The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-18

NOTINGS.

The government has met another Sc
back in its SO, 600, 600 suit against I'M
Leland Stanford estate for plunderins
the Central Pacific railroad. so ma
Uncle Sam is left substantially. with
out security for the bonds he en-
dCrscd. The federal court OF appeals
has sustained the demurrer OF MIS-
Stanford. holding in effect that slnct
the road has been consolidated VIII
the Union Pacific, individual stock
holders cannot be held liable.
Secretaries Carlisle, Lamont nnG
Morton are quoted as expressing inc
firm belief that President CLEVELAND
will not hear to any talk of IA possible
third term in the White House.
Senator Chandler has got into straits
with Reeds friends by his recent bl
mctalism letter to "a Colorado man.
The New Hampshire statesman IS nov
charged with an ambition to be vice
president, and that, OF course, is
wholly inconsistent with Tom Reeds
candidacy for the presidency.
The state of Minnesota has ON its
hands n of the most novel suits on
record, one which will determine
whether or not a state Is responsible
for the acts of the game animals which
il protects for several months IN the
year. The plaintiff is Alexander
Phair. who was some days ago at
tackled and badly injured by a moose
which he met in the woods while ON
his way to Grand Rapids, MINI. The
law says moose cannot be killed for
nearly three years yet, and therefore
Phair did not shoot the animal when
it rushed ut him. Phair was Knocked
down and badly cut up. He at once
instituted proceedings against the
state to recover damages for personal
injuries. alleging that the moose is Il
ward of the state and the latter IS re
sponsiblc for the animals acts. II the
case comes to trial, and Phair says he
is in earnest in his suit he Will urge
that he was prevented from defending
himself by the fact that he would have
been severely punished had he killed
the animal.
y. sensational report was published
Saturday that the president had been
assassinatcd and created considerable
of IA sensation in commercial circles
until it vas found to be a hoax.
The Kansas Democrats have decided
not TO hold a state convention this year.
The trial at New York of Morris
Schoenlolz one OF thr lea''ers VI thc
iiieous sanS tnai haa 49, IndS
fnahi"n andoa TT"'asdar in , ror,j;nt IS
n";itv I,e', w;li ho sertanced tn.day
n"t ioss ,ban A. yoa,s .n;.i
t ~ a n,n' -. n9 7 hia' 81 H. ",as
.;ota5i " ,bn tost;monr IF -
nmaian 'fo ,a'.I;.oe Who tuned
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10 ,ardnnt;ars ' n.;li no, hn rnahod f"r
ooih fnn +haro ,ra n,any ;npdinatinns
+hot ~ nn,erirao" - arson ;ncindad
some men of prominence and reached
into tbe offices of insurance ON
panies themselves.
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2,i'3, L"a az . n,C r"l'laoa
inv. uf'lS .nt pan, wv "eeh ,,
Gus VI bu.t%.il"'t't ~ rluou,a,Ii
niGn '4 tha ~ .""i 5 H.
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1t IS reported IN Washington that
resident cleveland and Secretary
l%arllsle are seriously considering the
wisdom of recommending to congress
N additional taX OF 81 a barrel on
'eer and the revival o the tax ON bank
'hecks to raise more revenue.
Gen. +. ID. keyes. one Of the ablest
lnion generals during the war and
Who made such a magnificent defense
t Fair Oaks. died Monday at Nice.
lie was a native of Birmfield, Mass,
nut went to Maine in early youth. and
.ad seen much frontier duty and been
professor at West Point before the
far. He had spent the last three
ears in Europe.
''Forbes' hears the names of Coy,
Gully of Burlington, James l.. Martin
+ Brattleboro, Charles Dewey of
W. +. johnson of Wood
took. l.. NJ. Read of Bellows Falls.
William W. Grout of
iarton. Joel c. Baker of Rutland. |.
/. Mccullough and \. b. Valentine
+ Bennington. William p. Dillingham; !
Waterbury and Walter p. Smith of
t. Jonhsbury suggested as delegates
+, the next Republican national con I
But "Forbes'' wants the
,unp men" 10 be recognized with
, which case he Womb advise a solcr- )
ON from this LIST of Col f &
mith of II Albans Charles
Esn of Ncwnnrt d ! Eos :
r. Fsu If R~urIinaton, Frank u :
'hite. Esu. nf Rutland, George NJ
overs Esq. of MorrIsville. Alfred l
Watson nj Hartford. John II Wat Z
So, of Arlington. W. W. Sticknev.
sd. of Ludlow. &. Nj. Wilds. ESQ. n