The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-10
DOMESTIC.

| apprehension as to the results of to-
days election. The Republicans say
that in view of the bitter contests
| over nominations for sheriff and other
positions, they expect their majority
| will be lessened. Just what the result
of the question of resubmission of
| the prohibitory law will be no one
can reasonably predict.
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. S.-The body of
a man, thought to be William Bartho-
lin, murderer of his mother and
sweetheart in Chicago, six weeks ago,
was found on Saturday in a field near
Lowther, Ia, 300 miles from Chicago
A bullet hole in the head and a revol-
yer on the ground beside the body
showed how the hunted fugitive had
died In the pocket of the mans coat
was letter confessing to the murder
of two women in Chicago Letters
signed Minnie Mitchell, " the name
of Bartholin's murdered fancee, also
were found III the suicides pockets.
Nothing was said of the death of his
mother, Mrs. Anna Barholin, who
was found buried in the basement of
the residence at 1, 80 Calumet avenue,
nearly three weeks after the son had
fled. Neither was any direct refer
ence made to Minnie Mitchell. The
letter simply said that 1.-TWO women"
had been murdered.
Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. S.-The
deadlock in the 18th District Demo
cratic Congressional convention at
Clegburne was broken Saturday by
the nomination of o. W. Gillespie.
1t required more than seven thousand
ballots to make a nomination.
President, i'll discussion on Saturday
with Senator Scott who mad Just re-
turned from a conference with Sena-
tor Hanna, is said to have remarked,
- congratulate you on the happy
settlement of miners troubles in this
State. There is worse condition in
Pennsylvania but | believe the an
thracite strike will be peaceably settl-
ed during the first days of next week. -
Tamaqua, Sept. A prominent
business man, closely associated
with the officers of the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Co., informed your
correspondent this morning that Pres
ident Mitchell is preparing a pro-
cIamation that will result in a settle
ment of the strike, and that confer
encc of individual operators in Phila-
delphia, which is in progress today,
is due to this fact
Wilkesbarre, Sept. S.-Two men
were shot by a crowd of strikers
pickets at Maltby mine this morn
ing. One was killed, the other fatal
ly wounded. The body of the dead
man has thirty wounds, the other
eight. The strikers believed the men
were workmen at the colliery and
were trying to pass the line of pick
cts. There was q heavy fog and
several shots were fired to brighten
them but as they ran forward from
| every side shots were poured into
them. 1t was subsequently discovered
that they were pickets who had been
doing duty during the night. They
had started on a hunting expedition
into the mountains and took a short
cut through the lines thinking they
would be recognized. Sheriff Jacobs
sent force of twenty-fv deputies
to the scene who are now endeavoring
to find the pickets who did the shoot
ing They are hiding in the woods.
Washington. Sept. 9.-The long ex-
pected move upon the hostile Moros
of Mindanao may begin at any time.
Acting under instructions from the
war department, Gen. Chaffee has re-
| Trained from any active operations,
| hoping to secure the friendship of
the enemy. He advised the war de-
partment on Monday morning by
cable from Manila of another attack
upon the soldiers by the Muros, result
ing in the death of Lieut.. Parker,
18th infantry, and one soldier, and
the wounding of two. Gen. S. S.
| Sumner has been sent to the scene of
| the outbreak with instruc bottoms to
| exact promise from the Datos of
good behavior in the future. Gen.
| Chatfee makes it plain to the war de-
partment that the policy of peace is
| proving serious to the soldiers. He
says that since May the troops have
been attacked twelve times, with a
loss of four killed and twelve wound
ed
Shenandoah, Pa, Sept. 9.-There
was slight increase in the number
of non union men at several Lehigh
and Reading operations. Strikers
are beginning to complain that relief
| funds are not coming in as fast as de-
| sirable. Several locals of Lithuanians
threaten to return to work unless
! they receive better care financially.
When the strike began it was believed
that each striker who had family
would receive from 81 to $40 each
week that the strike lasted, Accord,
ingly the locals Of this town issued
store orders some of them as high as
Sl2 to a family. The storekeepers &C
cepted them. Nor did they cease
giving out goods until after $40, 900
in orders had accumulated in their
hands. Now they are angry as well
as the strike leaders. The hopes for
Western contributions were not full
filled. At the present time about Sl6,
600 is on hand. Several Hungarian
locals threaten to go back to work un'
les they soon receive relief with
more regularity.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 9.-The long
distance cowboy race from Deadwood
to Omaha, the finish to occur at the
time of President Roosevelt's visit to
Nebraska, has been called off. Secre-
tary Cortelyou, acting for the Presi-
dent, made a written request of Capt.
Seth Bullock of Deadwood that it be
abandoned. Six hundred miles across