The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-10-22

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THERE were big developments in the
mystery surrounding the corn-dodger |
club" at Fort Worth, Tex, Saturday. 1t
is an organization of boys, ranging from
seven to fifteen years, many Of whom have
recently been arrested by the police for
completely in petty thefts and burg aries, |
but on account Of their youth and the small
value of their takngs they have not been
prosecuted. Six of the boys are in Jail and
with them a clothing dealer named Hall,
who is charged with concealing goods stolen
by the boys. II was also learned that the
Corn-dodgers have branches in Dallas, Waco,
Marshall Austin and Houston, Texas also
in Denver, Col. and probably in other places
A DECISION has been rendered in the
United States circuit court at Topeka,
Kan, allowing the reopenng of original
package liquor houses in that state and in
effect declaring that the Wilson bill enacted
by congress does not restore the power OF
the Kansas prohibitory law as against oriGi-
nal package saloons. The facts in the case
are that Charles Raher, agent for Kansas
| City liquor house, was arrested for selling
| liquor in Topeka after the passage of the
Wilson bill. Defendant applied to the
United States circuit court for writ of
! habeas corpus, admitting that he had sold
liquors as charged but claimed that mas
much as the Kansas prohibitory law was
enacted before the Wilson BILL the Wilson
bill did not apply. Judges Foster and Phil
lips sustained this view and granted the
writ.
| AN Erie despatch describing the wreck
near Silver Creek, n. Y, says that the
bravery and cool-headed conduct of En-
gneer Burns of Buffalo averted horrible
catastrophe. The passenger train was com
ing down the hill at the rate of fifty miles
an hour. Burns saw a truck ahead and
then freight car. He saw an attempt to
stop his train and jump would sacrifice the
lives of his $50 passengers. He therefore
put on every pound of steam and opened
his sand box so as to get tirmer hold OF
the rails. The iron monster " Ed. Gallup
sprang forward, threw the truck and cut
through the freight car and other debris.
Burns, with wonderful forttude held the
lever, and the moment he had cleared the
obstruction, reversed his engine and threw
on the air brake. He was badly bruised,
but only one passenger was seriously ill.,
jured.
The funeral of General w. w. Belknap
occurred at Washington, ID. c., Thursday
morning. The remains were taken from
General Belknap's residence to st. Johns
Episcopal church under an escort of the
Loyal Legion and the Grand Army The
honorary pallbearerS were Secretary Noble,
eX- Postmaster General j. A. j. Creswell,
General l.. a. Grant, assistant secretary of
war, General Cyrus Bussey, assistant sec
rotary of the interior, eX- Representative
John A. Kasson, General Batchelder, Gen
eral Bener, General Vincent, Senator Man
dersOn, Hallett KilbOurn, General IL. V.
Boynton, Colonel w. G.. Veazey, COM
mander-in-C of the Grand Army of
the Republic, Colonel NJ. Emmett Urell,
commander department of the Potomac,
Grand Army of the Republic, James
Worthingtou and James X McCannon.
The active pallhearers were a detachment
of six non commissioned officers from the
Washington barracks. The Episcopal
burial service was used, and the remains
were inferred in Arlington.
Foreign.
MEssRs. DILLON and o. Brien, the Irish
nationalists, are in France. A letter de-
scrbing their flight is published in the
United Ireldnd.
SEVERE earthquake shocks are reported
from Grenada, in Nicaragua. The loss will
amount to 100000, and there is great alarm
among the people.
FURTHER returns from the Brazil cleo
tons confirm previous reports in regard to
the result. Nearly all the official cand-
dates have been elected.
NINE days after the murder of Benwell,
Birchell applied for a position as teacher in
the Ottawa high school. petition for the
Communication of his sentence is being crcu-
lated in London.
The export duties upon spruce and pine
logs, and also the export duties upon shin
gle bolts OF pine or cedar logs capable of
being made into shingle bolts have been
removed by proclamation of the Canadian
government.
THE meeting called by the board of plant
ers at Havana to consider the tariff ques-
ton was attended by the wealthiest plant
ers in Cuba and many other prominent per-
sons. 1t was decided to send TO the minister
of the colonies a petition in favor of reci-
procity with America.
IT is announced that the Spanish govern
ment will request the United States govern
ment to admit the products of the Spanish
possessions in West Indies, especially to-
bACCO and Snpar. without the recentlY-