The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-25

BfaZil oilers to recognize the being
erent rights of the Cuban patriots il
he United States will do the came.
Quay promises Ia deliver Republi-
can ma iority nearly approximating to
200, 900 in Pennsylvania this year and
very likely he will do it. Things seem
to have got back far enough into their
old shape in that state so that MAORI
ties are only Il question of guying.
The son in law of the late Queen
of Korea who il now in Washington,
| is inclined to believe the report that
she has been the victim of assassina
ton, and, according to his story, of
her conduct, she almost deserved her
fate. She ruled the King with rod
Of IRON and sold every office in the
realm to the highest bidder. She OPP
pressed the people so that she was in
constant fear of assassination. 1t was
her custom to sit up all night, and she
never went to bed until ) or 6 o'clock
in the morning. She had several
bedrooms, SO that no one knew where
she slept, except her own intimates.
Under her bed chamber there was Il
trap door, with steps leading down to
IA room below, where she kept always
on guard forty fleet footed couriers,
with n vehicle always in readiness SO
that she could fly at a moments notice.
After all. ii isn't such lot Of fun to
be queen.
President and Mrs. Cleveland and
all the members of the cabinet with
the ladies Of their families went TO At
lanta Monday to attend the exposition,
returning to Washington to day.
The st. Johnsbury Messenger is one
of the few Republican papers that
higotry case and the conduct Of the
wooden manufactures and Leading sup
porter of the Congregational church
there, who refuses to hear the gospel
preached by Democrat. 1t says that
Mr.. Morris mistakes his pocketbook
for religion. and mixes up the gospel
.of Jesus Christ with his bank ac
count.
The Burlington News says Of the
electric road there; 1t helped the
city and no single institution, recent
or remote, has, on the whole, been
more creditable to the city, or has
done it more good in the same length
of time. -
In his forthcoming novel, which is
promised for Nov. /, lola has under
taken a pretty large contract He will
attempt forecast of the future empire
of the world. which he imagines is the
dream of Leo XII. lie claims To have
made Il study of the Pope from the
start to his present greatness. and he
rrgnrds him as looking confidently for
ward to IA time when his successor will
br the ruler of a European unity Of
states. He pictures him with one
hand reaching out for the crown of the
world. with the other he gives his
blessing 10 democracy.
WiIford Woodruff, the first president
Of the Mormon church, denies over his
signature, in the Desert News. the
Mormon organ in Salt Lake City. that
his church. or its hierarchy. intends
in any way 10 dominate the political
action Of its disciples or laity. He
says the two Democratic candidates
who were disciplined for accepting
nominations without the consent of
the church, were members of the
priesthood and that the rule of the
church forbids a priest engaging in
politics or business or anything to
take him entirely away from his calling
or duty for any length of time, without
first getting permission of the church.
What is known as the "three. mile
limit. - marking the jurisdiction
which each nation may exercise over
its coast waters was probably fixed
hy the range of cannon shot at the
time, three marine miles measuring
the reach Of the old fashioned battery.
Modern riiled guns have greatly in
creased this radius of fire. According
ly the Association for the Reform; and
Qualification of the Law of Nations a.
its recent session in Brussels recon
mended that the marine league be
doubled. There would seem 10 be no
trchlcd or quadruplcd. The range Of
niles and in commercial matters four
leagues mark the limit, by the laws of
this country, within which foreign |
goods cannot be trans shipped without |
paying duties. Better multiply the |
one league 10y four.
Under the new constitution Of Ken
lucky women are eligible for jury ser |
vice, and it is the intention 10 give |
the experiment fair trial. One case
IN which they are soon to hear test
mony is that brought by woman
against a wealthy widower for alleged |
breach of promise. Damages are set
at high figure, and to add to the
defendants horror the presiding judge
has declared that the trying jury will
be composed wholly of women! Wo
men are said by women as well as by
men to be especially severe upon other
women. 1t remains to be seen wheth
ar they will be so when serving as ju
rors or whether their severity is TO be
confined To social circles, as before.
OF late immigration has increased
rapidly, and some are of the opinion
that the arrivals next year will reach
the largest total in the history of the
country. Prof James Bryce, NJ. p,
the eminent English statesman whose
book, The American Common
wealth. - is recognized as the fairest
study of American institutions ever
made by foreigner, has written a
paper for the November number of
The Century on THE Armenian
Question. "