The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-01
Domestic.

MORE than $4,000 letters were mailed by
the soldiers at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga
Park, last Sunday.
FRED T. MOORE, assistant paying teller
OF the National Bank of Commerce, Boston,
has disappeared, leaving a shortage Of
$4,000.
SIX thousand Confederate soldiers lie
buried in cemeteries in Chicago. Not one
OF their graves were overlooked Memorial
Day, but the graves OF Northern and South
ern soldiers were alike decorated.
A FIRE at Dallas, Tex, destroyed property
valued at 100000. J. w. Cowen, a sales
man, was killed and several others were
badly injured. Among the heaviest losers
were j. SHIELD, paint and wall paper, j. o.
Zangs furniture establishment, and the
New Home Sewing Machine company.
Col. G. G. SMITH, deputy quartermaster
| general at st. Louis, received orders on
| Monday from Washington instructing him
| to cease purchasing mules until further Or
| ders. The order indicates that the govern
ment has secured all the mules it requires.
Twelve thousand mules have been pur-
chased
PLANS have been outlined by Major Cen
eral Lee for the placing of the entire Sew
enth Army Corps at Jacksonville and along
the east coast of Florida. 1t is contemplate
ed to establish the headquarters OF the
corps at Jacksonville, where the main body
|
will be placed at st. Augustine, Miami and
probably other points. Lakeland as rem
devious point probably will be abandoned
for the present.
A FRIGHTFUL mine casualty occurred last
Friday morning near Middleport, Pa. Six
miners, Slavs, were drowned by body OF
water breaking in upon them from an
abandoned tunnel. A large body of water
| had backed up in the old working" in the
| vein which the tunnel was designed to cut,
and as the last shot burst open the veins
the water poured in upon the men, and all
six were drowned before they could even
think OF making for place of safety.
A SERIOUS accident occurred last Saturday
afternoon at City Park, Denver, by which
nearly hundred children, ranging in age
from one to twelve years old were injured
A temporary grand stand had been erected
| for Memorial day exercises and on this 1900
children had been gathered for rehearsal
Suddenly large section of the grand stand
gave way, carrying its load Of terrified little
| ones to the ground in some instances dis
lance of thirty feet. Many were caught be-
meath the falling timbers and about forty
were severely hurt while scores were pain
fully scratched and bruised. 1t is not be.
lieved, however, that any fatalities will re-
suit from the accident.
THE military invasion of Cuba has begun
| The troops that have been gathered at the
|
march aboard transports waiting to carry
them to the enemy's territory. About
| twenty-five of these ships, the biggest and
fastest that could be obtained. suitable for
the purpose, have been gathered ready to
receive the troops. They will accommo.
date about 10000 men for in short voyage
like that from one of the gulf ports to Cuba,
it is possible with safety and comfort to
carry much larger number of men aboard
ship than would be admissible in the case
OF a cruise to the Philippines, for instance.
How many troops started Monday morning,
where they took ship, where they are
bound, are questions which the directing
spirits of the campaign refuse positively to
answer. Therefore nothing of the details
of this first movement can be learn
ed. There is suspicion that the start
will be made from Tampa and Mobile
and it is probable that in such case the
fleets OF transports will converge at Key
| West to pass under the conveys of the war
ships which Admiral Sampson has pro.
vided to ensure the safety of the troops
during the passage across the Florida
| straits,