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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19

revenue only" 50 Mr. Watterson
stops short, in mid career in the evo-
luton of his tariff scheme, with much
the larger half of the revenues for the
support of the government honestly
and economically administered" yet to
be raised.
Colonel Morrison, of horizontal re-
duction fame, is another democratic
oracle from whom during the past week
utterances on the tariff question have
been coaxed. The interviewer found
him at New Orleans in the discharge of
his duties as an interstate commerce
commissioner. Colonel Morrison said
the progress this congress will make in
the work of reforming the tariff is not
without an element of great uncer-
tainty"-a situation that has arrested the
attention of other observers. A hori-
zontal cut of the Mckinley BILL" he
says, "is improbable, and would be I'M
wise "a characterization the NeW
York Sun regards as too mild. In the
opinion of that able aud piquant jour
nal, can attempt to satisfy the party's
obligations by horizontal reduction of
the Mckinley protective tariff would be
double-distilled damphooling." Colonel
Morrison finds that the expenses of
government are increasing" I'VE
have" he says, "what are called bill
lion dollar congresses, and there is
nothing to indicate that we shall be
free from those luxuries in the future"
"The logic of the question is," from his
point of view, that if taxes are re-
duced on some articles they must be
raised on others.' An income tax is
no go. AS to sugar, when it comes to
a question of taking off the bounty and
imposing on that article duty instead"
his knowledge of the subject leads him
to the opinion "that the bounty will
remain" In short, in Colonel Morri-
sons opinion, tariff for revenue only
is out of the question, as it will not
raise the money for the adequate sup
port of government. The democratic
creed must 60 to the wall and the re-
publican policy of protection " adopted
in its stead. This is the plain English
of his conclusions.
In this muddle of the disagreeing
doctors, the democratic NeD York Sun,
a staunch protectionist, with party de-
votion that is smuggling hot with irony,
demands that 1.-the promises of the
Chicago platform shall be redeemed in
good faith and with scrupulous hon
esty"; that congress and the admin
istration proceed to carry out the doc
trines of the platform by the one plain,
honest, simple, and straightforward
method" 1.-The way to abolish pro-
lection, )" it concludes, "is TO abolish it,"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19

The sensation of the week in Ha-
waiian politics is the hauling down OF
the American flag, hoisted over the
government buildings at Honolulu by
Minister Stevens and the ending of the
protectorate he proclaimed. The
American marines that had guarded the
provisional government have been with
drawn and ordered back to the Boston,
the vessel from which they were sup
piled. All this by order of Mr.. Blount,
President Cleveland's special and per-
sonal envoy to Hawaii.
In withdrawing the protectorate,
Commissioner Blount has followed the
instructions of the president. His act in
hauling down the American flag is
sharply criticised as foreshadowing the
hostility of the administration to Ha-
waian annexation. The commission
er's course, so far, is hardly subject for
adverse criticism. 1t is the next act in
the drama that will count. 1t may be
fairly claimed that if the United States
is to consider a proposition to assume
the sovereignty al Honolulu, the propo-
sition should come from the people of
Hawaii as their voluntary act. I'M
clouded by even the appearance of CO.
ercive influence on the part of this
nation. The withdrawal of the pro-
tectorate will permit this free and I'M
hindered action and will strengthen the
hands of the United States if her right
to annex is challenged by any other
power.
Commissioner Blount assured the
members of the provisional govern
ment of Hawaii that, although with
drawing the American protectorate, no
other foreign power would be allowed
to interfere with the political affairs of
the islands. If Hawaii is ultimately an
nexed to the United States, it will be
because il is deemed to be for the glory
and advantage not of the republican
party alone, or the democratic party
alone, but for the welfare of the entire ma
ton. Annexation is a national question
not matter of partisan politics. We be-
lieve the great body of The American
people favor the policy of annexation
Such opposition as has been developed
is made on very narrow and insufficient
grounds. The rights of the eX.1ueen
or of the Princess Kaiulani, pleaded in
default of any stronger arguments
against annexation, can have no inhu-
ence with the American people, whose
forefathers smashed to atoms the doc
trine of the divine right to rule. The
argument that it would require the
maintenance of great navy to defend
Hawaii is absurd.
With the islands in this nations pos.
session, its commercial interests in the
Pacific will be protected by smaller
armament than under existing circum-
stances, or if hostile power were in
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19
DemOcracy's Pledge and Duty.

1t was not Mr.. Ceveland's career as
mayor of Buffalo or his service as gov
ernor of New York or his record as an
administrative officer at Washington
that made his nomination in 1892 GER
tain and his election sure. The SUI
preme act which gave Mr.. Cleveland
his support among the people was his
tariff message of 1887. If it defeated
him in 1888, which we deny, it noml-
mated and elected him in 1892. That
message bristles with free trade dec.
larations, such, for instance, as this /:
"These laws ii. e., tariff laws), as their
primary and plain effect, raise the
price TO consumers of all articles i'm
ported and subject to duty by precisely
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19
Judicial Rapid Transit.

The development of rapid transit is
not along lines of transportation alone.
Rapid transit has invaded the precincts
of justice. A year ago, in Washington
county court, Judge Thompson insti-
tuted new departure that simplified
and expedited the business of admins
tering justice by imposing sentence
upon those who had been convicted of
offences against the prohibitory law but
had taken exceptions to his rulings.
The change was rational and whole
some. Judge Taft, in the case of
Frank H. McGill, reported in court pro-
ceedings elsewhere in this issue, has
taken another and more startling de-
parture from the good old way of trying
a respondent. The following extract
from the judges charge gives the facts
in the case and the courts interpreta-
ton of the law.
This prosecution is one for (under the
statute) which the respondent is charged
with having liquor on hand with intent to
sell at a certain place in this village. He
has, at Cnls term, been tried for keeping a
nuisance, as it is called and we think the
law is that the offense for which he has been
tried was a trial of the facts it is necessary
to show in this case in order to warrant
verdict of guilty, and we think the finding
of the facts in that case is conclusive upon
him in this, so that he cannot dispute that
upon the introduction of the record of the
case in which he was tried last week and
the concession that he is the same man. it is
the duty of the court to say to the jury; ct
is your duty to return a verdict of guilty"
and the court may as well order the verdict
at this time so the court directs you to re-
turn verdict of Guilty"
A precedent for Judge Taft's deci.
sion in the above case is found in a
case against Peter G. Dewey, tried a
year ago before Judge Thompson.
Dewey was on trial for keeping liquor
with intent to sell. He had previously
been tried by jury before justice of
the peace on the charge of keeping a
nuisance and had been acquitted. The
defence offered to put in evidence the
records of that trial to show that the
time, place, person and liquor in the
| two cases were identical Judge
| Thompson excluded this evidence.
The case went to the supreme court
on exceptions, and that body de-
cided that Judge Thompson's ruling
was error. If, under the circum-
stances of the case, the record of a
trial and acquittal is evidence of limo.
cence, under similar circumstances is
the record of trial and conviction proof
of guilt? In making this short cut to
the issue of the McGill case, Judge
Taft is very likely well fortified with
authority. That "sauce for the goose
is sauce for the gander" should be
good law as well as good sense.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19

The WATCHMAN expressed the opin'
ion last week that the district system
had not been wiped out day too soon,
On general principles, we have fol
years strenuousy advocated the adop'
ton of the town system. Here and
there were outcroppings of the moral
and financial obliquities that the dis
tricL system fostered and protected
and these added force to the argument
for the change. The expression OF
opinion last week was based on devel-
opments of the inside workings of the
system. As the rays of the clear,
bright sunlight ofpublicity " are poured
into the inner recesses of school adj
ministration-or NAL administration
under the old system, we are con-
strained to add all possible empha-
sis to the declaration that il has not
too soon been wiped out. 1t ought to
have been abolished years ago. 1t
ought never TO have existed. We pub
lish elsewhere in this issue trenchant
letter upon the school questions cur
rently discussed and upon the abuses
that were practiced under the district
system. The district was sort of
close corporation. Its transactions
rarely came to the public eye. 1t
could devise and execute with impunity
schemes of robbery and misapplication
of public school funds and pursue line
of policy in school administration that
were utterly at war with the letter and
spirit of all law, and humanity as well.
Not all the districts have been thus
culpable, but enough on the strength
of the abuses practiced, if for no other
reason, for the utter extinction of the sys-
tenn. The increasing developments of
the frauds perpetrated by districts and
the spirit some of these petty munich
palities are exhibiting in settling up
their aft airs will seal their fate, if there
could otherwise be any doubt as to the
fnality of the law enacted at the last
session of the legislature.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19
The Silver Situation Developing.

The tariff was the dominant issue in
the last national election. The cur
rency was close second. Doubts
amounting to certainty exist that the de-
mocracy can not make any radical change
in the existing economic status; and
now it is becoming apparent that the
Sherman silver purchase act, so roundly
denounced at Chicago and whose re-
peal was to be one of the instant fruits
of democratic victory, will remain a
law by democratic assent unless free
coinage, or some equivalent for the
Sherman act acceptable to the silver
men, is substituted for that act.
The Nep York World recently can
vassed the senate finance committee,
and it appears that, of the six demo-
Gratis on that important committee, five
will never recommend the uncondi-
tional repeal of existing law for the
purchase of silver. Senator Voorhees,,
the chairman, is an open advocate of
free silver. Senator Vance expressed
the opinion that free silver coinage has
a larger number of friends in the
fifty-third congress than it had in the
ifty-second. He predicts that the SEN
ate will vote down repeal bill. Sena-
tor Vest thinks the democrats will be
in no haste to call up matter on which
the party is so sharply divided; but, if
the silver question is brought forward,
repeal will succeed only in consequence
of the certainty that something more
advantageous to the silver interest can
be secured. Jones of Arkansas is for free
coinage, Harris of Tennessee declares
that bill for the unconditional repeal
of the Sherman law could not pass
either branch of the ffty-third con-
gress. Mcpherson of New Jersey is
the only democrat of the six " faithful
among the faithless found" but he is
negatived by Jones, the Nevada silver
republican member of the committee.
With the majority of the senate
finance committee not only opposed to
the unconditional repeal of the Sher-
man purchase law, but the chairman
and several of his colleagues strenuous
advocates of the free coinage of silver,
the outlook for the redemption of the
promise made at Chicago in the matter
of silver legislation is not reassuring.
A committee does not necessarily con-
troll the action of the body constituting
it, but it has mighty influence in shap-
ing that action. The finance committee
of the senate was not constituted at
random. The opinions of the majority
of its members were well known, and
they were chosen for purpose. 1t is
reasonable to assume, under all the cir
cumstances, that the majority of the
finance committee reflects the senti-
ment of the majority of the body that
created it,
No close observer of the course of
events will be surprised at the develop
ments in the matter of silver. The
democratic platform was one of false
pretences, and its campaign on the
part of the managers was campaign of
false pretences. Mr.. Cleveland is pres
ident by virtue of the false pretences of
his party managers. In respect of the
tariff and silver, time will make this fact
more clear.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19
Hardwick Items.


Mrs. L. H. Warren died on Sunday morn
ing.
The Morse Manufacturing Company has
begun running logs on the Mackville
stream.
w. S. Bailey has sent several of his best
horses to Rutland to be put in training Tor
the coming season.
McLoud & Co. expect to begin work ex-
cavating for the foundations for their new
block the present week.
Charles Lewis was recently arrested for
theft of bulfalo-robe from James Collier
and fined $40 and costs
The suit OF Bridgman Sisters V. Hard
wick Village is announced as the first case
on the supreme court docket for the May
term.
Extensive and needed improvements to
the railway station are contemplated. A
large addition to the freight room has long
been needed.
The state fish commission sent quantity
of small trout here last week for our
streams and ponds. A portion of the sup
ply was deposited in a small pond on the
mountain in Woodbury., south from the
Buffalo road.
The meeting of Hardwick Academy and
Graded School District, held April IL, re-
suited in a vote of 81 to 2S in favor of contin-
uing as an independent district under the
charter now in force. It is hoped this de-
oisive result will settle the matter finally.
The meeting also voted to confirm all prior
votes in relation to building and locating
new school house, taken by school district
No. |. A meeting of the district Will be
held Thursday evening, April 20, to consider
the report of the building committee, EN-
bracing building designs with specifications
and estimates OF cost for school building,
from which selection by the district will
probably be made.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19

THE will of Elliot f, Shepard, executed
July 10 1891, has been filed for probate. II dis.
poses OF au estate valued at over 81 900 900.
In it are large requests to churches in this
country and in other lands. To the trustees
Of the presbytery of New York he leaves
100000 for the general religious and evan
geical work in that city. Heaalso gives the
same trustees $50 600 to be used by them for
the benefit of the Seventh Presbyterian
church of Jesus Christ, of New York. He
gives to St. Paul's church of Tarsus, Asia
Minor, S1000 COO. He devises all his real es-
tate to his widow, Margaret Louise Wander
bilt Shepard, and makes special bequest
of $4,000 to Augustus Dennis Shepard.
The residue of his estate is to go to his
children. The widow only gets the real es-
tate for life, and all his furniture and horses
and carriages. The residuary estate goes to
his children for life, and then to their issue.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19
THE republicans have many able

THE republicans have many able
men, any one of whom, as candidate
for the presidency in 1896, in the con =
dition the administration of Mr.. Cleve-
land will leave his party and the coun-
try, will easily win the race for the
presidency. But the man predestined
to bear the banner of republicanism and
to sweep the country is Robert T.
Lincoln, if heaven spares him for the
fulfillment of his mission.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19

ONE Of the most important western rail
way agreements ever made was signed in
Chicago last Saturday. 1t is an exclusive
traffic contract on trauscoutinental and in
termediate freight business between the
Rock Island, Burlington, Missouri Pacific,
ST. Paul, Alton, Chicago Great Western,
Wabash, Denver and Rio Grande Western.
To all intents and purposes the business of
all these roads is pooled. Each will favor
tine other in every possible way and will
present a united front of opposition to all
other lines As nearly as possible, the com.
bination will work as a unit, giving each the
benefit OF the vast number of agents en-
ployed by all. The Southern Pacific and
Atchison combination will be the strongest
competitor OF these allied lines. The loss in
revenue by the fights for business that will
follow will be detrimental to net earnings.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-19

ANDREW IL. WARDEN OF Hanover, N. H.,
father of Christie Warden, died last Thurs
day. He was sixty-fve years OF age,
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-11-17
Shipping N otes.

The schooner Moi Wahne will leave
again for Hamakua on Monday next.
The bark Matilda is taking in ballast and
will sail tomorrow for Departure Bay,
b. c.
The steamer J. A. Cummins went on the
Marine Railway yesterday and came otf
again to-day.
The schooner Moi Wahine brought POO
bags OF sugar from Hamakua yesterday.
The lot was transferred to the schooner
Transit this morning.
Captain Thompson, formerly chief officer
OF the steamer w. G.. Hall, has been ap-
pointed to the command of the steamer
kaala. The Kaala will again be ready for
service next week.
The barkentine Wrestler, according to
the Auckland Times of the 18th ult., bound
to Honolulu from Departure Bay with coal
for the l. j. s. n. Co., put in at Lord
Howe's island the captain having sustain
ed broken rib.
The American bark Enoch Talbot, Capt.
Q. Rice. arrived this morning at II O'Clock,
81 days from COmoX, B. c., and locked at
the new Fort-street wharf. The captain
reports having had pleasant passage,
light and medium winds only were expert
enced. She brought 1877 tons Of coal for
the l. I. s. n. Co.
The r. NJ. S. $. Alameda took the fol-
lowing cargo yesterday for San Francisco
diving outfit, steam pump and connec-
ton, II blocks, 5 shackles, ) chain sings,
+. H: Davies d Co.; 430 bags rice, NJ. Phil
lips 4 Co.; 1000 do, NJ S. Grinbaum ~ Co.
SO do, Hyman Bros. 3l2 bdls green hides,
g: F. Waller; $50 bnchs bananas, Chas.
Wilcox; 100 do, F. F. Porter; ga do.
Campbell, Marshall n Co.; q do, Y. Lun,
Sing; 275 do, g. Lycurgus; Is do, Con.
salyes q Co.; pkg jewelry, T. II. Davies
d Co. Foreign value, 5000. Domestic
value, l2,O6S.5O
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-11-17
EVA PLANTATION EPISODE.
A Japanese Laborer Exonerated on a
Charge OF Assaulting a Luna.

A Japanese laborer named Yosh-
maya employed on the Eva planta-
ton, was brought before the District
Magistrate this morning for alleged
attempting to commit an offense,
to wit, assault and battery on the
person of William Patterson, at
Eva, Oahu, on or about Oct Both"
Patterson stated that he was a luna
at Eva plantation, and that on the
date mentioned he had some trou-
BILE with Yoshinaga. The Jap had
refused to work, and when expostu-
latiug with him, the Jap threatened
his life, and rushed at him with pick.
The complainant struck the Jap in
self defense, on seeing that thirteen
other Japs had reinforced Yoshi-
maya. The Jap's wages were docked
one day on account of his not hav,
ing his number the day of the scuf
fle. Witness admitted he had been
fined in the Eva District Court fol
assault and battery on the Jap.
Three other witnesses testified tc
having seen the trouble between the
luna and Jap, and the. threatening
of the latter to do bodily harm t.
the luna. These three kept back
the other laborers from taking T.;
hand in the scuffle.
On motion of counsel V. V. Ash
ford for defense the prisoner wa,
discharged.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-11-17
Ladies Look Here.

The grand opening of new goods,
to be sold at New York prices, for
which the ladies have been waiting
eagerly, will begin at n. S. Sachs
store on Saturday and continue
through Monday and Tuesday. Some
of the special lines are mentioned in
the space previously reserved in this
paper. This is an opportunity to
get the best and freshest goods at
the lowest range of prices which has
not been equaled in Honolulu. Rein
up your phaeton or ring down your
car at the Popular Millinery House
any time the next three days.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-11-17
NATIONAL BAND CONCERT.
The Hawaiian Hotel Grounds Crowd
ed With People.

ed With People.
There was an immense throng on
the grounds of the Hawaiian Hotel
last night, when the National band
gave a concert in honor of the natal
day Of the late King Kalakaua. A
large and fashionable audience was
also assembled on the front veranda
and in the lanai of the hotel. Be
sides great many prominent lady
and gentleman residents, there were
present Admiral Irwin and his aide,
Lieut.. Adams, Lieut.. Logan, execu-
tive officers, Paymaster Ames and
other officers of the U. S. S. Phila-
delphia. A number of the instru-
mental pieces we're repeated in re-
spouse to recalls, while all the vocal
performances of the "boys" were
raptuously applauded. There had
been respectable sum of money
collected, chiefly through the exer,
tions of Mr.. F. j. Tesla, for reward
ing the efforts of the musicians
After the concert came miniature
ball in the hotel parlors.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-11-17
FIRE AT KuKuIHAELE.
The Sugar Mill Partly Destroyed
Fully insured.

The steamer Waialeale OF the In
ter-Island Steam Navigation Co.'S
fleet arrived this morning from Ha-
makua, bringing the news that the
Kukuihaele mill ON that coast had
been damaged by fire ON Wednesday
morning. Messrs. f. A. Schaefer n
Co, agents Of the plantation, recoiv-
ed meagre particulars of the burn
ing, which are as follows:
At 2 o'clock "Wednesday morning
fire was discovered in the boiler
house by the Waterman. He rang
the alarm, but before the plantation
hands could get to work to extin-
guish the fire three quarters Of the
mill had been destroyed by fire.
The origin of the fire could not be
ascertained when the Waialealo left
yesterday. The building was fully
insured in three fire insurance com
panies, for which Bishop a. Co. are
agents. The amount of the damage
is estimated at $1,000. A clerk in the
agents Office stated to a BULLETIN
reporter his opinion that the dam
age to the building was not so bad
as reported.
Purser Kelly Of the Waialeale
stated that the steamer arrived
there on Thursday morning, after
the Ere had been subdued, and
shortly after the steamer received
orders to depart for Honolulu for
the purpose of getting lumber for
the reconstruction Of the portion
damaged. The mill had been grind
ing for the previous few weeks, up
to the time of the fire. There were
only two hundred bags of sugar,
however, at the landing awaiting
transportation. As the Waialeale' 5
orders were peremptory the cargo
was not taken on board. The steam
er left again this afternoon for Ku-
! kuihaele with load of lumber.
Mr.. H. Renjes, of the firm of F
A. Schaefer Il Co, and Mr.. Robert
/ Cation left on the steamer Waiale
ale, the former in the interest of the
firm and the latter to represent the
insurance companies.