The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-03-20

Secretary Blaine's plan to force Spain int
a corner In regard to Cuba. bv means of tb
reciprocity section of the Mckinley tariff AZ
Is ripening even more rapidly than MI
Blaine's friends expected. The talk of revol
In the island and of sending troops TO crus
1t only shows how soon the Spanish govern
ment will be forced to recognize the dilemm
which is being forced upon ito accept th
terms of reciprocity offered by tn United
States or lose Cuba and In the end see 1t be
come one of our possessions.
Washington reports now say that Score
tarv Blaine does not take kindly to Lord
SalIsbury's proposals for arbitration.
France has protested to Brazil against the
reciprocity treaty with this country, demand.
ing that Der exporters be given the same
rights as American. as required by the favor.
ed nation clause of treaties. England and
Germany will Doubtless do the same.
Gov. Russell of Massachusetts, took ag-
gressive action Wednesday removing Police
Commissioner Osborne OF Boston, and NOM
mating Col. Henry Stowe Republican.
distinguished veteran OF the war and man
of high character and ability and with vaiu.
able experience In tue duties of the position,
rs bis successor. II Is all OF course subject
or throws heavy responsibility on them II
they refuse to make the change for partisan
reasons. He undertakes to lift the matter
out of politics by not trying to give the office
to Democrat and he points out the duty.
since the control of their own police
has been taken away from the people of Bos-
tor. of insuring them good service. lie docs
not agree with the decision of the council on
party lines that none of the specific charges
against Osborne were proved and insists
that enough was shown to make 1t for fine
public interest to make a change. He says:
tits enough TO say that, who her by his fault
or through mis- misfortune, his usetullness as n
member of the board of police is ended, and
the best interests of the public demand that h. |
shall he replaced by other. Even III he were |
innocent of the specific charges, enough has |
been shown TO convince me that the pubic SER |
vice will be greatly benefited b. the change |
have submitted for your approval. Snch
charge canrot but improve police discipline |
and res ore public confidence la the adm mis- /
ration ofa board which has enormous power /
through Its absolute control not only OF the .
police. but of the saioons of BOSTON, an,i the re
lore Is under great responsibility 10 the pub
nc Tor the pros err exercise of that power.
Census Supe-inler dent Porter. appeared /
'efore the New York legislative committee |
this week. He denied thst there was parti !
anshtp In the appointment Of enunerxfors
ut didn't profess to know much about IL. !
ie admitted that. the police q unit, which |
howed a 100000 larger population than the
ensus count, vas doubtless accurate. He
sserts that he did not order recount, be-
su-e the vquert Of the city was MT prop
:N mA,te. Thar IL untrue. lie states that
>enney. who took the police books Ia WISH
nxtou. would not give him scces. TO them.
Fhts also Il untrue. KENNY offered TO per-
nit Secretary Noble and Porter to examine
be books. emily stipu.stiny thst the exsmi
alton should be mace in his presence.
'ohe and Porter refused to permit THU.
'orter asked for the psme OF the federal en-
loyee who hsd given Information Of the
estruetion Of census schedules after they
cached Washington. promising that the
ian should not Ice discharged.
Eliztbeih. ". T.. had a 500 900 fire In the
urning Of cor,izge factory Wednesday. /.
Gen. = a. Chosen sr> -sn'sRcssl - *
ears imprisonment NJ New York W'dns.-
sy for his pstt in the attempted wrecking
{ the Sixth National bank.