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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31
Endowment Orders.

The war upon the short term endowment
orders which was begun and carried on so
vigorously in Vermont as to practically
wipe out the business in this State is being
waged in other New England States with
good effect, aud the Indications are that
these orders will soon be stamped out of
existence altogether. New Hampshire has
been doing u good work in this direction,
and in Massachusetts, where they still have
IA recognized standing the short term en-
dowmont orisrs are gra lually coming to
grief. 1t is stated that 30 concerns of this
class were conducting business in liassa
chusetts last juno and since that time
twelve of them have waded into deep
water so to speak. OF these eight
arc in tho hands Of receivers, two
have made voluntary assignments
and two are now in court The public has
become SO we'll aware of the evil of the
short term endowment system that there is
little probability that the defunct concerns
will he revived, but new danger is said 10
threaten the people OF Massachusetts, in this
connection. The longer term orders have
formed an alliance in that State to enable
tueiu 10 secure legIsatlon Wnlcn Will alloW
them to conduct operations with greater
safety to their managers and the chances
are that they Will succeed in their efforts
owing to their great strength financial
ly and their consequent ability to nilu
ence legislation through the lobby. The
public good demands the failure of these
concerns to secure stronger legal sanction
for the robbery of the ueODle and Massa-
chusetts would do well to follow the sx-
ample OF Vermont by abolishins the evil so
far as is possible.
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EVE,S OAUGHTERS.

Marion Harland, on pages 1903 and 44j Of her
popular work." Erss Doughts,s: or, common
sense for Mail, we and Mother" says;
For the aching back-should 1t be slow in
recovering Its normal strength-an ALLoock' 8
Porous PLASTER is an excellent comforter.
combining the sensation Of the sustained pres
sure Of a strong warm hand with certain tonic
qualities developed in the wearing. 1t should
be kept over the seat of unec Siness for Sc eral
days-in obstinate cases. FJr perhaps fort
night.
"For pain IN tho bdoL wear an ALLcoCK's
Porous PLASTER constantly, chewing as ii
wears of. This 10 an Invaluable ?port when
the weight on tho small OF the bac, q" me.
heavy and the aching incossant."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31
PEOPLE IN GENERAL,

1t is rumored that Robert T. Lincoln.
United States minister to England, may
soon resign.
1t is said that the Compile de Paris In
tends to abandon politics after the next gen
eral election.
Annie Besant is a cousin OF Mrs. O'Shea,
tue widow OF Charles S. Parnel.
Rubinstein, the Russian pianist, has
agreed to give series of % concerts in the
United States in 1893 for Sl25, 0OO
Prince Krapotkine, the nhilist, will not
lecture to us this winter after all. Mr.
George Kennan, it would seem, had advised
him not TO make the attempt.
The car has now given -, 800, 900 OF his
private fortune tor the relief of the famine
sufferers. 1t is thought that he may visit
the stricken districts and note for himself
their condition.
kudyard Kipling has been sick with fever
in New Zealand. He will visit Stevenson
Mt Samoa and then go to India, returning to
London in March.
Baron Fava late United States minister
to Washington, will not be sent back to this
country, though diplomatic relations will
probably soon be restored.
T.. W. Barrett, the Georgia newspaper
man who has been made clerk to Speaker
Crisp, has made wide reputation a
newspaper man in the South. His plunge
into the mountain wilds when he inter
viewed RuLe Barrows, tho outlaw, was
one of his notable feats.
General Lew Wallace has received CON
sderably more than 500, 100 from the sales
of Ben Iur"
The Duke oil Edinburgh, the second son
of Queen Victoria, is tho best educated
member of the British royal family. He
| speaks five languages lluently, plays several
musical instruments well and the violin ex-
pertly, and has some tnlcnt for painting.
Senator Hoar and his democratic nephew,
Congressman Sherman Hoar, got together
once week despite their political differ
ences. They occupy the sams paw Sun
days.
| Fred. Douglnss's health is so poor that he
| is obliged to cancel lecture engagements.
Senator Sherman, Senator Hoar and Ex-
! Senator Evarts are all consns, and they
| trace their lineage back to Roger Sherman,
| the grim Puritan of revolutionary times.
J. |. Case was essentially a self made
man. His fortune is estimated at s., 900,
| COO
Mr.. and Mrs Cleveland are to be the
guests OF Mr. aud Mrs. Pembroke Jams in
| Wilmington this winter.
Joseph Jeiferson's son Charles instead of
going on tho stage, has preferred to act as
business manager for dramatic companies.
He is conducting Two or three ventures Of
this sort besides looking after his father S
affairs.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe has two bright
daughters, Mrs. John Elliott and Mrs.
Florence Howe Hall, both of whom incline
to the lecture rostrum.
john Ruskin will soon complete his 72d
year. At the age of seven he wrote in blank
verse a singular essay on Time. " Tho next
year hs wrote an invocation to the sun to
shine on his garden, which is an amusing,
almost pathetic, mixture of poetry and
pathos
The Begun Of Bhopal is trying to intro
ducs civilization into her country, and takes
much interest in the account OF the Amer
lean schools which has been forwarded to
her.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31
A RUSSIAN OUTRAGE.
The Story Told by the Captain of an
American Seular.

American SeuIar.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S. Capt. Alex
ander Mclean, late commander ct the
American sealer, James II. Lewis has ar
rived from Siberia. He brings with him a
fragment Of the American flag which was
cut down from the masthead of the Ameri-
can vessel by sailors sent by the Russian
cutter Alert Capt. Mclean tells this story:
We were two miles Off Copper island when
on August 20 tho Russian cutter Alert bore
down on US, and without parley seized the
James H. Lewis and placed priZN crew on
board. The American flag was floating at
the masthead, and rs the halvards were cut
II was no easy matter TO get 1t down. A
young Russian sailor at last climbed to the
masthead and cut and tore or all he could OF
it. ! regarded this action as an Insult to the
American government and said so, but
the Russ ans on board seemed bouud 10 get
tine cuiors down, and the crew of the Lewis
being prisoners, were unable to prevent it.
We were supposed to be on our way to
Nadlvustock to stand trial for being found
fitted out for sealing in Russian waters. As
soon as the American flag torn down
from the mast the Russian colors were run
up The portion of the America flag cut
from the mast was brought to the deck and
torn into small pieces, which were thrown
overheard. The remaining ragged pieces at
the masthead still flew to the breeze and
renamed there until the schooner
vas formally coniscatsd at Nladi-
vostock. where the name Of "James Ii.
Lewis was erased ami a Russian nhme put
on. We were never tried by any Russian
court, but were kept as government prison
ers at Nladivostock for over two N 1uths
We were free to roam about the place, but
could not leave Siberia without the nece,-
sary permission. | made formal protest
to the Russian officials against the conusca-
ton of our schooner, but it was without
avail. AT last they got tired OF feeding us
and gave us permisssn to get out OF the
country, winch we did in short order. AS
soon as we reached Nagasaki made for
nal complaint to the United States consul
there | VIII take the matter before the
authorities at Washington, and Will begin
action for damages against the Russian gov
eminent.
Capt. MacLean also said all civilian in
Vladivostock had to leave the sidewalk aud
walk in the street when any official passed
on foot. He did not fit to put himself
out in this manner, and was taken before q
magistrate in Nladivostock for failing to
pay what was termed the proper respect to
the Russian uniform.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

Lord Salsbury's recent speech in viii CHI
he stated that agriculture had rapidly de-
clined In that country since the adoption Of
free trade Is OF interest in this country In
more ways than one. In the first place it
shows that the same influences are at work
in the old world ss IN tue new, and in
the next place it demonstrates the fallacy OF
the arguments presented by our free trade
friends to show that New England's aban-
doned farms We're to be ascribed to the in
nuence of the tariff. 1t is fact that the
Abandonment OF tho rural districts and the
depreciation OF agriculture have become
more serious in England than in this
country.
1t is stated that the desertion OF the coun
try and crowdlng into the cities in Eng and
have grown so alarming that Parliament is
in investigating it and seeking to apply some
remedy. A society has also been formed,
called the Rural Laborers' league, with the
purpose OF changing the current Of popula-
ton toward the country again. Investiga,
ticn shows that agriculture has almost come
to a standstll in some of the counties OF
England from an inability to get farm la
borers. Lands shave also deprecated in
value from twenty TO seventy-fve per cent,
and many families that depended upon the
rental OF estates have found themselves near
to poverty. This is the undisputed situa-
ton in England to-day.
In Vermont and the other New England
States, on the other hand, the number OF
vacant furms is rapidly being diminished
ba afPo Of ha
boards of agriculture and that under the OPP
Grafton of protective tariff. In the matter
of abandoned farms therefore New Eng
land seems to be better Off than old Eng
land
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

The year just ended has been prosper
Gus one for the business, industrial, manu-
featuring and agricultural interests of this
country, and it closes with bright promises
for the year to come. There has been
marked revival of confidence on account of
the great crops, the enormous movement OF
products, the enlarged railroad earnings,
and the phenomenal cage Of money, and now
Il now influence in the same direction is felt
in the increasing weakness Of foreign OK
change. The movement of funds for the
payment of interest AMI dividends due in
January on American securities held abroad
has ceased, and rates OF exchange have begun
TO show the effect Of til, tremendous
volume Of expectations from this country
and it is believed that this weakness will be
followed by further receipts of gold from
abroad, which will still further strengthen
the financial situation
Reports received by the different COM
mercial agencies show that the great indus
tries close this year with more than usual
activity The wool,eu mills are having or
ders enough to keep them fairly employed,
ANA a number have recently started, but
none sLul uCNH' NOtlou uluuLItCIutSrs Hhd
good demand, and numerous enlarsements
of plants ore reported. Shoe factories COM
plain that usual orders are lacking and yet
tLcy arc fair!y active Pupor mills ore busy
and making many additions Of machinery
and buildings. The iron manufacture has
been turning out more pig than over before
and the tone of the market is stronger, with
rather more demand for finished products
The movement of produce continues,to be
enormous, notwithstanding the scarcity of
| cars and unfavorabla weather, and money
is being distributed over the country to a
! largo oxtent as result. General trade is
| light everywhere just at present, but money
is plentiful AMI merchants as well as bust
nes, men in general are look nS forward to
| q prOsporOus year
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

Nban tho election OF the present Con-
gros1 resulted in revclutionizny the polti
cal com i,cjon of that DO ly. the democratic
rr"ss was loud in cla'norins that the Me
l,inlcy bill lad been condomned 10y the poo
pie, but tinic seems to have cured the dem
oCrauc congressman at lca-t of that improf
sion. II. logical conclusion to be drawn
from their iiest Interpretation of the result
would be an attempt TO repeal the t2rlf
bill. But 1t ia officially stated at Washing
ton that tic democratic majority in the
House cua;empla'es nothing of the kind.
Tho plcn proposed, on the other hand, is to
attack tho Mckinney act in sections and
with this cad in view the committee on
ways and means win undoubtedly bring
forward bills from time to time proposing
to Increase the free list by the addition of
such articles ~ salt, wool and other raw
materials. I. Is evidently hoped ly this
means TO secure Tic support OF some Of tho
Western republican, in tho Senate who
would never vote for radical changes on the
eve Of n congressional campaign. The
chances are of course that none of these
bills would find their way through the SEN
ate under any circumstances, but the demo-
Gratis evidently consider the experiment
worth trying. Tbs Mckinley tariff has
como to stay some time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31
TO SAIL ON THREE HOURS NOTICE.


SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec, %. The United
States steamship San Francis % arrived here
this morning from san Francisco. The
trip was ma lie without stopping at Monte
rye. Rear Admiral Brown said. 81 shall
stay here in san Diego herbor until the
sccre'a y OF the navy orders us away. We
are renis to sail on three hours notice, but
may remain three weeks. All depends on
our orders from Washington. The ship j.,
equipped Tor three years cruise and we
have 100 rounds OF ammunition for each
gun. Besides this we have 300 or 400 for
other shipsn
"What other ships ?" was asked.
'Well, we may meet some other ships
that will want some ammunition, was the
only answer.
1t is inferred that the Charleston, now on
her way from Honolulu TO Acapulco is to
meet the San Francisco here and take on
extra ammunition. The Baltimore is also
coming north from Gillian water and may
want ammunition. While the officers re-
fuse to state further plans it is significant to
learn the vessel is ready for any emergency.
The cruiser made the run Of 500 miles from
San Francisco in 3G hours.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

that there is nothing in his reputation TO
crafty the expectation that he will pay out
any money to ccmrrcmirc the suit. Ono OF
the m,s5 plausible explanations Of the at
tempt, so ca'lci, ca tue Ike # the Million
aire is given d. Iru.. a. Nov FORK; "The
man went m," TRUTH sovy, Ito borrow
.cven,y.nyo cents q; Sage. Sac gave hin
dollar. The iaeu "as hunting ia his pocket
for quarter wa,u sage said to Lin never
the man that he dropped tho bomb. "
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

The American public has become fairly
well acquainted with Russian institutions
through the publications and utterances OF
Mr.. George Kennan who has thoroughly ex-
posed the horrors Of tho exile system and
the Siberian prisons, But it seems that Mr.
KEENAN, did not exhaust the subject by far
Mr. Harold Frederick, the LONDON cores
pondcut OF the New York Times, has just
completed series OF articles under the head
ing OF, GAN Indictment OF Russia" in
which lie has supplemented in way the
work begun 10y Mr.. Kennan. He has do
scrbel the cruel laws which legaize the
crime, tho venality and corruption OF the
Russian officials charged with executing the
laws, AMI finally, the brutal methods of s1-
pulsion OF the Jews, and the hig ht to other
lands OF tue starving, helpless Jews from the
few border province OF Russia, In which
thy are allow cd to i've, or rather to starys
ali die.
Nj. FreIer;ca's most serious charge how
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

BARRE, Dec. 2S-Theopolis Benware,
who attempted suicide last Thursday morn
ing by drinking one ounce OF chlorotorm,
died yesterday afternoon. He was about
GO years OF age, and leaves wife and five
young children. The cause OF his commit
ting this rash deed is not positively known,
but the numerous rumors tend to show that
another man was In the family.
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Working Night and Day.
MYSTIC CIRCLES.


The officers Of Vermont T. and 4. NJ.
have been summoned to appear at Bridport
on Thursday, January II, 1899, at O:30 p.
M, to assist Delos NJ Bacon OF ST. Johns
bury, grand master in dedicsting ths new
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31
For Abuse Of AlchOhOl

Vse IIOrstord's ACID ThotFhHte.
DR.. w. f. CRANE Mitchell, OAK, says; 1T
has proven almost specific for this disorder |;
f. oNeoks tho vomiting. restores the appetite,
nd at the same ume sllays tho fear Of in.
o ling dissolution, that is 80 common to
heavy drinker9
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

The manufacture of beet sugar promises
10 become n great industry in this country.
A factory at Grand leland, Neb., has a
capacity of 300 tons OF beets, aud will turn
out about thirty tons OK sugar per day, and
factories of a similar character are spring
ing up at many points in the West
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

Adamson's 10 Anio Bslssm is compouII
tootl aud gums In tho world. 1t Is a safe and
reliable medicine, pleasant to tho taste, and
cures coughs, colds. asthma and Group. You
can find II At all drug stores.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

Arizona and Oklahoma ere knocking at
tho door Of the Union md it is probable
that they will be admitted MS States at this
session OF Congress
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

Gov. Tutte OF New Hampshire says that
he will not ask for denomination at the
hands of Lis party. Possibly this is an
other case of solu grapes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

The silver men are jubilaut over the
composition Of the House committee on
coinage and they accept the appointment of
Bland especially as an indication that
free silver bill will be passed. This would
mean the coinage of the worlds surplus sill
yer into silver dollars worth seventy-three
rents each
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Eek Coy. Cornell OF New York claims that
Gov iii in pardoning Supervisor Welch
OF Syracuse, who was guilty OF embezAiug
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

It is announced that the Georgia plan of
conducting political campaigns has been in
troduced in Alabama. The two democrats
who are candidates for the gubernatorial
nomination 30 to parties and dances and
seek political influence by kissing all the
pretty women. This is recognizing woman's
rights With a vengeance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-31

Tie comments Of the press ON the $4,000
suit which Clerk laldlaw Ea3 bought
eaais Russell Sage arc anything but com
plwenluy to III" latter Fcntsman's gene
rosay. |, ,}ws ~ be the general opinion