Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-03-18
Railroads Are Disturbed.

culiar de lings connected with the
conduct and financing of railroads.
The market apprehends more restrlc-
tive laws and more unremittlng en-
forcement. j. Pierpont Morgan mas
arranged with President Roosevelt
for a conference with several leading
railroad presidents, VINO will try TO
induce him TO "let up" or panic
among investors may follow.
Battleship's Magazines Explode
At TouIon Tuesday afternoon, the
powder magazines on board the
French battleship lena blew up, kill
ing the captain, chief Of staff and from !
20 to so sailors, wounding rear ad-
miral and several hundred others. !
Tne battieship, one of the finest Ia the
French navy, bad JUST been overhaul
ed ana fitted out for cruise A tor
pedo exploded in some unknown.
way, communicating to tue maya
zines. Th. whole stern OF the snip
was blown off. She was in cry dock
undergoing final inspection. Water
was finally let into the dock ana the
flames drowned out.
President Hats California.
The California legislature is con-
sidering measures providing that ad-
mission shall be refused by the pri-
mary schools TO all pupils over ten
years of age, ard authorizing the es-
tablishment of separate schools for
Oriental pupils, includ ng japanese.
The Senate passed the bills and they
were up for action in the house when
President Roosevelt telegraphed the
governor Of California asking for
suspension of action, as their passage
would greatly hamper the Washing
ton government il trying 30 arrange
with Japan for the excluding of Japa-
nese laborers. By advice OF the gov
ernor. the house voted unanimously
not to take up the bills at present.
SouabbIing over Mrs. Eddy's Fortune.
A bill in equity to obtain an ac-
counting of the financial affairs of
Mrs. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, head
of the Christian Science church, was
filed in the New Hampshire superior
court March 1 by Mrs. Eddy's son,
George w. Glover of Deadwood, S.
D., and his daughter, Miss Mary
Baker Glover, and George W. Baker
t of Bangor, Me-, nephew and "next
, friend" of Mrs. Eddy. The bill is
directed against Alfred Farlow and
other trustees of the Christian
s Science church in Boston and Calvin
!. A. Frye, Mrs. Eddy's secretary, Lewis
Y C.<Strang, her assistant secretary
and Herman S. Herring, first reader
d of the church in Concord. Besides
r demanding an accounting of al
q transactions relative to Mrs. Eddy'i
u affairs, the bill asks for restitution il
% case any wrong doing appears; for al
h Injunction during litigation agains
interference with her property an'
business, and for receiver. Mr.
Glover, the only son Of Mrs. Eddy, b.
:, her first marriage, is 81 years OF age
- He Was parted from his mother whel
~ very young and has seen her only a
intervals. He is not Christla.
Scientist. On a recent visit to Con
- cord, he claims to have discovere
that Mrs. Eddy is in weakene
y bodily and mental state, is closet
~ watched and guarded by those abou
her, who will not allow her to exer
o. else what will p -wer she has unle:
nv her actions accord with their interes
IL Mr.. Glover and the other near rels
tives who have brought this suit al
~ evidently seeking to protect the
" interests as possible heirs. A tru
" bond, giving to Mr.. Glover's fami
80 the sum of $3.50, 900, was executed
", Mrs. EDDY but few days before tn
ho suit was brought. The sums We
Oh available only in case the bene6ciari
iO' made no attempt 10 interfere wi
IN any other disposition of her renal
NO ing property by Mrs. Eddy, who b
Io1 LO0O AAOI4A IAAO %
.ne of her books on Christian Science.
LIS is said this condition will not nc
1no as against those members Of t
"a" Glover family not parties to the 81
" and they will get the sums forfeit
'' by the other members of the fam
-, who are parties to it. Mrs. Ed,
IL; sunnorters claim that she is in G
'' cellent health, keen of mind and a.
ny to transact her own business, viii
ia she regularly attends to in the "
0n that pleases her. Ex-senator Cha
dler is counsel for the Glovers a
Gen. Streeter for the Scientis
nner Since the suit was instituted, DR..
nifty 49,. r5dv ~ W,+orhn,1 Co,t
Law D. EOcOOI LNy " ""eOAD11J OAi'
Sold VT, an adopted son of Mrs. Ed