The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-02-06

week. Two Of the victims died of their in
juries.
IT is assured on apparently trustworthy
authority that President Harrison has Of
fered the secretaryship of the treasury to
Senator Allison and that the offer has been
declined.
PHILIP HOFFMAN, a young German of
Staten Island, committed suicide last week
in most determined manner. He hung
himself to a beam in his barn by halter
and shot himself through the temple.
g. G.. MAUDET, an editor of Mt. Horeb
Wisconsin, was called to his door Friday
night and shot through the left lung by an
unknown party, Maudet had been fighting
the saloon interest, and It is thought that
the shooting was an act of revenge.
Two faith-cure apostles were driven from
Pierre, Mimi, last week by indignant citi-
zens. An infant child died under their care,
no other attendant having been permitted
to see it. The couple then spent two days
attempting to bring about the child's resur-
rection.
JOHN NJ. CLAYTON of Plummervile, Ar
Kansas prominent political leader in the
Southwest, was assaSsinated last week Tues
day night 1t is supposed to be political
murder, az Clayton was contesting seat in
congress against the democratic candidate,
G. r. Breckenridge.
| THERE was lively time at the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Fitch
| burg railroad at Boston last week Tuesday.
The report of the directors was severely
| criticized and referred to an investigating
committee. The old board of directors was
reelected, however.
I LAST week Tuesday a passenger train
struck one of the large iron doors at the
western portal of Hoosac Tunnel. 1t struck
the engine, completely stripping the right
side and killing the engineer, g, f. Moor.
| The door had been opened by the gateman,
but had been shut by the wind.
A FIRE broke out in the business portion
of Buffalo, n. Y, Sunday morning and con-
sumed over nine acres of Buildings, includ-
| ing two hotels. The loss is estimated at
| $3,000,000 One fireman was killed and sew
enteen persons injured. The loss has
| thrown 1000 men out of employment.
Most of the buildings will be rebuilt at once.
JOHN NEwCoMB, a resident of Queen
Anne's county, Maryland, was accidentally
| shot by his brother Casper one day last
week. John returned home late at night
and attempted to scare Casper by announc-
ing himself as White Cap. The latter
Jailed to recognize his brothers voice and
| fired through the door, riddling him with
buck-shot.
| Two worSmen in rolling-mill at New
| port, Kentucky, were operating a derrick
last week Monday, and attempted to have a
| little sport by hitching the rope around
/ another workman's neck and starting the
machine The hooking caught on an iron
bar, pinning the mans neck against il and
fatally injuring him. The name of the
victim is John Tape.
FRANK SHANNON of Philadelphia has been
rewarded for saving the life of a hyena.
| One of the hyenas at the Quaker City
geological Gardens recently swallowed a
! bone. Shannon entered the cage thrust
| his arm down the hyenas throat and eX-
tracted the bone. The woman's branch
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals has given Shannon gold medal.
Foreign.
The Canadian parliament convened last
week Thursday at Ottawa.
| MINISTER PHELPS sailed for America on
the steamer Lain" last week Thursday.
THERE are 100000 clerks in England
100000 more than are needed Some of them
are paid starvation wages by reason of the
excess.
turned up at Suakim. He says that Emin
Pasha was captured by the dervishes, but
escaped.
HENRY WHITE, secretary of the Ameri-
can legation in London, was on Thursday
of last week robbed of $3.50 worth OF
diamonds.
THE fighting between the Germans and
Arabs in East Africa still goes on Great
fears are felt for the safety of the captured
missionaries.
THE French chamber of deputies last
week Thursday passed a vote of confidence
in the government by majority of sixty,
and the ministry will not resign.
Congress.
MONDAY, January 2S.-The senate spent
the entire session in discussing motion to
raise the ministers to the courts of st. James,
Germany, Russia and France to the rank of
ambassadors. Some of the senators adj
vocated the abolition of the entire dplo-
matte service. No decision was reached
- The house discussed the general
condition of Alaskan affairs and appro-
priated $4,000 for the education of Alaskan
children.
| TUEsDAY.-In the senate the Samoan
/ question was discussed with open doors.
Senator Sherman made a long Speech Civ.
! ing his views of the case and favorng the
adoption of the amendment to the diplo.
matte and consular bill, approprating $780,
600 to enable the president to protect
| American interests in the islands. -
! The house appropriated $4,000 for the new
| library building.
| WEDNEsDAY.-In the senate the Samoan
debate continued. Senators Reagan and
| Dolph advocated the reinstatement OF
! Malietoa, the king deposed by the Germans
|
cussed with closed doors, but no vote taken
- The Oklahoma bill was considered
in the house
THURSDAY. The Samoan amendments
were agreed TO without division in the sen.
! ate, after a debate in which Senators Frye
! Sherman and Reagan took the chief part
60 The house held a stormy session
over the Oklahoma bill without reaching a
final vote.
FRIDAY.-The British extradition treaty
was rejected by the senate by vote of thirty
eight to fifteen. - In the house the
Oklahoma bill passed by vote of l48 to 1902
SATURDAY.-The naval appropriation bill
was passed by the house, with an amend
ment devoting 100000 for a coaling station
in Pago-Pago, Samoa.
NOTES.
The president on Friday transmitted to
congress additional correspondence relative
to Samoa, showing that in conformity with
Secretary Bayard's representations the
German government has exempted foreign
ers from the operation of martial law in
Samoa, and has directed the German con.
sui to relinquish his command of the admin.
istraton of the islands.
On Friday the house adopted the confer
ence report on the bill to create an execu
tive department to be known as the depart