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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

THOMAS II. DUDLEY, an oX consul
at Liverpool, has just returned from
England, and Re gives it out as fact
that members of the Golden Club are
to contribute as individuals a large
sum toward the democratic campaign
fund in Ohio. This may or may not be
a fact, but the evidence of Mr.. Dudley
or any one else is net needed to make
the hostility of England to protection
in this country IS plain as day. Every
member of the Golden Club would be
unutterably happy if Major Mckinley
should be defeated. The news from
Ohio, however, is very encouraging to
protectionists. The gallant Mckinley,
assisted by Senator Sherman, is more
than holding | is own, ard it is reported
that Secretary Blaine will soon lend his
powerful aid to the republican cause in
that state. A great victory may be
looked for from Ohio.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

THIS is year of exceptional pros
perity amorg the farmers of the coun-
try, and it is reasonably certain that the
good torture of that class will extend
to those engaged in industrial and mer-
car tile pursuits. Agriculture is The
backbone of this country's material
prosperity, and when it is well with the
farmer it is apt to be we'll with al.
The great crors of the West and South
are sure of good prices On account of
the scarcity in Europe. In New Eng
land, too, the reports of crops indicate
larger returns than usual. The talk
about hard times will probably net be
heard much during the coming winter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-16

THE Free Press heads some extracts
from the 81. Adams Messenger and
Burlington Clipper with the query:
"The State Board of Agriculure-is it
guilty of favolitism and political job
bery?" In the circumstance that the
Free Press was not asked to do certain
printing, the milk in this cccoanut may
be accounted for. In view of other
circumstances, how would this do for
innuendo "The State Experiment
Station and alleged agricultural col
lege-are they guilty of favoritism and
political jobbery?" The Messengers
comments quoted by the Free Press
are old and were made, we have reason
to believe, under a misapprehension of
the facts. The Clipper cur grand'am
contemporary ordinarily holds in SUI
preme contempt, butas dernier resort
will use the little liar when all other
props fail. And, furthermore, insinua-
ton is too thin blanket to cover the
Free Press late unenviable achieve
ments in public printing.
, 1891-03-04
Prospects OF All But the Homestead Act
6eing Repealed.
Land Officials Very Much Exercised Over
the Outlook.

1t looks very much as though the pres
ent congress would paralyze the land bust
ness in the West. Land officials over the
state who have been watching the course
OF this legislation are verv much exer-
cised and express the fear that land office
business will be rendered practically val
ueless.
The bill favorably reported by a confer
ence committee is understood here to be a
substitute for a land bill introduced by
Senator Carey, and the latter is freely
criticized because it is believed that moth
ing would have been done at this session
of congress OF the subject OF public lands
if he had not insisted on t~oisting his own
bill on that body.
The bill Is understood to practically re-
peal all of the land laws except the home
stead. In the case OF desert lands the
claimants must not only pay 81. 25 per
acre but must eNpend 81 per acre IN the
work oil reclamation and improvement
which is extended over a period of four
Nodle ahA ht ihuNt uOb oulN swear IN q
general way that he has raised a crop but
must ltemize the products raised and
make oath to the actual quantity of each.
1t is believed that this will practically
destroy the operations of the desert land
law.
Should the proposed bill become Il law,
ifIt has not already done so, it is believed
that the Cheyenne land office, for
instance, will not receive one filing
a week. The great bulk of
filings are now made under the
pre-empuon and timber culture acts,
the latter usually for the purpose of hold
ing the land. With both of these laws
wiped out it will be seen that the business
will not amount to very much in Wyo-
ming. The interest OF the land officials
in the bill will be quite apparent when it
is stated that their salary only amounts to
$500 a year, the balaneeuD to a maximum
of SO, 900 being derived from fees. With
the fees wiped out it will be seen that
there would be very little inducement for
a healthy man to hold down the Job for
the salary alone.
One well informed gentleman SAID last
evening that If the new bill became a law
there would not be enough of public land
business in Wyoming to decently main
tain one Office.
, 1891-03-04

It's a long, hard road to success on the
stage, and l never advise man or woman TO
make it a professic n who does not love IL
more thar almost life itself The thorns
are many and the roses few. My own ex-
perience was for a few years as rugged rs
my dearest foe could wish. Never can /
forget hat awful debut at the New York
Park theatre in 1879, when ! was cast for a
cabman in my fathers play of Sam" All
/ had to do was to appear, carry my hand
to my head and say, Half a crown, your
honor; l think you won't object" Not much
surely, but the business" so absorbed
my agitated brain that | forgot the words
and stood glazing at my father, who kept
saying, go on, go orr His talking to me
when | thought he ought to be talking to
the public upset me still more, and instead
of going on ] went off
Father was very angry and wouldn't
give me another chance. Poor Eddie"
he wrote to dear old Mrs. Vincent, now
dead, sis a nice, lovable boy, but he will
never make an actor" Fortunately, | did
not then know how hopeless my father re
garded my case, as afterward he was very
good to me, and, when | had obtained a
regular engagement with John McCul.
loch, fitted me out with a beautiful ward
robe, including the best of swords.-E. II
Sothern in Kate Fields Washington
, 1891-03-04
APPLYING FOR WATER RIGHTS
Three Irrigation ana Wafer Supply
Schemes Want Water Privileges.

hhitt AlIlEuNlOh anu w hltI SlpplN
Schemes Want Water Privileges.
Within the past few days three applica-
tons for water privileges have been filed
in the office OF State Engineer Mead. AT
the head OF the list is the Laramie and
SCOTS Bluff company, which recently filed
articles of incorporation in the office ofthe
secretary of state. The company a
water for irrigation, milling, water power
and domestic uses. 1t proposed to con-
struct a canal 275 miles in length, eight
feet in depth and 200 feet in width on the
bottom, to be constructed at an estimated
cost of 50, 00O, 900. 1t was the purpose
OF the company to take this water as far
east as Keith county in Nebraska, but
State Engineer Mead could, of course.
only consider the application in so far as
Wyoming Is concerned. According
to the plan this scheme was
to strike to the North Platte at a point
about seven miles III Wyoming but to
mainly use the water for irrigation and
other purposes in Nebraska. According
to the state engineers calculation the pro-
posed canal in Wyoming would irrigate
500 acres and he limited the water
supply on this tasis to the usual one
cubic loot of water per second to each
seventy acres irrigated besides such
moun for milling, power and domestic
uses as may be required in Wyoming.
This holds good until Feb. 28, 1894.
The Table Mountain & Douglas Ditch
Co.. will be eleven miles in length. con-
structed at an expense OF $4,000 and
%irriVate %. acres of land. The source
Of water supply is the La Prelc with
three reservoirs on Bed Tick, Spring and
Sand creeks respectively.
The Rocky Mountain Water Supply
Co, proposes to supply water TO the
town OF Lander BY means of a twenty
four inch pipe line covering a distance OF a
mile and a quarter to a point on the Big
Papoogie. The expected cost is SIS, 900.
The company is allowed thirty-eight and
one half cubic feet Of water per second.
, 1891-03-04

The habits of seals are very interest
ing. The very young seal is helpless
III the water until he is taught by his
mother to swim. She takes him into
the water daily on her fin and dumps
him in, and when he gets tired of fioun-
deripg about places him on her fin
again and returns to her camp When
the young seals are well grown they
suddenly disappear with their mothers
and the bull seals, No one knows
where they go, and their return is
equally as sudden as their departure.
The bulls are the first to put in an APP
pearance Mt the camping ground.
When they arrive they commence at
once to prepare a camp for their mates,
which they stake off, and for which
they fight until they die. In the mean
time the female seals remain quite a
distance from land, floating lazily on
the water and seemingly having a good
time. Interview in st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
, 1891-03-04

r. J. McCalley was arrested Iasl oven
ing by Officer Thouassou charged with
larceny.
An important arrest was made by
Sheriff Kelley late last night. The
prisoner is a Denver man named Bates
who came to Cheyenne severa days ago.
registered at the hotel under the name of
William Bradley. Bates alias Bradley is
in the stock business near Denver. Hehas
had some business with T. T. Woolens
of this city and gave him a check for $50
which Woolens discovered was worthless
when he came to use it. Bates claims he
came to Cheyenne to straighten the mat
ter out and would have done so had he
not been arrested. The fact, however,
OF his sailing under a icticious name is
somewhat against him. Bates slept in
the county Jail last night.
, 1891-03-04
The World Enriched.

The facilities of the present day for the
production of everything that will CON
duce to the material welfare and comfort
of mankind are almost unlimited and
when Syrup of Figs was first produced
The world was enriched with the only
perfect laxative known, as it is the only
remedy which is truly pleasing and re
freshing to the taste and prompt and
edectual to cleanse the system gently in
the Spring time or, in fact, at any time
and the better it is known the more pop
plar il becomes.
, 1891-03-04
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the CITY.

Mrs. Robinson has homemade candy.
Pleasant rooms and good board, 2IO
Maple Terrace.
Il. c. Kinney has been appointed post
master at Bitter Greek, Carbon county.
Addoms & Glover's celebrated cough
syrup for sale only at David's drug store.
A splendid twenty-five sent dinner
served daily at the Germania Hall res
taurant.
Half stew. best oysters in the city, only
twenty-five cents at Germania Hall res
taurant.
r. >. Gully was arrested yesterday Tor
stealing a violin from A. Rabou of the
South Side.
A soldier was badly frozen Monday
night while going to the post from town
while drunk.
Maj. Comegys and Mr.. Corbett dis
bursed upward of $4,000 to the Fort
Russell garrison Yesterday.
Call at David's drug store for a bottle
Of Psugma, the best known lotion for
chapped hands, face and lips.
Buy your real estate from Emil Dion.
He always has bargains. No. 22l Sew
enteenth street, Kent's block.
Daisy Dean plead guilty yesterday in
Judge CAROLS court to being an inmate
of a hop Joint. and pa,d IS aud costs.
What makes Emil Dion sell so much
real estate, and so much cheaper than
any one else? It's because he always has
something that there is big money in.
For Rent-Five nicely furnished rooms,
singly or in suits, with table board, at
Whitcomb's, Ferguson and Twentieth
streets. Everything fIst-class, and
charges moderate.
, 1891-03-04

Senator and Mrs. Carey are going away
the week after adjournment and will visit
IN Philadelphia and at the senator's old
home in Delaware before they go West.
They do not expect to return to Cheyenne
until late in April.
Senator and Mrs. Warren of Wyoming
go to Boston to visit the latter's relatives
before returning TO Cheyenne, where they
expect to spend the summer.
, 1891-03-04
Died.

At Denver, Cole. Feb. ~, Mr.. Ellen
Elizabeth DAILY of Bright's disease, aged
CO years. Deceased is mother of Mira.
James Daley of this city. Funeral
from st. Mary's cathedral at Up. m, to-
day.
Catherine, wife of Chas W. Ling, died
last evening, She was afflicted with can
Ger of the stomach
, 1891-03-04

Miners, Mechanics, MachinIsts and
railroad men will find Arnicated Eureka
Cream superior to salves to heal up sore
and cracked hands. 1t stood the test for
years. 25 ceRt bottles. druggists.
, 1891-03-04
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
STATE OF MYOMINn-

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
STATE OF WYOMING.
CHEYENNE, WYo., March ,, 1891.
Frank ID. Taggart, Esq, Attorney at
Law, Cheyenne, Wyo.-SIR: Referring
TO your application filed in this office
February 10th. asking a reprieve until
January %, 1892, in the case OF Charles
Miller, sentenced by the district court of
the first judicial district of this state to be
hanged on the Goth day OF this mouth for
the crime of murder. | have to inform you
that alter careful consideration of all the
circumstance surroun ding the case | am
compelled to refuse to grant a respite for
the length OF time asked for. A respite of
twelve months appears to me to be an
unreasonable and unnecessary length of
time.
In your application you give as a reason
tor asking the reprieve that you desire the
time to enable you to file a petition in
error in the supreme court OF this state,
which, owing to a combination of circum-
stances. the time intervening between the
date of sentence and date set for execu-
ton OF same you claim to be too short to
allow you an opportunity to properly pre-.
pare and present your bill of exceptions
petition in error, etc. Without entering
upon a discussion OF the merits OF your
claim in this respect, / would state that
l consider 1t proper that the defendant be
given every advantage that the law allows
him, and with that end in view | am will
ing to grant a reprieve Of sixty days for
the purpose OF enabling you, as his coun-
sci, to properly prepare and present the
case to the supreme court. which will con
vene on Monday the 9th day of April.
1891. Very respectfully.
LsIGNED. AMOS w. BARBER,
Acting Governor.
Miller attorney may or may not ac.
cept this conditional reprieve just as he
may feel inclined. The law governing
the matter is contained in section 1864
Of the Revised Statutes which is as fol
lows:
Whenever the governor shall deem it
expedleut and proper to reprieve any per-
son under sentence Of death, under any
condition whatsoever, the condition upon
~whichspch reprieve is granted shall be
specified in the warrant and the person ac-
ceptlug such conditional reprieve shall
subscribe such acceptance upon the war
rant containing the conditions of reprieye
in the presence of two witnesses. who
shall attest the same, and such witnesses
shall 90 before the clerk of the court
where such sentence is recorded and shall
prove the same and the clerk shall there
upon record the warrant of reprIeye to-
Rether with the acceptance and proof
thereof 10 the journals of the court, a
transcript of which record shall at all
times thereafter be evidence for or against
the person accepting such conditional re-
prIeve.
, 1891-03-04

Judge Lee, salary. IS 90
Union Mercantile Co.. groceries. be-. 7 40
The mayor suggested that the city in
crease the bonds Of the city treasurer as
he would presently have an increased sum
CT 5000. 900 to handle and that he hardly
thought hat the present bonds were
sufficient. The council refused to take
action en- the suggestion.
The mayor said that he had noticed
that some of the stone piled up where
the vIaduct is to be built had the appear
ance OF being rotten top stone and called
the city engineers attention to the mat:
ter.
The mayor had some nominations to
send to the council but first read them
the riot act. Last meeting they had put
by a partisan vote another man in the
chair when he was present. The charter
provides that the mayor shall preside
when present aud they by their action had
given even Tom Reed pointers on running
an assembly as they declared the mayor
absent when he was present and declared
the chair vacant when the mayor wasi in it.
Mr.. Bresnahen gave them some good
advice, telling them they could out vote
him and best him by their tricks but
they must do it legally, not by revolution
AIRY means.
On motion OF Mr.. Robins the council
went into executive session, when the
mayor sent in the name Of r. s. Van
Tassell for the vacant position ofcity mar
shal. By a strictly partisan vote of ! to .
the council referred the nomination to the
police committee. The vote stood: Bond.
Bristol, Hellman, Harrington, jerks.
Robins and Merrill for referring it, Rich
ardson and Ross against referring.
The committees nominated and the
council confirmed p. S. Cook for city
plumber. f. Harnish for street commits
sioner, G. K. Thompson for fire inspector,
Peterson, for park commissioner.
The ordinance for city expenditures was
nrauaRVal onl -,.l -. NlI-
, 1891-03-04

The Cheyenne Ice company has an I'M
limited supply of good clear ice, which it
will sell cheaper than it can possibly be
bought elsewhere. Leave orders at RIner
4 Johnson's, or telephone Ga.
MURRAY & DYER.
, 1891-03-04
POINTS.

Ii. S. Parker is in from Iron Noun
tain.
FREQ La Pash is in from the Diamond
Greek ranch.
W. L. Park, assistant superintendent
of the Nebraska division is in the city.
, 1891-03-04

Surprising your dwelling or furniture
were burned, wouldn't it be well to be in
sured, not only in a fist class company,
but also with an agency so long establish.
ed that a Prompt and satisfactory settle
ment will be assured? Rlner g. johnson
have good reason to be proud OF the
companies they represent, their immense
cash assets and their record for prompt
payment of losses.
, 1891-03-04

A regular meeting of the Durant Hose
company will be held this evening at S
O'Clock. BY order of foreman,
PERCY l.. SMITH, Secretary.
, 1891-03-04
A new MARSHAL
R. S. Van TasselI is the Mayors
Latest Nominee.
1t is Referred to the Council Com.
mittee on Police.
The Mayor and Aldermen Express
a few Opinions.

sign the minutes. On motion OF Mr..
Robins, the minutes, by a strict party
vote, were approved. Ross only VetlnG
no.
Under the head OF communications and
reports OF officers Mayor Bresnahen an
nounced that be had several vacancies to
fll'and thought it time to send 10 a com
municatlon to that effect. Mr.. jerks
moved, seconded by Mr.. Bond, that the
mayors communication be postponed.
Mayor Bresnahen ruled the motion out of
order.
Mi. Bond thought that the mayor was
wrong and that the motion was IN order,
and cited the rules and regulations of the
state legislature while doing business to
prove his point.
The mayor replied that some of the
members of the council seemed to be
laboring under the impression hat the
legislature instead of the city council
was in session.
The council is working under a charter
and the law required the mayor to keep
sending nominations to the council until a
name was confirmed and he would live up
to the charter.
Some little wordy sparring took place
etween the mayor and Messrs jerks and
Bond in regard to the que ton. Mayor
Bresnahen wound up by saying he would
not press the matter to the detriment of
routine business.
The fire committee in regard to the fire
chief muddle reported that they had re-
ceived a list Of members of the Alert hose
company aud Durabts but had received
no lists of members from the Hooks or
Clarks and they further understood that
the Hooks declined to give such a list.
No action was taken in regard to the
matter and an extension of time was
given the committee for Investigation.
Alderman Bristol recommended from
the committee on public buildings, that
the plumbing IN the hook and ladder
building and city hall be o~verhauled and
fixed up. Mayor Bresnahen suggested
that the city had a plumber and helper
under pay all the time aud thought he
should overhaul the plumbing while he is
resting.
The reports of the city marshal aud
sections for the last quarter of tie old
year were presented. Mayor Bresnabeu
thought they should be read, Mr.. Robins
thought that reading them was unneces-
, 1891-03-04

Fresh and smoked fish at Heath's City
Market.
, 1891-03-04

Beef and pork, te~nderloins. spare ribs
and sausage at Heath's City Market.
, 1891-03-04
NeHIchateI and cream
cheese at AdbfS' s1I aI.kPI.


Beef and pork, tenderloins. spare ribs
and sausage at Heath's City Market.
, 1891-03-04
GIVING MILLER A CHANCE
He Can Have a Sixty Days Respite il
He Wants It.
The Governor Makes This Concession tt
His Attorney.
A Chance to Take the Case to the
Supreme Court.

An application was recently made TO
Governor Barber to granting a reprieve
in the case Of Charles Miller, the con-
victed murderer, covering a period of al.
most a year. The governor Yesterday
sent the following reply:
, 1891-03-04
home made ham at Ka-
bis' marker.

II you prefer the best Rock Springs
coal, leave orders at Union Mercantile
company and @. G. company's store.
Telephone CT. VIM. Murphy, agent.
, 1891-03-04

Jack Frost -four is the best.
, 1891-03-04

Bulk oysters at Heath's City Market.
, 1891-03-04

See the nesU spring HOUeI-
ties at Walkers.
, 1891-03-04
TROUBLE 0 K FOR.

Congress May Badly Mix Up the Existing
Land Laws.
, 1891-03-04

" eaU dress goods arrtc-
iag daily at Walkers.
Telegram-herald., 1891-03-18

To the Honorable. the Common Council Of the
CiIy OF Grand Rapids;
Gentlemen our Committee on Ways AID
Means. 10 whom Was referred the petition 81
julius : starr. Tor qait cialm deed 81 Let :.
Iampafters Subdivision; and a Ike petition
of And1s Maurer ant Henry Llii3sn Tor gut
claim deed Of lot - West Broadway street.
scrihacr's addition Together with petition
Of l. +. Mas,indaie Tor duplicate quit claim
deed 10 replace one tast Mas issued February
p. sSi. ana IS iosi. ALI OF date March l3 1871.
respectfully report that they have carefully
eXaminrd the same. and recon mend that said
deeds he issued 20 the petitioners upon the
usual terms and uadeF the direction al the
city attorney.
Respectfully submitted.
ASBREw J. SrEssISS
Rom. SPRoUi.
J. A. MckEE
Committee on Ways and Means
Atcptet.
Yeas-AlG Anderson. Carpenter. Creque.
Doren. Doyle. Emm,r. liauser. McKee,.
o. Donneli. saunders. stokes. Sproul. SieD-
bins. strykcr. Tateum. Turner. YaeK-E.
Nays None.
To the Honorable. the Common Council OF the
city OF Grand Rapids:
Geltiemen-l Your Committee on Ways and
Means. TO whom was referred the petition OF
7. ". Powers for quit claim deed OF lands
described in certificates Nos. 6.93 6sio 6s5s On.
1855 and $50 page 675 printed proceedingsl. re
spectfuily report that Mr.. Powers has re
quested that his petition be Withdrawn. and
your committee therefore recommend that no
action be taken IN the matter. and that your
committee be discharged from the considera-
lion Of the subject
Respectfully Submitted.
ANDREW j. SrEBBISs.
RoRr. SPRoUL.
JcssPH A. MCKEE
Committee on Ways and Means.
Adopted.
city OF Grand Rapids:
Gentiemen-Yeur Committee on Sewers 10
whom was referred the communication of the
h GARD of Health relative 10 the condition of
the premises of Charles c. Pettibone. located
at Isl Stocking street page 745 printed pro
c. ilngsl. spectfuiy report thar they have
care:uly exa mined the same. and recommend
that tic marshal of the city OF Grand Rapids
be directed To enforce tie conditions of the
order seryed upon said Charles c. Pettibone.
in accordance with lis requirements. and TO
collect the expenses thereof as provided by
law.
Respectfully submitted.
RoBT. SPRoUL.
c. SIRYKER.
JOS. EuNER.
Committee on Sewers.
Adopted.
Yeas-Ald. Anderson. Carpenter. Creque
Doren. Emmer. Hauser. Mills. Mckee. o'Don-
nell. Saunders. Stokes. Sproul. Stebbins. Stry-
ker, Tateum. Turner. lerex-l7.
Nays-None