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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

A sALARY-GRAB bill was introduced
in the Massachusetts house, last week,
making the pay of members $3.50 for
the session, with 81 900 for the speaker
of the house and president of the SEN
ate. The members showed their self
control by refusing to sanction the
scheme. The Springfield Republican,
which has been growing at the legis-
lature ever since the session opened,
refused to give the house credit for its
Spartan self-denial, and announced that
the measure was passed with scarcely
an opposing vote.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

THE days of the strike as factor in
the labor troubles of the country APP
pear to be numbered. Chief Arthur
of the Locomotive Brotherhood is
quoted as saying, at recent meeting at
Chicago; "Under no condition of cir
cumstances of which l can conceive
shall / ever sanction another strike.
My reason for this decision is twofold.
In the first place, | am opposed to
strikes on general principles. In the
second place, to strike would be prac-
tically suicide, for, owing to the mex
orable laws of supply and demand and
the large number of unemployed en-
gineers in the country, it would take
but an exceedingly short space of time
to fill our places"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

A REVIEW of Hon. George F. Ed
munds' recent article ON Corrupt
Political Methods is published on the
second page of this number of the
WATCHMAN. Mr.. Edmunds makes a
clean, candid and forcible statement of
the evils that accompany popular
election in this country. He does not
magnify the evils nor does he blink at
them. Unlike many reformers, Mr..
Edmunds is a constructive statesman
as well as a critic, and is ready with a
proposal of remedies for the dangers
he points out.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

A PROMINENT feature in the Glad
stone campaign for the coming English
elections is to be the " Balfour batter
ingram" An exact model of the ram
used in breaking down the walls of
cottages from which Irish tenants are
to be evicted has been prepared, and
will be exhibited by the liberals to give
an idea of the manner in which the
conservatives work in Ireland.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

GOVERNOR GOoDELL of New Hamp-
shire strongly Endorsed ballot reform in
his inaugural message last week. He
said: "The adoption of the Australian
system of voting in many states shows
that the people are awakening to the
Importance of free and untrammeled
ballot. l hope this legislature will
adopt this or some other system that
will insure to our people an absolutely
pure ballot"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

THE imports of clothing wool for the
month of April, 1888, were 2,S16,0
pounds for the same month this year,
1881 ,S41 pounds-nearly a threefold
increase. The imports of carpet woods
for April, 1888, were 6,033,72 pounds;
for the same month this year, S,404 ,703
rounds-an increase of more than one
third.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

ISN'T this inordinate Boosting of the
city press at the wonderful liberality of
the American people in responding so
generously to the appeal for aid to the
Johnstown sufferers trihe ill-timed?
1t is to be hoped that the great cities are
not doing their aims to be seen of men.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

A RIVAL to the great Pennsylvania
disaster is reported from Hong Kong,
China, in the shape of hurricane that
is alleged to have destroyed ten thou
sand lives.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

THE Massachusetts legislature de-
clined to take action on the grade cross
ing question. On Monday the house
killed the bill providing for their re-
moval, and on Tuesday grade cross
ing killed two boys at Taunton. The
issue is evidently not settled.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

THE atrocities committed by the Hun
garian body-robbers upon the victims of
the Conemaugh flood furnish forcible
argument against unrestricted foreign
immigration. The native criminal crop
is large enough as it is without addi-
tions transplanted from the hot-beds
of Europe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

THE hungry poet seized upon the
"Vale of Conemaugh " disaster with
great avidity, and dirges of assorted
sizes are already drug on the market.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12
0aattbman 4 guurnal.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE II, 1889.

FUNDS for the benefit of the Johns
town survivors are being raised in
England, France, Germany and Austria.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

fatal to the Panama canal, in case it is
ever completed, as would that of the
latter to the former. In the mean
time the work at Nicaragua has COM
menced.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

The annual yield of farm and garden
products and profits of stock-raising and
of the wool clip is estimated to be not
less than $1S,304 600. The manufactured
articles for 1888 are valued at about
S9O0O,OOO. The output of the coal mines of
Utah last year exceeded in value over ST.
100000. The output OF precious minerals
in 1888 at sea-board value was 1893, 7Sl.
The total business transacted in the terri
tory, exclusive OF railway and Geographic
business, amounted to something like $780,
OOO,OOO. The transactions in real estate in
Salt Lake county for 1885, as they appear
by the records of that county, aggregated
50, 355, 666.5S. There are ,140 miles of railway
in operation in Utah and several new lines in
course OF construction and projected. Tele-
graph lines connect all the principal settle
ments, and the telephone and electric light
are extensively used in the larger towns.
The real estate is valued at not less than
$llO,OOO,OOO; the aggregate of property is
placed at $3.50 900 900, exclusive of mines,
which are untaXed. The records of the
land office show that there have been since
its opening in 1869, S,l57 homestead entries
for total acreage of 10,002,99S acres, and
III ,O56 presumption filings for ,326, $40 acres;
cash entries numbered 1927 for 1923, S29
acres, and desert applications 2573 for $685.
1888 acres; timber culture, !, 051 for 1877, 500
acres-a total Of 26,14 entries and applica-
tions for l2,3O9,55l acres. The private
ownership OF lands in the territory is gem
orally in small tracts. The average is not TO
exceed seventy acres to each owner. The
territory is conspicuously free from land
monopoly The people generally own their
lands, holding titles from the govern
ment. The manufacturing interests are
varied and of increasing magnitude Among
these are flour, wooden, saw, planning and
paper-mills; clothing, boot, shoe, hat,
glove, hosiery, silk, broom, brush, sash,
door and molding factories; iron, glass,
soap, glue, chemical furniture, cooperage,
refining and smelling works; foundres,
potteries, machine-shops, lime-kilns brick
yards, cement-yards. etc.
The mineral resources include gold,
silver, lead, zinc and copper, marble,
granite, coal, salt, and great variety
of products of this class. The terri
tory has public school system and a
school population of $4,000, of whom
AZ 900 are Mormon. The value of dis
trict school property exceeds half a
I million dollars, and the amount paid
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-06-12

DURING the recent debate on the
Scotch local government bill in the house
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
An Embittered Poet.

Edgar Allan Poe, the poet, says a
writer in Karper's Magasine, was about
five feet eight inches tall, and had dark,
almost black hair, which he wore long
and brushed back in student style over
his ears. It was as fine as silk. His
eyes were large and full, gray and pierc-
ing. He was then, think, entirely
cleanly shayen. His nose was long and
straight and his features finely cut. Tne
expression about his mouth was beautl-
full. He was pale and had no color. Ills
skin was of clear, beautiful olive. He
had q sad, melancholy look. He was
very slender when I first knew him, Dut
had a fine figure, an erect military car
riase and quick step. But it was his
manner that most charmed. 1t was ele.
CANT. When he looked at you 1t seemed
as if he could read your very thoue hts:
His voice was pleasant and musical, out
not deep.
He always wore black frock coat
buttoned UP, with q cadet or military
collar, a low turn over shirt collar, and
a black crayat tied in loose knot. de
did not follow the fashions, but hao
style of his own. His was loose way
of dressing, as if he didn't care; You
would know that he was very different
from the ordinary run of young men.
Affectionate! 1 should think ne was;
he was passionate in his love.
My intimacy with Mr.. Poe isolated me
a good deal. In fact, my girl frlends
were many Of them afraid of him, and
forsook me on that account. know none
of his male friends. He despised lgno.-
rant people, and didn't like trifiing and
small talk. He didn't like dark-sklnned
people. When he loved, he loved des-
perately. Though tender and very at
fectionate, he had q quick, passionate
temper and was very jealous. His feel
ings were intense, and he had but little
control of them. He was not well
balanced; he had too much brain. he
scoffed at everything sacred, and never
went to church. If he had had religion
to guide him, he would have been
better man. He said often that there
was a mystery hanging over him ne never
could fathom. He believed ne was porn
to suffer, and this embittered his whole
life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
-"
Washington.

PoSTMASTER-GENERAL WANAMAKER has
purchased the elegant Washington residence
which has been until recently the home Of
Hon. W. c. Whitney. The price paid was
SS0,00O.
THERE was net decrease Of S., ,313, ,796 in
the circulation during February, and net
increase of S2,7SS,15S in the money and
bullion in the Treasury
NEARLY St0,000,0OO was appropriated by
the Congress just ended for the construction
and improvement of public buildings. Bills
calling for s42, 81, /, 900 were introduced in the
House alone during the first session.
CONGRESSMAN TowNsHENp, for many
years Representative from the Eighteenth
illinois (Shawneetown) district, died a few
days ago in Washington Of pneumonia, coll
tracted during the closing hours of the last
Congress He was born in Prince Georges
County, Md, April so, 1S40.
SECRETARY WINDOW has appointed George
c. Tichenor, of Illinois. to be Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury.
SENATOR BECK, of Kentucky, has been
sworn in for his third successive term of Of
flee.
As result OF exposure on Inauguration
day, over fifteen Congressman are more or
less i'll and confined to their rooms.
THE Senate has confirmed the nominations
of the Ministers to Spain, Japan and Switzer
land, and also of George C.. Tichenor to be
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
COLONEL THOMAS F. BARR,
U. S. A, has been appointed military secre-
tary to Secretary of War Proctor.
REAR-ADMIRAL JOHN LEE DAVIS has just
died in Washington. He was native Of
Indiana, and ente red the naval service as q
midshipnlan in 1871. His last cruise was in
command Of the Asiatic station. He was
placed on the retired list in February, 1887,
being sixty-two years of age. His sea service
aggregated twenty.six years. eleven months
and his shore duty fourteen years, ten months.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
THREE DOUBLE DEATHS.
Grief-stricken Relatives Drop Dead
at Hearing Sad News.

Grief-stricken Relatives Drop Dead
at Hearing Sad News.
Three double deaths have occurred under
most peculiar circumstances
A solemn funeral cortege wended its way
to Greenwood Cemetery recently. Two
bodies were laid side by side in one grave.
They were the remains Of Joseph Ritter and
his sister Lydia. Mr.. Ritter died suddenly
in q street car on Friday last. When his in.
valided sister was informed Of the sad &C.
currence on Saturday, she rushed to the
casket, uttered piercing scream and fell
back dead.
Daniel Harper, who lived near Coleman,
Georgia, was shot and killed by an unknown
assassin on the same day on which Mr.. Rit
ter died. He had been sitting in his house
talking to his mother when the watch dog ut
tered low growl and suddenly began to
bark furiously. Harper went out to investI-
gate and received q bullet in his brain. His
old mother heard the shot, and upon stumb-
ling over the prostrate form of her son she
too foil dead.
"Let me see my daughter once more for
the last time" implored Mrs. Elizabeth
johnson Of the undertaken in Jersey City
recently, as he was preparing her daughters
body for burial The request was granted.
The sorrow-stricken mother was left alone
with her dead. She knelt down, kissed the
cold lips and began to pray:
80, Godi let me die with my child. can
not live without her."
A piercing scream startled the relatives in
another room. They rushed in and found
chat the mothers prayer had been answered.
She was dead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
LATER NEWS.

THE striking weavers at Fall River, Mass,
have agreed to accept arbitration.
PuIL1r PAUL, Chief Of Police of Renova
Penn, had arrested young man named
Belford, and was about to enter the jail
when friend of the prisoner named Mike
Clary killed him with pistol.
FOURTEEN business buildings in La
Grange, Ind, were burned. Loss $4,000.
DIR. McD,ow, the murderer of Captain
Dawson, in Charleston, S. c., has made a
statement showing that he watched his
victim dying for an hour.
THE towboat Kangaroo was capsized on
the Green River, at Spottsville, Ind, and
George Ingram, the owner, and Edward
Simmons, the cook, were drowned.
TIE King block in Denver, Col, was
burned Loss nearly 100000.
TWENTY persons were killed in a colliery
explosion at Wrexham, England.
ADMIRAL JAUREs. the French Minister Of
Marine, has died in Paris Of apoplexy.
TELEGRAPHIc advices report the freezing
to death in the blizzard at Prince Albert.
Northwest Territory, Of Donald and John
Finlayson. who had taken up farms there.
The London Times has finished its case be-
fore the Parnell Commission.
Mr.. PARNELL attacked the Government
vigorously at banquet in his honor at st.
James's Hall. London,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
Second DAYS Nominations.

On the second day after he began making
nominations, President Harrison sent the
following list Of names to the Senate:
Albert G. Porter, of Indiana, to be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
of the United States to Italy.
John A. Enander, of Illinois, to be Minis
ter Resident and Consult General Of the
United States to Denmark
George S. Batcheller, OF New York, to be
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, vice
Hugh S. Thompson, resigned.
Arthur G. Mel,ette, Of Watertown, Dak.,
to he Governor of Dakota; Luther B. Rich
ardson, of Grand Forks, Dak., to bo Secre-
tary of Dakota.
Cornelius II. Hanford of Washington Ter
ritory, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the Territory of Washington.
George w. Irwin, of Montana, to be Mar
shall of the United States for the Territory Of
Montana.
Smiley U. Chambers, of Indiana, to bo
United States Attorney for the District of
Indiana
Postmasters-- Charles A. Rolfe, at Prince
ton, Me-. Arthur G. Perry, at Presque Isle,
Me; Len sic L. Sayles, at Malone N. Y; Ira
Dorrance, at Middletown, N. Y; Geo. W.
Dunn, at Binghampton, N. Y; Lawson r.
Muzzy, at Pulaski, N. Y; VIM. L. Beers,
at Khinelander, N. Y; Lyman NJ. Ward,
at Benton Harbor, Mich; Richard Root, at
Keokuk, Iowa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
THE NEWS EPIT0MIzElL
Eastern snd Middle States.

GN0tSTn SIALCS.
EX-SENATOR SIMON CAMERON celebrated
his ninetieth birthday at his home near Har'
risburg, Penn.
The British schooner Cleaner was seized at
Boothbay, Me-, by United States custom
officers for non-entry. The fine is Sl50o.
THE Bufford's Sons Lithographic Com
pany, of Boston, has suspended payment.
Liabilities, 100000.
SHOCKS of earthquake were felt at various
points in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
and New Jersey.
BLACK diphthoria is epidemic in Cranberry
Township, Venango County, and Gallitzin,
Penn The schools are closed and public
meetings forbidden. Since November loO
people, out Of 4 population of 1000, have
died in Gallitzin.
A BLIZZARD almost as severe as the mem
orable one Of last year, has ragged through
out the Berkshire Hills in Massachusetts,.
THREE men were killed in 4 coal mine at
Yatesville, Penn, by all explosion of gas.
JOSEPH RESELL killed his wife at Au
burn, n. Y, and then committed suicide.
A. j. DREXEL has decided to found on
industrial college for women at Wayne,
Penn, to cost 81 100000.
THE will of the deceased millionaire,
Isaiah Williamson, was admitted to probate
at Philadelphia. The estate is estimated at
S9,000, Coz. exclusive Of the gift to the Me-
chanical School of s., 900. Large specific
bequests are made to relatives and 81 ,000, 900
is given for charity.
THE constitutional prohibitory amend
ment was defeated in New Hampshire by
majority estimated at two thirds Of the total
vote.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
THERE is now a needle Trust.
NORWAY has but 1864 vessels.
GERMANY has enly 4021 vessels.
SMAII-pnY is aoir1o in Canada.


SMALLPOX is raging in Canada.
DETROIT has 1876 electrical towers.
KANSAS has $500 miles of railway.
NATURAL gas at 125 feet is found In
Dakota.
A sUBrERRANEAN railroad is to be built in
Buenos Ayres.
WHITE girls are marrying Indian braves
at rapid rate.
ONLY 13,lsS New Workers pay taxes on
personal estates.
THE Pullman Palace Car Company is
worth $25, 100000.
In Samoa English is the language OF trade
and social intercourse.
THE number Of New York corporations
paying tribute is 994.
GERONIMO, that old rascal Of an Apache,
is raising cabbage in Florida.
ABOUT GOUO men engaged in car coupling
are annually killed or injured.
THE bullet carried of ssventy-flve per-
sons in New York during 1855.
Mail. is now carried between New York
and San Francisco in lib hours
A GOOD many artesian wells are being
bored, particularly in the West.
The Eric railroad took five dead tramps
from its freight trains last winter.
NEW YORK city is going to spend $1,0oO,-
O00 on the Washington Centennial.
A MAN has just died in a New Jersey asy-
lum from the effects of mosquito bite.
THE navy Of Denmark consists of thirty
three steam vessels, nine Of which are iron
clads.
1T is now unlawful to sell tobacco TO any
person under sixteen years OF age in Penn
sv1yania --.. -,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
FIFTY IDLE MILLS.
Over Nine Thousand Weavers Strike
at Fall River, Mass.

Over Nine Thousand Weavers Strike
at Fall River, Mass.
The weayers' strike for an advance in
wages, which has occurred at Fall River,
Mass, was one Of the most general in the
history of labor troubles. The weaving de.
partments Of fifty mills were practically
shut down.
Between nine and ten thousand weavers
were out on strike, and in consequence fifty
five thousand looms were idle, and the manu-
featuring plant representing S25,OOO,0OO was
rendered unproductive.
The disafection which resulted in the shut
down, with single exception, Of every fac
tory in the city, numbering about fifty, be-
gan on January II. 1883, when the last gen.
eral advance was made.
Those who refused to strike did not alto
gether number more than half enough TO
keep one mill going. The extent Of the
strike was quite surprise to the manufac-
turers VINO expected that only few mills in
the outskirts would be involved.
They thought the help would be so much
divided as to the wisdom of a strike that the
circumstances would d1sorganlZe tne move
ment in few days.
The operatives were very much pleased at
the unanimous sentiment Of resistance dis
PLAYED in their ranks, and predicted an early
victory They claimed that they could afford
to maintain the strike. 1t was the prevailing
impression that the manufacturers could
give an advance at present prices for cloth,
and could i'll afford to curtan production for
even short period.
The Board OF Trade said, however, that no
advance would be given, and bitter strug-
Gle was anticipated.
Three thousand weavers met in mass meet
ing in the park. Reports to the Executive
Committee of the union showed that the
weayers in every print cloth mill in the city
had quit work and that the strike was
general.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-03-27
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

NINE. HADING has sailed for France.
FANNY DAVENPORT is worth $15O,00o.
GERMAN opera is unpopular in London.
ApEL1NA PATTI was born in Madrid in
1s43.
MARGARET MATHER is playing Lady Mac
beth.
MAGGIE MITCHELL has written her auto
biography.
MRS. D. P. BOWERS, who recently retired
from the stage, is worth Sl50,OOO.
A NEW street in Stockholm has just been
eraced with the name Of Jenny Lind.
HENRY IRVING, JR, son Of the great TRACE
dian, is to make his debut on the stage.
PRINCE ALEXANDER OF BATTENBTRG has
been married to Marie Loisenger, the Aus
trian opera singer.
A LONDON theatre has a water curtain
formed of jets falling from the back of the
proscenium to channel way in the stage.
FRANK MoRDAuNT has been engaged to
play Mr. Cranes part in "The Henrietta"
and form the leading support of Mr. Robson
in his other plays.
"Othelio' in Tamil is promised as theatri.
cal novelty in Ceylon, where Tamil
dramatic company has been organized by
some wealthy natives
YOUNG lady of fifteen years is shortly to
make her debut in London, whose talent lies
in playing with extraordinary de1terity on
tie single string Of violin.
Mrs. PoTTER's Cleopatra was al artistic
failure and a financial success Mrs.
Langtry's Lady Macbeth was an artistic
success and financial failure.
JOHN MADISON MORTON, author Of "Box
and Cox" "Lend Me Five Shillings," and
numerous other farces nnd comedies, is an in
valid in an English almshouse.
HENRY E. ABBEY has arranged to COM
mence Nine. PATHS concert tour in this
country lin Chicago, the diva opening in the
immense Auditorium in that city on Decem
ber 5.
LAWRENCE BARRETT mas commenced
active preparations for handsome produc-
tion of William Young's tragedy Of "Gane-
lon,n which will be his chief reliance for next
season.
SLAcK's MOUNTAIN CITY THEATRE in
Altoona, Penn, has been burned. The fire
is supposed to have been of incendiary origin.
The structure was valued at STE, 600; insur-
ance, l,5OO.
A BUTCHER who was in the audience Of a
theatre in Galiciaa was SO moved by, the eS,
cellent playing of an actor that he cried
aloud: "You play so well that I will let you
off tile rest of the bill you owe me-"
JEREMIAH WHALEN, an employe of the
Hudson Hotel at Upper Sandusky, Ohio.
went to see 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde"
During the night he dreamed Mr.. Hyde was
after him and jumped from the third story
window, fatally injuring himself.
Rosa LEE was lately singing in a panto.
mime in a Glasgow theatre when the ''fy.
man" fell from the top fly" to the stage and
was instantly killed. Miss Lee, after noting
the situation, stepped forward SO as to cast
her shadow on the dead man and finished her
song.