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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
RACE WAR.

New Orleans, La, Oct. so The first re
ports of bloodshed sent out from Ball
town resulting from race war are fully
confirmed by later dispatches. The
whole forms story of blood unequalled
in the history of the Pearl River Valley.
One white man is dead, another Is now
dying with a bullet hole through his
stomach and third white man badly
wounded. Nine negroes were killed in
the bloody affray-tive men, three women
and one small child No one is able to
estimate the number of wounded negroes
who escaped the carnage behind the
church They scattered i'll all directions
Some are known to have been shot but
they have not been found
The conflict ragged for half an hour
Those at distance say that the firing
sounded like battle between troops
Wade Walker, one of the constable's
posse, was struck over the head with a
Winchester, and the slaughter began.
Lott retired into the tent, shooting, and
Joe Seal received his death wound A
torrent of lead was sent whizzing through
the church, while the negroes fled
Preacher Connolly was shot while stand
ing in his yard His daughter fell just in
side the house and Lofts old mother-in-
law, his two daughters and a little boy fell
in heap inside the shelter When Crear
Lott again appeared in the doorway
twenty rifle balls went crashing through
him
The news spread like wild fire and by
Tuesday over 1000 armed men had
reached the scene of the battle The ne
groes are cowed and no further trouble Is
expected.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
PRETTY WORK, INDEED.

England gave Lord Roberts $500, 900
for his failure to whip the Beers, and
Admiral Schley is to have the pleas
ure of paying ont about $50, 900 for
what happened at Santiago. Pretty
work, is it not? So remarks one of
the great newspapers of the land 1t
is, indeed, pretty work And
England would have made both Schley
and Clark an admiral before each had
left the deck of the ship he had made
immortal in American naval history.
One of these went from the quarter
deck, almost in the ihour of victory,
at the end of career unmatched for
the brilliancy and efficiency of his
services, broken i'll heath, after months
of greater strain and longer RESPONSE
bility than is often imposed upon a
man, to spend months in retirement,
in the restoration of health and
strength. Toward the other the gov
eminent has pursued course, or its
favored agents have been allowed to
pursue a course which after long for
bearance has compelled him to demand
inquiry and vindication. Pretty
work, is it not?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

According to our observation, the
country has not been in the least
soothed and Gained down regarding
its dearly beloved controversy by the
Schley court of inquiry The papers
here and there which have taken
strong ground on one side or the 9th
er are displaying terrific nervous
strain, which is being kept within the
limits of decorum-unitl the judges
report, or the witnesses finish-only
with the greatest difficulty? a Yale
professor of English says that news
paper editorials are apt to be pretty
well written, because they are written
in more or less of a passion. If that
be true, there'll be some brilliant pen
work III the press before long. One
Pennsylvania paper has already block
ed out searching" investigation
of the whole department, and de-
mands the early resignation of Secre-
tary Long. Worst of all, a Schley
club has just been formed at Rich
Hill, Mo. !-Springfeld Republican.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
SUNDAY HUNTING.

Complaints come from people resi-
dent around st. Adams that the Sun
day hunters have become nuisance,
that all day long the woods are pa
trolled by youths and men armed with
all kinds of weapons, that the dis
charge of firearms is frequent dis
turbance of the restful quiet of the
day, and that cattle, property, and
even human life are in constant jeop-
ardy from the acts of these bands of
irresponsible trespassers. n The
farmers, the safety of whose property
and persons are menaced by these
Sunday hunters, have some rights in
the matter as well as the State Sun
day being holiday, it naturally fol-
lows that there are more idle people
to go a-hunting on that day than on
the other six. And so the farmer set
ties for it, The remedy may be two
fold: enforce the Sunday law and en-
force the law against trespassing. We
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

coast What fred his resolution to
push on through the perils that might
besct his course was the thought of
an impending battle in the West In
dian seas and the Oregon not on hand
to save the day, assthe timely arrival
of Seth Warner with his Green
Mountain boys on the field of Ben
nington turned the fortunes of the
fight that was the forerunner of Bur
goyne's Surrender. lCatpain Clark $
vision materialized. The Oregon
turned the fortunes of battle at San
tiago de Cuba and saved the day that
ended the war.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
OFFICIAL MOURNING

Washington, Oct. 3O.-President Roose-
welt and party occupied two boxes at the
National theater last night and with, ssed
Daniel Frohman's company in LADY
IIuntworth's Experiment" This il the
first time the President has attended any
theater since his elevation and his en-
trance was warmly greeted by an audi
ence that packed the theater.
The President was accompanied by Mrs
and Miss Roosevelt, captain Greeuway
and Mr. and Is Reginald Gray OF Bal
timore. The Presidents visit to the Ma
tional brings to close the period of
mourning for the late President Mex uley
as many members of the official family
and many leaders of society heretofore
have restrained from appearing IN pubuc.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
SCHLEY' SE ENCOURAGING RE
MARKS"

1t will have to be admitted that on
some occasions Admiral Schley is a
mildly profane man. This may dis
tress those who think that navy and
army officers should not use, even in
the heat of action, language which is
not suitable for the parlor, but it will
not shock those who understand the
occasional inadequacy of polite Ian
guage.
One of the Admiral's own witnesses
has testified that he was so forgetful
of what some will call the proprieties
of life during the heat of the battle of
Santiago as to sing out repeatedly to
his officers and men, "Give 'em hell,
DULLES" This is sad language which
Admiral Sampson presumably never
would have used, even if he had had
an opportunity to do so. - Chicago
Tribune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
NEW FEDERAL LAWS

Washington, Oct. 2O.-The special COM
mission that has been at work for several
years, cOdifying the federal laws. has
completed its work on the criminal code,
with the single exception of an addition
to the statutes providing penalties for an
assault on the person OF the President of
the United States. The work of the COM
mission on the criminal laws and its first
report are in the hands of the attorney
general.
A draft has been made of the proposed
amendment in regard to safeguarding
the life of the President which will be
submitted in Il few DAYS. No little diff
Guilty was found in dealing with the mat
ter. As the law now stands, there is no
more protection for the President than
for the lowliest citizen of the land. The
commission went over all the statistics Of
the various States and it was found that
in Il number OF States the assailant of the
President, in case of the Presidents re-
covery, could not be punished at all. An
other point is that State law takes juris-
dictiom as against federal law, and under
der the Constitution, there is no way of
getting around it.
The commission has framed an amend
ment to cover all territory belonging to
or controlled by the federal government,
such as sites OF pOstotfices, navy yards,
custom houses federal buildings, arsen-
ais, forts, reservations, and similar places.
A separate amendment also makes 1t a
crime, punishable with fine OF S5OOO, or
imprisonment commensurately, to threat
en- the life of the President and capital
crime to attack his person
The commission does not attempt to
bring the crime of attacking the President
under the head of treason. 1t is recong-
nized that in all the assassnations that
have occurred there was no feeling
against the individual, but the crime was
against the office.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

If the picture of Ju ge Advocate
General Lemly had been published as
the incarnation of anarchism, it would
have been given instant credence by
nine hundred and ninety nine out of
any one thousand people. Snug fea-
lures, bristling hair and hirsute face
constitute physiognomy of the pro
nounced anarchist type. He is at
present engaged in a BUSINESS that is
tinctured with the spirit Of anarch-
ism.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
WANTED TO APPLAUD CLARK.

Washington city reports of the in
quiry speak of the interest the appear
ance of Captain Clark as witness
elected Said the Posts report:
If Admiral Schley had not been the
principal witness of the day, Captain
Clark would certainly have occupied
the centre of the stage, as theatrical
people say, for there was a most de-
cided interest manifested when he
took the stand. There was manifes-
tation in the audience as if applause
was about to be given him, but u
knowledge that such a demonstration
would visit upon the listeners the dis
pleasure of the court proved re-
straining influence. Admiral Dewey
greeted him with "A smile as he walk
ed toward him to administer the oath.
Capt. Clark's gallant conduct dur
ing the war when he made himself
famous by his trip from the Pacific
to the Atlantic and the fact that he
shared with Schley the glory of the
battle of Santiago, made him some
thing of hero i'll the eyes of the
throng He is a man of sturdy build,
with pleasant and frank counte-
nance and a firm mouth partly hid
den by dark mustache.
Captain Clark andss Admiral Dewey
were Montpelier boys i'll the early
years of their cadetship AS the Off
Ger who shares with himself the chief
honors of active and distinctive SER
vice on the sea in the late war with
Spain confronted him in this dramatic
trial, the Admiral's greeting smile
was something more than courtesy
or conventional recognition. Many
things have transpired since these
men, as budding naval officers, were
spending their vacations III this city,
and great fame for signal achieve
ments has come to both
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
THE SCHLEY COURT.

Washington, Oct. 80. Judge Advo-
cate Lemly continued questioning Ad-
miral Schley, peradventure he might
trap him in his answers. Much of the
colloquy would be considered too in
consequential to print from the pro-
ceedings i'll police court.
In the matter of the everlasting sub
ject of coaling, and referring to the
signal of the Texas on May 27, saying,
1--WE can try, Tin response to the in
quiry whether she could coal-Admiral
Schley said that the Texas did make
the trial and that she not only sue
ceeded i'll coaling but that she sue
ceeded in doing some injury to her
self, and also to the Merrimac i'll the
transaction 9. The damage was not
great but it indicated that there was
reason for the doubt which Captain
Philips signal ahd indicated him to
be in.
Schley reiterated today his state.
ment that on vessel passed IN or out Of
Santiago, while he was on blockade.
He detailed the conversation with
Capt. Folger, in which the Captain
wished him to move the ships closer.
Folger did go closer but was fired
upon.
Asked why he delayed reconnaissance
by coaling two days at Santiago,
Schley said Because he wanted to
develope the enemy" He told of a
conversation with Captain Higginson
in which Higignson asked delay of
the reconnaissance until he finished.
The admiral said he had been ordered
not to expose the battleships to the
shore batteries. Asked if he had made
any notes of orders during the battle
of July 3, he said that only news
paper reporters carry note book and
pencil during "a battle
The admiral asserts that recon
Nuisance of May 81, was eminently
satisfactory in that it developed the
facts and made certain that the Span
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

When a piquant Photographer seasons
his piquancy with immortal truth the
pleasures of perusal have a duplex
zest. Here are some It'd bits, bright
and true, from the Washington Post,
culled from its observations on the
Schley inquiry, which will have a
special relish for Vermonters:
When it comes to making a choice
between the evidence of man like
Captain Clark and the assertions of
well-Potts, it is not believed that
the gentlemen composing the court
will become deadlocked.
After hearing the evidence of Capt
Clark it is quite easy to understand
why the captains who wrote so cOpi-
ously for the magazines didn't know
exactly what took place at the Santi-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

Everything Vermont had on exhibit
tion at the Pan American-maple
sugar, farming tools, sheep, Morgan
horses-has taken first prize. 1t was,
of course, expected, if the commit
tee of award did its duty st. Johns
bury Republican.
What pity there has not been an
Exhibition of Defunct and Archaic
Legislative Monstrosities. There Yer
mont also would have shone. But
we are glad we are progressive, i'll
spite of the severe handicap You
can't keep a good man down. y
Vergennes Enterprise.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

Admiral Schley has very effective
way of taking down the quizzing
Judge Advocate Lemly when his
quizzes become too absurd or NONSENSE
cal. The admiral did not recall a
certain signal during the reconnais-
sance of the Colon on May 81, about
which Lemly was bothering him, but
he said the signal might have been
sent and was Inot recorded, adding,
No man except the press correspond
ents, who brave all dangers, can al
ways have pencil and paper at hand
when battle is in progress, and as
a consequence there is failure to re-
cord many occurrences that should be
recorded "
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
GOVERNOR TAFT

Manila, Oct. 81. - Governor Taft has
been sick in the hospital for ten days past.
He has undergone successful operation
and is now recovering.
Advices received here from Catbalogan,
capital of the Island of Samar say Gener-
al Smith has reliable information regard
ing the whereabouts of the insurgent lead
er Lukban, who is being hard pressed.
Small skirmishes take place daily Cat
balogan was under fire yesterday Gen
eral Smith expects TO clear the island of
insurgents by Christmas
Colonel Robe of the Ninth infantry in
his official report of the Balangiga disas-
ter, in regimental orders praises the mag
nihoent heroism of the dead American
soldiers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
WOOING CONFINEMENT.

The Rutland News does not deserve
criticism for advocating the removal
of the State capital to its city 1t is
a nice way to make the people of Rut-
land county feel contented with their
lot in life and incidentlly that is
what the News is there for But there
is danger in it, An imagination has to
be warped, twisted and tied into hard
knots to produce plausible arguments
in favor of Rutland as a logical To-
cation for Vermont's capital. Under
continued abuse of this kind an i'm
agination is liable to become so de-
formed as to make trouble for its Rut-
land possessor. -Northfeld News,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

Massachusetts is keeping up her
murder record The Boston papers
are again filled with staring head
lines setting forth the details of not
one murder, but charging woman
with long series of deadly poison
ings, and their columns are filled with
detail, surmise and incident of ghast
ly deeds.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
JOINS THE PROCESSION.
WHY NOT?

The st. Adams Messenger asks VIII
should not the people of Vermont
erect monument at Fairfield in
honor of Chester A. Arthur presi-
dent of the United States and one of
Vermonts distinguished though eX-
patriated sons.
Chester Allen Arthur justified the
rank assigned to man as the noblest
work of God. His nobility was born
in him, and in the presidential office
the inherent greatness of the man, ex-
emplified throughout his career, best
became manifest to the nation at
large. While yet young attorney
in the city of New York his soul
kindled with rage when a young
woman, because of her color, was
elected from public street convey
ance, on which he was a passenger.
He espoused the cause of the woman,
sued the transportation company,
fought the case to a finish, of his
own motion and at his own cost, and
recovered damages for his self-select-
ed client. In other similar instances the
innate chivalry of his nature was eff
fectively and disinterestedly display
ed
When the storm of civil war was
looming on the nations horizon, and
Gov. Morgan of New York sought
man for the prompt raising, equip
ping and transportation of the Empire
States quota of troops to the scenes of
war, he chose for this arduous ser
vice Chester Allan Arthur, and the
mighty task was done with prompt
ness and efficiency unmatched i'll any
State of the North, and which receiv-
ed the high commentator of the gen
eral government at Washington.
In every station he was placed, in
the performance of every duty assign
ed him, he exemplified his Vermont
birth. He was of the same stock as
the men of the Old Vermont Brigade.
When Garfield was shot Arthur's
high soul shone out above the din and
dust of bitter partisan strife. AS
President he justified fully the conf
dence of his truest friends, brought
confusion to his enemies and ultimate
recognition of his great qualities,
with the confession that is good for
the soul of the traducer.
But if the people of Vermont should
embark on the BUSINESS of building
marble or granite piles, i'll the place
of their birth, to all the sons who
have gone out from their borders and
won distinction, the main industry
of the tombstone cities of the State
would receive mighty impulse and
streams of revenue without ceasing
it would be necessary to turn into the
State treasury. Besides the worthy
subject for commemoration for whom
the Messenger eloquently pleads there
would be a mighty host CT others, and
the call for monumental work would
come up from every natal spot among
she Green Mountains.
Brigham Young might be candi-
date for local commemoration So
might the birthplace of Stephen A.
Douglass, and-but their name is le-
gion. Unless the State has the hardi-
hood to invite bankruptcy, it will
pause well ere it dares to establish
the precedent suggested by the con-
temporary. But the Journal sympath
ICES fully with the Messenger estim-
ate of Arthur and the spirit in which
its honorary proposition is made,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM
MCKINLEY

Nearer my God to Thee
To Thee;
The lifelong prayer, the life long aim
OF him now wept DER land
And sea.
Nearer to God, for aye,
viii be
Lifted the world;-th eternal gain
OF life he lived of death he died.
Thus, Immortality!
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children shot and burned, on the ex-
cuse that one of them was conducting
couple of their assailants. Even a
negro has right to defend himself
against a mob. Boston Record
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06
VYOA7AN'S WEIGH

Does not always keep pace with womau's
will. There are energetic, home-loviug
worien who by sheer force Of will keep
themselves going, and fancy that strength
of will can take the place of strength of
body. But it can't. Every day will see
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

ago fight The man at the rear is al
ways at a disadvantage.
In signing his testimony Capt
Clark might use the old reliable cone
Who Was There" line which occurs so
frequently in rural journalism
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Grip Is a Very Demon!

Its attacks are serious; it makes
you feverish, weak, depressed but
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ish fleet lay in the harbor of Santiago.
SSchley takes all the responsibility for
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-11-06

A REALISTIC PICTURE.
A cynic cheats himself at solitaire,
And, finding that he cheats,
Forthwith jumps up and loudly doth
declare:
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Philadelphia Record.
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