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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
NOT SETTLED.

The Vermont Congressman have
re-opened the Brattleboro postmas-
ter question,-in answer to clamor,-
and Col. Hooker and several law
yers are at Washington protesting
against the appointment of Capt.
Childs, the choice of a majority of
the republicans of Brattleboro. 1t is
said that there is some division of
opinion in the delegation, but a de-
cision was hoped for yesterday. If
the Vermont Congressman repudiate
the expressed wish of a majority of
Brattleboro's republican voters as
to who they want for postmaster
ABUSE OF THE PARDONING POWER.
1t is stated in some of the state
papers that Jerry Bouldry of North
Bennington, who has been a year in
the house of correction at Rutland
serving long term sentence for SELL
Governor Dillingham;. 1t is added
by way of apology, that a strong
petition was presented to the COVER
nor asking for the mans release Yer
mont has had considerable expert
ence one time and another in this
pardoning business. 1t was perhaps
4 r IL
man was pardOned who went right
off and committed high crime
murder, or something akin to it.
MANY readers will also remember
the pardon of AbOrtiOniSt Stokes of
this place, who the doctors said was
dying of consumption, but who re-
covered his health at once after par
don and is yet healthy man. The
desperat tie attempt to get the murder
er Phair pardoned by Gov. Fair
banks is still fresh in the memory of
most readers. But there is some
thing still fresher. The most diabol-
icaI murder in New England for
years noticed on inside pages-fur-
nishes an illustration of the great
wrong liable to be done in pardon
ing criminals, and is thus commented
on by the Newport Express
The folly of petition signing is clear
ly shown in the case of Isaac Saw
telle, now under arrest for murder.
One of those super-sensitive women
whose affections are always stirred
by the penalties of the law, under
took, in consideration of the prison
er's sufferings, and of 500, TO pro-
cure him a pardon. By her persis-
tent teasing and representations of
the prisoners reforma ton, she OBJ
tanned many signatures, and a par
don was ultimately secured. His
first otfense was rape; now it is muir
der.
The Express does not touch one
important point: What is the use
of going to the expense of arresting
and trying a criminal if these efforts
are to be thwarted by an executive
who steps in and releases the GRIM
inal by pardon?
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27
FARM FOR SALE.

My farm. known as the Hiram Weeks place,
one mile north of st. Johnsbury village. Said
farm contains 20 acres of land, and cut 60
tons of hay last season. Never failing water
at house and barn.
MRS. JULIA NJ. MITCHELL.
st. Johnsbury. Fcb. s. If
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-02-27

Fortress Monroe is the largest single forti-
fication in the world. 1t has already cost the
government So, 100000.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06

Ednah, black mare by Indianapolis, sl,775,
Renssalar Stock Farm, Indiana.
Flora Graves, brown mare by Whipple's
Hambletonian, $3.50, w. Whitson, Long Island
Philadelphia
Flower Girl, chesnut mare by Arthurton, $500,
Wilson & Handy.
GeoTgiana, dam of La Grange t22s1S, $780,
Oracle. bay mare by Arthurton. $3.50, H. F.
Pierce of Quebec.
Grace Andrews, chestnut mare, years old.
delphia.
Grecian Bend, bay mare. years old. by Di-
rector, dam Sweetness $500, bought by A. !.
Welch of Hartford.
Gulnsre, bay mare, years old, by The Moor.
dam Luly Jackson. $500, bought by j. H.
Shuts
Highland Maid. brown mare 10 years old. by
Arthurton, dam Highland Mary, 81, 500, bought
by F. c. Smith of Providence.
Helen, black mare, years old, by Kentucky
Prince, dam Lady Irwin, s., 100, bought by G..
Fogg of Nashville.
Katy-Did, $500, bought by James E. Clay of
Paris, KY.
San Mateo Maid, chestnut mare, by whipple's
Hamoletonlan, dam, mare brought from Mis-
souri, TO California and called Abdallah, $3.50,
bought by A. J. Welch.
Jeanne, bay illy, 8 years old by Kentucky
Prince. dam suisun, $500, bought by A. j..
Welch.
Lady Ferguson. brown mare, 10 years old. by
Inca, dam Kate Crsigue, $1,000. bought by Ed
ward Moore of Portland. Maine.
Laura Corbett, bay mare, 6 years old, by Guy
Wilkes, dam Sallie Durorow, $3.50. bought by
F. c. Smith of Providence.
Lady Mackay, dark-brown mare, 10 years
old. by Silver Threads, dam Lucy R., 5000,
bought by Wilson & Handy.
Lady Graves. chesnut mare, 10 years old, by
Nutwood dam Lady Babcock. s., 100, bought by
William Marks of Philadelphia
Loka, ehesnut mare, A years old. by LaGrande,
dam Sallie Durbrow, $780, bought by E. A.
Hambleton OF Empofis, Kan.
Tuns, brown mare, years old, by Simmons,
dam Moonshine, si,O0O bought by E. F. Ham
bleton of Emporie, Kan.
Lady Day, brown mare, 2years old, by Cali
fornia Dexter, dam Lady Mayberry, si,0s0,
bought by Charles Robertsouof New York.
Altogether forty-three head were sold, for
9I3s $50
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
A Lot of Fossilized Fanatics Responsible
for Several Deaths.

BROOKLYN, March 5th.-"Chidren are being
murdered every week in Brooklyn, said
Coroner Rooney to-day. Christian science has
rot such hold ON hundreds of people here that
the most malignant di- eases go without the
slightest attention. Last week an eighteen
monthsold baby died of typhoid fever and to
the very hour of its death no physician was
called.
"The father of the little thing is now in jail
and am going to try and have him sent 10 the
PeniteEtiary. Yesterday another child babe
of about the same age, died in a tenement-hou.e
of diphtheria without medical attendance.
1.-Two weeks ago the Oldest boy of Gustav An
derson was taken sick with sore throat and
other symptoms of diphtheria. Anderson re-
fused positively to call physician. saying that
God would take care of the child and do with
him what he willed. Alter the boy had passed
the crisis of the disease another son was taken
sick with the diphtheria in a much more viru-
lent form.
1.-THE parents still refused to have recourse to
medical skill, and the child died in great ago1y
at I o'clock yesterday morning, while the
parents were praying at the bedside. young
woman who has been boarding at the house has
developed diphtheric symptoms, and there is
danger that the disease may become epidemic" !"
Anderson was arrested and locked up to await
the action of the Coroner. He is Il cabinet
maker and d steady workman. His child's
death did not seem to break the haoitual stolid-
ity of this believer in the faith cure, and when
questioned he said: God alone can cure dis
ease He rules the world. What he could have
done would have been folly. This is not fatal
ism 1t is true Christianity. Unless the Bible
lies, those who rely on doing anything them
selves have not the true faith y
Legislative action is expected to be taken at
Albany to fit these cases.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
THOSE missing BOOKS.
A Lively Debate in the British House of
Commons.

LONDON, March 5th-The debate on the
amendment to Smiths motion relative to the
adoption by the House of Commons of the Par
nell Commission report, moved by Gladstone,
was resumed to-day.
MacNeill, Home Ruler. said he believed the
appointment of the Commission was merely an
attempt by the Government to stir up hatred
against the Parnellites. He charged the Gov
ernmen with allowing Piggott to escape, as it
had allowed Lord Arthur Somerset to escape,
for political purpose.
Sir Charles Lewis, Conservative admitted
that tAe report proved very little that was rot
known before, but said il proved what before
was disputed. He accused Campbell ParnelIs
Private Secretary, with removing the books of
the League.
A lively passage here ensuei Campbell de-
clarsd he ast saw the books in Liverpool, and
as far as he knew the same books lad been pro-
duced before the Commission.
Lewis conlended that every charge that had
been disprOvsd would aave been proved if all
the books had been produced.
Sexton said he wished 10 explain on behalf
of Par1ell why they refused to place at the dis
po.sl of their opponents tns statement of the
finances of their patty
Lewis asked if this " as a legitimate explana-
ton, which had been overlooked in that report.
If the books had been produced they would
have shown, before all other evidence, whether
the respondents wers honest men or criminals.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
BRAVE AND PLUCKY GIRL.
She Kills a Midnight Burglar Who I'm
ters Her Room.

CHARLESTON Is. C), March 5th -On Monday
morning, about O'Clock. a burglar was killed
in Sampson county by Alice II. Kinney, 10 years
old. Miss kinney's father is dead. aud she
lives alone with her mother on farm The two
are the only persons who sleep in the farm
house.
On Sunday night Miss Kinney was aroused by
the noise of some one in the adjoining room.
She at once realized that q burglar was in the
house. Under her pillow was a revolver. The
young woman took the pistol in her hand
and concealed it under the quilt. Then she lay
as If asleep, and when the burglar entered the
room he walked up to the bed, and, concluding
that the young woman was sleeping soundly,
began to look about the room. He wore a mask
and carried pistol in his hand.
As he turned his head away from her she
heard him mutter to himself: "She is purity,
and guess L II hab to see her later He went
to q bureau and began to go through the draw
ers. The bureau was directly in front of the
bed. Whrn he turned his face Miss Kinney
quietly raised in bed, took aim at the mans
head and fred.
Instantly the burglar whirled around, and as
he did so she again fired, and he fell to the floor
with grosn. With the smoking pistol in her
hand she watched about five minutes. when he
died. Then an alarm was given, and a crowd
gathered at the house. The burglar proved to
be Sam Kerne, negro, who has given much
trnflhia
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
POOR PETER JACKSON.
Like Kilrain, He Picked Up the Wrong
Man and Was Worsted.

TROY IN. W, March 5th The Peter Jackson
combination, in charge of Parson Davies, ap-
peared here tonight before an immense au
dence. Davies, on being introduced, said il
was the intention at first 10 have Jackson spar
four rounds with Jack Ashton, but many of the
people had desired 10 see Jackson xhibit him
self, and he had offered Gus Lambert 500 if he
would spar four rounds with Jackson.
Lambert is a powerful man, weighing about
22O pounds. He l. considerably shorter than
Jackson. and very fat When time was called
for the first round the excitement began. and
increased until the fight terminated, when pan
demonium reigned
At the start Lambert seemed AFRAID of Jack.
son, and fought shy of him. About the first
thing Lambert did was to strike at Jackson and
then grab him around the waist. The referee
had hard work to separate them.
Before the second round WIS over everybody
was yelling like mad. Lambert followed the
methods adopted in the first round, and hugged
Jackson. The excitement knew no bounds.
In the third round when jackson saw that
Lambert persisted in hugging him, he attempt
ed to fight him, but Lambert would not have it,
He picked Jackson up and ran across the plat
form with him, and would have thrown him
over the ropes had it not been for Ashton, who
caught him.
Some hard fighting was done in the corner
and when the men reached the center of the
ring again they were both blowing hard. Lam
bert struck jackson blow that staggered him
and the crowd yelled. jackson seems windsd.
In the fourth round Jackson fought for dear
life, but Lambert was there all the time. and
when time was called he was in as coed shape
ss the Australian, and the cheering crowd car
ried him around on their shoulders.
Jackson refused to shake hands with Lam
bert. He offered to fight Jackson to finish
and tonight George Dixon, the Boston bantam
weight. was authorized by Jackson to challenge
Lambert to a finish fight for from $500 to $500
Jackson was terribly discounted.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
WANTED-AUsT. --FuUND.

yHy yANTED-A BUYER FOR A PRE-EMPTIoN
wv claim partly improved: house, fruit trees,
alfalfa; 120 acres good plow land. Good reason
for selling. Address, W. D., American Laundry,
City. mr3-7t*
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
shaken out of gear


BY malarial disease the human mschiuery
cannot half perform It's Office. Digestion,
secretion, evacuation are disordered, the
blood becomes watery, the nerves feeble,
the countenance gbastly, sleep disturbed
and appetite eapricious. Terrible is this
disease, fell its consequences. There is
however, 8 known antidote to the mias-
matte poison, and a certain safeguard
against it, In nalarious regions of our
South and West. in South America, Guate-
mala and ON the Isthmus of Panama, as
well as in transmarine countries where
the scourge exists. this inimitable prevent
i've and remedy, Hostetter's Stomsch Bit
ters, has. during the last thirty-fve years,
been constantly widening the area OF its
usefulness and demonstrating its sovereign
value. Liver complain, 6yspeIsja oonsti-
patton, kidney trouble, rheumatism and
debility are all remedied By it.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
GOOD PRICES.
L. j. Roses Horse Sale Realizes Good
Sized Fortune,


NEW YORK, March 5th.-The sale of the Rose
mead stud owned by L ]. Rose, opened this
morning There was fine weather. and large
attendance OF horsemen and others. The prices
realized were Alcazar, bay stallion, by Sultan,
dam Minnehaha, 1904 record, seven years old.
S25, 800, bought By Uplein Bros. and Fred Pabst,
brewers, of Milwaukee.
Harvester, bay stallion eight years old. by
Sultan, dam Harvest Queen. record 2291zs,
$780, bought by Wilson & Hendy, of Lexington,
KY.
Lady Mackay, second dam Fieetwing. 81, ,000
bought by g. II. Fogg. of Nashville, Tenn.
Yoodeo. by Stan boul (2:1S14l, dam Eva (2:2311zz)
S24 100, bought by F. G Babeock, Hornellsville,
n. Y. Voodoo IS q bay colt, two years old.
Other prices and purchasers were:
Agnes Clark Eve yesr-old, by Almont. sS75
Wilson & Handy, OF Cynthans, KY.
Aimee, bay mare, fonr-year old, by Del Sur
81 400, C.. /. Cushman, of Auburn, Maine.
Aicola, bay FLY. tDree-yesr-old, by Alcoyne
g ,225. Andrew J. Welch, of Hartford, Conn.
Blondette bay mare, uine-year-old. by Cadet
81 900, George 81. Pailey. OF Portland Maine.
Manola. thoroughbred filly, by Hockhocking
500. J. H. Shuts, of Parkville. y. Y
Clara Wall, Day mare, by Strathmore, 81, 80.
CarYoIlee, bay mare by Cars Mambrino, S425
C. s. French, of Connecticut.
Choice. bay mare, By Dictator, ss 900. Wilson
Del Fay. bay mare by Del sur. 81 ,O75.
Dido f2:2s54l. bay mare by SCOTS Hidalgo.
81 .035.
Iimple, bay mare by Echo, $500, H I Horn
OF Maine.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
THREE PRISONERS.
A Kansas Husband Removed by His
Wife's Assistance.

HOWARD (Ks.) March 5th.-The story OF the
crime for which Mrs A. A. Buckingham K. H.
Dickson, DR.. Oldham and George F. Waters,
the father OF Mrs Buckingham, we're arrested a
week ago and which till now has been kept
from the reporters, became known to-day at the
preliminary examination OF the prisoners.
NJ A. Buckingham was printer of dissolute
habits. Some time ago he was arrested and
sent 20 Jail for vagrancy. During his absence q
greal intimacy arose between R. II. Dickson and
Mrs. Buckingham, their co-relations becoming
crminally intimate.
Buckingham became very i'll while in Jail,
and his sentence was suspended that he might
be sent home to receive proper treatment.
Shortly afterward he died from the effects of
poison administered at different times by DR..
Oldham, Dickson and Walters. Dickson, it is al
legged. has been blackmeiing the doctor, and
a week ago attempted to obtain money from
him.
During their conversation in the doctor s
drug store the doctor offered him glass OF
whisky. Dickson drank it ana suddenly be-
came very i'll. a physician was called, who
pronounced his illness the result OF poison, and
told him that he could not live.
Dickson then made confession of the facts
told above He recovered and repeated the
confession on the witneSs-stand. The hearing
will be concluded to. morrow.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
HEMORRHAcEs

"Long experiences has taught my FAM
lily 10 regard Ponds Extract as ore Of
the absolute necessities Of housekeep-
ing. ."-ANDREW D. WHITE, Prasi-
dent Cornen uniYefsItY.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE.
San Francisco Harbor to Have Heavy
Fortificatfons.

WASHINGTON, March 5th.-Tne House Com
mittee on Appropriations is getting its work
well forward, which state of affairs presages an
early adjournment. Within the next two or
three days fortifca.ions bill will be reported
providing for the expenditure within the next
year of ST. COO 600 for the purpose of putting the
coasts of the country in better condition for
defense
This money is ell that can be used for the
purpose in the next twelve months. as it is to
be expended mostly in building big guns, and
all the gun fac'ories in the United States must
be kept running all the year in order to use up
this sum- Although preparations are now be-
ing made TO enlarge the Watervliet arsenal to
only possible to construct twenty -four heavy
guns in twelve months in the United states
The 81 .oC0000 called for in the bill are to be
expended practically at New York, Boston and
San Francisco. OF this the last named city will
get S5I0,099 OF this SUN Ss50.009 will be ex-
pended in mountings and machinery for the
new disappearing guu-m asked, IN other words
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06

ITO LET-PLEAsANT. SUNNY SUITE OF
l furnished rooms: also, one single room,
with hoard, at 93l N street. fe28-6t*
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
EFrEoTs OF spIRIrUALIsM.
Probable Explanation of Mysterious
DfsaDDearance


PITTsBURG, March 5th.-The friends Of David
Harris, the wealthy Pittsburg stove manu-
facturer who mysteriously disappeared last
Saturday, think they have found reason for his
absence. Two years ago Mr.. Harris attended
spiritualistic seanee and was greatly impressed
with what he heard, and ever since has been
close student of spiritualism.
His aged mother TO whom he was greatly at
tsehed. died week ago. Last Friday evening
he informed his wife that he had progressed
sufficiently into the mysteries of spritualIsm 10
hold communication with the departed He
sat silent for some time, and then became rigid
and began to talk SIS if to some invisible person,
and repeating words which said th8t he was
talking 10 his mother who told him she was
conIented and happy.
On the day Mr. Harris disappeared he had
81 800 in cash on his person, and when leaving
home he left $3.50 with Mrs. ha arris. A few
hours later he disappeared and nothing has
been heard of him since.
AT first foul play was suspected but now his
friends are coDf6ent that his interviews with
the alleged spirits made him insane and that he
has wandered away.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
CONSCIENTIOUS GOVERNOR.
He Would Not Compromise Himself to
Save q P,,litieian

ST. LOUIS, March 5th.-At jefferson City it is
now considered a settled fact that State Treas
urer holland is short over $4,000. Treasurer
Nolan was att the State Capitol this morning
and reiterated his former denials of shortage
1t is now developed that Governor Francis
while in New York, received a telegram from
his private Secretary and at once hurried home
and to Jefferson City, taking charge of the
Treasure rs Office 1t once.
Then the bondsmen met and decided the de-
felt must be met and the matter hushed up
but TO this proposition the Governor demurred
on the ground that such action would be un-
lawful, and he could not afford to compromise
himself in that way, hence the inevitable ex-
DnSure.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06

TTyO RENT-ONE TENEMENT OF THREE
i rooms, also one suite of two large unfur-
nished' rooms, both suitable for housekeeping
for man and wife; also one large unfurnished
room, and three furnished rooms with or with
out board). Apply TO D. GARDNER, woodward,
Fourth and Streets mr7-d
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
CITRUS FRUITS.
The Import Duty on Oranges and Lemons
to be Raised.

to be Raised.
NEW YORK, March 5ih.-The importers of
foreign fruit in this city are excited by tele-
gram from Louis Conte ncin, who has been in
Washington some weeks urging a reduction of
the duty on oranges and lemons
Contencin has been instructed to follow up
the memorial sent to Congress one month ago
asking general reduction of import duties on
Mediterranean fruit. Several Congressman in
formed him that they favored the reduction
advocated, but upon reaching the Capitol and
talking with the members Of the Ways and
Means Committee of the House and Treasury
officials, Co. tencin learned that they proposed
an increase OF the duty upon this foreign fruit.
A telegram from Washington yesterday told
the importers 1t was proposed to raise the duty
on imported oranges and lemons to % cents per
cubic foot This DUTY, the importers say, will
equal 65 cents per box, or about 25 per cent.
more than the present rate, and greatly dimin-
ish the import trade in these products.
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06
FINANCIALLy EMBARRASSED.
Dom Pedro is Said TO Have Got to the
End of His Purse.

LISBON, March 5lh.-Dom Pedro is in great
financial need, and there IS talk of his dismiss
ing the suite which attends him. The proba-
biliiy is that his suite will soon dismiss him. Tor
the iormer Brazilian monarch is in Decuni-
a,y condition i'll suited to the support of the
swarm of parasites by whom he has hitherto
beel accompanied HIS inability to provide fol-
them is one of his principal sorrows and the
CHIEF reason why he is seeking permission TO
return 10 Brazil. where some provision would
necessarily be made for them
The ex-Emperor himself would be welcome
at any European coust but the sympathy of the
rulers who still ostensibly recognize him as the
rightful monarch Of Brazil is not practical
enough to make them desirous of supporting
cannot bear TO part with, and who are beginn-
ing to be looked at very much sskance by the
European blue bloods, whore rank is supported
by wealth, without which dignity soon becomes
ridiculous
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06

to be put up on the bluff above Fort Point, to-
gsther with the construction of earthworks for
the better protection OF this special piece OF ord
nance.
The heavy guns called for in the bill are ten
and TIVE ve-inch breech loading steel rifed can
non. This will be the csliber of the disappear
ing gun on the bluff and stationary guns OF like
proper and on Aleatraz, while there will be an
additional battery of eight mortars at Fort
Point.
These guns for the def7nse of San Francisco
harbor will cost altogether S250,o00. In 1891 it
is the intention of the committee TO spend $3.50,
900 more in defensive works about that bay
while in 1892 at least twice as many guns will be
put in position there as are provided for in the
in the Dext vpqr
Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-06

The Sneaker said: ~The Chair did not point
ont the gentleman
After a heated argument between the Speaker
and Crisp the latter said: 'The only point Z
desire to make is that the Speaker goes too far,
when after he has obtained order. and gentle
man IS attempting to find his seat, the whoie
business Is suspended and an individual mem
Der pointed out in this way
The Speaker-"The Char does not think any
gentleman ought to consider himself an excep-
tion to a request made b. the Speaker that gem
tleme take their seats"
The vote declaring Gate not elected WIS, yeas
147. nays l5S. and Featnerst )ne was seated by a
vote OF yeas ll5, nays 1856. and the oath Of Office
administered to him by the Speaker.
The House then adjourned.