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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04

Senator Sherman is reported by Wash
ington correspondent OF the Boston Updh
as saying that the two leading issues in the
coming Presidential campaign will be the
tariff and the Southern question The Nor
rison bill, which he thinks VII 20 through
the House, will sharply denGe the position
OF the two parties on the tariff question and
place the Republicans sluarcly on its pro.
lection side. As for the Southern question.
there is to be this year. Senator sherman
say', a new phase Of It. There will be Il
united South against the business as well
as the political force of tho North. Mr..
sherman does not believe that tie Southern
Democrats can be divided Ia a Presidential
year on the tariff question Stealing Of
Ohio the Senator believes the Republicans
would have no trouble in carrying il this
year. Speaking Of his own relations 10 thc
Republican nomination fer the Presidency
he SAID he was In ~ sense candidate. and
would not make an effort for the nomna.
ton. lie would not enter The coutcs, ever
for the endorsement Of his own constituency.
"a united and enthusiastic party is NOR,
important, than one man." he observed in
conclusion, "aud hence | am for bending
every energy to the first purpose. and am
not candidate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
TIE KELLOGG CASE.

Ihe Government is 10 lave snu.hst La.k
a. the Stlr.route lhie7nF. with froui present
a pearanoea, no more hope Of SUCCESS than
in its former Efforts The cssc If the great.
est general importance is tha, agains; VII.
Lam Pitt Kellogg Of Louisiana. which wll
come up this week. Tie charge upon which
he has oeea indicted and is 10 be tricd Ia
accepting bride from, oetlain S.sr.flD,e
contractors. II is ol,inIad til. one Price.
contractor Oh the San Antonio an4 C,fpus
Christi route, had long tried s. have his
route expedited hu, had failed Some
body told him tina. Kellogg could help him.
lie went to Kellogg ard 2ileIed him $50. COO
II he would get Brady to issue The NECESSARY
orders. According to Prices story, Kellogg
undertook the mission and secured the cx
petition. Price says he thea sava kellogg
five drafts for $4,000 each an! lie nnte for
$4,000. The drafts were collected l,ryugh
John y. Walsh, broker in Star.ryu.c pqprr
OF that kind. Walsh gives details OF several
Of the payments, and has sbown letter
from kellogg asking immcdi .tely for that
Sl943'-a balance due on one Of the drafts.
In preparing the indictments against Kellogg
he Government had the 1cUe6t of The testi-
nony of both Price and Walsh. tia. of
the latter being the most important. Bu,
now, when the trial approaches, Walsh re-
fuses TO testify and keeps out of tie way Of
subpoena. lie says tia. he will not testify
In any case where George Bliss appears as
counsel for the government for be know
Bliss Twill sell out the government, as he
has done BEFORE" and the trial will therefore
amount to nothing, This is about as gauzy
An excuse as could possibly be offered If
the story is true that Walsh told the govern.
ment officers, it would make no earthly diff.
ference who appeares in the case for the
prosecution. Walshs conduct seems to in.
'lica'e that his story is Of such a kind that he
dares not tellit in court 1t is said that kel.
logg's counsel will demand an immediate
trial or nollc prosequi, and it would .cem
that they are perfectly justified in 70 doing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
A GOOD WORK.

The Law and Order Leagues which are
eerinping mp in all parts OF the East are
doing good work, many of them are SO.
curing al effective enforcement of the liquor
avs. The New York Times published the
other day an interesting statement OF the
work Of the Law and Order League in West
chester county Of that State. Since last
November large number Of liquor sellers
have been indicted and heavily fined, and
some Of them sent 10 Jail fer violations OF
he law. The liquor dealers made desper.
ate attempt to capture the Republican caucus
IN the town Of Bedford, but did not succeed
aud they are reported TO be de.rondent.
The spirit in which the good work Ia prose
cutcd is indicated ia the following sentence,
"Tlc leading citizens OF Bedford and New
Castle have pledged themselves in writing
aud by subscription to sec that the liquor
law is properly executed" That is Just
what is wanted in every communily-a
union OF prominent citizens to compel an
enforcement of the law. Ia this State, as
in some other States, all that can
be done in the way of law. making
has been done. Ii Is impossible TO see how
the way al the trausgres;or can be made
any harder than our law now makes it. But
laws do not execute themselves, and the first
work of all such organizations as the Law
and Order League must be to create a proper
public sentiment or at least to revivlfy and
renew it, And then, again, as has been
well said, the law can not be enforced by
citizens who object 10 taking tho response.
billy and the oiium. Zone man." says the
Portland Press, "ike Neal Dow, or like
Nr. FaXOn Of Quincy, Massachusetts,, who
cares enough about the onforc ,ment of the
law, aud cares so little out the good
opinion of tho2c who hate il. that he ia will.
ing ard active in ierreting out violations,
collecting proofs, and making complaints In
the proper quarter, is worth thousand men
VIII ave willing to give ten dollars toward
The expenses ot enforcing il provided their
names are not made public"
Onc OF the Objects Of the Law and Order
League, as sc understand it, is 10 enroll IN
an anii-whisheY organization the law-abid
ing ciilzens Of the community, thus forming
o moral force which will exert a strong pow
er for coed in the city and in the county.
Thst this Is AZ excellent method Of attack
upon TIE rum p,vc", goes without saying
and tie Frospec. f4vors an influential and
effective movement. The better class of
citizens Of Burlington and Chittondcn
county will certainly wish it success.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
OUR FORESTS.

Inc Forest Commission has issued a cir
cular calling for information. from all mar,
OF 'he state, as to the acreage of forests. the
humber OF acres cleared annually, The quan-
my OF wood consumed for fuel and lnmhor
&c. The information thus Obtained 1oiI, y,
course give the commission something sub.
s'an,lal to work on. In the mean lime n
snow the way our forests are going, and the
neeu OF proper legislation, an esteemed cor.
respondent OF the FEEE PgEss, Mr.. F. II.
Horstord OF Charlotte, writes US,
The subject OF forest protection. which ,s
receiving so much attention in other Sta,ee
VIII we trust, receive Just consideration Inv
our next Legislature. In some localities
huch damage has been done during the nast
TWO years a lew more such intervals would
use up INC Dest mat remains Of our timber
anus tn; in most OF the towns of the Cham
p,a,n SuIey ana In other sections OF the State
ls'io uaiiagc, II any, ia being done. The
ZION: The bulk of the timber, vsluabIe ~,
lumber, was cut Off many wears 400 IN
most farms only few scattering trees vain.
aDle lor anything but fuel, are left. These
are carefully preserved for home consumn.
tlon' ~ Is In the back towns among lie
mountains that the principal damage is being
zone. Those who assembled MI, MansfeId
from the Underhll aide during The past snm,
m1er, have seen fair sample of this deslruc,
,ion' Already have Considerable inroads
been made on this forest. A few wears
more and It will be ruined. The same de.
6lfuctlon is being done on the east side of Tbs
mountain In Stowe. No care seems to bs
used to preserve the younger growth I'M,
every thing which comes in the way Of Nh,
~orkmen IS slaughtered, whether valuable
ior lumber or not. The timber which cover,
ths sides Of Mansfield, makes one of its
CHER attractions. The lumbermsn de-
not take It all, but 10 taking wba,
they 40, they leave the forest in
more desolate condition then II thew made )
perfect CLEARING. OF course it may partially
recover from this in time, after The refuse
mas decayed and gone but none Of the
present generation will live long enough Ia
see II regain its former condition. II seems
ply that the king of the Green Mountains
should be so dssecra.ed.
Another locality, nearly, il no, quite az
WHtny OF preservation as Mansfield, ia that
OF Lake Willoughby. This beautiful lake ia
almost surrounded by forest. Three wears
ago, on the southwest shore was, perbaos,
as noe a specimen of tho primitive forest as
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
THE TAX on STCIR.

We referred the ether day to the tax or
lumber and the ress Ca why it should be r..
pealed. tax with = still stronger argu
ment in favor of it, repeal is that on sugar.
Some recently complied statistics show thai
the total consumption OF tugar in this country
is over 9O0,000 tons annually of which only
about 100, 900 is raised herc and the balance
is imported, or abous o1e pound in ten is
produced in this country. Tariff is abou,
100 per cent 80 that for every io,lar Il cor.
sumer pays for sugar iltty cents goes 70 III,
government; in other words, We pay list
twice az much for SUGAR Is we shoud If Their.
was no tariff. Nearly 1900, coo are paid
by The consumers annually as tariff. Tn,
value o. sill the sugar raised 10 this country
is Ices than $4,000, 900, and The real estate
valuation Of Louisiana is Lut little in c1c,,s
Of the annual tax paid by the consumers OF
sugar Tho case is woll sated when il is
said that Tor the benefit Of few sugar plant
era the people Of this county paT enough to
buy The whole State Of Louisiana every wear
and get roihng for their money. This is
probably the most striking case on record of
the tsil waggiug the dog, Shah such a con-
iiiion of affairs lie permitted to endure for
ever
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
The Late Augustus scheiI.

Augustus Scbe'l, the New York banker
and politician, died on Thurs lay. He was
born at Rhinebcck, n. Y. in 1872, was
graduated from Union college in 1880, studi
ed law in Judge G]ud's celebrated law
school, at L'tchficld, Conn, AMI was admit.
ted to practice IN Albany, n, Y, in 1885,
| Tie became actively intercst,d in politics, anc
was prominent as II Tammany Hall Demo
crat. He was chairman q! the Democratic
| conventions If 1858, "a and '55, and was
appointed collector of the port of New York
| by Mr.. BuchanaR. Mr.. SChell did not re-
| urn to the practice Of his profession ait,I
retiring from the Office of collector, but in.
Ter. stcd himself largely in railroad enter
pfis,s. lie was director in the Harlem,
| HUDSON RIVER, New York Central,
Union Pacific, Kansas Pacific, Denver
| Pacific, Chic Igo and Northwestern Michic IN
Central, Canada southern, New York and
New Haven ani Lake Shore railroads lie
was also active in Other business enterprises,
| being a trustee for TIE Union Trust com
pany, director in the Mauh9ttal Life Insuc-
a"cc company, director Of the Western
UulOn Telegraph company, aud since 1871
one Of lis vice-prcsidents. lie has been a
member If the New York Historical Society
| for yearly fifty years, aud in 1872 WAS elected
| It's PRESIDENT. lie has been one Of the man
NJ rs of ihe New York Institution for the
Blind since 1S49 Er oGicio he was trustee
| If the r isevelt Hospital, and was also trus-
tee of the New York Eve sni Ear Iahrmsry,
aud prominent ms An official OF several other
charities. In 1868 Mr, Schel WAS ercteias
delegate at large TO the Stie Constitution
nj convention, and in 1872 he was appointed
~ Governor Hoffman member Of the
commit &c to propose amendments to the
constitution of the State. During the reign
Of the Tweed ring Mr., SChell withdrew from
active participation in the affairs Of the
Tammany Society, although he retained his
membership, and afterwards came actively
10 the front in the effort to wrcst the Gov
eminent of the city from that band Of plum
de ers In 1872 he was elected grand sachem
of The society, and it was through his in
strumeutaity that the committee OF TWEEN
ty-one was app 'inied to reconstruct the par
ty organization in the city. Mr. Schell was
again elected chairman of the Tammany Hall
gen, raj committee. In 1879 Mr. Schcll was ap-
pointed chairmaa of the National Demo-
cratic committee and ISSUED the call for the
nationa. convention held at ST. Louis in 1875,
the FIRST ever held west OF the Mississippi
river and which nominated Mr.. Tilden for
the Presidency. AT the ensuing election Mr..
Schrll was chosen as presidential Gle 1tor. Ia
1877 he ran as a candidate for the State SEN
ate, but was defeated by the Republicans
and anliTammany Democrats, who elected
John Morrissey to that position, and The next
year the same combination defeated him for
the mayoraltv, and elected Mr.. Edward
C0o,er. In 1877 Mr.. Schell resigned the
chairLarship nj the Tammany general com
nltur, and va, placed nj the head of Its
clmmite ~ organization.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Mr.. Abbey Ia 10 have the Metropolitan
opera house next season, after all. The
owners have made more liberal terms with
him than the present season.
A careful estimate puts the gross receipts
OF the seventeen performances of the Maple.
son Opera company in San Francisco al
$205, 900
This IS the laet week but one of "Ths
Alpine Roses" at the Madison Square Thea
tire. On April IL "The Alpine Roses" will
be followed bv Mr. Belaeco's new pla,
May Blossom
The principal actor and actresses engage
for The Cincinnati dramatic festival, which
opens on April 81 are Messrs. Thomas w
Kecnc, Frederick Warde, Robert Mantell
W. III. Crane, Stuart ROBSON an1 John Jack
Nine. blodjeska, Miss Fanny Davenport
Mira. Agnes Booth and Miss Marie Prescott.
The plays to be given during the week ar,
Julius Cesar" Twelfth Night" "RomeC
and Juliet" Comedy of Errors" "As 70,
Like it," "Othello" aud "lIeury w."
DIR. Theodore Thomas will begin rehearsal
for the Wagner festivals after the arrival o
the steamer Alaska, which will bring thu
three leading artisis-Mme. Ma,erna. Herr
Wiuklcmann and Herr Scaria-and which il
due on April 7. The Wagner festival season
will begin in Boston on Easter Monday ant
will continue until April H. The three fes
rivals concerts in New York will be given at
The Metropolitan opera house on the evening.
of April % and "a and the afternoon 0
April 30. There has been an immense sale
| OF sea,s and boxes for these concerts.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
'sE& wnIaE ELEPHANT A&HIvEA
Tho sacred Animal which Barnum
says Wa. Brought From Far Away
Eurmah.

Blrnums sacred white elephant, Tuuug
Taloung, which the great Snowman claims
cost him nearly quarter Of million dol.
lars t. brig TO Aneric', arrived in New
YORK. Friday says the HeraN, on the steam
ship Lydiar Mpnatch. A tug ntauiug Mr..
BlnInl, his plr,rer. Mr.. Hutchinson, and
number Of CUES MT the steamer at Q laran-
tine. y feN rcporcis were present. Wien
tie tagg al inside of the big steamship
the expressive crl ascs around Mr. Baruum's
mouth began TO cluvou'e.
"Hos's the e.ephaut' is he alive Z" he
roi'ed b,tween his hands.
"lIe's all right roared back Charley
Whit, the chict keeper.
JUS then two handsome but swarthy facet
! cr0wEcd with yellow sill turiats, pctrcd
out from the cabin door Of the steamship.
Those are the BuddhisI priests who wait
uppa The elephant" shouted Mr. Barnum.
"iIp" dye do 90 90 a-a-h Ell? Talkee
Eug.i,h, don't you? No? Hunpul Good
Clcnh' nj, eh =
Tn Bume-e pric,ts-for they were from
the land where 5 altna rest upon the hos
% ut L ri BuGdm-stepped to the vosse =
rail- : ant show, rows OF blaming teeth
rs thy urinn d. Turn MIR. Bunuu aud
the reporter, lub' up the saug"as Iacuer
and then climbed down INTO tie hold Of
the vessel. Right under the hatchway WAS
large box lGu.d with irD1. through the
pen end o. 1t could bc seen the head
and Shoulders of Todng Tnloul q.
The elephants trunk hal n large light piuk
patch upon it aud another upon is breast.
Its ears were NOTED at The cdgV, pair II
very leiuuful .usks snune uud, r The MA sive
head aud lis all reached 10 the gruund.
With the exception Of tueSc marks aud lhe
fac, that lis toe n lis were large aud whi,h,
the animal looked apparently ike any ether
| elephant
Mr.. White said that the voyage had leen
very rough, but TOung TaIoung had stood
| II like an od sulur eating his
hay AMI CARTS regularly. II VS.
not so with Bah Choue and 1pJ
Chloe, the priests, who were both seasick.
The repolt,re were assured that there we're
on board gorgeous elephant umbrellas, fans,
necklaces, and also solid gold shes, from
hich Toung ialUung ulway. ate.
After the two lr!csls ate their supper,
Clad il shimrrciiLg robes OF yellow, olangs
and white six, wIlh the steamers passen-
gers, 5lr. Barlum and his guests sat Gown
10 collation.. The Snowman made
speech.
" he beauty Of tAis white elephant he
sad, "is that it IS black. There is 10 ele.
plant Of a white color. This is The cnly
sacred elephant that ever left Burmah or
Siam, and will say-n confidence mind
you-lhat II is the gcoate>t Thing in ths
void"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04

The Edmunds sentiment in the West IL
steadily growing in strength. The ST. Paul
Pf0hteT-PreSs speaking for Minnesota Re.
publicans, calls for the nomination Of the
Vermont Senator as "tbc ideal Republican
candidate" TIE Detroit Post the LEADING
Republican paper in Michigan, reports the
existence OF similar feeling in that State.
DiIigent inquiries among professional men.
merchants, bankers, manufacturers. mechan-
les, workingmen in various industrial Dur.
suitS-in short, I'll classes Of men--bav,
shown 20 very large majority in favor Of
Senator Edmunds and the Post believes
their opinions may safely be taken as
showing the local drift Of Republican
thought and prediction. And another
Michigan paper, the Traverse City Herald
says; Senator Edmunds does not seek the
nomination, be does not want 1t, and II is
quite probable that be would prefer some
ether one should be chosen, and it is certain.
ly true that he will not barter for the honor
but he is the best man for the party, and The
party wants its best man this year"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04
CONNEosICUT. roo.


steps reward Forestry Brat-1atiOn.
A Hartford Conn, despatch says; "The
movement in New York toward the protte
ton Of its forests has had the effect OF
arousing q sentiment in this State against the
present rapid destruction Of The forests with
in its borders. Since portable saw mills
have become more common great inroads
have been made upon the woodlands in all
sections Of the Safe. TIE result has heeu
apparent in the decrease in the volume OF
streams upon which The factories in tho
little manufacturing villages all over the
Commonwealth have depended for power.
During the plst t"O years stoppages
OF mills from lack OF water supply
have been more frequent than
ever before, and many manufacturers who
supposed they owned water right available
the year through have found 1t 50 uncertain
that they have been forced to substitute
steam power. 1t is nolcea Ne, also, that
freshets are more sudden and destructive,
and summer droughls longer.
The attention Of the legislature has been
called to these evils, and n resolution has
been introduced and received favorable &C
ton in the Senate. It directs the STATE board
OF agriculture 10 inquire aud report TO the
next legislature whether "any legislation is
necessary and practicable to prevent the de-
struction of forests and woodlands in this
State" and whether any legislation is de-
siriblc and proper 10 encourage the planting
and growth Of forcs's.'
The board is also directed to report
"whClher any plan can be devised for con-
| current legislative action with the States Of
Massachusetts,, Vermont and New Uamp-
shire for The protection Of the forests located
near the sources of the streams flowing into
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-04-04

could be found in our State. 1t then seem.
ed go remote from the railroad as to lie safe
for some years to come. Last September,
when we again visited Willoughby, we found
a lumber camp on the southwest shore and
he valuable timber was being cut and rolled
into the lake, to he floated to the mill stuat-
ed at the north end. Those people, who, In
oast years, have enjoyed In quiet retirement
their SIMMER vacation at Willougbly, I'M
less they be deaf and blind, will have a
better appreciation Of its former condition,
wien they go there next summer and find
the iaEe covered with logs and noisy lum.
berm,-'s camp within hearing.
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