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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
Tho House.

The House, in committee of the whole, spent
nearly the entire day in discussion of the Me.
aragua Canal scheme. After an exciting de.
bate thematter was laid over as unfinished
business" A bill providing for the delivery Oh
unstamped letters went to the post office com.
mttee. January 10 was set aside for tributes
to the memory of the late Congressman
Robertson. Gen Hooker introduced u Joint
resolution providing that the holiday recess
be taken from Dec. % to Jan. Z: referred to
ways and means COMMITTEES. The legislative,
executive, and Judicial appropriation bill as
reported by Mr.. Randall, carries an appro-
priation of $20,s02 24j.
In the House Mr. Tarsncy offered resolu-
ton making the eight-hour bin special or
der referred to committee on rules General
Spnoln reported from the military committee
the bill placing John G. Fremont on the re-
tired list as "A Maior-General The bill for the
adjudication by the Court Of CLAIMS of the
accounts of the West Cherokee Indians was
passed. A conference committee was ap-
pointed on Agricultural Department bill The
military committee reported adversely the
blil to cqnalizc the payment of soldiers nnd
sailors in the late war. The invalid pension
committee reported iavorahiy on n lot of pri.
vate pension bills. The Oklahoma bill was
considered in committee OF the whole. and nc.
ter an amendment had been proposed aud lost
the House adjourned without taking iinul ac.
ton on the bill.
The House agreed to adjourn from Dec. ri
TO Jan. T. bill for the Incorporation Of the
American Historical Society was passed. A
bill was introduced granting pensions of s12
n month to soldiers and sailors of the late
war over fifty years of age. Mr.. White, OF
New York, introduced bill disposing of a
nominal Treasury surplus of 500 100000. A
resolution making the Senate bill for the ad
mission of the State of South Dakota and for
the organization of the Territory of North
Dakota a special order from day to day
until disposed of was adopted. A resolution
was passed appropriating $4,000 of the
House contingent fund to pay the expenses OF
the Ford investigating committee.
The House got at the river and harbor
bill. II appropriates nearly S12, OOO,0O0 Ii
rotssivrd i,' first reading in committee of the
whole \ general debate ensued, during
which Mr. Critnc urged The Increase Of the APP
preparation To $23 900 O00:it lasted until the
adjournment. a privileged report from the
committee accounts, providing for clerk
for each senator and Representative in
Congress was defeated. bill to pro-
vide for paying certain advances made 20
the United States ly Virginia was considered
in committee of the whole aud laid over be-
ciluse Of its time expiring 1t appropriated
Sl92, 900. message was received from the
President veioing the bills granting the Post
master ut lIucna Vista, Col, S225, being
Post Office funds which had been lost. The
hill To retire General Andrew J. Smith was
passed.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
A REVOLUTION ouELLED.
The Leaders of the Venezuela Re
heiiion all Under Arrest.

The Instruction which has disturbed Vene-
lnrla for several mouths, has been cilrctually
uIirll,d 10y the capture of the n,brl Generals
aud most Of their army A year ago there
were two c;LrilidataH before the people
Tor the 'residrncy-Dr. j. J.. Rnias Paul and
tiun. Inanquin Crc~po. DR. Panl was elected
by a considerable majority, but Crespo began
AT once To stir mp his rartisaiis To rebellion.
lie got together n Thousand men in BARGE
iona, and with some recruits from ether
States he kept the regular army uncomtorta-
bly, busy, and SO Disturbed the peace of the
ronntry that its commerce WAS seriously in
jurcd.
Early in the f,,ll the Government troops be-
gan to get he advantage, and Crespo, with
some of his right-hslnd men, went to Port Of
Spain, Trinidcd, Ia secure supplies and am
muniiiun. From that port he sailed late ii
November in the schooner Anna Jacinta to
join hisdrniy ThcGovernment steamer Lib
rrtadUr, captured the schooner and all on
board. Almost at the same time the land
forces of the rc'lels wcr, encountered and VI
terly rouic,s at Los Esianqucs
Every man of any consequence who was
concerned III the Instruction is now in the
hands Of the Government, and the remnants
of the nLcl army can be attended to By the
police.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
our secret Service.

John s Bell, Chiefof the Secret Service Divis.
ion of the Treasury Department, has prepar-
ed report of the operations Of that service
during the fiscal year ended J une 30 last The
total number of arrests was 407, the major
ity of which were for CONTRIBUTING or pass
ing counterfeit coin. OF those arrested I4G
were convicted or pleaded guilty; 165 we're
discharged and SO crscs are vet unde
termined The fines imposed by court agvre-
gated $50, 494, and the sentences aggregated
261 years and IA days. Figures are given
which show that the natives of Italy continue
TO occupy the fore front OF foreign-born peo-
pie as counterftiters in this country Out Of
the 1874 foreigners arrested ca we're Italians.
just 80 per cent. The representative value of
counterfeit money captured during the year
was 81, III, 523, of which over s., OOO. 600
were limitations and facsimiles of notes. There
we're also captured So plates, 40 dies, 46
moulds and large quantity OF counterfeiting
paraphernalia-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
IMPORTANT TAX DECISION.
a Recent Decision of the Minnesota
Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court at st. Paul, Mimi,
rendered an important decision. It estab-
fishes the principle that all evidences of
Indebtedness, such ms notes, mortgages, etc,
are taxable The syllabus gives the main
points of the case, which is that OF
the State of Minnesota respondent, against
A. 7. Rand and others, Rufus Rand,
and Kate A. Rand appellants. Four per-
sons entered into a written agreement with n
corporation to sell and convey to it certain
described real estate for sum nnmed. of
which small portion was paid down. The
corporation agreed in the same writing to
pay the balance of the purchase price upon
certain specified dayG, with interest, payable
annually and WAS given possesson of the prop
erty. IL was also agreed to pay the taxes
assessed against said property Held. that
the debt, thus arising from the corporation
purchaser. was an assessahle credit under the
Constitution and revenue laws of the State of
Minnesota. The persons named in said
agreement having failed to list the said credit
TOR taxation, the assessor, rs required by
sec. ~. Chapter ?, of General Statutes 1878.
listed the same for its full amount against
the four persons whose names we're mentioned
in the agreement. Upon refusal
to pay the taxes assessed and levied upon
this credit a citation Of the District Court
was issued, directed to the four persons
named, only two of whom were served. These
appealed separately and answered. setting up
the facts Upon trial of these facts the court
ordered and Judgment was entered against
the two who Tere cited and who alone ap-
pealed for the full amount of the taxes levied
upon the credit.
Held, that the listing and assessment in
this form was irregular and the Judgment
based thereon erroneous. Had the listing
and assessments been in proper form these
appellants could note escape pa ying their share
of the total tax under this citation. AZ is.
the Judgment is reversed
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
Barbarous sultan.

Zanzibar despatch says; In pursuance of
the Snltan's orders, four natives who were
awaiting trial for murder were cruelty
executed in the streets of the town,
their heads cut Oft and the bodies left
where they had fallen. exposed and ur-
guardel until the evening Of the day
of execution. The Sultan has also ordered
that twenty-fous prisoners, including a
woman who had been sentenced for life, be
Tui to death in Il simiiar manner during the
next week, a few TO be executed each day.
The British Consul has rainly protested
against these atrocities The Sultan has
proclaimed that in the future he will be guild
cal 10y the Mohammedau law only He has
bestowed the power Of capital punishment on
the local Governors, and has ordained that
their sentences shall not be sl5Ject TO APP
peal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
A BLOODY RACE WAR.
Five Killed and Six Wounded in
Mississippi.

negro and a white boy got into a fight
at Wahalak, a small station on the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad near Meriden, Miss The
white boys father attempted to separate
them, when he was set upon by the negro
boy and his father and terribly beat
en-. The white man swore out a
warrant for the negroes arrest, and
Constable Seth Cobb went to the negro Is house
to execute it, when hewas attacked by anum-
Der of negros, and beaten. He then summon
ed posse of twelve men, and again made an
effort to arrest the negro. The posse were
fired upon from ambush, and five were killed
outright, and six wounded more or less ser
iously.
The news spread rapidly, and the negroes
were strongly REINFORCED. Wahalak telegraph
ed along the line for help, and Meridcn re-
sponded with about seventy-five well-armed
men. They we're joined at every station. and
reaching Wahalak, marched Immediately to
the sccne of bloodshed. The negroes were
harricaded, aud refused to surrender or
give up the dead whites. The forces
we're supposed to be about equal.
The beligercnt negroes 'yss4e-..--is-ss he
swamps and are stubborn. while the non
combattant negroes fed TO the woods in
terror. What the outcome was is as vet IN
known as further communication with the
place cannot be obtained.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
Fen With tho Bridge.

A laice gang Of mrn were at work IN ii,r
middle bridge spanning the Merrmac River,
at I!ooksct. n II whrii !. cracking OF iron
and thinkers was heard, and before any ono
could escape, The bridge moved aud went over
the falls into the wafer Nine OF the eleven
men went nver the falls thrc,. Of them Ice
ing drowned. The men who ESCAPED did su
oy rlugin- 10 portions of the bridge and
1oatingto places Of SAFETY from whirh il;,.y
We're taken in boats Master liritls,, Bnlder
Patterson got On barge honl.lrr where hr
remained until rescued n. ! Butte y line
man OF the Western Union Telegraph tenn
pany. who hrinuss IN iibriiicru New Y.rk .w.i,,
on the bridge and went thrungIl the falls aud
Uhen recovered hc found L., bc badly
bruised ahoat bic lowrr limbs The hodn.,
of those drowned have not urrn recovered
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
CATrLE MARKETS.

NEW YoRE--Good Steers, 10 to l04c.; Fair
do, So TO SIC; Oxen,7% to Toe; Dry Cows live
weight, Sf.bod a. %; Bulls, do, sl.S5 "a S4u0;
Sheep, to514c; Lambs So to c.; Yeals
5to size; Hogs, city-lressed ga to Icpcr n.
WATERFOWL, Mass.-Market Beef, few
choiceS7.s0 to IS 90; extra, 500 TO S7.52; Is;
quality, 5000 10 $50; Cd quality, $500 to $3.50,
ID quality, $500 20 $3.50. Swine.-Western
fat live, 8 TO 6l4c.; Northern dressed hogs
ga TOT cents per h. Sheep and Lambs.-In
lots, $500, $500 TO 81 each; extra, Si.25 to
Is; Spring Lambs, 81 tote, per b; Veal
Calves. 2% TO &c. h.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-12-27
CAUGHT IN A BLIZZARD.
Six Farmers and Two Women Lose
Their Lives

Six farmers, manned Wan, Lallnmlnc, Micl,-
aud, Naud, Iiclle aud Nudcl. started from
Bouehcrville to 90 Ia Montreal. lew miles
away. on tho new lee, with teams loaded with
Christmas products Vinu aud I.lllamme
were accompanied ny their wives. aud each Of
the other iuur had son with him Shortly after
they left blizzard hogan aII,l as night fell the
ice began 10 break mp. Nnthingtpuli lrr ,sr,n OF
the party from the shore hnt during the
night people at various points ON the river
heard cries for help coming ont Of The dark
ness No help could l'e rendered. and when
morning came nothing could ~. seem nf the
party. As the river ~ now open bel wes,n
Monlrcaland sotthrrvillc il isSui1nls,al that
all must have ltrsn drowned
Two brothers. Charles and Andrew Wall.
arrived at Carlton * almost dying con
ditiuu wlnlr crossing the 81 i.awrrnt,. River
from Point fortunc ihfy were ,siushi IN HE
bzzstr. rhe 10, broke un.lcr them. their sis.I
and horses werr swept away. and They sia.nt
the rigit nn 'lu ice iluc, from wiirl they were
rescued ~ !, hn:s: in the nnrnins rlc yamug
er man sis rendered almost insane by las
sulcrim-s.
Evening journal., 1888-12-13
After Maud Muller.
Published by request,

| Published by request.
! Ola Grover on the last Of May
kaked With hook the Chesapeake Bay.
| 10 catch the timOrOus. tuOthsome FISH
| Was Tar from his inSidOus wish.
| lie only wished to show his scorn
For the honored dead whom tho natior
And as he hshcd with hooks so stern
lie was fishing, too for q second term.
a lovely woman was by his side
She whom he'd lately made bride
And ere she married this chump Of man.
She had always been Republican,
llui like her seX-yot we condone-
horsook convictions fora throne
he thus addressed her: frankie dear
Hou know its Presidential year
And 'tis my positive intention
70 pocket the Democrat convention.
III theyl agree not 20 reject mo
/ know tho people will re-eloct me-
The parties which have fred
Gan do no harm 20 me and Bayard.
aiN message. too, on Tariff Reform
VIII take the country ns II by storm
~ the people won't vote for me tits true
theN can cast their ballots. dear for YOU"
mouth
As he thought OF the ever sSolid goutb.u
And lac smiled again that afternoon
" hen ola Roger hufnmed a rebel tune.
w w eeks rolled away; he did rejoice;
re was the delegates only choice.
aattle he Thought who could stop all this
The hero of Indianapolis
With only a fortnight in between
z similar meeting did convene
Composed gilmore substantial stuff.
No supercilious party fun
liut men Of brains and education
hit men 20 represent the nation
Ihey each and all did there agree
10 stand for home prosperity:
Ana vowed no red handana rag
should Ger supplant our honored fiar
10 finish thus work so well begun
They nominated Ben Harrison
lhe voice Of Blaine came DER the sen
giving assurance Of victory
lis cluquenOe and logic. too,
democracy pierced through and through
And the nation rxSc with a rush and whooD
! nd dropped poor Grover "in the SOUP"
ie fell from his lofty happy mood
nto 'innocuous desuetude."
iut THE saddcat drop vet TO recall
When Bayard dropped over the garden
Wali:"
nd OF all snd words Of tongue or pen
he raddest are these. "you heat me Ben.m
od pity them all, they need MS aid
nod legis'ate 10 bring Free 1sade
ma make the no9r of the lion heard
Dove the scream Of our noble bird,
Wilmington. De-, December, 1888.
Evening journal., 1888-12-13
sowpEN's REASONS.

Mr.. SowdeR, Representative in Con
gress from the Lehigh district Of Penn
sylvania, one of the four Democrats whc
voted against the Mills bill, says: q
have no regrets or apologies to make
For distance of twenty-eight miles
from the point where the Lehigh empties
into the Delaware, in Northampton
county, to Copley, in my own county Of
Lehigh, there is one continuous line of
furnaces, iron works, machine shops,
steel works, silk mills. thread mills.
cement factories, pipe works. car works
and other works In Bethlehem there is
a steel works, the plant Of which cost
$4,000, 600, and which employs nearly
1900 men. They are putting an addition
70 it now which will cost s3, 00O, 600
more. Ia my own town Of Allentown we
have a cutlery works which turns out
goods as fine as anything produced in
England; we have silk mills. thread
works, furniture manufactures and iron
mills there, not TO speak Of hundred
other lines of manufacture. All these
industries have grown up under a protec
tive tariff. voted against the free trade
Mills bin because believe in protecting
American industry.
Evening journal., 1888-12-13
wELL-KNowN PERSONS.

The statue Of Marshall the gold finder
IS finished and has been sent to Coloma
Cal '''''
The Duchess of Cambridge paws a Welt
knowa vocalist $4,000 a year to sing tc
1atr daily.
II General Boulanger could only driys
ms wife 70 getting a divorce from him.
ne could at once wed millionaire
Senator Manderson is actively inter.
ested in raising funds for the statue of
Sheridan to be erected by the Army of the
Cumberland.
Major Spaulding. fourth calvary. com
manding Fort Mcdowell Arizona. was
killed yesterday by the accidental dis
charge of his gun while hunting. His wife
will take his remains to Kalamazoo
Mich, for interment
Count Won Moltke has deposited his
will In the Probate Court at Berlin. Ii
is thus indorsed, in bold hand "The
inclosed is my last will. It is my desire
that no seals be put upon my belongings
Moltke, Marshall. =
Eber Durham Of Sadsburyville Chester
county, Pa, started fire Ia the bollo,v
Of tree near Leaman Place, Last nlght
and went to sleep. The Ere burned
through the tree and it fell on Durham
crushing him to death,
Mr. Whittier viii ba 81 years ,la .,evt
Monday. One o. the birthday prese,ts ~
received last year, -and which touched
MN deeply. WIS balsam pillow made bv
an indian gtyi from tree that grew bv
lhe grave OF Helen Hunt Jackson.
Yesterday afternoon Gov. Beaver az
Pennsylvania, Hon Thomas ]. Stewart.
secretary Of internal affairs, w. Ia. Arm.
strong, master Of the New York State
Grange and Colonel Victor E. Piolett ad.
dressed the Pennsylvania State Grange.
Patrons Of Husbandry.
An autograph letter Of Henry of Ma.
varre was sold for 800 the other dav iu
Paris. 1t was addressed to Gabriel d'Es.
tress, and closed with. II kiss Won one
hundred thousand times !" from which
one IS led to trace the descent of Bun.
ME and Baby Bunting
The President has received the resie.
nation Of United Estates District Attor.
ney Emery b. Sellers Of the indianapolis
district, but has not vet acceped il and
does not wish to do So The Attorney
General has telegraphed to Mr.. Sellers
that the President joins with him in re
questing him to withdraw his resigna.
tion.
Evening journal., 1888-12-13
NEWSPAPER OPINION.
The snmonn Amir.

Philadelphia Ledger.
There appears to be good deal of di.
versity of opinion regarding Senator
Fryes resolution of instruction - ,,h
.C9mmittee on Foreign Relations 10 In.
Festigate md report upon the condition
OF American interests in Samoa. Possibly
the resolution would have been received
-sffrnn greater aud more general degrea
of public FAY or Y the author Of it had not
in his introductory speech SO severely
criticized Mr. Bayard, Se,rc'rTy Of State
for his alleged neglect Of the interests Of
this country on tie premises. His criti-
S-'.llsm Nas, IN effect, sweeping arraign-
ment Of the indifference Of the present
administration 70 American interests
abroad, and consequently even the merits
OF his resolution were lost sight of be-
cause Of the partisan feeling which was
evoked, with the result of obscuring
them
In accordance with the policy Of all the
European Powers 70 extend their colonial
possessions policy most advantageously
begun and persevered in by England
Germany has sought to obtain possession
of the Samoan group Of islands, in the
South Pacific, which are a collection of
productive or even habitable. These
ahree have population of $4,000 souls.
ana, as they lie in the direct route Of
commerce between San Francisco and
New Zealand. this country has some trade
with them, Germany having the largest
share England the second largest anS
the United States third. Apart from oul
immediate commercial interests. tl,
islands are useful TO American shippin,
rs a coaling station. But In no yyay ar,
they so important as to warrant III
United States going to war with lierman-
for their control; vet if all that Senate
Frye alleges with respect to German aq
gresion and American rights and dipnif,
be true, either Germany should abafe ii
pretensions voluntarily or our govern
ment should compel her to abate them b,
Jrce of arms.
As early as 1878 this country had estab
hshed treaty rights with the Government
OF Samoa and set up coaling station ol
one of the islands. and Senator FRYE con
tends that, by virtue Of this treaty, ou
government is bOunden to defend tn
rights Of King Malietoa, who was az
posed by German influence, seized an
carried first, on q German vessel of war
to the coast of Africa and subsequent
70 Berlin, helping 10 set up Tamasese i
his place. 1t was in regard to these pre-
csedings that both Great Britain an
the United States protested, their protes
resulting in the creation of a commission
composed Of single representative O
each Of the three powers, that met ii
Washington in 1887. and that accom-
piished nothing, for the reason that b
some means or other the British Commis
sloner was virtually induced to admi
the validity Of Geruary's prctcnt.or.
@nd the American Commissioner stoo
Evening journal., 1888-12-13
William Q. Biddie,

William C. Biddle, a young man EN-.
ployed IN Matthew Hayden's flower store
no ZOE Market street, was buried on
S.Gnday last, Tho deceased was person.
ally very popular with large circle Of
young men Of his own ago by his uni
form courtesy Of manners and kindly re-
gard for their feelings. With older persons
he soon won his way by his respectful de-
pertinent, truthfulness and manly dispo.
sition. Possessed of an exemplary char.
acter, he challenged the respect Of all
who came in contact with him. His
mother and other relatives and friends
were stricken with grief at his early
death
Evening journal., 1888-12-13
HIDDEN BLOOD MONEY.
Isn ried Under Barn Near Corner Ketch.
Jersey Murder.

1 bh re" ohder barn Near Corner Ketch
Jersey Murder.
About four weeks ago stranger drova
/ into the yard Of Hon. David Eastburn in
| NIL Creek hundred, tied his horse ana
deliberately took q survey Of the place
as he walked toward the house Mr. Sast.
burn met the stranger half way with a
cheerful salutation, when the latter OK
cusing himself for the intrusion, launched
at once into his story. Eight years ago
an atrocious murder was committed In n
small New Jersey town by two men who
got much booty and fed with IL
Corner ketch, a hamlet north of a.,
Eastburn's farm The murder = ~,
two nights in Eastburns ~ s,cPe MI
second night, one of them ELL - IN ne
rnadieina A. ~ -o-0er Ketch for
sa,'t,a saw tba sbo,'iT nv approached store he
Il wbich tbe 1.-THE New Jersey county,
inside murder was perpetrated,
WI ~. ne made tracks for the barn,
.ere the stolen treasure was buried.
anu the guilty pair stole of to the south
"Srs y, eventually getting into Mexico
here one OF them, 4 relative Of the
stranger, was killed; but fortunately be
| left will, by which he bequeathed his
share Of the blood money to the stranger
Here was the will. Ii was rather a fresh
looking document for having been made
in Mexico, but it read all right. The
stranger was generous, however; was
willing to allow a heavy per centum to
Mr.. Eastburn for the privilege Of digging
for the money, etc, etc Nj. East6nrn
had nothing to suggest except what his
| quizzical smile and merry eyes disclosed.
II the stranger saw anything in this he
kept it discreetly to himself He ar.
ranged TO return two days later to dig
and in the meantime he wished Mr..
Eastburn well. Then he went off.
Neighbors saw a second stranger pac-
ing up and down the highway short
distance from the Eastburn home. while
this play was going on at the latter place.
This was the second attempt within
three months that bunco steerers made on
Mr.. Eastburn's plethoric bank account
Mr.. Eastburn reads the papers.