The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-15
Domestic.

A QUESTION has recently arisen at Atlanta,
| Ca, which may result in Chattanooga,
| which has long been known as a leading
city Of Tennessee, becoming a Georgia
town. Doubt has been thrown upon the
accuracy of the survey of the boundary line
between that state and Tennessee, and il
the theory OF eminent legal authorities at
Atlanta is confirmed, it may be found that
Chattanooga is on Georgia soil
FREDERICK w. WHITEHEAD, a porter in a
tea store in New York city, has fallen heir
| to fortune in England, amounting to $117,-
| 900, left by a maiden aunt. Whitehead
who is thirty-fve years old, came to this
country from England twelve years ago.
He proved his identity to the law firm which
| was seeking for him by means Of a little
Bible which he had carried with him for
| years, and on the fly leaf of which his moth
er's name was written.
| FARMERS in central New York are alarm
ed at the condition of the potato crop, and
| a potato famine is predicted The tubers
are rotting as fast as dug and in some coun-
| ties, notably Orange and Sullivan, 1.-THE farm
ers have already suffered the loss Of two.
thirds Of their crop, while the remainder is
OF an inferior quality, showing evidences OF
| decay. Several farmers who commenced to
dig their potatoes have abandoned the work,
declaring that not enough sound ones can
be found to pay the expense Of harvesting
OFFICIALS at the office of the surgeon.
general, at Washington are encouraged
over the yellow fever situation at Ocean
Springs, Miss. Surgeon Murray, who has
charge OF the Marine hospital service in the
yellow fever district telegraphs from Ocean
Springs that he had selected Fontainebleau
for the site Of the detention camp near
Ocean Springs. 1t is stated that six new
cases OF sickness have been reported by
three physicians and that DIR. Gulias re-
ported that would they have hundred peo-
pie for the camp.
81. ii. HANNA, chairman Of the executive
committee OF the monetary convention that
met last January at Indianapolis an
nounces that nine of the eleven members of
the monetary commission that was chosen
have accepted their appointments. Those
who have accepted are: George f. Edmunds
OF Vermont; Charles S. Fairchild of New
York; Stuyvesant Fish OF New York; Stew
art Patterson of Pennsylvania T. G.. Bush
OF louisiana j. W. Fries OF North Caro-
lima; w. B. Dean Of Minneapolis; George z.
Leighton of Missouri and Robert s. Taylor
OF Indiana.
The strike situation among the Pennsyl-
vania mines reached a terrible crisis at
Hazelton last Saturday, when band Of
deputy sheriffs fred into an Infatuated mob
of miners. The men fell on all sides and
the excitement since has been 80 intense
that no accurate figures of the dead and
wounded can be obtained. Reports run
from fifteen to twenty killed and forty or
more wounded. Many of these will die.
One man who reached the scene Saturday
night counted thirteen corpses Four 9TH
ers dead lie in the mountains between Lati-
mer and Harleigh. Those who were not in.
jured carried their dead and wounded
friends into the woods and an estimate is
baffied.
The war on saloons which has been rag
ing fiercely OF late in many Kansas towns
reached an acute stage at Kansas City last
Wednesday when ten saloons were raided
by the police and $1,000 worth of liquor
seized and poured into the cutters: Saloon
furniture and fixtures filling ten big drays
were seized and carted to police headquar-
ters, where they will be burned. The con-
fiscations are under injunctions against the
joints and the proprietors, made permanent
many months ago, and the property is to be
destroyed without further process Of law.
Similar action will be taken against some
seventy other joints.
GEN. JAMES LoNasTREKT was married at
Atlanta, Ga, last Friday to Miss Ellen
Dortch OF that city. The General is In his
seventy-sixth year. is 30 deaf that he cannot
hear except with the aid Of his ear trumpet,
and shows many signs Of feebleness He is
still erect and straight as an arrow, how
ever, owing to his military training, and he
has the air and bearing that would mark
him In any assemblage. Miss Dortch is
about twenty-five years old and holds the
office OF Assistant State Librarian at sal
woman, possessed Of remarkable force OF
character and Is the first woman in Georgia
to hold an Office under the State govern
ment to which there is a salary attached.
THE Board Of Regents of the Kansas State
Agricultural College at Manhattan dis
covered. recently, that the cattle, sheep
and hogs kept on the college farm are in
fected with tuberculosis. The men who
have been employed in the stable are seri-
ously i'll, and the man who had direct charge
of the cattle is not expected to live, having
been suffering with the disease for several
months. Mrs. G. Georgson, wife of one of
the professors, has also been i'll for several
weeks, and it is reported that she became
infected by using milk from the diseased
cows. Paul Wilcox, an assistant, is also
suffering with tuberculosis, and his life is
despaired Of. He contracted the disease
while handling the cattle. The existence of
the disease was discovered by Professor A.
b. Cottrell. He reported the matter to the
meeting of the Board OF Regents, and i'm
mediate action was taken to secure an ex-
pert investigation Of the malady The Re
gents will secure the services of Govern
ment experts in making thorough examin-
alton. The whole state is excited over the
diapOVerY.