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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

howard for breach Of promise has been set
tleu by the defendant; it is understood he
paid substantial sum, but the actual
amount is not made known,
ne granm jury have thus far returned
one true bill. How many more they had
in embryo is not known. An event trans
pred that will necessitate going all over
again with the work thus far Accomplished
by them. Fortunately the event was
brought to light in time to prevent The
knocking out OF every indictment that
might have been presented at this term of
court. When the jury came in last week
and mad three of its members discharged
by reason OF disqualification, they having
served as grand jurors within the two years
limited by statute, the sheriff was called
upon to obtain talesmen. In such case II
Is the duty OF the sheriff to call "iudicious
men OF the county" and he should first
satisfy himself that those called come
within this category. Among the three
talesman called by the sheriff was Mr..
Charles III. Carter, who took a seat with
the grand jury and acted with them in their
work. The states attorney got wind of the
fact that it was claimed the indictment
againstHale, for bigamy, was faulty. An
obtaining knowledge of Mr.. Carter's dis
qualification upon the ground that he had
rellnqulshed his citizenship of this state,
and had not been here long enough to be
re-instated as a citizen of Vermont.
In Oruer 10 enaDle tne court TO satisfy it.
self on the fact alleged, the grand jury was
summoned upstairs yesterday morning
Enquiry of Mr.. Carter disclosed the fact
that in 1889 he left Vermont and was absent
for nearly two years, and that when he left
the state he intended to make domicile
elsewhere. He has not been resident of
Vermont six months since his return. He
was informed he was discharged, and an.
other talesman was called to fill the va
cancy. All doubt was removed as to the
commences OF the new mans fitness to be
grand juror by questioning him before he
was obligated The grand jury then went
back to their room to commence de MORO
All the witnesses who have appeared have
been re.summoned, and such cases as had
been already acted upon, but not reported
will be taken up again and voted on by the
grand jury as it is now lawfully constituted
so that no true bill hereafter found at this
term will be vitiated by the defect now
remedied.
State rs. Thomas H. Hale. Respondent
pleaded guilty to an Indictment setting up
the crime of bigamy. Hale was married at
keene, n. Y, to a woman named Hammer
in the fall of 1890. He left his first wife
and contracted merriage with a Miss May
Jessie Fleury at Waterbury in Washington
county in October last. Two years in the
state prison was the sentence. John H.
Senter prosecuted for the state. w. A.
Lord and L. j. Boynton for the respondent
The respondent decided not to put the state
to the expense Of bringing in a new indict-
ment, but pleaded guilty to the indictment
as found.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23
A BrOken-Up Party.

The New York democracy launched
its state ticket at Saratoga on Wednes-
day of last week, and Roswell Z. Flower
is at the head of it, The convention
was like all its ENTHUSIASTICALLY and
blustering-and the platform was a
long stump-speech in which the dele
gates stigmatized the Sherman "pro-
gressive silver basis law" "as no solu-
ton of the gold and silver question and
as fit appendix to the subsidy and
bounty swindle, the Mckinley worse
than-war tariff, the Blaine reciprocity
humbug, the squandered surplus, the
advancing deficit, the defective census,
the falsified representation and the
revolutionary procedures of the billion
dollar congress-" Governor Hill en-
deavored in vain to convince the COM
mittee on resolutions that it would be
best to straddle on the silver question,
and it was finally voted that I" we are
against the coinage of any dollar which
is not of the intrinsic value of every
other dollar of the United States"
The greater part of the platform is de-
voted to state matters.
Mr.. Flower did not secure the NOM
ination without vigorous protest from
the Kings county men, who supported
Chaplin of Brooklyn. One of the Cha
pin delegates paid his respects to
Flower in these words; " If we would
prove our love for the republic we must
show our independence of the flamboy-
ant millionaires of the country. !
can't understand why men are always
trying to be what they are not, MOI
why politicians seek Office for which
nature has untitled them. The ass is
not lion, though he put on lions
skim" This pointed reference had nc
effect, however, and Flower was nom
mated by vote of three hundred thirty
four to forty-three for Chaplin. There
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23
The Board of Agriculture's
Patriotic Work.

1t is not pretty thing when men are try
ing to do something for the upbuilding of
Vermont TO pursue them with carping criti-
cism. The Board of Agriculture has, purely
as a matter of patriotism and without one
dime to pay for its labor, attempted to do
some valuable advertising for the state.
With a meager 5000 allowed it for that pur-
pose, it has printed and circulated 1000
copies of a pamphlet of liz pages descriptive
of our resources and advantages, and 1t
furnished the same matter in supplement
form free OF charge to those newspapers
that would mail it to their out-of-state cir
culation, 1t solicited and secured some
advertising to help pay the cost of the work.
1t had the printing done at the Montpelier
WATCHMAN office as it had a right TO
do. But there are two or three papers
that would not accept the offer of the
supplements, either because of an over
sight or because they did not want to con-
tribute the cost of folding, mailing and
postage on the supplements, that are howl
ing about favoritism," iobbery," etc.
complaining that the Board gave the
WArCHMAN scoop" on the rest OF
the state press in issuing the supple
ments. There is not particle of reason for
any such assertion. The WATCHMAN had
the supplements on precisely the same
terms as the rest of the state papers, and
forwarded the supplements TO all OF the
others in season for issue on the same week
that it issued them itself And it did this
at considerable inconvenience to itself,
because of a delay in receiving a cut from
an advertiser. What more could be ex-
pected ?-Battleboro Retormer
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Press Notes.

MONTPELIER people deserve the support
of all law abiding citizens in this state.
The results accomplished of late for the
suppression of the sale of liquor there are
telling largely against the sellers, and if, as
the WATERMAN asks and every citizen has
a right to demand, the higher courts do
their duty, Montpelier can be freed from its
blighting curse.-Lyndonvale journal.
THE movement upon the owners of build
ings in which liquor Is sold, at Rutland
ought to have interesting results. If this
kind of legislation is going to cumber our
statute books, it is high time that it be en-
forced.-BrattlebOro Reformer.
THE Clipper is pitching into the Montpe-
lier WAToHMAN for alleged favoritism in
furnishing the supplements containing in
formation in regard TO Vermont's resources
as furnished by the State Board of Agri
culture, to certain papers, and Mr.. Spear
comes out in a card to the Free Press, ex'
onerating the WATCHMAN from blame. Per
haps the Clipper has been little hasty.-
Earth, Burlington.
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was contest over the question of New
York city's representation, but it was
given to Tammany in the end.
The convention developed several
elements of weakness which give re-
publicans strong hopes of victory. In
the first place, Governor Hill was told
in pretty plain words that he did not
run the party. Not only were his
wishes ignored on the silver question,
but when he asked Mr.. Sheehan, the
candidate for acknowledgements to
retire from the fight in order that the
Chaplin men might be appeased with
the office, that gentleman refused to
bulge and he was consequently NOM
mated. 1t was pretty cold weather for
the governor-senator. The Chaplin
men and the county democracy are dis
gruntled because they were beaten.
But the worst blow to the prospects of
the New York democracy is the revolt
of Lieutenant-governo Jones. He
says emphatically that he will not sup
port the ticket, and in explaining his
reason for so doing he used these
words: " l believe, in this instance,
that not only have the interests of the
people been sacrificed, but the exist
ence of the democratic party leopard
lied, for behind the nominations and
in absolute control of the party are men
whose every sentiment of patriotism is
subject either to their personal amb;-
ton or their selfish greed, and the adj
ministration of public affairs is shaped
to perpetuate their rule. So complete
is the power of these men, and so die
tatorial have they become, that men,
bers of the party are but serfs so far
as political action is concerned" Of
course the lieutenant-governor is
sore-head, but he has a considerable
following outside the cities, and his in
fluence will be felt in the campaign.
Looking at this broken-up party on
the one hand and the united and en-
thusiastic republican party, with a
popular and able leader as a candi-
date, on the other, the impartial OBJ
server can but conclude that there is
an excellent fighting chance for the re-
publican ticket.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

BEGINNING on the Goth instant, the New
England Association of Trotting Horse
Breeders will hold IA three days meeting at
Mystic Park Many special features will
be introduced in addition to the numerous
stakes which are to be trotted for. Extra
purses have been added to number of the
stakes, and the events will all be most in
terestng, as the number of best horses en-
tered for the various races is greater than at
any meeting ever held in this section Of the
country. A new feature which will attract
the attention of anyone DESTROYS of secur-
ing valuable horse at a fair price, is the
sale of fine stock which will be held every
morning. This is the first time that such
an opportunity has been presented to East
ern men to secure fine stock without trip
to Kentucky or other distant points.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

AT Sioux Falls, S. D., workmen on the
railroad last week saw woman walk to
the great Northern bridge, throw boy
eight years old into the river, hurl an
eighteen months old baby after him and
plunge into the water herself. The boats
reached the scene and dragged the three
ashore, but too late to save the mother and
babe. The woman was the wife of a con-
tractor named Neprosch, and had become
crazed on account of her husbands business
reverses.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

IT is with sincere regret that we are
compelled to chronicle the death of
Luther o. Greene of Woodstock, which
occurred at his home on Friday of last
week. Some two weeks ago he had an
attack of cholera morbus, which was
followed by peritonitis, and after but
two days of critical illness he passed
away. Mr.. Greene was a native of st.
Adams, where in the office of the Mes
Senger he learned the printers trade.
In 1857 he became a partner in the
ownership of the Vermont Temperance
Standard published at Woodstock, the
name of which was at that time changed
to the Vermont Standard. Since 1860
Mr.. Greene had been the sole proprie-
tor of the paper, and since 1889 he was
president OF the state press association.
He was postmaster of Woodstock for
two terms, beginning in 1861, and
again for another term during the ad.
ministration of President Hayes. In
1888 he was appointed state inspector
of finance, and in 1890 he was reap.
pointed His service in the office was
highly creditable to himself and the
state, his efforts to protect investors o.
money from unsound institutions bein!
untiring and successful. He wa
always active in politics, and for mum
Der of years was member of the re
publican state committee. Dying a
the age of fifty-six years, he leaves
record of honorable service as a pub
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

ceeded his legal powers, and that the
cutting was in pursuance Of some sort
of trade with respondents council.
Possibly it was too readily assumed that
everybody understood that the fines
were as stated in citation of the stat
ute in an article on the same subject in
the preceding issue of the WATCHMAN.
The fault we were finding with Justice
Hinkley was that under all the circum-
stances of the case he allowed himself
to be persuaded not to impose the
maximum penalty. If he erred at all it
was safest and wsest to err on that side,
for, if wronged, the respondent had the
right of appeal to higher court. 1t
was right and proper enough for coun-
sci for respondent to seek to let his
client down as easy as possible and to
ask in bis behalf the clemency the
court had discretionary power to grant,
but we have mighty poor opinion of
the court that would, under the circum-
stances of the case, exercise the discre-
ton the law permitted.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23
GNattbnran 4 Sournal,
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 90, 1891.

FLAMBoYANT millionaire ~ This
is the way delegate from Kings coun-
ty characterized Flower while speaking
for Chaplin in the New York democratic
state convention. There is indeed mill
lions in this characterization. The cpl
tibet is striking and suggestive. Its in
vention and application was a stroke of
genius. -
MEMBERS of the Board of Agricul-
ture are receiving many letters of in
quiry in answer to the recently issued
pamphlet on the resources of Vermont.
Many similar inquiries are directed to
the WATCHMAN. One of these, from
person in Virginia City, New, closes
with the following: If was as young
as when left New England, and knew
as much as 1 know now, would 'emi-
CRATE the first thing to Vermont. Bet
ter chances right there to-day than in
the West"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

-FOUR years ago an attempt was made
to produce Wagner's opera of Lohen-
grin " at Paris, but after one perform
ance the government interfered because
the populace made such an cutlery.
Last week Wednesday night another at
tempt was made, and this was more sue
cessful. The audience itself seemed to
enjoy the presentation, and applauded
literally, but the people in the streets
allowed their hatred of Germany to ex-
hibit itself in yells and charges on the
police. A group of students sang the
Marsellaise," and the crowd re-
sponded with "Vive la Francel" About
1000 arrests were made in the course
of the night. Paris is provincial, even
in art, but it is undoubtedly true that
Wagner's music is making Roadway
there. 1t is quite popular in concert
programmes already, and the time is
not far distant when his operas will be
produced without the protection of po-
licemen. The triumph over nations
prejudice will be about the greatest
conceivable feat of genius.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

IT appears that some have derived
the impression from the article GA Case
in Point" in the WATCHMAN of last
week that the fines there mentioned
were stated as fixed fines admitting of
the exercise of no discretion on the part
of the justice, and that in cutting the
fines down Justice Hinkley had ex-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

News comes from Santiago that Bal
maceda, the deposed president of Chill
committed suicide by shooting himself
in the temple, at the Argentine lega-
TONS quarters in that city, early Sat.
urday morning. 1t seems that on
August 20 he left Santiago, but, finding
escape impossible, he returned on Sep
TENDER 2, going direct to the Argentine
legation. He had remained in hiding
since then, and various schemes of es-
cape had been considered. He was in
bed when he committed suicide, and
his body was warm when it was found.
The news spread like wildfire through
the city, which was illuminated in
honor of the death of the man whom
the people believe to be the arch
enemy of Chill. Balmaceda, however,
in statement which he left for the
Ne,o York Herald, says he always
acted in the way he thought was right.
He sought to rescue his country from
foreign domination, he said, and to
make her the first republic in America.
His generals had been false to him all
through the war, or he would have
won. Minister Eagan had advised
him to make peace with his enemies
and retire from the country. This
tragic ending of the life of the ex-presi-
pent undoubtedly removes all possibil-
ity of further trouble. Balmaceda was
very probably entirely sincere in his
devotion to his country, but his meth
DDS of administration were distasteful
to the people. Instead of yielding
gracefully to the will of the majority,
he defed it, and met defeat and death.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23
Dog River Valley Fair.

The nineteenth annual fair of this asso-
citation was held at Mortified on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of last week, and
was the most successful with single ex-
ception, that this association has ever had.
The weather was perfect, the number of en-
tries large, races good and the attendance
unprecedented, the number present on
WEDNESDAY being estimated at nearly 5000
and on Thursday about 700. The receipts
were over $500. There was a good ex-
hibition of stock by the farmers of Mont
pelier, Wiliamstown, Brooktield and
towns adjoining Northheld. Among the
cattle, the Jerseys were in the ascendant,
though some fine Devons were exhibited
by Edwin House of Waitsfeld. An in
creasng interest in sheep was shown, but
here, as elsewhere this fall, the horse was
at the front. There was about the usual
show of vegetables and the display in
floral hall was well sustained.
SOCIETY PREMIUM FOR Two-YEAR-oLDs-slO.
Susie L. Charles M3 pT,;;,ey, Waterbury.....
Tess b. f. NJ, B. Ramr Mortified. ...........
Deli, =; T., NJ p; Rqmriii' Northdeld jyearngl,
Time, half mile ..................l;3S , l: 80.
SOCIETY PREMIUM FOR THREE-YEAR-oLDs-sl2
Golden Rod, b. g., T. W M,e;Carty, Moretown... / |
'i''a9 Time m b siaF me waterbury
PURSE No. |, THREE-MINUTE RAoE-s5O.
J; t. br g., W, L. Stafford, Barre; ...........
RO5sTf H. B g. g. B scy wns9
Richmond Boy b. go s. wJones; waterbury, 4 DIR
Time. ....................2:5l1 s, 2:47A 2:F.
PURSE No.2, Two-FIFTY CLASS, PAGERS AND
TROTTERs-s5O
Sh She Sens 81 e Flete d,e NoTthaeld
Bonner, b. g., Fred Mears, Barre. ............
Time. Observation-Disclosures; 42Is, 2; 70, 2:45
SOCIETY PREMIUM FOR FoURYEAR-oLDs-sls
Mystic Rg liz b g. 3: s T RSH.tdn
T. K. b. g. NJ. b. Rumril, Northheld 80. 9
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

THE republican party Of Massachu
sets did we'll in nominating for gov
ernor, on last week Wednesday, Charles
FL. Allen of Lowell, who received 713
votes, while his rival, Mr.. Grape, had
514, Mr.. Allen is in every respect an
admirable candidate-young yet ex-
perienced in public affairs, magnetic
and popular, the tool of no clique, and
an excellent speaker. He will stump
the state from one end to the other, and
wherever he goes he will make devoted
friends. 1t is safe to predict that he
will defeat Governor Russell and put
the state once more into the republican
column. The size of the convention
the largest for some years-and the
great enthusiasm shown are significant
of success. One of the notable Incl
dents of the convention was the evil
dent popularity of Secretary Blaine
His name was vociferously cheereG
whenever it was mentioned. Lieu
tenant-governor Halle was renominated
much to the satisfaction of everyone
He strengthens the ticket materially
for he could have had the first place oil
it had he said the word.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

lie official and an untarnished personal
character. Added years might have
brought new honors, but they could
not have increased the esteem in which
he was held by "a circle of acquaintances
which extended throughout the state.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

character. AIDED years might nave
brought new honors, but they could
not have increased the esteem in which
he was held by circle of acquaintance
which extended throughout the state.
THE encouragement of the United
States last week took strong ground
against the louisiana Lottery Com
pany, in a case brought by two repre-
sentatives of the company, who apply
to the supreme court for discharge
from arrest through a writ of habeas
corpus. The charge against the men
is that of mailing a newspaper contain
ing an advertisement of the company,
and one of them is also charged with
mailing letter concerning the lottery.
The point made by the attorney-gen-
eral is that, if one of the offences pre-
scribed by the anti-lottery law is un-
authorized by the constitution, that
fact does not invalidate the rest of the
law, which unquestionably is author
lied by the constitution. The offence
with which the men are charged can be
constitutionally dealt with by congress,
and the men should be punished. In
the course of the attorney-general's
statement he uses pretty severe lam
guage against the company, pronounce
ing it to be under the ban of public
opinion, legislative enactment and jul
dicial decision. This uefarious institu-
ton is undoubtedly in serious straits.
Its business has fallen off to an exte mt
alarming to the men interested, and
the end does not yet appear. The
people of Louisiana are to vote next
spring on the question of rechartering
the company, and as the better element
of the state, as well as the Farmers
Alliance as a party, are against it, it is
liable to be fatally wounded in the
house of lis friends. 1t is one of the
things for which the national admins
tration should be given credit that this
serpent's head has already been
crushed almost beyond recognition.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

HAROLD FREDERIC, London corre-
spondent of the Ne,o York Times, who
has been travelling in Russia lately,
says the country is relapsing into bar
barism. Well, from all accounts, it has
been doing just that for good many
years. Perhaps the government has
been little more active in it's persecu-
tons and atrocities of late, but the
spirit has always been the same, and
the suffering and degradation of the
people were always such as to command
at once pity for the unfortunates and
indignation for the autocrat who is the
cause of it all. The only substantial
difference between the present and the
past is that the Jews are now being
driven from the czar's dominions. The
exodus of hordes of these poor people is
calling the attention of Europe and
America to what is going on in Russia,
and lin some respects the persecution
will bear good fruit, for all mpathy
with the government is being rapidly
withdrawn. When the revolution breaks
out, as it inevitably must, the moral
support of the world will be with the
revolutionists, and therein they will be
better off than were the French revolu-
tionists of century ago. Mr.. Frederic
believes that the persecution of the
Jews has just begun, and he points out,
as another phase of the terrible picture,
the suffering which short crops are about
to cause. 1t is indeed fearful spec
tacle-too sad even to imagine with any
degree of accuracy.