The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-01-07

against Sl4o,UOO,UOU. IneSe are inc largeSt
liabilities since 1884, when they amounted
to S226,000,000
A MINNEAPoLIs man has patented and put
on sale a "spirit-level which contains
brandy or some other liquor. 1t is on the
market as an original package.
A COMBINE" of twenty-five harvester
making companies has been effected, and
all the paints, varnish, Irvine, etc, used in
the business will be manufactured by it,
The Fifth Avenue and Herrmann's thea
ters in New York were burned last week
Friday night. The loss was over $780, 600.
Several adjoining buildings also were dam
aged.
GEORGE AVERY of Campton village,
N. H., about sixty-tive years old, was found
frozen to death last week Tuesday morning.
He had attempted to walk home from Ply
mouth.
A SERIOUS fight between 200 Hungarian
strikers and 100 men remaining at work
took place at Braddock, Penn, last week
Wednesday. The feeling against the Hun
garians is very bitter
GENERAL f. e. SPINNER died 'at Jack
sonville, Florida, on last week Wednesday.
He was in congress as an anti-slavery demo-
crat before the war, and from 1861 to 1873
he was treasurer Of the United States.
DANIEL JORDAN, thirteen-year-old
New York newsboy, probably fatally
stabbed Meyer Weiss, another newsboy,
fourteen years old, in the side on last week
Tuesday during squabble over some papers
THE furnace-owners of the Mahonng and
Shenango Valley, Ohio, will blow out
twenty-three iron furnaces owing to the re-
fusal of the railroads and coke manufac-
turers to concede reduction in rates
Eight to ten thousand men will be idle.
THE marriage of Miss Mary Ellington of
Philadelphia and Inazo Nitobe, young
Japanese, took place at Philadelphia on
last week Thursday. Mr.. Nitobe is about
thirty years old, and his family is among
the most distinguished and wealthy in
Japan.
The central portion of the prison at Dan
nemora, Clinton county, N Y, was burned
last week Thursday morning, at a loss of
$4,000. All the provision was destroyed,
and much suffering on that account and
from the cold weather was caused. Only
three prisoners escaped, and they were
subsequently recaptured.
A CYCLONE struck Keachi small town
on the Shreveport q Houston railroad,
in De Soto parish Louisiana, last week
| Thursday. The Masonic hall, post-ofiice
and several stores were demolished. The
Spencer house and number of dwellings
were more or less damaged. No lives were
lost The damage is estimated at $4,000
THE stockholders of the Fort Payne Coal
and Iron Company have voted to issue ten
year eight per cent bonds for 100000. Gov
ernor Goodell of New Hampshire and j. NJ.
Ford of Kansas City, directors, resigned and
I. P. Randall of Chicago and j. Wilbur of
Fort Payne were elected. G. o. Godfrey,
general manager of the company, also re-
signed.
Mrs. FAYERwEATHER, whose husband,
Daniel B. Fayerweather, after leaving
S2,000,000 to colleges left about one and a
half million dollars each to three executors,
has filed a petition for the appointment of a
temporary administrator of the estate. In
it she severely castigates two of the three
executors, including the deceased's coun-
sci, Thomas g. Ritch, but asks that the third,
Justice l.. Buckley, be made temporary ad-
ministrator.
For some time James Clayborn and Syl-
vester Spangler, farmers at Wells Springs,
Clayborn county, Tenn, have been quar-
reling about their fence lines. Failing to set
tie the difference by words, they on Saturday
resorted to force. ClaybOrn shot Sylvester
through the breast, causing death in few
minutes. Sylvester, before dying, cut off
an arm and crushed the skull of Clayborn
with an axe. Ciayborn is reported dying.
Relatives seem determined to renew the
battle. Frank Sylvester who witnessed
the murder, has been arrested as an ac-
cessory.
Congress.
TUEsDAY.-The credentials of f. T. Du-
bois of Idaho were presented in the senate
and referred to the committee on privileges
and elections. The election bill was taken
up, and Mr. Hoar finished his speech. He
was followed by Mr.. Wolcott of Colorado,
who opposed the bill. The bill reported by
the finance committee was then taken up,
and Mr.. Stewart spoke Messrs. Regain,
Teller, Hoar and Hale spoke in reference to
the delay in coming to vote ON the cleo
ton bill - In the house, after the chap
lain's brief prayer, an adjournment was
made.
WEDNEsDAY.-The senate resumed con-
sideration of the election BILL and Mr..
George spoke four hours and a half. In
the course of further discussion he spoke of
the Carrolton, Mississippi, tragedy saying
that he regarded it as the elimination of
personal quarrel. Mr.. Gray apologized to
Mr.. Higgins for words which the latter had
construed as personal attack.
FRIDAY The senate adjourned until
Monday - The house attempted to go
into committee of the whole on the private
calendar, but it was discovered that there
was no quorum, and an adjournment was
made until Monday.
MoNDAy.-In the senate on motion of
Mr.. Stewart, it was voted, thirty-four to
twenty nine, that the election bill be put
aside and the bill to provide against the
contraction of the currency be taken up,
Mr.. Stewart made a free coinage amend
ment, and defended it in a speech, to which
Mr.. Sherman replied - There was no
quorum in the house, and an adjournment
was made.
Foreign.
A DISASTROUS fire occurred in London on
last week Tuesday. The loss was about
50, 100000.
TwENTY-T THOUSAND deaths occurred
in Guatemala from smallpox from April up
to September
IT is reported that the German govern
ment is preparing to take possession of the
Gilbert islands, in the Pacific.
SEVERAL sharp fights between the ma
tives of the Caroline islands and the Span
iards there have occurred lately. The
trouble is due to taxation.
ANNIE OAKLEY, the champion female rifle
shot of the world died at Beunos Ayres
recently She was born in Ohio, and had
been in Buffalo Bills wild west show re-
Gently.
OWING to the manifesto issued by Messrs.
Mann and Tillett, the trade unionist lead
ers declaring that the strike of the Vic
toria dock laborers at London for pay dur
ing their dinner hour was unauthorized,
the men have sulkily resumed their work.
THE clergy at Cork refused on Thursday