The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-05
NOTINGs.

Luesuay nominated IleWellyn Power
for governor, renewed it's answering
loyalty to that great champion of pro
lection and sound money" Thomas b
Reed shouted itself hoarse over hi
name, and hoped the national conven
ton would recognize the demands O.
the business interests for his nomi
nation.
Astronomical observers have noted
recently the existence of extraordinary
disturbances on the surface of the
sun. This may be merely coinci.
dence, but it is likely to lead to the
conclusion in many scientific minds
that these solar disturbances are il
some way the cause of the terrestrial
| disturbances of the past month. In
asmuch as tho world knows SO little oil
The causes of atmospheric phi enomena,
almost any theory that is ad vanced is
entitled to respectful consideration.
The louisiana legislature has elect
ed eX-Gov. McEnery, one of the ablest
men of his day but rampant free sill
verite, senator to succeed Blanchard.
ExSpeaker Crisp is now being
mentioned as the possible nomine, of
the free silver Democrats, along with
Boies and Teller. The Kentucky men
in the flush of their sweeping victory
are talking about'Vice President Stew
enson as well as Senator Blackburn.
Mrs. Cleveland and children have left
Washington for their summer home at
Gray Gables and the President W i'll
follow as soon as his official duti es
will permit.
The rebellion against Turkey in the
Island Of Crete is fast reaching
threatening proportions. The Cretans
now have 10000 men under arms and
are being rapidly strengthened by
Greek volunteers, while Turkey is
pouring fresh troops into the island
Greece, of course hopes that the result
will be the annexation of the island.
and Germany is understood to support
that resolution.
The federal supreme court in the
case of the Cuban filibustering steam
er Horsa, decides that a ship carrying
arms and ammunition is an armed eX
petition within the meaning of the
treaty provision, and that it is not nee
essary that the men on board should
actually have arms in their hands.
This increases very greatly the diff
culties of the Cuban patriots.
The late Methodist General Confer
ence defeated emphatically all the pro
posas for the characterization of the
church to make it in theory as in fact
a church Of the great common people,
The vote to increase the limit of time
pastorates was rather close, but when
it came to alteration in the Anticipated
discipline and especially to allow the
exercise of individual judgment on
questions of amusement, less than
tenth of the delegates recorded them
selves for this concession to worldii
ness Curiously enough, while taking
this position, the conference voted to
embark in big assessment insurance
scheme-the one thing above ali others
that church ought to keep out of.
i great banquset was given Sat
urday by the United States consuls in
the United Kingdom in honor of Con
sui General IA. Collins. 1t was d is
tinguished assemblage and warm re
ception, with addresses by ambassador
Bayard, Minister Inglov from Spain,
Henry Watterson and Senator Hoar.
The latter paid real tribute to Col
Inns in telling how he came to Amer
lea as an Irish lad of 4, became a stu
dent of our public schools, working
at intervals for the purpose of support
ing himself and his mother. So per-
sistently and successfully did he study
and work that he has returned to
Great Britain with honors superior to
those of knighthood or of hereditary
titles descending from hundred an
cestors This it is to be an American.
In order to raise money for the mon
ument TO Eugene Field souvenir
volume containing Ii poems is to be
Flowers. 1t will be illustrated by
full page pictures and marginal dec
orations with Will Bradley of Spring
field, Mass. \. +. Frost, Howard Pyle,
W. A. Rogers, Mary Hallock Foote,
Remington, Hopkinson Smith, Stanford
White. Harry Fem, SaEdham. Curran,
Kate Greenaway and others as artists.
Acting Governor Wolcott of Massa
rhusetts has vetoed the Whitney pipe
line bill on the ground that it gives
excessive power TO a corporation with
out any assurance of cheaper gas to
consumers
Theekentucky Democratic c1nren-
ton was held Wednesday and as ex-
pected stood G9l to 20G for free silver.
Though Senator Blackburn counselled
generosity and magnanimity to the
defeated faction, the si!verltrs won!d
not listen and the mention OF the
names Of Cleveland and Carlisle was
-, b1pfC. md N,alis
The Kansas Democratic convention
was also held Wednesday ard went for
free silver with rush, instructing
delegates to vote fer no Presidential
who was not unequIvocaily
for the free coinage Of silver at the ra-
ito of l6 to |.