The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-07-08

possible is this very abandoned farm
nonsense Major Valentines efficient
labors in this direction are very much
like a sacrifice hit in a ball-game
where the scorer forgets to credit the
hit. Had not this agitation reused the
inert press of the state to advertising
its resources as they should be, and
shown prodigal investors the folly of
sending all their gold away (Which
habit they have not entirely conquered
YETI, we might have been even now
dragging about the weight of one of the
grandest states in the Union, with its
unappreciated possibilities CALLING the
neck where they should have removed
the yoke entirely from the wearer,
which they are now doing"
SENATOR MANDERsoN of Nebraska,
president pro tenn. of the senate, has
been visiting Vermont for the first
time, and seems to have greatly enjoyed
the bracing atmosphere and piscatory
advantages of Lake Chapplain and
vicinity. While realizing the difficulties
of political forecasting, he says that at
present Harrison supersedes all others
in favor among the people of Nebraska.
Secretary Blaine's often-reiterated as
sertion that he is not a candidate for
the presidential nomination is bearing
fruit. People are beginning to take
him at his word. Blaine has long been
a favorite with large contingent of
voters, and his reciprocity successes
have added to his popularity i'm
mensely; yet Harrison enjoys the ad-
vantage of appearing before the country
in an entirely new light. People now
realize that he has given a clean
and efficient administration. Moreover,
the success of his southern and western
trip has been a wonderful eye-opener.
The opposition, heretofore untiring in
its efforts to ridicule and belttle the
president, has been silenced; and the
echoes of many able and eloquent
speeches are heard throughout the
land. Nebraska stands not alone in
her admiration of President Harri-
son. He has the honor and respect of
the whole people to a degree not pos
sessed by some presidents.
A SPECIAL report of great interest
has been prepared by Major Brock,
chief of the bureau of statistics of the
treasury department. This report will
be studied with care by students of the
immigration problem. We give few
of the more important statements. No
official record of the number of immi-
grants was kept previous to 1920. From
the close of the revolution airy war to
that date it is thought that 225, 900 i'm
migrants entered American ports. The
whole number of arrivals from 1921 to
1890 has been 1854 ,6SS. For the two
decades previous to 1880, the immigra-
ton was about the same, but from 1881
to 1890 the number was 5,176,2 Pip
nearly twice that of any previous dec
ade. OF this number, 91.67 per cent
was European. The nationality of the
arrivals from 1920 to 1890 are as fol-
lows: Germany, 4,551, 719; Ireland,
1901 ,6S3; England, 2,460,034; British
North American possessions, 1,029 ,0S3 {;
Norway and Sweden, $685. $50; Aus
tria-Hungary, AGA ,435; Italy, Ala, 513;
France, $40, 1852; Russia and Poland,
356, 1853; Scotland, 800 1872; China, 292, :
57S; Switzerland, 174,333; Denmark,
146,237; all other countries, 06,006.
The only large countries from which
immigration has lessened in the past
ten years are France and China, the
arrivals from France in the past decade
being q ,76l less than in the previous
one, while the exclusion bill has practi-
cally stopped the Chinese inflow.
Ii Is reported lnaC lne narVests OIL
Russia are likely to be the worst on
record. A long-continued drouth is
the cause. In some quarters deaths
from starvation are numerous. Many
including so-called noblemen and
priests, are living on charity, and some
are even advertising their children fol-
sale. While it is not best to place toe
much reliance on sensational news
from Russia, yet we must give some
credence to what is in the mouths OF
all. Americans may be too apt to re-
gard despotism with uncompromisinR
hatred; yet, if half the stories from
Russia are true, they have cause fol
their hatred. The car, who is the