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BRATTLEUORO:
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1800.
Chaplain Charles C. McCabe, a Metho
dist minister well known throughout tho
country, and especially among Grand
Army men, was elected bishop by the Meth
odist general conference at Clovcland, Ohio,
Tuesday, after a contest lasting through
10 ballots. He entered tho Union army
as chaplain In 1802, was captured at the
battle of Winchester, and spent iur
months In Llbby prison, returning V the
service after his liberation, and afte' ard
becoming an agent of tho Chrlstla' n-
mlsslon. He is 5!) years old.
While the gubernatorial discussion Is on
it is of interest to know that Major Grout's
army service began when, a boy of 10 and
student at St. Johnsbury academy, he
took a 30-mlle tramp to enlist as a private
in Company I, First Vermont cavalry.
Unon organization of the company a few-
days later he was elected second lieutenant,
and was afterward promoted to the cap
taincy. He was In 1" engagements during
his term of service . and April 1, 1800,
was badiy wounded find still carries tlie
bullet in his bodj. For disability result
lug from this wound he was discharged
Jet. 1, ISO). In 1S04 he was made major
of the 20th Xcw York cavalry, which was
organized for frontier service after tho tit.
Albans raid.
Major (iroitt nml the (iuberlintnrlnl
Canvnnl.
In a month from the present time the
preliminary canvass for the Vermont gov
ernorship will be oter, and the campaign
will be on for Vermont's share in the
presidential contest of S00. It Is tho
opinion of those who have the best oppor
tunities for learning the sentiment of the
state that Majr Grout has held his
strength and gained friends since the can
vass began, and that there is no reasonable
doubt of his nomination by a strong ma
jority. Major Grout's friends have noth
ing to regret In their pre-conventlon meth
ods. So far as these methods have found
public expression they have been honor
able and dignified. For the exceptions to
this rule which have marked the course of
two or three of the Stlckney papers wo
think Mr. Stickney himself should not be
held responsible. Tho grounds on which
Speaker Stickney's best friends base his
claim to the governorship have been stated
by J. H. Merrifield, the clerk of the house, 1
iu a strong, courteous and comprehensive
article recently printed In The riuunix.
o wise, friend of Mr. Stickney counten
ances the bad blood shown In attacks which
have been made on Major Grout.
The charge upon which the changes have
been rung more frequently than any other
is that Major Grout Is a ring candidate.
When candidly looked at this charge is
bi ought down to the fact that Major Grout
has for years been known as one of the
prominent men of the state who might
some day aspire to gubernatorial honors.
This year seemed to be the favorable time
for him to make the canvass, it was begun
by the advice and help of his friends, and
has prospered. His course has been en
tirely fair and honorable. He said frankly
at the start that he would like to be gov
ernor, asked for support and has used all
proper means to secure it. In this respect
his canvass has not been different from
that of other candidates for this ofllce.
No candidate of recent years has been
more distinctly a man of the people. Major
Grout was born a farmer's son, grew up In
the farm surroundings and learned to do
the farm work, had an ambition to get an
education and gratified It by means of his
own energy and diligence, left school to
enlist in the army, served until disabled by
a bullet wound, studied law, and engaged
In the successful practice of that profes
sion, until, In 1880, ho promoted himself
to the practice of the oldest and most hon
orable of all professions, the tillage and
practical management of a good farm.
This is his history in brief. His experi
ence in state affairs has been gained
during six terms In the legislature, five In
the house and one In the senate. He
served on Important committees and proved
himself an able and efficient legislator. In
1874, 1880, and 1888 he was speaker of the
house.
Familiarity with state affairs has given
blm pronounced Ideas In matters of state
policy, and should he be called to the gov
ernor's chair ho will bring to his admlnis
tration breadth of view and genuine
sympathy with the people. Ho stands
committed to the policy of reducing state
expenses to the lowest point consistent
with tho public welfare, and If elected will
use his knowledge and experience to
Introduce needed reforms so far as tho
Influence .of the executive can make Itself
felt.
The people of the state will have no
cause to regret Major Grout's election as
coventor, and they will make no mistake
In choosing delegates favorable to Ms can'
dldacy at the primary meetings, which,
under the state committee's call elsewhere
nubllshed, will be held during the next
three weeks.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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artj On tho Tlrst Ballot. llopnbHcnn Stnto Convention. BRATTLEBORO LOOAL. N15WS NOTI5S. Jli
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Tlie Ultctlmi of St. I.oiiU DcleRntet
Cnniiltteil, nml It Look I.Ike a Sure
TIiIiir Tnr tlie Ohio .linn.
The election of delegates to tho Republi
can national convention at St. Louis was
completed last Saturday, and it is now pos
sible to make a close estimate of how the
018 delegates will be divided. Gov. Mc
Klnley's friend, and tho manager of his
canvass, Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio, claims
502 votes for him, though he admits that
somo of these are counted from contested
delegations. "Rut if all contcstlr.g dele
gates are thrown out and given to somo
other candidate It cannot affect tho result.
I stand by my estimate that a complete
roll call will give McKinlcy COO votes."
One of the best Informed and most care
ful of the Washington correspondents
counts -185 votes as assured for McKinlcy.
He places the contested delegates at 143.
Of these 4" were elected as McKlnley men,
and he estimates that In any case tho
Ohio man Is sure of 20 of them. This
makes McKlnley's positive streugth 514.
The uncontested strength of tho other
candidates Is given as follows:
Reed Connecticut, 4; Georgia, 3;
Louisiana, 2; Maine; 12; Maryland, 2;
Massachusetts, 30; New Hampshire. 8;
Pennsylvania, 2; Rhode Island, 8; South
Carolina, 2; Virginia, 1; District of Co
lumbia, 1; Oklahoma, 2. Total, 77.
Allison California, 2; Iowa, 20; Louis
iana, 1; Utah, 1; District of Columbia, 1.
Total, 31.
Morton, in New York, 55.
(uay, iu Pennsylvania, 50.
Cullom, In Illinois, 12.
Ilradley, In Kentucky, 10.
"It Is," this correspondent concludes,
"nprfcctlv apparent that unless somo un
foreseen condition shall arise, whereby the
loyalty of the delegates chosen shall be
withdrawn from McKlnley prior to June
10, he will be nominated on the first bal
lot." The New York World prints a table in
which McKinlcy is given 514 votes, Reed
100, Allison 42, doubtful 100. The oppo
nents of McKlnley claim not to have given
up the fight, but say that when the conven
tion meets it will be found that his strength
was overestimated, a break will follow,
and the nomination will be given to some
other man. Upon any candid view of the
situation, however, it is difficult to see
how the nomination of McKlnley can be
prevented.
Mr. Piatt of New York keeps up an
open tight against McKlnley 'nd says the
sound money men of the cc try will not
tolerate his nomination beca e he refuses
to declare himself on the ctrrcney ques
tion, although strongly and repeatedly
urged to do so. To this Gen. Grosvenor
makes answer that McKlnley will stand on
the Republican platform on the moncyqties
Hon, and adds:
"One of the unwritten rules of political
campaigns, which has seldom been violat
ed by any candieate for the presidency, Is
that the candidate shall not make a plat
form. The violatlc.i of this rule cost
Henrv Clav the presidency, and from that
time to this no man has violated it with
impunity. No man's friends have a right
to call upon him to foreshadow the party's
platform, much less would any candidate
be permitted under any circumstances
whatever to answer the inttrrocatories of
a cabal of his enemies, who wish to force
from him a declaration as to what the
platform oucht to be. A man who would
fall Into the manipulation of such a con
splracy would be totally unfit to be presl
dent of the United States. Major McKin-
ley will respond to the platform, but he
will not il ctate wnat tne piauorm suan
be."
With recard to the position in which
Gov. McKlnley is placed on the money
question ex-Gov. Long of Massachusetts
is owned, as savmc:
"It is unfortunate that McKinlcy has
not declared himself definitely on the cur-
rencv nuestlon earlier In the campaign
Uut now tnat lie has ueiayeu so long i can
understand that his wisest course is to
wait till the convention has adopted, as it
will, a stronc financial platform, ana then,
if nominated, accent It In a letter which
will put him right before the country. If
he were to do It now, after so much criti
cism for not havinc done it sooner, he
might subject himself to the charge of do
ing It to get votes or irom motives oi mere
policy.
"Wutie McKlnley aoes not give me as
surance of the best and most conservative
money convictions which Mr. Reed has
given, yet I have no question that he has
kept pace with the education of tho last 15
years and that he will be found loyal to
the gold standard, and, if elected president,
will maintain It."
The supreme council of the American
protective association, which was in ses
slon at Washington last week, announced
that Its declaration against Gov. McKlnley
as a presidential candidate had been with
drawn, he having explained satisfactorily
the greater part of tho charges against him
It was also said that he had "fully and un
equivocally endorsed tho principles of tho
order," but the authority on which this
statement is made does not appear. It is
not reasonable to believe that Gov. Me
Kinley would make haste to endorse the
A. P. A., while refusing to allow himself
to bo drawn into any expression on the
moncv Question. Additional doubt
thrown on the truth of the statement by
tho fact that before adjournment the dele
gates from 20 states held a meeting and
pledged themselves to try to accomplish
McKlnley's defeat.
The McCall bill for the regulation and
restriction of immigration passed the House
Wednesday with a rush, there being only
20 votes against it, with 105 In its favor.
The bill excludes all persons between
the ages of 14 and 00 who cannot both
read and write some living language. Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts will take
charge of Its passage through the Senate.
Baking
Powder
A Republican state convention will be
held at Burlington Wednesday, Juno 17,
18U0, at IU o'clock A. m., to place in nom
ination candidates for tho offices of gover
nor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state
and auditor of accounts, to be supported
by the freemen of the state of Vermont at
tho next stato election to be held in Sep
tember, 1800; also to elect a state commit
tee. Towns and cities will be represented
in said convention by their delegates, elect
ed on the basis of one delegato for each
town and city, and one additional delegate
for each one hundred votes and lor cacu
fraction of one hundred votes exceeding
fifty, cast for the Republican candidate for
governor at the state election in 1804.
iJelegates will oe chosen at primary meet
ings called by the Republican committee of
each town and city, and will provide them
selves with proper credentials duly attested
and signed by the secretary of their several
primary meetlncs at wlilcli they are elected,
and present the same to the Republican
state committee (who are constituted com
mittee on credential;) at their headquarters
Immediately upon their arrival at Uurllng-
lou.
The stato committee recommend that
such primary meetings be held not later
than Saturday, June 13, and that the town
committees be chosen at such primary
meetings.
The usual courtesy in tlie reduction of
fares will bo extended by the several rail
roads In the state. Explicit directions for
securing round trip tickets, etc., will be giv
en upon the hiauK credentials sent eacn
town committee.
Signed by the Republican state commit
tee, Olin Merrill chairman, Rurlingtou,
May 15, IMiO.
On the above basis winduam county
towns will be entitled to representation as
follows: Athens 1, Rrattleboro 0, Urook
lino 1, Dover 2,Dumtuerston 2, Grafton 2,
Guilford 2, Halifax 2, Jamaica 3, London
derry a, Marlboro 2, Newfane 3, Putney 3,
Rockingham 5, bomerset 1, titration l,
Townshend 3, Vernon 2, Wardsboro 2,
Westminsters, Whltiugham 2, Wilming
ton 2, Windham 2.
Culeilonln futility for (irout.
From the St. Johnsbury Caledonian.
It is a particul.tr pleasure to the Repub
licans of this county that the next gover
nor of Vermont spent his early life in Cale
donia county, was educated at St. Johns
bury academy, ami enusieu iroin our acau
emv. He has been a frequent visitor to
the home of his boyhood and the Republi
cans of Caledonia county are practically
united in the support for governor of Major
Grout of Derby. When the delegates get
to Uurllugton on the 17th of June Caledo
nia countv will be found in Major Grout's
column, the place where they naturally be
long and where they can taue just pnue in
being.
A Farmer, Xeverlhrlcss.
iFrom the St. Albans Mrssencer
The effort to belittle the qualifications
of Maior Grout has strengthened rather
than weakened his candidacy. Ridicule Is
oftentimes a potent weapon, uut the aver
age man Is not apt to mistake It for argu
tnent in tho long run. Thus, the attempt
to disparage Major Grout as Identified with
the agricultural Interests ot ermoni u
cause he may not get up o' mornings as
early as tho average Vermont urmer or
milk his cows or perform personally any or
all of the manual labor Incident to farm
life. has. to put it mildly, gained no con
verts to the Stickney ranks. To claim or
hit mate Maior Grout is not a farmer oe
cause he does not personally "follow th
plouoh" Is as absurd as it would be to deny
Speaker Stickney's title as a lawyer because
he may not dust his own uooKsiieivra
sweep the floor of his own law office.
An American I.lner Sets the Pnee,
The St. Paul has set the pace. Last
week she made the record of 0 days 0
hours and 5 minutes, from Southampton
to Sandy Hook, on the extreme southern
route (3112 nilles). chosen to avoiu even
the possibility of Icebergs. The best South
ampton record heretofore maae was
achieved bv the New York on the northern
or short route (304 1 miles) o aays nom
and 14 minutes. The average speed of
the St. Paul for the entire trip was 20.34
knots, against 20.15 for the New York.
The St. Paul Is American built from truck
to keelson; the New York was launched
on the Clyde. But for 12 hours of fog the
St. Paul would have broken all ocean rec
ords to pieces. As it is, the American
eagle is fully justified In reminding the
British sea-lion that the supremacy ofthe
ocean is still to be fought out.
iooil for Theodore ltooievelt.
From the Boton Herald.
Good for Teddy! ne has rebuked a po
lice Inspector of New York for having
lodged a complaint against a policeman
"for having his hands In his pants pockets
while on patrol." "Hereafter," says the
police commissioner, "In a complaint of
this kind make It 'trousers, not 'pants.'
You might as well say that the 'gent' had
his hands in his pants pockets." Com
missioner Roosevelt also gave orders to
have the word trousers used instead of
pants In the rules of the department, which
are now being revised. All this Is In the
line of progress and of English undefiled
by the vulgarisms of tho vernacular.
What Jlr. lepev Says.
Chauneey M. Depew Is quoted as follows
on Maior McKlnley's silence on the cur
rency question: "I differ from somo of my
friends in regard to trie position .wcruuicy
has taken. I hold that when a man is
once In tho field It Is right and .proper for
lilm to keep quiet and let his record speak
for itself. Let him put himself In tho
hands of li s friends, and let them do the
talking. It Is not a man's friends who
want him to talk, but his enemies. His
fr ends know where he stands, ana so aoes
not need to speak for their benefit, nis
enemies only seek to make him talk that
they may trip him up."
Hilltop McCabe.
Chaplain McCabo Inherited
somo
money and by wise Investments his wealth
rapidly grew, uuen oi u uas Deen spent,
in advancing the cause of Methodism. He
has now about $50,000. Many Methodist
Institutions have been backed financially
by him. Ho is now engaged In raising
money for the great American university
to be built at Washington, and as bishop
hi will continue this work. He Is con
sidered the greatest money raiser In the
Methodist church. He Is the man who
first raised the crv "a million for missions."
He raised tho mission collection from
$500,000 to $1,250,000.
Gen. Horace Porter of New York is the
lastest guess for a McKlnley running-mate,
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
A score, more or less, of Democrats as
sembled In tho town hall Saturday night
to choose delegates and alternates to the
state and district Democratic conventions
to bo held In Montpellcr May 27. To
avoid any embarrassing emergency which
might arise, the party representatives, pre
vious to calling the meeting to orJcr, had
prcparcd.a full list of names which it was
proposed to elect, but having failed to di
vine their Intentions to all present an in
nocent brother failed to stick to tho pre
scribed order. Dr. Conland of the town
committee called the meeting to order and
read the .call. Charles A. Boyden was
chosen secretary and Dr. Conland chair
man of the meeting. R. S. Chllds moved
that the delegates be chosen by a viva voce
vote, which was agreed to, and these dele
gates were chosen: To the state conven
tion, R. S". Childs, W. U. Minor, H. B.
Halts, John Ualvin, U. A. lioyuen ami ur.
James Conland; alternates, Martin Aus
tin, jr., Jerome J. Ward. J. J. KcKies, Wil
liam Boycc, E. F. Brooks and Henry A.
Stockwcll.
Tho delegates chosen to tho district con
vention were: C. II. Davenport, W. H.
Chllds, N. T. Ryan, F. W. Putnam, T. J.
lleaphy and A. W. Hoel: alternates, U. 11.
Eddy, A. D. Wyatt, Luke Ferrlter, Alfred
Cobb and John O'Connor.
The next business was to elect a town
committee for two years. Dr. Conland
stated that the old committee had conferred
and resolved not to serve another terra.
C. II. Davenport thought great care should
be exercised In the selection of a commit
tee and moved, therefore, that a committee
of three be appointed to retire and bring
in a list of five names to bo acted upon.
The chairman then appointed W. L..
Chllds, W. H. Minor and William Boyce
such a committee. While they were out
C. II. Davenport suggested that the dele
gates use all honorable Influence at their
command to Insure the election of W. II.
Minor as a delegate to the Chicago con
vention. The committee, having returned, pre
sented these names for a town committee:
James Conland, W. H. Minor, S. T. Dav
enport, Martin Austin, jr., and N. T. Ry
an. It was decided that younger blood
would be preferable and tho list was re
committed to the committee for revision.
R. S. Chllds moved that each delegation
and each alternate delegation be empow
ered to fill vacancies, and It was so ordered.
Tlie committee of three finally reported
for a town committee, N. T. Ryan, Henry
Stockwell, Martin Austin, jr., II. B. Haus
and A. D. Wyatt and this report was
adopted. An su joumment was then taken.
ALFHED F. WAITE.
The whole community expressed a feel
ing of grief and of sincere sympathy when
it became known last Saturday morningthat
Alfred F. Walte had committed suicide by
hanging at the home of his sister, Miss
Lucretia Waite on North Main street,
where Mr. and Mrs. Waite had recently
cone to live. The troubles and business
reverses which have overwhelmed Mr.
Waite in recent years had worn upon him
and produced their natural result in an al
most hopeless despondency. This was re
lieved for a time during the past winter
while under treatment in tlie Brattleboro
Retreat, but of late it had returned, and
about 7 o'clock Saturday morning Mr.
Waite went to the upper floor of the barn
connected with the house vbcre he ended
his life. His absence was noticed and the
body was discovered almost immediately,
but life was extinct.
Mr. Waite was born in Wardsboro In
1827, and was the third of the family of
five children of Thomas F. and Evelyn Or
cutt Walte. The family moved to Brat
tleboro In 1835. and Mr. Waite grew up
here. His marriage to Martha Grout of
Millers .balls. Mass., took place in l&ou.
In his early manhood he was engaged in
the trucking business, which he sold to the
late J. A. Stevens in 1S03, and bought the
well-known farm on the Putney road which
was his home until only a few weeks ago.
He was a good farmer, as the condition
of the farm and bulldins when at their
best amply attested. He was energetic,
industrious and enterprising, ana oecame
possessed of a handsome property. The
reverses of recent years came tnrougu no
fault of his own. They were long borne
with hopefulness and fortitude, ana it is
no reproach to his memory or his good
name that he was not able to carry the
burden to the end. His character was un
blemished. Integrity and uprightness
marked his whole life. Ills simplicity,
sincerity, and spirit of good-will won the
esteem of all. Of him it is truly said that
no man wished him ill.
Mr. Walte had been long a member of
the Centre church. Mr. Waite is survived
bv his wife, and by two children, Fred M.
and Harriet G., wife of Horatio Knapp of
Dummcrston. Of the father's family
there now remains only the sister, Miss
Lucretia Walte. Funeral services were
held at the house Monday afternoon, Rev.
C. O. Day officiating.
WASHINGTON 00.
Great preparations are being made for
the fifteenth International Christian in
deavor convention to be held In Washing.
ton, D. C, July 8 to 13 Inclusive. It is
expected that there will be an attendance
of over oo.uou people ana mo city or vasn
lugton Is admirably adapted to receive
them. Three great tents, two of which
were used at the last convention In Boston,
will be pitched upon the "White lot" just
south of the executive mansion, the use of
which was recently granted tho committee
bv a ioint resolution of Congress, approved
by tho President. A large hall and 10 large
churches will be used simultaneously so
that a seating capacity of 40,000 Is avail
able at any moment.
At the official opening on tne -wuite
lot" the presiding officers will be Rev
Francis C. Clark, D. D Rev. Tennis S.
naml n of Washington and Rev. II. li,
Grose of Boston, Music for the occasion
will be furnished bv a chorus of 4000 voices
under the direction of Percy S. Foster of
Washington. Little can be said at this
time regarding the program except that all
the principal features or previous convex
Hons will bo retained and many others
added. One-fare rates will probably be
granted. The Vermont delegation has been
ass gned headnuarters at the Union Metu
odlst Episcopal church with hotel accom
modations at the Grafton. Correspond'
ence in regard to accommodations should
In no case be addressed to Washington but
to E. E. Townes of Montpeller.
Stomach Trouble and Itheumatlsm.
"I have been troubled for a number ot years
with a stomach difficulty also rheumatism. My
hiiahanil wnntftd ma to trv Hood's SarsaparlUa
and I began taking It and the first bottle did me
so much good that I kept taking It until I took
five bottles. It gave me a better appetite, regu
lated mr Btomach and helped the rheumatism,"
Mrs. E. O. Spauldlng, Warren, Vt.
Otmlly Hmiiiii Tornailo.
The latest advices show that the deadly
tornado which swept through northeastern
Kansas and a portion of southern Ne
braska Sunday afternoon and night caused
at least 18 deaths and the Injury of a scoro
of people and incalculable damage. Many
who escaped Instant death are maimed for
life. At Frankfort 00 buildings were de
stroyed. At Seneca four persons wero
killed, all children, tho opera house, court
houso and principal school destroyed. In
all of the towns struck by the cyclones
such buildings as wci'e left standing have
been hastily converted into morgues and
hospitals. The dead wero scattered pro
miscuously, and It Is not believed that all
the bodies have been recovered. Families
are scattered so that it Is Impossible to teL'
how many people are missing.
Two Notorious Forgers Caught.
Two expert forgers who have spread dis
may among bankers of this country and
Europe during the last twelve years were
arrested In Newark, N. J., Wednesday by
Plnkertons. Their names are Charles
Becker and James Cregan, and the Imme
diate crime for which they were apprehend
ed was a $20,000 swindle perpetrated on
tho Nevada bank of San Francisco, Decem
ber 18 last.
It Is estimated that the forgeries of the
two men amount to at least $350,000.
Cregan is said to be a wealthy man and to
own considerable property In New York.
He was the capitalist of the gang. Charles
Becker, however, was the real genius of
the gang. It was his business to alter the
drafts and checks. In this he was unex
celled. Horrible ."Murder at Wlitelock.
A brutal murder was committed In tho
little village of Wheelock In Caledonia
connty Wednesday evening. The victim
was Mrs. Way, wife of the village note'
keeper. There has been trouble iu tho
Way family for several years. Mrs. Way
applied for a division of the property and
the quarrel arose over the custody of their
only child of eight years. Mrs. Way start
ed to leave with her sister from St. Johns
bury and the little girl when Way struck
her a terrific blow with a club across the
face. He is in jail at St. Johnsbury.
Granite Cutters Out at Barre.
Nearlv 100 union granite cutters struck
at the sheds of Marr & Gordon and E. L.
Smith it Co., at Barre, Wednesday, owing
to the alleged employment of a number of
non-union men. The strike is not yet
general among local shops.
IleaTT Italiis In the West.
Heavy rains have fallen this week
all
over the central western states and in the
Northwest. In some parts, as in Kansas
and Missouri, the down-pour has resulted
in disastrous floods. Minnesota rivers are
rising and threatening damage.
A big steam pipe fell and burst in the
Appleton mill, Lowell, Mass., yesterday,
killing one opera.or and injuring many
others.
A building undergoing repairs at Buffalo,
N. Y., collapsed yesterday with an awful
crash, burying a score of people in the
ruins and killing at least three.
The United States supreme court, in an
opinion rendered Monday, sustained the
constitutionality of the law of Louisiana
requiring the railroads of the state to pro
vide separate cars for white and colored
passengers. Justice Harlan dissented vig
orously, saying that in his view no power
In the land had the right to regulate
the enjoyment of civil tights upon the
basis of race. It would be just as reason
able and proper, he said, for states to pass
laws requiring separate cars to be furnished
for catholics ana rrotestants, or tor de
scendants of those of the Teutonic race
and those of the Latin race.
The announced retirement of Speaker
Reed from public life at the end of his
present term, with the probability of an
extra session of the 55th Congress next
April, is already causing speculation in
Washington about the next speakership.
It is conceded that the House will be Re
publican. The three members who are
practically certain to be candidates for the
speakership are Payne of New York, Can
non of Illinois ana Henderson or Iowa.
There may be other candidates, including
Dalzell of Pennsylvania, but these three
are likely to be the most conspicuous.
With the extension of its system of irri
gation California expects to supply the
American demand for oranges, lemons,
olives, limes, apricots, prunes and raisin
grapes. Last year ortnern uautornia
shipped 203,014 tons of green and dried,
fruit, and Southern California 150,845 tons,
a total of 300,450 tons. These exports, to
gether with the shipments or vegetables,
wines and brandy, made 48,871 car loads.
So many new orchards have been set out in
California that Its fruit production will
soon be doubled. Already the state, hortl-
culturally, Is one of the most important
regions in the world.
A prearranged railway collision is to bo
one of tlie features at the opening of a
pleasure resort near Columbus, Ohio. The
Columbus, Hocmng vauey ana loicao
railroad has assigned two thirty-five-ton
locomotives, which have outlived their
usefulness for economical service, and to
each of these will be attached three old
gondola cars and a caboose. A siding
1000 feet long has been laid, connected at
each end with the main track, and tho
trains will be started from points about
half or three-quarters of a mile from the
middle of the siding. A trial trip has
showed that a speed of forty-five to fifty
miles per hour may bo expected. The en
gines are to carry 120 pounds of boiler
pressure, and are to have the throttles
wide open. The event Is being advertised,
and great crowds will in all probability
witness the prearranged smasnup.
ltcllef In Six Hours.
Dlstresslne kldnev and bladder diseases re
lieved In six hours by the "New Great South
American Kidney Cure." This new remedy Is a
great surprise on account of its exceeding prompt
ness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys.
back and every part or tne urinary passages oi
male or female. It relieves retention of water
and Dam In passing; It almost Immediately It
vou want quick relief and cure this is your rem
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Sold by Geo. E. Greene, Druggist, Brattle-
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Doro.
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minded; but what has the manufacturer's private
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cure?" Ely's Cream Balm depends solely upon
its reputation of years as a successful cure for ca
tarrh In all IU stages. It Is absolutely free from
mercury or any other drug Injurious to the sys
tem. Being appueu oirectiy w uo
membrane it affords Instantaneous relief and will
effect a perfect cure of catarrh.
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