The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-12-29
Domestic.

and boys we're firing q Christmas salute
from an old cannon on the out kirts OF Ash
Vile, N. c., last Saturday, when a can of
thirty pounds OF powder exploded in the
thick Of the crowd. Thirty or forty persons
were injured, but none, 1t is believed, IA
tally.
TWENTY persons were injured, three
fatally, last Wednesday night, at q grade
crossing on the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western railroad between Passaic and
which was struck by train. That any Of
them escaped il regarded as marvellous.
The victims are all OF Passaic.
The Jury in the famous Olive Pecksr
case, tried last week g. Norfolk, Va, found
John Anderson guilty OF the murder OF
Mate Saunders of the Olive Pecker. AS the
case stands, Anderson will have to hang
He received the verdict with apparent To-
difference. His counsel made motion for
new trial, and, il this is not granted, will
carry the care up to the Supreme Court IL
the necessary funds can be Obtained.
The grand jury at Chicago returned, last
Friday. thirty five indctme nts against pro-
prietors Of alleged gambling resorts, and
among those indicted are three aldermen
OF the city. The indicted members Of the
council are Michael McKenna, william j.
O'Brien and John Powers. Powers and
O'Brien are partners in the saloon business
and it is claimed were the joint owners Of q
gambling resort. All the indicted alder
men gave bonds for their appearance when
wanted.
Tx United States Circuit Court at New
York, last Friday, Mary 4. eynolds. who
had for six years been illegally drawing a
able to pay. A similar sentence was given
to William f. Wheeler, who was found
guilty OF being implicated In o pension
fraud. Henry III. Doty. who was Wheeler's
confederate, was sentenced TO thirteen
months imprisonment, and Doty's wife was
also implicated with wheeler and Doty
was sentenced to thirty days in Jail.
COMMISSIONERS EVANS OF the pension bu-
reau at Washington has received report
from the special examiner who was sent to
New York to investigate reports OF whole
sale frauds in pension cases. 1t shows that
number OF persons have been arrested.
some OF whom have been tried and con-
victed for various violations OF the laws
during the December term OF the court.
The statement Is made that these infrac-
tions OF the law are but small proportion
OF the Irregularities found as 8 result of the
investigation OF the roll Of the New York
pension agent.
The doors OF the Chestnut street National
bank OF Philadelphia were closed last
Thursday morning. Mr.. Eckels, comptrol-
Ter Of the currency, regarding the Chestnut
street bank failure, said the suspension was
primarily due to q shrinkage in value OF the
notes and bonds OF the SinRerly Pulp Paper
Mills at ElktoD, Md. Mr.. Eckels has been
in Philadelphia several times recently try
Pulp and Paper mill securities could be
taken out the assets of the bank and the
preferred stock Of the Philadelphia Record
company substituted.
THE veterans OF the war in Indianapolis,
Ind, are very. generally signing petition
to Congress asking that the United States
settle with the pensioners on "a twenty.
year PLAN" This suggestion is that every
pensioner on the rolls be paid at once the
amount he would receive IL he continued to
draw pension at the present rating for
twenty years. 1t is explained that the gov
eminent might, within one year after the
adoption Of such plan, make final settle
ment with every pensioner, and at the end
OF such period be ready to 60 out OF the
pension business permanently. One Of the
arguments put forth in support Of the sug-
gestion 10 that by adopting such plan the
government could at once abolish the PEN
sion department.
A PENSION was granted last week to the
widow OF Kneod Knudson, q soldier in the
late war the back pay OF which aggregates
over $4,000. The man was native OF Nor
way and was married to the woman who
now gets the pension in April 1858. Kuud-
son emigrated to this country in 1861, en-
listed January ~, 1867, In company III.
fifteenth regiment Wisconsin volunteer in
fantry, and died in the service October 16,
1863 In connection with the allowance OF
the claim the pension office makes the fol-
lowing statement: ION August 81, 1894,
thirty-one years after the soldiers death,
the widow, who has never left Norway, APP
piled for a pension. Under the present laws
she has title and the claim must be allowed,
granting arrears OF pension from the date OF
the soldiers death, making the first paw
ment amount to between $4,000 and $1,000"
INDICATIONS point to q general strike of
the telegraph operators on the eastern di-
vision OF the Canadian Pacific railroad. The
teleRraphers committee has been interview
ing officials OF the road for some weeks
looking to an agreement regarding salaries
and hours. but have met with little success
Mrs. GEORGE M PULLMAN has decided to
accept her dover In the estate OF her hus-
band instead Of abiding by the terms Of the
will BY the will she was given $50, 0C0 In
cash, the homestead in Chicago, and the in
come from 81. $50 900 during her life. Her
acceptance OF the will would have made it
impossible for her o leave anything to the
two sons who were practically disinherited
by their father, Her dover gives her SO. OO0..
900 in personal property and one-third in
terest for life in the real estate held by Mr.
Pullman. Estimate makes the estate OF
Mr.. Pullman aggregate at least $16 O00, 600