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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Citizens of France anxious to COM
memorate the historical associations of
their country with the American colo
MES and with the United States have
given to this country a handsome bust
of George Washington reproduced from
the original model by David of Anglers.
The secretary of state received the gift
through NJ. Jusserand. the French am
bassador. Mr.. Hay has recommended
to congress that it be accepted and
that provision be made for its appro-
pirate installation in the capitol. as
near as possible to the location of the
bust of Washington presented TO the
United States by France in 1923. and
which was destroyed during the fire at
the capitol in 1851
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15
American. Chinese Treaty Ratified.

The Publications of the American
Chinese commercial treaty were ex-
changed at the state department at
Washington Wednesday by Secretary
Hay and Sir Chentung Liang Cheng
the Chinese minister here. The treaty
provides for the opening of the ports
Mukden and Antung In Manchuria to
the worlds commerce.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15
DR.. EnmOns'

Monthly Regulator has brought happlhessto
6nndrcds OF anxious women. There Is POSITIVE
" no other remedy known TO medical science
that will 90 quickly and safely 90 the Nork .
iongest and most obstinate irregularities from
az esnse relieved Immediately. Success guar
snieed al any stage. No pain, danger, OF inter;
Ference Win work, Have relieved hundreds OF
eases where others have Tailed- The most q ll
esr,sI results r,,aranteed in every instance. No
~ist Thatsoeyer. We treat hundreds OF ladies
whom We never see. Write for further partlcu,
tars and free confidential advice. DO not put1u
too long Allletters truthiully sNeIeu -, A.
every possible condition and positively leaves
NJ aftfrili effect upon the health. sent by maia
securely sealed, ssoo. Money letters should pe
registered. DIR J. w. EMMoNs Cos LVA
mont ST., Boston, Mass.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15
Turkey Accepts Reforms.

The porte has notified the Austro-
Hungarian and Russian ambassadors
of its fun acceptance of the Macedon-
ian reform scheme, and of its consent
to the repatriation of the Macedonian
refugees promising amnesty to all po-
litical prisoners with exception of
dynamiters.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

A Russian imperial rescript to the
governor general of Finland directs the
governor TO dismiss all Firms employed
in the municipal service who did not
fulhll their military service in the Fin
nish rifle battalion during 1908, and not
to issue foreign passports to them for
five years. When granting loans or
assistance from state funds TO COM
munes or individuals or dealing with
petitions for the remissions of fines,
the governor is ordered to take into
consideration the extent of the opposi-
tionto levying recruits offered by the
ar.iicants Students of the higher
schools who have not performed mill
tary service are to be expelled for
periods not exceeding a year. The
governor is also empowered to release
Firms who have Joined the colors and to
replace them by evaders of military
service, 4 directed to issue procla-
nations icing that all Firms not
present. Ives for service in
1904 will be drafted into regiments out
side Of Finland,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

F. C. Gale & Co. successors to the
business formerly carried on by the
Valley Bottling Co, Brattleboro, Vt,
are supplying trade and filling family
orders for G. o. Taylor Rye and .Bour-
bon Whistles. These goods have
reputation of more than thirty three
years of standing and unbroken popu-
larity. Buyers of the goods by the bot
tie can have with their purchase. for
the asking. a nickel plated corkscrew.
No better medicinal Whiskey known
than G. o. Taylor. Sealed bottles bear
ing the proprietary signature, &C. III.
Graves & Sons" assures purchaser sat
isfaction. R-lSt
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15
IMPRISONMENT FOR A DAY
Ex.CoNGREssMAN briggs SEN.
TENcED FOR BRlBETAkING.
Machen Trial in Postal Frauds Begun
Steel Trust Offers Profit Sharing
Plan to Northumberland Gath.
or at Washinuton.

Stco' ''esN ShN'o ''S'N 'S
Plan to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gath :.
or at Washington.
Ex- Congressman Edmund II, briggs
OF Brooklyn, was sentenced at New
York, Tuesday to imp, 'ent OF one
day In Raymond stree to pay
a fine Of $4,000. briggs wos convicted
of accepting money, while a congress-
man elect, for securing government
contract for the purchase of automatic
cashiers from the Brandt Dent Co, for
the postofiice department There will
be no appeal,
August w. Machen was put on trial
at Washington Monday morning in the
criminal court of the District OF Col
umbia, charged with conspiracy to de-
fraud the government In connection
with the sale of patent letter box
fasteners to the post office department.
In which he held position as super
intendent of free delivery. His alleged
conspirators In this the most important
of the post Office fraud cases that have
been brought to trial, are Samuel A.
Croft, former washington policeman,
inventor of fasteners, his brother, d.
b. Croft, ex-Post Master LorenZ of To-
ledo, and Mrs. LorenZ. The case is
regarded by the government as the
strongest of the fourteen that have been
brought against Machen. 1t is expect
ed the trial will consume four to six
weeks.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

The senate at Washington discussed
the Panama question at length Tues
day. Senator Bacon introduced a reso-
luton looking TO the arbitration OF CO.
lombia's claims on account of the Pan
anna revolution. Senator Cullom in
troduced a bill to create national ar
bitration tribunal to settle labor dis
putes. In the house, Representative
Dailzell. of Pennsylvania, introduced
bill providing for the consolidation of
third and fourth class mail matter, to
be admitted at the rate of one cent for
each two ounces; also n Sill authoriz-
ing the postmaster general to accept all
regularly issued publications for trans
mission in the mails at bulk rate of
six cents a pound. when not less than
500 pounds are presented at one time.
The house has voted s250O00 to meet
the emergency caused by the ravages
of the cotton boil weevil and other in
sects and disease affecting cotton. The
sum is TO be diverted from last years
appropriation for eradication OF
foot and mouth diseaA 'long cattle,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

When the young men attending the
Ohio Wesleyan university at Delaware,
Ohio. returned from their holiday vaca-
ton they were required to sign a pledge
to abstain from the use of tobacco dur
ing the coming term before permitted
to return to the university. Many of
the students accepted the condition,
but many are undecided.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

A bill has been presented TO the gem
eral assembly of Kentucky to change
the election law so as to provide for
an educational qualification for vot-
ers. The measure has the 'grandfath-
er's" clause. requiring that the ances-
tors of voters shall have been voters
before 1867. The measure is aimed at
the negro voter. An attempt will also
be made to disfranchise the negro in
Maryland where the legislature at An
napolis convened Friday for the first
time i'm the handsome new hall which
has been built as an annex to the state
house, in which General Washington
resigned his military commission.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15
RICH LEGACY TO THE POPE
100000 COMES TO VATICAN AT
OPPORTUNE TIME.

Mrs. Maybrek, Convicted Of Poisoning
Husband, Will Be Released.-Joan OF
Arc an ltalian.-Russian Christmas
was Peaceful.
Pope Plus y has been named sole
beneficiary of an estate amounting to
more than "A million dollars left by a
devout Catholic woman, the only liy-
ing descendant of a prominent family
in Corsica. News OF this legacy has
caused much rejoicing in the Vatican,
where the most stringent economies
had been inaugurated owing to the
financial straits of the Holy See.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

The series of trials to fix the re-
sponsibility for the murder in october
last of Mabel Bechtel, the pretty IL
year-old mill girl of Allentown. Pa.
was begun Tuesday. David Weisen-
berger. one of the accused lovers of
the unfortunate girl, was formally ar
raigned and acquitted of the murder
charge Alois Eckstein, Mabel Bech-
tells fiance. also charged with com
plicity in the crime. was called and
after his case is disposed of, the aged
mother of the dead girl Martha, the
17-year-old daughter. and two sons.
Charles and John, will be tried for
completely.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Senator Proctor has introduced into
the senate at Washington bill which
provides for the preservation of the
battlefield in the District of Columbia
graph of the bill is as follows: THAT
for the purpose of preserving and suit
ably marking for historical and profess
sional military study the only battle
field in the District OF Columbia, known
as Fort Stevens.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

William J. Bryan was the principal
guest Monday night at a Jackson day
banquet, at New Haven $50 democrats
being present. Governor Garvin, of
Rhode Island and Congressman De-
Almond. of Missouri, were among the
guests. The banquet was considered
preliminary to the New England cam
paign. Mr.. Bryan was in Washing
ton Tuesday and discussed in the house
the need of permanent legation build
ings in foreign capitals. He also visit
ed the senate.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Ii was announced from Moscow De-
cember 20 that the Russian govern
ment Is considering making the sale of
tea and sugar a state monopoly, ac-
cordlng to a plan proposed by Nj.
White. while he was finance minister
This action is much opposed by some
interests, but because Of the pressing
need for money. II is believed that Mr..
Whites plan win be adopted. II is
said that the present brandy monopoly
Yields upwards of s30o,000,O0O yearly.
about one-fourth of the revenues of
the empire, and the monopoly on tea
and sugar Is expected to be even more
as the expenses Of its opera
ton win be small
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Mrs. Alexander Sullivan, we'll known
on both sides of the Atlantic as an
author and editorial writer died at
Chicago December 2S. Mrs. Sullivan
was Sc years of age and had been con-
nected with the editorial department
of prominent papers in Chicago, also
during the lifetime of Charles A. Dana,
contributing to the New York Sun.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Senator NJ. A. Hanna was reelected
by the largest majority ever given
candidate for senator from Ohio by
separate ballot of house and senate
Tuesday. There were only rs votes
against him in the two houses. joint
ballot will be unnecessary by reason
of his having a clear majority in each
branch.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Notice was served on the manage
ment of seven theatres in st. Louis
Friday by the license collector that
their licenses were revoked and that
they would be required to secure new
licenses based on certificates from the
building commissioners office that
they had complied with the city or
dinances in the matter of safeguards
against fire before being allowed to
continue giving performances.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Documents have been found tending
to prove that Joan OF Are was the
daughter OF an Italian, who was des-
cended from the Ghisllieri family. This
family came from Constantinople In
1913 and settled in Bologna. After the
estates of Ferrante Ghisilieri had been
usurped by Giovanni Bentwogalio he
emigrated to France, where he had
three children, one of whom was Joan.
The documents say that IT is difficult
to ascertain the truth, because Ferrante
Ghisilieri, after his arrival in France,
changed his name to D'Arc.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Among the gifts received by Presi-
dent Roosevelt on Christmas day was
one that was sent to him by resident
of Scranton, Pa. This present consist
ed of miniature coal car carved out
of a chunk of coal, the car being top
ped off with coal and ornamented with
the national colors. 1t stands four
inches high and is a foot in length.
President Roosevelt has sent to the
Scranton giver his autograph letter
acknowledging the unique gift
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

The democratic national committee
met at the Shoreham hotel in Wash
ington Tuesday for the purpose of de-
Gliding the time and place for holding
the next democratic national conven-
tion. The time for the convention
was fixed at Wednesday, July 6, at IL
o'clock and the place chosen was st.
Louis.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

The United States Steel corporation
has extended its profit-sharing plan
and invites subscriptions to the pre-
ferred stock from employees at $55 per
share instead of the original price of
sS2.5O. The following statement was
made by the treasurer of the corpora
ton: "The plan adopted December 81,
1902, is still in force and employees are
subscribing for the second year on the
basis of the first year, except that the
price is fixed for the second year at $50
per share"
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Small pox is so prevalent that the
rs schools in Morris Centre, Richhill,
East and West Finley, Penn, have been
closed The disease APP
peared several weeks ago in Time,
Green county, and scarcely a family In
the village is free from the disease.
other communities soon became in
fected.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

A London diplomatist says that
King Edward has placed in the frank
est manner before the car his per-
sonal conviction Of the reasonableness
of Japan's demands and has urged
him not to permit the peace of the
world to be broken.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

The Russian Christmas massacre
planned for Kishineff was prevented by
Minister of the Interior Won Plehve,
who made himself personally respon-
sible to the czar for the averting Of an
ti-Jewish riots during the holidays.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Gen. Reyes, the special Colombian
envoy who has been in Washington
for some time presenting the cause of
Colombia, arrived in New York Tues
day from Washington on his way back
to Colombia.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

There are about 1000 cases of ty-
phoid fever in Montreal and fresh cases
are being reported continually despite
all efforts to check the disease.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of Swift & Company held in
Chicago last week It was decided to
increase the capital stock of the con-
Germ from $4,000, 900 to $35,000,000.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15
Death of a Southern Hero.

Gen. John b. Gordon. one of the
great leaders of the south In the civil
war, died at Miami, Florida, Saturday
He was one of the heroic figures of the
war and ii has been said of him that
there was no Drawer officer and none
ADLER, except only Lee and Stonewall
Jackson, and that when the war was
over no other man did so much toward
softening the asperitles growing out of
the long and bitter conflict. If Gen.
Gordon was idolized by the confederate
veterans, he was almost equally loved
by the men who wore the blue. He
made many addresses TO veterans and
to those of both north and south his
pleas for national unity for a love of
the flag and the constitution, are re-
called as among the most eloquent APP
peals in the language. Gen Gordon
was lieutenant general of the army
of the south, and was afterwards twice
governor of his native state of Georgia,
United States senator for ten years,
and commander -in-chief Of the United
Confederate Veterans. Gen, Gordon
was a handsome man, six feet two he
carried many wounds, the result OF his
constant exposure at the front during
the war. His men believed him TO bear
a charmed life on account of his many
narrow escapes from death and follow
ed him with blind faith. For several
recent years Gen. Gordon lectured all
over the country on The Last Days of
the Confederacy" and wrote book,
published by the Scribners, "Reminis-
cences Of the Civil War" at the close
of which are tributes of the author "as
the follower and friend of Lee and the
sincere admirer of Grant"
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Prof Alexander Graham Bell of the
Smithsonian institute, Washington d.
c., and Mrs. Bell left Genoa, Italy
Thursday on the North German Lloyd
steamer Princess Irene with the body
of James Smithson, founder of the in
stitution, who died in Genoa in 1929.
The city of Genoa viii maintain the
monument erected to his memory.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Parke Goodwin well known through
out the country as editor and writer,
died at his home in New York Thurs
day. He was at one time editor of the
New York Evening Post. He was s.
years of age and married the daughter
of William Cullen Bryant, the poet.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Three French medical experts in the
service of the French government have
departed for Tahiti, where they win
endeavor TO check the ravages of dis
ease among the natives. These men
are authorities on leprosy, elephantasis
and other tropical diseases and have
been sent ont 10 the French possessions
in the South seas because Of the in
crease in mortality among the natives
OF late.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Twenty men were killed and 40 in
jured at the Los Laureles mines west
of Guadalajara, Mexico, Friday, by
the explosion of a large number of box
es of dynamite stored in a powder
house.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

King Alfonso of Span, as yet I'M
married, wants to educate his subjects
in agriculture To that end he has Sc
lected 700 hectares of worked-out land
and proposes to make it prolific by APP
plication of latest scientific processes.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Signor Mascagni. who was so I'M
pleasantly involved in litigation in the
United States last year, is in trouble
at Pesaro, Italy. A court has passed
sentence evicting him from the apart
ment occupied by him at the Rossini
lyceum, which he refused to abandon,
although removed from the director
ship of the lyceum before going to the
United States.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Lord I.ansdowne, the British foreign
minister, has communicated a note to
various powers proposing that special
ships belonging to each power be de-
tailed for the purpose of protecting
western lives, property and interests
during the Russian-J Japanese war
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Violent eruptions of Mount Colimo
volcano, accompanied by severe earth
quakes, have alarmed the inhabitants
of the adjacent country. Many have
left their homes.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

over 1000 Japanese will go back to
Japan from California this month, cal
led by an edict Of japanese Consul
Molono of San Francisco.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Jean Leon Gerome, the illustrious
painter and sculptor, is dead in Paris
at the age Of so years. For many
years he was recognized as one of the
most eminent artists of Europe. and
his works were eagerly sought by peo-
pie OF taste and wealth in all coun
tries. In his death the world of art
sustains a great loss.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

The Chinese emperor has affixed
his seal TO the Chinese American
treaty and has acceded to the request
of the American government through
Minister Conger for the immediate
exchange of ratifications. Ratifica-
tions of the treaty between China and
Japan have been exchanged.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-01-15

Capt. Richmond p. Hobson has been
summoned to Boulder, Col, where his
mother is dying. Mrs. Hohson Is SIX
ty years old and has been an invalid for
20 years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-17
WATSON AND THE DEMOCRACY.

Those who have carefully Thomas
nuncaneno have doubt been impressed by brightness
sincerity Mr. Watson spite of his briancy evident honesty
is not however likely become the Moses of the ongwanderng
Democracy Indeed his manifesto makes such
cdedy improbable According him the Democracy hopeless
because The Bayantes drive the puocrac
and the plutocatc element drive Mr. Bryan He
therefore the formation of party which putocrac
element" would be excluded.
This OF course is simply the contention of Socialist who
ans the deusve notion that politics nothing
between classes for the gaining material advantages
Watson is frank enough confess he would the
thoroughly radical but he has accomplishing thing
for the that all Democrats will permit themselves
placed the class" despa Democracy
present ovehrowing
putocracy through the creation of class party
Mr. Watsons plea for political organization purely
academic while Mr. Bryan plan that intended afford
remedy for the ills of the Democracy
diagnosed them Bryan believes that all that make
the Democracy radical to inl radical convictions into
direct into radical channels That Bryans plan ultimately
adopted there appears doubt for the potential
that the Democracy has other follow without risk
ing still further disruption if not complete annhaon.
Slfpresevation will force the party along the road Bryan
pointed and four hnse will the old radical
of 1896 and the Republicans of the nation will be called
combat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-17
REASON TO BE ASHAMED.

1t is all surprising learn that Chicago does not relish
the notoriety she has received through the casting of
for Eugene " Debs candidate for the presidency chagrn
due much the depong of such number of
cast ballots the kind OF socialism they represent Those
recall the tragic Chicago during
need be told the of socialism for which Debs stood
They well socialism that seeks by
legitimate methods induce change their opinions
should hold another
and by doing bring them freely industrial and
social reorganization that in pcaceabe way would
existing order of things
The socialism for which Debs stood victory through
malice envy, violence and defiance OF law Little
Chicago bushes with shame when she conempa those 10000
Debs ballots