The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-27
SOTINGS.

immigration for the past year vi
show a large gain over last year, ~
still a large loss as compared with ~
the figures being 230. $40 for Thu
wear with December partly estimated
against II. 1858 in 1891 ana 3'12,9i1
1889. This is a pretty good mcas.r
of the extent al lhc business recover
ovcr 1891.
Stepniak, que of the most notabl
and important Of The liberal Russian
of this age, whose incendiary truth
telling had made him for ~ years a
exile from his country was Killed NJ
grade railway crossing IN a Lnndo
suburb, Monday morning. lie WI
but 81 wears old. having been born 4
Hediatch. in the government O
Pultowa. in 1871, the descendant OF
family of the lesser nobility of tn
| Cossacks OF Little Russian. In 1S7'
he became a professor of ancient his
tory in the university Of kieti, bu
was removed by the government three
years later, and in 1876 he was eXilet
for his criticisms ON the tyrannou!
policy of Count Tolstoi. minister o
Justice. and brother Of the famous
novelist. He has since lived at Geneva
and London and has published his re
markable succession Of books. Of tho
greatest value for understanding thu
history, the constitution and the prob.
lens Of that Asiatic power in The
midst OF European civilization. Step
MAX has probably been one Of the
most influential conscrvativ" members
Of the revolutionary partg of Russia,
always discountcnancing terrorism and
warning against socialism. but labor
ing for Il constitutional government for
Russia. He has welded Il great pow
er. aud his fellow laborcrs in the
revolutionary party along the refugees
of this country have been constantly
encouraged by his assistance and
counsel,
y. report comes from Mexico that an
agent Of Barney Barnato, Cecil
Rhodes and the Rothschilds has ar
rived in that country with a letter Of
credit for SO, coo, G0. which be pro
poses to invest in Mexican improve
ment companies and mines. If this
is true the natural deduction must be
that Barnato and Rhodes have less
in South Africa than in MeXlico
and prefer other investments to the
securities which they have
been having in London.
The latest figures ohtainablc by
the director of the United States mint
show a large increase III the gold pro-
ductiUn of this year o,er any former
years. and also Il change in the rela-
tive positions held by the several gold
producing countries. The output Of
the United States is increased from
$50, 800. 900 to SAT, 600, 900. South Africa
increases from $50, G9G, $50 10 &c, 0O0, 900
Australia from 81. 1G7, 000to 50, Geo. 600
and Russia from S2T, GiG, COG to -. 900.
400. The estimate for the world is
300. 900, 600, 1t will be noted that
he United States is given first place
lmong the gold producing countries.
The battle ship Texas, about
which there has been Sc much criticism
~ its time trip Friday maintained
speed Of lT.S2 knots an hour for
hrcc hours, thus breaking the record
or battlcships.. But even this trip
vas cut short hy some accident 10 its
machinery.
Thurman and Edmunds were The
,reat lawyers of the senate during
heir service il that body. but there
vas a marked difference in the
characteristics. As one of their asso-
iates on the Judiciary Committee OBJ !
"Ednunds ran pick 10 pieces
bill. Il charter e. a proposition, but
thurman can amend II :, as 10 remove
Is evils and give vitality and useful
to what was before noxious and
INJURIOUS. That is to say, the latter had
e constructive ability in which the
lrmer was not So we'll equipped.
over on this continent 10 he dis
oiled of the territory or to be crowded
Ut of its rights by another stronger
over anywhere. England would not
ermit us 10 be do that 10 Belgium
+ 10 Denmark. On the other hand,
e have no title to interfere with
lie established boundaries of English
'rritory whether we like them or do |
OF like them. The settlement Of pend J
u difference by peaceful arbitration :
al be compelled by the business men /
nj the religious sentiment of these
20 nations, influences always ire
when they are united and
hen they are brought TO bear upon |
rye matters Of national or intcrna.
onal import,
Tammany had II meeting at New
Ork city Monday night and expressed
its full approval of the well consid-
ed. s~tatesmanlikc and patriotic mes.
&c of the president ofEs the United
.ates on the Venezuelan boundary
and pledging him the
listed chief OF q united nation. the
ost loyal and Unwavering support"
The gold fever in Colorado, Arizona.
eW Mexico. Idaho and Wyoming has
sumed proportions u~nequaled since
e early days in California. Men are
andoning profitable pursuits to en-
GO in the search for gold and many
W mines are being opened daily.
le large majority of these mines are
ohably worthless and will only be
for speculative purposes. but as a
of this fever it may be expected
the American output of gold will
largely increased and Il few mines
great value will be opened.
Greenway has dissolved the
Legislature and ordered A
election Jan. %. with the school
estion as the sole issue. He has
ued an address calling upon his
opIe by an overwhelming vote to
his administration in its de
mination not to give up the system
non sectarian schools.
hundred members of the Irish
tlonal alliance met at st. Louis,
l.. last Monday night. and adopted
olutlons declaring that they would
Enland's pcrsent embarrassment