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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
Another Phase of Anarchism.

President Roosevelt invited Booker
T. Washington to dine with him. Mr..
Washington bears distinguished
name. There is nothing to show that
he has ever brought that name into dis
repute. He is the president of the
Tuskegee Institute, an institution for
the education of colored people. He
is an American citizen, representa-
tive of some 5000 900 other citizens in
the mixed citizenship OF the United
States, whose Chief Magistrate Mr..
Roosevelt is.
People of varying conditions are in
vited TO dine at the White House, but
the circumstance that President
Roosevelt has had this man, distinc-
lively the representative of great
body OF citizens, at the official mahog-
ony, has created a mighty uproar.
Why? Because this Mr.. Washington
is gentleman of color. 1t is some
thing, the record says, no former Pres
ident has ever done, to invite a negro
of whatever degree of remoteness from
equatorial black, to dine at the exec
utive mansion. The South, the land of
shivalry, is in paroxysm of rage.
But the President will survive. de
will have in the executive dining hall
many guest, in character or ability, in
merit of any kind, much less worthy Of
official recognition, and there will be
no adverse comment. The President
has given fine illustration of his in
herent manliness and to this recent
exhibition of this quality all rational
people will say amen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

Johann Mosts Of journalism, this paper
ascribdd the inctement to the detest-
able act at Buff ilo TIE iucendilry
mouth ngs an .rchisn are innocsuc5
of speech compared with the offsnses
againsL morality, agains truth aid car
dor, against law a,d order and rgh,-
eous government. of which he Repub-
licap, the Evening Post Of New York,
and other newspapers in their class, are
continuously guilty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

purposes respecting forest preserva-
ton. Tue Reqsster of Mlddlebury, writ
ing of the heights Of Vermont noun
tains, says:
The high peak in the town of War
rem very near to the Faysl on line,
which, together with some 1900 acres
adjoining, Mr.. Blttell has purchased
for park purposes for the benefit of the
citizens OF Vermont and all visltOrs
within her borJCrs. and named EUen's
NJ Juntaln, IS fouu. " be- Que of the
highest, if not the highest, point on the
Green Mountain range. Cam
els Hump has also been purchased by
Mr.. Battell in order TO preserve its for
est We believe all Vermonters will
be interested in these attempts OF n a.
tive Verm0nter to preserve a sample of
the original forests from which YER
mont derived her name.
No matter about the relative heights
OF the Green Mountain peaks, to which
the Register article is chiefly devoted
and to which the Free Press makes re-
ply. The principal thing is the consid-
Grafton the Register mentions last, the
preservation of the forests primeVsl
which gave the State its historic name.
Mr.. Battell is doing on a generous
scale what the State ought to he doing,
ought to have been doing for genera
ton and more past, throughout all it's
borders.
Last winter the newspapers were
publishing the facts of the purchase Of
several hundred square miles of forest
region, dotted with ponds and lined
with brooks, 10 be stripped for pulp,
cord wood and lumber. Recently the
facts of another similar purchase, for a
like purpose, have been published with
some eclat as an indication of "enter-
prise" in Vermont. Everywhere, up
among the hills, at the foot OF noun
tain spurs, where water power does
not exist the portable steam saw mill
has seen set up, and these more extern
sive operations the press is recounting
i the way of decreasing the State are
supplemented by these smaller, but in
the aggregate more mischievous, in
strumentslities for making and pre-
serving the desert area OF the State.
Mr. Battell is man of another
stamp, buying large tracts of mountain
forest regions to keep them out Of the
hands of the pulp and lumber vandals.
The only present hope of Vermont, in
the matter of forest preservation, is in
men like Mr.. Battell. Now if he will
go step further, take in some de-
vastated tract, rocky ridges, brake and
brier infested and worn out pastures,
and show what can be done in the way
of reforesting them, returning them to
value and usefulness, he will complete
this circuit of public benefaction and
become 10 Vermont what Bremontier
was to France.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
A Public Service.

The JOURNAL recently printed ex-
tracts from the Boston Transcript s
com piation OF malevolent utterances
and publications of anti-imperalist
speakers, writers and editors, respect
ing President Mckinley.
What the writer in the Transcript did
for the brood of ants as a body, the
/ Springfield Union has done for its con-
temporary OF the same city, the Repub-
bcan, which the Transcript seemed to
slight. The Union has done its work
thoroughly and rendered service of
value. 1t prints over three columns of
short extracts from the Republican,
from issues from April l, 1885, to NJ
vember ID, 1900, in all of which the
serpent's tooth and the adder's venom
appears. In these Mckinley is called
by every vile name political malevo-
lence could inspire, - murderer"
''liar," "usurper," "knave," "despot,"
'hypocrite," and 30 on, to the very
bottom and dregs of the vocabulary of
iDfamy.
After the assassination the Repubi-
can wrote an editorial article on "The
Criticism of Public Men," which the
Union makes the text of it's review Of
its contemporaries long campaign of
calumny, Of abuse Of the President, of
falsehood respecting his acts, policies
and purposes. The Republican had
then changed its line OF comment. Nc
Kinley became the incarnation of every
virtue, public and domestic, in the alb
stract and in the concrete. He was
praised as effusively as he had previ-
GUS been mercilessly and falsely libeled
and denounced.
Referring to the black list of ugly
names, accusations and denounce,
ments the Republican bad been un-
ceasingly printing, and the eulogies
that followed the Presidents martyr
dom, the Union remarks:
Ii these estimates OF William Nc
Kinley are correct, if he was "jelly-
| fish imperialist," and "imitator of
George ILL.," "politica weathercock,"
"backsliding President" "usurper
OF the Constitution" how is it that he
becomes great and good, broad-minded
and patriotic, ranking with Lincoln and
Washington, when smitten down by
the assassin's bullet? Does one puff Of
the pistol obliterate the blackness of
his character, revealing the President
unsmirched by SANDER, simple, Chris
tian gentleman, who underworld dur
ing his whole term of office to do his
/ duty aud walk with fortiLude along the
way God ordained2 So it would seem.
The Republicans beastly criticisms
OF the President had been from time to
time reproduced in the JOURNAL as
illustrations of the villainous character
of proiessedly independent journalism.
To these and similar utterances by the
Republicans confederates of the Gin
I dependent" press, as much as to the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
Panama Canal Proposals.

Ali reports seem to be coufirmatory
OF the statement that the new conven-
ton with Great Britain will 80 far re-
move the objections raised against the
first treaty that there can be no valid
re asou for its rejection oy the Senate.
While these statements have an air
authority, the public is cautioned
against accepting as truth and fact any
report IA to what is in the new COM
pact Hay and PAuncelole have ar
ranged.
SO great, however, is the assurance
that treaty has been negotiated which
the Senate will ratify, discussion of mat
tiers pertaining to the building of the
canal has become unusually active.
Among these is the primary question
of the route. The choice lies between
Panama, Nicaragua aud Tehauutepec.
The merits and dement's of the first
two are understood, while of the last
but little is known. 1t is not thought
likely that the Walker isthmian canal
commission will recommend any specif.
ic route, but that it will content itself
with a comprehensive discussion of the
advantages of all three. The Panama
route might prove the best from a
purely commercial point of view, but it
is understood that the Nlcaraguan
route is regarded as the best for mill
tary purposes, and this is the cousider-
alton most likely to weigh with Con-
gress.
The French Panama Canal Company,
through its president, M. Maurice
! Hutin, is now in Washington and in
conferenc with Admiral Walker, the
head Of the American canal co1.mis-
sion. M. Hutin has submitted re-
vised statement of the expen litures
and liabilities on the Panama route,
aud the first purpose of the conference
is doubtless to get together in an es.
innate of the value of the present work
toward carrying out the American
canal plan, in distinction from it's va
ne as part OF the simpler Fren ch
scheme. When an agreement is reach.
ed on property value, definite fnsn-
cial proposal to this government will
doubtless be submitted and it's consid-
GRAFTON begun.
In the opinion of members of Con-
gress arriving in Washington the Pan
anna company will have TO present it's
claims with great clearness aud force
in order to make a favorable impress
sion in face of the ODDS in favor of the
NIca aguan route. The company will
have to offer not only reasonable terms
in dollars and cents, but plan which
involves the transfer of an almost fl lw-
less title, guaranteed by the French
courts against all claims and other in
also, to ascertain what the Colombian
government itself is willing TO do, in the
premises. If it proposes to charge go
much for its consent to bargain be-
tween the Panama company and the
United States as to make the total cost
of the Panama enterprise greater than
that of building the Nicaraguan canal
and paying the demands of the Mica
raguan and Costa Rican governments,
it will be useless to try to WOO Congress
away from its first love.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
A TRAGEDY.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

arrested will therefore be continued until
after the autopsy.
The dead man is survived by his mother
four brothers and two sisters. The broth
ers are John, Thomas and william OF this
city and James OF St. Adams. The two
first named formed the firm OF Lynch Broth
ers. granite manufacturers. They said to-
day that they did not believe their brother g
death was caused by foul play but by scci
dent.
The sisters are Mrs, Dennis Ryle and
Miss Hannah Lynch of this city. A tele-
gram was sent TO the brother in st. Adams,
but as he was away on q run in Canada,
being an engineer on the Central Vermont,
he could not be communicated with. II no
arrives tonight the funeral will be held on
Wednesday and burial will be in the
Catholic cemetery.
The deceased was a young man we'll
liked and popular among his fellows. His
sad fate Is a severe shock to them and his
family.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
SCHLEY COURT.

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. - Lieu
Wells, flag officer OF Commodore
Schley during the West Indian naval
CAMPAIGN, resumed his testimony yes
terdsy in the Schley court of inquiry.
The cross examination was over the
time when certain dispatches we're re
ceived by Commodore Schley of Glen
fuegos. These despaiches are known
as No. 7 the "Dear Schley" letter
which Commodore Schley maintained
he bad received May 49, but which The
government charged was received May
%. In his letter Sampson expressed
the belief that Cervtrs was in Glen
fuegos, but if it should be proved other
wise Santiago could be blockaded later.
No 8, in which Sampson spoke of
rumor that Cervera was in Santiago,
and telling Scbley if satisfied that the
Spsnisrds were not in Cienfuegos to go
with all possible dispatch to Santiago.
No, 8 was another dispatch from Samp-
son confrmatory of the report that
Cervera was at Santiago. The dispute
RACES around the time when these dis
patches were received by Schey. At
ter the cross examination of Wells on
these points had proceeded for come
time Mr.. Rayner, counsel TO Schley,
admitted the receipt Of No. despatch
by the Dupont (Which joined the flying
squadron off Cienfuegos an May %
1889 and that they received No. 8 b)
the Hawk aud the Marblehead. "Now
the trouble" he said, ''is about the
other No T. Where did the duplicate
of No. g.? We cannot admit we got
it by the Iowa but we agree upon these
propositions: The Dupont carried Nc.
7, the Hawk No. aud the Marbl, head
No. 8. We admit the receipt OF this
memorandum from Ca t. McCala by
the Hawk but what we have not been
able to find out and cannot admit il
that the Iowa carried No. T."
The time of the. reception of thest
dispatches is vsriou-ly placed from
May % to May "a, the actual time
having a bearing on the question
whether Schley, after having the know
facts of Cervera's whereabouts, pro-
ceeded to Santiago with all possible
dispatch" There is about one days
difference between the time when the
government claims the dispatches
were received and when Schley says
they were received.
In reply to questions by Mr.. Hanna
the witness said the retrograde move
ment was made because of the Com
modore's anxiety about the coal supply
Of the vessels of the feet. He knew
that the Spanish fleet wa in the vicin-
fly and felt that it was not desirable TO
meet it without an adequate fuel sup
ply.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Lieut. Wells
was recalled this morning and asked
relative to the various orders sent by
the navy department relative to expo'-
ing the American ships to the enemy's
fire, Lemly attempting to show that
there was no reason why Schley should
not have attacked the Colon May 81,
when she lay at the mouth of Santiago
harbor.
Witness said he did not remember
any orders being issued by Schley rel
alive to blockade at CIenfuegos or
Santiago. He did not remember any
efforts of Schley to ascertain if the
Spanish feet was in Santiago previous
to the arrival of the Marblehead on the
station.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
THE YALE KILLING.

NEW HAVEN, Oct. 22.-The case of
Henry Mcdonald Sedley, the Yale
freshman charged with causing the
death of Edward Corrigsn, another
student, was continued until Saturday
in the municipal court this morning.
The State asks continuance for the
coroner to make his finding, when
formal charge will be made against
Sedley.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
GOV. TAFT MAY RESIGN
An IntimatiOn from Gov. Chaffee.
FilipinOs too Slow for Him.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Ohicials at
the war department today expressed
considerable surprise at Gen Chaffee's
letter intimating that Gov. Taft may
soon resign from the Philippines COM
mission. They say, however, that they
believe the governor 10 discouraged at
the poor manner in which the Filipinos
take up civil government and their
failure to administer law successfully.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR.

NORWICH, Conn, Oct. 22.-Manuel
Mocaada shot and critically wounded
Clara Moore in the head in a road
house this morning. Mocarda then
turned the revolver on himself and fir
ed through his temple, dying instantly.
The couple had been living together
and quarreled this morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

The editor of an anarchist publica-
ton in Berlin, Germany, has been sem
fenced to four months imprisonment
for publishing an article approving the
assassination Of Mckinley. Emperor
William has no notion of toerating a
viper that may some time sting the
head of the German government.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

Nalkrein Association, or Chicago, in
recent letter, writes the following:
500 Cottage Grove Avenue,
Chicago, Ills.
"Knowing of the very satisfactory re-
suits from the use OF Peruna in cases OF
n worn-out system and broken-down
constitution, have often advised it, and
am glad TO speak OF the well deserved
praise those who have tried it have given
1t. 1t is Of superior merit. ! endorse
it."-MRS. CATHERINE TOFT.
Letters of gratitude from various insti-
buttons of the country, to the manufac-
turers of Peruna, indicate the high APP
probation that these institutions have
for this remedy.
Mrs. Clara Makemer, housekeeper for
the Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mis-
sion, of Chicago, writes the following
letter from 302 Chestnut street, Chicago;
"Peruna Is the best tonic have ever
known for general debility a sure cure
for liver complaint, and a never-faiIing
adjusfer In cases of dyspepsia. Ihave
also used IL In cases of female irregu-
Iarifies and weak nerves common TO
the sex, and have found IL most salts
factory. "---Mrs. Clara Makemer.
A book written by DR.. Hartman on
the different phases of catarrh and their
treatments also "Health and Beauty"
written especially for women, sent free
to any address by The Peruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

The new proprietors of the Brsttle
boro Reforn1er make a statement that
the Tuesday edition of that paper has
required an extra expenditure of 800 a
week, "while the net income has been
only $50, leaving deficit of SO, $40 per
annum in the proceeds of the Friday
edition." Therefore the Reformer will
discontinue its Tuesday edition. If the
net income, as the publishers say,
from the Tuesd ,y's edition has been
$50 week, there is a bad break
in their conclusions, as there
would be, in that case, a gain Of
1880 year to the credit of the
edition, and it would seem to be worth
the while to continue its publication.
Very likely Ullery & Co., mean to say
that the gross income of the Tuesdays
edition has been $50. In that event,
and if the cost was really 800, the
conclusion would be correct, and the
Reformer would be furnishing further
testimony as to the unprofitablenes of
the semi.weekly newspaper, and to the
truth that there is no desirable inter-
mediary for the weekly and the daily.
That is probably fact, sustained by
cumulative testimony, at least in the
experience of Vermont newspapers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
A Good Filler.

Towne-Blowitz is certainly a better
campaign orator than Wyndham is.
BrowneAI don't see much choice.
There's nothing new or interesting in
what either of them ever has TO say.
Towne-l know, but Blowitz takes
longer to say it.-Philadelphia Press.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23
On Top.

President Roosevelt is giving some
exhibition of his quality in the matter
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

will be the most important contribution
made by women to the history of the
war.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

1t ought not to be necessary to con
tradict the continually repeated reports
that there is lack of harmony be.
tween the President and Senator Han.
ma. Both men are built on altogether
too large scale to indulge in petty
chickering's and iealousies. As a mat
ter of fact, says Washington reports,
President Roosevelt has sought Sena-
tor Hanna's advice on several of the
more important questions that have
come up and has informed the Senator
that he will always be grateful to him
for any advice he may choose to offer.
Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Hanna may
differ upon many minor details but in
all matters OF importance they will be
found acting in unity for the good of
the country. Any other statement OF
the relations of these two men is simp-
ly petty political gossip.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

The great gains in trade with the
Philippines are the subject of congrat.
uatory remark. The returns show that
for the nine months ending with
March, 1901, the exports to the Philip
pines have increased fifty-one per cent
over those for the year ending with
March, 1900. During the same period,
American enterprise was making it,
self felt in the islands to an extent that
increased the total exports by thirty
four per cent. The value of goods
sold to the islands by this country for
the nine months above stated was So 4.
100000, while for the entire year of
1896, our total trade amounted TO only
Sl25 ,000 Moreover, the figures sho
that as the army has been decreased in
the island, the trade has increased,
showing that the relations with the
islands are formed on solid, CONNER.
clal basis. All this is very gratifying
in view Of ONE of the predictions that
were made when the United States
first acquired possession Of the arch
ipelago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

Advices from South Africa state that
a commission of six English women is
travelling about the country in two ga
loon carriages, and inspecting the Boer
refugee camps with exceptional thor
oughness. There are thirly-nine such
camps, and the commission is not like
ly to finish it's labors before the end of
December, although the chairman,
Miss Fawcett, is most energetic and
capable, and is pushing on the work at
the risk of wearing out her colleagues.
The government 10 rIgjSin its require
me-, %sn ao for sscrsd judgment of
the commission foints relating
to the humane eSV(1ekt of the Boer
women and children WILL be reserved
for the parliamentary Rlae Book. 1t
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-23

Dr HOODS paragus pills ure all kidney ills Sam.
ole free. Adj Sterling Remedy Co, Ch cage or ny
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-11

be so revised as to prohibit their ex-
%portation from the state, and to pro-
vide for a state game warden whose
duty II shall be to see that violators
Of the law are duly prosecuted.
The executive mansion should be
either sold, or an appropriation made
for Its proper maintenance. 1t should
be cared for IA any other public prop
erty.
Another matter to which your at
tention Is called Is the boundary line
between the states OF Nebraska and
Iowa. The original intention IN
doubtedly was that the center OF the
channel of the Missouri river should
form the boundary line between these
two states. Owing. however. to
changes In the river bed. the channel
In many places has been so changed
that Nebraska territory lies east OF
the said river, Iowa territory lies west
Of the river, while In some instances
the question OF jurisdiction Ia In doubt
and dispute. This state Of affairs
leads to q condition OF lawlcssness,
especially In the disputed territory.
which should not exist. IL Ia recon-
mended that a boundary commission
be provided for by joint resolution OF
the two houses tn act with n like com
mission from our sister state OF Iowa,
that shall have power, with the con-
sent of the federal government. to es-
tablish a permanent boundary line be-
tween the two states.
Your attention will be called to the
a~dvisability Of establishing a state cir
culating or so-called travelling library
which In other states has proven to
be a great success.
The century Just closed has been i'm
mortalized for all ages to come by
sea Of the American soldier and ma
rine. and by the patriotic sacrifices OF
our American women. Let us, then.
In this. the first year Of a new century.
show u appreciation OF their deeds
OF valor and love for country and hui
mainly. by appropriating a liberal sum
Of money to erect q fitting monument
to the memory Of our heroic dead.
Committees should be appointed at
once to visit IA various state instl-
tutions. with instructions to make an
early report OF their needs, so that the
legislature may have ample opportun-
ity to act i~ntelligently In the matter
OF appropriations.
In conclusion, l wish to state that
every act of yours or mine, should be
governed by that same honesty of
purpose, n business tact and care
as though our state and her institu-
tions were our own personal belong
ings. (Signed)
CHARLES II. DIETRICH.