The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-06
DOMESTIC.

Denve., Aug. MASKED men near
Lackey, Wyoming are reported to be
beating sheepmen and killing herds.
Jack Mercer, foreman for Leonard
SedPewick is ill from the effects of
terrible beating and the treatment he
received at the hards of masked
strangers. He, with several herders,
wee attending Sedgwick's herds near
Lembfeadx, when the men were sJl-
priesd by party i'll masks, presumably
lnfuriated cattlemen. Mercer was
gagged, beaten, blipdfolded and then
strapped to the wet ground. At Jo-
seph Galligon's one party was shot
and killed. a NUMBER of other herd
ers were treated the same as Mercer.
livery -four hours they lay perfectly
helpless, while masked men proceed
ed to born their saddles and outfits
and seized their clothing 4,5C0 head
OF sheep were then driven into the
CO. al and slaughtered.
Cincinnati, Aug. T. - Plymouth
Rock chickens ale the especial hobby
OF William T. Simpson, vice president
of the American Rolling Mill Com
panv, tbs city, who is taking steps
to e ec5 the largest hennery on each
a. his sdmpef home near Dupont Ind.
He has contracted for 1000, 600 eggs,
al a coat o. eooot $1S, 900, which he
will place in his incobators
Chicago Aug. 4.-Commodore Jo-
seph Edward Montgomery, a veteran
confederate commander who almost
succeeded in captoring ereralGrant,
died this morning.
Shenandoah, Aug. 4. - Savlrday
night unknown men threw stones ard
rocks al the sentries of the Eighth
regiment. Two of them were strrck
but We're pot injured. a detail OF
troops made a search for the ne1.
bot they escaped in the darkne3s.
Last night double guard supplied
with ball cartridges surrounded the
camp and he cehtries have been in
stfuc ed that i the svooe throwing is
repeated they are to shoot to kill and
inve tigaGe afterwards. One of the
attacking party is under arrest. 1t is
rot known how many were in the
party.
Ossiring, Aug. Aaron Halle was
electroc ted at Sing Sing prison at
:0S tins morning 70; the murder OF
Mamie Brannigan CLERK in a New
! York department s5o e, on May 10,
| 1900 Halle went 10 his death calm
| ly.
Washington, Aug A. -Commander
McCrea of the Machias cabled the
navy department from Cape Haytien
today 'Aftet interviewing the auth
critics the aspect OF affairs appears
more than satisfactory. The national
forces are well armed and the rebels
nave been driven from their critical
position There is but little enthus-
iasm. There is no further danger of
serious disturbance.
Oyster Bay, Aug. Whitelaw
Reid ard Mrs. Reid are guess OF the
Preside II today, having arrived this
morning on Commander Gerry S
yacht, Electra. They were entertain
| ed at luncheon.
Hudson, n. Y, Aug. 1.-The list of
| injured i'll the electric car collision
| Saturday night, near Rossman's Sta
| ton, foots up to twenty -four this morn
| ing and reports from the hospitals in
| dicave al will recover. Two were kill
ed. The STATE railroad comimss
aud corohers begin investigation to-
| day.
NEW lOFh, aug. Ollie lUdlldu
| steamer Sardegna from Genoa arrived
today with the small schooner Notice
| from Bravo, CaDe Verde islands in
tow. The schoo er was picked up
while driftipg ABBOTT belOless with
her decks crowded with people.
| Tue maze OF uhe Schooner said that
Tue captain had been lost overheard
and il was thought he co nmitved .ui-
eide. The vessel was badly DISABLED
and on short prov sioDs. The Notice
sailed from Bravo. June q, with sixty
five persons Oh boo d. Eleven were
women. The schooner had no cargo
and the hold was used fot the accom-
modayion of passengers. Hec sails
were blown away July 81 and rudder
lose July so. Tue same night the cap
taiu wac missed from the deck and is
supposed TO have Jumped overheard
while bioodiug oyec his misHortJpes.
The pa 6eugeis were all natives OF the
Cape Verd islands en- route here to
Join jlie1ds ard frd employment as
Labor ers and fishermen.
New York, Aug 5.-William Zeig-
LEI, who Supplied the funds for the
Baldwin Arctic expedition said Mon
day that the statement that he had re-
ceived advices from Baldwin was I'M
true. He has bad 10 dispatches from
the explorer since his reported arrival
at Honniugsvaag, and he said he was
even inclined to be skeptical Of the
report that Baldwin had returned.
Sooth MsNchester, Conn, Aug. ..
While three members of the fan OF
Cheney b os. ,apd The factory superiu-
teudelt MonTe.s, were escorripg a
non puioh man TO the silk mill this
incoming, they were SCI on by the
crowd o. striking W eavers who seized
aud injured the non-upiol man and
hurled stones at the Cheueys War
rants have been swocn oct for the
leaders Of the attacking party