The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27
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The house committee ON territories has
decided to report bill for the admission of
Utah as a state.
BEGINNING October the Boston journal
will publish Sunday edition of sixteen
pages The size of the paper will not be
increased beyond that number of pages
unless the demands of advertisers actually
require it.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, was visited by disas-
trous fire last Monday. Several of the finest
business blocks in the city were burned.
Dynamite was successfully used to check
the progress of the flames. The loss will
exceed 81 100000.
REV. SAMUEL b. HALLIDAY, pastor of the
Beecher Memorial church, Brooklyn, was
stricken with paralysis last week Wednes-
day, while conversing with Mrs. Beecher in
the parlors of Plymouth church. 1t is
thought he will recover
The Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council
Bluffs railroad got wind of an attempt that
had been planned to rob one of its passen-
ger trains, last Monday, loaded the baggage
car with armed police, and when the attack
was made two of the would-be robbers were
shot dead.
The business portion of Machiasport, Me-,
was destroyed by fire last week Thursday
The steamboat wharf, the stores of A. L..
Harmon, w. G. Hanson, G.. w. Watts, w.
s. Gates, Tobey's cafe, the Seaside Hotel
Mr.. Leighton's house and livery stable, and
the telephone Office were burned. Seven
teen buildings in all were burned.
THE government failed to convict Asa p.
Potter of being connected with the paying
teller of the defunct Maverick Bank in
classifying the reports of the bank to the
clearing house The prosecution was aban-
doned after the case had been on trial three
days, and the jury was instructed to render
a verdict of not guilty.
Mr.. HOLMAN of Indiana introduced a bill
in the house last week Friday, which pro-
vides that all persons on the pension rolls
who are drawing pensions on account of
loss of limbs shall be entitled to receive ar
rears of pensions from the date OF discharge
for disability, covering all time up to the
passing of the law authorizing their pen
sions.
ROBERT SMITH, a negro, assaulted and
nearly killed Mrs. Henry Bishop at Roa-
noke, Va, last week. He was lodged in
jail but mob surrounded the building and
demanded his surrender The militia was
called out to uphold the law, and, after re-
peated warnings, fired into the mob, killing
five persons. The negro was spirited away
from the Jail after the excitement had sub
sided, but was caught next day, hanged to
a tree, after which fire was built and his
body was roasted
AN attempt was made last Friday morn
luS 10 WrtCh du tApItSS Ildlu near Dlrulug-
ham, Ala, by removing a rail from the
track. The engine, baggage car and mail
cars were demolished. Engineer Frawley,
Fireman Waite, Postal Clerk Stockton,
Flagman Bailey and Porter Howell were all
injured, but none of them fatally Two
hundred passengers were aboard, but none
were injured, as the cars did not turn over.
There is no clew To the wreckers, and blood
hounds have been put on their trail.
THE New Orleans express, on the Illinois
Central railroad, was held up near Cen
trala, ILL.,, by three masked robbers last
week Wednesday night, but no money was
secured. Engineer Young and his fireman,
who refused 10 stop the engine, were shot
and badly wounded. Conductor Odum was
| injured in the hand. One of the robbers
who says his name is George Jones, was
shot over the left eye and captured. He is
fatally wounded. The two other robbers
escaped. but with no booty. Their names
are said by Jones to be Martin Nichols and
j. Harder. There was some talk, by the
passengers on the train, of hanging Jones
to the telegraph pole but the Central officers
protected him and placed him in the station
under heavy guard.