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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
PLAINFIELD.

John Bolles is visiting his son George.
Clara Beene has finished work tor
John Foss.
Calvin Pratt took q short trip to Curt
Martins and Afford. Hills this week
and while on his way froze his ear
Mrs. Dix is at the boarding house.
James Mcknight has sold the bu'sel
Benjamin horse to Thomas BAKER
A. j. Batchelder is sick.
Ralph Spencer was at home on sun
day,
Henry Smart is clerking in the store
of A. j. Foss.
John Hill was quite seriously hur'
last saturday by falling in his barn
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
Tbi. Nny Solve Mystery.

New York. Dec 19.-The lighthouse
board has placed a red light to mark
q dangerous obstruction between Gov
ernors and Bedloe islands, lying in the
track of the Staten Island ferryboats'
which has only ten feet OF water ABOVE
it at mean low water. There has been
a suggestion that this is what the bat
tleship Massachusetts struck, the OBJ
struction having since fioated to It's
present position. 1t is not known yet
what the obstruction is or where II
came from.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
Y'LLpRAN NB!GREES
secretary Day and Whitelaw Reid
Get 100000 Apiece.
FOR WORK ON COMMISSION.
had They Retained Their Oa3ce.
Thcy Could Not Have Drawn
Pay-Secretary Moore VIII
Get $4,000.

New York, Dec. 1S.-The Washing ton
correspondent Of The Journal says:
Ex-Secretary Of State Day and White
law Reid will receive at least s1O0 600
zach for assisting in the peace negotia-
lions In Paris. James Bassett Moore.
'ecretary of the peace commission. will
'eceive $50,000 for his services in Paris.
senator's Davis, Frye and Gray under
ne law cannot draw two salaries, and
hey VIII have only their expenses paid
ADDITION to their senatorial salaries.
lhis information was cleaned at the
tate department today 1t was received
W the politicians generally like flood
u light from a dark cabinet 1t ex-
blamed why Secretary Day and Assist
INT Secretary of State Moore resigned
their permanent positions to take up
duties certain to last not more than
:hree months.
There was no reason why Mr.. Day as
secretary Of state, and Mr.. Moore as
assistant secretary of state could not
iave acted as peace commissioners Mr..
Day had talked OF resigning from the
cabinet because Of his poverty and the
necessity he experienced of earning
more than $4,000 q year. His friends
conceived the idea Of his temporarily
stepping out Of the United States serv-
Ice for the purpose of making a COM
Portable sum, after which he could cas-
lily afford to return to the government
at the slender compensation it gives it's
employees.
Congress Has Nothing to Say.
The sum of 100000 each for Messrs.
no Dat fc k1.n, ,t,,f,~
IS payable without reference to congress
out Of the national defense fund of $780,
100000. The actual expenses of the en-
tire commission, outside of these fees,
will be bagatelle when compared with
a quarter of million, which three dis
tinguished gentlemen will receive.
The commission will have consumed
96 days at the expense Of the govern
ment. The aggregate personal ey-
penses of the five commissioners at s25
a day each will be s11,25O. The ex-
penses of the attaches will equal this
sum, as they are all carried on their
pay rolls, and each Is given
IS day for his personal use.
Had Day and Moore retained their
state department offices while serving
on the peace commission they would
h,ro No., dahorroa I,I,o co,,,tor, ~
',;s r,.,,o o,a 60, go, ~, os,tn, -
sa;o1 oo,xansat;H, 80, .hai, .an,,;oo.,
DE- no,,. o',',,,a ~ tsa;n anonoiai
ao,,,,,a,, th., oo .ra .ha in;+;atiua for
~ a ,,n,t'.,., na 1t,,,;+o,a',.
paia ,.';,, ha ~ inn,aa,,+a, honaeo;ar,,
af ~ nnas;dant,s .,anasns,t,, ~ h;s Ohio
e,;o,s - 20 49, ,,ttar,s sa,ston+
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The justification for pays claim VIII
oe Iouho III uiploinatM usase " nen- -
ever a -BoHs FIiecessarSto'
employ an expert IN olpiomatfc nesot d.
tions, he Is PAID a generous lee. Johh
w. roster lot MS services 10 lne Der
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
conL ueaIth of Troops.

washington, Dec. 19.-Most encourag-
,,r renorts concerning the health of the
An,erican troops garrisoning Porto Rico
continue to reach the war department.
General Henry cabed from San Juan
to Adjutant General corbin that there ere
,,ara m deaths among the troops on the
,sth making four days without fatal
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
x.,, yors Troops Return Home.

San Francisco, Dec. 19.-Pursuant to
telegraphic instructions from the sec
retarv of war Companies c, E, F and G'
FIRST New York volunteer infantry, now
IN camp at the Presidio, will proceed to
their homes, as follows: Company c at
Albany, Company e at Utica, Company
r at Walton and Company G at
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

The above dispatch which wa
received by lis late this afternoon is
absolute authority for the statement that
+. W. Bisbee has been appointed to the
position of Postmaster of our city to
succeed Frank McWhorter who has for
the past four years filled the position
with the utmost satisfaction.
The new incumbent of the Office was
born in Waitstield February 9th. 1886,
and graduated from the old Barre
Academy in 1875. He studied law in
Montpelier and was admitted to practice
at the Washington County Bar in 1877
He located in Barre in November OF
that year and has since that time been a
successful practitioner here.
lie has been ever a good loyal repub-
lican and has held the position of States
Attorney for Washington County during
two terms with great success. Ihls was
between the years of 1886 and 1890.
When the St.Aldermar Comandely OF
knights Templar was established here
in 1896 he was chosen First Eminent
Commander and has since held that
position.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

Philadelphia. Dec. 1s.-United states
e.nator william J. Sewall Is suffering
sron1 a severe cold at his home in Cam
% dan His family physician says that
'.,,,,;o us there is no immediate danger thF
sanator " must remain indoors for a rev
sn"s and thus avoid threatened at
1. ~, of pneumonia.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
We have a Bargain in Ia
STONE PLANT,

Mrs. A. o. Cummins of Montpelier
will hold her fourth annual sale Of dec
GRATED china at the millinery store OF
Mrs. j. NJ. Bond on Monday, Tuesday
and Saturday, Dec. 10, 20 and "a.
Newest designs at popular prices. All
are cordially invited.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
Washington, Dec. 19.-63o p. M, E. w. Bisbee, has
been selected for Postmaster of Barre City.

He was one of the trustees for the
will of the late Leonard T. Aldrich and
has been attorney for several large
business firms during the practice Of
his profession.
In 1886 he was one of the incorpor-
ators of the Barre Water Company and
since that time has been director and
its secretary.
The other candidates are numbered
amongst our most prominent and esti-
able citizens and any one of them would
be perfectly competent for the position,
but of course only one of them could be
appointed, and who that one should
prove to be no one has been able 10 an
swer until this evening when at the Cap
itol city L. W. Bisbee was decided upon.
This appointment is of great interest
to the people of Barre, and as everyone
is anxious to learn the news at the ear
liest possible moment We herewith
deliver the same as we have ever been
successful in doing on all importapt
news which our patrons are deSirous OF
receiving and OF deliveringit in advance
of any or all competitors.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

,,,o Dec. 10. - The United
States battleships oregon ~ anu 11"% w..
which sailed from New % aorn a. on Rabia %
70 for the Pacific touch,ns a. aaiimS
Rio Janeiro and Monteyioeo' &c, III
frou, the last named port o"
have t.rtyed here.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
MOST POPULAR STONE
CUTTER.

Inc Stone cutter receiving the largest
number OF votes in this contest will
nave his Railroad fare paid to Boston
and return and will stop at the Quincy
House one of the best hotels in Bos-
ton, one week at the expense of the
TELEGRAM. The contest closes on the
last day of the year. Forward YOUR
votes and keep your man in the lead. A
good showing will bring in lots of
votes for him.
RANK LIST,
WORKS FOR
samuel parady, Noonan Bros.,' 1856
John G. Dundas, J.K. Milne, h711
hobert Michael, Burley g. Calder t403
Robert Mckenzie, Littlejohn & Milne, 4335
Robert Mcknight, Harrison Granite Co. 1901
William c. Rust, James Adie, 1lO9
John Imlah. J.K. Milne, 0O7
Lackey Good, Jones Bros. CPS
VIM. Moir, Barclay Bros, 6ls
VIM. A, Smith, Mackie, IIussey T. Co. $40
Elton l.. Taylor, Marr 4 Gordon, 500
sandy Cordlner, Marr h Gordon, 1856
Samuel Gerrard, VIM. Cassie, 239
James Reid, Jones Bros. 226
James Coutts, Mcmillan & Stephens, 103
Richard Boyea, Robin Bros. IS
Harry l.. Sanders, VIM. Mcqueen, 80
Walter j, LeBarron, E. l.. Smith, 80
Gordon Hay, Jones Bros. 27
Martin F. Casey, VIM. Cassie, 26
James Jamerson, j. X. Milne, n
James Mckenzie, Marr & Gordon, 16
Clifford Blair. Burke Bros, 10
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

Mrs. j, NJ. Bond will have Il special
Christmas sale of art needle work in
connection with Mrs. Cummins china
sale on Monday and Tuesday.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

An acceptable Christmas gift. The
Illustrated Souvenir Calender of Barre
containing thirteen excellent views.
For sale BY Chas. 4. Smith, lEioe 20
tepts.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

We must insist that the copy for all
news ads, and changes in ads taking
over an inch Of space, be hag;;a,ada i'll at
our office before 10 a. IN. Oh the day
they are TO appear.
BARRE PRESS COMPANY.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
AT THE
:BlueSt0re
FOR THE
H 0 | | D A Y S:
FOR THE

Everything Needful, Useful and ,
Beniticial. We show handsome
variety of the Fall Holiday Presents
at astonishinly low prices, viz:
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

! Gentlemen's Fine Silk and Satin
z Puffs at 25 and SOC.
2 Gentlemen's Fine Silk and Satin
: Four-in. Hands at 10, 25 and 3Sc.
; Gentlemen's Fine Silk and Satin
; Teck Ties at Is, 49,, 25 and soc.
Gentlemen's Fine Silk and Satin
; Bow Ties at Is, 10 and 25c.
Gentlemen's Fine Silk and Satin
Windsor Ties at Is and 25c.
} Gentlemen's Fine Handkerchefs
Gentlemen's Fine Mufflers from
25c. to $l.00.
Gentlemen's Fine Kid Gloves.
Gentlemen's Fine Undressed Kid
Gloves, 50:., 75c., $l.00 and 81 so.
Gcntlemen's Fine Undresscd Rein I
deer Gloves, SOC. to 81 so.
,Gentlemen's Fine Dog Skin
Gloves, SOC. to $l.OO. ,
Gentlemen's Fine White Laupd-
cred Shirts, $780,, Soc, Toe. & $l.OO
Gentlemen's Fine Colored Shirts.
, Gentlemen's Fine Unlaundered I
Shirts, 3 for $l.O0.
Gentlemen's Fine Umbrellas. 1
Fine Jewelry.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
The Ladies' Of Barre
Do !; !; Smoke Cigars.

But the majority Of Ladies like the aroma
ola good cigar. Your gentlemen friends
enjoy smoking good cigars.
The increasing demand from day to
day for cigars of our manufacture
proves the cigar smoking public appre-
clates our effort to give them the best
possible value for their money.
We respectfully invite the ladies' who
are in search of suitable Xmas present
for their gentleman friends to call and
examine our line of cigars and pipes
We can please you.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
E. w. BiSbee to SuC=
Ceed Postmaster
MCWhOrter.

Had the Endorsement of Over
Eighty Per Cent off 1the Postal
Business of Barre. 80. Will Enter
upon His Duties Jan. lst.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19
CALENDAR OF LOCAL EVENTS

Tomorrow afternoon and evening
Ladies fair at the Baptist Church.
Friday, Dec. 23.- Annual banquet
and ball of Operative Lodge, F. and A.
NJ.
Third annual exhibition of the Gran
ite City Poultry. Pigeon and Pet Stock
Association in Armory Hall, Dec. 9th.
2Sth and 29lh.
Saturday night, Dec. 3l.-TELEGKAM
voting contest comes TO close.
Jan. 12-Annual firemen's ball in the
Armory Hall.
An acceptable Christmas gift, The
Illustrated Souvenir Calender of Barre
containing Thrice excellent views.
For sale by Chas. a. Smith, Boston
Bargain Store and Barre News Agency.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-19

Come and select your
presents for your friends
as we are selling lots Of
them already.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11
Guatemala and Barrios.

Although no public outbreak seems to
have followed the assassination of Gen.
JOSH MARIA REINA BARRIos, the Presi-
dent and virtually the dictator of Guate-
mala, il Is still doubtful whether the re-
public las reached. with that event, the
end of lis troubles.
Minister CABRERA, who, rs First Vice
President, has taken the vacant place, Is
an able lnan, and, though IL member of the
Cabinet OF BARRIoS, IS reported to have
d%isarproycl If the lntter's arbitrary course.
His temporary accession to power may,
thcroicre, prove Il gain Tor popular govern.
ment and Tor thc dominion of law over in.
diy!duGi will. But it Is now said that
Gen. MoEALEE, The leader Of the unsuc.
cessful rebellion against DARrios, is on
his way from Mexico to Guatemala, assert
ins that he has been declared President.
la Nicaragua, G~uatenlaia's neighbor, a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11
ROmer Shoal.

The grounding of the Kaiser William II.
and the Bretagne on Romer Shoal the other
day had its uses in enforcing the arguments
for the bill to deepen and widen the chan.
nels of New York harbor, now pending in
Congress.
For this particular shoal, too, IN i'm
portant role Is contemplated in the defence
of the harbor. The military authorities
look upon it as the possible site of a
metallic turret fort. to be armed with
1G-inch rifles. The first of these monster
guns, by far the biggest ever undertaken in
this country, is now building at Water
vliet, and when counted in the lower har-
Dor will make that entrance to the metropo-
lis reasonably secure.
Romer Shoal, on a line with and midway
between Sandy Hook and Coney Island,
has attracted attention as a promising site
for such a battery, since it would command
all the southern approaches. Whether it
will actually be so selected remains to be
seen; but If it is, a long process of building
foundations for the turret will be necessary.
Several years, too, must elapse before the
first or type 16-inch gun Is ready for trial;
but it will be ready before the emplace-
ment, so that the work of preparing the
latter might properly go on with the de-
sired deepening of the harbor at an early
date for commercial purposes. Bulkheads
would doubtless be laid ON the shoal, to
contain the material deposited there for a
foundation, and 1t has been suggested that
a part of this material might be contrib.
uted by the city from its own gatherings
without cost to the Government.
A summary made up from the Treasury
figures of the last forty years indicates
that in that period over two-thirds of tho
import duties of the country have been col
lected at New York alone. On the other
hand, the amount expended by the Gov
eminent in improving this port is a very
small fraction of its total OUTLAWS for
rivers and harbors. Viewed simply as the
main source of the revenue by which the
Government is carried on, it is of the high.
est public concern that the harbor should
be as easy of entrance in peace and as for
bidding to attempts In war as it can be
made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11

revolution IL going on. Guatemala itself,
the largest and most populous State of
Central America, has had It's full share in
the turbulence which has marked the his
tory of the whole region for the last half
century. A dozen years ngo the uncle OF
BARR1os, q tyrnnnous dictator, fell on the
battlefield in an attempt to force Salvador
into n union of five Central Ameri-
can republics which he had projected.
BARRILLAs, who succeeded him, on
one occasion proclaimed that ho had
assumed control of the country and
suspended tho Constitution. Then came
the ruler who has just been murdered. His
term would have expired this year; but
last year n decree of the National Assembly
prolonged It to 1902.
1t was a stormy and anxious dictatorship
that has ended so traglcally. Only as a
constitutionally governed republic can
Guatemala obtain that peace and prosper
ity which we cordially wish her.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11
Mr.. B~rookheld's View.

1t is interesting to hear from one Of the
most intense and implacable opponents of
the Republican organization q rule Of &C.
tion which no man seriously in politics can
reasonably refuse to obey, and which nc
regular Republican would think of contro-
vertipg. For some time past anti-Platt
Republicans have carried on hostilities or
the theory that as patriots of deep learning
In public affairs they were constrained to
fight for a new primary law. At the
first suggestion from the organization
that q new primary law was a prac-
tical possibility the irreconcilables of
the Committee of Fifty-three drew back to
an attitude of general and inappeasable
enmity to their party on any terms. Not
so, however, Mr.. WILLIAM BRooKF1ELD.
His platform, as conveyed to The SUN, was
published last Tuesday. Presupposing. a
satisfactory primary law, 1t is this:
'As q Republican 1 am and always have been ready
to bow to the will OF the majority"
Spoken like IN honest man! Who of his
friends differs from Mr.. BRooKFIELD2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11

English constituencies; now, no one ever
asked for them. II was true, he admitted,
that, In response to q peremptory demand
from the Homo Rule Association, some lib
eral candidates for vacant seats had lately
made declarations In favor OF home rule.
But what, be asked, was the use OF those
declarations, "if the Nonconformist cleo
tors told tho Liberal leaders. as they were
very plainly doing, that they would not go
into the next electoral struggle in alliance
with an Irish. Catholic partyT' In fine, Mr..
PERKS expressed the conviction that, II the
British Liberal party entered upon the next
election with home rule emblazoncd on their
banner, they would be smitten hip and
thigh.
1t must now be evident to the anti-Par-
~nellites that they did not permanently
gain the good will of the English Noncon-
formists by throwing over Mr.. PARNELL.
They will have to r%enounce, as their leader,
Mr.. DILLON. Is understood to have re-
nounced, the hope of keeping up an alliance
with them any longer. They will have to
pursue a course entirely Independent Of
both the political parties, and this course
should impel them to fusion with the Par.
nellites, thus putting an end to the schism
in the Irish Nationalist party.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11

Of its representative In Washington. A
month later NJ. DE TocouEv1LLE informed
Mr.. RUSH that his Government saw no oc-
casion for doing anything, and at the same
time intimated that there might DO fault
on both sides at Washington.
This reply stirred to honest wrath the.
soul of " Vicux ZACH" as the French news
papers called Gen. TAYLOR. Mr.. RUSH was
instructed to inform NJ. DE TocQuEvILLE
that his opinion OF the conduct Of the
United States had not been solicited. AT
the same time, by President TAY1oR's
orders, the Secretary OF State prepared the
passports of Monsieur GU1LLAuME TELL
LAvALLEE PoUssIN, n forwarded the
same to that diplomat with n note which
may we'll serve as q model for future occa-
sions Of the same kind:
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
"wAsHfSoroS. Sept. IL, 1895
"sm: Tho President hns devolvcd upon mo the
duty of announcing to you that the Government of
tho United states will hold no further intercourse
with you as the Minister OF France, and that the
necessity which has impelled him to take this step at
tho present time he's been made known TO your Gov
eminent. In communicating the Presidents determl-
nation in regard to yourself personally. I avail myself
OF the occasion TO add that due attention will be
4 tiN'h ~ e"J
Government OF France, Affecting the interests OF our
respective republics, which may reach this depart
mcnt through any other channel.
1.-THE President has instructed mo further to say
that every proper facility for quitting the United
States will be promptly given At any moment when
you may be pleased to signify that It ia your desire to
return to France.
"I am. sir. very respectfully. your obedient ser
want, JOHN u. CLAYTON.
mi. WILLIAM TEIL PoussrS, &C."
The Ease Of MI. CATAoAzr, dismissed in
1871, was of a somewhat different nature,
while the SACKvILLE.WBsT incident is too
recent to require description.
In one respect De LONE stands alone
among all the foreign Ministers who have
sought to %enliven their diplomatic careers
in Washington by insulting grossly and
wantonly the Government whose hospi-
tality they were enjoying. Tho Others
have had at least the courage to address
their insults openly to the face Of the per-
sons for whom they were intended. DE
LONE conveys his in q confidential letter,
never designed for publication; and his
offence, therefore, involves IN element of
cowardice and duplicity from which even
YRUJo's case and PoUssIN's were free.
Those lead and almost forgotten diplo-
mats, the predecessors of Senior ENRIQUE
DUPUY DE- LONE in the procession along the
Spanish walk, seem like comparatively re-
spectacle characters beside the man whose
first arrival in America wa signalized by
an insult to American womanhood, and
whose ignoble departure is FASTENED by an
insult to the American President.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-11
pAILAxTnRorrsrs no MEEf nEnn
ArranRinH ror the National Conference ef
Charities nnd Correction.

Charli'r' ana corrcctio"'
A mating WINS held Yesterday afternoon :,
"'0oo'uE Wv 49, "''o'"oon IN
the rooms OF tho OF OF the
local Committee OF Ono Hundred TO prepare for
w nS.a. =" :" 20 VI mari
ties ana 1orrection' 10 DO holu IN carnegie Hall
from May ls TO 20. Their committee. appointed
oy J" ~ 49, un-a.am,"s'" :. 'ne con
ference Is meao Cpot represoh."ti'o nen prone
in charitable work and in the DEVELOPMENTS %
n.sa,,.aI 1870. yy,,h ~. ,~,aa.,Ia
pracIichi SOCIOLOGY WIN inc aeiegotos OF other
cities they will take up tho work OF the confer
cnco when II meets.
n,.. "aa.a.as lit. l..
ms conference "hioh hrSt orgahiHoa In this
city twenty-five years ago, has not since met
nor'. ~ now nus a m'hoersnln OF more than
ooo, ahu "t its mcoline IN toronto last year Dell
egatos were present from twenty.seven different
States, The mcmbers and officers OF stnto
boards of Charitics form ono of the chief cle.
mcnts OF its membership, For wears The Ion.