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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
RECIPROCITY Convention.

The week of Nov. 23d in Washing
ton witnessed the assemblage and the
adjournment of the reciprocity con
vention. The convention passed a
resolution urging upon congress the
maintenance of the principle of pro-
lection and the opening up of foreign
markets by reciprocity, "only where
it can be done without injury to any
of our home interests of manufactur-
ing, commerce or farming" Other
resolutions urge the establishment of
a department of commerce and in
dustry, the head of which shall be
member of the presidents cabinet;"
and the appointment of a 'reciprocity
commission" as a bureau of that
department.
There is a wide diversity of opinion
as TO the results and effects of the
convention but a careful canvass
among some of the leading republican
statesmen warrants the assertion that
they consider it demonstrated the
fact that, while reciprocity is the next
logical step of the government, the
time is not yet ripe for it; but that
the business men of this country are
essentially practical and little given
ito chasing theories" and that as soon
as a shrinkage of exports renders
reciprocity advisable they will be
ready to endorse it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
General News Items.
David Nation Granted Divorce.

David Nation Granted Divorce.
David Nation has been granted a
divorce from his wife, Carrie Nation.
The court exonerated Mrs. Nation
from the charge of cruelty to her hus-
band and divided the property.
To Guard Against Smallpox.
General Manager T. A. McKennon
of the Boston and Maine railroad has
issued an order that all employees Of
the Boston and Maine system, num-
bering $4,000, must be vaccinated as
soon as convenient.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
Estate of Arthur z. Woodbury.

The undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District
of Orleans, Commissioners, to receive, exam
inc. and adjust all claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Arthur F.
Woodbury., late of Irasburg, in said District,
deceased, and all claims exhibited in Offset
thereto, hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purposes aforesaid, at the
Office OF c. w. Wheeler, on the
18th day of December and oath day of
April, next, from O'Clock p. M. until
4 O'Clock p: m, each of said days, and that
months from the 26th day of October,
A D., 1901, is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors to present their claims to
US for examination and allowance.
Dated at Irasburg. Vt, this, sth day of
November, A. D., 1901.
c. ". WHEELER. Ico,
4s 50 GEO. W. RUSSELL, Com'rs.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02

Reports from Washington are to
the effect that representatives of
European countries are urging the
United States government to inter
vene and put a stop to the war in
South Africa. Doubtless the powers
of Europe would be pleased if En-
gland could be forced to make terms
of peace in Africa, but it would afford
them much more Joy if they could in
some manner manage to sever the
friendly and peaceful relations exist
ing between this government and
England. At any rate it will be well
for the United States to attend to
solving existing difficulties in the
Philippines and leave England to set
tie her own troubles as she thinks
best.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
State News Items.
Body of Missing Man FoHad.


The body OF Perley I. Blanchard,
aged % years, has been found in the
Connecticut river at East Putney.
The young man disappeared from
Bellows Falls last March while suffer
ing from melancholy.
Respite for Doherts.
Charles Doherty, who was SEN
fenced to be hanged December 8, is
respited until the second Friday in
February. 1902, to allow the case to be
taken 10 the United States supreme
court on a writ of error.
Fire in Warren.
a fire occurred last week in the
town of Warren, which burned the
Darn, fine yoke of oxen, six head of
cattle, good horse, $500 worth of ash
lumber and one hundred fifty dollars
worth of hay, belonging to James
Pierce. 1t is thought to be the work
of Mr.. Pierce's hired man who had
threatened Mr.. Pierce the day the fire
burned the property. The man has
been arrested.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
w. l.. JACOBS.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

DIR. z. NJ. NICHOLS, BARTON. VT.
DYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT, X-RAY
IL and Electro Therapeutics.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02

The Vermont representatives and
senators left for Washington last
week to be present at the opening of
congress to-day. Much interest is
felt in the message which President
Roosevelt will send to congress early
in the week. 1t is said TO have been
written entirely by the president and
Will be an expression of his views on
matters pertaining to the welfare of
the country. The message will be
given in the next issue of the
MONITOR.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02

Just as soon as people learn that
Vermont has valuable undeveloped
natural resources and stop sending
their money out of the state to devel-
op doubtful mines, etc, will Vermont
grow and prosper. This is not new, it
has been said over and over before,
but it is the gospel truth, neverthe-
MorrisriUe Messenger.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
Fatal Railroad Accident.

One of the most disastrous wrecks
or any other Michigan railroad, oc-
Cured at Seneca, Mich, small way
station about 20 miles southwest of
Detroit, Wednesday night. An emil
grant train with two engines, west
bound, collided, under a full head of
steam, with an east bound train about
one mile from Seneca. The result
was that five or six coaches of the
emigrant train were crushed and it's
burden of human freight was sent in
to eternity in a moment, while one
coach on the ,east bound train, which
consisted of a parlor car, diner and
baggage car, was also telescoped and
four dead bodies have been taken from
the ruins. 1t is not known how many
people there were on the emigrant
train, but the death list will be any
where from so to 80. The people on
that train were caught like rats in
trap and crushed. Then the wreck
caught fire, and those who were not
instantly killed were slowly roasted
to death, and not one of the few spec
tators who hastily gathered from the
farmhouses nearby was able to afford
aid. The whole emigrant train was
soon consumed by the flames, and ev-
cry person on that train, it is now re-
ported, was killed. Farmers residing
along the track rushed in on the blaZ-
ing mass to rescue those whom they
thought might be alive. The bodies
hauled out of the wreck were taken
TO nearby farmhouses, which are filed
with dead, and large number Of in
jured were taken to hospital at Peru,
Ind.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
w l. JACOBS,
BARTON. VT.
BARTON. VT.

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state where your paper is no17 sent.
Rates OF Advertising made known on ap-
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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
Uncle sam Will Clear the Way.

The civil hostilies in Colombia have
reached a point that interests the
United States. The Liberals captured
the city of Colon last week, and
moved upon Panama, which is held
by government troops. These two
cities are the termini of the important
Isthmian railroad. Years ago, the
United States bound itself by treaty
to keep this railroad open and com
munication free from interruption.
Accordingly, marines and sailors
have been landed from four of our
war vessels that are in the vicinity
and notice served on the combatants
that they must not molest the railroad.
Other American interests will be pro-
tected. The rebels were defeated in
an engagement with the government
troops at Empire on their advance
toward Panama and forced to retire.
Each side lost $50. Both sides are
poorly supplied and disciplined and
both are suffering from the ravages of
smallpox.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
Fire in Tunbridge.

Fire broke out Tuesday evening
in II. l.. Foss's cider mill in Tunbridge.
A gale was blowing at the time and as
the town has no fire department, be
fore the flames were stayed, the cider
mill and shingle mill owned by Mr..
Foss, a sawmill and box factory
owned by George Brown & Son, and a
dwelling house owned by William
Colburn had been destroyed, entailing
a loss of over s., 600.
Barn Burned.
The barns on the Nathan Morrison
place in Huntington were burned
Nov. 23d, and George II. Morrison
and George Norton were arrested on
a charge of setting the fire. The barns
were a total loss, with their entire
contents, consisting of hay, grain,
eight COWS, one calf, two horses,
horse power threshing machine and
lot of farm tools. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000. The buildings, in
Guiding the farm house, were insured
for $1,000, about $1,000 on the barn.
The contents of the buildings were the
property of Peter Lafayette, who lives
on the farm, though one horse, valued
at 500, was the property of Walter
Brown.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
To Guard Against Smallpox.
Miss Stone still in Captivity.

The brigands are determined to wait
until the disappearance of the snow
permits them freedom of movements
before resuming negotiations for the
release of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone, the
American missionary, and Madame
Tsilka, her companion.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-02
You know
Christmas is Very Near at Hand.
You know

People inspecting stock closely express
"delghted with Our Holiday
EXTEND A MOST CORDIAL INVITATION TO ONE
AND ALL whether you purchase
Our finding they obliged
Cities order find Our stock of HIGH
SOLID GOLD JEWELRY, PRECIOUS STONES WATCHES
STERLING NOVELTIES, GOLD FILLED JEWELRY is of the
highest of the complete
BUT PRICES TALK IN A WHISPER.
GEO. 9. LAN%.
Jeweler and Optician, Davis Block, Barton, Vt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
AND STORM IN KANSAS
Railroads Badly Blocked and Traffic in Northwest
Corner of State at Standstill-Fuel
and Provision Famine.

plow and the workers are now
trying to open the butts by chopping
through the ice with axe and picks.
One DRIFT, moth of Bird City, is nearly
a mile long and is ten feet deep. 1t
has showed here every day for a week,
and the binding white fakes deter the
workers.
The Burlington & Missouri River
railroad cuts down on. the Orleans &
st. Francis branch from Nebraska and
traverses Rawlings and Cheyenne
counties. The towns on this line,
from Atwood west, are Brakeman,
Beardsley, Mcdonald, Bird City,
Wheeler and st. Francis. St. Francis
is only a few miles from the Kansas
and Colorado line. AT St. Francis a
Burlington train is showed up. The
roads have been blocked since March
49,.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
GREENACRE UNABLE TO PROVE
BRIBERY.
AT ANOTHER COURSE
Criminal Proceedings Will Be In
stituted in Cook County
Later On.

Springfield, Ills, April 2-When
the circuit court met today, Attorney
Greenacre, who represents the Chicago
Teachers federation, announced that
he would be unable to follow up the
bribery charges made by implication
yesterday. He also stated that a mis-
take had been made in summoning j..
4. Meager of Chicago as a witness in
the case.
John Miller, attorney for the re-
spondents in the case, insisted that
Mr.. Greenacre did not go far enough
in his statement to the court. "Before
counsel should indulge in such a line
of examination, which, eve by i'm
plication, would blast or injure a
mans reputation he should have his
testimony in hand, " said Mr.. Miller.
Mr.. Miller presented the following
letter from Attorney E. Raymond
Bliss of Chicago: II want to ask you
to state to the court that my examina-
tion was an outrage, and I wish you
for me to demand the source of any
such charge was as insinuated against
me. I assert it is manufactured out
of whole cloth, that there is not a
particle Of foundation for it; and I
enter my solemn protest against the
use of the court for the mere purpose
Of such an underhand act as this was.
1 am entitled to know who was the
instigator."
Judge Thompson said he could not
compel Mr.. Greenacre to make the
statement demanded by the attorney
for the defense. "I do not know" he
said, "that the court has power to de-
mand or force the disclosure of coun-
sells source of information. I know of
no precedent for it. The court has
indicated that before entering upon an
examination of this source that the at
torney doing SO should exercise the
highest degree of care. This is as far
as the court can co.
II feel" said Mr.. Greenacre, THAT
I have exercised very great ARE in this
matter. I think the time will come
when it will be apparent to these gen.
tlemen that I have acted in good
faith"
After court adjourned this evening
Mr.. Greenacre stated that he would
do all in his power to have the charges
cleared up. He intimated that GRIM
inal proceedings would be instituted
IN Cook county and that an effort
would be made to have indictments
returned against those concerned in
the alleged bribery of the board of
equalization. He declined to say,
however, who the. complaints would
be made against.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
MANY FELL SHORT
Long List Of Missers Marks
Second Days Work in
Big Shoot.

New York, April 2-Only one event
of Importance was on today's pro-
gramme at the annual trap shooting
tournament at Interstate park, This
was the natural powder handicap at is
birds, $40 entrance, handicap from 35
to Sc yards, marks allotted by handi-
cappers for the Grand American handi-
cap to govern. Two hundred entries
were received up to noon and only n
man failed to toe the mark. When all
of them had finished the first round of
the four traps it was found that over
80 had killed four straight.
Among the first to fall down was
young Harold Monet, American anna
teur champion. The wind blew di-
rectty into the faces of the shooters
and Monet, when he stepped to the
mark for his first bird, felt confident
of grassing it When the trap was
sprung the bird proved to be an in
conner and although the champion hit
it with both barrels, the wind carried
the bird over the dead line.
Tod Sloan was not in very good
form today. He shot from the ~
yard mark, but missed his fourth and
eighth birds and then withdrew from
the contest. He had plenty of compan-
ions who were offering to retire, hav-
ing missed two Or more birds and in
fact all those who missed a single bird
out of their striking l6 stood no
chance Of getting into the money.
Out of the big field of 1919 starters
only 81 succeeded in killing 16 birds
straight. tl=.
The weather conditions were more
favorable to the shooters than Oh the
opening day, as the light was more
subdued and the wind not nearly Sc
strong, in addition to it's being in q
different direction.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05

Atwood, Kas.,, April 2-The north
west corner of Kansas is buried under
heavy blanket of snow, two feet deep
on the level and from Is to 20 feet in
drifts. The prairie roads are impas-
sable. The Orleans s. St. Francis
branch of the Burlington & Missouri
road, from Atwood to st. Francis, is
blocked. For six days the railroad
company has been working at the
drifts, but less than ten of the 45 miles
west of Atwood have been cleared.
Many cattle have died on the range
in this portion of the state. In nearly
all the towns there is a famine in fuel
and provisions. Coal and wood ran
out several days ago The people are
burning loose railroad ties, fence rails
and lumber. It is believed it will be
a week before the road can be opened.
The ice is too hard for the rotary
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
COMBINE IS ASSURED.
Smelling Trust and ~Guggenheims Will
Effect Consolidation.

Kansas City, Mo-, April "A. R.
Meyer, a member of the executive
committee of the American Smelling
and Refining company, who returned
from New York today, said the con
,solidation of the Guggenheim Bros,
and the American company would
probably be perfected within 80 days.
The consolidated company would, he
said, have a capital of 800, 600, 900.
1.-THE effect of the consolidation, :"
said Meyer. will be greater profits
for the stockholders, but not due to
an increase of the price Of the product
of the smelters. On the contrary, we
are reducing prices. Profits are to be
made larger by extending the smelter
business. We are not shutting down
any smelters."'
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
BEGIN INJUNCTION PROCEED
1NGs AT NEW ORLEANS.
VIOLATIONS OF NEUTRALITY
Class Mules As War Munitions
and Demand Their Ship
ment Be Stopped.

New Orleans, April 2-P1oceedings
were begun in the United States court
here today by representatives. Of the
Beers to prevent the sailing Of the
steamship Anglo.Australian, loaded
with mules consigned to the British
in South Africa. Judge Parlange,
after reading the petition, issued All
order requiring the defendants in the
case to show cause April 6 why the
petition for an injunction should not
be granted.
The suit is brought by Samuel Pear
son, a citizen Of the South African re-
public. residing at Barberton; Ed
ward VanNess, a citizen of New York
and Charles y. Pierce, consul-general
of the Orange Free State, and is
against Captain Parson, master of the
steamer; Elder, Dempster & Co., own
ers of the steamer, and Robert g
Mathew Warmer, who represent
Elder, Dempter & Co., here.
The petition sets forth that the
United States and its people are at
peace with the South African republic
and the Orange Free State and their
citizens; that Great Britain is at war
with these republics, seeking to de-
stroy the property rights and credits
of the petitioners; that for the purpose
of carrying on this war the Anglo
Australian is now loading at this port
with munitions Of war, namely mules
and horses to the number of 1900,
and to the value of $780, 900; that the
steamer is employed in the military
service of the king of Great Britain
that for some time. defendants have
been forwarding from this port such
munitions of war, knowing that these
munitions and the ship were in the
military service Of Great Britain and
that they were to be used against the
people of the South African republic
and the Orange Free State; that de-
PENDANTS are making use of New Or
leans as a base Of military operations OF
Great Britain in it's war in South
Africa, and to augment its military
supplies and arms; that by the use
of these munitions the armies Of Great
Britain are laying waste and destroy
ing the farms and homes of petitioner;
anu Jiu1uluS as p1tsOA0Io VI wal 'AS
wife and children of one of the pc
titioners, Samuel Pearson; that
Samuel Pearson has already suffered
the destruction and loss of property tt
the value of 800, 900 and is threatened
with the loss of $3.50, 900 more, anC
finally that the war can be carried or
by Great Britain only through the re
newal of Its military supplies from
this port and that when these supplies
cease the war must end.
In consideration of these statements
an injunction is asked to prohibit thu
shipment of military supplies out 0:
this port.
A temporary injunction is asked il
the meantime.
The Anglo-Australian was expected
to sail today, but the effect of thu
order issued by Judge Parlange will b.
to detain her until the hearing Satur
day.
General Pearsiun has been in tn
city for several days to bring the suit
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
NEW MINING COMPANY.
Another Big Corporation Organized Which
Will Operate at Butte.

Will Operate at Butte.
Butte, April 2-The announcement
is made upon good authority that the
recent mining transfers between F. A..
Heinze and others to the Nipper Min
ing company are p~reliminaries to
another big mining corporation which
has been or is about to be organized.
The capital stock of the new company
is to be $40, 600, 900, with o. P. Bel
mont at it's head, and other prominent
men and big financial interests behind
it. @
1t is stated that some of the proper
ties in controversy between Heinze
and the Anaconda company, notably
the Nipper mine, will be put into the
new company. and that the Anaconda
will take stock for it's interests there
ID. It is also predicted that the deal
presages a settlement in the ear fu-
ture of the trouble between Heinze
and the Amalgamated company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
RAND MINES REOPEN.
Three Resume Work Under Permission
from Kitchener.

Capetown, April Kitchener has
granted permission to three Rand
mining companies, which later will
be increased to seven, to resume work
with so stamps each, provided the
maximum wages paid to miners be 5
shillings a day, equal to the wages of
the irregular troopers, to prevent dis
content among the latter. The re-
mainder of the miners ordinary pay
will be devoted to a fund for the bene-
fit of families Of miners Of the Rand
killed in the war. e
The Transvaal chamber of mines
has issued a circular acceding to these
wages and the condition OF the work
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05

Rice dead. He then threw open the
windows to free the DON Of the odor
of chloroform, telephoned Patrick
that Rice was dead, sent for a physi-
clan and after he had expressed his
grief at the loss of SO good and kind
an employer he said he went to bed
and fell into a sound sleep.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05

less than three of the ablest ministers
ever sent to Turkey. 1t appears
now that Griscom has finally succeed
ed in arranging with the Turkish gov
sernment a principle on which these
long standing claims have been based,
and Inns that payment will
soon be made,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
GOOD FOR GRIsCoM.
Effected Settlement of American Claim!
Against Turkey.

Washington, April a There is
reason to believe that Lloyd G. Girls
com, secretary in charge of the United
States legation at Constantinople, who
is now on his way home, has earned
the credit of effecting a final and sat
i~sfactory settlement of the American
missionary claims against Turkey,
which have taxed the ability of not
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
II IS 1%ND1sP0sED.
Leaves Tien Tsin with Body Guard for
Shanghai,

Tien Tsin, April ali Hung Chang
with his body guard is returning to
Shanghai. He is i~ndisposed. Steam
ers are detained at his disposal and he
is expected to arrive here Thursday.
A company of Germans defeated
1 1000 Chinese robbers, March 81,
seven miles north of Tien Tsin. kill
ing IL and w%ounding so. It is report
ed that a dozen. foreigners were acting
in cooperation with the robbers. The
Germans captured 80 carts and a gun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05
NOTICE.

If you have any horses estrayed and
want them returned, write to
94-27 w. H. ARMSTRONG.
Lavina, Mont.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-05

V. B. Conklin, Brownsville, O., says:
II received more benefit from Foley's
Kidney Cure than from months of treat
ment by physicians" Holmes & Cal
houn.