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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15
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Mr.. Charles Marvin, the English war
correspondent has written little book,
entitled Russia at the Gates of Herat, !"
ton at the hands of the public, and is
passing through edition after edition. In
this little volume Mr.. Marvin shows the
true inwardness of Russia's policy which
he declares, is nothing more nor less than
revenge on the British for having defeat
ed the purpose of the Car in the Crimean
war. The author shows that for twenty
years the advance of the Russians toward
India has been steady and in pursuance of
II deep-laid plan, the outlines of which
were fully determined as early as the
close of the Crimean war. The plan was
to aSsail England's most vulnerable point
by serious of pSincluding the capture
of Khva, the taking of Cork Teppe, AS
kabad and Merv, and the bringing to sub
lection of the whole of Turkestan, and all
the district lying east of the Caspian sea.
Among the proofs advanced by Mr..
Marvin that the above is Russia's inten-
ton, is the fact that as she has extended
her boundaries more and more, she has
laid railways, and built boats, and in other
ways strengthened her lines of commune
cation between the centre of the empire
and these outlying possessions The
browning move is to be the taking of Herat
which will place her army securely with
in reach of India. This point of vantage
once gained, she can strike England il
! her most vulnerable point. Thirty years
/ have been spent in the development OF
this profound scheme of revenge, and is il
likely that Russia will now give up hel
cherished plan because England cringe'
before her and sues for peace?
1 What Russia wants to gain is a little
more time. She is not quite ready yet fol
the decisive struggle. England took thu
alarm little too soon. If the inevitabl,
contest could be postponed a few week,
or a few months longer, Russia would b,
satisfied. Her preparations for investing
the Indian frontier would be completed
her armies would be marshalled a
the gates of Herat her lines of communi
cation would be finished and she would
be ready for the coup d. etdt.
This, then, is the secret of Russia's ap
parent readiness to arbitrate. She will b,
very careful not to make any concession
which will thwart her real plan of action
England may purchase few months, o
perhaps years, of ignominous quiet, bu
i'll the end the great struggle is sure t,
come.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

been so universally condemned as to quite
discourage that ambitious statesman The
Mannings and keileys and Higginses go
far to spoil the Pearsons and the Phepses
The true inwardness of Mr. Clevelands
type of Civil Service X eform is thus coming
out Our early prediction thatit would
not be long before the heads of competent
Republican Office holders, removed for no
fault except that they were Republicans,
would be rolling into the basket as fast AS
the most ofIice-hungry Democrat could
desire is rapidly coming true and the
character of some of the later selections
must fill every friend of civil service re-
form with dismay. This is especially true
Of Mr.. Mannings performances. The
new collectors of internal revenue appoint
ed for Massachusetts and Maine aud
Rhode Island are men of such characters
that the Independent papers, which were
most anxious for an opportunity to praise
the selections made, were obliged to de
clare that worse appointments could not
have been made, except by taking con
victs from the penitentiary In this State
we see the removal of Major John G..
Stearns-a perfectly trusty and capable Off
! cer-from the collectorship of Internal Rev.
enue, and the appointment of Mr.. George
l.. Spear of Braintree, man of no account
even in his own party, known even by
name to very few of the people of Yer
mont, and wholly without qualifications
for the office to his place. These
are examples of the class OF
appointments now being made by
the administration. Fortunately, the Sen
ate has to pass upon the propriety OF
confirming them. If this is Civil Service
Reform, it is very different kind from
that which Mr.. Cleveland and his party
leaders preached before election 1t is, in
fact, the direct opposite of reform. 1t i:
q return to the worst machine methods.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

lulu few weeks ago, confessed in his last
hours, that he was living in Bridgeport,
ut the time, discovered the captains habit
of walking along n lonely street late at
night to take boat, resolved to rob him,
and was forced to commit murder in or
der to save his own life; in proofof which
he surrendered a seal ring which was
missing from Colvocoresses' hand when
the body was found, and various papers
taken from his person. Nobody who
knew Captain Colvocoresses believed
that he killed himself ; and the circum
stances quite clearly indicated a murder
but the murderer escaped all suspicion and
would never have been known, but for his
death bed confession.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The short-sightedness of legislative bod
les affords frequent opportunity for the
evil doer. Last winter the Wisconsin
legislature passed high license law con
tanning a clause which permitted local
brewers to retail their own beer without
paying a license. AS result of this eX-
traordinary concession the Milwaukee
brewers have recently purchased Il quar-
ter of a million dollars worth of corner
lots in the central part Of the city and are
now opening agencies for the sale of
their products. The Supreme Court hav-
ing made this privilege unquestionable,
the temperance people are unable to lift a
finger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15
sham Civil Service Reform.

The new administration started out
with great flourish of trumpets on the
subject of Civil Service Reform. indie
pendent and Democratic journals united
in asserting that the time and the man
had evidently come to carry out the long
cherished and long-deferred principles
which both parties had agreed were neces-
sary The NelU York Evening Post pre-
dicted with the utmost positiveness that
Lo trust worthy official would be removed,
except for good cause. Mr.. Cleveland S
own utterances upon this subject, us well
as the sham earnestness Of the pretended
retormers in the Democratic party, seemed
to indicate purpose on the part of the
"spoils democracy" to live down that
title. But what has been the result of all
this pharasaic parade of sentiments Mr..
Cleveland started out with making a few
good appointments and reappontments.
The re-appolntment of postmaster Pear
son was a great card" 1t gave the Dem
ocratic and Democratic-anneX papers a
splendid chance to cry, 81 told you so ~
and the emphasis of the appointment was
made all the stronger by the pause which
was allowed to ensue between that and
the next important appointment, Several
of Mr.. Cleveland's foreign appointments
also were excellent But good begin
ming does not always make a good ending,
especially in Democratic administration.
Most of Mr., Bayard's appointments have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

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tChicago Journal

The sons of statesmen, of party leaders,
and of men distinguished in business and
society should be, to the other youths of
the country, examples of manly character,
sobrlety and virtue, not of shame and i'm
morality. Statesmen, party leaders, and
men of wealth and social prominence
should bring up their sons in paths of
rectitude and honor, not leave them to
wander in ways of dissipation and vice,
leading to ways of crime and nfamy If
n young man, born to better things, is a
scapegrace, and a drunken and quarrel
some roue, it is the fault of parental laxi-
ty in his training, and of neglect of home,
where care should be most bestowed in
regard to his habits, his manners and his
morals. Correct home influences will
make the children of such homes an honor
to those who bore and reared them, not a
disappointment to parental hope, and a
disgrace and scandal to the parental
name,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The old adage that murder will out"
has lost most of its force in modern times
Yet sometimes it proves true, as has been
the case in the unexpected clearing up of
the mystery that surrounded the taking
off of Captain Colvocoresses, Il retired
officer of the United States navy, of Greek
ancestry and name, who was found shot
dead in a street of Bridgeport, Conn, one
night dozen years ago, The case was
made famous by the determined attempt
OF the insurance companies to show in
the courts that Captain Colvocoresses had
committed suicide. 1t was found that the
old officer was carrying life-insurance poll
cies aggregating more than quarter of a
million dollars, and with such fortune
at stake the companies exhausted every
device to escape liability by the claim that
he had killed himself, and the heirs final
ly accepted half the amount of the poll
cies, for fear of losing the whole, Now
comes from the Sandwich Islands word
that Danish sailor, who died in Homo
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The current item to the effect that Mr..
Morillo Noyes, of this city, who has been
appointed Superintendent of Supplies for
the Post Office Department, is cousin OF
Postmaster General Villas, has reached
the latters eye, and he authorizes denial
OF 1t. He has, he says, no cousin of the
name of Noyes. That is the fact. The
families of Noyes and Villas have had bust
ness and marriage connections. The mer'
camille firm of Villas and Noyes was widely
known throughout Northern Vermont
thirty years ago. Their place of business
was on the upper part of Pearl street il
this town, which used to be, in former
times, an extensive business centre a
sister of Morillo Noyes, married the late
VIM. X. Villas, VINO was an uncle OF
Col. Villas, now at the head of the Post
Office Department. But there is no blood
connection between Col. Villas and Mr.
Morillo Noyes. We are glad the Post
master General has given Mr.. Noyes 1
place, for he needs the salary, and he viii
fill the Office, we doubt not, capably and
acceptably.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The President has appointed George V.
n. Lothrop of Michigan minister to
Russia, Boyd Winchester of Kentucky
minister to Switzerland and John Il. w.
Thompson of New York minister to
IIayti. Mr.. Lothrop, appointed minister
to Russia, was graduated from Brown
university. Among his associates at that
institution were Chief Justice Morton of
Massachusetts and Chief Justice Brad
ley of Rhode Island. He was graduated
in the law school at Cambridge, James
Russell Lowell, William NJ. Evarts, w.
w. Story, Rufus King and f. lockwood
Hoar being among his classmates, and he
began the practice of law in Detroit in
1874 He was attorney general of Mich
gan in 1S4S and in 1860 he led the Mich
igan delegation for Douglass at the Char
lesion convention. He has been three
times the Democratic nominee for United
States Senator from Michigan. During
the war of the rebellion he was a war
Democrat, and has always been strong
supporter of Democratic principles. He is
said to be an eloquent speaker and Il man
of distinguished presence and pleasing
manners.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The Illinois Democrats are busily en-
gagged trying to find some evidence which
will prove that Mr.. Viewers election to
the Legislature, last week, was fraudulent
ly obtained. They are looking for "A needle
in haystack-except that in this case,
there is no needle there.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

A Washington special to the Boston
Herald says that Hiram Atkins was of
fered the collectorship of internal revenue
for Vermont but, knowing that Senator
Edmunds would oppose his confirmation,
he declined it, asking, however, the pri-
vilege of naming the man to be appointed.
This was granted and he named his friend
George l.. Spear of Braintree." This may
be correct in part but we think it was
pretty well understood over month ago
that Mr.. Spear was to have the place,
when Il change took place. The Democra-
tic slate, as then arranged, was reported
to be: b. B. Smalley for collector of
customs, Mr.. Spear for collector of inter
nal revenue, John Robinson of Benning-
ton for United States marshal, Clarence
II. Pitkin of Montpelier for United States
district attorney, II. f. Brigham of Bakers
field for national bank examiner, and +. ii
Bascom of Montpelier for post office in
spector. Mr. Atkins will in due time
probably have the Montpelier post office
for a season. How many of these appoint
ments, if they are made, can pass the Sen
ate, of course remains to be seen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The New Orleans Exposition has virtu-
ally closed. Financially, it has been a
conspicuous failure, owing, undoubtedly,
to bad management. The weather, too,
has been decidedly unfavorable, rain hav-
ing fallen at frequent intervals for nearly
two months. AS an exhibition of the re-
sources and products of our own country
and of the world, however, the exposition
has been a magnificent success. 1t has
also done much to promote fraternal feel
ing between the North and South.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

When Mr.. Bergh goes so far as to de-
nOunce the attempt of the surgeons at
the Bellevue hospital to transfer portion
Of muscular tissue from dogs leg to the
arm of a young woman, he is running his
hobby into the ditch. Anything which
science can do for the prolongation of hui
man life or the cure Of human lntirmity is
of more consequence u thousand times
than the existence of any dumb animal.
Only let the life OF the dumb creature be
taken with gentleness and humanity, spar
ing pain so far as possible, 1t is not neces-
sary that agony should be inflicted in the
one case that good may come in the other
AS in the instance to which we have re-
ferred, the muscular tissue may be re-
moved, or the life of the brute mercifully
snuffed out, while under the influence of
an9sthetics. This is not cruelty to ami
mails, 1t is benefcence to man.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

Probably the best test of the growth and
prosperity of any city is the number and
quality of new buildings which are erect
ed within a given length of time. 1t is an
almost infallible sign of commercial sound
ness and enterprise, to see marked &C
tivity in building operations. The build
ing statistics of our leading American
cities are, therefore, good indication of
their comparative progress and prosperity.
A table of statistics of this kind recently
published for the West shows that Chicago
leads that section of the country in building
enterprise. She is erecting enough new
houses each year to accommodate 10000
people At this rate Chicago will certain
ly have not less than 500, 600 inhabitants by
1890. Among other western cities, the
table shows that St. Louis is growing
slowly, spending less on houses than either
Minneapolis or St. Paul and no more than
Kansas City. 1t is providing for not more
than 10000 people a year, and at the pres
ent rate of increase will not range much
over 100000 in 1890. St Paul is adding
| 900 II year, and Minneapolis the same
number, and are clearly entitled to their
present claim of 100000 each. The twin
cities will be able to claim 1000 people
by 1890, unless some shock stops theil
present rapid progress. Kansas City is
another growing town, promising to have
10000 people by 1890; Omaha looks good
for 80 900, Milwaukee for 100, 600, Detroit
for l70, 600, Toledo for 80, 600, Des Moines fol
10000, ana Portland, Oregon, for $1,000
1t is highly probable that these cities will
all reach the above figures.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The Adirondack forestry bill was passed
by the New York assembly on Saturday.
1t provides for three commissioners who
are authorized to employ forest warden,
inspectors and other assistants. The fif-
teSn Adirondack counties are constituted
a forest preserve, and are placed under
the charge of these commissioners, whose
duty it is made to maintain the forests
and promote their increase. They are
also to have charge of the public interests
of the State in forests, and especially with
reference to forest fires, in every part of
the State. There is said to be little doubt
that the bill will pass the Senate, and none
whatever that if it does, it will receive
the Governors signature, and become a
law.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

Washington dispatches say that all that
is known in that city about Mr.. Spear, the
new collector of internal revenue for Yer
mont, is that he is II friend of Mr.. Hiram
Atkins Little more is known about him
in Vermont The compensation of the
office is $3.50
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

An exchange notes the fact that the
English postal service, which is confessed
ly the best in the world, scarcely passes IA
year without making some change or i'm
provement. So far, then, as the American
postal service follows this precedent, we
may consider that it is approaching tow
ard perfection If the department goes on
making improvements us rapidly as it has
of late, we shall soon be abreast of our
British cousins in postal facilities.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The cold and backward weather of the
present season, it is feared, will interfere
with many of the country's crops. The
yield of wheat, especially, will be short of
last years harvest. But there is no rea-
son to fear anything like even partial
destruction of the harder crops already
in the ground. Indian corn and potatoes
will yield, it is anticipated, fully as well
as last year, and the other grain crops
promise well.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

Is not the fireman as much II hero as
the man who risks life and limb on the
battlefield What greater or finer ex-
hibition of bravery could be, than the
deeds of the gallant men who, amid roar
ing flame and binding smoke, scale the
lettering walls to rescue huslan life ? Is
not the motive as heroic as the soldiers,
and the danger as greatp We would sec
ond the suggestion of the Chicago Herald,
that the families of tiremen who meet
their death in the service of the public, re-
ceive II pension from n fund created for
this purpose. Heroes are few enough in
this world, and when they die they de.
serve something better than forgetful
ness.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The question whether prohibition in
Maine has or has not been a success, is
agitating the press of the country at the
present time. We think that anyone who
will candidly look at the results of the
policy in that State, cannot long hesitate
for correct answer. Prohibition has
done more for Maine than almost any
thing else on her statute books.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The Plymouth Pa, plague has been
traced to the water supply of the village,
which has been found to be contaminat-
ed by the excreta of person sick with
typhus fever. Thus more than one thous-
and persons have been poisoned by the
criminal carelessness of those in charge of
the typhus patient, and eighty-tive have
diad
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

M. de Lesseps has been elected to a
place among the French immortals. The
world has reached point where it can
consistently pay the same homage to II
great engineer that it pays to great poet.
Fifty ycars ago this would have been inn
pnSSible
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

Democratic journals are storming with
indignation at the party negligence which
suffered the Republicans to make such a
successful still hunt in the Thirty-fourth
district in Illinois. The result is said to
been due to over-confidence on the Demo
cratic managers, and to the quietness and
effectiveness of the work done by the Re
Dublicans
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The conservatives, as was announced,
marshalled all their forces in the English
House of Commons, on Monday, to sup
port the motion of censure against Mr..
Gladstone. The motion was lost, how
ever, by vote of 300 to goa perilously
narrow escape for the great statesman.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

All is not quiet on the Potomac. De
spatches from Washington say that the
condition of the public revenues is decid-
eddy unsatisfactory. There is a large de-
crease In receipts and a corresponding in
crease In eXpend lures.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

1t is quite an exciting race, between the
arrival of the Bartholdi statue and the
completion of the pedestal fund. Chances
are at present two to one in favor Of the
former
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

Convictions of leading Mormons con
tinue to take place. The law spares
neither great nor small. And hundreds
of Mormonsa are fleeing from Utah, to re-
moter places where the laws against poly
gamy are not enforced. But justice and
the law will follow them wherever they
go, The doctrine and the practice of poly.
gamy are both doomed, so far as this ma
ton Is concerned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

1t Is to the credit of some of our leading
Vermont Democrats that they seem to
give hearty approval to the appointment
of Mr. Lothrop of Detroit to the Russian
mission. 1t is certainly one of the very
best appointments made by Mr.. Cleve-
land. Mr.. Lothrop is not one of the Dem
ocratic workers or warehouses but,
like Mr.. Phelps, he is man of high cult
walton and character, with the improve
ment that he was war Democrat during
the civil war
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-05-15

The advocates of reduction in postage
seems to be rushing matters. 1t is report
ed that a proposition will be introduced
into Congress next winter to establish
penny letter postage. The success of
every reduction so far has been so satisfac-
tory, that it is believed penny postage can
be adopted now without any loss of rev
enue to the department