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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14

military affairs, introduced a bill for the re-
organization Of the army, which makes
some very radical changes in the staff and
has some novel features. 1t Cousolidales
the adjutaut generals department and the
inspector generals department in the gen.
eral staff, absorbs the ordnance department
into the artillery corps and aboishes the
signal corps transferring the duties OF that
corps to the engineer corps and the officers
OF the infantry. 1t gives the quartermas-
ter's and subsistence departments each
regiment OF 1000 enlisted men. 1t adopts
the cavalry and infantry strength OF the
Miles bill and the artillery strength OF the
Hull bill. One OF the new features IL the
requirement that all officers OF the general
staff shall perform q tour of duty before
such promotion which would give them
line duty at least every ten years. This ia
the German method The bill also creates
an equipment department to relieve the
qusrtermaster's department and confines
abe duties of the latter solely to trans orta-
tion.
TUESDAY, Dec. 10 No business OF public
Importance was transacted in the Senate.
80 In the House, on motion of Mr.. Hay
| OF Virginia resolution was adopted calling
upon the secretary OF war for information as
to what towns in Porto Rico, Cuba and the
Philippine islands are required to he gar
risoned, how many troops will be necessary
| for that purpose and now many soldiers
will be needed for he United States proper.
Another resolution was adopted calling
| upon the secretary Of state for information
az to alleged outrages upon Bishop Earl
| Crans'on at Pekin, China, in September
last, and as to what, If any, steps have been
| taken to secure suitable re iress. The
| house then went into committee of the
whole and took up the district appropria
| ton bill
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14
Congressional Proceedings.
Additional Congressional news may be
found on page two

Additional Congressional news may be
found on page two.
MONDAY, Dec. 12.-Territorial expan sion
and the construction OF the Nicaragua Canal
occupied the attention OF the Senate, al
though no definite action was taken on
either matter. Mr.. Vest of Missouri called
up his resolution, offered last week, declar
ing it to be unconstitutional for this govern
ment to acquire foreign territory except for
coaling stations or some like purpose unless
its inten ion was to confer statehood upon
the territory and citizenship upon its in
habitants. Mr.. Vest declared that it was a
basic principle OF this government that "the
powers OF the government were derived
from the consent of the governed" and
maintained that the federal government had
no authority either in morals or in the con-
stitution to 60 beyond that principle. He
held that the principle had been sustained
by the Supreme Court in various decisions
and that no public man OF prominence and
no recognized tribunal had ever been reck-
less enough to controvert it. Mr.. Platt OF
Connecticut took issue with Mr.. Vest and
announced that he would speak at length
upon the subject at an early day. Mr.. Nor
gan OF Alabama called up the canal bill and
made three hours appeal for action on the
measure at this session.
Mr.. Hoar Of. Massachusetts introduced
resolution directing the president of the
Senate and the speaker Of the House to APP
point committee Of five members OF Sem
ate and House to prepare and carry out
plans for the celebration Of the centennial
OF the city OF Washington as the capital OF
the United States. Mr.. Hoar and Mr.. Hale
OF Maine presented resolutions of citizens OF
their States demonstrating against the OK
tension OF American sovereignty over the
Philippine islands, and against the acquisi-
ton of foreign territory without the consent
OF the people. The resolutions were referr-
ed to the committee on foreign relations.
hn laE sNfN
day on District of Columbia affairs. MIR.
Hepburn OF Iowa introduced the following
resolution; THAT no new States, the terri
tory of which was not part Of the United
States and under it's jurisdiction and SOW
eregnty on the first day of January, A. d.,
1898, shall be admitted into the Union I'M
less three. fourths of the members elected
to each House Of Congress shall vote affirm
atvely for such admission" Mr.. McClel-
Ian OF New York, from the committee on
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14
As 70 Falsifying the Record.

The Montpelier democratic newspa-
per attorney of William B. Wall, an al
legged convert from Tammany democ-
racy to republicanism, returns to the
defense of it's quondam compatriot in
the subjoined article from recent is
sue, bearing the title "Falsifies the
Record"
A local weekly contemporary regrets that
an interview with w. B. Wall, OF Randolph,
recently printed in this paper, adds nothing
to the sum of human knowledge on the
matter in question, and then proceeds to
subtract from the sum OF human knowl-
edge by saying:
On the first calling Of the yeas and nays,
Nov. IT, on the question of the abolishng of
the board OF agriculture this man declined,
until compelled by the House, to vote ON
the question, under the pretense that he
was not well enough informed to vote intel.
ligently. This plea had the merit OF ex-
ceeding candor His excuse was unques.
tionably good one but the board of agri-
culture was not the only subject on which
his ignorance was conspicuous, and upon
which his brand OF morality was stamped.
II the writer had only called in one of the
official reporters of the House, who is en-
ployed on his own paper, he would have
learned that Mr.. Wall was one OF the men
who opposed the board from the first and
was ready to vote at any time on the ques-
ton, and that the man whose ignorance it
brands and whose morality it sneers at was
Mr.. Butterfield, of Derby.
The Evening Argus sought an interview
with Mr. Wall merely to present fair and
straight statement OF the situation in the
Legislature over the board OF agriculture
and the appropriation bill. It's contempt.
rary must be actuated by some sentiment
approaching malice to neglect sources OF in
formation in its own office and deliberately
falsify the record.
The foregoing is conspicuous illus
tration Of what can be put into print
bearing the semblance of truth or
fact but false and utterly misleading in
every essential particular. 1t is one Of
the tricks of certain class of advocates
and they are not confined to jour-
nalsm-to make a great spread of de-
nying things that are not in dispute,
and in the smoke of this contention
shutting out Of view the things that
cannot be successfully controverted.
The circumstance that Mr.. Wall was
opposed to the board of agriculture was
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14
Very Mad, Indeed.
erenCe.

"Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad" What remained of
Josiah Grout after the late legislative
investigation the naughty divinities
seem TO have been teazing to madness,
and this residue of mortality, a week
after the Legislature had adjourned
sine die, has plugged headlong into the
public prints with the fatal consequence
that befell an ancient brother in adj
versity.
The excuse of the ex Governor for
appealing to the people of Vermont is
that certain facts, as he alleges, were
ommitted from the report of the in
vestigating committee, and, in respect
of these omissions, he had requested
members of the committee to correct
the report. The Legislature having
adjourned, and the report remaining
uncorrected, the ex Governor deemed
that he must speak in his own defense
or admit that the findings of the COM
mittee were fair. The printed report
was given to the public OH Monday,
November 81, and without doubt the
chief official investigated received q
copy on that day. The Legislature was
in session ten days thereafter. If the
committee of investigation was incor-
rigible, as the Ex-Governor intimates,
and the Legislature would not revise its
verdict, why was not this appeal made
before that body adjourned? Or was it
deemed more prudent to welt till the
General Assembly had finally dispersed,
and could not talk back in its organized
capacity? Possibly discretions enforced
its admonitions in this case, as it some
times does in others.
To Goverdor CIRCUITS belated appeal
a general demurrer might be entered.
How do the things he recites, at 80
great length, change any material fact
in his case, or lessen the measure of
condemnation for certain executive
acts and expenditures which " ere the
real cause of complaint, the most repre-
hensible of which he has studously
excluded from consideration? All his
fine and elaborate figuring amounts to
nothing in the way of standardization.
All his labored comparisons of certain
executive acts of his own with those of
any of his predecessors constitute no
justification of the conspicuous defects
of his own administration. Each ex-
ecutive tub must stand GA its own bot
tom, the public has been quick to i'm
pute to Gov. CIRCUITS persistent meas
uring of himself, officially, by Gov.
Dillingham;, motive widely at vari-
ance with his protested purpose. He
studies to institute comparisons and to
reconstruct Gov. Dillinghan's execu-
tive account, but it is sufficient answer
to all his arithmetical necromancy to
say that the committee had all the facts
and vouchers before them and from
these made up the record of Gov.
Dillingham's executive expenditures.
With the general pnblic their report is
likely to stand till overturned or modi-
fed by matter more authoritative and
conclusive than anything contained in
Gov. CIRCUITS ciphering.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14

issued show that Governor Dillingham;
took the minimum advantage of the
law in the matter of orde ing parade
of the troops, one of the two days pa
rade being obligatory under the law,
and one in the discretion of the Cover
nor. The men and Ulcers contributed
the money paid them, and their rations,
for these two days parade, gave the adj
tional time and raised money in addi-
ton to all these contributions to help
defray the expense of the States parti-
cipation in the celebration-and they
never asked, nor contemplated asking,
the Legislature to reimburse them.
Is there anything in the circum-
stances of Governor CIRCUITS rowing
rouud the country with the national
guard that is second cousin, even, to
the conditions existing under Dilling-
hams administration? Anything in
the elimination of party triumph at
Washington in the Inauguration of its
candidate for the presidency If Re-
publican Governor of Vermont desired
to grace the ceremonies, and to be at
tended by his staff, it was his privilege
to go-and pay his own bills, as Cover
nor Dillingham; did at the Inauguration
of Harrison; but to order out the ma
tional guard as an escort at a party
function, at the expense of the State,
never. 1t is worthy of note in this
connection, that, whereas Governor Dill
bingham, with the authority of law, or
dered two-days' parade of the national
guard, in obedience to a clearly mani
tested public sentiment, Governor
Grout ordered three days parade of
the guard in the face of the ex-
pressed disapproval both of the popular
branch of the Legislature and the PEG.
pie of the State.
The foregoing are some points oil
difference which Governor Grout omits
to notice in hi comparisons. Had his
use of the guardsmen on public occas.
ions been confined TO the dedication OF
the monument to the Great Commander
of the armies of the Union no voice oil
criticism might have been raised. That
was national ceremonial, without dis.
tinction of class, creed or party; but,
even in that case, it is doubtful if the
requirements of homage due to the
memory of the illustrous Chief de.
manded the attendance of the guard
All the circumstances were entirely
different from those of 1889, and public
sentiment would have been fully salts
fed, and the honor of the State fully
rendered, by the attendance of the
Governor and his staff. Furthermore
public sentiment had been sounded on
these matters at the legislative session
of 1896, in the emphatic rejection, and
general pnhlic disapproval, of bill de-
signed to give authority of law for the
parade of the guard at Washington
and in 80 ordering the parade, and in
charging up part of the bills agains,
the State, and in seeking reimburse
ment of the Legislature for the re.
mainder, Governor Grout defied public
opinion, and brought out in the clearest
possible light this worldwide difference
between his management of these func'
tional affairs and that of the CHIEF
magistrate with whom he has the pre-
sumption to make comparisons.
The record might be Illuminated by
the suggestion of other points of differ.
ence, but cui bOnOs
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14

A NAMELEss earrion crow swoops
down from Barnard, perches itself on
the Herald and NeDs OF Randolph and
caws out redolent eulogy of the out
law chief and his lieutenant from Geor-
gia, who essayed to hold up the govern
ment of Vermont at the last session of
its Legislature. Eulogist and eulogiz-
ed are fifty assorted.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14
ARTHUR ROPES. General Editor.

If any subscriber to the WATCHMAN
wants good story paper, we offer the
Toledo Blade, one of the best in the
country. Price for the two papers one
year $500.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14

EX.GOv, CIRCUIT says it was his am
biion to give the State suitable SER
vice and have it cost as little as posi-
BILE. "To put it in commercial
phrase" says his ex-Excellency, who
has leaning for commercialism, "give
the State straight goods, all wool and a
yard wide, at the lowest market price,"
Judging from the cost per yard, the
bulk of Josiah's executive stock must
have been forty rods wide, but without
wool enough in the goods for even a
Grout to pull over the eyes of the peo-
Pile.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14

IN way the death of Gen. Garcia,
the Cuban leader, may prove to be as
untimely, or unfortunate, for Cuba at
this critical juncture of the affairs of
the island as was the taking off of
Abraham Lincoln after the surrender
at Appomattox. Garcia had the conf
dence of the Cubans and influence
among them. He was amenable to
reason. He realized how great was
the service the United States govern
ment and people had rendered his own
country, how needful that American
authority should prevail and be respect
ed, and how important was patient
waiting, till order was restored, in
dustry reestablished, seed time and
harvest restored, when would dawn
the reality of the long cherished dream
of Cuban independence and self gov
promised land this patriotic and liberal
minded Cuban has been denied the
boon of entering. He had lived in the
States and knew the American people.
He would have led the Cuban people
Alright, and was in this country as the
head of commission of consultation
for establishing the foundations and
rearing the fabric of real "Cuba
Libre." Though dead Garcia will yet
live in the agitation that must newt
able precede the pacification of the
island, and the influence of his exam
pie and precepts will be felt among his
countrymen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14

THE treaty of peace the commissions
of Spain and the United States have
been negotiating through many troubl-
ed weeks has been signed, and the
representatives, of the two nations have
departed for their homes. The details
OF the treaty are not published but the
chief provisions have become matters
OF public knowledge 80 fast as arrang-
ed, and have been the most conspicu-
GUS features of the news from Europe
since the assembling of the negotia-
tors. The ratification of the treaty is
the highest duty of the United States
Senate. 1t is difficult to see or under
stand the reasons, or motives, which
can actuate any Senator to oppose rati-
fication, or imperil the full restoration
of peace by his opposing vote. Glori-
ously the government deported itself
in the war it waged for humanity and
civilization, and with frmness and
wisdom in the diplomatic contests the
American commissioners have harvest
ed the fruits of the armed strife.
There is no faint or breath of infidel-
ity to any trust or obligation, in waging
war or negotiating peace. Failure to
ratify the treaty would be national dis
grace and humiliation; opposition to
ratification, in view of the history of
the strife from remote beginning to re-
cent conclusion, can hardly be regard
ed as consistent with patriotism or as
springing from rational sense of duty.
Ratification ought to be unanimous.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14

DADDY HoAR of Massachusetts, with
apologies to Nanny Messenger of st.
Adams, is now in his customary peck
of trouble and unlimited Mysteries, over
the appointment of Senators on impor-
tant commissions upon which they will
have to vote as Senators. The i'm
mediate source of the dear old mans
present disquietude is the fact that the
able members of the Senate on the
Spanish peace commission will very
likely approve as Senators the work that
received the sanction of their judgment
as peace commissioners. In this view
of the matter Senator Hoar has the APP
prevail and receives the applause of the
Mugwumps. To person in normal
state of mind the men most competent,
having the largest all round and special
equipment, for such battle as that just
concluded at Paris, are the ones that
should be chosen for such task. Fa-
miliarity with law, history, fact and
precedent, in matters like the negoti-
atoms with Spain, is inevitably &C.
quired by the leading minds of the ma
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-16
In the races ut st. Cloud SUNDAY

In the races at st. Cloud SUNDAY
the Little Falls hovs participated IN
one race only. The races were to
commence ut 9 O'clock At the rae"
track. which IL about two n!il"- from
the city. Th" No.! q lett for the rnc"s
at about 100 "'rlr"k, hut were
pOin ted out the wrong r''ad. After
riding out about four miles they
found out their mistake and came
back, but dill NOT reu:h the truck
until Just as the r"cer were cOnIm~nr-
Ing. Being tired, I" course. they
stood no show. In the frat race,
which, was quarter Of a mile, Frie-
singer came In second. In the other
races the managers wished to handi-
cap our boys, so they refused to ride.
By those who witnessed the races 1t
IL claimed that the Little Falls boys
are the swifter of the two.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-16
The SURPRISE of All.

Mr.. James Jones, Of the drug firm
OF Jones & Son, COwden. ILL.,. in
speaking of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, says that last winter his
wife was attacked with La Grippe,
and her case grew 50 serious that
ysicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. 1t seemed
to develop into Hasty Consumption.
Having DR.. Kings New Discovery In
store, and selling lots OF It; he took
a bottle home. and to the surprise OF
all she began to get better from the
first dose, and half dozen dollar
bottles cured her sound and well.
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption, Cough and Colds is
guaranteed to do this good work.
Try 1t. Free trial bottles at L. D.
Browns drug store.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-16

Geo. F. Wilson. the street faktr.
VINO was arrested for auctioneering
without a license, and who chose to
20 to jail rather than furnish a
bond OF 800 for his appearance for
trial next Tuesday. changed his mind
Friday afternoon. and furnished the
required bond and was released. He
conducted his sale unmOleSted last
night, and will be allowed to con-
tinue until the term Of hia license ex-
pires unless he tries to auction his
goods again.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-16
THE ILLS OF WOMEN
And How A6rs. Pinkham Heapo
.... ~, Overcome Them. A

Nrs. MARY BoLLINaHR, l101 MariaunA
81, Chicago, ILL.,, to Mrs. Pinkham:
II have been troubled for the past
two years with falling 81 tho womb,
pains over my body, sick
backache, nervousness and
weakness. / tried doctors and various
remedies without relief. After taking
two bottles Of your Vegetable Com
pound, the relief I obtained was truly
wonderful. I have now taken several
more bottles of your famous medicine,
and can say that am entirely cured. "
Mrs. HENRY DoRR, No. sos Findley st.,
Cincinnati, Ohio, to Mr.. Pinkham:
"For = long time I suffered With
chronic Inflammation Of the womb.
pain in abdomen and bearing-down
feeling. Was very nervous at times, and
90 weak 1lwas hardly able to do any
thing. Was subject to headaches, also
troubled with leucorrhea.a After doc
toring for many months with different
physicians, and getting no relief, I had
given up all hope Of being we'll
sgaiu when I read Of the great good
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound was doing. 1 decided immedi.
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simply past belief. After taking four
bottles Of Vegetable Compound and
using three packages Of Sanative Wash
I can say I feel like . new woman.
deem it my duty to announce tho fact
to my fellow sufferers that Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable remedies have
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suffering. have her alone to thanh
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full. Nay heaven bless her for thu
good work she is doing for our sex.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-16

A petition has been forwarded to
President Mckinley urging the par
don of Charles Malone, OF Isle, Mile
Laos county, who was convicted In
the United States court Of selling
whiskey to Indians. Flo was senten-
ced to jail six months and fined $5QO.
Leading officials Of the state have
urged the president to grant the par
don.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-16

A. X. Davidson was at FIT. Ripley
last Friday ON business, and visited
ID. 5. Mooers. He found that gentle
man In very poor health. Mr..
Muoers IL about 70 years III age, and
1t Ia said there is not much hope oi
his recovery. This news will he re-
ceived with sorrow by many OF the
residents of Little Falls. who have
known Mr.. MOOers since the early
days.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-16

Send your address to H. E. Buck
len & Co., Chicago. and get a free
sample box of DR., Kings New Life
Pills. A trial will convince yOu Of
their merits. These pills are ensy IL
action and are particularly effective
In the cure of ConstipatiOn and Sick
Headache. For Malaria and Liver
troubles they have been proved In.
valuable. They are guaranteed to
he perfectly free from any del"tc-
rious substance and to he purely veg
etahle. They do not weaken
their action, but by giving tone t"
atOmach and bowels gr"ntlv invig''-
rate the system. Regular size. 25r.
per box. Sold ut l.. u. Browns
drug store.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-16

Chairman jacobson. Of the board
OF county commissioners, was In the
city Saturday signing county orders.
Commissioner Enke was also in the
city, and he and jacobson, who are
the committee In charge Of road
work between this city and Darling,
visited that portion OF the road
upon which Contractor Olson is now
working.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-08-16

Ira L. Warren went to st. Paul
Monday and will go from there to
Lake Levagaman, Wis.,, today.
where he. with members OF the
Weyerhaeuser syndicate, will stake
out the grounds for the erection OF q
saw mill. The mill will be about the
size Oi the West eide saw mill, but
not quite the same style and will
not contain a gang saw.