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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18
HOLMES AND DURRANT.

Mudgett, alias Holmes, and Durrant,
medical student, have both been
found guilty of murder, the one at
Philadelphia, the other at San Fran
cisco. The criminal careers of these
two men have been the most sensa-
tional, and the most cold blooded,
probably, to which the attention OF
the great public has been called in re-
cent years. Both mem are murder
ers of an abnormal type, Williams
whose methods of crime and whose
personal bearing while on trial for
their lives has been as remarkable as
they have been puzzling.
In the case of neither man, however,
can there be the slightest doubt of
guilt. While the testimony in neither
trial was absolutely direct, every cir
cumstance and condition helped to
weave an impenetrable web of fatal
evidence about each man, and any
verdict other than ''guilty" would
have been impossible. Holmes and
Durrant have been condemned to
death by their peers, and the public
is swift in voicing its approval.
Both men have other crimes to
answer for, equally blood curdling
and deliberate with those of which
they have been so promptly adjuged
guilty, but, as some one has we'll said,
if they hang once apiece, nobody will
find fault. All that is now asked is
that the day of execution shall be
swift and sure; that the curtain be
promptly rung down on two of the
blacklist characters in recent criminal
history Statesman.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18

Latest advices from Cuba are to the
effect that the patriotic leader Gomez
has changed his tactics in consequence
of the action of the revolutionary as
sembly in New York urging the rebels
in Cuba to fight decisive battle in
order to influence the United States
to recognize the insurgents as belli-
gerents.
In substantiation of this comes a
report that Gomez has abandoned his
position at Siguncia and is leading an
army of 1000 men upon Remedies.
The dispatch also says that Gomez is
accompanied in his march against Re
medios by Maceo at the head of 1900
mounted men.
An important engagement is likely
to occur in the near future if these re-
ports are true.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18
GENERAL MILES IS SOUND.

Gen. Miles might have reinforc7d
his position as to the necessity of coast
defenses by another instance quite as
strong as that furnished by the unsuc-
cessful sieges of Charleston and quite
near to them in point of time. The
combined French and English fleets
were unable to hammer their way
past the forts of ST. Peter and st. Paul
at Sebastopol. They entered, when
they did, from their land batteries.
But if Russia had had a fleet on the
Black Sea, such as we shall have on
the Atlantic, they never could have
planted their land batteries. The forts
fell after the Redan and Malakoff.
Owing to the enormous consump-
ton of coal under modern conditions
a port oesieged will have one great
advantage in the future that it did not
possess forty and even thirty years
ago-the limitation of the 'staying
power'' of a fleet. England's next
Nelson, if she is lucky enough to pos
sess one when the time comes, will
have greater difficulties than adverse
winds to contend with in coping up
the French squadrons at TouIon and
Cherbourg.
Fertilization becomes all the more
necessary when we consider how eff
fective it is, and how, the need of cut
stone defenses having passed, all lis
expenses goes into its offensive effec-
tivity-that is to say, the range and
calibre of its guns. The country
should be made aware that modern
Notification requires no such vast ex-
penditures for stone, brick and NOR
tar as was involved in the rearing OF
Fortress Monroe, Port Jefferson, or
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18
State News items.

Bishop Hall has sent to all Episco-
pal parishes in Vermont a pastoral
letter referring to the letter of the
house of bishops asking prayers and
aims on behalf of the Armenian suf-
ferers, authorizing prescribed
prayer and receipt of contributions
by all churches to be sent to Charles
H Stout, No. Wall street, New
York.
Mayor John A. Sheldon of Rutland
has been sued by a Mrs. Lynch of
that city for $1,000, for removing or
causing to be removed fence she
has recently placed part way across
StrOng's Avenue, one of the business
streets of that city. A body writ was
served upon Mayor Sheldon. Bail
was fixed at $1,000, which was furn-
ished by three alderman.
Negotiations have been in progress
for several days looking to the estab-
lishment of an extensive corn can
ming factory at Windsor. A meeting
was recently held between Baxter
Brothers, who have large establish
ments in Vermont and other states,
and citizens who are interested on
both sides, to the extent that another
meeting this week will probably com
plete the terms.
A. G.. Conner, roadmaster. of the
Bennington & Rutland railroad, has
confessed to misappropriating the
funds of the company to an amount
exceeding $4,000. The disclosure of
Corners fraudulent transactions Gre
ates good deal of sensation in the
Western part of the State and es-
pecially in Rutland and Bennington
counties, through which the Benning-
ton and Rutland road runs. Conner
has been in the employ of the com
pany for over twenty five years. and
is sixty five years old. He has been
trusted official, and his fall ia a sur
prise to President Mccullough and
Superintendent Bennett of the Ben
nington & Rutland road.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18
General News Items.

The Empire Distillery Company's
big i've story building in Boston was
DESTROYED by fire last Thursday Sew
eral people were injured in getting out
of the burning building. The loss is
estimated at 500, 900.
Secretary Herbert cannot be shy of
the Charlestown Navy Yard. He is
too experienced in such matters not
to know that there is a great OPP
portunity for the Government to
have a great dry dock, such as is
needed. He must have been misrep-
resented.
A portion of the newly constructed
Schwanthaler passage at Munich col
lapsed with a terrible crash last week,
burying Is workmen under the ruins.
Five were taken out dead, six dying,
and the others were buried under the
debris several days before their
bodies could be recovered.
The British government is discrim-
mating against Canadian cattle. 1t Is
said that the programme now in pre-
paration includes a bill permanently
excluding all imported stock, ex-
cept for slaughter at the British port.
This bill will finally close the market
to IiveCanadian cattle. The discovery
of scab in the Canadian sheep, which
are now admitted to the British mar
kets, it is expected will result in the
exclusion of sheep as we'll as cattle.
Chief Justice Fuller of the United
States supreme co urt has rendered
decision that that body has jurisdic-
ton over the case of the United States
v. the Bell Telephone Company to
cancel the Berliner patent, which the
court of appeals for the first circuit
decided against the government. The
Telephone Company moved to dis
miss the appeal for the reason that
the under court of appeals at the S.
court of the United States has no
Jurisdiction.
Every agent of the st. Louis and
San Francisco railroad between Paris,
Tex, and Fort Smith, Ark, has been
discharged because of dishonesty. Of
ficials of the ChOctaw nation are also
involved, as they worked with the
agents and conductors to rob the
Choctaw nation of the royalty on
lumber, which ranged from SO to $50
per car, and thousands of cars were
shipped, for which the nation never
received a cent. The matter will be
probed to the bottom in the courts.
Beecham's pills for constl-
patton 100 and 253. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
Annual sales more than 900 boxes
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18
SPECIAL CTUBBTNG OFFER.

The MONITOR has made arrangements
whereby it is able to offer The Vermonter in
connection with this paper for 1886 for both
publications for one year. This offer is open
to new subscribers of the MONITOR and also
to old ones paying a year in advance. The
Vernonter is monthly illustrated state mag
azine devoted to the mat erial, educational,
and general interests of Vermont. Sample
copies may be seen at the MONITOR office
When renting for the MoNIToR, subscribe
for The Ver71onter.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18

The loss of democratic senators af-
ter 1897, together with the previous
losses it has sustained in its congress
sional representation, will leave the
democratic party in the condition of
an army without leaders. Even in
the next congress very few of the
northern democrats who have been
conspicuous in past congress will be
present. The fourteen representatives
from Massachusetts,, New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio and California, who
furnish the guard of democrats from
the north and west in the next con-
gress, contain hardly name of prom
inence; the versatile Amos Cum
mings of New York, whose election in
place of deceased republican last
week averted the peril attaching to
the unlucky number of Is, being per-
haps the best known among them.
The retirement of SO many distin-
guished democratic members of beth
houses, and the death of available
leaders among the minority in the
next congress leaves the party with
outa single man of prominence as rep
resentative of that party in the
House.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18
REMOVAL. CLOSING our SALE!

As about to business the close of this
another building wish close out all goods possDe
before that time Have made
SWEEEiPINIS ABDUCTION
in prices in every line large stock BARTON PANTS price
reduced from So 90 960 Several hundred yards of those
HANDSOME REMNANTS from five yards down, suitable for
ladies' coakings and boys clothing from 45c
Acc per yard close Vests sngy with suits Hand
Spun Stocking Yarns fine and white and coors Hand
Spun Stockings and Mens Prices mems Jersey Shirts and
Underwear way down These goods all perfect Have
few goods left yet damaged by smoke and water cheap
Hihgest price paid for wool in exchange.
WOOL CARDING done usual. Call into
BARTON WOODEN MILL
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18

even here of Forts Hamilton and
WadsWorth.
If General Miles can get this condi
ton of affairs impressed upon Con-
gress and the country his appoint
ment will be worth far more to the
National defenses than the enlistment
of the 1000 additional soldiers which
he very reasonably recommends
Press
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18

with If for the evidence of al
representatives, senators and others
was that they saw more or less drink
ing and drank liquor themselves, which
they called whiskey. 1t turned out
in evidence that one set of bottles
was drank dry. One witness had four
tumblers which the party used, and
many. if not all, saw liquor setting
around where it was mighty con-
venient to get at. 1t was proven that
Senator Allen took box of LIQUOR
along with him, and tits suspected that
he is the guilty party of the lot The
evidence is directly against him and
he is to be brought before the court.
The unfortunate thing in the case is
Lot that Titcomb, Warren and Allen
were in the liquor furnishing bust
ness, but that a legislative committee,
sent out to examine and report an
expensive thing which the State, I'M
fortunately, is attempting to run.
should pe rmit itself to be drawn into
an unlawful and disgraceful proceed
ing that has put scandal on the
whole legislature and the State.
Members who represented temper
ance and prohibition towns have
have been obliged to testify that
they drank Of the liquor, furnish
ed either by State officials, or by
member of the senate. Those parties
deliberately chose to ignore and to
violate law of the State, and are
acknowledged criminals before the
law and in the eyes of the people.
Fortunate that the officials of Wash
ington county have the courage to
bring these people to time. If they
have sought to abuse the law there is
all the more reason why they should
suffer under it. Fortunate for those who
attended this drinking junket that the
one term rule prevails. Otherwise
they might know of a certainty just
how their constituents regard them.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-11-18

( Our guarantee is like a Bank !
J Check-if your purchase does
! not suit you, bring back the
| goods and draw your money.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-04-25
CHRISTIAN AND AL.

What misused term this word
Christian is. What a parody on its
true meaning! Let us see what that
true meaning is. We read in the Acts
of the Apostles, chapter II, verse 26,
"And the disciples were called Chris
tians first in Antioch. Christians,
followers of Christ, sharing all things
in common, filled with love to all men,
daring death, prison, torture, and
ignominy, that they might bring to
others knowledge Of that love which
Christ had poured upon them.
Christians meant in those days the
putting of yourself in the place of the
poor, lowly, and the fallen, and acting
towards them, as they would wish to
be treated if they were in the same con-
dition. Christ's message was love
Christianity meant love-not love to
other Christians only, but love to all
men; such love as the Master showed
when He put forth his hand and
touched the leper, saying: Il will, be
thou clean.' Now leprosy is probably
the foulest and most contagious dis
ease known to man; so foul and sc
contagious, that the leper was driver
from the very haunts of man, and com
pelled to live in dens and caves out
side of the cities. The mere touch O
the leper, was sufficient to drive NAL
away from his kind, to make Of him al
outcast and pariah for all time. Ye
He, the good and loving, put forth hi
hand, and touched him, saying: $
will, be thou clean.
, Now, it seems to me, that the ma
| accused of crime, and convicted, Ito
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-04-25

out by Chautauqua; others are enter
ing upon a new field of study; but the
aim of all should be to obtain some
benefit or knowledge from the oppor-
tunity SO favorably given us while in
mates of this institution.
''To be truly benefited and thereby
benefit others, as will surely be the re-
suit if we show earneStness in our
work as Chautauquans, is point |
wish to impress upon your minds.
"We owe it to the originators of this
circle and to ourselves as fellow
workers, for the grand movement that
has been adopted as kind of fertilizer
of mans minds placed in our condition.
eff we apply it as reformatory
specific for crime, as many advocates
of the educational idea claim it to be,
we should be the first to reap the har-
vest if we tend we'll to the planting of
our seed.
II have no doubt that it is only a
matter of time when the Chautauqua
plan of education will be applied to all
prisons of refOrmatory class that are
seeking to better the condition as well
as the morals of their inmates. And
to assist those who are interested in
the experiment of helping man III like
circumstances to ''look up and lift up =
by the same method. We should make
strong efforts to keep our circle in the
van of those who have adopted, Or may
adopt, the same plan Of education in
any of the state prisons or reformator-
les Of this cOuntry.--~--->~-
"Fellow Chautauquans, in our efforts
for improvement and knowledge, no
one should or need be ashamed to do
the best he can under any circumstan-
ces: only he that can do better and
does not do so, is to blame for not
using his good talents to his own hon
or and for the guidance of Others
Another member Of the saltwater
Mimi. circle in addressing his fellow
members said: "This great Chautau
qua movement is fast spreading over
the civilized world, taking in it's kindly
grasp not only the select ones of oul
states and cities, but reaching down t(
us. the hand of fellOw-man an(
brother, saying: ''look up and lift up
Let us enter into this years studies
with a determination to make success
of this opportunity for advancement
and lend helping hand to Others
(TO.BE CONTINUED
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-04-25
CHAUTAUQUA WORK
IN PRISONS
Read at The Chautallqua Con-
sress at Chicago, July, II,
1898. by w. E. Harper.

By T. II. Leoritt, Lincoln, Nebraska
(CONTINUED)

Commencing our work here, with no
purpose defined other than to invite
and aid these men to pursue, in COM
mon with others. specified course OF
reading. we have. as we have met them
from time to time, become personally
interested in the class as whole and
in individual members of the class.
This may have been because of some
word spoken, some question asked,
some paper prepared and read, some
fact learned relating to past life or
some prison incident or otherwise,
which has attracted attention and per-
sonal interest and further inquiry in
individual cases.
AS result, an effort has been made,
though as yet imperfectly carried out,
TO learn something of the present char
acter and condition of each member OF
the circle. their purposes and capabll-
tiles. for maintaining themselves and
their families after their release, and
when they go out. to aid them to reach
their homes or to secure employment
and proper boarding places and COM
partnerships.
The result has been exceedingly en-
couraging, and already quite a number
who. otherwise would, in all probable
itv. have returned to their old hauntS
and relapSed into intemperance and
vice. only to be again arrested and I'M
prisoned. have made a new start in life
in an entirely different direction, and
are now useful and respected citizens.
Some are occupying responsible and
lucrative positions; others, according
to their abilities in the trades they have
learned, ETC., are variOusly employed
and most of them we are able to keep
track of by correspondence or other
wise; and interesting incidents, not a
few, concerning them, come to oul
knowledge, as they are making fresh
start in life.
Some have gone aStray; the restrain
ing influences have proved insufficient
and they have relapsed into ways Of in
temperance and crime, but in the ma
iority of cases, the apparent results
have been encouraging and in severa
cases, exceedingly so.
Cases of special interest might b.
cited where confidence has been wol
and character established. Several ar
employed in railroad service in variou
capacities; two as bookkeepers il
large establishments, one is at presen
cashier of a bank and has recentl
married the presidents daughter
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-04-25

They are telling story in New York
about a judge before whom a man
pleaded hypnotic influence in extenua-
ton of the crime of burglary which
had been fastened upon him. The
Judge sentenced the fellow to ten years
of imprisonment, but remarked that
he would allow the prisoner to send
for the hypnotist and have him made
unconscious for the ten years. "Ihe
same power said the judge. (which
enabled you to commit burglary and
not know it, ought also enable you to
suffer Imprisonment with hard labor
and not be aware of it. At any rate,
this is the best 1 can do for yor."-
Kansas City Mail.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-04-25
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WHERE I'D LIKE TO BE.

A.,n(C here the honeysuckle sweetens with its
SIAIFJ breath the woodland fair,
W. Where tss rnstns stT morens ea5ss a are n''0nS IN
And the birds are Scattrine gossip from Cne
fOlage-cOvered tree
Among those beauties. dreaming is where Ia
like to be.
Where the music of the brOoklet as it flashes
sparkling bright.
Over glistening sandy bottom, echoes to me in
its flight
And the playful ray of sunlight as it steals
through blossoms sweet.
Finds its picture in the bosom of the water at
my feet.
Where the trembling. blue-eyed vlolets peeps
out with timid grace
From grass that's gladly raining loving KISSES
on its face;
Where the gOlden-cOlored daisy mods welcome
soft to me ,,
n the calm. still heart OF nature Is where u
like to be.
Atlantic Constitution.
Arizona republican., 1895-12-04
Ordinance No. 212.

Amend pg Section l of Ordinance 191 en- titled "An Ordinance to Amend Section One of Ordinance No. 70 entitled An Ordinance to Provide or the Protection of Persons and Prop erty i'll the City from Damage ny re'".
 The common council of Phenix do ordain as follows:
 SECTION l. That Section One of Ordinance No. 19l be a7, the same is hereby amended to read es follows:
 Commencing at he center line of intergec ton of Fourth and Monroe streets, thence north along the center IiTe of Fourth street to the Burrn streets; thence st along the ee..ter line of VanBurrn street to the center line of intersection of Van Bu,en street and Fourth aN enue; thence soDth along the center line of Fourth svenue to the center line eofintersection of Fourth avenue ard Jackson street; thence east along the center line of Jackson street to the center line Of intersection of Jackson and Fourth streets thence north along the center line of Fourth street to he center lire of inter section of Fourth ard sl onroe streets, being the place of tegining.
 SEC. 2. All ordinances and parts of or1inan- ces in conflict with this ordinance are ereDy repealed.
 SEC. 3. This ordinance to be in force and effect from and after its passage and publica- ton as required by law.
 Passed by the common council this 3rd day of December, 1895.
 Approved this 31d day Of December, 1895 Attest: R. L. ROBSON.
 T A. JOBS, City Recorder. Mayor.
 First publs he'd in THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, official city paper, Dec. 4, A. D. 1S95.l
Arizona republican., 1895-12-04
Ordinance No. 213.

Amending Ordinance No. 14S in regard to licenses,
 The common council of Phoenix do ordain as follows:
 SECTION l. That paragraph number thirty four of section three nf ordinance number one hundred and forty eight, be. and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
 Every theatrical performance, or other public exhibition or entertainment, shall pay H- cense tax of five dollars for each and every en- tertainment; provided, that this shall not ap- ply to any theatrical performance or other public exhibition or entertainment given for charitable purposes bv residents of Phoenix; and 1t is herein provided further, that every manage or lessee of any theater within the city limits may, in lieu of the license tax here inbefore imposed, pay quarterly license tax of twenty dollars, and upon the payment of said license tax of twenty dollars shall be en- titled to give one theatrical performance or exhibition each night, during the, period of tin covered by said license.
 SEC. 2. This ordinance to be in force and effect from and after its passage and publication according to law.
 Passed by the Common Council Of Ph9nix this 3rd day of December 1895.
 Approved this 3rd day of December, 1895. Attest: R. L ROBSON.
 T. A. JOBS, City Recorder. Mayor.
 First published in HE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, official city paper, Dec. 1, A. D. 1s95.l
Arizona republican., 1895-12-04
A CELEBRATED CASE.
Three Hundred Dollar Cost Bond on
 Seventeen Dollar Horse.

Tombstone Prospector: The courts in Tombstone have been wrestling with a case around which considerable in terest is centered. It promises to be- come as famed as the celebrated calf case of Kansas, which has been in the courts for numbers of years, costs of which has mounted into the thousands
 The question in dispute is the owner ship of a horse, the value Of which has been appraised at s1750. So far the costs have amounted to about $50, including juries' expenses and costs, and is now on appeal in the district court. Today cost bond of $500 to guarantee payment of costs in the dis trict court was fixed by one. of the at- torneys and the end is not yet.