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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

some Leadyille miners. These men dscov-
cfcd The Little Pttsburg, Crysoltc, and
0lNcr mines, and brought into prominence
camp which has added nearly 500, COO, 900
70 me worlds wealth since 1879 George
ID. Robinson was storekccpcr in LcadyIllp,
win a stock OF goods valued ut about Sc, 900.
one day he grub sacked" miner with
about 500 worth of provisions. The pros
pcclor sailed forth and soon after discovered
The celebrated Robinson mine of Ten Mile
District, near Lcadvillc, and realiz ed
. 1000, 900 by his triilng Investment of t he
sum of 500
In 1879 Southeastern Arizona was given
over to the red and ruthless Apache, and was
supposed to he deficient In mineral wealth.
But II daring miner, Edward SchclTcln,
penetrated the region and brought out the
news oi good ore and plenty of it. Ills sole
capital was Sl5O, but day he is a million
are. Ills spirit is, however, unsubducd,
ana signing, ike Alexander for other worlds
to conquer, he has sailed 10 the Arctic, and
has there discovered rich diggings on the
head wat,ls Of the Yukon river. Alaska will
receive II thorough exploration this summer.
AS soon ms the country is released from the
icy embrace Of winter the adventurous mi
neIs ard prospcctors will strike hcc-linu
Tor the new county. Rock of almost fabu.
lous wealth is exhibited in this city, coming
from Alaska, and stories are told Of lodges
100 feet wide full of free gold. who knows
but llumholdis prophecy, that in the north
the great matriY Of god is to be found.
may be verified this year? Certain it is that
the mines of Siberia have yielded an aver
aye Of 10000, 600 year for the last IL
years, and their product is greater now than
ever
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
THE TEMPERANCE MONEMENTIN THE
WEST.

In the West, which has long been regard
ed as the paradise Of rumscllcrs, vigorous
temperance movement has been inauguratcd,
the result of which will be watched with in
terest The movement, is something OF an
entirely different character from that with
which We of New England have become IA
miliar, but its principal object is the same
and it is, in its practical working, much
more feasible among the class of people who
make up the population of the Western
States. We refer to the laws passed in one
or two Western States and in process Of dis
cussion in others, requiring high license o f
liquor-dealers. Nebraska has such II
law, the license being fixed, we be-
lieve, at five hundred dollars year, and
there is abundant testimony that it is
working admirably. In the New York
Assembly bill was introduced the other
day modelled upon the Nebraska law, and
In its support a letter from the Governor of
that State was read, setting forth the good
results of the operation of the measure
there. But with the Democratic majority in
the Assembly, the fate OF the bill may be
easily imagined Missouri has also recently
enacted high license law, This taxes drink
Ing places from $3.50 to $1,000 year, and
requires bonds OF liquor sellers and the assent
OF adjoining property holders. In the Hill
nois Legislature bill is now under discus
sion providing system like that Of Nclras-
ka for the whole State. In Portland, Oregon,
the city council has raised liquor licenses to
eight hundred dollars year. In Chicago,
high license is the great question of the
day. As an exchange well says under low
license and no license at all the rumsellen
and gamblers and criminal classes generally
have ruled the city and the respectable peo-
pie have got tired OF this, and propose to
make the liquor men pay something like
their fair share of the taxes, and to sec that
men arc elected to Office who will enforce the
law. In many other places the question is
under discussion, and the drift of public sen-
timent seems to be strongly in favor Of the
high license system.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

1t requires some grasp of the subject to
fairly comprehend the enormous amount of
forest that is every year converted into lum-
Der and the capital empoyedin this industry.
II has been estimated that the value of the
product annually drawn from our forests
reaches nearly 81 900, 000, 600 The North.
nestern Lumberman, in arecent review of the
lumber product, says that the amount of
timber cut from the forests of the Northwes.
Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota chief
ly-in 1851 counting that made into
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1000 miles in length
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

Salm Morsc's Passion play was produced
To an invited audience in New York Friday
night. The Tribune says it was "plain
hasphemy,' and describes the play as fol-
lows; AT ten minutes past eight the unor-
namcntcd red curtain, at which the audience
hal been gazing for so long, was raised, and
the temple, with its peculiar, twisted col
umns, was disclosed to view. The high
with lh' Lcvies on one side and q number of
women On the other. In the rear was the
ark, and the molten sea supported by the
golden lions. The women had assembled
with their children forty days after the Cir
cuncision to have them blessed. After the
opening chorus of thcprests the virgin comes
forward with her child, and then witch up
pears, who predicts trouble and misfortune.
A messenger from lIerod then arrives and
insi IS upon seeing The child, Jesus whom
he attempts to stab. But his arm is para
lyzcd, and the knife drops from his hand.
The act closes with the hallelujah chorus.
The five following acts are equally well con
cuivod, the scenery in each being tasteful, and
faithful, it is said to history. Christ APP
pear, first in the fourth act ut the brook of
kcJr1n, with his twelve disciples, and again
in the fifth act, before Puntius Plate. tn SC
are the only two acis in which the Saviour
appears"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

Paris is in commoiion again. Louise
Michel the communist has been arrested, and
the action Of die Government has caused
great excitement among the revolutionary
factions. Lieveu meetings were held by
these people Friday night and good deal of
incsudiary language was used-onc speaker
declaring that five thousand men, well pro-
yilcd with arms, were ready to rise in insur-
reciion the moment of warning. a disguised
officer who attempted 10 arrest the speaker
was roughly handled. NJ. lIippolyte Olivier
has issued Il manifesto demanding the over
throw of the republic and the establishment
OF regency under the Due D'Aumalc until
the death of the Count dc Chambord.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

French governments, of whatever form,
are nothing ifnot paternal, and the action of
the ministry in arranging for the erection of
dwelling houses at the public expense in or
dur.p force down the ruling high rates Of
rnnt is in strict accordance with precedent.
Whether this is II wise policy to pursue is
another question, and one which from IN
American noiu, Of view must be negatively
answered There is no more effective way
cf simulaing the spread of socialism than
10y uccustomins the public to look to the gov
crnmcnt for relief in every difficulty.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
THE STAR-ROrTE TRIAL,

Il ia n nre,,v strong game of bluff tha, |
Brady md Dorsey arc PLAYING. Their policy |
on the witness stand has been to admit moth
inc and DENY everything. Brady, according |
IN his own story. ia n disiuterested patriot |
who was cnpared in the noble work of build |
inn nm tho wos,o nlocos of the West. Dor.
.o,, ,ros fr;o,d NJ hryonitv who sjm,lv os-
e;e,od hi, hro,hcr ord lie sr;cnds whom ,hcv
bod no, into financial difficulties. and WINS
gui,,lcss,v ignorant, Of any doinps having the
sl;,h,os, tain, os susnco,. But however.
this sor, of evidence NAV take with the
WASHINGTON i,rv und in whatever liebt they
may Wow ,hr na,r;o,ic brady and the phil
o,,,I,oric Dorsov Tim, crcotor iurv made I'm
If ,,c ru,,l;c Il, large has come TO some prct.
,y definite conclusions The long trial, now
in i,s fifth month and the generally tedious
evidence. relating to unfamiliar local
i,ics blessed with barbnrous md un-
nronounccable names. have made the
wbn,c thing GOOD deal of a
horc IN ,ho ronoral nublic md the princpnl
i,,crc.. aside from that felt IN one or two
witnesses. has been aroused by Ingcrsolls
disr,ocrful nronks and autics hut on the
main point the popular verdict is already
n,ac,ically made up The Government has
nrov,1 prc,tv conclsiyely that Brady. while
in ilo pos,oflico Department. rusorltd TO the
eApedilion of mail routes as a regular prac-
ticc. in con,rndis,inction from all his predc-
ocssors in Office, who resorted to it only in
exceptional cases. lie rcsorted TO 1t when it
was wholly unnecessary, as far as the public
benefit was concerned and he paid large
sums for expedition in cases where nothing
was needed, because after the expedition the
mail was not carried in any less time than it
was before, for the reason that II was pre-
viousy being carried in less time than that
for which Brady paid large sums under
the pretcnce of expedition. Brady also
paid large sums for expedition and
for increase Of service where there was nc
mail and where the evidence that there was
no mail except the empty bag was in
Drady's own possession and was shown by
the facts to have met his own eyes. Fur.
thclmorc, Brady made his expedition entire
ly upon the oaths of the men who were to be
benefited by 1.-THE contractors in Washing
ton, none Of whom, at the time Of the max
ing of the oath, had ever seen the route, and
none o. whom at that time knew, of his own
knowledge, how many men and horses were
then being employed, and none OF whom,
Oihpr linn Naile was hy cxppriCucp CalCula-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

Tic wrc,chcd woman who suffered the cx
IRENE penalty of tho law at Windsor, FRI
day, died protesting her innocence with
her latest breath and all through the dread
full scene showed n nerve and displayed Il
composurc truly wonderful. She was OF the
true tiger breed, and were there any truth in
the doctrine Of the transmgraton of souls
her spirit would now inhabit tiger or n
wolf. 1t is something to be thankful for,
that fcrocious savage like Mrs. Meaker is
seldom seen, and now that her life is ended
the world brcathcs frcer. 1t is indeed an
awful thing to hang a woman, but still more
awful is the spectacle Of y woman devoid of
the natural instincts and affections of her sex
ami Of humanity, savage, pitiles', and cruel
us the grave Such monster We hope the
present generation will not again be called
upon To- deal with
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

Indiana has made a creditablc record by
its relief work in the Ohio Valley. The leg
islature appropriated 100000, OF which
345, 900 has been expended, while $4,000
more in money, clothing and supplies has
been distributed through Indianapolis agen.
ccs. The relief board now reports that no
further aid will he needed by the inundated
communities. Over half of the State grant
will therefore be turned into the treasury.
All in all, the promptness and cheerfulness
with which calls for relief, uttered by the
suffering towns of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
ave been answered, must increase ones con
cnce in human nature.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
Qhe 1'rer prrss.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, APR. G, 1888.
PUBLISHED BY
The Free Press dissertation.
a.. q. BENEDICT, Editcr,


the vacant Postmaster Gcneraship includes
c1-Sccictary Kirkwood of Iowa, Benjamin
Butterwerlh and IL. s Neal of Ohio, John
G. Now Of Indiana, Chauncy l. Filley and Il.
T, Van Horn of Missouri, Horace +. Page
of California, ex-senator Thomas w. Ferry
of Michigan, ex-senator John IL. Mitchell of
Oregon George NJ. Robson of New jersey,
c. II. Joyce of this State and others. The
lstsas Il whole is not n particularly satisfac-
tory one, to say the least, but fortunately
President Arthur is not restricted TO it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06
A Ri(, SCHEME,

No pcnt-up Utica contracts NJ. DE Les
scpss powers. Such mere bagatellc as the
1s,hman canal isn't big enough thing to
justify him in devotiug tot much OF his
time and thought, and he has decided TO &C.
cupy his leisure in converting part o! the
desert of Sahara into an inland sea-a new
Mediterranean. His phianthroplc designs
do not take in the whole desert, for the rea-
son, among others, that its level, generally
speaking, is above that of the sea- but he
will be satisfied with n vast inland lake meas
uring about th:rty-six hundred square miles
n size which can be appreciated when it is
remembered that the State OF Vermont has
an ..arca of something like eight thousand
square miles. NJ. De Lesscps thinks that in
prehistoric times the ndentation OF the
Of Cabcs extended southwark until it covered
an immense area which is now q desert of sand,
leaving hemoun,ains Of the Moon and II strip
OF fertile territorv-included al present within
the limits of Morocco, Algiers, Tunls and Tri-
poli-betwcen it aud the Mediterranean, and
having for islands the numerous oases which
now dot the desert. 1t is by cxcavating the
sand hills and letting the waters of the gulf
through again that De Lesscps hopes to re-
construct the ancient distribution OF land and
water in the northern part of Africa-the
basin which he intends to food being forty
or fifty feet below the level, of the Mediter-
han
some encouragement to the scheme so far as
the filling OF certain depressions lying along
the southern border OF Tunis was concerned,
with the idea that not only might the climate
be improved where the French possessions
be, but that the body of water would be a
protection frsm hostile incursions Of the wild
Arabs OF the south. 1t is understood that
the exploration which De Lcssops now has
on hnnd-for he is now at Cabes-is favored,
and probably paid for, by the national au.
thorities at Paris
The difficulties of the plan are enormous
and would put an everlastiu. damper on
less enthusiastic protector than NJ. De Les
seps His project requires canal at least
1870 miles long, across a country having a
height above sea level of from As feet at the
lowest to 1876 in ridges. The canal would
have to be six or seven hundred feet broad
and over 80 feet deep to carry water enough,
to overcome the evaporation, which the sci
entists say would take place at the rate of
more than 100000 cubic yards per second.
The labor OF making such canal would be
ten times us much as was expended on the
Suez canal, and the resultant benefits are en-
iircly theoretical. On the whole the lsthmian
canal, unrromising as it now appears would
seem of the two to be the more feasible pro
ject.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

Western wheat crop reports are by no
means encouraging. The severe and contin-
uous cold has been fatal to this crop. Good
judges estimate the crop at 20 per cent OF
last years, while others think it will not ex-
coed 80 per cent. In Illinois the prospect
varies, the loss being variously estimated at
from 10 to 80 per cent. In Wisconsin a
considerable portion of the crop has been
winter-kilcd and favorable weather is neccs-
sary to insure the remainder. The returns
from Iowa, Kansas and Missouri are more
favorable, especially those from Missouri.
Reports from the Pacific Coast are not very
encouraging. The fairest estimates gives the
total for the wheat belt at rs per cent of an
average crop,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

A bill has been introduced in the Illinois
Legislature which possesses rather more than
the average interest attaching to legislative
offerings II provides, in brief, that where
slecp.ng-car passenger pays for lower
berth and the upper is not occupied, the lat
ter shall not he made up when the passenger
requests it. AS it is now, Il passenger occu-
pying lower berth is Shut in by the upper,
whether there is any one in it or not. The
present practice, the introducer of the bill
claims is simply au invitation to the travel
ling public TO pay for II whole section or be
co5pod up in a lower berth, when frequently
the upper berth is not occupied and might
just as well he raised as not His bill, he
claims is in the interest of the public COM
fort and the public health, and he announces
it as his purpose to work for the passage
from now on 1t does not disturb rates, but
is, lac claims. just the kind Of regulation
the public demand. To effect his object he
proposes TO declare slec piug-car companies
common carriers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

In a.lcc:ure before the liar ard Finance
Club, the other evening, Edward Atkinson
presented some interesting statistics regard
ing fire as factor in our National taxation.
The value of property destroyed by fire in the
United States during the last year was $780,
100000. Hotels were consumed a. the rate
OF one and Il quarter daily, schoohouscs al
the rate of one weekly, and college buildings
at the rate Of one a month. The expense Of
maintaining the fire insurance companies was
So, 1000, GOO, while the money paid for insur-
ance on the property destroyed footed up to
10000, 900, which has also to be considered
under the head of expenses. From these
statistics, Mr.. Atkinson argued that the fire
tax Of the United States was from ten to
fifteen per cent of the annual income of the
people, This, one would think, ought to
prove an incentive TO rive more attention to
the construction Of firc-proof buildings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

Canada claims owls so big that they at
tack men. This Canada fiction was probably
started by some woman to keep her husband
home at night, Philadelphia Chronicle
Herald
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

A Texas country paper los, more than half
It's advertising patronage BY putting tine nd
verlisement of marble-yari Immediately
after doctors card The doctor ordered
his card out. - eras Siftihgs,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

The good dye young when their new nous
taches comes out red-Nee Orleans Plea
yHne.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-04-06

Another veteran IS added TO death mourn
fully long retired list in the person of Gen.
n. b, Buford, who is dead at Chicago. He
was Kentuckian by birth, but sided with
the North when the war began. A retired
army officer, like Grant, lie re-entered the
service at his country's call, and vt Cor
NTH, NicksDurg, and elsewhere did gallant
work. He was seyenty-six years of age.
"Shc lives in the fourth story Re-
firing 10 rest at 2 in the morning, she rises at
Z. goes through her correspondence, then
thruss her feet under the CRATE, and, sur
rounded by her favorte cats, spends the day
in reading the newspapers" Such is a re-
porter's account of Louise. Michel, the terror
Inspiring sibyl of anarchy.
Last February Mrs. Caroline Dewell of
lIoncsdale, Pa. wife Of Baptist minister,
who had died eight weeks before, eloped
with Edward &. simpson, worthless fellow.
Mrs. Dcwcl sold her house aud personal
effects, and, after putting her four children
to bed one night, went away One day this
week she appeared in Honosdalc, having
walked all night through the wilderness, and
sought her home, only to find it occupied by
others, and her children, who had been cared
for by the town authorities, gone, After
clipping she went to Chicago with Simpson,
where he got $500 from her all she had
and left her alone without a penny. She
begged and worked her way homeward, after
being compelled to walk day and night.
King Humbert OF Italy-who, by the way,
has Just been celebrating the completion of the
seth year OF his life and the Afth Of his reisn
leads in private plain, simple life, and is
fond Of occupation aud Of home. lie rises
early, spends little time in study, and then
takes exercise in the garden. From s TO 9
he receives the minister of the royal house
hold, and from nine TO eleven the other miu-
listers, At eleven be and the queen take
breakfast together with the Prince OF Naples
seated between them. From one 10 three
they receive visitors and then drive out
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-24
runs through part of the COUNTRY here
fofc fno

runs through part of the country here
tofore without railroad facilities.
The gross earnings of the Chicago &
Alton for the second week in November
were S2O9. 200, against $20O,573 for the
corresponding period last year; increase,
$8,626. The gross earnings from Jan. l,
1888 to Nov. 16, inclusive, were $7,618, 655,
against $7,141,964 for the corresponding
period last year; increase, $476.691.
Judge Wallace has dissolved the injunc-
tion against the Northern Pacific second
mortgage bonds in the Da Ponte suit and
vacated the restraining orders in the Brad
ley suits. Judge Wallace's decisions make
the second mortgage bonds an accom-
plished fact. 1t is stated that now all
matters pertaining to the issue of the
bonds have been fully arranged. AS the
Northern Pacific company will be able to
settle its indebtedness to the Oregon 4
Transcontinental, it ia given out thet the
latter company will shortly issue en- elab-
crate statement.
The Rock Island, Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids & Northern, and Minneapolis d St.
Louis railways have just issued special
joint tariff between Chicago, South Chica-
go, Euglewood, Washington flights, Blae
Island, or Joliet, and Red Wing, MINI.
The new rates are: First class, 80 cents
per 100 pounds; secoud class, 10 cents;
third class, 55 cents; fourth class, 35 cents;
fifth class, % cents; class A, 35 cents; class
B: % cents; class G, % cents; class D, IS
cents; wheat, % cents; other grain and
millstuff, % cents; -four and corn meal, so
cents per barrel; salt, lime, etc., so cents
per barrel; lumber, 20 cents per 100
pounds.