The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-02-09
NOTiNGs.

: The New York Herald hss been polling the
: senate on the income tax question and fnds
Al senators sgainst the tax, IS In favor Of It
I and six doubtful.
Secretary Herbert proposes - have nav,
, officers hear course Of lectures on tnterns
tional law by some eminent professor on the
, suf1 oct and the idea 10 an excellent one,
Ex-senator Wilkinson of Minnesota. for
many years the personal adviser and friend
OF Lincoln, died Mondsv at Wells. MINI.
from apoplexy. He was 70 years old.
Tho report, so often denis !, again comes
aoross the water that Archbishop sstoIli IL to
be relieved OF his duties AZ apostolic delegate.
and appointed archbishop of olopns and thst
Archbishop Ireland 10 to succeed SstoIM in
this country.
The Gov. Lewelling. Lease fight In Kan.
sas has resulted IN . broadsde OF charges
against the Governor that ne has ''protectedi'
noi cy shops and liquor dealers for money.
II looks verv much as " there might be some
| ntetesting eveDtualities out there.
dwight MOODY and Ira d S,nkey have
| reinforced the cergymen Of BROOKLYN. and
the great religious revival there shows NO loss
OF Interest. Daily afternoon and evening meet.
ings are being held In most OF the orthodox
The Catholic directory for 1894 has ina.
been Issued and gives the Catholic nonulation
Of the country as 8,6O2,o33. In 1776 Il was
70 0O6 In total p0pul"'on Of 5000 O0S' or
l.l20 Of the whole, IN 100 &c., on Catholics. or
lO7 Of the whole; IN 1890 1905 or LA. IN
1910. 100, 900 o. 1.4S; I" 1920. $50 ON, or IA:
IN 1880. 600 ono o. l-2l; I" Is4O, 1900 ZOO or
Ill; In 1880. 5000 QUO ar 1T; In 1850. Inn.
zoo ZOO or or y; in 1878 100000 or is;
The Democrats of the Kan'ucky bouse
ply In the fight against The confirm .ton u ~
Judge Peckham and have passed resolutions
declaring against the appointment of any
Judge who is not straight out Democrat. II
Is very silly business for a legislature TO en-.
gage 10, and the point about aieht.outv
Maynard business In New YORK, as have also
the state.
The Brazilian government has decided IN
decree that martial law shall cease on the
~ b, and that the presidential election shall
constitution. DR. Prudente Morses, pres:-
dent OF the senate, t. the only candidate vet
named f0rti national presidency He isa
civilian from the state of Sac Paulo lis
possible that he Will be acceptable to both
sides. Admiral Ds CANA, now the rebe
leader, says he will be satisfied II Peixeto viii
give way to MOraes.
:, Another OF the shameful squabbies OF New
FORK politics Is In progress at ALBANY be.
tween Lieut.. Gov. Sheeban and the Repub.
can state senators. The Republicans have,fn
a nlgn-handed way as claimed, unseated Nc.
Carthy. Democrat, and Sbeehan, has been
trying to circumvent them by ref isaIs to rec.
ognlze ana similar arbitrary procedure. The
nepuDicans IN turn have undertaken to over.
RIDE toe presiding officer by having the CLERK
call the roll. The matter has gone to the
courts with Injunction proceedings and the
courts IN substance hold that they can DO
nothing because the senate has the right TO
make Its own rules, and Judge of the ouslIR-
cations OF Its own members Almost nythine
tnat Is done by either party In New York Is
opt 10 De OF character to make decent sit:.
Gems very tired,
Riots and shooting affairs are getting to
be OF about daily occurrence IN south Carolina
growing out OF the state dispensary l'ouor
Jaw and what are alleged to be Gov Timsp's
arbitrary methods IN enforcing II, bis over
'iding OF the courts and bis openly declared
'urpo.e to pardon any constable who IS
brought before the courts for any fl. use COM
nitted while searching for contraband LIQUORS
several individuals have been Killed and seYi-
'usly wounded In raids by the state consta.
lies, or IN quarrels growing out of the law and
ne conditions are those OF miniature civil
var. Inc governor has an article In the current
'ortn American discussing the law and its
peration Interestingly. H. admits PRACTICAL
tnat the law as 1t was first passed isa
allure but argues that with the change and
mendments made by the late legislature 1t
ill be all right.
The trial of John Y. McKane for the cleo.
on frauds, disregard of court orders. Ac..
the election At Gravesend, N. r., last No.
'mber, is nearly completed at BROOKLYN.
be crime has been Overwhelmingly proved,
I'd prolonged residence IN the pentent,arv
light to be assured for this Ioit'cal boss.
anipuiator OF saloon votes and Methodist
lndav school superintendent. The state has
mass Of uncontrodicted testi.
ony against him which bis defense has only
renglhened. He has practic lily admitted It
under cross examination; ne has been
ught Ia any quantity of falsehoOds as when
swore that he never saw the fraudulent
gistry lists, only to be confronted by bis
vn affidavit In the Injunction proceedings
Ut October In which be swore that be had
refully examined them and they were sll
sht; and bis witnesses have turned out
UGH the same wav. One of them who was
e Of the "copvists" to keep possession Of
9 lists 40 long that the other side could not
t at them. swore that he was an expert at
Oh work but WREN be was asked to write
own name, could do 1t only most slowly
d laborously.