The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-02-26

The annual convention Of the National
Republican League will be held at Mil
waukee, Wis, August %, 26 and n, at
which time the presidential campaign will
be officially opened.
"BILL NYE," the famous humorist, had
shock at Asheville, N. c., last week His
physician says that he may live a few weeks
or that he may die at almost any hour, but
no hope can be entertained of his recovery
CHICAGO was visited last Wednesday
night by the most singular meteorological
phenomenon that has ever come under the
observation of the weather observers
Black, yellow and brown snow fell in blind
ing clouds over the entire city and suburban
towns. The vari-colored storm was evil
IDENTIFY Chicago production, as no report OF
such a snow fall is received from a radius OF
twenty miles outside.
Four men were killed and seven others
seriously injured at lumber camp near
Seney, Mich, last Thursday. The men
were experimenting with steam log-roller
and were engaged in shoveling wide road
for the machine to work in. Suddenly it
became uncomfortable and started down
the road with great speed. The banks of
snow on both sides Of the narrow road were
80 high that the men had no chance to es-
cape. Four of the men were ground to
pieces under the machine. Seven others
were tossed on the snow-banks and injured.
THE Delaware County Children's Home,
ground at midnight last Wednesday. The
forty-four inmates, ranging in age from ten
to fifteen years, were all taken out with
difficulty, clad only in their night clothing.
The mercury was below zero and they suf-
fered terribly before clothing of any sort
could be procured. A street car was sent
for and the suffering children were taken to
the mayors office, where they were fed by
citizens in the city building. There were
many narrow escapes. Property loss, $780,
600.
MINISTER TERRELL has cabled the state
department at Washington from CONSTANT
nOple that the efforts OF Miss Clara Barton,
president Of the American National Red
Cross Society, to obtain the permission OF
the Turkish government to distribute relief
to the suffering Armenians has been sue
cessful. Miss Barton was presented by the
minister to the porte, and received renewed
assurance OF full protection for her and for
her agents in dispensing charities. Her as
sistants will go at once to the interior.
Miss Barton's headquarters will be at Para.
| The dispatch ended with these words; "The
door Is thus opened wide for charity"
The Vulcan coal mine, located near New
castle, Colorado was completely wrecked
last Wednesday by terrific gas explosion
About fifty men, including hremeh and coal
operators, were in the several rooms along
the slope when the explosion occurred, aud
not a single man survived the shock The
town OF Newcastle was shaken as If by an
earthquake by the explosion and dense
black cloud obscured the site Of the Vulcan
mine and workings, indicating plainly what
had occurred. The entire population rushed
to the scene TO behold the surface workmen
in the midst of thick cloud OF dust trying
to start the work of rescuing their unfor-
tunate fellow-aborers within the mine.
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Terrill q Co., Montpelier, Vt.