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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14

preparations for the present fiscal year, I'm
Guiding deficiencies and miscellaneous, aggre-
gated 1906, As, 5S1; the estimates on which
those appropriations were based calling for
S340,2 0, 81 The estimates just submitted
are divided as follows: Civil establishment,
S22, 0I5, G63; Foreign intercourse, 81 500 t0l;
Military establishment, $27 1886, 152; Naval es-
tab shment S22, 747, 15l: Indian affairs, SS,-
466,S $40; Pensions, "a coo, GOO; Public works,
s1776)2l4; Postal service, $2,95s, Ill; Miscel-
laneous, 1925, 293, $50; Permanent annual APP
preparations s715, ,037.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR sent these nominations
to the Senate: Walter O. Gresham, of Indi-
ana, to he postmaster general vice T. o.
Howe, deceased; Seth Ledyard Phelps, of the
District of Columbia, to be envoy extraor-
vice James r. Partridge resigned; William
w. Thomas, Jr, of Maine. to
he minister resident TO Sweden and
Norway, vice John l. Stevens resigned;
Richard Gibbs, formerly minister to Peru,
to be minister resident and consul-general to
Bolivia, vice George Nancy, resigned; John
NJ. Langston of the Dis riot of Columbia,
now minister resident and consul-genera to
Hayti, to be also charge d'afTaires to San
Domingo, in accordance with the act of Con-
gress approved February rs, 1888: Samuel
W. Ferguson of Mississippi, to be a member of
the commission for the improvement of the
Mississippi river, ce James Il. Eads, resigned !;
Charles Lyman. of Connecticut, to be chief
examiner of the civil service commission.
Among large number of consus appointed
are these: Max Poachett of Illinois, at
Client; George F. Lincoln, of Connect cut,
at AK La Chapelle James T. Du Bois of
Pennsylvania, at Leipsic; Walter E. How
ard. of Vermont. at Toronto: Frank G..
Haughwont, of New York, at Naples; David
M. Dunn, of Indiana, at Valparaiso.
FROM the report of Mr.. Albert Williams,
Jr., geologist of the Unit ed States geologi-
cal survey. it appears that the total value of
the metallic products of the United States in
1882 was S2l9, ,00I. The total value of the
non-metallic mineral products, such as coal,
petroleum, lime, building stone, salt, etc,
S445, 912, 4l0 aS the value of all the miner Is
produced in the United States last year,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Annual Report of the Secretary of the
Navy.

Navy
Secretary Chambers annual report was
not made public until some days after the APP
pearance of the other department reports
He says in his report that the three new steel
war vessels now building will be completed
about January |, 1885. The Chicago will have
no superior in the world in the combination Of
speed, endurance and armament. In the
Boston and Atlanta speed and endurance
have been given full development, while
their fighting power has been increased by
placing the battery in central superstruc-
ture on the spar deck, and adopting a
brig rig, leaving the extremities Gear
for fore and aft fire. The dis
August /. 1884. The cost of completing the
monitors Puritan Amphitrite, Terror and
Honadnoch is estimated at S3,59S, 3S2 The
secretary recommends their completion, as
they will provide floating harbor defcnces
suff lent for present purposes, and may JUS
tify us in further postponlng the construction
of expensive broadside armored ships.
The secretary says that the present condi-
ton of our navy makes it necessary that
the work of reconstruction should be con-
omy will admit The advisory board recon-
mends the construction of seven additional
unarmored steel cruisers three to conform
to the types represented by the Chicago the
Boston, and the Dolphin. OF the other four,
two to be heavily armed cruising gunboats,
and two smaller
The secretary agrees with the board in con-
demning any policy looking to the present
construction of cruisers that shall rival in
speed the fastest transatlantic steamers,
These fast ocean steamers comprise less than
one hundredth part of the ocean steam ton
mage, and in the event of a war most of them
would be withdrawn from their ordinary
pursuits. A war vessel Matching them in
SPEED would cost at least 81, 100000.
On August / 1888, there were COZ officers
at sea and sos on shore, and many of the lat
ter of every grade are not fitted or likely to
be ordered to the command of vessels or any
other important duty, though they may
manage to work through examinations for
promotion. The secretary thinks Congress
should be requested not to restore to the navy
officers who have been dismissed for failures
to pass examinations.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.


EDWIN BooTl. was fifty years old last
month.
hartley CAMPBELL's profits on "Siberia'
average nearly 81, 600 week.
MINNIE PALMER is still tbe reionino sansa
ton of the London dramatic season.
T,nrn 4ho ,,,o,,a..o,,,o,,. 20 -.
AZ IN. .lie lahaSelleit u. FRANK Dops0h
CIotb If Goid, in tho Sorth 'ie'' vi 'ne
uI,
Pts a',d e., IA, new colhic opere.ta, py
az NJ ai,u oeaIeHe, mas Ueei Plouuceu al Ihe
otahuaru theatre, new horK.
Mr., FREDERIcK WEBER's comic opera,
"Uncle Sam" will be produced at the Chest
nut Street theatre, in Philadelphia, soon.
IT is said that Lawrence Barrett will shortly
produce the new NAV adnnted nv Ravard
TayIor from Schillars UDon CarloS "
S.p. pr,,,,,.n,,r 10. -, :. .,.
Enniish i, 80 Dd, las ioa,iieu % speak
t1usisn ~ do9uo SEVEN nIoH1ns que mas
- e.. = ~ ~ 60 10 Inv p0"i'
.ne nlso ac ,'ieili'c concern III Jena nne
conuu .G ara s?lolso was FRAN iie1t. ms
was me nTsI oillie Ia years that ne had con-
senteu W pay III Pupic
SIGNoR PUERARI, a tenor who is rapidly
rising into prominence abroad was a lawyer
in Alexandria, Egypt until ruined by the
Engilsh pompardment, when he TOOK to the
Stage
BRET HARTE has furnished the libretto to
an opera entitled The Massacre of Glencoe"
The music is by John b. jeffrey, of Chicago.
The work will be offered to the London pub
lie next May.
ANNA GRANcr tho Corn+oss 10 S+or-
kowitcb. once q famous prima donna is now
living in Paris in easv retirement taacbino
music as n diversion She does NOT LOOK 70 he
more than half her real ACE which ia now
ffty-fiye wears.
"SARAu RrRNuAPDr - savs Oscar Wildo
"is ali moonlight and SUNLIGHT combined ex,
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14
ANOTHER MASSACRE.
Bedoulns Annihilale a Detachment
of the Egyptian Army.
Arabs Flockiag to the Standard ofthe
False Prophet.

A Cairo Egypt dispatch gives particu-
lars OF another fearful massacre that has
befallen detachment Of the Egyptian army
While on the march from Suakin TO Berber.
AT the hating place in n wady, thirty MI es
from Suakim, a force of SEQ negroes and
Bashi Bazouks were utterly annihilated b.
kabbabish Bedouins who have declar, d
for the False Prophet
The troops were marching with most Of
their Remingtons acked on camels, when,
suddenly, over 5000 Redouins, armed with
spears and old muzzle leaders, alta cked the
detachment, The camels all stamI eied.
About six hundred troops managed to form
a square-the blacks ON three faces. the
FASH BazOuks Oil the fourth. The figh
lasted only about twenty minutes the Rcdou-
ms crying, Join us and kill the Christian
dogs from Cairo -
All the Basin Bazouks were killed Many
OF the blacks threw up their hands, shout
ing, "Aleikum salaam' p ace be t. you,
true Mussumans,n and then went over to
the Arabs. The moral effect of this rev
victory of FL Mahdis followers is spr adm
IKE wildfire, his emisSaries and dervishej ar.
learlng already in Upper gypt and A'souau
the usual hating place for Cook Nile
tonrists-and preaching holy war.
The whole country is in blaze, says tie
"''l az IL ne RANK ana Hle OF the EENpt'a
army at favorable moment is liIely &c de
clare for the False Prophet, who is now re
garded by the entire population a, the true
Messiah of lsam. Now only 900 men n @
left to form the garrison ut Suak m. The
Arabs are firing shots into the town ever
night.
Already the eife.t of Tel-e- Kebir is mora
than neutra lied and the gravest consequent
ces may ensue in the delta, as wei as in
Upper Egypt. The Egyptian government i,
considering the question of laying IA cable in
tn ked sea between SuaEum and Suez. XII &
John OF Abysswnia is collecting all the Abys-
sinians and Gallas tribes of the South and S
ready to make dash upon Massowah and
acquire the long coveted seaports
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14

JOE JEFFERSON comes of theatrica
family, and, of course, naturally drifted on
to the stage; but, says a writer in the Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette, he would much
prefer to be a great painter than great
easel AS matter of fact, adds the New
York World, Mr.. Jefferson's forte is cultivat-
ing cattle
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14

IN the leading Italian prime donna in this
country eight nationalities are represented.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-14

KossUTH.-Kossuth, the Hungarian pa
triot, though eighty years of age, is still
handsome and robust.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-17

caded the track was but very little coal,
but instead were twenty-five men armed
with Henry rifles, lying in the
iron fort waiting for an attack,
while in the depot were eight
more men armed in the same way, and
the Sheriff knew that five hundred men
could not dislodge them. Had the
Sheriff attacked the tenders he
would have had eight hidden enemies
behind him and twenty-five in front Of
him. with eight hundred balls already
in their guns, and protected by iron
breastworks. With this knowledge and
without artillery the Sheriff was in a good
mood to wait. Waiting was the safest
thing for him to do, and he did it till
the thirty.three Henry rifles were laid
away and the locomotives removed,
when the mob became very brave and
told what they would have done IF the
engines had not been taken away and
the crossing allowed. Some Of the San
Bernardino boys don't want to talk on
the subject any more. Probably they
don't A reference to Uncle Henry is
not to their liking. Rather than to
hear him speak they had rather wait
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-17
a QUEER CASE OF MADNESS.
The Antics of a Youth Who Injected
into His Veins the Blood of a
Cat.


On Saturday night Deputy Sheriff
Frank Moffatt, of Oakland, arrived
here with an insane patient, whose case
is one of the most extraordinary on rec.
ord. The crazy man, Roger Williams,
is about % years of age, tall and Of ex-
tremely slender bnild. He is graduate
of an Eastern college of high repnte,
and before his reason was overthrow
he was recognized among his associates
as man OF fine mind and vigorous
intellect. Being overworked in the city,
he went to farm near Livermore,
but there his health continued to
fail There - constant wasting
away OF blood and tissue that left
him almost a skeleton. Among his
fellow workmen ON the farm was a
young man of about his own age, who
had served an apprenticeship with
doctor They became warm friends,
AMI in their conversations it was sug-
gested that Williams submit to an ex-
pertinent in TRANSMISSION OF blood, in hope
that he would gain strength by it. The
instruments were secured, but no one
could be found who was willing to be
bled in behalf Of Roger, and, after some
delay, it was decided to use the blood
Of an animal. 1t was here that it was
proved that little learning is q danger
Gus thing. At first calf was suggested
as blood supply. but finally it was
determined to sacrifice cat, or whole
colony of cats. The operation was per.
formed, the blood being taken from a
number of cats and injected into the
veins of Williams.
The experiment was to an extent sue
cessful. The man gained strength, and
had hope Of ultimate recovery, but soon
he began to brood over the consequences
Of incorporating the blood Of cats into
his own system, and SO heavily did it
weigh upon his mind that his friends
feared for his sanity. He refused to go to
bed, saying that he believed he was be-
ing transferred into a cat, and preferred
to sleep on rug before the fire. At
night, when not asleep, he would
wander about the house. jumping the
garden fence until tired out, when he
would climb to the roof and perch on
the chimney. HIS sought the society Of
other cats, and at intervals would
try to fight with them, only succeeding,
however, in soaring them away, when
he would retire to the house until
rested. He manifested the greatest ter
ror for broom handles and bootjacks,
and at last his mania SO grew ON him
that he was confined until examined for
commitment to the asylum. During the
examination he showed wonderful pro-
pensity for jumping, several times run
ming ON oil fours aud jumping over the
doctors. All the time of his antics he
kept up an ear-piercing mewing. and at
the sight of dogs became frantic.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-17
why They Waited.

After the California Southern railroad
had agreed to the terms Of the Southern
Pacific by giving the latter the prece-
dence of trains at all times at the cross
ing at Cotton, and settling up the award
Of damages by paying the money into
the Superior Court at San Bernardinc,
the former road was permitted to cross
the latter, and not till then. The blus.
ter that was made in certain quarters,
that unless the Southern Pacific allowed
the other company to pass, the latter
railroad company would use mob VIC
lence and compel passage. is very
good joke. The cream Of the joke lies
Ia tho following good reason why the
mob waited four days without attacking
the Southern Pacific boys. In the ten
ders Of the two locomotives that barri-
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-17
OFF foR 1HE cONclAyE.
Ten Carloads of Knights Templar on
the Way. Escorted by oeaur de
Lion Commanderv No. o. of Los
Angeles-A Pleasant Visit.

A train OF ten cars, drawn by two
locomotives, left the city last evening,
bearing load of Knights Templar from
Ceur de Lion Commandery of this city.
Engine No. 0, Southern Pacific of Ari-
IONA, and No. 20, Southern Pacific Rail-
road, pulled the train, with John Web
Der as conductor. The two carloads OF
Galesburg lIll.l Templars were attached
to the train.
Following are the names and rank Of
the Knights Templar who left from this
city. Sir j d Bicknell, Il G; Sir Il +
Spence, Gil; Sir Thomas Strohm, A G;
Sir R R Brown, s w; S:r TT Caystile.
P e C and w; Sir ] + Mcclellan,
Treasurer; Sir II Niedecken, Sentinel;
Sir John Shaffer, st B; Sir II $ Orme,
Pee.
Sir Knights J L Bell, A Bidwell,
7 G Flanagan, George Kinds, J Lazzare.
vich, w L Lambie, Jerry Long, N
Cnickerbocker. J @ A Stanley, F @
Yapp, Isaac L Miller, II Marsh, w
D McMurdo, Theodore Reiser, o 7
Cassin, Il J F Jaeger, B Brundage, A o
Calm, Z herman, C w Gibson, E E
Hewitt, A Brown, w s Bartlett. w b
Chaffey, w H Perry, R Kelley, Henry
Lyster, Samuel Wakeling, Milton
Santee, H A Thompson, J f Valiant, J
NJ Creamer and III w Getchell, forty
two in all, who will take part in the
grand ceremonies of the Trienhial Con-
clave, to commence at Turnverein Hall,
San Francisco, on the 10Th inst
1t is extremely probable that large
number OF Templars " no have come by
the northern route will, by the reports
Of their friends who came this way, and
the efforts Of the members Of Ceeur de
Lion Commandery, No. Q, Of this city,
return to their eastern homes via Los
Angeles. No less than 255 Knights
registered their names at the headquar-
tiers, in the Nadeau Hotel building, dur
ing the last few days, and by influence
exercised it is Thought that at least 500
more will register here on the return
trip. As ten dollars is low estimate
for the expenses of each Templar, after
the returning pilgrims have passed. here
on their return, at least $1,000 will be
dropped here by the members of the va
rious Communicates. The reports of the
Knights Templar, upon their return to
their eastern home will be far more ben
eficiai to Southern California, however.
than the money they have SO generously
distributed here.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-17
Wellington Coal.

Attention of the consumers of coal is
called to the particularly excellent quail
tiles of this coal for either steam, heat
ing, or cooking purposes. One ton of it
is fully equal to three cords of wood. As
household coal for cooking or heating
purposes it has no equal, selling for sew
eral dollars more per ton in the San
Francisco market than any, other coal
imported for this particular use, This
coal is for sale by all coal and wood
yards.
The undersigned is prepared to sell
Wellington coal in carload lots of ten
tons and upwards, from his coal bunkers
or ships when discharging, at Whining
ton, delivered anywhere along the line
of the s. p Il. X.
WALTER s. MAXWELL,
Importer and Wholesale Dealer, 10 Court
street. Telephone No. 80. 3m jnl9
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-17

In u. s. Commissioner Lees Court,
yesterday. Ernest Somers was charged
with cutting timber on Governmentland.
His case embraced three separate
charges. The defendant was discharged
on the first two charges, and the exam
nation Of the third charge showed that
the timber cut was on lands claimed by
the Southern Pacific Railroad. The
defendant was prepared to settle all
injury that the railroad company may
have sustained in civil damages, but
since JudgesDeady, Of Oregon, has de-
cided that the protection Of Government
lands lies in the United States Govern
ment until they are listed to the rail-
road company, the Commissioner de-
cided to refer the case to the Secretary
Of the Interior to decide as to the legal
Jurisdiction Of the matter. Mr.. Somers
then gave bonds for his appearance be-
fore the Court at a future date and the
case was adjourned to obtain the opin-
ion of Secretary Teller.
These cases are very peculiar and
often surrounded with accidental hard
ships. Mr.. Somers' mill Is situated on
the San Bernardino mountains, together
with four other saw-mills. From time
to time, fierce fires run over these great
forests and burn down the trees that
have been marked by the Government
Surveyor, SO that lumbermsn cannot
know where the true line is, and in con.
sequence may cut trees over his line
ignorantly and innocently. But there
is also another feature that often leads
a saw-mill man astray. There is class
of timber pirates who own no land, pay
no taxes, and live off these forests.
They have no fixed place of abode, but
have their headquarters in the field.
These sharks will go into forest and
cut down the finest trees for the pur-
pose Of making them into shakes, which
they can haul to some convenient town
and exchange for provisions. In such
cases 1t often happens that the tree cut
down will not split well and is not profit
able to make into shakes. In such
cases, ono after another great giants Of
the forest are laid low, and left unused
to rot on the ground.
Not half Of the timber cut by these
nomads Of the forest is used for any
purpose, but left to mislead the sawmil
owner. wLo purchases a timber tract,
and, without finding any visible signs Of
his boundary line, takes this fallen lum
Der, and in his mill turns it to somt
useful purpose or cuts other trees in tho
vicinity where Others have previously
cut undisturbed by any one.
In such cases, the lumber pirate, hav
ing folded his tent like the Arab, ha,
stolen himself and the timber away
while the sawmilI man. with his proper
ty fixed to the soil, is seized by the off
GERS Of the Government and subjected t.
fine or imprisonment. If Mr.. Somers il
to be responsible to the Southern Pacific
railroad for the timber used, he can set
tie with that company in day; but i
it has to 60 through United State
Court in San Francisco the settlement
may be for years. and it may be fol
ever" What is needed Is Unitet
States Court in Los Angeles to deter
mine all government land and admi
rally cases. 1t is time such Court wal
established.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-08-17

How to Avoid Future Trouble and
Expense Make Way for the Bus
mess to Come.

1t cannot have escaped the attention
of our talented City Surveyor, that
many of the plats Of land in the city,
which have been subdivided recently, or
are being subdivided, do not conform to
the present leading streets Of the city,
but are generally narrower than the
present streets, and do not continue in
their direction and line This state Of
things is going to create trouble and
much Inconvenience in the future, and
should be corrected as soon and as well
Is possible. The city is destined to be
great metropolis and now is the time
to lay out the streets broad and straight
to accommodate the thousands that will
come here to reside in the future.
Within the past three years the city Of
Los Angeles has doubled in population,
and will double again within the next
Eve years without doubt. This fact
should instruct our City Fathers as to
what should be done to accommodate
this great population.
Already many streets that used to
seem broad and little used are crowded
closely and are seen to be too narrow.
The same thing will continue to occur
in the future, when it will be very diff
cult and expensive to widenand straighten
the streets. The city has been trying
for eight years to widen Los Angeles
street, and can't do even that for the
space of three hundred feet. How much
less likely viii they be able to widen
and straighten streets three miles long
in the future.
The City Council has ordered Bath
street widened, but it does not widen
yet, and nobody knows when it will be
widened. They now have tackled
Chavez street to make it part of Main
street north extension, but the idea,
which is excellent, makes no practical
progress. The widening Of South Main
street could have been done easily twenty
years ago. Now. the city has been
struggling with the matter for four
years. and all they accomplish is strug-
gle. Is there any use in this nonsense
of perpetual quarrels about widening
streets Why not make them straight
and broad at once and have done with IL
forever Main street should be opened
from the East Los Angeles bridge,
through Chavez and Bath streets. to the
Plaza within the next six months. There
is no sense in postponing the matter any
longer. Such improvements can be
made more cheaply now than they ever
can be again. South Main street should
be opened as far as the city line, and
then the city would have one road, in
connection with Downey Avenue,
through the corporation. Now there is
not road through the city except by
lodging from one street to another, re-
curing about three or four separate
streets to be used in getting through the
corporation. All new plats should be
referred to the City Surveyor, who could
in future prevent this unpleasant cross.
purpose OF streets, and the eternal quar-
rel about opening and widening the same
after land shall have become highly val
liable. No such quarrels should be left
as legacy for the next generation.
There should be wisdom and enterprise
enough among the people Of Los Angeles
to provide now for the future highways
Of great city.