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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14

UNITED STATES senators and dis
tinguished lawyers are arguing the con-
stitutionality of the sugar-bounty ap-
preparation before Comptroller Bowles,
of the treasury department, as gravely
as if the tribunal were the supreme
court of the nation. No one expects
the young understrapper to reverse his
decision. He is apparently acting un-
der orders from Secretary Carlisle and
President Cleveland, and the purpose
is to stave off the payment of the
bounty on account of the depleted con-
dition of the treasury and the INSULT
cheney of the revenues to pay the ordi-
nary running expenses of the govern
ment.
THAT deal between the administra-
ton and Senator Blackburn, report de-
clares, is off, very much off. Black
burn broke it up, but his friends say
that it was because he found oNt that
the administration was trying to keep
his mouth shut by trickery, while it was
steadily plotting to prevent his being
returned to the senate. According to
the best obtainable information, it is to
be war to the death from this time on.
Blackburn is bitterly denouncing the
administration from the stump, and is
more determined, his friends say, than
ever in his preference for republican
rather than a Cleveland democratic
senator from Kentucky.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14

DURING the past week two demo-
cratic state conventions have declared,
uncompromisingly, for the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver at the ratio
of 16 to by the United States, indie
pendent of the action of other govern
ments, and one democratic state con-
vention has declared for bimetalism,
with the stereotyped reference to the
platform of 1892, and the conventional
phrases about the use of both gold and
silver as money, San absurd and dis
graceful DODGE" to use the words of
democrats and mugwumps, when char
acterizing the invariable adoption of
similar resolutions by republican state
conventions, north or south, east or
west. But in the action of the demo-
Gratis of Missouri and Mississippi on
the one hand, or of Iowa on the other,
there are no signs that silver will be
the dominating issue in 1896. This &C
ton only goes to show that silver, as an
issue, is limited to the democratic
party and its copartner, the populists.
OUR Washington correspondent says
the democrats are becoming as much
alarmed about Maryland as they have
been for some time about Kentucky.
The Cleveland democrats are disgrun-
tied over the knock-down that Senator
German has given them, and 80 far
they have refused to accept the soft
soap given the administration in the
resolutions adopted by the German state
convention as an equivalent for the
nomination of an entire German ticket
Members of the administration are try.
ing to bring pressure to bear upon the
Cleveland democrats to work for the
German ticket not that they love Cor
man, but because they fear the capture
of the state by the republicans. Some
of the Maryland anti-Gorman demo
Gratis have said openly that they woult
be glad to see Maryland carried by th'
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-08-14

trustees selected by Mr. Wood to own and
control this collection of works OF art have
passed the following resolution: Resolved
That we, the trustees of the Wood collec-
ton of art, desire severally and unitedly,
In our own behalf and in behalf of the COM
munity and the state, for whose welfare we
are appointed to act, to tender our most
sincere thanks to Mr. Thomas w. Wood
president of the National Academy OF De-
sign, for his munihcent gift of this Gallery
of Paintings, and to assure him Of our most
cordial cooperation in his noble undertake
ing BY virtue of my authority as presi-
dent Of this Board OF Trustees, | now order
these paintings to be unveiled"
The paintings were then unveiled in such
a manner as to display the collection from
all four sides at once to the view OF the au
dience, who greeted it with liberal and
long-contnued applause. Then, the chairs
having been removed, an opportunity was
afforded for an examination OF the works in
detail, the people coming and going until a
late hour. The opening will long be re-
called as an occasion OF historical interest,
at which, after years of labor, one OF its
sons returned to his home to bestow upon
it some Of the best results of his genius, his
labor, and his love.
CORY OF THE DEED OF GIFT.
The following, with a single exception, 10
an exact CODY of the deed OF gift by which
"The Tho mas w. Wood Collection y as
the foundation OF Gallery OF Fine Arts In
Montpelier. passes under thu care OF the
trustees designated therein. The exception
lies in the omission OF the list OF the forty.two
titles, specifically naming each work in the
instrument OF conveyance, omitted here be-
cause they may be had, through the cata-
logued list, of the librarian.
Ii Thomas W. Wood. OF the city. county and
state Of New York. do by these presents give grant
and convey all my right title and property to- and pos-
session Of the following items, to wit There follow
the tss Of the pictures ~ In number stated In the
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09

but no action was taken on their report.
 There is reason to believe that with depth the beds will increase in thick ness and produce an even better qual- ity of coal than near the surface. In that event the benefits that would arise from the opening of this field and the erection of coke ovens at the mines would be almost incalculablo. It would givo a great boom to mining and smelling for one hundred miles around, and would be of especipl ad- vantage to Globe.
 Now that Congress is soon to convene, tho segregation of the Deor Creek coal field should be brought prominently to its attention and the merits of the proposition fully explained. The open ing of the coal field would be of advan- tage to the Indians by giving them em- ployment in various capacities, whereas the lands which it is proposed to segregate are of no use whatever to them, being of volcanic formation, broken, and devoid of vegetation ex- cept few stunted pines, cedGrs and mesquite scattered over the lava hills.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
THE BRAND OF CAIN.

The close oi the Durrant murder trial, which dragged its length through three months and week, will not be much regretted except by the San
 Francisco newspapers, which during that time and, We might say, ever since the discovery of the crimes of which Durrant stood charged, made # the principal subject matter of publica- ton, even expanding it with idle rumors and Aimsy theories. The case was notable because of the atrocity of the crime, as we'll as from the fact that all the evidence was circum- stantial There is in the minds of many worthy persons prejudice against circumstantial evidence, but there was never any doubt as to the sentiment of the San Francisco pub lie regarding Durrant's guilt, and we believe that the verdict is very goner. ally endorsed.
 The seal of condemnation set on him by the jury had no apparent effect upon Durrant He remains as he did throughout the trial, unruHled, and ascribes his self-possession to the con sciousness of his innocence. Durrunt is stoic and the probabilities are strong that he will die the death of q felon on the gallows without disclosing the secrets of the inbuman crime of which he stands convicted.
 The case in which Durrant has been convicted, for the murder of Blanche Lamont, will be appealed and pending a decision by the Supreme Court, the defendant will be placed on trial for the murder of Minnie Williams. This the State will do to provide against the contingency of an adverse decision in the higher court, and to prevent the of the witnesses for the prosecution. The grounds upon which the defense will base the appeal are not known, but there is little likelihood that the Supreme Court will grant rehearing, as the prosecution was very ably conducted and the court displayed great care and deliberation in its rul- ngs.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09

The immortal Daniel Webster said :. "I am clearly of the opinion that nei- ther Congress nor any other authority can legally demonetize either silver or gold. If one com can be dethroned as money, then the other can be, and thus the Constitution can bo disre- garded, yes, oyerthrown. The com mand to Congress is to coin money, not to destroy it; to create legal tender money for the use of the people, and the grant of authority to create money cannot be construed to mean any au. thority to destroy money"
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09

The trial of the suit of the Govern ment against the Copper Queen Com pany, for timber cutting, opened at Tucson on Monday The testimony for the prosecution was all in by Tuesday and the Government rested its case. The motion of the prosecu- ton to strike out the word "non-miu- eral" from its complaint and thus throw upon the defense the burden of proving that the country in the vicinity of Rock Greek Canyon was mineral, was taken up and argued. The motion was allowed and the defense WAS tenn porarily embarrassed by Che additional weight thrown upon It. The defense then sought to amend their answer, says the Star, by declaration that tAa whole couutry, ell the mOultains to the Sonora line were notoriously mineral. The prosecution demurred to the proposed amendment, alleging that it was too sweeping. The demur- Ter was partially sustained, and the defense was restricted to that portion of the Chiricahua mountains in the vicinity of Rock Creek Canyon It doyolyes upon the defense to prove the mineral character of the land in that particular section
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
Another seneationnl mnrder

Another sensational murder trial came to a close November 2, in Philn- delphia, with the conviction of the defendant, Henry H. Holmes, who, if as black as he is painted, is fend incarnate. Holmes was adjudged guilty of the murder of Benjamin r. Pietzel, the motive being to secure the insur- ance on the victims life, Tho evil dence was entirely circumstantial but so convincing that the jury agreed upon the verdict immediately upon leaving the court room but remained out for more than two hours, it is said, for the sake of decency.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
ILLEGAL ACTS or TuE EuGHTEENTH
 LECIsLATURE.

When the bills providing for addi- tionrl tax levies for the Normal School, Reform School, and University were introduced in the Eighteenth Legisla- ture, tho SILVER BELT strenuously opposed them on the ground that they were in contravention of the organic law of Arizona, and an imposition upon the taxpayers of the Territory Gila's representative in the House, Geo. w. P. Hunt, led the minority in the fight against these unjust measures, but the combination of the counties which were to be the benefciaues prevailed, and the bills were passed and became laws.
 When the time to levy the taxes for 1895 arrived, we brought the matter to the attention of the Board of Super visors of Gila county to induce them to refuse to make the leyies under these acts. This, however, they declined Co do without cooperation from other counties, and consequently the leyies for the three institutions named were included in the general levy for tax ation.
 The matter was deemed of sufficient importance still to claim the attention of the late grand jury, who in a report setting forth the law and facts in the case, appeal to the Board of Superyis- ors to refuse to make any further lsvies under the nets of 1895, for the Normal School, University and Reform School. Their report is published elsewhere in this issue.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09

Much interest was felt in the elec- tions held in fourteen States last Tues day, considering that ouly State officers were to be elected It was generally recognized that if the success of either party was decisive, the result would reflect the public sentiment and in a measure, at least, forecast next years Presidential contest,
 The result of the elections is m overwhelming victory for the Repub- licans, and cannot be reasonably ac- counted for except as an emphatic rebuke to the National administration and the party in power. As pre- monitiou of the result of next years 5 election, however, We do not attach very great importance to it. as men and measures, as well as the financial and industrial conditions, which are subject to change, strongly affect public sentiment The American voter has grown wonderfully iudopen- dent within the last decade and party ties, like womeu's promises, arc easily broken. As rule, victory causes overconddenee and the defeated party redoubles its efforts to please the dear people and hold on to the offices.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09

The greatest foreclosure sale ever made will take place the 10th of next month, when the Atohison, Topeka X Santa Fe Railroad Company. with liabilities reaching the prod'gious amont of 5367, ,OOo, 0oO will be quietly and quickly sold to the highest and doubtless the only bidder, represent ing the united security holders. Re- organization under the now thoroughly perfected plan will immediately follow, and the new Atchison, Topeka 6 Santa Fe Railway Company, with lessened debt and reduced rate of fixed charges, will start on its hopeful career. As to who will bo the head of the new com pany, rumors are conflicting; the Railway Age thinks it is safe to predict that the owners will not consider it necessary to go outside of the present organization to find n president.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09

An important decision was rendered recently, by the Supreme Court of Hi nois, in an election contest, and which has bearing in other states where the Australian ballot is used. Tho gist of the decision is, that if the intention of she voter can be fairly aseertniued from his ballot, though not in strict con formity with the law, effect will be given to that intention. Tn other words, that the voter shall not be dis franchised through mere inadyertence, mistake or ignorance if an honest in- tention can be ascertained from his ballot. The court holds that in the construction of the statute the essen tials are to ascertain the intention of the voter and to preserve the secrecy of the ballot.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
ARTICLE VII

The following named persons, who are sub. scribers of stock of this corporation. shall compose aud be the board Of directors to man age the affairs thereof until tbe annual meet. ing of the stockholders Co be held at the said town of Globe, Gila County, Territory O Arizona, ou the second Monday ia June, lS95.
 Bicbani D. Jackson, Washington, D. C.; Lee Caudsl, Globe, Arizona Territory; John Kasser. Globe, Arizona Territory; Jeeph w
 Masters, Brooklyn. New Ynfk; Noble E.. Dawson, Washington, D. C., Theodore Gran
 ll, Globe, Arizona Territory; Austin O.
 Crane, Brooklyn, Now York, who shall hold their said office until Che said stockholders' meeting in June, lS95, and until their suc- cessors are elected. The executive officers of
 said corporation shall consist of a president. a secretary and treasurer All officers of the corporation shall bc stockholders therein. Upou the filing ot these articles in the office oi 'he County Recorder In and for said Gila county, the board of directors shall select from among their number president. secretary and treasurer, who shall hold their respective offices until their successors are elected. lm- mediatsly after each annual meeting of stock. holders and thc election of 8 board of direct ors thereof. Che new board of directors shall, aa aforesaid, select new officers for said cor paration, who shall hold their said offices as afarcsaiJ; and Che said officers shall perform 5uyh duties os may be prescribed by the By Laws of said corporation to be hereafter adopted The board of directors of said cor poration may select or appoint such other officers and agents of this corporation as may be necessary foe trausacting ils business The board of directors shall have full power to make, establish, amend or alter Bylaws for regulating the issue and transfer of the cap ital stock of this corporation, and prescribing the duties of officers and agents, and proyid- ing for regulating the manner of conducting its meetings and the management of its affairs.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
HOE AND rHIS BESEFACgoR, GRANT
 TgsanRTEN

Printing, "the nrt preservative, D owes its prosperity We might say almost it's survival, to the invention of Richard NJ. Hoe, the originator of the cylinder press in America. While tho idea of printing from type attached to cylindrical roller had been conceived by Nicholson in England, late in the Eighteenth century, it was not until the year 1880 that Hoe invented his now famous press and not until 1sI7 did he perfect the process and make it practicable, and the Hoe press still remains the leading one, others being only mutations, or mechanical con- trivances for applying the principles which Hoe invented. While the main facts of the invention of the cylinder press are historical, yet little is known personally of Hoe, or of the circum- stance which is responsible for the preservation of the mind that gave SO great boon to the world of letters
 It was in 1922 that Richard NJ. Hoe, then stripIing, arrived in New York
 It was the year that yellow fever ragged with such deadly effect in the metropo- lis, and young Hoe, without money or friends, was stricken with the dread malady Wandering, sick and discon- solate, in the streets of New York, he fell in with good Samaritan, Grant Thorburn, man who had acquired ] fame as a writer of terse English, although at that time engaged in the seed business Thorburn accosted the young man and, with fatherly concern, remarked that he looked unwell. Hoe replied, ''Yes, am burning up with fever, and have no money or friends to aid me Thorburn proBered him sympathy and assistance and said:
 "There is that in your brain that will | yet electrify the world, Thorburns ! timely sueeor and friendship saved to | the world the genius who eight years later proved tho truth of the words, | lightly spoken, that "he would eIec,liy 1 the world From his fertile brain
 was evolved the grand idea of the 1 cylinder press, to which the art of ! printing owes it's phenomenal rise and ! progress.
 Many years after the episode 1 from which our story dates, Grant Tborburu, then a transient visitor in i a Connecticut town, heard the familiar name repeated by a matron of the village: "Grant Thorburn Grant ThoJburn n and, answering to the summon, was informed by the good dame that she was calling her son, aud 1 explanations following, Thmbnru vas appraised that the woman was .be daughter of Richard II. Hoe, ana that
 because of the gratitude of her father to his benefoctor, she had named her | boy after him.
 The senior editor of the BELT has [ very kindly personal recollection of the Fhorburns, father and son.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
Notice to Creditors.

UPSTATE OF SUSAN NEFFE, L1 deceased. Notice is hereby gwen by the undersigned administrator of the estate of Susan Neffe, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within FOUR months after the first publication of this notice to the said administrator at Sultan's store, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, in said County of Gila.
 E. H. NEFFE, Administrator of Estate ofSusan Neffe, Deceased.
 Dated Globe, this 16th day of Octo- Der 1895.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09

All railroad records for speed were broken on the 24th ult, by train on the Lake Shore & Michigan South ern Railroad, which ran from Chicago to Buffalo, 510. 1 miles, in 4S1 minutes z seconds, an average of 63.3 miles per hour. This time included stops Exclusive of stops the run was made in 47O minutes 10 seconds, an average speed of 64. 98 miles per hour.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
TOWNSHIP NOTICE.

A PPLICATIoN HAVING BEEN MADE TO THE A undersigned, Trustee of Globe Townsite, in the County of Gla and Territory of Arizona for the ex pendture of tho funds, portion of them, in his hands, as such Trustee, in making public improve ments in said Townite meeting of the residents of said Townse is therefore called to be held at the Court House in Globo. at 8 o'clock P a on Tuesday the i2th day of November 1895 at which meeting the said residents of said patented Townsite shall direct the manner ir which, and how much of, said funds shall be so expended
 MILLS VAN wAGENEN, octl2 5t Trustee of Globe Townaito
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09

Lawrence Lemon, the murderer of Thos. Shean, was sentenced by Judge Bethune to eight years in the Terri torial prison. The Judge could have given him ten years, and should have done so, as the evidence in the case showed no ground for a more lenient sentence A new trial was denied, and the attorneys for the prisoner gave notice of appeal.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
ARTICLE IT.

The general ureof the business proposed Jo be transacted by this corporation is. and shall be, mining and milling ores, working mines and mining claims, removing ores ont and from mines and mining claims, and eS- traclug precious metals therefrom and daiug such other business as may be necessary to successfully carry on the said business of min ing and milling ores, and for such purpose and to these ends said corporation shall be vested with power to purchase, acquire, own and hold mines, mining claims, mills and ma chinerv.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
INDIANS ARE mnnrr, OCCUPANTS.

The BELT, in Q recent editorial, took the ground that the Indians have no vested rights in the soil, and this fact has been recognized not only as re- gards the Indians occupying the terri tory acquired from Mexico, but to all the native tribes in the United States Neither is it Q rule peculinr to our country, but is a recognized principle of international law
 Senator Morgan, of Alabama, chair man of the foreign relations committee, and an authority on international law, has restated this doctrine, in referring to the Venezuelan dispute, Lord Sails bury, he says, claims that Great Britain has acquired rights to the disputed territory by treaty with the native Indian tribes.
 Senator Morgan says: "Such treaties with such people are made right ip the teeth of the well understood and well accepted doctrine of Great Britain, Germany, France, Spain and all the American States, which is that when country has acquired by conquest or discovery any territory, the Indian tribes found therein are considered as occupants at will of the sovereign, and not regarded as nations having sovereignty, such sovereignty inuring to the nations that conquered or dis covered the territory. 4 recognition of sovereignty of such Indian tribes has been regarded as Q breach of the international rights of other nations,
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09

A base ball tournament has been arranged at Phoenix, to take place the latter part of November. Six hundred dollars in prizes will be awarded.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
CSeal) LEE CRANDALL, (Seal) JOS. W. MASTERS. (Seal) JOHN KAISER, (Seal) THEODORE CRANDALL
TERWTORT OF ARIZONA, !
 COUNTY OF CHA. '''

On this the 2ith day of September A. D. 1895, before me, o. N. Creswell, Notary Public in and for the County of Gila, Terri tory of Arizona, personally appeared Lee Crandall Joseph w. Masters, John Kasser, and Theodore Crandall, knowntome to be the same parties, whose names are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that they, and each of them, executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed,
 Given under my hand and seal of office, the day and year first above written.
 (Seal) 0. N. CRESWELL,
 Notary Public.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
ARTICLE "

The amount of authorized capital stock of this corporation shall De seven hundred and fifty thousand gharas, of the par value of one dollar each, to bs paid for at the time the same is issued and delivered, and shall be non ...esE.hIe lherealLeI.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-11-09
ANTICIT VTU.

The highest amount Of indebtedness or lia- bility direct or contingent, to which this cor poration shall at any time be subject shall be ten thousand dollars.