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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-28
Barnard, Sumner & Co.

7rtc0t.
They cost only IL lac a
yard, and are SO inches wide.
If you'll stop to think mo-
ment, you will know that a
yard Of cloth SO inches wide
could never be sold for IL lac
if it was all a0ooL.
Of course no one SAYS all
wool you are simply led to
think SO, and in that there isn't
much difference, by the state
ment Wool Zr1coI.
We have them, and they are
good enough at IL 1-2c yard,
although they are made of cot
ton and wool, with rather more
of the first than the last.
Here's something in the ever
lasting Cheviots, 50 inches wide,
for a quarter of a dollar; six
yards all you need for a dress
a mighty good thing it is, too,
in stripes, plaids and checks.
They are just like the higher
cost goods in design. In fact
they are the closest kind of a
copy Of the costlier goods.
If you want the better kinds
in plain effects, there can be
nothing much better or more
serviceable than ByoadcLoth.
We have quality that will
fully please ninety-nine out of
every hundred ladies, and the
cost is only a dollar yard.
We do not remember ever
offering so good quality for
SO little money.
For the price, this Broadcloth
cannot be equalled either in
assortment. beauty or quality.
OF course the mere mention
of Bedford Cords brings to your
mind the thought of excellence
and quality.
True, the name is attached
to very low-priced goods, but
then, the genuine Bedford
CORDS represent something way
up high in dress goods.
We are talking about that
kind now.
We mean the very best in
the market.
We mean large variety of
them for you to choose from.
Our prices SI.oo, SLIP IL
a yard.
CameIs Hair enters largely
into dress goods this year.
The fashion for soft, clinging
draperies calls upon this soft,
silky material for its aid in the
production Of fine goods.
We are rich in the album
dance of Cancels Hair Suitings,
and the prices range from
$I.25 to $3.50 yard.
Of course whatever has been
produced this year in Cancels
Hair fabrics, you will find here
that is to say, if they are worth
showing our ladies.
A new goods came in yes
terday, and is called Bedford
Cora.
It's all cotton, not a thread
of wool in it, but it's awfully
attractive after all |; the shades
are cream, tan, slate and black.
The price is 25c, and the width
20 inches.
Cunning little wooden socks
for the babies, silk ones, too,
little kid booties in white, rus
sets, modes and black. All by
themselves, with lots of pretty
little wooden things just suited
to the little folk.
Handsome heavy Chenille
Table Covers, very heavily
fringed, 6x4, came to the Linen
section yesterday; there are
fifty patterns among them, so
the chief says.
We don't know how so much
can be given for so little, but
the price is only $3.50.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-10-28
WHY ROYAL
BakingPowder is Best

"The Royal Baking Powder is absolute
ly pure, for have so found it in many
tests made both for that company
and the United States Government
81 will go still further and that because of the fac
tiles that company have for obtaining perfectly pure
cream of tartar and for other dependent upon
the proper proportions Of the same and the method of
Its preparation,
"the Royal Baking Powder
is undoubtedly the Purest
and most reliable baking
powder offered to the public.
"HENRY A. MOTT PHI. D."
Late Cnixa States Government Chemist
The record-union., 1891-12-08
SUNOL.
Bonner Talks Regarding the Future of
the Great Mare.

Bonner Talks Regarding the Future of
the Great Mare.
NEW YORK, Dec. There was a re-
port tonight that Robert Bonner's
famous mare, Sunol, had arrived from
the West. When seen by Tribune re-
porter Bonner said that the great mare
would not arrive to-day. He had just
received a telegram from Charles Mar
vim, who has charge of Sunol on her trip
East. 1t was dated at Council Bluffs,
and said that the mare had arrived at
Council Bluffs on Saturday in good con-
dition, and would start for Chicago. Mon
day on her way to New York.
In answer to q question as to what his
plans for the great trotter were, Bonner
said: During the winter I shall jog her
or drive her at an easy trot here at Central
Park and on the road, so as to keep her
in good health. Charles Marvin, her
trainer, has left the employ of Stanford
and will remain the trainer of Sunol.
Marvin has been anxious to come East
for long time. He has now severed his
California connections, and has been en-
gagged by Miller Il Sibley of Franklin,
Penn. Sibley is personal friend Of
mine, and will take charge Of Sunol
some of the time. When the frost is
out of the ground 1 shall put
Sunol in training SO as to lower her
Western record Of 2:0S4, if possible. /
shall not allow her to run for money, my
principles on that point being too well
established to need explanation, but /
shall gladly give a public exhibition
when the mare is capable of doing so. 1
shall send her to the track at Meadville,
Penn. which is only twenty miles from
Franklin, where she can be speeded and
brought into record breaking trim. 1
will train her at various regulation
tracks in the East, and also at Cleveland.
which is one of the best regulation tracks
in the country
The record-union., 1891-12-08
RAILROADS IN TEXAS.
Self-EXplanatory Letter From Presi-
dent Huntington.


dent Huntington.
DALLAS CTex.), Dec. THE following
letter from G. p. Huntington to James B.
Simpson explains itself:
Yours of the 26th received and its con-
tents carefully noted. Very likely you
have valuable franchises, or what you
would consider to be valuable in almost
any other State than Texas, but while
there are many places in Texas where we
would like to build some railroads, mostly
short ones, we cannot do anything so
long as the disposition exists that now
seems to exist in TeXas-that is, to do all
the harm they can to this kind of prop
erty, and L think my views are shared by
all the people who have money! to invest.
No one is disposed to create property
which, after being created, cannot be con-
trolled by its ownership.
''Of course, we all expect to be subject
to police regulations and to pay taxes in
any State, even as other property, but
whenever anything is done beyond that
it checks this kind of improvement, and
where it approaches so near confiscation,
as the sentiment in Texas tends, it en-
tirely prevents capital from being in
vested. / think there is no road in Texas
that to-day is earning its operating and
fixed charges. Every road, / think, has
been or is in the hands of receiver, ex-
cepting our east and west line, which is
supported by business going entirely
through the State, which business could
also be sent another way and would be
sent, excepting that we believe the people
of Texas will some time take a sober
second thought and treat the railroads as
they do other kinds of property. When
that time comes l shall be ready to talk
with you about your franchises-if it
comes in my day, and I believe it will
as | think no other people are suffering
from an unwise policy persistently pur-
sued as are the people from your State"
The record-union., 1891-12-08
COMMERCIAL TREATIES.
The Italy Germany Austria Agre

The Italy Germany Austria Agree
ment Favorable to America.
ROME, Dec. THE new commercial
treaties between Italy and Germany and
Austria have been signed here and at
Berlin. The German and Austrian COM
mercial treaty has been signed at Vienna.
The remaining treaties will be signed
during the coming week. They were
discussed by the Bundesrath yesterday.
There is no doubt that the Reichstag will
ratify the treaties. America viii derive
the greatest advantage from them. The
Borsen Courier says the duties on corn
will be reduced from fifty to thirty five
shillings per ton. Russia, being excluded
by the favored nation clause, will be ad-
versely affected by the new treaties, and
viii be virtually compelled to make over
lures TO Germany to prevent the total eX-
clusion of Russian grain from the Ger
man market.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Special TO the RECoRD-UNIoS.


NEW YORK, Dec. IA special from
Sing Sing says: Martin d. Loppy, the
wife-murderer, has been executed. The
signal announcing the execution was run
up on the flagstaff few minutes past
noon. 1t was preceded by buzzing in
dicating that the dynamos had been set
to work. A crowd of newspaper men
and curious people was waiting in front of
the prison gate for the witnesses to come
out.
According to Warden Brown, the exc
cution was carried out the same as at the
time of the killing of the four men in the
same chair in Jaly last The Warden re-
fused to give any information except to
say that the law was carried out and the
execution OF Loppy was success. Loppy
was more Intelligent than any of the
murderers who were confined in the
death-house. He listened to the reading
OF the death warrant with bowed head
and when the Warden finished the
doomed man was led out of his cage.
The little procession was then started for
the death chamber. Warden Brown and
Keeper Connaughton led the way directly
ahead OF Loppy, who had to be led by the
keepers through dark passage-way on
stCCOuuG vi lis DllnUn6SS.
AS soon as Loppy arrived in the execu-
ton room he was promptly placed in the
CHAIR and strapped so he could not move
his head, hand or foot. The electrodes
were then applied to the condemned man,
one covering the forehead and temples
and the other the calf of the right leg.
The electrodes were moistened with a So
luton OF salt water before the current
was turned on. None of the witnesses
would reveal how Loppy died 1t is un-
derstood that ,4S5 volts, the same as at the
July execution, were turned on and that
the current at that voltage continued
from fifty to sixty seconds. AS soon as
Loppy was pronounced dead the straps
which bound his body We're removed and
the body of the dead murderer carried
into an apartment directly off the execu-
ton room, where an autopsy was held
Loppy's remains were then placed in q
rough pine coffin and some time after
SundOWn this evening the coffin will be
placed in grave filled with quicklime.
DR.. Ward of Albany, one of the wit
nesses, was seen by reporter. He said:
Il, as well as other witnesses, am pledged
to maintain the Strictest secrecy in regard
to the execution. I will say, however.
that in my opinion it was a success. I do
not believe Loppy felt any pain. He was
calm and composed when being led to
the execution room, and when strapped
III the death chair. / believe execution
by electricity is the most successful capt.
tai punishment. 1t is far preferable to
hanging. | believe one of the earliest
acts of the Legislature will be to amend
that portion of the law which excludes
newspaper men,
The crime for which Loppy was exc
cuted was for the murder of Hattie
Loppy, wife of the murderer, on July
4, 1881. Loppy was 81 years old, and a
complete physical wreck, having been a
hard drinller for number of years be-
fore the crime He was very deaf, and
blind in one eye.
The record-union., 1891-12-08

The brief on behalf of Thayer, prepared
by John r. Dillon, John L. Webster and
Joseph ii. Blair, broadly asserted that
they base the assertion of want of citizen
snip in Boyd on the ground that an alien
cannot grow into citizenship by belief or
faith, and by assuming to act as citizen.
Ihey cite the case of Dreyden and Swim
burne OF West Virginia, in which the
court held that proof of naturalization is
necessary and the doctrine of relation
could not apply. Collective naturaliza-
ton, they maintain, can apply only
where Congress makes express provision
therefor, as it did when Florida and Lou
isiana were ceded to the United States.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
BoYD-THAYER CONTEST.
The Case to be Argued Before the
Supreme Court To-day.

The Case to be Argued Before the
Supreme Court To-day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. The Boyd
Thayer case, involving the question of
title to the Office of Governor of Nebraska
and citizenship on the part of Boyd, will
come up for argument in the United
States Supreme Court tomorrow. Briefs
of counsel have been filed.
J. W. Gown, attorney for Boyd, in his
brief maintains that his client became a
citizen by virtue of the admission of Ne
braska as a State, he being an inhabitant
of the Territory of Nebraska and MEM
ber of its Constitutional Convention.
Henry ID. Estabrooke, also attorney for
Boyd, argued that Boyd became citizen
through relation back to the time of his
declaration of intention. TO the granting
in 1890 of final naturalization papers to
Boyd's father, and that the complete
transaction takes effect as of the day
Grawn, 1910. The naturalization, he
holds, is in the nature of a contract, in
which the granting of final papers con-
Stituted assistance on the part of the
Government. lie also argued that the
Conscription Act of 1864, making all
persons who declared their intention to
become citizens of the United States
amenable to military duty, had the effect
of comforting a citizens duties upon
Boyd and his father.
The confession OF the entire honesty of
Boyd in the belief that he was citizen,
reiterated oaths of allegiance to the
United States and the Constitution and his
patriotic conduct through life are noted
as circumstances justifying the court in
invoking the doctrine of relation.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
TERRIBLE WRECK.
Four Men Killed and Many Injured in
q Railroad Collision

Four Men Killed and Many Injured in
Railroad Collision.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. IA Times special
from West Plains, Mo-, says: A terrible
wreck occurred here on the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott and Memphis
Railway this afternoon. A construction
train, with thirty-eight men in the caboose,
was backing into this place, when it col
lided with special freight train. The
caboose was smashed into splint-
ers, and four workmen We're
killed outright. They were Patrick
Laven, Albert Miller, Matt Mcnamara
and an unknown man. OF the other
men occupying the caboose twenty were
seriously injured, some it is feared fa-
tally.
THIRTY-FOUR KILLED.
CALCUTTA, Dee. 7.-Thirty-four per-
sons were killed and many injured in a
railway collision between Moolan and
Lahore.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Special to the RrcoRD-UN1oS.

Special to the REcoRD-UNIoS.
RocKLIN, Dec. THE dead body of
Albert Bortleson, a German workman,
was found in his house yesterday with
load of coarse shot in his side and breast.
Bortleson had evidently been working
near the house, and his hat, powder flask
and tools were found where he had been
working. The hat was riddIed with shot.
The body was dragged some distance
toward the house. and then carried and
dragged again, evidently by one man.
The deceased was about 40 years of age,
and had been working in quarry here
several weeks, but prior to that had been
IN charge of the Lee mine and ranch.
Bortleson owned piece of land adjoin-
ing the Lee mine, and lived alone.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
The CARA Revolution.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Senor Romero,
Mexican Minister, received by mail
copy of cablegram from President Diaz
of the 2lst ult. in regard to the Cara
revolution on the border, and he finds an
error committed in the form published,
caused in the transmission or decipher-
ing, as the copy now received does not
contain an allusion to any want of proper
zeal on the part of officers of the United
States government on the frontier in the
execution Of the neutrality laws.
The record-union., 1891-12-08

his prisoner, Will d. Southworth. South
worth was arraigned in court this after
noon. a detective told the Judge that
Southworth was insane. Southworth
said he wanted lawyer, and was COM
mitted for examination as to his mental
condition. He ewas subsequently sent to
Bellevue Hospital. Southworth once
asked aid from the Prince of Wales on
the strength of being Mason.
Inspector Byrnes said he was positive
the head in the Morgue was that of Pro-
fessor Denton, a crank known in this
city and Brooklyn. Among South
worth's effects was found brass badge
bearing the letters ''R. u. V" in blue
enamel. In the space inside of the "U"
were the figures lilo. The dead dyna-
miter wore a similar badge, so Captain
Horne declares. No person knows what
the letters ''R. q. V" mean.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
SALT LAKE GRAND JURY.
An Indictment Found Against a United
states Marshal.

An Indictment Found Against United
States Marshal.
SALT LAKE, Dec. THE Grand Jury
to-day filed an indictment against United
States Marshal f. H. Parsons for main
tanning house for immoral purposes.
Brig Hampton was also indicted for the
same offense. The Grand Jury, in an
official report, severely criticised the
management of the Penitentiary, and
asserts that convict labor has been used
illegally to the benefit of the Warden and
United States Marshal, who also, it as
serts, posed as sub-contractors.
The investigation of the charge of lewd
conduct preferred against Parsons began
to-day. Annie Prindale told her story,
until tomorrow,
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Nearly Two Hundred Killed.

ST.. PETERSBURG, Dec. News of an
awful colliery disaster at Nifla, in Rus
sian Poland, has been received here. An
explosion of firedamp took place while
the mine was in full operation, and few
of the workmen succeeded in escaping
The loss of life is estimated at 1S0 Little
can be done toward reaching the bodies,
as the shaft was badly damaged, and the
workings are believed to have caved in
many placeS
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Rennhlican Cancns.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE Republican
Senators held short caucus to-day to
provide for the assignment of Senators to
committees. The Chairman, Senator
Sherman, was authorized to appoint a
committee OF nine to select a list. Later
Senator Sherman announced the follow
ing committee: Cullom (Chairman), Cam
eron, Plumb, Sawyer, Hale, Hawley, Tel
ler Mitchell and Carr
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Rebels Defeated.

LONDON, Dec. Lii Hung Chang,
Viceroy, telegraphs the Chronicles S
Shanghai correspondent that he has con-
firmed the news of the crushing defeat of
the rebels. The correspondent then
gives further details of the recent massa-
ere, which shows it was veritable car
nival of blood. Ii Hung Chang has lust
telegraphed that martial law is proclaimed
throughout Manchuria
The record-union., 1891-12-08
wyoming Rustlers.

OMAHA, Dec. 7.-State Senator Durham
of Wyoming, who is here, says the
rustlers, who are in such numbers in his
State that the ranchmen are unable to
cope with them, are running the cattle
business there, and war OF eXterm;na-
ton is likely soon to begin against the
thieves by stock-raisers. The rustlers
not only steal steers and calves. but shoot
cows. The rustlers are mostly despera-
does from Texas.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Robbers Held to Answer.

MODESTO, Dec. 7.-Justice Whitby fin
ished hearing the evidence in the robbery
cases against Seton Boren and James
Berry, charged with standing up the
barkeeper OF Robert Crows saloon at
Waterford on the night of the 9th of No
vember. The barkeeper and three others
identified the defendants as the masked
men who robbed him. Defendant Berry
was Deputy Constable. Both were held
to answer in the Superior Court in bonds
OF 81, 500 each.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
The jury rallied to Agree.

SALINAS, Dec. THE second trial of
Charles Hawes for the killing OF young
Wagner in Monterey last May has occu-
pied the attention of the Superior Court
here for the last five days. The case
went to the jury Saturday at 1 P. n. The
jury came into the court at noon to-day
and reported that it was impossible for
them to agree. Judge Dorm then dis
charged them. They stood nine for ae-
quittal and three for manslaughter.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Secretary Fosters Health.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secretary Fos-
ter's illness seems to have assumed a
more serious aspect. and another physi-
clan was called in to assist Hamilton in
treating the case. In speaking of the case
this morning, DR.. Hamilton said: ''Secre-
tary Foster has no pain, but his condi-
ton has not improved since the onset of
the fever last Saturday. The patient is
extremely weak -
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Prospects of Another war

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Paul Bergner.
special agent for America for the Krupp
Gun Works of Germany, arrived here
from Mexico to-day. He received a cable
gram from the krupp Company informing
him that it was probable that war would
soon break out between Chile and the
Argentine Confederation, and ordering
him to proceed TO Valparaiso at once.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Heavy snow in Manitoba.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 7.-Assistant General
Passenger Agent Austin of the Northern
Pacific returned this morning from trip
to Manitoba. He was caught in the re-
cent blizzard, and says it is the worst
known in nine years. The fall of snow
was very heavy, and it drifted in places
from twelve to fifteen feet deep. The
temperature was high, and there was no
suffering except in perhaps few isolated
cases. The worst feature is that the snow
covers great deal of wheat in shock.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
Judgment Entered Against c. B
Holmes for Large Amount.

- LnlcTSO Against q. IL.
Holmes for Large Amount.
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Some months ago
the Pacific Railway Company, an Illinois
corporation, operating the cable street.
railway system of Los Angeles, Cal, got
into financial difficulties, owing about
S2,500,G00 to several Chicago banks, and,
it is understood, being involved more or
less deeply. G. B. Holmes of this city,
President of the company, was subse-
quently made defendant in a number of
suits to recover on notes given by him to
raise money to equip the lines. Judg-
ment was entered against him to-day in
the Circuit Court for sums aggregating
Sl64,000. The complainants were Robert
Law and Charles G. Whiteacre, the latter,
1t is supposed, representing the banks
The defense claimed that complainants
had already recouped themselves by sell
ing the securities of the Pacific and
other companies. which had been given
as collateral with the notes. An appeal
willS0e taken to higher court.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
REMARKABLE CRIME.
a Frenchman Takes Poison, and il
Then Shot by His Wife.

\ tfeHcnInan Takes POISON, and is
Then Shot by His Wife.
MARYsvILLE, Dec. News reached
here to-day of remarkable crime On
December 1st a Frenchman named
Lourens Sigourette, who had been sick
for sometime, took dose of strychnine.
The poison did not have immediate eff
feet, and he asked his wife to get his shot
gun and shoot him. This she did, but
death was not instantaneous. He then
told her to pile brush around him and set
it on fire. She refused, but went to the
cabin Of q neighbor and asked him to as
sist in the cremation. The neighbor re-
fused, and sent for Constable When
the latter arrived Sigourette was dead.
The woman has not been arrested, but
the Sheriff will inyestipate
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Frauds of Indian Acents.

MINNEAPoLIs, Dec. IA special from
Pierre. S. D., says all officials implicated
in the Cheyenne agency frauds are re-
ported as having been suspended. The
agency is in charge Of Special Inspector
Sessney. Some Indians are suffering
from want of food.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
Metallic Currency for Portugal.

LISBON, Dec. THE Government
agreement for the reorganization of the
Bank of Portugal, signed on Friday. is
expected to strengthen the credit OF the
country. The Minister of Finance an
nounced to the Cortes that he believed a
metallic currency would be restored in
Portugal before March next.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
An Invalid Snicides.

AUBURN. Dec. IA. Evinger of Mount
Vernon committed suicide this morning
by shooting himself. Mr.. Evinger had
suffered several months from cancer of
the stomach, which accounts for the rash
act. He was native of Illinois, aged 64
wears.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
A Horse Received with Honors.

CHICO, Dec. 7.-Vie. H., D. NJ. Reavis'
noted dark mare of 2:l34 gait, was brought
into town from the ranch this morning
and was met at the depot by band and
escorted through the principal streets. A
large crowd was out to see her.
The record-union., 1891-12-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The First Session of the Fifty-Sec-
Ond Congress COnyenes.
BOTH BRANCHES ADJOURN UNTIL
TODAY NOON.

An Unusually Large Number of Sem
ators Sworn tn-Secretary Fosters
Condition Assumes a Serious As
pect-The Boyd-Thayer Contest for
the Governorship of Nebraska to
Come up for Argument in the Su-
preme Court To-Day.