News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-08-23
CURRENT EVENTS.


Governor Smith has asked the
people of Vermont to contribute for
the aid of the suffering hordes in
Porto Rico, and has authorized the
daily papers of the state to receive
subscriptions.
Alaska's boundary as defined by
the treaty between Russia and Eng
land 10 1925 was never disputed IN
til Canada saw the need of u new out
let on the Pacific a few years ago.
The world, however, is not regulated
by bindsight.
Spain is buying wheat from abroad.
She hasn't reached the point yet
where she feels like getting her supplies
from the United States, but that will
come. The American wheat is the
best in the world, and Spain's bread
will be all dough if she doesn't buy
our products.
Winsted, Conn, is threatened with
a revival of the old blue laws. Be-
cause the town officials are consider
ing the petition of numerous citizens
for the closing of all places of bust
ness and recreation on Sunday. the
rest of the townspeople now threaten
to stop the trolley cars, close the liv-
cry stables and, worst of all, prevent
men from kissing their wives on that
day. 1t would be interesting to know
however, how they propose to en-
force the anti-kissing part of their
program, and whether it includes
prohibition of kissing other mems
wives.
Cecil Rhodes is keeping very quiet
nowadays, but it is safe to say that
he is earnestly engaged in pulling
wires. His dream of British empire
in South Africa was never nearer real
ization than 1t is to-. day, and he may
be trusted to do everything in his
power to prevent the Beers and the
British from reaching an understand
ing. Mr.. Rhodes may not be nat
urally a bloodthirsty man, eager to
witness the spectacle of war, but he
realizes that the little South African
republic blocks the plans, and that
it is only by war that the obstacle
can be removed.
George E. Foss of Chicago, for
mer Vermonter and one of the young-
est Representa- tives in Congress, has
completed a tour OF inspection to the
naval stations and naval yards
throughout Europe. He was hob
nobbing with Kaiser William on the
latter's private yacht last week. He
has large collection of interesting
data relating to naval affairs which
he will bring before Congress at an
early date. He believes charging
and organizing the navy is one OF the
most important works OF Congress,
and says he will devote all his time
as long as he remains in the House
to pushing along naval improve
ment.
This is the way the railroad situa-
ton looks to Senator Chandler:-'It
is characteristic of the railroad con-
solicitations now taking place that no
small line has any power of resist
ance against a large system whose
owners make up their mind to grasp
the small line. They are absolutely
helpless in the presence of the huge
capital and powerful lines of the great
company. AS the Concord railroad
with it's $10,00O,000 capital had no
power of resistance against the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad with it's $780,
100000 capital, so the Boston &
Maine with it's $90,O00,000 has no
chance against the New York Central
with it's $6O0,000,O0O. The greater
globe of water will absorb the small
Ter globe of water as soon as their
circumference come in contact"