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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

There is nothing in the proposition
OF the Massachusetts Society OF Colo.
nial Wars to erect monument at
Louisburg, to commemorate the capt.
ure Of that stronghold by General
Pepperell's expedition on June II,
17lj, which should ruttie Canadian
sensibllities. Although the force
which achieved that notable victory
came from New England, it WAS under
the English flag that the siege WAS
conducted, and the colonies which
now constitute the Dominion of Can
ada would have derived the chief ben
tit from the affair ii the advantage won
by Yankee pluck had not been weakly
surrendered in the treaty OF Aix-la-
Chapelle. The recent debate in the
Dominion Senate, III which the pro-
posed monument was vehemently de-
uouuced as an offensive impertlnence,
will be misunderstood If 1t is not
noticed that the principal assailant
was gentleman OF French descent,
who is probably today more French
man than loyal subject to the queen.
To him the recollection Of an affair
in which a few undiciplined American
colonists drove the French from
fortified town which they had at
tempted to make impregnable could
not be expected to be agreeable. The
first siege and capture of Loulsburg
led the way for the movements few
yoa"@ later which eXtinguished hope
! of French conlIul ia America. French
members of the Dominion Parliament
may not be pleased with these mem
ories, but 1t is time, after one hun
] dred and fifty years, that they should
| adjust themselves to the situation, and
hold their peace. There was good
reason for the reioicings with which
this victory was received in New Eng
land; better reason, indeed, than the
colonists then knew; for the expedi-
ton was not merely important III its
immediate results, but it taught the
men of New England something of
their own possibilities on the field, and
was training for Lexington and Bun
ker Hill and all that followed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

The trolley has everywhere come to
stay, Notwithstanding the long and
bitter fight against it, and even in
Brooklyn, where it has had an excep.
tional record in the destruction of
life, it is necessity, declares the
New York Independent "The feel
! ing against the trolley in Brooklyn has
risen so high that great mass meet
ing was held to give expression to it.
The people speak of it as the great
juggernaut. Considerably over a
hundred lives have been sacrificed by
it, and hardly week goes by that
does not add to the list of victims.
This is too high price to pay for al
admitted necessity, and it is evident
that a more careful regulation OF
speed, particularly in narrow streets,
is necessary. In Western cities, where
the streets are wide, the trolley runs
at high rate of speed and has few ac
cidents."
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

The bicycle epidemic is sweeping
over the whole country, states the
Chicago Record. IN many cities the
bicycle has inaugurated a serious
rivalry with the street car, and in
Denver the effect has been SO unmis-
taxable that the local street railway
company had to cut the wages of its
employees in order to meet the great
reduction in the income. The daily
receipts of the car lines IN Denver
have never been so low and that the
drop is caused partly by the introduc.
tion of bicycles is beyond a doubt.
On wet days, when the wheels cannot
be ridden, the receipts Of each car are
invariably over $50 a day. AS soon as
the streets dry off the receipts drop
down fully one-half. Formerly the
large crowd of ipvalids and pleasure
seekers which is constantly pouring
into Denver would take the cars out to
the suburbs for their daily outing.
Now the wheel is used instead. 1t is
estimated that during the last year
1000 wheels have been sold in the
city by local dealers, besides the large
lumber shipped in by individuals.
The estimate of 10, 900 wheels in use
is probably extremely low. Each Of
these wheels will take out of the
pocket of the street railway company
twenty or thirty cents day. Taking
the low estimate of twenty centsa day
for the 10000 wheels the amount
would reach $4,000 day, or$730, 900 {
year. The contingency which has
presented itself in such definite shape
in Denver will have to be met by
street-car companies in many Other
cities, and instead of being abate(
this source of deprivation of revenue
is likely to become more formidable
especially during the summer months
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14
BOSTON LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
-Four Interesting Documents.

From the valuable collection of au.
tographs presented to the Public LII
brary some time ago by its old libra
rian, Judge Chamberlain, and placed
as he desired in little room leading
from the librarians office, four docu-
ments have been taken ont and put in
the periodical room ON the fireplace
shelf. These four are the Declara-
tion of Independence" the "Address
to the King the ARTICLES of Con
federation aud the Constitution
of the United States" They are not
the originals, of course, neither are
they ac-similes; they are half way
between-a reprint in each case of the
original document, followed by the
genuine autographs of the men who
signed. In a way not even the original
Declaration of Independence pre-
served in Washington is so good us
the Public Library's clear, readable
copy. The original writing, both text
and signatures, has been faded by
century's exposure until parts of it
are almost illegible. The original is
also on parchment, material
from which ink fades very
quickly as compared with paper.
There are now in eX stence, as near
as can be calculated, twenty-five com
plete sets of the signers of the Declar-
| alton. That belonging to the Public
Library, made up of cut signatures,
taken from otherwise uninteresting
papers, pasted according to the origi-
nal order on a single sheet and under
meath the text OF the original is the
most striking and vivid to look at Of
any of the twenty-five, but in money
value it must yield to the collections
which are made up, mainly at least,
OF entire autograph letters or docu-
ments. Three Of the complete sets
besides this in the Public Library
are owned in Boston. 4 curious
map of special interest to local anti
quurinn5 has recently come into the
possession Of the Pubiic Library. 1t
was published in London early in
September, l715, and WAS printed to
| give an ljea of the siege OF Boston.
1t measures about twenty-oue by
eighteen inches, and the title runs,
"Tuc seat Of war IN New England by
the American volunteers, with the
marches Of the several corps sent lay
/ tho colonies.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14
All Right Now.

Judge Knowlton, in the supreme
court, denied the application for
preliminary injunction in the con-
struction of the subway. He said that
the commission did not exceed the au-
thority purported to have been given
them by the act; that so far rs ap-
peared in the case the work on the
public garden was reasonably neces-
sary to the construction Of the sub
way. Also that the act is not uncop-
stitutional by reason of the trl-party
agreement, as it was conceded by the
plaintiffs that the work was not upon
that part of the public garden Gov
cred by that agreement. Neither is
the act unconstitutional because it
conflicts with provisions OF general
laws that give jurisdiction to the
mayor and aldermen of the streets,
others that provide that only certain
buildings shall be erected on public
commons, as the subway act, in so far
as it conflicts with those provisions of
the general laws, repeals them, super
CeueS tuelh. NtltHtj 10 lno dCI uu-
constitutional because it takes away
rights already conferred on the city
authorities by the city charter, as the
act may be modification of the city
charter powers. The subway act is a
mode which the legislature has chosen
to adopt in the transportation of the
people in the city, and it is clear to
the mind of the court that it is a de-
cision on the part of the Legislature
to devote the land to be taken for the
construction of the work to public
use, and the court cannot interfere.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14
That Girl Will Know.

The story that the Duke of Orleans
made flying visit to America last win
ter and actually came to Boston for a
day or so, is again ahoat with the most
emphatic verifications for ballast. 1t is
incredible that this round. faced hope
of the French royalists should have
been able to conceal his identity, but
even Americans who know little about
the late Count of Paris son and heir
would not be likely to recognize the
young man, if he came incognito.
Only the fair object of his visit could
throw light on the escapade, and she
is now far away. Proving an alibi for
his royal nibs would be impossible, as
it is said Europe is full of alibis for
such gay boys
BEN MARCATo.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

Visions sledge, saiboat, weapons and am
mupition. NJ. Andree hopes to steer his air
ship by means of sails, and break ropes drag
ging on the earth when necessary. He pro-
poses to start in July, 1896, and hopes to re-
turn towards the inhabited parts of America
or Siberia.
Nils Ekholm, of Swden, is one of the four
persons who will soon attempt to reach the
north pole by balloon. Mr.. Ekholm is
member OF the royal Swedish meteorological
society of London. He is ~ years of age. At
the age Of 2s he graduated from Upsala Uni
versity. He is skilled aeronaut, as are all
who will make this dangerous journey. Mr..
Ekholm says that the ascent will take place
from wooden house which will be erected
in the neighborhood ofIngleheld Gulf, north
west Greenland Every precaution will be
taken for the safety of the aeronauts and the
Swedish Academy of Science will not give its
consent to the expedition until it has care
fully examined every detail.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14
Very COmmendablp,

1t involves no lack of recognition OF
the strong and effective service rem
dered to the Commonwealth by Insur-
ance Commissioner Merrill to ap.
prove the action of Governor Green
halge in vetoing the bill which made
large increase in the Commissioner &
salary. His Excellency was entirely
judicious and consistent. These are
not auspicious times for swelling the
expenditures of the Commonwealth
and especially for adding to the COM
pensation of even the most capable
and meritorious public official, unless
the conditions are entirely exceptional.
Governor Greenhalge laid down this
policy early in the year. He had ad.
hered to it, and the people whose in
terests he has served will recognize
here his courage and his wisdom.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14
NO. IT,.
Fallen short of His Duty.

In not returning the city charter
bill to the legislature with message
declining to approve it unless accom-
panied b. Il referendum proTiso Gov.
Greenhalge has manifestly fallen short
of his duty. The assum mption that the
citizens of Boston are not capable OF
understanding the provisions of tn,
new charter and voting intelligeutly
with references TO them would come
with much more consistency from the
men who sought to invade the rights
of Holyoke and Woburn than from the
chief magistrate who interposed to
protect them by his veto. Governor
Greenhalge should have stood man
fully by the referendum principles set
forth III his first inaugural. Ii ever
extensive and important changes pro-
posed in city affairs should have been
referred to the community directly in
terested they should have been SO re-
ferred in the case of BOston's new
charter. But the power of republican
party pressure in this commonwealth
is great, particularly when brought
TO bear upon chief magistrate elect
ed by republican votes. Que thing,
Rt any rate, is obvious from the gov
ernor's failure to apply the referen-
dun principle In the interest of Bos-
tons freemen voters. 1t is incr cas-
ingly evident that only through the
success of men pledged to maintain
Jeifersonian ideas and democratic
principles can the right of local self
government be protected against fur
ther inroads from its foes in Massa-
chusetts.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

in Ohio politics, although he has been asso-
ciated with the Campbell wing of the
party, and has been vigorous in support of
good municipal government He is a civic
reformer, opposed to rings and gangs, and in
favor of an honest administration OF local
affairs.
As a lawyer he stands very high, and is
said to have one of the largest and most prof
table practices in the city OF Cincinnati. He
is comfortably well off, but not wealthy He
is married. and has-two daughters. Mr.. Har
mon is not over fond of society. and his fam
lily are rather quiet in their tastes. He is
about so years old. The fact that Mr.. Car
Isle recommended the appointment, shows
how utterly without foundation are the re-
cent stories that the relations between the
president and the secretary of the treasury
are strained
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14
AGAIN COMPLETE.
Both Cabinet Offices Filled at
Once.
Olney Has Become Premier and
Harmon Attorney General.

For secretary Of state, Richard olnay. OF
Massachusetts. For attorney general, Jud.
son Harmon of Cincinnati, o. This is the
slate given out at the white house and which
put at rest all doubt as 10 the cabinet changes
caused by the death of the late Secretary
Gresham. The appointment of Atty. Gen.
Olney to become the premier Of the admins
tration was so thoroughly understood, and
had been so confidently expected for the past
few days. that it occasioned not the slight
est surprise. but In the selection of his attor-
ney general Mr.. Cleveland once more sur
prised the politicians and the guessers by
taking a man whose name had not been men
toned in that connection
Mr. Onley is the fourth Massachusetts, man
since the origin Of the government who has
been secretary OF state. His predecessors
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

Judge notes that in Kansas woman
wEo wants to vote needn't give her
age to the registry; she merely testi-
fes that she is over twenty-one. Thus
there will be more votes aud less pei
jury in Kansas.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

The Improved Industrial Dwelling
Company of London accommodates
10000 persons in its houses. 1t is
claimed that its system has reduced
the tenement death.ra from forty to
only eleven in thousand.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

1t is now said that the insignificant
mortality of the Japanese in battle
during the recent war was partly due
to their wearing quantity OF floss
silk under their outer clothing as a
protection against the cold. 1t is said
to have acted in many cases as a bull
iet.proof shield,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

When President Roosevelt, OF the
Police Board, said that the work Of
reforming the force was half done be-
cause it had been we'll begun he did
not overstate the case. The work Is
more than half done. More than hnlf
the difficulty of reform lay in the prin.
ciple of corruption inherent in the Old
machine organization and firmly es-
tablished by years OF liberation. The
removal of this evil principle and the
removal of the higher officials ldenti-
fed with its operations render the
further work of improvement COM
paritively easy.
| Under the old cRlme no one hoped
to secure appointment as patrolman
without payment to some one. No
promotion to a sergeantcy or L cap
taincy was possible except by pur-
chase. This condition of things no
longer exists, 1t is quite safe to say
that no applicant now thinks of pay
ing for his appointment, and no one
"higher mp" thinks of handling the
bribes. With the disappearance OF
this initial tribute of blackmail all the
long, varied and disgraceful list OF
subsequent blackmailng has disap.
peared, or if it has not wholly disap.
peared it will soon go, and those who
practise ii will go with it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

One reason why it is so hard to get
anybody hanged legally in the noun
tain regions of Kentucky, suggests the
New York World. is that the dwellers
in the towns fear that they will be
haunted by the murderers spook.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14
NEW YORK LETTER.


New York is OF course the foremost
city of the continent, no matter by
what test the com parison is made But
not everybody is aware how very FAR
foremost the metropolis is. Few per-
sons know, for example, how very
largely New York owns the railroads,
factories, industrial establishments,
etc, on which other cities pride them
selves. In Chicago, Burlington and
| Quincy Railroad, for example, is more
largely a New York than Chicago
affair, AS was shown 10y II recent state
ment of its stock distribution. The
usual measure of the importance of
cities is population. Even that test
puts New York, with its 1000, 900
! people, and million more at its doors,
really part OF II, far in the lead. But
1t is very fallacious test, because the
qualities and capacities of men vary
| widely and mere count of noses
| by no means determines city's inhu-
/ euce or right of influence. In our in
| dustrial and commercial age money is
the implement of all achievement, or
nearly all, and 1t is the minister where
] it does not reign. Measured by money
/ New York has no rival even distnntly
/ challenging her greatness.
To illustrate: 4 recently published
statistical table gives the gross amount
of personal deposits in the banks OF
the different cities on May Z, 1895.
! The figures for New York are S3O2,-
/ 39S, 494. Boston comes next with II
! little more than one-third as much, or
Sl06, $50, 282. Philadelphia stands
third with SSS, 5O7, 94i. Chicago,
though second in population, is fourth
in wealth available for business, and
her record is S74, ,Ol5, 2jS, or less than
one dollar to New Yorh's four. If
statistics of invested capital were
available they would still more i'm
pressively illustrate the mntchles4
superiority of New York us a centre
of commanding influence over NIL
other cities of the continent. And the
Greater New York is coming to in
! crease all this.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14
BIG AIR VESSEL.

The Scheme of NJ. Andree to Reach
the North Pole in Balloon.
Andree of Sweden will shortly go to Paris
to oversee the making OF the balloon in which
he will attempt to reach the North Pole. The
balloon will be made OF double silk, and will
be capable Of floating in the air so days at a
height OF $50 meters. 1t will carry three per-
sons, instruments, ballast, four months pro-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

Within a year New Jersey lost four
ex-Goyernors-Bedle, Abbott, Price
and Green.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14
Essex County Herald.

The remainder of the world owes
Great Britain over $40, 900, O0OO, OO0.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

There Is CONSERVATION IN BROOKLYN
over the discovery of trick by which,
in the closing days Of the Legislature,
a bill was smuggled through which
virtually takes away from the election
commissioners the authority to APP
point election officers. The bill was
introduced by unanimous consent,
vouched for by its author as all right,
reported back ut once by the COM
mittee on cities, Immediately passed
by the Assembly and sent to the Sen
ate, where it was hurried through by
similar process, without anyone
troubling himself to ascertain its pur-
port 1t was not until after the
Legislature adjourned that it was dis
covered that the bill thus railroaded
through provides that the chairmen
of the Republican and Democratic
city committees of Brooklyn shall
designate the election officers and the
Election Commissioners shall appoint
the men so designated. Mayor Schie-
rem has appointed an excellent board
of election commissioners, but II this
bill stands they can do nothing but to
appoint whomever the political com
mittees may designate. Governor
Morton has been appealed to to with
hold his signature. 1t will be remem-
bered that the new constitution OF
New York mas clause by which it is
provided that bill shall be in print
for three days before final action Oh
it can be taken. That an iniquitou'
bill could be hustled through in this
fashion, in spite of this provision, il
astonishing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

Are morals matter of geography,
and is it more wicked to shave in all
other parts of New York state than il
New York city and Saratoga?
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

Tammany Hall will make the big
gest fight the organization has made
for years to win this falls election.
For the past three weeks there has
been n tremendous amount OF activity
among the leaders, and the day that
the new apportionment takes place
the work of reorganization will COM
mence. An evidence of the energy
and activity of the leaders will be seen
when the reapportionment is an
nounced. Ex-senator George Plunkitt,
ex-Commissioner James j. Martin and
two or three others of the old leaders,
who know every crook and turn OF
New York's geography and popula-
ton, have held daily conference on
the subject of reapportionment, and
through John Oakley, the Tammany
member of the Aldermanic Commit.
tee, have secured very fair consiGera,
ton of democratic claims in the new
districts SO far laid out.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

1t has been discovered that there
has been an organized band of fire
bugs in New York, banded together
for the purpose of burning buildings
and collecting the insurance money.
1t seems impossible that human beings
could be SO utterly depraved as to en-
danger the lives of thousands of peo-
pie for the sake of money, Do not
these human monsters deserve to be
punished as severely as any murderer?
Their crimes might result in many
murders.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

Theodore Roosevelt Is today our
police boss. The fate of the men in
the picture-his predecessors should
be an awful warming to him, II proves
that no boss can rule this city very
long unless he be good hcneticent
ruler, which is to be no 'boss, bnt
the peoples servant.