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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-29

About 800 fine fowls are on exhibit
ton az the territorial poultry show an
oklahoma City, which IL snil 90 be the
best Ia the histor~ - che association
10 Indicates th-s the breeding OF fne
poultry in oklahoma Is becoming gen
cral, a. hDe pens of fowls have been
brought frQm all parts OF the territory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-29

on the so.called cases Of consumption
are really not that dread disease, but
N neglected viii be In time Take no
chances. Tee Bunson's Pine Tar Cough
Honey II Is very pleasant, contains
no poisous aud Ia guaranteed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-12-29

Cream Catarrhal is a German medicine
guaranteed 90 cure catarrh oi head or
nose, swectens the breath aud makes
life worth living
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
A Drawn Battle.

There is no eXultation over Me-
thuen's victory at Modder River.
There was desperate fighting for ten
hours, in intense heat, without food or
water, drawing from the English COM
mander the statement that it was one
of the hardest and most trying battles
in the annals of the British army.
There are yet only partial lists of he
killed and wounded, the "butcher's
blll'' is not yet fully rendered.
Valor, even in a bad cause, appeals
to mans admiration. 1t is impossible
to withhold from the troops under
Methuen the homage due to courage
and tenacity. 1t is far easier to APP
plaud the resolution of the farmers in
defending their land from invasion.
1t is pitiable that brave men must die
or suffer wounds in such miserable
quarrel as powerful nation has forced
upon freedom loving people. If the
politicians in England and the mine
owners in the Transvaal could be
thrust out on the firing line the fighting
would have its compensations. In its
present aspect the war is imposing up
on valor, on the one hand, disgrace
full service, and on the other hopeless
defence OF country. On neither side is
there anything to relieve the reports of
the slain and the suffering from their
naked horror-no such high consider
atoms as made the awful battle bulle-
tins of the American conflict endur-
able.
At best, from the British side of the
fight, Modder River appears to have
been a drawn battle. The silence and
mystery about the affair are giving rise
to alarm and apprehension.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
NO ALLIANCE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-All the news.
paper talk OF triple alliance between
United States, Germany and England
and Chamberlain's reference to an "un-
derstanding" of Anglo.Saxon peoples,
has not caused the slightest furry in
administration circles. The idea OF
the existence secret of an alliance is
simply denied and laughed at. AT the
State department the existence of even
an implied understanding with Great
Britain whereby each country would
come to the aid of the other in time of
need is mos emphatically denied. o.
ficals there do not give auy credence to
Chamberlain's remarks.
From official authority it may be
stated in substance that the letter read
by Senator Dick during the Ohio cam
paign was true at the time of writing,
and is still true. In the letter Secre-
tary Hay stated that no alliance xists
between the United States and Great
Britain, or any other power under
heaven, except those published to the
world. None has been suggested,
none in contemplation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
Representation in National COnyen-
lions.

Hon. Henry G. Payne, member of
the Republican natio al committee
from Wisconsin, proposes that the ba-
sis of representation in the national
conventions of the party shall be one
delegate for each 10000 votes cast at
the preceding election of President and
Vice President, with the addition of
four legates.at-large from each State.
Under the existing system, two district
delegates are allowed for each Repre-
sentative in Congress, and two dele
gates-atlarge for each Senator. A
southern State, in which Republican
party is practically non-existent, has
thus as large share in determining
the choice of a candidate, to whose cleo
ton it can contribute nothing, as Re-
publican State of the North who can
contribute its electoral vote to complete
or swell the victory of the party.
A candidate who is repugnant to the
Republican States may be forced upon
the party by the unreasonable prepond-
erence OF the delegates from the non
Republican States. For example: On
the existing basis of representation,
Minnesota and Mississippi are each
entitled to Is delegates in the National
convention. The former can contrib
ute its electoral vote to the choice of
an acceptable candidate for the pres-
dency, while in the latter State the
Republican party exists chiefly in
name. In greater or less degree this
is the condition existing i'll other States
of the South. The delegates from that
section of the Nation are apt to be a
body of men to which other arguments
than those which ought to influence
honest, reasoning people have some.
times been addressed.
The object of the change proposed
| is not to eliminate the Republicans of
the South from the national councils of
the party, but to give each State it's
just representation. The basis of such
representation is deemed TO be the
number of votes it has cast in nation
al election. This is the basis OF repre-
sentation in the party conventions,
State and country, in this State. Each
town, without regard to size or the
vote it casts, has certain number Of
delegates, and an additional delegate
for specified number of votes cast in
an election for Governor.
Under the change proposed by Mr..
Payne, Mississippi would have dele
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06

chief issue," from which it appears
that there was majority of some two
thousand for the existing system. A
majority vote for prohibition, when
this twas the chief isue," ought to
settle the question of popular prefer.
ence at that time.
OF the state of public sentiment at
the present time the Reformer says:
That It is not true now was practically
confessed by the last Legislature when it
refused to submit the question to a vote Of
the people. Stripped OF all subterfuges,
the reason for that refusal was fear that
the people would repudiate the law II given
a direct chance at 1t, for 1t was perfectly
obvious that IL, after a 10 years trial the
verdict should be one OF approval, and in
favor Of the continuance OF the law, it
would add tremendously to its moral force.
The Reformer seems to doubt the
WATCHMAN's jud yment that the ma
jority still is in favor of prohibition,
and Evil not match its unfairness by
asserting that the majority is against
the law" but seems to be unconscious
of "unfairness" in its statement of the
reason why the Legislature 'refused to
submit the question to a vote of the
people," stripped of all subterfuge"
the Reformer'S statement of that reason
looks very much like subterfuge TO
sustain position of whose weakness it
must be we'll assured. The WATCH
MAN, and we believe the newspapers
generally, favored the re-subnission of
the question to the people, simply to
close out this everlasting "blab" of the
license and free rum advocates on the
subject of the popular judgment on the
question of prohibition.
No rational observer of public opin-
ion in the State at large has any doubt
as to this judgment. Behind it is not
only the majority of the voters, but the
practically united body of the nom
voting population, the mothers, wives
and sisters, the women as body, who
instinctively scent danger to society in
license of any degree. So strong and
clearly manifest is this public opinion
that resentatives-even of large
towns, which the Reformer assumes
would vote for license if they had
chance-who have had personal lean
ing toward license or local option
have felt constrained to vote against
the repeal of the prohibitory law, out
of regard for the majority public opin-
ion among their constituents, when the
subject has been under consideration
in the Legislature. The members of
the Legislature, whatever may have
been their personal opinions and prac-
tees, in voting against license bills of
any kind have unquestionably been
true to their duty as representatives of
the people.
In this view of the matter it is entire
ly fair and reasonable to assume that in
voting against the referendum at the
last session of the Legislature they
deemed it as unnecessary as the sub
mission of the binomial theorem to pop
ular sanction or the formula that two
and two make four.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
KENTUCKY ELECTION.

FRANKFORT, KY, Dec. AT noon
today the State board of election COM
missioners of Kentucky met to canvass
the returns from the late State election,
and to decide whether GOebel or Tay-
lor is entitled to the certificate of cleo
ton as Governor.
There is not much probability that
the matter will be settled today and
certificate may not be issued before
Wednesday.
The certified returns from the county
boards now on file with the secretary
of State give Taylor plurality OF 2435,
but the Democrats declare that enough
of these votes will be thrown out so
that Goebel will be awarded the certi-
ficate. The Kentucky election law is
capable OF divers constructions and the
definite conclusion Of the board will
rest very largely upon how its members
decide to construe certain portions of
the statute.
The Republicans assert that mas
much as, according to the law, certif-
icate of election is due to the person
having the largest number of votes
according to the certificates of the
county boards, it will be impossible for
that board to do otherwise than return
certificate for Taylor, he having a
majority,ot 2435, according to the GER
tiicates now on file with the secretary
of state.
With the certificates OF the commits
sioners of Jefferson coun y giving Tay-
Tor plurality of 3442 votes was filed a
mass of evidence that many of these
votes were illegal, and it is not among
the mpossibilities that the State board
may 80 construe its powers under the
word examining" as to declare that it
has the power to reject these votes. If
it does, Mr.. Goebel gets the certificate.
The main reliance of Goebel is upon
contesting Jefferson, which means the
city of Louisville.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
THE TRUTH or HISTORY.

The Philadelphia Inquirer is of the
opinion that "the Schley business
should be given rest" now that Ad-
miral Schley has sailed away to his post
of duty. The Inquirer foretells the
verdict of history in the case both of
Sampson and Schley and it's judgment
is that each has had his full reward in
official promotions for services rem
dered. OF other conspicuous actors in
the brilliant drama of naval opera
tions in the West Indies and elsewhere
who have gone unrewarded the In
quirer, withIfOrce and ,eloquence, says:
History will further record that Captain
Clark Of the Oregon should have been
awarded the stars OF a rear admiral. He
was the forcible man who stood out in bold
relief. He made that famous cruise around
Cape Horn, with his vessel stripped for ac-
ton all along the Brazilian coast and with
his men sleeping by their guns, ready at q
moments notice to engage the entire Span
ish fleet. With the herosm OF Clark that OF
Admiral Schley is not to be mentioned. The
Oregon, after that voyage that required
both nerve and bravery, was in the fight
from beginning to end. We cannot COM
pare Clark and Schley, for Clark's record is
as bright as the unclouded sun in the heav-
ems. History, too, will award Wainwright,
who fought the torpedo boats with nothing
more formidable than ordinary stes m
yacht, special niche in the gallery OF he
roes. Yes, there was honor enough for all,
and it will be we'll il matters are allowed to
rest.
1t will not be we'll that "matters are
allowed to rest" till Captain Clark
wears the admiral's stars. Unques-
tionably the Inquirer intends thus to
qualify its statement. There was
"honor enough for ALL" as Schley gal
lantly said, but all have not got the
honors, in the way of official promo
ton, they have earned. A few favored
ones have been advanced. A few il
lustrious ones appear TO have been
forgotten, and chief among them is
Captain CLARK, rich in the homage all
Americans pay his name, but unre-
warded by his government, poorer in
health and this worlds goods for his
unrivalled heroism, fidelity to duty
under most trying conditions, and bril-
liant services in the supreme hour of
trial. What is the government going
to do in the case of Captain Clark?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
JANUARY WEATHER.

Carl L. Smith furnishes the JOURNAL the
following meteorological record which is of
o peciai interest at this time.
In view OF the warm cloudy weather so
late in the season, we are apt TO think we
have never seen such weather before but IL
we look back eleven years we shall ind
record of weather far more warm and
Indian summer night with harvest moon,
sky per ectly clear, very deep blue color,
air soft and balmy, no snow.
1889, January 10 No snow yet for sleigh
ing, rain and mud has prevailed No ice
for storing has formed yet.
1885, January 13--Weather this month
about at freezing or little above. No snow
yet. Glorious sunrise, warm and bslmy,
sky very deep blue and clear.
1889, January 14-No snow yet, roads
smooth and hard, sky clear and blue. Very
beautiful evening, weather quite warm.
January 15.-Drove to Waterbury with
wagon, roads frozen, smooth and dusty.
January 16.-Cold, and roads hard and
dusty, no snow. During the night consd-
cradle rain fell.
January 17.-During the forenoon it rain
very warm with beautiful rainbow in the
west Continued warm all the afternoon
and evening, so that | drove from Water
bury to Montpelier without gloves. Moon
rose clear and with autumnal spendor.
This afternoon saw six hay wagons at Wa
terbury drawing in ice, the sun blazing hot,
mud three inches deep, men working in
shirt sleeves hurIying to the ice house for
fear the ice would melt Thermometer 56o
in the shade. The birds began 10 build
their nests, rose bushes and o.her shrubs
out doors began to bud Sugar from maple
trees has been made this month.
January 81 Snow for sleghing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
EaSt w arrem.

The ladies chicken pie sociable proved a
success The ladies cleared about SO
which nearly pays TO the repairs on the old
church. They have raised and expended
on il nearly $500. 1t is now considered
nice for poor country church, All credit
to the Mite Society for it.
The New England Telephone Company
has completed setting its poles up to our
village which will give us long distance
telephone to all places in New England
and further II you can pay for 1t.
l.. NJ. Heath was in town last week intro
ducing new light producing apparatus
that is promised to DO much better and
cheaper than kerosene.
The people of this town have succeeded
in raising money enough to have course
of lectures this Water and have already
engaged some OF the speakers.
E. c. H-a h was called 10 Canaan, n. Fl 4,
last week 10 attend the funeral OF Mrs,
Hea his aunt, Mrs Emily l.. Lsthrop. She
was the only sister Of g Gleason.
They have begun to turn out the clothes
pins for the company nj Montpelier at the
Bradley mills. From reports it 10 judged it
will not prove very profitable work for the
Manufacturer.
A e. Eldredge who took three carloads
Of cattle west has returned. He did not
find AZ good a market for them as he ex.
pee ed. He returned week ago having
sone OF his cattle unsod.
The ladies mite society will meet Thurs
day forenoon with Mrs. viii McGlatn.
All are invited
About four inches of snow fell here Sun
daS night.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
ANTITRUST LEAGUE.

CHICAGO, Dec. members OF the
executive committee of the antitrust
league will meet in Chicago, Dec. IL,
to fix the date for the antitrust confer
issued, the probability is that the con-
ference will take place some time in
January.
This conference will be the out
growth Of the dissatisfaction among the
antitrust delegates to the Civic Fed
Grafton conference held in this city last
fall, over the refusal to adopt resolu
tons or take formal action on the mat
ter under Discussion. More than 1000
invitations have been sent out. Among
those invited are William Jennings
Bryan and Governor Pingree of Mich
ipan,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06

gates instead of Is; Alabama 8, in
stead of %: Louisiana 6, instead of
16; Minnesota %, instead of IS; Him
OILS Sc, instead Of As; New York Sc, in
stead of 70, and so on. In some Of the
States there would be no change, in
others the difference would be very
small. Vermont would have 8 dele
gates instead of 8; Maine would still
have IL; Massachusetts 80 in place of
30; New Hampshire 10 in place of s;
Competent Is, instead of IL, Rhode
Island would still have s.
This change is matter for the con-
sderation and final decision of a ma
tional convention, and will undoubted-
ly come before the convention to as
semble next year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
Prohibition and the People.

The Reformer of Brattleboro pub
lisl es a column of editorial observa-
tions on the subject of legal prohibi-
ton of the liquor traffic as affected by
the developments at the recent Fish
and Game League banquet at the Van
Ness House, Burlington. While de-
nying or doubling that the majority of
the people of the State deliberately
chose the prohibitive system of their
own free will and have been and still
are in favor of adhering to their origi-
nal choice, the contemporary gives the
figures of the vote by the people in an
election where prohibition "was the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
IN THE PHILIPPINES.

MANILA, Dec. 2.-General Conon
has surrendered 800 officers and men
with rifles, several American and 20
Spanish prisoners and the garrison at
Bayombong, province of Nueva Viz
caya to Lieutenant Monroe, with so
men of the Forth cavalry.
General Otis has cabed today to the
war de apartment that the advance into
the interior is being vigorously pushed
and the American troops continue to
drive back and dispossess the scattered
bands encountered. He states that
Captain Warwick OF the 18th infantry
was killed in an engagement at Passi,
Iloilo province, on the Goth inst.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06

From the time when conference Of
Republican members of the House de-
cided that Brigham II. Roberts was in
eligible to membership in that body,
his fate was settled. 1t is not party
question, but with the certainty that the
solid Republican vote would be cast in
support of the report of the special
committee which Speaker Henderson
has appointed to consider the case, it
became immaterial what the minority
would do. AS a matter Of fact two
thirds of the Democrats - possibly
more-are likely to vote with the Re-
putlicans against Roberts, when the
test comes. They are afraid to do any
thing else. 1t was the women of the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
RELIEFIN SIX HOURS.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease re
AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE 1t is a great sur
prise on account of its exceeding promptness
in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back,
in male or female, Relieves retention of
water almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is the remedy Sold by
Harry A. Slade, druggist, 10 State street
Montpelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06

l., III. ELLIOT.
Sec. 5l40, A person who between twelve
o'clock Saturday night and twelve O'Clock
the following Sunday night exercises any
business or employment, except such only
as works of necessity aud charity, or holds,
or resorts 10 any ball or dance, or uses or
exercises any game, sport or play, or re-
sorts to any house OF entertainment for
amusement or recreation, shall be fined not
more than two dollars.
Sec. BAL. The railroad commissioners
may authorize the running upon any rail-
road of such through trains on Sunday as,
in the opinion of the board the public
necessity and convenience may require,
having regard to the due observance OF the
day.
Sec. 5l42. A person who hunts, shoots or
pursues, takes or kills wild geese or other
birds or animals, or discharges fire arms,
except in the just defence OF person or
property or in the military or police duty,
on Sunday, shall be fined ten dollars, one
half TO go to the person who makes the COM
plant and one half to the State.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06

country who brought about this result.
1t did not require any arguments on
the part of the prominent lawyers sent
to Washington by the Social Service
League to convince the Representa-
tives; tn, had been convinced at home
before they came to Washington, that
to allow Roberts to sit in the House
would be an insult to American woman
hood
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06
The Law OF Sabbath Breaking.
WATERBURY,. Vt. Dec. d. 1sg

Editor Of Wdtchmdn:-Last Sunday many
OF the readers of your paper studied in the
Sunday school lesson on Sabbath Keep
ing" Some of them may he interested to
know what are the laws OF this State in re-
gard to sabbath Breaking " | have copied
from the Revised Statutes three sections for
publication.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06

Secretary Hitchcock, his assistant,
the pension commissioner, and the
assistant commissioner, all of whom
are specially qualified by their official
duties to speak authoritatively on the
subject, testified before Senators GAL
linger and marlborough, sitting as a
subcommittee of the Senate committee
on pensions, to the necessity of re-
vision of the United States pension
laws, and in favor of having the revis-
ion made by non-partsan commits
sion. The communicating OF the
Grand Army has been invited to sub
nit his views in writing. The inves-
LEGATION is being made under the au-
thority of a resolution offered by SEN
ator Hansborough and adopted by the
Senate, at the last session. Secretary
Hitchcock's annual report also strongly
recommends revision and codifcation
of the pension laws.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-12-06

The British loss at Modder River, in
killed and wounded, is reported at
somewhat less than 500. The list of
casualties to date reaches the serious
total of 4 $50, of whom 40S are killed,
l 500 wounded, 1866 missing. And
the British army has not only not yet
crossed the boundaries of its enemy,
but is still many miles from the 'front.'
Ter, and must fight more battles like
those at Dundee aud around Lady
smith, at Belmont and Modder River,
before it enters the mountain passes
which constitute the gateways to the
enemy's country, which are frowning
with artillery and such natural defenses
as these barriers supply. The Spartan
Boer will repeat there the deeds of
valor done at Thermopyl@, the British
casualty list will swell apace and
mourning will be plentier in "Merrie
England" than Christmas glee when
the worlds great Christian festival next
is celebrated.