News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-30
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Louisiana sugar owners are to
bring suit against the government
for the sugar bounty for 1S94.5 ;. of
which the new tariff bill dpprives
them. 1t looks as though they had
a strong case.
In Kentucky town where Breckin-
ridge spoke tina other day, he was
escorted to the platform by a band
playing "The Girl | Left Behind Me-"
and the incident caused a smile on
the faces of many people who recog-
nized the air.
The Empress of China has directed
that l., OOO,OO0 taels be granted to
Iii Hung, the viceroy, to prosecute
the war with Japan. With 10000
900 taels at his command Ii Hung
becomes a much bigger man even
than the very magnificent three
tailed bashaw" ofpoetry.
Levi 2. Morton is a rather old man
to be a candidate for Governor of
New York. He is II, but he can
point to old Gen. John A. Dix who
was "A when he was elected Governor
of the Empire State, beating his
Democratic opponent by more than
$4,000 majority.
Judge Wheeler will hold a special
session of the United States District
court at Montpelier next Friday at
4 p. M, for the especial purpose of
naturalization. All persons who can
declare intentions only, will bear in
mind that they can do so at any
time before the close of the court.
The drought in Nebraska is so Sc
we're that it is estimated that 10000
farmers have left the State. They
are getting away while they can, and
many of them are penniless. They
dread the winter that will follow the
failure of the crops, and are working
to reach the Mississippi, where they
will, many of them, become objects
of charity. There are thousands of
farm hands idle in western Nebraska
and eastern Colorado because of the
drought. The calamity is so serious
that it cannot fail soon to command
national attention.
According to expert opinion, the
recent advance in the price of corn is
entirely fictitious, and due to a cor
ner engineered by one Schwartz in
Chicago, who has control of some
5000, 900 bushels. The best inform
ed say that notwithstanding the fact
that Kansas and Nebraska will not
have as good crops as last year by
half, the total crop of the country
will exceed that of last year, and will
approach 100000 bushels, The
acreage devoted to corn last year
was II, 100000, while this year it is
estimated to be 100000. This
increased acreage makes up the diff
ference so as to bring up the total.
The present year has witnessed an
epidemic of earthquakes unparalleled
within the memory of generation.
The devastation of some of the an
cient buildings of Greece, not long
since, is rivaled in destructiveness by
a terrific earthquake which has Just
occurred in the province of Catania,
Italy. This calamity would seem to
involve to degree reproduction of
the horrors of Herculaneum and
Pompeii. Three towns, it is stated
were totally destroyed, a large num-
Der of persons were killed outright,
and hundreds have fed into the open
country, -, abandoning everything.
Seldom has so tragic story been re-
peated in SO literal and realistic a
manner after the lapse of centuries.
Brazil wants workingmen-wants
them very much. She is advertising
for laborers, the bureau of American
republics is informed, and needs 3d.
900 in the State of Para. San Paulo
wants $4,000 immigrants, and Ba-
hia, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro and
Minas- Garaes desire their share, too.
Undoubtedly there are now oppor-
tunities for making fortunes in Brazil
as splendid as there were in this coun-
try 60 or 70 years ago. There is
reason to believe the Brazilian repub-
lie will endure. The soil is fertile and
everything grows that the heart of
man could desire. The drawbacks
are no greater than existed in our
own newer regions two generations
ago, and there are none that cannot
be overcome by pluck and persever-
ance.