The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-10-17
News by Telegraph.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Advices from Mex
leo state that the desperate feud eGween
Mexico and Guatemala has been adjusted.
SHAMoKlN, PA, Oct. IA boiler in the
colliery owned by Henry Clay exploded
this morning, instantly killing three men
and seriously i%njuring seven.
ANTWERP. Oct. Blowing to a heavy
fog this morning, the Swedish ship ''Belden"
crashed into the French vessel Alice"
on the river Scheldt. The latter vessel was
sunk, and six of the crew drowned.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-President Weir of
the Adams Express Company says that the
story i'll circulation that the robbers of the
train at Aqua Creek secured $50, 900 is
false. Mr.. Weir says the loss will not ex-
coed $4,000.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 1.-THE steam lighter,
"Makella," went ashore on Block Island
this morning, bottom up. When the lighter
sailed there were a large number on board,
and the entire party are supposed to be be-
meath the waves.
FALL RIVER, Oct. 15.-After a vast amount
of time spent in rejecting and accepting the
ten per cent reduction in wages, the mill
operatives in this city, with the exception
OF the weavers, resumed work this morn
ing. Half the looms are now running.
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-The striking cloak
makers in this city are having the best of
the battle at present. This morning 5000
OF them obtained work from manufacturers
who are not members of the association.
Two hundred more weavers struck this
morning.
NEw YORK, Oct. 13.-Train No. Is over
the Richmond, Fredericksburgh and Po-
tOmac railway reached here this morning.
The train was held up by bandits in the
southern mountains and money and jewelry
to the amount OF $4,000 stolen. The rob-
beers escaped.
InNrDn n III Oar 10 Artb,r NJ
Loan was a%rraigned in the supreme court
this morning, charged with the brutal MUIR
der OF pretty Nellie Douglass, his sweetheart,
at Henniker last August. The prisoner
pleaded " not guilty in a clear voice, and
the trial will open November 10.
OswEGo, NY, Oct. 12.-The three-masted
schooner " Hartford" loaded with wheat,
which she was conveying from Detroit to
Cape Vincent, was driven ashore off Woods
vile last night. The captain, his wife, child,
mate and three seamen were lost, The
gale is still very severe on the lakes.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 13.-The Russian
government Is losing no time to capture
the Province of Corea, which has been the
bone of contention between Japan and
China. The Russian troops on the Chinese
border are being greatly REINFORCED, and
large quantities OF war material are being
sent forward.
LYONS, Ia, Oct. 12.-This town had al
early visit from fire fends this morning
when they applied the torch to six promi
nent buildings, which were quickly de
stroyed by the flames. The confiagratioI
caused a heavy loss to the owners. Tn,
firebugs escaped. 1t is supposed their Oh
ject was plumber.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-The now famoui
German, or senate, tariff bill is still gaining
fame and an unsavory reputation for very
difficult complications for Secretary Carlisle
to solve. The latest clause for the s%ecretar,
of the treasury to study concerns the fret
admission of alcohol. Secretary Carlisl,
says that, owing to a lack of appropriation
he cannot form regulations to carry the Law
into effect. The matter is of great concerl
to the users of alcohol in medicine and art.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Some time ago tn
Miles Sugar Company of Louisiana brOugh
q petition for a mandamus against Secretar,
Carlisle to compel him to appoint sugar IN
spectors to ascertain the amount of suga
produced by the company, and decide a
to how much bounty they are entitled To
day Judge McComas, OF the District Of 70
lumbia supreme court, refused to grant tn
petition, and no mandamus will be issued
This suit was a test of the legality of tn
sugar bounty provision of the McKinle,
law, and will affect many thousand peopl
in the Southern states.