The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-23
DOMESTIC.

Orange, N. j., Apr. 16. 1t has b
discovered that for the past two years
Mayor Henry Stetson has been draw
ing salary which was never legally
voted to him. The Mayors attention
has been called to this by city coun-
Gil Thomas a. Davis. Mr. Davis was
never consulted on the question as to
whether the law was legally adopted.
a committee of the common council
certified that the law had been adopt
ed and on that report an ordinance
was drafted 1t appears that the law
provides that the question of paying
a salary may be submitted to the peo-
pie at any election and that the assent
of a majority of the voters at such
an election shall be necessary to Sc
cure the adoption of the law On the
salary question only ,456 voters out
of /, l0l voted on the salary PROPOSE
ton, 146 for it and 100 against it,
The salary is 81, 200 year.
St. Louis, Mo. APP 16. In response
to an inquiry on Tuesday as to whoth-
er it had been decided to postpone
the Worlds Fair, President Francis
said Neither the board of direct
ors nor the executive committee has
taken any formal action concerning a
the Judgment of the local committee,
approved by the national committee,
Congress and the administration, any
postponement is thought necessary
| that step will be taken in due time
but under no circumstances would the
board of directors or any one connect
ed officially with the exposition con-
slider for a moment postponement to
| 1905, which according to the papers,
| Santos Dumont has stated has been de-
cided upon Postponement if needed,
but not to 1905
New York, Apr. 17-When the feast
of the passover is ended next week,
two hundred butcher shops on the east
side of the city-the home of New
YOrk's poor-will be forced to close
their shops because of the increased
cost of meat. Thousands of people
accustomed to meat once q day are
now living on cereals and bread
Prices have risen fifty per cent on some
classes of meat and twenty. five on 9th
ers. Absolute privation confront
many poor people.
Boston, Apr IS. - Miss Ellen M
Stone will appear before Judge Fes
sender in the equity session today t.
show cause why an injunction SHOULD
not issue restraining her from deliver
ing a lecture in regard to her captiv
ity i'll Bulgaria and Turkey in Chelsei
this evening. \ bill in equity wa
brought Thursday afternoon b,
the American Lecturing Direction
through counsel Clarence W. Rowley
and Judge Fessenden issued an orde
returnable Friday afternoon Tn
complainant alleges that it made
contract with the defendant through
her brother acting as agent on Marcel
%, and that she will violate its term
if she delivers this lecture
Omaha, Neb., Apr. 18.-Miss Eliza
beth Holloway is about $50, 600 richie
today than last week as a result o
dealing in the stock market Las
Saturday she advised friends to bu,
Louisville and Nashville stock as sh
was doing When the high tide cam
she sold, cleaning up about $50 600
She is said to have been very activ
in speculation for several months ant
is supposed to have made a fortune
She is only twenty-five years of age.
VALUABLE PIECE OF PAPER
| New York, Apr 1S.-Henry c
| Prick, the steel magnate, has deposit
ed at the banking house Of J. p Nor
gan az Co., what is probably one o
the most valuable pieces of paper il
existence it is a certificate for 100,
! 600 shares of preferred stock i'm TIN
! United States Seel Corporation yield
ing MIR Frick dividends of 500, O0
annually,
To clean white shoes get q box o.
camphorated chalk, mix it, as reQuir
ed, with milk and apply with a fan