The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-07-11
NEWS AND NOTES.

A despatch from Chicago says the Ger
Traffic Association roads have had con
siderable trouble lately regarding tn
wool rates to eastern points. The $500
Line has been diverting much OF tn
business via Sault Ste. Marie, and othe
causes operative to divert the bushes
from the Chicago east-bound lines. 7
bring the business back to this channt
the rates were materially reduced shor
time ago, putting the article into thIr
class instead of first as before. But ye
the Central Traffic Association roads fai
ed to get the business, because the min
imum weight at which third class rate
applied was 10000 pounds, and woo
shippers commended that this was mucl
too high, as they could not load car
with so large an amount of the freight
At a meeting on Friday it was decided
to fix the minimum weight at 10,00
pounds, and it is now believed that WOO
will come this way.
Irrigation is carried out on an extern
sive scale in Wyoming Territory. Som
thing like 2,000,0 900 acres of land hav
recently been reclaimed and rendered
fit for cultivation by means of ordinary
bitches, and official reports estimate tina
not less than 4,000,0 900 acres moe car
be reclaimed in the same way. 1t is alst
shown that not less than 5000, 900 acre
in addition can be redeemed by extraor
binary means-that is by a system o.
storage. This would give Wyoming
about twelve million acres that nigh
be devoted to agriculture, aside from tht
much larger body of grazing land. There
are also supposed to be 100000 acre'
of coal lands. Congress at its last ses.
sion appropriated $3.50, 900 to defray the
cost of surveys for storage reservoirs.
The costumes in which the Shah dis.
plays himself to his English hosts have
been something absolutely gorgeous,
The gold belt around his waist was fast
ened with the biggest emerald in the
world. He wears breatplates of enor-
nous diamonds, besides which he has a
tremendous cigrette of brilliants in his
hat and strings of precious stones scat
tered all over him. A man who under
stood such things saw him at the opera,
and said he would be very glad to buy
him as he stood for million dollars and
return him next day unframed, minus
his clothes. His Majesty wears, among
other ornaments, a sash of the Order of
the Garter, to the centre of which he has
fastened his enormous diamond called
1.-THE sea of light"
Preparations are in full swing for next
years's Passion Play at Oberammergau,
but it is being shorn of the primitive
simplicity and rustic flavor which con-
stiluted SO much of their original charm
and power. New dresses will be provid-
ed, the orchestra increased and the audi
enne room enlarged. The old scenery is
to be replaced by more modern and ar
tistic canvases, and the stage is to be
supplied with mechanical appliances
brought well up to date. There Is even
some talk of a revision of the text of the
play, though it Is thought that the ma.
tive conservatism will prove too strong
for that.
When the war in Hayti began it SEEM
ed as if even the Haytians must have
heard of our Democratic Administration,
for American merchant vessels were
habitually subjected to unjust and de-
grading treatment by the Haytians gun
boats. Things have nightly changed
within month or two. Thus the cap
tain of the schooner William Jones,
from Cape Hayti, reports that his craft
was received with the greatest respect,
and that when he entered the harbor
"the colors of the Haytian men. ofwar
were dipped repeatedly" American ship
masters will appreciate this Incident.
While the verdict in ih9 case of Nc
Dow, who shot editor Dawson, is con-
demned almost universally, and deserv
edly so, there is one point which is
worthy of note. Had Mr.. Dawson re
Trained, as he should have done, from
calling upon Mellow, and confined his
efforts to securing police interference,
the sad tragedy would not have occur
red 1t was a sad mistake he made when
he called upon Mellow, and under any
circums tances he should have taken a
witness with him.
An English firm sends over its book
keeper to examine the affairs of its New
York branch. The bookkeeper is not
allowed to land, because of apprehen-
sions that he may have come over under
contract. The English firm gives bonds
to return him to England, and then he
is allowed TO land and examine the
books. Thus does our great Govern
ment vindicate its rights under the con-
tract labor law Meanwhile, pauper i'm
migrants come in with little difficulty.
What farce !
The bogus naturalization papers of
batch of 90 foreigners have just been set
aside by Judge Jameson of Chicago, and.
the man who falsely swore that he had
known all of the applicants for five years
has been sent to serve a sentence of
three years in prison. A little more of
this same kind of law would no doubt
clear the moral and politicrl atmosphere
of Chicago wonderfully.
The Utah wool output for 1889 will be
nearly $4,000, 900 pounds at prices rang
ing from IA to 10 cents, with an average
of 1715 cents. The quality is excellent
owing to the fine feed secured by May
rains. The exports of mutton have been
very brisk, 80 that scarcity has been &C.
casioned and prices will be stiff all sum.
mer,
Harry Dixon, the young Mississippian
recently appointed to West Point cadet
ship by the President upon the state
ment o1the boys grandmother that her
husband and son (the cadets father had
both been assassinated because of poll
tics, failed TO pass the physical examina'
ton required of cadets.
A prehistoric round tower of two
stories ia reported to haye been discover
ed near Fort Wingate, in New Mexico.
The walls are four feet thick and finely
built of stone, with indications of dome
roof of the same material.
1t is officially announced that the mar
ragged OF Prince Louise of Wales and
the Earl of Fife will take place on July
81 in the chapel of Buckingham Palace.
The Queen and probably the Shah will
be present.
A National Greenback Convention is
called to meet in Cincinnati Sept. IL,