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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
FOREIGN.

LONDON, May 31.-The war office
this morning announces a big battle at
Viakfontein between the Beers under
Gen. DeLarey aud the British under
Colonel Dickson. The news comes
from Lord Kitchener.
The Beers, be reports, were finally
driven off, but not before the British
had sustained severe losses. Kitchen
er's despatch is dated at Pretoria, May
30, P. NJ, and is IS follows;
"Col. Dickson's force at Vlakfontein
was attacked yesterday by force OF
Beers under Commsudant Delarey.
The enemy were eventually driven off
with heavy loss, leaving thirty five
dead on the ground, l regret to say
that our casualties were also severe
Our killed and wounded numbered ia
among whom are Captain Armstrong,
and Lieutenants Nocke, Camp and
MacDougall, killed."
Vlakfontein is in the extreme south
ern part of the Transvaal, about sixty
miles southeast of johannesburg.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
Severer Punishment.

The astounding developments from
the Vergennes bank wreck again d.
rect attention to the need of amend
ment to the law dealing with such
cases. If in some bank one employee
steals one hundred dollars and another
million, the former cannot get less
than five years or the latter more than
ten, and the longer tho sentence the
worse for the government which must
support them in idlenese. The crime
is usually such that the accused must
plead guilty, and in consideration OF
that fact the sentence is reduced. So
Silas M. Waite got only six years for
the widespread ruin he wrought. Mus
sey and Mcclure only seven years for
wiping out the Rutland bank, and such
Of the Vergennes trio as are found
guilty will probably not get much more.
There ought TO be more latitude in the
sentence and it ought to be for hard
labor, It is mockery of justice and a
source of in finite Generalization that
these great bank thieves have to be let
off 30 easily.-Brattleboro Reformer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
DOMESTIC.

CHICAGO, May 29.-The President
and his cabinet, who arrived here this
morning, are almost constantly dis
cussing the Supreme Court decisions in
the insular cases. They say that the
decision in the De Lima case, if follow
ed in the PHILIPPINE case, as it is as
sumed it will be, might result in calling
an extra session OF Congress. la the
De Lima case, the court decided that
the duties collected on Porto Rican
goods before Congress enacted the For
aker law were illegal and must be re-
funded. 1t is presumed that the court,
| following the same line of reasoning,
will decide that the duties collected on
goods from the Philippines were also
illegal and are subject to free entry into
the United States until Congress acts,
as it has already done in the case OF
| Porto Rico. Such a decision would
mean not only the refunding OF duties
heretofore collected, but would open
the ports of the United States to mer-
chandise and goods of every descrip-
| ton from the Philippines until Con-
gress meets in December.
1t is obvious that importers might
take advantage of this to ship goods
into the United States through the
| Philippines and thus defraud the
government OF it's revenues. Whether
the danger from this source is great
enough to warrant the calling of Con-
gress in extra session would be decided
only after full deliberation. 1t is pos
sible, however, that this danger may
have been already obviated in the
enactment of the Spooner resolution
delegating temporarily to the Presi-
dent the power TO govern the Philip
| pines.
HAVANA, May 29.-The Plat amend
ment was accepted on Tuesday by the
Cuban constitutional convention by a
vote of fifteen to fourteen. The actual
vote was on accepting the majority re-
port OF the committee on relations
which embodied the amendment with
explanations Of certain clauses,
The radicals made hard fight at the
moment. Senior Tamayo was particu-
larry vindictiVe and declared that ey-
erybOdy VINO voted in favor of the
Plat amendment was a traitor to his
country. The convention compelled
| him to retract this statement. On sew
eral occasions personal encounters
seemed imminent.
Senator Gomez spoke for more than
an hour, and his speech undoubtedly
won over Senores Castro, Robau and
Manduley. He appealed to the pat
! riotism OF delegates and rehearsed the
long fight for independence, denounc-
ing as perjurers all who favored the
| platt amandmaDf m the oround that
they had sworn to draw up a constitu-
tion for an independent republic. Sew
eral conservatives rose end asked SEN
or Gomez to retraCt, but he absolutely
refused.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
GouldsvilIe.

mrB Mary L. Coburn. wife of the late
Rensford Ooburn, died May % at the home
OF Mrs George Marsden, her daughter,
Mrs. Frank Marsden and son Max OF
Barre are visiting relatives in town.
John Riley and 70. III. Robbins were in
Montpelier on Saturday, May 70.
Roy Luther went to Lynn, Mass on Mon
day, where no has employment.
David Thatcher and daughter visited at
William Luuher's on Sunday.
Mrs. George Thresher ia visiting her
brother, Sewel Ainsworth, In Shtlburn
Falls, Mass
Mr. Mary Gould and George and Frank
Legier are visiting relatives in Ballardvale,
Mass,
Ernest Cross moved the house which
MrB. Gould gave away 10 q site on his land
near M. w. Locklin's house.
Miss Annie Hayes was at home from
Barre over Sunday.
Harold Converse occupied the pulpit AZ
the Methodist church on Sunday, May %.
Mrs. Fred Steel and child OF Barre are
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. II. N
Cook.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
smart Turtles.

The turtle is usually considered a
slow-going creature, but the three
which ngure in this story were swift
enough to get out of harms way.
They are pets of a Mr. Eckert, who
lives on a farm in Indiana One day
flames broke out in Mr.. Eckert's
clearing and swept over the entire
field. After the fire had ragged awhile
he thought of his pets and went out
to see what had become of them. OF
course he was worried, fearing the
turtles had not had time to escape.
After q long search he went q short
distance from the track covered by
the flames and discovered a freshly
dug hole. In it he found one of the
turtles down a considerable depth,
digging deeper with astonishing Wig
or. After walking around the other
two were finally located down along
4 small stream, both in the water,
with only their heads sticking out.
When Mr. Eckert appeared on the
scene they pushed their heads . little
farther out, as much as to say:
"We're all right; 60 about your bust
ness" Those turtles evidently knew
when to get out of dangers way
n-ll- No.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
QUEEN WILHELMINA

BERLIN, May 3l.-The festivities
rendered in honor of Queen Wilhelm
ma of Holland and Consort Prince
Henry by the Kaiser continued this
morning when the royal party made
triumphsl entry into Berlin through
the Brandenburg gate. Queen Wilhel-
nina was attired in blue robe and
rode with the Empress August-Victoris
in an open coach drawn by six horses.
The Kaiser, followed by a splendid
suite of foreign officers, rode at the
head of the First Regiment OF Guards.
The entry was in all ways suspicious.
Inter der Linden, from which Brand
enburg gate opens, was lined with
cheering crowds,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
TWO FREE TRIPS
TO THE
Pan American Exposition.
Read, and Work IndustriOusly for
Your Friend, or Yourself.
TO THE

The DAILY JOURNAL offers TO send two
persons to tho Pan-American Exposition
for the space OF one week, paying railway
fare, board and lodging at Buffalo and price
OF admission to the Exposition. The pei
SONS are to be chosen by ballots cut from
copies Of the DAILY JOURNAL in accordance
wish regulations and under conditions
stated below.
One of the persons to be selected shall be
woman, the candidates 20 be taken from
among the teachers in active service in the
public schools Of Washington county, or the
clerks, bookkaepers, stenographers. OF
young women engaged in similar occu-
pations within the county the de-
sign being to afford some worthy person in
these occupations an opportunity she would
prize to see the great Exposition.
The second person shall be man, the
candidates to come from the industrial oc-
equations or trade--m3chinists, granite
cutters, carpenters, ETC., etc, within the
city OF Montpelier.
A ballot will be printed in each issue
Of the DAILY JOURNAL, until July 81. Each
ballot will count one vote for the person
whose name is written thereon by tho vot-
or; a years subscription, SO in advance,
will be reckoned 300 votes for the candidate
In whose interest it is made; six months
81 30 in advance, 100 votes. A voter may
buy as many copies Of any Issue as he de.
sires, and each ballot clipped therefrom
will count one vote, or subscriber may
take as many yearly or haH-yearly subscrlp
no oh -. 4.
number OF votes will be counted for every
year or half-year 30 paid.
a report of the standing Of the vote will
be- printed in each issue of the DAILY jour
NAL, and after the date OF the last publica-
ton OF the ballot the final accounting will
be made and the names OF the successful
CO 1didates announced.
People who read the VERMONT WATCH
MAN are interested in this contest. They
have natural and unalienable right"
and express desire TO participate therein
Accordingly an old subscriber paying ar
rears--it any-and renewing his subscrip-
ton for year, will be entitled to $50 votes
for the capddate Of HE preference; and
new subscriber for one year will DO given
! the privilege Of registering 100 70 es for the
person OF his choice Subscribers may pay
for as many years ia advance as they choose
and 80 votes will be reckoned for each
| years. subscription. For subscriptions to
| the WArCHMAN receipts with a coupon at
| tached will be given. These coupons, prop
erly filed and forwarded to the WArcHmAN
| office, will be entered to the credit OF the
candidate whose name is written therein.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
Norwood and Gall.

The various decisions of the United
States Supreme Court delivered yester-
day in the insular cases sustain the
administration in the more important
matters involved, aud are adverse to it
in the less important. As the first
judgment read in court went against
the government, the news was widely
heralded that the government had been
defeated at all points, but the later
Judgments on othec cases compelled a
reversal Of this conclusion. The fact
of the matter is that the court by a ma
jority of one sustains the imperialist
contention that Congress is not bound
by the constitution in legislating for
the territories and dependencies of the
United States but possess in this re-
spect power ne absolute as that of
the Russian czar; and accordingly the
court falls down under the imperial
izing swey of the administration in
1uence and the supposedly popular de-
mands of the moment.-Springfeld
Republican.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05

II not all the clouds that lowered on
the peaceful assumption by Cuba of a
place among the governments of the
earth are Gin the deep bosom of the
ocean buried" they are 80 nearly sub
merged by the recent action of the
Cuban constitutional convention in &C.
cepting the Platt amendment defining
the relations that shall exist between
Cuba and the United States, that the
future is bright with hope and promise.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05

trouble somewhere, and nervous pros
tration is sure to follow
You ought to know that indigestion,
ustiou, womb displacements,
fainting, dizziness, headache. d
bacllache send the nerves wild with
alright. and you cannot sleep.
Mrs. Hartley, of POI w Congress st. q,
Chicago, H.. whose portrait we pub
lish, suffered all these agonies. and
was entirely cured by Lydia r. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound her case
should be warning to others, and
her cure carry conviction to the minds
of every suffering woman of the I'M
failing efficiency of Lydia f. Plnkham' S
Vegetable Compound.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
My Point OF View.

1t beats all how them lawyers,
Dew work thare leetle game,
An warp the strands NV trewth about
lew weave the robe of fame.
They II prove to ye that black is white.
Or vicy.versaree.
An forego all tn re hopes NV heaven
Tew git thare clients free.
tell ye that ere Eastman case
Hez opened up my eyes,
Fer tween them two contendin' sides
They've Matched out mighty lies.
Who's right or wrong in thought or speech,
faint my intent tew name,
But do say that twixt the two
There lies a heap NV blame:
Yes, sir, it must be tibet there is
In that air witness crowd
Sum men an wimmin, true's you live,
Nv whom the DEVILS proud.
The trials threw, an Eastman's free.
The GUY 'ment's lost the fight.
But haow that Knowlton did contend
Fer what he thought wuz right;
An say this, eff we're few have
These murderin's decrease,
We've gut to have, to punish guilt,
Sum Knowltons as police.
never heard sence / wuz born,
IAN l hev knowed lott
Nv havin' eny doubt when folks
Wuz accidental shot
However, don't jedge no man,
1t isn't in my sphere.
My duty tew preserve myself
| In righteousness while here.
Too many murderers are abroad,
! | ell ye, tew please me-
The ones tibet killed them Borden folks,
| An Teena Davis is free;
hope thet blinded Justice
VIII ketch sum guilty quick,
Fer accidental killin's
/ Is gittin' pesky thick.
The Farmer Poet
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05

Vergennes. In pursuance Of the pur-
pose of their existence they have been
publishing the news this year with the
same fidelity and impartialitY they
were practicing year ago when they
were announcing the candidacy Of Mr..
Allen for the office of lieutenant.gov-
ernor. The candidate was not then
expressing his objection to "trial by
ne wspaper."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
STRIKERS LOSING

New YORK, May 3l.-Although the
strike is still on work on nearly every
section of the rapid transit tunnel was
resumed this morning. Contractors
are rapidly filing places of the engi-
neers and holsters. II looks as though
the strikers were completely beaten.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
AGUINALDO'S SUCCESSOR

WASHINGTON, May 31.-A successor
to Aguinaldo has risen in the Philip
pines according to reports to the war
department. The Filipino is signing
himself Governor Tayabas Add of
Philippines and supposed to be Emilio
Zarbano. He asserts that he is q sue
cessor of Aguinsldo and that the war
against the Americans will be prose-
cuted as long as Filipino remains to
fight,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05

According to Burlington newspa-
per, Hon. Martin F. Allen objects to
"trial by newspaper" The remark, if
really uttered, is ungracious and with
out warrant; No newspaper Is trying,
or has proposed to try, the vice-presi-
dent of the Farmers National Bank Of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
CUBA'S ACCEPTANCE

WASHINGTON, May 3l.-Secretary
Root has received the complete text of
the Cuban constitutional conventions
action on the Plat amendment, to-
gether with the Interpretation put up
on its various clauses. 1t is with re-
gard to the construction placed by the
Cucans upon the amendment that the
question has arisen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
INQUEST POSTPONED.

NEW YORK, May 31.-At a request
of the district attorney, Coroner Bausch
granted further postponement of the
inquest case Of Father Phillips of Ha-
zleton, Pa. The district attorney stat
ed that DR.. Ferguson wanted further
time to make an analysis of the viscera
of the dead priest. The inquest is set
for June 5.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
GUN Exploded

AMHERST, N. H., May 31.--In at
tempting TO shoot troublesome cat
this morning William Weston was in-
stantly killed by the gun exploding,
The gun, which was old and probably
overloaded, burst with tremendous re-
port when Weston fired. Weston was
forty years old and leaves widow and
four children.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
STRIKE AT HOLYOKE Z.

HoLYoKE, May 3l.--Sixteen hun
dred workers and stationary dremen
employed in the tWenJy-seyen mills OF
this city, will walk out tomorrow after.
noon. This is because of their de-
mands for eight hours and twenty-five
cents an hour, not granted by the man
agement.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
STRIKE IN BOSTON.

BOSTON, May 31.-Sixty-five em-
ployes of the Boston Ice Company
struck this morning owing to an objec-
ton to the so-called "spotter" system.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05

All the healing, balsRmc virtues OF the
Norway pine are concentrated In DR..
Woods Pine Syrup, natures own remedy
for coughs and colds
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05

'Tlsn't safe to DO a day without DR..
Thomas Eclectric OH in the house. Never
can tell what moment an accident 10 going
to happen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
Women MEsSe
Sleep
Avpfd Nervous Pp0sfrasg0r,

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If you are dangerously sick what is
the first duty Of your physician lie
quiets the nervous system, he deadens
the pain, and you sleep well
You ought 60 know that when you
ceased to be regular in your courses,
grow irritable without cause and
pass sleepless nights, there is serious
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05
LellO. The New Dessert

plesses all the family. Four lavors -
Lemon. Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry
AT your grocsrs. 10 cents. Try it today.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-06-05

WASHINGTON, May 31.-The Presi-
dent has determined to abandon his
trip to New ENGLAND on account of the
state OF Mrs. McKinley's health
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-02-01
Buckhorn Matters.

The original owners of the Buck
horn property, this week received
their final payment, and are now
$4,000 better off than three months
ago. The owners, Messrs /. J. Brant,
Chas. Ewing, Dave Longley and
Jasper King.
The Spokane Chronicle of last
Monday is authority for the state
ment that Mr.. w inder, who con-
summated the deal, had interested
Eastern parties in the property, by
whom it had been taken over for
100000.
The new company proposes to
build a wagon road to the property
and construct mill at the mines
early next season.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-02-01
The Population of Idaho

Is about 100000 and we would say
at least one half ere troubled with
some ELECTION of the Throat and
Lungs, as those complaints accord
ing to statistics, are more numerous
than nthers. We would advise all
not to neglect the opportunity to
call on their druggist and get a
bottle of Kemp's Balsam for the
Throat ind Lungs. Price 25c. and
SOC. Trial size free. For sale by
J. F. Cook, Jr., Druggist.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-02-01
The Cash Put Up on the Buck
horn Deal.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
1t is Reported that Mill will be
Erected on the Buckhorn Prop
erty next Summer

Hon. G. L. Hoffman, the we'll
known Rathdrum attorney, and
Editor John F. Yost, of che
Koptenai County Republican. came
over from the county seat last
Tuesday, the former to tran sact
legal business, and the latter t.
look after the interests of his pub
LEGATION. Mr.. Hoffman returned
Wednesday morning, but Mr.. Yost
remained over until Thursday.
The HERALD acknowledges pleasant
calls from both.
Mr.. V. j. Imhoff, train dispatch
er on the K. ", and Mr.. L. W.
Mclaughlin, took a run down over
the K V. one day this V eek For
special features of the trip apply to
Nc.
MIR Lawrence Doolan, former
road master of the X. ", is spend
ing a few DAYS i'll town. Mr..
Doolan has been up to Sandon
where he contracted the grippe, and
was compelled to come down to a
lower altitude to recuperate.
The death of James Judge, a
wsll-known and highly respected
citizen of this county, died at Occur
d. Alenc on the Odd.
Mr., John Seehaver, time keeper
on the K. V. work train, came up
from Port Hill on No. Al last
Thursday.
MIR. l. J. Brant is in Spokane
on business trip.
Former Auditor Sinclair ar
rived from Boise last Tuesday. He
states that he leaves for the east
in few days, with Washington,
D. c., as the objective point.
Hon. J. T. Scott, representative
from Kootenai county in the legis
lature, has the thanks of the HER
AID for interesting public docu-
ments.
Mr.. J. r. Shavelear, the East
Spokane Railway official, was hCh.e
on visit, returning Sunday
MIR. H. l.. Carlton and Mr..
|. j. Brant contemplate opening
up a retail liquor house in the
Carlton building on Main street.
Capt. G. r. Stray was down TO
spokane Sunday to visit Mrs. Gray
who is at the Sanitarium. He
states that she is much improved
under the treatment received.
The new $4,000 Catholic church
at Rathdrum, built by the efforts OF
Father Purcell, will be dedicated
on Feb, 10, Bishop Glorieux OF
Boise conducting the ceremonies.
The governor has appointed O.
e. Arney, secretary OF the late
silver republican party, to be ward
en- of the pennitentiary.
Like bad dollars, all counter
feits of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Sslv'
are worthless. The original quick
ly cures piles, sores and all skin
diseases. Jones, Druggist.
Buy your Mosques OF Nc
! Laughlin.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-02-01
Railroad Notes.

Hill opens his new freight depot
in Spokane, Feb. 1, with full
force of men. 1t is the best build
ing in town, solid brick with rock
floor and concrete over this. This
leaves the O. r. & n freight depot
with only their own force of men,
taking all the G. N. men out of
there.
The work on the line through
the city is being pushed as fast as
p possible, also the material for the
large iron bridge over the river
above the Army Post depot at
atatorium Park, This will be one
of the highest bridges in the west,
commanding grand scenery as it
passes over the river.
A great deal of the yard work at
East Spokane will be released and
probably put on an extra switch
engine at each point as the yards
at the city are about as extensive
as at East Spokane.
Gen. Supt F. E. Ward is now
here on tour Of inspection through
the west. r. |. " hitney, 6. 2. A.
is also here.
Hill has secured control of the
Crows Nest Coal Mines aud takes on
contract 5000 tons coal per day,
which will increase the business
via the K. V. to a considerable
extent.
On reliable information it is
stated that over 100000 in damage
suits are on the records in Spokane
against the q. n. arising through
right of way through the city and
accidents on the line, during the
past year.
They are being troubled to a
great extent passing through the
Cascade tunnel with heavy trains.
The heat being 122 on account of
being so low under ground and
trainmen cannot survive the length
of time going through many have
been Frustrated and had to be
brought out, unconscious on this
account.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-02-01
Masquerade Ball.

A Masquerade Ball will be given
under the auspices of Acme Lodge.
No. Is, K. of p, on Friday evening.
Feb. %, to which all are cordially
invited. Price of tickets, $l.OO.
Supper, extra, at the Beeler Hots..