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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01
GOebel and Bryan.

Honest men are branding him al
most every day on the stump as q
scoundrel aud murderer, but the fact
of most consequence is that he has
plotted and is still pre- pairing to murder
free elections in Kentucky. In this
spirit the great mass of honorable DEM
ocrats who are supporting John Young
Brown for the sake OF the honor of
their party and their State, are conduct
ing the campaign to its conclusion. No
bolt was ever more praiseworthy; no
political cause was ever better entitled
to the anx GUS sympathy of all Amer
leans deserving that name. The tone
of the later speeches Of the Democratic
orators opposed to Goebel is extremely
serious, as BELTS those who confront a
crisis in which are all the elements Of
revolution. Mr.. Bryan's paltry argu-
ments as to the regularity" of can
didate nominated by trickery TO perpet-
uate an organized fraud against the
free ballot, received their sufficient
commentary when Goebel flung after
him the promise that an election Law
good enough to count in Goebel in
1899 will be good enough also to coun
Kentucky for Bryan in 1900.-Ntv
York Sun.
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New York.

The continued story from above the
Harlem river of Republican energy
and confidence gives promise that after
election day over the inhabitants of
the Empire State will have renewed
cause to be proud of it. New York is
not to falter in support of Governor
Roosevelt when Tammany Hall has
finally fastened grip of absolute con-
troll upon the opposing party, nor is 1t
to sink from behind the national Ad-
ministration and our gallant army in
the Philippines when Bryan's shouts
for silver and surrender are echoed by
Aguinaldo's distant appeals for Demo-
cratic success. Kentucky, Ohio and
Nebraska are blazing with patriotic de-
termination that next week shall not
see an Aguinaldo victory, or a setback
to the unparalleled industrial fortune
that has grown up with the Mckinley
administration. New York belongs in
that good company.-New York Sun.
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fe ating Hardin's candidate for temper
airy chairman. Then he secured COM
mittee on credentials which decided
all contested election cases against
Hardin, invented contests where none
existed, practiced his Satanic art OF
manipulation on the Stone contingent,
till his 200 had become majority of
all the delegates, and he secured the
nomination. In boldness and ira
ditional capacity for successful wicked
ness, Goebel out-Satans Satan himself.
Having these qualities, fortified by the
election law of his own creating, sus-
tanned and encouraged by the presence
and voice of William Jennings Bryan,
the national Democratic leader, why
should not this political highwayman
count his calling and election sure?
The opposing candidates are John
Young Brown, boiling free silver DEM
ocrat, Taylor, Republican, and two
other. representing some other shades
of political belief. The gold Demo-
Gratis have no candidate and may vote
with the Republicans. With fair
count the Republicans will undoubted-
ly elect their candidate; with the
count Goebel's tools may make, "the
dark and bloody ground" of DAME
Boone may have a new christening.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01
Dewey's Engagement.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. - Admiral
Dewey announced tonight TO some OF
his intimate friends the fact of his en-
gagement to Mrs. w. b. Hazen of this
city.
Mrs. Hazen is the widow of General
Hazen, formerly chief signal officer of
the army who died about ten years ago,
and is sister of John r. Mclean,
Democratic candidate for governor of
Ohio. Mrs. Hazen has no children
and since her husbands death has
made her home with her mother. She
is woman of large means, about forty
years of age and popular in the best So
cial circles of Washington. The date
for the wedding has not been fixed,
but the understanding is it will take
place some time in November.
The Admiral's first wife died in 1872.
The Admiral took possession or his
new home today. The last of the fur
niture was arranged today aud the Adj
miral's trunks were brought up from
the apartments he has been occupying
at the Everett.
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Oyerrated.

News that continues to come in of
the fighting at Glencoe and Dundee,
with the comments of the British news
papers, shows that the victories OF Oc-
tober 20 and 81 were much overrated.
The military critic of the London
Morning Post says:
"Clesrly the victory at Dundee requires
calculation. 1t was a magnificent exhibit
ton OF daring, but as victory it looks
poorly. Technically, no doubt, it was one.
The position was taken and the enemy fed +,
but fed, it appears, with 30 little confusion
that they captured all who had the temer-
ity to pursue them. That may be techni-
cal defeat, but from the Boer point Of view,
where technicalities are not considered, it
is practical good fortune"
After the victory at Glencoe on Fri
day the English thought they were
clear of their enemy, the Beers, for
some days, at least, but they were en-.
tirely mistaken. The report of the cap
ture of all the Boers' guns was incor-
rect. AS matter of fact they took
them off before the English stormed the
hills. Meanwhile General Joubert
worked around and threatened Dundee.
On Sunday the Beers began Smelling
the latter place at long range. The
aim of the gunners was excellent and
the British were compelled to get out
of the place leaving their wounded to
the care of the Beers. On Monday, q
diversion by the British at Elandslaagte
about midway between Dundee and
Ladysmith, opened the way for the
retreat of General Yule to the latter
place, and the union of his forces with
those of General White.
In the course of these operations a
body of the Eighteenth hussars, sent
out to intercept body of Beers, was
itself intercepted and taken prisoners.
These have recently arrived in Pretoria,
the capital of the Tranvaal. The Brit
ish loss in killed and wounded, also
was severe, approximating 900 officers
and men, among the former being Gen
eral Symons. This is exclusive of the
captured hussars. These figures repre-
sent about the entire loss of the Amer.
lean army in the Philippines, in killed,
wounded and missing, since the break
ing out of the Filipino rebellion, Feb
ruary 4. But the Boer is a marksman.
He shoots to kill, aud English mortality
in the recent engagements is proof of
the deadly certainty of his aim, as the
enforced and hasty retreat of the Brit
ish armies, with their superiority of
discipline, organization and armament,
is proof of the sturdy character of the
Boer as a foeman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

William II. Coburn, a convict of the
State prison at Windsor, escaped Sunday
night just before dark. The prison officials
have offered reward for his capture. He
was working in a building, opposite the
prison carrying brick and mortar. While
carrying load from the cellar to the upper
floor he eluded the guard and made his es-
cape into wooded bank at the rear OF the
house. Some time elapsed before hi, es-
cape became known and when chase was
made no clue to the direction he had taken
could be found. Coburn was a painter,
barber and railroad man and during his
in IMPRISONMENT had been well behaved. He
was tried for adultery at the February term
1897 OF the Windsor county court and sem
fenced to three and half years imprison.
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The English Government.

g. B. R.-initials of a name well
known in Montpelier, writing to the
Boston Advertiser of struggles for in
dependence says:
One of the most instructive histories of
our war with England in 1Sl2-a war, by
the way, as we'll as our revolutionary war,
one OF our own declaring, like the present
war OF the Beers for their independence.
and with a like determination as our own,
1T ye rule DER our land ye shall rule DER
our graves" - was written by Rossiter
johnson and published in 1882 IL is we'll
worth reading, especially the closing words
here quoted:
''As we read the history of our country's
early struggles, it may help us to avoid any
unworthy feeling of resentment II we bear
IN mind the fact that there is wide and
peculiar discrepancy of character between
the English people and the English govern
ment. That people, perhaps at present the
most enlightened on earth, and justly noted
Tor their innate love OF fair play, for their
continual struggles toward liberty, and
their development Of the great principles OF
jurisprudence; but that government in IDS
dealings with other powers, has been for
centuries arbitrary, selfish, barbarous, and
inconsistent to the last degree"
The author cites many instances with
many nations, our own included in support
OF his assertions, too numerous to mention
here, only the latter. which seems prophetic
and applicable to the present time, is given:
ut has eaten India into famine, and ia
now laying its kleptic fingers on the great
island OF Borneo, and apparently making
ready to consume the continent OF Africa"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

the title of "Fighting Guy" by his gal
lantry. His gallantry was conspicuous
in the campaign against the Sioux In
dams in 1886. He led his regiment in
charge after receiving shot through
his face which broke his nose and de-
stroyed the sight of his left eye. After
the fight had been won, he said to the
officer who attempted to condole with
him, while leading him from the field:
at is nothing, Jack. This is what we
are here for" And again when he
pursued the Cheyennes across the Can
adian border in the dead of winter and
gave them humiliating thrashing they
never forgot. II was in the latter cam
paign that Gen. Henry had both hands
and feet frozen, which made him q
cripple to his dying day. 1t is men
like Gen. Henry who have given the
American soldier the high place he
occupies in the esteem q the
entire world, and who makes him
unconquerable. Every American is
proud of the fact that we have never
lacked Henry when there was neef
for his services.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

Billy Mason, it is reported, will re-
sign his Office of Senator for Illinois
and appeal to the people of that State
to sustain him in his opposition to
President McKinley's Philippine pol
icy. "Billy" has fallen from grace.
When the war with Spain was impend.
ing he was sta.wart, ready and
eager to fight Spain for her crimes in
Cuba. He was tho-n in the side of
Peace-at 'any-price Hoar and others of
that class. But Hoar is now Furioso
compared with this Bombastes OF the
prairies. BILLY" ought to resign, and if
he has the hardihood to ask reelec-
ton the people ought to clnch his
resignation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01
We Will Positively Pay You

One dollar if one bottle of Smiths
Green Mountain Renovator does not
benefit you in case you are troubled
with any blood disorder, chronic rheu-
matism or neuralgia affections. 1t is
endorsed by the best physicians in the
country and is warranted to do what is
claimed for it. G. Blakely, w. e. Ter
rill & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

Postmaster General Smith, who has
been speaking in Ohio, says it is only
a question of how large the Republican
majority would be in that State. His
last speeches were made in the "west-
ern reserve" where Democrats had
been making all sorts of claims about
Republican apathy. Mr.. Smith says
he found no republican apathy in that
section of the State; that the Repub-
licans there, as in all sections of the
country, had been 30 busy making
money that they waited until later in
the campaign than usual before giving
their time and attention to politics;
that when he left they were thorough
ly aroused, and that there is no reason
to fear that the full Republican vote
will not be brought out. Mr.. Smith
says that while there are wide differ
ences of opinion as to the size of the
vote Sam Jones will get, the best in
formed men in the State are absolutely
certain that he will take many more
votes from Mclean than from Nash.
Private advices from Ohio all point one
way-to certain Republican victory.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

When you can not sleep for coughing
take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy IL
always gives prompt relief. 1t is most ex-
cellent for colds, too, as it aids expectorsy
ton, relieves the lungs and prevents an
tendency toward pneumonia. For sale by
q. Blakely
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

No Drawer man ever wore the United
States uniform than General Guy V.
Henry, of the regular army, who was
buried on Monday with military honors,
at Arlington, where 30 many of his
former comrades are sleeping their last
sleep. In the Indian wars, he earned
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

Men from the far west all tell one
story - great prosperity and almost
unanimous support of the foreign pol
icy of the administration. For in
stance, G. W. Hartley, of Boise City,
Idaho, says: 81 voted for Bryan at the
last presidential election, but | will
never do it again. / have been study
ing the subject since that time. More
than eighty per cent of the silver Re-
publicans in Idaho have decided to 90
back to the Republican fold, and un.
less there is very perfect fusion of all
the opposing parties, Idaho is a sure
enough Republican State for 1900.
Anti-expansion doesn't go out our way
We want the islands in the East and
lots OF trade for our western cities.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

The "round robiners" and their al
lies of the yellow and anti-imperialist
press at home, like certain shriekers of
Scripture times, find their occupation
gone since the recent information
from Manila respecting General OTIS
awful censorship of the news de-
spatches. General Otis has been in
favor of sending any news, the real
facts of battles aud situations, except
ing only facts and particulars of con-
templated movements. The Washing
ton authorities have used their judg-
ment in giving out news, and any
abridgements that have been made, not
for trucking the people, but for the
good of the cause, of which they, not
the bowling journalistic dervishes of
yellow and sedtious journalism, are
the wiser and more competent judges.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

Cornelius Jr. should brace up. He
has invented locomotive and in use
full employment has been acquiring
habits of thrift and self.dependence
during the time of his fathers dis.
pleasure. He has shown, certainly,
that he has mind and a will of his
own. BY the practice of rigid econ
omy, on the $l,500,0OO his stern par
ent left him, and the $6,000,00O his
younger brother has given him out of
his patrimony, he may be able to make
strap and buckle meet till the income
from his invention, and his meager
stipend as an employe of the New
York Central railway, may enable him
to live easier. He ought not to cut the
Vanderbilt's in huff, but to stand by
and show them and the world that
where Cornelius Jr il, there is the head
of the family.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-11-01

NORM hontpeller.
Tho creamery has its new boiler set and
nearly ready for use.
The ladies connected with the social cir
Gle are TO hold their annual apron festival
some time in the near future.
There was generous turnout from this
village to the play THE Heart OF Mary
land, Barre, last Monday evening.
Miss Alga and Louie Hammett, after a
short visit with their sister, Mrs. l.. G.,
Hammett returned to their home in Phila-
delphia, last Thursday.
George #. Sibley, Mr.. and Mrs. A T.
Gray, Mrs. G. s. Gray, Mrs. II. G. Hollis
ter, George l. Pray, A. M. Cate and G. l.
Nye are all at the Hub.
Henry Gate, the crayon portrait artist,
who has been West for several months
past is again at his old home here, where he
can be found until further notice.
Our esteemed friend Orlando Knapp, who
has spent the spring and summer months
here, went last week to Boston. 1t is his
intention now TO spend the winter there.
The New England Telephone Company
Is at work setting new line of poles from
Plainteld through this village TO Hardwick
preparatory 10 putting a double line circuit
which Improvement all patrons will appre-
ciate.
Topsham.
Mrs. Frank Foster OF Melrose Mass. is
visiting at George McLam's.
Alonz) Soruton has moved back to his
place in th village.
Road Commissioner j. A. White has
moved TO the Ezekiel White farm.
Judge j. Il. Nolan and A. @. Worm
wood have returned from Boston.
Mrs. Smith who was recently burned cut
is living at the home OF George Merritt.
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been seen at some town up the river,
making for Pembina with a dog train at
the rate of fifteen miles an hour. Again
that he had been assassinated; in fact
everything but the truth, which was that
he was luXuriously quartered in the up
per story of the Fuller house, having the
jolliest time Of his life, surrounded by
friends, male and female, and supplied
with the best the town afforded, includ-
ing buckets of champagne.
The 9th of March was the last day Of
the session and the council camped in it's
chamber, theoretically handcuffed and
hobbled, until midnight of that day, when
President Brisbin took the chair and pro-
nounced the council adjourned sine die
The sergeant-at-arms was John Lamb,
well known to all old settlers. He was a
resident of st. Paul and true to her in
terests, as his conduct proved I don't
suppose any man ever spent five days
and nights trying harder how not to find
his man than he did on this occasion
Whether his fidelity was ever rewarded
am unable to say.
During the deadlock the friends of re-
nCval got copy of the bill through. but
neither the speaker of the house nor the
president Of the council would sign 1t. The
governor, however, did approve it, but the
first time it was tested in court it was
promo unced invalid and set aside, Other
attempts at capital removal were made
but none of them proved successful
Rolette and l were close friends; we
had served together in the council at its
preceding session and afterwards in the
constitutional convention, and always
roomed together when in st. Paul [
lived in Traverse des Sioux, which ia
next door to st. Peter, at the time of
this attemT . remove the capital there,
but vigorous ) opposed the measure. Ro-
lette's life was threatened by the friends
OF removal, and many is the night [ have
played the part of bodyguard to him.
armed to the teeth, but fortunately he
was not assailed.
AS l rather admired the plucky manner
IN which my friend had stood by ST. Paul
In this, the hour of her danger I con-
ceived the idea Of preserving the event tn
history by presenting his portrait to the
historical society of the state which I
did in April, 1890, and also hung one in
the Minnesota club. 1t is g capital like
ness, representing him In full life size
in the wild and picturesque costume OF
the border, with a brass tablet on the
frame inscribed with the following leg
end: THE Hon. Joe Rolette, who saved
the capital to St Paul by running awav
with the bill removing it to st. Peter. in
1897" Al
Joe died at Pembina, and is buried In
the graveyard of the old Catholic church
of Belencourt under cross of oak. which
once bore the words:
Here reposes Joseph Rolette.
Born Oct. %, 1920
Died May It, 1871"
This simple chronicle IS long since eff
faced
Requiescat in pace, is the wish and hone
of his historian and friend.
-Chas. e. Flandrau
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ure to do so, that the next member OF
the committee, Mr.. Wales, procure an
other enrolled copy and report 1t. He
then moved the previous question on his
resolution. At this point, Mr.. Setter, a
friend of st. Paul, moved call of the
council, and, Mr.. Rolette being reported
absent, the sergeant-at-arms was sent to
find him and bring him IN.
To comprehend the full bearings Of the
situation it should be known that under
the rules no business could be transacted
while the council was under call, and
that 1t required a two-thirds vote to dis
pense with the call. AS have said be-
fore, the bill was passed in the council
by vote of eight for and seven against,
which was the full vote of the body, but
in the absence of Rolette there were only
fourteen present, but, luckily for st. Paul,
ii takes as many to make tWo-thirds OF
fourteen as it does to make two-thirds
of fifteen, and the friends of the bill could
only muster nine on the motion to dis
pense with the call. Mr.. John B. Bris-
bin was president of the council and
strong friend of St. Paul, so no relaxa-
ton of the rules could be hoped for from
him. In this dilemma the friends Of re-
moVal were forced to desperate extremes
and Mr.. Balcombe actually made an ex-
tended argument to prove to the chair
that nine was tWo-thirdS of fourteen.
Both gentlemen were graduates OF Yale,
and on the completion of his argument
Mr.. Brisbin said: "Balcombe, we never
figured that way at Yale; the motion is
lost" and the council found itself at
deadlock, with the call pending, and no
hope of transacting any business unless
some member of the five yielded. They
were all steadfast, however, and there
was nothing to do but to receive the daily
report of the sergeant-at-arms that Mr..
Rolette could not be found. Sometimes
he would report a rumor that Rolette had
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-09

in 1914, and built stockade there, which
was called Fort Shelby. The British, I'M
der Col. Mckay, besieged it, Rolette hav-
ing some rank in the attacking party. He
was offered a captaincy in the British
army for his good behavior in this af-
fair, but declined It, He continued his
Indian trade successfully up to 1920, when
John Jacob Aston offered him leading
position in the American Fur company,
which he accepted and held until 1886,
when he was succeeded by Hercules l..
Dousman. He died at Prairie du Chen
Dec. 1, 1912, leaving a widow and two
children, a son and daughter. His daugh-
ter married Capt. Hood, of the United
States army, and was G very superior
woman. His son was the hero of this
story Rolette Sr. was called by the In
dams "Sheyo," the prairie chicken, from
the rapidity with which he travelled. Joe
was called "Sheyo Chehint Ku," the
prairie chickens son.
Joe Rolette was born Oct %, 1920, at
Prairie du Chen. He received a CONNER
cial education in New York, but having
inherited the free and easy halfsavage
characteristics of his father he soon
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-09

gal splendors Of the ancients, combined
with vivid portraiture, upon scale of
unequaled magnitude, of the stirring mil
itary events of the hour.
Liberty is typihed by a series of allie
gorical tableaux, In which are thrillingly
pictured the genius of American institu-
lions and the glorious triumphs of Amer
lean arms on land and sea. In the varied
scenes of the spectacle there are utilized
over 1000 characters. representing with
marvellous fidelity in department and cos
tuning the military powers of the world !:
whole troops of American cavalry and
entire battalions of Jolly jack tars; her
majesty's Seventh regiment of Hussars
the SWEETEST Of Englands crack military
organizations, led by their famous
mounted military band; squadrons Of
German Uhlans and French Cuirassiers:
platoons Of Russian Cossacks from the
Steppes; the imperial Basht-Bazouks of
the sultan's body guard; detachment
of Japanese soldiery and other military
ORGANIZATIONS all appearing In q tremsn-