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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
STANDS ALONE.
Plucky Little Greece Defies the
World.
Turkey Ready to Strike - London
Meeting OF Sympathy.

ATHENS, Greece, March 9-The answer
Of Greece TO the powers has been put in
final form. Ii declares that Greece cannot
withdraw her army and navy from Crete,
and insists that the object of the presence OF
the Greek forces In the island is to restore
order and maintain peace. The position OF
King George is justified, and the fact that
the purpose of the Greek occupation OF
Crete is identified with the ayowed aim Of
the European concert is emphasized.
The document is long and argumentatiye.
Greece asks the powers to recognize her
honest endeavors to secure peace, and urges
them TO reconsider the ultimatum. The re-
fusal to yield to the demand for the with
drawal of the army and navy, however, is
absolute. Greece suggests the advisability
OF obtaining consensus Of opinion of the
island regarding the proposed autonomy.
The six governments will perhaps yield to
the request of Greece for reconsideration
OF the ultimatum.
The foreign admirals at Canea have drawn
up scheme of coercion in anticipation of
the Greek refusal, and have telegraphed it
TO their governments. but no authority to
apply force has yet been given. The ad-
mirals propose to blockade Crete and the
PirRus. The king said Il will never yield
to the ultimatum. / would rather throw
my crown at the powers
Ottoman troops on the frontier OF Thes-
sally, as well as on the other Turkish bor-
ders, ARE almost in readiness to act upon the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

BOSTON Mass, March 9-It was thought
that the troubles which have so long dis
turbed the stream OF brotherly love at the
Park Street church. otherwise Birthstone
Corner, would have been settled on Sunday
when Pastor Lansing having received and
receipted for his back pay and bonus for
leaving, would resign But he would
not sign the receipt. The latter was
a lengthy document full of parenthe-
ses and subtle inuendoes, and Mr.. Ian
sing wouldn't have it," He would re-
ceipt for $1,000 in full of all demands to
April 1, 1897, and would then hand in his
resignation. The committee could not settle
on that basis without authority from the So
ciety, so matters are in abeyance for another
week. The committee will come to Pastor
Lansings views, for in the long and bitter
fight he has smote them hip and thigh and
beaten them at every turn. which is highly
edifying from the standpoint of successful
strategy, but not from that of Christian love.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

Malcom Townsend has pointed out
coincidences OF events in the lives OF
Lincoln and jeff Davis. Both were
born in Kentucb cby-Lincoln in lSo9
Davis in 1908. Both removed from
their native State in childhood, Davis
going to the Southwest, Lincoln to
the Northwest. In the Black Hawk
War Davis was a Second Lieutenant
of regulars; Lincoln Captain OF
volunteers. Both began their polltlcai
careers at the same period-1s44-
Davis being q Presidential Elector for
Polk. Lincoln Presidential Elector
for Henry Clay. Both were elected to
CONGRESS- at about the same time,
Davis in 1S45, Lincoln in 1916. Lastly
in the same year and almost the same
day, they we're called upon to preside
over the destinies OF their respective
Governments, Davis as President OF
the Confederate States, February .,
1861, and Lincoln as President Oh the
United States, March 4. 1861.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
The New York Herald remarks: Th'

The New York Herald remarks: The
production and distribution OF sugar
constitute one of the largest factors
in the great aggregate of the worlds
business. The business Of refining
sugar, or rendering the raw sugars
pure and fit for consumption, measured
by the value of its products, ranks
ninth among the so-called manufactur-
ing industries of the United States.
Now this gigantic industry, which
directly affects every citizen in the
United States, which is more or less
directly affiliated with score OF other
industries, is practically in the hands
of one man. That man is Henry y.
Havemeyer, the head of that consol-
dation of firms which calls itself the
American Sugar Refneries Company.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
FRANCIS NJ, RAMSEY.

Rear Admiral Francis NJ. Ramsey. chief Of
the bureau of navigation, will retire from
the United States navy April 5. when he will
have reached the age limit. He has dis
charged the duties of his difficult office with
great ability. Rear Admiral Ramsey is a
native of the District of Columbia. In 1850
he was appointed to the navy from Pennsyl-
vania as midshipman. He served the
Union with credit during the war Of the re-
bellion, being advanced rapidly because of
his conspicuous merit. At the close Of the
war Lieutenant Commander Ramsey was
made commander. and since then has ad-
yanced to the rank of rear admiral Since
he became rear admiral he has never COM
manded fleet, owing to the desire of the
secretary of the navy to keep him where he
could get the full benefit of his fairness and
knowledge of naval affairs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
VICARIOUS AT0NEMENT.
-COrwine Suffering for
Another's Sins--Held in $4,000.

NEWPORT, r. l., March 9-Paymaster
John Corwine, L. s. N, who left the naval
station last week, was apprehended in Chi!
cago two days later. He was brought here,
arraigned in court, and waived the reading
of a warrant charging him with obtaining
1000 from the First National bank under
false pretences. His case was continued and
he secured bail for SO, 900 for his further ap-
pearance.
OF the $4,000 that he secured from the
bank, all but $50 was recovered, and that
amount will be made good, so that when the
case comes up for hearing there is every
indication that the banks charges will be
withdrawn. If Mr.. Corwine tells the truth
his position is most unfortunate. His story
is generally believed, and there is the deep
est sympathy felt for him in all quarters.
His story is that several years ago dis
honest clerk in his employ embezzled $10,-
600. This sum Mr.. Corwin bad been repay
ing in installments. the officials being aware
of the whole transaction. For some reason
they chose to press matters.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
The railroads, next to our farm'

The railroads, next to our farms,
represent the greatest properties
owned by our people. In no other
country in the world have so many
and such valuable lines been built.
The sum of all the mileage in the
United States exceeds 100000 miles,
and their value with their equipments
is about twelve thousand millions OF
dollars. The great bulk OF these
roads are now the property OF our own
citizens, though they were largely
built with foreign capital--a circum'
stance which, in the opinion of Robert
P. Porter, sis responsible for much OF
the prejudice againt them. 1t would
be vastly to the advantage OF the
whole country if these investments
were profitable, but rs matter OF
fact they are not"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
NEW STEAM ENGINE.
Maine Man Has One Which Beats
the Worid-Patented Every where.

LEWISTON Me, March 9-Frank A. Rey-
nolds Of this place has invented a rotary en-
gine, which experts say is superior to any
thing ever known. Mr.. Reynolds is young
man. but not unknown to the world Of in
vention. He recently invented a wonderful
folding bicycle. which has been patented in
all the leading countries of the world.
Reynolds machine is patented in this
country, and is about to be patented in
England. France. Germany and Norway.
Until these patents are secured. no detailed
account of the wonderful engine can be
printed but what are called claims are
told freely. Ii Is as simple as the alphabet
but has power OF herculean proportions.
The model which Mr.. Reynolds shows is so
small that it can be put into an ordinary
coat pocket. 1t is about as large around as
a common saucer, and less than two inches
thick. The piston is three inches in diane
ter and one inch thick. and yet this model.
attached to boiler with 100 pounds of steam
to the square inch, at 5000 revolutions to the
minute, produces l3-horse power.
Something of the power of the engine may
be imagined from the fact that there are
four expansions to the revolutions and 40,
600 to the minute. while the ordinary engine
does well with 500 per minute. Another new
idea about the engine is that the engineer
cannot make a mistake in piping it up; it mat
ters not which way the piston turns, or which
end the steam comes in; if it enters the ex-
hausts the machine will move with the same
power as though the steam entered by the
inlet. The valves are built upon an entirely
new plan, but at this time they cannot be
described.
A test of the model of this engine, which
a child can hold in his hands, developed.
with $500 revolutions per minute. 6 911-
horsepower; with 5000 revolutions the
power is 13 7-10-horse-p power with 5000
revolutions the power is q horsepower, and
with 10000 revolutions per minute, the
power of this liliputian engine will equal
AZ horsepower.
Wonderful claims are made for this engine,
and it is said it will revolutionize the steam
ship business of the world. The Allen syn
dictate purchased the recently patented Bran
bel engine, with the hope that it would
largely decrease the expense of running its
steamship lines but while Brambel ma
chine which is being tested in Trenton, NJ,
has $50 horse power the assertion is made
that a machine of the same size. built on
the Reynolds plan. would have 5000 horse
power. or 1850 greater than that of the
western invention.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

Yice-Admiral Sir John o. Hopkins, as
commander-n-chief of the British Mediter-
ranean squadron, is an unusually prominent
man at present owing to the trouble at the
Island of Crete. All the great powers of
Europe are snarling about the island, and
much is expected from the British. Sir
John o. Hopkins is one of the best-known
and one of the most efficient officers OF the
British navy. He is an old sea dog, and has
seen no end of service. He took part in the
Crimean war and was present at the attack
of Sebastopol. He has served his country
in important positions too numerous to
mention. He is utterly familiar with every
trick of naval strategy. and the very man
for Britain to have in the extraordinarily
peculiar position she finds herself in today
in the Mediterranean. Sir John has Il num-
ber of titles that he cares little about.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
WORLD BEATER SOLD.
Yacht Vigilant Again Changes
Hands-Quick Passages.

NEW YORK, March 9-The cup defender
and world famed sloop yacht Vigilant has
been sold by George J. Gould to Percy
Chubb, the well known New York Yacht
club member.
The Vigilant successfully defended the
Americas cup in 1893, and the following
year. under the ownership of George j. and
Howard Gould was sent across the
ocean, and raced there against the
Prince of Wales yacht Britannia and
other vessels. She arrived at Gourock on
June 16, 1894, her actual time between Sandy
Hook and Tory island being IA days hours
and so minutes Capt l.. A. Jeffrey was her
skipper and navigator, but during her races
abroad she was in charge of Capt. "Hank"
Half.
The Vigilant was laid up at Southampton,
and remained there until the spring of 1895,
when she was overhauled, and sent back to
New York, sailing as above on April II. and
passing in by Sandy Hook on April 20, max
ing the passage in II days 1S hours and 25
minutes. She was then owned wholly by
George J. Gould, his brother Howard hav-
ing sold him his interest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
In the Berlin Produce Exchange

In the Berlin Produce Exchange o
commission, composed of five repre-
ssntatives of agricultural interests and
two from the milling trade, supervise
all trading. Dealing in futures is
strictly prohibited. All trading must
be done on the exchange and between
certain hours. Prices are fixed by
members of the committee and daily
quotations are officially listed. While
the German grain gamblers are in
clined to rebel, observes Farm, Field
and Fireside, they are powerless
against the great public sentiment in
favor of system which insures fair
return to the farmer for his toll.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
A LIFE AT SEA.
Death of Captain John G. Beals
Prom Cook to Captain.

SPRINGFIELD, D, Mass, March 9-Captain
John G. Beals. for the last fifteen years
resident of this city, is dead He had spent
most of his life following the sea- but came
here to spend his old age in retirement.
Captain Beals was born in Dexter, Me-, on
August 28 1929. When he was small
child his parents moved to Searsport and
there he made his headquarters the most of
his life. He spent most of the time, how
ever, at sea- shipping at fourteen as cook
and passing through the grades of sailor and
mate until 1858, when he became
captain of Il bark called the Bru-
nette. For 43 years he was on the sea, and
sailed in nearly all the waters of the world.
He was married in June 1852 and his widow
survives him. In 1882 he moved to this city
and bought house on the Wilbraham road
in which he had since lived. He gathered
many mementos of his travels.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

hail. Quincy market, Faneuil hall. postofflce,
public library, courtyard and all the Cadets
armory, the Vendome. Landlord Whipple's
big new hotel, the Touraine, the Y. NJ. G. A.
building. Trinity church, with all its roofs
and yards and 'closes. ''and a dozen smaller
but still enormous buildings could be packed
under this great roof.
The foundations are Of the most substan-
tial kind. and hundreds of thousands of dol
lars will be expended for the foundation of
the great head house alone. A small army
is at work on the ground at present and an
army large enough to repel a foreign inya-
sion will be at work when spring opens.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

BOSTON, Mass. March 9-The land that
is being cleared for the new Union station
and the yard" is about 35 acres. and every
day sees an old shack" or substantial
building of brick and stone disappear. The
actual station building will cover ~ 1-2
acres and the enormous area will be all
under one roof. The bare statement of area
does not convey the immensity of the build
ing until one considers the great buildings
1t would contain.
The above cut will give a fairly good idea
The enormous building of the Mechanics
Charitable association. the largest in the
city in floor space; the State house. city
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

Wolfe Barry, President of the Insti-
tute of Civil Engineers, warns British
manufacturers that they must wake up
to the fact that American castings are
being used in the new underground
tunnels in London. Mr.. Barry says:
"a decade ago the idea of Americans
exporting castings to England would
have been laughed at. Now it is a
fact"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

William Allen White, a young Kansas edi-
tor. is now recognized as an author of great
promise. His clever book of short stories
of Kansas, "The Real ISSUE" has received
much favor. He is the editor of the Empo-
ria Gazette, and has been a worker in the
newspaper field ever since he was galley
boy. He first attracted widespread atten-
ton by an editorial in his paper written dur
ing the presidential campaign. and entitled,
Whats the matter with Kansas" 1t is
claimed that his writings have immeasur-
ably hurt Kansas. Mr.. White was reared
near Kansas and educated at Kansas univer-
sity He is 29 years of age.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

Altogether the most remarkable de.
velopment in the theatrical world in
recent years, declares the New York
Sun, has been the astonishing growth
of that form of entertainment known
nowadays as the vaudeville, but in
olden times passing under the name of
voriaf-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
Has Reached the Home Plate.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 9-Davd L.
Foutz, manager of the Brooklyn baseball
league team is dead, of asthma. Foutz was
born in Baltimore 40 years ago. In the DAYS
ofthe American association he was the star
pitcher of the st. Louis team. In 1888 he
Joined the Brooklyn team, and had beer
connected with 1t until the close of last sea.
son. III health forced him to retire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

Enormous purchases for the pulp
mills will make i'is years lumber cut
In Maine larger than ever. The
Kennebec Journal says that two mills
will buy 5000, 900 feet of spruce to
grind up.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
VOL. XXIV.
Essex County Herald.

A movement has been started among
q number of the progressive farmers
of Georgia to have an exhibition of its
agricultural products and resources
next fall.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

There has been an alarming increase
in crime during the years between
1850 and 1890, as shown by the United
States Census, rising from one criminal
in 3442 to one in 757.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

offensive and II Edhem Pasha, commander
in chief of the forces. should receive orders
to move, he could within few days throw
$4,000 well armed men over the Greek from
tier. including q batteries of artillery and
ten squadrons of cavalry.
The headquarters Of the Turkish army OF
"precaution," or defense, are now at Mon
astir, Macedonia, 400 miles west of Constan-
tinople, and n large force of troops un-
der command of Omar and Nuchad Pachas,
is much nearer the frontier. In addition to
the mobilization of the regular forces. the
mustafuz, corresponding to the German
landstrum, the second draft of those liable
to military duty, have been called to arms in
several districts near the Greek borders.
The ostensible reason for summoning this
contingent is that the ordinary redifs, or re-
serves, which were lately called out, have
been deficient in numbers, but the summon
ing of any part of the mustafuZ is regarded
as ominous of the Sutans expectation that
something of a very serious nature is immi-
nent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

BY the aid of machinery one man
can make 200 fine watch screws day,
some of which are so small that more
than 100000 of them are required to
weigh a pound. One of the smallest OF
these is the 'pallet-arbor," which has
a thread of 26O to the inch, undergoes
+vontv-five distinct operations in the
making, and of which it takes l3o'ooo
to weigh pound.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12
BOSTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. I

\ strongly supported petition signed
by more than 500 leading citizens and
property owners of Boston has Just
been given a hearing at the State
House. 1t urges the incorporation in
the annual appropriation for the Met
ropolitan Park system Il sum adequate
for the construction of speedway
along the bank of the Charles river on
the Boston side. There is every rea-
son why the proposed plan should
find approval from Legislators. The
present speedway, less than half 4
mile in length. with its up-and-down
course intersected at several points.
by no means affords adequate oppor-
tunities to the owners of fast horses
in Boston. The number of these is le-
gion. They are fairly entitled to a
proper speedway, such as other large
cities have provided for their citizens.
and such as Boston, fortunately, can
readily establish at thiS time. The
speedway is set forth in the plans of
the Metropolitan Park Commission as
drawn in 1894. II is designed to run
close to the Charles, over ground adj
mirahly adapted for its construction,
and is to extend from Market street,
Brighton. up to the Longfellow meac-
ow. opposite Soldiers field. in Cam
bridge, ending near North Harvard
street. Such speedway would give
to the fortunate poSSessOrS of speedy
trotterS a course of more than mile
in length, perfectly level, and at no
point intersected. Easy of access
alike from the city itself and its sub
of perhaps the only class of residents
for whose enjoyment adequate proyi-
sion has not been made in carrying
out the park system. Now that the
park system itself nearS completion.
the proposed speedway may well be
provided for as logically part there
of, and notable improvement which
Boston cannot afford to lose.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12


Tenders will at once be received by
the terminal trustees for eXcavating
ana laying the foundations for all
that part of the great south station
located to the north OF the old Hamlin
coal yard. This contract alone will
involve the expenditure of close on to
Il million dollars. Woodbury. d Leigh
ton, who are at work on a small sec
tion of the foundation. have greatly
increased their hoisting and piledriv-
ing apparatus. and now that every
thing is in full swing is it expected
the job will be cleaned up in about
three weeks. The removal of the two
great structures on Wales wharf will
be one of the greatest sacrifices that
the business section will be called
upon to make in the interest of the
great railway terminal. They are
five stories in height, have a depth of
$50 feet. front on Federal street, and
We're built on honor. Immediately in
the rear are two other brick buildings,
having a depth of 225 feet each and
four stories in height, extending back
almost to the water front. The build
ing of the sea wall for the Dorchester
avenue extension by the city does not
serve the best interests of the people
of Boston or the terminal trustees.
The work could have been more speed
lily accomplished if it had been placed
in the hands of the railroads. 1t would
have been in the line of economy and
eXpediency not to have divided any
part of the city's work incident to
the building of the new station. 1t
was thought best to have the terminal
trustees make the necessary street
improvements on the west side of the
station, and it is pnzzling to know
why similar policy was not followed
on the east side.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-03-12

President Little of the West End
road has made his first tour of the
subway and found all that has been
said of the magnitude of the under
taking to have been in no sense eNag-
gerated. The work of ballasting the
roadway is nearly completed and if
the rails were ON hand they could be
put down at once. The commission is
'hurrying matters in the way of fin
ishing up the walls, and where the
white enamel brick has been laid Il
most pleasing effect is obtained. Pub
lie interest in the subway is increas-
ing, as shown by the large parties OF
visitors that are almost daily con-
Quoted through the tlinty corridors.
The members of the Boston Press
Curb will make a tour of the complet-
ed sections next week, and on the
coming Saturday the SomerVllle Cub
will take in the wonders OF the un-
derground system. With the letting of
section there now remains only four
sections for which proposals will be
asked. These will be for a station at
Scollay square, the link between the
square and Washington street, rum
ming up CoInhill. and the two sections
i'm connection with the entrance from
Causeway street. The work yet to be
done includes several difficult under
tallings, but it is believed the entire
system will be opened to the public in
the fall of 1895.