The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1890-10-17
NUMBER II.

Iowa politics are warming up great shape
The Democrats are confident not only of
holding the state for their state ticket, but
.lso OF electiDg or 6 of the IL congressman,
VT ere they have only one in the present con-
!. yress. If they doganywhere near what they
expect 1t will be something remarkable In
tate that was 50 recently reliable for 5o,oOO
Republican majority. 5
Master Workman Powderlv spoke at Lynn,
Mass. Sunday, where 1000 morocco boot aud
nd shoe workers are on strike or lockout.
de eXhorted them to stand firm. defended
he recent strike on the New YORK central,
| leplOred the condition of the worktngman
md vigorously denounced the morocco man
ufacturers. 4ai af tt5 5a E
Senator ingalls, told mass meeting of his
constituents at Addison, Kan. last week
chat he voted for the Mckinley bill not
because he wanted 1t or because his people
wanted It., but simply because 1t was meas
ure bearing the Republican party label.
David.A Wells, the Democratic candidate
for congress in the 3D. Connecticut district has
challenged Congressman Charles A. Russell,
renomnated by the Republicans. to series
OF joint debates on the tariff and the latter has
accepted for four meetings. The 9th Massa-
chusetts Democrats have also invited Con-
gress man Chandler to joint debate with
George Fred Williams. 1t is not everywhere
that Republicans embrace the idea OF the
WinGham county committee that the people
are incapable of being reasoned with.
The railroad situation is so unsatisfactory
that Chairman Aldace F. Walker Of the in
terstate railway association advices the crea-
ton OF general rate committee, to which
shall be delegated the power Of establishing
competitive rates for all the associated roads.
Unless something of this kind be done. he
saws in his call for meeting OF the associa-
ton. "railway managers will presently be
chiefly receivers"
| The office holders seem to be pretty eener-
| ally convinced that all pretegse of civil SER
vice reform is abandoned, for campaign as
sessments are going on shamefullv at Wash.
| ington. Quay Is bleeding the Pennsylvania
clerks to make w a Doodle fund to elect Del
| amater. and Chairman Hahn of the Ohio Re-
publican state committee is after the pocket
BOOKS of the Ohioans to help out Mckinley
and the other Republican candidates for con-
gress. A Il this is done openly, in the full con-
tlGence hat these violations of the law will
be conniyed at. Hahn told some timid Ohioans
as much, apd said that there was not the least
cause for alarm on that score, aud another
extortioner boasted that he was not afraid cf
the civil service commission.
The American board has taken step for
ward. The report of the committee of 9, of
which Rev. DR.. Geo. Leon Walker was the
head, was accepted at the annual meeting at
Minneapolis The report deftly avoids
the probation question and finds common
basis for both the radical and conservative
wings to stand on. Hereafter the candidate
for admission will state in bis own language
his religious beliefs. If these views are con-
sidered by the prudential committee to be in
conSonance with those of the church, the cam
ddate Is accepted. 1t will be seen that this
system is elastic and that the board may. in
Its prudential committee elected yearly. re-
fleet its own views on the probation question.
The other veXed question was disposed of by
the report of the committee OF l3 regarding
oh aruoi no 0r N ~ a
years getting Of the opinion Of churches is held
TO be not advis; BILE. They are not satisfied with
the business administration of the board, and
recommend important changes; and the text
of the report goes to show that the financial
reports of the past few years have been mis-
leading The meeting next year Is TO. 70 oe ' neid
Daniel N. Lockwood OF Buffalo. the old
friend of Cleveland who nominated him for
mayor. governor and president, has himself
been nominated for congress by the Demo-
Gratis of the 32d New York district.
VIM. III. Spencer, q travelling salesman who
died at Chicago last week, was sou'n-iaw
of President John Tyler, marrying Julia Tyler
who was the only baby ever born in the
Whire Houre. He was son OF John q.
Spencer. secretary of war under Tyler, and
once one of the richest and most intinchtia!
men in New York State. 1t was his cousin,
Phillip Spencer,son of a secretary OF the navy
who was hung on charge of attempted pt-
.acy-now believed to have been unfounded
on the brie of war Somers. Il case which
created tremendous eXcitem. Mt at the time.
But this execution seems TO have been the be-
ginning of series of misfortunes for the fam
iv. Vim. II. Spencer Inherited a princely
fortune of about quarter of million from
his father and brother,but 1t all slipped
through his fingers in unlucky business IN
vestments. A sister Of his masried the French
Count Fleury and is now living 10 reduced
in Switzerland. His only
brother died while travelling In Africa and
the only representative of the family now Is
a 90 year.old daughter. Her mother died
in giving her birth about year after the
marriage.
The report of Lyman f. Knapp. governor
of AlasLa, says that the Drohibiiory law there
is dead letter, as juries will not convict.
He recommends that commission be APP
pointed to prepare short code of special
laws to be approved by congress. Author
lied representation iu congress, the governor
says. should be provided.
J. C. New, United States ccpsul-generai TO
London. through Republican. admits that
there is no loud complaint in England over
the Mckinley bin.
The progressive element in the Mississippi
convention wins another i'm
portant victory In the provision for free
schools four months in every year. supported
n part bv state and part by local taxation.
md of which both races are to have an equal
benefit. -rtflfa
Gov Bracket of Massachusetts, has ap-
pointed Daniel w. Bond of Northampton. TO
De one of the justices of the superior court.
The Farmers Alliance has got al over
v helming majority in the Georgia legislature.
they have LIS out of 253 members.
A proposal was made in the Diet of Lippe,
me of the small German states last week that
fter the ceath OF its resigning sovereign.
'rjnee Waldemir. who is without direct heirs,
be state should be turned into socialist
government. in order To make a practical eN-
crime Mt of whether socialism would he of
enetit to the human race. This proposition
anne from deputy who does not belong to
he socialist party. but was wiling TO try the
xper;ment. Lippe is in western ueTmaDy.
overs an area OF 423 square miles. and in -
population of little less than l25 000.
Among the guests at the Burnham indus
ial farm last week was Gen. Rutherford b.
ayes who spent a dsy in studying ne in>ti-
tion. On going away. he wrote in the Wis
Dr's book by his signature, The greatest
ins in the world T. here" Si,ce biz return
Fremont. Hayes has sent check for the
,rary fuui. with a charming letter com
ending the work. and full of cheer aud en-
ursgemeut for those who are engaged in IL.