The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-10-16
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, had been delayed bv sickness, has this we,
taken the stump for the Massachusetts, Der
ocrats, speaking nj Plttsford ana Nor
Adams yesterday and to-day,
tin.plate consumers association h
been formed TO secure a repeal of the McIi
ley tax. It's members represent the cannil
and other large consuming interests.
Senator Vest of Missouri, Is a leader amor
the free coinage men, but he agrees vii
Mills that the tariff Is the paramount issl
and he thinks the Missouri Democracy
solid for Cleveland regardless of the conal
issue.
Ex.Gov Hobart B. Bigelow of Connecticl
died SUNDAY at the age of 81 He was OF goo
blood the Massachusetts, igclows and tbePie
points, learned the machinist's trade and WI
the head of the great business Of the Bigelo
boiler company. He was mayor of Me-
Haven IN 1878 and governor OF the state
1882.
DR.. Madison g. Peters of the Bloomingda
Reformed church of New York preached
rousng sermon Sunday on the DR.. Brigg
case. He likened it to that of DR.. Lyma
! Beecher, Albert Barnes and Prof Davi
Swing, whose prosecution the Presbyteria
church has occasion to remember with shame
"Such trials" he said, "should be placed sid
by side with the burning of witches In Massa
chusetts years ago, and thank God that
majority Of the clergyman of New York ar
In sympathy with DR.. Briggs"
Judge Paschal of Texas court has refuse,
| to permit an alien to be naturalized WIN
| avowed himself Socialist and admirer o
Johann Most, because as the Judge says
such ideas are ''impracticabe, un-Americal
! and dangerous to society,""
Senator Chandler did not appear before th,
interstate commission at the hearing 1t gavl
la ahor nf tho 2
Maine railroads wholesale bribery of New
Hampshire with free passes. Perhaps he die
not consider II necessary AS the manager oil
the road has admitted practically all that he
alleged about the abuse.
A sentence was inflicted In Boston Satur.
day under the "habitual criminal act. David
Rea an, burglar who has before served two
terms for the same crime, was caught again
attempting to break and enter and was sen.
fenced to 20 years In states prison, which as
he Is "a now, Is practically life sentence.
That Admiral Stewart, who has become so
conspicuous In print Of late, owing to the
Parnell tragedy, lived until 1869, when
his 80 wears proved more than he could bear
The grandfather Of the late Irish leader, says
Buffalo man, once said in his hearing that
be had dined with every president of the
United States from the beginning down to
Grants regime except Washington and John
son. But he had slipped wine twice with the
first president, If he had not actually dined
with him.
Stephen b. Elkns wants to get into the
cabinet in Mobiles place If he can, otherwise
In Proctors.
The government comptroller has compli-
Gen. John. w. Corcoran of Clinton,
Mass, upon his action as receiver of the Ma
tiona bank of Ian caster. Ii became involved
through large loans to the insolVent West
Rutland Marble company, " hose money and
papers Gen. CorcOran found In the woods on
finmouth hills few miles below West Rut-
land.
The first Judge to get at it knocks out the
Texas statute forbiddmg aliens 10 hold land
here. 1t is In controventiOn Of the United
States treaties with foreign powers, says the
Judge, and II the state supreme court uphOds
his decision, as Is probable, 1t will put one
VI the stifest of the estate sovereignty"
tates of the south in line against Kansas,
Illinois and several of the western states that
ave such laws.
One hundred and lightweight students en-
cred the Troy business college last week.
his Is. probably, the most successful private
chool In that part of the country. On account |
+ the increased attendance they have enlarg-
d their quarters by opening an Office and re-
option room on the ground floor, and now
ave the most elegant and pleasant rooms
nat are used for a similar purpose.
Ex-senator Blair of New Hampshire has
assigned his position as minister to China,
nee the Chinese government would not re.
Give him. He says he wants no other office,
lat the pre- sdent was willing to appoint him
one of equal dignity, but he would not take
. and he proposes to retire to private life.
Ruth is the name that ex-President and
RS Cleveland have decided to give their little
lughter, after Mrs. CIevelands grand
ether.
President Harrison gracefully sent his con.
atulations to Mr. and Mrs Cleveland over
e happy event In their family last week.
Mr. Ingalls, of Kansas Is ''more of the
Union than ever that 1t will he Harrison
anst Cleveland the next time,-and Cleve.
nd has comfortable reinforcement In his
by"
Senator Sherman thinks that protection is
owing In favor In the South, and that half a
ven states there are so strong TOR the policy
w that they would 60 Republican If the
ce question could be eliminated.
The directors of the New York league
sc ball team have been investigating the
arge that the final games were thrown
1ay to Boston and unanimously report
at the re Is no GROUND for 1t.
The latest Washington gossip is that an
has been fixed up by which
IN. Raum shall quietly retire from the pen
IN office after election and have a new
ace provided for him.
Mai w. II. Barker of New York, the chief
division who celebrated his rerating under
inner by spending part of $500 arrears
r dinner parry. at which Tanner, in an
ter-dinner speech, got off the historic re
rly m wit
little shaky, but. If my good right arm
Ids out, God help the surplus" has been
ected from the pension office by order of
cretary Noble. His offense was borrow I
g money of his subordnates.
Only six Judges were present at the open /,
: of the Supreme Court, at Washington,
Monday. The session lasted but six min =
rs. All the important cases which had !
en- set for hearing by the full court III !
vance of other cases on the docket-the +
terry cases, the Sayward case, the case !,
ting the validity of the Mckinley tariff !, u
!. etc-were postponed until the second II
,nday In November. u
Ne xIco has just passed high tariff bill. v
low. futile of New Hampshire, again NOM s
ted Wednesday Col. Thos. Cogswell for n
lroad commissioner, on the ground that b
prominence as a Democrat and a former b
,didate for governor iustifies giving him IL
place which the law requires to be filled Y
a Democrat, that his distinguished record 81
soldier, his prominence In the Grand Il
nv. his high rank as a lawyer, and his d
edom from employment by any corpora. 81
n. ALI peculIai ly adapt him, and the people
the state have decided that the councils IN
vious rejection of his name was not JUST. al
low. Russell will make ten speeches during II
Massachusetts, campaign. h,
here Is a report from Washington that the
eminent has concluded convention with p,
many under which American grains and
visions will be admitted into that country u.
er free or at greatly reduced duties after 81 81
first of January next. The consideration o.
this concession Is said to be an assurance
the president viii not reimpose duty or
,arn,an boot suoar rs he Is emnowerod IN da