News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1900-01-17

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[. II. LEWIS, EDITOR.
The Molineux murder trial, now on
in New York, which is causing con-
siderable interest in all parts of the
country, is not expected to end for
months, and is likely to be the longest
as we'll as the most expensive ever
held.
Railroad activity is one of the
surest signs of general prosperity.
In 1899 the output of locomotives
from private establishments in the
United States was the largest in our
history-2473, about one-third more
than we're built in 1898.
The "Vergennes Enterprise" is the
name of new weekly launched out
from Vergennes. 1t is a neat and at
tractivelocal paper and if that pretty
little city must have two papers-it
already has a most excellent one in
the Vermonter-the Enterprise ought
to fill the bill.
President McKinley's demand for
a written guarantee from all the
governments concerned that the
Chinese ports which have passed un-
der foreign control shall be open to
the trade of all nations on the same
terms has been agreed to. Another
international triumph for the Repub-
lican party.
Our old friend Stiles of the Spring
field Reporter has teen presented
with a diamond ring by the citizens
of that place where for 30 years he
has published good newspaper.
The people of Springfield are quite
different from the people Of other
newspaper towns, in that they take
pains to show that they appreciate
Woodworking country editors Efforts
to help community.
John Bull has come eff his perch
regarding that little -four seizure
episode and admits that Uncle Sam
is right when he says that -four is not
a contraband of war and cannot be
seized as such. The United States
feeds large part of the globe and
this concession on the part of Eng
land means that all ports Of the
world will be open to our grain and
-four wherever the fighting may be.
John Barre tt, former minister to
Siam, makes the bold statement that
Senator Hoar's first anti-eXpansion
speech was cabled to Hong Kong aud
from there forwarded to the Filipino
army at Manila, and it was this
speech that fred the Filipino heart
and brought on the insurrection.
Mr.. Barrett made this statement
before Chicago audience Saturday
night and thus far Hoar makes no
reply.
We are pleased to note that G. F.
Smith and Geo. I'll. Terrill both prac-
tical as well as successful Lamoille
county farmers are addressing agri
cultural meetings throughout the
\ state. When such men as these are
engaged to tell what they know
about farming, there need be no fear
of any sarcasm or slurs being thrown
out about the State Board of Agri-
culture. They know from everyday
experience just what they are talking
about.
The eighteen Protestant clergymen
in the city of Newburgh, N. Y, at
tended in a body the funeral of Rev.
DR.. McGlynn, the noted Catholic
priest, friend of the poor and tenn
perance agitator This was a most
graceful and deserving tribute to the
memory of one whom they had all
known and loved, and is a striking
instance of the growth of the belief
in Universal Brotherhood, of which
Father McGlynn was shining ex-
ample. Such an exhibition of fra.
ternal feeling cannot fail to resound
to the good of both great classes o.
the American people, Protestant and
Catholic, and will act as but another
bond of affection and esteem betwte
them.
The Bellows Falls Times is greatly troubled
over the fact that so many people boz
row newspapers and thus deprive the hart
working editor of su descriptions and the pape
of the circulation credit TO which it is reai
entitled Don't worry, Brother Belknap.
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