The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-05-12
Domestic.

THE failure of the Senate to make public
its action on the arbitration treaty, has
created an unusual condition of affairs.
There is no official information that the
Senate has taken any action nor that the
treaty has been rejected, nor that the de-
feated treaty was different from the one
originally submitted. All that is known
officially is that the treaty was concluded
by Secretary Olney and Sir Julian Paunce-
fote and sent to the Senate. That body
then went into executive session so that no
official information has been given as to
the amendments made and the final action
taken.
AN express train on the Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fee railroad, which left Denver
for Chicago last Friday night, was wrecked
at two o'clock Saturday morning near La
mar, Col. Without warning the engine
tender and baggage car plunged into a
treacherous stream that had become swollen
evidently from a cloudburst. Fortunately
for the passengers the air brakes closed
down and held the remainder of the train
on the track which prevented terrible
slaughter, as almost every seat in the train
was occupied. Engineer Thomas Madigan
stuck to his post and went down in the
wreck, as did also number Of tramps who
were stealing rides on the baggage car.
Two of them were crushed. Engineer Mad
igan was buried under his engine.
Ex-vIcE-P PRESIDENT STEVENSON, General
@. j. Paine and United States Senator VOL
colt, who were recentlysappointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley as commission to confer
with the heads Of European Governments,
relative to the holding Of an international
the French liner La Touraine " last Satur-
day morning. Before their departure Gen
eral Stevenson said that the commission
would go directly to Paris, and after con-
ferring with the French Government would
visit London, Berlin, Vienna and the capt.
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He thought much good would be accom-
plished by the commission, and did not an
ticipate any trouble in inducing the Govern
ments to appoint delegates to the contem-
plated conference.
WITH box containing 200 pounds of
dynamite on fire ten feet away from him,
John Thomas, lad who runs the COM
pressed air-hoisting machine in the Tama-
rack mine at Houghton, Mich, stuck to his
post, last Friday, and saved the lives OF
the men at work in the mine by his wonder
full bravery. Ten seconds after Thomas
had hoisted the men to the level, the dyna-
mite exploded, smashing the engine to
pieces and doing other damage, but the
men and the boy to whom they owe their
lives were in place OF safety. The miners
working in the twenty-third level had put
seven cases Of dynamite in a box for future
use. At noon, q miner accompanied by
Thomas, went to the box and found it on
fire. Thomas went to his post, gave the
alarm to the miners in the level below, and
ran his engine until he had hoisted them
out. Then he fled.
THE House programme Of three day ad-
journments Is suspended for this week.
The sundry civil appropriation bill has
passed the Senate, and now returns to the
House for action on the amendments. The
programme pursued when the Indian bill
came back TO the House probably will be
followed in the case of the sundry civil.
That is the amendments will be considered
in the House before the bill is sent to confer
ence. There is a good deal of bitter feeling
among the House factions, which may break
out as soon as opportunity for debate is
given, and some very lively oratorical dis
plays are expected. The conference report
on the Indian bill will also be ready for con-
sideration before the week closes. The
question involved in the opening OF the Ia
compahgre reservation in Utah will, OF
course, furnish the main source of conten-
ton in the debate on this report.