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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
Peace May Win.

President Kruger declares that me-
gotiating peace and restoring inde-
pendence to the Transvaal after the
defeat of Majuba Hill was one of the
noblest things England ever did. 1t
was, indeed, an unusual thing for the
proud empire to do, after most disas-
trous defeat But it was the work of
Gladstone, who saw the wrong that
had been done in making war upon the
Bo,rs I was, more accurately speak
ing, the work OF Gladstone and the
Queen. Her instincts were for justice
and peace Gladstone might not have
prevailed but for the cooperation of
his Sovereign, for in this as in other af-
fairs of right and humanity Gladstone
was not su tanned by the majority OF
tie English people. 1t was in their
nature to keep IN fighting till they had
wiped out the memory of the crushing
defeat. The nobility Of highlands
course, under very trying conditions,
was the nobility of Gladstone and his
Queen. Salisbury and Victoria may
now again combine to do a noble act of
peace and justice in opposition to the
the spirit of aggression and war repre-
scented by Chamberlain, Cecil Rhodes,
the men who organized and launched
the murderous raid Of Jan eson, and
VIII later, in England itself, cloaked
the leaders with a farcical trial for
their capital offenae against friendly
state. May Salisbury, Victoria and
Peace prevail, and the war clouds
gathering over the little mountain re-
public be dispersed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
Wealth OF the Transvaal.

The New York Sun gives some of
the statistics Of the wealth taken out of
the Witwatersrand mines in the Trans
vaal. The product is enormous and
can be properly appreciated only
after the precise profits are known.
The Sun quotes from the London stock
exchange Year Book the dividends re-
allied on the capital invested in vari-
Gus mines, which range from 10 per
cent to 675 per cent. Eleven only are
below fifty per cent; nine are between
90 per cent and 100 per cent, and nine
range from the latter to 675 per cent.
The total amount paid in dividends by
the producing mines was in 1896,
81 100000 in 1897, S13, 100000, and
in 1898, S24,45O, 000 Commenting on
these statistics of the wealth of the
Transvaal the Sun says:
After reading these figures it becomes
easy to understand the remark made by Sir
Alfred Miner the day he left England to
return to South Africa, when asked by q
reporter what would be his policy with re.
gard to the Trsnsvaal "If," he said, "you
saw solid pile OF gold worth five hundred
millions sterling over there with 10000
Beers armed to the teath sitting upon it.,
what would you do2 Less engmatc was a
statement made by Mr.. Lionel Phillips one
of the Rand millonaires: 1--WE don't care
about the franchise; we want the mines"
1t is as easy to understand, in this
country, what is at the bottom of Eng
lands trouble with the Beers of the
Transvaal, as it is to understand why
Great Britain-or Canada for her-is
trying to reconstruct the treaty de6n-
ing the limits of Alaska. The greed,
the ingenuity and unscrupulousness
that have construed the reading of the
treaty of 1925 as to the boundary
between Alaska and British Columbia
so as practically to wipe out the United
States possessions on the main land
all because of the discovery of rich
mines of gold in Alaska-are equal 10 the
task of trumping up some pretext for
making the South African Republic a
British possession.
That in each case the English sense
of right and justice, which has it's
firm foundation in Queen Victoria,
will prevail, is the prayer of all the
world, outside of the Kanucks and the
mine magnates of South Africa.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
Death Of Cornelius Vanderbilt.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12-Cornelius
Vanderbilt died at 5:15 this morning at
his home on West Fiity.seventh street,
this city. Mr.. Vanderbilt was sudden
ly taken i'll at midnight, three hours at
Physicians were hastily summoned.
The patient gradually grew worse, de-
spite all efforts. The end came shortly
before six this morning. The only
members Of the family present were
Mrs. Vanderbilt, Reginald, Wander
bilt's youngest son, and GLADYS, young
est daughter. Alfred, the favorite son,
recently left on tour of the world.
A second stroke of paralysis, follow
ed by heart failure was the cause of
death. William X Vanderbilt was
seen at the Vanderbilt mansion this
morning. He said: 1.-THE death Of my
brother was sudden and unexpected.
II c was appa emily in excellent condi-
zion ON his return from Newport last
night. Heart failure followed the at.
tack of paralysis. Four physicians
were sent for; one, DR.. Brown, re-
spouded."
The death Of Vanderbilt is having
O'i "a hho'OhiuS Wv Oh oeOChC'
Early the friends OF the Vanderbilt
family announc that the death would
have no effect whatever on the market
as his holdings were entirely for invest.
ment and he possessed no speculative
securities. Vanderbit's fortune, con
sisling OF The GUntro ling interest in
New York Central, Chicago & North
western, Lake Shore & Michig ar
Southern, Michigan Central, Ontario &
Western, New York, Chicago & st
Louis and other railroads, Wagner Pal
ace Car company, and at least $40,
100000 in United States bonds ia es
timated at not less than 100000, 900
Cornelius, Jr., the eldest son, is nov
the head Of the house. It is not know
yet whether his father, in displeasur,
over his marriage, cut him eff with {
few millions; and the second son AL
fred, now Oh tour of the world, com e
into the greater part of the immens
fortune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
A Nose for CarriOn.

A predecessor of the family owning
and conducting the Springfield Repub-
lican once described the prime neces-
sity of successful newspaper man as
The phrase became an epigram. But
the "nose for news" Sam Bowles had
has become, in his successor, nose for
carbon. His proboscis is ever in the
air snufflng for the faint that guides
the buzzard to his repast. Is any act
performed by any public man outside
his own peculiar cult, up goes the nose
to find putrid faint in the deed.
President Mckinley recently appointed
a we'll known gentleman of the city of
New York, man outside the ranks of
"pernicious activity" in politics, a com.
missioner of the United States TO the
Paris exposition in 1900. The motive
for the appointment, the Republicans
nose for carrion suggests, was the APP
pointee's contribution to the campaign
fund Of the Republican party. When
it is not Republican President Of
singular purity of character, and unim-
peachable integrity that is the victim of
this carrion monger, he is thrusting his
nose into The air to discover something
rotten in his country. every ation,"
it declares, commenting on the Drey-
fus verdict, "has its own sins to ac-
count for. France has not burned a
| citizen at the stake, with no trial at all
as America has done within the past
year, Then are enumerated sundry
other offenses against law and order in
the southern States for which America
is held responsible, as France is &C
countable for ga verdict that has
shocked the civilized world" ONLY
an editor whose crop has been poisoned
by unclean meat could make these
comparisons. The government of the
United States is responsible for the
roastings and lynchings in the South
Springfield 1t might have been a case
in point had the Republican taken itself
for it's "terrible example" Illustrating
the truth that "every nation has its
sins to account for" The Republican
is one of the most fragrant sins Amer
lea is carrying at the present tune.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
Press and Pulpit,

LONDON, Sept. lit would be ifli-
cult to describe adj, quately the indigua-
ton the verdict Of the Dreyfus court
martial has evoked in the British Isles
from John O. Groat's to Lands End.
The excitement in the Jewish quarters
of London is only natural. Special
prayers were offered throughout Satur.
day in all the synagogues on behalf of
Dreyfus, and as soon as the verdict was
known, Jews and Jewesses were seen
at every street corner expressing exc
Grafton and many sobbing bitterly.
In almost all the places of public
worship references were made on Sun
day to the verdict. Canon Scott Hol-
land, al st. Pauls cathedral said: "a
nation is on its trial. France stands at
the judgment bar. All civilization is
waiting to know whether tomorrow's
news may add anything to qualify the
naked cruelty of bare telegram, any
thing to relieve staggered conscience"
The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, the
we'll known Wesleyan divine, preach
ing at st. James hall, said: Give un-
happy judges have already taken their
places, in the judgment of the human
race, beside Judas, PLATE, Judge JET
fries and other foul creatures. They
have sentenced their victim to a decade
of imprisonment but they have decreed
themselves forever to the scorn, deri
sion and execration of the human race,
Unless France shakes off this infamy
she will be left without an ally or a
friend" Rev. Arthur Robins, chap
lain in ordinary to the Queen, preach
ing at Holy Trinity, Windsor, said ;
"The civilized world is aghast at this
great crime of five abject judges"
The press of London is equally out
sDOken
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
Dreyfus' Trial.

RENNEs, Sept. 9.-On reassembling
at three o'clock, Major Carriere made
a brief final argument. The judges re-
tired to deliberate in an inside room.
They discussed the verdict, then voted,
beginning with the officer of lowest
rank. The verdict found was com.
mitted to writing. The judges then
re-entered court.
The verdict, GUILTY, was rendered.
Sentence, ten years. Imprisonment in q
fortress, was imposed.
Court stood five for condemnation
two for acquittal, but found extenuat-
ing circum stances. Dreytus was not
brought into court but as soon as
Jouaust had completed the announce
ment the room was cleared by force
of gendarmes. The clerk proceeded 10
the room where Dreyfus was waiting
and read him the verdict in the pres
ence of couple of gendarmes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
Troubled Paris.
spoken.

PARIS, Sept. IA serious fire
broke out this morning in the Rue
Darboy, near the church of st. Joseph,
which was recently invaded by anar-
chist rioters.
Except for slight disturbances Paris
has remained unexpectedly quiet. The
rains combined with the fact that the
leaders of the opposing parties were all
at Rennes, prevented any organized
demonstration. Then, too, the gen.
eral public were delighted with the
verdict. Now, however, they are be-
ginning to see the want of logic in con-
ceding "extenuating circumstances,
a convicted traitor, concession which
excites doubt as to the strength of the
case against Dreyfus. Moreover, pub.
lie opinion is being sobered by reading
the comments of the world at large and
by the prospect, however remote, that
the exhibition will be bOycotted, which
would mean a loss of millions to the
country.
II is estimated that the proceedings
of the past year have cost the D-eyfus
party at least $1,000 francs. They
do not intend to let matters rest and
rumors are revived of the impending
arrest of Gen. Mercier. He declares
that he does not care what happens,
being quite satisfied that he has done
his duty. 1t is understood also that
President Loubet opposes such an ex-
treme course as prosecuting Mercier or
other generals. He is rather inclined
to a conciliatory policy, extending even
to pardon for Dreyfus. M. Demange
has been blamed for conceding 80 many
points in his speech but it appears that
he did so in the hope of winning an
other waverer among the judges, who,
however, finally joined the majority on
condition that the verdict would be ac-
compsnied with the proviso as to ex-
tenuating circumstances.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

The hope is father of the anli-impe-
rialist thought tnat none of the return.
ed soldiers will re-enlist for service in
the Philippines, and that conscriptions
will have TO be made to raise a sufficient
force. Here hope again ceases to smile
on the unhappy aniis. Many volun-
teers re-enlisted at Manila, and reports
OF -enlistments of returned volun-
teers are numerous. Fifty.one of The
Eleventh Cavalry started from Ell Paso
last week for Manila, nearly all of
whom had served in the Philippines.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
What Of Dreyfus2

This question is on maly tongues.
The New York Sun closes its review of
the trial at Rennes with this answer:
But what of Dreyfus? l. there no rem
edy for the wrong of which he is now made
a second time the victim? OF course, an
appeal may be taken to the Military Court
of Review, but this is permanently organ
lied body made up Of officers Of high rank,
quite as likely to be influenced by the Gen
eral Staff as were the members OF the
Rennes court martial. Should they con-
firm the adverse sentence, the counsel for
the accused will undoubtedly request the
Minister of Justice TO set once more in mo-
ton the revision machinery. If the request
is needed, the Minister will invite COM
mission composed half OF members ap-
pointed by himself, and half OF judges Sc
lected from the Court of Cessation to re-
ground for reference OF the judgment Of
the second court martial to that supreme
tribunal. The Minister of Justice will in
dubitably be guided by the wishes OF Prem
Ter Waldeck-Rousseau and of President
Loubet. Let us hope that the latter sees
reason to deplore the recent speech in
which he too hastily declared that every
Frenchman ought to abide by the Judgment
of the Rennes court martial. The Chief
Magistrate OF France is himself now on
trial, and if he meant what he said on the
occasion referred to, he will not escape in
his turn the condemnation of the world.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

BERLIN, Sept. 10 The Dreyfus ver-
dict has caused feeling almost of
stupefaction in Berlin and throughout
Germany. 1t had been hoped that the
statement of the Reichsanzeiger, as
emanating directly from Emperor Will
liam, would have rendered impossible
the reaction of what is described as
Zone of the greatest judicial and poit.
ical crimes of any age" 1t is univers-
ally agreed that the second verdict is a
grave political blunder, violation Of
the laws of civilization and an act of
moral cowardice which the world will
find it difficult to pardon. The Ger
man press unanimously describes the
verdict as cowardly and impolitlc, not
to say criminal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

this fall. The issues on which the
campaign will be fought are pretty gen.
orally known outside the State. There
is no serious factional trouble in the
Republican party, that am aware Of"
This doesn't sound exactly like the
talk OF man who ls not in accord with
his party.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

PRETORIA, Sept. 11.-Great excite
ment prevails here pending the deci-
sion of the cabinet. The likelihood of
war is much discussed. The coming of
the British troops is not regarded as
meaning certain war but merely max
ing up for the scarcity of troops in
South Africa. 80 much commented
upon during the past month.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13
That Mr.. Mckinley will be renou

That Mr.. Mckinley will be renomi-
mated Tor the presidency is as sure as
the question of his being alive and well
when the next national Republican
convention meets. There is less GER
tainty in the case of Mr.. Hobart, but
in respect of his denomination it is said
that the best informed men in Wash
ington regard this as probable, pro-
vided the state of his health would
permit him to accept. His health has
not been good since last winter, and
that has caused fear on the part of his
friends. There has never been Pres
ident and Vice President more thor
oughly in accord, personally and polit-
ically, all accounts agree, than these
two men have been from the day they
were placed on the ticket together, and
there has never been Vice President
who was allowed 80 large a share in
shaping national policies as Mr.. Ho-
bart has had. The great ability of the
man has had as much to do with this
as the friendship of the President for
him.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

Senator Foraker, who has become
used to being represented by the Dem
ocrats as not being in accord with the
Republican party in Ohio, and never
pays any attention to such stories, thus
states the situation in Ohio: "We are
in good shape for the campaign. The
Democrats have not carried the State
in ten years. Beating the Democrats
consecutively that many years is good
record for the Republicans of Ohio, and
one which will be sustained at the polls
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-09-13

The Oceanic, the new steamer of the
White Star line, is making her maiden
trip from Queenstown to New York.
The Oceanic is the largest vessel
afloat. Is she the swiftest, also? is a
question discussed by people interested
in ocean liners. On her trial trip the
Oceanic made twenty-three knots an
hour, and this circumstance indicates
that the owners of the vessel intend to
reduce the time her fieetest predeces-
sors have been making. Practical
steamship men are quoted as saying
that speed does not pay-speed in the
meaning the greyhounds of the Cunard
line have given the world. But six
teen to eighteen knots an hour is speed
for some vessels; this is thought mod
crate for the fast liners, but is said to be
maintained to advantage. The Ocean
les developments and real standing are
the matter of much interest and spec
ulation.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-13

Grant avenue and Taylor street. from which cannot
be disodged, 1t then proposes, as we credbly
informed, to surrender the operated Geary street
franchise and to obtain renewal, under the existing
law, embracing the present line from Market street
to the Park, and extended thence the Cliff House
If this be accomplished it has been reasonably
estimated that, by the expenditure OF three hundred
thousand dollars or less, it insure return in
round numbers of not less than per cent per annum
on two million dollars. The grandeur of this con-
ception is staggering to the ordinary citizen but
familiar phase OF the Huntington policy, and, after
all only part OF stupendous whole.
The laborious newspaper attorney in fact for the
railroad in its advocacy of this intricate project Of
gripping the major part of San Francisco with the
sharp and unrelaxng tentacles of the Market street
monopoly proudly boasts that so far the fares have
not been increased, The public has been chiefly in
terested in possible reductions II the fraud on the
new charter and the general cleanup before the
Board Of Supervisors is accomplished, the shortest
and cheapest mode of consummation would be con-
veyance OF all the surviving rights of the municipality
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-13
THE PRESIDENT AND THE ADMIRAL

G AN FRANCISCO, through properly accredited
y representatives, has cordially invited a visit
- from President Mckinley and from Admiral
Dewey. There awaits most cordial welcome for
each, should he come to We this coast have
not seen many dignitaries of national rank to
have become blase with respect to hem like the peo-
pie OF the East When a distinguished man OF the
highest rank comes to we make holiday and give
him reception that becomes notable event in our
annals
From the tone of the dispatches from Washington
it seems very unlikely that shall have the pleasure
Of receiving Dewey. The Admiral will probably go
home by way OF Suez, land at New York and make his
way to Washington by the shortest route That choice
not surprising one for is certain that if Dewey
came to San Francisco and took the tour the
continent the receptions given him every city and
way station along the route Would be more fatguing
than the Philippine campaign The Admiral, accord
ing all reports, is in robust health and he may
have good reason for shrinking from the tumultuous
greetings he would have to face from San Francisco
to Washington if he accept our invitation
There is much better prospect OF visit from the
President Indeed, that visit seems we'll assured.
Mckinley has long planned trip to the Pacific
Coast and the coming summer promises to afford
him an excellent opportunity for making it. He is
now at Hot Springs, Virginia, building up his
strength, which has been sadly worn by the nervous
strain of the harassing duties of his high office, and
as soon as he is fully restored to health he will prob
ably start West 1t would, in fact, be wise his
part to come before the heat OF the Eastern
in for there is better place at which to seek
refuge from the swetering East than this coast.
Californians will need urging to induce them to
make extensive preparations for the Presidents visit
AS soon as it is assured that he is coming every
munty along the line of his route in the State will
be eager to welcome him and do him honor. 1t is
to be hoped he will not undertake a hurried trip.
The experience of President Harrison's hasty tour
some years ago is sufficient to show that such a
course is unsatisfactory to all concerned. To enjoy
his visit and derive the full benefit OF the journey
the President should remain at least month within
the limits of the commonwealth. He will find abun-
dant employment for every day of it, and his welcome
will show no diminuton of popular enthusiasm.
There are many why Californans should
be glad to receive Mckinley. With his Inauguration
there began that revival of prosperity which is
so abundant throughout the Union. He stands the
foremost representative and champion of that
manshp which upbuilds American industries, and
every class of citizens from capitalists to working
men, will unite to do him honor.