The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-07-16
DOMESTIC.

Fitchburg, Mass, July 11.-Rev ". G..
Brown, pastor of Bream church was
found dead in his apartments this morn
ing.
Chicago, July IA suit for 500.
900 has been filed against George S.
Lord, millionaire and wholesale drug
git, by BENJAMIN f. Holcomb of Bos..
ton, for alleged defamation of charac-
ter and alienation of his wife's atfec-
tons. Holcomb is a mine, oil and rail
road expert.
Washington, July 1.-THE President
today relieved General Chaffee of the
command of the division of the Philip
pines TO take effect September 30, and
placed Matjor General George W.
Davis i'll command Of all the forces in
the Philippines. Chaffee is to be
placed in command of the department
of the East.
New York, July 14.-New terrors
will be added to life in the interest
of health, if an experiment on which
John McGraw Woodbury., commission
er of street cleaning, is engaged, shall
prove successful. The commissioner,
with a view to locating microbes and
thereby removing their cause, so far
as possible, has conceived the idea of
photographing the atmosphere which
circulates III the streets of New York,
enlarged seven thousand times. By
means of photographs it is hoped the
department will be able to analyze
and ultimately regulate the condition
of the atmosphere.
Ravensdale, Washington, July 10
Harry Tracey, the hunted outlaw, prob
ably is in the country between Coving-
ton, Franklin and Ravensdale. AT pres
ent guards are out as far as Franklin on
the east and along the Northern Pacific
track, A strong posse is leaving from
Auburn, Ira ey is wounded. Sheriff
Cudihee says there is no question that he
is nearly used up. The sheriff believes
that the chase is nearing an end, Trac-
ey was last seen on Green River, about
two miles southwest of Black Diamond,
Friday night by Frank Pautoto, a ranch
er. The convict passed in front of Paut-
oto's house and a short distance beyond
took to the brush. Pautoto was so fright
ened that he passed the night at the
house of another rancher. Twenty or 80
guards with bloodhounds have started
for Pautoto's house.
st. Louis, July IA. Copies of a cir
cular letter issued by the Supreme
Hive Of the Ladies of the Maccabees
at Port Huron, Mich, with refer
ence to raising the fund for the Tenn
pie of Fraternity at the Worlds Fair
have been received here. The ladies'
fraternal organizations will raise $50, 9.
600 of the 5000, 900 fund. The assess
ments among the ladies for this pur-
pose range from five to ten cents per
capita, according to the strength of
the order. Many appropriations
ranging from 81, 600 to 50, 900 each
have been made by the Masons and
other bodies from their general funds,
but the bulk of the sum will be in
small contributions. The project has
been endorsed by the Maccabees, Mod
ern Woodmen, Ancient Order of United
Workmen, odd Fellows, Eastern
Stars, Rebekahs, college f~raternities,
Grand Army of the Republic, Woman's
Relief Corps, Degree of Honor, Royal
Neighbors, and others. The temple
will be 200 by 300 feet, having a cen.
trail court and will contain about
eighty rooms for the headquarters of
eighty different fraternal orders at
the Worlds Fair.