The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-09-21


ably stand in Copley square.
A SENSATION was created at Harrisonville,
Mich, last week Wednesday, by Alfred
Hedshaw, a prominent and wealthy citi-
zen, confessing that he murdered man
named Richard Drake in Strathroy, Ont,
ten years ago. Drake was Henshaw's part
ner in the lumber business.
A CONVENTION held at indianapolis last
week to organize the Iron Hall elected these
officers: Supreme justice, L. p. Towne,
Philadelphia; cashier, Alfred f. Kopp, In
dianapols; accountant, William Landers,
Indianapolis; adjusterr, e, o. Buchanan,
Tennessee; medical director, DR.. G. III.
GLADDEN., New York.
THE first true bill returned in any of the
Homestead riot cases was returned by the
grand Jury at Pittsburg, on last week
Wednesday. 1t was in the case OF the com.
monwealth V. Thomas Bowers, Edward
Barker and divers other persons whose
names are unknown. The indictment is for
unlawful assemblage.
THE anniversary of the New England
veteran firemen's association occurred at
Boston on Wednesday of last week, when
$500 men took part in the procession Each
company but the Barnicoats OF Boston,
which acted as escort, pulled its own tub
There was a playing contest on the COM
mon after the parade.
The Society of the Army Of the Cumber-
land met at Chickamauga on last week
Thursday. General w. S. Rosecrans pre-
sided. Only routine business was trans
acted. In the afternoon the veterans Wis.
tied the battlefield. About 100 guests were
present at the reunion. General Ii, V.
Boynton delivered the annual Grafton be-
fore the society.
JUSTICE BLUME of Chicago discharged
all the defendant jockeys, starters and en-
ployes who were arrested at Garfield park
for violation of the amusement ordinance.
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police had failed to arrest the principals
and owners of the track rather than the
small fry, but he considered it his duty to
discharge the prisoners.
THE United States circuit court of ap-
peals has sent down an opinion in the
famous goats hair case, reversing Judge
Colts decision, affirming Collector Boards
ruling and holding that the article is subject
to duty of twelve cents per pound. 1t is
said that millions of dollars are involved,
as the duty is prohibitive, and a coarse Ohio
wool must be substituted for goats hair as
the base for coarse blankets and numerous
like commodities.
A NUMBER of workmen started to clean
out the receiving basin of sewer on Mer-
Ger street at Jersey City, last week. They
opened a manhole, but neglected to open
other manholes to let in air. Tony Vo-
lanski descended into the basin, which is
twelve feet deep, and was overcome by the
ward McNally, who descended to rescue
Voanski, were also overcome and lost their
lives
A TERRIBLE street railway accident &C.
cured in st. Louis, last week Tuesday
morning. While a train consisting of an
electric motor and trailer car was coming
| down a steep grade near the corner of Ninth
| and Russell streets, the motor man lost
control of his car and the train rushed down
the decline at a frightful speed. AT Ninth
and Russell streets is sharp curve, and in
turning this the trailer, which was crowded
with passengers, was derailed and turned
over and all the passengers hurled to the
ground with great force. An unknown
! young man was killed, five persons fatally
injured and twelve severely.
WHEN the dramatic company of Hattie
Bernard Chase was at Lynn, Mass, on Feb
ruary a, last, satchel containing $1,000
worth of diamonds was stolen from her car.
Last week one Henderson was rearrested
and confessed to stealing the jewelry, the
satchel being found in one OF the railroad
coal sheds, where he had concealed it.
Henderson had been keeping company with
a young woman and gave her valuable
diamond ring, which was pawned with a
man named Devine on Merrimac street,
Boston. Later on, the girl, learning that
her lover was about marry another, ap-
pealed to lady friend, who reported the
matter to the police, and Henderson's pre-
|
was remembered. After being arrested he
attempted to kill himself in his cell at the
police station.
ARRANGEMENTS have been completed for
giving the daily weather forecasts from the
top of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire
by the electric search-light The service
began on Monday night (the 12th) and will
continue until October /. If successful, il
will be resumed again next season Al
eight o'clock in the evening the light is di
rected toward Portland, Me-. and after ten
or fifteen short flashes the forecast is giver
for the following day. according to the fol
lowing code, which is almost exactly like
that used for the whistle signals. The sig
nal to attract attention is ten or fifteer
short flashes. The following are the signals
proper: One long flash, fair weather; two
long, rain or snow; three long, local rains
one short lower temperature; two short
higher temperature; three short, frosts
one long, alone, fair weather and station
airy temperature; two long and one short
rain or snow and lower temperature; three
long and two short, local rains and highe
} temperature; one long and three short, fai
weather and cold wave. After the sigma
has been given toward Portland, it will b,
turned toward Augusta and given, theI
toward Lancaster, and so on around tn,
horizon. After Portland is reached agail