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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

SECRETARY Tracy has issued his order that
all toremanships In the Brooklyn navy yard
shall be vacated May 1st. and filled again
with the fittest men to be found by processes
of examination touching fitness alone. Gen.
Tracy points out with unanswerable force
that every present foreman who is at all fit
for his place will have a greater advantage
over all outside competitors by reason OF
what he has learned in actual service. if,
with such advantage, any OF them fail to Sc
cure their own return to employ menI, 1t can
only be because they were never fit to be APP
pointed. This is the view of an honest civil
service reformer, but just the view the
Re publican party refused to take
when the civil service law was enacted
and when it was moved by Senator Pugh
that this methed of competition be applied
throughout what Is now the classified service
In divisions of a third at a time, the Repub-
licans soIidly voted the proposition down.
They had all the offices, filed by partisan ap-
pointment, and they wouldn't tolerate any
civil service reform that contained the
slightest chance of dispossessing them.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24
harrisOn's Duty and Opportunity.
From the prin field Republican,

You, Mr.. President, are a devoted Repub.
lican. The glorious service of the Republ.
can party was that In maintaining the Union
1t freed the slave. A worse than American
slavery RACES In Africa, the hand of Christen.
dom Is raised to smite the monster-shall II
fall palsied through the fault of the Republic
can president and senate Of the United States?
You risked your lite, lives were sacrificed by
the hundred thousand, to save America to
civilization and freedom. The civilization
and freedom of Africa are at stake: and all
the risk and sacrifice asked of US are a few
days time of so or 80 prosperous gentlemen,
and their car fares to Washington. Is that
price to be %grudged!
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

THE Montpelier Waterman ehtnuses WIN
the idea OF the appointment OF Aldace r.
Walker TO succeed Edmunds. "Leonlhe III
mind. courage and physical presence OF me
legal ability, rich and varied learning ana ex,
perience, and u powerful orator. he wou'o
certainly gild the senatorship with new 'as-
orntbe waterman says, and it is about so.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24
The cackle about the sugar tariff reduction
in the Mckinley BID is suosiding. Quoth the
Burlington Free Press:

lh1 ~ dUOul tuc sugar tdflu TeuuCJlOD
in the Mckinley BID is supsiding. Quoth the
burlington Free Press:
''The sugar people now announce that the
price of sugar is going up, as a result of the
consolidation of the Sprtckels refinery with
those OF the trust. Free traders will please
take notice that sugar Is free and this ac-
cording to their often repeated assertions
should make the existence of a sugar trust
impossible. Now, II the trust should raise
the price OF sugar to what it was before the
duty was removed, what bearing would its
action have on the claim that the tariff Is a
taxw
To begin with sugar isn't free. The rein.
ers or The trust have as much protection as
as they ever had. If they didn't, if the bars
were taken down so that foreign sugars could
come In to compete wherever the price Is
placed unreasonably high, an enduring trust
would be simply impossible, for the only
thing that a trust can stand on Is a monop-
oily natural or artificial. The reduction In the
price OF sugar that has taken place thus far,
shows what tariff reduction can do, and II the
benefit ceases, wholly or In part, it will sim
ply show the wrong Of not carrying out the
principle to the whole business. The
sugar schedule was carefully framed
TO give the trust every advantage
and its members have been Boosting from the
beginning that they would take it. 1t was
only for the farmers that raised 1t that sugar
was made free. The margin of tariff was not
only left the same for the trust, but by giving
them the power In some degree to control
the market on the refine article, they csIcu-
late to appropriate a good share of the boun.
ty to sugar raisers by screwing down the
price accordingly, and thus to swell their
profits at both ends. 1t Is uncertain yet
they have monopolyground enough to
accomplish this, but whether they have or
not, the American people have been4effectual-
y taught that on sugar at least the tariff is a
AK. |
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24
WARRANT,

The legal votes of the Village of Brattlebor
are hereby notified to meet at the Town Hall on
Tuesday, the 9Th Day Of May Next,
At Z O'Clock p. NJ, TO act on the following
Articles, to wit
ARTICLE /. To receive and act on the report
of the Bailiffs, Treasurer and Chief Engineer.
ARTICLE ,. To take action regarding an
Electric Fire Alarm.
ARTICLE 8. To instruct the Bailiffs 10 expend
one thousand dollars for Concreting Sidewalks.
ARTICLE 4. To raise money TO defray the
expenses of the coming year.
ARTICLE 5. To elect all the Village Officers
required by law, for the ensuing year.
A. h. HALL, Clerk.
BrattlebOrO,N VT, April 20, 1891. 2SwZ
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

Satisfactory progress Is reported in the
work of constructing the great tunnels under
the Hudson River. One of these is completed
for a distance of 8 500 feet, and but 400 feet
remain to be bored before connection will be
established between New York and New Jer.
sey shafts. The daily progrss Is about 10 feet
per day. and the diameter of the excavation
Is 10 feet, IL inches.
Lieut.. Gov. Halle ofMassachusetts announ-
ces again and finally that be will not accept
the nomination of his party for the office of
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

TIE coke strikers in the Cornellsvilie, ra'
coke region are now getting a view OF 'na'
..free trade" in labor, which is not usual'y
maintained IN the talk about the blessings OF
protection. The operators are ietching 'ne
Italians by the hundred to take the places Oh
the starving Huns who struck to improve
their condition and who had p previously oeen
,mpor1ed to drive out a higher grade OF iapor'
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24
Excellent "A Usual.

From the White River Junction Landmark. 4
Among the many tributes to the political
and personal character of Senator Edmunds
paid by Democratic journals OF the land none
Is better than that rendered by the Brattle.
bOro, (Vt.) R~EFORMER. OF course 1t contains
some adverse criticisms but the tone of the
ri ticle Is excellent.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

GEN. J. G. McCuLLouem OF BENNINGTON
Col. A, F. Walker Of Rutland, ana Judge
LAKELAND Muuson of Manchester, ARE TO De au'
ded to those mentioned for the succession 10
Edmunds.n Only nine candidates have thus
far stood no to be counted.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

Mrs. Fl. o. H~oughton OF Cambridge. Mass,
whose husband Is the head of the firm Of
Houghton, Mif1in & Co., and IL a well known
Vermonter, died on last week Monday of
pneumonia.
this year than ever before.
Soldiers headstones have recently been
placed In several cemeteries.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24
THE EFORMER
FRIDAY, APRIL "a, 1891.

BISMARCK proposes, If he can get INTO Tue
German Reicbstag, to head an oppos't'o" ~
the government. and the ministerial patty Is
making great , forts to defeat him.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

appetite all gone, and you feel bad generally,
take a few doses of DIR. Henry Bakers
Mandrake Bitters, and you will be surprised
at the Improvement In your feelings. Every
bottle warranted to give satisfaction.-adv
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

ny competent man as fireman
w and engineer. also to take charge OF
heating engine, in Ross WHITES Paper Mill,
Brattleboro. VT. 3sf
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

IT Is quite within the possibilities that be
tween the Manipur and Benares affairs, which
have been fully reported In our Old World
news, England is going to have some
serious trouble with her East India posses
sions. There is ground for suspicion that
King Thebaw of Burmah which lies south
of Manipur has had 4 hand in stimulating the
butchery there. With Tibet, which lies to
the north and from which some of the hillmen
who helped to overthrow the deposed raiab
probably came, there Is a long-standing quar-.
rel which broke out In the Sikkim trouble a
few years ago. Another province. the Shan
states, which lie to the east Burmah and
were formerly tributary to 1t, nave never ac-
knowledged the British authority and have
aided the Burmese. The .BerBares sacrilege,
as tue people regard it, looks sufficient to be
a spark in conditions that are very finder
like. 1t is rather startling to note how de-
pendent the English in India Ale upon the
of the native troops. There are In the
army In India, according to late re.
ports, but 66 900 European troops. while the
army in India numbers 1870, 900 of
104. 900 are in Bengal.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24
RIFLE SCORES.

Oak Grove Range, April Is, 1891.
sTANDARD TARGET. 200 YARDS, oFF-HAND.
RECOHD SCORES.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

Speaker Barrett hiss ruled the public bar
bin out Of the Massachusetts, house.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

AS soon as EdmuBds' resignation was an
bounced the Caledonian wired representative
of the national government to give theil
views on the situation and also asked a mum
Der of Vermont statesman II it was true tina
they were candidates for the senate. Theil
replies were marked personal and confiden
tiaI," and are rs follows:
President Harrlson-"He was the noblesI
Roman of them ALL"
James 6. Blaine-"We never speak as we
pass bv. Burn this letter."
II. Henry Powers-"Many are called bat
few are chosen"
VIM. P. Dillingham-"Here | stand; l can
not otherwise"
j. G. Smith-"Had | but 81 rved Page as
diligently as | have served Woodbury. he
would not have given me over In my gray
hairs"
Redfeld Proctor-''In time OF peace pre-
pare for war"
W. W. Grout-"Barkis Is willin'."
Edward j. Phelps-"I am a Democrat"
George W. HOoker-"No, l thank YOU: I
never take anything"
c. s. Forbes. international revenue coIlec.
tor, Vermont correspondent Boston Journal,
etc., etc.,--'I told you so."
10. d. Hatch-''If passes were trumps
what a hand I'd have"
j. X. Batchelder-'When this you see re.
member me-"
C. c. Page-'See my advertisement
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-04-24

Sold by all druggists. Fl; SIX tor SIS Prepared
by c. l. HOOD a &c. Apothecaries, Lowell. Mac.
100 Doses One Dollar
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ALEXANDRIA.
UNITED STATES COURTS.


The United States district and circuit courts
continue their sessions, but have transa tied
very little business, most Of the time being oc.
cupied by the grand jury. The case Of young
Frederick Miller OF Washington. charged with
misuse of United States mails, WIS contiu ued
until the 18th OF May next, when the trial will
take place lii this city. The indictments
against James Thomas Of Virginia for violation
OF the revenue laws of the United States have
been continued until the July term of the
court. The grand jury has returned two in
the revenue law. IN the civil case of L. d.
White agt. c. e. Hunter. application for in
junction IN pillow patent case, order was
MADE requiring preliminary affidavit to be
hled by the 7th Of March and fixing the case
Tor hearing on the 18th proximo at Richmond.
CHURCH IMPROVEMENT FUND.
The Methodist Protestant Church on WASH
ington street has been entirely rebuilt and has
become one Of the finest churches in the city.
The cost of the new building and fitting up has
been over $4,000. Tie building fund of the
church will be increased by several interesting
entertainments. An English high tea was
given last night by the ladies of the church al
Odd Fellows Hall and the entertainment will
be continued tonight. The cantata of Bel
shazzars Feast will be given in aid of the
church fund atan early day under the manage.
ment OF Miss Virginia Evans.
NOTES.
The Ballenger property, a large four-story
dwelling. with two stores, back buildings &C.,
adjoining the Opera House on King street, has
been sold at $4,000 to Messrs. Ballenger L
Bradshaw. who carry on business there
One of the three-story brick dwellings on
Cameron street, facing Christ Church green,
has been purchased for $500 by Mr.. A. D.
Brochett.
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Condensed LOCALS.

Yesterday Robert Wilson was convicted in
the Criminal Court Of policy writing and Judge
Hagner sentenced him to pay a fine of 300
and four months in Jail.
The coroner yesterday examined into the
case OF Rosa Dorsey. the child who died sud
derby In Douglass alley the day before. and gave
q certificate OF death from natural causes
Yesterday afternoon fire took place i'll the
third story of the residence of Mr.. NcCrary.
1.D9 Riggs street. doing damage to the extent
1T -25- IL was caused by children playing with
matches
In the case of Daniel Bruce. charged with
violating the policy law, the Criminal Court for
feited recognizanee today.
Cassius NJ. Anstett has been appointed n
United States commissioner and examiner in
chancery.
Jesse +. johnson. dealer in furniture at 1900
9Th street. has made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors to Jacob III. Leichliter.
Private Swami. whose death at the Washing
ton barracks under some what peculiar circum-
stances Eas been noticed IN IaE STAR will be
buried in Baltimore and not at Arlington. as
was published.
Mr. W. q. Raines. who delivered the grafton
nj the memorial services at Albaugh's for the
Military Order Of Washington" ia quite i'll
with pneumonia at his residence. I2O9 Rhode
Island avenue.
Wednesday about so o'clock boy about nine
years old (while playing ON Barber X Ross
wharf,. loot OF 9th street southwest) fell over
board lie was rescued from waterv grave
bE Mr. p VI Russell and L. T. Raglan, clerks
Tor Barber k">s. who happened to be on
the wharf az the time
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THE EMANCIPATION PARADE.
Mr.. Jones Says the Majority Was Thwart
by Mr.. Chase's Eulings,

Mr.. Jones Says the Majority Was Thwarted
by Mr.. Chase's Eulings.
Mr.. s. E. Jones. who was one Of those who
signed the call for the emancipation meeting
held at kimbalrs Hall Monday night, denied 10
STAR reporter the statement attributed to
Mr.. W. c. Chase, that that meeting was called
because its promoters had been turned down
by sir. Chase's committee for collecting for the
emancipation celebration without the authority
of his committee.
The gentlemen that signed the call for that
meeting" Mr.. Jones said. ''stand as high in the
community for honesty and integrity as Chase
or any other man upon his committees. The
facts in the matter are these: Sixty-five gentle
men out OF the 1902 delegates present at the first
meeting were i'll favor of me for president for
the emancipation. Mr.. Chase being aware of
that fact took the advantage of the majority by
arbitrary rulings in order to make himself presi-
dent another year for political purposes. This
was done against and over the protest of the
majority. After seeing that there was not any
possible way Of obtaining our rights other than
by force We concluded TO leave the hall, and by
the request of the majority We called the meet
Ing. i would like to see n nice parade and
AN sure l will do all | can for it. The commit
tees are working hard to get things III order
and the outlook at present is very bright.as the
people are with us in this iSht. We are bound
to win"
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THE FREE WARDS CROWDED.
No Vacant Beds In the Hospitals for Ir
digcnt Males.

There is great deal of sickness among the
poor people iE the city just now and most OF
the beds in the free wards of the hospitals are
filed. This applies particularly to the male
wards. There arc plenty of vacant beds in the
female wards. Yesterday every bed in the male
ward of the Washington Asylum was occupied
and the question of accommodating any more of
the INDECENT SICK was discussed with Intendent
Stoutenburg. He said that although the wards
we're now filed ne would not turn away any
sick persons but would make room for them
in some way. While the matter was being dis
cussed an applicant appeared. He was an old COL
ored man who has lived here all his life and
he was suffering such excruciating pain
that he could scarcely keep on his feet When
he called upon Sanitary Officer Frank ne walked
with the assistance Oh pine stick, and even
with that It WIS as much as he could do to keep
on mis- feet
Il have lived here all my life he said. "and
have always worked for my living. Although
have been sick for long time worked on
an ash cart until this morning. when l could
work no longer"
Acting under what Mr.. Stoutenburg had
said the sanitary officer made ont the permit
and told the old man that the ambulance would
take him 30 the hospital later in the day. But
the old man was satisfied with the permit and
said he would not put the department to that
trouble, but would go down ON q street car as
far as he could and then walk the balance of
the way.
Have you got car ticket?'' the old man
was asked.
No SIR was his reply, but I've got cents
and / II spend that
As he insisted on going to the hospital in thai
way he was furnished with n car ticket and he
went cut in the snow storm and started on his
way rejoicing.
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THE DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS,

The Association Hopeful of Securing the
Passage of Their Bounty Bill.
There a large attendance at a special
meeting of the Associated Volunteer Defenders
OF the District of Columbia of April 1861. held
at st. Georges Hall last evening. The object
OF the meeting was to discuss the action of the
executive committee in reference to the bill
pending before Congress to pay each of the
volunteers SIPS bounty. President Bradbury
presided at the meeting and DR.. J. Lee Adams
was secretary.
President Bradbury in calling the meeting to
order said that the committee had gotten
valuable information and had also secured the
services OF an attorney who was working in
such n manner that the committee thinks he
will be successful. The BILL at any rate is in
a fair way to get through this session. 1t is
likely, he said. that another meeting will be
held before the adjournment of Congress next
week.
Mr.. George Wagner, chairman of the execu-
tive committee, spoke of the work of the COM
mittee. and remarks were also made by Messrs
~ Il. Gormar, George Seitz, Louis Clements,
Frank Hofa and others. The meeting was an
enthusiastic one and the action of the COM
mlttee was fully Endorsed.
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BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW.
Interesting Addresses Delivered. Showing
the Good Work Done In the District.

Interesting Addresses Delivered. Showing
the Good Work Done In the District.
meeting Of the local council of the Brother
hood of st. Andrew was held last evening in
the Sunday school room of the Church Of the
Epiphany. An address was delivered by the
president q. K. Viele, of St. Pauls Chapter.
Other addresses were delivered as follows: F.
b. Pierce Of Epiphany Chapter on sThe
brotherhood of Kadesh Barnea." which was
discussed by J. H. Gordon of Christ Chapter.
West Washington, and R. l. Geare of Incarns-
ton Chapter; l.. A. Frailey of Epiphany Chap
ter on Personal Work as Applied to the
brotherhood Of st. Andrew" which was dis
cussed by Commodore J. s. Skerrett Of St.
Marks Chapter and Thomas Hyde of 81. John .
Chapter, West Washington: B. B. H. Laurence
OF Ascension Chapter on 1.-The Duties of the
Hospitality Committee" which was discussed
by L. NJ. Goodrich Of Grace Chapter, West
Washington, and J. II. Wills. ST. Lukes Chap
ter. Henry Taylor of Ascension Chapter and
others discussed the topic Unity and Work"
The object Of the local council is the associa-
ton Of the chapters in the District for aggres-
sive and cooperative work. to encourage .
fraternal spirit among tho members OF the
brotherhood, to render assistance to the forma-
ton Of chapters and TO keep awakened the
interest OF chapters already formed.
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Educational and Relief Association.

The new board Of managers OF the Educa-
hon..l aud Relief Association met Yesterday af-
ternoon at Asbury Church, and MIR. Ruffin
stated that in six months the association had
succeeded in clothing about 200 destitute
chlldrel, and had raised about Il 800 He pre-
clete1 much greater success in the future.
NJ Carter n Stewart was elected a member
q the board in TIE place Of Re-. DIR. Walter H.
Ar0oks and Rev. Dr. j. Anderson TayIor in the
piice OF Rev Sandy Alexander, and The follow
arg ctanding committees were announced:
EAee1iIye coninitt-e-Rey. Dr. James NJ
Iown>end- Rev. D.. W. b. johnson. Rev IL. q.
Eobiiison- Rev DIR. Z. III. Phillips and L. d.
haicn- Financial co,nmittee-Mr. Carter T.
stewart, Prof j. W. Cromwell, Col. George "
Arnold, Rey- Dr. J. A Taylor and Rev. james
IL Lee Committee on edlcatiOn-Rev Dr. y
". = Bowen. lev. Robert johnson, Rev.
George ". Moore. Rev. George W. Lee and
I.e'. W. j. Howard. Auditing committee-Eey
DIR. W. Il. johnson. Rev. Or. c. n. Phiiiips and
Rev. II. g. Robinson Committee on trades
Pro-. J. W. Cromwell. Rev. James H. Lee Rev
DIR. j. W. Beckett. Rev. William III. Philips
and Rev H. C. Robinson. Committee %, ont
ht-Eey. George W. Lee, Prof. solomon G.
Brown, Georss Washington, Rev. Robert John
son and Albert Mcintosh.
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ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS
Promulgated by the Health Onicer to Pre-
vent the Spread of Contagious Diseases.

Promulgated by the Health Oficer to Pre-.
vent the Spread of Contagious Diseases.
Since the law for the prevention Of the spread
OF contagious diseases went into effect ques-
tons have arisen from time to time which
necesntated the making of additional regula-
tons, and. acting under the law, the health
officer yesterday promulgated the following
amendments supplementary 70 the regulations
promulgated last month:
1. Warming signs shall remain displayed on
houses in cases of scarlet fever for period Of
not less than four weeks and in cases of diph-
iberia for not less than three weeks and for a
longer period unless report of recovery by the
physician in attendance has been made.
g In cases of death the warning sign shall
remain displayed upon premises for period of
not less than seven days and longer. unless the
health officer is satisfied that all proper means
have been employed for prevention OF the
spread OF the contagion.
8. II shall be the duty of the householder. in
every case where warning sign has been dis
played from the premises which ne or she occu-
pes, to report promptly the removal of such
sign at any time within the periods given.
4. 1t shall be the Like duty of the physician in
attendance to make such report to the health
oiiicer of the removal of the warning signs.
unless assured that report has been made by
some one from the premises where the disease
Is prevailing or has prevailed.
D. II shall be the duty OF the physician in at
tendance to report in every instance on the
forms provided, whether or not children in the
family or other children in the same building
attend school and at what school building or
buildings.
o. Children shall not be permitted to return
to school from infected premises, except upon
prescn 'ation of the proper certificate from the
health officer
Z. No person shall interfere with or obstruct
the entrance. inspection and examination Of
any building or house by the inspectors or
oticers of this department, when there has
been reported the case of person sick with
either scarlet fever or diphtheria therein.