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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-01
WHEELER DEER FUND.


Rutland, Nov. 30.-An emphatic
denial Of the statements that the
Wheeler deer fund of 81, 900 had been
withdrawn from the use of the State
is made by its giver, M. f. Wheeler
of this city. The statements have
been made in connection with the leg
islative session at Montpelier, and
were given publicity some days ago
by letter from Representative M. j.
Hapgoud of Peru to a Montpelier pa
per in which the writer stated in
effect that Mr.. Wheeler had threat
ened to withdraw the fund unless
certain legislation was enacted; that
the House had protested against this
threat. etc Mr., Wheeler, who just
returned from visit to Tennessee,
stated yesterday that he had placed
81 000 in the hands of Gen. W. Y. W.
Ripley of this city two years go, tell
ing MIN was il for the purpose of pro-
tectlng the game in Vermont and for
the prosecution of violators of the fish
and game laws, Mr., Wheeler stated
that the money WAS thus taken out of
his hands and that withdrawal of the
fund was impos sible. He WAS unable
to give any reason as TO the cause or
object of any misrepresentation as
to the fund
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VAR NE rs.

Rome, Nov ga Toxic despatch
says the general attack on the Port
Arthur Notifications which began on
the night of Nov. 26 has been but par
TALLY successful. Forts Ehrlungshan,
East Ehrlu ng and Miaokubuja jana Beed
were destroyed but the japanese at
tacks OF the Lunghan and VIkwan
(probably Keek am forts were re-
pulsed. The total japanese losses re-
ported have been nearly 1000 The
despatch sgJs it is possible the attack
will net he renewed but that the jap
auese will continue to besiege the town
until the Russians are forced to capitu-
late from lack Of foou.
Tue despatch saws bitter cold pre-
walls throughout Manchuria especially
along the Shake river Five Of Gen-
eral Kuroki's sentinels we're frozen to
death at their posts.
Toxic, Nov. 2S The Japanese diet
assembled today The Mikado will
open les formal sessions tomorrow with
speech from the throne.
st Petersburg. Nov. 2S. The re.
port of the Russian comm ssarial de-
partment which has been published,
has caused sensation and reused
widespread discomfort The depart
ment recently adopted a new method
of preserving meats. This method was
woefnlly inefficient and the meats be-
came rotten. The soldiers refused to
touch the meat and hundreds of thous-
ands of pounds were wasted. 1t as
serted that $50 railroad cars of shoes,
Clothes and provisions, some of them
purchased for the soldiers by private,
subscription, had been lost. The
newspapers are unanimous in their
demands on the government for a
remedy of the existing evils in the
department.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 2S The
Ministry of Marine publishes table
representing Russia's naval strength
in the Far East as 70 t. eight vessels,
including the Baltic feet The Jap
aness strength is placed at twenty five
vessels. The statement adds that vio-
tory is consequently assured
st. Petersburg, Not. 90 Des-
patches from the front report frequent
skirmishes on Russian left flank near
the Shake river. Apparently the
japanese are continuing the develop.
ment of the turning movement in this
direction, the beginning of which
was reported last week, General
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"WONDERFUL", BUT WHY?

President Eliot of Harvard said
the other day:
The last time / was abroad | met
at tea in London a we'll known
writer of childTeu's books.
He was quiet, modest gentle
man. The lionizing he underwent at
the tea did not puff him up, and
neither did the dreadful distaste that
happened later particularly unman
him.
He was nearly ready to 60, when
his hostess brought up to him her
little daughter, a child of seven or
eight years. She was a pretty child
and as soon as she had been presented
she said in a loud, clear voice.
I think you are very wonders
ful man,
The author smiled
Why do you say that, my dear?'
he asked.
Because, said the little girl,
mamma told me to. New York
Tribune.
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Posi- COMMANDER DEAD.

Bethel, Nov. 80. - Commander
Wesley Baker, life long resident
here, passed away on the 2Sth inst.
For long time he has been confined
to his home by Bright's disease. Mr..
Baker was commander of the Daniel
Lille Post G. A. R., also past vice.
grand of Bethel lodge l. o. o. F.,
No. 35 At the age of eighteen he
enlisted in the army and served out
his term Again he enlisted and be
came sergeant of his company, Funer
al services will be held from his late
residence on Thursday at II o'clock
a. M and he will be buried under
Odd Fellow custom. Besides a wife
he leaves a son, Walter, who is in
the employ of the B. q NJ, R. r.
at Boston.
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for payment of judgment of court Of
claims; S. 1877, duties of examiners
of teachers, superintendent of educa-
tion to perform these duties in certain
cases; S. 143, relating to certain re-
turns under the tax law; II. SOB,
amending charter of village of Spring
field; II. 39l, Incorporating village
of Concord. Amendments proposed
by the committee on corporations were
agreed to; H. 405, amending charter
of Connecticut River Power Co.,
amended; Fl 444, Incorporating viii
lage of Cambridge. Amended.
Third Reading. H 498, relating
to distribution of State reports, etc.,
for educational pui poses; Ii. 500, reg
ulating purchase of supplies at State
institutions and laboratory of hygiene !;
H, SOB, amending statutes relating to
compensation of members of State
boards; II. 504, relating to taxation
of costs in criminal causes; H. 512,
amending statutes relating to truant
officers; H. 5l3, amending statutes
relating to fishing and protection Of
fish; H SIG, amending statutes re-
latiug to bridges and culverts; H.
5l4, amending statutes relating to per-
mits to teach.
Killed. H. 343, raising the salary
of Lamoille county clerk from $1,000
TO $1,000.
Adopted in Concurrence. Joint
resolution from Senate providing for
printing of proceedings of Vermont
Historical Society
Bills Introduced. H, 517, by Mr..
Hawks of Bristol, to authorize the
Bristol Electric Go to issue preferred
stock.
Senate Amendments Coucurred In.
H. 10, legalizing quadrennial APP
praisal ana grand lists of town Of
Hartford: II. 1874, for protection OF
shade trees; H. 1928, Incorporating the
Lake Morey Telephone and Telegraph
Co ; H 800, relating to payment OF
fees and regulating compensation OF
county clerks.
Adjourned
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"B1TTLING NELSON" Won.

San Francisco, Nov. 30-In the
greatest fight witnessed between little
men in years, Battling Nelson of
Chicago won last night from Young
Corhett" of Denver in ten rounds.
From the tap of the bell until Cor
heti's seconds thew up the sponge
Nielsen was master of the situation at
every stage His fighting was IA reve-
lution and the most brilliant wit
messed in any ring here. For the last
three rounds # the fight Corbett was
as helpless as a baby hut he wobbled
around groggily and gamely until the
repeated calls from around the house
to stop the fight caused Harry Tuthill
to enter the ring. The fight was over
and the new man is in line to van
quish Champion Britt,
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BOOKS WORTH READING.

!. In His Steps. What Would
Jesus Do?" o. NJ. Sheldon.
3. Crucifxion of Phillip Strong, @.
M. Sheldon.
3. Robert Hardy's Seven Days, o.
M. Sheldon.
The Miracle at Markham, @. NJ.
Sheldon.
A Matter of Business, W. Q. Stiles.
To Pay The Price, Silas K. Hook
ing.
Edward Blake, o. M. Sheldon.
His Brothers Keeper, @. M. Shell
DON
Richard Bruce, O NJ Sheldon.
The Twentieth Door, O. M. Shell
don
Malcolm Kirk, o. M. Sheldon.
John Kings Question Glass,
In His Steps, German, @ M Shell
don.
Not His Own Master, G. S. Rea-
ney.
Bound in paper, % cents each.
Vellum De Luxe, 90 cents each.
Regular cloth. gilt top, IS cents
each.
l. 2, 3, cheap paper edition, 10 cents.
Lest We Forget, by Joseph Hook
ing.
All Men are Liars, by Joseph Hook
ing.
The Scarlet Woman, by Joseph
Hooking.
With illustration, cloth 81 25 each
Other works by O. NJ Sheldon
Born to Serve, Vellum de Luxe,
SOC
Who Killed Joe's Baby? paper,
| 10c.
The Wheels of the Machine, paper,
10c.
His Mothers Prayers, paper, 10c,
How to Succeed, paper, sc.
The Reformer, cloth Sl.O0, paper
SOC.
The Narrow Gate. cloth. S1.OO,
paper, SOC.
In His Steps, illustrated, large
type. gilt top, 70 full-paee illustra-
tions, cloth cover design in blue,
white and gold. In box, 81 90.
Beasts of Ephesus. James Brand,
D. D.. cloth, 70 cents.
| An Elementary Oatechism, W. E.
| Barton, &c.
Saloon Law Notification, A. @.
| Rankin flexible binding 40 cents
Hymns Historically Famous, Col.
Nicholas Smith, cloth, with "a por-
traits, S1.25.
The Advance Almanac and Manual
of Congregationalism. &c
Victoria, by GRAPHIC, cloth, SOC.
Sent postpaid on receipt of price,
! by Advance Publishing Company, 225
Dearborn street, Chicago,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-12-01

Vermont will BIZ heartily ashamed
if her law makers do not make suit
able appropriation for a gift of plate
to the great battleship that is to bear
her honored name. Let the cheese
pairing economists blow il they want
to. There are some conventionalities
that are not reduoible to pounds,
shiIlings, and pence, glory be. some
accepted customs that symbolic senri-
ments beyond the power Of money to
express. The world acknowledges a
sense of fitness of things that was not
ordained by Vermont, but Vermont
cannot escape being measured by its
standard st. Adams Messenger.
A silver service costs goodly wad
of money, it is true, but there are
some things that must be done even
though 1t does cost. Vermont's name
would be made laughing stock from
the Atlantic to the Pacific should she
not comply with custom in this mat
ter. Money saved could never repay
the State for the reflection 1t would
bring upon her.
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Young BOY SUSPECT.

Worcester, Nov. 80. -Ovide Chapde-
laine, the fifteen years old boy who
was arrested on suspicion of having
murdered Mrs. Brigham at Leicester
last week was arraigned in court this
morning At the request of District
Attorney Hoar the case was continued
until December IA. There was no
hearing and the prisoner did not
plead.
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The LEGISLATURE
SENATE MORNING.
Tuesday. Nov. 20.

tuesday, NOV, ~.
Bills introduced S. 1853, by Sen,
Pierce of Windham, incorporating the
Austine Sanitarium; s. 1863, by Sen
Slack, incorporating the Lyndon and
Island Pond Electric railroad
Passed. S. %, to pay O. ). Seeley
the sum named; s. l5l, authorizing
sale of Horse Neck Island.
Third Reading. S. 154, regulating
purchase of supplies at State institu-
tions S. los, relating to vouchers for
auditor of accounts; S. 1879, to pre-
vent sale of fire arms to minors under
age of fifteen years; s. "A, relating to
salary of judges of Supreme Onurt.
Favorable report with amendments
1. changing $4,000 to $500; Q, by
striking out in line 5, not exceeding
three hundred dollars and substitut-
ing while away from home on off
cial business;'' agleed to; S. ia,
amending law relative to public roads
and highway commissioners. Favor
able report with amendments. These
amendments fix salary at $1,000, strike
out all of Sec. which provides that
each town must provide sum equal to
twenty. five per cent of State appor-
tionment for permanent road work
making it obligatory on town road
commissioners to report permanent
road work before Oct. 1 of each year
to get the spportionment.
Passed. H, GA, relating to seine
and set line fishing; II. 276, legaliz
ing grand list Of town of Jamaica (;
H. 1902, regulating practice of phar-
macy; Fl. 3l7, relating to distribu-
tion of State school tax; Fl. 419, to
promote good morals in conduct of
schools
Third Reading. H ISL, legalizinR
grand list of town of Andover; S.
/ 1877, Incorporating National Trust
, Co.; S. 14l, incorporating Rutland
Publishing Association.
Ordered to Lie. H. 306, relating
to billiard and pool rooms and bowl
| ing alleys.
Killed. S, %, prohibiting sale Of
various kinds of trout. Sen. Pierce
of Windham explained that this and
several other bills relating to fish are
reported adversely because of uom.
mittee bill that has been introduced
into the House; s 60, fishing; S. 118,
relating to licensing of dogs; S. 1856,
relating to fishing in Willoughby
Lake; H AL, regulating fishing il
Great Hosmer pond
Adopted in Concurrence, joint
resolution from the House relating tC
State prison.
Adjourned.
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TWEL TE KILLED.

st. Louis. Nov. 28.-A sewer caved
in at Kings highway and Arsenal
streets today burying gang of city
laborers. II is believed twelve we've
killed. Two dead bodies have already
been taken out.
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BRIEFS FROM THE WIRE.

London, Nov 2S The Right
Honorable Mathew Ridley, first Wis
count Ridley, Ia dead.
ObertCn, Ohio, Nov, 2S.-The
Citiz MS National Bank closed down
this morning Ttere is great excite.
ment here.
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Mothers BE Careful

of the health OF your children. Look
out for coughs, colds, Group and
whoopng cough Stop them in time
One Minute Cough Cure is the best
remedy. Harmless ~ d leasabt.
Sold by all druggists.
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Mr.. Stocker and Mr.. Sherwin of ia
maioa followed in the same lines.
Mr.. Fish of Ira, as the Oldest man
in the House, seconded MIR. Fits
nomination. If Brattleboro has the
best men for office, he said, we want
them.
Messrs Start OF Bakersfield, Bailey
of Essex, Fuller OF Stamford, Morse of
Randolph, Waite of Hyde Park, in
behalf of m jority of the members
from their respective counties second
ed the nomination of Mr.. Fits.
Mr.. Lewis of Troy seconded not a
location or town, but man, the
peerless leader of this House." the
Hon. Clarke O. Fits, Messre. O'Sul-
Ivan of st. Albans city, Pape of Bar
re city, Darling OF Chelsea, Fisher OF
Addison, Redfield of Hubbardton,
O'Brien of South Burlington, Sena-
| tors Prouty of Orleans and Isham of
Chittenden and Mr.. Darling of Hard.
wick also seconded this nomination
| OtuhtOC CtdCk " OhlbuOuld bhlu tIIHb
the chief arguments for the creation
Of the office was that the officer should
be an older and more experienced
lawyer than the States attorneys
whom he is to aid He feared Mr..
Fits was too young. Mr.. Sargent,
he believed, measured fully up to the
requirements.
| Mr.. Archibald of Manchester. con-
cedinR the ability of both candidates,
favored Mr.. Sargent. rather than Mr.,
Fitts, inasmuch as Brattleboro has al
ready been pretty we'll looked after in
the matter of State officers He spoke
for the great majority of the Benning-
ton county mem bers. Messrs. Ait
ken of Woodstock, New ton of Read
ing and Walker of Ferrisburg seconded
the nomination of j. Q. Sargent.
The chair appointed as rellers Sen
ator Pierce of Windham, Mr.. Downei
of Sharon, Mr.. Waite of Hyde Park,
Mr.. Archibald of Manchester, Mr.
Bailey of Essex, Senator Slack of Cal
edonia. The ballot resulted as fol.
| Iows.
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commissions go down in defeat.
Salaries are high enough now--high
enough to insure able meA in the
offices-high enough to secure good
service. Do not be made parties TO
the money grabbing scheme of which
the acts this year are but the entering
wedge.
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THE ADVANCE.
CONGREGATIONAL WEEKLY

viii be sent to a new subscriber,
until January 1, 1900, for $500.
Liberal Commission to Agents.
AGENTS WANTED. Trial Of
fer, three months. Is cents.
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MORE MILLS SHUT DOWN.

Fall Eiver, Nov. 25.-Four more
mills shut down this morning on ac-
count of lack Of help The labor lead
ers are preparing statement showing
that the mill owners are violating the
manufacturers agreement and are
giving bonuses TO the strikers
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SENATE MORNING
Wednesday, Nov. 3

Wednesday, Nov, 30.
Passed S. A, fixing salaries of
judges of Supreme Court.
Ordered to Lie. S. ia, relating
to highways and highway commits
sioner
The hour having arrived for meet
ing of the two Houses in joint assem-
bly,, the Senate repaired to Represen-
tatives hall
The Senate having returned from
Representatives. hall, the President
resumed the chair.
In executive session the following
appointments by the Governor were
conf med: DR., O. S. Caverly, Rut-
land, member board of health for six
yeats; Geo. H. Perkins, Burlihgton,
geologist and curator of State cabinet
for two years; George Aitken, Wood
stock. Ernest Hitchcock, Pttsford
and Dana Morse, Randolph, members
of board agriculture for two years.
Adjourned,
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MORNING.

Wednesday, Nov. 80.
Joint Resolution. BY Mr.. Dartt of
Springfield, providing for a committee
to take up matter of final adjourn
ment; adopted on part of the House.
Killed. H. III, incorporating the
Paul Stream improvement Co H.
al, to regulate fishing in Great Hos
mer pond.
Passed. H. 494, incorporating
Congregational Society of Dorset and
East Rupert; H. 202, incorporating
the DeeIfield River Power Co. H.
4l5, to incorporate village of North
Bennington.
Joint session for election of attor-
ney general
Third Reading Ordered =. l47,
relating to expense of compu ting re-
serve liability; S. 60, regulating the
practice of osteopathy, with proposal
of amendments H. 44S. amending law
relating to conveying of scholars.
Passed. S LAT, incorporating West
Milton Cemetery association; H. 440,
relating to school attendance.
Joint Resolution. BY Mr.. Dart of
Springfield, providing for additional
pay for secretaries of the Senate,
clerks of the House and official report
ers for the post-Thanksgiving ses-
sion, on pro rata basis with the sal.
AIRY for the ante Thanksgiving session.
Adopted ON the part of the House.
Adjourned
ELECTION OF ATTORNEY. GEN
ERAL.
At 10 80 the two Houses convened
in joint assembly to elect an attorney
general, as provided in the act already
passed at this season..
Senator Pierce of Windham pres
ented the name OF Clarke U. Fits of
Brattleboro, saying that the import
ance OF the office just created demands
the best material that can be conf
msnded He paid high tribute to
the ability, character, energy and &C
| lvlty OF Mr.. Fits, young man al
ready we'll known to this assembly.
He spoke for the solid delegation of
Windham and many others.
Mr.. Downer of Sharon presented
the name of John G. Sargent of Lud-
low, whom he described as especially
fitted for the peculiar duties of this
office His standing asa lawyer and
as trial advocate, and as a man war
ranting his selection. Windsor ooun-
ty supports him solidly.
] Mr.. Proctor of Proctor seconds
Mr.. Fits, speaking of him as an
ideal candidate"
Mr.. Shaw of Marlboro seconded the
nomination Of o. o, Fits. in behslI
of Windham county's solid delegation.
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HOUSE. MORNING.
Tuesday, Nov.

tuesday, NOV. ~.
Bills Passed. H. 81, to incorpo-
rate the White River Water Co., with
amendments; H. 1866, granting GER
tain powers to the village of West
Derby, with amendments.
Third Reading. H. 23l, relating
to constructions of buildings; H. 4A0.
relating to school attendance.
Resolution-By Mr.. O'Sulivan of
st. Adams:
Resolved by the House of Represen-
tstives, That this House has learned
with deep sorrow Of the death of
Adam w. Hurlburt, the Representa-
tive from the town of Georgia, and
Resolved that, while reverently
bowling 70 the solemn decree of the
Divine Master of life and death, we
desire to express the sense of loss
which we feel on the death of our es
teemed fellow member, our apprecia-
tion of his useful and honorable life.
and our deep sympathy for his bereaved
family and friends.
Resolved. that copy of these reso-
buttons be forwarded by the clerk of
the House to the family of our late
fellow member.
Resolved, That as a further mark
of respect to the memory Of the de-
ceased this House now adjourn.
The resolution was adopted.
Adjourned.
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SENATE AFTERNOON.
Tuesday. Nov. 30.

UbbUHyi INUF' NU'
Bill Introduced. S. 100, by Sen.
Pierce, of Windham, relating to SAL
AIRY of uperintendent of education.
Increases salary from So, 900 to So, 800 /;
Sen Fullington If LamoIlle, moved
that the House be requested to return
to the Senate n 482, relating to re-
funding municipal indebtedness, and
the motion was agreed to,
"hird Reading. H. 254, relating
to the support of normal schools; H..
1856, relating to school attendance.
H. 476, Incorporating the Lucy
Ruggles Teachers Home.
Adjourned.
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HOUSE AFTERNOON.

Tuesday, Nov. 30
Passed H. 3l6, amending statutes
relating to grand lists of city of Bar.
Ie; H. 437, incorporating Northern
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. {; H. sos.
amending charter Of village of Nor
risville; H. 63, relating to employ
ment OF child labor; H. 1897, appro-
priating 81, 800 annually for Stste
geological work; H. 452, construction
of granite wall in rear of State House !;
H. 46l, construction of storage vault
in basement Of State House; II. 400,
appropriating $4, 600 for maintenance
and repair of Bennington Battle Mou.
ument, conditioned on the iais'ng Of
81, $50 by association; H. 496, to pro.
hibit distribution Of advertising mat
ter, or soliciting, in and about the
State House; S. l24, appropriation
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and Mr.. Fits was declared elected.
On motion of Senator Lord of
Washington the char appointed Sem
ator Lord, Mr.. Start of Bakersfield
and Mr.. Proctor of Proctor a commit
tee to notify Mr.. Fits of his election
and escort him to the assembly hall.
Mr.. Fits was presented to the As
semby and escorted to his seat, being
greeted with applause.
Mr.. Fits said he was more grateful
than he could express for the High
honor conferred on him. He said the
State would expect much of the first
incum bent and he himself, in sup
porting the creation of the office, had
set high standard. He promised his
best efforts. He regretted the neces-
sity, required by his acceptance Of
this office whose term begins ton or
row, of severing his connection with
the House, relation that has been
among the most pleasant of his life
experiences He renewed his thanks.
The assembly was then dissolved.