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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The question of the admission of Wash
ingtOn and other territories is likely to be
pressed ON Congress in its coming session.
1t seems to be impossible to prevent the
controlling influence of political consider
ations, in all such questions. The repub-
licaus are willing to admit republican
States, and the democrats only democratic
ones. The fact of there heiuga sullciency
ofinhabitants appears to have no effect ON
the national legislators. Now, there Is a
doubt as to the political complexion OF
Washington territory, and so long as the
democrats of the House are uncertain ON
this point, they do not feel inclined to
risk admitting State which as likely AS
not might supply two more republican
senators.
The same objection applies to Dakota
only with still greater force, rs Dakota Is
beyond question republican. On the 9TH
or hand, Montana is surely democratic,
and SO is New Mexico. All four of THESE
territories are probably qualified in point
of population, to become States. Two of
the four are democratic iH politics, one IS
republican and one Is doubtful, New
Mexico will apply for admission next
year. The other three have already mp
piled. 1t is probable, inasmuch as the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

A notorious sporting character in New
York, and the keeper of one of the worst
dives in the city, complained that in order
to keep his place open he had to pay black
mail to the police. The charge was in
vestigated and found to be true. Its truth
has also been confirmed by the fact that
since the exposure the dive-keeper has
been arrested IA times. The Finest police
force in the" world will have to look after
its black sheep.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

We trust that the republicans of Indiana
will not suffer themselves TO be bluffed
out of their determination not to submit
quietly to the election frauds by which
the democrats of that State attempted to
steal u seat in the United States Senate,
ut the last election. If the democrats per
sist in claiming the election of a senator,
let the republicans carry the question to
the United States Senate.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

At Gen Grants funeral the two eX-
presidents Hayes and Arthur, were as
signed 10 the same carriage, regardless
of the fact that the former one found it
his painful duty to remove the latter from
the New York collectorship. But if the
two could not refer TO old times with mu-
tual pleasure, they each had sufficient
sense and breeding not to mar the solemn
decorum of funeral occasion with per-
soual resentments,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

A call has been issued for "A convention
of representatives of the trades unions of
the United States and Canada, to be held
ut Columbus, Ohio, early in December.
This may prove to be the first movement
in the labor party toward disintegraion.
As soon as the trades unions are organ
lied, the strife between them and the
Knights of Labor will be likely to come to
a head, and the two organizations will de
stroy, or at least ueutralize each other.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03
A .EFORM ADMINISTRATIONS.
How the civil Service Rules and Postnas-
ter Generals Pledges are Violated
in Vermont.
IBrattlcboro Pnunix.l

No more fragrant case of violation OF the
principles OF civil service reform has ever
occurred than that of the removal of c.
b. Hyde from this place rs mail moosen-
ger on the Brattleboro and Whitehall
road in order to give ms place to a Gemo-
crat who has no special qualification for
the Office and for whose appointment no
reason can be given except that he is a
democrat The Ph0Hir hit the case eX-
actly when it said two weeks ago that it
was 1.-THE worst YETI Here is what viii
liam f. Villas, the democratic poStma~ter-
general, said in a special order relative to
the railway mail service, which he usten-
tatiouSly caused to be printed in the
the issue for May, 1850, thus bringing it
under the eye of every employe in the mail
-plNirn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The recent attack upon Chinese labor
ers by a gang of masked Texans is one of
the most disgraceful outrages ever per
petrated against these long-suffering peo-
pie. Even those who do not admire the
Chinese, or desire to have any more of
them admitted to this country, should be
willing to see such as are here treated with
something approaching humanity and
decency.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Secretary Lamar, it is said will recon-
mend the establishment of a commission
to devise some practical plan for the set
tlemeut of the Indian question. This
question has been left to theorists and
irresponsible penny a-liners long enough,
and we trust that it will be given into the
hands of men who are capable of settling
it on some basis of experience and practi-
cal wisdom.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The present income of the United States
treasury is 81 900, 600 day. At this rate
we shall soon have another hundred mil
lions surplus to dispose of. And what
will the tariff reformers say then.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Senator Edmunds has informed a news
paper correspondent that he has no inten-
tion as had been alleged, of making an
attack upon the administration when
Congress reassembles. The senator has
bigger business on hand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Senator Dawes of Massachusetts in his
speech before the Massachusetts club in
Boston, on Saturday last, took strong and
advanced political ground He advised
republicans to meet reform with reform,
democratic revision of the tariff with a
bitter republican revision. He also criti-
cized the attitude of the administration in
reference to reciprocity arrangements and
to the Nicaragua canal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Postmaster General Villas endorses Pres
ident Clevelands opinion of the news
papers. For some reason or other the
present administration seems to live in
mortal terror of the press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

A Vermont railroad engineer who re
fused to "die heroically at his post eX
planned to reporter that his wages hadiust
been cut down 10 per cent and he couldn't
afford to. When he thought of his wife
having less than 50 in the house, with Il
large family needing shoes right away, he
felt it his duty to live on.-DctrOU Free
Press.
And a sensible fellow he was, too
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

-Four judges of the United States SUI
preme Court are now eligible to retire
ment-Chief Justice Waite and Justices,
Miller, Field and Bradley. None OF these
gentlemen, however, wish to lay aside
their official gowns.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The second trial of McQuade, the New
York "boodler," began yesterday, and we
trust will result in something more de
cisive than a disagreement of the jury.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Some men are not over balanced with
common sense. y young man living near
Chattanooga, Tenn, found that the dyna
mite with which he was preparing to blast
a rock was frozen. Having an impress
sion that heat dissolves frozen substances.
he promptly placed the dynamite in the
fire. The result was that the dynamite
thawed with such rapidity as to deprive
him of both legs, and he was otherwise
so badly injured that he died in few
minutes. The moral to be drawn from
this incident is too plain to need finding
out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Apropos of the claim that the present is
an administration of economy" we
would call attention to the fact that Sec
rotary Bayard wants an appropriation of
81, 1914, 600 for the diplomatic service, in
stead of 81 $4,000 as before provided.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03
And sensible fellow he was, too

The British policy in Ireland is still one
of coercion. The military forces are
strengthened meetings of Irish patriots
are forbidden; and it is understood that
the government has resolved to suppress
all anti-rent combinations, and to restrict
the liberty of the press so far as the law
will permit The outlook for Ireland
darkens; but it is often darkest Just be-
fore daV
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

political balance between them is so near
ly even, that all four will be admitted as
States in bunch within the next two
years, but that nothing will be done in
this direction next session
The only way TO make new States, under
the existing circumstances, appears TO be,
to admit them by pairs-one republican
and one democratic, simultaneously.
Therefore Montana aud Dakota, rs pair.
would have much better chance for ad-
mission at present than Washington.
either alone or in connection with some
other territory.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Our life-saving marine service is one of
the most efficient and satisfactory de
partments of the public service. It's re
port for the last year shows that in cases
of shipwreck the life-saving stations have
saved 2G99 lives out of 2726 imperilcd, and
the value of vessels and cargoes saved
was $5013,0iS out Of a total valuation of
S6,5O2, l33 endangered property. Direct as
sistance has been offered to 402 vessels
and PA more have been warned and saved
from impending disaster by the signals of
the life saving station. The life-saving
service was established in 1871, and dur
ing - years it has been the means of say
ing 2S,3l1 lives out of 2S SOB involved in
disaster. Property to the amount of 81, =
$4,000 has been saved out of So, 315, 900
involved. If all branches of the public
service were as efficiently conducted, it
would be well for the people.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Npulh nave II llluCu DtllFI CubllCt IOr HI-
mission at present than Washington.
either alone or in connection with some
other territory.
An Unfortunate Diplomatic Appoint-
mcnt.
We can hardly blame the MeXicans ror
having pretty poor opinion of the pres
eut administration at Washington. The
course OF the diplomatic representatives
who have been sent To Mexico since the
entrance of the present ADMINISTRATION into
power, and the attitude of Secretary Bay
ard toward the Mexican government IN
the Cutting affair have been little short
of IA disgrace to the United States.
The first minister sent to Mexico
under the new deal, Mr. Jackson, bad to
be recalled for inefliciency; and vet he
was the least Objectionable of |. The
notorious Sedgwt k was then sent as a
special envoy to discharge some diplo-
matte duties which were beyond the intel
ligence of Jackson. All that Mr.. Sedg-
wick accomplished was to make himself
the subject of a dsgracefu scandal, and
to trump up charges which our state de-
rartment has not deemed it wise to nves-
tigate. Mr. Sedgwick's special embassy
having resulted so disastrously, the adj
mnistration appointed Il successor to Mr..
Jackson-Mr Manning. This gentleman
Is now said to be disgracng the country
by open and shameless profligacy. 1t is
reported that he has been on a continued
debauch ever since his arrival in Mexico,
and that his excuses have been public
talk
This is matter in which the people of
the nlted States as well as the admins
tration at Washington are Interested.
We cannot afford to be disgraced as a peo-
pie by unfit and unworthy diplomatic rep
resentatives. 1t is by these men, in both
their official and private characters, that
we are judged as a people A profligate or
a debauchee in such an Official capacity,
casts odlum upon our government and
people. In the majority of instances the
D foreign representatives appointed ly the
present administration have by no means
been credit to the American people but
in no instance have we been So dis
graced as in the Kind of men who
have been chosen to represent us at the
Mexican capital. If the reports concern
ing Mr.. Manning are true, he should be
recalled at once and some one sent in his
place whose character and attachments
may serve in measure to redeem the
character of the American people in the
eyes of the MeXcans. Let the Diogenes
of the democratic party-if it has one
light his lantern and 90 in search of a So
Der and honest man for our representative
in Mexico.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The California election count is at last
finished and gives the republicans four
congressman and the democrats two. 1t
is said that one of the democrats who was
defeated by less than 100, will demand
recount and make a stiff fight for the seat
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The corporation counsel of New York,
having given an opinion adverse to the
woman suifragists to vote under the pres
ent laws, is now learning something about
the fury of a woman scOrned." He is
receiving letter after letter, telling him he
fought to be ashamed of HIMSELF "that
he is unfit for his position - that he has
kept suffering thousands down. and
that "many Il poor, struggling girl will be
starved and frozen into evil ways be
cause he "blocked the way of her deliver
ance." But what this male offender did
was simply to cOnstrue law, when ii be-
came his official duty so TO do, OF course
To say that it would be "deliverauce,"
to all women to vote is begging the whole
question. A very few women believe that
the ballot is the one omnipotent remedy
for all the ills that feminine flesh is heir
To. They see that the franchise does not
keep men from starving ; but il a woman
is starved or frozen into evil ways it is
because she cannot vote The great ma
iority of good and true women, on the
other hand believe that the ballot would
toe burden and not Il delverance that
no woman need 90 to the bad, because she
cannot have her way about voting, and
that participation in the eXctemeuts and
corruptions of politics is likely to ruin
more women than il helps
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Erastus Brooks, former editor of the
New York Express, whose death occurred
on Thursday, was the last of the eminent
New York editors of the era of Greeley,
Bennett, Webb and Raymond He was a
leading "Silver Gray" before the war and
became a democrat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

As was ANTICIPATED, Mr.. IIowells's dram
atized story "A Foregone Conclusion"
has proved failure on the stage. Mr..
Howells's fiction is anything but dramatic.
1t lacks the essential elements of dramat-
ic success-a good plot ANA the rapid
movement Of incidents.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

A bill passed theLegislature authorizing
the construction of a bridge from Grand
Isle to North Hero but making no appro-
priation therefor. The bill making an
appropriation of $4,000 for the purpose,
passed the Senate, but failed in the House.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The bids for the naval departments
new cruisers have been opened and the
contracts assigned in the cases of all but
one of the five vessels. Cramp 4 Sons of
Philadelphia, being the lowest bidders
get most of the work including the Balti-
more, an armored cruiser of 400 tons, and
also the larger of the two gun-boats, the
total cost of the two approaching $l,S0O,
600. The Union iron-works of san Fran
cisco secures the Charleston, the steel
cruiser of 300 tons on the model of the
Japanese man-of-war, the Naniwa- Kan.
The same yard bid for the Newark, an
armored cruiser of 1000 tons, but did not
come within the limit of price, and this
may consequently be built in a navy yard
probably at Brooklyn. The Columbian
iron-works of Baltimore secured the light.
er gun boat. These contracts will be let
with strict penalties per day for over-run-
ming the time and per ton for over weight
of machinery; also with premium for
rapidity of construction and increased
production of horse power.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

If we quote but one approving opinion
of Mr.. Blaines conduct on Il recent occa-
sion, it is because we cannot find any
more in print. If nobody else will say
anything, Mr. Blaine's special friends will
be only too glad to say nothing about it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

1t is said of Minister Manning that
twice a year he clocks himselfin his room
with IA collection of brandy, Kentucky
rye, absnthe, sherry, claret and punch
Then he takes a cigar and novel, goes to
bed and begins to drink. lie keeps up
this indulgence until his stomach rebels,
when he falls into stupor. His physi-
clan attends him for week or until the
spree is ended, and the judge walks forth
again carefully shaved and dressed. and
remains sober until the time for opening
his private bar returns They may APP
prove this sort Of thing in Mexico: but 1t
is not the road to respect in this country
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The first newspaper defence we have
seen of the absurd and cruel fashion of
wearing dead birds on ladies' hats comes
from the Boston GIpIC, which thinks ii
Inconsistent for people to cry out against
the slaughter of the birds for the purpose
of trimming hats, while they 90 on killing
animals for food and wearing the furs of
squirrels, foxes and seals" The G'0bc
does not seem to take INTO consideration
the facts that taking animal life for the
purpose of feeding and clothing the hui
man race is perfectly justifiable, while
taking life for the mere purpose of or
namentation is not The birds on II lady's
hat do not add to the warmth of her head
gear.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Among the more important measures
passed by the Legislature was the act pro.
viding for State board of health. The
board consists of three members, who are
granted power to take necessary measures
to protect the public health in cases of
epidemics and contagious diseases and
with advisory authority over local officials
in matters relating to sanitation. The
expense of the board is limited to $1,000 "A
year under ordinary circumstances, to
which an additional $1,000 may be added
in extraordinary emergencies. The gov
ernor appointed as members of the board
DR.. G. l., Allen of Rutland, Dr. A. II.
Chesmore of Huntington, and DR.. J. II.
Hamilton of Richford-an excellent board.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The discovery of gold in Indian Terri
tory has created tremendous excitement
in that quarter and prospectors are pour
ing in aud stalking out claims in spite of
all the United States troops can do. The
Indians couldn't be blamed if they took
the law into their own hands, under such
circumstances.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The death of Vice President HOXie of
the Union Pacific railroad system, is at.
tributed to the strain ON his vital powers
during his successful resistance to the
great strike of the knights Of Labor in
the Southwest. 1t was Mr.. Jay Could 5
opinion tkat Mr.. IIoXie was the only man
in America who could have successfully
opposed that strike.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Dan Voorhees, thinks Blaine did right
to snub Edmunds. Perhaps and yet the
votes of Vermont are just as valuable as
any others.-N Y. Gr0pIic, 1t is under
stood that Mr. voorhees, bumped against
the Vermont senator in executive session,
and came away imping. Hence his opin-
ion on the Blaine matter
Can it be possible that there will be any
baking of justice in the case of the chi
cago anarchists We trust not ; and yet
the fact that they have been granted IA re
spite through supersedias issued by the
Supreme Court looks a little suspicious.
If these men should escape it would be
putting premium on dynamite outrage
in this country
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03
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BY

PUBLISHED by
THE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION,
G. q. BENFDICT,+ Editor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

Am pbitritc. 3sl5 tons, incomplete.
MOnadnOCk, 3Sl5 tons, incomplete.
Terror, 3Sl5 tons incomplete.
MiantOnomOh, 3Sl5 tons, incomplete.
Puritan, 5000 tons, incomplete.
Dolphin, 1860 tons, complete.
Boston, 1880 tons. armament incomplete.
Atlanta, 1880 tons, armament incomplete.
Chicago, 1900 tons. incomplete.
Gunhoat, No. l. 11GOtun not commenced.
GunbOat, Mo-. = so tons, not commenced.
Newark 1000 tons, not commenced
Charleston, $3.50 tons, not commenced.
Baltimore, 400 tons. not commenced.
ArmOrcd, cruiser 5000 tons, not designed.
Armorcd. battle ship 5000 tor 5, not designed.
Pneumatic dynamite gun ship, not dcslEnc =
one hrst-class torpedo boat, not designed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

The following list of the new vessels for
our navy, begun, completed and authoriz-
ed up to date, is printed by the Scientific
i mCriCuH. The last column affords its
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-12-03

opinion ttat Mr.. HoXie was the only man
in America who could have successfully
opposed that strike.
President Clevelands letter about Dis
trict Attorney Stone, seems to be pervad-
ed with surprise that the latter had not
realized the difference between his case
and that Of District Attorney Benton.
There was this great difference, rs he
frankly explains, between the two-that
Mr. Benton made speeches for and Mr.,
Stone against the administration.
A prize fight took place at an early hour
Sunday morning in the parlOr of "a gen
tleman's country residence near Phila
delphia. 1t was witnessed by thirty gen
tlemen," whose pursuits are described as
bankers, merchants, lawyers, physicians
and pugilists And this in the outskirts
of the Getty of Brotherly Love ~
An ntercolegte foot ball championship
is in hot dispute between Yale and Prince
ton. Both claim it as the result of the
recent brutal championship contest.
Princeton wants 'tO try the game over
again Yale does not These young gen
temen have disgraccd themselves and the
institutions to which they belong by the
brutality, i'll feeling and debauchery at
tending their game on Thanksgiving day,
and we trust that the authorities OF both
colleges will forbid "A repetition of the pro
gramme.