The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-09
DOMESTIC.

HAVANA, Oct. l.-Gov. Gen. Wood |
has written to the constitutional con-
vention saying that the election law
prepared by that body is good except
for the fact that the number of cleo
tons provided for might interfere with
the agricul .ural interests of the island.
He therefore suggested that the num-
Der be reduced to two, one general
election to be participated in by the
people, in which all officers and elect
ors shall be chosen, and the other to
choose the electors who will elect a
President and Senators. Gen. Wood
also says that it is the function Of the
government of intervention TO hand
over the government OF the island to
the duly elected Cuban representatives.
He recommends that the convention
suggests to him the names of five men,
bers of the convention to form com
mission to take the place OF the conven-
ton with regard to the elections.
A number of the delegates met and
considered the letter, which was accept
ed, but there was not quorum present.
The leading revolutlonist politicians
have issued manifesto to the country
recommending Senior Tomas Estrada
Palma as a candidate for the presi-
dency. They also recommend Senior
Palma's recent letter setting forth his
views as the programme of his sup
porters.
VICTORIA, B. c., Oct. 2.-Seventeen
men are dead as the result of a fire and
explosion in Extension mine No. 2, be-
longing to the Wellington Coliery
company. The flames started from a
curtain which caught fire from min
er's lamp.
Fire broke out at the bottom of level
No. and was communicated across
the slope by one OF the curtains. In
half an hour the whole slope was on
fire. Rescuers l0cked TO the mine and
reached the place where the miners
had been at work but the men had
gone. They had run with the fresh
air instead of against it in an attempt
to get out by the accustomed route,
; thus meeting death half way.
While the rescuers were at work sew
eral explosions occurred. When it
: was realized that the men could not be
saved strong force started to choke
the mine, but their work was undone
by terrific explosion which blew
down the barricade.
GLENs FALLS NY. Oct. 2.-Lyman
Holland, the twelve-year-old son of
| Fred Holland, OF Chester, thirty miles
, fromhere toward theAdirondacks, broke
into house and stole double. barrel
ed shot gun on Friday. He then in
8 duced Benjamin, son of Frank Parker,
a companion OF the same age, together
with third boy, to 60 hunting with
him. After going short distance
a Holland stepped away about five rods
0 from Parker, and without any provoca-
8 ton, deliberately shot him More than
$50 bird shot penetrated his body, one
!, or two piercing the lung and Others the
: right eye, destroying the sight. The
8 Two boys then left him to his fate. He
crawled part way home and was found
> several hours later by the family, who
+ went to search for him. His life il
; despaired of. Holland is the proverb
al bad boy Of the town. He is now
: under arrest.
d. BUFFALO, Oct. 3.-Hope of a pay
! ment on the capital stock Of the Expo
: sition is practically given up by the
> Exposition authorities. The books
8 show that the Exposition has in cash
g So 1858 Geo. and that n the month JUS
! closed it made SG00,000 This is re-
: garded as a good showing, in view Of
y the many drawbacks. Contractors are
t sill unpaioS and, it is said, the tota
amount of their claims is $500 coo
/ Should the proceeds for October equa
v those of September, the total in the
o treasury will be S3,460, 000. This would
$ leave only $3.50 600 with which to pay
= the contractors, after payment of the
bonds amounting to S3,C30,C00. 1t il
said, however, the contractors will bt
;, paid in parC, as the bonds are paid In
part, and it is not unlikely that par
r tisl payment according to this plan may
be made this week.
ALBANY, n. Y, Oct. Ex-Governor
Odell arrived in this city on Wednes
day afternoon from Newburgh and wal
r surprised man when he reached thu
z executive chamber. He found on hi
8 desk two letters reque sting him to com
y mute to life imprisonment the sentence
a of Czolgosz, the mu derer OF Presiden
n Mckinley. One letter was sent by
: man in Illinois and the other by mar
= in Maine. They were evidently writ
!. ten by cranks, in the opinion of thu
r governor and of course no attention
1t will be paid to them. "Yuu may bt
a assured that nothing will be done by
% me-" said Gov. Odell, "to prevent the
n execution Of Czolgosz on the day fxet
d by law"
d The governor also received petition
8 that the body of the murderer after the
q electrocution be buried at sea. Tht
J. governor understands that the body
u must be surrendered to the condemned
mans relatives if they claim it aftel
y death and that they have charge OF itt
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