The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-14
DOMESTIC.

Washington, Jan. 1l.-August w.
Machen is on trial this morning in
the criminal court of che District of
Columbia charged with conspiracy
to defraud the government in connec-
tion with the sale OF patent letter box
fasteners to the post office department
in which he held position as superin-
tendent OF free delivery. The alleged
conspirators in this most important OF
office fraud cases, who have been
brought to trial, are Samuel A. Croft,
former Washington policeman and in
ventor of fastener, his brother, D. b.
Croft ex Postmaster Lorenz of Toledo
and Mrs. Lorenz The case is re
garded by the government as the
strongest of he fourteen that are being
brought against Machen. 1t is ex-
pected that the trial will consume
from four to six weeks. About fifty
witnesses have been subpGnaed
when the roll of witnesses was called
this morning. Perry Heath's name
was called second on the list but be
did not answer not having reached
| Washington.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE answer
of Reed Smoot Senator from Utah,
to the charges filed against him by
various individuals and organizations
| throughout the country, has been SUBJ
mitted to the Senate committee on
privileges and elections. The docu-
ment of six thousand words discusses
the matter fully in all its phases. 1t
says in part "This respondent is advis-
! ed that but two of the charges against
him are such as if true could le-
gally affect his right to hold his seat
| in the Senate. These are what the re-
.pondent is polygamist and that he
| is bound by some oath or obligation
which is inconsistent with the oath
required by the constitution. Both
charges the respondent denies. Smoot
says he was married TO Alpha Eldridge
in September, 'S4, and that she is still
his wife and the mother of his chill
dren. He never had any other wife.
He holds himelf bounu to obey and
uphold the constitution and laws Of
the United States, including the condi-
ton in reference to polygamy upon
which the State of Utah was admitted
to the Union.
Middletown, Conn, Jan. 1l.-At a
meeting of the college senate on Sat
urday a vote was passed disappearing
the action of the faculty in suspending
six sophomores for alleged connection
with hazing incident of December
16, during which Howard Richard, a
member of the sophomore class, re-
ceived an injury which destroyed the
sight of an eye. The college senate
is composed mainly OF undergraduates,
but has for its officers members of the
college faculty. The latter upheld
the action of the faculty, but the
other members were in majority.
New York, Jan. 12.-Property in
the residence district of this city
owned by Columbia University and
valued at $40, 600, 900 is to be sold.
Handsome residences now cover the
land, which is bounded by Forty sew
enuh and Fifty first streets and Fifth
and Sixth avenues. 1t was bought in
1901 by DR.. Hosack, professor in
the medical school, for the purpose
of establishing botanical gardsn. The
site was then four miles out of the
city, and Columbia College was in
old College place. In 1914 the State
purchased it and gave it to the college.
For many years the property has
formed one of the university's largest
sources of income
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 49,. "A
peculiar will of an eccentric natural.
Ist who died in 1877 was brought tc
light few days ago. The will IL
dated May 3, 1876 After making be.
quests to his children, Dr.. Winslow.
in his will. requests that after hii
death his heart be cut out, embalmed,
] inolosed in glass vessel, and placed
! on the coffin OF his mother on the
, Island of Nantucket In a similar
vessel he requests that the ashes OF
his cremated body be buried with the
r body Of his wife in a cemetery neal
Cambridge, Mass. AS there had beer
t but two previous cremations in thu
3 United States and none in Utah, much
D difficulty was found in carrying ou
I this request. it being necessary to
Q construct temporary furnace in thu
+ heart of the city at cost of 81, 800.
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