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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
A COMPLICATED CASE
Dr. Meyers May 60
Free.
Under a Constitutional Provision
They Will Demand Release.

Now that DR.. Henry Meyer, the alleged
poisoner has become a hot coal In the hands
Of the district attorney OF New York, the
peoples representatives are equally dis
turbed over the holding Of the woman who
bears the title of wife to the chief defendant.
Complication after complication has arisen
in this celebrated east and tn" greatest Of these
Is tn" point yet to hc argued hy the defence,
viz. "Noprrson shall br subject to hc twi'"
put in jeopardy for the same offence. ~
provided 10y the constitution
This section particularly applies t. DR..
Meyer. and. "a, his wife l. Jointly indicted.
the question arises how can the woman now
h" tried for "a crime attributed I" the hus-
band, who ha, ieoPardiz"d his III" IN an
swering the allegations
Lawyer Brooke has requested Dist. Atty.
Nirpll to diScharg" Mrs. Meyer. hut the re-
quest was promptly refused. When next the
prosecution moves for tn" trial tn" ronstltu-
tional provision will he used H. demanding
Meyer rc,raec. and tn" discharge OF his wife.
Thr-" and other complications, such a. the
inability to secure an actually impartial jury,
will appear when the next cas-" is presented
In court
The Toledo O. officers who were in New
York city to arrest Meyer. in the event of his
discharge have returned to their homes
DR.. Meyer and Mrs. Meyer will remain in
the Tomh- until the indictment against them
ii trip, orc All .iIn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

Premier Crispi has announced his policy in
the Italian parliament.
Within three weeks the United States will
have seven warships at Rio.
The New York and perhaps the Mantono-
moh will go to Rio de Jancrio.
Mrs. Maybrick's mother has employed So
licitor to reopen the (amou, poisoning ease.
Italian rents dropped at Paris and Berlin
after the announcements Of Premier Crispis
policy.
Eight hundred persons are in prison in
Pernambuco, Brazil, because they sympa-
thize with Mello.
San Domingo is on the brink Of revolution.
An attempt has been made to assassinate
President Heureauy.
Admiral Erben Of the United States flag
ship Chicago, now at Vllcfrancho was accord
ed IA cordial reception.
There was great excitement at Honolulu
upon the arrival Of Cleveland's message and
further instructions for Willis.
Two Portuguese merchants at Rio have
been sentenced to be shot for carrying inSur-
gents upon one OF their vessels.
1t Is denied that there have been any modi-
fcations OF the military convention between
Wurtemberg and PRUSSIA and asserts that no
auch notifications are In preparations
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

The site of the city of Troy seems
destined to become once more as
much of battle ground as it was in
Homeric days, observes the New York
Tribune. At the present moment
scientists of every nationality and
cline are engaged in angry discus
sion as to whether the archaeological
discoveries Just made at Hissarlik are
really the remains of Troy or not.
Professor Schliemann's excavations
being almost unanimously regarded as
having no connection with the city
where the beautiful wife of Menelaus
was held a willing captive.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

Professor Bailey, of Owens College,
England, has recently written OF the
steady increase of what is known as
"black fogs" in England From
statistics it is known that these men
acing collections of the mineral I'M
purities in the atmosphere are now
about eight or ten times as prevalent
as they we're century ago. He says;
"In the earlier part of this century
Manchester, with a population ~
that time of about 120, 900 had on an
average about four or five dense togs
during the winter, while at the present
day, with population OF ooo'ooo' we
have dense fogs lasting the whole day
for twenty days or more, and foss Oh
less density are experienced on iof'y
or. fifty dsya"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
GOALS ON FIRE.
Olneyville Mill Owners Present Strik-
ers with s3I0O.

The Olneyvillc. Il. L.. mill operatives will
probably have better opinion OF mill own
ers after the latter's generous action. The
lowing subscriptions speaks for itself
"Regretting the fact that even after long
idleness but portion ofthe mill help can be
put to work Immediately and aware that they
are suffering forthe necessities Of life. the un-
dersigned mills unite in fund for the relief
for the destitute. Charles Fletcher, $1,000
National and Providence worsted. $500; Riv-
ersidc mills, $500; Atlantic mills, $500; Wey-
bosset mills, $500; Saranar worstcd mills.
800 total, s3lOO.
This money was raised in about ten minutes
by Joseph Fletcher. son Of Charles Fletcher
the latter generously makinga $1,000 pledge,
personally, and entirely outside the mills
In which he owns stock.
The fund was at once place in the hands
Of the Oycrseer OF the Poor Cummings, who
has been instructed to distribute it among
the mill operatives Of The Olneyvllle district,
in the form of Christmas dinners, barrels OF
-four, coal, wood, clothing and shoes Tor the
children, delicacios and, In fact, everything
that Is needed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
Our Consul General at Japan sends

Our Consul General at Japan sends
a highly interesting statement OF the
trade of that country. In the year
1892 the export trade of Japan
amounted in value to $53, 49o, 1856. 25.
OF this there was exported to the
United States goods to the value OF
1927, ,459, 229. 66; in other words, the
American people we're purchasers OF
japanese commodities to an extent
that constituted nearly half Of the ex-
port trade of that country. Our pur-
chases in Japan were in value almost
exactly ten times larger than the pur-
chases of Great Britain, and were very
much larger than all of the European
countries put together.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

Already the question Il how best to remove
the 1000 ioumeS composing the Public
Library from the present structure to the
new Copley square building is being agitated.
The task is II gigantic one, as these 100000
volumes If packed on end would make a row
wrlye miles long. The books are to be
tmoved, 1t is said. one shelf at time, the
arrangement in the new library to be as
nearly like the old one as possible, to obviate
2atalogueing. The nearest precedent to the
moving Of the Boston Library is that OF the
Great Royal Library at Berlin, which contains
800, 900 volumes. A regiment of soldiers was
used at that time, each member carrying a
portion OF shelf and all marching in file to
the music Of the regmental band. The work
occupied nearly "a hours. The work Of re-
moving Boston's books will not begin until
next spring or early in the summer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

Professor Hazen, of the Weather
Bureau, expire sses the opinion that all
the conclusion experiments to pro-
duce rain have been failure, and
that those conducted in Connecticut
last summer seemed to prolong the
drought in that section, while there
was plenty of rain in all the region
roundabout
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

A medical journal declares that no
woman doctor ever earned a living
before 1860. 1t says: "No respecta-
bic family in any commonly respecta-
BILE neighborhood would let rooms to
woman physician. Even when
friends gave her shelter business
card or sign was not allowed. The
lack of practical training was really
the stumbling block and the cause of
all this prejudice" Verify, times
have changed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
THE CHESTER DISASTER.
Failure of Grand Jury TO Find Indict
meuts.

The Hampden County, Mass. Grand Jury
returned no indictments on account OF the
Chester wreck
The report in full follows The Grand Jury
Of said county, having heard and carefully con-
sidered the evidence relating to the disaster on
the Boston and Albany Railroad at Chester on
Aug. 3lst last, report that, while in
their judgment the railroad company
was guilty of neglect Of duty in
its failure to enjoy II competent
engineer to oversee the work on the bridge
during such time rs its prosecution was liable
to ondangcr the safety of passengers on said
company's trains. and the Superintendent
employed by II. +. Hawkins in making re-
pairs on the bridge neglected to properly In
strnct the foreman who had the immediate
charge Of the work. upon all the evidence we
are unable to find that any one person or
persons, directly or remotely connected with
the work on the bridge, were guilty either OF
criminal carelessness or criminal negligence
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
After Kidd's Gold.

Notwithstanding the npmberless failures
attending the attempts to discover the where.
sbouts OF the fabulous sums of money sup
posed to have been buried by the late Captain
Kidd, company Of Boston capitalists be.
lieve they are on the right track and have or
ganized for the purpose OF recovering the
buried treasure. Oak Island, Nova Scotia, is
to be honeycombed next Spring and &c., 900
will bespent in preliminary surveys. A lease
of the property has been secured containing
clause giving to the company absolute right
to all that may be recovered by the explora.
ton. The outcomeis looked forward to with
interest.
GxoRoK TuouxY.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

@. L. BoyntOn, the American citizen ac,
cused of attempting to blow up Admiral
Mello's war ship, the Aquidaban, in Rio de
Janeiro harbor. who was taken to the Brook
lyn Navy Yard in the custody of Ensign
James i. Carter Of the cruiser Detroit, and
WAS released on parole by Admiral Gherardi,
saws he will bring suit for the recovery Of
100000 damages from the government,
naming Secretaries Gresham and Herbert as
nn-lafnnlnnIa-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

The Mexican Government complains Of the
conduct OF certain American newspapers
which are constantly publishing reports OF
battles and disturbances in Mexico which
have never occurred and ofrevolutions which
exist only In the Imagination. The Mexican
newspapers copy the reports and poster the
Government for information on the subject.
The stereotyped reply from the Govern
ors of the various States is either that
nothing worth reporting has occurred or
that the reports are utterly groundlcss.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
An Electric Railway Projected.

There has been syndicate formed between
Boston and Portland, Me-, capitalists to con-
struct what will probably be the longest cleo
trlc railway in the world. The plan as 1t now
stands, Is to have Boston and Portland as
terminal cities, and to run hourly express
trains. Under the proposed plan, 1t Is ex.
pected that the distance OF 1l5 miles can be
made In less than three hours. Arthur Sc
wall, late president Of the .-Maine Central Is
among the projectors. The manifest advan-
tages to the various cities along the route
are such that already more than thrice the
amount OF capital needed has been offered
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
Thousands Starving.

Hundreds OF fishermen are on the verge Of
starvation and suffering for the want of
proper clothing within fifty miles OF Port
land, Me. There are hundreds Of islands in
Casco bay and scattered along the cost be-
tween Portland and the kennebec river
These are, for the most part. inhabited y
fishermen who depend entirely upon their
nets and seines for food. During the past
few weeks these people have not been able to
set any nets on account Of the frequent and
severe storms which have swept the &c aSt
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
A SIeighing Party of Three Killed on
The IL, Il NJ, Il. II. Near UOIlis. n. II

A fri shtful railroad accident took place at
the Hollis station of the Worcester Il Nashua
division of the B. & NJ II. r.. by which three
persons we're instantly killed on n grudr
crossing. Another OF the party was injured
but not killed.
The party was out sleigb-riding and as 1t
was crossing the track the sleigh was struck
by the train leaving Nashua for Aver June.
tion at 8. 20 p. IN. Both horses were killed.
and the sleigh was badly wrecked.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
The Weather Bureau.

Professor NJ. W. Harrington of the wealth
er bureau, was here last week to investigate
the charges against II. II. Clayton, the local
forecaster, and also to listen to suggestions
that might tend to improve the service.
Many prominent business men advanced
ideas which might possibly increase the efa-
cheney OF the local Office, which forecasts for
nearly all New England. The professor has
promised to give the various ideas careful
consideration and to try the more feasible.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

The physicians appointed by Judge Bar.
rett to inquire into the mental condition o.
Juror Low, who was taken sick during thu
Meyer murder trial in New York, reported
that the juror was insane and was not capa.
BILE OF sitting on the jury. Judge Barrett ac.
cordingly dismissed the jury In the Meyer
case. He stated that it was the only cours,
open to him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
ISLAND POND. VERMONT. FRIDAY DECEMBER 30, 1893
BOSTON WHOLESALE EIARKFI /

To make the follow Ing quotations of v..'.
10 buyer and seller nliNr, 1t VII te uvCc-~ q
ry to carefully no q the PREDATORY rvmNIl
which prcCedc ali articles quoted. In - mar
ket Ofthis character IL l. impo-~ Ibir tu CIV.
prices Tor every Guv'uf thn week bat u nilu.
the general tendency OF trade. those ElyCl
will bc founI sufficiently close To cuabi,
dealers 10 base their transactions hCryuu.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

Yankee ingenuity is well attested TO in the
weekly report Of the patent ONCE in Wash.
ington, and in the list just made public nearly
45 per cent. Of all the patents issued to New
Rnglanders are granted to residents OF the
Hub. The wide range Of utility Of the vart-
devices being of great commercial value.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

chronicled the fact recently that the Hub
was under stress Of weather In that there
were many cases of smallpox. Then our un-
welcome Russian guest, La Grippe foisted it.
self upon us and for n time raised ructions.
The Board Of Health announces now that
that insidlous destroyer, pneumonia, is epi-
demic. The number OF deaths from this
cause alone in ten days was II, an increase Of
46 per cent over the corresponding week OF
last year
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

India has nearly one-d!th of the
earth's entire population ID also has
higher birth rate than anv other
European country except Russia.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

The holidays always have tendency e.
render the marke. brisk. Th, year. uoiwlth
standing the continued iluan'ill depression,
the rule helitruc. Prir have not matrriall, /,
changed, and the present Indications do not
warrant much hope.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

Gov. Russell and council inspected the
training ship Enterprise and its S5 rugged
young tars Inst week. The vessel was as
clean and trim "a elbow grease and "holy'
stone could make it and the pleased express
sion of the Executive and council must have
bsen gratifying TO the officers and boys.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

At the Lang Clippe Colllery, near Avoca.
Pa, while Richard Clark and Peter Steck,
miners, were propping dangerous section
OF roof the mass gave way, burying them
A Poland laborer who was assisting them was
seriously injured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

British North American indians live
on reindeer meat almost exclusively.
They are big and strong, many Of
them being six feet high.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
Essex County Herald.

The British ironclad Vulcan must
he monster if its rudder be taken as
the criterion. That useful adjunct
weighs TWENTY-FIVE tons.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

Some man who is good on figures
says that ten billion tubers can be
raised from single potato in ten
yaars
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

During the Thirty Years War tho
infantry assumed that superiority over
cavalry that it has never since lost.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

fo DESTROY OR SAvB?-The question as to
whether it is the part of wisdom for the Gov
'rnmant to continue its policy OF spending
millions every year for destructive agents In
the form OF warships, dynamite guns, etc.
md neglect the more humane and certainly
not less important life saving stations ia very
tpropos. The number of lives lost during
he past month, through lack OF facilities for
heir preservation. especially onthe New Eng
land coast. has brought the matter forcibly
before the public, II is safe to premise that
turing the present session Of Congress more
attention will be paid to the life saving
service than ever. Dynamite guns are
now in the hands Of the Government
with capacity Of projecting shells
distance of ten or more miles, while the
mortars assigned to the various life-saving
stations have proven worse than useless
when VESSELS were at IA distance OF 700 yards
from the point of propulsion. There seems
to be no doubt than the crew of the ill-fated
sarah Louise could have been rescued had
there been proper facilities at hand. The
loss OF the Jason is another case In point.
These are object lessons that will eventually
wake up the proper authorities to the fact
that a few thousands spent for ufe-ssvtng
appliances will prove better investment
than millions spent in destructive imple-
mHnts
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

CoLLUsIoN Is CHARGED. Gen. J. Hale Sy-
pher created u sensation before the Naval In
vestigating. Committee when he said there were
undoubted evidences Of collusion between
naval experts and builders Of warships in the
matter Of speed premiums. Mr.. sypher de-
'lared that it was admitted by all competent
naval architects that the speed OF ships can
b" calculated accurately and positively within
a quarter Of knot, and the margin between
the speed requirements and the speed
which the ships were able to make
from the fine lines put in them
and the engine power given them, WAS so
great that it was almost logical sequence
that there was collusiDn in enabling the con-
tractors to make high speed on trial trips and
sarn eXorbitant premiums. Trial trips he
said. were always made under the most fav-
)rable circumstances. and the ships never
afterwards, when in service, are able 10 attain
tuything like the speed shown on the trials.
This fact WAS dem lnstrated by the cruiser
New York. which made twenty-one knots on
he trial trip. and on its recent trip fell six
knots below that, showing he said, an out
-ageous fraud upon the government.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

FoR Coon RoADs.-Senator Hosr Of Massa
ton wound around the wheels Of bicycle
made of oak, the whole Weighing 600 pounds
and standing seven feet in height. Il con,
tanned the names of 100000 signers from all
over the United States praying that there
shall be founded in Washington a road de-
partmcnt, similar to the Agricultural Depart
ment, for the purpose of promoting knowl-
edge in the art Of constructing and maintain
ing roads The petition is i4O0 yards long
and is signed by the Governors Of II states,
by the Massachusetts Legislature and Boards
Of Trade. The petition was referred.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

The FoRTIFIcATIoNs BILL-The Appro-
priations Committee has reported to the
House the Forti1cations bill The total
amount recommended by the committee Is
"a, 22O, ,654, reduction Of s5, 9ls, ,76s from the
estimates. Nothing has been appropriated
for the life saving service.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

COMBINATIONS AND REsIoSATIoNs.
Among those lately confirmed by the Senate
were: T. L. Norris, collector OF customs
at Portsmouth, N. H. Calvin Page, col-
Iector Of internal revenue for District Of
New Hampshire. F. B. Goss, collector Of GUS
toms at Barnstable, Mass, has resigned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

REFUSED THE KRUPP GuN-The proposition
for the purchase by the Government OF the
big Krupp gun exhibited at the Worlds Fair,
for use in the defence Of New York harbor,
has been practically abandoned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. |

Civil SERVICE REFuRM.-The report Of the
Civil Service Cou,m ~'pn is rather eIhaus-
tive, being as lou@ the Presidents recent
message, but deals with the subject under
consideration in plain terms The report
says that 54S post offices were brought into
the classified service by the extension OF free
delivery. and that the total number of classi-
asd Offices is now 6lO. 1t gives in detail the
methods taken by the commission to estab-
lish fair examinations in these offices.
In about one-iIfth Of these off1ces
only the examining boards are COM
posed exclusively Of members Of one or
the other of the great parties They will be
made non-partisan a' soon a. possible. Re
ferring to abuses OF the spirit OF
the law, the commission is strongly
OF the opinion that it should be- al
lowed to investigate and report upon all
cases OF removal and should be given power
to administer O8ths and examine witnesses.
The commission says there are 100 many
excepted places in these post officos and
also in the departmental service In
Washington, where the chiefs OF d.
vision and many other officers are
excepted, the commission firmly be-
lieves, to the detriment Of the public SER
vice. The commission thinks a large pro-
portion of these excepted places should be
stricken from the list. The satisfactory re-
suits Of the classification Of the Railway Mail
Service are dwelt on at length. The work Of
fourh-class postmasters. subject to removal
for partisan cause, IS cited in comparison
with that Of railway mail clerks to show the
advantage Of the system of choosing the lat
ter. 1t is estimated that the commission
costs the people little less than 81 year
for each position under its supervision. 1t Is
money well spent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29
Essex County Herald
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-29

BILL For INCOME TAx.-Representative
Brett Of Indiana has introduced bill for
tax on incomes OF over $4,000 sufficient to
yield annually an amount equal to that re-
quired for the payment Of pensions.
GxvxrR.