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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-11

.N'1so' Z PETERSON
bEAIEasss IN
Hardware, Stoves, Tfuware..
FARM MACHINERY and IMPLE-
MENTS.
BUILDERS HARDWARE, NE-
CHANCES TOOLS AND
HOUSE FURNISHING
GOODS.
Opposite the old Post Office
Bush Street, Red Wing, MINI.
7 1ME, a.
CUT STONE,
WINDOW STILLS, CAPS, &c., &c.
Will supply the trade through the State.
G. A. CARLSON.
1880 advertisement Of Marble Works
below.-R
r ED WING
Marble and Granite Works,
CARLSON E. McROSTIE,
Manufacturers and dealers in
AMERICAN AND ITALIAN MARBLE,
Monuments, Craze Stones, Nantes,
And all kinds Of furniture marble.
~rOrders promptly attended to and
filed on short notice,
Corner Of East Avenue and Third Street,
RED WING, MINNESOTA.
A. Carlson. P. N. McRostie.
, 1875-10-08

A yoty sula!l number attepdad tho soaalon
which waa called for / o'clock.
In the absemca of the President and Vice
President, the 1toy. III, iIydo, OF New York, MA
chosoo temporary Chairman.
Tho naY. J. o. Means. Recording Secretary,
read the following list Of corporate members
who. uot beiog pfsseut, had ,sous excuses !: The
HOY. D. Putnam, Ohio; N. -Adan,d. y, D., Mas-
yaehusetts: ]. g. laws, D. D.. Now Hampshire;
J. u. Gordon Es'l., Massachusetts; q: Hall.
?. D., Massachusetts; j.: u: t,oud!s.
y. D.. Nav iofk: tis IIo'. q; u. Stafford, Yer,
mont; D. ". Jones, Esq. New York; A. u.
lockwood. E,4.. nhode lslsu4; G. Merriam,
Esa.. Massachusetts: \: l.. Molu, Esq. Msssa
chusetts; 4. baud. D. D., Cuunecucut; J. ",
WlilmAn, D. b., Massachusetts; the i!oy. A. T.
Norton, lilinois;. Y. lAampson, ?. =, Cou-
uecueut; L. F. Hal. counestlcuts +. Al1en. u.
: o., Massachusetts,; the Hou. 3. l.. Withay,
Michigan Il. 81. stot1s, D; D.. New York: q.
E. Wood, Massachusetts; tha Raw. ". Pa.tou,
b. D., Connectlcut; J. ". Wsir, PsnnsyyaniA;
tho Roy. 4. s. Atwood, Massachusetts; q. Il,
Lhspman, Eng. Massachusetts; E. Pond. y. D.,
, 1875-10-08
HOTELS.
PALMER HOUSE,
CHIcAGo.
The Largest and Best-Furnished
House in tho World!
ROOMS. WITH BOARD,
From $3 to $5,
ACCORDING TO LOCATION.
ENTIRELY FIRE-PR00F
ENTIRELY FIRE-PR00F !

To tho Fropssnrs Of uo.ts In Chlcs0o. particularly
tho pact6e." who !AaAJ advertising their Ao-
tsh practically dre.ptoof. aud yot paying AZ pet
cant for inauraHcs:
Having erected Fi.e-r1oof Hoiol q m additional
cost Of construction Of over half million OF hoars
anu being unwilling sny H9'e! " chictao ehonl
hereby .ny of yo 10 tho folowne trial after
ths closing Of tho Exposition: Tho Chief Proprietor
Of any hote ms1 bring on ia back s tho kindiinE tc
can carry any chamber in tho latet House proper
mot Including thu Wabash Aseuuo e1teuson>, In which
chamber The furniture carpets, curtains, aud mirrors
ara 10 remain they uow 4 hro Ensy then 10
bum 10 the middle ot ,he room. aitsr which ,he door
tton Of that time. Tho fire has not spread bcyop ths
roam, tho proprietor of the oppohinB Hote il to psy
for the da1nagc by fra and smoke to tho furniture
ste: hui. II the are e1ens's bssond he ilm Of tho
but viii pas The proprietor yo thousand dollars, on
condition, however. that have lks privilege after
wnrd, on the saue day, and, 1t do not reduce II to
sshes Il ona hour, ~i'I ply the roprtetors Of tue
Hotel h1 damage to tho furniture and room, and
twenty thousand dollars beatdes.
Dcpotats Of the money 10 be Eaas Ia my Da1k That
may b agreed upon.
This challenge mhy b accepted ont!re. or dnplY "a
to tbs dze-proof quality Of tie pslmer House.
fIT TER PALMER
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

quircd, and on the latter the supporters OF MIR
Cox. with the exception Of seven, transferred their
votes to Mr. Kerr and the contest was decided
Kerr's majority was nineteen ON the announce
ment Of the vote. Mr. Randall very generously
rose, and, after stating that the differences be-
tween the candidates and their friends must now
be ut an end, moved that the nomination oi Mr.
Kerr be made unanimous, which was done II is
already rumorod that the friends Of Mr. Randall
will not abide by the choice of the caucus ms
however, remains to be seen on Monday The
minor offices Of clerk, sergeant-at-arms door
keeper, postmaster and chaplain, were then filled
by nominations Of the party, and the caucus adj
iourned, Tho Republicans have also held a cate
Gus this evening, and nominated Hon James G.
Blaine for Speaker and al the former officers Of
the House
The principal fun Of the democratic caucus was
over the nomination Of chaplain. For a long
time the lobby insisted that Henry Ward Beechor
was the unanimous choice Of the caucus, and this
was earnestly maintained until the rumor was
authoritatvely contradicted
The National republican, Of this city, has, dur
ING the canvass strongly advocated the election
of Randall rs Speaker, and so earnestly that their
position upon the subject has been severely com
mentcd upon by Republicans generally The
Republican assumes TO be the organ Of the admin
stration-sometimos called the Kitchen Organ
and by ts advocacy Of the claims Of Mr. Ran
DALI has, undoubtedly, had some object to gain
which does not reflect much credit upon lis polit-
Teal procliyties Il even went so far as to figure
out the election Of their candidate by a large ma
iorty ina this mornings ISSUE and now there Is
some curiosity to sec how they will squiru out Of
Il on Monday.
MIR Michael C. Kerr, the probable Speaker Of
the next House is an austere man, possessed Of
but little personal magnetism, who is said to
make an enemy whenever he shakes hand but
who owe. his success to his integrity Of character
ind unninching parlisanship During the war
he belonged to that army OF Northern democrats,
who were known as "copperheads while bis H.
val, Sam Randall, was a war democrat Kerr is a
tall, strongly built, broad-shouldercd man, far
from being in amy degree handsome, bat still has
a frank countcnance and impressive yet agreeable
manners Ills voice t. exceptionally clear and
/ distinct and will be heard to good advantage
| from the Speakers chair 1t Is not as heavy as
| Gen. Banks. or as stled as Fernando Wood s.,
or ~ penetrating as that Of Sunset Cox, or nasal,
! like handsome sam Raudan- Ills knowledge Of
parliamentary law h not considered as anythng
above that POSSESSED by thcaycmgc congressman,
and therefore DE win fall far behind the records
made by Blame. Coliax, Banks Grow, and other
Republican speakers He is said 10 bo strictly
temperate Ia bis habits, and as regular and cir
cumspect as .auctifcd chronomoter lIedoes not
belie,ein sumptuap liquor laws, butisa practical
] lg il wi
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

lNDlAN KEsERvATroNs-GenO Crook
is of opinion that there are two sides to
the story of violation of the Sioux treaty of
1868. lie says the Indians break some of
its most essential provisions every summer,
by going outside Of the reservation and steal
ing the property of frontersmen, and some
times breaking up their homes and business,
and little or nothing is done about it but
il the whites pass the line of the reservation
in the other direction, by a route unfre-
queuted by the Indians, for the purpose Of
prospecting for gold in regions ofwhich they
make no use, great cutlery is made about
it. lie thinks if the treaty is to be enforced
against the whites, it should also be exc
cuted agaius' the Indians And he is quite
correct
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

OUR CESrESNIAL PREslpEST,-Re trench-
ment in public expenditures, an honest en-
deavor TO restore our industrial prosperity,
and an upright aud patriotic purpose, should
characterize the administration Of our public
affairs. Let the Republican party be true
to its principles, and when the proper time
comes, select for its standard bearer man
worthy of the support Of the American peo-
pie, aud there need be no doubt Of the result.
With this plan for the coming campaign,
the party that has saved the country when
threatened, will retain the control of its af-
fairs, and will have the proud distinction of
claiming the centennial President.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

INDIAN AFFABs.-G General Pope, in his
report on the operation Of the department of
the Missouri, says the southwestern Indians
are all now at their respective agencies and
entirely subdued. lie thinks there will be
no further trouble with them, if they are
only treated with common humanity and or
binary honesty, and properly fed. lie also
insists that the military forces ought not to
be held in any manner accountable for any
further hostilities with these Indians, in con
sequence of bad treatment and want of food
at the agencies, to which they have been
forced to return. They take the field
against the Indians with reluctance. The
latter only leave their reservations because
they are starved there, and they must hunt
food for themselves and their families, or
see them perish with hunger.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08
Iucbriate Asylums.

The state of New York, after expanding a
number Of hundred thousand dollars upon an
inebriate asylum, has finally closed it, voted
to sell the property, and virtually declared
the experiment, or any similar one, failure.
Indeed ii is now pretty generally conceded,
we believe that inebriate asylums are really
Of little account-that they fail to cure in
ebriates and restore them to permanent So
briefly, except in such cases as might readily
be cured without resort to such asylums. In
brief the drunkard can only be rescued
through his own exertious. With many per-
sons, salvation by this method is quite out
Of question, since they do not possess the
requisite amount of courage, or control over
their own actions. There are cases where
men have voluntarily gone to retreats for in
sbriates, submitted to treatment, and re.
tsrned to their families to remain sober for
perhaps several months But their sobriety
was due to their own efforts to control them
selves, rather than to the treatment received
at the asylums. SO long as they exercised
authority over their appetites, all went well /;
but Just as soon as that authority was re-
linquished, they invariably fell. In some
cases men never yielded control, and were
classed as permanently cured but in most
cases they wearied in well doing, and returned
TO their cups.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08
Political Jottings.

TnE New York Tribune figures out an
actual contraction Of our paper currency
amounting to over S3l 100000 since June,
1874.
TINS much must be said in regard to the
removals from office made by Secretary
Chandler If half the reports of misman-
agoment Of the Interior Department undor
Delano were well founded, there ought to be
good reasons for pretty general rc-organi2a-
ton Of its subordinate departments,
SENATOR FERRY of Michigan, says in
effect that he is not an innationist but he
believes in extending the use Of greenbacks
to the payment Of customs, and restricting
that of gold to the payment Of interest on
government bonds. If he likes it any better
put that way give him the benefit Of it,
1N referring to Chief Justice Waite's dec
laration that he cannot consent to be can
didato for the Presidency, the indianapolis
Journal says at is gratifying know that
we have a Chief Justice who appreciates the
dignity Of the position, and whose judicial
head has not been entered by the prosdcn-
tial maggot."
\ WASHINGTON dispatch says that here
after the government clerk. ia that city will
be required to work daily until four o'clock
in the afternoon, instead Of until three
o'clock, as at present This will cause a
great deal of grumbling, no doubt, but it is
safe to say that the number Of applicants foI
office will not be diminished thereby.
Tnr recent election in Minnesota gives q
little cheer TO the advocates Of woman SUI
frage. The people adopted the constitu
tional amendment which provides that any
woman of twenty-one years of age and up
ward, may vote at any election for choosing
officers Of schools, or any measure relating t,
schools, or may be eligible to any office per
tanning to the management of schools
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

TUE correspondent of the Boston Journal
telegraphs that Secretary Fish says that
there is no question at issue at the present
time which can disturb our peaceful rela-
tions with foreign powers, and that it is
customary to assemble the ironclads in
southern waters every winter. There are
those here, however who accept this state
ment in diplomatic sense, and believe that
our government may be called upon to inter
vene between Spain and Guatemala and
wishes to be ready to sustain its position.
The preparations being made are not those
which denote mere naval drill or winter
quarters in genial climate.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

RUSSIA AT THE CENrENNIAL.-Th Rus
sian government, which for some time held
aloof from declaring its purpose to partic.
pate in the Centennial exhibition, for the
reason that she believed it was not really in
tended to be an international affair, but a
private speculation merely has applied,
through its secretary of legation, for twenty
thousand feet of space, with the assurance
that Russia would not only make display
of her goods and merchandise, but that it
would be an unusually fine one,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08
slsafrhnlap G NonrnaL
CLUBBING RATES.

We will furnish Harper's Month
ly, Weekly, or the Bazaar, Scribner's
Monthly, or the Atlantic Monthly
with the WATCHMAN, one year,
for 1925; st. Nicholas, with the
WATCHMAN, one year, for S4. 40 {;
and with the Nursery, for 1910.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

Coon SuccEss.-The success of Secretary
Bristow's war on the whiskey rings is one of
the most encouraging signs Of the times, re-
yiying as it does the waning faith Of
Americans in the power of our courts to
punish public rascals, faith seriously shat
tered by the virtual escape of the Tweed
ring, and the impotence of the efforts to re-
cover their plumber. 1t shows that justice
can be meted out to the most powerful COM
binations for robbing the public, when the
right sort of a man is at the head of the
movement
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

MEANS BusINEss.-Among the first reso-
lutions introduced in the House will be one
calling on the Secretary of the Treasury and
Attorney General for all the correspondence
relating to the st. Louis, Milwaukee and
Chicago whskey frauds. The resolution
will cover all the kilograms and letters, either
sent or received, and instructions issued in
the matter by the Secretary of the Treasury,
the Attomey-General, Solicitor Wilson, or
the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue It
will also be so framed as to include all cor
respondence with the special counsel who
and all correspondence preceding the move
ment on the Ring, which passed while pre-
pairing for the movement.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

CHICAGO has an abundance of cheek"
At the time of the great fire, French artists
contributed and forwarded 100000 for the
relief of their fellow-artsts in Chicago.
When the money reached New York it was
not needed for the object for which it was
donated, and it has since remained in the
hands of Hon. Z. d. Morgan. The Chicago
Times now proposes to have this money paid
over to the city authorities, to be used in
providing for the wants of the poor in that
city during the coming winter This would
no doubt be nice thing for the Chicago
city treasury, but there is small amount of
" cheek " in the proposition to use this
French artists fund in that way.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

The treasury having, under date OF Octo-
Der twenty-sixth last instructed collectors of
customs in cases of discrepancy between the
invoice weight of imported woods and that
ascertained by the weigher and having an
apparent decrease in quantity, and conse-
quently arelative increase in value, in conpar-
ing the actual weight with the total invoice
value to assess duties on the basis of the weigh
er's return, supplementary instructions have
been issued restricting the application of this
rule to cases in which such decrease is not
satisfactorily accounted for, or in which there
are reasonable grounds to suspect an inten-
ton to evade duties by exaggerating the in
voice weight
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

A TERRIBLE DIsAsTER.-A most terrible
steamboat disaster, by which twelve persons,
mostly women, lost their lives, occurred to
the line boat Sunnyside, plying between
Troy and New York city last week. The
boat fortunately left Troy several hours be-
for her advertised time, or this loss of life
would have been much greater. The occa-
sion of her loss was being struck by IA large
mass of floating ice, and it does seem as
though she was disabled and sent to the bot
tom of the Hudson River altogether more
easily than she ought to have been. There
are no such Arctic peris in the lower part
of that stream, ms should make il dangerous
for navigation, The drowning of those per-
sons who attempted to get ashore in the life
boat, seems 10 have been due 10 the selfish
eagerness of two or three men who jumped
into the boat and capsized it, The officers
and men of the steamer made every effort to
save the passengers, and succeeded with all
but those who were in the Inflated ife-boat.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

TRoops have been ordered to the scene of
the Apache revolt, In Mexico 1t appears
that one of the Apache chiefs refused to take
rations offered by the government agent, and
after some words the Indian drew revolver
and shot the agent through the head The
rest of the tribe made a general disturbance.
There are grave fears that general outbreak
Of the Apaches and Utes win take place.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

THE DEMOCRATIC CONTEST OVER THE srEAkER-
sIur-rim CANpiDArEs And THEIR fluENns-
JliE VERMONT CONGRATULATIONS
ERAL JEwEIG--nUMOR OF MS PROBABLE ri
TmEMENr-GFNERAL BAnCoCK Ann CROOKED
WHIsKEl THE INnIAN BUREAU ANb XACil
CHANDLER
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

KEROSENE vs.. GAs.-rhe low price of
kerosene, the improvement in lamps, and
the high price of gas, are substituting oil for
gas in many places. In Brooklyn, where
there are six gas companies, this movement
has attained almost the degree Of revolu-
ton. Great numbers of stores and families
have taken to kerosene, the cost of which,
for the same amount of light, is not more
than one-fourth the cost of gas The risk is
somewhat greater, but insurance agents are
generally willing to compromise the prohibi-
tory terms of their policies in some way.
This is a very natural aud feasible method
by which to teach the gas companies moder-
alton, and it can be applied anywhere.
But we have an idea that the most economic
utilization of petroleum will ultimately be
found in converting it into Illuminating gas
at a gas works, instead of in lamp. It is
certainly a much more eligible raw material
from which to make gas than coal is, The
process has not been perfected as yet, hut
experiments are in progress. Experiments
are also being made with petroleum as a fuel
for locomotives.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08
Washington CORRESPONDENCE.

-
Washington Correspondence.
iHE DEMocRAric CONTEST OVER THE SPEAKER
SUBTITLE CANDIDATES AND THEIR FErENus--
the VERMONT DELEGATION osTNIAsrER-GEN-
EHAL JEwELL-nUMOR or MS PROBABLE III
ruiEMENr-GFNEitNL EAncoCk AND CROOKED
WHIsftEY - rHE lNnIAN ntiu-Ar AND zACH
CHANDLER
WASHINGTON, D. G., December ith. 1910
Messrs Editors AT this hour the democrats
to the next House are in caucus at the
Capitol 70 decide upon the candidates OF the party
for the officers OF that body. The groatan over
shadowing agony ofthe week is thus drawing toa
climax The contest over the speakorship has been
one long to be remembered in Washington, aud one
of the most excitable and bitter that WAS ever
fought within the limits Of the democratic party
The candidates, who have been narrowed down
to three since the diguifed withdrawal Of Mr.
Wood, have been each well supported by their
respective friends, and every element Of seeming
success has been brought into play without regard
to any other but the one object sought for 1t
has undoubtedly created such divisions Ia the
party that it, effects will remain during the win
ter and be a source Of discord and annoyance
to themselves, and Of amusement TO the Republic
cans. This morning efforts were made to have
Sunset Cox withdraw from the campaign and
leave the field clear for Randall aud Kerr, but il
was a failure Mr lamar of Mississippi. who
presdes over the convention. Is strongly in favor
Of Randall, and claims that he South is nearly a
unit for his man The friends Of Kerr are hop
ing to win by a withdrawal Of Cox, but they have
not much reason for expecting such a move on
tta ~ .,fA t.f tttf.ra
enthusiasm over their candidate than is felt by
any other faction. Money is freely used by the
Randall meu led by John Morhssey and Billy
McMullen Of New York. who have the support
of Mayor Wickhun, who has also arrived and is
participating on the same side Mr. Lamar, on
taking the chair made very conciatory speech,
and said, among other things, that the south stood
ready to allow the North to draw upon It Tor an I'M
limited amount Of patriotism In abiding 20 the
currency, he hoped to see the day when an Amer
lean dollar would be equal in value to the stand
ard coin of the world Mr. Randall WAS nomi-
mated for Speaker by ilester Clymer, OF Pennsyl-
vania, and Mr. Kerr was named by W. e. IIol-
man, of Indiana. The balloting did not begin for
some time, aud the meeting will undoubtedly be a
protracted one.
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Mr.. Denison can easily fill the role Of the stald
and sturdy LAWYER of the " old school " for which
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

SECRETARY BRlsrow's reductions in the
expenses of the collection of customs at the
commencement of the present year amounted
TO 100000, and the additional reductions
just ordered will exceed 100000. Add to
this the result of increased vigilance in the
collection of customs and of internal revenue
duties, and twill be seen that retrenchment
and reform have been practically instituted
in the treasury department.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

HENRY LEh set fire to a house near Frederleks-
burg va, and was unsupported; but his innocent
son was arrested, and was likely TO be convicted
by elreumstantial evidence, The son told his
ia'her 70 keep silent and allow him to be pun
ished' The father consented, but afterward
changed his mind, wrote a confession. and drowned
himself
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-12-08

EXCURSIONS 10 THE CENrENNiAL.--Coo
the famous English excursion manager, is
going to do big stroke of business in
bringing over English people TO our Centen.
NAL lie has sent an agent over here to
make arrangements. lie will leave his ex-
cursionists certain length of time at the
Centennial, and then divide them into two
crowds, and make tours of the country in
two directions, excursionists to take their
choice of routes, The enterprise is to be on
the most colossal scale Cook having already
chartered seven steamers TO bring over his
crowd.