The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-15
DOMESTIC.


Scranton, Pa, oct 13.-No end of
excitement was manifested here Sun
day morning when Col Watres of the
Thirteenth regiment seized and confis-
Gated g. 800 rounds of ammunition at
the Delaware e. Hudson freight station
at ELEPHANT. The second lot of am
munition that has been confiscated in
the anthracite district commanded by
Col Watres within the last two weeks.
The ammunition was consigned to
Bestiano Passano, a leader among the
Italians in upper Lackawanna countys
PassanO was placed under arrest as he
was about to remove the ammunition
from the freight station. Col. Watres
has been informed that bodies of men
have been drilling in the woods almost
daily.
WillIesbarre, Oct. l3.-A few more
men went to work at some of the col
lieries in this region today but the
number was small.
Tamaqua, Oct. 10. Although troops
lined the roads leading to the collier
! les in this section this morning but
! few additional men went to work.
Mount Carmel, Oct. 13-No col
! leries started up here today. The
soldiers had nothing to do except
/ guard collieries and trains.
New York. Oct 10 There was
| stir and activity among coal presi-
dents this morning and important de-
velopments may result. AT II 80
! Presidents Truesdale ELEPHANT and
! Fowler, Vice President Wilcox and
! Chairman Thomas went into confer
ence at the offices of the Delaware and
Hudson company.
Shenandoah, Oc 13.-No new col
lieries resumed operations, though a
determined effort was made to cause a
stampede about Mahanoy city this
morning Not man deserted the
Union cause. Two battalions were
sent into that town early to escort
miners to the breakers but not soil
tary man was picked up.
Hazleton, Oct. 13.-The Latimer
colliery, operated by Pardee Bros,
resumed work this morning. No
attempt was made by the strikers to
interfere with work Two companies
are on guard at the colliery. The
operators state that applications were
received from half of the former EN-
ployes to go to work. \ determined
effort will be made to resume work
this week by other collieries in the
Lehigh region
Utica, n. Y, Oct. 13.-Dr W.
Seward Webb has ordered that ten car
loads of dry, hard wood which is
piled at his place at Nehasane, in the
Adirondacks, be sent to this city and
distributed among the families of en-
ployes of the Mohawk and Malone
railroad, who are i'll great need of
fuel.
New York, Oct. -. - Walter W.
Ross, general attorney for the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail
road, has asked President Roosevelt
that the attorney general of the Unit
ed States be ordered to proceed against
the United Mine Workers as an illegal
combination. Mr.. Ross recites testi-
mony obtainable in support of propo-
sition and says the President may
either direct the attorney general tC
file a bill on the equity side of the
Circuit Court of the United States
in Pennsylvania and let the court heal
the evidence and enter such order as
it shall seem meet and just; or, he
may as commander-in- chief of the
, army, order the federal troops to quel
the instruction, domestic violence
or combination, to abate the great
public nuisance and protect life, liberty
and prosperity.
Macon, Mo-, Oct. 13.-Twenty- five
residences were completely demolished
by wind storm here yesterday, ant
many other buildings damaged.
Quincy, ILL.,, Oct. 13.-The tornado
last might blew down several houses
and stove foundry here, seriously in
juring some of the occupants. From
all sections south and east of Quincy
come reports of houses and barns
RACED and in some places entire or
chards are levelled with the ground.