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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-19

LONDON, Oct. ia dispatch to the
Central News from Madrid says the
king, queen, regent and other mem
bers of the court returned to the caY-
ifal today from San Sebastian, where
they had been spending the summer.
The dispatch adds that an attempt wa
made 20 wreck the ruval train by
someone, presumably q Cuban. 4 dy-
Mantle bomb had been placed on the
rails. but fortunately it was discovered
before the train reached the place.
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KILLS one TAN,
Shoots Another, Who VIII Probably
Dfe-AlI Were Desperate Charae-
ters.

POND TOWN, Pa, Oct. ia fight
occurred last night at Pond Town, in
which David Pearl was shot and killed
by Herman Callahan and Jack tBeildei-
man was seriously wounded by the
same person. The two men had been
fighting with Otto Calaman because he
refused TO grant them admission to his
house. They then proceeded to Her
mans house and the latter, fearing
that they would attack him. opened
fire On them. The men are all desper-
s,f.s characters
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.ro,rI,xrls - F43gs.ysxy.

LOUISVILLE. Oct. 1S.-Edward s..
Foulkes of Henderson, secretary of the
Popul;st committee OF Henderson
county and delegate to the ST. Louis
Populist convention announces that be
will vote for Mckinley and Hobart.
He says he does not indorse McKinIey's
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FAMILY TROUBLES.
They Cause II Msn 10 Hack HIS Wife
and Two Children TO Death Win
u Razor.

QUEENSTOWN. Oct 1S.-Edward
Foley. aged 81 years, formerly ticket
collector on river steamers, hacked his
wife and two children to death with
razor. He Immediately afterward sur
rendered himself to the police. Family
troubles were the cause. Mrs Feley
had not lived with her husband for
some time
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RHElT MAY GET WELL.

NATCHEz. Miss. Oct. 1S.-Dr. r. S.
Rhett. who was shot by DR.. Alfred
Holt in Nstchez Saturday morning
in such a sensa tional manner. recefv-
ing three bullets in the body, is not
dead as reported. but is improving.
and the surgeons think he VIII recover
il blood poisoning does not set in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-19
SPECIAL PaIzE Foa PrTrsBrss:.

NUREMBERG, Oct. 1S.-The judges
of the international chess tournament
held in July and August in this city
nave awarded special prize TO Pills
bury for having played the most
brilliant game of the tournament
against Lasker.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-19
ENDED IN A RIOT.
A sunday Game OF Baseball at Ports
mouth, Ohio.

mouth, Ohio.
PORTSMOUTH, o., Oct. 1s.-The
Sunday game of baseball between the
Polos and Chillicothe clubs ended in a
riot. TIE Law and Order club sent
Constables Wolf and Reed to arrest
the players. When the officers APP
peared on the field the crowd of 1,50O
persons stlrged over the ropes and
took a hand. The officers were finally
routed and chased off the grounds
VOLTS jaw was badly cut by rock.
1T was learned that two Of the gate
keepers were under arrest at magis-
trate's Office nearby. A mob was or
Sanized to release them Upon ar
rival at the office the officers atsenDte
to arrest the ring1eaders. but after a
desperate fight. were driven of.
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The Letter sim Missiag.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-This even
ing Senator Butler, chairman of the
Peoples national committee, said to a
reporter for the United Associated
Presses that he had not yet received
Mr.. Watson's letter in response to his
own notifying the Georgian Of his
nomination as the Populist candidate
for vice-president. Senator Butler said
he did not care to comment upon the
telegram from Thompson, in which Mr.
Watson was quoted as saying he had
mailed the letter to Mr.. Butler last
Wednesday. and it should have reached
him on Friday. The senator spent
most of the day in the house nursing
some sprains and bruises received last
night by a fall from his bicycle. He
expects to be all right by tomorrow,
however, and at home as usual.
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work in 1875. All the time ne was good
church member An Episcopalian, he
went TO the Presbyterian church because
his denomination had no church here, lie
cared for the collections of the church.
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PALMER AND BUCKNER.
SENTIMENT SAID TO BE GROWING
IN THEIR FAVOR DAILY.

Officers Of the National Democratic
Committee Believe These Candi-
dates VIII Receive Their Full
share of Votes ia Every State
Where the Democrats Fave Or
Eanizcd.
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BURNEDiN THE LAKE.
Big wooden steuner Goes Down
But the Crew Is Rescued.

STURGEON BAY, Wis. Oct 1s.-The big
wooden steamer Ausfraias.a, coal laden
from Lake Erie for Milwaukee, burned IN
Lake Michigan last night and the wreck
row lies sunk in Whitefish bay. The
crew CT the lost steamer, u men in ali,
were rescued from the burning boat by
s+',~ Nifssaving Grew from Baiieys Harbor.
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money views but claims that the Popu-'
list party was sold out at St Louis
and he wants to rebuke the out
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OwRNsBoRo. KY Oct. 1s.-G. w.
Scuthal. of Ffopkinsville. PopJTist lead
er, dispensed over the withdrawal of
Captain Bell. tire Populist nominee for
congress in favor of Congressman J. d.
Ciarly. the free silver Democrat nonsi-
rec. has announced himself as middle
of the road candidate. This makes four
candidates in-this district.
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Ho1E HAPPENINGS.

NEWARK, N j.. Oct 1s.-WiIliam H
Rsgitor, the Oldest lawyer in the state,
died here this afternoon. In 1877 he was
defeated IN his candidacy FOR governor
IN the convention which nominated George
3. Mcclellan.
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LONDON, Oct 1s-1he Daily Mail will
tomorrow say that Mr.. Michael Dayitt,
M P. will aid in the movement of the
Parne,lstes. Dilionites and Heaiy.tes TO
unite under the lead of John Howard
Parnen, NJ p. brother of the late Charles
Stewart ParneIl
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Pinch mortar implacements are to be
constructed under contract, while the
remaining ones are now being built
by the engineer department with hired
labor
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CEERBoyRG, Oct. tsp. J. lyman, the
ALLEGED dyuaniter. sailed hence today
for New York on the steamer Saale.
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the differences which had arisen WITHIN
the party in regard to the value OF
modern art and literature, as COM
pared with the works to which the
proletariat are accustomed TO give tnelr
sspproval a majority of the dele
gates became indignant over natural
ism in art as portrayed in the Neue
Zeit. the literary review of the social
list party Herr Steiger, the editor OF
the Neue Zelt made a strong speech
in defense Of naturalism. as contribut-
ing to the elevation Of the ideas OF the
fproleteriat and enabling it to succeed to
artistic and literary, as well as TO
political succession.
In uproar ensued, in which the
bofurgeoise were hooted down. and
SOME of the delegates made illusions
fos raturalisn as swinish, and used
otilaer and worse expressions, a few OF
thesta unfit for publication
Bolurse reports are in circulation that
q NEW Russian loan is being shared by
Paris. Berlin and Frankfurt financiers.
End At IS also reported that the dis
puted AcEstonls and tariff questions be-
tween tCermany and Russia are be-
coiningf settled, Russia conceding the
demands of Germany in regard to the
admission of leather and other German
manufactures into Russia, and Ger
many admitting the justice of Russia's
claims concerning the admission of her
exports of pork into Germany.
The emperor and empress left Pots
dam this morning for Minden, to IN
veil a memorial to Emperor William
J. From Minden the kaiser and
kaiserin leave for Weisbaden, where
they are due to arrive tomorrow. The
car and czarina are visiting Weis-
baden today and upon this fact is
based a report that a secret meeting of
the emperor and the car will take
place. but if the programme of the
czar Is carried out, the Russian en-
peror and empress will have returned
to DarmstaSit before the kaiser and
kafserin reach Wiesbaden. Neverthe-
less it is believed a meeting of the
two emperors will be arranged. The
emperor will go to Kromberg to see his
mother. Empress Frederick. on Tues
Gay and will remain until Thursday.
1t is thought probable that in the
interval, between Tuesday and Thurs
Aday. he will have a conference with
hile car.
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FOREIGN FACTS.

LONDON, Get 1S-In its issue tomorr5w
the Stapdari VA warn the public 70
raw 10 heed to the reports that the Vene-
zusian high commission VIII decide
against Great Rrita;n in the boundary
dispute TIE paper adds that the sschon-
burglz ire IS still the irrsduc:ble minimum
of the colony OF Britiza Guiana.
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At the time, the district attorney sus-
pected Rambusch of being the incendiary.
and had collected some evidence against
him. but not enough to warrant proseeu-
ton. The next morning after the fire,
Pambusch borrowed enough money to
pay Judge Lewis and TO secure the alb
stracts. The fire which destroyed the
county records made Rambusch. The
records which he bought for 5000 were
then worth about S25.000. Dodge county
could not then afford TO have new rec
crds written. Ranbusch was the only
one who could furnish a complete alb
stract OF title to its lands, and he Sc
cured from the county a contract by
which he was 10 furnish 1t for 20
years all of its abstracts. This contract
still has two years TO rnn II placed ev-
cry investor who put money into Dodge
county lands absolutely at the mercy Of
one man.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
WEST BRATTLEBORO LOCALS.

Il II Adalian. a native of Marash Cen
tral, Turkey, is expected to speak at tn,
Congregational church next SUNDAY
morning. All are invited.
]. Wisely is now the owner of DIR J
l. Dawson's road mare, having pur-
chased her at the auction last week, -
Fred Carpenter has finished work for +
b Richardson and gone to Worcester.
where he has relatives. -HazeIton Rice
is fitting up another tenement in his
Main street dwelling .-Mrs Bigelow Is
expected to return from New York city
before long. Such of our people as at
tended the exhibition OF the Chicago
glass blowers in the Grange hall last
week report themselves as well satisfied
with it.-P p Fletcher was in town this
week selling "Our Native Herbs. A A
Larrabee. the Halifax healer, is expect
ed to be in town again in few days.
Geo Pond Is now out but not yet been
able to resume work.-Mrs Alma Goode-
nough who has been very i'll for some
time past, is now improving slowly.-W
ii Alexander recently received 500
worth of nursery stock which he is TO
deliver in this vicinity. Clayton Coane
now occupies the J 6 Newton home
Ames Of Marlboro was in
town the last of last week
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

Dame Rumor has it that one of oui
peace loving citizens had rowl with
his family last Sunday and kicked his
wife out of doors. Before the days OF
prohibition this Was common occur
renee and thought AUthing of.
The city chap by name H. Burton
has very good faculty of. buying
places. He has bought several around
here, set the time for them to be
cleared for him and the time to make
out the writings, but when the time
came no Mr.. Burton appeared One
woman here in this place he served in
this way and she had bought another
place and had her belongings packed
up when she received a letter without
stamp or post mark saying that he
h ad concluded not to take the place
and it is understood that ne has served
others the same way.
This section is now taken by Fred
Marshall of Gassetts
MRS. Will Cady has sold her place
here to Mr.. Fowle. Miss Lizzie
Meehan visited her aunt, Mrs. WEIGH
the first of the week. Parker Fletcher
arrived at DR.. Parker's the fret O t the
~eek to stay, as Mr.. Fletcher has had
a bad shock, partially paralyzing his
right side and affecting his speech. =
Michael Wilson. who has been section
master here for the last four years,
was removed from this section to Rut-
land Thursday morning by Roadmaster
Sheehan. NJ. J. Wright, who
has been sick for the past months,
gains but,slowly. A Albert French wears
a smiling face nowadays. 1t is lit
tie daughter.
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Mrs. Phoebe Thomas. of Junction
City, ILL.,, was told by her doctors she
had Consumption and that there was
no hope for her, but two bottles of DR..
King s New Discovery completely cured
her and she says it saved her life. Mr..
Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida ST., San
Francisco, suffered from a dreadful
cold. approaching Consumption, tried
without result everything else then
bought one bottle of DR.. Kings New
Discovery and in two weeks was cured.
He is naturally thankful. 1t is such
results, of which these are samples,
that prove the wonderful efficacy of
this medicine in Coughs and Colds.
Free trial bottles at F. II. Holden &
Co s Drug Store. Regular size SOC.
and 81 adv
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
Odds and Ends.

Charles Hodgman has resigned as
foreman of Steamer company NJ.
and Don Miller is in charge until the3
regular election. w. c. Willard and
wife are the owners of handsome "El-
more" wheels. Herbert Houghton
rides new Envoy. - Harry Whit
ney is playings-with the FIRST Reg
iment bard as cornetist. Miss Dora
Mitchell is the possessor of new
wheel. Mrs. Frank Martin riues a
new Sterling wheel. \ party of bicy
Gle riders from Greenfield, Mass. were
in town Sunday. Eight or ten of the
V. W. c. boys took spin to Chester
field;" Sunday. Word was received
here this week by friends of Emil
Afflebaum that he is now on trip
Germany and will sail from
Hamburg for this country this month.
and is much improved in health. Two
wild quail were captured at Hor.on's
fruit stand Monday night, supposedly
two which had escaped from a game
preserve in the northern part Of the
state. They were stunned and we're
easily captured. Last week Thursday
Frank Hildreth while waiting for the
train at Dummerston. having fish
line and hook in his pocket. started
nut and caught y specified beauties.
-Lucius Adams has purchased a
new horsr-frank Haskins ami Walter
Hubbard are in the northern part of
the state ,nr fishing trip. C. p.Gil
am expects To- have his new house ia
Esiryvil.e completed this week. A.
Falcon EuW runs bakery cart TO
Putney each week. Charles Crosby
again rides a wheel.
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The Missing Link,

\ remarkable fossil found by Prof.
J. l.. Workman in Southern Wyoming,
is hailed by scientists as the long
sought missing link. 1t is supposed to
be million and "a half years old, and
the story of its discovery is interest
ing. The professor says the priceless
skeleton was found near the head of
Bitter Creek in Southern Wyoming.
about 10 miles from the Colorado line
the region was once the bed of a
fresh water rake. Sediment gradually
accumulated through unknown cen
turtles until it formed deposit 1000
to 1000 feet thick. The sage inhab-
liant whose remains are now disclosed
to the eye of man was apparently
drowned in the lake. His body was
preserved as in an Egyptian mummy
cave.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
Church Notices.

There will be the usual services at the Advent
church on Sunday, Mrs Baker will conduct the
service at 80 p m, in the absence o the pastor
The pastor will preach at 80 IN. The Sunday
school will be at LIS pm.
The subject OF Rev l. ID Temples sermon sun.
day morning will be the "Epochal Coming OF
Christ" Ir the evening he will speak on the
"Sous May"
Rev Mr. Mckensie will preach at the Metho.
llst church next sunday in the absence Of
Mr. Ilough.
The Forty Hours Decotion at 81 Michael's Ro.
man Catholic church Will commence next Mon
day with high Mass at O'Clock
There will be only one Mass next Sunday at
Il Michaei's Roman Catholic church rs the early
Mass will he said in Putney.
Services in st Michael's church on the sunday
after Ascension day, May Eth. 10 80 a m, morn.
ngprayer and sermon, II IS N Sunday school
and catechising, : 80 p m evening prayer.
Christian science service and sunday school
at Forest street at 10 A. Class meeting at u
Organ street Wednesday evening az 80. All
Interested are welcome
Services were held In ST Mchaers Roman
Catholic church yesterday at O'Clock, It being
ascension day.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

A mong the houses that shine with
new coats of paint this week are: A.
f. Boynton's on Grove street; l.. +.
Adams on Oak, Mrs. Hannibal Had
ley's on High, Mr.. Knight'son High. -
j. A. Bardwell is renovating the inte-
rior of his Grove street residence. -
John Connors is grading his yard on
Clark street. Mrs. W. II. Alexander
is improving her Canal street res
idence by erecting piazza. A. e.
Davenport is renovating his Green
street residence. G. II. + ddy is max :
ing extensive repairs on his ,,Aement
house on Clark street, by putting in
new underpinning. blinds and other
improvements. e. ID. Whitney is re-
pairing his house and barn on Green
street. e. b. Bissell is building a side
ell to his Washington street residence.
George A. Hines besides adding a
porch is generally improving his Canal
street residence. F. H. Wheeler's
house on Spring street is undergoing
thorough course of new paint, repairs
and improvements. The residences of
G. II Upham and c, D. Cone at Cen.
treville are being reprinted and gen.
orally improved.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

The semi annual meeting Of the Unitarian
Connecticut valley conference will he held at
the Unitarian church MAY 20 and a. Rev
Charles Brown, Elder OF kceuc, \ II Will
preach Wednesday evening, Business meeting
Thursday morning at 30 Platform meeting
at 10 with Is minute speeches At two p m Rev
Geo troswell Greasy of Salem will give an adj
dress ON our Missionary Work. Reduced rates
will be given on tue Boston n Maine road.
The Unitarian ladies will furnish the alumni
dinner for Powers Institute June 18th.
Rev Mr. Everett of the Ia fist church will
preach the Baccalaureatc sermon June It'll.
DIR Clifford Chaplin is in Boston taking the
state examination, required by law of all ply
sicians.-Mr Kibby of Worcester who was en-.
gagged as principal of Powers inst'G'" has de.
cided to remain in his present :posIton nj Wor-
cester Military school Capt Day, 'nrt has
sold his house TO MrH0wes OF Soulful ''"icid DO
session To be given immediatcly.-M LYMAN
from Northfeld has moved INTO II lIacs house
Samuel Hale Is soon to move into the Baptist
parsonagc-Mr and Mrs Holden and son from
Bondsville and Mr. and Mrs Dcming and son
are visiting at II CCushnan's
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Fittings.

Walter Pratt and Louie Henk eli
spent Wednesday at Chesterfield Lake.
Merchant j. j. Fenton of Bellows
Falls visited briefly in town this week.
Dan and Mary Sullivan spent last
week in Bondville, Mass. Mrs. T. 4.
Murphy returned Monday from her
trip to Windsor. Mortified and Frank
lin Falls. Hon. and Mrs. j. l.. Mar
tin and daughter Catharine left Mon
day for visit in Montpelier Edgar
Carruthers spent Sunday at his home
in Bellows Falls. N. T. Ryan and
John Calvin went to Greenfield Sun.
day to be taken in as members of the
knights of Columbus Nicholas
Heaphy returned To South Decrfield
after spending "A few days at \, I.
Ryans' and friends in Guilford. Ar
thur McLane of Burlington spent Sun
day at K. Cressey E. v o. Jones Wis
tied in Springfield, Mass. last week
Thursday. - f. c. Williams of Chel-
sea, Mass, was in town last week. -
Miss Maude Stoddard returned Sat
urday from her two weeks visit in
Springfield, Mass. Mrs. G.. ii. Smith
was in Northfield Mass. the first of
the week Mrs. c. l.. Brigham of
Colrain, Mass, was the guest of Mrs.
G. II. Smith over Sunday. Charles
Cowing of Nergennes visited here this
week with friends. Harry Linus
Shaw of Bryant's orchestra, Orange,
Mass spent Sunday with his aunt, |
Miss Miller on Grove street. Geo. +. |
Richards and Mrs. f. Il. Durgin at
tended a birthday party in Winchester,
n. H.. Tuesday. 1t took two or three
hours to make the transfer of the pa
tents from the Retreat to the cars
esterday. Several of the patients
loaded piteously not to be removed
from their ''dear Old home" while
others offered vigorous resstace.
Some of the patients had been he re
,vpr RI wars
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by Way of Adm OnitiOn

Editor Reformcr
Sir In the last issue of your paper
YOU stated the fire was caused at my
shop by carelessness. Please allow me
to state that | am not hundredth
part as careless as you are with your
paper. and think that it would be
as well if you did not do as much
guess work and more brain work.
There was not over one and a half gal
Ions of gasoline in the boiler. If you
had used Just little reason, you or
anybody could have seen that the boil
er would not hold twelve gallons and
never keep over five gallons on hand at
a time. You will oblige by correcting
your statement in your next issue.
Yours respectfully,
II. II. Davis.
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Exhibition of School Work.

There will be general exhibition of
the work of the primary, intermedia ate
and grammar grades of our public
schools, in Festival hail, on Thursday
and Friday, May y and %, from 3 to
) and from to 9p. m. The public
are cordially invited. 1t is earnestly
hoped that parents and all other friends
of education will improve this oppor-
tuuity of seeing what is being done by
the pupils of our schools. The work
exhibition is very far from perfect,
much of 1t being uncorrected daily
work but careful comparisons will. it
is hoped, show improvement. Helpful
criticism is invited. Come,
Per order School Committee and Su-
narvisnr
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15

Mrs. l.. A. II awe from West Brattle
boro into G. II. Ryder's South Main
street house. Timothy brisbane from
A. G. Davenport's house on High
street to Lawrence Heaphy's house on
Frost street. Cecil Cheney moved into
Mrs Kate O'Neil's house on Elliot
street Friday Mrs. Cecil Elmore from
the Brosnahan house on Elliot street
to Frost street. Henry Crosby will
move into the house on Green street
vacated by o. V. Jones' Mrs. Nina
Allen from Church street to the Bailey
house on Elliot street. Mrs. G. F.
Spaulding has taken tenement in one
of Aleck Aliens houses on Vernon
street. -Wm. T. Ellis from "a Canal
to 81 South Main.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-15
MINOR nRATTLEBORO LOCALS.
Continued from 7th pagc.)

been visiting at N. II. Ryan's left this
week for Keene, N. H., to care for
the children of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ahearn, who are i'll with scarlet fever.
Mrs. Charlotte Walker, who has been
visi ting her niece, Miss Ellen Good
rich, left Wednesday for Putney for a
visit before finally going to her home
in Westminster. e. l., Merrfeld and
daughter and brother Slas of the Con
tinental hotel, New York, were up
this week to attend the Barnes funeral
at Townshend and returned TO New
York this morning.