The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-06-17
The president on Monday issued his
expected proclamation announcing a
closed season in Behring sea.

lHE president on MONDAY lSsueu his
expected proclamation announcing
closed season in Behring sea.
BENSON J. LOSING, author of The
Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution
and other historical works, died re-
Gently, at the age of seventy-eight
Some editorial reference to the value
and importance of his writings is neces-
sarily deferred to another issue.
WE take issue with our agricultural
editor in the matter of applying for
the maple sugar bounty. We advise
the farmers to file their applications
in due season. They will then be in
position to take advantage of all favor
able circumstances next spring; but if
the collection of the bounty is encum-
bered with too much red tape, or at
tended by disadvantages that Offset the
bounty, they can waive their rights
under their application. There is no
law compelling the farmers who have
applied for bounty to take it, if to get
it will cost more than it is worth. Send
in your applications, farmers And
send before June 30. That is the last
day of grace. -
PRESIDENT POLK of the Farmers
Alliance, who has been regarded as an
opponent of the new peoples party"
comes out in his North Carolina paper
in support of it, and the democrats are
in consequence thrown into confusion.
If the new party is taken up by the Al
lance in the South, all hope for the
democrats in the next election will be
gone. While the movement confined
itself to the West, the organs of
democracy were in high feather at the
prospect of republican reverses; but
the boot is now on the other foot, and
republicans are indulging in quiet
chuckle. The fact is, the real strength
of the Alliance is in the South, and
President Folks paper probably reflects
the prevailing sentiment in that section.
THE city treasurer of Philadelphia has
pleaded guilty to the seventeen counts
in the indictment, and his embezzling
operations will probably have sequel
in the shape of a term of Imprisonment.
Philadelphia is being shown up in no
enviable light just now. AT least two
bank presidents and two cashiers are,
without doubt, involved in huge inan-
cial Irregularities, and the Keystone
Bank is shown to have been in an I'M
sound condition for over two years.
According to Bank Examiner Drew,
the fact that the bank was insolvent was
reported to Washington in January, but
not until March was it closed by order
of the comptroller. Even then it was
supposed that the strait was not serious,
and no receiver was appointed. When,
however, the Spring Garden and another
bank failed, and their failure was found
to be due to the Keystone, the real state
of things began to appear. Bardsley,
the city treasurer, had put nearly 81 $780,
900 of the states money and $500, 900
of the city's into the Keystone, and it
was all loss. Meantime, some of the
heavy depositors in the Keystone, one
of whom was Postmaster-general Wan
amaker, had obtained an inkling of the
condition of the bank and had with
drawn their deposits. This course
probably sealed the fate of the shaky
bank. The postmaster-general has
found it necessary to face the music
and explain to a committee of the city
council what his connection with the
bank has been. To his credit, he
frankly gave some facts which show
that he had more or less to do with
some of the men involved in the affair
but that he did nothing involving his
personal integrity. The investigation
is developing sensational elements as il
proceeds, and the general interest in il
is very great. 1t will undoubtedly cleal
the air in Philadelphia, and nationa
banks and municipalities Throughout
the country will be able to learn few
valuable lessons from it.
PRESIDENT BUCKHAM ought to pro
mitigate little rule among the stu
dents of his institution compelling
them to submit their newspaper cor
respondence to him before it is pub
lished. Here is q freshman signing
himself OK, '94," who writes as fol
lows TO the Brattleboro Phehir abou
the agricultural department of the Col
lege: Certein newspapers, who's
province it is to do their best to injur,
any home interest, have not onl,
thrown mud at the University and thu
instructors in the department of apri