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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-19

TOT auecton, mistake IRE
;jTE73 quently made by people not
E4 given to self analysis, and in
a day or two reaction set in toward
Brandon which inspired a desire to
make some amends for his harsh
treatment. This he could not do to
any great extent on Buckingham's &C.
count-at least not until the London
loan was in his coffers-but the fact
that Brandon was going to New Spain
SO soon and would be out of the way
both of Mary's eyes and Mary's mar
rage stimulated that rare flower in
Henry's heart, a good resolve, and
Brandon was offered his old quarters
with me until such time as he should
sail for New Spain.
He had never abandoned this plan,
and now that matters had taken this
turn with Mary and the king his reso-
luton was stronger than ever in that
the scheme held two recommendations
and possibility.
The recommendations were, first, 1t
would take him away from Mary, with
whom, when out of the inspiring in
fuence of her buoyant hopefulness,
he knew marriage to be utterly impos-
sible, and, second, admitting and fac
ing that impossibility, he might find
at least partial relief from his heart
ache in the stirring events and adven-
lures Of that faraway land Of monsters,
dragons, savages and gold. The posi- !
bility lay in the gold, and very faint
" burning flame Of hope held out the
still more family glimmering chance
that fortune, finding him there almost
alone, might for lack Of another lover
mile upon him by way Of sQuaring &C
counts. She might lead him to a cav
I'm Of gold, and gold would do any
hing, even perhaps purchase q price
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-19

dence ana deDducheTg.
ground, were matters that would have
taken the adventurous tendency out Of
even the cracked brain of chivalry it.
self. Brandon cared only to fight where
there was possible victory or ran
som, or q prospect of some sort at least
Of achieving success.
So every phase of the question which
his good sense presented told Brandon.
whose passion was as ardent though
not SO impatient as Mary's. that 1t
would be worse than foolhardy to try
to see her. He. however. had deter
mined to see her once more before he
left; but. as it could in all probability
be only once. he was reserving the
meeting until the last. and had written
Mary that it was their best and only
chance.
She could not endure inaction, 80 she
did the worst thing possible. She went
alone one afternoon. just before dusk.
to see Brandon at our rooms. was
not there when she first went in, but
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-06-19

AnDEc Our monthly regulator is
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TO medical science. for the immediate relief of
danger or interference with work. The most
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Write for further particulars and free confiden-
tlal advice. Remember, this remedy is abso-
Sent by mail securely sealed $500. Register let
tiers containing money. Mrs. DR.. J. E. BISHOP,
Office 17s fremont St. Room 81. Boston, Iass
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
sENATEs ACTION M1scoNsTRUED.
Recall of Plimley's Nomination Merely q
FermalitY.

Washington, March H-In response to resoiu-
ton Of the Senate. adopted in executive session.
the President has returned the nomination of Will
lam Plin,ley be Assistant Treasurer OF the
United States at New-York for further consdera-
ton The commission Of Mr.. PliEaley had been
signed by the President. but had not been delivered
when the request from the Senate reached the
White House. The nomination was recalled at
the reqUest of Senator Aldrich. chairman OF the
Committee on Finance, to which 1t had been re-
ferred.
Considerable annoyance has been caused to the
President and members of the Senate Committee
on Finance by the publicity given to the recall Oh
struction placed on the Seratc;s action. There are
charges against lIr. Plilney. ana the Iecall Oh
his nomination nero formalfty. which oc-
CURED under the supposed secrecy OF an executive
he known the public A certain informally
has obtained throughout the special session Win
Plimley. Senator Platt after securing the consent
of several members Of the Finance committee. ia
or;by reported his nomination TO the Senate. ana
II vas confirmed. That contir1nation still STANDS
the government. but in view OF the Importance
of the place members of the Finance Committee
who had not been consulted by Mr.. Platt thought
that they ought to have an opportunity to eXamlnt
Mr.. Plim1ey's Endorsements dis A committee, ana II
asked that the nomination and accompa nylng
papers be recalled for their inspection. 1t is not
firrnation and Mr.. PliIney's nomination will prob
ably he returned the President within day or
two when his commission viii! be forwarded The
place CT Assistant Treasurer has been most diff
ficult one ill. 1t offered successfully to
Robert Bacon and George sheldon both OF whom,
declined the honor. and the President ,;, almost
cept an sS.00n salary as he expressed II. As has
been said before Mr. IIimley has the highest IN
dorsements and II is sincerely regretted that the
action Of the Finance Comniiite" should have be-
public.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
GIRL SAVES MANS LIFE.
He Had Fallen in q Fit in Front of Ap-
preaching Locomotive.

There is a girl heroine in The Bronx who
does not wish to be known. She was walking
Through the New-York. New-Haven and Hart
ford Railroad freight yard on the Harlem River
last night With a pail of food for her father,
v ho is employed in the yard. A freight engine
doing some drilling coming down one track
when a man named Michael Nolan. 4o years old.
@. No GOO St Anns-ave.. attempted to cross
the track He had plenty OF time and did not
pay much attention to the locomotive. because
st Was a good distance away, but he was SUD
denly seized with a fit and fell on the track,
directly in the path of the locomotive.
The locomotive engineer had seen the ap-
parertly we'll man crossing the track and felt
lie had plenty OF time but when the fit struck
the man down the engineer tried TO stop his
engine
The girl saw the mans danger and she
dropped the pail sic carried and dashed for
ward She was only few feet from him. She
Er-a hbed his coat collar with both hands, and
pulled him backward the rails out of
danger.
BY George. that elegant cried the ex-
cited engineer from his cab, he brought up
the engine which had over the spot where
the man had fallen. She said nothing, but saw
the man taken of and when they looked
around for her she had disappeared with her
fathers
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
mW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE

which he would prefer to have STs snse a
secure and, IN view of the general popular nssaIs
for an interoceanc canal. he believed expsdienc;E
demanded that the treaty should be accepted as u
had been sent to the Senate by the President.
Mr. spooner closed at sos O'Clock: after speaking
who read a written speech. supporting tne Heaty
as in the interest Of the people OF the entre ceun
try He referred to the criticism tnat the canai
would be Injurious the railroad interests OF tne
country and said that railroad man ana lay
ing claim special knowledge On tnat suoJe.t; ne
was thoroughly convinced that such would not be
that the construction of the canal would stmulate
all lines of business and that the ral'roaoS "ouiu
share in this prosperity.
DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENT.
Senator Bacon offered the following amendment
to the treaty being substitute for Article XIII.
to which the Democratic Senators take exception:
and exercise exclusive right to provide and en-
force such means and easures as 1t may oeen
advisable and necessary for the regulation and
manag cement OF the canal and for the satefy ato
the said canal and the railways and other WORKS
within said zone, including all persons and cargoes
and freights and other property connected Win tae
canal and the thereof; and foT the accomplish.
ment OF these ends. and for the enforcement ana
maintenance es peace and order within SAID zone
lives and persons Of those employed upon the
canal, railway and other works. or engsged In the
thereof the United States snail employ such
end shall have the right ali times and in its dis:
cretion to its police and its land and iaVai
forces fer these purposes.
Senator Morgan also submitted a number or
amendments in sddtion to those which he had pre-
viously presented.
At $40 the Senate adjourned until Monday.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
SpOONER AT HIS BEST.
REPLYING TO MORGAN.
The alabama Senator's Cana
Theories Demolished.
tsy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

washington March 14.-Seldom has the Sen
ate had the pleasure of listening to more ao'e
argument than that made by Senator Spoonef
to-day in refutation of the numerous alie5atioEs
nj Senator Morgan regarding the Panama Canai
and the pending treaty. Beginning with the tue
TO the Panama Canal Company's property. pass
tng 70 .be credentials Of DR.. Herran. exhaust
lively reviewing those phases OF international
low involved in the recognition Of the Marroquin
government. and dealing seriatim with all OF
Mr. Morgans contentious. Senator Spooner re-
futed them one and all. and left not shred OF
logic discernihle in any of the propositions OF
the venerable Senator from Alabama. ne
bovleG them over like ninepns; the havoc "as
awful to witness" said one Senator. commenting
On Mr.. spooner's mercless analysis and refuta-
ton of Mr. Morgans theories
Questions yver~ propounded on all sides ana
answered promptly and oomprehensiveiy py tne
Little Giant of Wisconsin" and the senate
maid the highest compliment in its power to the
briiiancy of the argument-it sat still ana Hs-
tened for five hours. Practically no Senator iei1
the chamber before Mr Spooner concluded. Nhie
Senator Spooner was speaking Mr.. German was
making earnest effort to secure a unanimous
agreement among the members OF his party To
vote against the treaty. but met with ht'e SUI
cess. caucus will be held by the Democrats
on Monday TO determine on course of action.
but the Republican leaders maintain their con-
fidence in the success of their programme
Senator Spooner's erudite legal argument was
followed by an able speech from Senator De-
pew who spoke in lighter vein. affirming the
popular sentiment which prevails with regard
TO An isthmian canal and warning the Demo-
Gratis against the egregious bunder OF defeat
ing the wishes of the people. Mr.. DepeW rldi-
culed the apprehension that the time might
come when the control by the United states or
the canal and the leased land contiguous there
to would be menaced by Colombia and amply
demonstrated that the oil jectons offered to the
pending treaty were mere quibhling. while any
amendment to the convention would teopardize
its success.
There is no fear among the Republican lead
ers that the Cuban treaty will fail OF approx al.
Ii is apparently not we'll understood that only a
quorum need be present to ratify treaty. ana
the affirmative votes of two-thirds of the Sena-
tors present can effect such ratification Under
these conditions forty-six Senators can accom-
plish the ratifica ton of the Cuban convention
Ten Republicans might he absent from Wash
ington, and long they were paired. the
policy of the majority could not be defeated
No fear is felt therefore. that there Will he any
lack of quorum when the Cuban treaty comes
O
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
DEATH OF NJ. LEGOUpE.
Vel Knozcm Playzrright Erpres at
Paris-Ristor;'s Grief.

eo,, - Tho Sev-York Tribune by French Cable)
tcopyright 1903: BY The Tribune As'ociaton1
Rome. March IA dispatch received from
Paris to-day announced the death OF M. he-
gouve the playwright. NO one received ,ne
news with greater sorrow than Adelaide Ris-
tori. who is now eighty-one years old ABOUT
sixtv wears age she frst represented has he.e-
and "Beatrix" was written purposeay tol
Mme E,;stor; vept en- hearing OF his deaah' ana
80. .xrx, Oldest friend and Oldest adrnireT 10
-. Che recalled O. setter frem Lsese1ve waea
=. u.. rsnety.save years old. In which ne s~2a
Ia ,ox,.d ser who had turned "Medea" 1rofh an
,-rscs-anie failure into a great success po"e'
x,,,v he,n,nx him to enter the French Aca"ei'''
C.srie, lean Raptiste Ernest Wtilrid Aeeouse'
WORE often known by his Christian names Oh ID
. x1-n,-,s su.s horn In Paris February H.
,ser His father Gabriel Lesoure, was the &a'iio.
=, ..Merate des Ferames'' The son was eaac1se3
at the College Bourbon, and at an cary ase oos -
to write novels plays and poems. ffe oe.'xs N
,,,rs. oe lectures in 1S47 at the College OF
,rh,cb rere published under the title IL Hssto'fe
Morale 5es Femnes" which attracted Fauca h"Hco
His attention was then turned TO 1ne of3na' -. -
he wrote "Adrienne Lecouvreur, IN cen9aHcs'o'
with Scribe which was produced IN a'sS os H -
sba also appeared in his Les Contes oe IN 'esis
40 Navarro" but refused to play in 'Meoee, ~'''o-
he wrote for her ana Italian adaptauon was
produced by Ristori. with much success IN Ss0o,
M Iesouye was elected to the French Acaosns
IN succeed NJ Ancelo. In 1885, He was uaaoe a coi.
mander of the Legion Of Honor In 1876 ana a1esl- S
ward became Grand Officer. He was oy 'ar .n0
o,dest member of the Academy for many yea
end retained a remarkable degree of mental ama
physical activity until the last Among nsapsni MS p1aHi
were La Bstaie des Danes: Esasr!1a sas sna iss Ans
Susanne" La Cigae," Delights as rec anu ro,nrae
Of dramatic poems Les Morts sizsrres, ,ne noxst nax
of the same name: Fathers and Children IN h the
Nineteenth Century Wopsn In OF Young
Giri sixty Years Of Recollections. Fheurs
d iver and STUDY Of Sixteen years; tne veTe
pubiished volumes between 1887 and ned ISM IN
Ills literary activity afterWard continued III
newspaper and magazine articles He was Rot cot
spicuous figure in French literature 'rr 'e1tiy
hree-nuarters Of a century and was 1reHuellt!s
cal,ed in his later years The Grand Old Man OF OF
1srnnrh Drama In 1899 his fellow members or me
I-ronci, Aradnmy gave him s2.ff0 prize OF the
Jean Reynaud Foundation for his works on educa-
tion and family life.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
WILLIAM E. SIMONDS.

Hartford. Conn, March H-Forner congressman
William T.. Smonds died at his home here To-Day
after = five weeks illness. Mr. SimondS repT".
Sfn;ed the Ist Connecticut District III ''t 1-i"'
Congress.
William Edgar Simonds was born at canton
Conn., on November -, 1871. He was educated at
the common and high schools of that village anu t
the Connecticut State Normal School al Ne"
Britain In August 1862, Ii" enlisted as private
in the e5th Connecticut Infantry He was soon
mad. sergea nt-major of the regiment ana Al 'i7
battle of Irish Bend in Louisiana. on Aprit ~
1862 he was promoted to be a lieutenant ana was
discharged from the service with his regiment III
August, 1868. He was graduated from the 1aie
I,v \ hnnl in ;S6I and rraCtised law IN HARTFORD
In 1ss, he WAS a member Of and chairman or the
,,,mr,ittce on Railroads os the t"nn'ctlHut ffouSc
Of Representatives. and in 1855 he was speaker oI
tho connecticut House of Representatives IN 1893
he WAS elected a member of Congress Nnile III
Congress Mr. Smonds secured the passage thfoush
al cnnyricht bill For this service in connec'ioi.
Win interrational copyright the governIntnI OF o
Eranre made him a Chevalier OF the l-esi" 80 ~
Honor in 1893. He filled the lectnreshlp on pdteG IN
law In the Yale La School ten years go. or; ~;
Yale University gave him an honorary uEppe+.nt
1saS ne was the author OF 'I1geSt OF ST.
tcp,ses ..I,ieest of Patent Office Decisions De De
;m p.t.nts3 and a small work known as a sum
mary Of patent law He was appointed oisit b,I,t
siontr Of Patents 1891 and held the once 9, aDoG
Two years in 1890 he published Whlther-A 9'uu'
of
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
WRIGHT MAY BE ExTRADiTED.

Washington, March 14.-lt is said at the State
Depar,ment respecting the of Whitaker
Wright the promoter. who is said to have abscond-
ed from England TO Egypt. that even if 1t should
appear that he Is American. native or natural
lied the United States Government Will make
resistance to his extradtlon II has been the prac
tce of both the United States and England to
sliow such extraditorS where they were sure their
citizens charged with crime would secure a fair
trial and exact justice.
Philadelphia, March 14.-Whitaker Wright. the
director OF the London and Globe Finance Corpora
tion who is alleged 20 have absconded from Lon
dom had a brief career in financial circles in this
city about hfteen years ago While here Wright
lived in elegant style. and from 1887 to 1881 his
home was at Haverford, a fashionable suburb.
About 1875 he rented an office in the old Mer-
chants Exchange Building. now the Stock EA-
change, and began business as broker In cotton.
grain and petroleum. He was not 4 member of
is said to have been identified with various get
r.ch quick concerns. He disappeared from PhiIa-
delphia In 1891.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

data on which Commissioner Monroe MADE his
.presentat.on to the Board Of Estimate and Ar-
portionment. said yesterday:
cHEAPNEss IN OTHER CITIES.
To compare the price that this city pays for
1s@ lis end cFe gas city of
as s6s a Ga
" hf show e
and prize ps,e the IN pF,Ss
sshods SSsd des Of lfn9n @ and
from first hundred citiss answer'nff nf
sne foans seas nsitssr os sas
trsc ss fGss s G HSa the
SeTTk using 4zts lamps p pssIm m sl Wnols sH sss
sssh ssa use ahe It the to
r,.nss sns sa BurHs e1s' c
sSsasFe ssns ead RF'fs By ss city ae
lamp year and the highest by JacksonviIie sac.
s f s sea R0rs i. shss the ely ss
the END Q, IN. s ySs5 pn eapenses The city
NeW-York pays sfis a lamp a year for the same
The three cities using lso csndepOwer pa1 Iamp an
and esSss IN So her s GMm smp ReaT the
and Ssvns 5ns sgess' - e. The hs city city
of New-York pays SIS a lamp year lot 'ne S''1''
There seem to be only two possible sources Of re-
lief TIE first is such publicity and agta1,on sssat at
r 5eT i9roe Ta s fmprobable and might be only
Scuporary although the increased business 10 me
yroducers Of electric current and gas Wouio Nei3
szoon make up for the decreased price nSnt 49,.
A second method OF relief is that TINS Guy tahe
the advantage taken I'm number OF INSTANCES ny
other cities similarly situated aho puiiI W nnwn aHn
its own plant IL MS is W4idt IL hN1o"" y"
municipal ownership -, 49,. .,..ao,
The city's plant in Chicago In the last s13teen zen
years of operation has expended s'4Woe5 70 loi
lighting the city and for building its own pan1. ar
whereas il it had purchased from prlFats con-. .t
,anies during that period at prevang Prices ssye ~
6 plant has issued no bonds and IT eea ewes "eS
nothing plant. which cost 10 date slooievo.
WhefIIor Chicago states the price OF lighting prop
erly or not could hardly lie taken AS an arguiheut
against the conditions confronting this Cly.. "A
= doubled its price 1t would still be nearly $40
iamp below New-York.
No matter what method of bookkeeping Is applied
90 H. IL owns to-day fits plant, which Is opeI-
sting satisfactorily. and. far as Is known rs
TnrnIshfng satisfactory light In addition to the
tost Of its plant Chicago has also built and NAN
,sins cutie an amount of underground conouts.
This expense would not have chicago opeTates @ rs
a e40 arc lamps. 1t would he apparently sa1e 10
sssurne then. that New.York could build paaS plaans
Yor al least the price Chicago built hers ~hlch
would furnish the present number Of arc lamps lamps,
4 -A If Eew-York could produce light as cheapiy
81 chicago il could build Its own plant out or tne
prtcs 81 NOW pays. This is just what Chicago did
ft naid for its plant from what 1t would have paid
tter companies to light the city. besides doing Its
FjChfi
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
MRS CHARLES BROOKS CLARK.

Medford Mass. March H.-"ord was rI'Fi. - IVY
here to-day of the death "f Mrs Iharf'S hlon
Clark who travelled half way arouhu i''e WIZ
o.,, ver.an,e military red tape to be mdrfled OH
the ,Iav s1,, ana tianct had selected size "a'
tho yite of Lieutenant charles Brooks Clark. u. 'h'
9TH infantry, I. : A, row S't'i''''i "
, .,,,,nort,, Kan where she died yesterday
Mrs CLARK was Miss Julia Rogers MarFih' VI
RronkIiHc. Mass
lieutenant Clark then a student AT lui'7 Vi
lego met her there. and their engagement 1oi-
,aw.5 .f,ar e,Iiu, Tufts MIR. Clark entered w est
Paint md at the outbreak of the Spanish war he
WAS assigned to the Sd Infantry Some months
,,tcr ,,o WAS transferred to the 9Th Infantry ana
nrIrred TO the Philippines The wedding mad been
set Tor July H. 1901. When he found it 1mrossiole
to secure n frlough and wrote Miss Marvin - tnat
feet sho resolved to make the trip 20 the Phlp-
pines. sro.~, .b,
wagon in which the dreSsmaker had sent IL Euihe,
80 - MS recovered On reaching San Francisco
G.1rral Shaftel. who was In command or the DE-
nrtn,cnt refused To allow her to hoard the trans
now consent WAS obtained from the War part
mint ;,u,, sh, Joined Lieutenant Clark on the dag
the Wedding.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15
JACOB ScHOENHOF.

Jacob Schoenhof who United States Consul
at TunstalI England in President Cleveland's first
i,,i,istrat,on and Assistant Appraiser the Port
of Scw-York In his second. died Yesterday at NO
goo West Twenty -nintiI-st. Mr.. Schoenhof had been
III since November last. He leaves widow. who
is sister OF Professor Adolph Werner, OF the Col
Los ,f th, CITY of N.w-York. The funeral will be
lid ir pryate tomorrow. The boGy will be Gre
mated at the request OF the dead man.
Mr. Schoenhof born at Oppenhedm. on the
Rhine Germany in 1889. coming to this country i'll
1861 He retired from business in 1884 To enter on
his duties as consul Tnstall He was considered
an authority on economic questions. nd was called
intn cnnsultation bv Secretary Gage III connection
with the Dingley tariff bill He was the author OF
Money and Prices and other works on economies
He was a member OF the Reform CLUB
New-York tribune., 1903-03-15

CONFESSED CRIME IN COURT.
Thrilling Scene in Murder Trial in Chicago

Chicago. March 14--"Bud' Higgins. mulatto. ON
trial for the murder OF Mrs Annie Butler created
consterna ton in the courtroom to-day by confess
ing on the witness stand that he committed the
crime.
Bud Higgins. demanded Assistant States At
torney Fred l.. Fake. did you not kill Mrs. Annie
Butler?
The colored looked at his question"r few
seconds and replied: Yes. l killed her
AS he uttered the words he sprang to his feet.
descended the steps from the witness stand and
raised his arms IN excited gesture. Il want to
tell this jury all about it, he exclaimed. but was
ordered back the witness stand by III"
"rN tell just how 1t happened" continued tho
excited man from the witness chair. Il called h,r
to the telephone and told her tn hold the wire.
Then ! ran and shot her through the window"
In the sixteen years that hav" been tn"
bench" said Judge Horton. Il have never wit
messed a scene such this nor has anything ever
affected this has done.