The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-01
DOMESTIC IN BRIEF. ."- :.

SENATOR VOORHEES, of Indiana is danger
ously i'll at Washington with bright's dis
ease and Inflammation of the stomach.
TWENTY lives were lost in a large forest
fire near Phillips, Wis, last Friday night,
and more than 1000 people were rendered
homeless.
THE business portion Of the village Of
Belle Plain, Ia, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday. Sixty buildings were burned,
entailing loss of $3.50, 600.
THE supreme court in Brooklyn, N Y,
has handed down decision sustaining the
conviction and sentence. of John Y. Nc
Kane, and his last hope of escaping from Sing
Sing is gone.
THE government has been notified by the
attorneys for Mrs. Leland Stanford of San
Francisco that its claim for $150O0,000
against the estate of the late Senator STAN
ford has been rejected. This demand Of the
government will be paid only after long
litigation.
A COMMITTEE representing Japanese resi-
dents of San Francisco met last Friday
night and voted to raise $4,000 at once to
assist their government in carrying on war
with China. If necessary, every member of
the Japanese colony in that city will be as
sessed to raise funds.
Washington, d. c., which occupied half a
block, were burned last week. Over $50
horses, which were on the second floor of
the stable, persisted in the flames. The
Adams Express Company's stables adJoin-
ing the Knox buildings also burned. Over
200 horses were safely removed. Soon after
the fire department commenced work, the
second story floor of the Knox building fell,
killing three firemen and badly injuring
five others. The loss is in excess Of $3.50, 900.
In general order issued to the troops
| that took active part in the recent strikes in
Chicago, General Miles says: 4" In perform
| ing the arduous and difficult duties assigned
the various commands that have by their
presence and action contributed to the main
tenance of the supremacy of law and to the
restoration of order where chaos existed
and civil war was threatened, they have
worthily sustained the high character OF
their profession and their obligations, and it
| is gratifying that they can now feel that
| this chapter in the history of this army is
closed with honor. The major general CON-
manding has full confidence that, whatever
future event may require their services, the
nation can implicitly rely upon their eff
cheney and patriotism"
| Mr.. ALLEN, the populist senator from
Nebraska, has introduced a bill for the re-
| lief of several states of the Union, which
has been referred to the finance committee
1t makes it the duty of the secretary of the
treasury to cause to be issued $50000,000 OF
treasury notes, which are to be divided
| among the several states according to pop.
ulation, and to be used by those states for
the relief of the worthy poor thereof under
such rules and regulations as may be sub
scribed by the legislatures of those states
| Before the payment of money to any state
| authorities the state shall issue coupon
bonds bearing two per cent interest and
payable at the option of the state in not less
than three nor more than ten years from
| date which bonds are to be held by the
United States as security for the repayment,
of the money.
LAST Friday was the hottest day in the
| history of Omaha, Neb., the thermometer
registering 1862 in the shade at the United
States weather bureau. A fierce, scorch
ing hot wind blew from early morning
whitening vegetation in frightful manner
While this wind was not as hot in the coun
| try as in the city, it undoubtedly killed
many acres OF corn already suffering in thai
state and all over the West from drought
| The temperature in the sun was about II,
degrees, and even higher. The warmes
days previously recorded were in 1850 an(
| 1890, when 105 degrees was reached. 1t II
estimated that the farmers OF Iowa los
&c., 900 by the hot dry wind of Friday
Men who have lived in Iowa fifty years say
that it was the worst and hottest wind tina
has ever blown across the state. Itliterally
burned up the corn tassels so there can b'
no corn. Other crops are already badly in
jured, most of them more than half so tn,
farmers are very much discouraged