Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-26

-" The reply or the rePresea
e - ~ the express companies wes.
. s,S imposition TO the reinstatement.
- The men will be the Same iyua
yaars from now as u Is to-uay. w.
yen at take them back under any
WIN .ila1il,,, l+S This brought the
n,,sarenee 10 close. and all parties
co.,li.,red In IL left the city ball. All
saotiations are now off. and bitter
Struggle is expected.
president Roosevelt reiterated his
,,tontion al Washington Monday.
Nv 30 10 call congress In extra SEES
sion october l6 next TO consider rail-
road legislation.
Tbree-quarters OF million people
have died of the plague in India TINS
wear, according TO figures furnished
by Indian Secretary Brodrick IN the
bouse OF commons at London Tues
day, May 70.
The further investigation of the
Bowen Loomis matter has been post
poned pending the arrival at WASH
ington OF William w. Russell. late
minister to Colombia. whom Mr.
Bowen wants to have examined be-
fore any decision Is reached. Mr.. Rus
sell was secretary of legation under
Mr.. LOOMS when the latter was min
lister at Caracas. He has been sent Tor
In connection with the asphalt contro-
lversy
Ivan Kaleieff, who murdered the
Grand Duke Sergius at Moscow Feb.
ruary II. was hanged at st. Peters
burg. Tuesday morning. May %. On
the scaffold Kaleieff made speech In
which he said: - 1T is said that / ask
ed for pardon. II is lie. l am faith
full TO the tradition of the peoples
will. | do not ask any favor. l am
glad to die" The peoples will is the
name formerly borne by the party
identical with the present social re-
volutionaries
Governor William l.. Douglas Of
Massachusetts,, as referee in the set
Element of the Fall River textile
strike of 1904, finds that a restoration
in part of wages is not warranted by
conditions. The strike. which affect
ed about $4,000 persons. was begun
In July, 1904, to resist a cut of l212
per cent in wages. The strike lasted
nearly six months. at the end of which
time the operatives returned TO work
with the reduction in effect. The
strikers went back in consequence OF
the amicable intervention of Governor
Douglas, and the agreement was that
the governor should. after investiga-
tion, decide upon what margin the
mill owners could grant an increase Of
per cent up to April l of this year.
Governor Douglas finds that it would
require a margin of 14.3S cents be-
tween the price of cloth and eauiva-
lent in manufactured cotton to pay
the requested increase of 5 per cent
in wages earned during the time
which his Investigation covered. This
margin would allow per cent for
mill dividends and 5 per cent for an
nual depreciation. 1t is understood
that the margin prevailing during the
period of investigation was under 70
cents.
More than one hundred Methods
ministers marched TO city hall, Phila-
delphia, Monday. May %, to protest
to Mayor Weaver against the pending
gas lease and to congratulate him OF.
the stand he has taken upon that ques-
| tion. The mayor declares that hc
shall use every means in his power to
prevent the lease which is practically
robbing the city Of si00,0oo,000. Mass
meetings against the lease are being
held. The lease OF the cltyS gas works
to the United States Improvement
company for a term of seventy-fiva
years for the total sum of $4,000. 900.
the money to be paid in various
amounts before the end of 1907 was
voted by the city council Thursday
night, May is. The mayor can veto
the bill, but the council can pass II
over his veto. Mavor Weaver began
his fight against the dominant politi-
cal organization of the city which is
responsible for the deal by dismissing
from Office Tuesday. MAY %. the two
principal members of his cabinet.
David ]. Smyth, director of the de-
partment of public safety, and Peter
E. Costello. director of the department:
of public works. Including policemen
and firemen. there are upward of 90
600 officeholders in Philadelphia, and
practically all Of them are at the mer-
cy Of the mayor. The "organizati on''
/ leaders, headed by State Insurance
Commissioner Durham expect that no
mercy will be shown, and that every
supporter of the Organization" will
be removed from office.