The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-27

j. Matt Aubrey OF chicago ana tne couple
were married i'm Milwaukee They had
been engaged for some time, but Mrs. Fuller
did not approve the match. The family OF
the chief Justice was greatly shocked on
learning the news, as Pauline was the
favorite daughter
IT is believed at the department of state
that the Samoan commissioners will not be
able to start for Berlin before the middle of
| April, as the matter with which they have
to deal is rather intricate, and preparation
| for it's consideration involves an exhaustive
study of large amount of diplomatic cor
respondence, as well as the long protocols
of the former conference
POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER's or
der regarding hours of work in the office OF
| the first assistant postmaster-general will
probably not be popular among the clerks,
| but it will undoubtedly contribute to the
| efficiency of the department Under the
new rule, clerks will go on duty az 8: 30 in
stead of 9: 90 A. NJ, and remain at their
| desks till six instead of four o'clock.
FANNY DAVENPORT, the actress, has Sc
cured from the governor OF Tennessee a
| pardon for Charles Talbot, who, while EN-
| ployed as a clerk in Memphis hotel TWO
years ago, stole Miss Davenports diamonds:
| For the theft he was sentenced to six years
| imprisonment. After his release Ialbot
called upon Miss Davenport who spoke
kindly to him and gave him 500 with which
| to begin life anew.
A PHILADELPHIA paper discloses system
of adulterating food. 1t states that the
| large factory which has been standing idle
near Wakefield station, Bucks county, has
| been leased by Philadelphia parties, who
| will establish plant for roasting and grind
ing cocoanut shells. These shells are in much
demand, and are shipped to Philadelphia,
| New York and Chicago and other cities for
use in adulterating spices.
ROBERT SIGEL, son of General Franz
Sigel, who pleaded guilty to forging pen
| sion checks, was on Wednesday sentenced
| to six years imprisonment at hard labor
Sigel's young wife wept bitterly in the rear
of the courtroom when she heard the sem
tence pronounced. When the prisoner was
being taken back to Jail his brother tainted
| in the hallway outside the courtroom, and
was unconscious for an hour.
THE nomination of Eugene Schuyler as
assistant secretary of state has been with
drawn by the president, at his own request.
The committee on foreign affairs notified
Mr.. Schuyler's friends that they would feel
obliged to report his name adversely, on
account of certain Objectionable features OF
his political record Mr.. Schuyler was at
once informed of this fact by cable and di-
rected them to have his name withdrawn.
A PARTY of riotous Yale students tore
down the statue of Professor Silliman last
week Tuesday night. The statue, which was
| badly wrecked by the young vandals, cost
$4,000 four years ago. The students held
an Indignation meeting the following day
and denounced the perpetrators of the out
rage as aliens to the university. The faculty
will make shining example of the young
rowdies-that is, when they find out who
they are.
THE consul-general at Shanghai has in
formed the state department OF the distress
existing over large area of China, the re-
suit Of floods and of droughts. The relief
| a Hpgirpg
people of the world to respond to its request
| for funds. Thousands are starving and
dying from exposure in Northern China
1t is stated that relief to be really effective
must continue until next June, carrying a
limited number quite through the season OF
want
JUSTICE STANLEY MATTHEWS died a,
Washington, ID. c., at ten o'clock, Friday
morning He had been an invalid for q
year or more, but the immediate cause Of
his death was exhaustion of the heart and
kidney troubles. Justice Matthews was born
at Cincinnati, Ohio, July q, 1924. He was
admitted to the bar at an early age and
rapidly gained distinction in his profession
His appointment to the bench OF the su
preme court, which was made by Presiden,
Garfield, was confirmed by the senate May
II, 1881.
LITTLEToN, N. H., citizens have voted tc
establish free public library, chosen q
board of trustees to manage the same and
voted to appropriate $500 year for five
years for its support on condition thai
81 600 be contributed by individuals within
three months. Langdon accepted from in
divdnals of the town a library and made II
public. Tilton appropriated $3.50 for its IL
brary Franklin voted $500 toward a sol
diers memorial hall Pembroke voted &
special committee to proceed without delay
to publish history of the town, and Eek
eter, as for many years past, veted 500 foi
IL, L. .h, cot. Fn1
umes and has an additional income of S30(
from private bequest
Foreign.
SIR JULIAN PAUNCEFooTE starts for Amer
lea April Is.
THE daily average of deaths from yellow
fever at Rio Janeiro, Brazil, is only fifteen
THE CHILEAN government has issued an or
der prohibiting the immigration of the Chi
nese
THE British government intends to lay a
submarine cable between Bermuda an
Halifax.
A MOTION to reduce Mr.. Balfour's salary
was defeated in the house of commons on
Thursday.
WILLIAM O'BRIEN has refused to accep
his release offered him on condition OF his
RETAINING from agitation.
Two Hungarian deputies fought a due
last Thursday. Unfortunately neither o
the combatants was damaged.
FOURTEEN of the largest paper-makers il
England have formed syndicate for thu
purpose of raising prices The capital II
60 600
THE Russian government is considering
measure for increasing the navy. The
plan involves an expenditure of 10000 ,0J0
roubes.
Mr.. O'MAHoNY, editor of the Tipperary Ma
ti0ndiiSt, has been sentenced to two months
imprisonment under the crimes act for in
timdation.
The threatened collapse of the grea
French copper syndicate has come at last
The losses of the concern will amount 4
about S30000.000
ENGLAND has dispatched small squad
! ron TO Morocco on a count of the unsatis
factory attitude of the sultan toward thu
British government.
M LAUR in the French chamber of depu
ties, demanded last Thursday that the gov
eminent prosecute the copper Spectators
, His motion was defeated.
, A "BLUE BOOK" on Samoan affairs wa
issued in London on Wednesday. 1t show
England and America to be in perfect &C
cord in their relations to the island.
PRINCE BISMARCK, in letter to Her
Steubei, the German consul at Samoa, say