN senators declare that there
| will be no trouble in the confirmation of
proper nomination for chief-justice
REvs. CLAYTON MUMMA and John Conrad
! were killed by the cars near Reading, Penn,
while walking on the railroad track.
NJ. FERRY declares that France has need
| of a strong government to give her her
proper place in the councils of Europe.
Hon. W. f. SMITH, late assistant secre-
| tarv of the treasury, died at Pittsburgh,
n. of Bright's disease, aged thirty-six.
BY collision on the Michigan Central
railroad sleeping-car was smashed and at
least two passengers were fatally injured.
| MnII n
| to be married on the same day to Miss Belle
! Mason and j. Stanley Brown respectively.
AMONG the property burned recently was
a block at Nashua, William Walter Phelps
residence in New Jersey and theater in
| Albany.
Mr.. GILHooLY, NJ. p, refused to wear
prison clothes, and was knocked down by
the Irish police, who put the prison garb on
by force.
THE coronation of Emperor Frederick
and Empress Victoria as king and queen of
Prussia is expected to take place at Konigs-
berg in June.
GENERAL CHARLES A. STETsoN for nearly
! forty years proprietor of the Aston House
New York. died at Reading, Penn, aged
| seventy-seven.
LATEST advices from China say that the
crisis in Honan is past, but that the distress
of the people is appalling, two million per-
sons being utterly destitute
REV. DIR. WILLIAM T. EUsT1s, prominent
clergyman of New England and for many
wears pastor of Memorial church. Spring
| field, Mass, died suddenly on the 30th nit.
THE Mail and Express says letters have
! been received by intimate friends Of Blaine
! in New York within week from Mrs.
| Blaine and sons stating that Blaine is we'll
THE French court of appeals has reversed
the decision of the court convicting NJ.
Daniel Wilson, and declares NJ. Grevy's
son-in-law acquitted of the charges made
against him.
THE liberal party has suffered a great
| backSet at the Cover election. The ma
jority in 1885 of 3,457 has been reduced to
COG. The result has caused commotion in
the liberal camp.
AN unusually protracted raiu-storm in the
| South has caused the rivers to overflow
their banks in many instances and railway
traffic in some sections has been suspended,
owing to the damage done to the lines.
THE Springfield Mass Printing Company
has filed petition in insolvency. Liabilities,
S101,774 The assets consist of plant COW
cred with a $4,000 mortgage, supplies,
$4,000 in accounts and about $3.50 in cash.
Hon. WILLIAM DoRsHETMER, ex-lieuten-
ant-governor of New York and ex-United
States representative died at Savannah,
mer had been the publisher of the New
! York star.
In view of the fact that eating the meat
of diseased hogs grown in France and Ger
many has caused fatal cases of trichinosis,
President Cleveland recommends legisla-
ton to prevent the importation of swine or
hog products from those countries.
AN explosion occurred at Rich Hill,
Missouri, recently, in which 100 miners were
| buried They were mostly negroes, who
came from Springfield, H., when the mine
was opened, less than year ago. The death
roll numbers twenty-one and nine Others are
fatally injured.
THE French chamber of deputies 26S to
| 237 despite the opposition of the govern
ment, voted for the urgency bill of the
extreme left providing for a revision OF
| the constitution. The government there
upon resigned. President Carnot has &C.
cepted the resignation of the cabinet
In a letter to Railroad Commissioner
Green of Kansas Senator ingalls, says
" Every man of intelligence knows my allu-
sions to Hancock and Mcclellan were not
as soldiers, but as the democratic candidates
for the presidency. AS such they were the
allies of the confederacy, as Grover Cleve-
land is and as every democrat must be who
aspres to that office, because he must be
elected by the 1913 votes of the solid South
which is as much the aggressive and po
tential force in our politics as it was in 1860
THE strike on the Burlington road con.
tinues, without either side giving any signs
of weakening. A collision between the
strikers and officials took place last week
in which little damage was done and but
one man was arrested This brought on a
strike of switchmen on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road. The St. Pau
road practically a." locked out " their EN-
ployes who were engaged in the Chicago
disturbance. The Burlington road secured
a number of new switchmen in place of the
strikers. Chicago lumbermen declare that
they have done but little business for
month because of the strike, and Other
business interests are seriously affected
A strike has begun in the yards of the For
Wayne road, and other companies are
threatened with similar trouble. 1t is in
timated that strike is likely to occur or
the Belt railroad at Chicago. This woult
completely cripple freight traffic on all the
roads centering there.
THE funeral of Chief-justice Waite was
held in the house of representatives Marcel
2S. Bishop Paret offciated and music was
furnished by a choir of eighteen. The asso
ciate justices of the supreme court acted a.
honorary pall-bearers. The funeral was at
, tended by the president and cabinet, botl
a.