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Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

According TO mail advices from Color
there was series of engagements last
week 10 the neighborbood OF Panama,
and the government was experiencing
some difficulty in keeping out the insur.
gents. Gen A lbap, CON mauding the
govet nment forces, had arrived at Car
tagena to gather troops for service on
the isthmus. Col Abel Murillo. Gen
trihe-Uribe's aide, was still 10 prison
wien the steamer which brought these
advices left Caatageua. Strict martial
law is enforced at Panama ano Colon.
the present districts of insurgent sctiv-
ltg; and an order was issued last week
in both cities announcing that all per-
sons found under arms without permit.
would be shot as traitors. The same
order called upon all foreign residents
to furnish themselves with arms, so as
to act as police whenever called upon.
Two days before the steamer left Colon
the Insurgents stopped passenger
train near Metachin, taking 20 govern
ment Officials prisoners.
Colombia AS whole is all the more
in consequence of the fear of
war with Venezuela over repeated iuva-
sion of Venezuelan territory. The situ-
alton Is generally considered serious.
There Is Il great exodus of residents
from Colon and Panama,
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

Congressman Thayer OF Masssch u.
sets is quite urathy over a case 81
civil service reform of the Republican
pattern as it works out in the town
of Webster in his district. There was
civil service examination for posi-
tions as carrisIs, and nine names we're
certified to the postoffice department
at Washington from which four car
riers ard two substitutes were to be
choEen, according to the civil service
rules. The first and fifth names on
tie list in the order of their stand
ing were those OF Democrats the
others Republicans. When the ap.
pointmenUs came to be made the first
name was skipped and the next three
men, Republicans, given Apartments
rs regular carriers. Then the fifth man
was skipped, both for carrier and sub.
stitute, and all six appointments were to
6 of the Republicans on the eligible
list. 1t turns out that on the appeal
of local Repub leans Senator rec
commended the dropping of the two
Democrats-one because the man wa
reputed to be mot pleasant gentle.
man, " and the other because be was
physically Unable to perform the car
rier's duties. Thayer's story in reply
Is that the one bad served for years
As an assistant baggagemaster on
the New Haven road and the other
wss physically weak only because be
had Just recovered from an attack of |
pneumonia and is nov in full health. |
OF course the venerable senator does
not admit it, even to himself, but
the feet that the men we're Democrats
made them mot Pleasant gentle
man" and physically unfit, and that
was all there was to it.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

DR. Isaac N Love, editor If the
Medical Mirror Of New York, ad
vanccs the proposition that criminals
who are condemned to death should
he utilized for experimental purposes,
to demonstrate, if possible, DIR Koch :
theory that Infection of the human
being by means of the tubercle bacilli
of the lOrcr animals is exceedingly
rare, as wall as for other experiments
ia medical Investigation. BY this
means, " he Gays, they serve a good
purpose to hmuarity which they have
never done before. | feel that is a
humanitarian purpose for which they
coul1 tie utilized, although | do rot
believe in capital punishment. " At
first blush the proposition seas
horrible, but why not? As long a.
their lives are to be taken ANYWAY
why should they be wasted VIXEN
heuetit to the worlu can be derived
from the process.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13
LEADING WINDSOR
COUNTY EVENTS.

Otis Thomas of Windsor is dead OF
heart disease at the age of 81 years.
At the commencement of the June
term of Windsor county court there
were 10 cases on the docket. Of
this number, 45 we're new cases and
in A. Of these cases either fine or
Imprisonment was imposed. 10 five
of the original cases bonds we're
called amounting to $1,000. Fines
were paid to the amount of $500.
Forty, nine cases, including liquor
cases, were mol pressed or otherw ise
disposed of. Only seven cases now re-
main on the docket.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

From the Springfield Republican.
President McKinley's record as thu
civil service reform he again brough
down to date remembering that ht
and his party had pledged themselvei
to enforce the law and extend il
where practicable:
No extensions Of the law or rules o.
classified service.
Instead, sweeping reduction of the
classified or reformed service by the
presidentisl order of May 90, 1899.
The appointment OF an avowed
enemy of civil service reform as one If
the commissioners to enforce it,
No attention paid to exposures by
the civil service reform league of
specific cases of fraud and unfitness
among Indian agents.
Nothing done respecting proved
violations of law by toe postmaster at
Pniladel phia.
No attention paid to prove viola
tiors of the Law in the Indianapolis
rOstoifice.
Nothing done in the case of the
custom collector at FL Paso, Tex,
shown to have violated tue law.
Nothing done in the case Of the
internal revenue collector at LOUIS
vile, Ky, shows to haEe viol ted the
law
Nothing dore in the case of the
assistant postmaster III Jersey City,
shown to have violated the law.
ln short, nothing done anywhere II
extend or even enforce the law and
ruin and secure from subordinate
officials 50 respect for them, but much
doEe to bring down the law ard much
apparently left undone
to maze violations and contrmptuous
regard for the law ana rules perfectly
safe in all departments the govern.
nent. Mr. Mckiulcy has so far shown
that he has no more regard for his
)wn conceptlons of plain duty" in
y ell known case or for the national
code Of morality as propounded by
b imself.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13
NOTINGs.

A controversy is now engaging naval
officers as to whether it is now worth
while to train apprentices and cadets
on sailing ships. Capt Sigsbea repre-
sents one body OF opinion in saying that
+, the sail is everlastiIgly dead to the
naval service" while Capt French Chad
wick holds the conservative view, main
tanning not only that knowledge OF
the old-fasbioned semanship is essen
tia to the modern man-O wars man,
but that the old-fasnioned training gives
self-reliaDce, courage and resourceful-
ness.
The government report on the condi-
ton OF corn for Aug ], issued Saturday.
is little less than sensational. 1t proves
that reports Of damage from the drouth
have not been exaggerated and that the
extent OF the injury approaches the d.
mensions of "A national calamity. The
general average condition OF this great
crop is placed at 54-the lowest ever
known since the crop reporting system
was established. The most pessimstc
10 the trade had not anticipated re.
ported condition below 60 and few
thought it would be below 70.
There is rumor of boom for Hayes OF
Springfield, for second place on the
Massachusetts Democratic State ticket.
one feature of the new department store to
be started in Chicago by number of small
merchants " i'll be keeping il open all night.
The new Chicago store will employ three
shifts OF clerks. each working eight hours Il
lay-one object of the all night performance
being TO get the trade of the 40, 900 people |
(estimated) who work nights in the down |
town district of the city.
The body of NJ Link of Augusta. Me, was
found on the outskirts of Port Angeles Wash, |
saturday with two bullet hole, in it. 1t is |
he wac murdered and robbed. Link /
was known to have considerable money but
Jnly half dollar was found in his clothing.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13
One Tariff Fight That is Sure.

One of the tariff fights that cannot b'
avoided 10 the next congress, even
the Babcock bill is smothered is thai
over sugar, involved in the question
of our relations with Cuba. The
sugar trrst is preparing to make
large investments in Cuban cane
lands, and to go before congress with
! the claim that this capital is entitled
to the same consideration as though
| invested at home and that in the in.
terest of cheap sugar for the people
there ought TO be complete free trade
with Cuba, or at least reciprocity with
very low tariff duty as regards
sugar The trust already has pretty
complete control of tie Hawaiian
production and if it hadn't it is too
far off for serious competitive effect
except on the Pacific coast and OF
course it will have in Porto Rico. If
then it can get what it wants with
r. gard to Cuba, while protected
from competition from sugar from
other countries, the situation will be
one to bring more hundreds of mil
lions into its Golfers. No one is simple
enough to suppose that fortified in
this way, 1T will give the public
cheap sugar. 1t will simply pocket the
d difference as extra profit at least unit
enough can be developed
to force 1t to lower prices, which
would probbbly be matter Of years
Its purpose is plainly disclosed by
the fact that while it wants free raw
sugar, it insists on the retention OF
protection to refined sugar, which IS
totally unnecessary IN any event. We
have seen in the past, in legislation
by both parties, what the sugar trust
IS able ID do at Washington. 1t has
oeen greatly aided by the fact that
he cane sugar-raisipg Industry is
confined to few states 10 the South,
chiefly in one, 50 that the power of
ectionalism has been all in its favor
Eut it is now confronted with an
opponent that may have power to
make things interesting. That is the
'tet sugar industry, which claims,
With a good deal of force and justice,
o be one of the 'infant industries
sarc entitled to protection.
lready - per cent of the sugar grown
n this country is beet sugar and
lenry b Oxnard, president of the {
merican beet sugar association and |
lso of the American beet sugar com {
any, asserts that in 10 years, if tariff {
rejection is continued, it will make I
De country self,supportng in this a
articular. His demand ard that of |
is association is that the tariff be /
fit just as it is for 10 years longer t
I'd he is out with a declaration that r
if there must be a chBnge-if a 9
lange cannot be prevented we will /
* congress to raise it on raw sugars r
id reduce it on refined. And be t
ind Nj OXnaru is q powerful granger t
terest convinced that the immense a
lgar consumption of the United d
.atcs can easily be directed from p
ne exclusively to a source of supply s.
.pable of profitable productoI on II
>rthern farms. C
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

There is more catarrh In this section of the
country than AL other diseases put together
and unit! the last four wears was supposed Ia
be lhcurable. For great many wears doctors
pronounced II local disease, and prescribed
local treatment, pronounced ii inruralle Sci
ence has proved catarrh to be a constitutional
disease, and therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
ny Chehey o, Toledo, ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. In /. TAKEN
internally In doses from 10 drops to a teasnoon
tut. 1t acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. They offer one hun.
urea dollars Tor any case 1t tails to cure. send
for circulars and Testimonials.
Address; FL CHENEY 4 co, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, -;
Halls Family Pills are the best
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

Senator McLaurin of South Caro-
lima has Issued document enumerat'
ing and explaining his votes for Re
publican measures in the Senate.
But he omits his vote for the Paris
peace treaty, which followed within a
few days speech from him bitterly
deuouncing the treaty and the course
of the administration. "His neglect
to defend this change, under the cir
cumstancas, comments the Charles
ton News and Courier, is an admis
SIGN that the change is irdefen sihle,
and the causes If it such as be dare
not give to the public. " The suspicion
at the time was that the vote was
baryained for the patronage which be
has si1ce got from the administration.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

The latest British move in South
Africa, threatening Punishment anc
confiscation of property to the Beers
who will not surrender within the
next month, is likely to prove as
futile as it is Inconsistent with any
rule of civilized warfare. As a con.
fessinn of the impotence on the part
of this mighty empire to overcome a
few thousand Beers fighting for their
homes and their fatherland it is
striking. Its attempted justification
is that the Beers are lighting a
hopeless struggle, that majority of
them have already surrendered or been
taken prisoners or herded in concen-
tration camps and that those that
persist in fighting are not entitled
to the treatment of combatants, But
this IS a matter of which the Beers
have right to judge and if they
believe, however, mistakenly, that
there is possibility of preserving
their Independence there is no crime,
either in morals or in international
law, in their keeping up the struggle
az long as they can. The fiction on
which the proclamation is based,
that Great Britain a year ago
annexed" the Tfansvaal and Or
ange Free State is only a fiction; it
in no way binds the beers who have
never recognized the annexation. The
action is sure to prove futile because
there is probably not single Boer
now under arms but would prefer
banishment. if captured, to living |
under the British flag. And as to
the property threatened to be taken |
away from them, it is gone already, |
destroyed, most of 1t, in Lord Rob
.rts' infamous farm burnings, DOW
admitted to have been mistake. y
Only one thing more barbarous than
bis now remains and that is to pro-
lain all burghers caught with arms
IS ''bandits,' and to thresten them
With instant death. Perhaps that
will cone yet, when Britain gets
little more desperate over her ill-suc
.ess in this wicked war.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13
--s- --s---a ----s-'
Astolnded the Editor.

f iitor 5 A Brown of Benuettsvile.
; G, was once immensely surprised
Through long sutit ring from Dyspep.
sa, he writes. my wife was greatly
run down. She had no strength or Wig.
or and suffered great distress from hsr
stomach, but she tried Electric Bitters
which helped her st once, and. after
using four bottles, she is entirely we'll,
can eat anything. It's grand tonic,
and its gentle laxative qualities are
splendid for torpid liver" For Tndiges.
ton, Loss OF Appetite, Stomach aud
Liver Troubles it's a positive, guarau-
teed cure. Only 80 cents at Holden 5
uTug store.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

The census throws soma Instructive
light on the demand CT the Mary land
Den ocrats to tie freed from the blight
of negro suffrage. Out OF 02l, 93
voters oily 4O,3 52 are clsssed as illit-
crate and of these %, 675 are white
and 24,G74 colored. This mears that
t1e ignorant Black vote is not a
menace to tie state, and the deDard
for its Acknowledgement is only a
matter of partisan politics and race
prejudice. The present. Maryland law
making a t:st Of literIcy that APP
plies to blacks ard whites alike, no
one can fairly tieCt to; but it has
not worked to Democratic advan tage
and hence the proposal to exclude
negroes simply because they are
negroes.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13
Their Secret Is Out.

All Sadieville, Ky, was curious tt
learn the cause of the vast improve
ment in the health of Mrs 2 Whitaker
who had for long time endured untold
suffering frt In chronic bronchial troub
lie. ''lt's al, due to DIR Kings New Dis.
covery," writes her husband. lit com
pletely cured her and also cured our lit.
tie granddaughter of a severe attack of
Whooping Cough" 1t positively cures
Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis.
all Throat and Lung Troubles. Guar
anteed bottles 80: and 81. Trial bottles
free at Holden's drug store
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

Elk Senator Edmunds, summering
at Jefferson, N ii, gives an inter,
view to the New York Herald on our
colonial enterprises. He says he be
lleves that the administration 5 course
in regard to Cuba has been wrong,
and that promises to Cuba have not
been Kept. He declares that Porto
Rico will be filled with corruption,
and bring creator danger to this
country. He also considers that the
Philippines will be a scene of corIup-
ton, and that Fin perialism will con !.
tinue to be an ISIS Is in this country.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13
THE REFORMER.
PUBLISHED IT. ESDAfS AND
FRIDAYS.

England's sorry experiences III tht
South African war are forcing her tow
ards the American idea of army pen
sions. Hitherto only officers could get
them. as in the lavish vote OF $500, OOC
tn Lord Roberts, and the widows ard
children of privates and non-commis-
stoned officers have been dependent on
funds raised by private charity. The
present administration has opposed
any change, to include the "common
people" who give life or limb Tor their
country, but it is now stated by cable
that it has reconsdersd this opposition.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

Lawyer Frank Moss, for the Park
hurst committee of New York city, and
| we'll known summerer at South New
fame, did very neat job Friday night,
furnishing complete moral if not legal
proof of the connection between the
Tanmany police department and the
deDs OF vice and crime. One of the
agents of the society was spy for the
department and the dens and an
other pretended to be, and by that
means a list was made up, and police
headquarters Notified by telephone by
someone personating the spy, whitney
by name, that the society was going
to raid the gambling dens, 10 10 num-
her, that afternoon. As expected the
"tir" was Immediately forwarded to
the dens, and within a few moments
every one of them was emptied. Noes
bad watchers at all to sec il done.
One uot included in the list was not
enptied and was successfully raided
by the society. Tire organized ras-
cality called Tammany is simply un-
able to concoct a semblance of excuse
or explanation. Whitney and con-
federate, Burgoroof, have made full
cor fession, though its purport is Kept |
secret. Gov Odell is expected to &C
busting Devery and perhaps Mayo ,
VanW, ok himself
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

DR. c j Rumrll and wife of Ran
dolph were at l. j Rumrill's Sunday
The Misses Wirlock of Cambridge
Mass, are at Mrs A W Lyman's for I
few weeks.
Miss Blgelov of Worcester, whC
usually Speeds part of the summer
here, is at the Cascadnac.
\ NJ Foster of Woodstock and Mrs
Lucy Foster of Barre were guests OF
c I Southgate Thursday and Friday.
Mrs Goss Of Lagrange. Ill, was at
c I Southgate's Thursday.
Miss Mabel Dodge OF Tunhridge
spent a few days at \ G Preston s
last week.
Mrs Flora Haynes. whose serious
illness with appendicitis vas reported
last week, died at her home in South
RoyaltoD Thursday, the funeral vas
held at the house Saturday, Rev " +
Mann officiating, the house was filed
with neighbors and friencs from both
villages who brought profusion of
beautiful flowers. Mrs Haynes was
only 10 years CT age and had been
married only seven weeks Much
sympathy is felt for the Young bus
band and also for her father, mother,
brother and sisters: she was the
eldest daughter of Geo W Joy of this
village, and was married TO Fred
HAYES of South Royslion, June %
Frienus here who have known her
through her happy girlhood will loug
remember her pleasant smile and
sweet womanlv ways.
Prof Metcalf and wife OF California
were guests at Locust Lodge last
week.
Miss Matte Culver OF St Adams
ls spending few days with her
father, Seymour Culver.
Other Roy alton news on Chit page.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13
Ludlow.

! Ricnard Wheldon, son Of B ?
Whel1on, while playing ball % NAH
street last Friday Vas run over scd
badly bruised but not seriously ID.
jured.
Joel K Warner Of Cheyenre. VIC
returned here Monday after az ao
sence of four years.
Miss b A Hsrtwell is attending ID.
summer school at Plattsburgh, y \
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

Interesting just now is the report
of LABOR Commissioner Carroll D
Wright on strikes and their results
in England since 1899. His Stats
tics show that of the total number CT
changes in wages and hours Of labor
during the year, Only three per cent
were Effected by strikes. The whole
number of persons affected by changes
of wages during the year was l,l75,
SIC and of this total oGly 81. 273 had
their wages increased on account Of
strikes. The year was ore of general
prosperity, for of the 1,175, SO persons
affected by changes of wages only
1872 suffered reduction in wages.
The net result of the changes showed
an aggregate rise of SAP, 3S9 of the
weekly wege, or an increase of 371a
cents for each employee. In more than
half the whole number of cases to be
exact, in 53 per cent of them-it is the
result of direct negotiation In go
per cent OF the cases, the results
we're brought about by arbitration, med
iation or other forms of CANCELLATION
and in 10 per cent the changes we're
worked out automatically through the
operation of sliding scales. The aver
age condition of the British workin g
men is steadily improving. During
the four years from 1896 to 1890 inclu-
sive, the total increase in their wages
averaged 81. % per man. During the
;ame period there was an average re- /
iuction of Ii. 1 hours in the hours of
abor per week. Labor in the various
Fades Is str1ngly organized.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13
Oh ester.

DIR G " Ray ard family 60 to Pc,
today to attend the funeral Of pr
Wyman. who died at bis hgue /
that village Saturday.
A d Fletcher, who has been anti.
i'll for a week at his hons on Nsr
street, is better
Miss Grace West is i'll at the ,e,j
dence of Mr. aud Mrs E H Round q,
Cross street.
A dance will be held at Hote. Full
lerton tomorrow evening.
4 distemper is affecting may d
the horses in this section and s-me d
them are very sick.
Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-08-13

The Iowa Republican convention
Wednesday placed the party cause il
the shape that was thought most likely
to promote the presidential aspiration:
of GOV Leslie NJ Shaw, tho son of Yer
mont who is iafter the nomination in
dead earnest. 1t endorsed the gold stand
ard unqualiiiedlv and declared for the
REIMBURSEMENT of our authority in Cuba
and for real civil government in Porto
Rico. The present situation is made the
best Of by the assertion that "the fact
that our authority in these islands is the
result of a war wagei not for our ag-
grandiZemeCt but in the name of human
ity must forever govern and inspire ouf
relations to them" This at least is bet
ter, as the New York World says; than
the "barbarous yawp" for suhiugation
and world power. The platform also in
dorses reciprocity as the retionsl com
plement of protection, and "asserts the
sovereignty of the people oyer all corpo.
rations and akgregatiops of capital, de-
claring specifically:
We favor such amenement Of the In.
terstate Commerce act rs will more fnlly
carry out its prohibition of discrimina-
tions in rate making, and any modItica-
tiou of the tariff schedules that may be
required to prevent their atfording shell
ter to monopoly.
This is pretty much all gond doctrine
and credi,able to Gov Shaw US the in
spirer of it. But in these days of bloated
trusts and grasplng imperialism it is not
doctrine that the Republican party is
really going to stand on.