The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-02-02
NOTINGS.


, COrrigan OF Hob0ken.
The British ministry has decided to devol
S35 ,0O0, 900 to the strengthening OF the nav
OF the country. 1t IA an issue on which Ola,
stone b ~ evidently weakened.
7 A French military colu nm has occupied Ii
, city of T'mbuct00. The activity Of the Frenc
spreading their dominion IN north ester
Africa IL one OF tho extraordinary features {
the age.
Among the latest OF political rumors "a ths
Senator Hill intends to run a. governor q
New York next fall He has to make ret
cord on too many questions to exactly sui
him.
A great electric railroad between Sprlngfel
and Boston. Mass. Is now prof 'cted to com
pete with the Boston and Albany. Wor
will begin In the spring on track connectin
Boston and Hoyoke.
w 8 Streeter, formerly Of 81 Johnsbury
} the vice president OF the collapsed Guarsnt
Losn Co, who Is under indictment for helpin
to wreck IL, Is reported to be nigh unto deaf
with Bright's disease. He will not be tried a
present.
Judge Kicks of the United States Circuit
court of Onto has rendered a decision holdin,
that the r iison incaudescent lamp patent ex
pired November 10 last year when the Englsl
patent for the same expired. The effect o
this, 1t is said. Is to throw the manufactur,
of incandescsnt lamps open to the public.
Corbett and Mitchel,the prize fighters, were
! arrested with their managers ut j tcks0nvi lie
Fla, last week, and gave bail for their appear
| ance at court. at course with the purpose o.
| FORGETTING 1t. Mitchell says the only reason
he was beaten was that Corbett was the bet
Ter man and he scouts the talk Of his friends
about a "foul," declaring that Corbett did
nothing but what he would have done him
self under the same circumstances.
The receiver of the Nicaragua Canal Co. "a
fighting the suit brought by stockhoder for
a mandamus to compel the books of the com.
penv tn he opened for his inspection. II looks
very much as II there was something inside
to hide, a. II the relation between the cana
company and the construction company is a
yood deal ike that between the Union Pacific
railroad and the Credit Mobilier.
The ahsurditv violent "senatorial courtesy"
was shown In the rejert'on la.t week OF the
nomination OF j. Scott Harrison to be gov
eminent surveyor Of Kansas City, Mo. CIeve
land named him as an act OF courtesy tow
ards his brother. the ex.presldent, and the
senate rriacted him because Vest aud Cock
rell, the Missouri senators. were not consult
ed before making the nomination
England is shipping more soldiers toEgvpt.
The events OF the last few weeks have con.
vinced her OF such necessity. The Khe-
dives cabinet. whose powfrs are only advis
orv, has advised refusal o. appropriation to
maintain the English army Of occupation.
and the Khedive himself IN a recent tour mp
the Nile gave free vent to snti-Engish senti
mont and contemptuous xprestions abont
B.itish army officers. Tie has. to be sure.
taken II all back. but the British susn'c'on Is
that French intrigue has heen at work and
that preparation Is made for it.
Trade Is badly demoralized IN India aimee
the experiment of closing he mints 60 silver
coinage. and the India council is very evident
" sick OF It. 1t cannot sell Its rupee bills.
r. an import duty on silver is imposed the
result will simnlv be to further complicate
the situation. II 1t sells runee bills for wba'
they will bring. that will further depress sill
yer and dIscredit the money Of India. And
Y the mints are reopened + privste coinage,
all the dangers and difficulties which caused
The m to he closed will be revived 1t Is one
of the WORLDS factors that are operating to.
wards bimetalism.
There has been some hot rioting At Mans.
f''d, Pa. and vicinity, with one man killed
md several wounded and the military Gale \
INTO reputation. The trouble was among
Sav and Hungarian miners who struck for ~
'ents a dav wages. A sensa ional discovery WAS
made Wednesday that gang of anarchists
was back of the strike. Their headquarters
we're found IN cave furr he'd with rifles and |
hood stained clubs. At the same time awful
Iestitution was found In the cabins of the |
miners.
ENGLAND Ia excite aga'n over q report tha
dr Gladstone intends soon to resign and |
hqt the reason Ia that BIZ fears that war Is
impending He denies tb" report that he will
esign at once. but intimates that be may re.
ire at any time his growing Nn6rmities may
uddenly interest bis tenure of Office.
The hearing before the Vermont delegation
n the st Johnsbnry post offloa case. now be.
ore the senate for the confirmation of the
omination Of Mr. Randall. has been postpon-
Il tn the GOTH and the warriors have return
d from Washington Tho reasen for the post
onempnt was the dissnpearance of the re.
ort of The Inspector who Xamined the'charges
gainst Randall. Copies were on hand, hrt
he original document hsd disappeared. The
opies were good enough for the postm astar's
de, but the rnm nstrauis wanted the original
nd At their request the bearing was pnspon-
4. The renort. 1t may be added, completely
xonerates Postmaster Randall from the
harges made against hicl.
News comes of another revolt In Samoa and
call for the presence OF war ships at Aria.
h latest UPRISING is headed, 1t appears, bv
son Of that Tamasese whom the Germsns
raised to the throne, when they
verthrew, kidnapped, and carried off It's
ghtful occupant. King Mal'etoa, who "a now
igning again. The CAUSES OF the trouble are
ot given hut probably I! is continuation Of
le old trouble. The natives seem to be hone.
ssv In debt to the forf 'gners. The Berlin
eatv declared the autonomy of Samoa. hut ,
after the chiefs had chosen Mata-
"a as King, they were compelled 10 accept !
alietoa instead. Thew must feel that they :
e really under foreign rule.
Things are as usual in bad shape In Hayti. ,
,lv little worse than usual, with dlsot der ,
I'd threatened revolution on everv eide. y
here WA q disastrous fire In Jeremie last -.
eek with rspine and bloodshed following.
revolutionary movement under the lead OF I.
IL exiled Gen. Msnigat has for some time /,
zen reported 10 he organizing ut imaica to /;
'scend upon the island and to have procured :
anigat was arrested Wednesday just as be
a. on the point Of starting out. 1t Is charged
at the new American minister to Hayti, =,
nvthe. has been mixing himself off 'nsively
the troubles. writing to President Hippo. a
te criticising his administration and telling II
w the government should be conducted. 1t Il
said that he tried TO get the other foreign
n'sters to join him and not succeeding went
cad on bis own hook. l.,
The Nermont Merino Sheep Breeders bad -
cir annual meeting at Middebury Wednes- -
y, with the smallest attendance of their his "
y and listened to reports, showing a de- ~ =,
ncy of over 1870 for the year, though there "
assets of S26n6 % and only Ito members "a
good standing out Of AIS on thu roll. A y.
10 u ion agsinst the Wilson biil as 'sjetir- ~
ntsl to the sheep and wool Industry wss -
Dnted aud these officers elected President. :.
4 Sanford Of West Cornwall; first vice. o os
,sident. J j Crane OF Rrldport: second " "
- president, Willism r Rsmele Of Middle ~
~; secretary, Charles A Chapman; trsa'-
n, Fred II Harrington OF Brandon; direct -.
/. Cyrus Smith of TowEline. Byron 'e
iih ~ Addison, Ira l. HsmlIn of Cornwall
" Blackmpr OF Orwell, all reelected; gu
nmittee on pedigrees, Z N BisselI of East oh
,reham c Crane VI Bridport and l. A OF
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