The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-19
THE REFoRMER: BRATTLEBoRo. VT. FRIDAY JUNE e 1906
NOTINGs.


Th New Mexico Democratic conven
tion Monday, as expected, elected a
solid free silver delegation to Chicago.
The final returns from the Oregon
election show both Republican con
gIessmen elected, one by a plurality of
GA and the other by 324, where tho ma
iority two years ago was II, ITO. Fool
ing with free silver is what made
the difference.
A convention has been agreed upon
by England and the United States to
submit the claims for injuries and
damages under the Behring Sea award
to- two commission ers.
Gen. circuit, before leaving Wash
ington. delivered the address to the
graduating class of Howard Univer-
sity at the commencement exercises
and hast been elected honorary trustee
of the institution. He has also, by
virtue of his position as chairman of
the committee ON expenditures IN the
war department, been placed at the
head of the committee to investigate
the Soldiers Home at Leavenworth,
Kap.
EX-Judge Isaac II. Maynard of New
York, the man who was buried as
Hills candidate under such tremen-
dous majority in 1893 because of his
part in the legislative count-in two
years before, died suddenly of heart
disease at Albany Monday. He was
SO years old. native OF Delaware
county and a graduate of Amherst in
1862. His first p ublic service was as
n pr,h \, o. <>e
sembly in 1877 afterward he was
elected county judge, and was defeated
as Democratic candidate for secretary
of state, it is said by the liquor inter
est. In the first Cleveland admins
tr alton he was second controller of the
treasury.
The Democrats of the House, before
congress adjourned last week, took the
unusual step, for the long session, on
motion of Judge Turner of Georgia, of
passing a unanimous vote of thanks
to Speaker Reed, for the ability, faith
fulness and strict impartiality with
which he had performed the duties of
his office. :" In the 51st Congress, even
at the close of the short session, not
only could no Democrat be found to
extend the usual courtesy of Offering
such motion but they all voted
against it when offered by Mckinley. |
The rebellion IN Crete is opening up
widespread European complications
again. The German and Austrian en-
bassadors at Constantinople have |
warned the Sultan against the certain
ty of losing the good will of the pow
ers by permitting the continuance of
in Crete. The result may |
be that Austria will occupy Macedonia |
and Russia is planning protectorate |
Of the Balkan states. :
The outgo of gold, after stopping
two or three weeks. began again Fri
day when g, 100000 was shipped.
These movements raise the exports of
gold since April to total Of s25,
271, 600, and reduce the net gold re-
serve to $40, 23S, Is. The explanation
must be the distrust created by the
political situation.
The senatorial bond issue investi-
cation began at Washington Monday
when Secretary Carlisle and Assistant
Secretary Curtis both appeared before
the committee and we're put throul h
some severe questioning Carlisle re
peated the declaration of his letter last
week that the syndicate deal was COM
PEELED by the great emergency exist
ing, which would not permit delay
for the usual formallties of bond
sale. The fact was, he said, that the
treasury had reached the point where
there were gold certificates outstand-
ing which it had no gold coin to
meet. He had never stated this fact
before. AS to exercisig his option to
pay IN silver he thought the require
ment of the law as to parity forbade
it, and besides the policy of paying in
gold had been followed so long that
have precipitated disaster.
Postmaster Hesing of Chicago, who
also conducts a German newspaper OF
great influence among the Germans of
the Northwest, declares that he will
BOLT free silver Democratic nomina
ion.
Senator Hill of New York. speaking
If the probable capture of the Chicago
by the free silver men, says
The silver men will be annihilated,
md, the Democratic party will suffer
me III Tue WUISt utltdls III lis HIS
DRY" At least, so says the Washing =
on correspondent of the Rochester
Herald
The United States is on the eve Of
business boom. There is but one
hing that can check it, and that is a
laltlng declaration on the money ques-
ion next week at st. Louis. II Chica
20 Evening Post.
The Connecticut Democrats are not
nly for an honest dollar, but they
,ropose to fight for it until the Chi
ago convention freezes over, and
hen fight on the ice. That's the stuff
Boston Herald.
The chairman, vice chairman and
reasurer of the Massachusetts prohi
,ition state committee have resigned
because they will not stand on the
Platform adopted at Pittsburg.
The Louisville Council of the A. p.
i. has passed resolutions calling for
he expulsion of Gov. Bradley from
he order because he has appointed
ne John H. Whalen, Roman Cath
lie and VIGOROUSLY corrupt politician,
s member of the Chickamuga park