The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-11-08
DOMESTIC IN BRIEF.

GOVERNOR BoIRs OF Iowa is dangerously
i'll with tl phoid malaria.
THE president has appointed Thursday,
November 80, as Thanksgiving Day.
THE trial Of Prendegast, the slayer OF
MAY or Harrison Of Chicago, has been post
poned until November q.
THE Illinois Steel Company al Joliet, H.,
which employs 300 men, and has been
closed siuce last December, will start up
November 20.
FRANCIS Fl. WREKs, the New York en-
b. zzler, arrived III This county last Wednes-
day on the steamer Fuxhall. He was ac-
companied by two New York detectives
REV. e b. BAGBY, pastor OF the Ninth
street Christian church, Washington, has
been elected chaplain OF the national house
OF representatives to succeed the late Rev.
MI. Haddaway.
THE Bigelow carpet mills at Clinton,
Mass, the second largest carpet producing
mills in America, have shut down for All in
definite period Over 1000 hands are
thrown out of employment.
A CANVASS OF the manufacturing indus
tries of the city of Lowell. Mass, shows
that $4,000 has been lost by employees the
past seas, by reason OF the shutdowns
caused by the depressed condition of bust
ness.
ROSWELL MILLER, president of the Chi
cage, Milwaukee, & ST. Paul railway, has
made HE gratifying announcem MT that the
wages of all employees Of that system, which
were cut ten per cent few months ago,
were restored November /.
THE reports sent to headquarters from
the Worlds Fair pos-Otfice show that dur
ing the six months 1887 ACT pieces of mail
matter were despatched and 121 DIG pt' es
were received. This total has surprised all
who had anything to do with the organlzi.
ton of the office. 1t is AZ large a business
Il. nj, \
Orleans.
WARNING has been received that crank
from Idaho, who is now in Washington, has
threatened violence against President Cleve
land. After investigation the police have
placed 50 much credence in the warning
that the delail of officers on guard at the
executive mansion has been doubled, aud
detectives have also been placed on duty
around the president. The warning came
from civil engineer visiting the city, but
whUse residence is i'll Idaho
COLONEL j. HoGE, United States consul
at Annoy, has been recalled. His salary
was So 500 aud the lees amounted to about
50 go more, The reason for his recall is
unpaid lallor's bills i'll This county. Shortly
after his appoint ent Colonel Hoge went
to fashionable Washington tailor aud
ordered several expensive suits of clothes.
When the tailor failed to receive cumpensa-
ton Tor the clothes he had furnished, lie
filed a charge at the state department.
In a speech at the annual dinner Of the
Sht field cutters, held last Friday evening,
the United States ambassadors health Was
drunk. In responding, Mr.. Bayard said:
You all have heard That trade follows the
fig / believe that mans heart follows The
flag, whether it be the stars aud stripes, 50
dear 10 me, or the union jack, so dear to
you. Nor does man heart hesila and
ask, Under what conditions? but it will
Sail under and follow The flag without ques-
to England, he autedares The history OF his
own counuys government aud comes back
to share with Englshmen the traditions
common to their tongue aud people, To share
with them the goiies Of the loi que Of
Shakespeare aud Of the morals and t-lth Of
Milton"