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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
SUPT. HARTWELL REMOVED.
Had Worked for the EitChburg
Road for Forty-Three Years.

FITCHBURG. Mass, Feb. l6-Julius r.
Hartwell, the division superintendent, whose
control covered the line and branches from
Fitchburg to Boston. including the terminal
business, comprising all the transactions on
the wharvss and all connecting lines east,
a. well as the foreign through trafftc. has
been removed. He was given a chance to
put il ia the form Of resignation and 81 I
50. Orders had been issued to his subOr-
dinates 10 report to new man and he was
was ordered 10 change his location.
This OF course left him without duties or
subordinates and he promptly resigned.
Mr.. Hartwell had been in the service Of
the Fitchburg road for 43 years. He first
went in as brakeman, was promoted 10 fire
man. and later handled the throttle of the
engine that drew the Cheshire mail train
over the state. He was next promoted TO
ward master then to station agent in Boston.
and in 1854 was made the Fitrhburg division
superintendent.
He has lived in Watertown. Mass. for 25
years. He has often been urged to take
public Office IN Watertown, but accepted
but once, in 1885. when he was elected Sc
lectman. In the interests Of the road he
even refused the nomination for the state
senate. when he was practically sure
Of an election He has seen four
different men hlI the president chair OF
the road. When he first entered its service
the president was John !. Swift. Mr.. Swift
was followed by William b. Stearus. +. b.
Phillips and II. s. Marcy. During Mr.. Hart
wells term Of service there have been live
street superintendent, Liberty BigelOw
William h. Stearns. {. l.. Haywood, John
Adams and ". II. Ewing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

All accounts agree that the Greek people
are in state of frantic excitement and
unanimous for war.
A dispatch from 81. Petersburg says that
the military division of Odessa will cuncen-
trate 30 600 Cossacks. with Il view to being
in readiness to meet any emergency that
may arise
Mr.. Gladstone says Il do not dare 10
stimulate Greece when | cannot help her.
but shall profoundly rejoice at her success.
| hope the powers will recOllect that they
have their own character to redeem.
The army OF Greece Is small when com
pared with that Of Turkey. hut her navy. al
though small is vicious and pish and in
much better lighting shape. The total peace
strength Of the Greek army is estimated at
y. .002 men. as follows Infantry l4T00, cav
airy 264s. artillery 3.4s0. engineers. etc.
l.234 In the first reserve there are $500
men and in the second reserve rs. 600, max
ing in all a total war strength OF land forces
of 20Y, 422.
The total peace strength Of the Turkish
army is estimated at l4i 800 men. divided as
follows Infantry 96 600 cavalry %. 200, ar
tillery 10. 500 engineers, etc. 400. In the
first reserve there are q. 600 officers and 295.
900 men, and iu the second reserve Il 800
officers and 1872. 900 men. making Il total war
strength OF s67 300 men.
The navy Of Greece consists Of FIVE armor-
clad vessels. The oldest. built in 1867 and
1869, are the BaslleuS GeOrgiOs. i.IT0 tons.
carrying two krupp guns on the upper deck.
four light and two machine guns. with Il
speed Of II knots. and the wooden vessel
Basilissa Olga 1900 tons, carrying four
5 1-2-ton and two l-2-ton krupp
guns, with speed Of 10 knots.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

The Department of Agriculture las
detailed Professor II. J. Webber, of
Eustis, Fla, to make an investigation
of the plant known as the water hya.
cinth, (which has come so near block
ing navigation in the st. Johns River
tributaries. Until last September lit
tie attention had been paid to the
steady increase in the growth of the
water hyacinths on the st. Johns
River. At that time member of the
Jacksonville Times Z mon staff made a
trip up the river, and at once began
calling attention to the obstruction to
navigation of the river by the hya.
cinths. Since that time the matter has
been taken up by the War Department
and the Agricultural Department. and
it now looks as though something
might be done to rid the river of the
plants.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
MAY BE AT WASHINGTON.
Movement tOIMake Col. Albert
Clarke Assistant Secretary.

BOSTON, Mass, Feb. 1G-It is not unlike
IN that Massachusetts may have an assistant
secretary otthe treasury department at Wash
ing,0n under the administration Of President
Mckinley. As we'll as under that Of President
cleveland. The first move 20 that end has al
ready been taken, and the man who has the
backing of the members OF Congress and the
two senators from this state is Col. Albert
Clarke Of Wellesley he well known tArifi
writer and stGtistician, who j. the efficient
secretary Of the Home Market club and n
member Of the Massachusetts, legislature.
Nearly everybody in New England, who
knows anything about politics or the tariff
schedules. has an acquaintance with Colonel
Clarke. tie has been secretary Of the Home
Market club for some years, and in this way
has met most Of the men who study tariff
schedules. or who have been engaged
in efforts to have ,nem revised or preserved.
Mr.. Clarke has also done a great deal Of
stumping for the Republican party. and is,
therefore, well acquainted with the lead
ing men Tin the Republican party.
He has also national acquaint-
ance. which is wide on account OF his
work at Washington before Congress
i-sd1 committees in the effort 10 have tar
ifs secured to preserve New England indus
tries.
The movement to make Colonel Clarke an
assistant secretary Of the treasury depart
ment originated. It j. understood, with Mr..
John Shaw Of Quincy. when the latter was
In Washington some DAYS ago. and 1t was
undertaken without the knowledge Of Colo
mel Clarke.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

We take many of the mechanical
wonders of civilization for granted,
without once thinking how much OF
skilled and ceaseless effort goes to the
work of simply keeping these useful
appliances in repair. muses. the New
York Observer. 1t takes, for example,
thirty-seven specially constructed and
equipped steamers to maintain the
submarine telegraph cables OF the
world in working order. In this world
of friction and ceaseless wear and tear
things neither come nor stay as a mat
ter OF course. Eternal vigilance is the
price of luxury as we'll as of liberty.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

Germany used to be land OF cheap
and good music. The music is as good
as ever, but it is no longer so very
cheap as it used to be. At Hamburg,
for instance, opera seats cost from 10
cents to $3.50, or on special occasions
81 and So. Concert tickets are not
much lower, 81 being charged even at
chamber-music soirees. An attempt
is also being made in Hamburg to en-.
force the wearing of evening dress in
the parquet, to the great indignation
of those who believe that fashion and
music should be kept separate.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

The expenditures of the various
State governments have considerably
increased within the last few years.
In proof of this statement the Phila-
delphia Press gives number OF
figures taken from the official records.
Comparing the expenditures of the
present year with those of 1860 the
following marked difference is OBJ
served in some of the Eastern States {
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
A HERO'S TOMB.
Dedication Ceremonies Will Eclipse
the Worlds Record.

NEW YORK. Feb. Ii The committee
appointed by Mayor Strong to take charge
OF the exercises of formally accept
ing the Grant monument has been organ
ized. Mayor Strong is the chairman. The
president, members of the United States
Senate and House of Representatives. and
the representatives Of foreign countries will
be invited to attend.
1t is the intention to make the exercises
the most imposing this country has ever
witnessed. The militia OF each of the
states and territories. headed by the gov,
ernor. will take part. There will also be a
civic parade. and the event. it is expected
will outriyal in splsnior the ceremonies OF
the removal Of Napoleons body from St.
Helena to Paris.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
Cleveland.

Judge Joseph Mckenna of ofCalifornia, who
is slated for secretary oflthe interior in Me-
kinley' cabinet. is well known on the Pacific
coast and popular for his fair decisions. He
was born in Philadelphia and in 1855, as a
mere child. WAS removed to California. He
was educated in the common schools Of San
Francisco aud in st. Augustine college.
Benicia, California. and at the age of % was
admitted to the bar. He was elected dis
trict attorney of Solano county and served
four years. In 1875 he was elected to the
state Legislature, and here he made Il name
for himself a. an orator Judge McKenna
has served four terms in the national con-
gress. He is "A statesman OF excellent abil-
ity, 4 keen lawyer. and profound jurist.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
OLD TIME STATESMAN.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker Passes
Away-Of Southern Chiyalry,

LEXINGTON. Va. Feb. l6-Hon. John
Randolph Tucker has just died here states
man. LAWYER and gentleman one of Nirginia's
most prominent sons he was born in WIN
chester on Dec. a. 1928. He was
given the advantage OF classl.
cal education at the university OF
Virginia. where he graduated in lS45.
Like most of the men who have risen to ma
tional prominence. he studied law and was
admitted to the bar. He established prac-
tice at Lexington. Va. and soon became
known us lawyer Of great shreWdness.
He was made presidential elector IN Ioo=
and 1856. From 1857 to 1860 he was at
torney general OF Virginia, and Just pel0Fe
the breaking out Of the civil war, wheh tns
abolitionists were most Jealous lie gay
the famous legal opinion in favor OF the
constitutional right of opening the U.S.mah
bags to search for abolition documents
When his state determined to leave the
Union he went with it and was chosen a
member of the Confederate Congress, In
1870 Mr.. Tucker was elected professor
of law and equity in Washington college.
Lexington. KY, and then. without making
himself Il candidate. he was choSeh'
tion AS Democrat to the 44th con-
press. receiving over two votes for every
one for his opponent. Mr.. Tucker
was reelected to the 10th congress. He
served so satisfactorily in the House that he
was returned to the 10th, 47th. 18th and 49th
congresses. defeating his opponents, who
were readjusters. by creditable majoritiess::
In Congress he distinguished himself
as chairman of the judiciary committee
of the House. and at the time Of President
Cleyeland's last election was prominently
mentioned and considered sure of the posi-
ton of attorney general. Mr.. Tucker has
also been president of the American bar as
sociatton. He was one Of the last OF the olu
time Southern chivalry OF ante bellum days
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

BOSTON. Mass. Feb. 16-Hon. Edward
]. Donovan, collector Of internal revenue al
Boston, has resigned to take the manage.
ment of brewery. AFr. Donovan was
appointed by President Cleveland al
the instance Of the late Patrick Mcguire
long the democratic boss in Boston. and
would of course have gone down with the
end Of the Cleveland administration. Mr.
Donovan has made an admirable officer. He
Is Boston born and 81 years old.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

The private secretary of President-eect
Mckinley is likely to come from the east
John Addison Porter of Hartford. Conn.
will probably be the man. He is well
known newspaper man. II years OF age. He
is editor of the Hartford Post. lie has
served in the Connecticut Legislature, was
Senator Platt's secretary during one con-
congressional committee Mr.. Porter was
recently the republican candidate for gov
ernor Of Connecticut. He was a Mckinley
lieutenant In the st. Louis convention, and
had charge of the Mckinley interests In Con,
necticut during the campaign,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
JOSEPH L. RAwLINs.

Joseph l.. Rawlins of Utah. the newly.
elected United States senator, is 46 years old
and was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He
received part of his education In Illinois.
and graduated later in the Indiana state
university at Bloomington. lie studied law
in Salt Lake City and was admitted to the
bar in 1875. He has always been identified
with the Democratic party Of Utah, and is su
advocate OF the free coinage Of silver. He
was elected to Congress on the Democratic
ticket in 1892. He was a delegate to the last
Democratic national convention and was @
member of the committee on resolutions
He is at present member Of the law ffrm Of
Eewlins and Critchlow Of Salt Lake City.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

Census Agent Holmes calculates that
one-eleventh of American families
own three.fourths of American wealth,
while one three-thousandth own one
fifth. DR.. Spahr computes that one
per cent. of tine families own tifty-fiye
per cent. of the wealth, while twelve
per cent. own seven-eighths OF it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

Professor James Wilson Of Ames. Ia, will
succeed J. Sterling Morton as secretary Of
agriculture. Professor Wilson is Scotch
man by birth. He located in Tama county
Ia. in 1853 when he was 20 years old. He
has been closely identified with farming op-
erations ever since Tama county sent him
to the 18th. 18th and 1+th Iowa general as
aemblies. He was elected speaker OF the
house in 1872. and before his term was COM
pleted was elected to the Forty-third Con-
eress. He was reelected to the Forty
fourth, after which he declined further con-
gressional honors. and returned to his farm
In 1882 he was again elected to Congress-
In 1891 he wa. made professor OF agricul-
ture in the Iowa Agricultural college at
Ames, and has since that time devoted his
energies to this institution.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

Menelek, Negus of Abyssinia, has
ordered from Poiiaow, the Russian
painter. a picture to represent the
battle of Auda, in which the Italian
forces met so disastrous defeat. The
picture will interpret the idea that st.
George aided the Abyssinians. 1t VIII
be hung in the Negus's palace
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
SPIRIT LIVES.
From the AcrOpolis the World
Is Defed.
European Powers Put to shame
by Attitude of Greece.

LONDON. Eng. Feb. lG-,ire-ce has put
Sill Europe 10 shame. She ha, driird the
great powers. and in spite ot their solemn
warnings has virtually begun MAT against
Turkey. Her reply To the combined pro-
test OF Europe j. a iacunir message, worthy
people af their splendid heritage. IL is {:
Greece accepts full responsibility for all
her acts.
Her tirs. act under that spirited declara-
tion was TO fire upon a Turkish transport
conveying ammunition 10 a besieged garri-
son near Canea and to drive il hack. Her
next was 70 call out her army reserves and
her third to embark regiment of soldiers
for the invasion OF Crete.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

What is true of the foregoing States
is also true of every State in the
Union. maintains the Atlanta Consti'
tuition. As population increases anc
the State advances in wealth and en-
terprise, its government necessarily
becomes more complex and expensive
1t is due to no extravaganza, there
fore. that the various States OF the
Union have increased their expendi'
lures, but solely to the demands OF
progress and development
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

Counting all classes of reserves,
Germany can in twenty.four hours
raise an army of 1900, 900 disciplined
men. Young Germans know this, and
they get out of the country before the
raising takes place.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

Comptroller Roberts, of New York
State, calls attention to the fact tha..
the unequal burdens imposed upon
the small holder of property is breed
ing discomfort, if not a revolt against
existing methods.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

Appointment Chicago lawyer changed
his Office from the third floor of sky
scraper to the twelfth. "My friends
use the elevator, he explained, "but
always walk both ways. Ny physician
reported that my heart was weak and
advised hill.climbing. A Chicago
ofice-building is better than any hill
] could find"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
The Father of the Horse Car

BURLINGTON. Ia. Feb. 16-Hiram Burdy
has Just died here. aged S3. During his resi-
dence in New York he conceived the idea of
q horse car street railway, and i'll 1854 the
Bowery and Third avenue line, the first in
the world, was built and equipped IN ar-
cordance with his views. He continued in
business in New York until 1851, the year Of
his removal to this city.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

In Mrs Lyman j. Gage. wife of the in
coming secretary of the treasury, Washing
ton society will find decided acquisition.
Mrs. Gage is tall. distinguished in appear
ance. and OF simple and engaging manners.
She is domestic and democratic, yet she Is
a society woman in the finest sense of the
term. While Mrs. Cages birthplace was
Albany, y. y, she went West in her early
childhood. and is thoroughly identified with
Chicago and its best enterprises. Her maid
en- name was Cornelia Lansing. She is de-
voted to Mr. Gage, entering into all his
plans with zest. and sympathizing perfectly
with the broad views of humanity he har-
bors. and which mark him lover OF his
kind.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
Essex County Herald.

4 Vermont man, who has carried the
mall twelve miles twice day, and re.
eelved the munifcent sum of one cen.
Tor the four years, is to have $50 for
the next four years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19
will Have a Trial Without Delay

GREENFIELD. Feb. l6-A Special session
of the criminal term of the Franklin county
court is called for Monday. March l, to pass
upon evidence against John Neil, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Hattie f. McCloud.
1t is understood that when an indictment is
found, as it doubtless will he found, date
will be fixed for the trial.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

Yale Student Joins the Insur-
gents.
Rebel Reverses-W Thinks
Cause Dead-Long EuIogiZed.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Feb. l6-Yales first
graduate to enlist in the Cuban army is Oil
yer Perry Merritt. who was a member OF the
law school class Of ~. He has just sailed
for Caba and will take charge of gatling
gun for the patriots He was Il member OF
the Connecticut national guard. Mr.. Mer-
ritt came to Yale from the law Office Of
Judge Brewster Of Danbury. where he
studied for two years. He is al present a
member Of the New York bar.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

HAVANA. Cuba. Feb. 16-The Diario do
la Marina eulogizes Ex-Governor John d.
Long of Massachusetts, who has been named
as secretary Of the navy in the cabinet of
President-elert Mckinley. for the stand
which he has taken in favor OF Spain in her
war against the Cuban insurgents and against
Intervention by the United States in the
Cuban trouble.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

MADRID. Spain, Feb. 16-The duke of
Tetuan. minister OF foreign affairs, has re-
ceived from Senior Depuy de LONE. the
Spanish minister TO the United States.
a telegram stating that President Cleye-
land, Secretary Olney and all OF
the other principal public men Of the
United States regard the reforms for Cuba
recently adopted by the Spanish govern
ment as ample Minister de LONE adds
that the Cuban question may be considered
a. dead so far a. the United States congress
and public opinion are concerned. Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley is also believed to re-
gard the reforms favorably
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

HAVANA, Cuba. Feb l6-General Weyler
continues to advance into Santa Clara
province. The rebel forces are retiring into
the province Of Puerto Principe. General
Neyler's columns are destroying all Of the
resources Of the enemy found in their
path and heavy clouds of black
smoke point out the route of the troops.
All Of the huts alolg the line Of march
have been burned and their peasant occu-
pants ordered to live in the towns. Misery
and famine prevail throughout the district
OF San Domingo and far to the eastward.
General Hernandez VelascO has had two
engagements with the Cuban leader, Cara
guao. in the the Empress Hills, and also at
BrujO in the Pinar del Rio province, in both
Of which the rebels were defeated. The
troops seized the Cuban armOry on Caobka
Hill, in the prefecture of Pillar Diaa, killing
the commandment. Captain AlcOsta.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

1t is stated that sixty.seven daily
newspapers have been started and have
died in New York City alone within
the last axty years, involving the loss
OF over $50, 900. o0Qs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-02-19

Por terms and catalogues apply TO the
Principals.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-12-23
An Honsst Dollar.

The true test of an honest dollar i~
its purchasing power, and that dollar,
and only that dollar, is honest that
does exact justice between creditor aud
debtor. The gold monometallists harp
on the injustice of depreciating dol
lar, but they ignore the injuries inhict'
ed by an approaching dollar. They
tell us that depreciating dollar do
frauds the creditor, but just as de-
preciating dollar defrAuds the creditor
an approaching dollar defrauds the
debtor, and it is not one whit worse to
defraud the creditor by obliging'him
TO accept a depreciating dollar from
his debtor than to defraud the debtor
by obliging him to pay in dollar made
arti6cially scarce and dear.
An approaching dollar works injuS-
tice to the debtor just as u depreciAt-
ing dollar works injustice to the cred
itor, but an approaching dOllaris many
IOlu more Injurious w JIuNS ahN iHNS
try, for while the depreciating dollar
taxes the creditor for the benefit Of the
debtor, the approaching dollar takes
from the debtor, from producers in
general and from industrial classes,
and gives to the creditor classes, the
drones OF society, larger and larger
share OF the products of labor, which
of necessity discouragcs industry. Un'
der depreciating standard the recon-
pense of the producer becomes gaeA'r"
and greater, the creditor classes -
ceive a smaller and smaller portion Il
the products of labor, the profits OF i"'
dustry increase, and consequently pre-
duction Is encouraged and trade and
industry are stimulated. But under
an approaching standard the recon-
peuse is smaller, and the share OF the
products OF labor absorbed by the cred"
itor larger, which tends to discourage
industry and stifls enterprise. -Whar'
ton Baker.