The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-08-09
sum MARY OF NEWS.
Domestic

rors in maDouvers and misrepresenta-
tions in results.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2.-Gen.
Shrfter says all interviews with return
ed soldiers derogatory TO Gen. Oils
come from riffraH and skulkers. Judge
Advocate Greesbeck is indignant at
these interviews, and declared that
Otis is being bounded, and his only
crime is that the Philippine situation is
too large for him.
AUBURN, N. Y, August Oscar
+ Rice and John Kennedy were sue
cessfully electrocuted in the prison
here between five and six this morning.
The crime Kennedy expiated was the
murder of John Hummings, negro, in
Buffalo, October 8, last. Rice MUIR
dered bis wife March 25, 1898.
CLEVELAND, August 1.-The strike
has been practically forgotten in the
popular excitement over the boycott of
the Big Consolidated cars. This CON-
pany continues to run its cars on all it's
lines but many of them are running
over the road empty while on the 9TH
er hand the cara of the Little CONSOLE
dated and the union buses are crowd
/ W w bhCiA uIlhOoJ IdpdCllys
NEW YORK, Aug, 2-Wind, rain
and lightning damaged great amount
of property today in eastern New York
and New Jersey. Several persons
were struck by lightning, and one man
was killed in the ship yards at Rond-
out.
Several barns were struck by light
ming at Canajoharie and burned and
the residence on the Vanderveer farm
in the same vicinity was also consumed.
AT Schenectady lightning struck sever
al building and two persons were stun
ned. The barns of William Matthews,
farmer in Glenville, were struck and
consumed. At Elizabethport, N. j., a
tornado cut a swath about 1000 feet
wide through the center of the city
causing great damage to buildings
and property but strange to say not a
person was killed and no one was seri-
ously injured.
CORY, Pa, August "a bold high
way robbery took place here at about
eleven O'Clock last night while patrons
of the Pawnee Bill show were return
ing to their homes. -Four armed men
held up 800 people. The robbers had
destroyed the arc light, leaving the
street in darkness, and with drawn re-
volvers they proceeded to stop the peo-
pie and carriages, blocking the street.
A hackman made an attempt tC
drive through the crowd and four OF
the robbers opened fire on him. None
Of the bullets took effect. The people
in the rear of the crowd hearing the
shots became panic stricken and made
a rIad rush for their lives. The high.
waymen were not caught
WASHINGTON, August 3.-James Y
Egbert, son of Col. Egoert who fell in
battle in the Philippines, was yesterday
placed in St. Elizabeth's government
asylum for the insane. He became
melancholy over his fathers death
Private Adams, Fourth infantry, Pri
vate Alkemeade, Eighteenth, also from
Manila, were placed in same institution
for treatment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2.-The trans
port Indiana sailed for Manila today
having on board 800 recruits for tn,
various regiments in the Philippines
The United States hospital ship Relic
with sick and disabled soldiers from
the Philippines passed through the
GOlden Gate TINS morning.
ST. LoNIs, August "a Nogales
Arizona, dispatch says: 1.-TWO gatln!
guns and detachment of artillery sol
diers from City of Mexico have beer
hurried southwark, via Elpaso, Ell
route to scene of Yaqus war. Othe
reinforcements are rushing TOWARD
scene of disturbance.
CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 3-The strik
took startling turn this morning
when fifty non-union men who cam
to take the union mems places, struck
They are now trying to get others out
The trouble arose from the bulletin
posted at the barns announcing tina
the strike is now over and that the
men must pay SO per week for mea
tickets. The men claim the arrange
ment was for two dollars day ant
board 80 long as the strike should con
tinue. They claim the company vic
lated it's agreement. The compan,
can i'll afford to lose any of it's presen
J employees.
e TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Aug. 3.-Re
+ ports previously received of the fooC
3 at Carrabelle, have not stated the ex
| JBDt vi lut ulbdoLcI. ut JOWu Is IlI6T
ally wiped from the map. Her docks
and wharves are swept away. Thir
| teen of the fourteen large lumber yes
sells destroyed contained several million
t feet of lumber Only two or thre
/ huts were left standing in Carrabelle
The town is isolated and the wires ar,
} still down.
, CLEVELAND, Aug, 4.-Local troop
! on strike duty have been relieved a
! was expected. State troops will b,
, seut home within few days. Blowing
; up Jennings Avenue car last night
l however, convinced the authorities
that the danger is not past Pro
gramme of sending home troops may
be delayed.
The first arrest owing to the boycott
was made this morning. Charles G.
Triesel, barber, of 354 Jennings
avenue, was the victim. He refused
to shave a patrolman because the at
J ter rode on Big Consolidated car. The
. | arrpat waa made under the law enacted