The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-05-25
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MARIA MANoLA MASON, the actress, has
brought suit for divorce from Jack Mason,
her husband, for desertion and non-support.
EDoUARD REMENYI, the Hungarian violin
list, whose reputation was world wide, drop
ped dead recently while playing in the Or
pheum Theater at San Francisco. His death
was due to heart disease.
The entire business portion of the town
OF Attlebero, Mass was destroyed by fire
last Wednesday morning. Fourteen facto-
ries and five dwellings had been destroyed
causing loss OF million dollars. Three
thousand skilled jewellers are thrown out
OF employment
THOMAS FL. BowLEs president of the Ma
tional Association OF Life Underwriters has
written to the presidents Of all the life in
surance companies in the United States,
looking to the establishment OF a co-opera-
tive hospital service between the life insur-
ance companies for the benefit of policy
holders who are taking part in the present
conflict between the United States and
Spain.
COLONEL SUMNER, who is in command OF
two troops Of cavalry to Fort Huachu-
CT, Arizona, to protect the settlers against
anticipated raids OF the Apaches. He has
also asked the war department for author
ity to send troops to Fort Niobra, Neb., as
settlers in that vicinity have appealed for
protection, fearing an uprising OF the Sioux
at Pine Ridge.
EvANGELINA CIsNERos, the Cuban girl
who was spirited away from prison in Ha-
vana is soon to wed Carlos Carbonel, for
mer Cuban banker, who was nominated by
President Mckinley as lieutenant and aide
on the staff of General Lee. When Carl
Decker went to Havana with the purpose
OF liberating Miss Cisneros he found q
trusted lieutenant in the person Of Carlo.
mel, who, however, was at that time unac-
quainted with the young Cuban girl.
A CYCLONE struck the village OF Penning.
ton. Mimi, last Thursday, and practically
wiped it out. Three persons are known to be
killed and probably fifty are injured. The
section foreman and two section men are
among the killed. There was untold suf-
fering among the injured people till word
could be sent to North Brandon, twenty
miles away for assistance. A special train
with physicians and provisions went to the
scarcely building is left standing.
SECRETARY LONG has appointed Assistant
Secretary Allen president of board which
is to be charged with the selection OF de-
signs for the medals to be awarded to Ad-
miral Dewey and the members OF his ships
crew in recognition Of their achievement at
Manila. Two other members of the board
are yet to be appointed. 1t is the purpose
to secure designs for the medals of more
than usual excellence, both in originality
and theme and beauty, in view OF the splen-
dor OF the victory. 1t is expected that the
widest opportunity will be opened to Amer
lean genius to submit designs.
THE strictest kind OF censorship has been
established at Tampa, Fla, and absolutely
nothing pertaining to military or naval
movements at that post will be permitted
to be sent out in future. An official bulletin
Of such news as the army official consider
advisable will be provided for at once. 1t
is intimated that the censorship will con-
tinue until after the final movement OF
troops to Cuba has taken place, it being the
plrpose OF the government to keep the Span
ish government in ignorance 30 far as pos
sible of the plans for the invasion of Cuba.
ELEVEN people are known to be dead and
forty or more badly injured as the result of
destructive cyclone.which swept over Ogle
county, ILL.,, last Wednesday evening. The
storm was 800 feet wide and leveled every
thing in its path, demolishing hundreds Of
farm houses and barns and killing much
live stock. The storm was the severest at
S,illman Valley, whore it wrecked fifteen
buildings, two churches and depot. Great
damage was also done at Adeline, many
buildings being RACED. The railroads re-
port many washouts. Telegraph and tele-
phone wires were badly affected.