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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-24
TO REPAIR BAPTIST CHURCH.

Friends OF Mrs. ]. W. Heard, wife al
Capt. Heard. 3rd Cavalry. will be pleased
tn learn that che IA now convalerccnt In
Birmingham. Ala. She underwent an op.
grafton for appendicitis. March %. ana FOR
a time II was thought that she might MOI
recover.
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VERY Low RATES.

During the months Of March ana April via
Chicago and North Western railway; $50. %
from Chicago to Helena. Butte. Anaconda,
$500 Portland. Seattle. Tacoma, Vaneou-
YER. Victoria ana larys number OF other
points. Tourist sleeping e&ys every day
from Chicago b the Pacific coast FOR
maps and particulars apply to neare st
ticket agent or address. ]. E. Britain, 36s
Washington street. Boston. Mass.
"a wifi
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GRAND LODGE N. E. 0. P.
holds 18th Annual Session at Nontpel-
icr-Large Attendance.

Montpelier, April 22-The thirteenth an
nual session of the Grand Lodge for YER
mont of the New England order of Pro-
lection. was held in this city to-day at q
o'clock in the afternoon. Delegates from
the Fl lodges in Vermont were called to-
gether in Grand Army Hall and the cleo
ton of officers took place
Following is the list of officers for the
ensuing year.
Grand warden, Col. Fred E. Smith, Mont
pelier; grand vice warden, A. r. Platt.
Rutland; grand secretary, Fl. A. Bartlett,
81. Johnsbury; grand treasurer, II. II.
Davis, Burlington; grand chaplain, Mrs.
Linnie Stevens, Barre; grand guide, E. e.
Bugoee Barre; grand guardian. Mrs.
| Emily Marsden. Bennington; grand sem
tinel, Mrs. G. d. Whitesido, Vergennes.
| Routine business took up the time until
six o'clock when delegates and lodge mem
bers banqueted in the dining hall adioin
| Ing. SO many were present that before all
could be served the hour was too late for
! after dinner speeches before the evening
| session.
The evening session was open to all
| lodge members and the hall was packed,
one man fainting Degree work was ex-
enplihed on three candidates by a team
! or twelve ladies from St Johnsbury The
team brought an orchestra with them and
their work was highly praised by the
members
1t was ten o'clock when the degree work
was finished the speeches had to be cut
short, Judge James Fl. Flint Of Somerville,
Mass, Supreme Warden and 7. NJ. Frye CT
Boston, Mass, supreme secretary being
the principal speakers.
A large number of lodge members from
Fare and East Barre were present as
| we'll as the outgoing officers and many
past officers.
FUNERAL OF G. C.. MACKIE.
! Barre, April 22.--The funeral of the late
George c. Mackie was held this afternoon
from the residence on Washington street
and was one of the largest ever held in
this city. The Masonic orders. Of which
the deceased was a member. attended and
granite manufacturers. business men and
former employees were present in large
numbers. The Rev. r. II. Mitchell of the
Presbyterian Church officiated and a quar-
tette composed of Mrs. w. II. Gale Miss
Emma Phillips, William Sherifs and Da-
/ id Wylie sung several selections. The
Masonic burial ceremony was used, being
led by Master-elect Charles Campbell.
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$500 TO Pacific Coast

Chicago 4 Northwestern R'y; during 'hs
months Of March and April $4,000 from
Chicago ID Helena, Butte Anaconi ,
Ogden and Salt Lake City; 5000 Spokarc (.
$500 Los Angeles. san Francisco, Port
land, SEATTLE. Tacoma. Vancouver, Victor "A
ana large number Of other points
Tourist Sleeping Cars daily to the Pacific
Coast. For maps and particulars apply
to nearest ticket agent or address.
j. +, Britain, 36s Washington street.
Boston, Mass 26.wSL
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DROP IN THE PRICE OF BUTTER

Elgin, April H.-Butter took drop of
three cents on the board OF trade to-day.
OF 24o0 pounds offered 600 sold at q cents.
But the quotation committee decided the
selling price to be too high. and declared
the market frm at n cents. Sales OF the
week 600, 900 pounds.
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b. r. BARNES APPOINTED ASSISTANT
SECRETARY.

Washington, April 22.-The President TO-
day appointed Benjamin +. Barnes of New
Jersey. assistant secretary to succeed O.
4. Pruden, deceased.
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CLUBBING LIST.
The Free Press and Other Periodicals a.
Low Rates to One Address

We have completed arrangements where
by the Weekly FREE PRESS can be ,t
tanned in combination with other leadig.
periodicals at low rates. To PREVENT t.
necessary correspondence we Will stale
that after the subscription has begun no
tice OF change of address, or anything
concerning the receipt of the other period
ica!s, should be sent directly to the Office
of that periodical. Tho Weekly rI,.l,
PRESS and any one II the foilowir,.
periodicals. will be sent TO any enc add.e.
for one year at the prices annexed:
The clubbing price on the Boston Jour
nal is for VERMONT SUBSCRIBED
only.
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VERMONT PENSIONERS.

washington, April 2e.-Vermont Ben.
siens: Increase restoration. reissue. etc.
Rufus W. Reund. Bristol. s1:: George q
AAauas. Chelsta, 80
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VERMONT PENSIONERS.

Washington. April 20.-Nermont r.
sions: Increase, restoration and reis-
etc. Ferdinand Fallon, South Woodstp
So; Theodore Longfellow, Adams, IS; i,
l.. Dyer. dead, Mortified. sl2; Charlcs
Brown. Monkton Ridge, ST; original, "
ows. etc. Mary J. Dyer, Northfield,
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SIX DIVORCE CASES HEARD
Large Number OF Civil Cases Dispose
Of In Washington County Court.

Montpelier, April 2l.-Considerable bust
ness was done in Washington County
Court to-day. Judge Start with the assist
ant judges went on the bench at 80 and
heard six divorce cases during the fore
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C0rSdpdriu0

Will do you a wonderful amount Of
good. BE sure to get Hoods.
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Spring Humors
of the Blood

Come to large majority Of people.
Probably IS per cent. Of these arc
cured every year by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and we hope by this advertise
ment to get the other % per cent. to
take this great Spring Medicine.
1t will sharpen your appetite, cure
all stomach troubles, relieve that
tired feeling.
Its strength a. . blood purifier 10
demonstrated by its marvellous cures Of
ecrofuIa Salt Rheum
ecaid Mead Bolls, Plmples
All Kinds Of hurror Psoriasis
Blood Poisoning kheur1 atlsm
Catarrh Malaria, Etc.
All Of which are prevalent now.
HOODS
CdrSdpdrill0
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Howard j. Hin of Bristol. who followed
Lewis at the witness stand. said he had
been teller of the Vergennes bank from
July, 1898 to February. 1901, that he was
familiar with the books and handwriting
Of the bank employees. Ex-Gov. Ia j.
Ormsbee of Brandon. who Is entered az
. special assistant prosecutor in the Yer
gennes cases, conducted the teller's ca
animation. He brought out in the testi-
mony tho elaborate system of padding
which the banks books disclose. Hits
testimony showed in effect that the ac-
counts OF NJ. F. Allen and J. ]. Quinlan for
example. were apparently padded on the
ledger to the extent Of thousands Of dol
lars, either In favor Of or against the
respective depssiter's credit and this In
the handwriting Of John ". KetehuM. One
Of the many instances brought cut showed
that one Of thew men wers credited with
% many dollars on tho journal ana On the
ledger when the account was p1sted the
amount would perhaps be ''psdded" T. q
sum OF hundreds OF dollars larger. Some
times the case was the other way and the
amounts on the journal were larger than
those on the ledger The witness testified
that the journal, ledger and posting hg-
ures we're all IN tho handwriting Of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-28

of officers. The secretary
writers on his side. The claim is made
that the number Of officers for pres
Ient needs is entirely too small; that
the officers are overworked, ard the
large number of retirements. resigna-
Itions and deaths among naval officers
is attributed to this cause-overwork
because OF scarcity Of men to perform
the duties. 1t is stated hat when the
lwarships now under construction ara
seven hundred more officers
will be needed, and by July, 1905, this
shortage will be increased to one thou
sand.
1t seems useless to build a great
navy unless we have a sufficient num-
Der of properly qualified officers 70
command the vessels of that navy. No
matter o many vessels that service
numbers or how powerful extensively
and defensively those ships are, We
will not have an effective navy If they
have to be kept out of commission be-
cause we have not the officers to COM
lHldIlu llGIl VI OlllCeIS IOl Qud44llCu ny
the proper education and training. But
back of the contention as to which is
the most important in securing for US
a naval force equal TO that of any
foreign power is the prime question:
do we need such a navy? Unless it
can be shown hat self-protection and
maintenance of our present position
among the nations of the world de-
mand such a large navy as is contem-
plated the arguments in favor of the
two theories as well as the theories
themselves amount to nothing.
If we are going to build a navy on
the order of the chief naval powers Of
Europe these vessels must either be
manned and kept afioat all the time
at an enormous expense, or we must
build up an efficient naval reserve to
be called upon at any time TO enter the
navy and man such of the vessels as
are kept out of commission, but al
ways in a state of preparedness, as do
those powers; out the trouble with US
is We have not the merchant marine
from which to draw this reserve and
lit would take time N vas sums of
money to build up UGH reserve force.
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THEY GROW IN CRUELTY
Latest Move of ROumania is i'm open
Defiance of Law and Decency.

Berlin November Pa private letter
written by Ambassador White to Henry
.Seligman of Frankfort IN the main re-
.garding the treatment of Hebrews II
Roumania appears in the Frankfuter
.Zeitung today. The letter, which was
not intended for present publication 5
in part as follows:
THE Roumanian atrocities are simply
.monstrous and startle the civilized
world. 1 w just received the Rou-
'manian bulletin. No document equals
it in cruelty since the series of laws with
which louis XIV prosecuted the HUI
.goenOts. But ever these, which have
hitherto been regarded as the acme Of
cruelty are exceeded by those in the
bulletin. l cannot believe that right
thinking Roumanians or the civilized
powers car allow this condition Of
things to continue. 1t appears to be
.open defiance of law. justice and com
mon decency."
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Abe;i for Speaker of the House.

Especial to The Asheville Citizen.)
Raleigh, n. c., November 19.-The
eastern part of the state will make a
strong fight for the speaker Of the house
this year. One of the most prominent
candidates mentioned so far is Ed S.
Abel, of Johnson county. Mr.. Abel
has repeatedly represented his county
in the house ana mas been sent to the
state senate twice. He was one of the
few men elected to the senate when the
~fusionists swept the state in 1896, and
although in a hopeless minority his de-
tense Of democracy and its principles
was none the less constant and fervid.
He exposed with pitiless ridicule the
m~alfeasance and wanton incompetence
Of the f~usionists, and his vigorous ar
raignment Of the opposition for their
hypocrisy and insincerity gave him a
reputation as one of the most adroit
debaterS in the senate Johnston was
for a years the banner democratic
county Of the state, and il would be al
together graceful and proper for the
democrats of the house to bestow this
honor upon n Of her favorite sons.
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NEEDS OF OUR NAVY.

There seems to be a difference of
opinion between the president and
Secretary OF the Navy Moody as to the
greatest needs of our navy. The latter.
it seems. is devoting his greatest eff
forts to securing an increase of the
number of officers in this branch of the
service and is throwing all the in
iuence of his department in this di-
rection. 1t is aid he will not be as
insistent as his predecessor in his de-
sire for new warships. On the other
hand. the president advocates the prln-
ciple of plenty Of fighting ships in Or
der to make the United States one of
the foremost naval powers of the
world. He wants big "sea-going bat
tleships of great rang of action and
with powerful batteries" The presi-
lent recognizes the necessity for more
officers a. the navy increases, of
course but he thinks this demand
secondary to the increase of the num-
Der Of big battleships and fast armored
cruisers While the president and the
secretary Of the navy hold these diff
ferent views on the subject there is no
conflict between them, but each is adj
vocating his plan for making our navy
more effective. The matter has got
ten into tae newspapers and the maya
zines and an editorial campaign is go
ing on in favor of an increase of the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-28
Commission to Consider Tariff Re
vision.

Commission to Consider Tariff Re
vision.
According to outgiVingS at Washing
ton, the president intends to ask con-
greSs to provide for the appointment of
a commission to consider the subject of
tariff revision and report the results of
their investigation to congress at the
beginning Of the regular session in De-
cember, 1903. We have eApl eSsed the
opinion that the result of such a pro-
ceeding would be a repetition of the
one which was witnessed in 1888, when
a commission, composed of the leading
protectionists of the United states, men
of intelligence and reputation, found
their work torn in fragments and cast
to the winds by congress at the instance
of the very men who had caused the
commission to be appointed. We are
now told that the experience of 1929
cannot be considered as q precedent, but
no reasons are given why it should not
be so considered. Human nature was
pretty much the same twenty years 6
as now. 1t is true that the tariff is
worse now and stands in greater need
of reform han it did then. but there
is no reason to suppose that weightier
arguments for reform could be advanced
han those presented by Chairman John
l.. Hayes and his associates in 1888. Il
there is any difference between present
COnulllOllS anu lHOSe VI LOCO. IL 10 lOullO
in the existence of the tarif-protected
trusts, some of which sell their products
cheaper abroad han at home. Whether
this anomaly has made any serious m
preston on public opinion, o. whether
it has been offset by tenderness for the
small producer" ren'ain to be seen.
We may reasonably expect, therefore,
that a new tariff commission would re-
peat in substance the experience of the
old ono If would hn h1 r6lV rNOSSihlp
for the president to appoint i commits
sion which would not recommend a re-
duction of duties and the entire repeal
of such as should be proved 10 be the
Qualifications of monopoly. Then it
would be for the two houses OF congress
TO go over the whole ground again,
and here the same pressure" would
be brought to peal upon members rs
the former instance.-New York Eve
ming Post.
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MeSSenger Bureau
'~-WAaoNa DN" ~
Raleigh. y. G. November .

Raleigh, y. G. November .
Your correspondent today specially
interviewed State Auditor Dixon as II
what he would recommend to the les,s-
lature regarding taxation. He replied.
Il will particularly urge a state tan
upon all bar rooms, dispensaries. Wits
key distilleries and rectifying establish
NETS. The state OF Tennessee gets an
annual revenue OF $215. 600 from this
source, and Virginia $4,000. while
North Carolina gets only 5000. There
viii be an increased assessment OF rail-
way property next year. There VIII
also be a reassessment of all real e.
tate then. The taxes will therefore be
levied on a new assessment. All i'm
provements made will be added 10 this,
so you see there will be a considerable
increase OF the tax list"
The supreme court today ook up the
Fourteenth district appeals. Many
prominent attorneys are present,
among them A. c. Avery, n L. 7.
Avery, M~organton: w. w. Zachary,
Marshall; r. f. Mccall. Alfred S. Bar
nard and Locke Craig. Ashevi!le; Thos.
y. Hill. Halifax: NJ. w. Stevenson.
New Bern; ]. G. l.. Bird, Marion;
Solomon Gallert, Rutherfordton; Z. J.
Justice, Marion.
There will be IA continuation Deem
Der 3rd of the taking OF testimony in
the bond suit of South Dakota against
this state. There is already a mass OF
evidence, enough to fill 200 pages or
more.
State Auditor Dixon left today for
Elizabeth City, where he will tomorrow
make an educational address.
Deputy Sheriff Overman, of PasQua-
tank, brought three convicts to the
penitentiary today, one to serve 20
ear for wife-murder; Sheriff Bond.
of BERTHE brought one and Sheriff
Wooten of Lenoir six.
The Seaboard Air Line will be sued
for perhaps $50, 600 for the killing Of
Engineer James B. Watson. He was
killed near Raleigh last August.
Richmond College plays the a. ana
NJ. College here Thanksgiving day, 1T
foot ball, at the state fair grounds.
That evening Richmond College and
Wake Forest College will have a prize
debate at the Academy of Music.
The Hall of History" in the state
museum was opened today for the re-
ceptions of exhibits. 1t is to be made
a great feature.
Julius Baker, an intoxicated white
man, who was struck on the head by
an engine while working on the rail
way tank in the city limits, will prob
ably die.
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Despit h fact that the MolineuX have
declined to make any statement as to
the causes for the intended suit for di-
|vorce by the wife, the New York news
continue to publish all kinds of
about the matter. No two of
the stories abou these people are alike
paper published a graphic account
of the affectionate meeting of the couple
at General Molineux's house the day of
the acquittal. One other quoted Mrs.
MolineuX as saying she was at the gen
erals residence for three days, but lie
not see her husband. Now comes a
third story in the nature OF al inter-
view of hat lady in which she says h
was on the best Of terms with her hus-
band all through his trials and impris-
onment and until she met him al his
house during her three Gays
visit there after his release, when some
thing occurred which determined her 20
for a divorce, but what this was
she declines to say.
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1t seems hat the presiding officer of
the New York senate has nothing to do
with the appointment of the COMMITTEES,
bat that Senator Plat gives out the
positions. There is quite a
stir over the report hat he has pledged
the craftsmanship of the finance
to Senator Brown, over the
of Senator Malby, who outranks
the former on that committee of the
present legislature.
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associated with this critical period. It
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appetite and induces refreshing sleep.
J. s CaTfisr, Esq, of Manchester, Coffee Co,
Tenn, writes: 81 have been using your medi-
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RuShVille, Ind.

Messrs. ELY BROS.:-I ave been a
great sufferer from catarrh and hay
fever and tried many things, but found
no permanent relief until l found it in
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since. (Rev.) r. NJ. BENTLEY.
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The force of the independent vote in
the city of Greater New York is shown
by the results of the last two elections
held in that city. One year ago the diff
Iferent faction opposed to Tammany
united and elected Seth Low mayor by
"a majority of over thirty thousand.
This year the candidates nominated by
ITammany Inc the democrats carried
the city by one hundred and twenty
Thousand majority.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-28

\ bookbinders' strike in England has
delayed the issuing of many publica-
tions intended for the autumn trade;
still, the las number of The London
Academy acknowledges receipt of one
hundred volumes for the week.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-11-28

II Colombia persists in her tactics Of
delay in the negotiations for the Pana-
ma canal treaty it is to be hoped that
Hay will turn his attention to max
ing an agreement with Nicaragua and
Rica. This would bring the Co
.lombians to their senses. It is not too
late yet for our government to select
the latter route.
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When the Chimney

is choked with SCOT, the fire languishes
and goes out. When the bronchial
tubes + clogged with phlegm, the
fame Of life flickers. Intelligent treat
with Aliens Lung Balsam brings
up the phlegm, allays Inflammation,
stops the cough and pain in the chest
and, in a word, overcomes those terri
BILE colds which if neglected soon be-
come consumption.