The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-25

pany in the SChuylkill region shut down the
latter part of last week. and it is probable
that they will be worked but three days
each week hereafter, in order to restrict
production.
The legislature of New Jersey, which ad-
iourned on last week Friday, gerryman-
dered the congressional and legislative dis
tricts so that the democrats will have six
out Of eight in the former and majority on
joint ballot for many years to come in the
latter
A STATEMENT prepared by Senator Allison
and Mr.. Cannon, chairmen respectively of
the senate and house committees on APP
propriations, shows that the amount appro-
priated by the last congress was S9SS,4l0-
1919, or $40, 446, 800 more than the appropria-
tions of the fiftieth congress-
COLBERT, the Connecticut horse thief
whose requisition papers Governor Hill re-
fused to sign, was released from Jail at
Carmel, n. w. on last week Tuesday. He
was in high spirits when he took his de-
parture from the Jail, and naturally felt
somewhat STRAIGHTFORWARD Governor Hill.
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
NETTLEToN has issued a circular letter in
which it is stated that the stamp of the gov
eminent used by retail liquor dealers is
simply receipt for the payment of an in
ternal revenue tax and does not exempt the
holder from any penalty for violating a
state liquor law.
L n
ture has fled from the state in order to
avoid voting on a maximum freight bill.
1t is openly asserted that the Burlington and
Missouri, Union Pacific and other roads are
responsible for the senator's flight, hoping
thereby to continue the legislative dead
lock and secure the defeat of the bill.
JACOB SMITH of Homestead Penn, has in
his possession a curious stone which he
brought from Brazil in 1886. Some time ago
he noticed that brilliant points were APP
pearing on it. He then took the stone to a
geologist, who pronounced it a cluster of
diamonds, worth at least 81 100000. He
has placed the stone in a safety-vault.
THE murder of Lila Hoyle at Webster,
Mass, has been cleared up by the confession
of her sister Alice, who says she killed
Lila in the desire to outrank her in the af-
fections of Thomas McQuad. Alice says
that McQuaid, while not participating in
the crime, assisted her in dsposing of the
body in the old corn crib where it was
found.
REPRESENTATIVE JERRY SIMPSON arrived
in Boston yesterday, to have a conference
with members of the grange and labor or
CARNATIONS regarding a campaign in New
England. The campaign will be opened at
Concord, n. H., this evening, and Mr.. Smp-
son will speak at Manchester, Augusta and
Portland on Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings respectively.
A SERVICE in memory of the late General
Charles Devens was held in Music hall,
Boston, last week Thursday evening, under
the auspices of the Loyal Legion. General
John NJ. COrSe, commander of the MaSsa-
chusetts commandery, presided, and an adj
dress was made by ex-President II. b.
Hayes after which General Francis A.
Walker gave eulogy.
EMPLOYEES of the Northern Pacific rail
road who have been working on tunnel in
Montana, have suffered extremely from the
,RT.1I Iltn far
deaths from freezing while large numbers
had arms and legs severely frozen. 1t is
also believed that great many have per-
ished of whom no traces have been found
and whose bodies have fed the wolves and
coyotes.
WALTER S. WEsTBRooK, secretary of the
Clothing-cutterS' Union, James Hughes,
chairman of the executive board, and sew
eral officers of the Knights of Labor are I'M
der arrest at Rochester, n. Y, for boy
cotting clothing manufacturers and then
making charges of 5000 to $1,000 for lift
ing boycotts. The state board of arbitration
investigated the matter. 1t is alleged that
during the past two years over 100000 has
been secured in this way.
Ex-MAYoR CARTER HARRISON and Mike
Mcdonald, the millionaire gambler of Chi
cago, had violent encounter in polling
precinct at Chicago last Saturday evening.
Mcdonald had formerly been a supporter
of Harrison, who is candidate for the
mayors chair. Harrison called Mcdonald
IA traitor and Mcdonald retorted by calling
Harrison a liar. Then Harrison brought
his cane down on McDonald's head. The
crowd separated the two combatants.
FIvE-sToRY brick tenement house on
Allen street, New York, was burned early
last week Wednesday morning, and a Rus
sian jew and his two daughters were burned
to death. A three-years. old child was
thrown from third story window to pre-
vent its being burned to death, and, striking
the sidewalk, it was internally injured.
Thursday night another tenement house
was burned, and two lives were lost and
twenty-five families made homeless. The
fires were incendiary, and man has been
arrested on suspicion
HERBERT l.. Cross was probably fatally
shot at Penacook, N. H., last week Tues
day night by Mrs. Charles Woodbridge
Cross says he had bought some hay and had
started home with it. Thinking something
was wrong about the weight, he went back
and called at the Woodbridge house to
make an inquiry. His response was rifle
bullet, which struck him directly over the
heart. Mrs. Woodbridge says she was alone
with couple of children that she was
awakened by some one attempting to break
in, and that she fired in self-defeuce. She
is under arrest. Although but seventeen
years of age, it is said that she has been
married four years.
A FORMAL treaty of alliance between Rus
STA and France is said to have been con-
cluded.
OXFORD won the university boat race on
the Thames, Saturday morning, by quarter
of a boat length.
THROUGH the efforts of Minister w. w.
Phelps, the embargo on American cattle has
been removed by the German government
and it is expected that restrictions upon
American pork also will be removed
Two Boulangist members of the French
Chamber of Deputies were arrested on last
week Thursday, charged with fomenting in
surrecton. A list of 1900 names arranged
in groups so as to form military companies
was seized at the same time.
PRINCE NAPOLEON, better known as
"Plon-Plon," died at Rome on last week
Monday, in his sixty-ninth year. He was a
nephew of the great Napoleon, the son of
the latter's brother jerome, and his per-
sonal resemblance to Napoleon was won
derful.
THE British steamship "Utopia," from
Italian ports to New York, collided with
the british ironclad " Anson," in the har-
hnr nf Gihraltar on Loaf UaaL Wadnaada,,