The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-11-20

AT Memoir, L. l., last week, a farmer was
buried under tons OF earth while digging
well.
FIVE lives were lost off Rockaway, No
vember IL, by the laundering in gale OF the
oyster steamer " James W. Boyle" on her
way from Bridgeport to Jamaica Bay.
ACTION on the Nicaragua canal will be one
of the first questions to which the attention
of the next congress will be called. There
is little doubt that canal bill will be
promptly introduced and passed.
OWING to the frost and hail of last winter,
it is believed that the Florida orange crop,
which was originally estimated at over
5000, 900 boxes, will not exceed 1000, 900
boxes, and but few of these will be exported.
THERE is a report that Colonel Colt of
Providence, r. l., plaintiff in the divorce
suit involving James j. Van Allen, has
asked Mrs. Colts attorneys to stop all pro-
ceedngs and is seeking terms of settlement.
A HUGE fy-wheel in the power house of
the Albany railroad company burst last
week. The power house and several ten
ement houses were wrecked. Four persons
who were sitting in saloon across the
street were seriously injured by flying bricks
and timbers.
In recent interview at Philadelphia,
Senator Edmunds is quoted as saying that
he does not see how this country can, under
the present existing circumstances, accord
beligerent rights to the Cubans, however
much we may sympathize with their strug-
gle for liberty. There might, at any time,
arise a situation which would admit Of
recognition, but at present we would not be
justified in such course.
THE Wells Fargo express agent at Col
orado Springs, Col, was held up last week
by two masked robbers and relieved of
$4,000 in cash. The agent, whose name
was George Krout, was forced to open the
safe and give the robbers $4,000 but, when
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the robbers knew nothing about. Krout
was then made to undress himself and go to
bed and cover himself up, and. while lying
there the thieves made their escape
THE detail of the United States flagship
San Francisco" to assist the cruiser
Marblehead " in caring for American in
terests in the Levant will be followed by an
order despatching other American warships
to that part of the world II the Armenian
situation does not improve. Secretary Oh
ney is in favor of leaving nothing undone
to show the Porte that the citizens Of the
United States in the sultan's possessions
must be respected in their rights, and that
the numerous American educational institu-
tions in Armenia must be protected from
mob violence.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has issued a proc.
lamation suspending the prohibition OF the
importation OF neat cattle from Norway,
Sweden, Holland, Great Britain, Ireland,
the Channel Islands, and the countries OF
North, Central and South America includ
ing Mexico, and of the hides of neat cattle
from all parts of the world, but providing
that all importations of neat cattle shall be
made under the sanitary regulations pre-
scribed by the secretary Of agriculture, anG
that all importatons of hides shall be made
under proper regulations prescribed by the
secretary of the treasury.
EDWARD WEMPLE, the democratic comp
troller of the state of New York in 1889
was arrested at his home in Fultonville, N
Y, November 10, on the charge of arson
He is accused of having set fire to the resi-
dence of a resident of Fultonville ON Sun
day evening, and is suspected Of having
caused other incendiary fires in that place
Mr.. Wemple has been prominent in New
York politics. He has been a member o
the assembly, of the senate, and repre-
sentative in congress. He has been promi
nently mentioned for the governorship, an(