The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-10
SUM MARY OF NEWS.
Domestic.

Mrs. PARAN STEVENS, the well-known
society leader, died last Wednesday at her
home in New York. Her death was caused
by pneumonia, complicated with heart
trouble. She was sixty.one years old She
is survived by daughter and grandchil.
dren. Mrs. Stevens was worth over 81 ,000,-
600.
HARRY ST. JOHN, son of Ex-Governor St.
John OF Kansas, shot and killed his wife at
Oklahoma City, o. T., last Thursday. He
received letter addressed TO his wife, and,
getting gun, confr nted his wife with the
missive, threatening to kill her If she did
not disclose its author. She refused, and,
as he claims, The gun was discharged acct
IDENTIFY, shooting her through the breast
She died without utteriug word
FIVE masked men robbed Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific train, last week Friday
night, near Dover, l. T. After securing the
contents of the express safe the robbers
went through the cars, which were well filled
with passengers, and compelled them to
empty their purses, securing in this way
about $3.50, six watches aud other articles
of value. After getting all the passengers
had, they apologized, with the remark that
times were hard, and made their escape.
The robbers neglected to 20 through the
sleeper.
JUDGE CLARK Of Los Angeles Cal, has
rendered novel decision in the suit for
Islander brought by Miss Teresa Il, Keso,
public librarian, against Rev. j. G. Iamp-
bell Judge Clark overruled the demurrer
of the defendant that his statement was
privileged because 1t was uttered in the
course of prayer before his congregation
in the First Methodist church. The court
holds that no prayer containing SANDER
publicly uttered can he exempt from the
legal const quences, and that the communi
cations made by pastor to his congrega.
ton are privileged because Of such relation.
REV. DILLON BRONSON of Newton, Mass,
who has been on probation in the New
England Methodist Conference for year,
because he would not promise to abstain
from the use of tobacco, was admitted into
full connection last week. When asked by
Bishop Merrill If he would promise to alb
stain from the use of tobacco Mr.. Bronson
did not reply. He was permitted to make
statement, and concluded 81 have never
been a user of tobacco in any form, neither
do | expect to be-" After discussion, vote
was taken on Mr. Bronsons admission to
full membership, and all but dozen votes
were cast in the affirmative. The result
was hailed with hearty applause
The authorities OF the British government
have stated in a very arrogant manner that
no interference by the United States in the
boundary dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela will be tolerated. This, in
effect, is the reply Of the British foreign
Office TO Ambassador Bayard's representa-
ton of the desire of the United States to
bring about settlement of the boundary
dispute by arbitration. cable dispatch
received last week from Am bassador Bay.
ard conveyed the information that the
British government had informed Ambas-
sador Bayard it would insist upon the
bombay line surveyed in 1841 and would
not bmit to arbitration in any form that
would bring that line in question.
BOONE COUNTY, Kentucky, was struck by
terrific cyclone, last week, that did great
damage to property and practically wiped
one town out of existence. The storm
struck the village of Hamilton, where
number of small buildings were wrecked
and dozen hogsheads of tobacco blown
into the river. At Big Bone, the Big Bone
Springs Hotel was wrecked, as was the
Methodist church. Numerous cabins, barns
and outhouses were blown down. Many
horses and cattle were killed and manned.
A farm wagon was carried two mil les by the
wind. The little town of Lewisburg was
almost completely wiped out, only one
house being left standing. Mount Zion
School an { CHI lrch were demolished and a
number of persons were injured, none
fatally.