Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-10
STATEHOOD MEASURE WINS
PASSES SENATE AFTER A NINE
HOURS SITTING,
Ocean Steamer Grounded in SNOW
Storm-Finlands Proeurator Assa''
sinated-Death Of Prominent Figure
in Chadwick Cases.

in Chadwick Cases.
After a continuous sitting of almost
nine hours the senate ut Washington
Tuesday night, Feb. 4 passed the
Joint statehood bill, providing Tor the
admission the states OF oklalolIa'
10 be composed of oklahoma ana IN
dian territory and New Mexico, ac-
cording to the present Douluaries'
with Arizona eliminated. Mr.. Calm
gers substitute for the l0-year pro-
hibitory amendment, extending tne
amendment to the entire state for II
wears. was adopted. The committee
accepted Mr.. Foraker's amendment
providing for a separate vote by eacl
of the territories of Arizona ana New
Mexico, on the constitution TO pe
adopted by the proposed state ol
Arizona. Mr.. Bard presented ms
amendment, providing for the adihis-
sion of New Mexico as state without
Arizona This was rejected by the
senate which afterward decided TO en-
tirely eliminate New Mexico ana
Arizona from the bill, and then MI
Bard renewed his proposition Tor the
admission of New Mexico as state
and this amendment prevailed, eiiih
mating Arizona from the bill, ana es,
tablishing a state of New Mexico ana
another of Oklahoma and Indian ter
ritory. In this form the bill passed;
The bill originated in the house anu
will go TO conference.
The grand jury at New York nave
handed down indictments for cohspi-
racy in connection with the Dodge
Morse divorce case, against iotiiei
supreme Court Justice Edgar Il.
4 4 ~
BENJAMIN f. Steinhardt of the nrm
of Howe and Hummel and others. MI
Fursman pleaded not guilty FRIDAY,
ian. 81, and was paroled in custody
of his counsel.
In the contest for the governorship
of Colorado at Denver experts
have examined $3.50 ballots cast az
the election in Denver. out OF TINS
number the experts reported that 'oo
ballots were written by one man:
witness from the county poor farm
testified that IS inmates OF the farm,
including himself, registered ana Voteu
In Denver on election day. lie sali
he had been boarding in Denver since
Nov. 10, the republican party paying
his board.
The home of John Kirby farmer
of Wauchula, Fla, was found III asnes
recently and in the smoldering runs
were found the bodies of Kirby MS
wife and four children, anging IN ag1
from a boy of twelve YEARS to an IN
FAINT of one year An investigation
was made which resulted In the con-
clusion that the entire family had
been murdered and a torch applied 70
the dwelling The skulls of the VIC
tins had been crushed. The general
theory is that a party of negroes COM
mitted the crime, although no traces
Of the perpetrators can be found.
The interstate commerce commits
sion at Washington, Friday, Feb 5,
rendered a decision against the Atch-
ison. Topeka and Santa Fe railroad
on the alleged unlawful rates and
practices" of that road in the trans
portation of coal mine supplies, In
yolying also the Colorado Fuel ana
Iron company. The commission de-
clares that the railroad has been
guilty of fragrant wilful and contin-
uous violations" of the law during the
past five years. The main point or
violation charged is failure to publish
and adhere to tariffs.
Michael Donnelly president of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters ana
Butcher Workmen of North America.
makes the direct charge in a letter to
the Chicago Examiner, that he was Of
fered heavy bride by the beef trust
during the last strike at the stock
yards. Il am prepared to prove" ne
says, that | was offered large sum
of money and a monthly salary as a
bride by a party representing a pack
ing company some time ago" his
answer, he says. was that a mansion
on Michigan avenue to live in and all
the money in Chicago banks would
not induce him to turn traitor to his
fellow workmen
During a raging gale and binding
snow storm, which swept the Nova
Scotia coast for "a hours, the ocean
steamer Damara of the Eurness line
ran on the rocks at Musquodobolt, 81
miles east of Halifax, early Tuesday,
Feb. Z, and is believed to have found
cred with the loss of many lives. The
first officer of the ship, with IS of the
crew, escaped in one of the life boats
and landed at Pleasant Point, after a
terrific struggle with wind and sea.
Cant. Gorst master of the Damara,
four passengers and the balance of the
steamers crew left the vessel in an
other life boat and it is feared that
they have persisted.
Counsel for Charles l., Tucker, con-
victed, at Cambridge Mass, recently
of the murder of Mabel Page, have
filed a motion for a new trial, alleging
that the evidence was not sufficient
to warrant a conviction of murder in
the first degree and that the verdict
was against the evidence and the
weight thereof. Representative
Thomas L. Davis of Salem who has
petitioned the legislature for the abol-
ishment of the death penalty says
that the Tucker case will be used in
an argument in favor of his bill which
he believes will become a law this
year, a similar bill having failed of
passage four years ago by. but four
votes. If passed, he thinks it will
have great effect upon the final
disposition of fuckers case.
The federal grand jury at Portland,
Ore, found indictments Tuesday, Jan.
81, in connection with the alleged
land frauds, against u.
s. Senator John II. Mitchell, Con-
gresham Binger Hermann and many
others. Senator Mitchell is charged
with conspiracy to defraud the gov
eminent, the specific charge being I'M
lawfully preparing affidavits for peo-
pie to sign, swearing to untruthful
statements. The case has been trans
ferred to the criminal branch of the
supreme court. Further indictments
for bribery in connection with the
land fraud cases were found against
Senator Mitchell Feb. 2. He is said
to have accepted sums aggregating
$4,000 for services rendered in connec-
ton with public lands applications.