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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

ALMOST fearful tragedy, but by a sublime
exhibition of heroism, cool devotion to duty
| under trying circumstances and amid great
| dangers. strict discipline and unwaverins
obedience, the story of the wrecked Dan
mark and the rescue of all she carried by the
M1ssonrl becomes one of the most splendid
events In the annals Of the sea. Had not the
Danmark III her need met another ship at the
| right time and with the right sort of COM
mapder, she would have added one more to
the unWritten horrors of the ocean. The best
4ualltles OF human nature were brought out
~ thls accident and the demands it made.
The vessels shaft, broken, and driven
through the bottom of the craft, opened a
ieak winch use of the pumps could not relieve,
and with 733 human souls on board, the ship
plunged and drifted helpless. After watch
Of nearly "a hours, Captain Knudsen sighted
the Missouri, small steamer with small
crew and few passengers, but with great
captain, who has covered himself with glory
by the performance of trying duty, with
GOODNESS and nerve. In the midst of heavy
sea and raging gale, he came near enough
TO get a tow rope aboard the fated ship. and
started for Newfoundland, the nearest land.
AFTER battling through the night they turned
hDoilt TO 90 with the wind and made for the
Azores. But the Denmark's wound, enlarg-
n,ng, mad admitted SO much water that the
hres were out, the engine useless. and the
pumps of no avail, so she was left to her
ate and the work of saving life turned to-
|. was a grand piece of seamanship,
his transferring In the midst of
wild sea, the 700 people from the sinking to
me saving vessel. Perfect discipline and alb
quite bravery told here. Capt. Kimdsen and
he oihcers saw every soul removed from the
'essel before they left it. But the need for
lerolc action was not yet oyer, for on the
MISSOURI, already laden, were these 100 saved
men, women and children to be slowed |
way, and without hesitation overheard goes
ne cargo, and with short provisions through !
rough sea the Journey is continued. after five
ays reaching the Azores. where nearly half
ne passengers were left, the rest coming on
baltimore. All the honor is not due to
APT. Murrell, but to him should the first
eeds of praise be given, and Philadelphia
oes vel to extol him as she does, and the
roposed decoration by King Christian is
eil deserved. Not to all is the opportunity
ven 10. SO supreme achie vcment or duty
1T all can join the praise of it and rejoice
the grand humanity which prompted it.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
NOTINGs,

,oir Julian Paun1efOte. the new British d
pomatlc agent, arrived Saturday.
GO NAME Is prohibition state, but out OF tn
% indictments reported by the grand jury II
nuShsta last week, 70 were for Violations O.
tne "ohibitory liquor law.
| me New York assembly has passed the b5
crespln9 commission to examine into tn,
81 p%fuseney OF charging the area Of the city
E iu new YORK. This looks TO taking In Brook.
Rr m, L1 1e, was vehemcnely opposed by the
so "A aespatch from Victoria says thut the
Soc a ~; scnooDers from that port into Bshring
oea Ihis season "will be ARMED. and wida nnf
;cam ' Sunny as hitherto TO- piratica Anser-
cool doai Probably tAis Is buster, a
m the ae1l h@e tbat of some of our fishermen
may be trOEbe. " 'S"'' "u' 'O'fe
city,; nM,uov. Long Of Massachusetts also 6..
"" ,re 10 serve on the Cherokee eommission
@xa.i nesIo e&-Congressman SmaJIs had beeu,
m m1h upon for collector at Barsort. 3. e.,
n mps charges against him were filed with the
uhT republican party.' ~
urnsI ,o 1 r. Beecher, son of the late Henry
Waru beecher. bus been called unan n a n.
W. W eieven Indictments on the charge of
having robbed the government while act;na
m -, .ne capacity on treasury agent at Port
ye oM,nstmu' washington Territory. An in
Sbo,,ag L. man p III CnaL customs district
'nUws pad state of things to have existed.
henry M. Dixon of Mississippi. 1S Years
31a, mas been appointed a cadet.at.large at
wesc Polnt, through the personal apnIication
OF MS grandmother, Mrs. Annie 4. Dixon
She Is ohe widow of Major Henry r. Dixon
the only man in Fouqnier county. Va. who
voted for Lincoln for president In 1870 and
who was assassinated by an ex.Confederate
onlcer soon after the close of the war.
Chauncy l. Filley of st. Louis. and the
former Republican boss at st. Louis. has been
appointed consul at Hong Kong.
"A ballet reform bill has successfully breast
"a opposition In the Missouri senate.
The annual report of the Union Pacific
abroad justifies the confidence that has been
rowing that its new management Is willing
Q deal honestly with the government, The
lrectors have decided to set apart quarterly
rom the surplus revenues of the company,
nough prevent any further increase in the |
over nment debt. 1t evinces sincerity of |
urrpose In this respect by forbearing to pay |
dividend.
President Harrison has signed the commits
ion of P0stnistreSs Barr0ws of Hinsdale, |
Who was nominated by Cleveland, and con-
rmed by the senate on February %, 1899.
Or forty-siX Iowa editors interviewed by
ne Boston Globe, twenty-siM say that pro.
lbltl0n is more or less a. farce, while the
theirs assert that it is not what it should be-
The Rev. DR.. Edward Judson, son of Adj
hiram Judson, the first foreign missionary,
bins Mr.. Moody this week in his evangelistic
oryices
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

| IT is little difficult to measure the signif-
canoe of Germany's back down on the Sa-
moan question. 1t is too complete and sweep.
ing to be distrusted or to contain any 1keli-
hood of trickery. Another ''white book
has been published by Bismarck, evidently in
preparation for the conference to be soon
held, in which every thing is conceded that
Secretary Bayard or the United States have
commended for. Bismarck censures Consul
knappe's conduct throughout the troubles in
Samoa. says bluntly that he had no authority
or right to attempt rule of the island as he
did, or to precipitate the battle in which so
many German soldiers were killed, and
danger incurred of "embroilment with a
friendly power" The chancellor concludes by
declaring that Germany has nothing to do
with the internal affairs of Samoa: that her
mission is restricted to protecting Germans
and enabling them to develop commercial in
terests, and he issues an order to naval COM
manders citing this difficulty as warning to
investigate matters for themselves instead Of
blindly conforming to the requests OF con-
suls. Court Herbert Bismarck follows this
with basis of discussion for the con-
ference, IN which he asserts that Germany
comedies the principle of absolute non-inter-
terence in Samoa, and the natives are to be
leIt free TO choose as their ruler either Malie- |
toa, Tamasese or Mataafa. No claims for COM
Pensaton for German subjects are mentioned. |
But even beyond this the Leipziger Tage- |
Datt, an influential newspaper and a warm |
supporter of the policy of Prince Bismarck,
contains an article jusiifying the conduct of
our consul. Sewall. in opposition TO knappe's
proceedings, and declaring that he did no
less than his duty in making his spirited re-
ports to Washington. The Tageblatt urges
.hat the foreign powers agree TO abandon all
interference in the political affairs of the Sa-
moan Islands, and SAYS that Mataafa's heroic
conduct IN rescuing the sbipwrecked German
sailors. makes him worthy of recognition as
king. These concessions and admissions fore
stan the necessity of conference, and its
work ought to be completed within week,
because there Is practically nothing left for
{ TO disagree about. But while Bismarck Is
now so fair and frank, IT is impossible not to
wonder what has caused the change. III he
ias no desire TO interfere in Samoan affairs, I
Why was Malietoa deposed and the effort
made 10 put tue puppet Janasese on the
hrone! Consul knappe may have gone be-
'ond his instructions in the later stages OF the
rouble, but this explanation is not sufficient
o account for its beginning aud earlier
tages.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
7s-l----
The Verdict Unapjmpns.

w. d. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind, testi
fics: 81 can recommend Electric Btters az
the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has
bottles. and was cured of Rheumatism of ID
years standing" Abraham Hare, druggist
Belleville, Ohio, afirms: ''The best selling
medicine | ever handled in my2O years. expe-
rience, is Electric Bitters.''' Thousands of
others have added their testimony, so that
the verdict is unanimous that Electric Bitters
do cure all diseases of the Liver. Kidneys or
Blood. Only half dollar bottle ut Henry
A. Chapin's Drug Store.-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

UNDER Internal Revenue Commissioner
Miller's administration appointments for the
office at Washington were made only upon
death or resignation, and when the Demo.
cratic administration closed nearly three
fOurths of the subordinates were Republicans.
In the five weeks since John w. Mason has
been at the head of the bureau the .esigna-
ton of every Democrat in it has been de-
manded, and the change will of course
promptly extend to the collectors, where it
was also universal under Cleveland. ave
will not be unfaithful to our pledges because
they have been to theirs" said the Republican
platform. "All appointments should be alb
solutey free from partisan considerations
ard influence. Fitness and not party service
should be the essential and discriminating
test, and fidelity and efficiency the only sure
Tenure of Office This was Harrison's prom
Use on the subject.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
CLIPS.

The colored man and brother is being pro-
vded for. An eX-M. G. from North Carolina
has just been appointed Waterman i'm the war
department. Another is prominently men,
toned for the position of bootblack to the
President Boston Herald.
Dudley may never be able ito comprehend
why it is that John Wanamaker has place
and he has none. But the Philadelphia mer.
chant was more discreet. Instead of writing
letters, he sawed wood.-[Chicago Times.
With the adulteration in white aud brown
sugars that has become so extensive. many
good housewife, especially in this section
where the pure article is so plenty, have
learned to use maple sugar in place of glucose.
Now that spectators have ran up the price
until aduterated cane sugar costs more than
pure maple sugar, there is likely to be a
greater demand than ever for the home made
article Burlington Free Press.l
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

GROVER CLEVELAND always had self-re-
specting style of paying his way, instead of
being dead-headed because of his position.
Writing to the Manhattan club of New York
which has elected him a life number he says !:
'The kindly feeling manifested is especial
ly gratifying, and vet am determined to ask
of them who have been so kind to give fur
Their proof of their consideration by permit
ting me to become an everyday, paying, Or
binary member of the club. In other words,
/ should be glad to surrender my eX-presi-
dental life membership for the ordinary con-
tributing membership
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

PIX. DEDERICK, the hay press manufact-
urer of Albany, was one of those that used
the "pay envelopes" last fall, telling his men
that vote for Cleveland ana free trade meant
a sure reduction of wages. Now, six weeks
after the Inauguration of president to pro-
tect American workmen against English pau
per wages, he has notified his employees that
they must accept % per cent. reduction or
go. This sort of thing is getting thick
enough over the country to be very instruct
i've to the men who were humbugged by the
campaign talk last summer
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
Only One Hope.
From the PfIthdeIphia Times

bankruptcy confrcnts most of our in6gs.
ar,a. enterprises and failures are announced
every da~, solely because this Il The enjv nro.
tectlon country of the world that taxes raw
materials for Industrial products, and taxes
tne ngcessaries of life for hbor to the extent
OF taking nearly one-half Of labor's wages for
taxes which are not needed by the govern
i a,,em.. Iens OF thousands who saw this
voted to refuse obedience To- It; bur now
lhe irresistible arguments of Bankruptcy or
universal depression In our industries. with
money more abundant than ever before. are
face to face with the business of she courvry.
ana II tDe party OF power refuse to bend. ii
will surely be broken. There is bIyf one hnns
for our industries-t that is cheapness "a
product-and it can be attained only by free
raw materials and untaxed common necessa-
res of life, with just protection to the wages.
0f laborv ""oo'
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
COMMISSIONER TANNER has rendered. a,

COMMISSIONER TANNER has rendered an.
other decision which will add 100000 names
TO the pension roll, as the chiefs of division
estimate it. The case is one where slave
escaped from his master, enlisted in the
Union army and was killed in the service,
and his mother gets the pension asia dependent
parent. Gen. Black ruled that as the mother
was slave whom the master was bound to
support at the time of enlistment, she was
not at that time dependent on her son and
therefore was not under the law entitled to a
pension. Mr.. Tanner holds that as the sons
earnings went to the master, aud the master
supported the mother. the son contributed to
the mothers support, and therefore comes
within the scope Of the law. Mr.. Tanner is
very confident that the new pension dill as
proposed by the Grand Army will pass the
next congress. In general way 1t provides
that pension of $12 month shall be paid to
the dependent parents of any soldier who
may have died in the service or from causes
due to the service, without regard to the
period of his enlistment. If. however, the
soldier should have lost his life from extra
neOus causes-say as the result of a railway
accident years after his discharge from the
army-his widow. if he have one, will be en-
titled to pension of Sl2 month, while the |
parents will receive nothing. The additional
cost of the government from this bib would |
be about S14 900 900 a wear.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

A GOOD many newspapers are prafsing
Postmaster General Wanamaker for rul-
ing to permit express or railroad employees
to transport manuscript from newspaper cor.
respondents outside of the mails or without
the package bearing the government stamps.
The ruling is great benefit to papers in get
ting matter from places where there are only
one or two mails day. But the trouble is
there is law which plainly and explicitly
forbids this very thing being done, and Mr..
Wanamaker has no right to override it.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

, The attitude of the liquor sellers tOwart
the prohibitOry law Is q pretty fair test of IT.
efficacy. They are bitterly opposed to thu
law, we venture to say, even In Rutland, an(
, would much prefer high license law.-[Bur
iington Free Press.
Here Is where the Free Press Is wofully
mistaken. The keepers of the lowest gTOg'
geries In Massachusetts, cities were out IN
force supporting the prohibitory amendment
Monday, partly because they felt sure they
could get no licenses under decent system
of license, and partly because they knew
prohibition would be nearly the same thing
rs free rum, costing them nothing to sell.
Some ten years ago an attempt was made,
with its headquarters in Brattleboro, to cir
culate petitions throughout the state for
license law. The Free Press would nave
been astonished to see the letters from liquor
dealers, to whom some of the petitions were
sent for circulation, declaring that they want
ed no license law, that the present system
was far better and cheaper for their interests
Some of these letters were from rumsellers
in its own city, and generally this was their
view at that time, whatever it may be now.
If the medicine they have had to take within
the past few years has cured them OF the idea,
there will be an easy offset in its growth In
some other part OF the state where the law
has not been enforced. The Free Press
says:
In all cases where the license system has
followed the prohibitory law. save only
where the latter has been absolutely dead
has
the consumption Of liquors and in the amount
of drunkenness.
just the contrary is the truth. as the Off
cial figures, almost without exception. incl
cate. Massachusetts, has tried both systems
back and forth, and the records of the courts
show an increase 0f arrests for drunkenness
and drunken Offenses whenever prohibition
has been urea, and a decrease under license
or local option. The internal revenue records
show the same thing as regards the federal
licenses issued. Michigan has had the same
experience, and so probably has Kansas.
though there is some dispute about it.
Vermont has experimental continuously
With prohibition for 40 years, but the
asst figures we have seen from the inter-
lal revenue bureau show the same thing. |
intelligent prohibitisnists do not undertake |
o deny these facts, but claim that each place
viii sell more under license, so that the
amount consumed" will be greater than
nder prohibition. This is a safe sort of
tatement to make, as there is no way of
rowing or disproving 1t; but when the in
srnal revenue records and the court records
9th contradict it, the proof becomes pretty
that at least prohibition fails to
enough good to offset the collat- .
al evils that 90 with it,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

ASSISTANT MISUNDERSTANDING CLARK
SON is improving-if you want TO spe'i IL
that way--in his work steadily. AT nrst ne
averaged about 30 new fourth class post
masters day. During the last six days OF
March he made a record of 719. In the first
week of April he named SS7. and the total
for last week reached 1924. Saturday and
Monday he scored 406. He has how acquired
a rate of speed that will enable him to plant
Republicans IN every one of these offices in
side of ten months.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

HENRY q. PEARSON, eX-postmaster of New
York, died Saturday, from cancer of the
stomach, from which he has been suffering
for several years. He had been in the gov
eminent service for thirty years, beginning
at the bottom IN the New York Office and
working his way to the head entirely by his
ability. 1t is curious commentary on the
eagerness of the Republican administration
to get rid of HIM. that Van Colt, VINO is APP
pointed his successor, cannot leave Republi.
can politics at Albany to take the office for
some weeks yet, and eX-Postmaster General
James has had to take the Office in the in.
term in behalf of Mr.. Pearson's bondsmen.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
The Great Issue Of the Spells.
TErnpn tha n " World

President Harrison has ignored Warner
Miller and disappointed ex-senator Platt in
this state. He has snubbed Senalor Sher-
man and "frozen out1 Senators Cullom and
Farbell. He offended Senator Quay in the
matter of the Philadelphia postmaster to a
degree that led the man who did more than
anybody else to elect hun to vote against con-
nendence
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

The belief is strengthening at Washington
that Judge w. &. Veazey of Rutland VIII be
appointed to the interstate commerce COM
mission to succeed Col. Walker. But Judge
Veazey himself tells Boston journal re-
porter that he has made no application Tor
the appointment, and if 1t comes to him 1t
will be entirely unsolicited.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

SECRETARY PRooroR says no more sup
plies for the army must be bought from
foreign dealers. Hitherto 1t has been
the practise to buy in England whenever
anything could be- obtained cheaper by adj
hitting it duty free. Mr.. Proctor is consis'
tent enough in his protectionist ideas so that
he will not be guilty of 'evading duties, be-
cause he has the power, while citizens are
compeled to nav them.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
Wants Some other Fellow.
TFrem the st. Johnspury Republican.

Almost every one, broadly speaking. is in
favor of the law, but he wants some other
fellow to enforce it. This is the true reason
why the political Probibitiouists are contin-
ualy calling upon the officers and the Repuh-
lcan party to enforce the law. Like the rest
of US, they want the law enforced; but. also
like the rest of US. they haven't the moral
courage TO enforce it them selves.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

SECRETARY WINDOW tells Democratic
treasury official whose resignation he calls
for that he receives ''many compliments
about the latter's "discharge of his duties"
but:
1t would be bad politics to retain youwhile
so many faithful Republicans are knocking
at our party's door.
"We will not be unfathful" &c.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
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Viewed from the Other Side,

It fo'r' rnO 1N"oH ICHTIs1
Why do we not hear of a Northern uues-
ton in connection with the scoundrellsm of
the Dudleys, backed and supported by the
Wanamakers and Quays? II the intimidation
of negro in Louisiana parish raises a
"Southern question: for partisan politicians
to settle why does not the purchase of floaters
in "blocks of five- and the debaucheries of
every kind peculiar to Northern politics raise
a Northern question?
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

VANDERBILT University, Tennessee, has
taken a new and very practical departure IN
offering to instruct free of charge, one high
way official from each county in tennessee
in road engineering. 1t is good example
for the VermonC colleges to follow.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
Clarifying Clark son.

From the Chicago Tribune.N
1t is said that the Lord loveth liberal
giver. His servant, Col. Clarkson, is giving
the elect an average of 200 fonrth.cass post
masters per day, and letting as many 'ras-
Gals" 60 to make room for them.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
LATEST.

The indications are that the contests over
land claims in Oklahoma will involve nearly
every quarter section in the territory.
Chas. L. Woodruff of New Britain. Conn.
mas confessed to forgeriesfamounting to $40.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

8H. f. Wolcott, formerly of this county
seems to rank among the leading lawyers OF
Chittenden county. Judging from the court
reports as shown in the Free Press of April
18th, he appears to be quite favorite jury
lawyer, as his name appears in all the cases
oil
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26

The bill for the eNtradition of thieves and
defaulters has this week passed the Canadian
parliament. The opposition rallied upon the
retroactive clause which would be nnconstiiu-
tionil in this country, aud il was eliminated.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
LIBERATION NOTICE.

| have given my son. Edwin z. Benson
his time for the remainder of his minority
and shall neither claim his wages nor pay
any debts OF his contracting after this date,
MOSES BENSON.
Putney, VT, Apr. -, 50,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
"a CARD.

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to
our friends and neighbors, and to all who so
kindly remembered us. and for their beautiful
gifts, on our Goth anniversary.
3SWlWt MIR AND tIRs IT MANSOr
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
Alaska's New Governor.
From the Chicago Herald

from the Chicago Herald.l
Mr.. Knapp, the newly appointed governor
OF Alaska, lisa Vermont man and an intimate
friend of Senator Edmunds. He naturally
preferred an office in cold climate.