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9 g .2: VOL. LXXL1L. Nig. SEMES VOL. XLV BURLINGTON, VT., THURSDAY. NOV1SMBKR :$, 1898. NUMBER 18. LAWMAKER! Refuse Fish Hatchery Bill a Third Reading, Then Re consider Vote. MR. M'GEARY APOLOGIZES, Local Option 11111 Mado Special Order l'or AVednesday .Horning l'rolutblo Settle tuetit of llydii I'at It-.Mnri Utoivll Coiitiint - Wiiodfofil (let IS :l I) 0(1 So'inlor rrectdr Arrives. (Fiom Our Staff Correspondent.) Mi nlpeller, Nov. 2.-ThIs Is tho llrst day nshl to reconsider some of bis acts of the legislators h.ivo boen fice from that the night previous. He stated that his re-Intni-don caused by the Introduction of marks about Mr. I-ord the nlnit before. if y o ,v bills ai.d could give themselves up wholly to lie consideration of the work bifor them. The lit'nrcrditiUH nf Ihn iluv Mhow iii.it the llm.Ki. lu ivnninuii nf n l.o.iv nf men Inueiiiiideiu in thought and nhlo to dlstt'ss intelligently and forcibly Issues ml( I i v i- nuiwtlaim under consideration. 'J Ik HK.-t Interesting dl-cusslons of tho day wtrc- tliose uvcr granting approprlj- er groining aiuiroiiru- . i i , (., ,i,. ji... i,.i, i... ..,..... .i... .-rant ng of an appropriation "to ino town df Woodford nnd th,. 1,111 nrneldhiT nlt. ii nt elerkM on ..leetimi ,inv in i,i 1 1, mn'v. inc ballots. Onlv th" Issue over an ap- pr. prlatlon lu Woodrord was settled, lb.- other two Uelng left lu au uullnlshed ytate. i ' lu the Senate not so much business wns ncconipllshcd as In the House but It wns ufa more Important nature. The P.utland Can.. Han Itallruad and Champlalii Con- Itruotlon company bills wcro referred. Tho bill rcmilnllng the practice of medlclno nnd surgery rouulrlnir license before unv pi yslc.an or veterinary suigeon Is allow Id to i ictli o In Vermont, and the bill ri lalLig to ling term imprisonment for hnb ltuiil criminals, after slight amendments weic passed. A bill relating to mileages Was killed. Tho mnttcr of creating nn In turancc department evidently Is not go ing to bo kllHl In that body without a biaring. Two bills creating this oillco vcru reported adversely by the com mill,. III 1 1 8iilr.r UVit.nn i-n.r, nn.1 ,,1,1 that tht commltteo hud not given n hear- ndvnciites of the bill were dono speaking rna V on either mensuro and that there wrro Patient members could hear the wall-"j1-persons wao wished to be heard. Uu his of poverty from tho flood swept gorges ' persons wao wished to be heard, on his liwitlnii lliioi.. I ill 1 v..r.. nm.1.. n ani.e :i ordrr for Novimber M at 3 p. m. P looked for a long time this morning ns lhuu-'h the letra zlnir of aland lists was tube Lie on y Important business to come before the House.. It started be.Ur than ll.ru.t, ...l,. til ...-. u,.r-...,v.r, was the passage of Hoiuo bill No. 123 wbleli resulted that all rnllrouds keep brush and other obstructions to view In Fid. ihtlr surveyed boundaries cut uway Jnr a distance of ?0 rods from nil grade . ... ..In.. Thlu n-nu frillm.-nil ).V ll... line. t'ge of House bill No. HI providing for """ 'I pioyiues lor ihu iiich uncr. wide rims on wagons. Tho bill reoulies there physically or nvntally unatlo to that all wagons used for carrying loads mark their ballots. It was reported back of from two to throo tons bo furnished ,trom the committee with six amendments with tires or urns thre-c. Inches In width; n'"1 nti,r, that reported lavorab y. The thoe carrying from four to six tons, four amendments were nil ngreed upon Indus wide: carrylnir six tons or over, six then three morn were proposed, one Inches wide i'.vas ndopted, one killed and tho otnpr A real surprise was the somewhat untie- ;whl.-li says that all after the enacting t ountRble action which took place 'l-i' ."hall struck out was left iin when Houso bill No. 247 came up settled when tho motion that the bill be lor a third reading. This is the ordered to He was carried, bill making an appropriation for IIOCSI3-MORN1NO. tho malnte.ianro of the Statu llsh 1 hatcherv at Itoxbury. Tho bill was re-, The following Senate bills were referred: ported favorably nnd without a word of S 1.'. .to prevent dei-ecrutlon of tho na dehnto a voto wns called for. The speak- , tlnnnl ling; committee em military nnlrs. er was In doubt ns to the result nnd on 1 S. . to amend s.c. WS."., ffV. S relating th" motion ot Mr. Colby ot Victory a ya to withdrawal of deposits from a savings und nav voto was called for. It resulted 1 bank, etc.; committee on banks, os fallows: I S. 34, an act to legalize certain qiiadren- Yeas Aldrlch, Hallard, Harbcr. Harden, I nhil appraisals of real estate niado In PW; Harrett. P.ean, Rlxby. Hrackett. Hridge, ' committee on grand list. Huek, Iluttei.leld. Caldwell, Cull. Camp- S :'C, relating to taxes; Judiciary corn bell. Cariienter of Rutland city. Cartmeli. , mlttce. Chapin, Chapman, Chllson, Clark of St.AI-1 bans town, Colby, Cook of Greemboro. . Cook of Manehestr, Davis of Mendnn, 1 verslty; committee on education. De Long, Denton, Dlckermati, Dodds, I ni.;.D THIItD TIMI3 AND PASSI3D. Dow, Downer, Dunton, ICastman of Hart-: ,, , , ., land. IVnn. lilnt. Gardner. Gates. George. ! "15!. ,fo,r Protection of travel upon the Glbbs, Gordon, Gould, Gove. Hale. Hall of Pllhl0 highways. (Ccmpcls railroads to Holton. Harris. Hastings of Mt. Holly, -'r 'Vvn' ,rVs nld UU!ihes nt approach Hastings of Waterford, Hathaway of (i- ,0':ra;'P ''r-'s-lngs.) lais, llazen.Hemenway.Hcudrs.in.Hindcs - relating to width of wheel rims. Hosford. Hunt, Hyde. Jacobs. Johnston. relating to cemetery commission Jridan, Kemp, Lan', Landon of Hrlstol, , "r"; Landon of South Hero, Lathrop, Ieslle, I 1;'3. extending nutliorlng of rnilroad Lincoln, Luce, Mnrvln, McGeary, Miller, f-oinmipsloncrw to electric roads. Newton, Parsons, Hand. nnnm.y, Hen- ", u:- relating to ccnstructlon of rail ftew, Heynolds, nice. Richardson. Hug. rumV terminals aril making connections .1e ShnttlleW of V..S,r,n Shnn:ir,lRnM ! W'itll rittlt'OadS ill tills Stnte. Sheridan, Simmons, Smith of Hrnndon, Smith of Hrunswlck, Smith nt London- dcrry. Smith of WeybriJge, Somers. the Speaker, Stafford, Steward, St. lex, Taft, Tllden, Tupper, Turrlll, Tyson, Wallace, Waterman, White of Andover, Whltcomb, Whitney, Wllklns, Williams, Wilson of Stockbiidge, Wing, Woodward of Land grove, Wyman 107. Nays- -Aboil, Adams, Allen of Hyde Park, Ayor, Hall, Hlalr, Hond. Hoothe, Hoynton, Hrown nf Westfleid, Hrnwn of Whltlngham, Hurbee, Hush, Hutler, Carl I. ...(.. wiu Ti I L Vr in . ir n,V 1 n8,.,.rl,''!',"nu"?lll,,,"v ''"'"j HOrlOll, HOWIiril, .IneKnOn, .lOhnSOIl Of rT,, ril ne. hn. ' ' , !"',". "ig appraisal of Westminster (us, une-nded) nii n , ? . - proln,Kl'f,1 ,'1h,, Ii. 57 legalizing appraisal and list ot Ca- n lw t n V' ri ?T f',V"T!,e,r' Cl,,Ver' hot (as amended). H. 77, legalizing lists Vl Vn?. V ?-Mlel,, ,, , 1 "'V ' "f Albany (as amended). II. !.7. egnllzlng o'lWn?!" &rt , ,J',rr. ?Kl""' nppialsal and list of Hrlghton. II, p;-j. " VE"V . VF Vo ''"ending charter of Deerneld Itiver ,;,,,- Vernon, K'diler, Kimball, King, Kings. lng la'nB )lf jicthel gruiled ' scliool ills- 'Which was being hotly waged yesterday he was seized by men nnd the cry nf "Put lug thero but hail a wife. Further Inve.i liury, Kinsley, lwis of .Nor- lr.i u o,n inenmnrntlntr nicer view morning suddenly ceased and it was irlven him mil" wns raised. For a minute It tluatlons showed thnt Mr. Lamm was a wlch, Lord, Marshall, Mattocks, MoDnde, McGlnuls, Miles, Morrison brldge, Sherman of West Windsor, Smith of Fletcher, Bprngue.Stevons of Stanimrd, Stevens of Thctford, Strong, Swasey, Tvr s III. Thomas, Thrasher, Tlbbetts, Tlliot son, Tudor, Tullcy, Walker, Wure, Wat son, Webster, Welltnnn, Wheeler, White of Pnntnn, Wilson of Huncock, Woodward ot Mlddletown Springs, Young of ICast Montpeller, 'ioung of Glastenbury-118. """ ,"n"',.'V. . ' ' l'.' " " "'""sun, question of piivllege. He stated that his emeu, jiy.ie rant oueis to give .onon oi iimibiiem, .ocs, .Mining, wor(i-, of tho iirevlous evening regarding proiurt) from Its present boundarl Uivis, linen, rage, i nr sli, fnrker, Pat- w A VIU COnslrufd wrong and make no ehing.. In the grand list of eeisnii, i-.-ei. nr i n . i i , ririnps oi .r,, .. oul Wrong. Hu apologized to llstown. The. men from Monislown i-utney, i-niuips ni nnumeiu, i-tiuups ot lh(, limwv for ,(, Words. Inclined to iirniit cx-Gov. i'ago'a iiiiiiiouin, i oiiei, iTiiii. jiuuerson, rtcrui. , M Lnmlr,n of Poultney presented n po- that his prop, liy may he included iu ner, Sears of Irasburgh, Seurs of Monk-'1...rn nsi,inK for thn pnssago nf II. cs town of Hyde Park on these terms. ion. nnatiucit oi r.ueii, .-merman oi (. nm- ..i.ciu in 11. h uuiik .men 01 iun. iS; .,,,,1 t)10 n I was refused a third read bridge, Hlodgett, Hottum, Hrown of Willis- nB ttin, Daniels, Duvlson, Dickey, I-3asttnan (,;, moton of .Mr. Dodgo of Sheldon the of New Haven I'3mery, Fiilby. Gllllllun, : Ilnuso adjourned. C. ".l?!'P'1i."L"...0r,,il. J,.,lmn,on":l lIOL'S13-AFTKHNOON. .ll(,u, ,-, .iwillirifll ill I 1111 111. IV.-IV, UUIII1SU11 III Lyndon, Lewis of Concord, Hobblns, Sum- tier. Trnsl;, Vlall, Webb, Wright, The result of tho voto rofuslng a third reading Is that tho fish hatchery with all Us stock nnd buildings which huvo cost tho Stato several tlmo tho appropriation called for will revert to the original grantors as that is ono of tho provisions ..... .,.,.. ., ,.. ..... ... of the deed. This then Is what those men who voted mi) havo done, in an attempt 10 save tne muio a , w nundred dol ars they havo voted out of the possession of tho Stato property ccstlng many thous ands of dollars. As soon an thoIouso convened this nf. ternoon tho mombeis we 10 ready to re consider their voto of the forenoon nnd tho motion wns mado by Mr. Dodge, of Sheldon and soma of tho best speaking of the session followed. Among those viio favored tha reconsideration wern Messrs. Kemp of Montpeller, Swasey tlnrrc. Kmcry of Chelsea, Spcnker Una kins of Hrntllebora (who hail previously culled Mr. Abell of West Haven to the chair In oreb r that ho might sponk), Uitt terlleld of Derby nnil Cook of Greens boro. In opposition to reconsideration were Messrs. Jackson of Wutorvlllo nnd TUIntson of nakerstleld, who though tho fish hnloltory was of no bunellt to the State. Tho ye.i and n.v voto on this meaKiuo resulted In yens ICO ami nnys 12.". On motion of Mr. Downer of Sharon the bill was made a special order for Ttusdny, Nov. 8 at lOtfn. So u warm light may be expected on that Jte. Tho opposition to the bill Is basd on the hallef that tho Dsn hatchery Is of no benellt because It Is understood that tho flih comtnUslnners aro opposed to several changes In tho Hsii and game luws which various mourners want made. A wortl of explanation ns to tho purpose of this appropriation may not bo out of place. The amount off;oco 1st not necessary ?C0.fn,r,JJ ' sslon.is ; re nur for the support of tho hatchery Present condition but the commissioner nsxpu an appropriation oi mis amount ...nl.t ln .1... ft.rn..lln.r" ttlr. ItnT..!-.. .(In. ' lilhiilln (horn In tl, . wild .trentns. The' economy of this practice was commented on lu tin so columns a few days slnco and Is conceded by all who know anything nt nil about nsh culture. Just before the close of the forenoon ses sion Mr. McGeary of Hurllngton rose to u MUtstlnn uf privilege and was gr.iuted tho niariis aimut .Mr. ixrd me nxpai neiora were "taken wrong, consulted wrong nnd 1 given out wrong." That at the time lie , spoke those words he did not know any- I tiling ngnlnst Mr. Lord. That he had al ways supposed they were friends and that they were friends. He did not ami did '.l tiKim to say anything wrong nnd wmted to apologise for what he had said T;,H writer would stntc that the words ol l ..r vfrllr. u'Miilil alnln (lint (lift u-npilR n( "' " . .Mr. McC.e irv concern in: .Mr. I.oril wcro J" HK,ko then, and no one but Mr. McGeary has thus fardellled their correctness. No reference was made by M" - . Mcijeary to his pugilistic exhibition wllh Ir- l'HIpy. and hero the mutKr n 'lr"P tr'"n P"1'110, l1rln,t', , It sei ined nt one time this nfternoon ns though iho McGary bill would bo dls- l'0"''1 nf 1,ul " promotors llnally scented the pissage of a motion making It it spc- rial order for next ennesdny at ll:.0 a. l mn) wh" uslt',(1 prnloiiBntlon "f f f"f V1:' "lr',,,,,", wn." ,M,r' of P.arre nnd ho was supportetl by Messrs. Jianis in L'euiiiiigiuii nun vuiiij in 11. lory wlille the motion was opposed by Mr. Lmery of Chelsea. House bill No. 21 was a fruitful stlhject of debate when It came up for h tljird rinding. It hm been well understood be fore this that tho town of Woodford was lu very severo llnnnclal stringency and that the recent" Hood had left It In a con dition from which It could not recover W.lllOtlt StlltO aid. bill befOrO UlC VallOUS "..''.' ' " ,.:ir'..r. VJJLi: "7 " ".. sun l-ra: ...llTi iviiKcr, iiiiin-is.uiiii iiiu course of every little rivulet, heard the "ar 1,1 '"""""'" J"" "u,v.,"" '"t"1 woum ur nniuimi iu be rouulred to 1111 each hole nnd when. It would bo advisable to blast "' ;", 11 V ,"" """'" "," " road throug h s.ld rocjt mos of whi - , .. ,u ei-eu uie lunii in ..iiimuiiu in jmip, . bill was amended by .Mr. Hond of Sear- . ...a.I-.I I.. l'V.n In rg making an appropriation of J.-AO; tlie hill u-no .,..,v..,i i House bill No. 117 lias had u rather iinlquo experience mid Its fato Is still In P. 4". providing for n board of visitors l lncreas the cllkiency or Norwich Lnl- PASS IS D IN CONCL'finRNCI-3. S. f, relating to pay due deceased sol diers of tho war with thu Kingdom of Spain. HILLS 1NTP.ODUCI-3D. If. 427. substitulo bill for II. 110. report ed from committee on educntlon, (relat ing to "vnlng schools.) Ordered to He and be printed. Head third time und passed H. 41, legal izing appraisal of Itupert. II. 43, legaliz ing npralal of Woodstock. II. 5.1, leg.illz puny, 11. v, egn lzlng appraisii and list of Albuigh. 11. 1W, amending clmiler ot m, ,,i ,i.,,. Il ..I, ....... Given Mounlnln academy. (,,m,.inr. n?Hocliiilon. of Hurllngton roso to n (trading slumps); Judiciary comnnlt.-. I Tho bill legalizing the grand list rr Killed H. t'J. to amend sections 371, Hi!', Westminster holds the record for iimulid III, 113, CS2, r.S.t and SSI, V, S,, relating to menls. It contulns only live lines and taxation. I when llnished a little less than two 11 217. nnnrnorlatlncr I.VW for sunnort nnienunieuts per lino had been uttneiud, nf the llsh hatchery, wns favorably ie - p-.rted by the committee, On the qucstl'in of lMr(i rending, Mr. Colby of Victory tic- mllu, the yeas and nays. The. voto was nnnnunced ns follows: Yeas, 107; nays, j Mr, Dodgo of Sheldon moved to recon Uldcr the voto refusing 11 third reading to H .'17, providing an appropriation for the further equipping nnd maintaining tho Ush hatchery, Mr. Kemp of Montpeller, Mr. Hwnsny 0f Harro city, Mr. Kmery of Chelica, Mr. Husklns of Hrnttleboro, .Mr, Huteiilcld of Derby, Mr, Cooke of Greens - ... . . . . . , ....... boro favored tho motion, and Mr. Jack son of Wntervlllo nnd Mr. Tlllotson of JinKersuel.l opposed, .nr. jaciison 01 wa- , torvllle demanded tlia yeas und nays. Tlio I result of tho voto was, yeas 125, On motion of Mr. Downer or bill was laid on tho table and mado clnl order for Tuesday morning II. 31. relating to local option ln licenses for snle of liquor, was report- I'll IIIIHl.UI.IUIJf. ..11, unnPT. u. nuiiu moved thut the bill bo ordered to lie nnd be mntlo tho special order for next Wed- ofncsday nt 10:3Q. Mr. Harris of Penning - ton anil .Mr. Colby of Victory fnvnted tho motion! Mr. Hmery of Chclfca opposed It. Tho motion provnlled, yeas 107 ; nays, JOINT IlL'SOLUTiON. Parsed In conetirivnco, empowering the Joint commltteo on the Industrial school to Invite not to exceed 20 members of the General Assembly to ncconiany this Joint commltteo on Its ofllclul visit to tho school. UUAD THIHD TIMK AND PA S3 13 D. IT, 10X to Incorporato tho Aldrlch Pub He Library. II. lSt, to Incorporato tho Chester Water company. SPECIAL OrtDIM. II, 2.", to afford relief to the town of Woodford, Mr. Kemp of Montpeller, Mr. TT..,.pIh t flntinliirrtrtii Aff Phnxtn rt flni. net, Mr, lloud of Scnr'slninc, Mr. Ilutter-1 ......1 ... Mrl.,. .....I Mr rn .....I. nil hany spoke In favor of the' bill. Mr. Han- ney of Newport nnd Mr. Jackson ot Wit-, tervlllc opposed it. Tho bill was ordered ! to 11 ,lllri1 reading to-morrow. On motion of Al- or Mr. Hontl inn appropriation is llxe.l nt f3neo. ....... . . . ... "'''' third time nnd passed JICI.U llllll. lllie III II inMeH lit -.. I'J Imflrpnmto the Firm Cilvorsallst church of Harre; II. i!. (as amended) to amend No. 2S:i, nets entitled an act to enable .-U, -J.I, IICU IV, , I'lllllieil (111 HCl Hi l-lllliilf the village of Newport to bring water into said village and to Issue bonds for that purpose. Third reading ordered II. 117. nn act In n . I. amendment of section 127. chapter 10. S.. relating to assistance lu marking bal lots, was reported favorably with seven (-' ....v........ ...... proposed amendments, which were ndopt- f" Dunlon of Poultney then moved ''at the bill bo further amended by slrlk- lug out al' except the enacting clause, Kavored by Davis of Mendnn and Swnscy of Ilarre city: opposed by Messis. Flint of Middlesex, Porter of D.iuby and Hale of Lunenburgh. The proposed amendment was lost and the bill wns ordered to . ,.ui..i ,i.. n ,-. ... ten n '""' leinnug. n. i.m, m imj n iiiiuni n. KW cr ;the sun, tliere n ..nnmcds S. 2J, In " -c ""s hi . . a., relating to the preservation of llh. Killed II. I", relating to fees of sher- IPTs and eonstubles. Ordered to lie II. IS.", relating to elec- lion or roan commissioner, on motion oc .nr. i.ance ni i. aoot. ..( I.lll. ..r.,...C I... I """ ivvi .. s Cnosburgh Palls Savings Hank and Trust I company: committee on banks. On mot, on of Mr. Simmons of Wood ctock, adjourned. S 1-3 N A T L3 M O It N I N G. Devotional oxcrclies conducted by tho chnplaln, nnd Journal of Tuesday read and approved PASRICD IN CONCCRni3NC13. i -.i".is".! i;iiuui j. ui " , Troj graded school. HOLS3 HILLS PvICFKtmKD. " , ' ' , " IT. 3S7. ticorporatlng the IUitland-Cana- an l ailroad company: Committee on Incrrporatl.ig the Chnmplaln Con rtructlon company: railroads. TIHHD It 13 A DING OHD13P.1-3D, S. .v.. amending laws relating to prnc. tico of medicine and surgery. s, i relating to habitual criminals (n proposed by commit- Ul UCIIIg llglCeU III. I .. ,. ..-i... I,,-, . nv ir!.mt .'';''1.', ., r.,a, ...i x -nnnts (with ',,..,, ," ,. " i . to pn J. M. i Iniry the sum uai'ieu nil.... ior capiiirniK u nurse uiivi.; ii. t-u. aui.K.i iaiiK i .in jiaveu -euuui district to issue l.oiuls. u. v, i.iaiuiii iu j.iu- ieei mr i..i(iih und returning Inquests, or buildings bum- cd (with nronosn s ot amendment). ' Ttv ,o .n . Vnnkl n nu.hor iz n'gcZn ;'.Cotin mitldn ;,,rt",,"P,!, ' thi,t institution with them. JUI.M lll-.Ul.L I IU.. HILLS INTHODPCKD. Prom committee on railroads, S. 131, sub stltute for S. 10, authorizing the Hurling ton nnd Illneslmrgh Itallioad company to build n spur track; ordered to He and bo printed. ... THIP.D H13ADING nr.FT'SHD, S. 11. mileage bills. S. .1.:. In relation to charges by courts in civil and criminal actions. OUDIHltSD TO LII3. Or. motion nf Senator Walson. S. 7fl, creating u Department of Insurance. , (Made special order for November lu at .1 P. m. rtiune iiisposiiicn was made of S. '... creating a similar department, on mo tion of tho sumo senator. PKTITION. ...... ... . Hy Senator I Windsor totinty .,BnTnr0nV "I'r irage; juuiciary committee. Adjourned. SF.NATI-3-AFTEItNOON. Third Heading Ordered-S. 03, lelatlng to punishment for contempt, II. !r7, relating to summoning of Jurois. S. 7.', relating lo conveyance and devNu or real and pers'cnul estate for religious purposes. OUDKHICD TO L1I3. s. no. authorlzln- towns to nnnrnnrl.in auinorizm towns 10 nPI'ropi late to pay charges of Insurant's companies us surety. Made special ortlpr for Thursday at )0 o'clock a, m. (Commltteo reported adversely,) On motion of Senntnr Steelo tho Scnato took it recess of SO minutes, 'nnrffiitf ni nn rilllrn pnmitim nu TIIIHD It HADING OUDnHnO. S. 1.12, relating to action for libel. S. 101, limiting the computation of Im prisonment lu House of Correction on basis of two duys for every dollar ot lino Instead of three. Adjourned. LFXHSLATlVl-3 NOTKS. The light over tho changing of town lines between MorrlslOWIl mill llviln I'nrtlliunv umiii.,1 ill, mil tr. otrlkn him when out that It was w.ispende.1 with a prosiiect "f lettlemi'it between the parties Inter- enough es to Jlor- seem 1'ttp.lCHt the ' The absorption yesterday of llvo minutes of the limited tlmo of the House to chunsii the word "lire" grand list of a. suggestion thnt t 111 in 111 le-.uiaiiig inc little town prompts tho the revision commltteo is supposed to correct such glaring gram - matlcal errors as these. Senutof Proctor uriived In the city last.r.tiin Tuesday, nisht The ielnt ccmmlttee on banks will glvo a hearing to bankers on next Tuesday at .,.b to hn.it.'ors who wish In show 1 w))S. lll0 ,,r,.Huiu rate of taxes on banks fiil0'uld bo lowered, j M(li gmnn's reception nt tho oxeeutlvn ' mlini0 yesterday atterncon was another ..joac ttnt success which was enjoyed by a arK0 number ot peoplo , ...r ... ,tll.MHI TI.-l."r- SUGAH MAKF.HS MI3I-3T. (Fiom Our Staff Correspondent.) Montpeller, Nov, 2 Tho executive com January lM A prosrnnimo rcr inis m et- Mil; .win mi"-.. ..v- pared as yet. Those present wore V. I. Spear of Hnn- 1 dolph, C. L. MoMuhon of Stowe, A, J. I Mnnlnoucr. ."uv. - uiu eA-i.iiii.u tune , nni Th. lo.. nr ...lual... ..w mil... .., , . ..i.... i ..1.... .i.i- .ii.,v.-..r. , nays 10), mitec of tho ermont sugar .Mni.tis as- .,,,. ,0 cly ot Havana and the, const ' concerned weai.nns. His peculiar actions less than three hours. Nono of tho com- Inducement to Spain to cede by treaty any rnc" lu 11,0 lr'nc""' Puu- . ,. .. . . ..v.... ..wi. , i. r.,,,,, oiid .. itii tr I m iv il i tL iiku il I nil ".nil i,i ilium in m. iiici.iiu.imii ui-i.uiiii.-ii i ill inoip nti.u 11,11. tinil 111 ill... , int. 111:11. , ,.. , 1 ,,. . . ... bllliron thO KOClUtlOll met Hero lO-llll) llllU lleCllleil tO towns Ol Cllbll ill such a minil KlinltlllV llllninl,,1 (1,n ..(llnnr.a nltenllnn nnil ha mnn.t hiv-n vf.1 nnnmiiien.1 Hint thei- will Hurt nt Ihn lhl lllinlnes. Itnil Ihn Amer. "V. .. . ... .. aBpe-lhold their next annual meeting Jointly 8tnte.i that tho reciirrcnco of yellow fever was watched. He. went Into a store nnd nimbi enlist. Thero hns been u genoral lean commissioners oven offered to take .,. .r.s' ., ' rL.w.i ".rnc next. I with tho f' ,i, orlf 11 i at trance Into Hie Gulf cities ot tho purchased n large dagger. Ho thrust tho good tlmo existing slnco tho work wns over the entire Philippine debt ot JtO.Oixi.- g"tY' ".'ten inon Th., f.ineAi VenJ In u'rnnt- ni St. Johns ury during tho llrst week In tTu.i a, i ,,m i. r... ......... v ,.,. i,.,i i... u.. V..i , i au ,i... u...,.,i.,r.i ... .w. n,,,. i, aaiuruaj nitcrnooii, i lie runeini was Croft of . Knosburgh, Frank Konllel.l of Morrlsllle and C. F. Smith of Morris- town, president of Vermont Dairymen's Association. A DISGRACEFUL SCENE, Mr.Mcflrnry' I'nlqtta .11 el bod or Advocat ing Illsh Lleun.o Minkr Ills l'lst In Hun, t runk Iiunilc) 's I'nuo. (From Our Stuff Correspondent.) Montpeller, Vt Nov, 1, A public henr- tnn. .-i,t (I,,. f.'Mi.,,r.' Mrvtl n,.ln I. Ill U'lllt opened In thu general commltteo room this aftemocn at I o'clock. Mr. McGeary, au- thor of the bill, was tho llrst spoakcr. lie naturally supported' the ireusuro nnd In n short speech mnrto tho stalement that nis main argument would bo madu upon the lloor of the House. Judge 1.. II. Thomptcu of thU Supreme Court was asked to state his views on Ihu niuiuy oi mo courts ami oiucinis in en- forcing the prohibitory law. Ills effort ....... ?... i i... . ii I... 'tuin.'.llivvu Mil 'nrrti, ... ablest defence of tho prohibitory law giv- en in mary a day. Jlo spoke In a calm, dignified but fore bio manner which con- tin (111 ,tisn,iiv,i iviumi; ii ii'- V.IHVI1 vwi,- vlneed his hearers that tho law could be enforced. Without attempting In auy ....... . ....-...l I.U .......I. .. r l.,t made aro given: He exploded completely the claims that tho piol Ibltcry law made sneaks , men by comparing violates ef vimj lu i iiiiiiv v inn ,it,-. , ix'iit.v tho prohibitory law with any other cI.iks , ft criminals, the sneak. A man win Is not .in upili? hi thief Is nothing but a ho si ts tiro to your hous-e tnnii. but acts thu part of a coward. The Judge then reviewed (he i work of the courts, grand Jurors, petit Jurors and atlori..-ys In various (ouiitie. where his oluclat duties had taken him nnd gave facts nnd tlgurts showlnr, tli.t. I in ovety ci nitty. In every case which had i i.i. i i.i.. .i i. ..i i . v......u ,u i.u.., llt.-, ,i,,-,u ,,., ,n, i. conyb.tloni against violators of II, p'V- . . At tho end of this review no one prcs cut doub'ed the ability of tho courts ii isecuro conviction-. Ho slated that as n result of his experience ho was convinced inni wnen compareu wnn otner criminal .aws tne promimory law was well eniorc- ...I. lie nl -M,.n-..UI 11,,.. !,.,, , -"" was dilllciilty In enforcing tho prohlblto-y law In a eoniinonwenlth IIk Vermont no .voiini reeonimeuii a cnauso ill men rntuer 111:111 11 ennnge in me inw. his eninio.-is or ennnges 111 counties during ills ceper- d?nr. n. i.,, Vn i ,r nnn J" ltor.i law had been made wero miniics- tionaiiie proor of the statements he main and gllVO tO the t.mpirnUCO cause a strength the mcst able theorist could never bring It. At the close of Ju.Uo ( uu.ui'r jo .i in.-cvii an aujoummcnt was I taken until evening. The evening session was held In lleprc- lentatlves linll. Mr. K(vnv nf tlnrre sentutlves hall. .Mr. Swasey of Ilarre lrmilc bttt.r ,,ttck on the present pr,.- hlbliory law. With the nld of Mr. Me- Henry ho exuililte.l a list of names of "sa Icon keepers" In Vermont on a piece ol paper about three rods lu length. Hon. Frank Plumley of Northlleld was the next speaker who spoke In defence of the pres ent Inw. He claimed that if it was a good tiling to close saloons on ono day In the ,,T u J ,,i V. Xi,.r" Tr. 1 ' ' ' ' ' . "i"w. ... :tliimw nlf.vi.tl am'.-.,, il.tvu I,, flu. i.-.. L Anothrr point he made wns that suniir- ll.ttl tow. IK nr.. ii.. ttn:oli Intr.rnt.r1 In hrn. i,,i.m u inr tn-,.u ,.iii.,u n,. ve-s becaus- the sale of llepior lu b'.r ' I I vm n,N ., V t tl . . .,, mm, i,l. L n (I. ceuter.i affects and ,llt,m The only way to prevent a uniform law throng bout w..Uh. P. C. Dodge of Hurllngton wno (vn.,..i .... nii.,.i ..t ,i,., , Y... , ., . claiming tint more saloons exist there ,,or V , l a -fw ,'0,,, of Montnei i"!; iiuxpealTdoi!1; IMeGearv bill was ihnt it w.. ......... I.I.W..1-1I1 in umill.KUM., eilllllllllr. ..Mcueary Mil wns that lt was based on , wrong wnicn must i.e controiie.i ny police force. He nlso cited the city of Woliurn. Massachusetts, a license town where he knew there wero more unlicensed sa - 1, n., !..... II. .........1 ..I..- .1 T ,7. ' u ' V" . " " ' ' . ' ' l. i .mi vi.iiit.i. ii,, i, ii.i,! iirrn iiiiiiikul about in Mouipell. r lCmoiy S. Ilanis of Hennlngteii' was the li'xt clinmplon nf HUh license und elaltiie.l 'that a judge of the Supreme Court and ,leiral talent wete Here to advocate prn llilbltory law becauso they nre support. .1 by It. Hy thl time Mr. MiGwiry had ad 'dltlonal fntts which he pres.nted, k v. Dr. Ilawes ot Hurllngton wns then called for and said he wls.ied Hurllngton could be lltlv ici.ies.Mited here and ho f. P. t f rcpi esulteM ,'he 'large majority f sclentloua people ot Hurllngton who that I, . "ii.-v,, ,,,,,.., p.-,..i- i.iii unburn iii. did not want the open saloon lu that j.lnc.v Tim niMim. ,"c ..inu...i ,. i.i. nf the ..,! ,ii-r...rnr..i un.,nu ...... ,.i,..ril os Htctioirratilior and tvnewrller for n sscd at a legl.-latlvo session and by , . . l... 1 1.....1 .. ... ...ion , nn iiiik ion i in r received whleii cannot easily be erased from that citj's fair name. M'G13AHVS FLING AT LOltD. John W. McGeary, father of the bill, mid Huiilngton's representative. Is th'' man who has brought this nbont. After Mr. Lord's eloquent appeal In behalf t ; t( mperanee. Mr. Jlcueury Hung nt lilin the taunt that "No man knew more about I Al.n.. .1..... . ...... . . ... t lleiuor than W, A. Lord." Mr. I.ori made ' " 1 "'" u ummoi m m - , . . , . . . N. K:i!.l .. : "' until u suggestion of adjournment was water. Ho told plausible stories of his '"""" i'. vis nrKi.nieiiis in iepi. iu iei made. when Hon. Frank Plumlev rne and business, wl.ern hlK homn wns. mifl ilo.t tors frajJf those with whom tho Stato was said: "I cannot let this nvetlng clo.-o he hud Just rocelv.-d a legacy of several without expressing my abhorrence of the thousand dollars. While hero It was d.minublo spirit whlc-li could prompt tlio , found that ho had Lccn a former lover utterance thnt has been made here to- of tho young lady, but that they had be night nlKiut a man llk W. A. Ler.l." Itc. Iconic separated through some mlsunder lore he was done speaking, Mr. McGeary ' standing. It has also been learned that walked up to .Mr. Plumley nnd ns soon as ho stopped, began shaking his list In Mr .li.,,il.,viu fni'i, tinil iil...i'tn. Knnln thing which could not be underwood In' the tip-oar which hl- actions onii-ed. Mr. 1 iumley lirushed away .Mr. MCvieary . who Mr. Lamm wis. He claimed to havo i u.o. r..... v," list, telling him to keep uway from hh n mother in Pul iskl, N. Y ns well ns , ton wroio books concernllig the revo u faee. This only ndded to McGeary's fury property there. Sho wrote to the post- ' omiry war but had it been otherwise nn.l rnlti.nlnn. Mr Klllmlnv w 1... I.neloil iri,....r lh, n.nblnn- l.w.xlrlna n.l I,.. r. tlleSO .'VCIllS Willi 111 llllVO lieCU 111010 prOlll- ! seemed ns though this would be done, liut better fense prcvnlled and order wus re stored. DEATH OF COL, WARING, lleenine I'niuoiisns .llnyi.r Sti nng'n Street Cleaning (.'onimli.sloiirr-.Vii Kiiiiuent Siuiltnr Lnglneer. New York, Oct. .10 Col. Georgo 1-3. War lng, jr., formerly stieet 1 leaning conimis- sinner IIIHIV.T .Major niioiig, uieii 111 i;u o'clock Saturday mot nlng of yellow fever. His death occurred at his home. 17a Second 1 avenue, Manhattan, where he had been since lie unived from Havana on tho Vuc- v.l VV-....I.... ....,.. ... t . r 11.. V.T..' ' . .'.f i ' ! vana as a .special commissioner of tho government to assist In the evict sanitary entlflltllin nf llinl fl.v nml ,., fnriiUlt l.li.ns fur the easiest and best method of put- ting Iho place in llrst class sanitary shape, llo wai, to report to tlio President, and tho day be letunied to snld Hint he ex pected to go to Washington tlio next day, llo then fell tin .veil, but It was not thought it was more than nn ordinary In disposition, He snld then Hint he hnd a great deal of luf&rnintlon which ho thoi'ght would bo of service to tho Prcsi- th0icby thoi.sands of lives nnd millions of in nr. on K.IV(H. I (;0t Waring arrived on the Yucatan, a wurd liner, with u number of other pas- BCnE.rs. Ho was wcll when ho left tho city of Hnvnna snd he' felt r.nly slightly 111 (Hiring tho latter part of tho trip. He was able trt movo nbont with but slight Inconvenience till ho got to his home when ho wns Immediately put to bed. It was discovered then, for the llrst llmo that he wan suffering from yellow fever. That the disease hurt not developed nt the tlmo Col. Wnrlng left tho steamer wis shown by his having been examined and l:issed by tho quarantine olllcers. Dr. Doty, tho health olllcer of the port, was very much surprised to learn that he hail been stricken with yellow fever ns when Col. Waring was examined nt quut amino It was thought ho was suffering only from malarial troubles. nl. Waring was Immedlaely Isolated In apartments on the ninth lloor of tho Ulitherford, tho apartment house In which "''. ' ncro nro nine muni es in tno house. lit nono of llicm left nnd no mem- " 'V , ', ,v thing " carried on 3 ,.s,m1' ..C . .1 ' P -J e' ' y,nl " H' c'r.c, )V In their dally life yniptom tlu dnctnvs be- was not a mill Icnunt ,' , ,, to iniu, which was coi It v.is hopd that tin II ili.it ill,' Hiring .iiiit'i i 'i. .,, t ....... ....III ...... ,,.,. I .. ' ' iRht II cn.ly Siitu .. "Ing. when the 1 lack vomit, the most "r " ft"' ?, SSB,"T" ,leVe,1,c'1 . ., i l,n.lM,l a 1" " ) l?" ,0"" 5 Dr. Doty. Dr. Hlativelt and Dr. Huberts. "liei- 11 nfter a consultation, decided to disinfect ,.. , . ...... ,. . .. ,. ......... V'K' , y T V . '",7 . i ft Cl1 rkc. ,h, v n l "r L" ""l ! '""KJ' C, ! deference to Col. Wailng's long ngn ex. ptesred desire for cremation when Jlo died. Thelo will bo no f unci al services. A PROCLAMATION, The President AppnlnM Tliursdny. .Nov IM.iiIIiiv uf National Hiaiibsgivlng An Able niictimetil. Washington, Oct. 2S. The President nf tcr the cabinet meeting to-day Issued tho follon-lnir Tlmnksirlvlnir nioclamatlon: ..j.y tm it fsidcnt of the I'nlted States, a proclamation. The approaching Novem i,,,. iirinu . ,i,i ,i, ,. mir nn,.r.s. "."r' iors iiaiiowcu ny lime aim tl,cred traditions of glvlni; viieri.il trnrllllmiu nf ileiotr mlKltty (led for nil tho bl vouchsafed to us during the t.'cw ve.irs lu our hlstorv Pcj, cail,,, f,,r tlnnksglvlni ,,UVP ,,y "b,lll,,anl '""rvesls. -ecurcd for public use. and expressed the I 0llr lrlU, ,.,,,.,.. hnv i.t-n won- 1 1)(,,10 tllt ,')tnc ono wou, 011 laka iierl'ullv Increased, our nubile credit hnsl.i,,, tenrif rtf ir!tl,it. t, uiil.ul.1n l.lkl.trv if I,,,,... lnmmvn.1 ml lreni?lhetlr.,l. nil Kee tll,l)tl of 0r common country havo been i, ltonds of national puriwso nnd unity. The skies have been for a time darkened bv the clouds of war, but as we were com - ..... .. .u --. i.. - p,el, ,0 uVc th . swonl tu. eauso rf nimnnltj' ' ' nro permUte tl ? TZ conillc was of so brief .1,! and the losses we have had to mourn. huvo hurt to mourn. a m imponant. lerlng the great results thougn gri?vous been so few. considering (iorrowF nun uwasters tnai nttenii pro- trnctcd war. I do therefore Invite all my fellow citizens, as well those rit home ns those who may be nt sea or sojourning in I....TJH inn..-. ... s.! ii,iii ,, in. ..i.i.v Thuix ay. tin. 2ith of Novemb-r as a day of "lo!.11 thanksgiving, to com- loifth- " ,.hMr rpvcru11 vln(i,t: f wrshlp for k 'lrvll, "t .P'l. and thanks to Al- "nig htv God for ill the blessing's of the ,",l 1 ",r.."" l"' "'.' "..'". ror muuness oi 'tnn rrtiltfnlncss of tho soil, l'or the eon 1P frtlltflllllCSS Of thO SOU, lor tne COIl- u,cd Zo i "rl y , f he p ople for h e" -t"n,m. valoV nf our eo inlrymen. lor J; nnd'io' h.ac'DL i.',?"1 s. ' . . JV.,r... v,n(, (,,,uvf which has brought us here- to safety niul honor may bo gra (.ouilv conilniu .1 In the years to come. ... ..'itness whereof, etc.. , (u.r.,i wii.t.iam M'KIN'LPA". . . ' ' .. l-' the President. JOHN HAY, Sec. of State. A MUCH MARRIED MAN. A SurprMng Wedding Develops .Morn Surpi l' Tluin nt lirst i:pected. Hennington, Vt Oct. 27. Tuesday nfter noon, the 11th Inst., as was announced lu Iho Free Press it that time, them oc- 1,, VlM,l1t,ii,k1nevn Miia. . llle tlllir. rlage ot Miss M. Jennie Larklii of Hen- ' Ington Centre o V man ho passed tin- d,-r tho iianie of Thomas Lamin. She was " . v: .. . .." '. a gradual., ot tho Albany HuMncss on- b ee ami for homo t nn- had been einti ov- ' lending law linn In this Milage. Pp to o-ii.inis n inn. in iin.- ..in, hi. v . ... I tlio time of the iinii iuncemeut of Her mar- I (I,.. ,1.,,,, ... I Hceomp s bed us to inspire us with grail-' ,vns .he nroduet of the snlrlt nf Indeneml. 11,1 i"e."--.n oi i"- j..i....--i... "l t,..int .,r,in .,. ii,.. t.r.r.1 ,.r ltns. Wo ..?. . l" "I"".1.01 Imlepeiul- gp .Montero Itlos. had improved to the lectorshlp. may laud ami magnify lils hoiy name. ' ' " " LTZTu,: Z'' -tl -" him to attend to.,lay s J- J. W right of that the cessation of hostilities cam? so ,.: i,,ii;: iVni....... ....i'.,- ?..... m-cting. Ho arrived nt the foreign olllce " uj). ... It no u t o.vire hnii, niiii, ihn or.iiniiiw ' . .. . "-. . ' . ' '. '. .. '. Ill u closed enrringe. with his colleagues. ."l'-.- i.jon ni u ,i - . ... ; .. .. i, ; i .h n , V . .i . . . e n a ' ; , i ninnll, a ll.r. Ti.. tmvt mi.rnlm lifter , iHT-marriagoV.,;. l-eiurmd "homo ah, csiSlii.i nn- pii-nnii. niui .no i. no wins Prld ly noon accoinna.ilel her husband to ilttitiil tti vuiii,, N'w fn Pom mil, where her mother wns to Inform her ot thn marriage, .tu I hero Mr. Lamm, who Is apparently about .'. '..""" , ( jears oi Hgc, .ini-i several p.-opio anu v..s n.,n,,r,.niK- ,. ....nit.,.,,:.., ..r ihn iirMt " ' ho mado Her a clandestine visit about a , month before she met hltn lu Williams- town The mother did not approve of tho mar - rlage and set herself to work to llnd out llllf.l lh. t 1 ...mm hi..l no mnlhnr lie much married man, having at lenst two wives living before he married this one. Tlio mother learned that they were In Springfield and going (hero found Iho bride, tho groom being nwny on a busi ness trip, I "ft " VSelon tho" uW She took Her dnughlcr and iUarte.1 for""'1' told of tho plvsure It was to hltn us homo niiivlng hcru Monday evening and prneicdlng llrcct to their former Home vhcio tho bride of two weeks Is In seoHi skn, Mr. Limm when here vave nut that ho wns a travelling man in tho employ of Mason & Co. nf Syracuse. MAN KILLED NUAH HHLLOWS FALLS Hcllows Falls, Vt Oct. 30 Clinton Clark, 3." years old, was struck by thn Green Mountain llycr at Williams' cross ing, tin co miles north nf here, on tho Hut land road yesterday afternoon und In s'antly killed, Ho wns walking nn tlm ..1.-.. ... 1.... n I. 1.1... rm.. ii'ini .Mien llle uiixiiin nuni-it nun. . nu body was horribly mangled, the legs b. lng 'broken and tho' skull crushed beyond recognition. Mr. Clark was a well-to-do citizen, com- lng from Oharlestmvn, N. II,, 11 few years ago and has since :o resided with nn Ullinar- tied sister on tho old terrace, V13UMONT SOLDIKIt AHRI'3STI'3D. Provldence. II. I.. Nov. 2 13.1 win Pick ett. who displayed his dlschnrge papers from thn Veimont volunteers, wns nriest. cd here last night and lined 20 nnd costs, i the warpath, The nnieers knew that ho Wlls tnn ilrnnk in hn fnllv resnoilSlbln nnfl before ho hnd an oppoitunlty to do nny damage he was taken In tow and sent to tho station. ETHAN ALLEN The Subject of a Scholarly Address Before the Vermont Historical Society. A CHARACTER SKETCH, l'ubllo Mod lug Held lu Itvprctontntlves' Unit nnd Largely Atteiidnd-Socloly Minus n ('.ratifying (lain In Mem bership A drtltbmal 1'aullltles l'or Rtiidylnc VI. UUtery. (From Our Stnft Correspondent.) Mriiiineller Vov "A nubile meeting of II t m ilSNteW tills (iveiiliiir 1 ItcmeseiU t ves' lull i e f iioit. l The larue f in .mi w is II d w h u' 'liullrcd'auiuX S had galh! ,.,-,.,1 m In.,,.- llw. .,.1,1res of Kdv.ard 15. I iHtium nf C-liIciiKo. on "ICIhan Allen-Aj OlUUj II. V.1.1, 1.1IL. The meeting was called to older bv Hon. G. G. ll'iiedlet of Hurllngton, presi dent of the e society, mid praie offeted bj i7.o N. Lewis, i-haplnin of the n Introducing the speaker Prcs- ItCV. A1.JI17.0 .i..... ... i.. E' ;,,'. ' , ", ",m Th.. S:.: i ' ., . ,r . giatulate Itself on the constant giowth In Interest In the meetings of the society, giowth In membership and growth in fa- u.ltles for studying the early hls'ory nt Ntrinont. Ho mentioned as an impot taut , ,u.. ..n...i.. i..,..ii,i v.i- . ....... ....... ,w .. ..i.v.., .. iliu U.IR-l ! H,Ulu-l.( le-H . .. ... 1I1C- crmoiit. The address of Mr. Isham was a schol arly one, worded In the finished manner of a literary man and portrayed tho (iimll- j ,ct! ot u man of deep thought and thor 1 0Uch itudv ' uu" "i". 'rr,. r, J ,l 1 ,, l ' nnL'S , n,eJ , ?,ub L?J 2.," "c. ""? . LlllZ ........ t. .. .... .. , . Ho llrst called attention to the fact that e t..n i . i "?tZw nZFZTVtl Jft .Xkcrt "or'eSJveb! . bti tirin-i,1inM ..ini. ,iu.in,.i.,i,..,i .h ,.,.i... mt.nt t each New ICngland colonv from Ul0 settlement of New York which was mmc (rom ,prlt of ndventuro. After showing how the Idea ot Independence Wlls llut comlm,U),( w,lU tl)0 ,Ueil ,,f B,1V- t.rlllm.nl represented by the Mass .cliu- p, , brfak,ng nway frnm lt liy mKratl;,nH . .iutc, ,,tirts of Ncw u llJi .Iv'lL1".'!' i,?V I'.nglnnd ho showed how the Idea of inde - pendenco was already engrafted Hi the 1M,,1 who mlrnle.l rnminnnnllell, In C'Srs00""00'1""1 ' h , 'XT llerco and in- lTCXA lls 1 h'00'1' " Bot the llrst vlw ot Lilian Allen. After referring to tho struzgln be twceii these people and New York he showed how they were persons of good taste, wealth and rellnoment, equal to thnt which existed among the people ot older New Kuglan.l colonies, and sudden ly faced with the condition of paying spec ishVT from them or residing "'the 'elalms of these nllfced new mo- ulate! s ior their horn", being ban new fonn of gov nmen, ' b t ho ganUatlons known as comniltlees soiuel,D.ly councils of safely. o.- by nobody knows whom; 'and em Is developed the Independent Vermont, which successfully re - hero hiato oi ern on , wnicn suecessitii y re slsteKnglan.l iddeel otrnles In the stiuugk o. i lo m an the flfP Mo . l.rt II I, rt,.t.i . " . ' " ."'V'' "n ilidepende.it goieinment. Ill through nil tnis ve in.i anil seo t'ie it.riu iiu.i wo. a of Fthan Allen as tin. foremost llgure, the - -,, ., t'"'-!'!1.1 niUr of his time. ' 'hit Miinn iinrr ot r n nnil ve nfi a rr i i'oti torlans who have pictured him as u i i - couth and Irrevccat and showing a spirit . ... i.t . .11 I... WHICH HMUIH lOUUIU'l IHim 111- IllKIUl v. After giving so,m: Incidents which might . ' ,'.V., V.-. ... ilium. lit fmu nn." im mn 11113 n-pn- mont sent him and by comparison with men of Urn" who Ilvo.V nei'ir the great centers. Ulin.vi.,1 tl.nl 1... wno n mm. M-lll. 11 1,1 il 1 1- showed that ho was a man with abliity ciltial to theirs. H was a man ot educa tion, a self acquired education, nnd wide ,. ,.. thenni contention showed a force of ar gument. He gave Washington a testi mony of his ability and de,votlnn to tho public cause he had espoused und his ut ter dlsrcg ml of advantuges thus given for personal gain. In speaking of his enptnrn of Tleon.ler- ami ino ngni ni m esiminsier agaiiii the sheriff from New York, the speaker ' referred to Iho statement thut the Jews heenmo the chosen P'1 because iiiini in , inei linn iiin.vii. in f,n nih ii short obituary, Mr. Isham referred to tho tact that Lilian Allen was a citizen of Vermont but never n citizen of the I'nl m nn er to ! s ,ove , fler he 'lose of he war of the revo litlnn. In closing he ipiotcd from the Centennial poem ot Mrs. Dorr, read at Hennington.' ted States and referred In a touching man reue.l iu tho town whero F.than Allen had lived his brave and Rcneraus life, to attempt In seme measure to vin dicate ihe nobility of such n hero as l'3thnn Allen. On motion of Hon. II. F. FHb'ld a voto of thanks was extended to the speii 'cor and the meeting was closed. CO K MUSTERED OUT. Two Members Have Hren Trai sferred to the It. (1 Criii. service, Hennington, Vt., Nov, 2 The membors of Company 1., First Vermont volunteers, ; voluuteeis. rvlec to-day olllcer, as. wcro mustered nut or the Her by Major Jocelyn, musteting rl"'01' ' Paymaster Laurence. livery . man rweivcii inrco mourns 11.1 io nays 11 "'Ho to ration nllowiiiices and c otning inouey. i-rivato movciiiiico 01 I reccneu tui. in " mmu leeeiveii ny uny eioinievi iiitui, nv, ii.li- ago amount received was about f and (ualil .nu .ll.lFlhnlnil hum All nr Ihn iwnIiwVcro Present except three: .Since, - lit wus mustered Into tho United States service two members havo died nnd two have been transferred to tho Red Cross service. Tho tlmo taken to pay tho men tin.'" ' " ,11.11 1 ..'..Il II.T.Cit. ST 1-3 A LING. i Hennington, t., Nov. 2 Deputy Sheriff Nasi' last evening arrested a man giving litis iiumo ns A, II, Goddurd of Athol, .H . :',. , tm(,s n ellrly ""cments, treating of Ver- nn cllmo licr(, sl.Hff lt.u ,, j,, " u- a h, i,n. monl ,,,lHlor-v' fathered by H. I. Stevens rttonoon fr Sprlnglleld wliero he will 'i h.. l;ev. M. L WooNev ree . JmhhI t.r It""n,1": a.l"i;rt '.If",,0n' nl-o of the lnnI(0 nln)t hatnm nnU ,f e LouLvllle. Ky , has be?, Vkr It. accent I. ' nordM1 'i"" !"V' d0C,l'"1n,U! ' n"1 roU"" "Ithnut re.,i.lsltloi. papers the rectorship of St. Pau 'Vp rH, tC' ' II. 11 0 nl.orucil T. K.Chltten. en treat or Kifn v unon. nrlv ...m ..-..- .i, ...i i ....., i i, . . ... . . ' "ul " l'arisn .is. il.u U'n .. ..(...... , ":.'."'- ."' ..... (, ..... .... .... vm.,.) ..Aaminer lloyco vl bold v. Mar"., who Was taken for steullng a rig Irom a livery stable In that place. God dard caino hero with It about live weeks ago and had It kept In a livery stable. Ho took board nt a hotel and has pat3ed him relf oft us a veterinary surgeon. Ho went to Arlington some tlmo ago and thero left the carriage for payment of some debts that he Incurred there, returning with an old road cart. To-Jay Charles 13, Marsh and an olllcer from Athol came nnd Idbn til. .d the horse as tho one tuken from that plnco i.rrt settled with tile livery man who had an uttachmutit upon for Iti keep ing. They will try and llnd tho enrrlago In Arlington. Goddnrd has also had a warrant served on hltn, Hiking his body for board that ho secured nt the American House. Ho will probably huvo a hearing nn the llrst enso to-morrow. Ho denies having' any Idea of stealing tho rig. WOMAN'S AUNILTAItV AT RUTLAND. Ulitlnnd, Nov. 2. Tho Huh annual meet ing Of tile Woman's Auxiliary of the Ilpls tAval churches of tho State opetid ut Trinity church here this evening and will contlnuo through Thursday and Tliutsday Mayhew, died Tuesday afternoon of ty evenlng. 'J he sessions will all be open tj phold fever. Shu was 22 j ours old. A hus Iho imblle. Miss Julia C. I3niers3ii of tho band, mother, father, threw sbtirs and chuiih inb-siuiis house, New York city, two brothers survive, will give nn address on mission work at '. A. Lag'ie has sold his laundry to Mtr '.h business: meeti.ig to-monow. Ilev. C. ray & Urown of nullum), who have hind S. Lwls of the General Theological S?ml-' rooms In the U'Connell block and wl.l ht nary pr.udiod th'j sermon at tho opening 1 them up for a stuim laundry, session thlseienlng. He took for his text' 'I'liu funeral of Mrs. Itollln Malvw wns "Grace and Triit'ii Came by Jesus Christ." ' ''eld at St. Maiy's lloman I'ntlvj Id The business meeting will be held Thurs- ehun It Wednesday morning. The Intt.'- 111 1110 fv-nmt mere win no a ml,sot,.u v meetltijr with addresses by "till. Hev. Preston Ib.rr of Knos- Kal.s and by Ulshop Graves of Now Vork city. Tllf.U.lS LAMM A FttlP.STIID. fnllnBtnn Nov, 2.Thomns Lamm. who on tho 11th day of October enticed .Miss M Jennie L.irklu to meet him in. Vtll.lncny wm performed nt the Casino, a! boM (n U)U vlllB,.t WII mnsted in spngiicld, Mas"., yesterday by Police lu-1 Wlllliiinstowti, .Mass., whero u matrlage Sprlnglleld. Mas-., yesterday by Po ee in- 1'pecinr uoyie. i.amm wns in in nnynch T-snny looKlnr arter the affairs if St iloU(,t., whl.r his supp..d wife was when Stephen's i:pl"copal church i'"e fi ,i by her mother. It Is tumid that he Mr. and Mrs. Philip Stewart left town ,, , wlrj Uvlllf , umn,0i 0MU , in- 'yesterday for IJoston. (nnriU aml ., , JoWl thn ,aU,,r mivlns j j,,jn wcll ulonK , yraI.Si Lamm Willi A KltGUNXES. lri,1(0 tt ni,nt tyfou, no win return to mm .... 1... .1.1... .1.... 1.-.. ...... n. t .. . .1 OUR DEMAND. Unltrd State Determined tolnko Posses- .Ion of the Phlllpplno Archipelago. .,11., vii. al. inui I viii, ..;u w runs. ort. 31. mo American peace commissioners, each of them carrying a portfolio containing records nnd personal memoranda, left their headquarters In the '" "" ' .'"'.."iV" ...... ' . 1 nui p i nov.'i inr 11 intruiin-s mi mu S"a,,,Ml onml..loner at the foreign of- "L ZJ,Ihl" tni.ellnt? nl.'ieo. Soon after 10 tho commis sioners confronted each other across the table. Secretary Moore, upon the request ot Judge Day, pasied to Mr, I-ergifcn, the the formulated demands of the Pniteil States icgardlng the Ph'.llp- pines, which were rend to the Spanlnrds I " their own tongue by a rapid rendering ' ' " ... ... .. ..,,, .. I . " 7." .V.'..."' " V.v '' .UinollgU inn apilllisil cuilllllin- oners ' dm o betray ai xie.y Cuo r at- r'th'athe'VnUed - - ' e ' luds.Ut .nelerJns . ,. . . ,,, ,.,, ,,., ,nn;r been a subject of speculation. The rending disclosed the fact that the United States government had determined to possess for Itse'f c-ertaln territory nnd parcels of land bounded by and lying within such parallels of latitude and lon gitude ns mnik the limits of the rmnp- ;mmghenHI,mlne de'it notptirpo. .is-tim Ins the t 'Ml pine debt ' of l'.'.."M. but they are willing to j sponsible to Spain for a sum of money 1 , ' ""r'jlr'" ' nfnW ' ' 10 1 p "'' ."'V "f ?'", f ' , . V t I,,r P' rmnnen ; ' ""'I roveme its. both physical and mental. VS reimburse (f) (hp px(pnt of hw m px. ,, po-ulltures made lu tho archipelago. This . phrase "pncll o expenditures" Is employed ,i to .lHTcrentiate tlm expenditures by Spain !n combating Insurrections in the Philip- , j pines. Tho one Is felt by the American ' , ,i,..i ; ,. ,,.. ,. a,,i J b ..f!"r.:"ur" 1 ; ' ' . ' .: ' ; ' ' ' . , 1 ' ..'', , . . . "L , ' ... r. . . . ' . . . ",V' ""iyViX l" "ti" K't'Il lUUll'ill V IIM UV fclHill 1 iiS lilt.' .... i . . ' i . - - - 'V ' orJer hi I.V 'n terr'.- toiT. t... 1. . ,i 1 , lm " 6KT'iu" """ "! u" h!'!'J ."s.'?,'1P..ki'i: ..""'!. ?.Un"tJ,f',f " ' T V A 1 1 1 1 1 1 lltlircs" 111 the Phil, Ipplnen; and some light may be given on thnt matter now. There s considerable tratllc between the Islands, and some time ago a system of light houses became necessary. Spain set out to supply this and projected IS light stations, Of these she has already con- striicted 17 of the llrst class and V. of the second. What they cost Is not yet nown here; but In American waters tho-.e of the llrst class cost from JSi.P) to J.Ma each, so that, on nn average basis of the minimum cost In the I'nlted States, 0UJjtlv' n'f' t.ioivi. s -n ,Kls e()) , Spain's .13 light houses may represent an iun oi Spalll has constructed breakwaters nt . J. Stute. as he claims that he has committed fnrwell sermn.i nt s, t,...pu ........ ,. r... " I...-.. !..... It., nun Itn tHA.l Ttf ,i li.l IIAI 1 n I h n I. " ' " IK'IU Vtll'IV 11V Vtlll IU II l-! tut ui'ilin-uuili lllJIlim lll-'Mfi Manila, it nn expense not yet known meut of the town hall will move Into a here, and wharves nf small value along )Mn of the Hatch furniture store ns soon the Pnslg river. She has recently built ns their Insurance Is adjusted. -H, C. Par barracks' for four thousand men, now oe- K,.nt R loeMted in O'Nell's block Tho cupied by American troops, the cost of Hnstol and Lincoln telephone central was which Is not yet ascertainable. wile's drug store, nnd was completoly At Cnvlto, Spain has built n nnvnl sta- destroyed In tho Wednesday morning tire. lion, which liefore It was sai-ke.l by tho ";. W t" be equal to the Mare Is.and station ,an.l may then have bee'i "'''f;'-"V,(U !!e VJ'y "St , 'terns can be strictly ile'.lgniited "pa- cine ixpeudltuies must no determined .n conlerences; but the light houses wafr a Manchester. N. H.. company has set Improvements, barracks and naval station tied with Dr, D. A. Hlsble nnd paid Him are necessary to the Pnlted States as tho fn jpw joss by tire-Mrs. Hiram Hatca owner of the Philippines, nnd nro deem- af Hrooklyn, N. Y . Is visiting relatives In l'' !,.iv"r,,h ", r,"lr l"'lcc- town Mr. and Mrs. C. 13. Lawrence nro Iho Spanish commlss. oners listened nt- t,0 parents ot a line bov, born October t.ntlvely, though not without snno evl- -Hrlstol nnd Danforth expect to be In deuces of Impatience nnd surprise at tho n,.,ir .. inrn 1,, ir.i,t wnnira ti. r,,i,. flnanclnl suggestions In the American pre- seiitment, and llnally asked until Friday to consult tho Madrid government nnd make reply. Adjournment wns then taken to that day Alter Hie conference dissolved, the. Span iH comnilssloners expressed the. opinion bat the American demands would create In Spain us they hud upon her commission (is 1111 exceedingly grave Impression. neio 1110 .1 usu commissioners pusneei irn81,lU time 11. Atkins hns settled with to 1 Una deierm nation to-night they!.ho insurnneo companies and received In wnuiii icj.ei 1110 Amet can demands mit vi.e ii uiiMiih n 111 me npaiusii pres!.& Co lulvc s0 soUl0,l full fn,- ;ioo on h , c-o.ij uinvn ine cuiiaiiiiiiiiiiiniii 01 treaty of pence, however, rigorous, tho n nillliinn t h.,li,r. .1,,.. r. 1. 1,n, ..I, ll,n C,on lards bow tei the AmerTcan demands the, commissioners do not neknowledgo justico or ndmlt the legality of them. t.intVfnn u.rS ,i7n 'h.. V" I'1..? "lJV" '"tC.1lB? H would have been as nothing nnd they re gard to-day's proposltloim as so meagre, us not to warrant even n sche.lulo ot Spain's "pacific expenditures," In tho urchlpclugo YERMONT LOCAL NEWS, NOTES AND GOSSIPOF DOINGS IN THE FREE PRESS'S BROAD FIELD, The WlnooikL Valley, A'lllnge, Up North, Along Otter Creek and by the Shoro of White Itlvor Core rod by Special Iteporters, AUMSON (JOUNTf. MiDDLi:m;nY. "Mrs. Ilcrtha Mayhew. wifo of Tlollin - m uio v-iunoiio cemeiery. nv, ; Patner Gelot olttcl.it, d. Mrs. Taylor, who 1ms been visiting her ' mother. Mrs. Hemvi Langw.,itl,y. Ii.s r - . turned l-M-ne In Tc.mdero. N. Y. .A'1" !" 11 f.He tO St. Alh.lPS for .1 short islt. 1 Mrs. Robert Cartmeli has sona to liur- llnglon. Airs. Is inc Itogcrj la vlsltlns hcr .s n in uurllngton. L. D. Lldredgo on business, Hlshop A. C. A. has gone to MonlpeHrr Hlsho, A. C. A. Hull was lu lon Wed- itcv. Hi p. LeP Gtnb.ni nr..irh..i t,i. II . ... nere .ovem er " nn, n UUhoi. A. C. A. Hall of l!nrii.,r..' I hero yeSt.Tdjy and coiidpeleil r rr cs ' t, JSt. Paul's church. He administered com. mun..n und blessed the new memorl.i p-i!- Pit. He was assisted by Itcv. II. P, Lei' Ii",1""': J"3ho'', "a1' Preached an 'exce.l Ient sermon, taking for his subjert ti.o oi aaints' and A l Souls' .- . .... oumif ""Vf. He left on tho no( ?nd to attend a meeting Atix llnry. noon flyer for Ilut- or the Woman s n..v it t -n-,. . - vibv, uv nas iKen ask- 1 o cpt tho rectorship of St. Pauils ZVV?,A 1?" ...iu nut accepteu tna Ilurllnston was In tho terbury is visiting his ish. C. Drury, who has been visit. ng a sister In Jericho, has returned to thin "l,u ow "ving nt J. W. Harncs'. 'apt- M. A. Knowlton, .Mrs. W N iviiuv. niiii uno eniuiren lin.... , """" 'rom Lonneetlcut. whero they huvo hcen visiting for the past thr.o weeks ' 1 unman, who is yiitlnlng lrom nervous troubl, wns taken to a Hurling ton retreat vesier.lr.v " Itohert fnl.!.,hH, .,. ...... , ".V" u...Y ..A. "J '" '1"'"-' O. cr. but is reported to be belten r' i'la isburg' V make his S &ml" - nave discovered that coo.l .rnn,l n, sterday ill nave discovered ihnt mn.i j ---- . 0.. v., "n puces can t.e round at tho Ailen Shoo t-o. of Lurllngton. HP.ISTOL. Aildllloml losses by tho Wednesday : fining fire are. the Catholic Order nf Foresters, Mrs. J. M. Day. household try" ' tho burned property aro tabling of rebuilding goons, anu i'. r;. smith, photograph gal- Bi;;Vt of parents 3 , I v ! IV' Pn W,,K call,a herrt b' th? "UV o his grandmotherHundreds tr m ad- Wnllls towns visited the scene .f ,,,o lire on Wednesday morning Ii. G, Mulllns & Co. and Hrlstol & D.nVfortli i ir. I'.iunr l-'arr of New York is tii, tWZPLflffil 't J" L , E ' s, tJi". " Mn()(,, llt0 th" basement of tho town n , aoes uno ino tiasement or tlio town Hali. ,0 tho basement of tho town Hal.. -Uunton post. G. A. It., met Wednesday evening In the hall of Dunton Camp. Sirs of Veteran, by invitation of tho rami. Llbantis lodge. F. and A. M were tun., d .""""" "' euncs.iay .ut in Januiry. isn. whJn 'the block' cu u Mt0 of tho ono burned Wednesday "lcr"lnt? totall,' des,royed-In spl.o 'V v,Mir mi- uirviiM -u tf th.. f.iif hi. teanll.n,. TX, 'X' ' !" Ccnure cntlonal chnreh We.lnes.t.nv (.,. " rcu' 'ho ceremonies although short ?cn- very entertaining and much enj.ycd hy ;il nresent. neiirnsntntlci. from "th. chinches of New Haven, Vcrgennes, Wcv- bridge, Cormvnll, nrldiwrt and Shoreham were pi .vent, several of whom took part n the services. k. ii, Palmer has a contract to build lone culverts for tho Hrlstol railroad second nnnunl ball and concert of Mimslll Hose company will oe given Nov. :'3 with supper at the Hrlstol House .Miss ,eia Hewitt Is slowlv recovering from tv- ,,i,0d fever Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Hnsje'l- tluo are receiving the congratuhtlons of their friends nn tho birth of a Kon.-H I.. Wvcrs has sold his blacksmith business In Starksboro. and will movo back to Bristol Hrlstol .e. Iinrrlntnn now In the hj. -.111111 Helsev" Smith Is verv feeble Sha ,s lno oUlest person In town, being over I.. -Hrlstol & Danforth have rented rooms OVPr Fnrr'" 1"rtlwi,rf muvft ln poo.i. They hnve let tho contract for I tho buidlng of their block, i,lsh Is being removed as fast ns posslblo from the cellars ot Hrlstol and Danforth, H. A. Atkins,' 11. Sargeimt's and 1 . A. Hlslile's, who will nil rebulM this fall The Hrlstol lodge of Odd Fellows havo their new hall nicely lilted up In thn Hatch block A party of young peoplo flom hcro WPnt to Monkton Saturday ...... nShtc.d Miss Kdnn Miller In I observing her' ISth birthday. They had .1 fllll ou hl(, hulldlng n); H. O. Mulllngs goods I W Page is at home from Jef. for HOr!viii'0 Jul. 1,0 has been carinc for 11 . : . H IIUI u IIU ll.in mill Ulnill, lur I tiJr! " M "", ".T K;T I Mrs. L llioL .. C',, ,, . 11',... ,' .'. 'VI' ' " found nil right ' Windsor and will movo thero soon The Bristol Houso hail - Ml " "A "' '",Ml ..nl.l r.... V.n V.....un I1...A...1 ... , - "J l , 'n ' , ,1 tol Danforth block, Others will bed (Continued on 3d page,)