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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
MURDER OF MISS SCHAFER.
The Police Think They Have Dis
covered the Motive.

Inc EoAice mink Ihey Have DIS
covered the Motive.
Bedford, Ind, Jan. 25.-Detectives at
work on the mystery of the murder of
Miss Sarah Schafer believe that they
have established a motive for the
crime; they are satisfied that the tall
man, in the long overcoat, that was
seen lurking in the vicinity of the
johnson house, is the murderer, and
that the man is the one who was an
noying Miss Schafer.
The police believe that this man
was enamored of Miss schafer and
that she had repulsed him. Brood
ing over his passion for the young
woman and determined to have an
interview with her, the police think
the man had made up his mind to kill
her If she again resented his advances
Joseph c. Heilger, whose name has
been mentioned in connection with the
case, says he never called on Miss
Schafer, and met her but once. d.
Mayor Smith said tonight that the
police had no evidence justifying an
arrest.
Information from Woman.
Louisville. Ky. Jan. 25.--Chief of Po-
lice NJ. c. Russell and Sheriff Smith of
Bedford, Ind, In company with former
Chief Jacob Hanger of the Louisville
police. had a conference here to-day
with a woman who two days ago noti-
fed the Bedford police that she could
possibly throw some light on the Sarah
Schafer murder.
Chief Russell said the woman with
whom he was in conference three hours
had given him much valuable informa-
ton about Miss Schafer and her friends
and acquaintance.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
IL Gents Mt Norfolk.

Norfolk Va, Jan. 25.-For the first
time in twenty-five years spot cotton
sold for Is cents on the floor of the Nor
folk Cotton Exchange. The sales ag-
gregated 531 bales.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26

chants in this city have received ad-
vices from the home government that
in case of the outbreak of hostilities
they had better transfer their business
to the Americans.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
soId His Scat to SuIIy.

New York, Jan. 25.-N. H. Morri-
son. of the firm of E. N. Morrison q
Co recently sold his seat on the New
York Stock Exchange TO Dahlel d.
Snllv. the cotton Spectator.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
WILLIAMS AND MlDDEND0RF
SELL OUT AT COLUMBIA.
Dispose of Their stock in the PAL
mettO Bank and Trust Companx.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 25.-Messrs.
John SHELTON Williams and J. William
Middendorf. of the seaboard Air Lines
official family, have disposed OF their
holdings In the Palmetto Bank and
Trust Company here above par. They
have been selling several months and
their sales are scattered, the last block
being now disposed of.
These gentlemen held half of the
t25O,OOO stock OF the bank
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
MORE MAY YET RESIGN
FROM BRITISH CABINET.

London, Ian. 2e.-The Daily News
this morning publishes a rumor that
further cabinet designations are immi-
nent, saying the officers to resign prob
ably are Lord Lansdowne, Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs: Lord Lon
donderry, president of the Board Of
Education, and Gerald Balfour presi-
dent of the Board of Trade.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26

London. Jan. 25.-The cabinet was IN
session for nearly four hours to-day
with a full attendance. It is UNDER
stood the meeting was devoted almost
entirely TO business Of the coming ses-
sion, and 1t is said no matter OF
urgency or Of complicated foreign pol
icy was under discussion. Premier Bal
four left for Windsor Immediately after
the meeting.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-26
JAPS SHOULD TRANSFER
TO THE AMERICANS.

Manila. Jan. s5.-The japanese mer-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
The Toll Bridge Freed.

The toll bridge uniting the towns
of Walpole in New Hampshire and
Rockingham in Vermont, after 119
years of bondage was made free Mon
day. The town of Rockingham paid
to James H. Williams, treasurer of
the Bellows Falls Canal company, s6,-
666.67, and the town of Walpole paid
s13,S33.33 There will be grand cell
ebration of the event at Bellows Falls
tomorrow afternoon with a parade,
music and speeches. The first toll
bridge was built under special act
of the New Hampshire legislature in
1885 by Colonel Enoch Hale. 1t was
uncovered, and was replaced by the
present bridge in 1910. The owners
of the bridge and the right appurte-
nant thereto have been Colonel Enoch
Hale, 1885 to about 1900; Rudolph
Geyer, who lived in the mansion near
the New Hampshire end of the bridge
later known as the Tucker Mansion"
1900 to 1S20 Nathaniel Tucker, 1870
to 1926; Edward H. Green, 1868 TO
$780,, William A. Russell, 1880 TO
1902: Bellows Falls Canal company.
1902 until it was made free bridge
Oct Al 1904
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04

examine such papers. Mr. Miles op-
posed concurrence I'm the senate
amendment and concurrence was re-
fused.
BY tie vote, the house refused to
reconsider the vote refusing third
reading to the house bill increasing
the salaries Of members of the legis-
lature.
The house killed the bill introduced
by Mr.. Tyler of Guiiford, providing
penalty of $40 for killing quail and
gray squirrels; this bill was killed
after a favorable report of the COM
mittee the vote standing 116 to 72.
The act introduced by Mr.. Dartt of
Springfield, providing municipal suf-
frage for women was brought up on
special order. Mr.. Miles of Barton
explained the favorable report of the
judiciary committee who found no
good reason why woman paying
taxes should be refused municipal
suffrage In the line of progress; they
should be given a right to say how
their money should be expended, the
same as a man had. Mr.. Dart stated
that our schools graduate twice as
many girls as boys and In colleges
girls make as favorable a showing;
there are 117,000 more illiterate men
than women in the country. The bill
was opposed on the ground that wo-
man suffrage was not a success; most
women did not want It: II is unjust
to put upon them the duty of engag-
ing in politics which was not an
agreeable duty for a man. After a
long and spirited debate, the bill was
refused third reading by the close
vote of 80 to 81.
The bills relating to the preserva-
Z; nf acto hxr
Woodstock, and to the powers OF
states attorneys in prosecutions by
information, by Mr.. Fits of Brattle-
boro were ordered to a third reading.
Mesrs. Hanks of Bristol, Garfield of
Arlington, and Porter of Whitingham
were appointed members of the joint
committee to investigate the amount
of insurance on state buildings. The
house bill increasing salaries of mem-
bers of the general assembly was re-
considered and made a special order
for next Thursday.
A resolution was introduced by Mr..
Fish of Ira providing for the addition
of new house rule making members
of the house guilty of intoxication
subject to expulsion. On complaint
to the speaker, committee of five
shall be appointed to investigate and
report to the house when action shall
be taken by that body.
The bills making husband and wife
competent witnesses and protecting
savings banks and trust companies in
cases of loss of bank book were
passed.
The house considered the weekly
payment bill introduced by Mr.. Smith
of Rutland city, the bill having been
fayorably reported and it was or
dered to a third reading by vote OF
l47 to So.
The act relating to newspaper sub
scriptions, by Mr.. Nutting of West
minister, was ordered to a third read
ing by large majority after long
discussion.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
FRIDAY.

Senator Prouty of orleans introduce
ed bills providing for the regulatlon
of the operation of electric railways,
Plymouth.
and for the expenditure of 60 per cent
of the highway tax paid by cities and
village according to their mileage,
The pure food bill introduced by
Mr.. Campbell of Rockingham, pro-
yiding for the prevention OF the saie
of adulterated or impure foods ana
drugs and governing the sale OF pol
sonous medicines, was passed by the
house.
Mr.. Hapgood of Peru introduced a
hill proyiding for the extension of the
movers of the railroads commission TO
cover telegraph and telephone COM
nanies Mr. Phelps of Barnet intro
duced one providing for the election
of superintendents of schools by pal
lot. at the March town meetings.
MIR. Dart of Springfield presented
netition from the Daughters OF the
American Revolution and the Colonial
Danes asking for an appropriation OF
50 900 for the placing of bronze taplet
in the state capitol to the memory OF
Col. Seth Warner and Capt. Remem-
ber Baker. Mr.. Smith of Sheffield m
troduced a bill increasing the yearly
appropriation for the support oil tne
state normal schools from $4,000 TO w.
500.
Mr. Brown of Wilmington introduc,,
cd an act authorizing the Deerf1eld
River company to issue bonds and Mr..
Sherwin of Jamaica one legallzing
the grand list of the town.
The house had the most exciting
debate of the session over the Morrill
hall bill which was finally passed py
a vote of 10 to 54.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04

relating TO the election of represen-
tatives to the general assembly on a
straight plurality vote. The vote
stood: yea, 81; nay. s. Pierce and
Ware, Windham county, voted In the
affirmative. Among the important
bills introduced was one by Senator
Carpenter of Rutland, creating
tuberculosis commission of five ply
sicians to educate the people as 10
the dangers of the disease and how II
may be prevented and cured The
house bill providing for woman on
| certain state boards was adversely
reported and refused a third reading.
Mr.. Eddy of Stowe introduced a
measure reducing the railroad COM
mission from three to two and pro-
viding for election by the general as
sembly. Other house bills introduced
included measures compelling rail-
road companies to provide oOO-mile
books at two cents a mile; repeating
the six-inch limit on the taking OF
brook trout; amending the law char
tering corporations and providing
for increasing of the state revenue
by adopting a modified system based
on the Maine and New Jersey laws;
providing a penalty for the manipula-
ton of public business for purposes
of graft; reducing from so to so
per cent the price paid for cattle
condemned by the state and making
the maximum appraisal of such cattle
$40 instead of $50; providing closed
deer season from January /, 1905, TO
January /, 1908; by Mr.. Walker of
Dummerston, making the trout sea-
son in Windham county month
earlier than elsewhere in the state;
allowing parties TO regulate their eau
I.,tr ~
penalties for bribery and intimida-
tion; increasing the taxes on rail-
road corporations; allowing towns of
less than 1900 population to fix the
number of saloons licensed to sell in
toxicating liquor; also several bills
increasing salaries and one appro-
priating the income for ten years
from the war claim recently paid the
state by the national government for
the use of Norwich university in sup
porting a school for engineering.
The house killed the bills increasing
the state highway tax from 8 to 10
per cent and changing the legal rate
of interest from to per cent
The house refused third reading
to the bill introduced by Mr.. Walker
of Dummerston making the limit OF
deposits in savings banks exempt
from taxation $1,000 instead of $4,000.
The house refused third reading
to the bill providing for the election
of town representatives by plural
ity vote and closing ballot boxes at
s O'Clock in the afternoon.
The house passed the bill appro-
priating $4,000 for support of SOL
diers' home.
Senator Pierce of Windham county
introduced four bills relating to pub
lie highways and one relating to
keeping and licensing of dogs.
Mr.. Porter of Whitingham intro
duced an act incorporating the village
of Jacksonville; Mr.. Fits of Brattle-
boro one amending the charter of the
Connecticut River Power company.
also a plurality election bill which
was made a special order and killed
after long debate.
Mr.. Nltting of Westminster intro
duced a bill regulating the manage
ment of creameries, requiring man
ayers to issue definite statements to
patrons.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
$500 REWARD

Will be paid to the finder of Lester
J. Stafford, insane, who strayed from
his home with r. N. Fairbank. Gull
ford, VT, on Saturday October 10,
about o'clock p. m. When last seen
he was going east from the Fairpank
farm, toward Vernon mountain
Description: Age, SO; height, about
5 feet, 10 inches; hair, curly slightly
gray; full beard, quite gray; eyes
light gray vacant expression; large
wen on back of head, showing through
the hair; dressed in black coat, dark
cardigan jacket dark trousers, wool
en- shirt, leather boots, recently tapped
and heeled. Talks but little, can not
be well understood; is very timid ana
perfectly harmless.
Telephone information to ]. E. Gale,
Guilford, VT, or send word to r. N.
Fairbank, P. O. Bernardston, Mass.
JOHN E. GALE, Guardian.
Guilford, VT, Oct. H. 1904.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
MONDAY.

The governor signed the joint reso-
luton authorizing an investigator OF
state institutions
Senator Fish of Windsor introduced
a bill providing for the testing OF the
eyes of pupils in the public schools,
also a bill authorizing boards OF
health to condemn school buildings
unfit for use. Senator Pierce OF
Windham introduced measure IN
tended to encourage forest culture.
Among the many bills introduceo IN
the house were seven by Mr.. Fltts OIL
Brattleboro. Perhaps the most I'M
nortant was the measure increasing
the taxation of telephone, telegraph,
express. sleeping car, and palace car
companies The others were: requir-
ing dealers in evergreen trees TO take
out license; regulating sale of mer-
chandise. goods must be 1nVentorled
before sold; making allowance 10
husband of part of deceased wlie $
nersonal estate: gives one-third such
property after payment of debts, fun
eral expenses and cost of adminlstra-
ton; making liquor licenses run
until the first day of the month OF
Nag next after the date of issuing
unless the same is forfeited or rem
dered void: provision for pro rata
fees for license issued for less than
one year and adding legal holidays
and fair days to list of days when no
liouor shall be sold; relating to the
mowers of states attorneys in prose-
cutions by information; and amend-
ing law relating to insurance brokers
and agents.
Mr.. Ryther of Dover introduced a
bisI providing relief for his town in
the matter of highways and Mr.. Nut
ting of Westminster one relating TO
newspaper subscriptions; publishers
must not send papers after expiration
of subscriptions except at his own
risk. Mr.. Sherburne of Pomfret one
recurring that all saloon keepers
shall keep a record Of all sales OF
LIQUORS and the purchase thereof, the
same to be open to inspection.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
THURSDAY.

Senator Carpenter of Rutland was
appointed a member of the commit
tee to investigate the condition of the
property of the Bennington Battle
Monument association. Senators
Wells of Washington and Buxton OF
Rutland were appointed members OF
the committee to investigate the
amount of insurance on state proper
ty. The committee on agriculture
reported favorably to the senate the
Morrill, hall bill and the measure was
called up for a third reading, but was
ordered to lie The senate passed the
house bill providing for fire drill in
public and private schools attended
by more than so pupils. Mr.. Camp
bell's nure food bill was ordered to
third reading. The bill Incorporating
the Sunset Lake Water company by
Mr.. Walker of. Dummerston was re-
ferred to the committee on corpora
tions. A joint resolution was intro
duced and adopted on the part of the
senate. directing the committee on
military affairs to investigate the SOL
diers' home at Bennington and report
by bill or otherwise.
The house received the report of the
Vermont agricultural experiment sta
ton on the condition of grass and clo-
yer seeds in the Vermont market, in
accordance with a joint resolution
adopted in 1902. The usual number OF
copies were ordered printed. A reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Eddy of Stowe
asking the auditor of accounts for a
statement of the expenses of the
railroad commission was adopted.
The vote dismissing the house bill
providing for the election of town
representatives by plurality on the
fourth ballot was reconsidered and
the bill was ordered to a third read
ing.
Messrs. Graves of Bennington ana
Russell of Shrewsbury were appoint
ed as members of the joint committee
to investigate the condition of the
of the Bennington Battle
Monument association.
The house bill making the state au-
ditor a certifying officer was taken
up as a special order. The bill had
been returned by the senate with
of amendment striking out
that part denying to the public the
right to inspect the vouchers with
ont the consent of the auditor. This
feature of the bin was added by the
Judiciary committee of the house and
was adopted by the house. Mr.. Miles
of Barton gave the reasons for the
action. He thought Sc
rious injury might result from permit
ting the public to have such right at
all times. He believed the biH giving
the auditor discretion in the matter
gave to the public suficient right 10
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
Death Struggle in the East.

The Japanese armies south of Muk-
den have been largely reinforced and
now face the Russians ready for bat
tie, if, indeed, fighting has not already
begun. 1t is believed that the second
battle on the Shakhe river will prove
to be as much bigger and more Sc
rious than the first, as the first was
more serious than the battle of Lao
Yang. Gen. Kuropatkin is confronted
by an exceedingly difficult problem.
At Port Arthur Gen. Stoessel is max
ing a sleepless defense, the general
assault which began Oct. "a, having
developed into a fiercely raging bat
tie Sunday, Oct 80, when the Japan
ese flung heavy forces against the
fortress in their third attempt to Sc
cure a commanding position.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
State Commissions Report.

The report of the State Cattle COM
mission for the biennial period shows
that the commission tested 1920
cattle and killed 1,4S9. The total cost
of the commission was $4S,346, OF
which s3S,S33 went for animals killed,
S1,5S6 to veterinaries, and S4,956 to
members. of the commission. In re-
gard to bovine tuberculosis. the re-
port says: "The work done in Yer
mont shows clearly that it is possible
to have herds of cattle free from tu-
berculosis. also, that 1t is possible TO
eradicate it from a herd and have
healthy herd after it has become
quite badly diseased. To accomplish
the latter, testing must be continued
until no disease remains in the herd,
and then no animals should be ad-
mitted until certain that they are
free from disease
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
Disastrous Wrecks.

Carelessness is responsible for many
a railway wreck and the same causes
are making human wrecks of suffer-
ers from Throat and Lung troubles.
But since the advent of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption.
Coughs and Colds. even the worst
cases can be cured. and hopeless
resignation is no longer necessary.
Mrs. Lois Cragg of Dorchester Mass
is one Of many whose life was save
by DR.. Kings New Discovery. This
great remedy is guaranteed for all
Throat and Lung diseases by F. Fl.
Holden e. Co. Druggists. Price. soc.
and 800. Trial bottles free.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
WEDNESDAY.

The house slaughtered large num-
ber of bills, among which were the
barber inspection bill, two in restric-
ton of automobiles, those increasing
salaries of assistant judges and mem
bers of the Legislature and the saw
ings banks bill by Mr.. Ryther of Do
YER A resolution was introduced
protesting against increasing salaries.
The house passed the bill by Mr.
Walker of Dummerston Incorporating
Sunset Lake Water company. :,
The senate ordered the Campbell
pure food bill to a third reading. 1t
passed the bill by Mr.. Fits of Brat
tleboro amending the statutes reia-
tive to deaf, dumb and blind children
and their education.
The bill of Mr.. Campbell Of Rock
ingham, providing for the registering
and speed regulation of automobiles
was favorably reported with amend
ments
The house refused to accept the
senate amendment to the bill relating
to the killing of deer, striking out the
clause making it illegal to hunt deer
Sunday during the open season.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
WON'T BOTHER FAIR SEX
LEGISLATORS THINK IT UNJUST
TO MAKE THEM VOTE.

So They Kill Municipal Woman Suf.
frase Bill-A Flood Of Bills-Nearly
500 in House, 1926 in Senate-Sum.
mary Of Proceedings.
The house at Montpelier yesterday
paid the highest compliment and
courtesy II could possibly pay 10 wo-
man, short of giving her the legal
right of suffrage. In long debate
over the bill granting municipal suf-
frage to women, many of its members
declared that there was no reason
why women paying taxes should not
vote, and that 1t is in the line OF pro-
erosion TO give her that right; and the
bill was defeated by only two votes
The arguments of the opposition
showed that 1t was only solicitude for
the fair sex that made them oppon-
ents of the measure-voting being, in
their opinion, too unpleasant duty
to require of beings so highly es-
teemed. The novel argument was IN
/ jected into the debate in favor OF the
bill, that women would have
cleansing effect on town meetings.
and be an important factor In setting
the wet and dry issues, in which 1t
was claimed that they were more or
less interested.
Another opportunity for oratory OF
sentimental order was found in the
weekly payment bill, both in the
house yesterday and at the hearing
Wednesday evening.
AT that time Organizer Bruce and
Philip Halvosa of Barre spoke for the
bill. C. w. Writers of st. Adams,
counsel for the Central Vermont Rail-
way company, called several wit
nesses to show that there was no
special desire for weekly payments on
the part of the employees of the road.
III. III. Powers of Morrisville, counsel
for the Rutland Railroad company.
declared that the Rutland employees
were indifferent to the bill.
II occurs to the casual observer
that 1t is a little singular, in a farm
ers' era. with farmer governor ana
general movement toward bettering
state agricultural conditions, that
fever for a miscellaneous increase OF
salaries should break out in the leg
islature We have always called the
farmer a little bit close in money mat
ters. How happen, then, these lavish
plans for outlay?
The joint judiciary committee neiu
a public hearing Tuesday evening on
the bills for abolishing capital PUNISH
ment and to commute the deatn PEN
atty inflicted upon Mrs. Mary M. Rog-
ers of Bennington for the murder OF
her husband to Imprisonment for lie.
ID. A. Guiltinan, counsel for Mrs. Rog-
ers, asked that the sentence be COM
muted on the grounds that his client
Is moral and mental degenerate,
born in poverty and bred in ignorance.
o. NJ. Barber, representing the state,
did not believe the woman was ire
sponsible and argued that she de-
served the death penalty If any wo-
man ever did. He questioned the con-
stitutional right Of the legislature to-
commute death sentence, such
warrant for the Legislature to Inter
fere is not in the constitution OF the
state and is not vested in this honor
able body.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-11-04
Killed on Railroad Crossing.

Almon Johnson, an old resident OF
Proctorsville. was killed there Tues
day. Nov. 1, while attempting to
drive over the Rutland railroad
crossing near the depot. His horse
was also killed. The track is OBJ
structed from view and as Mr.. john
son is deaf he did not hear the cross
ing signal and drove on the track
about 80 feet ahead of the train. Mr..
johnson was a farmer, 20 years OF
age. and leaves a wife, two sons ana
a danghter