Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-03-27
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

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EDITORIAL BRIEFS.
The Boston Herald is compelled to admit
in leading editorial that in his arrange
ment Of reciprocity with foreign nations.
"Mr. Blaine has shown marked skill as m
international neeotiator
The government is now refusing to fur
nish gold bars for shipment abroad under
the provisions Of law passed by the late
Congress, as suggested by Mr. Window
The bars are preferred by shippers Of gold
because they are of uniform weight and
fineuess, while coin varies in value ON ac-
count of ahrt on, degree of fnentss, etc
Some Of the Washington correspondents
have it that Senator German of Marylan
has gone South to work up the candidacy
of Crisp Of Georgia for Speaker Of the next
House ns against Mills Of Texas German 5
shrrwd eyes, it is said, have led him to see
two things The first is that Mr. Mils's
doctrine uf free trade was rejected hy the
people at the last Presidential election. and
the second is that decided reaction in fa
yor nf the NcKiuley lin has b.,ur h.csu..
the truth a. if h,, b.come known in do.
NESTLE traJ,. has .v,,s.d ,b. rsll.,io. ,f
tine ,.,fpp,i,,n of .,,.pr.s,.,,,t;,,, ,,l;.,,
distorted the popular verdict last Novem
her
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fprnia legislature last FriIav 10 sprce.J IN.
late senator Hearst. His election took
place ON the eighth bnllot Mr. Felton Sos
born IN Erie cnuuty y y i'm IS31 and
went to California IN ~ lie is "A surress
fnl husiue.. mau. and h,. s.rv.d t,,n t,.rms
IN th, lower house of Compress T,n mar.
United States ,runtnr, nr4 IN la. el.rt45
this yrar-a Democrat in Florida and II
Democrat in Narylnnd and then tho S.r.
ate " in be coupo,-d of (; R.uuLli,,ns 3y
Democrats and two Farm.rs' Ali,spc.. s.,
ators. This classification count, Mr. Irby
Of south Cnrolinn n, a Democrat tbo,,,h
nominal, a Farmers Allianc. senator
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MAJ, u.,.d :, I,hn pr.,,,.,, -. =,
t.r..t.d i, IN. hi.,or, .nd I,;n,,.,,r ,h..
Malta while in Italy with Sheridan, and re
manned there several years To make spec
ial study of secret criminal societies lie
! Is nov in ireland writing up the result Of
his Investigations aud tells, in recent in
terview, of the desperate work of the
Malta in Italy, aud of the severe meas.
ures y hich the government was finally com
| pellrd to adopt to cope with it. He saws
| II saw them shot down in the streets of
Sicily like mad dogs, aud d,zen Of them
at IA time Their gang was absolutely ex-
lied frnm Italy and took refuge in Amer
lea.
Lawrence Barrett. one of the foremost
of American actors died in New York last
week Fridnv. aft.r nm illness of t,,o or
three DAYS He WAS n wears nlJ and h..
gan hi, career an TIN. stsg. at the s,a n,
Il. lie won his way IN the front rank !,
his profession hv hard work and hv s. Iowa
for the work H.. was trsyadisn b,, ma.
ture. and won his triumnhs in what ar,
kno,y, - chora.,.r ,,ar,. H.. Ca.-i,,. =,
! Julius C.rsar was considered his stronyest
! persohatlun, nut lie achieved marked sue
! rees a. OthaIlo David t3a,r;,,L and -, ,,.,,,
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| other roles. Since lSSS he has played in
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'o,' - All e''e' M'' barrett was man oi
'T''''''' a''' sl'l'e'S character lie hohor-
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The New York Herald printed circum-
stantlal story last Friday of how the Pro-
tor family we're packing their things fore
m"Val from Washington and that the sec
retary was to retire from the cabinet be-
a'" "''a"'9 ne Na",' 20 'e IN l'"e 'i sue
they do that It. both Edmund. and Morrill,