Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-10-18

sassy once more. HIS TAX about the
Swedish colonists makes him appear de
for he knows perfectly well that
our Vermont cheap lands are open to Yer.
montcrs who wish for them on the same
tnms that they are to anybody foreign or
native
The people Of Concord, Mass, were
thrown into "A state Of excitement last Sun
day 10y the discovery that vandals had open
ed the grave Of Ralph Waldo Emerson in
Sleepy Hollow cemetery, with the evident
purpose Of stealing some portion Of the re
mnins, presumably the skull They did not
accomplish their purpose, however the cas-
krt being unopened
President Eliot Of Harvard college has
gone over to the Democrats, body, soul,
boots and hreeches, in the Massachusetts
state campaign, if one may be allowed to
use the sometimes inelegant language of the
street in connection with a Cambridge sa
want But the New York Sun tells Mr. FL
lot that it's no use for him to try to be a
genuine Democrat until he stops processing
to be- a civil service reformer.
The ear left Berlin on his return to his
own capital Sunday. In connection with
our first page news article on 1.-THE pleasure
Of being a ear, it may he said that to the
last moment Of his stay in the German cap
ital the extraordinary precautions for his
safety were continued All traffic was
stopped along the route to the railroad sta
ton, and the time of his departure was
kept secret.
Secretary Noble having rendered an
opinion that the rerating of Senator Man
dcrson's pension by Corporal Tanner was
illegal, the senator has written letter to
the secretary, explaining the circumstances
under which the rerating was made and re
turning the money paid him. The unsoicit
ed action Of Mr.. Tanner placed the Nebras
ka senator in an awkward position and he
evidently feels keenly the sharp criticism
to which he has been subjected.
The deaths by the deadly electriclight
wires in New York, eliminating in that of
Lineman Feeks as elsewhere related called
ont an imperative order from Mayor Grant
to put the wires underground in the sub
ways In retaliation the companies have
shut off the lights, leaving the streets in
the lower part of the city in total darkness
like country roads But the people are in
dead earnest in the matter and want to
see the companies brought to terms, regard
less of the temporary Inconvenience.
Prominent IN our first page today appears
in full the poem written by Mrs. Julia c. r.
Dorr of Rutland and read at the dedication
Of the Vermont battle field monuments at
Gettysburg last week Men Of distinguish
ed literary attainments pronounce this the
finest poem ever written for such an occa
sion, and every Vermonter feels personal
pride, not only in the fact that our state
thus holds within its borders one of the first
poets of the day, but because it was patri-
otic memories like those of Gettysburg that
could stir her soul and pen to one of their
loftiest flights
The new state of Washington promises
to be as sound as Vermont in her political
standing. The Democrats will have only
five members in the legislature elected two
weeks ago. South Dakota is close second
with l35 Republicans out of the 1863 mem
hers In the case of Montana, frauds have
been discovered IN some of the election pre-
cincts, aud the official count which has been
made gives the legislature to the Republi-
cans, thus insuring not only the members
of Congress but both United States sena
tors The Democrats will make a contest,
however, and insist on going behind the re
turns
Great excitement was caused in Chicago
at the end of last week by the discovery
that two bailitfs in the criminal court had
made deliberate attempt to corrupt at
least two of the men who had been accept
ed as jurors to try the murderers of DR..
Cronin The grand jury was at once sum
moned in special session, and the jury fxers
were promptly indicted for their crime
This development is an alarming one, and
shows how the Clan ma gael influence, which
was able to procure DIR. Cronins secret
death for suspected unfaithfulness to its
cause, has permeated all classes of the com
munity and even the officers of the law
The announcement of the determination
Of the 1ltna insurance company to with
draw from the "New Hampshire compact
has caused commotion among the stock
insurance companies and strong effort is
being made to get the other companies to
stand firm, but with small hope of success
The New Hampshire papers take a cheerful
view of the situation, and say that the
state now has strong and reliable companies
enough to take care of its risks The mu
tual companies are doing well. One Of
them, located at the state capital, has de
clared dividend of fifteen per cent OF
annual policies, and other companies are
equally prosperous. Valued policy" laws
are now in force in seven states beside,
New hampshire Wisconsin, Nilsson
ri, Texas, Arkansas, Delaware and Nebras
ka. New Hampshire was the fifth state t.
pass such law, and the three states las
named have been added the past year,