Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-01

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BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH l.
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THE FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION,
q. G. BENEDICT, Editor.
Terms-Sf.0 ii Year, Always in Advance.
The work of constructing our new navy
goes on steadily The Petrol will be the
next vessel completed. She is a small affair
being but 17j feet long. Her mounts will
be four six-inch guns, She will be steel
clad, rugged as a three-masted schooner, and
driven by an engine of 1900 horse power.
Notwithstanding the fact that Congress
is creature of the majority and makes laws
for a nation controlled by the majority, a
small minority can so bring about deadlocks
by ilibustering that no business can be done
for days and even weeks at a time. Right
here there is a splendid opportunity for re-
form.
Della Motson, Christian scientist of
Sharon, Penn, has flung away her false
teeth, because she says her faith will soon
cause new teeth to grow. Della may have
lots of faith but it will never be strong
enough to masticate the prevailing beef
steak of the day.
A Canadian statesman announces that he
will shortly introduce a resolution in the
Dominion Parliament, asking the govern
mcnt TO open negotiations with the govern
nent at Washington for the acquiring of
the New England States. This ponderous joke
and Mr.. Cleveland's retaliation message will
belong in the same category.
An ass was what General Rosser made of
himself in his speech at Baltimore last night
when he declared that "a Southern gentle
man can whip a pTitanical Yankee any
time. Washington critic.
General Rosser seems to have forgotten
the whipping he and his Southern gentlemen
got from the Yankees in the Shenandoah
valley.
Advices from Rutland strengthen the be-
lief, which is growing stronger every day,
that Ex-Governor Proctor of Vermont is to
be a member of President Harrisons cabi-
net, either as secretary of the interior or of
agriculture. Ex-Governor Proctor had an
ter the latter's arrival at the Arlington and
it is very generally believed that he has been
rendered a cabinet position.
Governor Larrabee of Iowa has been in
dicted for libel and the unusual spectacle i.
presented of the governor of a State being
at the same time a defendant in a criminal
court. The alleged libel consist of a state
ment, quoted from a newspaper, in PAM
phlet published by the governor that q Ger.
tain woman has two husbands. This wo
man is the mother Of young man who wa,
some time ago sentenced to the penitentiary
for seventeen years for theft
A piece of horseGesh going by the name o.
Bell Boy made more money for his owner
one day last week than this great natior
pays its president in year. The sum paic
for this four-year-old was SOL, 900, but il
was an investment Of capital which viii
bring good returns if the horse meets will
no accident. Horsehesh is very hazar
dous species of property, however, and SOL =,
600 is not likely TO become a very common
figure in an ordinary horse trade.
The passenger cars that were wrecked OF
the Maine Central road last Saturday wer
heated by steam taken from the locomotive
but unfortunately, the railway mail car wa
heated by stove. As the cars were pilec
upon the locomotive the fire started from
the overturned and broken stove, and thre
men confined in the wreck were burn
cd to death. Plainly if apparatus fol-
heating cars by steam from the locomotiv,
is used on a train il should be used on al
the cars of the train.
Governor Wilson and General Golf ar
reported to have effected an understanding
as result of which there will be no dis
tubance at the capital of West Virgini
next Monday. The former will hold owe
as governor and the latter will qualify a
such on that day. The case will then b
taken TO the Supreme Court for a decision
and if decided in Colts favor, Wilson wi
quietly step down and ont and give place t
Gon, Under all the circumstances this
perhaps the best il not the only way of set