The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13
NO1'INGs.

10 80 cents pair, and it will be fel
in the retail markets soon, if it is no
now. Manufacturers and iobers sa
they are helpless, for the trust whicl
controls four tifths of the sole leath
cr production has the business at it
mercy, and IA still further increase i
expected soon. The rise effects tn
working people chiefly, for they are tn
ones that ware heavy shoes rcquirin!
the most sole leather
Chauncey NJ. Depew tells an inter
viewer in London that Cleveland vii
surely be Il candidate for thirt
term. He doesn't believe he can b'
elected, or that any Democrat can
but insists that he is the only candi
date the Democrats can nominate
And as to the sources of his remark
able strength, Mr.. Depew says
EITHER he has extraordinary luck ii
accidentally doing the right thing OF
he is really a great statesman, | con
TESS | am not sure in which aspect
| regard him. Certainly he has
twice in two years saved American
credit abroad When he sent Fed
eral troops to quel the Chicago riot
he enunciated new principle in Amer
lean constitutional Interpretation.
We had accepted Federal authority in
subduing a general rebellion, but we
superstitiously disclaimed the power
of that authority in intervening
against disorder merely within the
limits of "A state. Cleveland boldly
brushed away that superstition.
The people then accepted his inter
probation without cavil, and it is now
as firmly established as the constitu-
tional doctrine of the equality of all
men. Had he acted otherwise, Amcri
can state and municipal as well as rail
road securities held abroad would
have been effected to degree that
such financial troubles as we have just
passed through would have been slight
indeed as compared with what would
have happened. Again, this year he
against that gentleman own convic-
ton to save the south from the silver
hcresy and all armed Europe now re
cognizes that the heresy is dead"
The rumors of threatened war be
tween Japan and Russia have been re
vived with increased force.
England has abandoned her claim to
the island of Trinidad since Brazil
has sponked up so over it. But she
asks the privilege of laying a cable
station there.
The representation in the United
States senate from the new state of
Utah will be equally divided AS to
Mormon and Gentle. This has been
decided upon by the leaders of both
parties in Utah and both argee that
none but silver men shall be sent.
Messrs Widener Il Elkins, the great
street railway magnates of Philadel-
phia, have just been comforting with
their associate in Chicago, Mr.. lcrkes,
and it is asserted that they have de
cided that all their cable and horse
lines in New York. Philadelphia. |
Chicago and elsewhere, shall soon be !
to the underground electric !
now in successful operation |
in LenoX avenue. New York, The |
New York and Philadelphia work is to |
be done at once.
The negroes at Omaha are joining
the A. p. A. in some numbers, where
at the Bee quite pertinently asks
they have been removed quite
far enough from a state of servitude
as yet to be able with good face to
swing the lash of prescription over
other people.
Dir. Forbes Winslow, the distinguish
ed alienist in this country confirms the
report of several months ago, repub-
lished in the Reformer at the time. that
Jack the Ripper is confined in an
asylum near London. He was mcdi-
ral student at the time he committed
the crimes and had mania against
that kind of women.
Coy. Buckncr has withdrawn from
the canvass for the senatorshlp in Ken
lucky, leaving Gov. McCreary the only
nan in the field openly contesting
Blackburn aspirations for reelection.
But it is expected that Secretary Car
isle will appear as a candidate at the ,
asst moment.
Our government has decided to 60 it
llone and make an Independent inves-
igation of the Chengtu riots in
china. such as France has made. 5
'he original plan was to do it in co
'peration with England, but for some
eason England has backed out, re
uiring her consul at Chang King y
Who was to help in the inquiry to re
main at his post
Details are received of the triple t
ompact entered into by Salvador t
Sicaraugua and Honduras for the
of Central American re-
ublic. 1t is confederate system,
nder which there will be a Diet of
ne deputy from each legislature and /
ne member from each republic to ',
nrve three years, the majority vote to :,
ule, and to sit successfully in each u
{ the capitals. In the event of nego- u
iations with other governments one ..
the number will be selected to act y
u the Diet, the diplomatic and con I
Ilar service will be in its control and
an arbitrator is needed he shall be
losen from the residents of some
merican republic. Guatemala and E,
osta Rica have not yet joined this n.
Mon, but they have not officially de- n,
lined to do so. Is
Gov. Mckinley promises reply to Ell
ostmaster General Wilson'S recent il
tier on the tariff.
The French government has come
,wn another peg in the Waller bust \,
ISIS. 1t has forwarded the record of vi
lie court martial in the case to our
ate department. TT
Not much is being said just now by "
e Republican organs about the re- NJ
al of the RECIPROCITY treaty with IN
rail, as it has already been fol- M
wed by large increase of exports W,
that country, from SD, 3SS. l21 in 10,
50 to SIS, 165, 069 in 1895 which was he
c largest gain on record. us
Secretary Carlisle denies the truth JIG
thn rpport that his wife had written |