The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Domestic.


Marching" and other patriotic songs,
died at Bailey's Island, Maine, Au.
gust 6.
THERE is a shortage of S6,O1S rs in
the funds of the Boston Chamber of
Commerce, which, save for two cleri.
cal errors, exists entirely in the bank
balance.
On Saturday, July 81, the Empire
State express on the New York Cen
trail covered the distance from Syracuse
TO Albany, las miles, in 140 minutes.
This is actual running time, with stops
deducted.
REPORTS received from the United
States consul at Victoria, B. c., are to
the effect that the seals in Behring
Sea are practically extinct. The news
seems to be brought by sealers them
selves, who had been to the sealing
grounds and returned without catch.
Mrs. PHINEAs I. BARNUM, widow
of the American Snowman, was married
in New York city, August Z, to D. Callias
Bey, gentleman said to be Greek,
though bearing Turkish title. The
couple met in Cairo two years ago, when
they became engaged. They were to
sail for Europe Saturday.
THE state convention of the Missis-
sippi democrats was controlled by the
free-silver element, adopted free
coinage resolution and nominated for
governor, by reclamation, ex-United
States Senator McLaurin, who cham
pioned in the senate the cause of free
coinage of silver. All the other nom.
inees are free-silver men.
THE cannon-ball " express going
south collided with north-b bound
freight near Plymouth, N. H., Thursday
morning, August 8. The killed are
Frank Stevens, engineer, George Mer-
rift and Henry Glines, firemen. No
passengers were killed. The two en-
gines were demolished, and many cars
wrecked. Somebody Numbered.
THE Iowa democrats have nominated
for governor Judge W. F. Babb, a
"sound money" man. The platform
declares for bmetalism, lis what the de-
mocracy call ambiguous" ," dodge"
ga straddle," when similar declarations
are found in republican platforms.
The vote on the substitution of free
coinage resolution at the ratio of 16 to
was APO for to 615 against the substi-
tute.
MRS. ANNIE M. GARDNER of Ar
cadia, Neb., the Christian Endeavor
delegate who disappeared from Boston
on July 16, after causing to be written
to her husband letter saying that she
had died and been buried in that city,
was found acting as a domestic in the
home of Edward r. La Pierre, at Nor
wich Town Green, suburb of Nor
wich, Conn, where she has been since
July 2S. She has been persuaded
to return to her home, and is believed
to be victim of mild form of insan.
ity.
SToCKMEN in Western Arizona have
been forced to remove their stock to
other ranges because of depredations of
the Papago Indians, who are scattered
in small bands throughout the noun
tains of that section in a state Of star
walton, and who are compelled to steal
cattle for subsistence. Three thousand
Papagos are off their reservation.
Stockmen have lost over 800 head of
stock. Some are financially ruined.
An appeal has been made to the Indian
department to have the Indians placed
on their reservations and given q
chance to cultivate the soil.
Miss FLAGLER, daughter of General
Flagler, head of the ordnance depart
ment in Washington, is under 900
bail, while awaiting the action of the
grand jury, for killing a co.ored lad
whom she found stealing pears III her
fathers garden. She discovered the
boy in the tree, and, as she maintains,
fired a revolver in that direction to
brighten him. The ball passed through
his breast, killing him almost instantly.
There is much excitement in Washing
ton over the unfortunate affair, partic-
ularly among the colored people. Miss
Flager is "a society lady and the victim
of her imprudence is the son of col
ored messenger in one of the depart
ments.
WESTERN farmers are happy over
the assurances of fine crops of wheat
and corn. Reports from the states that
grow large quantities of wheat show
excellent prospects for large yield OF
that cereal-larger in some localities
than for any previous year. The corn
Indiana, Ohio and Michigan the pros
poets are particularly good. Kentucky
will have in many sections better crops
than for many years. In Kansas ano
Missouri conditions are highly favor
able. In Nebraska there has beer
some injury from dry weather. II
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and the
Dakotas the general prospect is favor
able. The railways are happy in thu
prospect of great business ahead.
ONE Of the largest and most impor
tant captures of counterfeiters in thu
history of crime was made last week il
Hoboken, N. j. The capture wa
made under the direction of Chief Ha
zen of Washington. The rogue of frs
Importance, DR.. Orlando E. Bradford
who posed as an innocent dentist, es
capped. William E. Brockway, white
haired offender and veteran counter
feiter, Sidney E. Smith, William E
Wagner and Mrs. Abbie l.. Smith, o
Bailey, were captured. For the thre
men bail was fixed at $4,000 each
for the woman, $35 900. The latter