The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-07-24

Roseville, o., a few days ago, uprooting
trees and overturning buggies. The storm
was cyclonic. Two persons were killed and
several others were injured. The tabernacle
in which services we're being held was over
turned. Two people were instantly killed,
and several others were injured.
ROSWELL G. HoRR of Michigan and w.
H. Harvey Of Chicago, OF Coins Financial
School" fame, are engaged in an eight-days'
debate in Chicago on "whether gold or sill.
yer should be the national currency" The
debate, which is attracting wide attention,
is one of the most noteworthy forensic bat
ties ever fought. Both men are expected to
answer any reasonable question propounded
to them by their audiences.
THE United States Indian agent at Mus
kogee, Indian Territory, has forwarded to
the authorities at Washington an urgent re-
quest that body of calvary, together with
necessary weapons, be placed at his disposal,
with which to remove from the Indian Ter
ritory various merchants doing business at
Chickasaw, in the Chickasaw Nation, who
have refused to take out traders licenses
and comply with the laws of the Chickasaw
Nation.
THE Catholic Knights of Pythias in In.
diana have united in issuing a manifesto
opposing the papal decree that makes it
obligatory upon members of the order in
fellowship with the church to surrender
their membership They declare that the
forms and rites of the knights of Pythias
are in no way inimical to the teachings Of
the church, and protest against this decree
being carried into execution. The mani
festo has been forwarded to Rome
A SUPPLEMENTARY reservoir at Norwich,
Conn, containing 100000 gallons of
water, was emptied last Wednesday by the
breaking of the bulkhead. The water in
undated many acres OF farm land, destroy
amin out ha, TIT. t1,a
Yantic river. Cattle and horses were res
cued with difficulty. The Norwich town
turnpike was flooded by the choking Of Gull
verts so that travel was impeded. 1t will
several weeks before the damage can be re-
paired. Owing to the wet weather, no
water famine is feared.
SEVENTEEN members OF the republican
national committee favor St. Louis as the
place for holding the next national conven-
ton of that party. Three objected to that
city and four were non-committal. The
local committee is in correspondence with
the other members of the national commi t.
tee The principal objection to st. Louis is
the intense heat which is believed to pre-
vail there in June. There is movement
on foot to postpone the convention until
September, and, if this succeeds, it is more
than probable that st. Louis will be the
convention city.
GOVERNOR BUDD of California has issued
a proclamation in which he informs all
semi military organizations that only under
certain conditions will they be permitted tC
parade and drill with arms. Governor
Budd has decided that in order to drill OF
parade with arms, members of such organ
izations must take the oath of allegiance to
the United States and state Of California
The oath must be filed with the adjutant
general, with an agreement that at all times
when called on to defend the government
and uphold the laws of the United States
and the state, or in any case of emergency
the members of such semi-military organ
izations will place themselves and theil
arms and equipments under the authority
and control of the executive power of the
United States, or commander-in-chief o.
the state of California. While drilling OIL
marching with arms, they must carry nj
flag other than the stars and stripes