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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-13
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, FEB. Is, 1897.
Bellows Falls Locals.

Pay cars of both the Fitchburg and b. u
M. roads were in town Wednesday.
The Vermont Farm Machine company
will have an exhibit at the Tennessee
centennial exposition.
Horses about town are beginning to
feel their oats; DR.. Kirkland came near
having runaway Wednesday, and Joseph
McGreen had horse land in the water
ing tub in the square recently.
b. Cannon, Jr this week received spec
linen pieces OF the body and border OF the
elegant new carpet recently laid in the
main hall of the White house, and known
as the mckinley carpet"
The adjourned meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Young Mems Christian
association will be held in the rooms Mon
day evening at Z 80, instead of Wednes-
day. A full attendance is desired as there
| is important business to be discussed.
w. A. Kingston, with Derby & Ball,
tells of catching cricket January 70
which was as lively as any Of its kind in
July. w. A. Parsons thinks MIR. Kings
ton knows whereof he speaks, but II. w.
Hutchins says he is subject to seeing
visions.
The address in the Y. M. G. A. rooms
next Monday evening will be given by w.
G. Belknap, his subject being Journalists
and Newspapermen." He will emphasize
the gifts and training necessary to the
young man who hopes to enter upon sue
cessful career in newspaper work.
The Germans in the musical comedy,
1.-The Gilhoolys Abroad" played to a fair
house Wednesday evening and gave very
satisfactory entertainment. Some OF the
musical and dancing specialties were espe-
cially good" Sergeant Hickey OF the G.
A. R." by George and John German being
perhaps the happiest hit Of the evening.
The annual supper and apron sale in the
vestry of the Congregational church was a
most pleasant affair socially, and sue
cess financially. The chicken pie supper
in the early evening was partaken OF by
some 1875 with a relish that was highly
complimentary to the ladies serving it.
The varions booths were centres OF attrac-
ton and profit. The apron sale was
looked after by Mrs. G. H. Sawyer, and
the destinies of the candy table watched
by Mrs. George WEIGH, Mrs, G. f.
Howard and Miss Griffith. Some thought
that cupid himself was to preside at the
valentine booth, but being busy in the
kitchen department he delegated three
irresistible representatives, Misses New
ell, Harrington and johnson. The
tableaux illustrative OF the poster party
under the direction of Mrs. E. G. Osgood,
were much appreciated and added hugely
to the enjoyment of the evening. The
ladies realized about $40.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-13

"blanket act' ended with a noIe prosequi
on Saturday morning.
However the states attorney was faith
fnl and filed informations charging on the
same facts adultery and on Monday the
same parties were put on trial under the
latter charge and a verdict Of guilty was
reached on Wednesday.
The states attorney claimed and in this
claim was sustained by the court that adul-
terry like larceny and other crimes may be
proved by circumstantial evidence. The
states attorney was assisted by w. w
Stickney. The defense was conducted by
W. b. G. Stickney, E. B. Finn, A. G
Fay and A. &. Cox. This has been {
very expensive prosecution.
On Wednesday afternoon jury was
empanelled in the case Of other parties
charged with adultery, of which full re
port will be given next week.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-13
Windsor County Court.
DECEMBER TERM, 1896.

Hon. LovELAND MUNsoN, Presiding Judge.
Hon. CHAs IL; MAxHAM, Assistant Judges.
Hon. HENRY j. PARKER,
r. A. STAFFORD, Sheriff.
JAMES @. HARVEY, States attorney.
j. ii. MIMMs, Reporter.
J. X. PEMBER, Clerk.
The last week has been one of delays in
the criminal business. The states attorney
felt compelled to mol pros the information
against William Coburn and Rose Stafford,
for being found in bed together with an
illicit intent, etc, because there was no
direct proof that the respondents were in
fact found in bed together. The parties
had registered at hotel as husband and
wife and had occupied the same room all
night for several nights with only one bed
in the room, but while that was circum-
stantial evidence, it lacked the statutory
element of bsing found in bed, etc so that
the trial OF the information under the
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-13
The Central Vermont Reorganization.

The Boston Journal has an interesting
article in regard to the pending reorgani-
cation of the Central Vermont. 1t appears
that though the bill of complaint filed with
the Vermont courts in the case of the Con-
solidated railroad of Vermont bondholders
contains request for the appointment OF a
sarily follow that any effort will be made
to GUST those now in charge of the proper
ty. There are some of the bondholders
who are anxious to have a representative
of their own in the management of their
portion of the road in case the efforts to
reorganize the system are to drag along
indefinitely. Otherwise they do not care,
and their attitude at the coming hearing
will depend largely on what informal ar
engagements can be reashe d between the va
rious creditor interests prior to that date.
The present obstacle to progress is the
attitude of the holders of the Central Yer
mont four per cent bonds of which about
100000 are outstanding. Those hold
ers claim that their bonds cover essential
parts of the property not included under
the Consolidated railroad of Vermont mort
gage, and that their bonds should 90 into
the reorganization on the same basis as the
others. This is where the Grand Trunk
interests come into the situation. To this
demand the Consolidated Vermont holders
demur.
Meanwhile the Central Vermont system
is earning about $350,000 gross per month,
and the Receivers are paying particular at
tention to the Improvement Of the property
The earnings figures from March 20, 1896,
the date of the Receivership, to December
/, 1896, are as follows:
Gross earnings So, ,729
Expenses 2,422,518
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-13
Net earnings
$749,211

Net earnings $749,2l1
In the above operating expenses are in
Guided $1lS,536 tor permanent improve
ment to the property. The Rutland with
drew from the system May s, SO that six
weeks earnings of that road are included
in the above total. Since the exclusion of
the Rutland, the Central Vermont system,
including the Ogdensburg and New Lon
don Northern. has earned gross per month
from $780, 900 to S360,000. Receiver
Hays is quoted as saying that in any reor-
ganization the road could start off with
100000 900 four per cent bonds, and with
the leeway of 81, 000, 900 more such bonds,
to be issued from time to time in the flu
ture for permanent improvements. A study
of the earnings for the September 80
quarter, from which it is possible to elimi-
nate the Ogdensbu-g earnings, suggests
the basis of such calculation. The earn
ings of the Consolidated Railroad of Ver-
mont, the Vermont and Canada, the New
London Northern and other leased branch
es for the September 80 quarter were:
Gross earnings $90S, 1888
Expenses 701, 697
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-13
Old People Made fjappy.

For the old people there is no better rem
edy than Neurotic Oil. 1t cures the disetees
most dreaded by old people, rheumatism and
neuralgia and makes them Young and bsnn,,
again. 1t also cures all kinds OF aches ~
pains. 25 cents at druggists or bv mai Nv
the Neurotic OH Co, Darlington, Vt, manu-
facturers.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-13
TRY GRliN-O! TRY GRAIH.O +!

Ask your Grocer day to show you pack
age of GRaIN-O, the new food drink that
takes the place of coffee. The children may
drink it without injury as well as the adult.
All who try it, Ike it. GRAIN-O has that
rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is
made from pure grains, and the most deli.
cate stomach receives il without distress.
One fourth the price of coffee. l5c and 25c
per package. Sold by all grocers.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-02-13
Net earnings
S207.241

Net earnings $207 PA
Assuming that the September quarter is
fair average, and in the depressed state
of traffic, such an estimate cannot be far
out of the way, the road can count on an
annual net OF at least $S25.000. The in
terest on S1O,O00.000 IS would be $780,
600, and the New London Northern rem
tai, which would not be subject to change,
would be S2l1 900 more, or total for
these two items of S611 900. This would
leave margin of S2l4,O0O for taxes and
rentals of other lines. This would seem q
fair margin, and undoubtedly it foreshad-
ows the lines on which the plans of reor-
ganizat,on will be drawn.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
BLANC0 NEEDS NO HELP
To Relieve the Situation in Cuba-FiIibustering
Expedition Reported.

Madrid, Dec. 4.--The minister for the
coloni:s Senior Mora, has received dis
patch from Marshal Blanco, the captain
general of Cuba, saying: Il have today
sent the following telegram to our MIN
lister ait Washington:
:" There is no need for foreign help 10
provide for the wants of this island or
its inhabitants. The government, from
dts own resources is endeavoring to pro-
vide for necessities, the need of which
moreover is daily diminishing"
The Spanish government, 1T is semi
Officially announced, has received details
of the landing of an expedition in Gu
ba from THE American steamer Dauntless
and it is understood the Spanish minis
ter at Washington, Senior Dupuy de
LONE, will shortly present, in this con-
nection, a claim for damages from the
United States.
Ths fboalting treasury dsbt was increas-
ed during the month of November by
q, 500, 900 pesEtas.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
SILVER GOOD ENOUGH.
Mexico Will Not Change Her Currency Basis
Father LARA Dead.

City of Mexico, Dec. 4.-The Mexican
Herald denies au f1cIgtatlvely this report
from Paris published in London that
Mexico is making preparations to go on
a gold basis and says Mexico's finances
ars handled with admirable caution and
sagacbty and whatever may be the future
policy of tine government regarding the
currency basis there dis at present no
thought of changing from the silver
standard, which lis contributing to thel
growth of manufacturing and csher in
dustries.
Rev. Father Santiago LARA, formeLly
head of the Jesuits' order here, is dead,
after a long illness which affected his
brain. He was a great favorite in the
most auisrooratic circles here and made
a most minute study of spiritualism in
Mexico, delivering sermons on the r.
suits of his inquiries
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
TWO GOOD REASONS
Why There viii Be No Change in the Cabinet at
Present.

Washington, Dec. 4.-From the bsst
.obtainabie information ct appears that
MO change is to he made in the compost
Eion OF the cabinet during the remainder
of the current year. There are two good
reasons for this. Attorney-General Nc
Ksnna has charged himself with the ex-
ecuton of the Union Pacific railway
cases, and it is not TO be supposed THAT
he will relfnquish his present office until
the Kansas Pacific sale has passed into
history.
1t is generaN understood that Gov.
Griggs of New Jersey has been offered
the place in the cabinet TO be vacated by
Attomey-General McKenna, but it will
not be possible for him ITO take the office
before the beginning of mkt year. Inc
New Jersey constftu ion &tils to make
provision for Heutenant-gov ana
the successor Would be the secretary OF
state, who is limited in assumption Oh
Office to the time when the legislature
is in actual session, which will not be
before Jan. /. lf Gov. Griggs should re-
ainquish his place now there consequent
1y could be no head to the state govern
ment in the period between now and
Jan. 1, and the governor Is unwilling ito
leave matters i'm such a state.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
DECISION RENDERED..
Judge Mabry Yesterday Decided the Case in
Equity of Selma Commercial Bank.

Special to The Age Herald.
Selma, Dec. 4.-On Dec. 80. 1896, the
Commercial Bank of Selma closed it's
doors and the deed of assignments was
filed. This afternoon Judge Mabry of
the city count in equity rendered his de-
cision In the case.
In the decrse filed 1t Is the decision of
the. judge that all dspesitors who made
deposits on Dec. 2S shall be paid in full
the total amount of which is $32S. .12
The regular depositors who made depos-
its without stipuIstions for interest are to
receive their prorate of the assets a6trr
deducting she costs of the cause, etc
Those who bought drafts on and after
Dec. &c. amounting to $6469s. who were
depositors and bought exchange with
checks ON their deposits, are to be treat
ed as depoSitors. 1has class of cIaim-
ants who had sent d.sfts to the hank
to collect and remit, and which had bsen
collected and not remitted are to be
lassed along with .he general credit ors
of the bank.
The Westenn R5ilway of Alabama,
claimants for s16.S6031, are to be classed
as regular depositors. but as gene al
creditors of the bank. their spcsits hav-
ing been made with "a stipula taon for i'm
tereSt.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
GAUTAMELA STIRRED
Over Another Threat of Uprising BY the Enc
mics Of President Barrios.

San Francisco. Dec. 4.-The latest mail
from Guatemala conveys the informa-
tion that President Barrios is threaten
ed with another uprising. Advices have
been received at the capital of the Gem
trail American republic 10 the effect hat
tral American republic to the effect that
northern part of the country, close to The
Mexican border and are being aided by
political enemies of Barros in the east
Behind the movement is said to be
General Castillo, who participated in the
recent uprising. He has organized his
forces in Salvador and then crossed the
border, an act which nearly involved
ahe two neighboring republics in serious
troubles. Castillo was routed and fled
to Honduras Barrios is not greatly dis
turbed by the report for he believes
his recent victories will not encourage
any serious uprising at leasi for a time.
He is reported, however, to be in am
ugly mood, and is dealing out terrible
punishment to a numbsr of prisoners
whom he gathered in during THE late
uprising, and has since kept confined in
the government peni,entlary. Flogging
has been revived and the lash Is being
used on about two hundred prisoners,
most of whom are whipped every day.
The revival of the lash In Guatema q
was a great surprise to the people, for
President Barrios had always heretofore
regarded such punishment in a most
unfayorable light.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
NATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS
Meets Next in lndianapolis-Needed Changes
in Handling Feons.

Austin, Tex, Dec. 4.-The National
Prison association decided today that it
would hold it's next annual meeting in
Indianapolis. The most important busd-
ness of the morning session was the SUBJ
mission of the report of the committee
on criminal law reform. The report
stated that the record of crime was
something fearful, and recommends that
lit could be most successfully checked
by the following changes IN the hand
ling of the criminals of the world:
Greater security of punishment, doing
away with all itechnicalities fn trials;
adjustment of juries making conviction
more summary and trial more speedy;
depriving defendants of the right to ap-
peal to higher court; offering rewards
for the conviction of criminals sterlli-
zation of detectives, both moral and
physical; adjustment of poverty; re-
moving or restricting the power to par
don; prohibiting the use of intoxicating
liquors; reduction of the ethical code of
lawyers; repairing the defects in the
law; developing a systematic mother
hood; state regulation Of marriages.; re-
stricting immtg grafton; popular educa-
ton and colonization of criminals; the
reformation of criminals by the aboli-
it.on of the definite sentence.
The committee states THAT some of
their suggestions are practically dmpos-
slble at present, but If followed as close
ly as possible the morals of the country
would be greatly improved and crime
correspondingly decrease.
At the af. ernoon session the reports of
the committees on preventive and re-
formatory work as well as the commit
tee on discharged prisoners were read
and a discussion was had on the con-
dition of some prisons in the INDIAN Ter
rl.ory and it was stated that many of
them were in the filthiest condition i'm
aginable, being full of vernin of all
kinds and filthy beyond expression.
A committee was appointed to investi-
gate the various labor devices employ
ed in various s. ate penibsntiaries, with
a view of getting concensus of opinion
as to the best labor to be employed.
They are to report at next years as
sembly.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
VALUABLE FREIGHT PACKAGE.
Five Hundred Thousand in Gold For TeIegraphic
Transfer to Frisco.

New York, Dec. ,4.-The sum of $780, 900
i'm gold coin nearly ONE ton fright pack
age, was deposited i'm the Unitsd States
subtreasury I'm this city t-day in ex-
change for a telegrahpic transfer to San
Francisco. The anange ments for Gfds
transfer were made Through the treas
ury in Washington, but the deposit was
not made by Winslow, LahJer & Co. as
1T was announced in some of the morn
ing papers that 1t would be.
A few weeks ago New York bank rs
had mdllionts of dollars in gold in San
Francisco that they wished transferred
to this City in the same way. Now the
exchange conditions are reversed and the
government could accommodate the
bankers without loss which they could
not do then. AIT that time the bankers
shippsd the gold from San Francisco by
registered mail.
A telegraphbc transfer of s250.0Oo to
New Orleans was made today by the
sub-treasury in exchange for legal ten
der NOTES.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
the view of convincing the people Of the
necessity of an increased militia.
Uncle Sam an Enigma

Sir r. H. Fairworth. Bart, M. P, con-
servative, in speech at Liverpool on
Thursday, in discussing Great Britain's
situation and the attitude of the powers
towards Great Britain, spoke of the for-
eign policy of the United States as be-
ing difficult to forecast. Speaking broad
ly, he explained the United States would
be slow to draw the sword in any quar-
rel excepting in her defense, but he ad
ded: Her domestic and political divi-
sions are SO keen, her politicians are so
unserupulous as to the means they use
to dnjure their opponents, and their
press is so sensational and effective, that
any day the United States might un-
willingly and without real intent be
found in conflict with some either power.
"At the bottom of the Americans
hearts there is regard for England, but
their minds are so overloaded with old
prejudices that we could not with rea-
sonable certainty calculate on which
side of an issue the great American re
public might stand"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
Postmasters to Contend With.

Washington, Dec. 4-The senate will
have the appointment of about 73S presh-
Dental postmaslters on it's hand for con-
firmation during the present month All
but one hundred of these have been
made by the president since the close
of the extraordinary session of congress.
The postmaster ait Detroit is among
them. OF the remaining 300 cases, forty
are ready to be sent to the senate by
the president ait the opening of congress
and sixty of these are expected during
the month
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
RAPIER WILL HOLD ON
Until a Legal Decision is Made or the Senate
Acts.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Pos tmaster Ra-
pier, who refused to vacate his office at
Mobile, will hold his office until legal
decision can be made on his rights. In
spe,ctor Tate haas been ordered to remain
ait Mobile awaiting a decision from the
legal branch of the government. A de-
cision is expected next week earlYs The
contention of Rapier is his right to hold
office until his term of office expires or
until his successor Is confirmed by the
senate and Is covered by the recent de-
cison Of the supreme court in the case
of Parsons vis. the UNITED States. On
this decision, they hold Rapier's conten-
tion Is unsomnd.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
Marines For Alaska,

Washington. Dec. 4.-Capt. James M.
Young, of the United STAKES marine
cenps, has BEEN ordered with twenty
four mautnes from the Vancouver bar
racks TO Sftka, Alaska to assist ths
United States officials during the term
of court there.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
Thorn in the Death House.

Sing Sing, N. Y, Dec. 4-Ma tin Tho n,
THE convicted murderer of William Gul-
densuppe, arrived at the penit sntiary to-
day in charge of the sheriff of Queers
county. He was immediately placed in
p cell in the death house, and there to
remain In solitary confinement until The
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
A Fatal Collision,

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 4.-Two subui ban
cars carrying some twenty passengers,
and both running at a speed of twenty
five miles an hour, collided on the De-
troit and Oakland Electric railway at
o'clock this afternoon. The result was
that three men were instantly killed and
a score Of persons injured, ten of them
seriously.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
Oldest Engineer Dead.

As1eville, N. c., Dec. "A special from
Raleigh says: Albert johnson, the old
est locomotive engineer in the Unite d
States, died today, agsd SS. He was a
native of Petersburg, Va, and began
running an engine In 1885,