The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1894-11-02
LATEST NEws-sTATE and GENERAL

Caprivi, the German prime minis
.er, has resigned and prince Hohenlohe
has been appointed in his stead.
The big Fall River strike has end
ed. The strikers were beaten by the
and they will resume
their old places under reduced scale
Of wages.
For eight weeks about 23, 900 oper-
atives were thrown out Of work and
for the past two weeks about 5000
have been affected.
The operatives lost 81 100000 in
wages.
Elections for representatives In
Congress will be held on Tuesday,
November 6, in all the states OF the
Union except Maine, Oregon and
Vermont, which have already chosen
their representatives-eight in num-
Der, and all republicans. On the
same day the territories of Arizona,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah
will each elect one delegate to Con-
gresss
Elections OF state officers, etc., will
be- held on the same day in 80 states.
Legislatures will be elected in two
others and constitutional amend
ment voted upon in one other.
The anniversary of the Vermont
Bible society was held In Montpelier
Tuesday evening, An address was
delivered by Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver
of Rutland on "The Bible the Educa-
tor of the People,"
Fred G. Fleetwood of Morrisville,
who recently passed the highest In
the state examination for admission
to the bar, will be Congressman Pow
ers' private secretary at the next SEES.
sion of Congress.
b. Cannon, jr., of Bellows Falls,
assistant adjutant general under De-
partment Commander Hugh Henry,
will be candidate for the office of
department commander of the Ver-
mont G. A. r. at the Brattleboro en-
eampment in January.
Probably the Oldest locomotive en-
gineer in service in Vermont is S. j..
Wilson, Lyndon's town representa-
tive. Born in July, 1881, he left his
New Hampshire home at Is years old
and went into train service on the
Vermont Central, The next year,
1850, A years ago, he served on the
Passumpsic road as fireman. After
two years as fireman he secured an
engine and has been in constant SER
vice on an engine ever since. Dur
ing A years as an engineer, Mr..
Wilson has never injured passenger
and has never been mixed up in a
railroad catastrophe.
Senator Morrill, and Mr.. Hough-
ton, the Boston publisher, visited
Fort Ethan Allen Saturday, by invi-
ta,ion Of Gov. Woodbury. and Adjt.
Gen. Peck. The party witnessed the
weekly inspection of the squadron of
cavalry, after which Capt, Dodd's
troop gave the cossack drill, consist
ing of hurdle jumping, bare back rid
ing, mounting horses on gallop, and
various other daring feats. Senator
Morrill, expressed himself as delight
ed with the maneuvers and drills of
the troops, and complimented the Of
ficers and men on their proficiency in
drill and fine appearance. After the
drill was over, Senator Morrill, and
party inspected the officers quarters,
the troop barracks and cavalry stables.
During the hurdle jumping private
Of Capt. Dodd's troop fell from his
horse and had his leg broken below
the kuee by kick from the horse he
was riding. The injured trooper was
taken to the post hospital on stretch.
er. This is the first serious accident
at Fort Ethan Allen.
The Vermont Senate is made up OF
9 farmers, 8 bankers, 3 doctors, s
merchants, Z lawyers, 2 manufact-
urers and l newspaper manager. In
the House there are al farmers, 80
merchants, IA manufacturers, s doc
tors, II lawyers, 3 ministers, 5 car.
penters and builders, 5 railroad en-
ployees, and dozen different occu.
pations have one to three representa-
tives each.
| At the annual meeting of the Yer.
mont Historical society held at Mont.
l
pelier on the 25th, the society was
presented, by 0. w. Wood, the we'll
Ekpown Verm mt artist and president
of the National, Academy of Design
Of New York city, with fine por.
trait of Senator Morrill,. The Sena.
tor was present and very happily ad
dressed the society.