The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-04-10

He left note for Rev. Stopford Brooke of
Boston, who had befriended him, thanking
him for his kindness and saying The
sole way by which / can escape my diff
culties is by the gates of death. / am the
most unlucky mortal on earth Give my
body to medical school for dissection"
The Jury rendered verdict of insanity.
MIR. Brooke will not allow the body to be
dissected and will defray the expenses of
burial
THE British man-of-war Calliope," the
only vessel in the harbor at Apia that sue
ceeded in getting to the open sea during the
hurricane that wrecked the German and
American vessels, has arrived at Sydney,
New South Wales. she left Samoa March
q, and reports that the United States man
of-war " Nipsic " had then been fioated off
the beach, the natives lending material as
sistance. Before the hurricane burst every
precaution had been taken by the com
mander of the " Calliope " to render the YES
sci secure. Five anchors had been dropped,
but when the storm was at its height four OF
the anchor-chains snapped, and the vessel
began to drift. The captain then deter
mined to leave the reefs and, if possible
reach the open sea. This he eventually sue
ceeded in doing, working his way out at the
rate of half knot an hour. Tremendous
seas broke over the vessel, inhictng much
damage, but fortunately not a life was lost.
Washington Notes.
SECRETARY TRACY is as popular among
his associates at the navy department as his
| predecessor, Mr.. Whitney.
| BEFORE the final adjournment of the SEN
| ate, Tuesday of last week, Mr. Ingalls, was
chosen president pro tempore and received
the oath of office.
COLONEL WHEELoCK G.. VEAzY of YER
mont is prominently mentioned as Colonel
| Walkers successor on the interstate com
! merCe commission.
ALL persons desiring to make land entries
in Oklahoma are obliged TO sign an affidavit
| that they have not violated the presidents
order forbidding trespassing prior to
April %.
THE change in the offices of treasurer and
assistant treasurer at New York will neces-
state count of all moneys and securities
in both offices, a proceeding which will oc-
cupy at least one month,
| The president on Friday appointed Joel
! b. Erhardt to be collector of customs in
| New York, and Cornelius NonCott to be
! postmaster of the same city. The appoint
ments are highly satisfactory to New York
republicans.
SECRETARY TRACY has ordered the " Rich
mond " and "Aert " to sail for Apia at the
earliest possible date. These vessels are by
no means equal to the three that were
wrecked at Samoa and are of an antique
type compared with the German men-of-
war that have been ordered to Apia.
ATToRNEY-GENERAL MILLER has room
on the fifth floor of the Riggs house, Secre-
| tary Tracy lives in apartments at the Arno,
and Secretary Proctor has several rooms at
! the Arlington. Postmaster-general Wanna
maker is the only member of the new adj
ministration who is permanently located in
his own house.
TWENTY EIGHT nominations were sent to
the senate, Monday and Tuesday of last
week, among them the following: James
p. Huston of Indiana, to be treasurer of
| the United States: Ellis H. Roberts, as
sistant treasurer at New York city; Will
lam p Wharton of Massachusetts, assistant
secretary of state; George II. Shields of
Missouri, assistant attorney-general; l..
Bradford Prince of Sante Fe, governor Of
New Mexico; Robert j. Fisher of Chicago,
assistant commissioner of patents.
A PRETTY young woman in Washington,
who is at the head of a typewriting estab-
lishment, says that since the new admins
tration came into power her business has
increased enormously for the reason that
each applicant for Office thinks he must
have his papers typewriter. The young
woman claims that each of her assistants
has earned on an average $40 a week since
March 4. She charges an. increase over the
usual rates to compensate for bad spelling
and writing, and has no difficulty in secur-
ing it.
The following resolution which was in
|
the committee on foreign affairs, several
senators Directing to its adoption on the
ground that it would establish bad prece-
dent: Resolved, That the senate has
learned with profound sorrow of the death
of John Bright, and, remembering his con-
slant and unwavering friendship for the
United States, desires to join with the par
lament of his own country in paying a
grateful tribute to one who, during his long
public life, was conspicuous in his devotion
to the cause of freedom and humanity"
SECRETARY WINDOW will follow in the
footsteps of Secretaries Folger, Manning
and Fairchild in the matter of the silver
coinage, at least until congress or the
president directs otherwise He has been
purchasing only two million dollars worth
of bullion per month, under the require
ments of the Bland act, and will keep the
purchase down to that amount. At the
present gold valuation of the bullion, the
monthly purchases coin into nearly 2,S00,00O
silver dollars. The senate adjourned with
out acting on Senator Stewards resolution
expressing the opinion that the secretary
ought to purchase the full amount author
lied by the Bland act, S4 600 worth of
silver per month. Senator Stewart claimed
that large majority of the senators on
both sides favored the resolution, but it fell
to the ground because of the general feel
ing that it was not best to do anything but
executive business at the special session.
Ne,C York Herald