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Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
MRS. KRUGER DEAD.
wife of the Famous Boer President Oniv
Ill Three Days.

Mrs Kruger, wife of former Presi.
dent Kruger, died Saturday afternoon
of pneumonia, after an illness of
three days She was 81 years old.
Mrs Kruger's long separation from
her husband, combined with the
death of her favorte daughter, Mrs
Smith, last week, he'd completely
broken her spirits. Mr. Elof and
many other members of the Kruger
femily were at her hedsi1e when he
passed away.
Owing to the Sunday telegraph
hours in Holland" says a despatch
to the London Daily Mail from Hill.
yersum, "Mr Kruger was not informed
OF his wife's death until the evening.
The lews was broken to him b. DR.
HPymans and Secretary Boeschotiou.
Mr. Kruger, who had just returned
from Hilversum church, burst into
tears ard asked to be left alone. He
exclaimed, ''Shs was a good wife.
We quarreled orce only, and that was
six months after we were married. :"
He, prayed for lobg time, and is
nov calmly sleeping, his Bible beside
his bed. The Transvsal and Orange
Free State flags flying above the
white villa were draped and half
masted -
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
Postmaster General Smith has is

Postmaster General Smith has ls-
sued the orders, long contemplated,
curtailing the second class mail PRIV
ilepes so as to exclude serial paper
covered book issues and papers which
obviously depend upnn prizes,
premiums and the like to secure a
subscription list, rather than upon
their merits as news or miscellaneous
literary publications. These so called
fake" publications must now go as
third class at the rate of eight cents
Mound, instead OF at the second clhss
rate of one cent pound, if they go at
all, Postmaster General Wanamaker
estimated the saving that would be
effected in this way at $40, 900. 600
wear, and Chairman Lord of the post
office committee put it at 52o,oUo, :
600. Even the latter figure may be
an exsggeration, for it is all guess
work, but as the deficit last year was
only 50, 100000 the saving is pretty
certain to be enough to justify one
cent postage which Mr. Smith predicts
as the next step. Three fourths OF the
weight Of all mail matter now car
ried yearly is contributed by the sec
ond class, but less thar twentieth
of the cost is contrib uted by it,
What Mr. Smith has ordered is only
what it was attempted to 90 by the
Loud bill and he bases his ruling on
the ground that the law as it stands
is sufficient. The Cleveland admins
tration was also convinced of this.
Postmaster General Wilson stated in
his report of 1895 that the depart.
ment would have taken the response
bility of making the change but for
the hope that congress would enact
the Loud bill. 1t is not to the credit
of either administration that with
sufficient power the matter has been
allowed to drag along for six years
without action. Still further, it is
known that the government is mulcted
heavily by the railroads in the way of
rent of postal cars, paying almost
their full value every year for rent,
Correct this abuse ALSO. and one cent
postage could not be averted.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

and had a glass OF soda and after
reaching the house had glass Of

reaching the house had glass Of
water.
Mrs Clara b Starr, his grandmoth.
or, testified that the boys reached
home about 10 80; she retire dabont
midnight, but does Lot remenber
looking at the clock. Thinks the
shooting helped to awaekn her. 1t
seemed as il some one was yelling ,
heard someone say, "help, comeup'
Morton told her afterpard That he
said that. She did not stop to light
a lamp. When she reached the room
NJ orton tCresseyl said, 81 havn shot
him what shall | dor" She told him
to 90 for doetor-to 90 over to We'll
mans. When she got to the room,
Hristol's head was off the pillow. she
spoke to him but be did not answer.
She rubbed his head and bands.
Mildred Crown said she had worked
there about four years. She retired
about II O'Clock; heard the bows IN
the yard and coming upstairs. talking
pleasantly and laughing. Supposed
the rot woke her, the first she knew
she vas standing in the middle of the
room. She lighted lamp. Mort
came down stairs and got water
and took it upstairs. He had called
his grandmother aud then went to
Wellman's. She heard two shots only,
she only went to the door of the room
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

After long delay Zola IS at las'
ready to make novel out OF the
Drevfus case, and although the pup.
lie il so weary of that great scanoal
that the diary of the unhappy sufferer
has fallen fat, Zols's polemic ro-
nance may perhaps stir the embers OF
the controversy. This book will os
the last of these to four psr0llelllng
the gospels, "Fecondite,' dealing
with the population Of Francs
"Travail," a socialistic novel treat
ing of the labor problem; "Verlte'
now ready to appear, and crlt'cisins
FrsDch educational methods ana
"Just,ce," the application of when
is evident. Zola allows something
like year for the manufacture OF a
novel. and is one of the most lnous-
t,ious and metho1ical of workers,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

The announcement is made that the
new revision of the Bible by tae
Joint comm ission of Bishops and Pres
byters of the American Episcopal
church appointed in 1895 has been
comCleted aud its report 10 pam
phlet of about 300 pages will be pre-
scented at the meeting of the next
General convention at San Francisco
in October. The method pursued is
the presentation of alternative read
ipps and teytual variants which, if
accepted by the convention, will ulti-
mately be printed as marginal notes
to tbs King Janis version of the
Bible-that version and not the revis-
ion, being taken as the basis of the
work. In only three or four instances
in the entire New Testament do the
critical notes of the revisers embody
any doubts as to the accuracy of the
text. 1t is mentioned, for example,
that the verse explaining the healing
properties of the pool at Bethesda,
the Ethiopian eunuoh's profession OF
faith, the doxology at the end of the
Lords Prayer, ard the clause in John
about the three heavenly witnesses are
missing from some of the earliest
texts. Experience with the Revised
version of 20 years ago has proved
that the proposed way is the hest and
in fact the only practicable one. That
version has never been able to displace
the old King James version whose
terse and simple English it is. impos-
sible to better. The use OF the re-
yised version has therefore come to be
only that of comm entsry, correct
ing some errors in the light of later
scholarship and illuminating some
doubtful and difficult passages. The
Episcopal revisers in accepting this
as the true place for their work have
doae we'll
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

Sir Claude Mcdonald, the former
british minister to China, taxes d
most honeful view of its future IN o
,o,,z;ne article. He believes tnat
tho Boxer uprising has opened tne
oyos cf the educated Chinese and thae
they will hasten to adopt the methoaS
of the Occident. No one can 1--we ~
China, for any lergth OF time, says
S;, Claude. without realizing the
met possibilities of the empire. III
has wealth untold, in the way Vi
minerals and chemicals, and has only
reoded an awakening to utilize TINS
wealth. In his opinion, emma VIII
now be developed less by foreigners
than by the Chinese themselves VINO
he SAYS, are beginning to inquire iuto
foreign methods OF mining ana trans-
nortatiou, aud who, when their bonas
If snnerstition are broken down, are
not slow to make progress When
the mandarirs understand that thers
10 untold wealth at their very door
stems. they will lose no time in ming
their Golfers, and will do so 10y using
foreign machinery and supplies.
When the anti foreign viceroys learn
that the hated foreigners can be USED
to enrich them, by developing the
mines. they will soon forget their an
tipathy, and welcome them win
more or less grace With this deVel-
onment of China's mineral deposits,
the people will come to depend less
unon the crop end famiIes Will be-
come less frequent. 1t is undoubtedly
true that that the drought OF 1879
1900 was one of the chief causes OF
the uprising which resulted in such
great loss OF life. The China of the
future will be as different from the
empire of today as Japan is dlfferene
from the empire of Is years ago he Is
not prepared to say that the progress
in China will be as rapid as that IN
Janan. but he has 90 doubt that 1t
will be no less sure. The Celestial
empire has lately been stirred as never
before. and it will never again be the
same. 1t will be money we'll eXpenu'
ed, is his natural conclusion, when the
pays the large indemnity,
for China has learned lesson she
would have learned in no other way.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
s,cretary Long he's done the square

S,cretary Long he's done the 81 aare
thing in the latest phase or Tue
Sampson -Schlsy teud az it takes ex-
preston IN Maclay's Naval History
which FATTY accuses Schley of false
hood and cowardice in the Santiago
fight, centering the charge upon the
much discussed loop movement
Long says it was Capt Cook, instead
of Schley that ordered the movement
and he BIZ as told both him and the Presi'
d.nt that he took the full RESPONSE
b;lity for it. For himself, the secre-
tary saws. he never blamed Schley for
ANYTHING 10 that battle, which was
captains fight What he had criticised
WAS Sobley's conduct before the block
ade began lard especially for turning
hack to Key West for coal, instead OF
ooaling at sea. as he finally did, - AS
events develope there is no doubt that
Schley did make mistake and per-
haps a series of them in time OF
excitement and conflicting and COZ
fusing accounts, when no one could
more than guess at the truth
of the situation. But that he
was less than a brave and efficient
officer no one can fairly doubt, or that
amid the factional jealousles Of tue
navy he has been ATTACKED with
gross unfsirness. The secretary has
very properly excluded the Maclay
history or its third volume from the
navy academy
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
Recommendation In Natal Also,

The military authorities have decid-
ed Oh rigorous measures 10 corse-
quence of the Boer raids into Natal.
and the support given the raiders 10y
the Republicans. Thew have ordered
all white men. with their livestock,
fooistufs and clothing, to evacuate
all farms between the Tugel and Sun
day rivers. Any white msn remaining
in this section after July 81 will be
sub iect TO martial law.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
ltDazzles the World,

No Discovery in medicine has ever
created one quartet of the excitement
that has been caused by DR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. It's sever
est tests have been on hopeless victims
of Consumption, Pneumonia, Hemorr
bage, Pleurisy and Bronchitis. thousands
of whom it has restored to perfect health.
For Coughs, Colds. Asthma, Group, Hay,
Hay Fever, Hoarseness and Whoopiug
Cough it is the quickest. surest cure in
the world. Ii is sold by + II. Holden 6
Co., druggist, who guarantee satisfaction
mr. refund money. Large bottles soc aud
81 90. Trial bottles.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
Br,stOl a solder.

A despatch from Battle Creek, Mich,
says Sidney GREY Bristol was born in
Racine, Wis, in 1876. After his graG-
uation from the High school 10 Racine,
young Bristol went to Andover acade-
NV, ard from there to Williams college.
At the opening of the Spanish-Ameri.
can war he enlisted in regiment o.
New Y ork volunteers and was stationed
for a number of months at Tampa anG
Fernandiua, Fla At the close Of the war
he entered Yale, and graduated there
in June, 1900, taking the degree OF
bachelor of arts. Last fell he entered
the law sctool at Harvard. Young
Bristol had been i'll most of the wiz
ter and bad undergone several oper d.
tious for the relief of pus cavity
which had formed in his siue.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
psrtn...c.nnoI RsCnr.d

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased y TIinn Of the ear. There Il only one
way to cnre deafness, and that Is by constitu.
tionsi remedies. Deafness Is caused by an in.
famed cnnnition of the mucous lining of the
Eutsaohian Tube When this tube gets infiamed
you have srumbling sound or imperfect hear
ing, and unless the Inflammation can he taken
out and this tubs restored to its normal condi
non, hearing viii be destroyed forever; nine
cases ont of ten are caused IN ratarrh, which Is
nothing but an inilamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We we will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of prainess caused by eatarrh) that can
cot te c1re'i rs Hairs CItarrh Cure. send for
circulars tree.
~. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold hy druggists. 7sc.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
ing time.

The big reus in the business ara
consultative world Just now IS that OF
tho settlement of the Northern ia
cihc fight and hrngiog of all h'e 0,
TIM great trsngcontinentsl railroad
l;nes within the community OF IN
terest plan.' Their mileage IS aooSs
80 600 and their capitalization APP
nroaches $4,000, 900, 900, the biggest
truGt of all
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

Now Germany is threatening 10
double her tariff on cereals rom
America. partly vioently' in response
to nerarian demands, and parity as
retaliation against this cpuntry'
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

Mai Pine-Coffin surprised a Roer
commands at Houiogspruit JUly l,
capturing Commsncant Hsttiug. two
sJrs of Gen Prinsloo ard 9 others.
AID killing and wounding Il.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

The Boston journal meets the CRIT
icism of Mckinley far his clemency 10
aefaulting bank officers WIN 'i'e "'
sertion that his pa,dons have been
only half as numerous as those %
President Cleveland in correspnn"-
-, t,,Yo
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

The great strike in the steel indus
try is still in progress, With undated
vigor except that of the firemeu's has
collapsed because the union will not
sustain it
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
NOTINGs.

Another man has been arrested 10
Canada that closely ressmbled Blon-
din, the Chelmsford, dass, murderer,
but proved not to be.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
MYSTERY DEEPENED
Continued from lst pagel

the floor, with four shots before the
end ia not theory to tie accepted
without question, il other evidence
cor hicts with it.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

Il Is easier to kept well than get cure
DeWitf's Little Early Ri,,r taken now AM
then. will always kept YOUR bowels in perie'
order. They never grippe but promotes ~
easy gentle action. Greeue'> drug store.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23

All this does not raise fair pre-
sumotion of guilt against Cressey,
The presumption is rightfnlly the
other way until be is proved guilty
ami especially, with coed character
heretofore and because of his family
correction should this presumptise
right be kept in view. But it does
raise doubt enough, We repeat, so that
il would both be wrong to sncietv
and cruel to him ard his future to let
the case drop whore it is.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
STATEMENT
IN HISOWN WORDS

Why He Was Nervous About b"rs'"rs-
Why He Had His Pisto' f"iiy Loa"ed
That Night-Telis the story OF mo
Tragedy and Givss His Words ana
BrtstOIs-The Latters Barely Touched
His Once Through the StrugGle-says
He Thought Bristol Was sound Asleep
All the Time Mira Starr and Mrs Browns
Testimony Gives Little Light.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
The inquest began shortly before
noou Saturday, States Attorney

noon Saturday, States Attorney
Weston having come down on toe >
o'clock trair. The testimony OF
Cressey and Mrs Starr and Mildred
Grown was taken at the house in Sc,
cret, reporters heing excluded out Of
for the family, and only
Justice Cudxorth, before whom the
inouest was, the states attorney, and
LAWYER Fits, representing Cressey,
and Miss Katie punlevy, the sterog'
rnpber, being present. The remaining
testimony was taken yesterday at
County Clerk Mer, fields office, be-
ginning Hbcut 10: 30 and concluding
about ),
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-23
LIGHT BURNING AFTER FIRST SHOT
STARTLING TESTIMONY.

BY Three Witnesses Whom None but
Cressey Contradict-M, Grady and
Mr. aud NJ rs Harris-Whst Miss Mackay,
Robert Field and Merchant and Mrs
Mann Reard-Chief Hall Determines
the Point From, which the Bullets Were
FIrsd-Many Interesting Points.
Evening star., 1901-05-17
Under Order of commissioners

Mr.. II. II. Darneille. the District assessor.
has reported upon the complaint made by
j. Edward Fowler that he was refused a
tax bill. Addressing the District Com
nfssioners, Mr.. Darneille says: referring
to the communication of ]. Edward Fow-
Ter, in which he states that he has been
refused tax bills, and asking by what au-
thority, it is submitted that under exist
ing regulations memorandum bills contain
ing the square, lot, valuation tax and
name OF owner are furnished on appIica-
ton, the tax bills being in the custody of
the collector of taxes. who furnishes the
tax bill duly receipted upon the payment
OF the amount of said bill to the cashier
In his office The authority for not giving
out tax bills is in conformity with an or
der of the Commissioners. The question
OF examination of a tax bill before paving
it would appear to be within the discretion
of the collector
Evening star., 1901-05-17
AID FOR JACKSONVILLE.
Lansburgh Furniture Company Will
Forward Goods Donated.


The condition of the fire sufferers at
Jacksonville, Fla, Is still in deplorable
state. Although the country has nobly re-
sponded to the appeal for help, there is
still much distress among the citizens of
the stricken city. Letters have been received
by the Lansburgh Furniture Company tell
ing of the conditions now existing there and
imploring aid. AS no organized efforts have
been made, the firm decided to take the
initiative in the matter, and has donated
room in the Inter-Ocean building. on 9th
street between E and F streets where sup
plies may be sent by chartably disposed
people of Washington, and will there be
packed and shipped to the proper author
tiles at Jacksonville. The Southern railroad
has agreed to forward these supplies by
fast freight and will charge nothing for the
transportation. 1t is the desire of the pro-
moters of the aid plan that no perishable
goods be sent to the main depot, but every
thing else will be most welcome. Mr.. Lans-
burgh has secured the cooperation of the
Adams Express. the United States Express,
the Southern Express, the Knox Transpor-
tatfon companies and Littlefeld, Alvord &
Co, whose wagons will call at the houses
having things for the sufferers, which will
then be taken to the Inter-Ocean building
for final shipment. The wagons of the firm
will also respond to calls. Those desiring
to contribute can either call or drop card
to the Lansburgh company and wagon
will respond. A list of the names of those
sending goods will be kept and forwarded
With the goods to the sufferers.
Evening star., 1901-05-17
TO OBTAIN POSSESSION.
Suit by Baptist Home to Secure Con-
troll of Property.


On petition of James 8. Lewis, Justice Ga
baugh of the Supreme Court Of the District
Of Columbia has directed the issuance
of writ of certiorari to Lewis I. O'Neal,
justice of the peace, to send to the higher
court the record of a landlord and tenant
proceeding alleged to be pending before the
justice of the peace. 1t was instituted by
the Baptist Home of the District of Colum-
bia against Lewis for the purpose of Sc
curing the possession of the south half of
lot 16, square 653 located on South Capitol
street between N and 0 streets
1t is averred In the petition that the JUS
tice of the peace is without jurisdiction be-
cause the complaint filed before him is not
sworn to as by statute is required to be
done, and. because it fails to aver that the
relation of landlord and tenant ever existed
between the parties; that the petitioner is
not and never has been a tenant of the
Baptist Home, and on the contrary, that
he is in the actual inclosed possession of
the property, claiming the same by virtue
of his ownership, which is alleged to be
in fee simple, and that he has been in such
actual inclosed possession for more than
twenty-eight years last passed, claiming to
own the same hts property. Attorneys
]. Ridout and W. NJ. Williams appear for
the petitioner.
Evening star., 1901-05-17
RAILROADS.
RAI,TTNopF Avn oII,o - =.

II
leave W Washington, New Jersey ave ana q q.
pm. "' a"" 'o'oo
Cincinnati. ST. LouIs and IndiauapoIts .Io.os
a m, % rs p m, 81 10 night WV
Pittshurg and Cleveland, 1850 Am ~
and Il 90 night ~"
Columbus snd Wheeling sos nm.
winchester 1855 am. t3:45 and rs sOpm
-. A.nasPsis, "a t7:Ie. $780, 1855 am. ticro. t:a,
IFsedericf fsa5. $500, tIo:to am, tIls. .4.ao.
nassrstowu. tIo'oo an and ttsop
t.oS +sn suS way points. fs:a5 1900 am. tI:I6
.,sIn .,HsaIlthersburg and Way points, ts:25 $500 IN.
ffii22;S SIZE 1900, t4:S0, 800, tb 30 .7,GS.
an; 10 f4:so rs 80 pm. 'S''' ''V'
.a a1'in"re s week days. n2:35, 600. $50 ,T,aS
~ =, ~ 1s;5o $50 ~ 30. xl0:CO a m .la 10 m
10; &I;i0 1Soo 100 n4:3o, t:a5. x5:O5 rs 10
1o:s", x6;2e, 6:3o, xs.oo. x1o,oo. xii 30 n ,Sn
pm Sundays, r2:35 17a5, ii 10 :. 9o' 20 - ,2S S
Am, Nl2:lo, Il 10 l:l5. 90 .2.9a 4.ss' ~s..S
Ao!io' $50 $500, 1lo:0o, XII 80 XII ~ n m
ROYAL BLUE LINE
All trains Illuminated with pintsch lIcLt
BaItimore, Philadelphia. New York, hIs;,, and
the east, 35. - :o5 (Dncrl Is 10 ,i,ue,t ,as,
t'in'rl. flo-O DINER am. 'l2 10 I,in.r, 81 M
,pnerl '390 Royal Limited" DINER, - % ,Fnr
tso, 900 DINER. 800 aud III 80 % M ,SJarnng
Car open at 1900 o'clockD f"' '"''p"s
iarlor Cars on all day trains
"a atannc a sity, flooo am, t12:10 noou and II 10
'Daily. Except Suna,, tS,nd.- -,
nENpress traIns
Baggagc called for aud checked from hot,l. ans
TSidehc,.s by nion Transfer 90. orders left al
,lcket oinces, dig Pennsylrauia avenue nnrthS,st
New nork avenue and Fifteenth street and M do
no2e ID. II. MARTIN, Mgr Pass Tr,e,
Evening star., 1901-05-17


To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Parties have called on me to protest
agai, st my suggestion of a union depot
or station as recently published in The
Star, on the supposition- that it contem-
plated the erection of the depot on the
site of the proposed new Baltimore and
Ohio station l had no such idea nor do
l see how any one could get that impress
sion from my brief suggestion. AS the
Pennsylvania company has possession Of
the Mall and the location on the avenue
or practically SO, and has it's tunnel al
ready built, it would be unreasonable to
suppose it would consent to abandon
those and the other advantages conferred
by the recent bill and build on the mort h
side, even If it concluded to build a
union station Congress ought to have re-
quired the companies to unite and build a
grand union station, one that would ac-
commodate all the roads, and that would
be q credit to them and to the national
capital for the next hundred years; but
unfortunately the corporations control the
legislation of the country-natiOnal state
and municipal-as the passage of the two
bills in their present shape abundantly
proves. No company ever had better op-
portunity for doing a grand work than
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company now
has, but whether it will avail itself of the
opportunity remains to be seen. l doubt
1t. w. c. DODGE.