The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-23
NOTINGS.


nation of minor state officers, who vii
now be named by petition. The reasol
for this course was that the party die
not want to face the money question
being about as badly divided over al
the Democrats are
The Democrats of Nebraska are spill
clear in two and will mold two STATE
conventions this year. The free silver
and anti administration crowd com
menced this week at Omaha, while tht
Morton or gold wing will assemble
September D.
Senator David b. Hill thinks the
Democratic outlook excellent, and
points in proof of that to the number
of men who would like to be candi-
dates. THAT is a pretty sure sign
that the party has confidence in itself.
think that all we need to do is to
sit back and let the Republican party
make mistakes. y
1t looks very much as if Senator
German would have rocky time with
the Maryland election this year. He
found it easy enough to control the
Democratic state convention but when
it comes to the voters il is very diff
fercnt thing. There is every sign of Il
big revolt in the ranks against the
boss and as the Democratic margin has
been reduced of late years to a few
thousand only, the Republicans are
iubilantly predicting IA sweeping vic
tory Not a single newspaper in Bal
timore is supporting the German ticket.
The Sun, the most influential paper in
all that section and always before Dem
ocratic, is openly urging support of the
Republican nominees.
The plan of building better roads by
means of convict labor will probably
be generally adopted in Canada. 1t is
also proposed in this connection to pay
the convcts re muncrative wages and
that the money be used for the support
of their wives and families.
Peoria, ILL.,, has city council that
is entitled to 20 to the head for I'M
blushing rascality. The street rail
ways have been operating under fran
chises providing that at the end OF a
certain time. which has nearly expired
they should pay stated percentage of
their gross receipts into the city treas
urer for the use of the streets. But the
council met quietly last week and gave
the roads new franchises running for
20 years, and leaving out entirely the
old provision as to gross receipts. Or
course it was matter of pure bribery.
J. II. HOLSTER of Greenfield tells of
a case there 40 years ago involving a /
long arm as extraordinary as that I
Of Miss Wilk ins' story. Thomas Waits +
being affected by breaking thorugh
g ~, ,n.,b IyaN u,
The door on the inside. Several men
and found that they
.ould not reach that distance within
several inches. Mr.. HOLSTER recalled
/ young negro named James White
Who lived in the town who had eXcep
ionally long arms SO long indeed that
yhen he stood upright his hands would
each below his knees, and for that
eason declared that the negro must be
he burglar, So il proved to be. \
wound was found on his wrist where
le had cut himself on the glass, lcav
ne blood there, and after his arrest he
wned up to his guilt
The Venczuelans have got into an
ther difficulty with John Bull. Last
;eek they stopped and searched the
British schooner Ellen on suspicion
hat she contained contraband goods. |
he act was entirely within Nenezue (
IN waters but it was performed in a '
eedlessly offensive way by firing on {
he schooner to bring her to and with
lch good aim as TO hit her. c
Joseph Manley of Maine, secretary '
+ the Republican national committee, l
AVS that the prosperous condition of a
lc country will prevent any financial q
uestion from being the issue between i
he parties in 1896, but he refuses to e
ny what the issue will be. b
Poultney Bgelow thinks that
is a good name for the =,
aople from this country who invade !,
uropc every year and make them u
Ives ridiculous by an abiect aping Of !
'reign ways and fashions. u
Theodore Roosevelt has won his \
ght, for the time being at least, for h
lie Sunday excise law in New York y
ty. The liquor sellers. SO their law
,rs claim in court, have agreed to
)ey the law and stop selling on sun !.
ly. n
Allison of Iowa and Chandler of i
ew Hampshire is the latest combina- r,
on for a Republican presidential +,
cket. 1t would be moderately sill i
rite one. Chandler says, rather h
that there is nothing to the n
ovement, but no one suspects him of h
to decline the nomina 8,
on if it comes to him. n
1t is to be battle royal among the 81
wyers with the Woodbury. Rutland a
eraId libel suit. The Governor has n
tanned Judge Seneca Haselton for h
,unsel, in addition to ex-Gov. Dill 81
CHAM and Tax Commissioner Foster, al
lille c. A. Prouty of Newport, c. NJ. lc
lids of Middlebury and j. G.. Jones S
Rutland vii defend the Herald 81
Senator Quay has apparently tri- ~ >,
nphed over the Hastings Martin = =
Drter- Magee combine and will be !.
ected chairman of the Republican h !,
ate committee of Pennsylvania and -
ntinue to be the boss there. ~ +,
The Chinese officials at Kucheng
fuse to allow the foreign
nsuls opportunity to inquire il,
to the recent massacre or d,
attend the trial of the criminals Ia
fore the local authorities. The in a
lence is one in which they feel safe in
cause they are so far from the guns III
the foreign navies The condition h.
the country is growing serious, with in
ldlers plundering the people VINO in is
IN blame foreigners for all their pI
)ubles h,
The ST. Johnsbury Republican takes to
c right side in advocacy of Il valued II
licy law. Ii would also limit in h5
rance to two thirds the value of II
operty. tn
Indian Agent Teter at Fort Hall. -