The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17
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millionaire Sharon, whose wife she claimed
| to be, is hopelessly insane.
THE famous divorce suit in which James
G. Blaine, Jr., is defendant was practically
| settled at Sioux Falls, OAK, last week.
Mrs. Blaine will be granted decree by de-
fault, and probably custody of the children.
LILLIAN RUSSELL, the queen of the comic
opera stage, was presented with large dia-
mond coronet last week The gift cost
$1,000 and was contributed by halfdozen
admirers, among them Russian and an
Austrian prince.
A MASS meeting was held at New York,
last week Tuesday night, to protest against
| the passage Of the liquor dealers excise bill.
A committee Of twelve influential New
Workers is to go to Albany to fight the bill
before the legislative committees.
The laying OF the new submarine cable
between the Bahama Islands and the United
States was done by experts in the business
OF cable laying. 1t was done rapidly and
without any trouble. The cable is go miles
| long, and cost 800, 900, or about $3.50 for
each mile Of its length.
| A BIO coal deal has been effected between
the Reading, Lehigh Valley and Jersey
Central railroads, and j. Perpont Morgan
| cbaracterizes it as the greatest railroad deal
| that has ever been contaminated in this
country. How it will affect the public
purse remains to be demonstrated.
| "A PECULIAR dCClubnJ udpDbubu Dali
dusky, o., last Wednesday. A steamer de-
tachrd large field of ice in the bay ON
| which large number of people were skat-
| ing, and the foe drifted out into the lake.
| The screams of the skaters attracted atten-
ton, and after half an hours hard work
| they were rescued.
REV. FATHER FINNEGAN was arrested at
Louisville, KY. last Friday, charged with
| drunkenness and disorderly conduct. He
| drove woman and two children out of
their beds and into the street, and fought
| desperately with the police who arrested
him. Father Finnegan is man OF brilliant
intellectual endowmen;s, but a slave to
liquor.
A FRIEND has arisen in the interest OF
Carlyle w. Harris, under sentence Of death
| at New York for the murder of Helen Potts.
Carl Petersen of Chicago, who was an init
mate friend of the dead GIRL states that she
was addicted to the use of morphine for the
| improvement Of her complexion. His testi-
mony will play an important part in the
event OF new trial for Harris.
MRS CHARLES BRAYLRY OF Brighton,
Mass, eloped with her husbands brother.
| Brayley got divorce and subsequently
married again. The clipping wife repented,
reformed, became the leader of a society for
| the aid of fallen women and also remarked.
Mrs. Brayley No. 2 also eloped with the
| same brother, and among those who called
| to offer consolation to Mr.. Brayley was wife
| No. 1. She made special journey over
from Lynn for this purpose, saying: II am
interested in this sort of work now, and
| will do all / can for Charles" Somebody
ought to do something for the brother-in-law.
COMPLETE returns from twenty counties
| in New York state, or one.third OF the whole
number that elected supervisors last week
| Tuesday, show that the republicans elected
a total of 248, and the democrats a total of
ia, making the republican majority 1%, as
| against thirty six in 1891. In only two of
| these counties was there republican loss;
one OF the Sc was the present home of Sena-
| tor Hill, the other was his birthplace.
| Three counties were not changed from the
| figures Of last year; fifteen counties gave 4
republican gain. The republicans carried
six counties which the democrats had last
| year. 1t is noticeable that the largest re-
publican gains were in the counties which
form the senatorial districts now repre-
| scented by senators who were counted in by
David b. Hill.
The New York Sun, in an editorial
headed " Russell Absent Alger," last week
made a violent attack ON the ex-com.
mander-in-chief that has stirred the vete-
rams from Cape Cod to the Golden Gate.
The Sun charged that in September, 1864,
when Colonel Alger and his regiment were
in the Shenandoah Valley, taking part in
Sherdan's great campaign against Jubal
Early, Colonel Alger applied for ten days
|
approved and returned by his division
commander, General Wesley Merritt be.
cause of the active operations then in pro-
gress. Upon the return of his application
Tor leave disapproved, Colonel Alger left
| his regiment and went to Washington
without leave. There he procured detail
on court martial duty in that city. Gen
| eral Custer, the Sun says, recommended
that Colonel Alger be dishonorably dis
charged from the service, and that in con-
/ H.
discharged. General Alger promptly de-
mined the Suns allegations. The Sun will
probably not apologize for its alleged ill.,
justice until it is forced TO.
| GREAT excitement obtains at Ell Reno,
Oklahoma, which is built ON the claim of
Major Freeman, as result OF Secretary
Mobiles decision that Freeman = title is void.
All the residents of the place bought their
property of Freeman. When the news Of
| the decision reached El Reno the town went
wild. First the loafers began jumping lots,
then others followed, and soon all business
was suspended. The court officers rus he'd
| from their offices and joined the mob, which
by nightfall had become wild and unruly.
Governor Seay telegraphed the sheriff and
other officers to dispense the crowds and
protect the property, but they did nothing.
Tuesday affairs took mere serious turn.
Houses were broken into, people were
driven from their homes and verything
possible was done by the excited mob 10
drive the orderly element out and give the
jumpers possession of all the property in
town. Many citizens telegraphed Cover
nor Seay that their property was being de-
| stroyed and their lives endangered, and de-
manded that the troops be sent To protect
them. United States Marshal Grimes has
| ordered all his deputies to the scene TO pro-
tect the people, and Secretary Noble has
been wired as to the condition Of affairs,
and will doubtless order troops from Fort
| Reno to proceed to the scene of disorder
AT last reports the lot-jumpers were yet
| in possession. Governor Seay has requested
| the United States army officers at Fort Reno
| to proceed to the scene of the troubles.
Foreign.
A DISPATCH from Valparaiso states that
the ship, =" Crown OF Italy," has been lost
off Cape San Diego.
AGAINST the report of tho uprising in
Brazil comes the regulation denial of any
| trouble whatever.
The restitution in Vienna is terrible.
The total number OF people idle in the city
| is estimated at 10000.
| HORSE FLESH is gaining In favor ut Paris,
owing TO the rise in price of beef and NUT
| ton, caused by the new tariff.
A MILLION and a half Of people are star wing
| in those districts OF the Bombay presidency