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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
In THE PHILIP PINES

WAsHINGTONy March 2.-Gsneral
Otis reports long list OF the casual
ties among the troops in the Philip
pines since the last report. The gov
eminent transport from the east side of
the province, with eight American and
40 Spanish soldiers recently relieved
from captivity among the insurgents,
has arrived at Manila. Since the re.
cent opening to commerce of the island
ports, 1900 tons Of hemp and 10000
bales of tobacco have been received at
Manila and large shipments OF these
commodities will soon be made to the
United States and other countries.
The fact that Gen. Otis had not re-
ported any military operations recently
is accepted by the war department as
an indication that the campaign is
progressing satisfactorily and our forces
mad not met with any serious op-
position.
The officials are confident there will
be no further hostilities on q large
scale and the affairs in the archipelago
will be in fairly good shape by time OF
the arrival Of the Philippine civil COM
mission about the middle of Nav. 1t is
proposed to transfer governmental con-
troll from the military to the civil au-
thorities. Gen. OTIS is expected to re-
turn to the United States on leave of
absence soon after the arrival of the
Philippine commission.
MANILA, March IA hundred in
surgents, seven miles from San Fer.
nando de la Union, ambushed 10 men
of the Third cavalry escorting the pro-
vision train. The Americans scattered
and are on their return to camp, one
man being killed. The insurgents cap
tured four horses and a quantity of
provisions. A subsequent reconnais-
sance developed the fact that there
were entre nchments there and force
OF Filipinos estimated to number 800
men. The Third cavalry is preparing
to drive the insurgents out.
MANILA, March 2.-Col. Anderson,
with the Thirty-eighth Infantry, has
ambuscaded band of Filipinos on the
Batangas road. Over seventy of the
enemy fell-twenty-fv killed outright.
Thirty-two were wounded and the rest
fed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
GREAT SNOW STORM.

CHICAGO, March Local traffic is
blocked in parts of the city by a snow
storm the heaviest in years.
The greatest snow fall, according to
the weather map, is in Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Southern Michigan,
Northern Indiana, Southeastern Wis
consin. Railroads running through
these states report trains from one half
hour to five hours late.
Reports received from various cities
in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisi-
ana indicate that the storm is general
down the Mississippi Valley, although
the snow line does not extend very far
south of st. Lonis, Mo. Heavy sleet
storms are reported south.
The storm struck New England We'd
nesday night. Thursday morning near
ly foot of snow had fallen, and the
downfall continued without abatement
throughout the day. In central Yer
mont it is the heaviest fall of the sea-
son. The snow is light, the air still |
but ii the winds rise they will pile the
snow in heaps.
DETROIT, March 1.-The most severe
snow storm in many years. The fall
in Detroit has been Is inches and
throughout the State it RUS to almost
three feet at other points.
ALBANY, N. Y, Mar. IA severe
snow storm and blizzard has been rag
ing in the upper State since last night.
Railway traffic is impeded. Twelve to
fifteen inches OF wet snow has fallen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
Again the Inevitable.

One by one news of certain foregone
conclusions is coming in from South
Africa. The false report of the relief
OF Ladysmith several days ago is now
followed by tidings of the entry of the
British cavalry into the beleaguered
town. General Whites army and the
inhabitants who remained in the CITY
have been for some five months held in
the grip of the Boer environment and
the target of fire more or less active
and destructive. The Beers have not
been strong enough to reduce the
town. They have saved their men and
material resources foridefensiVe pur-
poses. These would stand them in
greater stead when the real pinch, the
crucial squeeze, shall come, on their
own soil, among their own fortifca-
tons and natural Businesses.
From the moment of the massing of
immense British forces on the western
frontiers of the republics, the question
of the abandonment of the siege of
Ladysmith was settled. The policy of
concentration, on lines of defence
along or within their own borders, was
thus enforced upon the Jailed Dutch.
With them it became matter of sue
cessfully withdrawing their forces, guns
and military stores in the presence of
an outnumbering and aggressive en-
envy. The fighting around Ladysmith
for the past week or more has been, on
the part of the Beers, to cover their
withdrawal. Apparently this has been
successfully accomplished.
Naturally there is joy in London.
English jubliation has a somewhat hys-
terical quality and seems very much
out OF proportion to the importance of
the events that stir up this ecstatic ex-
ultation. They are hardly justified on
the score OF the martial glory accruing
to passing achievements. The surpris
ing thing developed by Cronje's sur.
render was the absolutely diminutive
size of his force, less than half of even
that with which he had been credited
-Four thousand Dutchmen, practically
without artillery, for some ten days
had held off some forty thousand Eng
llsh soldiers OF all arms, and during
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
DepeW ON Expansion.

The Empire State has found its
voice in the upper body of the national
legislature. 1t is very long time
since that imperial commonwealth has
"won the applause OF listening SEN
ates." Not since the times of Conk-
ling and Evarts has the nation felt apy
particular interest in what q represent
alive Of the State of New York might
say in the United States Senate, and
not since that golden era, until the ad-
vent of Depew, has the great State had
a man in the Senate competent to
speak for, or who has undertaken to
raise his voice, except by his vote, to
execute the commission OF, his impe-
rial constituency.
The subject of Mr.. Depew's speech
had not the novelty of freshness. Lit
tie that is new can be said on the Phil
ippine question. AS a rule, people
would rather listen to a speech on
some other topic. Mr.. Depew exhib-
tied considerable degree of hardi-
hood in choosing the expansion policy
OF the administration for the subject
OF his maiden speech in the Senate.
But he gilded the questions that policy
raises with new interest, and invested
them with new Importance. He bega n
at the beginning, telling the story of
his governments interference in be-
half of the oppressed Cubans, and end
ing with the acquisition of the Philip
pines. Notwithstanding the triteness
OF the story, with all its events and in
cidents, the orator held the interested
attention of his colleagues, and drew
the applause of crowded galleries, al.
though the counter attraction in the
House, the final consideration of the
Porto Rican tariff, with much fervid
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07

Richard Olney saved President Cleve
lands second administration from
oblivion, or from remembrance except
for the ruin it wrought to American
industry, by his very vigorous course
in the Venezuelan matter. Mr.. Olney
is q conservative expansionist. He
does not approve of the acquisition of
the Philippines, but, having taken
them, he says the United States must
make the best of what, in his judg-
ment, was q bad matter. He does not
suggest that this bad matter, as he
esteems it, shall be made worse by
withdrawing from the Far East. Mr..
Olney is pretty good and level-headed
type OF an American. He ought to be
a Republican.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
Central Vermont Railway.
Commencing Jan. lst, 1900.

rrain, GONG South aud East ,oiH Leave Mont
pelisr as follo0S:
s6bA.M. MAIL. for Fitchburg, Boston, Spring.
ield and New York. Psrlcr Oar to Boston with
out change.
1890 p. NJ. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low.
oil, and New York via Springfield or New London,
and Worcester yis Nashua. Psrlcl Car to Boston,
&; 65 p. nj. PASSENGER, for Windso-
1870 A. NJ. EXPRESS, for Boston via Lowell
nd all points In New England, New York and South,
Pullman sleepers TO Boston and to Springfield.
Trains GONG North and Vest.
.2:5oA. NJ. EXPRESS Tor Montreal and the
Eeet, and week days for OEden5burg Richford and
Ottawa. Sleeping cara Montpelier Junction to
Montreal.
1O;15A. Nj. PASSENGER. for Burlington. Rut.
and, IT. Adams and RlchfOrd, making connections
FOR Troy, Albany, ana Ne" fork'
a:3OP. NJ. PASSENGER. for Burlington, 50 Al.
vans, Montreal, Norwood and Ogdensburg' Psrlof
Car to Montreal without change.
8: IS p. NJ. EXPRESS for Burlington, St A
uans and Montreal. Pullman sleeping car from
Montpelier Junction to Chicago without change.
Due In chicago ~ ~ Pm next 9 ng ~
Through tickets to Chicago and all points West Tor
sse at the principal stations
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 6S5, 9I5, 1880, A. NJ, 1858,
1850, $40 P. n. Arrive at Barre twenty minutes
after leaving time.
HOO, 2. N. Arrive at Montpelier, twenty min
tes after leaving time
Trains leave for wiIliamstown at 1855 p. n, aud
$3.50 P. NJ.
Daily Sundays included. Sundays only.
All passenger trains will stop at the Pioneerworks,
take or lesve passengers wnen signsled'
g. b. BAILEY. Agent.
&. H. FITZHUGTI, vice Pres, General Manager
!. w. CUMMINGS. General Passenger Agent
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
West COrinth.

=, Lee and Clair Still have been visiting in
Strafford for several days.
Fay Blake has gone to Bradford to work
i'll the livery stable of Harry Stevens.
A son was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs.
William Magoon, also a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Silas Magoon.
Several people from this place attended
the donation at Elder Sargents last We'd
nesday night.
Homer Fuller and wife have been stop.
ping for some weeks with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. q. Fuller.
Mrs. Giles Kenyon has been in poor
health for some time. She is now under
the treatment Of DIR. Godfrey of Chelsea.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
Boston & Maine Railroad.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
IN EFFECT OCT. 2, 1899.

IN EFFECT OCT 2, 1899.
Trains Leave,weIls River North bound.
I.s6 A.. M, daily, principal stations to Newport
and Montreal (Sherbrooke and Quebec except
sundayJ
a.sS a. NJ. daily, except Monday; for St Johns.
bury, Lyndonvie, Newport, Montreal, (Sher.
brooke and Quebec except Sunday and Nom
day)
e.5s A. NJ. for stations to Newport and sher.
brooke.
2.3bP. NJ, for principal stations to Newport,
Sherbrooke, Montreal and Quebec.
$50 p NJ, for stations to Newport, sherbrooke,
Montreal and quebec.
o.z6 z. NJ, for stations to Lyndonvine
SOUTH BOUND.
1.sb A. M. daily, except Monday, for principal
stations to VI, R.Juhction, Worcester, Boston
and Springfield
ago A, NJ, daily, for stations on W. NJ. DivIto
Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Worcester
Lowell and Boston.
cord and Boston.
9.66 A. NJ, for stations to W. r.. Junction,
Springfield, Concord, Worcester and Boston,.
9.55 a. NJ, for stations w. NJ. Div to Concord
Worcester and Boston.
1880 p. M, for stations to w r.. Junction,
s.45 p. NJ. from woOdsville for stations to Ply
$40 p. NJ, for Plymouth and stations on W. NJ.
DIV. TO Concord, Worcester and Boston.
$50 p. NJ. for all stations to White River juno
Going North on w. NJ. Div. at
s.b5 a. NJ, for stations to Fabyan, Berlin, Cor.
ham, Groveton and Colebrook
$50 p, NJ. for stations to Fabyan, Berlin and
Groveton.
6.45 p. NJ. for stations to Whiteheld and Lancas.
ter.
1918 A. NJ. Sundays only, for stations to Ian
caster.
From woodsville only, does not stop at Wells
River station.
From Woodsve.
d. j. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
Majuba Hill "Avenged."

The "avenging" of Majuba Hill, as
Lord Roberts and the London populace
are pleased to call the surrender of
General Cronje on the anniversary of
that event, has little but the coincidence
Of time to remind one of that memoir
able day of humiliation for England
and glory for the Transvaal.
AT Majuba Hill the English out
numbered their foes and had the ad-
vantage of position. These circum-
stances mark another coincidence, and
the magnitude and disproportion of
this coincidence account for the dis
aster TO the patriots of the republics
and robs the event of glory for the vic
tors. Some 5000 of the stubborn war
riors OF the veldt and the mountains
are captives. How many of their COM
rades fell victims to lyddite shells and
all tue terrible enginery of modern
warfare that was trained upon them,
huddled in their pent quarters under
the banks of the Modder, is not def
nitely known. Probably the force I'M
der Cronje did not originally exceed
5000 men. Possibly it was even
smaller. What were the forces of the
besiegers? Three divisions OF British
infantry, seventy modern guns of the
various destructive types of recent de-
vising, and cavalry division of some
10000 riders-a force, as the secretary
of the Boer legation in Holland sug-
gestively remarked, larger and infinite
ly stronger than the British employed
to conquer Napoleon at Waterloo.
And the 5000 surrendered only when
their provisions were gone, their am
munition exhausted, and their artillery
destroyed by the fire of that Internal
bombardment. Proud day for Great
Britain! Deathless memorial OF Eug-
lish proves! infection of most right
eous vengeancel The glory of Eng
lands ancient victory at Bunker Hill
over the ''embattled farmers" of the
last century, on the American con-
tinent, "pales its Intellectual fires' in
the presence of this recent triumph
over a handful of peasant warriors,
fighting the same battle for freedom
and independence, in the south of the
African continent.
England could we'll forego this
avenging of Majuba Hill. That catag-
trophe to English arms and English
honor, in an attempt decade back to
dispossess the Beers of their republic,
has been avenged by every petty
victory in this South African war, and
every time England has administered
vengeance" for the bloody rebuff on
Majuba's slopes she has added fuel to
the flame of detestation she kindled in
the souls of people the world over when
she forced the tiny republics of South
Africa to go to war for their indepen-
dence, or earn the scorn and reproba-
ton OF mankind by supinely submit
ting to extinction from the map of At
RIGA.
While the Beers were holding their
own, or Furnishing their assailants with
defeat, there was admiration for their
martial exploits,and the ability they had
developed in the first general war in
which they had engaged. When they
had been overwhelmed by numbers
there is not only increased admiration
for their bravery, heroism and skill as
warriors, rising to the full height of
every emergency, but the conditions
under which these qualities are devel-
oped awaken that other feeling that
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07

The reports of the surrender Of
Cronje do not sustain the charge that
Lord Roberts Inundated his captive
a matter over which some belated SYM
pathizers with the Beers are waxing
very fearful. The British commander
met his enemy in soldier fashion, gave
him sympathetic right hand, praised
him for the gallantry of his defence,
sat down by him and talked kindly
with him.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
Old People Made Young.

j. @. Sherman, the veteran editor Of the
Vermontville (Mioh.) Echo, has discovered
the remarkable secret OF keeping old PEG.
pie young. For years he has avoided ner-
trouble, constipation and rheumatism, by
using Electric Bitters, and he writes: at
can't be praised too highly. 1t gently slim
ulates the kidneys, tones the stomach aids
digestion, and gives splendid appetite.
IL has worked wonders for my wife and
ple's complaints" Only fifty cents at @.
Blakely drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07

Three thousand burghers more laid low
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
This seems to be the glad refrain
that is rising over all the land of "Mer-
RE England" punctuated by the pious
prayer, "God Save the Queen!n
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-03-07

Trans Gong South aud East ,0il Leave Mont
pelisr as follo,oS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30

The National Salt company is a $12,-
100000 New Jersey corporation formed
in 1899. By ownership and lease Of fac
tories and by purchase of product, it
now controls about 80 per cent of our
product of salt. 1t and the smaller
combinations which it has absorbed.
have, since 1896, nearly doubled the price
of common salt to the consumers in this
country. 1t has dead rented" and clos
ed many of it's plants and is now being
prosecuted in Ohio because it has, for
monopoly purposes, bought and closed
three or four furnaces at Pomeroy, Ohio
The officers of this trust and of the
United Salt company, the local Ohio
corporation, are mainly standard Oil
people; in fact, this trust appears to be
an adjunct of the Standard Oil trust.
With such backing we may expect it to
do much during the next few, years to
teach us the so-called economic ad-
vantages of trusts"
While the removal of duty upon i'm
ported salt might not kill this trust, it
would surely lessen it's power over our
citizens living near the sea coast. 1t is
absolutely impossible to frame a sound
economic reason why the duty on salt
should not be removed. The natural
protection in cost of transportation
amounts to about 30 cents a barrel. 1t
is absurd to increase this protection by
duties amounting to from 20 to 80 cents
per barrel.
This trust is discussed at length in a
letter which we publish today.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30
"RIPPER PHRASES TRANSLATED.

Restore the government to the peo-
ple' means to place fat offices in the
hands of carefully concealed promoters
of the ripper" schemes.
ITO do away with machine rule"
means to substitute several machines,
or the one formed Of several parts, all
under the control of the ripper" crew
of place seekers, for whatever machine
may now be in power.
ITO simplify the municipal govern
ment' means to make jobbery easier
and smooth the way for the projects of
hungry Office brokers.
ITO satisfy public sentiment" means
to appease the fierce desire for office
which makes group of professional
pap-suckers unwilling to wait even one
year for chance at the municipal
treasury.
Influential citizens" means ward
bosses and supposed "pulP at the
polls.
Prominent business men" means
patronage hucksters who find their
stock In trade spoiled when the offices
are out OF control Of their associates and
friends.-Cleveland Leader.
This is what"rlpper" legislation means
for Cleyeltnd. Has 1t a different mean
Ing for Canton? Let the ripper ad-
Vocates answer,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30
ABANDON LADYSMITH.
Even This Plan Now Advanced In Lon.
don Chance to Relieve Now
Slight.

LONDON, Jan. 29.-At the very mo.
ment when DR.. Leyds is being received
as an honored guest III the highest CIR
cles on the continent, Great Britain has
to face the worst disaster in q campaign
thus far disastrous. Open talk is heard
of the absolute necessity of abandoning
Ladysmlth to its fate, while Lord Rob.
erts reverts TO the original plan of an
advance over the, Orange river upon
BloemtonCein.
To LadysniGh the disappointment
must be very bitter. A dispatch from
the Boer laager near the town, dated
Jan. "a, describes the garrison as every
evidently preparing a desperate coup IN
order TO effect junction with General
Buffers advancing army"
This is probably an exaggerated idea
as to the length OF time the provisions
would last. Even should it be decided
to send General Butler reinforcements
and attempt to reach Ladysmith by a
movement through the still more diff.
cult country east of Colenso. 1t is ex-
tremely doubtful whether the garrison
could hold out long enough. as such a
movement would occupy ut least q
month.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30
ENGLISH SENTIMENT NOT A UNIT
OS THE BoER WAR.

1t appears that even the English peo-
pie are not a unit on the Boer war
While, as DR.. Conan Doyle has said
President Kruger has federated the
British empire" it is apparent that he
has not united the English on this ques-
tion. That the sentiment of the plain
people of all Europe and even of En-
gland itself, is against the Boer war,
does not admit of doubt. United States
Judge Peter Crosscup who has return
ed from recent trip through Europe, in
discussing the sentiment of the European
people on the Boer war says:
Across the channel everywhere there
Is a universal feeling against England.
Nota man did 1 hear express a word of
sympathy for Great Britain. The bar
ber, the butcher, the shopman, every
body but public officials talks against
the English. The French do so because
they hate the English; the Germans do
so because they feel akin to the Beers.
When the Beers win battle, the Ger
mans make no demonstration, but 1t is
because they are not demonstrative.
I'm official circles on the continent
heard nothing either way, but 1 venture
that nine out of ten officials hope the
Beers will win. Even Rome is aroused,
and leading Italian officer told me that
while he believed it would be better for
civilization to have Great Britain win,
he confessed that every time the Beers
win he inwardlY rejoiCed. .
I'm England believe there has been
a change of feeling. The people realize
that Kruger was taxing his people, not
to fatten his own purse, as they at first
believed, but to buy arms to defend
themselves against such as the Jane
son raid, and I believe that if England
could wipe out the past four months
she would be willing to give the Trans
Vaal her liberty.
THE rector Of the English church in
Rome, who spent some years in the
Transvaal, told me that it is not true
that the Utlanders in that counry have
not equal rights in the courts"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-01-30

The defenders and apologists of the
trusts frequently refer to these organ
izations as benefcent institutions, be-
cause in a few instances they have ad-
vanced wages from 10 to 20 per cent.
Put they seem to forget that while these
slight advances have been made in wa
gcs paid to labor at the same time pri-
ecs to the consumer have been advanced
from 40 to 100 per cent, and in some in
stances even more than that There are
few laboring men whose increase in
wages will equal the increased cost of
living. under trust times and prices.
This is simple problem that each la
borer can figure out for himself without
the aid of trust defenders.