The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
Domestic

ST. LOUIS, June 29.-The police to-
DAY found in dingy room, in an old
trunk and valise, over SIS 900 supposed
to belong to Ann Wackerlee, an eccen-
trio woman who was recently removed
to an insane asylum.
POUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, June 81 -
Twenty thousand people to-day saw
one of the most exciting four-mile boat
races ever witnessed in the history of
college rowing. Five thousand people
on the observation train yelled them
selves hoarse in frantic appeals to their
various college crews to do their best
and with the other fifteen thousand
they saw the red and blue carried over
the line winner by a short half length
from the Wisconsin badgers, who lost
in the last two hundred yards by bad
steering. Cornell, the victor OF former
years, pulled after, a good four lengths
in the rear aud Columbia never in the
fight after the end of the first mile
trailed in good three lengths behind.
The time was as follows: Pennsylva.
MIA, 20 minutes rs seconds: Wise N.
sin, 20:05a; Cornell, 20:13; Columbia,
1920.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA June 27.-Three
negroes are dead and one not expected
to live as a result of riot between the
white and negro miners at the ore
mines near Cardiff in Jefferson county.
The trouble started yesterday when it
was thought that John Sheppard, who
on last Wednesday afternoon, assaulted
Mrs. Monroe Jones near Corona, was
in that community. The negroes armed
themselves to prevent his capture.
The timely arrival of sheriff posse
prevented an outbreak. This morning
the negro miners refused to 60 to work.
They all belong to a secret organization
known as the "Knights of Africa" or
the Mysterious Ten" The sheriff of
the county has asked the governor for
State troops to prevent further trouble.
MILWAUKEE,, June % Gov. Roose.
welt was the hero of the uay here. 1t
was the day of the Flower Parade and
Roosevelt led the procession, in an I'M
adorned carriage, accompanied by Gov.
Schofield and other prominent officials.
Preceded by mounted escort and
band he started on journey through
the ranks of $50 900 people on the side
walks of Grand and Prospect Avenues.
"He won with our boys in blue, and
he will be our President, too" ran the
inscription on one of the banners dis
played in the procession.
In the hats OF hundreds of men were
little white cards on which were print
ed "Teddy, 1904" Time and time
again the shout went up from street
corners and crowded windows: "R )ose-
welt for President"
The governor was on his feet nearly
all the time he was in his carriage. He
was kept constantly bowling. Once
when he had breathing spell he said:
"This is the jolliest fun Lever had"
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 29.-Joseph
Hollinger, who murdered his wife at
Hummelstown last August, was hanged
to-day in the presence of two hundred
people. He was the coolest man in
the crowd. He made no statement,
shook hands with the chaplain and
said "good bye" His neck was broken
by the fall. The murderer's son want
ed to see his father hanged, and wept
bitterly because the officials kept him
outside until all was over. Hollinger
practically sawed his wife's head off |
with an old penknife because she re
fused to live with him. He gave him
self up and confessed.
VANCOUVER, June 30.-A large
number of disguised miners arrived |
from Canadian Attn diggings on
steamer Clutch. They claim that go
900 claims are tied up in legal tangle |
and the judges refuse to open any case |
unless 1926 is deposited for costs. Min
ers have no money, and openly threat
en- to work their claims in defiance of |
Canadian laws.