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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
MONEY AND MEN.
So Declare Cuban Pa
triots in Philadelphia.
A Surprise in Store Soon for the
Spanish Troops on Island.
No Desire TO Compromise the United
States in Any Way.

Cuban patriots in Philadelphia. Pa, are
not discouraged at the news which comes via
Madrid from Cuba concerning the revolution.
The Cubans have their own methods OF
obtaining the news, and that which they re-
ceiye puts an entirely different color on
affairs from that obtained from Spanish
authorities.
Pres. Morales OF the Cuban American
league expressed his entire confidence i'll the
men who are at the head the Cuban troops
He said: II will soon be able to announce
the arrival in Cuba OF Gen. Antonia Maseo,
the muattO leader, who was such terror to
the Spanish troops in the late Cuban war
He will land with his field stan and 300
mounted men. He will then be placed in
command OF 1000 soldiers. ready for the
field of action. See, Gonzalo de Quesado Is
in Florida with Fl 600. 900 in New York
drafts, which will be used 10 conduct the
war. No attempts will be made by him or
any of the Others to send arms TT munitions
Of war from this country. We do not wish
to compromise the United States in any way.
There are plenty of other sources IRON
which to send that which we need. In fact
we have three vessels ready for sailing now,
7OO-ton steamer and two steam yachts, able
to make II and 10 knots an hour. OF 225 and
lI5tons respectively. These boats are all well
equipped with men and armament. In few
days We will have direct telegraphic commu-
nication with Cuba. despite the censorship
and control OF Spain. Work to that end Is
being prosecuted night and day: then we will
show clearly Just what is being done in dit-
ferent parts of the island The news from
Madrid is not only misleading but very con-
Trajectory in many cases, and always in favor
of Spain"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
IN FIFTY FEET OF WATER.
River Steamboa Goes Down Near Cin-
clnnati. Ohio.

4 fatal river disaster occurred near Cincin-
natl O. Five bodies have been recovered
and missing man is supposed to be drowned.
The stern wheel steamer Longiellow, of the
Memphis Il Cincinnati Packet Company, left
her landing at the foot OF Main street and
started for New Orleans. She struck the
south pier of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad
bridge and sank in 40 feet Of water. The
victims were
Dead-DiYid Aldridge, passenger, Rome,
n Y. Capt. j. Lawrence Carter. first clerk !;
Gus Chauvel. bar-keeper; Mrs. W. J, Aut,
passenger; James Miller colored porter.
Missins Wv. J. Ault, passenger, Dayton, o.
A dense fog which had hung over the river
lifted lust before the steamer left her dock.
The long boat was somewhat clumsy on ac-
count of her size and hard to turn in rs swift
a current us the Ohio has now. The vessel
struck the pier just abaft her boilers and on
her starboard side All was confusion and
the passengers were so hastily aroused that
only few of them had time to get their
clothes. Hardly had the last one saved
landed on au uninjured steamer when the
LOngfellow parted amidships and disappeared
in the muddy stream, bow first. The
pilot house and some Of the upper
works fiosted down stream. All
papers and records were lost with
nearly everything in the way OF personal
property of the passengers and crew. The
cause OF the accident was the steamers re-
fusal to obey her rudder when she felt the
strong current below the suspension bridge.
The officers of the boat feel assured that they
have accounted for all the crew and passen-
gers. The Longfellow was valued at S22,
500, and was insured Tor Sl2, 500. The boat
carried 500 tons Of freight, mainly insured at
Pittsburg, Pa.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
NEWSPAPER LAWS.
Judge Thomas Denies Their Existence
and Warns Publishers.

Judge Thomas, Assistant Atlorney-General
for the Postoffice Department at Washington,
D. c., who has received inquiries from per
sons all over the country in regard to the So
called newspaper laws" which he recently
said had no existence in fact, rendered two
opinions relative to them. and forwarded
them in the form of letters, one to an editor
of Boston journal and the other to an at.
torney of a so-called collection agency.
Judge Thomas in his first letter quotes the
alleged laws, and says;
"There are no such laws as these enacted
by Congress or established by the Postmaster
General, and hold that when a publisher
'duns a person for the price of his paper ac-
companied by threat to enforce such laws
if his demand is not met he is legally guilty
of m attempt to obtain money under false
pretenses, if he knows these laws have no eX
istence as laws, and il he knows that the sum
demanded is not due. The only Federal
statute on this subject is Section 1856 Re-
yised Statutes. which reads Us follows:
"'Postmasters shall notify the publishers
Of any newspaper, or other periodical, when
any subscriber sha refuse to take the same
from the office. or neglect to call for it for
the period of one month The relation be-
tween the publisher of a newspaper and a
subscriber is that Of a contract, and the same
rules OF law apply in thar case as apply in
other business transactions between man and
man." Judge Thomas informs the Pub.
fishers Collection Agency that its method of
business is utterly indefensble Printed on
the face OF dunning letters he writes, 'are
these so-called newspaper laws, which, OF
course. YOU. as Il lawyer, know have no ex-
istence as laws or decisions Of the courts.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15

The New York Press prints this
rhapsody: All heroes do not wear
uniforms, and some of the bravest of
them are too young to vote. That
twelve-year-old West Virginia school
boy who was found frozen to death
with his arms clasped about his ten
year-old sister was hero of the truest
sort. For he had taken his own coat
off and wrapped his sister in it in the
vain effort to save her life at the ex-
pense of his own. No Spartan at
Thermopyls, no grizzled veteran OF
Napoleon's Old Guard, no man who
ioined in Pickett's charge at Gettys-
burg, or who stood unfinchingly un-
der the Stars and Stripes against that
memorable onset, ever won the title OF
hero more worthily than this nameless
lad. His conduct had in 1t all the
highest elements of heroism. 1t was
not inspired by love of glory or hope
of reward. 1t was born OF instructive
chivalry and inspired by dauntless
courage. To die in the blaze OF bat
tie, with nerves quivering with excite
ment, under the eyes of cheering
comrades, is far less difficult than to
perish by inches, after having dellber-
ately sacrificed the last chance OF safe
ty in order to save another There
could be no sterner trial of herolsm
than this. Yet this West Virginia
boy stood the test, and the Nation
that has lost him has reason for prlde
as we'll as regret. He was made OF the
right stuff for American citizenship
While our country produces lads OF
this type, there can be no fear Tor the
Republic.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
IMPROVEMENT
Noticed In the Condition of the New
York and New England Railroad.

The annual report of the New York Il New
England railroad for the year ending Dec.3l,
1894. has just been issued. The financial
statement of operations shows that, although
there was total decrease in gross earnings
of S543, $50, due to the general demOraliza-
ton of business, there was an actual increase
in net earnings OF 1884. When it Is under
stood that the sum of s30S. .604 was expended
for improvements and extraordinary repairs,
the result is seen to be really remarkable
one. This encouraging condition OF things
was brought about mainly by a more eco
nomical and scientific system of running
freight trains, by which the average number
of cars per train hauled has been increased
nearly 25 per cent This brought about a
comparative saving of 5ll.l 1875 train miles,
representing a money saving OF over
$500 900.
Through this innovation the percentage OF
operating expenses TO gross earnings was re-
duced from 7406 in 1898 to II 45 in 1894.
Other permanent economies were also intro
duced, from which large saving was effected
without detriment to the road. The total
gross earnings were S5,475,62S. decrease OF
S543. $50, and the net earnings were 81 563,-
2l9. an increase of 81, 9Si. Total fixed
charges decreased Sl6,02S to Sl,S77 ,957. The
present time finds the New York Il New Eng
land road in better condition, physically and
financially, than 1t has been in many years.
with new roadbed, heavier rails, additional
sidings, new rolling stock and freight sheds,
the block signal installed over nearly its en-
tire main line, and new and up.to-date
methods in operation in all departments.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
A NOVEL SCHEME.
Toronto Canada Wants to Establish a
Civic Insurance Bureau,

The bill which the city of Toronto, Canada
has before the Legislature, asking power to
establish civic fire insurance bureau, will
be pushed. The bill provides for an issue by
Toronto of 81 100000 worth of debentures to
form a civic insurance fund. This amount
may be increased. in view Of the fact that
since Jan. three conflagrations have caused
a loss of over $4,000, 900 in Toronto.
The other details of the bill are interesting.
The proposal is that the Toronto city coun-
ell may submit a bylaw to the ratepayers to
authorize the council to establish bureau Of
fire insurance. The bureau is to be managed
by three paid commissioners. These three
commissioners are to have entire control
not only of the insurance scheme, but OF
the fire brigade. The nature of the scheme
is that the commissioners shall prac-
tically establish civic fire insurance COM
pany. They are to be paid salaries not larger
than So, 900 for the chairman and S3, 900 each
for the other two. An important feature OF
the scheme is that complete control of the
fire brigade is to be given to the commission
ers, and the Toronto estimate is that the
profits from the insurance should be sufficient
to maintain the brigade as we'll as paythe eX.
penses of the insurance bureau.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15

"New York society is on needles
and pins over the rumor that William
Waldorf Astor is going to forsake
England and re-establish himself as a
citizen of the United States" said
George Spencer, of the metropolis, to
a Washington Star reporter. "The
reason given for his proposed change
OF plans is his desire to educate his
children In the United States, but
those who know him we'll are thorough
ly convinced that his motive lies Deep
er. Mr.. Astor will never forgive the
slight put upon his dead wife recently
by the members of his Immediate
family, who gave ball while her
body was on the way from Europe,
and who did not attend her funeral.
If he does retdrn it will be to get
recompense for his injured feelings,
and he will fight his family in social
and business life to the bitter end.
So it is not surprising that the 400 is
agitated and eagerly looking forward
to possible big row in the richest
family ON earth"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
OUT OF SIGHT.
Fair Luna Hid Her Face and Spoiled
the Eclipse.

The total eclipse of the moon that has been
so much talked of recently was Il great dis
appointment to observers.
In Boston andis vicinity the sky was so
thickly packed with drifting clouds that only
an occasional glimpse of the moon was to be
had. At the observatory in Cambridge.
where considerable preparation had been
made to observe and photograph the eclipse,
the moon was no time long enough out OF
the clouds to warrant Prof Pickering and
his assistants in attempting the work which
they had looked forward to undertaking il
the sky had been clear.
A total eclipse of the moon is compara-
lively common. Three, including the last
have occurred during the last eight years.
Nor is its value as an aid to astronomical
investigation so great as total eclipse of the
sun. 1t is, however, an event of great,
almost the greatest spectacular beauty. The
moon is almost the sole object in heaven or
on earth whose beauty familiarity cannot
stale; to see it, then, descending into the
shadow and then emerging into its former
mellow brilliance is sight hardly to be
equaled for strangeness and splendor.
The eclipse began at exactly fifty-three
minutes and seventeen seconds past eight
O'clock The eclipse was visible entire to
North and South America and the Atlantic
Ocean, and more or less to Europe, Africa
and the Eastern Pacific Ocean,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
NEWS CONDENSED.
rerse Dispatches From All over the
Country.

Part OF n passenger train on the lndianap-
oils 4 Nincennes railway was ditched be-
tween Marco and Sanborn, Ind, , by a broken
rail. The rear coach was destroyed by fire
and five passengers injured.
Mrs. Ballington Booth of the Salvation
Army has been granted minister license by
Judge Ferris. at Cincinnati, o. The document
gives Mrs. Booth right TO officiaie at we'd
dinss, and is one of the four legal constrIc-
tons given in favor Of the SalyatiOnists in
their efforts 10 be recognized As "A congregu-
ton.
L twin Forbes, the artist and writer. died
In New York In his 56th year. OF Bright dis
ea e. As a painter of horses. Mr. FORBES
ranked very high. He invented an appara-
tus for starting horses evenly on race track.
He dill all Of his painting aud writing in re-
cent years with hi. left arm, his right arm
being paralyzed.
The New York 4 Brooklyn Tunnel Com
pany has been Incorporated with capital
OF 100 900. The company propose to build
an underground railroad, To he operated 10y
electricity or other motive power. froma con-
veDient point in New York city. between : Y
teenth aud Whitehall streets, under the East
river. to a point in Brooklyn between North
Eighth street and Atlantic avenue. distance
OF twJ miles.
The grand jury at Bowling Geeen, o., mas
found indictments against James Gibson,
Samuel Knight and Christopher Gundy,
county commissioners; Jacob Stahl. ex-
county commissioner J. ". IOst and Franz
Packard, architects, and Thomas b. Towns.
end, contractor. They are charged on sev.
eral counts with misconduct in Office and Ji
general crooked work ia connection with The
building Oi the new Wood county cods
bousa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
MUCH OUT OF DATE.
American PlOw Declared Humbus
and Enemy to Fertility of Soil


Secretary Morton at Washington declares
that the plow used by the American farmer is
humbug. and an enemy to fertility.
"We have improved our plows less" said
the secretary, ''than any other implement
man uses. The plow as used in Nebraska and
other stoneless soils impacts every furrow it
passes over and renders it as impervious to the
rainfall as possible. The draft of plow is
downward to such an extent that the full
force of the teams strength is exhausted in
pressing the bottom of the furrow into pol
ished trough for the conduction of rain down
the side hills. We must have some method
of tillage which shall stirup the soil and sub
soil to the depth of eighteen inches and more
Until deep p|owing- through sub-soil tillags
become universal in that commonwealth,
there will be, year in and year out, no GER
tainty of remunerative crops.
prof. Shaer of Harvard estimates that the
present inefficient and ill resulting methods
Of plowins, especially upon undulating lands,
cost the agriculturists of the United States
$50 square miles of soil each year by erosion.
Everywhere in Nebraska, where torrential
rainfals are so frequent the side hills mute
ly verify Prof. Shaler' stheory as to the actual
waste of washed lands. This is matter of
such importance that have asked Chancel.
lor Garfield of the university of Nebraska to
bring it before the 1000 students in that insti-
tuition and ask them to try to think out
new implement OF agriculture which shall
supersede the plow
should spade the land and tur3 it over, as a
man who pushes the spade with his foot into
the ground and drawing the spade out turns
the soil upside down by the twist of his
wrists. Possibly rotary spader could be
invented
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
PREMIUM ON MURDER
Insured Babies Killed
By lnhuman Parents.
City Attorney Fox of New Haven
Has the Facts.
Policies Issued on Aged People and
Children-Danger In Practices.

City Attorney Fox of New Haven. Conn,
called the attention of Insurance Commis-
sioner Mansfield to practice on the part OF
certain life insurance companies which he be-
lieyes TO be full of danger. The Insurance
companies in question are those which con-
duct what are known as industrial depart
ments. Mr.. Fox laid some startling facts
before the commissioner, and urged him to
consider the adyisablity of securing legisla-
ton whereby poor people VINO take out these
small policies on weekly payments may be
protected from loss and deception.
Numerous complaints have been made TO
the city attorney of the methods of this par
ticular company, and it has been charged
that the company has refused to pay the
policies on the merest pretext. The city
attorney has been informed that the policies
issued and complained OF were issued without
medical examination. These policies have
been issued on children and aged people, and
in many cases parties have been insured by
others in no way related TO them, but
who enter into the arrangement as a sort OF
speculation Commissioner Mansfield will
take some steps to bring about change in
the present system of industrial insurance.
Mr.. Fox is satisfied, from facts in his posses
sion that many babies who have been insured,
have been put out of the way in order that
the parents might secure insurance money.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
TO SEEK SOUTH POLE.
DR.. Cook and IA Small Band VIII Start
For Antarctic Regions on Sept. l.

DIR. Frederick A. Cook, the explorer, has
come forward with new plan for accom-
plshing the conquest of the Antarctic regions.
With small band of scientists he expects to
set sail from New York on Sept. and 1t may
be three years before the expedition will re-
turn. This project has been publicly an
nounced by the doctor himself in an extended
paper read before the Geographical Section
of the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts and Sciences.
Steps were taken to appoint capable COM
mittee of the section to further the project.
There is no doubt the sum necessary to tit
and send out the expedition, 5000 will be
completely subscribed within short time,
Instead of employing steam whaler, DR..
Cook expects to secure two sailing vessels,
sealers, of about 100 tons burden apiece.
The scientific corps will comprise only hve,
including the leader. 1t will take the vessels
three months to sail the odd 6,0O0 miles from
New York to the Gulf of Erebus and Terror
DIR. Cook is under 80. In 1912 he wal
surgeon and ethnologist of Lieut. Peary's
first expedition to the North He went to
the Arctic twice afterward.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
GREATER NAVY.
Eleven New Vessels Authorized to be
Pushed at Once.

Secretary Herbert at Washington, d. c.,
has promptly taken up the program for in
crease in the navy provided for in the bill
signed the last day Of Congress, and the ma
chinery of the Navy Department for issuing
designs and specifications has already beenpu
In motion. or the eleven vessels authorized
the secretary is determined that at least nine
shall be completed and commissioned dur
ing his present term of office, and that the
other two shall at least be launched before
March 4, 1897. The conclusion has been
practically reached that three torpedo boats
will be built on the plan of those recently bid
upon and for which the contracts have not
yet been completed, and 1t is probable that
advertisements may be issued for these ves-
sells in the course Of week.
There is not so much haste regarding the
two big battleships, to cost not more than
"a 600, 900 each exclusive of srmament,) as
the department has had them in contempla-
ton for several months, and the plans can be
speedily prepared when those for the gun
boats are out of the way. One of them is to be
built on the Pacific coast No more than
two of the guuboats are to be built at one es-
tablishment, and it is likely from the number
of the small yards which can undertake
them that the competition will be sharp.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
INTENDS TO RESIGN.
England'S Premier May
Give Up Office.
ROsebery's Health Requires Alb
StinenCe From Work.
Speaker of the House of Common,
May Also Follow Suit.

The persistent report that Lord Rossbery,
Premier OF England, is contemplating re-
urem' Mt from office, together with the an
nonncement of Mr.. Arthur Wellesley peel's
Intention to resign the speakership of the
House OF Commons, has relieved Pariamen.
tary circles Of the dullness which has pre-
vailed for the pat week. Lord Rosebery's
capacity for work is doubted by nobody, but
thls faculty has uuqueStionably been serious
ly Affected by the recurrence OF his in
somna
Lord Rosrbery's colleagues, even those who
before his Illness were intensely hostile to
him, now sympathize with him, and one aud
all decline to accede TO the taking OF any
step which would lead to political complics-
uons. Even his political enemies, the Tories
are disposed TO await his recovery as long as
pubic convenience will permit. His physi-
clans cannot express an opinion with certain
ty as to what period will be sufficient to re-
store him to health, but they are hopeful that
months abstinence from work and care
will enable him to resume his duties.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-03-15
IN NEW ENGLAND.
Interesting Items Of News From Maine
To Connecticut Shores

To Connecticut Shores.
The Bresson woman, who attempted sui
eide at Winsted, Conn, will recover.
Chester Hubbard, aged about 49, hanged
himself at Wilmington vt. He was pros
porous young farmer with wife and two
small children.
Phineas J. Austin of West Bath, Me-, aged
70, was found dead at his farmhouse. Death
was due to heart trouble. He leaves widow
and three sons.
Mrs. Clara F. Hitchcock, a wealthy New
York lady, has given 5000 to found Tree
bed in the Mary Hitchcock Memorial hospi-
tai at Hanover, N. Ii.
Fifteen carloads of the Hartford Axle Com
pany's machinery are being removed from
Norfolk, Conn. to Dunkirk, n Y, owing to
change of baseby the corporation.
F.J. Colback, employed in the paper mili
at Bradford. Mass, was terribly injured by
getting caught in revolving shafting. Three
of his ribs were broken, and he is in crltl-
cal condition.
Groton, Lyndon, Hardwick, Walden and
Ryegate, VI, have voted to start libraries.
The state gives each town 800 toward the
project provided the township does It's snare
in promoting the same.
State Inspector &. A. Dennen of the cattle
commission has finished his labors at Prov
incetown, Mass, of inspection and sent his
report to the board. Out of the total 69 cows,
he found but two with any symptoms oil
disease.
The Greenfield, Mass, selectmen refused
franchise to the proposed electric road to
Turner's Falls, on the ground that it was not
of sufficient benefit to the town to warrant
the annoyance that would be caused by the
tracks through the tunnel near the Union
station.
William Abbott of Riverside, h. l., was
knocked down and crushed to death by q
freight car in the business section OF Provl
dence. He stopped to couple a car, and hi:
heel caught in a frog" Before he could
release himself the car was upon him. He
was married but four months ago,