Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-03-25
Mr.. srlstow Explains His Position.

Influence In postal affairs Mr.. Bris'
tow said he did not make the brief
having been III at the time 1t was
J. prepared, nor did he know how the
report was sent to the house commit
tee. Mr.. Bristow explained In answer
, to questions, that In his report OF the
/. postal investigation. dated October
"a, he was not endeavoring to ascer-
tain whether n member OF congress
. had done a proper or improper act,
: He was trying to investigate Mr..
, Beavers. In discussing his admin
! istration," he said, ut necessitated
! the bringing In instances where
members of congress had made rec
concentrations that he had allowed,
where I considered such allowance
improper. The responsibility OF these
allowances l placed entirely on the
department. II member of congress
purposely or inadvertently makes n
Recommendation the responsibility Is
be a misrepresentation that l have
made an assault on members OF con-
gress. certainly never have used
any language that could be construed
In that way"
First Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne testified Tuesday, March 81
that Chairman Overstreet had re-
auested of the postmaster general AL
information which could be commune
Gated by the fourth assistant post
master general with reference to al
llowances for clerk hire and leases,
which had been made to members or
congress-" The postmaster general In
structed Mr.. Wynne to procure the
list, and when he did so, Mr.. Wynne
noticed that IL contained the names
of senators, members of congress and
others. Il called this to the attention
of the postmaster general" said Mr..
! Wynne, "and on my statement that 1t
would not be right to couple the
names of these gentlemen with Beav-
ers and Machen he agreed with me-"
The names were eliminated. and the
list went to Mr.. Overstreet without
them. Next day, a letter from Mr..
Overstreet asked for detailed infor-
nation, this not being satisfactory.
The postmaster general then ordered
the printed list prepared. 1t was orig
nally compiled Nov. 10, 1903, at the
request of Chief Postoffice Inspector
Cochran.
Postmaster General H. C. Payne is
seriously broken in health and will
resign when a favorable opportunity |
presents itself.
The United States supreme court !
has decided that persons travelling on /
railroads may not secure damages In
case of accident when they ride on
passes.
Senator Rawlins of Utah denies
that he is a Mormon and says that he
renounced the church and its doc
trines thirty years ago. He was born
of Mormon parents, his father being
Bishop Rawlins, and he was baptized
according to the Mormon custom.
Dr. Charles w. Eliot. president Of
Harvard university since 1869. cele-
brated his 10th birthday at Cam
bridge Mass. Sunday March 20. At
hail. the faculty presented
him with loving cup modelled after a
vase in the Boston museum of fine
arts.
Williamson S. Summers, United ,
States district attorney of Nebraska,
will be removed from Office as re- ,
suit of the inquiry into the charges !
against Senator Dietrich of Nebraska. +,
The probabilities are that Chairman ,
lindsay Of the republican state COM !
nttee of Nebraska will be appointed /,
o succeed him. :
The datto Hassen. who wounded
Maj. H. l.. Scott during an engage
nent In Jolo in November has been I
TILED by pursuing troops, says a Ma
lila despatch All the other dattos 6
ided the troops in locating him. Ev-
rything Is peaceful now. There is
10 opposition of any kind to the l
American rule on the island OF Jolo.
A tornado partially wrecked fifty
in Higginsville. Mo-, NOR e
ally wounded one man and hurt sew
raj others Monday, March 81. The a
all on the streets was foot deep
rithin five minutes after the storm !,
egan, and some of the stones were ;,
s large as hens eggs. Trees were "
lown down and horses killed on the
treets. &
The Mayfiower arrived in Washing
on Friday, March is, after trip to II
he West Indies, having on board Ad u
liral Dewey, Rear-Admiral Taylor and
Their members of the general board II
the navy and Assistant Secretary h
oomis of the state department. The
GARD found conditions in San Domin- r,
o deplorable and a practical state of II
narchy existing. n
A Manila despatch says that Cap s,
lin Dewitt. with a detachment of con- A
and Lieutenant Pitney, with in
detachment of scouts, have just en- te
a Filipino force led by Ma
lrio Sakay, the so-called president of
lie Filipino republic. Sakay and 10
his followers We're killed and the >,
were captured. There were VI
D American casualties
Fl
Martial law has been declared in the -, =
trinidad coal mining districts, Colo "
do, as consequence of the miners
rike. Troops have left for the scene. ca
he martial law followed an order to
lie entire state guard to hold itself in te
adiness for services at three hours Pr
,tice. The trouble in the district is
lie chiefly to the bringing in of ne re-
'oes to take the place of strikers. M
Price of Bread Goes Up.
In addition to the 25 per cent adj w
nee to the cost of all the necessaries -
life during the past two months.
ew York bakers have been forced by
e increased cost of wheat and flour -,