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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

A BILL was introduced Ia the British Par
sage this week, to forbid all seal-catching by
British ships for this season under penalty
of forfeiture of the ship and fine upon the
owner or master, and all British officers are
authorized to enforce the order. This shows
that the two governments have reached a
basis of adjustment. Mr.. Blaine last March
proposed close season for both poachers
and monopolists, and the correspondence as
published shows that Lord Salisbury acqui-
esed. Then Blaine"by direction of the Presi.
dent' raised some points about the arbtra-
ton as preliminaries. These were finally got
along with and then Blaine proposed a mod
iication of hts original proposal so that
the seal company might have the right 10
kill 1900 seals on the Peribyloff Islands In or.
der to carry out its agreement with the
United States government as to the care and
sustenance of the natives, while neither
Americans or Canadians could touch them at
sea. England was suspicious and hung off,
and great feeling of protest was aroused In
Canada, so that the whole thing came near
falling through. But finally this point was
yielded, too, and a close season is to enforced,
so far as possible until May 1892, pending a
settlement of the whole Behring Sea question
BY arbitration. 1t Is further announced that
Russia Is to become party to the close sea-
son agreement, II not to the arbitration, and
1t Is hoped that all maritime nations whose
ships visit Behring Sea will also be inclnded.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

JUDGE josiah u. ABBOTT. the veteran
Massachusetts, Democrat and true "gentle.
man of the old school" died Tuesday from
prostration following the grip at. the age of
70. He came of revolutionary stock on both
sides. was fitted for college under Ralph
Waldo Emerson, graduated from Harvard at
the age of Is. was elected to the legislature
when only 81, served In both branches,w on
Gov. MOr,0n's staff and was appointed to
the bench In 1854 as justice OF the superior
court for the county OF Suffolk. He was q
delegate to the national Democratic conven.
ton In Baltimore which nominated James X.
Polk for the presidency and from that time
until 1884 he was delegate either from his
district or the state at large to all but one of
the Democratic national conventions. Judge
Abbott served one term In congress being
elected from tie 4th district In 1864, was a
member of the electoral commission In 1876,
and candidate for governor In 1878 against
Gen. .withwhOm he has, however, been
on terms of lifelong friendship. He has for
above 30 years maintained position at the
very front as lawyer lie was married to a
daughter of Judge Edward st. Loe Liver.
more Elm 1893. and they had ten children.
Mrs. Abbott died in 1887. Three of the sons
entered the Union army and two of them
we've killed In battle-Gen. Henri; l.. Abbott
whc was shot In the battle OF the Wilderness
and Mai Howard Gardner Abbott at the
battle of Cedar Mountain-sO that there was
pathetic force In the contention of the father,
4 stanch war Democrat that as good Demo.
,ratic blood was shed for the old flag as any
hat flowed In the great struggle.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

THE Washington Post belches forth In
double leads that the administration has de.
CT ded upon "vigorous foreign policy" such
as would delight the heart of genuine
Blaine admirer. According to this yarn
U ncle Sam is going into new triple ALI.
ance, with Russia and France for the other
high contracting parties. England is to be
left out, for England is the only country that
tn reatens our supremacy on this continent.
We are to back up France and Russia In any
little circuses they may have with Germany
or anyone else.and they are to stand benindus
while we proceed to gobble up or assume
pr otectorates over all the country around us.
Sandwich islands or any Others that
may be lying around. Then we are
to straighten out things In Gen.
trail America, settle the Gillian row, form
a lliances with some South American coun.
tries and protect OF hers, and play the part of
an overruling providence In the western
hemisphere generally. 1t Is fer this that we
are getting our big navy re ady, dabbllHg In
reciprocity, ana subsidizIng our ships-to
the end that the United States may no longer
'.reman like a snail en- sconced In its SHE'LL"
but "become an active and assertive factor In
the shaping of such international policies as
shall have due regar to the protection of Its
own rights and the rights of its weaker
neighbors against aggression" The Post is
now an administration paper anL thinks It Is
complimenting Harrison and Blaine, but the
hot weather has evidently struck to Its head.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

As soon as Gen. Raum became pension
com missioner, he began to feather his nest
by selling his refrigerator stock to subordi.
mates, and getting his notes endorsed by pen.
sion attorneys who were constantly bring.
ing claims before him. Gre en- b. Jr., was
made assistant chief clerk, two daughters
were given clerkships, and John. another
son, who does business as a pension attor-
ney, was given or in some way got q chance
to copy the names of all pension APPELLANTS
who had not employed attorneys, ana he pro-
ceeded to get out circular setting forth bis
facilities for putting claims through in a
hurry and mentioning incidentally his rela-
tionship to the commissioner. The other son
who went to selling appointments and fslsi.
fying examinations simply oIlowed mis- dads
and brothers example, in . little different
line. II IL disgraceful to the last degree.
Even Tanner who was displaced by Raum
was guilty of nothing to compare with II
With all his reckIessne.s as an administrator
no one ever questioned Tanners honesty. 1t
may be said yet that Gen. Raum has not him
elf been guilty of actual dishonesty, but
gang OF relatives and hangers on have used
az position and power for exactly that pur-
pose. and be has exhibited lack Of that high
,ense Of duty that makes true public SER
Fani.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05
Free sugar and the reciprocity cause.

THERE is good fair prospect that Demo.
cratic president after 1892 will be accompani.
ed by Democratic senate. The Republican
majority is now 4, and the plurality 8. So at
the outside only three changes, or If the Far.
mers Alliance senators act with the Demo.
Gratis only two,are necessary to tie the senate.
States now having Republican senators
viii ch will elect in 1892 are Connecticut.
Idaho. Maine. Massachusetts,, Michigan.
Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
York, North Dakota, Ohio, PENNSYLVANIA,
Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wis
consin and Wyoming. OF these states Mich.
igan, New York. Ohio and Wisconsin now
have Democratic legislatures. In Minnesota
tn e two old parties are tied and the Farmers
Alliance holds the balance of power with 80
votes, which have been cast steadily this
winter with the Democrats. In Montana the
epublican majority on Joint ballot Is only
one. In Nebraska the Farmers Alliance has
a majority of four over both of the old par
ties, the Democrats having So votes and the
Republicans %. At least three of these states
Connecticut. New York and Montana, and
perhaps Rhode Island, are naturally Demo-
cratic and ought to be represented by Demo.
Gratis.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

The German Liberals are engaged In a
| reat fight against paternallsm In their effort
10 wrest the telephone and telegraph from
the government. The censorship exercised
by the telegraph department is carried, as
they charge, to the most outrageous extent.
kilograms are scrutinized on the frontier,
and liberal EXCLUSIONS made to meet the police
Sc nse of propriety. Reports of speeches In
the Rechstag and at public meetings are not
permitted to pass over the wires If objection.
abb e expressions are discovered. The case Is
worthy the study in this country of those
conclusion. jumpers that think the true cure
for the western Union monopoly Is for the
government, which Is necessarily political
administration, 10 take its place.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

THE world has looked on this week while
tn e Prince of Wales has appeared in the Cor.
d on.Cummlng libel case. growing out of a
gambling scandal at London. to testify to his
part In 1t and to being banker at baccarat,
anne that unlike euchre or whist Is never
played for mere amusement, but Is always a
tn man who will soon become the head of
the nation and also Of the church-both the
Z piscopa establishment of England and the
Presbyterian establishment of Scotland. He
Is b orepresenI law and religion in bis
own person. The inconsistencies of barbar.
ism are not yet passed In this 10Th century.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05
MASSACHUSETTS, NEWS.

Bayid HeughtalIng, 16, of North Adams
uled wednesday morning at about II a, m
from pistol wound at the base of the peck
IN front. Honghtalng had been feeling nm
well and stayed home from work. Hi,
brothor-fn-law, Chas. REED, 22, who was ali
alone IN The house with him al the time of
me affair states that he stood outside of the
house smoking while Houghtaling was In the
Suing room cleaning two reviewers. Later,
ne heard the report OF pistol, and rushing
10, ne found HoughtaiiDg lying on the floor.
Reed has been arrested on suspicion and to liz
several different stories.
The House last week passed the bills to
d IaX by one per cent. inhertances above 3D..
ooo and to establish state dairy bureau,
The Senate Wednesday, 10 to IA, killed the
Dill to compel the publication OF election eY.
penses.
Twen1y-six Republican members of the
legislature refused Friday to 90 back on their
pledge to have fair deal IN the re.districtine
matter. So 1t will probably be settled on
honorable lines this year.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05
Hoods
News Flashes.

Il. S. Bartfne of Ashbury Park, N. Y, Il
dying of hydrophoba from the bite Of mad
cat.
Rougbs attacked Grand Army procession
at Whitesvjlle, KY, Memorial Day, fight
ensued, two OF them were fatally stabbed and
the whole gang driven off.
The pope of Rome has completed his will
and bequeathes everything to the church.
The grand division of the Independent Or
der of railway conductors will hold Its first
annual meeting at st. lhans Tuesday.
Tenney was beaten bv Tristan In the Met :
ropo Titan handicap at Morris Park Tuesday,
and the record for | is niles was D laced at
1.o1 IL. second and a quarter faster than
the previous best.
Mr.. Balfour stated at London Wednesday
that the operation of the Grimes act would
soon be suspended Ia Ireland.
Rain fell over half of the United States
wednesday and was accompanied by very
severe wind In several places. Many persons
were killed and great damage done.
Ignatius Donnelly asserts that the ID I'd
party will have 4,0OO. 900 votes.
The Massachusetts house yesterday psssed
the redstricting bill after IA sharp contest.
The Lodge bill was beaten by 10 majority.
Benson j. LOSING, the IaIuuus historian
died suddenly yesterday of heart disease.
The CHILEAN rebel steamer, Itata, arrived
yesterday at Iqu'qne from Tocopilla and was
surrendered to the United States war ship.
Kansas City roughs attempted yesterday to
tar and Feather Rev. Schweinfurth who is,
pretending to be Christ.
A directory of woman's work in Indianap-
oils alone shows them holding the positions
OF p1aniSts, violinists, eocutionists, orators.
physicians. evangests, artists, commercial
travellers, woodcarvers, teachers, stenogra.
piers, typewriters, bookkeepers and mani
cures, to say nothing of dressmakers, millin-
ers and store. keepers.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

TEx-Postmasler II. W. Martin OF Bennir
ton

| [Ex-P Postmaster II. W. Martin OF Benning
| ton
Summer visitors leave In New Hampshir,
more than 80 600 600 a year. and Vernon
might reap as much II they would give heel
to the following advice:
Let our farmers clean IN their premises
mend their fences and give their ouses d
new coat OF paint. IL costs little. but con
veys an air OF thrift and comfort TO any visit
Or Stock our streams with fine trout: es,
tablish large though not costly summer no.
tells In convenient hooks, with first-class
board and recommendation pate de fos
gras or stewed terrapin, but nice meats fresh
eggs, milk, butter and cream. City people
appreciate such things, and are willing to pay
anv reasonable sum for them, too.
Vermont. like many OF her sister eastern
states, has sent Thousands OF her capital to
Fort Payne, 10 Kansas. and the Lora knows
where. Some OF It, to be sure, has paid rich.
", but many thousands Of her hard.earned
wealth has sunk In Kansas bank stock or
melted away In southern land bubbles, fla
little of this capital were TO-DAY expended In
furthering Vermonts beauties and attrac-
tions as a summer resort we would to-day
be the receivers of an enormous number OF
New York people with well filed purses and
wants easily catered to- which would help all
our people In more ways than could be called.
atpd Hrft
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

A CONFERENCE made up of delegates from
the different states of Mexico Is at WORK 10
revise her revenue system. The latest re-
ports indicate that one measure of the high.
est Importance has been agreed upon, the
abolition of all interior custom houses, and of
the tariff taxes which every state now las
the powe to impose. Next to the old con-
ncction of church and state, which has now
been done away with, this has been The
Q reatest impeachment to Mexican progress, as
permanent artificial barriers to trade are
always bound to be. In place of the present
stamp act 1t Is proposed to substitute an indi'
rect tax, to be collected from the consumer.
and to be uniform throughout the Republic
at rate not exceeding s per cent. ad valorem
on all articles except tobacco and spirits,
revenues from this tax to belong to the states
that collect them.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

AN explanation of the evils of present i'm
migration Is afforded in small way at Ba III
more. The national government delegates
its powers on this subject to state bureaus OF
immigration where they exist, and the
Maryland board consists of three members,
one of whom Is dead, and second gives no
time to the work, leaving 1t all Ito the third.
&. A. Won Lingen, who is the German con-
sui at Baltimore and the saaried agent of
the North German Lloyd steamship line and
interested to pass through as big loads as
possible regardless of the contract labor law
or any other restrictive legislatson.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05
A Test Case.

Was tried In the Windsor county cour
this week, McCasker and Malloy VS. Rev
Joseph Enright on promissory note fol
| S115 given for y package of cloths sold hin
by travelling man. The defense was mis-
representation on the part of the seller. who
claimed to represent an insurance. company
and that the cloth came from Montreal fire,
and had been got through without duty. He
also agreed that man would come round and
make the cloth up. and that be would when
he came again take back what was left OF the
cloth. The nute was negotiated 10 the plain
tiff who appeared to be bona tde holders. Mr.
Enright testified thar the cloth was worth
something, perhaps $50. the court, Judge
Ross,held that as long az there Was some con.
sideration and the defeDdent knew 1t was an
obligation he gave, the defense was not good
as against the present holders OF the note and
ordered a jury to give verdi t for plaintiff
There are two cases In this county. and
several more In Windsor over similar notes
from other parties.
Robert FiltOn demurred in the information
for attempt to break Jail, taking the ground
that under the law man bad a right TO Sc.
cure personal liberty If he could. Court
overruled the demurrer and then Fitton put
in an affi iavit of poverty and asked that
counsel be assigned him.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot he cured BY
taking Halls CataIrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO.. Props, Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known +. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transac-
lions, and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
WALDING. kISNAN & MARVIN, Wholesal ale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls CatarTh Cure j. taken Internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price 15e. per bottle. Sold by ali
druggists.-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

THE financial cataclysm In Philadelphia
threatens to be political one II the whole
truth can come out. 1t is certain that the
city treasurer and his pals have embezzed
nearly half millions OF city money and
nearly million dollars OF state funds; but
who were those pals, how did they operate,
what did they do with the money, how much
of It was spent to carry the election of lSSs
and to sustain the Republican political ma
chine In Pennsy Ivania, are omnibus questions
vet to be answered. The treasurer, Bards-
ley, and the two Kennedys, president and
cash Ter of the Spring Garden bank were
taken to jail Friday. The Investigations before
he criminal court and the city council. thus
far, In spite of an obvious disposition to
cover up, have disclosed that Bardsley was
known to be bankrupt aud to have twice
been charged with forgery, when he was
made treasurer by the Republican ring Of the
city. They have also shown that the Key.
stone bank whose collapse prec'pttated these
exposures was known to the bank examiner
last January to have fa.sided Its accounts, to
have over-issued stock and to be practically
kuCteus I1t TcpOTtcu tuCsc AoStS ~ W "'"'>s~nS
but no action was taken for 80 days,an In the
m eantime over 100000 of public monev was
poured into the hole, while the tip apparently
was given other heavy depositlons to quietly
withdraw their money. What power was 1t,
the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Ledger,
both Republican papers, pertinently ask, that
stayed the hand Of justice and the peremp-
10 ry requirements Of the law while all this
was done? II Is to be hoped to be only a
coincidence that Postmaster General Wana.
n aker was a borrower of 100000, an Illegal
mount, from the bank while these things
ere being done. Mr.. Wanamaker has
,or ne the repute of an honorable business
an and though he was the close friend of
' hat proves to have been the most daring
ang of scoundreIs since Tweed's time, 1t Ia {
n y fair to believe for the present that be {
,as an innocent one. But there is lot of ,,
ark mystery about the whole business.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

THE gold shipment out of the country last
week was only $4,6OO,OOO and this week will
fall to about "a 100000, as against from 81
> 100000 to $7,SOO,0O0 for each of the four
W eeks previous. But the drain Is yet
a formidable one, snd the flow cannot long
continue without making serious trouble.
H enry Clews, the veteran banker, thinks the
English and French fnanciers are engaged In
a conspiracy to drain us of gold, and advises
retaliation by raising the interest rate and by
the treasury's refusing to furnish gold pieces
larger than S. for export.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05
The Heresy Hunts.

The theological battles of the week hav,
been fought with varying results. Toe que
rilla warfare against Phillips Brooks ha'
failed and he VIII very evidently be confirm
ed by the standing committees as bishop Of
the Episcopal church. The armor Is still
being girded on for the fight against HebeI
Newton. But the victories are on the other
side In the Presbyterian General Assembly,
at Detroit. Revision of the Westminster
catechlsm Is again postponed and In the
Briggs case veto has been placed on his
transfer from one chair to another In Union
Theological seminary. As a strict matter of
law this action Is probably without effect and
1t IS of no importance anyway except to
show how curiously a certain class of minds
regard 1t as piOus duty to close their eyes
to the light. The views for which Dr.
Briggs is condemned are those Of the best
Christian scholarship; they do not touch the
vtals of the Christian faith; and they are
the views that are held more or less distinct
ly and generally not only by Union semin.
airy, and by Andover, but by another great
great Presbyterian school, the Lane semin-
AIRY of Cincinnati. These institutions Ger.
tainly represent the unmistakable trend Of
the Christian thought Of the time, reaching
into every denomination.
Rev. DR.. Rossiter Of the North Presbyter.
ian church Of New York hit off the situation
exactly when he said Sunday:
What does this mean? 1t simply means the
creed coat has become too snail for the grow |
I.nry hiatt tha A0ura n ~
today; b. large, overgrown, big headed boy. Win
great new thoughts swelling in his brain, with
great new sense of universal brotherhood
swelling in his heart. This boy Is dressed IN q
suit Of the last century. Clothes are too small,
trousers above his ankles, coat sic, yes nall way
up his arm, jacket tight to his skin. what !.
that boy should stretch himself? would not
answer for the consequences.
President Elliot of Harvard, though speak.
ng as a Unitarian, breathes the spirit that
must prevade the future, when he says:
"We must try to follow reverently the
transparent thought which the founder of c
Christianity cast upon the breeZes OF Judea
Without having pen, or type, or leaving any
ecord except In the memories of bis hearers o
nd we try to make just applications OF his
bought under the new conditions of our t
line. But we care nothing for the DEGREES Il
t those semi.barbarOus conventions which b
epturies ago mystified and perverted his >,
bought, We take no interest In tlme-haow- =,
formuaries. MYSTERIES we find all around L
$. We cankot imagine how one blade of al
rass grows; we use Familiarity electric force, Sc
ut we cannot conceive what 1t Is, or even .,
nd words to shadow forth Its nature; we u
now that moral and mental qualities are be- p,
,ditary, but we cannot form any Idea OF the al
ode of their Transmission. So IN religion
e ind mysteries; but we do not try to for ="
uate them In human speech, and then wor- CO
ip the formula. These are indispensable fo
,liverances from bondage, fear and gloom -
hey make daily life for all of US the brighter 81
ID sweeter." &C
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

Fl ENRY CABOT LODGE made great speech
at New Bedford Friday on the Mckinley bill.
And what do you suppose he found in 1t to
praise?
Free sugar and the reciprocity cause.
Nothing else apparently.
1t is interesting to note the growing in
clination among the ablest men of the Re-
publican party to dodge the issue they were
once so eager to accept in this bill, and to
say nothing about 1t except npon these two
particulars where 1t looks toward free
trade" Even the Ohio leaders are trying to
wiggle out of their obligation to nominate
M cKinley for governor, fearing that in spite
of his splendid qualities as campaigner,
fight on the tariff issue would end in defeat.
They are eagerly trying to side track the con-
test on 10 some other issue-silver, state COM
missions or something. But Mckinley, al
ways earnest and sincere, is bound to face the
issue separately and the Democrats are eager
to meet him there.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

FARMERS who wish TO avail themselves OF
the goyernm ent's b, unity on next years sugar
crop should bear In mind that they must take
out their licenses before July lst. Particulars
are given In our EARN and Home" depart
m ent on another page, and the internal rev.
enue bureau has issued elaborate instructions
W hich may be procured by addressing Col
,ector G. s. Forbes of ST. Adams.