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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
NEWS FLASHES.
THE HORROR OF THE CENTURY.
5000 Arincnians NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Driven from their Hemes-It Is o"ci"'
Turkish Work.

ID, 900 Arimenians NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Driven from their Hsmes-It Is Omciat
Turkish Work.
With all the phenomenal lying that mas pcsn
done about the Armenian atrocities, ana tile
contradictory reports that ioiiow ed donbt Of re
existence OF riot, pillage and outchery 70 IN IN
tent that 1t is Disgrace 70 ciyilizall9h " pci
init. Fourteen cities ana towns anu S' ~,
number of villages have been the scene OF I'M
paralecd massacles. Armenian accounts caT XIX
the number of slain up to about 3o0 Tor s4o,ooo
souls. But there is good ground for an csuma,c
Of 5000 is about the number now ccrtainiy
known TO have been killed among the Armcni-
ans, About 2.0e0 Turks have been kiiIcu.
Twenty villages northwest OF Aleppo nave been zen
burned and their inhabitants massacred ny
massacre at Marash, took place IN the presence
Of the Turkish governor general, VINO dlu no. IN,
terfere to stopit Upward Of 800 persons were
killed.
their civilian allies p!undered 1000 dwellings
and 600 shops and killed 900 men, women and
children. There is abundant proof that thc
massacres there were begun and ended Dy
Turkish soldiers acting under orders, rather
than by the populace, who followed the iead OF
the soldiers throughout. From the hundreds OF
villages which have been wiped out, their NJ,
habitants scattering through the country, iull
statistics will not be possible for months.
More people have been slain than were muir
dered in Bulgarian Atrocities Of 1876. There
are besides probably 100000 people arveh ron ON
disorder. The Kurds, are gathering upon INC
and preparing to march ini0 syria 70
massacre Christians. The Sultan has decided 10
double the number Of foreign guard ships In
the Bosphorus Ii is a noteworthy TACT that
after all their butchery not only has no single
Tempt has been made to hold any Of them re
spensibc. The Turkish defiance OF humanity Is
complete and thorough.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

The Nicaraguan canal commission
has reported to the president that.
upon the data at present available. it
is neither practicable nor advisable to
attempt the construction of the canal.
The commission estimates. after a
careful investigation, that it will cost
sl33, Az, S93 to construct the canal. or
nearly double the amount figured by
the Monecal estimates. Naturally.
congress will not jump into the scheme
blindfolded and the commission ad-
vises an appropriation to make exact
savings and estimamtes. The company's
plans are in some important respects
held not to be feasible. The addition
al survey will take emighteen onths.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
Secretary Morton gave out an il

Secretary Morton gave out an inter
view Saturday in advocacy of third
term for Cleveland. But he declared
that nobody knew, not even himself or
any other cabinet officer, what Cleve-
lands wishes were. for the subject
had never been alluded to between
them. But it is high time for Mr..
Cleveland to speak out to the public
and put an end to this foolish and I'M
American talk. His friend, +. c. Ben
edict, says he does not believe Cleve-
land lean be prevailed upon To run
again, for he knows that the latter
has been waiting tor months until he
can be free of the francis of public
care" He feels and he told me so.
in fact he has told many of his friends
so, that he was great fool TO accept
tbs presidency the second time. He
said, II have had enough of victory
and defeat and that is all man can
have in this world. '
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

Harris Weekly of st. Johnsbury goes
into particular about the fish hatchery
Legislative debauch of last fall for
which Commissioner Titcomb has just
boon tried and Senate Allen is under
Indictment. 1t says that the state of
Vermont not only paid for the rum
under the head Of Legislative ex-
penses" but that the amount was
81. GO, for six quarts of whiskey The
thing carries its own comment.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

Alexander Dumas, the famous
novelist and dramatist of the demi-
monde Of Paris, essayist and moralist
and wonderful example of what
genius can achieve in the world in
spite of every disadvantage, died We'd
nesday at Paris from an abscess in the
brain. He was the third in descent,
all illegitimate children, from negro
woman of San Domingo who was the
mistress of the French governor of the
Island. the Marquis Pailletrie. The
son of this connection, WAS Gen.
Dumas, who had command of Bona
parties cavalry in Egypt, brave and
able general, and who was reported
once to have said to noble who
was twitting him of his birth, "Yes
my grandfather was monkey my
pedigree beginning where yours ends. y
Gen. Dumas had mistress, sewing
girl living in Paris attic, who bore
him a son who became Alexander
Dumas the first, author of Monte
Christie imaginative and extravagant
but undeniably one of the greatest
creative writer's of the century, and an
undisputed power in modern literature.
His son, also of left-handed birth,
of Camille, '"Froudon" and many
abandoned in youth by his brilliant
and cratic father, until he had made
a name for himself in literature. He
was educated by his mother, at the cost |
of great privation, and his reverence
for her was fe-long and fitted him, by !
and knowledge to write of I
the grisettes of Paris as no other man
has ever done, and yet with a force |
that has tended towards morality, as
may be easily recognized when his
work is compared with that of lola
written from higher
standpoint. He was proud of his negro
blood and all agitations against slavery
had his earnest support. His father
was in appearance Il very distinct
negro type. He looked not unlike
Frederick Douglass. The son was also
distinctly negro in appearance, but not
so strongly marked as the father. His
first wife was the Princess Narishkine,
widow of the Russian Prince after
whom Ouida modelled the brutal and
iissolute Prince Zaroff of her novel.
Moths. - She was beautiful woman,
4 woman of high society who bore him
two daughters SO that with him the
name dies out. Except the two Dis
'ae.is and the two Lyttons. if even that
IAN be said of Owen Meredith. his is
he only case Of the son of "A great
writer who equals the fathers fame.
The distinction between the greatness
IT the two and the schools of fiction
hey represent was once well expressed
~ Dumas, the elder, 'He is
am a painter.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

Another decision has been made in
4 support of the Hill-Reed theory Of
quorum. counting. 1t comes from the
supreme court of Kentucky and the
case grew out of the proceedings Of
the city council of Paducah. The
court holds that ''those present, as
shown by the roll call or otherwise
may be counted to make quorum,
and if they do not vote they must be
deemed to acquiesce in the action of
those who do vote. -
The federal supreme court rendered
decision last week in the tax case
involving overS10O, 900 between the Rut-
land and Central Vermont railroads.
The dcision was in favor of the Cen
trail, denying an appeal by the Rutland
company from the judgment of the
supreme court of Vermont. The case
arose under the corporation tax law of
1882, which assessed graduated tax
on the gross earnings OF railroads and
in tho case of leased roads required
the lessee to pay them out of the rent.
The Central road which had lease
of the Rutland so paid and deducted
the taxes of tho latter between the
years 1883 and 'SS. But in '87 the fed
eral supreme court, reversing previ
Gus decision, held these gross earnings
fayac m raj lroa1c yyhare in mart IInOp
Interstate commerce, to be unconstitu
tiOnal, and the Rutland company then
brought suit for arrears of rent to the
amount of the taxes so paid. The case
first went to the Vermont supreme court
which held that as the Contra! had
paid the taxes in good faith, without
objection on the part of the Rutland,
neither party being aware that they
were invalid, and the law at the time
of the payments, as established by
tho United States supreme court max
ing them valid, the case would be con
trolled by the law existing at the time
the payments were made, and that the
Central was entitled to be reimbursed
for the amount so paid. The federal
court denies the appeal from this de
cision, on the ground that the judg-
ment of the supreme court of Vermont |
involved no federal question, and was,
therefore, not subject to revision in
the supreme court of the United States
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands.
Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions. and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by f.
II. Holden & Co,-adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props.
Toledo. o.
We the undersigned, have known +.
j. Cheney for the last II years. and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carr, out any obligation made
by their firm.
West d Truax,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Walding, kinnan g. Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Price, Toe. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

There was big meeting of the Re.
publican leaders of Indiana at Indian.
apolis last week, when it was unani'
mously voted to support Harrison fol-
president in the next national conven-
ton. This may fairly be taken as
proof that the ex-president wants to
run, though his attitude is probably
that described by Sulzer. president of
the state Lincoln league; If he
should announce that he is a candi-
date he would be open to the attacks
of all the other candidates; if he
should announce that he is candi
date and then should be defeated he
would be Inundated before the coun-
try. He can afford to hold his
tongue. - But Sulzer says agents are
to be sent into every state to see the
that delegations are prop n e
I'm -
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

Col f. +. Smith of Montpelier has
resigned his position as state inspector
of finance, because of i'll health, and
Fred G. Field of North Springfield,
has been appointed his successor.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

Senator Sherman in recent inter
view both modifies and enlarges his
statement about the Republican con
vention fight of 1888 and sudden
turn by which the nomination went to
Harrison. He says that "Steve Elkins
had in his pocket written promise
from Mr.. Harrison engaging that ex-
Senator Plat should control the fed !.
eral patronage of New York state in
case of his nomination and election"
and that this was the reason for the
over-Sunday shifting of the New York
delegation from Sherman, whom it had
agreed to support. to Harrison. In
his book Sherman gives Harrison the
credit of having repudiated the bar
gain after he got into the office; but
in the interview he says the president
"stood by it, so far as the patronage
went. and that Platt's soreness be-
cause he was not given the post of sec
rotary of the treasury. He says he
does not believe the pormise went so
far as that, but that it was confined
to the patronage. Neither Harrison,
Elkins nor Plat has yet uttered
word in denial of the story, as they
ought to do in Justice to themselves.i If
it is false: for morally there is no
difference between buying votes for
cash and with promises of patronage.
But Chauncey NJ. Depew has entered
up sort of denial for Plat in
which he says the latter was strongly
opposed to Sherman until overcome by
the majority of the delegation leaders
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

Senator Sherman says he "wrote
only the naked truth in his book. "
But he has probably learned by this
time that the Republican party is even
more opposed to the nude in history
than in art.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

Christian Science service and Sunday -ehOo At
81 Laurel st, at l0:45. Class meeting Wedpe,
day evening at 80 at Organ St. All inter
estcd are welcome.
At the Unitarian church Sunday morning Rey
Mr. Leavitt will preach on "LOst lllusionsh n
the evening at O'Clock, "a mans duty to M
church--tbe theology OF the day its claims and
tendencies"
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
Three Things Worth the Memory
Of Farmers and TeamsterS.
wooLLEccIMs.

Knit from Pure Wisconsin Wool OF tue
strongest and best. AS warm and good
as our own homemade but knit flrmer'
These goods were made for us ana we
warrant every thread PURE WOOL
Only by seeing and handling them
will you appreciate their qualities ana
cheapncss.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

Ladies. Mrs John Duncan, Miss Ida q Ran
dali and Mrs Alice >toddard
French and ]. " Imaiishaw
Advertised, Nov %, lss,5.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS

All acw subscribers to the REFoRMER, paying
$3.50 in advance, will lie credited for year
from January LIST, or to January /, 1897.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

W $ Reeves and wife, who were here with
"Hands Across the Sea- are having matrime
NAL trouble. He had her and another actor
arrested at Hartford last week as preliminsr
10 an action for divorce.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

What does marriage license
cost?' said Chicago young man to
the officer who issues the nuptial
permits. Zone dollar and Il half"
How do you sell them by the
?''--.Iu,ipe
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
". o. B. Frotherincham of BOSTON

The Unitarian preacher and radical
thinker. H. er.i as an author of ration.
al reputation. died at Boston. We'd
nestlay. age ~.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29

Home light and Pratt's astral oil
at Pullen's. 1t does not smoke your
chimneys. adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
sheepskin Boots
and Socks.

Experience has proved to every wear
or of these cold weather comforts that
it DOES NOT pay to buy poor quality.
We have bought the best that we couid
find and paid the price. We OFFER them
at fair prices.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
Heavy Rubber Boots and
lumbermen's Overs.

Trying is belieying-you can't alw,,
tell quality by the looks. We've In.
dreds of believers in the Goodyear IDa.
Glove Company's goods.
No higher cost than any other make
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-29
Folding Beds,

We have large stock of Folding Bed,
that we wish to close out at once. as We
need the room for our
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-10
Oriental War News.

YOKoBoMA, Jan. 10.-Native capital
lists decline TO float the proposed Corean
loan.
to the first army of japan operating la
China have. been invaded by the cold
weather.
General Nodu telegraphS from Shugan,
under date OF January SGh, the enemy
facing the third division OF the japanese
army 10 the west, has retreated in Mokan.
The advancing guard OF the enemy near
LaiO Yang has advanced to Kansenho
with two pieces OF artillery. The rest OF
the Chinese force is Quartered few
miles northeast of Hal Ching.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-10
A Surprise PARTY.

Last evening a party OF young people
met at the residence OF Mr.. Tom johnson
at l409 Olive street and from there went
to the residence OF Ell. and Henry Jones.
at No. 1917 Olive street, where very
pleasant evening was spent. Social games
and music we're the order Of the evening.
Mr.. Willard and Harry Leap favored tue
company with a few seiecLions on the
violin and mandolin, accompanied by Miss
Langly and Mrs. Cook on the guitars.
Mr. and Mrs. Cook ana Miss Langly add
ed largely to the success OF the evening
by their excellent singing, which was
loudly applauded.
Ed. and Henry were very aVreeably
surprised ard all went home thanking
them for the pleasures Of the evening
The personnel OF the party was Mrs.
Cook and the Misses Mary Lee, Irene
Walton, Matte johnson, Lille Langley,
Jennie Doran. Maggie Cryer, Laura
White, Bell Gibson. Lizzie Munster. Znls
McGiIl, Mary and Nora Jones, Nellie
White. Mamie Worthy, Nettie Blade.
Nora OrviSs and NJ lie BOgiss and Messrs.
Tom and Phil johnson, NOrviD, Willard
and Harry Leap, Frank Hihbard, Cal
Gibson, Charles Worthy, Macarthur. Ed.
and Henry Jones. Geo. and l.. l.. Cook,
Charles Halfway, William Walton, John
Murphy, Charles Arnold, William Mayes.
Gphshart. II BogtSs. John Tice, William
Smith and Penn RagSdale
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-10
LIKE A THUNDERcLAP
Comes the News of State Treasu-
rer's Mysterious Disappearance.

PIERRE, s. d, Jan. lO.-The alleged
failure OF w. X. Taylor, the outgoing
state treasurer, TO appear TO turn over his
Office to his successor yesterday, started
rumors to flying, and on investigation
Taylor seemingly cannot be located, but
his bank at Redtield closed its doors last
evening aud it is alleged there is q short
age OF large amount OF state funds. Just
how much cannot now be learned. but 1t
is reported, about two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars should be on hand.
Public examiner Meyers has not been
able to find out where the funds were de-
posted.
kilograms sent from here appear to
have failed to locate him. Ex-Governor
Mellette, one OF his bondsnen, is on the
road from Indiana, and other bondSmen
are thunderstruck by the news. None OF
his bondSmen reside here, and no parties
here are affected.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-10
Big Bonsplel In Canada.

HAMILTON, Ont, Jan. l0.-The
big bonspiel to be held here today
on the bay to celebrate the twenty
first year Of the Ontario Curling
Association, promises to be the
grandest curling demonstration
ever witnessed in Canada. The
brotherhood all over the province,
and from away down by the sea,
and in the Eastern States, have
been busy furnishing their stones
and trimming their brooms, and
there Is every reason to hope that
the attendance will not be less
than 800, and may likely reach
1000. His Excellency the Cover
nor.General is expected to be here,
and many other notables. Rail-
way fares have been put down,
and special trains will be provid-
ed, IL necessary, so that from a
very wide district the sons OF the
stanes and besoms may take it all
In on the one day.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-10
ALTaELD's MESSAGE.
He Deals With the Paramount
Questions of the State.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Jan. 10 The bi-eu-
NAL mes age Of Governor Altgeld, sent to
the general assembly TODAY, Is document
Of nearly 20,0OO words. The governor de-
votes much space TO review OF the con-
dition of the STATE institutions, and ma keS
numerous recommendations. Among 9th
or things he takes up the question Of
capital punishment ana asks " neither the
death penalty does any SUBSTANTIAL good
The revenue system In the state is de-
clsred In its practical workings To BE- a
giant OF injustice. He urges especially
looking to proper assessment OF corpora
tiOns. Coming TO u settlement of labor
troubles the governor says the question
dealing with them is dItlicnlt one but
there Is no difficulty In the way ct max.
ing compulsory Investigation In every
case and this alone would Do great pre-.
ventive.
The governor strongly urges legis.
lation on this subject. ana also TO prevent
Iaborers being brought into the state by
squads to diSplace equal number, who
suddenly thrown out become public
charge.
He also devoted considerable space to
the late strike, censuring the presence of
government troops.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-10
ARMY NEWS.

REPORTED SPECIALLY FOR THE LIGHT.
Private Carl +. Mueller, who enlisted
here for the Third cavalry. has been or
dered to proceed to his station at Fort
Reno, Oklohoma.
Private Burgess, OF troop 3, Second
cavalry, now stationed at Fort Logan, Is
transferred to troop l, OF the Fifth cav
airy.
will leave In few days for Fort Leaven-
worth, where he will be examined for pro-
motion.
Private O'Connor, OF troop ID, OF the
Fifth cavalry, has been granted fur-
Tough for three months under provisions
Of the three years act.
Lieutenant w, X. Wright, Sixteenth
infantry, has been appointed regimenLal
quartermaster.
The fifty rounds ball cartridge carried
in blanket bags on practice marches Will
hereafter be omitted.
General Ruger mas been assigned the
duty Of revising the drill regulations for
infantry.
Lieutenant Ripley, OF the Third cav
airy, so well and favorably known in San
Antonio, he having served here for a
number OF years. has been aUp 1inted
QuartermaSter Of his regiment with
headquarters at Jefferson Barrack, ST.
LOUIS.
Surgeon General Sternberg, OF the ar
my, has authorized Assistant Surgeon &.
b. Ewing, stationed at Jeff rSOn bar
racks, 70 secure number OF horses for
the purpose OF producing anti-tOnic and
giving a thorough trial TO the course Of
treatment for diphtherla.
One OF the first bills that will be re-
ported TO the House Is the - years retire
ment bill. Tee committee has already
ordered Favorable report, but Mr.
CULTIVATE has delayed writing the report
in order To receive the views Of the war
department upon the measure. Mr..
Ouuhwaite believes that the bill will pass
the House and Senate without oppUSi-
tiOn.
Captain Darlington, Seventh cavalry,
has been granted six months leave.
Julian PaderewiSki, company C, First
cavalry. has been discharged. He will
take his piano with him.
Wilbur f. Mari. company d, Seventh
cavalry, has been discharged without
honor.
Chief Musician Fuessell, OF the Six
tenth Infantry, who enlisted in that reSi-
ment in 1866 aud who has been In tho
band up e. his death, died on the 7th Ia
slant az Fort Douglas. Utah.
II Is expected hat Major Burbank, OF
the Third artillery viii be- given the
vacancy in the Inspector generals de-
partmeGt.
A general court martial will meet at
Fort sherman January II h for thu trial
Of First Lieutenant James V. s. Paddock,
retired.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-10
Ground in the Cogs.

MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 10.-Super.'
intendent Chas. Cunningham, at
the Muncie public works, attempt
ed to cross over the top of a big
vat near a pair Of three foot cog
wheels last night. He lost his
footing and fell. His feet were
pulled between the cogs and the
bones were crushed to the knee,
the two limbs cogged the wheels
80 that belt broke and the grind
ing ceased. The man was held
fast for nearly ten minutes before
the other workmen could get the
wheels apart. The injured man
exhibited wonderful nerve while
being released, directing the men
in the work. He was taken to the
city hospital where his legs were
amputated. There Is no hope of
his recovery. He has family and
Is % years old.