The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-02


THE heat about Chicago on Sunday was
intense. Eighteen deaths from sunstroke
occurred in that city.
A FIRE caused by a fire. cracker destroyed
the business portion Of the town OF Morri-
son, Col, on Saturday
THE bodies of three women who were
drowned in the Johnstown disaster were
found on last week Friday.
REPORTS from census enumerators show
that Connecticut is not likely, as was feared,
TO lose one of its representatives.
The committee of the Massachusetts
Legislature which has been investigating
charges of corruption against members has
reported that they are not sustained.
HARVARD and Yale won the same num-
Der of ball games in their series, and the tie
game was played at Springfield, Mass ON
last week Saturday. Yale won, four to
three.
HERBERT f. BEEcHER, son of the late
Henry Ward Beecher, has been acquitted of
the charge of larceny, preferred while he
was collector of customs at Port Townsend,
Wash.
LUcIEN w. SPERRY, an ex.mayor of New
Haven, Conn, committed suicide by shoot
ing on Thursday of last week. He had en-
bezzled from an estate of which he was
trustee.
OVER 1900 persons saw Salvador beat
Tenny in running race near New York on
last week Wednesday. The time was 0S,
which was a new record for a mile and
quarter.
CENSUS returns make the population of
New Hampshire cities as follows: Manches-
ter, 43 900, a gain of 10000; Concord, 1900,
gain of 5000; Nashua, 10000, a gain of
1000; Dover 1900 gain of 200.
AT Purvis, Miss, on last week Tuesday,
John L. Sullivan pleaded guilty to the
charge of prize-fghting, and was fined $500.
Another fight between Sullivan and Kill
rain is said to have been arranged
A STRIKE of tranmen on the Illinois Cen
trail railroad occurred last week, on account
of dissatisfaction with a division supern-
tendent 1t ended on Friday. The supern-
tendent will be retained, but will not have
the power to hire and discharge men.
RAIN-IN-THE- FACE, the noted Sioux chief,
prominent through his connection with Sit
ting Bull in the Custer massacre, was
stabbed in the chest and side last week. by
his squaw, whom he had neglected for
another woman. He is not expected to re-
cover.
THE town of Amite, La, was the scene
on Sunday of a violent attack by white
men on negroes, who were said to be arm
ing and preparing for an uprising. Several
negroes were killed, and a number were
driven from town. A quantity of arms
was captured.
On last week Tuesday two terrific thun-
der-storms swept over Lancaster N. H.,
meeting in the vicinity of Stebbins hill,
creating havoc among the farms in that
neighborhood. Windows were broken,
gardens ruined and little streams became
rushing torrents. A horse was killed in an
open pasture and considerable damage done
to crops
YALE won the. boat-race with Harvard,
last week Friday, by three and half
lengths. Time, twenty.One minutes and
forty seconds. Yale has won nine of four
mile races, to six for Harvard. The Cornell
crew beat the crew of the University of
Pennsylvania by five and half lengths
and the Cornell freshmen won from the
Yale and Columbia freshmen.
JOHN j. HOME of East Wakefield, n. H.,
became engaged in row last week Tues
day night with his son William, who had
Just returned from Boston with quart of
whskey, in which the father had INDUCED
quite freely The old man secured his gun
which was loaded with buckshot, and dis
charged both barrels at his son. The shot
took effect in the upper part of the right leg,
necessitating amputation The young man
will probably die.
Congress.
TUEsDAY.-The conference report on the
naval appropriation bill was agreed to by
the senate. The post-OffiCe approp, iation bill,
which appropriates $72, 4G 1913, or 81 ,047 1861
more than the estimated revenues was
passed, as were the diplomatic and consular
| appropriation bills. When the amendment
relating TO the work If the international
American conference was reached, Mr.. Ed
munds moved to amend the amendment by
inserting the words information in respect
of, so as to make 1t read, " For payment of
the share of the United States of prelim-
mary survey for information in respect Of
an intercontinental railway, $4,000" He
said that he made the motion so as to guard
against any moral or implied engagement
to or with the intercontinental railway
1t was agreed to. The senate bills to adopt
resolutions in relation to collisions at sea
were passed. These bills embody the rule
agreed to by the international maritime con-
ference. The senate Teceded from an
amendment to the pension appropriation
bill, and the bill went TO the president
- In the house Mr.. Butterworth pre-
scented the report of the appropriation com
mittee upon the legislative bill, which was
agreed to, and conference was ordered
Mr. Mckinley, for the committee on rules
reported resolution providing for the inn
mediate consideration of the silver bill and
the ordering of the previous question at two
O'Clock on Wednesday. 1t was adopted.
Mr.. Conger, chairman of the coinage com
mittee, presented the report of that COM
mittee. 1t recommended that the house
non-concur in each and all of the senate
amendments to the silver bill, and requests
a conference on the same. Mr.. Bland of
Missouri moved that the house concur in
the senate enactments A long debate fol-
low ed
WEDNESDAY Mr.. Ingalls,, in the senate,
offered a resolution instructing the com
mittee on privileges and elections to in
quire into a personal explanation by Mr..
Call published in the Congressional Record.
A discussion followed, participated in by
Messrs. ingalls,, Call, Butler, German, Hoar
and Henderson, the remarks of Mr. In
gals and Mr. Call being very bitter, The
resolution finally went over without action,
and the Wyoming admission bill was taken
up. Messrs. Vest and Platt spoke but no
vote was taken - In the house Mr..
Boutelle of Maine presented the conference
report on the naval appropriation bill, and
it was adopted. This passes the bill and
sends it to the president for approval. The
principal feature of the bill is the appropri-
alton for three line-of-battle ships, which
remains exactly as passed by the house
originally. Speeches on the silver bill fol-
lowed, and the voting began The vote on
the first section of the senate bill, providing
for free coinage of silver, was in the mega
tive, one hundred thirty-fve to one hun
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