The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-01
DOMESTIC.


for the present, owing to the attitude of
the National Administration towards
trusts and the fear that Congress may re-
move the tariff on cattle.
Saratoga, Sept 24.-The tariff and
trust plank of the Republican plat
form declares that the integrity of
the protective principle must be pre-.
served, condemns all combinations
and monopolies having for their pur-
pose destruction of competition in
Legitimate enterprises, or increase in
cost to consumer of the necessaries of
life, and pledges the party to support
such legislation as will suppress and
prevent the organization of such IL
legal combinations.
Gov. Odell was unanimously renom-
mated, and Senator Higgins for lieu
tenant governor.
Amityville, L. l., Sept. IA man
supposed to be Filing, whom, Young
claims, murdered Mrs. Pulitzer, was
seen here this morning. A host of de-
tectives are now on his track. In
every detail, the description CORE.
spends with that of Filing as given
by Young
Marion, Ind, Sept. ga tornado
passed over the southern part of this
country Wednesday. The path was many
miles wide and the centre of the tornado
was twister which swept the earth clean,
Farm dwellings, barns, forests and all
crops are completely destroyed. A terrific
downpour of hail followed the tornado.
Hailstones as large as walnuts completely
covered the earth in many places, and
domestic ANIMALS and fowls were killed
by hundreds. Many persons were seri-
ously injured. The home of DAME
Haines near Gas City was destroyed, but
the family escaped with slight injury.
Chicago Pipe Line Company, Standard
Oil Company and Jonesboro Mining
Company vera heavy losers, as all gas and
oil property was completely swept away.
Washington, Sept. 25.-Gen. Chaffee
reports the death at Manila of Chap
lain William ID. McKinnon, of the
Third cavalry, of dysentery. He was
appointed from California and was a
Catholic priest.
New Haven, Sept Ex-senator
William Kennedy of Naugatuck went
before the resolutions committee this
morning and demanded that the pre-
amble of the platform Of the Demo-
cratic State convention, which meets
| here today, embody an affirmation of
the Bryan platform. High words fol-
| lowed hot debate, and by vote of
| two to one Kennedy was defeated.
He promised to bring the matter up
| for consideration in the convention.
After the appointment of the COM
mittees, hearing the speech of tenn
porary chairman, and making tenn
porary organization permanent, the
convention took recess till afternoon.
Reading, Sept 25,-Lebanon is quiet
this morning and the soldiers are keeping
it so. The works of the American Iron
and Steel Manufacturing Co. are being
operated under guards with fixed bayo-
nets, and men in uniform are patroling all
streets leading to the stockade about the
mills. The negro strike breakers, whose
presence caused the rioting, are not yet
taken away and are working under pro-
lection of the State. No disorder last
night.
Washington, Sept. 25.-Frank j.
Mckee, aged twenty-siX, formerly of
Philadelphia, wrecked the Golden
Eagle hotel on d street and New Jer-
sey avenue with dynamite this morn
ing and then killed himself with a
pistol. Pique at being cut socially by
Louis Brandt, proprietor of the hotel,
is believed to be the cause of the deed.
He had been drinking heavily of late
and lost large sum on the races. The
explosion threw Brandt and his wife
into the cellar but they were not SER
iously injured. The dynamite was
placed in vacant room over the
chamber occupied by Brandt. Other
occupants of the hotel miraculously
escaped injury.
Mahanoy City, Sept. 25.-During q
driving rain, when few strikers were
around, the Philadelphia and Reading
railway Company this morning shipped
eighteen cars of coal from it's North
Mahanoy washery. The train was
heavily guarded by armed deputies
and coal and iron police.
Pawtucket, r. l., Sept, 25. Three
largest schools closed today for lacl
of fuel.
Harrisburg, Sept. 25.-Gov. Stone
says it is unnecessary to declare mar
tial law in the coal regions but the
National Guard will assist the civil
authorities in supressing rioting
Shenandoah, Sept. 25.-The Eight
regiment left for Duryea today Many
disturbances have occurred there.
, Dover, N. H., Sept. 26.-Albert NJ
f Glass was today committed to Concord
insane asylum, having been pronounced
insane by experts. He was under indict
ment for killing his brother in June, anC
at the same time brutally assaulting hi
mother, who was confined to the hospita
, a long time.
Washington, Sept. 26. The state de
: partment today made public the fol
lowing changes in the diplomatic
corps. Ambassador Tower, from
Russia to Germany; Ambassado
Mccormick, from Austria. Hungary t.
Russia; Minister Storer, from Spain
. to be ambassador at Austria Hungary
Minister Hardy, from Switzerland t.
Spain; Minister Bryan, from Brazil
to Switzerland. David E, Thompson
of Nebraska has been appointed min
; lister to Brazil. The appointment
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