Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1892-02-11
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Russian Famine-ReciprocityN Not a Farce
Charles T.. McIlvane Electrocuted-C Oh ica.-
go's New Library-New Money Order
Postoffices-Germany and the World 4
. Fair-Memphis' Million Dollar Firc-New
Mass in F-Roman Catholic Statistics.
When the wheat crop was harvested
in Kansas last year the leaders of the
Farmers Alliance, raised the cry. Hold
your wheat, and prophes sled that its price
would rise to an unparalleled point this
spring. Now the secretary of the Kansas
state board of agriculture is lecturin9
to the farmers on the subject in melan-
choly tone. He says that ne wishes he
had sold his own wheat last fall, that he
did not know as muah then as he knows
now, that it was worth more in Osborne
county last October than it is worth to-
day, and that he now expects to sell it
for what it will bring. 1t is truly hard to
tell in any one year what will be the
market price of wheat in the next year.
Herr Wermuth, German imperial COM
missioner for the Chicago fair, has re-
turned to Berlin after visits to all parts
of the empire in the interest of Ger
many's exhibit at the fair He ex-
presses satisfaction with the result of
his tour, and says there is general dis
position to support his proposals.
Everywhere he has promises which
assure the success of the German division
of the exposition. His last visit was to
Alsace-Lorraine, which province will
send credita.ble exhibit of wines, food
products, porcelains and glassware.
Reciprocity has enabled us to to take
full possession of the Cuban -four market.
In January, 1890, for example, we sold
Cuba but 2,720 sacks, while Spain sup
piled rs, ,490. Last month we not only
sold as much as Spain had supplied
before, but increased the total from H.
21O to 62 81 sacks, or nearly so per
cent. In the face of such facts will the
free traders persist in telling the farm
ers and wheat growers in this country
that reciprocity is a farce?
The Behring sea joint commission,
consisting of Sir Baden Powell and DR..
Dawson of Great Britain and Prof. 8.
Mandenhall and Merriam of the United
States, met for the first time Monday
afternoon at the Arlington house in
Washington and made pr liminary ar
rangements for a series of sessions GU the
general subject of the sealhunting indus
try. The meetings will be held at the
state department beginning tomorrow,
and will be secret.
Postmasteri General Wanamaker hes
issued an order giving money-prder f:.-
cilities to all postoffices where the cOls-
pensat ion of the postmaster reaches $500
per annum. Arrangt ments have hern
completed to establish 1900 offices
throughout the country on April and
5000 more in July. During the fiscal
year beginning July l, 1892, there will
probably be established about 5000 or
60O0 additional money order offices.
The Handel and Haydn society Sum-
day night gave the initial presention OF a
mass in F. composed by Mrs. III. 8.
Beach of Boston. Mrs. Beach is the
first woman in America to compose a
work of so much power and beauty.
Music hall was packed and the piece
scored grand success. Mrs. Beach ap-
peared as soloist in one of Beethoven's
works and had an ovation.
Charles E Mcllvaine was exc cuted by
electricity at Sing Sing prison Monday.
Mcllvaine was convicted of the murder
of Christian Luca of BROOKLYN, August
D, 1889. Assemblyman Stein witnessed
the execution and went to Albany and
offered an amendment to the present
criminal code substituting hanging for
electricity on and after June l, 1892.
The Hotel Royal in New York was
burned early Sunday morning before the
occupants were stirring and totally de-
stroyed. Thirty or more perished in
flames or were dashed to death by inmp-
ing. 1t is the worst disaster since the
Park place horror of year ago.
A decision has been handed down by
Judge Tuley of the circuit court of
Chicago sustaining the will of the late
John Creerar which provides $3,000,000
for founding a public library for the
city.
President Beers of the New York Life
Insurance company has resigned, but is
retained as adviser at $37 800 year.
The trustees passed resolutions endorsing
his work as president of the company.
Bishop Coke of the Western New Ycrk
diocese preached sensational sermon in
Baltimore, Sunday. denOunciug immi-
grafton, and characterizing it as pesti-
lential and demoralizing.
President Bartlett of Dartmouth cob
n En tfprt
commencement. He will hereafter de-
vote himself to special litt rary work.
According to statistics just collected
for Huffman's Catholic Directory in
America is given as he total number of
Roman Catholics, s 647 ,22l.
Senator Hills lan6lady at Albany has
turned him cut doors. Reason: She
couldn't stand the ,rowd he ha6 around