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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10
Fast Warren.

Mrs. Laura Elliott is spending few weeks
Greenwood goes to Barton this week to
work for George @. Lang. - The La
dies Mite Society will meet on Thursday
forenoon with Mrs. A. K. Eldredge. -
William Curtis and family are to m I'VE to
Barre this week.
Ladies', take the best. II you are troubled
with constipation, sallow skin and q tired
feeling, take Karl's Glover Tea, 1t Is pleas
ant to take. Sold by w. e. Terrill & Co.
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w est Berlin.

Miss Helen Glines, ON account of sick
ness. came home last week. - James
Jesse Colby of Ludlow are visiting their
brother, w. e. Colby. - Bert Glines
went to Boston last week, also Miss Emer-
son. - Mrs. Elmer Dewey spent last
week with her parents in Williamstown.
g The stone-cutter who blew out the
gas In Boston L. RECOVERING slowly. He
til Saturday noon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10

SOMETHING TO KNow.-It may be
worth something to know that the very
best medicine for restoring the tired
nervous system to a healthy vigor is
Electric Bitters. This medicine is
purely vegetable, acts by giving tone
TO the nerve centers in the stomach,
gently stimulates the Liver and Kid.
neys, and aids these organs in throwing
off impurities in the blood. Electric
Bitters improves the appetite, aids di-
gestion, and is pronounced by those
who have tried it as the very best blood
purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold
for 50c or 81 90 per bottle at @.
Blakely's drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-10

One Minute Cough Cure, cures
That 10 what u was made for.
The record-union., 1897-01-21

ready TO prove that Jones. ever since
he started from this country at the bid
oInd OF Scotland Yards, tried to induce
men in Dublin to work UP dynamite
plots. Witnesses went over from here
to show he had attempted the same
thing, and had been expelled from one
club for doing So
+. j. lyman. the alleged Irish dyna-
m1ter, was at his home in Audubon
Park this afternoon, but refused to be
seen. or make any statement as 10
lVory's acquittal or the statement of
former Assistant District Attorney Nc
lntyre that lyman and Kearney were in
league with the police. He was not
informed of the scquittal until he re-
celVed the note sent by the reporter. He
replied that he was more than grateful,
and said that he was preparing a writ
ten statement on the whole affair. which
he Will give to the newspapers over his
own signature. He does not know
when the statement will be furnished.
but expects to have it competed in a
day or two
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drop of honorable blood in their veins
will submit to any proposals or over
lures from a nation like Spain who
makes war upon their women? In
stead of bringing our leaders submis-
sive to Spain's feet WeylerS present
policy will make them all the more
earnest and vigorous in their efforts
for freedom.
And our women would rise them
selves and denounce our leaders were
they to allow the indignities VISITED
upon them to weaken the determina-
ton to wrest their homes and liberties
from Spanish control. / hope Ameri-
can men who have mothers and wives
and sisters will ponder and think over
these terrible things and consider
whether such a thing should be allowed
at the very doors of the country"
When questioned as to the blowing
up of the Spanish gunboat Relampago,
Senor Quesada said: THAT is the best
answer yet given to all the rumors re-
garding propositions for home rule that
have been alleged to emanate from the
Cuban leaders"
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THE ARBITRATION TREATY.
SOME SENATORS WISH THE DOC
UMENT AMENDED.
Olney Transmits to the
Senate Correspondence Relating
to the Subject.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The Senate
| Committee on Foreign Relations listen
| ed to Secretary Olney for more than
an hour this morning. The Secretary
| who drew the general treaty arbftra
| ition between this Government and
Great Britain, made an elaborate argu-
ment in favor of the ratifica ton of the
treaty as sent to the Senate. Several
debators, notably, Morgan and Davis,
asked numerous questions. which indi-
Gated quite plainly an antagOniSm to
the text and an intention to insist upon
it's amendment before reporting the in
strumem to the Senate. Action may
not be taken for several weeks.
In his confidential message to the
Senate transmitting the correspondence
in connection with the general treaty
of arbitration, Secretary Olney sends
but four notes, and he says that this is
"all the correspondence between the
United States and Great Britain relative
to the general treaty of arbitration" "
He also adds that no correspondence on
the treaty has taken place with other
Powers"
Although this correspondence is sent
to the Senate under the seal of secrecy,
and is carefully guarded by the com
mfttee, it can be authoratively stated
that there is no need for Mr.. Olney's
sohcitude in this respect. Every one
of the four notes transmitted to the SEN
ate have been given to the public in
these dispatches, at least in substance.
The first of the quartet is Lord Sails
bury's note to Sir Julian Pauncefote
of March ;, 1896, in which, in connec-
ton with the Venezuelan question, he
re-opens the subject of arbitration
treaties and submits six heads for
treaty.
They follows Mr.. Olney's note of April
II. 1896. in reply to which he rejects
Articles and ; of the proposed treaty
and substitutes a new Article 4, which
in its essential points agrees with that
article in the treaty before the Senate.
On May 18th Lord Salisbury, replying
TO Sir Julian, says, after some reference
to Venezuela and other questions that
might be brought under general
treaty of arbitration: I'm this view l
am glad to observe that l am as one
with Mr.. Olney, because / hold that in
discussing the safeguards by which a
general system Of arbitration should be
sanctioned it is important to bear in
mind that any system adopted between
our two nations ought to be such as can
in principle be applied, if necessary. to
their relations with other civilized ma
TONS
Touching upon that article of the
treaty with respect 20 the mode of deal
ing with territorial claims. it was an
parent in this note that the two Gov
ernments were still apart Mr.. Olney
insisted that every claim to territory
against another should go, as of right.
before a tribunal of arbitration. save in
certain cases solemnly declared by the
Legislature of each country to involve
the national honor and integrity" and
such dispute shall be final and irrevo-
cably decided without reservation of
any further powers to either party to
interfere.
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THE Two WORDS TO ME-"
ON THE DATE OF THEIR INSER-
TION IN A NOTARIAL FORM
Hangs the Liberty of Ex=Notary Coo
ney and the Validity of the Craven
Claims Upon the Fair Estate.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20.-On the
date ofthe insertion of two words in the
blank form of notarial certificates print
ed by the H. S. Crocker Company hangs
the liberty of ex-Notary j. J. Cooney
and the validity of the claims of Mrs.
Nettie Craven upon the estate of the
late James G.. Fair.
When the examination of Cooney was
resumed in Judge Cooks court this
morning Notary Smyth identified the
deposition made by Cooney before him
last December. This is the certificate
set forth in the complaint. and upon
which the charge of perjury against
Cooney is based.
Simon H. Wade superintendent of the
printing department of H. S. Crocker &
Co, identified the blank form of notarial
certificate issued by his firm in August
1894
1t is contended by the prosecution that
the blank 50 identified was the only one
used by Crocker & Co. in 1894, and that
the particular printed form that ap-
pears upon the pencil deeds was not
printed until some time in 1896. The
blank form was read in evidence.
The witness was then shown a proof
taken from the files of the company.
the proof having been pulled March II,
1894
District Attorney Barnes had the Wit
ness identify the blank forms of notar-
ial certificate No. 132 printed by Crock
er & Co, during the week ending Au-
gust %, 1894 and the week ending Au-
gust 16, 1898. In the last-named blank
form appeared the words Ito me- as
they appear in the certificate attached
to the pencil deeds. The establishment
as a fact that those two words did not
appear in any of the blank forms print
ed by Crocker & Co prior to August
Is, 1895, is the vital point in the case
Upon that fact the prosecution really
rests its case, and all other evidence
such as impression of defective type. is
merely confederation.
What was the first occasion for the
insertion of the words to me- in blank
form No. 1922" asked Barnes.
Il can only answer from the records
and they show that the words first an
peared in the form issued August 16
1885,
The witness said he had searched all
records of his department and had pro-
duced all the blank forms issued since
1894
James G.. Whiteside, who worked in
the stationery department. of III. s.
Crocller & Co. in 1895, identified an en-
try in the books of an order made nv
him for 5000 copies of blank order No.
49,
The witness was shown the .sconv,
sent by him to the printer and said that
the figures 5000 and the words 40
me" We're written in the copy in his
hand. Il inserted the words to me-
said the witness. 'at the suggestion of
Attorney j. H. Dickinson. who told mo
to be correct the words should he i,
Before that the blanks had not contain
ed those words
Judge Cook continued the hearing m
till next Monday, when the prosecution
will present testimony to identify tba
used by Cooney with thosa
printed at the establishment of II
Crocker & Co., August 16, 1895.
The record-union., 1897-01-21
CIVIL ENGINEERS.
The American Association neeting in
Annual Session at New York.

NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-The American
Society of Civil Engineers began their
fortyfourth annual meeting here to-
day The election of officers and their
respective terms of office resulted as
follows: President, to serve one year
benjamin Morgan Harrod, New Or
leans. ice-Presidents, two years
George Henry Mendell, San Francisco:
John Findley Wallace. Chicago. Treas
urer, one year-John Thompson, New
York. Directors, three years-Rudolph
Herring, New York; James Owen. New
ark. n. j.; Henry Grant Morse, Will
mington, Del; Henry Stevens Haines,
Atlanta, Ga; Lorenzo NJ. Johnson, Ea-
gle Pass, Tex
The record-union., 1897-01-21
HENRY DELGADO.
The American Correspondent Dies in
Cuban Hospital.

NEW YORK, Jan 20-The death of
Henry Delgado, which is announced in
a Havana dispatch received at the
State Department at Washington to-
day, was primarily due to exposure
Immediately after he landed in Cuba.
He tramped nearly 300 miles through
the hilly country around Pinar del Rio
and became so thoroughly exhausted
that he was taken down with fever. He
sought a refuge in one of the huts
which the insurgents used as a field
hospital There he was captured by the
Spaniards under command of General
Melguizo. The Spanish General gave
orders that the correspondent should be
killed on the spot, as two of his COM
panfons had been. But fearing further
complications with the United States
Government Gas he was the same SOL
der who assaulted the venerable Jose
Delgado, which has resulted in a claim
against the Spanish Government, the
prisoners life was spared. He was i'm
mediately sent to Havana, with word
that he might possibly be Pedro Del
gado, one of Maeeo's lieutenants, for
whom a reward of $4,000 has been of
fered
The young man was sent to San Am
brosia Hospital. Here he developed
assesses of the liver, and it was de-
cided that an operation would have to
be performed as a, last resort to save
his life. The operation was performed,
and although young Delgado survived
several days, he finally succumbed as
the result of the fever.
Mr.. Delgado was born in this city,
and lived nearly all his life here and
in Brooklyn. He was educated in the
Cartier Institute, and was afterward
graduated from the Mount Pleasant
Military Academy. He married Miss
Granger of Hudson, n. Y, some years
ago. His widow is now in New York.
They have one child.
G. B. Grone, a brother-in-law of Del
gado will see that the body is en-
balmed and sent to New York.
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MAKING UP THE CABINET.
SENATOR CULLOM'S NAME UN-
DER CONSIDERATION.
lOwans Urge the President-Elect to
Appoint Congressman Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture.

CANTON (O), Jan. 20-Though NJ A
Hanna, Chairman of the National Re-
publican Committee, came here this
afternoon to discuss Ohio politics. he
had a good deal to say about other
matters, and conferred with Major Nc
Kinley upon many men and measures
of general interest. Mr.. Hanna is going
to Columbus on Friday to be present at
the reunion and banquet of the mem
bers of the Ohio Legislature. and will
respond to a toast. He expects during
his visit to Columbus to have con-
ference with Governor Bushnell
The selection of w. f. Mason of Illi-
nois for the Senate of the United States
by the Republican members of the Leg
islature removes from the mind of the
President-elect all fear of having an
unfriendly Senator from that State If
he should invite Senator Cullom into
the Cabinet. Senator Cullom is under
active consideration at present. The
representatives of the United ASsociat-
ed Presses is informed on high author
ity tonight that the President elect
has not selected his Secretary of the
Treasury and the post is still open.
E. II. Conger of Iowa called on Major
Mckinley He said: Iowa hopes to
have member of the Cabinet, and the
chances are that Congressman Wilson
will be selected for the Secretaryship of
Agriculture. He is highly fitted for this
position. He is one of the foremost in
structors in the science of agriculture
in the country, and has charge of the
experiment station at the Iowa Col
lege of Agriculture. He was an excellent
Congressman and has held other Off
cial positions
NEW YORK'S WANTS.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.-Edward Ilau-
terbach arrived in this city from Can
ton to-day. He told a reporter Of the
United Associated Presses that his trip
TO Carton was for the purpose OF inn
pressing upon Mr.. Mckinley the i'm
portance of appointing as a member of
his Cabinet a man representing the pre-
vailing sentiment Of the Republican
party in this State
4 went" continued Mr.. Lauterbach.
as the representative of Mr.. Platt and
the Republican members of the Lesis-
iature The names / suggested for
either of the three places in the Cab
met which have not as yet been an
DOui3ttd iiilSus l4dUieiy, Navy. POST
master -Generalship and Attorney-Gen-
eralship We're j. Sloat Fassett of FL
mira, S. f. Payne of Auburn and Stew
art l.. Woodford of Brooklyn"
Mr. Lauterbach said he had quite a
lengthy chat with the President -elect,
and came away with the impression
that Mr.. Mckinley was favorably in
clined toward recognizing the claims
o. the regular Republicans of New
York State.
The record-union., 1897-01-21
COMMANDER BOOTH-TUCKER
Accorded Hearty Reception Upon
His Arrival at st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2O-Commander
Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army
was accorded a hearty reception when
he arrived here this morning to conduct
an advisory congress in this city Colo
mel Joha T.. Higgins, Secretary of the
American division, accompanied the
Commander. The congress here will
close Tomorrow night, and is one of a
series dated for various cities stretch
ing from New York to San Francisco.
From here the Commander goes to
Chicago. The exercises here included
an open meeting at the Delmar-avenue
Congregational Church this evening.
and social mass meeting tomorrow
evening at Exposition Music Hall.
The record-union., 1897-01-21
Sherman to be Banqueted.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O-The Ohio
delegation to Congress vii give a ban
quet in honor of Senator Sherman dur
ing the last week in February. The
moving spirits in the affair are some
of the present members of the House.
but it will be attended by the entire
delegation, regardless of political afIilia-
tiOnS
The record-union., 1897-01-21
I1rS. Senator Harris Dead.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-News has
been received here that Mrs. Harris,
Wife of the veteran Senator from Ten
nessee, died near Paris, Tenn, last
night, and will be inferred at Memphis
Senator Harris, himself an invalid, left
Washington a few days ago to be at
the bedside of his dying wife.
The record-union., 1897-01-21
rIason Formally Elected Senator.

SPRINGFIELD Ill), Jan. 20.-The
vote for United States Senator in joint
session to-day resulted: Mason 123, Alt
geld a. divided as follows: Senate
Mason 81, Altgeld Is; House-Mason IS,
Altgeld 81. The joint session passed
unanimously a resolution introduced by
Senator David T. Littler eulogizing and
indorsing Shelby Nj. Cullom for Cab
met position.
The record-union., 1897-01-21
Attempted to Bribe a Judge.

CHICAGO, Jan. 20-ChaIes H. Ratl1-
man, the billiard hall proprietor. was
sentenced to Jail for sixty days to-day
by Judge F'roman for sending his honor
SlOO, and his case will be taken before
the Grand Jury. The Judge sentenced
hlm for contempt of court in sending
a letter as well as the money, which
the Judge said was sent to bribe the
court in Rathman's forthcoming divorce
suit, brought by his wife.
The record-union., 1897-01-21
Senator Peffer Defeated.

TOPEKA (Kan), Jan. 20.-Ex-C Con
gresSman w. A. Harris was chosen
United States Senator to succeed Sen
ator w. A. Peffer by the Populist eau
Gus tonight on the eleventh ballot.
PETER was practically out of the race
long before the final ballot.
The record-union., 1897-01-21
Execution by Electricity.

ALBANY IN. W, Jan. 20.-John Hoch
was successfully executed at u: 0S D. m.
to-day for the murder of Minnie Inger-
soil at Martinsburg, near Lowville,
Lewis County, July 10, 1895.
The record-union., 1897-01-21

ed by the Committee on Appropriations
was an item of 5000 for the salary of
the Librarian, who is to be appointed
by Congress and by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, and provid-
Ing that the Librarian shall make rules
and regulations for the government of
the library, to be approved py the Joint
Committee on Library
The amendment was agreed to with
out discussion
Another important amendment report
ed was the insertion of an item for tha
appointment by the President of a Sup
erintendent of the building and grounds
at salary of $1,000. and appropriating
o,44O for the custody and care of
the building and grounds.
This and other amendments in rela-
tion to the library were agreed to. and
after Call Cd of Florida had argued
against the policy of leaving to the
President the appointment of the Lii
brarian and the superintendent the bill
passed.
A joint resolution authorizing the
Smithsonian Institution toparticipate in
the exposition of gas apparatus and ap-
pl1ances in Madison Square Garden,
New York, from January 9th to Feb
ruary 9th, was introduced by Brice CD
of Ohio and passed.
AT p. m. the Senate adjourned un-
til tomorrow.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20-The cor
slderation of a contested election case
gave the House to-day an opportunity
to indulge in some political discussion
as relating to elections in Virginia. 1t
was that of Jacob Yost VS.. H. St.
George Tucker, from the Tenth District
OF Virginia, for possession of a seat in
the Fifty-fourth Congress. The Com
mittee on Elections No. 3, and the ma
Jor1ty of the Republicans recommended
that Tucker be permitted to retain his
seat; Walker (R.) of Virginia and
Thomas (R) of Michigan reported that
oSt was entitled to the seat. The point
in dispute was as to the counting of
certain imperfect" ballots which the
State law declared should be thrown
out If they We're counted Yost would
have a small majority; if not Tucker
would have small majority. The MA
jority We're of the opinion that they
came in fatal conflict with the law, and
should be rejected. The minority sad
that as the intent of the voter could
be determined from them they should
be counted.
The report of the majority was ad-
vocated by Codding CR) of Pennsyl-
vania and Jenkins (R) of Wisconsin.
members of the committee, and that Of
the minority by Yost, the contestant,
who was accorded the privilege of the
floor; Grosvenor (R) of Ohio and Dan
iels (R) Of New York An agreement
was reached to take vote on the case
tomorrow at 4:30 o'clock.
A partial agreement of the con-
ferrees on the army appropriation bill
was reported and agreed to, the House
insisting upon further conference on
the disagreement to the Senate amend
ments still in dispute.
Bills were passed authorizing the con-
struction of bridges across the Cumber-
land and Tennessee Rivers in Ken
lucky; granting an American register
to the bark E. c. Mowett, owned in
Philadelphia; authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to grant certificates show
ing the services Of telegraphers in the
war for the Union; reducing the fees
of land offices in the Pacific and Rocky
Mountain States.
At 800 o'clock the House adjourned
until Tomorrow
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The Free Seed Fraud.

We are glad to know that the
new secretary of agriculture in
tends to reform the seed distribu-
ton business as far as he can.
Secretary Wilson, who is a
practical farmer, thinks that the
plan of seed distribution which
the government has practiced for
years past is Objectionable for
many reasons. Secretary Morton
did his best to have it abolished
and in his several able reports on
the subject showed what a fraud
it is. But he was unable to in
duce congress to surrender a per
quisite which most of its members
consider valuable for campaign
purposes.
Secretary Wilson, warned by
the failure of his predecessor to
institute a reform on this subject
by direct appeals to Congress has
determined to adopt a plan of his
own which he hopes to carry out
without congressional interfer-
ence.
Instead of pursuing the former
plan of indiscriminate and vol
nnimous seed distribution he
proposes to supply 10 the farms
r of the country the class O
plants which have proved espe>
cially valuable in other parts OF
the world and IN exper m nts
which have been conducted IN d
few of the states of this country
Mr.. Wilson finds that the people
of the world are now demanding
heterogeneous food and are nol
requiring such quantities Of the
class of food Obtained from the
fat-producing grains which have
Tiled European markets With
American lard. In supplying this
demand for nitrogen-producine
plants with which 10 comply will.
the new order of things in tn,
consumption Of animal food th.
secretary will utilize the valuable
information obtained from the
extensive experiments conducted
uLder his direction at the agri>
cultural stations in Iowa.
The best way to reform the
government seed business would
be to treat it like the fellow dio
ais vicious dog when he cut off
its tail right behing his ears, but
Secretary Wilson may succeedir
making it less Objectionable than
it is AT present.-Atlanta JOUR-
nai.