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Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02
THE MAN1PUR MASSACRE.
Reports of a More Keassuring Nature r
caivod

ceived.
LONDON, April IA dispatch to the
Times from Calcutta says: The fugi-
tives' stories of the Manipur massacre
are vague. 1t appears that sudden at
tack was made on the residency on the
night of March 23d. The report that
the ammunition was exhausted and that
Commissioner Quinton gave the order
sauve qui peut, appears OF doubtful
authenticity. The party was we'll en-
trenched., Grants eighty men and 200
coolies were due March .23d, the former
from Tammo, neither of which forces
have been heard of.
The Times correspondent at Rangoon
saysCommissioner Quinton was captured
near Now, where narrow bridge trac k
traverses a dense jungle. The lives of
the prisoners, according to fugiMves,
were not in immediate danger.
CALCUTTA, April LIT is officially an
nounced that Mrs. Grimwood, wife Of
st. G. Grimwood, British politician
and agent at Manipur, in company with
Leutenants Curdon, Boileau, Butcher.
Woods, Luggard and Calvert, arrived
safely at Lakhipur with Crowley's de-
tachment. A number OF other British
officers are held prisoners at Manipur.
SMLA, April 1.-Six hundred Ghoor-
kas and Crowley's missing detachment
arrived at Lakhipur on the direct route
from Silchor TO Manipur. 1t is believed
that all the members OF Chief Commits
sioner Quinton's staff are safe, except
Brackenburg.
CALCUTTA, April lit has been
learned that Commissioner Quinton was
treacherously seized while treating with
the natives. The Manipurs then shelled
his residence. The Ghoorkas defended
the place as long as their ammunition
lasted, then fought their way out, anc
escaped across the hills.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02
DIR, McCosh,s Four Score,

PRINCETON, April 1.-The eightieth
birthday of the venerable ex-president
of Princeton university, DIR. James Me-
Gosh, was celebrated in fitting manner
today. Gifts OF silver were sent by the
DOCTORS former students, now holding
chairs in colleges, and from the New
York Princeton club.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02
TOOK MORPHINE.
Judge Buckley, of Stockton, Takes His
Own Life.


STOCKTON, April 1.--Ex-Judge w. S.
Buckley, of this city, was found dead in
bed in lodging house, this evening,
with an empty morphine bottle by his
bedside, and glass from which the
poison had been drunk. He had been
III for some time and left home yester-
day morning, saying he would not be
home for dinner. He went to lodging
house about O'Clock last night, and
was given a bed by the landlady, who
did not know him. He remainedi in his
room all day today, and this evening,
when a boy called to demand another
payment for the room, he dis
covered the man lying in bed
with his eyes open. The door was
opened and the judge was found dead his
body being still warm. All day his wife
bad been out inquiring for him and when
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02
Only a Bit of Diplomacy.

New York, April lit is only bit
of diplomacy on the part of the Italian
prime minister to satisfy the people of
Italy," said Senator Jones of Nevada
today. "There is a popular clamor in
Italy for some sort of satisfaction. The
prime minister recalls Baron Fava, tells
the Italian people it was done, because
he had been slow in bringing about a
settlement of the matter, then he sends
new minister, and there you are. The
whole thing is settled"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02
Only a Leave of Absence.

New YORK, April 1.-General Does
nola, director of the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art, is inclined to discredlt the
report that Baron Fava had really been
recalled from the country. "When 1
read the announcement" said the gen.
eral. 81 sent telegram to the minister,
asking if the report was true. l received
an answer saying: I have only noti-
fed the state department that am 60
ing on a leave of ABSENCE"
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02
Patriotic COWBOYS.

FORT ScoTT, Kan, April 1.-The fol-
lowing telegram was sent to Secretary
Blaine today by number,,of patriotic
cowboys: "One hundred thousand
Kansas cowboys would like to spend the
summer in Rome. Can you furnish
transportation
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02
Lawrence Barrett's VIII.

BosToN, April 1.-The will OF Law
renee Barrett bequeaths to his wife all
his furniture, pictures, clothes, plate,
china, jewelry, wines and household
stores, and all the rest of his property
in trust to his three daughters.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02

A suit with an artistic cut and fit,
first-class workmanship and Innings, can
be had at H. A. Getz, 125 w. Third st..
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02

Frank x. Engler,
PiSno regulator and tuner, 20s 8. Broadway q
Los Angeles herald., 1891-04-02

: AsbUCIHteu Fress D1spHtcres'
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The following
correspondence between Secretary Blaine
and Baron Fava is made public by the
department OF state tonight:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
4 PecmIInrIN Snd Cnsc.

\ sad domestic tragedy has been enact
ed in New York city during the past week,
where Cyrus W. Field, the well-knOwn IL
nancier, and a man of worldwide fame
through his connection with the first Al
lantic cable, has been stricken, probably
with his death blow, and has been ruined
in estate through the financial failure and
disgrace of the large banking firm of which
his son, Edward NJ. Field, was the head
and the son has himself attempted suicide
and been carried to an insane asylum. The
wrecked firm was that of Field, Lindley
Wiechers ~ Co., which has controlled mil
lions of dollars. hut which is so complete
ly cleaned ont that the only assets thus far
found are said to be one note of $500 and
one of $1,000. 4 peculiarly disgraceful
feature of the failure is the fact that very
large amount of bonds, left with the firm
by different customers as collateral for
loans, have been rehypothecated by the
members of the firm and cannot be found.
The financial ruin of Cyrus w. Field
through his son is complete. Mr.. Field,
who is 72 years old, has been i'll owing to
grief and prostration following the death of
his wife only few days ago. Three days
after the funeral of his mother the son,
| Edward, went to his father in his sick
room and told him he must have money to
save him from ruin and disgrace. Mr..
Field gave him the key to the strong box
containing his securities, telling him to
take what he needed to tide him over
The son took every dollar that the box con-
tanned, and since the failure Mr. Field has
sold his residence, valued at $4,000, to
meet, so far as possible, the demands of
his sons creditors. 81 am as poor the
stricken man said, 'as when | came into
the wOrld.n
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

The annual report of Secretary Rusk,
which has been completed and submitted
to the President, gives highly encourag-
ing review of the agricultural prosperity of
the country The total value of the ce-
real crops of the year, compared with last
year, is S5OO,OOO,OO0 greater, and the ag-
gregate increase in the value of all agri-
cultural productions is not less than $780,
600, 600. The beneficial operation of the
new tariff is being felt in many ways.
Only S6,OOO,OOO worth of tobacco has been
imported in the last 10 months, as cOmpar-
ed with SIT, 10000 worth during the same
period last year. The purchase of foreign
barley has fallen off S3,500,0O0 and eggs
more than S1,25O,000. The imports of
horses decreased from S3,3S0,529 TO 81,
0O3, ,046 All of which means so much
the more money to go into the pockets of
the American producers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

Chairman Baldwin of the Republican
state committee has marched up the hill
and straightway marched down again. TO
speak more correctly he seems to have fall
en- off with a sickeiing thud. He has Civ
on up completely his fight against the state
papers. and in a circular issued this week
announces that the state committee have
gone out of the club paper business and
that hereafter the papers will do business
with the publishers OF the metropolitan pa
pers direct. This conclusion is very
proper one, and the only pity is that it
could not have been reached more graceful
ly. The course pursued by Mr. Baldwin
in the Barton Monitor, his home paper,
does not seem to us to do him creditor
we do not believe the articles on this sub
iect, which appeared, in that paper last week
and this, were from the pen of Mr.. Blake,
its editor. 1t certainly is not Mr.. Blakt's
usual way to indulge himself in illusions
to his state contemporaries such as are con
tained in those articles.
The size of the whole matter appears to
be that Mr.. Baldwin ran against a stone
wall in trying to force the state papers to
reduce their price, and has ever since been
trying to pick himself up by declaring that
his intentions have been misunderstood or
misrepresented and that he never tried to
dictate terms to the state papers. He
claims, in effect, that the action of the
state committee was in the form of "sug-
gestion' to the state papers, and that an
effort was made simply TO try to find out
whether this suggestion would be agree
able to them. The fact is. however that
a deliberate scheme was formulated to com
pei the state papers to cut their own price
in order to retain the 45tcent clubbing rate
with the metropolitan weekies and the
effort was carried so far as to try to force
the Boston journal to refuse any rate less
than 80 cents to papers that did not cut
their own price The journal. however,
through the good sense and just action of
Mr. Forbes. its Vermont representative,
refused to allow itself to be used as a club
over the heads OF the Vermont papers. 1t
was undoubtedly this action of the journal
that caused the speedy and complete col
lapse of Mr.. Baldwin's scheme, and it is
to the credit of that paper that this was
the case.
The Phoenix has no personal feeling in
this matter and has no reason to have any.
1t fought this cut-throat scheme vigorously
four years ago. and now takes satisfaction
in seeing it get its final deathblow. This
is all there is to it so far as We are concern
/ ed. As matter of duty toward the Re
publican party, however, and of wise solc-
/ itude for its success in this state next year,
we renew the suggestion made last week
| that the spirit shown by Mr.. Baldwin in
/ this affair does not augur we'll for either
his tact or his success as a campaign man
ager. Let him step down and out and
| give way to a better man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

GOV. Russell of Massachusetts issued
last week proclamation promulgating the
amendments to the state constitution abol-
ishing the poll tax as prerequisite for vOt-
ing, and declaring that a majority of the
members of each branch of the general
court shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, but less number
may adjourn from day to day and compel
the attendance of absent members.
The effort to remove the body of Gen
eral Grant from Riverside to Arlington
national cemetery will be renewed at the
coming session of Congress. Ever since
the failure of the attempt in the last Con-
gress the friends of the removal have been
quietly but actively and zealOusly at work;
some of the objections then raised have
been overcome, and considerable confidence
is expressed that the attempt this winter
will be crowned with success, The advo-
Gates of the removal of General Grants
tomb to Arlington are not disposed to halt
there; they maintain that all the great
military chieftains and leaders of the I'm
ion armies-Sherman, Thomas, Meade,
Mcclellan, Mcpherson, Logan and all the
rest-should like Sheridan, be laid beneath
the towering oaks and green sod of Arling-
ton within view of the capital of the ma
tion which they sought to save and pelpet-
uate.
1t has been predicted that Canada will
eventually control the ship building in
dustry This opinion is based on the eX-
tent of the Canadian supply of nickel.
Steel mixed with three to five per cent of
nickel is double the strength of ordinary
steel, and does not corrode or take on bar
naces, so that ships constructed of it will
never require scraping. Moreover, as ships
of nickel steel may be safely built much
lighter than ordinary steel ships, their en-
gine power and consumption of coal may
be safely reduced without diminutiOn of
speed. Nickel steel seems thus bound to
supercede ordinary steel and probably
many other materials in present use in
ship construction, and the nation which
is in position to produce this material,
stands in. an exceptional position for con-
trolling the industry. Canada has the
only known reliable supply of nickel. 1t
can furnish 100000 tons of nickel every
year if need be.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
stupidity Among Voters.

1t is strange how many stupid people
there are in the world. The Australian
ballot law seems simple enough in its prac-
tical application but yet at every election
under it some voters manage to do things
inexpressibly stupid. At the recent Ohio
election great many of them did one thing
i'm the line which makes curious figures.
No less than 81, l72 of them made a cross
against the name of the candidate for the
goverhorship for whom they wished to vote
and there left it, supposing that they had
voted for the whole party ticket. OF course
their votes were counted for only the head
of the ticket, and thus the returns for gov
ernOr are widely different from those for
lieutenant governor. The only comfort to
be found in the case comes from the fact
that Democratic stupidity was most abun-
dant-there were 1896 Democrats who
made the mistake to 2,S36 Republicans.
And the net result is II larger plurality for
the Republican lieutenant governor than
for the governor by about $500.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
4 Great National Newspaper.

Nearly every well informed family sub
scribeS every year for more than one news
paper. The local newspaper occupies a
field into which no other can enter: but on
the other hand there are reasons why near
ly every family wishes lin addition to the
one necessary newspaper, which it certain
ly must have, whether it takes Others or
mott to enjoy the perrsal of publications.
which are edited for the country at large
and devote their attention to matters of
national and general moment. In their
choice of general newspapers this winter
our readers will do well to consider the at
fractions of the New York Tribune, now
the ablest and most aggressive of Republi-
can weeklies. Its price is low, 81 year !;
and its columns are crammed with strong
brilliant and entertaining matter. Its prin-
cipal political feature is the writings of
Roswell G. HOrr of Michigan on the tariff.
reciprocity, coinage, the currency and the
new projects of the Farmers Alliance.
The Tribune has a strong editorial page,
and many non-political features, including
well-filled agricultural department, con-
tributions by distinguished writer's over
their own signature, page for old soldiers,
and many features of particular interest to
families.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

The impression is general that the wheat
crop for this year has been an enormous
one, but it is a fact, nevertheless, that very
few people have an adequate idea of the
actual volume of the wheat deluge which
is pouring Eastward from the Northwest
em wheat country, Since July the re-
ceipts at nine leading Western points have
averaged more than 100000 bushels
daily. From July l to November 2S
the total receipts We're 1870, 4lS,64l bush
els, an amount twice as large as was
ever received before in the same time, and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

The sd Congress meets next Monday,
with its big Democratic majority in the
lower branch. The contest for the speak
ership, which is now raging hotly in Wash
ington, is an interesting one, and its out
come is something that no man can safely
predict. There are five leading candidates,
Mills of Texas, Crisp OF Georgia, Springer
of Illinois. McMillin of Tennessee and
Hatch of Missouri-with half dozen
Others who have possibilities as dark horses.
Mills has all along been supposed to be in
the lead, but Just now Crisp seems to have
forged to the front, and the dispatches say
that in Washington the estimate of the
probable outcome is summed up in the cur
rent remark that sit is Crisp against the
field"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

larger by 100000 bushels than the en-
tire receipts of the year lS90-01, by 90,
100000 bushels than i'm 1SS9-00, and by
5000, 600 bushels than the total receipts
in lSSS-S9. As yet this wheat deluge
shows no signs of abating. A large part
of it goes abroad, but the indications are
that the United States will be able to sup
ply the entire foreign demand due to the
years shortage in European countries.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

The Cleveland, Ohio, Tin Plate compa-
ny is offering bright tin plates of its own
manufacture for sale, for immediate deliv-
cry, in any quantity desired. These
plates" the company says, 1--WE guarantee
to have six per cent coating, and to be
equal to any in the market Set this
down as a cold fact against the continual
Democratic claim that no American bright
tin plate is being made except for eXhi-
bition or political uses.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
Later Figures from the Alliance Vote

lFTblll tllt' B'Nltli Itulll'ti.
The official returns of the election in
Kansas, so far as they have been printed
indicate that the decadence of the Alliance
strength was overstated i'm the earlier de
spatches. Tabuations of the returns from
% of the 103 counties, representing consid-
erably more than half the total vote of the
state, show a falling off i'm the aggregate
vote of about 10000 as compared with the
vote of 1890. But the total Alliance vote
in these counties, which was SS, 400 last
year, rose to 80, lg5 this year. This is the
more remarkable because the Democrats
were allies of the Alliance last year, while
this year they voted very largely with the
Republicans That the Alliance, in spite
of this, and on a lighter vote than in 1890,
should have increased their vote is a sur
prising circumstance, and shows that the
Alliance cannot yet be counted out as a
political factor. at least as far as Kansas is
concerned. In Nebraska, too. the farmers
vote was heavy, but in Ohio it was much
less considerable factor than it was expect
ed to be, the Peoples candidate for COVER
nor polling only about -, 900 votes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
To Now Snbscrihcrs.

New subscribers to The Vermont PhuuiN will
receive the paper from this date to January lst,
1893, upon the payment Of SI.5O, the regular
yearly price.
All Phoenix subscribers have the benefit Of club
rates with the Boston Weekly journal at 45 cents;
The Manchester Mirror & Farmer at 50 cents; II e
Weekly Burlington Free Press, state edition. at 50
cents The Household and The Albany journal,
both one year. for only 15 cents
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

Chauncey NJ. Depew, trying his hand at
political prophecy, says that nothing on
earth can prevent Mr.. Blaines nomination
for the presidency next year if he will ac-
cept it, but If Mr.. Blaine declines to make
the race then Mr.. Harrison will be renom-
mated
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
Food for Reelection.


1t is estimated that 1000 horses will
change hands in Vermont this year at an
average of S225, which will amount in
round numbers TO S2,0O0,0O0. The horse
business now takes the lead in Vermont 5
agricultural industries. There is much
food for reflection in this statement for
farmers everywhere.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
Christmas
Gifts.

In making your selections is il
not better TO get something which
will not only please the recipient
and ut the same time be of real
value Millions Of dollars are
wasted every year in this country
alone for Christmas presents
which are Of no earthly use TO
any one.
by remembering your friends
with a pair of warm shoes or easy
slippers you can give them solid
comfort for the whole winter and
good reason to remember you
every day in the week.
For the Holiday trade we have
some very stylish Ladies'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
The Rest, Most widely Circulated, Most
influential.

George p. Rowell & CO., Of New York, in their
new book for advertisers. name the best, most
widely circulated, most influential papers at each
important centre Of population or trade through
out the whole country For Brattleburo the paper
accorded this distinction is The Phoenix
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

From the Albany Journal

Why does not Mr.. Brice resign the chair
manship of the Democratic national com
mittee? He surely is as vulnerable as was
Mr.. Quay, The reason can be found in
the innate difference of moral inclination
which characterizes the two great political
parties
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
We Judge SO.

From the Burlington Clipper.
Mr.. Baldwin has to some extent lost the
confidence of the publishers. but has prob
ably formed a different opinion of the in
tiuence of the state press from what he en-
tertained "A few weeks since
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

The question in New y ork still is whether
the Democratic attempt, under direction
of Gov. Hill, to steal the legislature shall
or shall not be successful.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
Don't fail to examine our 81, So,
$3 and So offerings.
EMERSON 7SON.

Penny wise and Pound fool
ish" are those who think it
economy to use cheap rosin and
soda soaps, or washing powders
of any kind, instead of the good
old Dobbins' Electric Soap;
for sale by all grocers since 1869,
and used during all that time by
millions OF intelligent economi-
cal women who kno7V its merits,
and therefore use it. All who
use it praise it as the best,
cheapest, and most economical
soap made, but if you will try
it, even Just once, it will tell a
much stronger tale of its merits
itself. Ask your grocer for
Dobbins' Electric Soap, take
nothing else.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
GBe Dermunt 4b@nit.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1891.

The Vermont Phenix has a larger
paid circulation in Windham county
than any other paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04
Turkish Slippers

Red and black, which we have
marked at 81.
For 75 cents, 81 and $l.25 we
can show you the handSOmeSt and
largest variety Of ladies' and gen.
tIPmen's Slippers ever shown in
RrattleborO.
Alfred n"lge'S all wool felt
Shoes and Slippers make the very
best Christmas gifts because they
are easy TO fit and they are the
most comfortable and healthful
footwear made.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

The consttutionality of Speaker Reeds
ruling in counting a quorum in the last
Congress is before the United States court
on a question which effects the validity Of
the Mckinley tariff law. Certain import
ers of wOrsteds and woOlens raised the
point before the United States circuit
court for the district of New York that the
law is not valid because a constitutional
quorum was not present in the House of
Representatives when the bill was passed
An appeal from the decision of the lower
court was taken to the supreme court and
the case has been argued at length before
the full bench this week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-12-04

\ sensational effort has been made by
the Concord y. H., Monitor to raise
question whether Almy's sentence to death
for the murder of Christie Warden is not
invalid because Almy was not present, az
cording to the universal precedent, when
his sentence was announced. The fact ap
pears to be, however, that Almy waived
his right to be present and went of his
own accord to the prison at Concord by the
noon train, rather than appear again in
court and wait until hight before being
taken to his new quarters.