The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
NOTINGs.

Gov MCKINLEY is quoted as declar-
inc TO q Vermont friend and supporter
that he ia positively sure OF the he
nnhlicnn nomination next year. They
can t beat me" he says
The boundary dispute between Great
Britain and Venezuela is apparently
rearing a crisis. The colony OF british
Guiana has assumed the aggressive
and her administrator, acting doupt.
less on instructions from the home
government announced last week tnat
unless Venezuela withdrew her pre-
J tensions, the right of British Gulana
would be asserted by force OF arms
i ThoughTurkey is bankrupt the sultan
has .snroyided for rainy day" for him
tseT. He is reported to have some
els, 900, 600 deposited to his credlt III
Russia and America.
II strikes the Middlebury Register
tbatss NO substantial reason has yet been
%;venn why either Maj. Grout or
Speaker Stickney should have the
govcrnorship,
The Burlington News nominates l..
d. Hazcn of st. Johnsbury for govern
or insisting that he is better man
ethan Messrs. Grout and Stickney
rolled into one.
The Populists of Indiana want to
mako Debs their candidate for govern
or. but the latter declines the honor
and saws that he Will not be drawn INTO
politics. r +ho
Republican members of the national
GRANGE who met at Worcester last week
we're ascertained by Telegram man.
Rarrinp states with favorite sons the
rranpers outside of New England al
most to man represented that thelr
|section was for Mckinley. An excep,,
tion to that was found in the state OF
Washington, which was opposed to NC,
KinIev. Outside of New England
Reeds strength is stated to be about
Ion n par with that of Harrison, Allison
land Morton, and inside New England
Reed divided Vermont and Connecticut
with Mckinley. Speaking generally,
Mckinley appears to stand nfst III 'h'
affections of the grangers
Senator Chandler of New Hampshire
writes an obstruperous letter to tht
president against the trust and pooling
agreement of the eight American rail
road trunk lines and the one Canadian
lines controlling the traffic between New
York city and Chicago under which
rates are to be prescribed by board OF
managers. He declares it truly, to bt
a violation of the interstate commerce
act and of the antitrust law and ne
adds:
II can be also easily be stopped by vigorou
appeal from you to j. Picrpont Morgan, whose
power over the nine governors OF INC Inc h min'
trnnk lines Is as absolute as 1t Is over the Don'
syndicate. 1t cannot DC possible tnat you III
tend to take upon your administration the re
sponsibillty OF fastening upon your puruen n,
and HELPLESS people this, sthc hugest trust tn,
world ever. saw or that was ever conceived OF
when one earnest word from you to your 1fcsl
attorney general, your ambitious chairman 9
: Your commission, or your omnipotcnt broke
friend will paralyze thc:niquity in its inception
Regardless of the uncalled for insults
in the letter, it may be said that whil'
the agreement undoubtedly intends al
Chandler says, but in the form 1t ma
finally taken over the signatures of tn
railroad presidents, it is likely to prov
a very harmless affair, for the door
left open for just the violators, secre
rebates or other twists by which ever,
/ one Of the previous agreements among
the great railroad lines has been mad
"A farce.
Sir Julian Poomefoote, the British
minister, has made public the CORES
pondence over the Boring sea seizure
and the damages claimed by the gov
eminent in pursuance OF the verdict Q
the Paris tribunal. He takes tn
ground emphatically that the Births
flag, and the law of nations, by tn
seizures have been violated on tn
high seas and that any inquiry in
to the sources of the capital invcste
in the industry pursued by the vesst
at the time of seizure is inadmissablt
and therefore that it is none OF Uncl
SANS if the money paid for damage
or part of it does go back to Amel
leans who were violating United State
J law in their seal fishing.
Lieut.. Peary of Arctic fame has n
turned to work as assistant to Con
mander Menocal at the Brooklyn nav
ward. He reiterates his determinatio
not to do any more Arctic exploring
The French Chamber of Deputi'
passed bill Friday imposing tax c
inheritances and as high as 20 per Gel
. in some cases. In the few states
this country that have such tax, ny
g per cent is the highest and that is q
. nounced as too radical.
q The government of Venezuela hi
y made quick work of the attempt'
revolution in that country.
Keir Hardie, the English socialis
q gave final "roast" to the States
~ in his farewell speech in New Yor
Among other uncomplimentary thin
! he said
| have also seen the wonderful wealth ana !
sources of this country. Yet with all U
wealth have seen more misery and power
Il in your great cities than exist in Lond
u while England mas not one-tenth of the advi
tages of America. =
y The sensation of the week is Io
Reeds cutting off his mustache, abo
four hairs on each side. Evidently
does propose to have this subject I
ridicule in case he gets the preside
tial nomination.