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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
The New York sun Has Some Fun with
the Free Traders.
From the Sun, Tuesday, Feb. IA.

From the Sun, Tuesday, Feb. IA.
The triumph of the Democracy with the
voters in November was not partial, condi-
tional, or doubtful. 1t was sweeping in its
dimensions, and left the Republicans in an
actual minority. There are no narrow
margins this year, no regions unrepresent-
ed by Democratic electors, and no absence
of evidence that the popular wish was
everywhere clearly and fairly expressed.
Finally and chiefly, there is no ambiguity
about the explicit pledge made by the
Democracy to the people, not to protect
and preserve, as was the case in 1885, the
existing system of taxation, but to tear
down, uproot, and overthrow the whole
fabric of Republican protection, so called.
Here is the pledge. 1t forms the third
paragraph of the Chicago platform:
1--WE denounce Republican protection as a fraud,
robbery of the great majority of the America n
people (, the benefit of a few. We declare it to
be a fundamental principle of the Democratic
party that the Federal government has no power
TO impose and collect tariff duties except for rev.
enue only We denounce the Mckinley tariff law
enacted by the Fifty-fr Congress as the cuImin
atng atrocity of class legislation; and promis ST
its repeal as one of the benefcent results which
will follow the action of the people in intrsting
power to the Democratic party
Whatever opinions may have been enter
tained as to the propriety, utility or excel
lence of this declaration when it was ac-
cepted by the convention at Chicago, there
can be no difference now. The Democratic
candidates to be inaugrated three weeks
hence, were elected upon this pledge. The
party triumphed, and elected its candidates
in proclaiming it; and to evade or abandon
it now under any pretext whatsoever, would
be to invite disaster more serious and in,
finitely more crushing than followed the
tacit and Intellectual assault upon that
other and very different pledge madein 1884
THE pledge of 1884, to which the Sun
alludes, was to reduce taxation "without
injury to any domestic industries."]
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
Looking Calamity in the Face.

The threatened calamity of another
hoop-skirt invasion is getting its "death-
blow numerously, and it remains to be
seen whether the foolishness will really
materialize. John Leach, an English car
icaturist is credited with having "killed"
it with pictures showing the ridiculous and
embarrassing situations in which the wom-
en- would be placed with their big skir is
on. From the same country the important
news comes that the Princess of Wales
has counted herself with the opposition by
Indignantly sending back to her tailors
a sample of "crinolne skirt of ample
proportions stiffened with horse hair" In
this country the watchful solons are load
ing their guns for the enemy, and in the
legislatures of both Minnesota and Ken
lucky bills have been introduced, apparent
ly in all seriousness, making it a crime to
wear the dreadful hoops. 1t may be noted,
as a sign of the times, that in the New
York papers last Sunday leading house
of that city answers the question care
crinolines and hoop-skirts to rule this
spring." With "Felix says yes" and
"Worth says nc" and the advertisement
adds that 'at the present time Felix seems
to have the best of the argument-at any
rate we are prepared to meet the demand
with a full line of the latest novelties in
skirt extenders." Heaven save the in
Fiction!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
The FInancIaI situation.

The financial situation, with "a, 900, 900
to S5,OOO,OOO of gold going abroad weekly,
while the volume of paper money is being
increased nearly 100000 a month by
the compulsory purchase of silver, is un-
mistakably causing uneasiness at the bust
ness centres The repeal of the present
silver law is loudly called for, but both
houses of Congress refused last week, by
decisive votes, to take any action toward
this end, so that it is apparently settled
that there will be no change of policy
while this Congress lasts. Mr.. Cleveland
is known to be very anxious to have the
silver law repealed by this Congress, so as
to relieve his administration of embarrass-
ment from this source. Whether he will
consider the situation sufficiently serious
to call special session of the new Con
gress to deal with it remains to be seen.
Temporary relief has been furnished by
some of the New York banks in volunta-
rily transferring to the treasury depart
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
MIR. CIereInnd,. Cabinet.

If the newspapers are right about it, it
is a settled fact that Judge Walter Q.
Gresham of Indiana is to 60 into Mr..
Cleveland's cabinet as secretary of state.
Whether the Democrats or the Republi-
cans are the more surprised at this 1t would
be hard to say. Until last year Judge
Gresham has been counted in the stalwart
Republican ranks. He was one of the
strongest supporters of Gen. Grant for a
third term in the Chicago convention of
1880. In 1882 he resigned the district
judgeship, to which Gen. Grant appointed
him in 1869, to become postmaster general
in President Arthur's cabinet, and he sue
ceeded to the treasury portfolio on the
death of Secretary Folger in 1884. In
October of that year Arthur appointed
him to the circuit judgeship, which he still
holds. Both in 1884 and 1888 he was one
of the prominent candidates for the Re-
publican presidential nomination. Last
year it was understood that he coquetted
more or less with the popuists for their
nomination, but it ended by his voting for
Cleveland.
The news of Judge Gresham's selection
by Mr.. Cleveland for the leading place in
his cabinet appears to have had an effect
very much like the explosion of a bomb
among the Democrats in Washington, and
they want to know, in their wrath, wheth-
er there are not enough straight-out Dem
ocrats in the country to make up respect
able cabinet. But this is understood to
be the year when Mr.. Cleveland is pleas
ing himself!
The other cabinet members who are sup
posed to be definitely slated are John G..
Carlisle for secretary of the treasury, Dan
iel S. Lamont, Mr.. Cleveand's former pri-
vate secretary, for secretary of war, Will
son S. Bissell, his old Buffalo law partner,
for postmaster general, and Hoke Smith of
Georgia for secretary of the interior.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

Gov. Fuller has appointed Charles H.
Maxam of Pomfret assistant judge of the
Windsor county court vice Charles p.
Marsh of Woodstock, deceased
William Lindsay has been elected by the
Kentucky legislature to succeed Hon. job n
G. Carlisle in the United States Sena te.
He is a lawyer of prominence.
William Nye, who was burned to death
at Berlin, this state, as recorded in The
Phoenix last week, had romantic career.
Early in life he fell in love with a sister OF
Hon. j. r. Langdon, but the engagem ent
was broken, and Nye then went to Vir,
ginia and entered the employ of John
Brown, the famous abolitiOnist. He was
present at the hanging of Brown and had
charge of his funeral. Afterward he met
many prominent people in the Adiron'
dacks, where he was a guide.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
RepnbIIcnn or Democrntr

The New York Sun is getting its usual
amount of malicious fun out of the situa-
ton while Mr.. Cleveland is making up his
cabinet. In answer to the question of an
alleged correspondent whether Judge Ores p
ham will go into Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet
as a Republican or as a Democrat, it prints
this quotation from a letter which Judge
Gresham wrote to Hon. Bluford Wilson of
Illinois, Oct. 27, 1892:
1T is not true that voted for Mr. Cleveland in
1898 "
81 voted the Republican ticket at every presi =
Dental election since the party was organized e,
except in 1864, when was not able to go to the
polls"
II did tell you at Springfield that after mature
reflection had determined to vote for Mr. Cleve-
land this fall because agree in the main with
his views on the tariff -
II think, with you, that Republican can vote
for Mr.. Cleveland without joining the Democrat
c party
BY way of comment on this the Sun re-
marks that: at will be observed that 10S
days ago Judge Gresham was Republican
with record clear of Mugwumpery in any
form, announcing that he should vote for
Mr.. Cleveland because he agreed in tn e
main with Mr.. Cleveland's views or tn e
tariff, and that in his opinion a Republi-
can could vote for Mr.. Cleveland without
becoming Democrat. There remains, OF
course, the possibility that during the los
daps which have elapsed since Judge Ores
ham wrote to Major Bluford Wilson tn e
Judge has become Democrat.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
A Treaty for the Annexation of Hawaii

A Treaty for the Annexation OF Hawaii.
The Hawaiian negotiations have pro-
gressed rapidly this week. President Har-
rison believes strongly in the policy of an
nexation, and Wednesday afternoon he
sent to the Senate the draft of treaty of
annexation which has been arranged with
the commissioners from the provisional
government of those islands, with a mes
sage favoring its speedy confirmation.
While the details of the treaty have not
been made public, it is known that it pro-
poses annexation in plain terms, and pro-
vides that, until some other form of gov
ernment is provided by Congress, the pres
ent provisional government shall continue
in force. The laws of the United States
which are in force in Alaska are extended
to Hawaii, the deposed queen is to receive
from the United States 1000 year, and
the royal family, and especially the heiress
apparent to the throne, are to be fully
cared for.
Ldter.-The full text of the treaty and
Presidents message are printed this morn
ing 1t is the belief in Washington that
the treaty will be promptly ratified by the
Senate, with several votes to spare above
the necessary two-thirds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

A resolution has been adopted by the
legislature of Pennsylvania which pro-
vides for the appointment of a forestry
commission, whose duty it shall be 'to eX-
anime and report on the condition of the
slopes and SUBMITS of the state and the
presence and absence of forests thereon,
for the purpose of determining their infu-
ence on the stage of water in the rivers,
the amount of timber remaining standing
and how the supply can be increased and
maintained" The work of the commits
sion will include an investigation of the
practicability of having large section of
forest lands secured by the state for the
purpose of establishing state park.
Hoke Smith of Georgia, who is sup
posed to be slated for place in Mr.. Cleve-
lands cabinet, is young man, not yet 3S
years of age. His law practice is said to
be larger than than that of any other man
in Georgia. He has amassed fortune of
100000. He owns the Atlanta Journal
and has made a success of its manage
ment.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

IN at several millions of their own gold, in
exchange for legal tenders, to strengthen
the government gold reserve fund.
To meet the threatened emergency, and
maintain the gold reserve, Senator Sher-
man proposes to authorize the issue of a
three-per-cent five-year bond and the SEN
ate finance committee has agreed to repor t
favorably on this plan and have it added
as an amendment to the sundry civil appro-
priations bill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17

1t speaks well for the good sense and
patriotism which prevails among the re-
spohsble men on both sides in politics,
when Mr.. Foster, the present Republican
secretary of the treasury, and Mr.. Carlisle,
the secretary that is to be, confer together
on the financial outlook, and President
Harrison and Secretary Foster are both de-
termined not to enter on any policy whic h
Mr.. Cleveland and Mr.. Carlise are not fa-
vorable to and will not carry out
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
Gbe Drrmumt 9b@nf..
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1898.

When one comes to think of it, it is a
pretty stiff dose for the Democrats to take,
to see Walter Q. Gresham, an eleventh.
hour convert, put at the head of the cabi-
net, ranking a party wheel-horse like John
G. Carlisle It's no wonder Mr.. Carlsl e
privately declares that he wouldn't go into
the cabinet if he hadn't already agreed to :.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
SALES STABLE.
LACE

CURTAINS laundered at the City Steam Laun,
I dry and 'look like new We are prepared
70 do them In first class manner at short notice.
Also shirts collars and cuffs laundrrtd IN the
most approved manner. H. A. FALEs'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
AN EVERYDAY REMINDER.

While our facilities are COM
plete for Book, Pamphlet, Cat
alogue and Illustrated work,
we wish to remind our custom
ers that our main business is
to give prompt service on ev-
cry day orders.
When you want Letter Heads
Bill Heads, or Commercial
Printing of any kind, Posters,
Circulars, Cards, Invitations,
Receipts, or anything what
ever in the line of general Job
Printing the Office is at your
command.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
SILVER WYANDOTTES.

UNHE BEST bre sdng pen in Windham county;
cockerel took first prize at New England
fair, Worcester, Mass, 1892. Eggs. 81 per sit
ting. ID. l.. HERRlCK, 81 Frost st.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-02-17
VOL. Tx.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX
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pIEntered at the Brattleboro Post once assecono
lass mai matter.
The morning call., 1893-06-06
WHITE HORSE OF LAMBOURNE
Strange Formation Which MAY Be
Seen on an English Hillside.
Philadelphia Press.


In Berkshire, England. Is situated hill, on
tic horse whose dimensions are almost an acre
in extent. The rad, neck. body and tall OF
this wonderful figure consists of wide white
lines, as does also each of its four legs. The
outlines Of this monstrOus specimen of the
genus equinus are formed by cutting trenches
in the chalk, of which the hill is mainly COM
posed, the bitches being from Two to three feet
deep and about ten feet in width. The chalk
Of the trenches being of a beautiful white and
the surroundings the greenest of the green,
makes the figure OF the horse plainly discernl-
bic at a distance OF twelve miles. This is the
famous hite Horse Of Lambourue." The
white horse is known to have been the standard
this monster emblematic figure was made by
Henglst, one of the Saxon Kings.
Mr.. Wise. an antiquarian who has written
much on the white horse of Berkshire. brings
in several arguments to prove that this figure
was maze by or under orders from Alfred dur
Ing the reign of Ethelred. his brother and that
1t Is q monument TO a victory over the Danes in
the year S71. Other wel-kuown writers are OF
the opinion that the celebrated white horse is
natural freak-one OF natures oldest oddities.
Ashmr ad- Burton thinks that the early tribes
noticed that the ou lines of The freak resembled
a horse to certain extent and that they
worked it into its present shape, at least that
they gave the outlines their present graceful
symmetry. However this may be. 1t has been
the custom since time out of memory for the
neighbOring peasants to assemble on a certain
day OF each year, usually about midsummer, TO
clear away the weeds from around the white
horse and 10 trim the edges of the tranches so
Is known all over England as securing the
horse
The morning call., 1893-06-06
MR.. NYE OF HEALDsBURG.
He Astonishes the Clerks at the
Palace Hotel.

W. E. Nye of Healdsburg Is at the
Palace Hotel. Mr.. Nye has the misfor-
tune to possess the same name as VIII
liam Edgar Nye. the humorist, better
known as 'B,ll Nye." What is still more
unfortunate. Mr.. Nye of Healdsburg and
Mr. Nye, the humorist, lite plain bold
style of penmanship almost identical.
Then what is more unfortunate still, Mr..
Nye of Healdsburg is baldheaded and re-
sembles somewhat in personal appearance
the famous Bill of Laramie Gulch Con-
sequently, In accordance with the forego-
ing facts, Mr.. Nye of Heald burg breads
with much apprehension the fear of being
mistaken for Bill Nye of funny fame.
When Mr.. Nye of Healdsburg arrived at
the Palace Hotel yesterday he registered
in bold letters as follows: "W. E. Nye
(dentis0 OF Healdsburg."
There" said he. throwing down the
pen with grave satisfaction, and causing
the urbsne clerk to LOOK up In astonish
ment. that will fix her l guess. Pm only
an ordinary tooth-puller from Sonoma
County, and not a funny man. There's
nothing humorous about me but my false
teeth. No one will bother me now."
Mr.. Nye pointed to his name on the reg
lister, and continued, loftily:
reporters and book agents will avoid
me. Life insurance men and autograph
fends will let me sleep in peace. and nv
brief soj0urn here in San Francisco will
be delightful summer dream. Now Pm
going downtown and buy a ton of plaster
OF paris for my tooth foundry in Healds-
burg"
The morning call., 1893-06-06
THE COST OF PRODUCTION
Suit Against William kreling for
ROYALTIES on Operas.

Suit Against William kreling for
Royalties on Operas.
William Kreling of the Tivoli is in
volved in a lawsuit respecting the pro-
duction of some of his operas.
Leo GoIdmark, Heinrich Conreid and
Carl Hermann of New York claim the
exclusive rights of production in the
United States of a number of operas,
operettas and comedies, among which are
"Gipsy Baron" 1.-THE Beggar Student"
"Gasperone," "Die Fledermaus." Donna
Juanita," 1.-The Vice-Admiral" and
"Nanon."
They claim that William Kreling ap-
piled TO them in 1891 for permission TO
produce these operas at his theater and
came to an arrangement with them
whereby he was 10 pay $500 royalty in ad-
vance for the first two weeks OF each
opera and 500 for each succeeding week.
He produced them all in turn and ran up
a bill with the New York firm of $3.50.
GOdmark & Co. claim that they cannot
get their money. They admit having re-
ceived $500 on account, but they are not
satisfied. They want the whole.
So, finding that their appeals to kreling
were vain. they entered suit in the Superior
Court to recover the balance due them.
kreling demurred to the complaint, but
the demurrer was Overruled and the case
came up for hearing yeuterday before
Judge Trout. The hearing was not con-
oluded when the court rose for the day.
The morning call., 1893-06-06
1T FIZZLED OUT.
No Enthusiasm Shown
for a Winter Fair.
The Presidents of San Francisco's s
Commercial Bodies Throw Cold
Water on the Scheme.

The proposition to bring the Chicago
Worlds Fair TO San Francisco in a grip
sack and locate it In some log cabins in
Golden Gate Park slowly fizzed out yester-
day afternoon when party of representa-
tive citizens gathered in the Mayors office.
Among them were Barry Baldwin.
president of the Traffic Association E.
B. Pond,i president of the Chamber of
Commerce; A. A. Watkins, president of
the Board of Trade and Juda Newman,
president of the Merchants Exchange.
Mayor Ellert told his visitors that he
had called them together to exchange
views for the feasibility of the plan to
hold winters worlds fair in San Fran
cisco.
A. A, Watkins, spresident of the Board
OF Trade, stated that he had studied the
question thoroughly and saw no reason to
change his views previously announced.
81 do not think the plan feasible. The
time Is too short, and believe the fair
you'd be signal failure"
President Newman of the Merchants
Exchange said that he conceded with
Mr. Watkins.
II do not like to throw cold water on the
plan," he said, "but l think it lmprac-
tlcable. The proper way to do is to feel
the public pulse. think it impossible to
raise the money required. and that is
enough TO ruin the proposition"
Ex-Mayor Pond said he did n OF see any
possibility for success in the undertaking.
He had talked with many men and had
found most of them opposed to the plan.
Mayor Ellert - That's been my expe-
rience. Eight out of every ten have been
against it.
President Watkins-I have yet to find a
man who favOrs the scheme.
Mayor Ellert read letter from Irving
Nj. Scott in which he said that the
proposition was visionary and i'm
practicable, and could not meet with
the united support of people and press
which was required for success.
There was not one word said in favor of
the fair. Each of the gentlemen promised
10 call the directors of their different asso-
Citations and consider the subject, the deci-
sions arrived at by the different boards to
be reported to the Mayor.
Mayor Ellert read letter from NJ n. de
Young, offering $1,000 as subscription to
the fair If it was undertaken. No action
was taken on the communication.
The morning call., 1893-06-06
CUSTOM-HOUSE CHANGES.
Collector Wise Dismisses a Namber
of Phelps AppointeeS.


Collector WIse's ak is sharp, aud yester-
day he used it quite lively, the result of
which was the retirement to private life of
a number of Custom-house employees. and
a general shaking up among those who re-
main.
Just six months ago ex-Collector Phelps
dismissed number of inspectors and pro-
NOTED others of a lower grade to the va
Gated position. New men were appointed
TO fill the places of those promoted. IN
der civil service rules the new appointee
must serve six months on the probationary
list, and as the six months expired yester-
day the new Collector decided to make the
changes while he could do so without vio-
latlDg the rules.
The Democratic inspectors dismissed by
Mr.. Phelps have been reinstated, and the
Republicans appointed have been dis
missed, and the Republicans promoted
have been reduced in the ranks.
The Democrats dismissed by Collector
Phelps have made hard fight to be rein
stated under the civil service rules, but
were not successful until Mr. Wise came
into office. They claim that they were dis
missed without cause and in violation of
the rules and few of them threaten to
bring suits against the eX-Collector for
damages.
Collector Wise has decided not to make
any changes in the auditors Office or in
any of the important positions until July
/. The books and accounts upon that
date will permit changes to be made with
out injury TO the service.
The men who were removed from office
by Collector Phelps and are now reinstated
were: w. Z. johnson, a. Nj. Sharp Peter
Kelly, W. A. Harrigan, 7. A. Whearty
and T. j. McGovern. Those dismissed
vnetarday mara. r Rahap u Al
berti, NJ. II. Burgess. Joseph Bush. NJ. j..
Sullivan and w. s. Sprague.
Inspt ctor d. j. O'Leary has been placed
in charge of the Chinese bureau, the posi-
tion formerly filed by Deputy Survey or
Sam Ruddeil.
w. P. Wand has been promoted to the
clerkship m ade vacant by the resignation
of MIR. Sacks, with salary OF $780, Sam
uel Haskins and George E. Coe have also
been promoted.