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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
Chicago aud San Francisco as fol-

Chicago aud San Francisco as fol-
lows
Wanted-A respectable young wild
western gentleman of means and
good social standing with view to
matrimony. Address Mrs. Sarah
Hitchcock, Oneonta, n. Y.
The advertisement brought letters
by the score from all points in the
West. To these replies were sent
ardent in phrase and inclosing the
likeness of a beautiful young woman
Each deluded westerner was prevail
ed upon to send costly present or
money to pay the fare of his betroth-
ed to some point where they were to
marry. When Mr.. and Mrs. Hitch
cock had secured from their victim
the utmost dollar they could hope to
get they would astonish him by mail
ing him a receipt for his last remit
lance, signed Sarah Hitchcock, per
Seymour Hitchcock.
The scheme met with astonishing
success. The records of the Oneonta
post office show that during the two
months that the swindle was oper-
ated there Mrs. Hitchcock received
over $500 in postal money orders,
besides 19 registered letters contain
ing renittances of unknown sums,
together with packages of jewelry.
When the United States post office
officials at Washington got after
them for using the mails for purpose
of fraud they fled from Oneonta and
repeated the swindle successfully at
Clean, N. Y, Ashtabula, O., Erie, Pa,
and other points. At last they were
arrested by a United States officer
while practicing the fraud at Mead
vile, Pa, and were lodged in Jail there
for trial. The artful Mrs. Hugell-
Hitchcock is still fruitful in resources.
First she tried to get the father-in-
law to give bail for herself and hus-
band, but he refused to do So. Next
she persuaded her weak and infatu
ated husband to make a confession,
declaring that he himself was the
sole criminal in the case and that his
wife was an unwilling accomplice,
doing what she did under compulsion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
THE HUMILIATION OF CALIFORNIA.

1t is not a humiliation for Justice
Field, but for California, that such
an infamous outcast as Sarah Althea
Terry, who ought to have been i'm
prisoned for her open threats to kill
the justice if he dared to hold his
California circuit this summer,
should be able to cause the arrest of
justice of the supreme court on the
audaciously false representation that
he was a guilty party to the killing
of the notorious murderer Terry. 1t
is not at all strange that Justice
Field should have been moved to ut
ter judgment by implication for the
failure of the law to protect its fore
most judicial expounder on the Pa
cific coast against the fulfllment of
the threats of the two v1leSt and
most dangerous creatures who ever
afflicted California or brought re-
proach on its good name. when"
said Justice Field, when asked why
he did not carry firearms when he
was liable any day to be shot by
Terry or by the woman who bought
him as champion and husband,
when the judges are obliged to car
~ arms 1t Is l111le LOT Tic courts 10
be closed" an epigram that throws
light on good deal of Californian
history, and that has especial point
and pOignancy, now that Justice
Field is obliged to make answer and
give bail in answer to a criminal
charge against him by that wretch
ed and aggravating creature, Mrs.
Terry, on whom strong prison doors
should have closed months ago. 1t
is not Justice Field who is embarrassed
by this scandalous situation of aft
fairs in a great state that has
plenty of claims on our admiration
and good will, but which is now
Inundated because the lowest and
vilest female that ever was allowed
to live in California is free to pursue
her revenge against the highest judi
cial officer California has ever had,
and to travel around the country
with revolver in readiness to exc
cute her avowed determination to
assassinate. Justice Field New York
Mail and Express
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
THE BEHRING SEA QUESTION.

The recent seizure of a British YES
sci in Behring sea by the United
States authorities for Il supposed
violation of our laws in regard to the
seal fisheries, brings prominently in
to view the question of the rights of
the United States in that vast area
of water.
Those who suppose that Congress
has asserted any sovereign or NUM-
cipal dominion over that sea, beyond
theusual distance from land, are mis-
taken.
At the last session of Congress the
House of Representatives passed a
bill for the protection of the seal fish
cries which did assert such q right of
dominion, but the Senate declined to
pass the bill in that form, and, as
passed and approved by President
Cleveland, it only provided that the
prohibition against seal fisheries,
etc, in the waters of the United
States already existing in the revised
statutes should Include and apply
to all the dominion of the United
States in the waters of Behring sea-"
Evidently it was not thought advis-
able to assert that the United States
derived from Russia any territorial
rights over that sea, but that such a
question should be left for diplomatic
discussion and friendly settlement.
1t is not to be forgotten that while
Russia was the proprietor of Alaska
she asserted a pretensiOn to the con-
troll of those waters, which was Wig
OrOusly denied by the United States,
as well as by other nations and was
continuously disregarded.
The principle upon which such a
pretensiOn on the part OF our govern
ment must rest, if it could exist at all,
will be likely to involve very serious
results adverse to the commercial
and other public interests of the
United States in many other quarters
of the globe tits to be hoped, there
fore, that the administration will de
liberate carefully before asserting
that the United States, by reason of
in Behring sea.
The question of the protection of
seals is quite a different matter and
there may be fair grounds for con-
tending that their land home and
habitol being in the United States
and their habits of reproduction in
particular and fixed localities are
such, that it may be just and proper
for the United States to insist upon
their protection from indiscriminate
slaughter while seeking their food in
the open sea. Without being in pos
session of any of the diplomatic Sc
cretS of the government, we think 1t
not improbable that this view of the
question has been presented to the
British government by some of our
representatives, past or present, at
that court, and we venture to hope
that, if any such discussions have
taken place they may be made public
and that a peaceful and satisfactory
arrangement may be entered into be-
tween all the powers interested in the
trade of those waters, which shall
provide for the just protection of all
interests Burlington Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
DUPED BY A WOMAN SWINDLER.

The matrimonial swindlers of Sa-
rah Hugell-Hitchcock, now in jail
with her husband at Meadville, Pa,
have features of uncommon interest
She is the daughter of respectable
parents living near Smethport, Pa.
When she was sixteen years old she
made runaway match with a gay
young man, who first ill-treated and
then deserted her She did not re-
turn to the home of her parents, but
cut dashing figure at the cost of a
rich oil operator. After a few years
of this life she sought a husband by
advertising for one in a so-called
matrimonial newspaper. An idle,
weak young man named Seymour
Hitchcock, son of Mathew Hitch
cock, well-to-do farmer, of Frank
lin, N Y, saw the advertisement and
opened correspondence with the ad-
vertiser. The result was that he
married Miss Sarah Hugell, as she
styled herself, and they lived upon
the bounty of the old farmer. But
the elder Hitchcock eventually got
tired of the gay and extravagant
daughter-in-law, and he cut off the
supplies. Then the INSCRIPTIONS
woman took her husband to Oneon-
ia, and from that point worked her
neat swindle. She sent out adver-
tisements to certain newspapers IN
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29

Farmers wife-Why do you get up
and leave that piece of steak? Tramp
I didn't ask for work ma'am;
asked for something to eat Bur
lington Free Press.
Helm the piano tuner, mum. She
Il haven't sent for any piano tuner.
He-Yes, mum; 1 know, mum. 1t
were the gentleman next door sent
me here Texas Siftings.
Policeman-Have YOU a permit to
play on the streets? Itinerant Musi-
cian-No. Policeman-Then accom-
pany me. Itinerant Musician-With
the greatest pleasure. What do you
wish to sing ?-[ Fliegende Blatter.
Bishop Keane says, Europe is be-
coming Americanized" Well, that's
good news. Americans can go to
Europe when things get too uncom-
Portable for them here. There's a
chance yet Milwaukee Sentinel.
Irate patron-See here, sir; drop
ped a nickel into this machine, and
nothing came out. Agent-If nothing
came out, that shows it's empty.
But, sir, what do get for my nick
el?" Information. "-[New York
Weekly.
Messenger (going through Western
railway ain)-Want dinner at
Scrogg's Corners? Starving passen-
ger-Indeed l do. Messenger-One
dollar, please. Passenger-What do
you want pay in advance for? Mes
senger-Sometimes the train is late,
an don't stop.-[New York Weekly.
Lawyer-Now, Mr.. Costello, will
you have the goodness to answer me,
directly and categorically, few plain
questions? Witness-Certainly, Sir
Nov, MIR. Costello, is there female
at present living with you who is
known in the neighborhood as Mrs.
Costello ?" There is" us she under
your protection?" ''She is" Nov,
on your oath, do you maintain herr"
81 do" Have you ever been married
to her!" 81 have not" Here several
severe jurors scowled gloomily at
MIR. Costello.) THAT is all, Mr.. Cos
tello; you may go down. Opposing
counsel-Stop one moment, Mr.. Cos
tello. Is the female in question your
grandmother? ?" Eyes, she ST To
ledO Blade.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
Vermont Cannot Lower Her standard.

Senator ingalls, in the August Fo-
rum makes some statements regard
ing prohibition in Kansas that should
be carefully digested by some of our
high license advocates. He affirrns
that prohibition does prohibit. The
habit of drinking is dying out. Temp
tatiOn is taken out of the way of the
weak and infrm. Liquor selling has
fallen into disrepute. The liquor sell
er is outlawed. Those who sell are
driven into hiding places The effici-
ency of the law in any particular
community of course depends upon
the sentiment of the people, as this
determines largely the vigor with
which it is enforced. We apprehend
that things there are very much as
they are here. There is no law intend
ed for the real good of community
that does not involve a struggle in
its enforcement. But the giving up
of such a law implies moral weak
ening. Vermont cannot safely lower
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
ALLEGED HUMOR.
Written With Our Five Dollar Shears.
Mary had little lamb
And taught it pretty tricks, sir.
They killed that little mi1d-eyed lamb
For Brown-Sequard elixir.
+ Birmingham Age-Herald.
Red Hot-A boiled lobster Pucl

Red Hot-A boiled lobster Puck.
A Bathing Suit-Making love in
the sea- Light.
Silver Quarters-The United States
Treasury vaults Boston Courier
A-See how that man is dressed
B-See him. You can almost hear
himl-[Epoch.
A logical conclusion.-She- What
does a Chinaman call his sweetheart,
/ wonder? He-'Dovey' l suppose !;
you know they speak pigeon English.
correspondent suggests that
John L. Sullivan's bust be placed on
the new Decent postage stamps. But
Sullivan can't be licked.-[Wall Street
News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29

1t is officially announced at Lon
don that Mrs. Florence Maybrick' S
sentence has been commuted to penal
servitude for life The decision was
based upon the conflict of medical
testimony as to whether the poison
found in Mr. Maybrick's stomach
was sufficient to produce death. Aft
ter a prolonged consultation between
eminent lawyers and Mr. Mat
thews, the home secretary, the unan-
imous opinion was arrived at that
Mrs Maybrick had administered
poison to her husband with intent to
kill. No further appeal, either for a
release from prison or for mitigation
of the sentence to life Imprisonment,
will be entertained
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
Will Jump From the Balloon
A. l. VAN NORMAN,
Champion Roman Rider, and
MISS ALICE HAUSER,

The greatest Lady Equestrienne the world
has ever produced, will ride each day some of
the most marvellous and exciting races ever
attempted on race track, including the fol-
lowing: Riding two horses, bare back, with
one foot on each, at full speed around track
Racing pairs of thoroughbreds at full speed
to skeleton wagon 65 pounds-Riding five
mile races changing horses each mile in front
of grand stand without touching the ground.
They will also place chairs the backs of
horses and race them a t full speed with one
foot on each chairi and many other equally
daring feats. They thoroughbred run
ners only, and both worlds champions,
Special engagement of Gray & Walkers
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
" ROYAL Brazilian Marionettes,"

world. Performances will be given contin-
ually at their Miniature Theatre" the
main entrance the grounds. The most
refined and amusing performance wit
messed. Miniature Acrobats, Funny Clowns,
etc. An entertainment replete with brilliant
music, 1aughable pantomme, startling me-
chanical effects and special scenery-only to
be seen in Canada at this exhibition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29

her standard in this particular or
abandon one point she has gained.
We want prohibition, but not neces-
sarily prohibition party.-[West
Randolph Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
IN THE HORSE RING THE FOLLOW
ING PRIZES ARE OFFERED,

No. Farmers Trotting Race purse $50
No Three Minute Class, 125
No. 2.4O, open to trotters PAGERS, $50
No. Running Race, 125
No. 5 Colt Stake, year old, rs
No. Flat-Farmers' Running so
No. Open Trotting, 175
No. Hurdle Race, $50
s5-Note change from Prize Lists
Large prizes also offered for Bicycle
Races and Athletic Sports of all kinds.
Full particulars in programmes.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
RACES-D VS.. Pony.

One of the most amusing and interesting
attractions will be little WILLIE KETCHUM
and his TROTTING DOG DOC" which he
will trot against ponies up to twelve hands
high, both to be in harness to su1key. This
dog has record of 2.49 for half mile, and is
a wonder.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29

AT this the fifth annual exhibition of the
Eastern Townships Agricultural Association
no amount of money strenuous effort on
the part of the management, will be spared
to make it surpass by far anything of the
kind ever held in Eastern Canada. 1t is con-
fidently expected that the exhibits will be
more numerous and attractive than they
have ever been before, owing to the large
amount that is offered in prizes, and also
from the acknowledged benefits heretofore
experienced by those who have exhibited
Stock, Machinery, Agricultural and Indus
trial Products at this now we'll and widely
known fair. multitude of new and special
attractions have been engaged, at heavy ex-
penSe, and more are being added almost every
day. They now include the following:
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
GRAND LACROSSE MATCH.

Fine bands of music in attendance each day.
The grounds will be illuminated at night by
electricity
Entries Live Stock close 26th August.
All other departments 2Sth August.
Lowest rates and cheap excursions have
been arranged for on all railways for pasSen-
gers and exhibits.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
NEW BLANKS.

Warrant of Commitment to House of Cor.
rection and Justice Executions New and
approved forms For sale at Californian
Office.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-08-29
DON'T FORGET THE DATES.

For further particulars apply to
F. p. BUCK, E. WYNN FARWELL,
President. Sec.-Treas.
Sherbrooke, p. O., July 25th, 1889 sep
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-21
m pprlrl WILL FOR g 2,Ooo, 900.

Chicago. Feb. ao.-The viii Of Charles j. Hull
wealthy landlord. worth hundreds Of thousands Oh
donsrs. was offered for probate to-day IL was
a document filling scarcely onc-haf page OF legal
cap. but It disposed of property esuma'eu all @ uno
way from Sc 600 600 to s5.ooo,ooo In value The
viii was made october l, 1881, and IL leaves inc
entire estate to Helen Culver, who was ior many
years bousckceper for him, and who Is now living
IN the house he owned and occupied No. 81 Ashland
boulevard Tho natural heirs win son'ss, est the Will
There are nftccn Of them. and they are all nepnews'
bIocos. and crandnephews and grandnleces OF hs
deceased Their names are Ellington a. nun
lafayette Hull, Benjamin Hull, all OF onicaso' go 'ne
children Of Charles Wesley Huh, brother MIS- T.
Ancnsta Chairman Of Chicago. Ida NJ French onaries
A Naramorc, Of California and Ashley ~ Naramore' OIL
sprlneaeld ILL.,, children Of Eunce NSramoro' d
sister: Edward and Ida Naramore the iorlher Vi
chicago. and the latter of California; hortonse anu
Ida Haramore, both Of California anu ,.a q,
more. Of Georgia The last three are ehlidren Oi
Fben F. Naramoro, a deceased son OF Eunice. Al,cr
sone discussion the win was admitted 70 propa'e,
and Heen Culver made executrx ader an %u annosi ~
ennd on 10 OOO oOO The heirs tooh io az ~ mndvc
he Circuit Court and VIII SCI up F'
inf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-21
FILLING THE HUDSON RIVER IoEHoUsEs.

poughkecpsle. n. V. Feb 90 tspecaD.-" The Eagle
has received tonight reports from every important lce
house on the Hudson north OF Pouchkcepse ana mus
that everywhere except opposite Germantown e'
harvesting has been vigorously pressed for two days
soutl OF Hudson outside OF tho creeks. tho Ice
averages from eight TO eleven inches 10 thickness
The following is the quantity Of ce housed ND to DARK
west PARK. $4,000 tons; Barrytown. 10000: Stats
turg. o.ooo Germantown. $1,000; EvespoTt. 10000
catslnll 163 900; Coxsaclhe. 10000; Smyyesane
Al coo schodack $1,000 other places. $4,000 total
900 tons. Many OF the houses VIII DO hi''.
tlo last ~ tbs week II the weather remains clear and
coId. and there Is no need Of changing previous
estimate that two-thirds OF the usual crop, some
1000 600 tons VIII be harvested, quantity thas !,
viii he about equal 10 the demand The weather IS
quite cold and ice is making all the dme
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-21
KEyyA ONLY TwExrY-rwo VOTES

Charlesinn. w. Va. Feb. 30 (specIaD.-The House
today solicited Delegates Lively. &eo and sprgg. all
Icrpocrats as members OF the Joint COMMITTEES 10 act
IN the contest Of A. a. Fleming against Nathan Coz
for the Office OF Governor Two ballots were taken In
the Joint Assembly to-day. and Senator Kenna had
considerable loss in EACH the second giving Goh A.
Kenna o. John A. Preston IS, scattering necessary
to choice, 46 After tho result OF the second ballot
had been announced. Senator oxley. In making
motion that tho Joint Assembly dissolve, stated that
80 far as he was concerned no wanted II understood
that he would vote for other than the nomiaeo
OF the party caucus, and that rather than vote for
democrat who was not the nominee or before he
would allow such man TO be elected. hc would vote
for Republican and this IS the sentiment Of many
0f kenna's guppOrers although Mr. OXlcy Is the 0iuy
one who has publicly announced the fact.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-21
srrsrrrrp HoMrN or PHr1ApEIPHIl

Harrisburg, Feb Goa case before the Board OIL
Parlons to-day was that Of Mrs. Sarah j. Whi'ehhg'
OF Philadelphia condemned TO be hanged on Marcn -.
Mrs wliteling convicted OF the mniuer Oh nei
daughter Bertha, age nme years Dy aoinii''oi'u.
no,.on In addition to this crimo her husband. John
whltelng. and son, age two, suffered death by tne
samo means at her hands The motive for the crimes
was found In the fact that assurances aggegatng DC
tween 5000 and s4oo had been placed on the hVes OF
the victims and was collected Immediately upon ther
deaths by Mrs whlteng. Her attorneys asked ior
the commutaton of her sentence for two reasons
first. because the imposition OF the deatn penalty
upon woman is abhorrent and repuislve 10 huani'y'
ana rartIcularly shocking to the women Of Phadel-
,hIas. and second because the evidence raises
donht as 10 the mental responsibility OF the prisoner
with the papers a petition for the Communication
Of the desth sentence signed py great huinper oi
Philadelphia wemen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-21
CLEVELAND ooMPARBD TO STEPHEN A. DOUG.

Chicago, Feb. 90 CspeciaD.-@ Cleveland and Free
Trade for 1902 is the battle-cry Of tho few Mug
wrimp aud Democratic tariff rcformers now In session
here. The suggestion was made in q speech to-day
and was oheered The attendance at the han this
morning was slim. Clinton Furbish nkened Grover
Cleveland TO stephen A Douglas, and attached te oi
political parties Mr.. Edmunds, Of Illinois, ssla tns'
he belonged to the time of Henry Clay when IL was
boucht that citizens should contribute toward the sup
mort of the Government He offered resolution, ad-
yocatIng tariff on uxies and free trade in necessares
tax on liquor and tobacco, aud bounty to De pa'a
for sugar rice and WOOL This was the nrst twtter Oh
the tariff reformer IN the convention. lie thougnt tnae
hs rsoution might not please everybody, and he was
oan @ snre az n when delegate suggested that MIR.
EJmunds had got into the wrong convention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-21
KI.FIN's PUNISHMENT TO BE DEMANDED
SECRETARY BAYARD IN IGNORANCE OF THE
ALLEGED GERMAN INTENTION.


Berlin, Feb. 2o.-The Cologne Gazetten says that
Germany will demand of the United States Govern
ment that 1t arrest and punish Klein the American
whom Germany charges with having led the Ma
Germans in December last
The North German Gazettep reproduces article
nom the yoss Gazette" which admits the piopriety
and Justice Of Prince Bismarcks action regarding
the German Consul in Samoa, but questions whether
the future director Of Germanys affairs viii always
have the resolution to utter a note of warning in
order TO stay the clamor and pressure Of those who
should protect the interests of the Empire beyond
the seas when they 60 too far The article further
without damaging Germanys prestige, and says that
every mistake those officials commit may become the
source Of numberess complications. The "Voss
Gazett~n therefore notes with apprehension that
men have been selected for these positions who have
shown themselves little capable Of assmlating Prince
Bismarcks ideas.
the Emperor to-day.
washington, Feb. 2o-Secretary Bayard when
shown to-day the dispatch from Berlin in which It Is
stated that Germany Will demand of the United
states Government the arrest and punishment OF
Klein smiled and said Il the first ho had heard
Of IT, He added that he did not know of Klein's ex-
istence until informed of 1t by the Germans and said
that he had referred all the correspondence received
by him IN regard to Klein to the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations. No information In regard 70
the state of affairs In Samoa has been received az to
state Department since the date Of the Presidents
last message TO Congress on that subject.