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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

THE launch of the great transatlantic
steamer, "St. Louis" from the ship
yard of the Cramps, at Philadelphia, on
Monday, to Americans, is significant
and interesting chiefly because it marks
the revival of this country's active par
ticipation in the carrying business Of
the world. Before the civil war
noble line of steamers contested with
England for the passenger traffic of the
seas. During the war American ship
ping practically disappeared from the
ocean. When the war was ended the day
of wooden ships had passed. England
was in possession of the carrying trade
of the world, and America, against al
most insuperable odds, entered upon
the uphill road of recovering her stand
ing in the mercantile marine. In that
stru ggle the launch of the est. Louis p"
marks an important stage. In the
building of war ships, the United States
have met and passed England in speed
and in eX ,ellence of construction. The
Cramps now turn their skill and en-
ergies to successful rivalry in building
peaceful craft. In this department
Peace, no one doubts, will have her
victories no less renowned than War.
The I" st. Louis" is to be followed by
the " st. Paul" These vessels are of
the rank of the "Lucania and the
"Campania," the greyhounds of the
Cunard line. They are the swiftest
that pillow the deep. Their greatest
average speed is twenty-five knots an
hour. The war ship Minneapolis"
the latest production of the Cramps, a
vessel of the heaviest class, developed
a speed of twenty-three knots, surpass-
ing by several knots the speed Of any
war vessel of similar displacement
afloat, and beating the crack Cunarders
by one knot. Although the "St.
Louis has been built for commerce,
and with no view to racing, the recent
achievements of her builders in the
construction of war vessels justified
the popular expectation that she will
beat the best records of her English
rivals. A gratifying thing about the
est. Louis - is the fact that she is
American "from truck to keelson."
She was fit to be christened by the
presidents gracious wife.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

warm venetian req LWO-cenI sJbtnp, vi
the series belonging to General Ar
thurs adminst ration." Then came
"the sickly green two-cent stamp of
horrd memory" devised during Cleve-
lands reign. This "eye misery" bad
to go, and Wanamaker, Of The patriotic
Harrison's tenure of the presidency,
replaced it with "the crude and too
florid carmine," suggested to him by
color studies Gin the pdrlieus OF the
hosiery department of his own Phila-
delphia emporium" The Sun suggests
to the possessor of these relics of the
evolution of the postage stamp, to wit,
the Venetian red, the sckly green, and
the carmine, to place alongside of
them the rose pink two.cent creation of
Postmaster General Bissell, devised,
no doubt, after long conferences with
Mr.. Cleveland" "Viewing the three
stamps consecutively," says the Sun,
&" the deterioration is seen to be pro-
gressive; and this remark applies to
design as we'll as to color. George
Washington's noble head is still there,
but how dishonoredl The effective
simplicity of the old design has been
frittered away in meaningless details.
The positive, if too flOrid, carmine of
the Wanamaker stamp has been super
seeded by blotchy and insipid rubes-
cence which looks as if the stamp had
been colored by moistening it's face and
rubbing it across the cover OF the
Faulkner-Bynum campaign book of
+ 1894
Hon e. J. PHELPS says it is not
true, as stated by the New York Trib-
une, that he and Mr.. Carter had con-
tract with the government as to amount
of counsel fees. The amount paid
counsel in the earlier stages Of the case
was on account, leaving the sum to be
ultimately paid to be fixed when it
would be known what services would
be required. The $4,000 additional
payment, making 1926 900 in.all to him,
and a similar sum to Mr.. Carter, was
the sum finally agreed upon, with their
expenses, and this additional sum was
voted by congress in an amendment to
the deficiency bill. This is, as the New
York Sun remarks, "a glorious victory
for the American jurisconsults.
They lost their case, and they were
foredoomed to defeat, but this circum.
stance does no. affect the professional
ability with which they handled hope.
less case. Respecting the effect of the
Paris award, whose rules have been in
operation for one season, the Sun says
"The official figures of the pelagit
catch for 1894 have just been compiled
at Victoria. This is how the account
stands, as against the two years proceed
ing, when the beneficent and repressive
system devised at Paris at great ex
pense was not yet in force:
Year. Skins
1897. $3.50
ls'5... ''.........''.'....'. W,dV
Eloquent and astute lawyers! Pocl
fur seals of Behring Scalp
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

erals family was violently opposed TO
the marriage, and employed every pos
sible means to prevent it. Priest and
magistrate in the vicinity of his resi-
dence refused to join budding summer
to hoary winter, but, after securing the
country, a preacher of the Christian
church was found who undertook the
task. General Clay says his marriage
was the grandest battle of his life."
H purpose in wedding his ward is re-
ported to be to shut out his family from
inheritinga large landed property. The
course of true love has run exceedingly
rough with the old man. Time has not
smoothed its asperities for the veteran
lover. General Clay was man of
eminence in the period of the anti
slavery agitation. He was an aboi
ZIONIST in slave-hoding state, the son
of slave-holding father. He was a
general in the Union army in the civil
war and minister to Russia during
Grants administration. The later years
of hi, life have been characterized by
many eccentricities, his recent mar
rage being the browning instance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

ADMIRAL WALKER was sent to Ha-
wall last spring, incidentally to make
survey of Pearl Harbor, the proposed
naval station. His real mission, it is
understood, was to sound the people on
the subject of annexation. On his re-
turn the intention was that he should
be made superintendent of the naval
academy. The admiral returned and
reported that the feeling among the
better class of the islanders was unan-
imously in favor of annexation. 1t is
asserted that he encouraged those who
were Influential in the provisional gov
eminent to keep up the fight for close
relations with the United States.
Therefore there was a change of pro-
igramme with respect to the intended
appointment at the naval academy, and
the admiral was turned down in obe-
dience to the presidential displeasure.
Apropos of this incident, it is worthy
of note that at the recent election in
Hawaii the annexation party triumphed
after the manner of the republican VIC
tory in this country.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

DIR. MoRAEs, elected president of
the republic of Brazil in May, assumed
the duties of his office last week. A
peaceful entrance to the presidential
Office is assured. Peixoto, his predeces-
sor and the official head of the republic
through the stormy times ending in the
flight or surrender of the rebel fleets in
Rio bay, happily does not exhibit the
revolutionary characteristics of South
American statesmen and soldiers. He
has periodically turned deaf ear to
the suggestions of a dictatorship, and
has contributed, through bis authority
and personal Influence, TO his successors
peaceful assumption of power. With
the exception of an occasional puff OF
revolutionary smoke from the province
of Rio Grande do Sui. peace reigns
throughout the vast EN- pire. President
Moraes is a civilian and a statesman
devoted to the arts of peace; and these
qualities, with his great popularity
should bring to Brazil an era of quie
and growth in the elements of nationa
stability aud material progress, and il
the development and fxity of the prin
ciples Of republcanism Long life ant
peace TO the Brazilian republicl ~
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

from a remote generation. 1t seems
incredible that compeer of Webster,
Everett, Choate and Phillips his been
so long abiding among the living. He
/ g the last of that illustrious band of
men who made the mid century period
Of American craftsmanship aud the
American bar the golden era of the ma
tons forensic existence. Like Holmes
among the poets, Winthrop has left be-
hind no survivor among the statesmen
and scholars and orators of that epoch.
OF both the race has become extinct.
Winthrop was lineal descendant of
tbs sixth generation of the Puritan
Governor Winthrop. The des ent has
been thickly marked by men who
have been governors of states
and who have achieved enviable dis
tinctiou in public life. Robert G, Win
throp was himself member of the
Massachusetts legislature at the age of
twenty-seven and subsequently speaker
OF the mouse or representatives. Elected
to congress, he took leading part in
the great discussions in which was
worked out the form and powers of
this government. He was speaker of
the national house of representatives
and served his state for short period in
the senate. Entering public life early,
he left it in the maturity of his powers
for the more quiet and agreeable pur-
suits of literature. On great occasions,
requiring high qualities of mind and
oratory to voice the public feeling, he
ha emerged from his seclusion to re.
mind the people of the power and glory
of the preceding generation of public
men.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21
Eloquent and astute lawyers! Poe
fur seals of Behring Seal"

In recent interview, Senator Sher-
man illustrates anew the capacity of
the democrats to do the wrong thing.
Had they exercised only ordinary wis
dom in the closing days of the fifty
second congress, Mr.. Cleveland's ad-
ministration would have been saved the
necessity and embarrassment of again
issuing bonds to protect the treasury.
At that time Senator Sherman intro
duced two bills which were intended to
afford the relief that a bond issue is ex-
pected to give. These bills passed the
senate almost unanimously, but the
democrats defeated them in the house.
Either of these bills" Mr.. Sherman
says, would have saved the demo-
cratic party from embarrassment. A
three per cent bond, securing the circu-
lation of an equivalent volume of cur
rency 10 notes issued by the banks, or,
even better, 500 in bonds securing he
circulation of $40, would find ready
market" Many of the senator's party
friends argued that as republicans they
should not enact measure which
could only benefit democratic admin
istration then about to come into
power, but the senator took the high
ground that the question was one of re-
lief to the government, not to an adj
ministration. But the democrats in
the house, with conspicuous lack of
patriotism and wisdom, defeated both
of the senator's bills. The result was
a five per cent bond and a premium in
order to find market for it. This re-
suit is repeated in the call now made
for another loan on five per cent bonds.
But, as the senator observes, "bankers,
so long as they can loan money at five
and six per cent, are not going to invest
in United States bonds under condi.
tons that require them to deposit Sic
in bonds to secure circulation of S90'
So the democracy is now again in.
volved in the embarrassments of it'
own financial folly.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

THE Hon. Robert G. Winthrop died
ia Boston on Saturday, in the eighty
sixth year of his age. School boys of a
former generation, choosing their dec
lamations, were partial to extracts from
the orations and speeches of Mr.. Win
throp. His addresses had the ring and
quality that inspired enthusiasm. There
was in them noble sentiment, q strain
of high patriotism, style and diction
that won the hearts of youth arrived at
the verge of manhood. To them
Robert G. Winthrop seems name
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

GENERAL CAssIUs MARCELLUs
CLAY of Kentucky, now in the eighty
fifth year of his age, has just taken to
himself wife in the person of a four
teen-years. old ward of. his. MTheIsgen-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

A SYMPOSIUM of "The Suffrage
Question iu rhyme, elsewhere in this
issue, contains rather more truth than
poetry. "Dear Polly's name is signed
to both the Ants and the Pros" in
many of the ribbon bedecked petitions
launched at the legislature at every
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

In spirit and manner that does him
credit, Governor Flower of New York
has called together a number of emil
nent lawyers, without distinction of
politics, and sought their judgment as
to the validity of the legislature chosen
at the late election. Under the old
constitution, the legislature was COM
posed of an assembly of 1913 members
and senate of 30 members. The con-
stitution adopted November 6, which
goes into effect January l, 1895, makes
the embership of the assembly $50, of
the senate so; but that instrument con-
tanned no direct provision, in the event
of its adoption, for continuing the
former state of legislative things until
the election next succeeding the adop-
ton of the new constitution. The
democrats have therefore maintained
that there will be, after January l
1895, and until January l, 1896, no le'
gally constituted legislature. Ii wa;
on this point that Governor Flower
with an impartiality and a patriotic
spirit that is in sharp contrast will
some of the deeds of his party asso
ciates, sought counsel His advisers
whether republicans, democrats o
anti'snappers, with substantial unan
unity agreed that doubts as to the va
lidity of the acts of the legislature TO
1895 did not present sufficiently gray
emergency TO justify the assembling o
the legislature of 1894 in extra session
with the attendant Irden OF expens
to taxpayers. - ,CE
THE New York Sun discourses, wit
fervent admiration, upon the "dul
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

How can Secretary Gresham's pro.
posal to China and japan to assist in
composing their quarrel be for mo-
ment considered by the latter? This is
the official that made haste to warn
Japan, upon the penalty of mourning
the displeasure of this republic, not to
set foot on Corean territory, when The
island empire was moving to the pro-
lection of its interests in Corea and to
the defense of that kingdom against
the aggressions of her ponderous en-
emy Mr.. Gresham is "persopa non
grats " to Japan, and the mikado will
probably say to him, =" hands off,"
The secretary represents only that ex-
ceedingly limited and very un-Ameri'
can part of America that not long since
conspired to overthrow a republican
government in Hawaii This latest de-
velopment of the secretary's meddling
with the minor nations of the world,
like his interference in Hawaii, like his
recent attempt to bully Japan, seems
inspired by desire to advance the in
terests of Great Britain. The secretary
seems to be pawn in the hands of
Sir Julian Pauncefote, and he moves
him to Hawaii or j apan or China, or
wherever else British commercial or
political ascendency is to be advanced
or is imperiled.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

issue, contains rather more truth than
poetry. "Dear Polly's name is signed
to both the Ants and the Pros" in
many of the ribbon bedecked petitions
launched at the legislature at every
session -
THE Boston Herald urges the presi-
dent to call the ffty-fourth con gress to-
gether ia extra ,sson to consider the
currency question aud adjust the
finances of the government on sound
basis. John Sherman, however, is of
the opinion that the president is not
prone to cal together a republican con-
gress, except in case of extreme emer-
gency. -
THE good ladies of New York who
think they want to vote and wished to
obt sin that right or privilege through
an amendment Of the constitution, and
force it upon their more numerous sis
ters who are satisfied with their present
lot, are real mad at Rufus" Choate
for opposing the nendment. Never
more smile at the notion of woman in
politics.
PARTICULAR attention is called to
the report, in another column, of the
action of the Massachusetts cattle COM
missioners in suppressing tuberculosis
at Wards Wharf, and to the humane
and philosophical purpose and senti-
ments expressed by the owner of the
cattle. That is the right spirit. Taat
man insists on knoUing that he is not
selling to his fellow men, with the milk
and butter of his cows, the germs of a
fatal disease. He is an Abou Ben
Adhem. Many like him have come to
the front in Vermont. May their tribe
increased
THE new czar, N Nicholas H., as one Of
the first acts of his reign, has done a
most creditable and humane thing,
which inspires hope that he may be
more charitable and susceptible to feel
ings not only Of mercy but of justice
than was his father. Before leaving
Livadia he signed an order sus pending,
till further notice, the decree expelling
one hundred and twenty-five Jewish
ia miles from one of the provinces. 1t
is to be hoped that the cruel policy,
which has been pursued for several
years, of driving from their homes and
the empire Jewish and Stundist fami-
lies, will now entirely cease. No more
devout, peaceable, industrious and
worthy citizens can be found in the
country than are the Stundists. Their
only offence is that they are evangelical
Christians instead of being members of
the Greek church.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

SAYS the Boston Herold's brilliant
paragrapher: "The act which has
passed the Vermont legislature, appro-
priating $500 a year to promote the
maple sugar industry of that state,
doesn't say so in so many words, but it
means that the money shall be put
where it will do the most good. The
third house knows what that means"
If the annual investment of this $500
were left to our good friend, the men,
Der from Cabot, and men whose single
ness of purpose is as single as his, we
should have no fear that the maple
sugar interest would not be honestly pro-
noted and the third house set at
naught. Perhaps this proper use of
the money will be made and will never
be expended in experiments to extract
maple sugar from political sap. In
1888 the sum of 81 900 was annually ap-
propriated to promote the dairy inter-
est. The appropriation was usefully
employed for two or three years, but
lately the attendants upon the annual
meetings of the Dairymen's Associa-
ton have been unable to see any in
crease of butter to the COW from the
expenditure of this appropriation, but,
at the last meeting in particular, saw in
the oratory the effects of the importa-
ton of western wind. These appro-
priations may be properly used in the
beginning, but the use is liable to de-
generate into improper and unprofit-
able expenditures.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-11-21

THE New York Sun discourses, with
fervent admiration, upon the "dull,
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
WORK OF a BRUTE.
A Fifteen Year-0ld Girl Brutally Beaten and
Outraged by Tramp.

Outraged by Tramp
greenfield, Mass, May d-Willism
Sessler, respectable aud widely known
resident of East Colerain, started with his
family for Greenfield yesterday to visit
friends and attend the Decoration Day
celebration. He left at home bright and
pretty l5-year-old daughter who is loved
by everyone in the neigh ghborhood. When
the family returned last evening they
found the daughter unconscious, with a
severe cut In her throat, cuts and
scratches on other portions of her body
and outraged
when she was startled 10y the appearance
of a tramp She attempted TO run from
the room, but the tramp grabbed big
chopping knife and threatened to kill her.
There was struggle, when he grasped
her by the throat, choked her and struck
her savagely with the knife. She finally
got away and ran to her chamber. The
brute followed her. and succeeded in ac-
complishing his purpose. The girl tainted
from loss of blood, and laid on the floor
unconscious for some time.
When she recovered, she jumped from
her cham Der window TO the ground, a
distance OF 10 feet. and ran to the house
of a neighbor. Not a man was to be
found in the neigh borhood, but the
woman, 10 whom she told her story, cared
for her until her fathers return, when a
physician was summoned and the police
notified. The whole neighborhood Is
aroused, and IL the tramp Is caught he
will be lyncbed.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31

Have the TRIBUNE Ieft at your house. IL
contains all the news OF interest TO you.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
ICEHOUSES BURNED
A Destructive Fire in Ar
IingtOn, Mass.
LOSS WILL REACH $4,000.
The Fire Supposed to Be the Work
ofan Incendisry.

BosrON. May 81 The extensive plant
of the Addison Gage Ice Company on
Lake street. Arlington. and five ice cars
were totally destroyed by fire early last
evening. and dwelling stable and car
riage shed were partially destroyed, the
whole entailing loss which will exceed
10000
The fire was the most disastrous experi-
enoed In the history of the town, but,
while the loss Il large, IL Is wholly COW
cred by insura
The fire star i about $50 o'clock in
that part of the runt near Lake street,
and had secured good headway when
discovered. IL took but short time for
those who saw IL 10 realize that big fire
was In progress, and an alarm was
sounded from box IL at the corner Of
Massachusetts avenue and Lake street.
Even then the building was burning
iercely and the heavens were aglow,
lighting up the country for miles around.
A Total Loss.
When the department got to work the
plant was practically n total loss. for the
fire was sweeping down toward the pond,
famed along by the light wind from the
southwest. Ii roared and leaped about
at fearful rate, licking up the good
food for IL as il went along, and the ef-
forts of the fire laddies, with their
streams, were of no avail.
The fire was probably Of incendiary
origin, though probably a tramp may
have dropped lighted match, and
thereby caused the blaze. The Arlington
fire department apparatus 10 limited to
two hose and one ladder company, and a
chemical engine. The latter was of little
use In such fire, and the lack of water
handicapped the fremen. No effort was
made to get water into either the ice
houses or the runway, as IL was seen to be
hopeless from the start.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
Canoe Meet Closed.

SPRrNGFIELD, Mass, May 81. - The
Eastern Division Canoe meet closed yes
terday. The naval war canoe ga was
won by a half length hy tn Newton
crew, Dutitans Of Boston second; Wa'-
than, third: Hartford, fourth. d
Springfield fifth The mile s,itign wy
was won by Clarence Enson OF spriug.
field, Harris OF Holyoke second. Cart
wright Of Boston third. Paul Butler Of
Lowell, ss usual, captured both the sail
ing races In the famous Wasp.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
Metropolitan Lite insurance Co

OF NEW YORK.
NRDINARY and Industrial Insurance
~ BI anch ONCE, RiDyon Block, Broad st.
PFwtucket. n. MARQUARDT, sUPr.
Agents wsnted
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31
Annual Meeting Of Massachusetts cburchmou

N""ua' "oeN"H w "oSSas"uscNs S'u Shbohs
BosToN, May sl-The annual conven-
tion of Congregational ministers of Mas
sachusstts, both Unitarian and Trinitar-
ian was held yesterday In the room OF the
supreme court of Massachusetts. Four
teen clergy men. representing all sections
of the state. were In attendance. DIR.
Henry +. jerks, ID. d., treasurer. reported
that tlb56 had been received during the
year, sloo8 of which had been paid out TO
"a widows OF olergymen. The fund of the
Congregational Charitable fund Is now
10000.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-05-31

Better than gas or electric light, az one.
fourth the expense. pHWtu tuckrt DulDr4. -
Garden street aud tqg Main street Central
Fails ONCE! 2a Central street nl6 ~