St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-13
NOTE AND COMMENT.

axe companies IN the country nave
joined it. Probably the originator
of the trust has an axe to grind.
1t is said that Congressman Grout
has induced the ways and means
committee to recommend, in the new
tariff bill, an increase of ad valorem
duty from twenty to fifty per cent on
granite. The Mills bill had granite
on the free list.
The Montpelier Waterman says
at is currently reported that Percy
w. Clement, chief owner of the Rut-
land Herald and the head and front
of the high-license agitation, will run
as a candidate flor governor OH a
high license platform
Good enough. No wines or other
Intoxicating liquors were served at
the recent Wanamaker dinner to the
President This is the first time in
the history of the government that a
member of the cabinet ever dined the
President without wine
The Argus thinks the Caledonian
in error in saying that charges of
bribery had been preferred against
Senator Brice. 1t may be. The
statement was made in the news of
the day and may have been prema-
ture We still think it ought to be
true
President Harrison has appointed
AlansOn W. Beard collector at Bos-
ton, removing Collector Saltonstall
before his term expired. Mr.. Beard
was collector under President Hayes
and has been one of the Bay States
shrewdest politicians for many years.
He is Vermonter and q native of
Ludlow.
Another republican paper has been
subsidized by the appointment of
Charles Emory Smith of the Phila-
delphia Press as minister to Russia.
All the Pennsylvania politicians and
bosses endorsed c. c. Harrison of
Philadelphia but Blaine wanted
Editor Smith and he is now Minister
Smith
Andrew Carnegie, the Pittsburg
millionaire, is a generous and whole
souled philanthropist. The same
week that his 100000 free library
for Allegheny City was to be opened
there came the announcement of his
gift of 81 100000 for a central free
library and branches for the city of
Pittsburg.
Henry M. Stanley's personal mar
rative of the Ernin Pasha relief expe-
dition will appear in serial form in
Scribner's magazine. Stanley is re-
ported to receive 100000 for the
book from a London firm and by the
serial arrangement with the Scrib-
ners he will still further add to his
modest fortune.
The Boston Herald thinks that the
announcement that the Boston &
Nj aine railroad has decided to allow
no more advertisements to be paint
ed on its fences, and that it will pro-
coed to paint out those already there,
is rather gratifying than otherwise
and that will have a very marked eff
feet in improving New England seen
cry.
Senator Edmunds has asked to be
relieved from further service on the
foreign relations committee because
the Senate sat down upon his mo-
ton asserting that the Samoan
treaty does not disturb the rights of
the United States in Pago-Pago har-
Dor. Some see in the whole proceed
ing the hand of the vindictive secre-
tary of state.
Rev DIR. A. !. Gordon of Boston
preached vigorous sermon on the
church and theatre last Sunday night
in which he took strong ground for
keeping them separate. The whole
pith of his discourse was in his clos
ing words 81 would rather all the
young people in my church should go
to the theatre once a week than that
they should bring the theatre into
the church once a year."
Evidently the republicans are get
ting tired of Speaker Reeds dicta-
tOrial methods for about dozen of
them voted against a motion to linn
it the debate on the rules, and their
votes with those of the democrats
carried the day. The Washington
dispatch says Reed was very angry
while the democrats were so tickled
that they had a hearty laugh. Four
Massachusetts representatives were
in the number that sat on the mo-
ton and the speaker too.
THE BRATTLEBORO POST OFFICE.
The caucus nomina ton of Post
master Childs at Brattleboro to be
his own successor has attracted
newspaper comment all over New
England. The Boston Herald's in
dependent and able article on the
matter is printed on our second
page. The Boston Journal thinks
the Brattleboro republicans have
settled the question in a way which
does credit to their magnaninity
and non-partisanship. The Spring
field Republican says, 1.-The result
will he vieyyed with 1nlea Sure hu Re-