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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
Plot at San Francisco.

Some estimates place the number OF
victims at 1000.
Plot at San Francisco.
A diabolical plot to assassinate about
20 of the leading men in San Francisco
was unearthed in that city last Thurs
day. 1t was discovered that pro
scriptive list had been placed i'll the
hands of an executive committee and
that among the fated names We're those
of Gov. StOneman, Leland Stanford
Mayor Bartlett, United States Judge
Lorenzo Sawyer, Congressman w. w.
Morrow. w. Il. Coleman, Gen. w. H
l.. Barnes and Charles Croker with
the principal police officers. The com
mittee had not completed their ar
engagements for making way with the
doomed men when their head quarters
were broken into. The men boldly
asserted that they were dynamiters
and that they proposed to get rid of
the citizens named and then raze Chi
natOwn.
Death of Robert TOOmbs.
Robert TOombs, the typical south
erner of the old school, the fire eater
by excellence, died Tuesday, Dec.
Is, at his home in Washington, Ca,
i'm his 10Th year. He was one of
the chief men of the COnfederacy
while it was governed by the
slave power. He prded himself on
being an unrecOnstructed rebel, never
having taken the oath of allegiance
under the amnesty proclamation. His
practice as II lawyer has been immense
ly lucrative he has received fees as
large as $50, 1000; and although he was
a lavish liver, he was u shrewd finan-
cier, and is thought to have died worth
a half million dollars at least. His
wife, whom he married when he first
entered the law, died about three
years ago. She was II good religious
woman, and after her death he united
with the Methodist church, of which
she had been a lifelong member.
Terrible CoIIiery Accident.
Water from pool at NanticOke, Pa,
broke through the workings of No.
stOpe of the Susquehanna coal compa-
ny last week Wednesday and "a men
were shut in by the water and rubbish
that have accumulated i'm tue west
gangway of the second lift. When
the water was discovered rushing into
the slope there were nearly 1000 mon
and boys at work i'm the various open
ings, but at the particular spot where
the water first appeared, there were
not over the "a mentioned. A mass of
culm, estimated at 5000 tons, with the
contents of a pond of water overhead
over 2O,O0O,O00 gallons,
poured in, flooding both No and No
2 slopes and choking up the tunnel
and carrying with it SO miners who
were ut work there. Of these men "a
were caught before they could gain
the chambers that pitched upward, and
they are supposed TO be in this quick
sand and culm, not having been able
tO reach place of safety i'm time.
LATER.-ALL HOPE ABANDONED.
Dec. 22.--At half past twelve o'clock
ibis morning the mine officials at Nan
5icoke decided to abandon work in the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

w. HI. III. Murray tells Boston cor
that his present plan covers
three years lecture engagements in
this country and in England.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

The cotton crop estimate for this
year is $500, 900 bales, exceeding last
years crop by million and a quarter
bales
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

The rumors concerning the Marshall
and Gilbert islands have taken shape
the past week, and now it is said that
the German flag has been raised on
both the Marshall and Gilbert groups.
The islands number about so, the ma
tives are civilized and have been for
many years under the influence of the
American Missionary society.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

1t is a remarkable coincidence that
the two oldest ex-gOvernOrs of Yer
mont-Hiland Hall and Ryland Fletch-
er-died within "a hours of each other
last week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
RyIand Fletcher.

my II ACGCucEs
The telegraph announces the death
of Ex-Governor Ryland Fletcher, which
took place Sunday at his home in Cav
endish. Gov. Fletcher first came into
prominence in the state at large dur
ing the period of anti-slavery excite
ment before the war. He was Il fiery
and effective speaker, and an earnest
freesOiler. In 1854 the wing state con-
ventiOn, which met at Rutland, recOg-
nized the substantial agreement of the
wing and freesOil parties of this state
as the main issue, and the prOpriety of
a union of the two, by nominating a
wing, Stephen Royce, for governor,
and il freesOiler for lieutenant govern
or. For the latter place Ryland Fletch-
er was good deal talked of, but the
nomination was given to Oscar L..
Shafter. The freesoilers subsequently,
held a convention, which it was hoped
would endorse the Rutland ticket but
the freesOilers were not yet ready to
accept wing nominations and nOminat-
ed state ticket of their own with
Gen. E. p. Walton for governor and
Ry land Fletcher for lieutenant-gOvern-
or. Before election day came the re-
publican party had been inaugurated
in Vermont. Mr.. Walton declined the
freesOil nomination, and Mr.. Shafter
the wing nomination and the state
committees of the two uniting in a
joint republican committee presented
to the anti slavery voters of Vermont
Stephen Royce for governor and Ry-
land Fletcher for lieutenant governor.
They were re elected in 1855. In 1856
Mr.. Fletcher received the republican
nomination for governor and held the
Office for two terms. He took especial
interest in the revival of the state mi
litia. No doubt to some extent, the
storm of the civil war then gathering
and muttering i'm the future; and the
famous Brandon muster held upon his
invitation = the governors had for
some time ceased to give orders to the
militia, and the militia had themselves
nearly ceased had a powerful effect
in the revival of the military spirit in
Vermont and organization of 30 much
of body of citizen sOldiery as the
state possessed when the war broke
out. Governor Fletcher held no i'm
pOrtant public Office after his retire
ment from the governorship and has
for the last twenty-five years lived
quietly at his home in Cavendish. He
had become quite infirm of body and
mind, and his death had been antici-
pated rs liable to occur at any time.
He was a man of great earnestness,
patriotism and warmth of feeling, II
thorough VermOnter, proud of and de-
voted to his state-an honest man and
worthy citizen.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

An accidental explosion of dynamite
in the convict mines at Plejuchin in
Siberia Saturday, is said to have blown
to pieces over 500 convict miners.
Some estimates place the number of
victims at 1000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

1t is said that Vermont soldiers who
were drafted in 1863 have concluded to
hold convention for the purpose of
considering their interests in cOnnec-
ton with pensions.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

Gladstone quietly puts an end to the
numberless anonymous and irrespOn-
sible rumors concerning his attitude
on the Irish question by declaring
that, eff | should at any time have any
plan or intention to announce OH the
question of Irish government, it will
be done publicly and Oh my own re-
sDOnsibilityn
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

Despite the statement published last
week that the smallpox scourge was
at an end in Montreal, there were 81
deaths from the disease in that city
and suburbs last week.
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

A very pretty observance" of Christ
mas is that planned by r. H. Coleman,
the wealthy iron man of Lebanon, Pa,
who will throw open his residence on
Christmas day to all of his wOrkmen
and their families.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

1t is said that the president express
ed surprise when the formidable list of
1900 recess appointments was present
ed to him before it's transmission to
the senate. He had done better than
he thought he had.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24
Accident i'm st. A1bans.

Johnnie, I5-year-Old son of Guy
B. Meigs of st. Adams, while swinging
a cane Saturday, struck the hammer of
Il loaded gun, held in his other hand
causing its discharge, which shot away
a large portion of one side of his face,
and broke part of the skull. 1t is
feared the fellows injuries may prove
fatal
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

Rev. w. Hay Aitken is preaching
to the business men of Boston with
the same success that has attended his
labOrs in New York. A brief sketch of
of his meetings in the latter city will
be found on the inside pages of this
issue.
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my order. Patrons please notice that those which
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1885-12-24

The entertainment at the Methods
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
Latest About Langtry.

London Letter in Philadelphia Telegraph.
The rumors current as to her ultimately
settling in the states, Mrs. Langtry AYERS to
be incorrect. She likes America but knows
very little Of the American people, except
in her professional capacity. She added
that she had great kindness shown her in
the states, but not more than she expert
enced in England All her associations are
connected with this country, and all her
friends live here. So, all things considered,
she could not think of living over the water.
Mrs. Lapgtry says that the first-class Amer
lean papers receive her well, but many
scurrilous journals gave her much annoy
ance. Probably a proper appreciation OF
Mrs Langtry's beauty and talents would
considerably bias the lady's mind in de-
Gliding which journals were ''first-class' and
which otherwise. In California one jour-
nal grossly ibeled her, and she even went
so far as to consult her lawyer about COM
mencing an action against the editor, but
the lawyer (wiSe MANI advised her to do
nothing, and since then she has never
troubled herself about the many gross at
tacks made upon her. Mrs. Langtry rather
objects to the ''tone'' of the American
press as a whole, although she admits that
there are plenty of scurrilous journals here
capable of saying as many naughty things
about her as any in America. In reply to
an inquiry as to whether she intended to
continue upon the stage, Mrs. Langtry
said: "MoSt certainly. [ am devoted to
it, and encouraged to continue because |
feel that am advancing in my arr"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
Remarkable Divorce Case.

Special 10 Un0 OloDo.
GALENA, ILL.,, June 3.-Iu April, 1883,
Miss Mary Lilly, a respectable young lady,
daughter of Peter Lilly of this city, was
married to one John Mcmahon, also of Ga
lena, after an engagement of upward of
three years, the young lady refusing to
marry her lover until he had provided for
her a home. The latter, it is alleged, as
sured Miss Lilly that he had COM
piled with the conditions and was ready to
take his bride to home of her own when
ever the marriage ceremony was performed.
The nuptial event came off with consider
able pomp at the Lilly residence. Immedi-
ately the young lady informed the groom
that she was ready to go at once to the nest
he had prepared for her, whereupon he
coolly stated that he had resorted to sub
terfuge to gether, and that he had secured no
home of his own and that they-hinself and
bride-must go to boarding. The newly
made wife, incensed at the treatment she
had received, refused absolutely to live with
Mcmahon until he procured a home for her
as promised, and the latter left her within
an hour after his marriage, since which
time the pair have not cohabited together.
For the purpose of dissolving the marriage
tie, Mrs. McMahon brought suit in
the circuit court Of 10 Davies
county, and was to-day granted
a divorce by Judge William Brown, the de-
PENDANT failing to appear. His honor in
deciding the matter said that the case was
one of the most remarkable ever brought
before him, and that the circumstances
were such, as testified to by the plaintiff,
combined with the fact that the husband
had failed to appear, that he could not
withhold divorce from Mrs. Mcmahon
with the right to resume her maiden name.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
Bound to Get Married.

Z Browns Valley Reporter: A young
couple stepped into the office of the clerk of
the court last Thursday, after having
walked from some distance south of Boards
ley, and informed that official that they de-
sired to get married and wanted him to
issue to them the necessary license. Upon
propounding the usual questions in such
case provided, the clerk Informed the rather
tired but happy-looking couple. that he
couldn't issue the much desired document,
as it was contrary to the statutes OF this
state, inasmuch as the would-be bride was
resident of Big Stone county, and that
the license would have to be procured of
the clerk of court of that county. AS Or
tonville is forty miles from here they were
for time about paralyzed, as they wished
very much to have the nuptial knot tied
that day. Thee tender-hearted clerk not
not only pitied the anxious couple but
cursed the law that cheated him out of two
large silver dollars that the bridegroom-to-
be nervously jingled in his hand. The
clerk happened to remember that no license
is required to get married in Dakota and
he so informed the couple. 1t is needless
to remark that the couple lost no time in
crossing the line and soon found justice
who performed the ceremony. In the even
ing they passed through town on their way
back, looking and acting as happy as two
innocent humble bees. 1t tranSpired later
that the pair had eloped.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
He Kicked the Wrong Dog.

A squad of the notorious Rice street gang
was yesterday taught a wholesome lesson.
In the afternoon three of them were stand
ing on the corner of College avenue and
Rice street, when gentleman with small
dog happened along. AS the dog waspass-
ing the roughs one of them turned and
kicked it from the walk. The owner saw
him and after expostulating knocked him
down. The other two forthwith beat
hasty retreat, and as the one knocked down
showed no desire to come to time,
the gentleman started down the street.
Not satisfied with the result the men re-
turned to the charge and whistling to the
dog called him to them when they kicked
him off the walk again. His owner turned
back to give them more punishment, when
they fired a volley of stones at him. He
picked up one of the missiles and gave
chase. Catching them again ne again
downed his man and administered a severe
punishment.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
w. A. Van SIyke.

ST consider the No. hard grade estab-
lished by the commission as good, fair
grade. Still l think it should have in it at
least 10 per cent more of the hard Scotch
Fife. My idea is that this grade should be
kept as high as possible.
This observation l also make on the
No. Northern grade. / think it very
fair grade, but if l had been establishing
the grade would have added little more
OF the hard variety. [ think that in order
to carry these two grades to as high de-
gree as possible, more of the hard varieties
should have been added, say 10 or Is per
cent.
mo. 2 Northern-I consider this grade
all right. AS long as the wheat embraced
IN this grade is required to be of good mill
ing quality that is all that is necessary, in
my opinion, to cover this grade and cause
it to be what it ought to be.
:. No. 3 Spring-In regard to this grade l
considerit comparatively immaterial for the
reason that the commissioners include
within the description s.all inferior,
Shrunken and dirty wheat.that weighs not
less than ffty-four pounds to the bushel."
This is complete and practically embraces
all OF the low grades that can be considered
merchantable wheat.
Rejected and no grade are all right, for
they cover everything that is unmerchanta-
BILE. In my opinion all this kind of wheat
can be made salable only by ''doctoring."
These two lower grades of rejected and
no grade will produce this result: Sharp
buyers and dealers will be tempted to buy
up these low grades, and by cleaning, scour-
ing and mixing better grade, which might
not stand an inspection in this state, but
might stand an increased and higher grade
in other markets outside of the state. You
take No. Northern and No. hard and
they stand very high everywhere, in all the
markets of the world, and I believe they
should be kept so high in quality that it can
not be Jeopardized. [ believe that the COM
mission has given us such grades as ought
to be satisfactory to all. In my opinion
these grades, No. hard and No. North
ern, give the advantage of 10 or Is per cent.
to the farmers on these two grades.
don't know anything about ''dockage"
and l don't care anything about it. The
fact is the buyer will buy the wheat on it's
merits. When he buys it he ought to be
and will be sharp enough to decide on his
own Judgment what amount of dockage is
required to raise the grade, and he will buy
the wheat accordingly.
AS to the effect these new grades is to
have no man can tell. don't think they
will make much difference except, perhaps,
to have general healthy influence on the
grain trade.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
I'm Minneapolis.

When the report reached Minneapolis it
found the offices of elevator and commits
sion men alike closed and the occupants
scattered over the city, difficult to find. A
well-known commission man, found at the
West hotel, said:
There's little use in showing the report
to commission men, as it matters not to
them an iota, as they get their commissions,
grades or no grades. Elevator men and
farmers are the ones principally interested,
and / can see nothing, from cursory
glance, that will not be approved by them
in general way"
Quite number of interested dealers were
seen by GLOBE reporters, but most Of them
declined to go into print without more
thorough study and knowledge of the points
of the report than could be gotten by a
hasty reading, but the interest they took in
it seemed not at all commensurate with its
importance.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
The Wheat-Grading Report Throws All
Other Local Matters Into the
Shade.
Health Officer Jones Will Dump Night
Soil Into the River Below
the City.
To-day's Events Presaged- -Organtv
cation of the Legion of Honor
1.-The S8ngerbund.
Police Matters--A Burglary--A Rice
Street Row--Mtnor st. Paul
Items.
DIsPOsING OF NIGHT SOIL.
The New Health officers Opening

The New Health Officers Opening
Act.
DR.. Jones, the newly-appointed health
officer, took formal possession of the office
yesterday morning, and at once entered on
the duties of the Office. His first work was
in connection with the question of dispos-
ing of the night soil, ETC., the matter hay
ing been prominently revived by the in
junction preventing the Odorless company
from using the foot of Chestnut street as a
dumping ground. The question arose as
to whether or not the injunction was still
in force, and if so, what was to be done
with the refuse matter daily accommodating
in the vaults of the city. The first part
was affirmatively decided. In respect to
the latter, the health inspector conferred
with the city engineer, and the two to-
gether visited different parts of the city and
considered several schemes. The cOnclu-
sion was that point two and a half miles
below the city was chosen as dumping
ground! A dock will be erected out into
the river at that point, SO that the garbage
can be emptied right into the current of the
river, and thus effectually disposed Of The
work OF constructing the dock, which will
be built on piling, will begin to-day, and be
pushed as rapidly as possible until COM
pleted. DR.. Jones, speaking of the matter,
thought that this was the most feasible So
luton of the problem at hand, although he
believes that the destruction of garbage,
etc., by a crematOry is preferable. A
building for this purpose could not, how
ever, be constructed for less than $4O,0 600.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
Contract Awarded.

The bids have been received for con-
structing the grand stand at the fair grounds.
This stand is to be a two-story structure
and sufficiently large to accommodate
1000 people. The contract was awarded
to E. NJ. Duco & Co. of Minneapolis, at
$15,744. The following are all the bids:
McCleary & Quigley of Minneapolis, ST.
545.
James McDermid, ST. Paul, $4,000.
George w. Sherwood & Co., st. Paul,
SIT, 900.
Peter Anderson, Minneapolis, $4,000.
H. M. Leighton 6 Co., Minneapolis,
SIG, 344.
Adolph Albachten, St. Paul, ST., 400.
p. M. Duco & Co., Minneapolis, $15,-
744.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05
Locked UP for Libel.


Mrs. Georgina Weldon, whose love of
litigation has kept her in continual hot
water for the last two OF three years, has
at length had to pay the penalty of her per-
sistent aggressiveness by being committed
to prison for half a year for persistently Ii
being Mr.. .Riviere. the musical gentleman
with whom she has had good many legal
tussels. The heroine of scores of lawsuits,
defeated of some few, she can scarcely
complain now that the dangerous sharp
edged weapon with which she had played
so much has at length cut her own fingers.
Mrs. Weldon had had a high old time of it,
cajoling and bullying judges, over her un-
ending and wearisOme actions at law, and,
whether rightfully or wrongfully, the pub
lie had come to regard her incessant
appearance before the courts in the light of
public nuisance. For some little time
however, the belligerent lady will be pre-
vented from playing the role OF the nine
teenth century Portia, and the judges are
inclined to exclalm: For this relief much
thanks!'' 1t is only for six months she has
been consigned to Holloway Jail, and she
will not have to do any 'hard work." the
vengeance of the law stopping short at
oakum picking and unpaid laundry work
But even Incarceration as ''first-class
misdemeanant" is not pleasant experience
and when her s'time' isup she will have to
find sureties for her future good behavior.