The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-09-17
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Tamaqua, Sept. TO- The operators
have made gains today. Greenwood
washery is resuming operations with
twenty five men and fifty deputies
Sharp Mountain washery starts up
tomorrow, The strikers made no
demonstration today.
Wilkesbarre, Sept l5.-While on
the way home from work in the Old
Forge colliery this morning, John
Gigano and companion were assaulted
by mob of seventy-fve strikers at
Lackawanna. He is in the hospital
in a critical condition. His COM
panion escaped serious injury.
Harrisburg, Sept. 15.-The confer
ence held on Saturday between Gov.
Stone, President Mitchell, and repre-
sentatives of the miners and operators
on Saturday lasted more than four
hours, but the only thing made public
in regard to it was that "All differ
ences had been discussed with the
best of feeling" statement made by
Governor Stone. At Wilkesbarre
strikers stoned electric cars, smashing
the windows of several.
Fifteenunion bricklayers, who were
on their way to their work, were
mistaken for non union men by the
mob. A fight ensued in which one
striker was seriously hurt. The
fight was broken up by deputies.
Lynn, Mass, Sept. 15.-Former
Justice Horace Gray of the United
States Supreme Court, died at Ma
liant today.
Kalama, Wash, Sept.s 10. News
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fires on Lewis river have wrought
and two children, were burned to
death. They were camping in the
woods when caught by the fire. Their
wagon was found burned up, the
charred bodies lying near. There
were several other deaths and fifteen
others were found with no clothing,
except emmy sacks. Five logging
camps are burned out completely.
Portland, Ore, Sept 15.-About
thirty people are left homeless in
Multomah Olackaem as counties, as a
result of the forest fires that have
ragged for the past week Fires have
burned over a wide stretch of country
but the greatest damage in this State
appears to have been done in these
counties. In Cowlitz county five
people are dead and two missing,
with only partial reports from the
burned district A courier just ar
rived from Lewis river states that
only two houses are left standing on
Lewis river from Traits Place to the
head of the river, a distance of thirty
miles, and that not less than fifteen
persons have persisted.
People are panic stricken and
crazed over the loss of property.
Rutland, Sept. 15.-The striking
employees of the Lincoln Iron Works
in this city return to work today, the
differences having been adjusted on
Saturday The strike, which was in
augurated May 20, last, involved 200
men.
Chicago, Sept 13.-Killing frosts
throughout the northwestern grain
belt created sort of panic on the
board of trade today and wheat and
corn advanced three cents a bushel.
Portland, Ore, Sept 10. Forest
fires are raging throughout northern
Oregon and scores of houses and barns
are being destroyed. Many cattle
have perished.
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13.-It is reported that the burning is
the result of prairie fires.
Chicago, Sept. Rehabilitation as a
means Of settling labor troubles proved
decided success in Chicago recently. One
strike was settled, one that was threatened
was averted. and two were put in such
shape that it is reasonably certain that
| they will soon end The danger of a
famine through the strike of the packing
house transfers and the bakery and
cracker wagon drivers now seems thing
Of the past
Holyoke, Mass, Sept. 13.-Two
electric cars of the Holyoke street
railway collided IN fog ON the South
Hadley falls branch early this morn
ing. Several passengers were injured
and the motorman, Samuel Sterling,
had his leg broken. The cars were
badly smashed.
Nashua, N. H., Sept. 13.-Carrie
Nation lectured at city hall before a
crowd of 1900 people Friday. I'M
mediately upon her arrival in town,
she entered canal bar room and al
most caused a riot. The bar tender
had to use forcible means to prevent
her from going behind the bar. She
next visited the police station, where
she had a breezy session with the
officers.
Washington, April 13.-Secretary Shaw
announced this morning that in order tc
relieve the money market, he had made
arrangements tor elease "a 900, 900 of thu
treasury holdings by depositing tina
amount with national banks which hole
free or unpledged bonds. He has alsc
decided to anticipate October interest
amounting to about $4,200,000 He de
I. clares there is no occasion for alarm il