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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
NO. 81.
A Cry of Alarm

From Free Trade EngIand---thc Eng-
lish Premier Finds a Condition and
not "a Theory Confronting The Eng
Iisb People.
sensation has been created i'm Eng
land, and among the free traders in this
country as well, by a speech made by Lord
Salisbury, the English prime minister at
Hastings, England, on Wednesday. The
substance of Lord Salisburys declaration
was that England has carried her free trade
theory too far, and that she is now suffer-
ing from the attacks of other nations who
are capturing the trade of which England
has heretofore had a monopoly. "This
state of things" he said, appears to
grow worse, and an important point is
that while nations are negotiating to OBJ
tain each others commercial favor. none
is anxious about the favor of Great Brit
ain, because Great Britain has stripped
herself of the armOr and weapons with
which the battle is to be fought. The at
titude we have taken in regarding it dis
loyal to the glorious and sacred doctrines
of free trade to levy duties on ANYBODY
for the sake of anything we get thereby
''lf you intend to hold your own in this
conflict of tariffs you must be prepared to
refuse nations who iniure you access to
your markets. We complain most of the
United States, and it so happens that the
United States mainly furnishes us with ar
ticles which are essential to the good of the
people, and with raw material which is es-
sentlal to our manufacturers. We cannot
exclude either without a serious injury TO
ourselves. ! am not prepared. in order to
punish other countries, to inhicl danger
Gus wounds on ourselves We must con-
fine ourselves to those matters whereon
we will not suffer much whether importa-
ton continues or diminishes.
'While we cannot raise the price Of food
and raw material, there is an enormous
mass Of imports, such as wine, spirits. silks.
gloves and laces from countries beside the
United States. which are merely luXuries.
and of which a diminished consumption
could be riSked in order to secure access to
the markets of our neghbors.
81 shall expect to be accommodated
for propounding such a doctrine, but am
bound to say that | think the free traders
have gone too far
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
More McKinIeyIsm,

An acre of ground in Elzabethport,
y. j., has been bought by an English firm
that manufactures textile fabrics, Including
the finest Wilton and Administer carpets
and rugs. The plans are already drawn
for the plant, which will be contained in
two buildings, each $50 by 80 feet, built of
brick and three stories high. The firm is
one of the oldest in England and has been
in existence under royal charter over POO
years. 1t has branches at Manchester.
Southampton and Wilton, Eng. and fur
nisheS employment to a large number of
persons in each place. The new plant.
when completed, will probably do away
with one or more of the foreign branches
OF the company, as its products can be
made and sold here cheaper than in Eng
land. In the same New Jersey city an i'm
mense building is being erected to be used
by the tin plate firm of f. Morewood IL
Co. of Wales, who have arranged to trans
fer their works here and turn out 5000
boxes of tin plate a week on American in
stead of Welsh soil
Facts tell the story.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

In the Kent debate at Yale college We'd
nesday night the first prize was awarded to
William Pope Aiken of Rutland.
A twO-year-old child of Carlos Barber of
Castleton was struck by train on Wednes-
day and probably fatally injured. Both
upper and lower jaws were broken and a
deep cash cut in the head.
Gov. Page has appointed NJ. f. Tucker
of Hardwick judge for Caledonia county to
succeed Judge Cambell, deceased. Mr..
Tucker represented Hardwick in the last
legislature.
James Pottle, leading slate manufact-
urer of Fair Haven, was thrown from a
load of lumber Wednesday and sustained
injuries about the head which are expected
TO result fatally.
Alexander Livingston of Peacham was
driving into his barn with a load of hay,
and there was not room enough between
the door and the top of the load, so that
he was caught, and squeezed so badly that
the team was stopped. His body was par
alyzed and for a few days his condition
was critical.
Trouble exists between the Central Yer
mont and Delaware q Hudson railroad
companies. The Central Vermont refuses
to make through rates over the Delaware
u Hudson as heretofore, and the Delaware
y Hudson retaliates in the same way.
The result is that the business men at
Rutland and all along the Rutland division
are subject to great inconvenience and to
unnecessary expense. The people at Rut-
land and Burlington are very indignant at
the position taken by the companies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
Murder or Suicide.
4 Case at WenthersfeId which Is At
tracing Much Attention.

tracing Much Attention.
There is great excitement in Weathers-
field and in adjoining towns over the find
ing of the dead body of Reuben Leet i'm an
orchard, few rods from his home, and
the possibility of his having been murdered.
Leet was farmer 65 years old, and the
testimony at the hearing shows that he
was not legally married to Mrs. Leet, al
though they were the parents of two sons,
aged 10 and 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leet have quarrelled fire.
quently of late and on Sunday night had
some trouble. At daybreak Monday Leet
arose and said that he was going to his
brOther-in-law's a short distance away, and
that he would return soon. At about 6
O'Clock when Mrs. Leet went out to meet
him she saw smoke arising from behind a
stone wall in the orchard and on going to
the place found Leet's body. There was
gun shot wound behind the left ear, the
clothes had caught fire and were terribly
burned. The gun lay beside the body.
These facts were developed at a hearing.
The autopsy on the body of Leet was
finished last night under the direction of
DR.. Richmond of Windsor. The body
seemed, on different parts, to be covered
with some kind of oil. The left side was
burned TO a crisp, and in many places
bones protruded through the skin. The
gunshot wound measured two inches in
depth.
f.. III. Weatherbee of Charlestown, n, H..
and Mrs. Leet are under arrest, the former
charged with numbering Mr.. Leet, and the
latter as an accessory to the crime.
Weatherbee has been taken to the state
prison. He is 45 years old and has lived
in the Leet family for two years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

in all the cities east of the Mississippi will
be stopped unless the contest is soon adj
iusted. 1t is said that in this way from
10000 to 100000 additional men may be
thrown ont of work. The manufacturers
have begun the lockout with dclibcra-
tion, and some of the leading concerns
believe that it will require a year to
adjust the matter and establish the gran
ite industry on new basis. In any event
this promises to be one of the most bitter
ly bought contests Of its kind which the
country has experienced.
In Vermont the blow falls heavily at
Barre, where a town of 5000 inhabitants
has sprung up within the past few years,
based entirely on the granite industry. 1t
practically brings all business to a stand
still there, and causes a gloomy outlook.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

Last Monday, for the first time in the
history of the United States Senate, fu-
neral was conducted there in accordance
with the rites of the Roman Catholic
church. The funeral was that of Senator
John S. Barbour of Virginia, and the pc
cuiar thing about it was the fact that the
Senator was never member of the Ro-
man Catholic communion. Mr.. Barbour 5
wife and her family were Catholic, but
Mr.. Barbour's family is Protestant. The
ground on which Bishop Keane, who per-
formed the ceremony, claimed authority
was that Mr.. Barbour had expressed a
wish to die in the Roman Catholic faith.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
Bravery Rewarded.
Edward =. Starkey of Lyndon Receives
Gift of $4,000.

Miss Hattie S. Frost of New York applied
to the Fitchburg, Mass, chief of police
for the address of Edward f. Starkey. to
whom her fathers will leaves $1,000 and
the reversion of $1,000 more as an express
sion of gratitude for stopping a span of
runaway horses last fall, saving the lives of
Mr.. Frost's wife and child. In the fall
verdict of more than $1,000 was found in a
lawsuit against Starkey, and being unable
TO pay he disappeared from Fitchburg, go
ing to Lyndon, this state, where he obtain
ed employment as brakeman on the Boston
& Maine railroad. 1t is understood, how
ever, that Starkey left Lyndon recently to go
to Mattawan, n. Y, to work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

The naval force which our government
has sent to Bering sea this year is much
larger and more effective than last year
patrol, comprising, as it does, four war
ships and four revenue cutters, all well
armed with breech-loading rifles or other
modern guns. Great Britain sends three
vessels to protect the seal fisheries. The
instructions are far more strict and sweep
ing than those given to last years patrol.
Any vessel found sealing in Berng sea, or
having on board sealskns, or implements
for taking seals, is to be seized without re-
gard to whether warning has been given
the vessel or not. Her principal officers,
moreover, are to be arrested and held as
prisoners. This years purpose evidently
is to stop the work of the pOachers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
The "BilliOn Dollar Congress. -
a Chapter Of Cold Facts by Congress
man DIngIey of Maine.

4 Chapter Of Cold Facts by Congress
man DIngley Of Maine.
In the House of Representatives on Tues
day, when the sundry civil appropriation
bill was under discussion, Mr.. Dingley of
Maine said that whatever the house might
do with appropriation bills, it is now dawn
ing upon the Democratic majority that the
expenditures for the fiscal years 1893 and
1894, for which this Congress must appro-
pirate now and at the next session. will be
necessarily as large as those for the fiscal
years 1891 and 1892 for which the last
Congress, the so-called "billion dollar
Congress, appropriated. We are now with
in two months of the close of the two
years for which the last Congress appro-
priated and it is now plain that the eXpen-
dltures for the two years paid by taxation
will not be one "billon dollars as the 9TH
er side have recklessly charged. but only
700 millions-S35j, ,0OOOOO for 1891 and
S345, 900, 900 to $3.50. .0O0. 900 for 1892. in
cluding interest on the war debt. And il
will further appear that the increase of eX-
penditures of 1891 and 1892 over 1889 and
1890, outside of pensions, refunds and un-
usual objects, have been only S26,O 900
Just about the same as the increase of
1889 and 1890 over 1887 and 1888 under
Democratic house. Thus topples over the
entire ''billion dollar issue which the
Democratic leaders have been shouting
over so Justify the past year.
Notwithstanding the annual revenue has
been reduced S60,OOO,OOO, it is already evil
dent that the receipts for the present fiscal
year will meet all current expenditures and
the interest on the war debt, and leave
balance of about S7,OOO,OO0 or SS,OOO,OO
to apply to the bank redemption fund,
which has been used to reduce the princi-
pal of the war debt. And the government
will have at the end of the fiscal wear
surplus of over S27, 900, 900 in addition to
balance of about S25, 100000 in the
hands of disbursing officers to meet ma
turing obligations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
Declares for Col. Fuller.


The attitude OF the press on the west
side of the state has been that of waiting
for the east side to settle down on can
ddate, regarding the discussion as mat
ter for the people in that locality to settle.
The time has now come when the leading
candidate for governor, conceded by the
east side, is eN-Lieutenant-G Governor Levi
X. Fuller and the probability is that no
other name will be presented to the con-
vention in June We have no sympathy
with the abuse that has been hurled at
Col Fuller's head by remnant of the
state press, whose leader seems To be- the
Rutland Herald. We leave all such Jour
nalism to those who think it smart-like
some of our Democratic papers nearer
home. Col. Fuller's public record is before
the people-he has been figure in state
affairs for many years, and we shall heart
lily support the ticket, with Col. Fuller at
its head, when the convention shall have
made its nominations. The state conven-
tion of the Republican party can be trusted
to select ticket that will poll the full vote
i'm September
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
Big Damages for Robert E. Lee. Heir


A Washington despatch of Tuesday
says: The court of claims yesterday gave
a most remarkable finding in the ceiebrat-
ed Lee case of damages for timber cut off
the Ravenswood (Va.) estate during the
war. The claim is an old one and has ex-
cited much comment because it was the
heirs of Robert E. Lee who were trying to
get damages from government that Rob
ert E. Lee fought to destroy. The heirs
claimed S275,0O0 damages for the loss of
the TIMBER when it is acknowledged that
the whole estate of Ravenswood is worth
hardly $4,000. The government lawyers
surveyed the place and estimated the dam
age, if any, at $15, 900, but the court of
claims gave a finding of $4,000. This
would be remarkable sum even If it were
the claim of a loyal man. The money, if
the claim passes Congress, will go to the
heirs of the late Robert f. Lee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

This is from the resolutions adopted by
Carolina: "We shall look upon the nomi-
nation of eX-Presdent Cleveland, if forced
upon the party at the Chicago convention
as a prostitution of the principles of Jeffer-
sonian Democracy, as a reputation of the
demand of the Farmers Alliance, which
embodies the true principles of Democracy,
and as a surrender of the rights of tive
people to the financial kings of the coun-
trv"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

The incident which shaped the profess
sional career of the late Paul Dillingham;,
eX-govemorof Vermont, was cutting his foot
with an axe while chopping trees, when he
was about 2l years old. Although disabled
only for time, he had a slight limp all
the rest OF his life in consequence of this
painful mishap. While recovering from
the immediate effects of the blow he spent
many hours in general reading in law
yer's office, and this led TO his looking into
the law, and finally adopting it as his pro
fessiOn.-R. Y. Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

The convention of Republican delegates
from American colleges, which was held
at Ann Arbor, Mich, ON Tuesday, was
notable success. Delegates from 81 of the
principal colleges of the United States
were present, and were addressed by Gov
ernor Mckinley, General Alger, General
j. S. Clarkson and other Republican lead
ers of national fame. The purpose of the
movement is to organize the Republican
college students OF the country into a
lea ague for effective political work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

The House committee on civil service
reform have agreed upon bill to exclude
political influence from the 81 600 fourth
class post-offices in the country. The bill
prohibits congressman and other federal
officials from making recommendations or
interfering with appointments or remov-
ais of postmasters, and provides that va
cancies in the offices of such postmasters
shall be filled after an open competition is
announced by post-ofiice inspectors, who,
after the examination is had, shall recon-
mend the best man to the postmaster-gener-
al for appointment to the vacant position.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

Incense was burned, holy water was
sprinkled and prayers for the dead were
said, while the usual distinguished assem-
blagc, consisting of both houses of Con
gress, the judges of the supreme court, and
the diplomatic corps, looked on.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
Col. Fuller the Best QuaIihed Camdi-
date.
From the Bristol Herald.

TITUTTI VTt bTIsIOI HtfaIu.I
Another week has rolled by and we are
still of the opinion that Col. Levi X. Full
Ter is the best qualified candidate yet named
for the governorship. lie is a bright, en-
terprising business man. thoroughly alive
to the interests of the state. As governor
he would leave nothing undone to promote
the interests of all classes of citizens.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

The Republican majority in the Senate
will do what it can to have the work Of
creating new navy continued. The naval
BILL as passed by the Senate Wednesday,
provides for the construction of an armor-
ed battlcship of 5000 tons. an armored
coast defence battleship of 800 tons.
-Four small, light draught cruisers and half
dozen torpedo boats which the House re-
fused to sanction were also provided for.
Nearly every Democratic Senator voted
against the construction of the battleships.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

James r. Osgood, who was for years one
OF the best known of Boston publishers
and booksellers, died in London Wednes-
day night, His age was So.
Dr. Pliney Earle, the long superin-
tendent of the insane asylum at North
ampton, whose death occurred on Tuesday,
willed $4,000 TO the Forbes library in that
city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
The N0nbarelI
BeUDreSS Skirt

Made from the Beaver Co.'s
Egyptian Cloth.
The Nonpareil Bell Dress
Skirt is designed to be worn
with any style of shirt waist,
the popular garment of the
times.
This fashionably cut skirt
can be adjusted by the pur-
chaser to make a neat and
stylish appearance on any fig
ure, and is the most comfort
able knockabout summer gar
ment in the market. Made
in the fashionable shades, and
sold at a popular price by
NJ TT IHZT ~
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

Under the Mckinley tariff law the for
eign trade of the United States is the larg-
est in the history of the nation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
ROYAL
Best Baking Powder
The Official Government Reports /:

Inc OFFICIAL Government Reports:
The United States Government after elaborate
tests reports the ROYAL BAKING POWDER to be of
greater leavening strength than any other (BuL
|/iR -, Ag Dep, p. 59o)
Ghe Canadian Official Tests, recently made show
the ROYAL BAKING POWDER highest of all in leaven-
ing strength. (B"hrf'R 10, b. 10, Mh1nd Reg Deb.)
In practical use, therefore, the ROYAL BAKING
POWDER goes further makes purcr and more perfect
food, than any other
Government Chemists Certify:
The Royal Baking Powder is composed of pure and
wholesome ingredients. 1t does either or pho
phate>, or other injurious substances
EDWARD G.. LOVE, PHI. d."
The Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the purest
and most reliable baking powder offered to the public.
HENRY A, MoTT, NJ. ID. PH.D"
The Royal Baking Powder is pures in quality and high
est in strength Of any baking powder of which have knowledge
"WM MCMURrRIE, PHI. d.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

There are 20 representatives in Con-
gress who are under 80 years of age.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
". /. HAWLEY.
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
OF THE
Jamaica Cheese Association.

NE, THE SUBSCRIBERS, hereby associate
w ourselves together as a Corpor alton, under
the laws of the State of Vermont, to be known
by the name of JAMAICA CHEESE ASSOCIA-
TlON for the purpose OF the manufacture and
sale Of cheese, ami buying and selling milk aud
milk products in all their variou forms. and doing
all such other business and things as are incident
thereto and connected Herewith, at Jamaica in
the county # Wluuham. in said state. with a
capital stock of twelve hundred dolla RS, divided
into one hundred and twenty shares of tn dol
lars each. Dated at Jamaica in the county of
Windham IN said state this l2th day OF May, \.
D. 1892 DAVID EDDY.
J. q SHUMWAN.
j. {. ROBINSON.
j. A. MU/ZN.
STATE OF VERMONT.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
copy of record OF Articles Of Association of the
jar atca Cheese Association, as appears by the
files and records of this office
Witness my signature and the seal of this Office
at Montpelier, this 1911 day of May, one thousand
eight hundred and nmety-two.
CHAUNCEY W. BROWNELI., JR,
ILsl Secretary of State.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
GBe 0rrmunt p9@nIt.
BRATTLEBORO
FRIDAY, MAY 20 1892.

The Vermont Phoenix has a larger
paid circulation in Windham county
than any other paper.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20
6ur Sale.

nor Hinsdale and Brattleboro
Il Express Being abodt TO engage in other
business l offer this line for sale, aud would like
to close out at once. G. +. POLICY
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

THE VERMONT PHENIX,
and TERMONT RECORD IND FARMER,
united May I. isSOl
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT BRATTLEBoRo, VT, By
O. l.. ENCu.

TERMS: 81. ~ per year in advance, if not paid
within tns ear, $500.
RATES OF ADVERTISING furnished on application.
Births, Deaths and Marriages published free;
Obituary Notices. Cards Of Thanks. etc, IS cents
per inch of ~ lines or less.
Entered at the BrattleborU Post Office as second
lass mail matter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

VXTOMAN's EDUCATIONAL AND INDUS
w TRIAL UNION, Ryther's building, Main
Street Open from A. NJ, TO 6:3O p. NJ.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-20

The Montpelier Watchman makes this
week the following comment on the Ben
nington Banner paragraph on the governor
ship question which is copied elsewhere in
this paper:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-10-29
MIscnNsIN sTATE NEWs.

Christian Nelson a Neenah carpenter,
committed suicide Saturday night by
taking poison.
During a funeral mt Racine Monday,
team ran away throwing John w.
Harris To- the ground ana frdctuIing his
skull So badly that he died late in the
afternoon
A family named Wilmatte, living be
tween Beloit and gainesville, went to
town and when they got home the
house had been robbed of everything
portable.
Mrs. H. r. Wumsicy, Of Eau Claire
inherits $4,000 from the death of q
wealthy uncle, who divided S125,0Ou
among his relatives
Tie coroucr's jury at Mauston has de-
cided that Catherine Brown wts muir
derad before her house was burned
September -.
The captain of the N-10-U-S. a potato
schooner, left a sailor in charge K4
nosha, and the latter decamped with
$500.
Mrs lockwood feI down stairs at
GAINESVILLE, and broke ltmo As she is
s. years old. it is feared She may not
recover.
At GAINESVILLE Mary Colwcll was grant
ed a divorce from William Colwell be-
cause he beat her with stove poker
A big raft of logs is ahoat somewhere
in Sturgeon Bay, having broken away
from the tug Emery during a storm.
Ewing I[elsin and Willie Johnson,
two Appleton boys have run away to
20 west and slaughter Indians.
Marley Rogers, Racine guardsman
was quite badly hurt by a rocket while
mt the Chicago celebration.
Burglars mt Ripon secured $1,000 from
the store Of J. T.. Brown.