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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
The Venezuelan Question.

Shator Lodge of Massachusetts made a
spec in the United States Senate Mon
day which he brought together in an il
lunI batting way all the evidence which is
thu lr available in the Venezuela case.
He dmissed as absurd the idea that the
Mohre doctrine is a principle of interna
tioth law, and declared that it is properly
to be,ompared with the declaration of in
ded lence, with which it ranks in sim
pliht 1t is a question of fact, not of
Law e said, and we have always regarded
it y ne guiding principle of our foreig n
polio Senator Lodge also made an eff
fe1 1ti' point in saying that Great Britai n
had avn an arbitrary line and then an
nd du1ed as its ultimatum that it would
slIbt to arbitration only the territory ly-
in one side of it. The substance of
tlie nole controversy was summed up in
tue tatement that no new rights have
con TO England or TO Venezuela since
1Bl j. e., since the declaration of Presi-
len Monroe. They have the rights of
Spa and Holland, respectively, nothing
mo, and nothing less, and are entitled to
exs what those inherited rights give
the. Mr.. Lodge stated a truth which is
patt to all when he denied with empha-
els at there is any desire for hostilities
on e part of either the people of England
or )se of the United States.
is of interest to note in this connec-
tic hat Senator John Sherman has an
nCCced that he agrees with President
Claland, and pronounces his definition
of-e Monroe doctrine correct one. How
ev this doctrine is regarded, whether as
q gma of international law or of Ameri.
c. policy, it has strong hold upon all OF
q nations of these continents, and was
lregnized and encouraged by Great Brit
before its announcement by President
Nlroe. All parts of America are now oc-
led by civilized and Christian nations
b descendants of European ancestors
a they are no longer open to the con
sts of European powers. But Senator
arman does not look for war. He see.
iications that Great Britain will not in
q upon its refusal to arbitrate and al
/ es that President Cleveland opened tho
~ to settlement of the dispute by de-
ring in his message to Congress tina
ny boundary line fixed by the two con
,tants" will be cheerfully agreed to b.
2 United States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
Important Changes In Sound Boat
Lines,

The Hartford Times says that with the
acquisition by the Consolidated company
of the New England railroad system, and
with it of the New York and Norwich
boat line, important readjustments of the
Sound boat lines will soon ensue, connected
also with changes of railroad freight routes
which centre at New London and StoniDk-
ton, and affecting the New London North
ern as an outlet of the Central Vermont
company, which controls that road as
lessee. At present the New England sys-
TEN, which is now simply large division
of the New Haven company, has no point of
contact with the shore line except at Say
brook Junction.
At New London, where over the Nor
wich and Worcester railroad the New Eng
land has had large business, the New
London Northern controls the traffic as the
connecting link between that city and Nor
wich. On the east bank of the Thames,
however, the New England system reaches
down to Allyn's Point, six miles from the
Thames Bridge on the shore line rout
An extension of that distance will ther
fore connect the now severed syGtems, Civ
them new and Independent outlet to tn,
sound, and freight and passenger termin
al at New London. 1t is stated authorita
lively that this link will soon be built. A
subsidiary plan is the construction between
Baltic, Conn, and point near Taftville
Conn.,, of link three miles long betweeI
the Providence division of the New Eng
land road and the Norwich and Worceste
line. This will give the New England al
independent route from Willimantic T.
Norwich, New London and the Sound, opel
it to passengers and freight from westwar
and northern points and closely parable
the New London Northern for distanc
altogether of abou' a26 miles between Wi
limantic and Nev LondOIF.
These railroF. changes, when Nc1lS4pleteC
will carry wl,fthem important changes'lt
the runninEc Sound boat lines.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
The Tariff and Bond Bills

The emergency tariff bill was passed
the House of Representatives last Fritl
afternoon according to program, by aya
of 2O5 yeas to 81 nays, the Populistsvot,
with the Democrats in the negative.
On Saturday the House passed the pc
bill by the narrow margin of "a major
the vote standing 10 to 1876. Fortgl
Republicans voted with the DemocH
against the bill, as did all the Populii
Mr.. Hutcheson, of Texas was the 9:
Democrat to ally himself with the Repn.
cans in support of the measure Fts
was no division on the provision Inade
the bill for the issue of emergency cef-
Gates to provide for current deficlencies
Both measures are now in the sem
where their fate is more than doubttu!
account of the attitude of the silver ns
Senator Morrill,, chairman of the comu
tee on finance, in whose hands Che B.
now are, is doing everything in his pCE
to secure prompt and favorable action 0
on them. Upon a motion made BY
the Senate did not take the protraeted
cess at first proposed, but adjourned o.
until today, and at the Senator's reqa
the committee began yesterday to const
the bills.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
An Ominous Forecast I'm England.

The London Times says: The new year
opens with mingled omens. At home the
auguries are in every way favorable. tn
outlook of external politics is most seric
even alarming. The revival of the
spirit in the United States, or what
lates it, and the prolonging of SUI
tain position in the East are al 'Ie un'
disquieting. The long-impe 5din~ o0' eq 2
South Africa has become ort1s ere
bound, therefore, to be Zepar"d !, attn
gencies which may ca for a viz exer-
tion of power, that Ast resort must be
relied ON to hold Ae BritisS ire togeth-
er. Happily, it|Is certain the nation
is fully capable of meetiH he probable de-
mands on Us resources
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

A bill to establish national university
&C Washington has been introduced in the
Senate and House of Representatives. It
provides for university of the highest
type, vests its government in board of
sixteen regents, with the President of the
United States at its head, and a university
council, embracing the board and twelve
eminent educators, representing as many
Institutions of high rank, belonging to
different states, the regents to have charge
of all business affairs, the council of all
else. 1t authorizes .he university to estab-
lish cooperative relations with other insti-
tutions of the country, prohibits partisan
and sectarian preferences, makes admis-
sion depend on competency only, and so
guards the degrees to be granted as to pro-
tect interests of all collegiate institutions
entitled to recognition. In consideration
of the financial condition of the country,
the bill appropriates for the fiscal years
1897 and 1898 barely enough to enable the
board of regents to organize and do pre-
liminary work.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
Deneit for ST, Months, sIo, 1922, ,7aa.

The first six months of the present fiscal
year of the United States treasury closed
Tuesday with aggregate receipts of $167,-
56S, S,O53 and expenditures of SlS2, s95, 776.
The deficit thus created for the six months,
S15, 1927, 1913, is little more than half the
deficit for the corresponding six months of
1894. The largest improvement, according
to these figures, has been in internal reve-
nue., which is now returning to the pro-
portions before the large Withdrawals of
whiskey from bond in anticipation of the
increased tax arrested the normal average
receipts. The comparison of the classes OF
receipts for six months, however, shows
more than the entire increase this year to
have come from customs, because the in
ternal revenue figures for 1894 include July
and August, the months when the large
Withdrawals in anticipation of the reduced
tax were taking place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

The London Chronicle printed early this
week the significant statement that Earl
Granville, in 1885, concluded with the
then President Blanco of Venezuela,
treaty containing an arbitration clause COW
ering the Venezuelan international boun-
Diary dispute, but that the Marquis of Sal
isbury, on coming into power, later in the
same year, virtually cancelled this clause
by limiting the provisions of the treaty TO
commercial questions" The Chronicle
adds that "nothing could have been more
unfortunate, inasmuch as the boundary
dispute was on the eve of permanent settle-
ment' A despatch from Washington
says that our government has documentary
proof that this statement is strictly
true. As facts come out, little by little, i
looks very much as if the Cleveland adj
ministration was in possession of inside
information from Venezuela showing her
cont ention to be just, and therefore war
ranting Mr.. Cleveland, in advance, in IS
suing "war message 1t will be beau
tiful sight if, in the end, the British lion nis
compelled to acknowledge that he has nc
case, while he meekly bows himself of The
stage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

The British foreign Office has forgotten
all about the Venezuelan boundary ques-
ton, for the moment, in the excitement
which has arisen over complication with
Germany in their South African belong
ings. The British South Africa company
is a concern which holds a royal charter
and is authorized to do various things tol
the extension of British influence in tha'
quarter of the world. DR.. Jameson, th'
administrator OF the company, has beguI
an invasion of Mashonaland, rich gold
bearing district within the borders OF tn
South African Republic. There is wratl
and incipient war in the Republic becaus
of the invasion, and Germany threatens Z
take a hand because the South African Re
public borders on territories that are With
the German sphere of influence, and \!
subiugaton would be at once derogatofy Z
Teutonic dignity as well as dangerous q
the boundary. Germany has questions
Great Britain in the matter, and accordli.
to all accounts the British foreign otiice
bestirring itself actively to smooth ovs
the trouble and keep the peace. 1t Loo
very much like one more case where dre
Britain was just ''trying on" her neigho's
to see how much encroachment they wor.
| stand
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

Discussion having begun in the newspa-
ars of the state as to the makeup of the
ermont delegation to the Republican ma
onal convention which is to be held in St.
-ouis next June, it is in order to suggest, in
ehalf of Windham county, that DR.. Henry
,. Holton of Bratteboro is a man who
Tould fill place on the delegation with abil-
. y,and who would command the confidence
1 his party associates in that capacity. DIR.
9olton is a man of stanch Republicanism
Tho is able to give, on all occasions, the
'easons for the political faith that is in
lin. He is not only well known through
3ut Vermont, but his active interest in the
work of the national medical organizations
las given him an unusually wide acquaint-
lnce with men nom all parts of the country.
Vermont should send a strong delegation
10 St. Louis and DR.. Holton's election as
one of its members would be recognized as
contributing an element of positive strength
from this part of the state. We think
there is no doubt that he would receive the
united support of the Republicans of this
county for the honorable and responsible
position,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
Wbitelaw Reid. ex-minister to

Whitelaw Reid, ex-minister to Fran
in an interview on the Venezuelan disIl.
declared that it was nonsense TO tai
the Monroe doctrine as international Ia
1t is no law, he said, but tremendOO,
good doctrine, and the position of 4
United States is that of policeman Vii
big club, giving notice to the monarChl
of Europe to keep off the grass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

As a result of the work OF the railroad
trunk lines which extend into the south
there is decided movement OF the farm
population from IVA. Nebraska South
Dakota and adjacentf states into Mississippi,
Louisiana and TEN, Several colonies
have already been ntlled by the Illinois
Central on lands OWL by in Mississippi,
and individual emie alton southwlrd has
become extensive e. Duch to cause some
alarm in the norther states affected. The
new colonies are ge orally being planted
on the farm village | an.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

The governmen, gold reserve has
dropped close to the Sd0.OO0,00O mark,
and unless Congress take, immediate ac-
ton the announcemen, by the President
of another bond issue Of 500, O,O0O,0 coo may
be looked for at any tim- 1t is under
stood in New York that a syndicate ha:
already been formed which is ready iC
take a loan of this amount, or anywhere VI
to 5000, 100000.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
Gbe a)crmront QBamf1.
BRATTLEBORO:
FRIDAY, JANUARY ,, 1896
Phoenix Clubbing Rates.

As usual the Boston Wer6ly journal, New 10Th
Weekly Tribune and Ncu York Weekly Press
are furnished in connection with The Phoenix al
80 cents each, or - i'- The Phoenix ana any
one of these papers. and 80 cents for each adrr
tional club paper Tie Boston journal and Sew
York Tribune rate is for vermont sn'-''' 'e'S
only.l
The price Of the Nantues'"r Nirror an" i"'uI''
is now only 40 cents, sioo for the '"' pa
pers
The New York Daily Press. sI's"' Ph mix mix
and the Press, S3.1U. ,
The New York Advertiser Daily ana ''''leS' >
SI.6O' the two papers s3I"' ~,.,...
Boston Daily Evening traveller, SIS 'ne 'Fo
papers, $3.50.
The Household 80 GENTS. the two p''ers
S2.2O.
The velmonter, the monthly magazine u'''o oed
to ermtnt inttr,,,, and The Ih"n'X' one ear
S2.35.
Reduced rates as heretofore with the magazines
and other leading periodicals
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
And's POet-Laureate.

ANfF Istin, who has been appointed
po ireGte of England, was born near
Iet 1885, and took his degree at the
AeedsB of London in 1858, and in 1857
~ UniIdmitted to the bar. At the age OF
f he lAd published a poem anonymously
f4s 1S"Randolph." His first acknowledged
us, me of verse, "The Season; a Satire ~
var cared in 1861, and since then he has
nv Idblished large number of pOetical pro-
ductionsIand three novels. He has written
for the Standard and for the Quarterly
Review.
During the sitting Of the Ecumenical
Council of the Vatican, he represented the
Standard at Rome, and he was special
correspondent of that journal at the head
quarters of the King of Prussia IN
Franco German war. He has also VII VIII,
a number of political and con.IGItIhs ..rIth
works. In 1888, in conjuacttisosn Nafi
j. Courthope, he fona,d.Ssehh has pr
Review. The work ,vsnce was the
him into special i.aall,bs garden thai thai : W
Il
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

Gen. Grout has introduced a bill in the
House to provide for the representation o.
Alaska in Congress, His bill authorle'
the secretary of the interior to detail 'hs
governor or the secretary OF Alaska Tor AZ
tendance upon any regular or special seq
sion of Congress as a delegate in the Hons'
of Representatives.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

Gov. Morton of New York has fnally
announced to his friends that he will be z
candidate for the Republican presidential
nomination. The decision was made
known at a dinner given in his honor bS
Chauncey NJ. Depew MONDAY night It il
suggested that, failing to secure the nomi'
nation, Gov. Morton will 60 to the United
State Senate as successor to David B. Hill
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

Robert Schomburgk, II man who sur
veyed the now famous, (os famous) )bound-
ary line between British & ana and Venez-
uela, came to this countr~ Iron Germany
when young man of %. After being en-
ployed as clerk in BostoI and Philadel-
phia he became partner n Richmond,
Va, tobacco house. Tile factory was
burned and Schomburgk ldrfted to the
West Indies, where his wlork in botany,
for which he possessed a ntatural bent, at
~->scted the attention of the London geo.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

graphical society, which furnished him
means to go to the unknown region of the
Orinoco to pursue his investigations there.
This work led the British government to
commission him to make the boundary
survey. The line was drawn and the
Queen knighted him for his services.
Schomburgk remained in the British con
sular service until his death in 1865.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

u Gen, John M. Thaye ex. United States
senator from Nebraska, Wd ex-governor of
that state, says that Araham Lincoln's
opinion of the Monroe d'tr.ne was clearly
expressed to him. G6. Ihayer served
under Grant at Vicksbrg and after the
fall of that rebel strofhold he visited
Washington and asked the President
views concesning the Hench invasion OF
Mexico. Mr. Lincoln SD; MY policy is
to attend to only one trq1 pie at time. II
we get we'll out of our esent difficultie;
and restore the Union Propose to notify
Louis Napoleon that about time tC
take his army out of M leo. When tha
army is gone the Mexii will take cart
of Macmillan" The. .t1 phecy was full
filed to the letter. tIseli Thayer state
further that President ,oln took occa
sion to say that he wassY ull accord will
Monroe's celebrated mess : to Congress.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

In the United StatIs Senate Molday the
reorganization Of thd committee. was Ell
fected by the adoption OF resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Mitchell, Republican, the vote
on which was: Yeas, so, nays, s. The
Populist senators vi thhe.d ther votes,
with the exception bf Nr. Kys, South
Dakota, who voted V tn the Democrats.
The vote was follow II by lebate, in
which there was SOM plain taking from
both sides on the subj Il Of giving TO the
free silver men a msI rity on the finance
committee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
.....,ara Line sSsel so,. ia0..,.I OephaIonl.

,, rse OInsT11e Sc, y, for liverpool, struck
,roSi boston nHoIyhead, and was beached Ia
! rock nssihnking. The passengers were at
Rss"Ef RrsyEsfssst when the shock came, and the
,Soiidest Siisdest excitement followed, but all were
taken of safely. The Cephalonia is badly
damaged
Subscriptions are Ibeing received for tha
stock OF the St. Johnsbury street railroad
company. The directors of the conpanv
are y S. Pearson, A. o. Humphrey, r.
q; kdnnedy of Burlington, j. j. FynSs1s
oski, t. G. Fletcher Edward r
of st. Johnsbur1
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

The interstate comm Zee commission has
informed the attorney Pnera Of the Unit
ed States that it con iers the organiza-
tion of the big railroa trunk lines, under
the name of the JOINT Traffic association,
to be in conflict with lie &C; TO regulate
commerce and that it Ncannot be carried
into effect without viol ing the provisions
of that act. In pursu ce Of this view OF
the matter the commi ion requests that
the United States distr attorney for the
southern district of Ne York be directed
to institute proseedingI by injunction ol
otherwise to prevent til carrying into eff
feet of this agreement
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
o Prompt Buyers.

g choosing ofstylos and placing of orders with
eoted to the closing out of the broken lots of
lngs. On this weeks list at reduced prices are
with all the neoeSsares for foot comfort for the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
me atlanta E,n 1tIon a Success.

At,'nta seems toSe quite satisfied will
tbC esnt of the /position that has JUS
Sseu There, ag<if the figures reported o
na.i ~ financial 3Spect are correct, she ha
e' soDa reason D be well pleased. She psi
SISIes SSnn oo thaXit has cost her net sur Of
S-O;HOOO, having fallen so much se fbssne.-
SJ.ng expenses in cash, but thssw ts,s " ~ hoo
teil ged from the visito5lssn ~, on On the
e city is not lsss. NDAie"0'
n shows veTyosnissE
2 q TIE ss= 5eaes county, Mlssis-
\ 80 e9a1.sdsy found bound and
Alff ~ s,,;eo and the safe robbed of !
Was o - : -'-eho- &c vnasI,-s
III
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
HORSE & SIMPS ON.
AXES

We won't sto' to say much
about them this week, but if you
want good axe come and see US.
We can sell good one for rs
cents.
We are selling that special pat
tern with an eztro heavy head,
which we have made to order at
81.
We will sell you an axe which
is warranted to stand anything
that is wood, hemlock knots in
oluded, for $l,25. Will any of
these suit you2
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03

want them at 63 cents, but come
and see. Not reason for a re.
dnced price but that they are slow
sellers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-01-03
Mems Slippers

B'aded, lined, leather sOles and
heel. The prettiest styles shown
this PaSOn. Made especially for
the holiday trade. Price, S1.25,
this week at IS cents.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-09-07

fusion they closed the doors of the
bank and hurled number of bombs
into the street.
Four Turkish ladies who were
driving along in carriage were
blown to pieces by the explosion of
one Of the dynamite bombs. Two OF
the French employees of the bank,
while descending from window by
rope, we're wounded by one of the
explosions. They narrowly escaped
with their lives by reason OF the
timely Intervention OF the imperial
troops.
The rioters also captured hotel
in the city of Constantinople, and
bombs and shot and missiles fairly
rained upon the heads of passers-by,
wounding many persons. Many
similar events are reported from
various portions Of the city. 1t is
known that great many persons
have been killed, but it is impossible
to learn the exact number owing to
the excitement and the desire on
the part of the Armenians, as we'll
as the Turkish authorities, to keep
the identity OF the killed and
wounded secret. The Armenian
patriarch has excommunicated all
Armenians concerned in the latest
uprising.
BERLIN, Aug pa dispatch to
the Vossiche Zeitung from Con-
stantinople says that there was
general fusilade and massacre. At
the conclusion OF the riot many hun
dred dead bodies we're lying at the
head of the STEAMBOAT bridge. The
Turkish mob, armed with knives and
sticks, invaded the quarters of the
Armenians, attacking the Armenian
houses, and tossed their butchered
victims out of the windows. The
police and militia stood idly by in
the streets, where wagonloads of
human bodies were lying scattered
in all directions.
LONDON, Aug. ga dispatch to
the Daily News from Constantinople
says that all the English subjects
now residing in Constantinople es-
capped without injury during the
recent riots.
Madrid, Aug. 28.-The Spanish
Minister at Constantinople reports
that the Mussulmans killed hosts OF
Armenians during the rioting of
Wednesday and dragged the bodies
through the streets.
PARIS, Aug. Is dispatch from
Constantinople says the Sultan has
sanctioned tho scheme Of the Powers
for settlement of the Cretan ques-
ton.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-09-07

as this 16 to l city," asked our
San Francisco visitor, at is on
Sunday" answered the kamaaina.
son Sunday" eyes. Sixteen go
fishing for drinks to one going to
church. We have to get our Sunday
supplies on Saturday from Jim
Dodd.