The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-19
Domestic.

ALL the window glass factories in the
country under the control OF the American
Window Glass Company were put in oper-
alton last week. This amounts to pro-
duction OF 800 pots, and gives employment
to 10 900 men, $500 Of whom will be skilled
workmen.
Secretary Long has sent to the House
committee on naval affairs, a recommends
ton for an increase In the force of enlisted
men in the navy by 1000 men and asking
for an increase OF apprentices in the navy
by 700. The committee is going over the
official estimates for appropriations In the
bill about to be drafted and the secretary
wants the increased force provided for in
that measure.
A TORNADO struck the town Of Fort Smith,
Ark, last Wednesday night. The main
force Of the wind swept the middle Of Gar
rison Avenue and destroyed all that part Of
the town included in the section from
Twelfth street to the western limits OF the
city. To the horrors OF the cyclone was
added that Of flame, fires breaking out in
all directions 1t Is reported that the num-
Der OF killed will reach fifty. The tornado
passed east toward Little Rock wrecking
everything in its course. Houses and farm
buildings were wrecked like eggshells.
THE steamer Alameda" which arrived
at San Francisco from Australia last We'd
nesday, brought in her strong box nearly
100000 sovereigDs, equal to million dol
lars, consigned to the Anglo-California bank
OF that city. The remittance added to pre-
vious ones makes the total geld received
during the present season from the same
source twelve million five hundred thou
sand, much larger amount than has come
from Australia as balance Of trade in Cali
fornia's favor, during the same period OF
time.
MINERS recently arrived at Victoria, B.
no atO 70
OF provisions there are sufficient to last un-
til spring, as fully ! 800 men are coming out.
These men will bring an immense amount
OF money. A great many OF them have sold
their claims and others have claims to sell.
One man, who came out in eighteen days,
passed 200 men on the way, great many OF
them drawing sleighs. The trip now is
comparatively easy one, as snow and ice
make good travelling and on the trip the
thermometer never registered more than
forty five below zero.
The postoffice department at Washington
has ruled that, for various reasons, post
masters cannot be required to cash pension
checks. The suggestion has been made that
pension agents might obtain money orders
for pensioners in their districts payable at
the Office at which they reside, thus saving
them the trouble OF having their checks
Should this be done the work OF paying the
money orders would fall largely on post
masters at third and fourth class offices,
which would make them extra work and
entail additional responsibilities, without
increased compensation.
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIDSON OF Wisconsin
has introduced a bill in the House TO incor-
porate the marstime Canal company OF
North America to be subject to the control
OF the interstate commerce commission and
to begin operations within five years. The
company Is authorized to construct nav
igable channel, channels or canals connect
ing the great American lakes and naviga-
BILE waters tributary to the Atlantic ocean,
Of a depth Of twenty feet and the locks,
which are not to exceed ten in number be-
tween the great lakes and the Atlantic tide
water are required to be large enough to
admit craft $50 feet long, sixty-fve wide and
twenty eight feet draught.
The Creek council OF Indians at Musko-
gee, Indian Territory, has, Notwithstanding
the message of Secretary Bliss, through In.
dian Agent Wisdom, warning them net to
do so, passed an act sppropriating 800 900
to be used in empl ying attorneys to fight
the constitutionality OF the act OF congress
giving United States courts full jurisdiction
after January 1. Agent Wisdom has noti-
fed Secretary Bliss by wire Of the action Of
the council. All acts OF the Indian councils
after January / must be approved by the
President Of the United States. Secretary
Bliss has already said that he would not
recommend to the President for approval
such an act as the Creek council passed.
AN extraordinary contest has started at
Denver, Col, between all the daily papers
Of the city on one side and fourteen OF the
largest department stores on the other. No
advertisement OF any kind from these firms
appeared last week. The managers of the
stores have arbitrarily decided that adver-
Using rates must be cut twenty per cent.
The papers refuse, as their rates already are
l.. Ii
Ex-Treasurer OF the United States Huston
said yesterday that all the great depart
ment stores in the country are secretly join
ing forces to concentrate their power and
control all the retail business In the country
in every branch. They would control the
price OF everything indirectly.
The rim OF one OF the six foot drivers OF
the engine drawing the Royal Blue Line ex-
preBs from Baltimore and Washington
burst ono day last week as the train was
rushing past Motherhood, N Y. The train
was making fully fifty miles an hour when
| the accident occurred. One section of the
wheel went through the side of coal car
OF passing coal train. Another section
described a curve and crashed against the
| side OF the combination car. A hole three
feet square was torn In the side Of the car.
Hugh Ness OF St. George, Staten Island,
was struck by flying splinters and broken
glass and cut about the face. John Wyner
OF SunDury, IA was blJulng Denlnu NESS.
| A fragment OF the wheel tore the seat away
and Wyner was thrown across the car and
severely bruised.
The House has passed the urgent defici.
| ency bill, which carries S1,741, 843. One oil
the items authorizinga further expenditure
of $500, 900 for the Soldiers home at Dan
Vile, H., for which $4,000 was appropri
ated In the last sundry civil bill, was used
by Mr.. De Almond, dem, Of Missouri. as 9
| basis for q bitter personal attack upoI
Vile. He charged the chairman Of the ap
preparation committee with having used hill
powers and position to secure the location
Of the home lat Danville. Mr.. Cannon, II
reply, branded Mr.. De Almond as Q com
mon scOld, who would have been ducket
under the town pump had he lived In tn