The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-12-03
DOMESTIC

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 26.-Presldent /
John Mitchell of the United Mine |
Workers, is to write book. He an
nounced this to personal friends in |
this city Sunday evening 1t will
deal with the question of capital and
labor and give the detailed history OF
the 1900 and 1902 strikes.
Lexington, Va, Nov. 26-James
e. A. Gibbs, inventor of the Wilcox
and Gibbs sewing machine, died at
Rapine, Rockbridge county, yester-
day. He was born in 1929 near Ra-
pine in the same neighborhood with
Cyrus Hall Mccormick of reaper fame.
Newport, Nov 2S.-George Pierce,
superintendent of marine construction
for the New York, New Haven d
Hartford railroad died of heart disease
Tuesday He designed and superin,
tended the building of the big Fall
River steamers Puritan, Priscilla and
Plymouth.
Coshocton, Ohio, Nov. 2S.-During
Thanksgiving game between the
home team and New Comerstown
football team. Webster Yingling, cap
tain and half back of visiting team
was fatally injured in the scrimmage.
Yingling, who weighs but 100 pounds,
was caught at the bottom Oh the plle
and his abdomen crushed
The United States government has
never issued a postage stamp decorated
with the head of woman. But this
cannot be said after Dec. l. On that
day the post office department. will
begin sending out to posmasters new
eight cent stamp on which will be
used the head of Martha Washington.
The design is considered one of the
most beautiful evergput out by the
post office department The head is
encircled with a wreath. AT the bot
tom on the left is 1872, the year in
which Martha Washington was born;
on-the right 1902, the year in which
she died.
Washington, Nov. 26.-The navy
department has decided upon dis
tinctive prison garb for marines and
enlisted men in the navy. 1t will be
a plain dark gray uniform, blouse and
trousers, with round brimmed soft
hat of the same hue. Heretofore en-
listed men serving terms in navy
prisons have worn their old uniforms.
This was regarded as hard upon the
other men in the service and upon the
recommendation of Judge Advocate
Gen. Lemly, the prison uniforms were
decided upon. sessEss.s
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Canton, o., 1902.-It is planned to
increase the guard at the temporary
resting tomb of the late President
Mckinley and put it on the basis OF
an army post Hospital and dispen-
sary facilities are to be increased and
new site selected, to accommodate
siXty-ive men.
indianapolis, Nov. 28.-While run
ming fifty miles an hour the exposition
flyer on the Big Four railroad which
left here for St. Louis at midnight
was wrecked near Danville this morn
ing. A dozen were injured, but none
fatally Three sleepers left the track
and all the injured were in those cars.
The last sleeper in the string of eight
or the cars struck broken rail and
was hurled down a twenty foot en-
bankment. This car turned over four
times and landed in cornfield sixty
ly the passengers escaped with thei1
lives.
New York, Nov. 29.-John L. Sui.
Ivan, former prize fighter, filed his
petition in bankruptcy today. Liabil.
tiles, $2,656; assets, consisting OF
personal clothing, value $50.
Bristol Nov 2S.-The first step il
the construction of the new cup de-
fender was begun today, in casting
the lead keel. The job of melting
about ninety tons of lead was carried
on under cover. The work will prob
ably be completed this afternoon.
Providence, r. l., Nov. 29.-The
bodies of Ernest X. Perry, the Yer
mont teacher, and Miss Elizabeth L.
Moon of Saratoga, N. Y, who, witt
Albert G. Brewer, another Vermonter
were drowned at North Scituate last
Saturday, were recovered this morn
ng.
Bridgeport, Conn, Nov. 9Th,
body of Gennaro Molinaro who
stopped here on his way from Wes
Dummerston, Vt, to Italy, to visi
his family, was found in the harbol
Friday 1t is believed he was robbed
and thrown overheard. The police
found only 1927 in place of severa
hundred dollars which Molinaro ex
hibited in Water street saloons last
night. His gold watch was missin.
and the chain broken.