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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07

the governor be authorized to APP
point two suitable persons who shall
investigate the existing laws permit
ting what is usually called double
taxation and report to the legisla-
ture at its session in 1900 a measure
to relieve the hardship arising from
such taxation, or reasons why it
cannot be so relieved. The compen-
sation OF each of said persons, so ap-
pointed, shall be four dollars and ex-
penses. for each day necessarily oc-
cupled in such investigation.
Gov. Smith made the following ap
pointments the last day of the ses-
sion:
Inspector of Finance-F. S. Platt Of
Poultney.
Commissioner OF Taxes-D. H. Lewis
of Vergennes.
Members OF State Board of Health-C.
S. Caverly of Rutland for six years; T.
X. Stiles Of st. Johnsbury for four years.
Members Of Board of Dental Examin.
ers--G. F. Cheney, st. Johnsbury; X. l..
Cleaves, Montpelier; S. d. Hodge, Bur-
lington; Thomas Mound, Rutland r.
M. Chase, Bethel.
Member of Board of Pharmacy-A. L.
butcher, st. Adams, for five years.
Board OF Agricultural. L. Hills OF
Burll gton. c. j. Bell OF Walden, ]. K.
Curtis of Georgia.
Director OF State Prison and House OF
Correction-M. o. Perkins of Windsor,
for six years.
Railroad Commissioners-D. ]. Foster
of Burlington, A. E. Watson of Hart
ford, id. Miller Of WaIlngford.
Fish Commissioned. W. Bailey of
Newbury, for tour years.
State Geologist-G. H. Perkins of Bur-
lington.
Municipal Judges Montpelier, M. E.
Smile; Barre, w. A. Boyce; st. Adams,
S. W. Finn; Burlington. j. W. Russell;
Rutland, 0. L. Howe; Bennington, c. H.
Darling.
Library Commissioner for FIVE years,
H. E. Rustedt OF Rchford.
Highway Commissioner W. B. Wall of
Randolph.
Commissioners and Collectors OF Taxes
in Unorganized Gores-Avery's Gore.
Franklin county, H. M. Martin, Mont
gomery; Avery's Gore, Essex county, ].
H. Beattie of Brunswick and H. H. Lucas
of Canaan; Averv's and Buel's Gore,
Addison county. E. S. FolIansbee.
Super visor of Insane-Geo. S. Foster Of
Putney, SIX years.
Trustees State Asylum-Geo. Ballard
Of Fairfax, Tor six years; W. N. Plat of
Shoreham, tour years.
Normal School Commissioners-F. A.
Bagnall of st. Adams, F. W. Pierce of
Chester, W. E. Howard of Middlebury.
Local commissioners, Chas. Stearns of
Johnson, N. l.. Boyden of Randolph, H.
l.. Clark OF Castleton.
Superintendent OF State House Addi-
tion-K. Haskins, T. c. Phinney, c. w.
Brownell.
Confirmation was refused in but one
case-that Of the highway commissioner.
The Senate would not consent to the ap-
pointment Of E. S. Harris, the democrat.
ic member from Bennington.
7. w. S.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07
The Boston HeraId's Big Scoop.

The newspaper sensation oil the past
week was the phenomenal work Of rhe
Boston Herald, in scooping the newspa-
per world on the news OF the loss OF the
steamer Portland. This beat is magnih-
cent, and is in no way lessened IN its I'M
portance by the fact that The Herald
has record OF so years in which it has
maintained its right to the title of New
England's greatest newspaper" Read.
ers OF The Boston Herald are always
certain OF obtaining all the news at all
times, and it seems hardly necessary to
inform our readers they must read The
Boston Herald to know what is going
on. In this connection we wish to call
attention OF our readers 10 The Boston
Sunday Herald of Dc. H. 1t is the
Christmas issue, and will reflect the
spirit OF Christmas upon every page
Place your order early.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07

Congress" did the same; but for Presi-
dent Gar6eld's family public subscrip-
ton was necessary. Ex-President Hayes
turned poultry farmer for a living. Ex-
President Harrison and ex-President
Cleveland have returned to the practice
oil their profession. Secretary OF War
Stanton and his successor Secretary OF
War Rawlings left no provision tor their
families.
There is one reason why the most am
bilious public men do not seek wealth.
1t is fatal before nominating conven-
ton. No candidate tor the presidency,
for instance, would be thought Of, who
had large income. There never has
been a comparatively rich president since
Washington (and, think, Madison)
who had Virginia estates. The choice
Of the people for any high office, and es-
pecially Tor the presidency, must have a
record of hard work, plain living, simple
tastes, and honest poverty. The only
rich vice. president in our time was Mr..
Morton, whose extraordinary personal
charm made him universal iavorite
and excused his fortune. Some OF the
extreme Western states of small popula-
ton have sent rich senator now and
then, but this class passes away as the
states become populous. In short, Mr..
Editor, there is no record for honest
poverty" among prominent politicians
in any country comparable to that of
the great Republic.
Whether it be well for the political
leaders OF nation to die generally as
poor as die the prominent public men OF
the United States may be question.
but that poverty has been and is their
lot almost without exception admits of
no question. have known many Of the
prominent politicians of the Republic OF
both parties. and perhaps as much of
their affairs as most, and cannot recall
the name of more than one or two who
died rich, and not one who made any
thing but pecuniary loss through polite
al life. They have had to live upon their
salaries, and have done so, rarely leav-
ing even modest provision tor their fami-
lies. If The Spectator will investigate
the facts, am confident it will regret
the words quoted, which are bitterly un-
just and cannot fail to sting.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07

Ex-President Andrews of Brown
University has been obliged to resign
as superintendent of the the Chicago
public schools because the politicians
in the school board had no use for
him. The majority of the board of
education ignored his recommended
tions in the matter of appointments
OF teachers, curtailed his powers in
various ways, subjected him to re-
peated humiliations and finally mutt.
lated his formal protest and so
printed it in the official reports. DR..
Andrews is one OF the foremost edu
Gators in America and the people Of
Chicago ought to be ashamed to
turn down" such a man. But the
pe1p,,ss had little or nothing to do
about it.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07
Ar1ERlCA NOT GOVERNED BY
PLUTOCRATS.
A Letter from nr. Andrew Carnegie to the
editor Of The London Spectator.

A Letter from l1r. Andrew Carnegie to the
editor Of The London Spectator.
"Mr. Bayard has the honorable dis
tinction, rare among prominent Ameri-
can politicians, of having died poor
man." These words we find in The
Spectator of October /, foremost and
most powerful of all the organs which
labor for the unity oil our race.
Never were more surprising words
written. So far from Mr.. Bayard being
a poor man as prominent American
politicians" go, he was able to accept
the ambassadorship to Britain, which
very few are, and was quite well-to-do.
Prominent American politicians of his
rank Cabinet Minister, Senator, Am
bassador) rarely die as rich as he. There
is not in the Senate today more than
perhaps half a dozen out of the ninety
who have the assured income which the
lamented Bayard possessed, and in the
House of Representatives not perhaps
more than score out Of the three hun
dred and fity-four.
Consider even the past presidents in
our day. Lincoln had no fortune.
neither had Grant, Garfield, Hayes,
Cleveland, or Harrison. These were all
very much like the present president,
Mr.. Mckinley, very poor men
,, not one of them had sufficient
income to live at the rate Of e1,5O0
per year when they retired, only
one OF them had anything like that,
and President Mckinley is said not to
be nearly as erich" 1t is not seldom
that the most prominent American poll.
ticians leave no provision for their famil.
les. President Grants book provided
for his. Mr. Blaine's Twenty Years in
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07
A Descendant ofHannah Dustin.

John K Dustin, direct descendant in
the fifth generation OF Hannah Dustin,
noted in colonial history as the heroic
mother who slew on the island of Con.
toocook ten Indians and escaped back
to Haverhil with her children; alter the
savage attack and slaughter at that
place March Is, 1897, died in Gloucester,
Mass. Nov. %, at the age OF SO years
and nine months. He was a native OF
Topsham. the fourth child in family OF
thirteen. of whom three survive him
Mrs. Lola F. Dickey. 81 years OF age,
Mrs Ezekiel White, S5 years. both oil
Topsham, and William Dustin, ~ years,
OF Dustin Neb.
After reaching his majority he removed
to Quincy, where he became one of the
best stone cutters of the period. He was
an old. time Wing and member of the
Republican party since its organization
He leaves a widow and tour children.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07
PULMOCURE
A Vermont lady has secured de.

A Vermont lady has secured de-
served recognition in being appoint
ed clerk of the board of railroad COM
missioners. The lady is Miss Win
ona L. Brigham, daughter OF Rev.
S. S. Brigham and a graduate Of
Montpelier seminary. She is the
first woman to be appointed to the
place and was endorsed by some OF
the most prominent men in the sta tie.
For the past year she has been clerk
of the commissioner of state taxes
and there is no reason in the world
clerk in her more responsible posi-
ton.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07
What do the Children Drink

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have
you tried The new food drink called
Grain-O1 1t is delicious and nourishing
and takes the place of coffee. The more
Crain'O you give the children the more
health you distribute through their sys-
tens. Grain-O is made OF pure grains,
and when properly prepared tastes like
the choice grades of coffee but costs
about " as much. All grocers sell it.
15c. and 25cts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
GOMEZ FOR PRESIDENT.
Reported That the General Has Been
Selected for the Place.

Havana. Oct. 13.-The Cuban generals
Maya Rodriguez and Nodaves left today
for Santa Cruz Del Sur, via Batanamo
the Cuban revolutionary government.
It was given out here that the Cuban
revolutionary ministers have commits
stoned these generals to reorganize the
Cuban army in the eastern provinces
The remains of Major Beebe of the
United States military commission, who
died yesterday have been emDalrned
and were deposited temporarily in the
Colon cemetery.
The Cuban clubs of this city sent del
egations to the Trocha hotel, at Vedado,
the headquarters of the American COM
mission to express sym pathy with our
commissioners. They also sent a mag
nificent wreath of flowers to be deposi-
ted on the casket containing the re-
mains of Major Beebe.
It is reported that General Maxine
Gomez, the inSurgent cOmmander-in-
chief, will arrive here this week for the
purpose of comforting with the military
interview with Gen. PericO Diaz, the
Cuban military commander in the pro-
vince of Pinar del Rio.
1t is understood that Gen. Gomez has
already been selected for president of
the Cuban government; but his nomina-
ton, it is added will not be made pub
lie until after his arrival at Santa Cruz
del Sur on October 90 Gomez has pre-
viously declined the nomination; but 1t
is expected he will now accept it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
TOWNS TO OWN THEM.
Cities of Kansas All Converted to
Public Ownership of Public
Utilities

Kansas towns and cities have caught
the public ownership fever and the time
is coming when everything of a public
nature in the towns will be owned by
the municipalities. Just now the own
ership of water works plants is engross-
ing the attention of the people and sew
eral towns will own their plants before
another year passes.
Wamego has called an election to vote
on the proposition to build a water
works system to cost in the neighbor-
hood of $25, 900. ST. Marys has had
plans made for a water system to cost
$28, 900 and Mankato has also had plans
made for a water plant to cost 500, 900.
None of these towns now have water
works and the plan proposed is to have
the towns own and operate their own
water works systems. st. Marys pro-
poses to build twin reservoirs to store
the supply but the other two towns will
erect stand pipes.
The time is not distant in Kansas
when every citizen will favor municipal
ownership of street cars, electric light.
gas, telephones and all public utilities
that must. owing to their character, be
a. monopoly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
NEARLY KILLED BY NEGRO.
Aged Man Assaulted and Beaten by
Rohber.

Bonner Springs, Kan, Oct. 4.-Uncle
George Zoumwalt had an experience with
a robber yesterday evening which came
near ending his life. Zoumwalt is 60 years
old. He cultivates a little 20-acre farm
and lives alone in a little house on the
bank of the Kaw river, one mile south of
The place is isolated and the old man has
retIe cOIP4my 4 say eiisI S 0d nd5 - SCoG; f 51e
but no one knows whether it is in the
bank or about his place About O'clock
yesterday evening he came in from work.
within the little house Lighting the lamp,
he proceeded to cook supper. To get meat
climb a short stair He stepped to the
shed room dooor and opened 1t. As he d d
heavy club and fell to the floor all but
unconscious His murderous assajlant
and apparently dead. A green cotton
wood club and a broonlstick were used
iron kettle. Both sticks have deep breaks
Where they came IN contact with the edge
of the vessel, and this alone save the
old mans life. The man put his hand in
the wounded mans pocket and got one
pocketbook containing about $50; another
pocketbook he missed. Zoumwalt had a
when he stepped through the door.
The first blow with the club literally
A second laid the scalp open for five
inches and feIled him. great bruise
shows where the wicked club again did its
work. Many other bruises on the body
A1lu1CdlS A4CfAS Will AA6dNy S1lO6S. L ne
victim did not recover consciousness until
the robber was gone. Owing to the dark
ness of the room he was unable to see
the man plainly enough to tell who he
was, except that he was a light cOlored
negro
As soon as able ZoumwaIt made his way
to the home of VIII Petty, quarter of a
mile distant, who notified Mr.. Phipps and
William Higgins. A telephone message
was sent to Dr. Kestler, who went from
here to dress the old mans wounds. They
were many and painful, but none thought
to be dangerous.
Higgins called out his neighbors and
systematic search of the country was kept
up all night. Just before noon one of
the searchers came to town. stating that
a colored man suspected of the crime was
left Immediately for the scene, heavily
armed The people about Loring are in
high state of excitement.
Threats of lynching are made openly.
and if the man in the cane proves to be
the guilty party and is ca ptured his
chance of ornamenting a ropes end is
good. One Spot a negro, and looked up
on as generally bad. is the party for whom
the posse is looking. He left Bonner
Springs at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
going west At Z clock. about the same
time the telephone message arrived, he
was seen coming along the track from the
west, and was noticed to have a pistol in
his hand. This gave him ample time to
reach Zoumwalt's house and return. Spot
works near Piper, nine miles northeast of
this place. and II not captured in the
meantime the mob viii go there tonight.
The fellow escaped from the canefeId be-
fore being fully surrounded and is head
ing toward Kansas City. followed by a
detachment of the searching party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14

goodfeeling and the splendid spirit ev
erywhere found throughout the length
and breadth of our common country.
Thank God, we are all together once
more.
1--WE have one flag and one destiny
and wherever that destiny shall lead us,
we will have hearts strong enough to
meet every responsibility. We cannot
enjoy glOries and victories without
bearing the burdens that may result
from them. I congratulate you again
upon the splendid outlook for the busi-
ness future of our country. We were
never so we'll off as we are today; we
have gone from business depression to
business activity; we have gone from
labor hunting employment to employ
ment hunting labor.
"And we have everything-a most
blessed country; and resting upon all of
US, is the duty of carrying forward the
great trust of civilization that has been
committed to US. We must gather the
fruits of victory; we must follow duty
step by step; we must follow the light
as God gives US to see the light and
He has strangely guided US. not only a
the very beginning of our great govern
ment but down to the present hour; and
I am sure it is the universal prayer of
every American that He shall still guide
and we follow. I thank you"
Five full minutes of applause followed
the presidents address. mingled with
cries of ''Hurrah for Mac" and three
cheers for Mckinley"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
SHAFTER INDIGNANT
at a Suggestion That He Should
Have Landed at Aquadores.

Chicago, Oct. 14.-General William r.
Shafter in an interview here regarding
the Santiago campaign says as to the
suggestion that the landing should have
been at Aguadores: Amy commanding
general who would have landed his
troops at Aguadores in preference to
Baiquiri, ought to be court martiaIed
and shot for incompetency.
1T was not a good beach on which
to land. The ground was densely COW
cred with a vine or plant much more
deadly than the poisonous ivy. Through
this the soldiers would have had to cut
their way. The point was strongly de-
Tended and there was no water between
Aguadores and Santiago. The ground
was inpracticable, if not impossible.
Had I landed at Aguadores and invest
ed Santiago, the Spanish would have
had a road over which they could have
retreated from the city if they so de-
sired. My army went in over the hills
and cut off the Spanish retreat"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
BREACH is HEALED
Between Leedy and Breidenthal and
They Travel Together.

It is a recognized fact around the
state house that John W. BreidenthaI
and Governor Leedy have not been on
speaking terms for more than a year
past. Leedy never went into Breiden-
that's Office, as he occasionally did into
the other departments, and when Breid-
enthal had business in the governors
office he usually sent someone else. Now
all that is past. Since Breidenthal an
nounced that he would go out into the
state and say a few things in the cam
paign about Mr.. Stanley, he and Cover
nor Leedy have warmed up towards
one another, and this afternoon they
left for Mcpherson together, and tomor-
row will both speak from the platform.
Breidenthal will make the principal
speech, but the governor will also make
a little talk.
MY principal mission will be to visit
with the people, said Governor Leedy
before starting. Il will talk a few min
utes, but not enough to warm me up
I can't afford to risk catching cold and
getting the neuralgia in my eye again.
I don't mind having a few pains chase
one another up and down my back, but
my eye trouble is a serious matter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
TRADE GROWS.
While That of other Countries De-
clines in China.

Washington, Oct 14.-American imports
into China continue to increase, while
those Of other countries decrease. This
is shown BY a statement Of the. the Ghinese hi fi5e
trea slrv bureau of statistics The docu-
ment in 2 question is large air yolGme In1o,qf OF
from the customs officials of all the ports
of China and reports from the statistical
e. Taylor, who calls attention to the gen
eral falling off in the imports of cotton
cotton mills, but says: American goods,
however, continue to increase in favor,
drills showing an Improvement of over
100000 pieces jeans of over 5000 pieces
and sheeting of nearly 10000 pieces; but
these are almost the only exceptions to
the general decline. Drills except Amer
lean show a heavy decrease, while jeans
improved. Of sheetings, except Ameri-
can, less were imported by over half
million pieces.
Mr. Taylor's statement however, con-
tains a warning to American exporters of
kerosene oil that their trade in China is
being endangered by Russian and Su-
natran oils.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
FEAR FOR THEIR GOLD.
Bank of England Takes Steps to Pre-
vent a Drain.

London, Oct. 1.-THE rise in the dis
count rate of the Bank of England from
2 to per cent momentarily scared the
markets People jumped to the conclu-
sion that the banks action was due to
the war scare and to Lord Rosebery's S
speech.
Calm reflection, however, has shown
that it was only measure OF preeau-
ton. The persistent buying of gold by
the United States and Germany has
prevented the bank from securing any;
and as a consequence the banks re-
serve is lower than it has been since
April last, when a 4 per cent rate was
adopted.
According to the best informed opin-
ion, the rise in the rate is a purely fin
apcial measure, without any connection
with, or hint from the government of
the delicate political situation.
Moreover, looking to the actual large
trade Indebtedness to the Urited States
the bank directors were apprehensive
that low rates here might facilitate
heavy drain of gold to America later in
the season when the American crops
come more freely into the market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-14
KANSAS CITY GETS IT.
Indianapolis May Quit Western
League-Canadians Coming In.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 14-Buffalo and
Toronto will probably be made mem
bers of the Western Base Ball league
if the conditions of election can be ar
ranged satisfactorily to the magnates.
The league did not reach the question
of circuit at the annual meeting yester-
day.
The day was spent in a consideration
of the claims of Indianapolis for the
pennant, after it had been awarded by
standing to Kansas City.
The matter was finally settled by
awarding the flag to Kansas City by
the same standing as announced by
President Johnson at the close of the
league season.
Outside the meeting the opinion was
freely expressed that Buffalo would be
added to the list of cities composing
the league and the indications are that
with Buffalo Toronto is most likely to
be the city that will succeed Columbus.
Manager Franklin of the Buffalo club
of the Eastern league is in the city with
the intention of pocketing a franchise
before he leaves if he can do it accord
ing to his own plans. Buffalo would be-
come the largest city in the league, ana
is said to be one of the best drawing
towns in any minor league in the coun-
try.
The board of directors, consisting of
the representatives of Columb bus, De-
troit Minneapolis and Kansas City, held
it's meeting and passed on the financial
reports. Aside from routine business
the most important discussion was on
the pennant question. The protest or
games by Indianapolis caused some bad
feeling between the managers, and the
word that Indianapolis might with
draw from the league was passed 1t
had no influence with the board, how
ever, and all protests were unceremoni-
ously thrown out. The action was later
approved by the entire league, and
President Colt accepted the defeat
gracefully.
Charley Comiskey and President
Colt held a heated argument over the
matter, in which the former made dis
paraging remarks on the attitude OF IN
dianapolis in protesting what had been
already lost