The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-16
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Allen to amend the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill 30 as to recognize the
beligerancy OF the Cuban insurgents. The
action OF the committee was the result OF
motion by Senator Morgan, who said that
appropriation bills were not proper vehi-
cles for legislation bearing upon foreign
questions. The vote OF the committee was
unanimous.
The town Of Blackwell, Oklahoma, is on
the verge OF race war. The people OF
Blackwell have never allowed negroes to
live in the town. Some days ago Colonel
Blackwell, founder OF the town, procured q
colony Of negroes to settle in Blackwell and
gave each family residence lot. The me-
gro families have commenced arriving at
Blackwell and the whites declare they shall
not live there and the negroes say they will
stay in the town in spite OF the whites
Trouble Is expected.
THE jury in the case OF Adolph Luetgert,
the wealthy Chicago sausage maker, charged
with numbering his wife and destroying
her body in a vat filled with with potash,
brought in verdict of guilty last Wednes-
day and fixed the penalty at life imprison-
ment. This is the second trial of Luetgert.
At the first the jury disagreed. Mr.. Har-
mon entered motion for a new trial, which
will be argued in a few days. Luetgert
was led back to Jail in apparently good
spirits. 81 don't see how the evidence
justifies such verdict" he said. "But one
thing is sure, the supreme court will give
me new trial and shall be acquitted"
THE following instructions have been is
sued by the war department to Gen. Mer-
riam, commandant at Vancouver barracks,
Washington: make all necessary arrange
ments to send the regimental headquarters
band and two companies of the Fourteenth
Infantry to Dyea and two companies Of the
same regiment to Skaguay, Alaska, pre-
pared to stay at least through the coming
season. Some suitable and temporary quar-
ters will be arranged for the troops. Further
instructions will be sent later, and the
troops will go early as proper arrangements
can be made. Report the time the troops
will be ready to start" This is done to be
in readiness to protect life and property at
Alaskan seaports.
AMERICAN lumber is now the subject Of
discrimination at the hands of the Prussian
government. Consul Keenan, at Bremen
has transmitted to Washington the COM
plants of a number OF lumber dealers
against what they regard as discriminating
charges against the carriage of American
pitch pine levied by the Prussian railway.
This pitch pine is listed as class l, at a
higher rate than class 2, on which is listed
similar wood from Sweden, Norway and
other countries. 1t is also said that Amer
lean pitch pine is allowed to go at the lower
rate If the officials do not know where it
originates. The trade is considerable and
this Prussian railroad is the only means by
rior, so the discrimination is keenly felt,
says the consul.
A SWEEPING change was made last week
in the management Of the State Industrial
School for girls at Denver, Col. Captain
Robert G.. Smithers was placed in charge as
superintendent, with his wife as matron, by
Governor Adams on recommendation OF the
State Board of Charities and Corrections,
which is investigating the condition OF
affairs at the institution. The investiga-
ton has already made it plain that the old
management utterly failed TO control the in
corrigible inmates, although it had employed
such drastic measures as locking them in
dark dungeons, dousing them with cold
water putting them on bread and water
diet and stringing them to the wall with
their hands behind them. These methods
of discipline will now be discontinued
AUTHENTIC Information regarding the
Copper river proves that this proposed route
to the Klondike is utterly impraeticable. A
| short distance from the sea the river di-
vides into several months, all of which are
beset by flats and sandbars and the water is
extremely shallow and swift. Further up
| the main stream are numerous glaciers,
which project and are continually breaking
off into the river causing whirlpools and
eddies. Beyond the glacial belt the river
passes through deep canyons in furious rap
| ids. The river is not navigable for steam
craft even of the lightest draft. Canoes in
the most experienced hands can only be
used in certain places. The interior of this
district is unexplored, but from the nature
Of surrounding country it is deemed to be
such that it will always remain sealed
region.
FIFTEEN persons were killed and large
number were injured in fire last Wednes-
day at Pitisburg, Pa, in the cold storage
plant of Chautauqua Lake Ice Company
The property destroyed is estimated al
81 800 600. The losses are covered by insur-
ance, most of which was placed in one com.
pany. There is a mystery about the origin
| OF the fire which has not been explained
1t started in the cold storage plant of the
Chautaugua Lake Ice Company early in the
evening. After it had been burning a short
time. and when the alley leading to ii was
thronged with people. quantity of whiskey
stored there exploded, and the deaths and
injuries were caused by flying bricks and
debris. The upper part OF the building was
occupied by the Union Storage Comp any
and was filed with articles of every de-
scription. One of the compartments was
used as a government bonded warehouse
and there was stored the whiskey which
| exploded. There were about 400 barrels
and the force Of the explosion was terrific.