The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-19
on his record. The House by vote Of 1913
to "a sustained the appropriation.

on his record The House by vote OF 1913
to "a sustained the appropriation.
THE Indian outbreak in Oklohams Ter
ritory Is increasing. Trains on the Choctew
branch OF the Frisco railroad have ca ried
TO Kansas City every woman and child
from Earlsboro, numbering two hundred.
The burning at the stake OF McGeisey and
Simpson, the Seminole half breeds, so en-
ragged the Seminoles that the latter are rid.
ing over the country around Maud and
Wewoka in wild rage, killing stock. A
party OF two hundred Indians and half
breeds rode into neighborhood one hun
dred and ninety-eight miles southeast OF
Esrlsboro and began shooting through the
doors and windows OF house occupied by
a man who recently arrived from Onio.
Every person In the house Is reported killed.
People arriving on the train from Eirlsboro
reported regular pitch battle there last
Thursday. Three families were killed.
Messengers were sent to the military sta
ton to demand immediate aid. and protec-
ton.
Miss HELEN LONG, daughter OF the sec
rotary OF the navy, will christen the first
Japanese warships to We launched in the
United States. The ceremony will take
place at Cramps shipyards on the Goth and
will be interes Ing In several respects be.
cause OF Its novelty. Minister Toru Hoshi
requested Miss Long to perform the core
mony OF naming the ship and, with her
fathers assent, the young lady has accept
ed the invitation. The cruiser Is to be
named Kasagi, and for the first time there
will be departure from the custom which
has prevailed from time immemorial In
launching ships OF christie ming them with the
contents OF a bottle Of champagne or other
wine. In the case OF the Kasagi there will
be no smashing Of bottles, but instead the
craft will be named according to the beau
tiful Japanese custom, and as she glides
into the water Of the Delaware Miss Long
will pronounce her name while loOsening
silken bag and releasing white pigeon, q
bird which Is held sacred by the Japanese
in such ceremonies.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAVIS rendered
decision last week in two pension cases that
are OF especial interest inasmuch as they
have far-reaching effect. One was the
claim OF Nancy e widow Of Samuel Fitz-
patrick, late Company II, One Hundred
and Seventh Illinois Infantry. The claim
was rejected for the reason that the sppli-
cation was not filed in the Office OF the COM
missioner OF pensions until several months
after the death Of soldier. In his deci-
sion Assistant Secretary Davis says: "The
soldier died January 10, 1880. Application
was filed June %. 1880, more than FIVE
months after the death Of the soldier. The
law authorizes the widow to prosecute her
husband's pending application, but where
the soldiers application was not filed with
the commissioner Of pensions until after bis
death, he cannot be said to have an appli-
cation pending. aud his widow is not au-
thorized under any existing law to prose-
cute" The other case has a bearing upon
the question Of injury received in line Of
duty. The claim is that Of the minor chill
dren OF Adolph Harter, late Company e,
143d Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The
claim is rejected on the ground that all the
testimony gathered by the special examiner
agrees on the one point fatal to the claim,
that is, that the soldier was absent and sep
arsted from his fellows, on his own pleas
ure, until after midnight at some theaIer or
hall, and in trying to reach his room fell
down the stairway which caused his death.