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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1891.

Boston has decided to build at once
a school-house to be used as a high
school for manual training. The ex-
pertinent will give New England peo-
pie a first-class opportunity to observe
the working of such school. Those
who know much about manual training
predict great success from the start.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

THE report of the secretary of the
National Divorce Reform League, Rev.
S. W. Dixie, was presented to the league
at its annual meeting last week, and is
an exceedingly interesting and sugges-
tive review of the progress of the so.
ciety since its organization, ten years
ago. DIR. Dixie refers particularly to
the increased interest in the study of
the divorce question, as indicated in the
growth of literature on the subject and
in the courses of study in sociology now
offered at the best institutions of learn
ing. The past year has seen the work
of the league reach definite and i'm
portant stage, for under the lead of New
York strong movement has begun
toward uniformity in divorce legisla-
ton in the states. The league GER
tainly has reason to be proud of its ten
years of propaganda.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

THE threat is made that several of
the democratic legislatures, in the North
as well as the South, will make no ap.
preparations for the worlds fair, if the
federal election bill is passed. If these
legislatures are foolish enough to take
such action, the states they represent
will be the principal sufferers. Every
state that makes a good exhibition at
Chicago will be reasonably sure of in
creasing its business prosperity in pro-
portion, and states that make no exhi-
bition will be pretty certain to jog along
in about the same way that they would
have taken had there been no fair. 1t
is of course very desirable that every
state in the Union be represented, but
if certain disgruntled states do not care
to send exhibitions, both the country
and Chicago can stand it better than
they can. AS matter of fact, how
ever, there was no occasion for the
threat, for the election bill is not at all
likely to become law.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

SENATOR EDMUNDs was interviewed
last week by Washington correspond
ent regarding the federal election bill.
He said the opposition to the bill comes
from democrats pure and simple, dough-
faces of the North, demagogues who
seek to have peace at any price, and
rich northern merchants, who think
that if the bill were passed they would
not be able to sell as much in the South
as they do now. Senator Edmunds re-
CARDS the situation in the South as
similar to what it was thirty years ago.
Now, as then, an oligarchy is ruling the
states. The election bill does not con-
template any interference with local
administration. 1t is primarily meas
ure designed to throw light on the
southern machine system. 1t does not
authorize the use of the army at the
polls. The senator's exposition of the
bill was perhaps the clearest that has
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

The state inspector of finance, Mr..
Luther O. Greene of Woodstock, has
issued, under date of The Both ult., a
statement of the operations of the So
called numerical investment compa-
Mes" now so numerous in many Sec
tons of the country. He says: "The
schemes vary somewhat in detail, but
all come to the same thing substantially,
the payment of a small sum at the start,
averaging perhaps seven dollars, and a
trifling monthly fee for certain num-
Der of months, or until there is sufli-
cient money in the treasury when the
subscriber is promised about double the
money he has paid in" The part which
lapses figure in the calculations of
these companies is pointed out with
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

SINCE the Horse Breeders Associa-
ton voted to hold it's next meeting at
White River Junction, Rutland people
have taken to figuring out the time that
it takes to go from that place to the
Junction, and they find that one who
makes the trip in day has but few
hours at the Junction and moreover
has to do good part of his travelling
by night. Well, the people of the
northeastern part of the state have
Just the same inconvenience in going
to Rutland. 1t is six of one and half a
dozen of the other. But it is urged by
some patrons of these meetings who
live in the southwestern part of the
state that three-fourths of the entries
are from that section. This fact does
not prove that it will be so at the juno
ton meeting. The very purpose of
alternating from the west to the east
side is to encourage breeding all over
the state. We venture to say that,
with good weather, the next meeting
will be as successful in attendance and
receipts as any of the recent meetings
at Rutland, and that a marked increase
in the interest in breeding will be no.
ticeable throughout the east side.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

THE legislatures of all the states
which had close elections seem to have
Strengthened things out, with the ex-
ception of Connecticut. In that state
a committee of the house, which is re-
publican, reports that there was no
election by the people, because 1889
ballots were improperly rejected by
local counting officers, on the ground
that they bore }" distinguishing marks"
contrary to law. This committee, how
ever, admits the election of the
democratic candidate for comptroller.
The democrats have majority in the
senate, and they insist that the demo-
cratic ticket in full was elected. So
the deadlock continues, and the end
does not yet appear.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

The alleged state agricultural col
lege at Burlington is warming over
some of the essays of the members of
the Board of Agriculture and serving
them up as a" Winter Course of Lee
lures to Farmers" Possibly our
Transient Boarder" may happen
round there in the course of his PEREZ
grinations and sample the hash of the
institution.
THE apportionment bill went through
the senate exactly as it left the house ;
so that item of important legislation is
disposed of. The bill provides for a
house of 1856 members. A few demo-
Gratis made vigorous kick because
Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota and
New York were not each given one
more representative. On the whole,
however, it was generally admitted that
the apportionment was as fair and sat
isfactory as it very well could be. The
senate is to be congratulated on the dis
position it is now showing to push bust
ness as rapidly as possible.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

THE committee of Bostonians who
called on the president last week to
urge him not to sign free coinage bill
are not particularly pleased with the
reception given them. The president
is reported to have said that it would
be highly improper for him just now to
express his opinion of the bill. The
Boston committee was composed largely
of democrats and mugwumps, and pos
sibly the president thought it would be
more becoming in them to plead with
their party associates, who are respon-
sible for the success of the bill up to
date, than to advise him as to his duty.
The impression is abroad, however,
that he will consider it incumbent upon
him to sign the bill if it passes the
house. AS to the possibility of an
affirmative vote in the lower branch,
there is little doubt about it, if Speaker
Reed allows the bill to come up. He
is suspected of purpose of choking it
off in the committee, but such course
is hardly likely.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04

THE speeches at the Sons of Yer
mont associations, from Boston to San
Francisco, are extremely edifying.
The eloquence of these festive occa-
sions "Outdoes the meat, outdoes the
sportive wine" The loyalty of these
self-eXpatriated sons of Vermont to
the home of their childhood is indeed
affecting, but it is only pious kind of
sentiment. Not one of them could
be persuaded to return to the state to
live. Like the brother of SAKE they
are Proud, sir, of their native state,
proud as they can be, but mighty glad
to be out of it," Vermont is living
too much on her past record. While
she is doing over the exploits of Allen
and Warner, other states, actuated by
the spirit of "the living present." are
passing her in the race. Vermont
must stand by what she is and what
she does for herself in the closing years
of this obstreporOus nineteenth GEN.
fury, not by what her sons of other
generations have done. Yankee boys
have always been taught that ancestry
is a mighty tlimsy foundation for a
claim to distinction, but Vermonters
are getting to be the biggest braggers
extant on this score. Better suspend
long enough to discover and apply a
remedy for existing evils. Let her
show the world that she is equal to the
task of recovering her prosperity and,
in deeds, reviving her ancient fame.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04
yet been made, either in congress or by

THIS from the Minneapolis Journa.
has familiar sound: cit is important
that the people of Minnesota shall note
that the Legislature has been in session
bout one month, and the symptoms of
strong disposition to grasp and intel
ligently dispose of public business are
yet absent. Beyond series of wrang-
ling incidents of Donnelly nature in
the senate, an undignified scramble
for petty offices, the appointment of
committees, some long debates on
questions entirely disconnected with
state affairs, the houses have done pre-
cious little" The limit of the legisla-
tive session of Minnesota was extended
from sixty to ninety days, on the plea
that the former period was entirely too
short for the increasing business, and
now the Journal is insisting that the
sixty day limit shall be restored.
Westward the decline of legislative
virtue takes its way. Vermont extends
sympathy to Minnesota.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
BOTH WERE FOOLED.
A Laughablo Incident Growing Out of .
Diamond Robbery.

A Laughablo Incident Growing Out of .
Diamond Robbery.
CHICAGO. June 3O.-It was case of dia,
mond cut diamond tonight at the corner
OF Sangamon and Monroe streets.
Mrs. George Moergenthau, whose res i.
dence had been robbed of 800 wo nth O:
diamouds was at the corner named to keer
all appointment made by all anonymous
letter received in answer to all advertise
ment from her offering 500 reward and nc
questions asked for the return of the
jewels. ..a@t ~
Several high police officials and we'll
known newspaper men to whom he facts
had been made known were also in the
vicinity of the corner hiding and watching
for the bold diamond robber to come out
in the glare OF the electric light and get
himself captured in the most approved
style.
When Mrs Morgenthau nervously
alighted from car dismissed the vehicle
and presently gave the agreed upon signal
sure enough we'll dressed young man
stepped briskly forward, handed her with
out word the tiny package Of sup
posed diamonds and received in return a
bundle of supposed currency. Halfa min
ute later the young man was under arrest.
Then it was discovered that the packages
exchanged by nervous Mrs. Morgenthau
and the blithe young man contained
neither greenbacks nor diamonds, but
simply brown paper.
The prisoner, G. Burchard, who is follow
ing the races, declares he knows nothing of
the missing diamonds, and was simply try
ing to capture the reward. He is intensely
chagrined at the outcome, as indeed is also
his very shrewd captors.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
BULLETS FOR A BRUTE,
A Tough Illinois Citizen Filled Full Of
Lead, .... .


SPARLAND, ILL.,, June .3O-About twelve
years ago an esteemed citizen named John
Carver died. leaving one daughter and three
sons. +..@
Subsequently his widow, whom he had
lett some 900, married mere boy
named Royal Frisby. Frisby at once de-
veoped into first-class tough, and began
spending the money in debauchery.
The citizens have for long time been in
arms against Frsby, and on Saturday.a
white cap" circular was sent to him, and
several sent to heads of families with all at
tached prayer Help us for humanitys
sake, and signed by the widow Carver
and her three sons. The original circular
detailed how. while yet the husband of
Mrs. Carver, Frisby ruined her thlrteen-year-
old daughter, and how she bore him natu-
raj child i'll the house of his wife, her
mother. The father buried the child in
the yard within sixty teet of the house.
Mrs. Frisby was compelled by threats to
witness the grossest of Outrages by her hus-
band until her daughters shame and the
shame of her household became public
property. Then she secured divorce, and
Immediately thereafter her husband COM
PEELED her daughter with q second natural
child only two weeks to marry him.
Yesterday not having needed the warning
of the circular he stepped out OF his house
and before he had gone twenty feet he was
filled full of buckshot and instantly killed
The coroners jury held Clip Culver, OF
Henry, Mrs. Laura Frisby and her son, ] ohm
Carver, for the killing.
The killing meets with the approval of
the community, and hundreds of citizens
have offered to 70 on the bonds Of the pris-
oners. 1t is said the first child born to the
daughter was strangled by Frisby.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
A SITE CHOSEN.
The Place for Sioux Falls Pubic Rui1o,
i ing Duly Designated.

The Place for Sioux Falls Public Eui1o.
ing Duly Designated.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram June 80.
Secretary Foster to-day approved the rec
ommendation Of Specia! Agent Mclean for
the public building sites at Sioux Falls and
Fargo. Thirteen sites were offered at Sioux
Falls. The site approved is situated at the
northwest corner Of Phillips avenue and
Twelfth street. The price is IS, 900. Thomas
H. Brown is the owner. Special Agent Nc
Lean looked over the thirteen sites offered
at Fargo, and then decided to make a choice
outside of any of these. The prices for the
different locations ranged from 81 to $40 600.
The site selected is situated on Robert street
and First avenue, and the price to be paid
is $4,000. ~. ~, D~'
The report of the commission that visited
Mankato MIMI, to Settle the difficulty over
the public building Site in that city was ex.
ahmed by Secretary Foster this afternoon.
He decided not to give his approval to-day.
1t need surprise no one in Mankato if tie
Holbrook property at Second and jackson
streets is selected. This lot will cost S., 600.
and certain interested citizens will donate
$4l25 of this amount, so that in case this
site is selected the government will ONLY be
Obliged to pay 1915 for it. The commits
sion examined eight sites offered in Man.
katO.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
When Hoops Came In.

1t was in the very early portion Of
the eighteenth century that the hoop
petticoat came in. The skirts We're
not quilted but there was a kind of
panier drapery attached to train,
the bodice pointed; the elbow sleeves
ruffled. In 100 we read OF a black
silk petticoat, having a red and white
calico border; CHEEKY colored stays.
trimmed with blue and silver; q red
and dove-colored damask gown, flow
cred with large trees; yellow satin
apron, trimmed with white Persian
silk. The quilted petticoat and
Powered overgown dates from about
173O to 1895, when Mr.. Pitt brought
in his powder tax, which sent powder
out Of fashion. Halt powdering came
into extensive use with the introduce
ton OF the huge periwig at the Restor-
alton. Hoops and sacks We're worn
in George Is reign viz, Il 4-l724
and it was in George HIS time-l757
85176O-that. the mock pastoral fash,
ions were introduced, and men and
women dressed as shepards and
she perdesses. London Queen.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
USED GOVERNMENT MONEY.

Serious Charges Made Against the Col
lector at Port Townsend. WASH
Port TOWNSEND, Wash Special Tele-
gram, June 5O.-Nearly 100000 OF govern
ment money has been taken from the SAFE
IN the custom house here and lsed for pr1-
vate purposes by Collector of Customs
Charles NJ. Bradshaw between March l,
1890, and June g. 1891. On the 9th instant
there was deficit of over $500 still due
the government and which Bradshaw had
not replaced in the government safe.
Special Treasury Agent c. J. Mulkey has
been employed in investigating and looking
up the latest customs scandal. Charles B.
Wood late special deputy collector OF Gus
toms, has submitted evidence and affid avits
to Mulkey, corroborated by records in the
custom house and certain banks. that prove
beyond all reasonable doubt that Brad
shaw allowed Morris B. Sachs, Judge of
the superior court, who was tried at Olym-
pla last winter On Impeachment proceed
lngs, 70 take from the government safe at
one time 81, 1885, with which Sachs pur-
chased opium at the United States mar
shals sale and which was afterwards sold at
profit Of over S4OO. At several other
times Bradshaw gave TO Sachs, from the
government safe, large amounts Of money
w men the special agent examined the
custom house accounts Bradshaw made af-
tdavit that the amount which he was de-
tclent was in transit from various sub
ports on the sound. Last week Bradshaw
sacrificed a valuable piece OF business prop
erty Tor 5000, with which he endea vored
to square himself with the department by
making the deficit good.
Every enoeavor has been made to mother
the Investigation by Port Townsend Re
publican politicians and give Bradshaw an
opportunity to resign.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
AT THE VATICAN.
The Pope Considering Objections to the
Catholic Emigration Sche me,

The Pope Considering Obj Cti0ns to the
Catholic Emigration scheme.
ROME. June 3O.-Under instructions from
the Holy See an exact report of the comment
made and the impressions produced in h,
United States by the project of Herr Cahens-
ly regarding emigration to America has
been drawn up and is now under considera-
ton at the Vatican. The future action OF
the pope will largely depend on the i'm
preston created by the report, untavorable
or otherwise. The opposition OF the amer
lean hierarchy to the scheme will not tend
to smooth the path of Herr Cahensly or his
colleagues, who, however, show no 81 gns
their utmost to secure their ends.
The Catholic world here is endeavoring
in order to mitigate the economic crisis tC
promote scheme in the European ca D.
itals' Catholic banks, which. working ir
connection with each other, would form [.
kind Of international syndicate In ordel
to attain this end the argument of Boutouk
is advanced, alleging the necessity OF with
drawing the capital, resources and finances,
Of the Catholic world from what is practi-
cally an absolute Jewish control. This
proposition was made once before, but fell
through because it was not based on bust
ness principles. In spite of this, the pres
ent promoters have issued an appeal, in
which they ask the cooperation OF Catholic
capitalists, and state that Catholic banks
will be organized in London Paris and Bos-
ton. 1t is affirmed that efforts will be made
in New York to obtain support to the
scheme. ."
The Holy See has been approach ed with
view TO obtaining its support, but it has
formally declared that it will have no con-
nection with any combination OF this kind.
Cardinal Rampolli has formally made
known this decision of the Holy See to the
pontifcate diplomatic corps.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
DYING OF HUNGER.
Russian Crops Failure and People Are
Starving to Death

Russian Crops Failure and People Are
Starving to Death.
LONDON, June 3O.-The Telegraph's st.
Petersburg correspondent declares that the
harvest in Russia this year is likely to be
the worst on record.
Famine is already visible in the IA ces of
already broken out. The only food is oat
meal mixed with tree bark or similar in
gradients.
In Kazon among indigents receiving
meats gratis are 146 noblemen and re
priests. In other districts similar condi.
lions are reported. In the Jewish colony
at Rovnopol many people are dying Of
hunger and hundreds have to huddlc to-
gether. Several families live in one room
often for the sake of warmth. Some papers
contain advertisements Of children OF sale
-.... On Meredith's Tran.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The fight of the
Knights of Labor against Capt. Meredith,
chief of the bureau Of engraving and print
ing, has assumed increased interest in view
OF the fact that it has been taken up by the
executive committee OF that order. Messrs.
Powderly, Devlin and Hayes have lett
Columbus Ohio, to visit Washington in
connection with the matter. The Knights
in aformer interview with Secretary Fos-
ter made the threat that they would use
the power of that organization to defeat the
election Of Mr.. Mckinley Tor governor this
fall iftheir demands Tor the reinstatement
OF certain Knights of Labor from the
bureau OF engraving and printing at Wash
lnton were not complied with. 1t is with
this object in view that the principal off,
GERS of the Knights Of Labor are on their
way here accomp panied by two Of Mr.. Nc
Kinley's close friends
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1891-07-02
A PITCHED BATTLE.
Fatal Fight Between White Strikers
and Negro Miners, Assisted by
PinkertOn Men.
Two of the Strikers Killed and Several
on Each Side Seriously
Injured.

SEATTLE, WASH, Special Telegram, June
30.-Since the bringing of 600 colored min
ers from the East few weeks ago to take
the place of white strikers in the Franklin
coal mines near Seattle, the labor unions
have evidenced great dissatisfaction and
late authetic news from Franklin, makes
known that the negroes and Pinkerton
guards had pitched battle with the white
strikers at daylight Sunday morning with
the result that the whites were routed and
driven back into the woods with a loss of
two men killed. several others wounded
and two women, wives of the white miners,
were shot in the limbs but will recover.
One negro was probably fatally shot.
1t is estimated that at least 1000 shots
were exchanged, but owing to darkness
most of the men fired at random. 81.
The white strikers precipitated the bat
tie by making the attack. After the fight,
and when daylight came. the negroes were
crazed with Il desire tor revenge, and threat
ened to go down on the flats blow the
mines and kill all the white Miners who
number 125, and their families. The
guards assisted by Chief Sullivan, had all
they could do to keep the negroes from
carrying out
THEIR DIRE THREATS.
At o'clock this morning two companies
OF militia were sent to the scene to protect
the mine property and keep the negroes
and whites from shedding more blood
One of the white miners named Robinson,
who has been working with the negroes,
shot and killed two Of the strikers. This
morning he was taken to Seattle by a de-
tachment Of rifles from Company B and
W as put in Jail.
At the Gilman and New Castle coal mines
mines, also in this county, the white strik-
ers are causing much trouble. At the latter
place the home guards, consisting of
about fl ty miners, are drilling daily, Lot to
uphold law and order, but to keep nom
union men from working in the mines
The Pinkerton guards are hourly expecting
an attack.
The sheriff will leave for Gilman tonight
and will endeavor to stop bloodshed but
this is hardly thought possible. The county
officials and mine owners do not regret so
much what has happened as they fear
what will transpire within the next twenty
four hours