The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-07
URINARY OF NEWS.
Domestic.

SETTLERS from the region around Gray
Lake, Utah, report that the Indians have left
Jackson's Hole, and are moving south. The
settlers have organized and are prepared for
defence. 1t is believed in Soda Springs that
the Indians are giving the soldiers the slip
and will sneak back to the reservation.
HARRY j. MOONEY, a shoemaker of Brock
ton, Mass, started last week on a trip in
which he proposes to make pair of hand
sewed shoes for the governor of every state
in the Union and one pair for President
Cleveland, reaching Brockton on the return
trip March 10, 1896. His trip is to advertise
the boot and shoe industry of Brockton
THE latest advices from the Indian
troubles indicate that the Bannocks are re-
turning from Jackson's Hole to their reser-
walton. They say there had been no fight
ing and that there was no desire on their
partto fight. The scare seems to be over,
and settlers understand that the Indians
are returning to their reservation TO avoid
the troops.
MISS BETsEY FLAGLER, daughter of Gen
eral ID. w. Flagler, chief of ordnance at
Washington, shot and killed a colored boy
named Ernest Green last Friday. The lad
was stealing fruit from the trees in the yard
of the Flagler residence. A coroner's jury
promptly returned a verdict of unintentional
shooting and Miss Flagler was released
from custody.
ADELAIDE, a hourishing mining town in
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series of three cloud bursts that flooded the
entire district and devasted over fifty
houses. So far as known, three persons
have been drowned, three were probably
fatally injured and many narrowly escaped
drowning to be rendered homeless. Two
unknown men are reported missing. The
damage to the town will exceed 100000
In clearinghouse at San Francisco, last
week, was found IL. n. Edwards, a Los
Angeles photographer, his wife, and two
little girls, all poisoned by cyanide of potas-
SUM. All were dead except the four-year-
old girl, whose life was saved by the police
surgeon A friend of Mrs. Edwards re-
ceived letter the next afternoon from the
latter saying she and her husband were CO.
ing to commit suicide, as he could not get
work and they were starving. Edwards
evidently poisoned the others before he
took the dose himself.
A FREIGHrTRAIN on the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago railroad broke in two at
Stark Siding, Ohio, last Friday, and the
rear end crashed into the first section. Ten
cars were wrecked. A dozen tramps were
riding in a furniture car, which was smashed
to splinters. When the trainmen came up
they were Mortified to see the arms and legs
OF human beings sticking from all parts Of
the wreckage. Four men were taken out
badly mangled. Two of these died almost
Immediately. The others expired on the way
TO the hospital All the others are badly
injured and some OF them may die.
THE Arkansas river went on the rampage
last week, and great damage was done to
low bottom farms in Oklahoma. For one
hundred miles southeast of Perry many fne
fields of corn were under water waist deep,
and hundreds of acres have been washed
away. The Usage Indians, living in the
bottoms on the north side, were compelled
to move out, in many instances AT Fort
Scott, Kan, four and one-half inches of
water fell in seven hours, and the city was
inundated. The train service of the Mis-.
souri, Pacific railroad was practically aban-
doned, and the shops at Fort Scott were
under four feet OF water. Several narrow
escapes from drowning are recorded.
The condition of the distressed negro
colonists from Georgia and Alabama who
deserted the colony in Mexico is deplorable.
Consul Sparks at Piedras Negras telegraphs
the state department that while rations are
being furnished to the 800 colonists who
have reached Eagle Pass, Tex, they are
practically naked The other 800, who have
not yet crossed to the United States, have
little to eat No subscription to furnish
these colonists with food and clothing and
transportation to their homes has been
started, and the state department has nc
funds for the purpose. Many of the negroes
are i'll, but are receiving medical attendance
from Assistant Surgeon Ten Eyck of the
army. 1t is not known how the colonists
will be cared for unless su description is
started for relief.