The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-10
Domestic News.

| WASHINGTON, May at il denied
officially that any undue restraint has
been imposed upon Admiral Kautz
| which should encourage the insurgents
in Samoa. On the contrary Kaulz, has
| been advised that the President sup
ports him in all that he has done; that
he is entirely satisfied with his conduct
and the only injunction laid upon the
admiral has been to avoid unnecessary
slaughter and bloodshed.
PHILADELPHIA, May ga general
alarm was sounded this morning. The
fire started in the Bacharacha company
clothing store on Ridge Avenue and
Thirteenth street. The building and
contents were completely destroyed.
AT ten O'Clock A NJ. high wind car
ried the sparks to adjoining buildings.
AT eleven O'Clock the fire spread across
Ridge Avenue and across Thirteenth
street Sixteen buildings are now on
fire.
ROME, May 3.-The ministry has re-
signed owing to parliamentary opposi-
ton to its Chinese policy. The fall of
the ministry has been foreshadowed
for several days by the violent attacks
in the chamber of the government upon
the vacillating policy on the case of
San Nun Bay led by ex-Prime Minister
Rudini. Last night the Premier Pol
loux laid the situation before Humbert.
Ii is believed he counseled immediate
resignation.
ALBANY, N. Y, May 4.-Governor
Roosevelt gave hearing to-day on the
application for pardon for Henry
Hendricks, who is serving life SEN
tence in Auburn prison for killing his
wife, because of his infatuation for an
other woman. Hendricks is veteran
of the civil war, and has served twenty
two years.
The governor denied the application.
He said to impose life sentence upon
man of Hendricks calibre was mis-.
carriage of justice and he did not in
tend to have second miscarriage of
justice by pardoning the wife murder.
er. After shooting his wife, according
to the evidence adduced at the hearing,
Hendricks shot himself twice in the leg
to advance the theory that the murder
had been the result of an attack by
burglars.
From the remarks made by the gov
ernor, wife murderers, wife heaters
and those who cruelty treat children
and dumb animals will receive no mer-
cy at his hands upon applications for
pardons or combinations of sentences.
The governor is strong advocate of
the establishment of whipping post
for such as these and says if such bill
is introduced in the Legislature next
year he will sign it.
BUFFALO, N. Y, May 3.-The labor
situation here, 80 far as the unloading
of grain is concerned, does not i'm
prove. 1t is estimated that over six
million bushels of grain are now afoat
in the harbor and not more than
l ,250,0 bushels have been elevated
thus far.
This afternoon there were forty
eight grain laden vessels in the harbor
AS time passes it becomes more and
more apparent that the force OF men
now employed By the contractors as
grain shovelers is not suffi ;ient to
relieve the congestion which is rapidly
assuming alarming proportions. Up
to nine O'Clock tonight fifty grain
boats had arrived in port since the
opening of navigation. OF this num-
Der fourteen only have been unloaded
with the prospect of another big feet
arriving tomorrow. Tonight every
thing is quiet along the docks. All of
the elevators are closed down and the
big force of police patrolling the eleva-
tor district prevent the gathering of
crowds.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The Presi.
dent has assured several of his con.
gressional visitors from the West of his
deep appreciation of the services rem
dered by the volunteers, especially those
who have remained with their regi-
ments since the proclamation Of peace.
He said today to these senators and rep
resentatives that it is his earnest desire
to reward, in some fitting way, the cour-
age and endurance of the volunteers
who had the right to be discharged upon
demand, but who have continued in the
service and materially assisted in bring
ing the Philippine war to a close. 1t is
more than likely that President McKin-
ley will recommend to Congress the
striking of a seperate medal for these
volunteers which will differ from the
medals of honor, and yet will be a
memento of the Philippine campaign
and recognition of the governments
gratitude to those who have upheld the
flag and supported the government.