The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-07-16


lecting his work.
GENERAL CLINTON II. FISK, prohibition
candidate for president at the last election,
died at his home in New York on last week
Wednesday.
BETWEEN fifteen and twenty deaths re-
suited from the explosion of the boiler of
the steamer "Tioga" at Chicago on last
week Friday.
CARDINAL GIBBONS of Baltimore says, in
the papers of that city, that Sunday base
ball playing is opposed to thesproper OBJ
servance of the day.
WILLIE f. Work, eighteen years of age,
stole $3.50 from his employer, drugstore
proprietor at Providence, Il. l., on his sec
ond day in the store.
JOIN CRUISE, who fatally shot Frank
Martin at WestborO, Mass, has confessed
that he did so to secure Martins money, in
order that he might get married.
THOMAS ALGER, yachtsman, lost his arm
by the explosion of a cannon cracker at
Marion Mass, on last week Thursday He
was firing the cracker in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs Cleveland
THE executive committee of the national
G.. A. II. encampment on last week Wednes-
day voted that the secretary of the navy be
requested to order naval squadron to Bos-
ton during encampment week.
REV. DANIEL b. MARTIN, a Methodist
preacher at Birmingham, Ala, killed Sam
uel Walker at Avondale on last week
Wednesday night. Martin was in love with
Susan Williams, but his attentions were
coldly received.
A CYCLONE struck number of small
lakes few miles above St. Paul, Mimi, on
Sunday afternoon and boats and cottages
were overturned, with great loss of life. In
two cottages five persons were killed and
ten injured. a steamer was overturned,
n,,l Lee ,l,g,.,
DETECTIVE WILLIAM Y. LYON was ac-
quilted three weeks ago at Reading, Penn,
of charge of extorting $40 from woman
to settle her case out of court. AT the trial
he refused to kiss the Bible, affirming in this
language; GO hope God will paralyze me
if | took that $40 gold piece" Lyon is now
unable to talk even in a whisper. 1t is
thought his vocal organs are partly par
alyzed
Edwin Holt, occurred at West Wilton,
n. H., on last week Thursday night. The
man arose in the night and called his mother
to him. When she appeared he assaulted
her, crushing in her face with brutal blows.
Her screams brought her sister to the room,
and the mothers life was saved. Holt then
ran to the room of his father, who was sick
in bed, and dragging him to the fireplace,
he dashed his head against the bricks until
he was dead. He then kicked the head of
the dead man, breaking the lower jaw. A
desperate fight to capture the insane man
followed, and he was finally taken and sent
to the Concord insane asylum.
Congress.
TUESDAY. The conference silver bill was
discussed in the senate, and at three o'clock
exercises of respect for the memory of the
late Hon. S. S. Cox were held, resolution
being adopted and eulogies being pro-
nounced by Messrs. Voorhees,, Sherman,
Vest and Evarts. - In the house the
senate amendments to the house bill for the
admission of Wyoming were agreed to, The
senate bill to adopt regulations for prevent
ing collisions at sea was passed, 125 to forty
| five.
WEDNEsDAY.-The senate discussed the
conference silver bill. - In the house
Mr.. Farquhar of New York called up the
conference report on the bill appropriating
$4,000 for the relief of Albert II. Emery,
and demanded the previous question
| thereon. The previous question was or
dered and the report was adopted. Mr.
! Hit of Illinois, from the committee on
| foreign affairs, reported back a resolution re.
questing the president to furnish the house
with correspondence between the govern
ments of the United States and Great Brit
AIM touching the subjects in dispute in
Behring sea since March 4, 1889. The reso
luton was adopted. Mr.. Hit presented the
| conference report on the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill. In the voting
on ordering the previous question the
speaker was unable to count a quorum.
THURSDAY. The senate discussed the
silver bill, and the conference report was
| adopted. thirty-nine to twenty-siX. Mr.
Edmunds voted in favor and Mr.
Morrill, was paired in favor. -
! The democrats took up the time OF
the house in flibustering speeches to pre-.
vent action on the report of the committee
on rules, under which it was proposed tC
| take up the original package bill and the
bankruptcy bill. After an acrimonious de.
bate the journal was approved. The con
ference report on the diplomatic and con
sular appropriation bill was adopted. Mr.
Thurston of Kansas submitted, and the
house passed the conference report on the
agricultural appropriation bill.
FRDAY.-The shipping bills were dis
cussed in the senate, but no vote was
reached.
SATURDAY.-The senate passed the ship
ping bill, and the postal subsidy bill alsC
was passed, % to 16, Mr.. Edmunds voting
no. - The house adopted the report OF
the conference committee on the silver bill
by strict party vote, 1913 to 30, thus pass
ing the bill.
MoHDAY.-The senate considered the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. - TIL,
house held short session on the Distric
of Columbia railway bill.
Foreign.
A FINANCIAL panic is having run a
Montevideo
THE Turkish government has asked tn
British government to withdraw It's troop
from Egypt.
IT is reported that girl shot NJ. Stabu
loft the Bulgarian prime minister, with
revolver at Sofia on last week Tuesday.
The etter-carriers attached to the eastern
central post-office at London struck on las
week Thursday, but returned to work in
few hours.
A FERRY landing at Dartmouth, n S.
collapsed on last week Thursday night car
rying down one hundred fifty people
A large number were drowned.
THE town of Fort de France, Martinique
was destroyed by fire last week. Abou
LOO houses were burned at a loss of So, 900,
600, and at least dozen persons were killed
THE department of state is informed b.
the minister of the United States to Bolivi
that two AFOREMENTIONED Thompson
from Ohio and Mr. Kedman from Illinois
on their way to the mining regions, wer
murdered near Pelechuco on MAY 10 b,
certain revoutonists in arms against til,
government Of Bolivia.