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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

The New Jersey legislature, which ad-
journed a week ago, was guilty of enacting
some of the most demoralizing legislation
ever put on the statute book of any state
There are at Guttenburg and Gloucester in
that state gambling race tracks of the
most disreputable kind, which are in oper-
alton practically the year around. The
men and influences which control these
tracks showed their hands as soon as the
Legislature met by electing the starter at
the Guttenburg track speaker of the house.
Quickly following this three bills were
framed which are designed to extend just
such iniquities as the Guttenburg and
Gloucester resorts all over the state. One
of these bills makes it possible for boards
of freehoders Of any county or the gov
erning body of any municipal division in
the state to license the maintenance of a
race track and the running of horses for
any purse or stake for a period of five
years. Another bill legalizes betting or
book-making within the exterior inclOsure
of any race track; and third is designed
ing on a licensed race track from being in
dicted, and prescribes absurdly small max
imum penalties for convictions for gam
bling. This precious trio of bills was
rushed through both branches of the legis-
lature, practically without debate. Gov.
Werts vetoed them promptly, and both
houses passed them over his veto and made
them laws as promptly, only a majority
vote being required in New Jersey to over
ride veto.
The moral sentiment of the state was
thoroughly aroused by this fragrant action,
and in every city and in all the larger
towns public meetings were held TO pro-
test against the outrage. For time it
looked as If the legislature would be com
PEELED by the sheer force of this moral in
dignation to recede from its action and re-
peal the obnoxious laws, but instead it
simply threw a sop by enacting a law max
ing racing illegal during three months in
the winter, and then hastily adjourned.
Some of the leading papers urge Gov.
Werts to recall the legislature to repeal
these gambling laws, but he is not likely
TO do that The scandal is one which will
have to be faced in the next election.
Without at all raising the claim that one
party is the party of purity and the other
of immortality, it is true that majority of
Democrats voted for these iniquitous bills,
while a majority of Republicans voted
against them, so that, as the New York
Sun pointedly says, "the scandal of 1898,
one of the greatest scandals that ever at
tached to any legislature in any state, rests
principally on the Democratic party"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
FROM WASHINGTON.

DIclslon in Favor of Letter Carriers.
The United States supreme court hand
ed down a decision Monday offering its
judgment of the court of claims in favor
of the letter carriers, in the cases of Aaron
S. Post and Frank Gates against the Unit
ed States. These cases arose under the
acts prescribing eight hours as a days
work for letter carriers. In the Gates case
the question whether the eight-hour pro-
visions, as applied to letter carriers, meant
an average of eight hours day for a
month, the department holding that any
defict, in eight hours on Sunday or other
days, could be set off against an excess
over eight hours on other days. The court
rules that this cannot be done, and that
the carriers are entitled to extra pay for
any overtime on single day. In the
Post case the position taken by the United
States was that the eight hours should con-
sist of the time employed in actual distri-
button and collection of mails, aud that
carriers could not recover extra pay for
other service within the post-Office, per-
formed by them in connection with duties
imposed on them by the postmaster. The
court holds that this position is untenable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
A hit of Good News.

The gratifying announcement was pub
lished early this week that Mr.. Kohlsaat of
the Chicago Inter-Ocean, in whose hands
Gov. Mckinley placed his affairs as trus-
tee, had received contributions sufficient
in amount to pay all the governors liabil-
tiles on account of the friend whose notes
he signed, thus fully redeeming his own
property and that of his wife. The tribute
is one such as few men have ever received.
Gov, Mckinley did everything possible to
prevent contributions being made for his
benefit, promptly returning all the money
sent him. At first his trustee tried to fol-
low his well-knOwn wishes, but soon found
that it was useless. Money was again and
again sent back to the donors, only to be
returned by them anonymously. Finally
the trustee, recognizing the impulse that
prompted the gifts, decided to accept them,
with the result that money enough to cover
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17


Thomas Hale, for many years we'll
known New England editor, died on the
4th inst. at Plainfed, n. j., where his
home had been for several years past. Mr..
Hale was born in Chelsea, VT, in 1918,
and was of the noted family of which the
late VIM. b. Hale of N orthampton, Mass,
once an associate editor of The Phoenix,
and Hon. Robert Hale of New York, were
distinguished members. Mr.. Hale studied
for the profession of lawyer, and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1874. The following
year he went South for his health, and
taught for seven years in French family
in Louisiana. He had natural taste for
journalism, and on returning TO Vermont
became connected with the Windsor Jour
nal of which he was the editor for 10
years. In 1859 he went to Keene, N. H.,
where he bought half interest in the SEN
tnel and was its editor for six years, Civ
ing the paper high standing by the abili-
ty with which it was conducted, and by the
stanch spirit of patriotism which it mani
tested during the war for the Union. He
was afterward connected with the Cont
mental Life Insurance company of Hart
ford, and was for time the editor of a
paper at Charlestown, Mass, and of the
Fitchburg Sentinel. He then founded the
New England Observer at White River
Junction, which was finally removed to
Keene and sold to a stock company, fail
ing eye-sight compelling Mr.. Hale to retire
to private life. He was man of eccentrici-
ties of manner which interered with his
popularity, but he was sincerely respected
for his integrity and his sterling qualities
by all who knew him well. He leaves a
wife and son. OF his fathers family of IS
children, the offspring of two marriages,
only three members, two brothers and a
sister, now remain.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

Both branches of the California legisla-
ture have adopted resolution to submit
to the people a constitutional amendment
removing the capital from Sacramento to
San Jose, providing the latter city shall
deed to the state 10 acres of land and a
bonus of S1,000,000. The immediate ami
mus of the resolution was an article in a
Sacramento evening paper headed "Thank
God, the legislature will soon adjourn"
and protesting to Iecite various misdeeds
and mistakes of the Legislature. San Jose
promptly guaranteed the 10 acres of land
and the 100000 bonus. 1t is believed
that the popular vote will confirm the ac-
ton of the Legislature, though the two
years which it will require to complete the
change may cool off the public feeling.
The southern counties are almost a unit
against Sacramento because of sectional
feeling. Monterey was the first capital of
California. Then 1t was shifted success
lively to San Jose, Vallejo, Benicia, and
Sacramento. The present capitol building
cost S1,OOO,OO0, and the grounds are as
beautiful as any in the country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
MINOR NOTES.

Mr.. Gladstone is i'll, though not alarm
ingly so, and the second reading of the
home rule bill has been postponed in con-
sequence.
st. Albans gets an additional $25, 900 to
finish its new government building, the item
having weathered the usual storm at the
close of the recent congressional session.
Recorder Smyth of New York denied
yesterday the application for a new trial of
Carlyle w. Harris, under sentence of death
for poisoning his girl wife with morphine
The Warden homestead at Hanover,
N. H., which came into such painful noto-
riety through the murder of Christie War
den, is offered for sale on account of two
recent deaths in the family and the illness
of Mrs. Warden.
A Blaine Memorial association has been
organized at Augusta, Me-, to raise money
for a bronze statue to Mr.. Blaine to be
erected in that city. Mrs. Blaine has been
asked to give her consent TO have her hus-
bands body removed to Augusta for its
final resing place.
The new military post to be established
near Burlington will be called Fort Etha n
Allen. Charles L. Woodbury., son of ex-
Lieut.-Gov U. A. Woodbury. of Burling
ton, will be constructing engineer. He is
a graduate of the University of Vermont
and is now engineer of the military post at
Plattsburgh, N. Y.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
The appointments OF the PIums.

The Boston Herald says it is reported
that Col. B. b. Smalley of Burlington, and
It. j. Boynton of Montpelier, chairman of
the state Democratic committee, have pre-
pared ''slate' which President Cleveland
will be requested to refer to when making
the most important appointments for Yer
mont. 1t reads substantially as follows:
Collector for the port of Burlington, b. B.
Smalley of Burlington; United States dis
trict attorney, John II. Senter of Mont
pelier; United States marshal, John Rob
inson of Bennington; deputy collector of
internal revenue, Maj. N. P. Bowman of
st. Johnsbury, or Mr.. Flynn of Rutland;
United States bank examiner for the Yer
mont district, Elisha May of IT, Johns
bury; consul at st. Johns, p. O., State
Committeeman Keefe of Windsor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
The Vermont Senators.

Under the Democratic assignment of
senatorial committees Mr. Morrill, of Yer
mont has the Craftsmanship of the select
committee on additional accommodations
for the library of Congress, and is given
place on the committees on finance, civil
service and retrenchment, and public build =
ings and grounds. Mr.. Proctor is assigned
to the committees on agriculture and for
estry, the district of Columbia, immigra-
tion, organization, expenditures and con-
duct of the executive department and to
the select committees to investigate the
condition of the Potomac river front at
at Washington, and to establish the uni
versity of the United States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
what WIN They Do with Him,
IFrom the Boston Evening Record. |

lfTOHl lne bOStOn Evening Record.
We shall be interested to see what the
Senate will do with W. n. Roach, embez-
zler, and what w. n. Roach, now United
States senator form North Dakota, will do
with the Senate. The fact that Roach's
stealings were made from a Washington
Cd. C.) bank makes the situation all the
more singular The qualifications of a
United States senator as defined in the
constitution do not in terms exclude en-
bezzlers and fugitives from justice. The
81 other members of the Senate will hardly
be pleased at having man with such a
record as Roach thrust into their company.
How they can relieve themselves, however,
is not so clear. If he should have the
boldness to appear, perhaps the most effect
i've way to punish him would be to take
measures to amend the constitution in his
presence, so as to prevent the repetition of
such proceeding.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

The Massachusetts board of railroad
commissioners also discuss the new prob
lem, presented by the rapid increase of
electric street railroad lines, in this annual
report to the Legislature: 1.-The original
idea and purpose of the horse railways are
undergoing a radical change. From a
local road furnishing an added facility for
city or town travel, or a means of transit
between communicates which by reason
of proximity are one in their business and
social relations and interests, the electric
railway is already stretching out into the
trunk line, connecting remote centres of
business and population. 1t is no longer
the successor of the omnibus line as the
railroad was of the turnpike and stage line,
but it is even now assuming the functions
and dividing the traffic of the railroad it.
self. If this is to be its province, it is
quite certain that sooner or later the de-
mand will come for the privilege of convoy
ing merchandise as well as persons, and
for speed approaching that of the steam
car. Whether the free use of the highways
of the commonwealth shall be conceded
to the electric railway for interstate trans
portation without further limitation and
regulations, is questions for the legisla-
ture to decide"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
E,-senn,or Dawes Honored.

Ex-senator Dawes of Massachusetts was
honored with a dinner at the Arlington
hotel Monday evening. Mr.. Dawes retired
voluntarily from the senate March 4, after
SO years of continuous service in Congress,
equally divided between the house and
the Senate. This dinner was given by his
former associates in the Senate, without
regard to political lines. Senator Allison
presided, and Senator Gray of Delaware,
Justice Gray of the United States supreme
court, Senator Sherman and Senator Lodge,
Mr.. Dawes's successor, were among the
speakers. Senator Hoar included in his
speech warm tribute to Mr.. Dawes's
long and honorable career in public life.
Senator Morrill, and Senator Sherman are
the only men in Congress who were there
when Senator Dawes first took his seat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

10. W. Smalley's London letter to the New Yor
Tribune.

10. W. Smalley's London letter TO the New York
Tribune.l
The arrival of the American liner New
York at Southampton has delighted the
citizens of that port and distressed the
Irishmen, who think that Queenstown was
entitled to an embargo on American mails
and passengers. The postmaster general
has been sharply questioned in the house
of commons. He gave that soft answer
which sometimes turns away Irish wrath,
and quoted some extremely misleading
statistics with which he had been pro
vided by the permanent officials who
run his department for him. | have
not heard that the American lire has.
changed its plan in consequence, or is like
ly to forego the advantages of Southamp-
ton. On the contrary, the managers of
the line and the authorities of Southamp-
ton and of the Southwestern railway have
made the most of the occasion. They had
municipal celebration last Saturday
March A, and gave a luncheon on Tues
day to some 300 guests, who went down in
new American cars from London. The
American flag flOated over the great ship.
The American minister, Mr. Lincoln, made
an excellent Speech the American ex sec
retary of state, Mr.. Foster, made another,
and Liverpool made very wry face over
all these proceedings. London does not
seem to care, nor do the English as a peo-
pie resent the appearance of the stars and
strips in an English port. They welcome
the ship and the flag, and the American
line has every promise of prosperity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
The Crows and their Reservation.

One of the largest and most valuable of
the Indian reservations is tha' on which
the Crows are settled in Montanl. Its
area is almost as great as New Jersey,
stretching ong tie south side of the yell
lowstone for about 400 miles and ext nd
and to the Wyoming line. Rich bottom
lands, mountains of mineral, and tracks of
primitive forest are comprised in this terri
tory. The Crows are slowly solving the
problem of civilization, although their in
clination to peaceful pursuits is soretmes
rudely disturbed by the raids of their inn
memorial enemies, the Piegans, and it is
not in the nature of the Crows to forego
retaliation. Were the reservation divided
among the members of the tribe, each
buck, squaw, and pappoose would receive
1900 acres. If one travels through the
Big Horn valley in these days he will find
it dotted with cabins that are surrounded
by corn and vegetable patches. In few
instances dugouts for the winter storage of
crops have been constructed and even sta
bles built for ontana cayuses which have
been broken for the harrow and the plow.
These signs of industry are evidences that
the strenuous counsel of army officers and
the Indian agents to take up lands in sew
crafty have not been disregarded, but it
must be admitted that the work of redemp-
tion is slow, for the hunting grounds of
the Crows are still more alluring than the
productive toll of the fields. That sub
stantial progress is being made, however,
may be judged from the fact that whereas
these Indians few years ago possessed on
ly pelts, robes, and wild bronchos, their
wealth now includes many farming imple-
ments, 5000 ponies, 2500 head of cattle,
and innumerable pigs. sheep and fowls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

Hon. VIM. II. Halle OF Springfield, Mass,
who is now on his way to Fortress Monroe,
to spend fortnight, made the definite an
nouncement before leaving home that he
had determined not TO allow the use of his
name in connection with the Republican
nomination for governor this year Last
year he was under the stress of loyalty to
his party to accept the nomination, but this
year he feels free to consult the interests
of "business, health aud domestic free
DOM
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

The French government passed through
one of the stormiest and most critical
times which it has yet seen at the end of
last week. The evidence given by Charles
de Lesseps in the trial of the Panama ca
nal conspirators directly implicated cabi-
net ministers, and even cast suspicion on
President Carnot himself. At one time it
seemed inevitable that the ministry should
go to pieces, but vote of confidence in
the house of commons tided over the
threatened crisis.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

1t is the general belief that the employees
of the great railroad lines centering at
Chicago are preparing for a big strike as
soon as the Worlds Fair is in full running
order, and the managers are taking all
possible precautions to provide against it.
Among other things men are being engaged
in large numbers, by agents in all parts of
the country, who are to hold themselves
subject to call at an hour notice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
Removals and Appointments.

There seems to be little doubt that the
rule of permitting office-holders to serve
out their four years terms will be followed
by the Cleveland administration. Senator
Cockrell of Missouri, who is far from pos
ing as a civil service reformer, is reported
to have informed his people that he would
recommend no removals before terms ex-
pired. 1t is also said to be Mr.. Cleveland's
intention to appoint but few officials who
served during his first term. The argu-
ment against such action is that he does
not believe in establishing an office-hold-
ing dynasty, while others urge that men
who have been out of Office for four years
and have not found private employment as
lucrative as that under the government
must be of small-calibered ability. The
scramble for Office has begun, and 1000 ap-
plications a day are received at the post
office department. 1t is expected that
this number will soon be increased to
1900 a day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

Mr.. Cleveland has appointed a commits
sion, of which ex-Congressman Blouent of
Georgia is the chairman, to go to Hawaii
and thoroughly inform themselves about
affairs there. Mr., Blouent's appointment
is an excellent one. He has had long ex-
perience in public life, was chairman of
the house committee on foreign affairs in
the last Congress, and, better than all, he
is an out-and-out American in his sympa-
thies.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

The very surprising statement is made
that up to yesterday the search of the
Massachusetts, state prison, with the con-
vlcts locked in their cells, had resulted in
the discovery of three bushel baskets full
of knives, saws, pieces of steel and scaling
ropes, and the job is not yet completed. 1t
was evidently high time for the change of
management which Gov. Russell put into
effect yesterday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

webb says in the Boston Journal that
there will be no extra session of Congress.
Mr.. Cleveland says that his only purpose
in convening Congress would be to secure
a repeal of the silver purchase law, and
that it is evident that this cannot be effect
ed this year.
Hereafter the representatives in Con-
gress are to have private secretaries at the
public's expense. The salary of each sec
retary will be 500 month.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
Gbe Uermunt 99benfs.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1893.

The new Senate financial committee has
been made up in direct opposition to Pres
ident Cleveland's well-known financial
views. Every Democratic member, except
Senator Mcpherson of New Jersey, is a
free-silverite
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

The legislature of Kansas has enacted
law forbidding the making of contracts for
payment in gold, and the Legislature of
Minnesota has had similar measure under
consideration. The constitutional power
of any state to make and enforce such law
will undoubtedly be sharply contested.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
Funny that IL Happened So.
TFrou Tba Roston TournaI1

After all the denunciation of President
Harrison for ''subsidizing the press" it is
highly diverting circumstance that the
first postmaster to be appointed by Presi-
dent Cleveland should be the editor of
Pennsylvania Democratic weekly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
MANY INOUIRE

Wy HERE is the best place to get Plumbing
w done, and the people answer IN unison,
On Flat street, at Johns MS" Well done Is
twice done. No need to send TO the city for stock
such as plumbers keep, just call at my shop and
find what you need. A. q. JOHNSON.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
Why should Not

Have confidence in that which has done me a
world Of goodS II you had suffered yearseRith
liver complaint aud got cured by using Sulphur
Bitter would not you too. have confidence In
themf ]. r. Nash, Hotel Winthrop, Boston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17
THAI BAKERY

ON Elliot street furnishes the best Doughnuts,
" Home Made Pies, Turnovers, Brown Bread
and Baked Beans Sunday mornings; Indian Pud-
ding also, and for these you will please give your
order to the driver on Saturday. Our trade in
creases, and we expect II will. for only clean,
wholesome food that tastes like home made will
be sold TAYLOR BROS
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-17

every dollar of Gov. McKiney's indebted
ness quickly came in. To an inquiry from
Col. Albert Clarke of the Home Market
club, Mr. Kohlsaat answered:
Contributions from almost every state in the
Union have given the trustees money enough TO
cancel Gov. McKinley's Inducements No man
has been asked for a cent and all will be paid in
full Free trade Democrats have been as liberal
as Republicans, They all admire his honesty and
manliness II. II. KoHIsAAT"
A notice has been sent out asking that
no more contributions be forwarded. No
names are given, and all that is known is
that the contributors are about 1000 in
number, and that the bulk of them are
Western men.
This action is a spontaneous public trib-
ute to man in whose integrity, patriotism
and devotion to American interests, the
people of this country steadfastly believe.