Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-07-10

Mr.. Root Accepts.

1t can Dc Oohnltely stated that
President Roosevelt has offered the
position of secretary of state to
EIihu Root and Mr.. Root has accepted.
Three Killed.
Three killed and two injured. one
fatally, is the report of head on col
lision between an east bound Cheshire
express freight and coal train west
bound on the Fitchburg division of
the Boston & Maine at Wachusett,
Mass, Wednesday afternoon. A mis-
understanding of signals is said to
have caused the wreck.
Secretary Hay Passes Away.
John Hay, secretary of state, died
Saturday morning, July /, at New
bury, n. H., of pulmonary embollsm.
His last moments were peaceful and
the end came without struggle.
His death was very sudden and I'M
expected. John Hay was born in
Salem, Ind, Oct. S-h, 1888. The body
of John Hay was laid to rest Tuesday,
in Lake View cemetery at Cleveland,
o. Around the open grave at the
last moment stood the president and
the president of the United
States, members and ex-members of
President Roosevelt's cabinet, and
men who served with the dead secre-
tary in President McKinley's cabinet.
Suits Against Railroads.
The Department of Agriculture has
prepared, and is ready to begin 1900
suits against the railroads of this
country for $500 in each case for every
violation of the so-called 28-hour law.
That statute requires carriers trans
porting live stock from one state to
another to unload, feed and water
and rest every head of live stock for
period of five hours after it has been
on the road not more than % hours.
Nearly every railroad from Maine to
California is involved. The evidence
against them is regarded as SO strong
that attorneys representing the roads
are negotiating with Secretary Will
son, with a view to having a mini
mum penalty of 500 imposed. In a
large number of cases the secretary is
disposed to agree, because he cares
more for the future observance of the
law than for punishment for offenses
committed while the railroads thought
they could disregard the statute with
lmpunity. The suits are to be civil
actions for damages, as the law makes
no provision for either fine or impris-
| onment.
Warships' Crews Rise in Mutiny.
A serious mutiny is in progress in
the Black Sea feet of Russia. Last
week the battleship Kniaz Potemkine
of that fleet appeared before the
port of Odessa under the red flag
She was in the hands of a mutinous
crew, who had murdered part of the
officers and imprisoned the rest. Il
is said that one of the sailors, drawn
| by lot, had presented a petition to
the commander complaining of the
poor rations, whereupon the sailor
had been shot down. This incensed
the crew, who rose. The body of the
dead sailor was put ashore at Odessa,
under the ships guns, and the port
was threatened with bombardment if
there was any interference with the
funeral. Immense crowds, number
ing many revolutionists, gathered.
The funeral proceeded, the police being
powerless to prevent the demonstra-
ton. Then a mob took up the torch
and put much of the water front OF
Odessa in ashes, involving loss OF
millions. A citizens committee went
aboard the Potemkine and assured
the mutineers of support.
WORLDS christian Endeavor Convention al
| Baltimore.
With 5000 delegates from various
parts of this country and all quarters
of the globe, the twenty-second in
ternational Christian Endeavor con-