The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-03
Domestic.

STAGE containing eighteen passengers
drawn by six galloping horses, was upset
last Thursday in rounding curve three
miles from the new mining town of Grand
Encampment, Wy. As result three men
are now living at Wolff Hotel at Saratoga at
the point of death and dozen more had to
summon medical aid.
VICE CONSUL GENERAL SPRINGER at Ha-
vana reported last week to the authorities
at Washington that the Spanish authorities
have pardoned Frank A. Gramonte and
Julio SaeDz, two American citizens who
have been imprisoned at Santiago de Cuba
since 1895. There are now probably less
than half a dozen Americans held prison.
ers in Cuba, exclusive of the Competitor
crew.
THE Sturgis elevator at Buffalo, N. Y.
owned by the Buffalo Elevator Company
was totally destroyed by fire last Wednes-
day. The origin of the fire is a mystery but
caused by spark from passing tug. There
was in the elevator at the time of the fire
10000 bushels of wheat, 10000 bushels Of
corn and 100000 bushels of oats. The grain
was valued at S106, 900 and insured for $685.
000 The loss on the building and machin-
cry is 100000, insured for $4,000.
A LIGHTED cigarette dropped by careless
clerk started fire last Wednesday in the
general offices of the Wabash railroad at ST.
Louis, and the handsome white stone build.
ing was destroyed The fire came 30 sud
denly that the Wabash Company was pre-
vented from saving anything. All records
in the office OF the chief engineer, rights Of
way, real estate deeds and surveys of every
description were destroyed. An officer Of
the company estimates their loss at $780,.
900. Statements place the valuation of the
building at 100000.
JUDGE JOHN r. THOMAS Of the United
States court, held last week in Vinita, 1. T
h iron rfo mt nd Pa o1,,
ruling. Judge Thomas held that the pub
location lof warning notices to nonresident
defendants in divorce proceedings were
null and void and that actual service must
be had on such defendants. The decision,
il sustained in the higher courts to which
an appeal will be taken, will set aside scores
OF marriages contracted by parties who
have obtained decree OF divorce from the
court on the default OF nonresident defend
ants.
DENVER, Col, was snowbound last week.
A dispatch sent out from that city last
Wednesday morning says: 1.-THE storm not
only caused great discomfort, but inflicted
heavy pecuniary loss, $4,000 to telegraph,
telephone and electric light wires and poles,
The streets are piled high with snow and
present a curious spectacle. There is hard
ly a street which is not tangled with fallen
wires, and broken poles peep out OF snow
drifts or hang in midair. 1t is estimated
that no less than 5000 miles Of wire are
strewn on the ground throughout the state.
Manager Field of the Colorado Telephone
Company says that outside Of the business
districts where the wires are placed under
ground, the company's system in Denver
is practically annihilatod. The Gulf is the
only road successful in getting train to
Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Trains
from the south are twelve to fifteen hours
late. Shortly after midnight a rotary pillow
pushed by six engines found it's way into
tha ptD Tba
roads are kept open with plows."
GEORGE M. PULLMAN leaves to his widow
the homestead on Prairie Avenue, Chicago.
Sufficient funds are also set aside to pro-
vide an income of $4,000 yearly during her
life; 81, 000 900 each is left in trust for his