The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-01-08
DOMESTIC.

Cleveland, o.. Jan. Frank Bayes,
his wife, and a niece, Lucy Below,
last night started to celebrate the in
coming New Year with copious po-
tions of liquor When satisfied as to
his share Bayes retired. but his wife
insisted that Bayes continue and offer
ed him beer while Bayes was in bed.
Bayes becoming angered threw burn
ing lamp at the women The oil
spluttercd over them and set fire to
their clothing The niece is dead and
Baycs' wife is fatally burned. After
throwing the lamp Bayes ran to the
street in his undershirt and disappear
ed. Half an hour later the police
| found Baves on another street, suffer
ing greatly from the cold,
| Havana, Jan l.-Gen. Wood has or
dered that "A change be made in the
railroad tariffs, which at present are
! considered to be excessive. The com
panies now charge as much as eighty
cents for merely carrying bag of
sugar to the port of shipment. BY
order of Gen. Wood, the rates will be
| lowered about twenty-five per cent.
The companies have the right to com
plain against any particular reduc
ton and Gen. Wood promises to inves-
tigate all complaints.
Manila, Jan. Thousands of ma
tives ON Tuesday celebrated the ami
versary of the birthday of the martyr,
Rial III an appropriate and orderly
manner They first decorated the spot
where Rial was put to death. and
then held stirring meeting on the
Luneta at the site of the proposed
monument to him. A number of fer
vid Tagalog addresses were made
and the assemblage, which was a
very orderly one, marched to the pal
ace, and serenaded Acting Governo
Wright He responded with an adj
dress of acknowledgement
New York, Jan. Seth Low as
sumed charge of the Mayoralty Office
at noon today and with him all the
elective officers under him were sworn
in. Forty thousand Office holders are
today wondering where they are at
because of the change. The police are
on the quivive and already a change
has been noticed among the gambling
dens and disorderly houses. VIM. S.
Devery, the departing deputy commits
sioner of police, declares he will not
be removed
Washington, Jan. l. - President
Roosevelt held his first New Years
reception today from II to p. m.
The usual procession of statesmen,
diplomats, gold laced officers and or
binary citizens passed before the Pres
ident III review and exchanged compli-
ments Mrs. Roosevelt assisted in the
reception.
Boston, Jan. Fire this morning
| tA C,,it1
Bros. & Mark, wholesale and retail
clothiers, at 50 to SO Summer street
this city The fire was discovered III
a basement near the boiler room.
Other firms in the building and adia-
cent properties suffered considerable
damage by smoke. The aggregate loss
is about 800, 600 with ample insur-
| ance.
New York, Jan. 2.-In accordance
with the firms custom at the close of
"A prosperous year, j. p. Morgan q
Co., on Wednesday made a cash New
Years gift to the employees of the
| firm. In the aggregate the gift
amounted to about 500, 600, the dis
tribution averaging seventy-five per
cent of the yearly salary of each en-
ployee The older employees got 100
per cent, while those who had come
more recently into the service got
less.
Boston, Jan after the Senate
and House We're organized i'll joint
convention in the latter's chamber
Gov. Crane was announced, who inn
mediately took his seat beside the
president of the conye ton and re-
peating the oath of Office was sworn
in for third term. The same pro-
gram was then repeated for Lieut..
Governor and councillors. The gov
ernor then read his address after which
the joint convention dissolved.
Park6rsburg, w. Va, Jan. 3-News
has Just reached here of a boiler eX-
plosion in the oil districts three days
ago in which three men were killed.
The explosion occurred on the Milton
Underwood farm in the Dodridge
county oil fields
New York, Jan. with every
thing pawned to buy something to
eat Mrs. Mary Calm, with n four
months old baby crying on her breast,