The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-05-22
Sir John A. Mcdonald, the able Premier

Sir John A. Mcdonald, the able Premier
OF the Dominion Of Canada, Il In coalition
of III health which at bis advanced age, IS, Is
giving his followers much concern. The last
campaign broke him down and he was III for
a long time at Kingston, and now he has
broken down again at tn, beginning of the
Parliament session, being only able to make
brief daily visit to his Office against the ad.
wise Of his physician. but not to appear in
Parliament. II he retires the leadership and
possibly the premiership is thought to be
likely ;. to decend 10 either Sir
John Thompson or Sir Charles Topper.
Sir Hector Langevin, the oldest In time of
service OF his ministers, Is resting under Sc.
riOus charges. But the liberals are also dis
mayed and dread the responsibility that
would come upon them with government
defeat. The finances of the country are In
bad way. trade is unsatisfactory, farmers
complaining, and the outlook Is dubious In
the extreme. Provincial debts are to be pro.
vided for, railroad subsidies to be managed,
government pledges for public works to be
disposed of In some way, and troublesome
questions about schools to be met and an.
swered. Whichever party is in power must
face this condition of things as well as solve
the tariff and reciprocity problems and the
liberals do. not fancy the undertaking any
letter than the tories.
A new apporticnment bill was reported in
the Massachusetts, legislature Friday. 1t Is
singuarlE fair one, giving the Republicans
seven and the Democrats six congressman
on the basis of the vote of 1890. Ervi g,
Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Mortified,
Orange, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Warwick
and Wendell are placed In the second dis
trlct and the rest of Franklin col nty In the
first with Berkshire and part of Hampshire.
But the chance for the bill Is not br liant.
1t Is too fair to suit the Republican palate.
The Kentucky Democratic state convention
this week passed free silver resolution. A
resolution endorsing Cleveland was intro.
duced but an adjournment was secured be.
fore 1t could be passed.
The Russian Car apparently Intends not
Odly to drive the Jews from Russia, but
from all parts of Europe where Russian in
flueuce Is sufficiently powerful. Jews have
recently been mobbed in Corfu, their shops
and dwellings destroyed and themselves
hooted and assaulted and this outbreak is
ascribed TO the work of Russian agents or
at least to Russian Influence. The reports
from the Ionian Islands are to the effect
that Russian agents are Systematically or
ganlzlng prejudice against the Jews,
And the great Jewish bankers are retaliat-
ing with a war on Russian credit, defe ating
her regent loan, constantly making drafts on
PIE her. fe strags 3 st az one
and the great movement of gold for the
past few weeks towards theRussian boundary
is caused by her desperate efforts to meet
these drafts.
PostmasterGe neralWanamaker has just au.
thorized the establishment of very COM
plete mail service with the territory of Alas.
ka which will be inaugurated July 1, and
will bring into contact with cilization vast
extent OF country and people who heretofore
nave been debarred from communicate n
With the United States except by means OF
,hance sailing vessel. /