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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

Senator John Sherman feels called
upon to write Il letter TO say that
There can be no doubt of Mckin-
iey's position on the money question
and that he is committed in every
form, by speech and otherwise. to the
Republican policy of maintaining the
present gold standard of value. : The
truth is that the Major has spoken
and voted all ways on this subject, -
has made record that iustifies no
other conclusion then that he has had
in the past no fixed and definite opin-
ion. If he has nowfand will say explic-
lilly what il is, the country will and
ought to believe him. But none ex-
cept those.who want to be deceived are
going to accept any such no doubt
stuff AS Sherman retorts.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

. Some Of the Reed papers are trying
to find consolation in the fact that the
delegates are not instructed. But
they are honorable gentlemen who
recognize that they are acting only in
a representative capacity and they will
loyalty carry out.the wishes of their
constituents they would have ne
moralssright to accept the trust unless
they were wiling to do so. Senator
Proctor telcgraphs the Boston Journal
that The convention was five to one
for Mckinley and now the Republicans
of the State ara unit in their sup
port of him. DIR. Holton savs no is
''for Mckinley. " Mr.. Prouty says he
regards the resolutions as equivalent
to an institution and shall feel bound
by it. Col. Smith is non commital
and Phil X. Gleed. elected ar alternate
the word creed
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

EXGoy. Wm. Il. Russell n signed
letter to the \ Y. World, disavows,
frankly and earnestly. any active
candidacy for the Democratic nomi
nation. He requests that mo move
ment be made in any other state"
towards seconding Massachusetts de-
claration in his favor. He says, and
says truly, that ii is al "importst
when the Chicago Convention meets
that its delegates all be absolutely
free to deliberate and act clear of all
instructions, pledges or even expressed
preferences. " The all important thing
in his view, is that every effort be
made Ito have the Democratic party
take an absolutely sound position on
the money question, without evasion
or compromise. believe this is of
vital consequence to the party for its
present and its future The ''plat-
form ought explicitly and emphatically
to oppose the free coinage of silver
compromise legislation in that direc.
ton; and that it ought to indorse and
commend the administration of Presi-
dent Cleveland for its resolute work IN
our present gold standard |
and in preserving the credit of the
nation. | think it would be neither |
right norIwise to attempt to avoid or
straddle this questionly any ambiguous
Or meaningless declaration. The time
has passed for that. The issue must
be made out anu fought out trust
to a sound conclusion. And to tins
end he urges the party TO send its
strongest man to Chicago and leave
the nomination to their good Judge
nent in view Of the situation as it
then appears. After this is done it
will be time enough to consider candi-
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01
The Cnmpnigm in Canadn.

There is to be general election IL
Canada on the I'd of June, and thu
parties are setting themselves in array
for fight that promises to be thu
most bitter and violent the Dominion
has ever seen. The chief issue is tt
be the Manitoba school question,
whether that province shall be com
PEELED. under Privy Councils inter
probation of the constitution. to give
the Roman Catholics separate schools.
The Catholics, French and Irish const
tutc two iiths of Canada's population
and naturally they are in symapthy with
the administration which tried at the
last session of Parliament to put
through remedial or coercion bill
but were blocked in it by the Liberals.
Bat tho Liberals, who stand for non sec.
tartan schools even against the agree
ments of the union but who have hereto.
fore had their largest strength with
the French and Catholics The dis
ruption Of old party lines is such that
its results cannot be foretold and as
tho Catholics hierarchy with few
notable exceptions is throwing its full
strength on the Tory side. the returns
will be worth watching AS evidence of
how the hierarchy can hold its people at
the polls. The situation is farther
mixed up by the fact that there is
bolt on the part of some of the Tory
Protestants. Besides, there is the
tariff issue which would be CON
trolling one but for this Difficult
ty with Manitoba. The protective poll
cy of the Tory government has proved
IA failure, and has resulted in severe az
ricultura depression and shrincage of
farm values The Tories have sought
to alay he resultant dissatis-
faction with sham overtures to
for reciprocity, but
there are generally understood to have
oecn only sham and still have the
cave the farmers in Il rebellious mood, |
.hough of course the manufactures |
md protected interests sustain the |
policy, The Liberals, however, are
lot in shape TO get the full advan-
age of the conditions, because like
he Democrats on this side of the sline,
hey have lodged and wavered on the
ssue good deal The case is further
by the formation, of two
parties. the Mccarthy
ties, led by Mr.. Dalton Mccarthy,
lawyer of cmiDcnce. who takes a
trong Protestant line, and the patrons
industry, farmers organization
hose objects are economical govern
tent and free trade. Between the
IcCarthyites, who are also free trad
RS. and the Patrons there is 4 partial :
llance All in all tho political stu s
ton up north is as badly mNeu up
; it is in this country.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

Inerc is more catarrah in tins sec
ton of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was supposed to be in
durable. For great many years doe
tors pronounced il local disease. and
prescribed local remedies, and By CON
stantlv failing to cure with local treat
ment. pronounced il incurabIe.
Science has proven catarrah 10 be a
constitutional disease. ana therefor
requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrah Cure. manufactured
by +. j. Cheney & CO., Tolcdo. Ohio,
is the only constitutional curc on the
market. II is taken internally in doses
from 10 drops TO a teaspoonfui. IL
acts directly on the blood and mucous
of the system. They ,frer
one hundred dollars for any case it
fails TO cure. Send for circulars and
Address,
T. j. CHENEY q Co. Toledo. O.
T1Sold ly Druggists, 73c,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01
MORSE K SIMPSON.
THE GOVERNORS LIBEL SUIT.
Continued from LIST page

was lucky enough to get it had to drink
out of a tumbler. lie knew that the bell
boys received percentage from the
| places where liquor was sold.
| Several L V VI students told of wine
and beer being served at their banquets
at the Van Ness. Some other witnesses
told of Gov Woodbury. saying to them
since they were subponcad. that they
were mot obliged to testify unless they
wanted to"
L W Clement of Rutland, chief owner
of the Herald, told of having champagne
and cocktails served repeatedly. He
said nothing was said byhotel employees
about going out OF the house for the IL
quor and he saw no difference in the way
that liquor was served in the Van Ness
house from the way the same thing was
done in other hotels.
lcsty crdai6 more witnesses and deposition
trav cling men, delegates to Republican conyen
ton ana prominent citizens were put on and
told OF being served with liquor, several OF them
payingoat the Office.
ii W Bailey OF 81 Aibaus once saw man ask
Mr. Clark where the bar was. Mr. Clark told lin
there was none, but to 20 TO his room andlordcr
of a bell boy anything he wanted.
EX-GOy Barstow and:l0 other gentlemen were
put on by the governors side totcstify that they
never saw any liquor business done In the house,
the manager OF the billiard room sworc that II
was not Kept there. WE Carlisle, former
clerk, now at st Johnsbury, sworc that he never
knowingly lent the bell boys money To buy
liquor and then Gov Woodbury. himself went on
the stand. He said he never had a government
license, when his partner, Mr. Drew, served
sweet cider on the tables he fobardc its being
done again and once when he saw a bell boy get
% cents to buy a !botte of ale for guest, he
told him not to use the money for that purpose.
When he once learned that a head was keeping |
liquyr stored for guests, he ordered him to stop
or lose his place. and twhcn he learned. that
liquor was tc be served AT banquet he tried 10
Il I
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

1t is undcniablc that the Republican
platforms ar Ginning up better on the cur
fency question than was expected,
though Illinois straddlcs and Virginia is
slid Mt. Pennsylvania. wrong two years
ago. is right now, and even Alabama
takes pretty good ground. Onlthe demo-
cratic side. Michigan, under Don Dick
inson's lead. gave the country u pleas
ant surprise by declaring uncquiyocally
for sound money. This is one OF the
states that had been rekconcd "sure''for
free silver. 1t is evident that the fight
: to be close in the Democratic convcn-
ion. but Cleveland and his fricns are
confident that sound money will win.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

a 1t is a Mckinley shower all round.
Illinois yesterday followed Vermont by
declaring for Mckinley tive TO one and
knocking out the 'favoritc son., "
Senator Cullon. So also Virginia
earlier in the week, and Alabama,
though there was double convention
and contcsting delegation. The Nc
Kiniey managers opened the week
with the claim of $50 delegates Of the
iJ6 necessary to nominate and ii is
reasonably sure that they had a full
$40 of them aCd their victories this
week bring the number up to nearly
their claim, with about 100 delegates
yet to be elected. Though Pennsylvania
endorsed Quay, two of her delegates
publicly announce that they will vote
for Mckinley.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

The facts undoubtedly justify the
anti Mckinley men in their charge
that the canvass for the Ohio man has
been one Of boodle--the worst in this
respect ever known since Rome S
rottenest days. But the Vermont re-
suit demonstrates that the Doodle on
IS supplements the sentiment OF the
great mass of Republicans. 1t is certain
that the Mckinley managers have not
invaded this state with Doodle, because
they never dreamed it to be possible to
get it away ftom Reed, and Wedncs
davis result, therefore was sponta
neous popular uprising Popular
opinion and Doodle together make
an irrestiblc combination at least in
Republican nominations.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01
r. is NOT All AN unlikely in case both

Il is not at all unlikely in case both
the old parties take sound money
position that the Populists will become
a factor TO DC reckoned with this fall.
Although they have lost ground IN
their old stronsholds, Kansas and Col
orado, their vote at the last election,
contrary to the general impression,
showed IA heavy increase elsewhere. In
the 1G more important states where
they ran straight tickets il jumped
from l1S, 900 in '92 to over 700, 600 in
81. or a GS percent. increase in two
wears.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

The first instalment -. 600, 600 Cuban
bonds offered at: New York...was not
only largely over subscribed: but the
bids averaged COL, 'cents,on the dollar.
Here is Yam rop;nion, definitely ex-
pressed, that does not agree withs Mr..
Phelps idea that the rebellion is only
enc of "banditti, of arson. and pi!lago
and murder "
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores letter, Chapped Hands,
Chiiblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions, and positively cures p'l"s. or no
pay required. 1t is guarant,..i - give
perfect satisfaction or money r,gurdcii.
Price IS cents per box. Fer So, !,y F.
III. Holden & Co, adv.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

1t is conceded all round to be Il
question of money at the Republican
national convention. A fellowisenator
asked Quay the other dayswhether:the
anti Mckinley men "hadIthc national
committee and would nave the.commit.
tee on credentials "les, if they don
buy them away from us, - was the reply
of the Pennsylvania statesman.of}pro-
tprtiOn
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

With Vermont pronounced for Nc.
kinney, New Hampshire half way so,
and Connecticut divided, Speaker
Reed must realize that his solid New
England" scheme is as much akfail-
IRE as the rest of his canvass.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01
MANbHH.

May lst.
| Whole window full of new and
stylish Capcs-Black. Navy and
Tan Some of them cloth. some
silk
S4.95 each.
More Capes in now at Sl.99,
81. -. $3.50 and Il few more fine
ones IS to S25 each.
Many more Separate Skirts
have come in this week s1..5O to
Sl4.50 each.
Bicycle Suits-Skir1. Norfolk
jacket, Leggins. Cap and Chate-
lame of the most popular New
York make, fabric. Scotch Mixed
kersey. SIS complete.
At 50 each have Skirt and Leg
gins in Il mixed fabric for bicycle
wear.
Special value in Ladies silk
UnderveSts Mt 59c. each. flesh and
pink. all sizes.
Special in Kid Gloves at Csc. |
a par.
Hemstitched India Windsort
Ties ljc. each. two for 25c.
Within the past two days we
have received quite number of
very stylish. New York made.
Suits for Ladies'. In the finer
grades, no two are alike. Thevl
ire especially attractive both in
style and price.
New things opening all the
line.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

The vanquishcd may get such consola'
ton rs they can from the assurance that
the New England Democrats will not
treat their New England candidates in
any such way.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

Department Commander y. NJ.
Rutfer announces that he has secured
quarters al the Clarendon hotel ST.
Paul for the convenience of this de-
partment and Woman's Relief corps in
attendance upon thn national encamp
ment in Septembe.. The rates will
be 90 day.
G \. X. meeting next Wednesday
evening. Full attendance is desired,
business, muster after which they
wi fail in for a somke chat.
90 Iosc enap by ucip,y Haru;eSs
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

Ticket. Bill Mckinley and Mckin.
ley Bill.
Platform. Straddlc and Doodle.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

The state committees fixed upon Wed
nestiay. June II. as the time and Bur
lington the place for holding the Re
publican state convention to nominate
state officers Ex-Governor ] W Stew
art of Middlebury will preside, and W
+ johnson of Woodstock is chairman
of the committee on resolutions.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

The second district convention was
called TO order 10y b l. Cross Fred Ar.
mold was the chairman and J W Sault
Of St Johnsbury and & T Shanks of
Londonderry assistants. Col Haskins
introduced resolution endorsing Will
liam Mckinley of Ohio for president
and it was adopted with whoop.
J W Brock of Montpelier was nominal
ed for first delegate by + y Rowland.
by Cnl Haskins and Senator
Bailey of Newbury For the second
delegate Senator Bailey nominated
Victor Spear of Braintrec in a face
tious speech and p n Dale of Islard
Pond seconded. Both were elected by
Geo a Blake of Barton
and J. G. Leonard of Bradford as alter
mates.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

The State R""rhlican League had
its animal ,I"elis= Tuesday afternoon
Speeches were made hy Col Childs. the
president. Gen J g Mccullough ard
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01
Have Received
5000 BUSHELS
SEED OATS!
Which we Offer at Low Prices
E. CROSBY & co.
NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

MONTPELIER, VT, March II, lSH
po nEnhe National a you know has pracced forfeiture
years
e th r@r paid up policies have been given when the retiring member
many people to whom after being found by digen search magrd %
The list of
ing tne past few but the members
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

Well posted boys are looking toward
our new lace shoes for their next pairs.
Made on the tooth CENTURY " lasts
just like mems shoes--pointed toes with
new style tips. Shoes for drcss-up with
durability for every dav wear. We have
both blacks and russcts.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

Use less soap by using Harmless
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01

We want to buy back every MI.
the sl.75 WOmcn's Lace Shoe ~. -" u
US during the past three Wool, y
attention has been called to scvos., W.
OF which the soles showed eyisona r'N
poorer quality than is to he ovn.. VI
from shoes sold by Us. We wan, ' wv
pair returned and we will refund y. ''g !!
amount paid. ''u'
The evening times., 1896-05-01
AMERICAN TOBACCO wOBBLED.
II Broke and Rallied and Was u Fea-
ture in Trading,

New York. May l.-Amercan Tobacco
was the feature of the trading at the
stock exchange this morning. The stock
after Il slight advance, at the start, broke
= Gel. G.. - ~. ana rallied TO Il IA.
Trading in the stock was on a fairly large
scale. The Farmers Loan ami Trust Com
pany is paying the cash and scrip dividends
this morning. General Electric was
heavy, and fell Is to 80 ga. Sugar was
strong throughout and ranged between
123 SIS and l24 Is, with the latest
tran sIction at 1874.
The changes outside of the issues named
were confined to the fractions, the en-
gagcmeuts of nearly 50 100000 gold
Tor export to Europe failing to exert any
Influence whatever London did little or
nothing in this market, and the Lon don
Stock Exchange, as is customary on May
Day, was closed. At / O'Clock speculation
was quiet and STEADY.
Stocks We're strong after IL O'Clock,
on a belief that the mornings estimate OF
god shipments is entirely TOO high. Thus
far the actual engagements have been
100000 by Lazard, Freres Co. and
$3.50, 900 by Won Hoffman, 4 Co., al
though ii is expected in some quarters
tudI other firms may order later in the
day at least a part of the gold pre-
viously reported. The advance ranged ION
IA TO l per cent. and was most marked
in Sugar, Manhattan. the grangers, and
Louisville and Nashville. Speculation at
midday was firm in tone
The evening times., 1896-05-01
REINSTATE The INSPECTOR
Commissioners Order Him to Work,
With a Caution.
Facts in an Interesting Excise Case.
Daily Orders and Minor Dis
trict Matters.

Contractor WarfieId, accompanied by Mr.
| s. 7. Bayiey, his assistant. and Inspector
| DanfOuh, whose dismissal from the con
| tractors service wds ordered by tine Com
| missoners, for reasons heretofore giyer
LA The Times, was before the board this
| morning for the purpose OF having the cir
| Cumstances discussed.
1t was contended that Mr.. Danforth had
not misstated the facts, and Mr. .. B..
Moore, manager Of TIE Concord flats, sub
stantiated the asset rtion.
| The CommlssiOeicrs ordered that Mr.. Dan
forth De rcInstatr,t. ana cautioned ham To be
careful III future IN preparing his reports.
An Interesting case, inyotving The con
troll of a sum on deposit with the col
| lector of taxes, amounting to S2S7 so, III
pa ymenl OF lee Tor retail license ap-
Piled for by William n. Yates, at No. -
L street northwest has just been referred
to Attorney Thomas for his construct ion
OF IA point in law.
The application was made March IL
1896, and the same day Yates gave to
l.- ClncinndI brewing Company paper
to thJ effect that i'll case OF the rcJec-
tion 81 his application for license the
money was to De pad tu the brewing
mpany and not 10 himself. This paper
was placed on file
tion on the sth OF March, and Attorney
A A. LipsconIb, for the brewing COM
pany, filed with the Commissioners u
demand for the amount of the deIosit
II appears that Yates did not specify the
amount to be refunded. but merely gave
orders for the pa ymeilt OF -
Under the date of March % Yates gave
an order to Mr.. Frank 7. Madigan, to
whom he was indebted, which reads In
substance as follows:
Il have indursed TO Mr.. Frank P Madi-
gan the receipt for deposit made by me to
secure a license, and protest aga inst pay
ment being made to any person accept Mr..
Madigan.''
When the case reached Auditor Petty he
was confronted by the two orders, neither of
which specified the amount OF saving IN
yolved. He declined to act as collector,
and not being disposed to decide the issue
the papers were referred to Mr.. Thomas,
upon the contention that the Cincinnati
Brewing Company has no legal claim upon
the money, on account of its failure to Sc
cure an assignment of the certificate the
effect OF the paper in its favor being merely
that OF an agreement between Yates and a
creditor.
Orders were issued today for cement
sidewalks to he laid under the permit sys-
TEN ,as follows.
On the r street side of No. o146 Florida
avenue northwest; in front OF premises S2l
to S21 Vermont avenue northwest: side
walk and curb on the north side of Heck
man street southeast between First and
Second streets.
1t was also ordered that 500 feet of six
inch water main the laid in the south side
of l. street. between Tenth and Eleventh
streets southeast
The evening times., 1896-05-01
Forecast TIL q p. m. saturday.

Forecast Till p. m. saturday.
For the district of Columbia. Della wal
and Maryland, continued threatening
weather. with light sho wers. tonight: Sat
urday, partly cloudy weather; warmer
Saturday morning: east TO southeast Winds
For Virginia, threatening weather, with
showers tonight; Saturday, fair; warmer
Saturday morning; casterly winds.
" Gather Conditions and General ore
cast.
The pressure continue high in New Eng
land aud on the A Atlantic coast, but the
center is moving slowly northeast ward to
the Gulf of st. Lawrence. A moderate
storm has developed in the lower Missouri
valley. central this morning over Iowa and
Missouri The pressure is low throughout
the Mississippi and Missouri Valleys.
An area OF high pressure covers the Rocky
Mountain plateau and is moving slowly
northeastward. The pressure has risen
generally in the Rocky Mountain districts
and the upper Mississippi valley; it has
Iallen in New England. also in the lower
Mississippi Valley and on the Pacific coast.
The temperature is slightly higher in
the Mississippi Valley and cooler on the
Rocky Mountain slope and in the middI,
Atlantic States.
showers are reported IN the middle At
lantic States tonight. follow wed by clearing
lower Missouri Valley. and thunder storms
nave occurredin Iowa a nd Missouri.
threatening weather. with show will
The evening times., 1896-05-01
TO STAND BY EACH OTHER
Alliance Concluded Betwse zen Brazil,
BOLIVIA, Uruguay and Para quay.
Whole Trade of Venezuela Gradually
Settling AT Cnracns-A americans
Seeking 10 Gain u Part of 1t.
Panama, April 24.-The Star and Herald

Panama, April 24.-Thc Star and Herald
says:
The Buenos Ayres press states that a
defensive and neutral alliance has been
concluded among Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay
and Pa araguay, to meet any emergency that
might occur in case of war between Chill
and Argentina.
Venezuelan papers report the visit to
Caracas of the representatives of several
English and North American mercantile
houses. who have extended their jour
neys to Valencia, Puerto Cabello, and
Maracaibo. it is said, with very favor
able results.
The trade of Maracaibo is almost en-
tirely in the hands of the Germans, and
at Ciudad. Bolivar, though French resi-
dents predominant, the principal trade is
carried on by Germans and North Ameri-
cans. The English are now here at pres
ent as competitors.
Almost tie eutire wholesale trade of
the country appears to he gradually set
Ting at Caracas since the opening of the
various railroads leading to the capital.
The French consul calls attention to the
fact that French commerce is gradually
being ousted from Venezuela.