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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-24
Three Vermonters to Serve in
the Central Vermont
Directorate.
MANY IMPROVEMENTS MADE
Their Total Cost Reaches $lee, 7eo az
Preparing to Use Heavier and More
Economical Freight Engines
Receipts For the Year Show
Decrease of $3.50, e15.2e.

St Adams, Oct 22.-The annual meet
ing of the Central Vermont Railway COM
pany was held here this afternoon one
matter of interest was the choice of di-
rectors for the vacancies caused by the
death of G. NJ. Wilds, ID. D. Ranlett and
4. +. Walker The men chosen were: j. Il.
Martin Of Brattleboro, a. Il. futile of
Montpelier and G. i. Smith of Burling-
ton. The fun board of directors Is now
as follows
Geo b. Reeve, Montreal +. g. Smith, st.
Adams; r. s. Logan. St Adams; w. Sew
ard webb, Shelburne; John w. Stewart
Middlcbury; John q. Mccullough Ben
nington; T.. T. Baker, Boston, Henry Il.
Day. Boston; +. f. Kilner, New York;
John Bell, Bclevillc. Ont; James l.. Mar
tin. Brattleboro; Albert b. futile. Mont
pelier; c. p. Smith, Burlington VT.
Tho executive committee was reelected
as follows: G b. Reeve, r. S. Logan f.
H. Baker.
The old board of officers were re-elect "a
as follows: George b. Reeve, chairman
Montreal; f.. c. Smith, president, st. Al
bans: r. s. Logan, ce-president and gen.
eral manager, St Adams; c. A. Hight,
solicitor, St. Adams; c. W. Writer'S, attorA
ney. St. Adams; NJ NJ. Reynolds, aud tor,
st. Adams; w. II. Chaffee, treasurer ana
clerk St Adams; j. w. Loud. freight
traffic manager, Montreal; Ira W. CAN'T,
general freight agent st. Adams; s. W..
cummings, general passenger agent, St.
Adams; j. Il. Laurie, purchasing agen mt
and general storekeeper st. Adams; j. Nj.
Morrison, engineer and superintendent of
structures. St Adams; NJ. Magiff superin-
tCndcnt telegraph and car accountant, st
Adams: G. f.. Soule. superintendent, St.
Adams; L. p. Nash. assistant superin-
teudent. New London. Conn, VIM. Hass-
man, superintendent motive power, st. AL
bans; Jas. Coleman, master car builder.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
Alleged Railroad
Agent Was Absent

Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 10.-Two
hundred laborers gathered at local
employment Office today in response to
posted notices that men were wanted
10 work on the Southern Pacific Rail
road in Texas at 81 25 per day. and
that they wou." ship to FL Paso today.
When nobody put in an appearance
with transportation the men became
angry and demanded the return of
money paid to the employment agency
AS fees This was finally done and the
men departed
Several days ago a man appeared at
the employment agency. representing
himself AS an agent of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, and left an order for
200 men to ship to Texas today. The
Iaborers were on hand. but the alleged
agent failed to keep his appointment.
hence the trouble, This Is the second
hoax OF this sort practiced on the EN-
ployment agencies of this city within
the past two weeks It is believed
that the same person who under the
name Of Roach has been advertising
FOR laborers at Tucson is at the bottom
of the fake
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
Young Bailey and
Presidents Boy Clash

WASHINGTON. Dec l0.-Joseph w
Bailey Jr.. the eleven year-old son OF
the Junior Senator from Texas, former
leader Of the House, some time ago
developed strong partisan opposition
to his 8choolmate. Archibald Roose-
welt. son Of the President. From par
tisanship, based on divergent political
views, personal antagonism sprang up.
Both boys attend the Force School a
public institution
Young Joe came home from school
few days ago and denounced Archi-
bald as "a bad boy"
DO you know what that Archlba Id
Roosevelt does" he said. He fights.
He wants to fight every boy in school.
| thought heard him swear. too. |
ran against him going through the
door today. ! did not mean to do II
But do you know what he did? He
doubled up his fist ana knocked me
down never did see such "A fighter. "
1t is understood that young Roosevelt
makes "A similar complaint against
young Bailey. Yet the fathers of the
boys have high regard for each 9th
or
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
SIMPSONS HEALTH.

There are sundry signs. tokens and
admonitiOns. that Rear Admiral Will
liam T Sampson is the handy sick
man OF America The health of Ad-
miral Sampson seems to be extremely
convenient and ready for all emergen-
cies. The intelligent reader will be
apt to recall that Sampson was robust
in mind and member up to the time
that Schley made demand for a
Court of Inquiry
Then the press reports began to send
out casual hints that the health of the
pet OF the navy department was fail
ing These reports became more men
acing until finally it was announced
that he had to be relieved from duty
and that he was a physical and men
tai wreck. He remained in that con
dition apparently during the long ses-
sions of the Court OF Inquiry. Schleys
counsel made demand for his evidence.
but ii was positively declared by hi
friends and physicians that he was ut
terly incapable of leaving his bed
The evidence in the Court of Inquiry
was closed and the lawyers began to
sum up. SIMPSONS name was men
toned, and the great hero of the navy
clique promptly recovered his health
and demanded that mention should not
be made Of him in the speeches
few days later he turned up at New
Haven in apparent good health to re-
ceive the degree OF LII. u. from Yale
The country drew long breath The
pride of the navy was restored t,
health.
The day after Congress convened
resolution was introduced in the
House of Representatives proposing
an inquiry OF the conduct of the San
tiago naval campaign. which would in
clude in its scope Sampson. Schley
Crowninshield and the naval cii1un
This was ominous. It had a tendency 20
tohhipoph BUN again, anu SURF
enough we find this dispatch from
Washington In the San Francisco Bul-
letin OF Sunday
II is authoritatively stated that there
has been no marked change for the
worse In the condition OF Rear Adm-
raj w. T. Sampson. However, he is in
very feeble health and his chances for
withstanding any serious strain on his
vitality are said to be slight
1t is apparent that Sampson has
complete command OF his health He
can manuever II as we'll as skilfull
sailor can twist a ship 1t is plain that
he Is great strategist. No man not
endowed with profound genius could
have such control OF elements that
are usually attributed to the will of
God. !
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
MARX SMlTh'S DUTY.

\ dispatch from Washington to the
Chicago Tribune says that the Repub-
llcan majority in Congress contem-
plate admitting Oklahoma to the
Union. and rejecting the claims Of
Arizona and New Mexico. 1t is figured
out that Oklahoma will be a reliable
Republican State while the chances
were strong that Arizona and New
McNico would be Democratic
Let lis continue to hope that the Re
publican majority in Congress contem
plate no such unpatriotic conduct The
has never heretofore been considered.
Montana. the two Dakotas and Wash
ingtun we're admitted to the Union
when Grover Cleveland was President
and John q Carlisle Speaker of the
House OF Representatives all Of the
new States being then reliably Repub-
lIan.
But II the Republicans contemplate
any such base conduct as is attributed
To them by the Chicago Tribune. it will
be the duty OF the Democrats of the
Senate to prevent its consummation
The minority OF the Senate is not
very strong in numbers but it Is pro-
tectrd by the rules that make a dozen
Seultors an army if they have the
faculty of commanding the attention
Of the nation. The Democrats of the
Senate are strong enough to prevent
tne admission OF oklahoma, unless
Arizona and New Mexico are treated
fairly. and it is to be hoped that they
will do so. All three Territories are
we'll equipped and qualified for State
hood and all should be admitted by
the present Congress and at the same
time There will be no reason for ex-
Guiding Arizona and New Mexico, and
admitting Oklahoma, except partisan
reasons and if the emergency arises
the Democrats of the Senate ought to
be as partisan as the Republicans
1t is fortunate that at this time Ari-
iona should be represented at Wash
ingt0n by a capable and influential
statesman. The Hon. Marcus A Smith
Is in touch with the situation. He can
neither be cajoled. bulldozed nor hum
bugged His influence is as potent with
his party friends In the Senate as in
the House and we have not doubt
that the Democrats of the Senate will
he guided by his advice in the matter
of Statehood. 1t will be the duty of
Mr. Smith to prevent the admission
Of Oklahoma to the Union. unless Ari-
iona goes in arm in arm with her
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
A Bad Mix Up
In a Michigan Town

- GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Dec lC
The superior Jury in the bribery case
against City Attorney Liant K. SAILS
bury returned a verdict OF guilty after
deliberating several hours
Salisbury was indicted last summer
on the charge of accepting a bribe of
SI5,o"0 for his assistance in pushing
through deal by which the city was
% award to Eastern capitalists a $4.-
D0D, 600 contract for furnishing the city
with water from Lake Michigan.
One of the trials sensational features
was the charge Of the prosecution that
State Senator George Nichols. one of
Salsburys attorneys, had attempted tc
bribe the peoples principal witness
Indicted with Salisbury were Henry
\. Taylor young New York million
aire. Attorney Thomas McGary and
StilsOn V. Mcleod
The court denied the motion toquash
the contempt proceedings against Nj
chols, and directed the Prosecuting At
torney 10 proceed against Mr.. Nichols
on the C,argc Of subornation of per
jury,
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
Cupid EmbarraSses
ChiCagO's Big Stores.

CHI, AGO, Dec 10--Cupid is play
ing havoc with the State street stores.
He has taken away half OF the young
women clerks and made housekeepers
OF them. The merchants have stand
ng advertisements for girls" but the
responses are few. All the fall there
has been dcarth Of yonng women and
of cash girls.
Young men have felt they could af-
ford to marry and fathers have been
able to send their daughters to school
instead of out to earn living. The
scarcity of women clerks comes at a
hard time for the merchants The ho-
liday trade is beginning. the stores are
to be Kept open nights out-of-town or
uers are pouring in and yet the num-
Der OF women to do the work is de-
creasing
no MI the many vacancies the mer-
chants have been forced to go to the
country for their help and have adver-
tlsed in country newspapers through
out the northern part of the State.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
A Steam Shovel
Goes on a Rampage

WASHINGTON n. j Dec t0.--A
steam shovel which had been used in
cutting down Hill near Stanhope sud
denly started on wild career down the
slope today, and in its vagaries injur-
ed four wortmcn The section gang
had lacked It up intending to move it
down road by means Of rollers, The
rollers suddenly started in the wrong
direction and the whole outfit brought
mp in heap al the bottom of the hill
Michael latter. of Hackcttstown,
had an arm broken and was taken
home unconscious: lawrence Carroll,
of Boonton. engineer of the shovel
stuck to the machine and was picked
up dangerously injured Two laborers
were also hurt
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
4 BURRO FEASTS
ON GREENDACKS.

REDDING, Dec. 10 John NJ Crume
son OF Jesse Crume Of Hatchet Creek
Mountain fame. has spent the summer
in mining on Coffee Creek. He decided
Ia return 10 Reuding by Il roundabout
route and came over the road hy the
Government hatchery at Baird. driv-
ing his two loaded burros ahead of
him. There he campcd for the night
The donkeys were relieved of their
load and fell to browsing on blackber-
ry vines and discarded fish nets. Crume
lay down wi,l his carpet satchel under
his head. 1t served as pillow, hut tho
primary reason the owner kept his
head upon it was to guard the chief
item of its contents. a roll of green
backs
The blackberry vines and net cords
must have lacked flavor for during the
night one of the little burros pulled the
satchel from under her masters head.
contrived to get it open and finished
her nighttime repast. In the morning
Crume awoke with a start. realizing
that the precious bag was gone. He
found ii some yards away and scatter
ed about were green crumbs from the
meal
The burro had seized the roll of bills
at the center and chewed the succulent
iiber of the greenbacks. The ends had
hoped to the ground. Crume pried
open the burro's mouth and picked
some more specks OF value from her
teeth. The scraps were carefully col
ected The ruined greenbacks consist
ed OF one 500. two 500, one $40, three
s. and two 81 bills. totaling sl17
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
A Weak Minded Child
Gagged Like an Animal

NEW YORK, Dec l0-A young
girl penned in compartment built
within her own home was found yes
terday in little two-story frame
building, l950l2 Atlantic Avenue,
Brooklyn. Her father, Edward Doran,
4 plumber. has kept her confined in a
pen of his own building in the dining
room Of his home, because, he says,
she is weak minded and to prevent
her from roaming the streets and be
ing lost or injured.
Up to two years ago the child.
Christina Doran. was permitted to play
in the streets with other children.
Then she suddenly disappeared and
the neighbors wondered what had be-
come of her She had been in semi
idiotic state from her birth, and her
mind became weaker as she grew up.
For some time screams and wild laugh
ter were heard coming from the house
in which the girl lived. but the girl
was no longer seen on the streets
A short time ago a woman passing
along the street heard frantic sCreame
coming from the Doran home Going
20 the floor she rang the bell and in
luired about the noise An old woman
who opened the door said that il was
nothing-only children playing
The inquirer brushed the old woman
aside and entered the house Going to
The dining room. she found in one
torner boxliKe pen about eight feet
high, and SO built that when the angle
Of the wall 1t formed a square com
partment In this place. with a table
and sofa to rest on, the insane girl
was confined.
The father has been arrested
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
Los Angeles Company
To Sell Pure Air

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Dec. lo.-To
bottle the oxygen of the atmosphere
is the queer object of company whose
corporation papers We're fled with the
County Clerk today. The name of the
concern is the California Oxygen Com
pany. with headquarters in Los An
geles. The capital stock Is fixed at
s25,000, fully subscribed. Charles S
Corning. n l.. Martin. A. NJ. Lovelacp.
W. Rodman and l.. r. Garrett are the
directors, Corning has subscribed $24,-
90 of the capital stock According
o the articles, the purpose Of the or
ganiZation is to obtain oxygen from
the air and to sell it either in gaseous
or liquid form or combined in a mix
ture with other substances also to
operate and manufacture all other
gases whatsoever and to license other
persons and corporations to make use
of the latters patent, processes, for
mulac. etc
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
The Indian Sentenced
To Perpetual Thirst

SOUTH M'ALLISTER, |. r., Dec 10
Judge SanbOrn of the Federal
Court delivered a decision today that
condemns the red man to perpetua
and everlasting thirst. When the news
of the disaster gets about among the
Indians wall will go up that shall
awaken the echoes In the Canyon o.
the Colorado
The Court decides that once a ward
Of the nation, an Indian IL forever a
ward and that no matter what may
happen it shall always be a crime tC
sell whiskcy to him. After the Indian
Territory is allotted and the Indians
become citizens and voters they are
still according to the decision, wards
Of the Government, and as such liquor
cannot be sold to them.
The Indian is disappointed. for he
expected TO be able To drink his fiji
at the bar just like any other citizen
and the liquor element is disappointed
for it sees no chance of getting the
money Uncle Sam deals ont to hi
c0pper-cOlored wards,
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10

that there is daily loss of nutrition,
which in time will result in physical
collapse.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion and nutrition It
enables the assimilation of all the nutri-
tive values of the food eaten, and so
builds up the body into sound health
and strength.
Mr. Ned Nelson, the celebrated Irish Come
dian aud Mimic, of s77 Royden Street, Camden.
N writes awe fulfilled an engagement of
twelve weeks and the constant travelling gave
me bad touch of that dreaded disease called
dyspepsia had tried everything possible to
cure il till last week, while playing at y.
keti's Biiou Theater Philadelphia, In the
Nelson Trio, professional friend of mine ad
vised me to try Dr Pierces Golden Medical Dis.
covery. l tried it, and, thank God. with good
results"
DIR. Pierces Common Sense Medical
Adviser. in paper covers, is sent free on
receipt of I'll one-cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing oniy Address DIR.
K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
The BREWERS WANT
BEER TAX REDUCED

WASHINGTON Dec. To- What may
be termed the brewers bill will be
presented in the House during the
present week It will represent the
wishes Of the brewing industry of tn
country, and will be presented by
Representative Barthoid, of st. Louis
Republican in whose district some
Of the biggest brewcries OF the United
States are located. 4 propose to in
troduce bill. said MIR Bartholdt
repeating all of the war taxes.
think that the state Of the finances
of the Government will warrant this
being done. The reduction in the ex
penditnres of the army. the Post Office
and other departments will be such
as to furnish ground for the belief that
the revenues will be sufficient for all
purposes even including the Pacific
cable and the Nicaragua Canal"
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10

When Crcsceus the king OF trotters.
ONES to Tucson he will find an ap-
preciativc audience of sportsmen to
enjoy the charm of his gait, Nothing
appeals to the risibilitics of mar
like a good horse. Cresceus Is the
greatest of his species and his advent
in the metropolis of Arizona will be
epochal in the equine history of the
Territory We are glad to note that
the railroad has given a special rate
to Tucson on the occasion of the visit
of the great trotter There should be
a big crowd There will be great sport
The sportsmcn of Arizona will be here
to see the boss horse of the universe
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
Tiny Girls Prayer
Reforms Burglars.

CLEVELAND. O. Dec. 1O.-The
prayers of little girl served to reform
two burglars in the house of Levi
Golden. treasurer of the Vandorn Iron
Company, night before last
This little Editha in real life came
upon the burglars in the dining room.
Her father and mother were away and
the servants were in bed She told
the robbers it was wrong to steal and
that God would not love them. She
said they had no right to take the sill
verware which they were packing in a
bag because ii belonged to her father
and mother
This amused the burglars and one of
them asked the child to pray for them
Not only did she pray. but she sang a
hymn as well. Then she told the rob
hers they must not take the silver
ware. Her pleading touched them and
they decided not to take their plumber
They had broken lamp shade in the
diningroom. and one of the burglars
gave the girl a quarter to replace it
before going
Mr.. Golden told the story of his
daughters experience today. and he
said he had learned who the burglars
were. He says he has evidence to
prove that they both have decided to
reform.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10

What are the protcctionists going to
do about expansion now? The Phil
ppine decision adds an immense ex-
tent Of territory to our producing re-
gions. and an immense population of
cheap labor From ten to twelve mil
lions of people. living in climate
where expense for food, fuel. shelter
and clothing is light yet energetic
workers, when trained. form an in
dustrial army that will make competi-
ton serious as quickly as capital can
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10

The President appears to have some
what pronounced views on temperance
He favors an extension to foreign un-
civilized nations Of the same prinrip .
OF prohibition of the sale of liquors
that is attempted as to our Indian
tribes when il can be attained through
international agreement He is not
very explicit as to the line of ciyiliza-
tion at which men should be allowed
to drink but probably it is not until
they pass tho Filipino stage
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
More Fees For
Land Office Officials

WASHINGTON Dec 9.~-Congress-
man Burke of South Dakota has pre-
pared a bill which he will introduce
providing for uniformity Of fees and
commissions allowed Land Registers
and receivers in cases of Communication.
This proposed law will apply to the
land business in Oklahoma Arizona,
Dakota and other Western States
The fees under the proposed law will
be fixed on a basis of 1925 an acre.
Under existing regulations the fees
and commissions are based upon the
price of the lanus This has resulted
in diminished receipts at several land
Offices in the Western States
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-12-10
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAIL.
ROADS.

Tho conflict now going on between
the governor Of Minnesota assisted by
the governors Of the Dakotas Montana
Idaho and Washington on one side
aud the recently consolidated Great
Northern and Northern Pacific rail-
roads on the other. will he watched
with interest by all the people
Many careful observers are inclined
to think that the steady consolidation
OF competing railroads will event
ually lead to governmenet ownership
Perhaps this is the very thing that the
owners or managers Of these great
properties have in view too There is
some reason to believe that the great
railway magnatcs and the big bankers
who are managing the combinations
and are handling the bonds issued and
sold upon the basis of these trust OPP
erations. so far from being alarmed at
he government ownership outcry
are chnckIing over it with great glee
he bonds that have been and are be-
ing based on mortgages on the CON
,Olldated lines are for large amounts
and the mortgaEors are getting the
money. while the bankers who are en-
gagged in putting them out are also we'll
paid for their services,
II is entirely unlikely that these
great railway trusts will ever be able
10 pay the vast bonded Indebtedness
loaded upon them. and in the course
II time they may have to suffer what
has been done in the case Of so many
railroads be put into the courts and
inaly sold ont for what they will
bring In the meantime the persons
who have been handling the money
md operating the roads will doubtless
AXE care of themselves and in the
process of liquidation the bond holders
would have 10 accept what they can
get But if the government should take
possession of the roads ii would have
% assume the bonds. and thus the en-
dire burden would be loaded on the
.axpayer
In this manner the willy owners Of
The great trans-contineutal lines are
measure insuring themselves
against any serious proposal OF gov
'rnment ownership, No matter how
matter how many billions the corpora
lions may be over bonded. the gov
.rnment would be compelled to pay
the fun face value of stock and bonds
We know from experience during the
'Ontest to establish the gold standard
now the honor" of the nation, the
honor" of the American people the
immortality of shaving a cent from
ShyloCk's demand. can be worked up
md made to do effective business.
Think of the horror with which the
pious well fed pulpts of New York
md Boston would illuminate against
he ungodliness of confiscation If the
people should attempt to show that
they ought not to pay the $4O0. .00O, 00u
lately laid on the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific. No the railroad
owners are insuring themselves against
government ownership by pilng up
l bonded Indebtedness that will startle
the people when the price they would
be called upon to pay for the railroads
is figured up for them. But while in
mring against government ownership
the railroad corporations are liable to
break their own backs