The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-11
Domestic.

THE United States government has de-
cided to enter for itself upon an independ-
emit investigation Of the Chen Tu riots,
with the cooperation OF a Chinese repre-
sentative. Investigation is expected to be
made by some official now on the Chinese
coast. 1t will probably take month to
reach Chen Tu.
A SYNDICATE has been formed at Pitts
burgh Pa, under the name of the Pitts
burgh Window Glass Company, with a
capital stock Of $25,000,000 This combine
proposes to control the output of the win
dow glass manufacturers of the country,
and the price of all window glass will
naturally advance.
EIGHT tramps met their death last Thurs.
day morning by the burning of large barn
at Norristown, Pa, owned by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad. Six bodies have been re-
covered and the debris has not all been
cleared away. The barn had been a rem
devious for tramps for years, and as many
as seventy.five have slept there at one time.
Cause Of fire unknown.
DURING the Cotton States Exposition at
Atlanta, Ga, this month, Saturday, the 21st,
will be observed as Blue and Gray Day"
Atlanta is preparing to take care OF the big
gest crowd of visitors on that day since
General Sherman visited the city with his
army in 1864. Reports to the effect that the
opening of the exposition will be postponed
are absolutely without foundation.
NANCY BENNETT seventy-six years of age,
died last Friday at the city almshouse in
Portland, Maine. She had been an inmate
of the almshouse seventy-one years. Both
parents died while the child was young,
and she was left as city charge Miss
Bennett was not mentally or physically in
capacitated, but was simply contented with
her lot. She had been useful help to the
place.
RECRUITING is in progress in Chicago for a
filibustering expedition to Hawaii to over
throw the republic and restore Liliuokalini
to the throne. A private detective agency
is said to be tracing the leaders of the
movement, and at the first attempt on their
part to make a hostile demonstration they
will be arrested. The recruiting has gone
so far that an ex-confederate army officer
has been offered commission in the army
to be formed.
A DESTRUCTIVE wind and rain-storm
passed over Emporia, Kan, last Sunday
afternoon. So far as can be learned, no
lives were lost. The worst damage was done
at the State Normal School, the new east
wing, which cost $4,000, being reduced to
ruins. Many other buildings were damaged
and Easements throughout the city were
flooded. Four inches Of water fell in less
than two hours Reports from the surround
ing country show that the damage to build
ings and crops was very great. A bridge
and / 100 feet of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad were washed away.
The beautiful Masonic Temple in Boston
was damaged by fire last Saturday morning
to the extent of 100000. Many priceless
relics and magnificent paraphernalia and
furnishings that cannot be replaced, were
totally destroyed. The two upper floors
were practically ruined. During the prog
ress of the fire District Chief Egan fell from
the third story of the building and was seri-
ously injured. The damage to the building
alone will be nearly $50, 700 The building
itself is valued at about S750,000. Many Of
the lodge-rooms contained valuable paint
ings, jewels and other articles of value,
including the charter of each organiza-
ton and it's records. The Masonic library,
located in the large room on the southeast.
erly side of the structure, contains thou
sands Of volumes, many Of which are dam
aged considerably by water. The loss on
the building is all covered by insurance,
and the furniture of many of the lodge
rooms is also insured; but the regalia and
personal effects of the members were not
insured.