The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-09-18
Domestic.

REV. DR.. SAMUEL WAKEFIELD, who died
last week at West Newton, Pa, at the age of
ninety-sx years, was the Oldest living
Methodist minister in the world, and the
oldest Mason in this country. He was Or
dained in 1917.
In the seven years ending in December,
1894, five hundred and thirty-two men were
killed by accidents in the mines Of the up
per peninsula of Michigan, and the recent
catastrophe at Calumet will swell the list to
over six hundred.
The United States grand jury at Pawnee,
o. t. has returned forty-three indictments
for pension frauds against leading county
officials, attorneys, and a pension agent
The finding of the jury exposes gigantic
conspiracy to rob the government.
SETTLERS in Estes Park, Colorado, are
specializing over Lord Dunraven's proposed
visit. He is said to possess large tract OF
land in that valley, but the land has largely
reverted to the state through sale for nom
payment of taxes, and is now III the hands
of American citizens.
THE United States troops at Fort Logan,
Colorado, made a trial last week of the new
emergency ration prescribed by the war de-
partment. The ration proved perfect
failure. More than fifty men were taken to
the hospital with gripping pains, owing to the
non-assimi lation of this scientific prepare
ton of coffee tablets and compressed soups
GENERAL 1. N. WALKER of Indianapolis
Ind, was unanimously elected commander
in-chief at the national Grand Army en-
campment held last week at Louisville, Ky.
He was nominated by his only competitor,
General Thayer of Nebraska. For senior
vice. mmander.i chief, General G. II.
Hobson of Greensburg, KY, and for junior
vice, S. g. Cosgrove of the state of Wash
ington, were chosen by reclamation.
COLONEL CHARLES III. TAYLOR, editor of
the Boston Globe, sent last Saturday to Lord
Dunraven the following telegram: lowing
to the unsatisfactory conditions which seem
to exist off New York for contest of such
magnitude as you are engaged in, hereby
offer you $1,000 international challenge
cup to be sailed for by Defender and
Valkyrie III off Marblehead, cup to be
called the Massachusetts Bay cup. In case
of acceptance, conditions can be arranged
at once" The offer was declined.
MATTERS at Ishpeming, Mich, have been
OF late, rapidly drifting into condition OF
anarchy. Non-union men are assaulted
and beaten whenever they venture beyond
the guard line. All strangers who appear
to be workmen are compelled to give an ac-
count of themselves. Matters are steadily
growing worse and the leaders are losing
control over the most turbulent spirits. The
military authorities are seriously consider
ing the situation, and Negaunee and Ish-
peming may be placed under martial law.
The faculty of the Pennsylvania State
College at Bellefonte has refused admission
to the junior class, and much excitement
prevails. The entire class, consisting of
fifty-two students, W as suspended last spring
for cribbing in a history examination. They
were told that they must be re-examined or
remain away from college. The students
refused to 60 through another examination.
When the college opened for the fall term
they were all there and applied for admis-
sion, but were refused because they have
not undergone the denomination, Both
the faculty and students are firm, and it is
hard to tell how the affair will end.
DR.. FRANCIS BACON, of New Haven,
Conn, who has just returned from Alaska,
thinks the seals will be exterminated in
twelve years. He says that arbitration
came too late to save the seals, but the i'm
mense fisheries of salmon, cod and halibut
could not have reached their desired devel-
opment had the seals, the natural enemy of
the fishes, been allowed to thrive. DR.. Ba-
con says that the people of Alaska are very
much excited over the proposed change of
boundary. They assert that the Canadians
have no authority for wanting the new lines.
which would throw open the gold fields of
Alaska to the British through the proposed
railroad they wish to construct.