St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-01-09
GENERAL NE WIS.
DeSfifufiOn in Dakota.

Desfitufion in Dakota.
The joint relief committee OF the
chamber of commerce and Jobbers
union of ST. Paul, Mimi, met Gov.
Miller, Senator DOdds and Commits
sioner Helgeson of North Dakota
Tuesday and discussed the situation
in the destitute sections of that state.
In view of the conflicting reports re-
garding restitution among settlers
in the new state, Gov. Miller made
the following official statement: I'm
my official capacity have been sub
iected to two influences. Being en-
gagged with other affairs [ was per
haps not at first fully informed as to
the actual extent of the restitution,
but after being relieved from those
duties, began receiving information
from different localities in regard to
their wants. l also received cOmmu-
nications from other portions of Da-
kota, manifesting nolittle uneaslness
at the reports which were getting
out as to our condition. | think it
is true that there has been a certain
degree of eXaggeratlon as to our
wants and needs, but there has been
no disposition on my part to in any
way cover the facts or prevent neces-
sary aid being furnished to the people
absolutely in need of it. There IS
much suffering in some of the north
ern counties. The year before last
they had very poor crop, and last
year a still poorer one. Many OF
these people went there with very lit
tie means, and were not prepared to
meet failure of crops. Whatever
property they have-such as stock
has been mortgaged allit will stand. y
The Deadly Wire.
A strange and terrible illustration
of the deadly power of the electric
fluid was seen in Boston on Sunday
evening, when a large building on
Washington street became so over
charged that large, handsome dog,
black mastiff, whose body brushed
against the iron framework of the
building, was burned to death. The
dog gave a loud yelp as he felt the
shock, and in an instant his entire
| body was enveloped in a blue flame
and he fell dead. No one would
touch the body, and it continued to
burn almost to a crisp. The cause
of the difficulty was a wire attached
to an arc light which became loose
and charged the iron work in front
of the building. Not only the entire
building but the sidewalk was
charged with the fluid, and severa
persons experienced severe shocks
before the current was turned Oft anc
the trouble re1nedied.
Slavery in Turkey.
The slave trade in it's worst anC
most repulsive form, exists to thi:
day in Turkey, and there are at the
present moment at least ninety regu
lar and recognized slave broker:
openly plying their trade at Constan
tinople. There are, moreover, thirty
separate slave markets in the Turk
ish metropolis, held in public build
ings devoted to the purpose. Indeed
the Sultan himself is one of the bes
clients of the trade, no less thar
1900 slaves of both sexes being EN-
ployed in the imperial seraglio
Large shipments of slaves from Abys
sinia pass almost every week through
the Suez Canal, bound from Jeddal
and other Turkish ports on the Rel
Sea coast of Arabia to the Turk1sl
capital. This is the place to strike it
Murderer Convicted.
De Lucca, the Boston Italian triet
for the murder of Edward Cunning
ham, a wealthy Milton resident, ;
few weeks ago, was found guilty O
man-slaughter. De Lucca, with 9th
er Italians, was poaching on Mr.
Cunningham premises, and whel
the latter appeared to order then
off, De Lucca fired a revolver at hin
at close range. The bullet took et
feet in the abdomen and proved fata
soon after The crime was one c
the most alarming that had take
place about Boston for some time
the people were thoroughly arouse
and soon after De Lucca was car
tured and brought to confess hi
guilt.
The Oldest Man in New England.
Charles King of Middletowr
Mass, probably the oldest man i
New England at least, will be 10
| wears OIu IHS 1olu- liz NSl0Dl d lO
New Years by family gatherin
at his sons residence, when 40 of hi
descendants were brought togethe
Mr.. King was born near Quebec, b.
ing the last of a family of 10 som
. one of whom reached the age of III
, He retains his memory to remarl
able degree, and aside from sufferin
from asthma is enjoying exceller
: health.
Capt VIM. Ledyard Ellsworth ha
| sold his invention of smokeless pow
der to Carl Won Auderlich ofLondol
! for $500, 900 down and a royalty {
, $4,000 year, reserving the optic
: of the American market at a stip1
( lated price. Capt Ellsworth hs
] Just returned to his home at Har
ford, CT, where he expects to sett
down upon a fine estate beyond Ia