The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-03-13
WEDNESDAY

Der OF conferences have been held with the
officials OF the Japanese legation in Wash
ington, and several phases of the subject
are now under negotiation between Toxic
and Washington.
A DECREE of absolute divorce has been
granted by Judge Barrett Of the New York
supreme court In favor OF Mrs. William K
Vanderbilt She Is to have the care and
custody OF her three children. Mr.. Wander
bilt is now in England 1t is understood by
friends Of both parties that he left behind
him papers signed and sealed, in which he
directed that Mrs. Vanderbilt was to re-
ceive an annual income Of S250000 for the
rest OF her life, and the use OF the Fifth
Avenue and Newp)r t houses during the
minority of the children.
THE claim OF President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle, that there is comfort
able surplus in the United States treasury,
Is brush 81 away by statement OF Secretary
Gresham. He says that the United States
does not dare retaliate against Germany
and France in the matter OF the embargoes,
because our government cannot risk the
loss of revenue which might follow. In
other words, the free trade policy has
caused the administration to accept the in.
suits OF other countries, aud to announce
that 1t does not dare retaliate.
HORACE L. CUTTER of Rochester, Ny,
and Lewis Bacon of Philadelphia, students
at the University OF Buffalo, are in most
ulsdRT6edDlt preulCdmenU, having Deen
married to women of questionable repute,
pres lmably while under the influence of
liquor. Rev. Frederick Schelle of Buffalo
performed the ceremony. When the young
men were sober, they were inclined to re-
pudiate the relations they had taken upon
themselves, but their wives put in an ap.
pearance at the university and demanded
support from their lawful spouses. An ap-
plication has been made to the courts to
have the marriages annulled.
THE books OF the secretary and treasurer
Of the American Church Missionary Society
show shortage of over $4,000. Rev. Will.
liam A. Newbold of Montclair, N. j., the
secretary, has confessed to four different
members OF the society the defalcations,
He has also written letter confessing his
crime and pleading for leniency on the
score OF past services, and claiming that he
was obliged to take this money to support a
large and expensive family. Mr.. wbold
lives in fine place at Montclair, N. j.,
which he states is estimated to be worth
$4,000. The house is mortgaged for about
$1,000, and he has expressed his willing
ness to deed whatever equity he has in it
for the society.
The state bank at Abel, la was robbed
by two masked men last week, who Sc
cured $4,000 Cashier Leach was NOR
tally wounded, and istomer who was
standing by the cashiers window was hit
by a bullet. The robbers were caught be.
fore they had gone five miles. Being holly
pursued, they left their buggy and one hid
in brush heap, the other took refuge in a
barn. The former was quickly captured
and compelled to set fire to the barn, on
which the crowd poured kerosene OIL The
rObber remained inside until his clothing,
hair and whiskers were blazing, then rushed
out with shot gun in his hand. The mob
yelling I" throw up your hands," he refused,
and a volley from dozen guns riddled his
body Before the mob was aware of it the
sheriff had the second robber in his buggy
and hurried him to the Abel Jail, where he
was locked up.