News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1897-11-03
TUESDAYS ELECTIONS.

Tuesdays election in New York re-
suited in a Democratic victory. The
Tammany candidate for Mayor wins
by about $4,000 plurality. The vote
is estimated, Van Wyck go, 1S1,
Low 149, S73, Tracy 101 1923, George
20,3S6. Things might have been
different if Platt had said so. Ohio
goes Republican and Hanna is o. k.
for the Senate. In Iowa, Shaw, a
Lamoille county boy, is elected Gov
ernor by 1900 plurality. Massa-
chusetts is all right as usual. Ne
braska is fusion by about 10000. In
South Dakota Republicans win.
Maryland is sufficiently Republican
to ensure a Senator in place of Cor
man. Altogether it is not gratifying
news for the Republicans, but the fact
that there is no national significance
in any of the elections is some conso-
lation to the Republican party.
Military experts estimate that
Spain has lost $4,000 soldiers in Gu
ba since the present war began.
A son, Grover Cleveland, Jr., was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Cleve-
land Thursday noon; the child weigh
ed II pounds.
The Canadian government is con-
sidering the question of making the
starting of forest fires a criminal
offense and providing a heavy penal
ty for violators of the law. Cana
dams are as much interested in forest
protection as Americans, but the
same laxity and carelessness have
been displayed in the dominion as
upon this side of the border. A rem
edy is needed, and that speedily, else
it will be like locking the barn door
after the nag has been stolen.
The rumor that Italy is preparing
to give aid to Spain should the lat
ter become involved in war with the
United States has been revived, but
it is really too absurd to merit an
answer. Italy's domestic troubles
are too numerous and too grave to
cause her to look for more trouble
outside, while the idea that foreign
war is the most efficaciOus remedy
for internal unrest has never been
popular since Napoleon Ills expe-
rience in 1870.
There seems to be good reason for
believing that the long-discussed
North Atlantic cable will soon be an
accomplished fact. The Icelandic par
lament has accepted the offer of the
Great Northern Telegraph company
in Copenhagen to lay cable to lee
land from the north of Scotland by
way ofthe Farce Isles, and has grant
ed it the required subsidy of 10000
kroner annually for 20 years. The
Danish government also has promis-
ed financial help. 1t is expected that
the cable will be laid next summer.
The general convention at Chicago
ofthe Universaiist Church has almost
unanimously rejected any amend
ment of faith. There seems to be a
general reaction among the churches
from the spirit, which reached its
height from five to ten years ago, Of
reconstruction of church creeds. Per.
haps this is because it was seen that
there would be no end to the work Of
amendment makers when once begun
And perhaps it is also due to the in.
creasing emphasis placed upon char.
liable activities and good works
which somehow seem to consist with
almost any religious creed.
What the creation of the fedora
circuit court of appeals has done tC
relieve the congestion of business il
the supreme court is well shown il
the present condition of the docket
\ year ago the number of cases dock
eted was GA. When the court ad
journed in May last there were 49,
cases left, of which % had been ar.
gued. During the summer 90 cases
have been added, making a total o
only Alb now before the court as il
meets for the 1897 term. Evidently
the time is not far distant when TIT
court will be able to adjourn for tn,
summer with a clear docket.