The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-12
Domestic.

THE long distance telephone record was
broken last Friday when a conversation
was maintained between Lowell, Mass,
and, Minneapolis. Charles j. Glidden,
President of the Traders National Bank,
was in the Minnesota city. The Directors
of the bank held a meeting at Lowell, and
Mr.. Glidden presided, the connection being
made by telep none, hich worked perfect
ly. The distance is 1870 miles.
THE Columbia theater at San Francisco
was destroyed by fire last Thursday night.
The fire which II Is supposed started from a
defective tiue in the tic broke out at Z: 45
in the evening when there were only about
100 persons in the theater. AT the first
sound of alarm all OF these people were
quickly and safely escorted to the box Of
flee, where their money was refunded.
THE Central Cuban relief committee ap-
pointed by President Nc >inley and acting
under the direction Of the deputy secretary
OF state has issued an appeal for contribu-
tions for the suffering psople Of Cuba, of
whom there are estimated to be 100000 in
actual danger OF death from starvation.
All money and material contributed will be
Immediately forwarded to United States
Consul General Lee, in Havana, under
whose supervision the distribution will be
made and reach all parts of the island.
THE detective dep irtment OF the Missouri
Pacific railroad has unearthed conspiracy
at the Kansas City stock yards by which 1t
has, it is alleged, been robbed of thousands
OF dollars on live stock shipments. False
atfidavits of shortage in the number Of live
stock received have been made to the claim
department OF the Missouri Pacific aud ship
pers have, IL Is said. been paid for the num-
Der Of head Of stock reported to be missing.
The robbery has been going on sy stemsti-
cally for wears and nearly every railroad
entering Kansas City is said to have bsen
victimized.
AS a result OF the recent ordinance passed
by the Boston board OF aldermen that
whenever the patron OF any theater re-
quested the manager to have hat or bon
net removed 1t must be done under penalty
OF forfeiture OF license, 1t was announced
last Thursday night from the stage OF one
OF the leading theaters that ION and after
next Monday every lady must remove her
hat or bonnet, either before taking her seat,
or Immediately thereafter" This Is the
most 81 weeping order that has yet been is
sued by an amusement p ;oprieter in con-
nection with the hat problem In the theater
The warehouses Of the Farmers Union
Milling Comp any at Stockton, Cal, were
destroyed by fire last week. The ware
houses were we'll filed with grain, for both
the Union and its clients have been among
those who we're waiting for the price OF
wheat to advance. The lowest estimate on
the amount of wheat destroyed Is 10000
tons. and many put 1t higher. There was
besides considerable barley and rye. Much
OF the grain was the property OF the Union,
but by far the largest proportion was hold
in storage by farmers. The loss 10 placed al
more than $500 0G0. although the territory
covered by fire was not large.
The bill for the reform OF the civil service
law which has been drafted by special
| committee Of Republican members OF the
House makes sweeping changes In the
present sys EN-, the most important OF
which Is the establishment OF q five year
tenure OF office for those government en-
ployes who are brought within the terms OF
| the bill. The measure limits the application
| OF th 9 civil service system to the departments
| in Washington and to such other localities
where the total number Of employees OF.
coed twenty-five. All persons now In the
public service are TO terminate their service