The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-02-24
Domestic.

COLONEL ERNST. superintendent of the
military academy at West Point opposes
the proposition to take the cadets to Wash.
ington to participate in the inaugural pa
rade. The Senate has indicated its opposi-
ton and the secretary Of war is disposed, in
view Of these and other considerations, also
to set the seal of disapproval upon it. The
House military committee at Its meeting on
Tuesday, rejected the resolution for the par
ticipation Of the cadets in the parade.
A MOST disastrous flood visited Mindless
boro, KY, last Sunday. Two-thirds Of the
were forced from their homes. Most Of the
stores were flooded. All the mines on the
creek we're under water, and all he:trestles
and bridges on the Middlesboro railroad
were washed away. The bridge on the
Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville
is gone.
A DAUGHTER was born last Sunday to Ex.
President and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison.
The little girl weighs eight and three-quar-
ters pounds. Extensive preparations for
the arrival have been going on at the Har-
rison home for months past and the array Of
"baby clothes" that has been made is suffi.
Gent to satisfy the fastidious taste Of even
an ex-president's daughter. The wardrobe
is all in pure white, though faint shade of
blue appears in the ribbons and in the fit
tings Of the cradle.
FIRE last Saturday night destroyed the
Mahoning county infirmary, located near
Garfield, Ohio. One insane patient named
William Hartzell, and demented woman,
whose name is unknown were cremated.
There were two hundred and thirty-fve pa
TENTS in the infirmary, a number Of whom
were helpless paralytiCs. There were also
many insane patients, but all escaped ex-
cept Hartzell and the woman. The prop
erty loss Is estimated at $4,000, on which
there is $3l 5000 insurance.
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of late, and at least twenty lives have been
lost, near Denver. Mail Carrier E. j. Bell
was buried under twenty-fv feet Of snow,
but was rescued before life was extinct. At
Ophir, Colo, snow slide demolished the
railroad station and twelve freight cars.
building at the time eating dinner. The
timbers fell in such shape that the man
was but slightly injured and his wife did
not receive single bruise About as rap
idly as the roads have been opened they
have been closed by more slides.
TnE postmssters and patrons at the forty
four post-offices where free delivery in the
rural districts has been on trial, declare in
favor OF the plan. The test has been going
on for only limited period, but the offices
were 80 distributed as TO make the expert
ment complete, and 1t was developed at
points in SO states. The reports are all in and
the important data gathered will be trans
mitted by Postmaster-General Wilson in
special report to Congress- The sentiment
favorable to the adoption of the comprehen-
sive scheme ia unanimous, representing
opinions given by the head Of each post
Office and the patrons. The obstacle, how
ever, 10 the tremendous cost involved.
When the experiment was first contem-
plated it was roughly estimated that rural
free delivery, to cover the whole country,
would involve an annual expenditure OF
over $40, 900, 600, but the experience had al
ready shows that 100000 900 is a conserva-
tive figure.