Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-02-17

II is believed that the recent course
If the administration with Santo DO
mingo Influenced the senate IN its
action. Senator Bacon introduced III
the senate at washington Monday
Feb 10, resolution reciting tne
a agreement between the diplomatic
representatives of the United states
and the Dominican republic January
81, 1908, and calling on the president
for information concerning II,
The Idaho house of representatives
has passed the senate bills providing
for fines and Imprisonment for po-
lygamy and adultery. Much senu-
ment has developed in favor OF Jaw
against illegal cohabitation. since
is claimed a polygamy law cannot pc
enforced because of the dlflcuity OF
proving marriage
The members of the cabinet at
washington have all rendered their
designations and on the sixth OF
March they Will all be nominated Tor
re-appointment. with the exception
of Mr. Wynne, who is TO be APP
pointed consul general at London
Mr.. Cortelyou will be nominated on
March for postmaster general
A battle-worn and tattered Ameri-
can flag, that during the Civil war
few from the staff at the headquar-
tiers tent of Gen. Ulysses s. Grant,
was Saturday morning, Feb. IL, hung
in the senate chamber at the Massa-
chusetts state house. The banner
was presented by Gen. Grant to Col.
N4ae. In a
member of the famous commanders
STAFF, who was with the general dur
ing his campaign in the vicinity of
Richmond, and also when the con-
federate general, Robert E. Lee, sur
rendered at Appomattox.
Commander Dillingham; has ar
rived in Washington from San Do
mingo where he was associated with
Minister Dawson in arranging the
no dissatisfaction on the part of any
important element in the island with
the projected protocol. He denies
that the custom houses were taken
over by the United States authorities
Feb. ] or 2, as reported, under the
Dillingham; Sanchez pro-
tocol of Jan. 90, or that they had
been taken over since under the
terms of the protocol and declares
that the United States authorities
have taken no action whatever under
the terms of he protocol.
Erma Shaw the young daughter of
the secretary of the treasury at |
with four schoolmates, I
has been expelled from the Girls /
Latin school at Baltimore because /
she refused to obey the principal, who |
ordered them not to wear certain I
pins which were apparently club /
badges The principal had forbidden T
the organization of fraternal and Sc 7
,ret societies. OF the eight girls con- I
only three obeyed the teach I
er's order Secretary Shaw did not |
command his daughters obedience.
He said the girls had no organization.
out simply bought the pins and wore
hem, enjoying the mystification of
hose who thought they had.
At the coroners investigation into
he death of Mrs. walcker- Hoch at
Saturday, Feb. II, Johann
Ioch admitted his marriage to 10
in the last 10 years. Eight of
hese women are now dead, but
Ioch declares they died natural
leaths. He was identified at the
hearing by several of his victims or
heir friends. One of the witnesses
vas Mrs. Fischer Hoch, a sister of
he woman over whom the inquest
vas being held, and who married
1och a few days after the death of
lis wife. Arsenic was found in the
lead woman's stomach. When Mrs.
fischer Hoch saw the prisoner at the
,olice station she exclaimed: you
Id hog, you got my $780, didn't
'ou?" Hoch merely smiled Hoch's
ase will now be turned over to the
tates attorney.
C. w. Post of Battle Creek Mich,
Who has interested himself largely in
he establishment of a parcels post
ystem. has filed with the senate
edition for the expulsion of Senator
'homas C. Plat from that body.
NE petition is based on the assertion
hat Mr.. Platt, as the executive Off
er of the United States Express
is a party to a conspiracy
o maintain identical routes among
xpress companies for articles
hipped over their lines. and he as
erts that Plat has told representa-
ives of his that he will oppose all
agislation iniuriously affecting his
ompany's interests. The petition
harges the six express companies of
he United States with conspiring to
iolate the antitrust act by monop-
liZing he express business of the
nuntrV and fixinp fha rates.