The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-06-21
Domestic

friend of Admiral Dewey, who resides
in this city, has received a cable des-
patch from the Admiral in which he
declares that he will not accept the
house which it is proposed to purchase
tor him in this city as a home. He
iutimates that if a sufficient sum should
be raised and TUNED over to him he
would invest it in a home for sick and
disabled seamen of the navy. The sub
scription 10 the Dewey fund in the
hands OF Treasurer Roberts is 81 ,033
1t is very likely this declination of Ad-
iniral Dewey will terminate the matter.
DAWSON CITY, June 15.-The Yu-
kon was opened for navigation May II.
Dawson is rapidly rebuilding. The
spring gold clean up far exceeds the
miners expectations.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-By order
of the President Adjutant General Cor
bin this morning cabled to Gen. Oils
permission to organize three skeleton
volunteer regiments composed Of men,
beers OF the eighth corps who are desi.
rous of remaining in service. This
corps will be completed with individual
recruits sent from this country.
LEBANON, Mo-, June 15.-Represen-
tative Bland die at four thirty this
morning. Richard Parks Bland was
born August 10, 1888, near Hartford,
Ky. He came to Missouri when about
twenty years Of age. Five years later
he went to California, and thence to
Utah. He practiced law among the
miners and had ample opportunity to
study the mineral interests of those re.
gions. There he absorbed the doctrine
of bimetalism. He returned to Miss
ouri in 1866, and in 1869 located at Le-
banon. He was first elected to Con-
gress in 1872. He then commenced the
work that resulted in the noted measure
for free coinage of silver which passed
the House, was amended in the Senate
and became known as the B.and-Alli-
son law. 1t was vetoed by President
Hayes, but was passed by both houses
over his veto. ss4rssr sCksHs ackIasls
New RICHMOND, Wis, June IA
Thirty-two new graves were made TO-.
day. A constant succession of funer-
ais was threading the Uttered streets
all day long. There are still many un-
buried dead.
The work of clearing up the town
wa. undertaken this morning and de-
clded progress made. The dead horses
lying around were all buried early in
the day. All the fires were extinguisn-
ed and number of cellars in which
dead bodies were supposed to be were
cleared up. The militia kept strict
guard around the edges of the devas-
taied district.
The relief committee has received
tenders of money from various sources
amounting to some $4,000. Enough is
in sight to supply all immediate de-
mands for cash. A number of tents
were put up to-day for the wounded
and more will be erected tomorrow.
HALIFAX, June 16.-An accumula.
ton of gas in an old working caused
an explosion in the Caledonian mines
near Glace Bay, Cape Breton, at four
O'Clock this morning. Forty men were
at work in the mine, and it is believed
nearly all of them persisted. Twelve
bodies have already been taken out.
This is the principal collier of the Do.
minion Coal Co.
HLAIFAX, June 16 There were
30 or go men in the mine when the ex.
posion occurred. About thirty are
thought to have escaped by the slope
and the remainder must have persisted
NEW YORK, June 15.-After the
damaging testimony against him
given by Carrie Jones, who turned
States evidence in the Marion Clark
kidnapping case, George Barrows was
called to the ttand this afternoon. He
said he did mot kidnap Marion CLARK
and never suggested such crime. His
wife told him the child belonged to
Carrie jones' people. AT last he be.
came suspicious and forced the woman
to confess that she had stolen the child
NEW YORK, June 16.-G. B. Bar.
row was found guilty of kidnapping
baby Marion Clark and sentenced tC
fourteen years and ten months impris.
onment at hard labor in Sing Sing.
LONDON, June 16.-It is reported
here that Emperor Nicholas is much
disappointed at the prospect of the out
come of the peace conference. In the
opinion of his advisers no further hope
need be INDUCED in that sufficient sue
cess will be attained to warrant the re,
assembling of the conference. 1t is
understood that neither Germany nor
Austria would accept second invita-.
ton.
CLEVELAND, June ia stove
trust has been formed controlling
eighty per dent of all gas, coal oil and
gasolene stoves made in the United
States. Capital, $500 600.
NEW YORK, June 16. - Duncan
Young was sentenced to life imprison-
ment for killing George Eberhardt
while trying to escape after committing
burglary. Christine Reisdorf, Young's
sweetheart, testified against him.
Young belongs to good Boston fam
lily.