Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-11-03
BOSTON LETTER.

ht buolutoS phhkcho oAa btOAcAst
have stood shoulder TO shoulder with ths
politicians and newspapers Of Boston In do
manding an immediate and unconditional 70
peal OF the obnoxious silver purchasing
clause. Party lines have been completely
obliterated. Several strong resolutions have
been passed and forwarded to the Senate BY
bodies OF Bostons solid citizens demanding
instant repeal. Hardly voice has been
heard advocating compromise. Tho INTEREST,"
of all classes Of people have demanded re-
peal, and it has been crying shame that
few southern and western senators, represent
ing but small part OF the people of the
country should be able to obstruet beneficial
legislative action.
Mr.. Richard Henry Dana
the well-known Boston lawyer said In n In
terview recently, at is not so very important
that the national treasury shall gain . few
millions OF dollars more or less Of silver,
but 1t Is important that the viii Of
the majority shall rule" We are supposed
to be living under democratic form Of gov
ernment and the majority should rule. II
few rich men, for selfish reasons, can obstruct
legislation, 1t Is high time that our methods
of government were Investigated. The sem
timent Of Boston ON this subject has bean
expressed strongly by representative mon
John d. Long said few days ago, ''We de-
mand that the majority shall have Its way
and that the purchasing clause shall be ~
pealed."
The Certainty Of Repeal
has had its effect on the stock market a.
ready. Buying has been brisker than for
many months The brokers have been oorrs-
spondingly jubilant Foreigners have not
been slow to see how the wind is blowing and
have bought heavily. State street capitalists
are not the only ones who should rejoice ct
these signs, for they bode good to the hum
blest lsborers. There are now
great many men and women out Of
employment In the city many more
than usual-but the hard ttmee
are practically over. Factories arc starting
up. Money is much more plentiful, and con-
fldenoe is pretty generally restored. The
business sky will seem all the brighter by rsa-
son OF the late storm.
The House of Correction
ct South Boston is being criticised raahsr
severely In some quarters, and an tnvesuSs-
ton Is likely to be the outcome. 1t Is charged
that cases of insanity are very frequent BE-
cause of the solitary confinement which It y
alleged, is inflicted on prisoners for the slight
est offence. A prisoner in 'the solitary"is given
small piece Of bread and pint of water oncs
day, in the evening. This Is his only food
for the "A hours. The air in the solitary cells
is very bad, and the inmate has nothing to
occupy his mind. Solitary confinement II
sometimes continued for several days Other
charges are that the officers club prisoner
for trivial offences, such as answering back
good thing III now SeA" and fned, dharss&A s&A
at the same time the present excitsmsns
Is caused by few discharged prisoners who
have told their tales of woe to the newspapers
and who in their desire to "get even" with
the prison officials have undoubtedly exaggsr-
ated the alleged abuses. The city cannot
ask that her criminals be treated like gentle
men, and their stubbornness and indisposihon
| 10 WOrk OIL6u bt5mS W Cdu ioi htAkbA ASeS
ment.
A Little Riot
| In the Italian quarter last week is case uluo-
tratiye of the necessity OF clubbing unruly Of
tenders against the law. An officer arrested
An Italian and, In attempting to take him 70
the signal box where the patrol wagon could
be summoned, was attacked by u mob Of
t-ta 10 tta nrfan
The officer clung TO his man and defended
himself with his club. The crowd hacked at
him with knives and stlllettoes, and wounded
him several times. Two teamsters who
Jumped from their carts to aid the officer were
badly cut by the knives In the hands OF the
mob. After a whilet the patrol wagon containing
dozen blue coats, dashed up. The Officers
Jumped out over the sides OF the wagon and
went 10 the rescue of their brother oficsl
who was attacked on all sides by infurtAtst
Dagos any one Of whom would have stabbet
him in the heart II possible. The resouine
officers used their clubs with such soot
, effect that In few minutes the street wsi
cleared and the ring leaders under arrest
Skirt Dancing
has been all the rage the past two seasons
\ Not only have the professional dancers ol
the stage worn skirts reaching half-ws
down to the ankle and won rapturous ar
plause by their graceful movements, but th
q bellies of society have shown their skill be
n fore select gatherings. As soon q woms
found out that graceful dancing could
done in long skirts, they ADDED more clothin
q still. Forty yards Of drspsry has bes
,r found not too much for lancer
p entwine about herself. Thus Es hay
~ the butterfly Dance" the ''suA dance
= and all the others. It must be confosso
% that these dances are very beautiful Tho
n- admirers Of the old fashioned ballet WI
u. VI think that these new tangled dances are GO
al by are at a loss to account for the crow'
who nightly enjoy the serpentine sun a
butterfly dances OF Annsbelle In "venus"
the Park theatre and the interest inspired
hi the engagement this week Of Carmencits
the Boston, where the "Black Crook"
,ht drawing well.
NJ. Other Attractions
Iu- are Pauline Hall and Richard Golden at
ni- Columbia In "Honeymooners; "The OH
Man" at the Hollis; Stuart Robson In 1T
av- Comedy Of Errors" at the fremont; "Panjl
me drum" at the Globe; Clara Morris at
NO Grand Opera House; and "Hands Across
sht Sea" at the Bowdoin Square. ALI the otl
ed. theatres offer good bills. and better things
nee connin0 soon. FRRpERIcg Dxkoon
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which Admiral Mello helped himself TO He