The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-05-22
NDTINGs.

1t Is announced that since his arrival In
| Ireland, after becoming conmander-in-chief
of the military force In the country, Lord
Wolseley has become home ruler. and says
| he does not see any danger from military
| point of view In granting home rule to Ire
! land.
/ A Washington correspondent of the Chica-
go Herald says that Senator Cullom intends
| to be candidate for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination next year.
| Senator Morrill, was interviewed by New
York Mail & Express reporter Monday on
| immigration and said he would not permit
any emigrant to embark for this country I'm.
| til he had proven to the American consul at
| the port of sailing his fitness In every way.
The rumor Is revived that Senator Ed.
munds will succeed Justice Bradley, who is
now In his 18th year, on the Supreme court
bench. The only reason for 1t is that the
Senator retains his Washington house, and
has said he expects to be at the capitol good
deal on account of important legal business
there. But be has at least twice declined an
appointment to the Supreme bench.
The Minnesota legislature passed law
requiring that all tleOmargarine sold in that
state be colored bright pink.
The great coal mine owners had a meeting
Friday and voted to raise prices at least 10
cents a ton June list, to restrict production
greatly, and to make an advance of 81 a ton
Oct 1st.
The Army and Navy Journal says
Secretary Proctor Is "nOw hard at work
clearing up large mass of accumulated bus
mess preparatory to visit of inspection to
western military posts, which will be his last
as secretary of war. as his retirement from
the cabinet may soon be looked fnr.''1a,iaasa4>,
President Harrison Is reported to have
told Two prominent Nebraska Republicans In
private conversation at Omaha that he knew
of no event which he so deeply regretted as
the displacement of Mr.. Boyd. "Speaking
merely as Republican | regarl 1t as one OF
the heaviest blows which the party could
possibly suffer. do not doubt that the su.
preme court took the only course 1t recog-
Ezed as proper, but 1t is unfortunate that the
necessity arose for the displacement of a
Democrat elected by the people by court
constituted solely of Republicans"
The guns of the dynamite cruiser Vesuvlus
were tested at Lynn Haven bay, Va, Wed.
desday m Drning. Shots fired while 1t was
stationary and while 1t was In full motion
were SO accurate that any one of them would |
have struck vessel the size of the York
town and one of tine shots was bull's.eye.
Of the fifty short term endowment orders
which had sprung into existence in Philadel-
phia within short time, all but two have
gone into voluntary or enforced assignment.
The new minister from Peru, Senior Solar.
says he Is charged with the special duty of
negotiating IA reciprocity treaty.
The Pennsylvania senate has passed the
Robinson bill for the calling of constitution
Al convention, whose chief purpose should
be to clear the way for an Australian ballot
aw. Quay has allowed the convention to be
called under instructions and on an apportion-
nent that he thinks will enable him to con-
rel 1t and throttle the cause of ballot reform
Is he ATTEMPTED to throttle it with the Baker
)ill under which ballots would still have
,een numbered and the voter might still have
exercised his constitutional privilege of writ
ne his name on his ticket so that the buyer ,,
If bulIdozer could trace 1t. Quay realizes /. .
hat when honest ballot reform comes his oc- :
upatiOn Is gone.
The federal supreme court has decided. In
case between a bank and the city of New
'edford that the premium on United States
onds can be taxed.
Geo.M Pullman of the palace car company !
avs that the presidential party was furnish !
d cars free of cost, but the same courtesy U
Tas extended to President Cleveland on bis =
'estern journey.
Senator Quay has been at Washington this
'eek for an Interview with the president and
! last realizes that he wants Quay's aid In II
Is fight for denomination. :
Suisi. DR.. Livingstone's famous body SER
ant. died In Zanzibar the 9th of this month.
was Susi who decided to carry the dead
ody of the explorer from the heart of Africa
the coast, 1900 miles away. The journey
as made by the faithful follower with one
,mDani0n. through a hostile territory, the
,dy being packed so as to resemble mer.
landise, inasmuch as the transportation OF a
lad body through some of the territory was
crime with Ieath penalty. DR.. Living
ones BODY now rests In Westminster abbey
eiy because of Susi's courage and clever
Is. For that service he was thanked by
Irliament and was accorded recognition by
e queen.
The Mississippi congress at Den
n, Col, this week. to boom free silver,
As attended by over 1000 delegates. North,
Hth and west sank all sectional interests.
A BOY named Bennett Is in Jail at Newport
r attempted train wrecsing on the Cana
an Pacific railroad.