The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-13
Domestic.

MARGARET MATHER, the actress, died last
Thursday night at Charlestown, w. Va.
While playing the cave scene, in the fourth
act of Cymbeline she collapsed and was car
ried off the stage In an unconscious condi-
ton and never regained consciousness.
She died of commissions caused by acute
Bright's disease. Miss Mather's parents
live in Detroit.
THE city election at Brownsville, Texas,
last Wednesday resulted in bloodshed as a
result OF contest between the two factions
known as 1.-THE reds" and "the blues" In
fight on the main street OF the town two
men were killed. Shortly after this mob
broke into the Jail where one Of the MUIR
derers was confined and killed him. They
dragged his body out into the street and
were about to burn it when cooler counsel
ruled and it was taken to an undertaker's.
ADvIcEs from Ouray, Utah, state that the
Indians are going In large numbers toward
the mouth of Willow Creek, in White River
and the Uncompahgres are highly incensed
at the allotment commissioners for their
dilatory action. Indian Agent Cornish has
left for the Willow Creek district to inform
the Indians that the lands are open for set
Element, and that the whites were entitled
by law to squat thereon. The Utes are
very ugly, and one shot, accidental or other
wise, may precipitate trouble.
JACK CARR, United States mail carrier
who arrived at Nanaimo, b. c., last
Wednesday from St. Michaels, Alaska, via
Dawson City, claims to have a message
from Andree. One Of his carrier pigeons
have been picked up. 1t is stated that the
message says Andree is alive and on land.
Carr will not give out the message for pub
LEGATION. Several parties at Nanaimo claim
to have seen the message and they say it is
to all appearances authentic, Full cred
ence is not given to the report.
THE Rhode Island state election last
Wednesday resulted in an overwhelming
Republican victory. Neither party con-
Quoted lively campaign, the success of
Governor Dyer and his associates being a
foregone conclusion. The weather was fine
and the vote fairly large for an off year.
Seven cities and towns voted on the license
question, including Providence, where Ii
cence was successful by considerable mar
gin. The socialist labor vote shows large
increase, while the prohibitionists beat the
Democrats in several towns as usual.
THE war cloud has led to the discontin-
uance of presidential public receptions at
Washington. These receptions have been
usually held tri-weekly and have been a
source of delight to army officers who came
to the capital. Last Wednesday the first
contingent of strangers that put in an ap-
pearance at the White House were notified
that there would not be a reception and
consequently it was announced there would
be none during the week With the con.
VI buo grave Crlslb Ut WORSE, Uub
outlook is that public receptions will be
postponed
GEORGE f. TILToN, third officer of the
steam whaler Belvidere, who has just reach.
ed the outside world from the vessels i'm
prisoned in the ice, says that the steam
tender Jeanne, steam whalers Orca and Bel
videre, the schooner Rosario and bark
are near Point Barrow. He says the men
on these vessels are suffering untold prva-
tions on account Of the scarcity of provi-
sions and are compelled to feed on the rank
est of fish and meat. The natives are dis
posing of their dogs at fifty cents head.
On his way out Tilton met Lieut.. Jarvis
and the overland relief expedition and di-
rected them to where the feet was frozen
in. No deaths had occurred among the
whalers when Tilton started south Speak
ing of the prospects OF the whalers, he said
that beyond doubt the vessels were total
wrecks. AS soon as the ice breaks the ves-
sells will be ground into matchwood.
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