The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-06
NO7'INGS.


crcasing rapidly. No less than "a firm
and corporations are named which nav
gone to producing tin plate since TN
duty was reduced, and then we are tolt
by the Iron Age that "all the American
tin plate works are rushed with ORDER
to such an extent that complaint II
prevalent of the difficulty experienced
by buyers in obtaining prompt ship
ments in response to orders. y
The Withdrawal of Justin Mccarthy
from the leadership of the Irish party
after the parliamentary recess is delii
nitcly decided upon.
The conference of lawyers in Detroit
with Il view to securing uniform laws
adjourned without taking steps to,
ward the appointment of a national
commission, and seemed disposed to
move with great caution.
The present Legislature of New York
has passed an act looking to the deep
ening of the canals of that state from
their present depth of seven feet to
nine feet, at an expense of 50, 600, 600,
and the people are to vote on it at the
November election.
Russian Nihilists think they have an
easy man to deal with in the present
Gar, and are showing more activity
than at any time since the death OF
Alexander III.
1t is said in Washington that the
report of the commission sent by Con
gress to study the Nicaragua canal
problem on the ground, is ready and
is very favorable to the project in gen
cral. 1t is further sad that the
Menocal estimates as to the cost OF me
canal and the time required TO buiid
it IN are not accepted by the commits
sion, which puts the probable cost at
from sll5, coo, 600 upward, the time Tor
building it at least SIX years, and the
number Of men to be constantly en-
ploycd for that period about at 2O.ooo.
This is an increase IN the estimates OF
cost over those accepted by senator
Morgan in his speeches IN the Senate,
of from SO, 0O0,0 to $40 coo, oOU.
Even Neal Dow makes quasi ad
mission of the humbug Of prohibition
in Maine. He saws =
eb,ye hcen Mt work since ISL irving to
hvc the Maine law properly enforced hut we
haven't succeeded yet for we have been headed
Fa,c ~ ~ r r nation ,t are ,mnly in
luest of offices of profit or honor
Two tests of the Cooley air shin
were made AT Rochester. n. Y. Mon |
lay tbo second one being successful.
The first was spoiled by ropes getting
in trees. but in the second |
-be shin arose slowly in the air 10 tine /
height of 200 feet, and instead of dart
ng downward, il stayed right still .
Il was evident too that it wished to go
higher, for it tuggcd at its ropes and
hen. finding that it could not go far
her. began its course downward with
,reat ease. 1t alighted about, 800 feet
rom the spot of its flight upward and
cttled slowly 10 the earth without
Iamage.
The French government has backed
own far enough IN the Waller case to
lloW MN TO be VISITED IN person ny
alters from the American embassy and
looks now as Il She would be obllged
Q admit that her treatment OF MN,
him 10 70 years lmprlson-
rent and forfeiture OF all his property
. Madagascar, has been undeserYedly
eyere, and 10 grant hlm release from
and indemnity Tor his
offerings. The presumption gains
Ircngth from the delay in furnishing
he records of the court martial that A..
led Waller that the evidence against
i'm is not strong. and that his claim !
lat the real motive behind his prose I
ltion was to deprive him of his india I
lbber concessions has basis. $
The Attorney General of New York,
as begun an attack on the cigarette q
ust or the American Tobacco Co. !
llling ON il TO show cause why the !
omission granted il to do business in
lat state should not be revoked. The !,
suit will be looked for with great in I
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