The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-01-22
Domestic.


TUESDAY, July 7, is the date, and Chicago
the place. for holding the democratic ma.
tional convention.
THE fishing schooner " Fortuna" from
Boston for Georges Banks, was run down
last week by the British steamer Barn
stable" off Highland light. Fourteen of
the crew of the schooner were saved by the
stea Der, but nine Of them went down with
the vessel.
WILD WET justice was illustrated in
Oklahoma Territory, last Thursday, when
a vigilance committee composed of farmers
and ranChmen captured and hanged two
desperadoes who had robbed a store and
assaulted woman. The affair took place
fifty miles southeast of Oklahoma City.
MRS. JOSEPH HILDABRAND of Marysville,
Kan, while in fit of dependency, last
Thursday, administered poison with fatal
effect to her eight children and then hanged
herself. The woman's husband is in Kan
sas City undergoing treatment for a cancer,
and Mrs. Hildabrand had been dOwncast
over his affection. 1t is believed she was
on the eve of insanity when she committed
the terrible act.
CHARLES OBERLANDER Of Syracuse, N. Y,
whose claim for damages against the Mexi.
can government is now in the hands of the
state department, has been declared insane
by lunacy commission. The commission
reports that, in its opinion. Oberlander's
indignities he suffered at the hands of the
Mexican authorities while in Jail in that
country. Oberlander bases his claim against
Mexico on the fact that he was arrested by
Mexican officials while in United States
| territory.
A STUBBORN fire broke out last Thursday
in the building occupied by the nair- picking
industry in the state prison at Sing Sing, N.
Y. The village Dire department, assisted by
the convicts, who acted splendidly, fought
the fire for nearly two hours. The hollow
ware building and the Bay State Shoe and
Leather Company's buildings at one time
were threatened, but by the combined efforts
of the fire department and convicts both
were saved. The cause of the fire is sup
posed to have been the overheating of the
machine used for picking hair. The loss
Is about So, OOO
JOE TYs Of the Chinese colony, Boston,
who stole 800 from a Boston Chinaman
five years ago, was arrested in Boston re-
| Gently. The arrest was made on an old
warrant issued when Tye disappeared with
the money. He collected $4,000 on a lot
terry ticket belo ngng to Jung Fay and was
to receive $500 commission. He departed
for China with the entire amount. Jung
Fay traced him out, and Tye says he gave
him Sc 900 and has in his possession paper
written in Chinese which, he claims, is an
acknowledgement of satisfaction and full
release signed by Jung Fay, who is now in
China.
SAMUEL MAXWELL, Ex-Chief Justice Of
the Nebraska supreme court, has written an
opinion declaring the sugar bounty law
passed by the last legislature of that state
unconstitutional. because bounty for both
sugar and chicory was provided in the
same bill. He also declares that the war
rants issued for the payment Of the bounty
are illegal because they could not be legally
issued, no specific appropriation having
been made for them. Justice Maxwell has
been retained to test the constitutionality of
the law. Many thousands of dollars are
| involved In the case, which excites much
interest.
BY q collision which took place between
two freight trains at Mahoning Bridge,
! Penn, last Wednesday, bridge and sew
| eral freight cars were destroyed. While
the bridge was burning, an oil tank stand
ing near became ignited and exploded,
scattering deluge of burning oil in all di-
rections. small crowd was assembled on
the hillside overlooking the wreck, There
were 200 persons exposed to the force OF the
explosion and to the rain of fire which fol-
lowed. All were Frustrated by the concus-
sion, which shook the vicinity like an earth.
quake Nearly all of those present were
burned, some of them seriously.
RIGHT REVEREND HENRY CHAUNoEY RI.
LEY, late bishop of the Valley of Mexico,
| has been suspended from the exercise of his
Office and ministry in the Episcopal Church.
| The suspension IL the outcome OF discord
between the bishops of the American
| Church which has existed almost from the
time Bishop Riley was consecrated, about
| twenty-five years ago. Many contended
that his conservation was not in accordance
with the laws of the church. He offended
the bishops of the church in the United
| States by his conduct OF affairs almost i'm
mediately, and pressure was brought upon
him to resign. This he did in 1880. He
afterward, however, maintained that his
! resignation was not a legal one, and contin-