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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-10-09
ST. JOHNSBURY AND
LAKE CHAMPLATN R. R,


GOING WEST.
For Danville, Hardwick, Morrisville, Cam
bridge Junction, Burlington, ST. Adams
and Rutland 7.30 a. m. and 800 D. m.
For Danville, West Danville, Walden, Greers g.
vile, Hyde Park, 7,3o a. M, 500 o. M.
sos p. m.
For Johnson, Cambridge Junction Burlinp.
ton, Fletcher, Fairfield, Sheldon, Highgafe
and Swanton, 7.30 a. m. and 8. 20 D. m
For Stanbridge, st. Johns, and Montreal via
East Swanton' 7'3o a. m. and $50 p. m.
GOING EAST.
For East st. Johnsbury, North Concord.
Miles Pond and Lunenburg, 200 a. m. :,
700 a. M, 2.4o, $50 (mixed). and 10
p. M
For Whitefeld, Fabyans, Crawfords, Glen.
North Conway, Fryeburg, Portland
Brunswick, Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville'
Bangor and st. John, 200 and 700 a. n, =,
2.40 p. m.
and 7 90 a. m.
III. e. FOLSOM, D. j. FLANDERS,
supt' Gen. Pass. Agt.
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$l,569.O2,
CHAS. w. FARR, Agent,
st. Johnsbury, VT.
Commissioners Notice.

LU HEX BKADLEY'S ESTATE.
The subscribers having been appointed by
trct OF Caledonia, Commissioners to receive,
examine, and adjust all claims and demands
OF all persons against the estate of Luther
Bradley, late of st. Iohnsbury, in said dis
trict, deceased and the term ofsix m onths from
the 2Sth day of October, 1896, being allow
ed by said Court to the creditors of said de-
ceased, to exhibit and prove their respective
claims before us: Give notice that we will
attend to the duties Of our appointment at
bury Center, in said district, on the 2Sth day
OF October and the end day of April, 1897,
next, at one O'Clock in the afternoon, on
each of said days.
WESLEY SARGENT,
EDWARD 2. ALLEN,
Commissioners
October 8, A. ID, 1896
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LEAVING ST, JoHNsBURY.

Trains arrive at st. Johnsbury from Bos.
ton, Portland, lewiston Augusta, North
Conway and White Mountain resorts $50
and $40 p. m.
PAYSON TUCKER, V. P. & Gen. Mgr
F. E. BOOTHBY, G. p. & IA.
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The Vermont tair at Brattleboro
boosted some excellent racing yesterday.
In the PA class Clorine broke the track
record of Q IS in competition, by three
fourths of "a second. The finishes in all
the races were especially exciting
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NEWS SUMMARY.

A number of wealthy Armlians were
arrested in Constantinople-ln Montreal
thestrike onthe Canadian Pacific railway
seems favorable to the company, while in
Ottawa a general strike is said to be imrni.
nrnt The Prince OF Wales colt Persm-
mon. won the Jockey Club stakes of
10 600 sovereigns at Newmarket. Fur
ther reports OF the great storm largely
increase the loss life; forty or fifty
people were killed in Florida and it is
feared that nearly a hundred have per.
ished on the Sea Islands. BY the collapse
OF a reviewing stand at the Burlington,
Iowa, seni-ccutennial celebration Vice
President Stevenson, Governor Drake
and other officials were hurt - Major
Mckinley delivered addresses to two Wis
itiug delegations of Obioans - Roger
No'co' was nominated 'or governor OF
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destroyed by tidal wave on tuesday,
morning twenty bodies nave been re-
covered an" many more are buried III
the d'LrS taeic was great loss OF lie
among lhc h,.eTmcn on the FLORIDA
coaSl.-MaJor Mc\inIey addressed WISH
ing drI,g lloHS oi West Virginia farmers
anu IdlIWaN men II honl1s u "atSohs
paper makes oiIter ATTACK on Arthur
SewaIl Tor putting gold clauses III his
contracts ne steamship Roman went
ashore III Boston HatpQr'-lhe commit
tee on buildings OF the Board OF Eduea-
ton OF New lork city dtcIded to adver-
use lor 10 pniI9lnss suitable TO accom-
lnpuaLe 'TG cilllel now S'ut out o. INC
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accepting the populist nomination for
the presidency. - President Cleveland
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BosToN, Sept. 80, 1896.

DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is an anti
septic, soothing and healing application
for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises, etc, and
cures piles like magic. 1t instantly stops
pain. Boynton & Eastman.
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MAINE CENTRAL R., R,

Through the White Mountains
To Lancaster, Coebrook, North Conway.
Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, Bar
Harbor and St. John.
LOCAL TIME TABLE-ON AND AFTER
OCTOBER 4
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A Letter from Secretary Baer.
BOsToN, Sept. 80, 1896

BOsTON, Sept. 30, 1896.
DEAR FRIENDS: The following cable
gram was just received from President
Francis E. Clark, who is in attendance
upon a Christian Endeavor convention
in Glasgow
GLASGOW, Sept 20, 1896.
Scotch Endeavorers suggest universal
prayer for Armenia, second week in No.
vember. Will America join? CLARK.
To this the following answer was
sent
BosToN, Sept. 80, 1896.
Glorious suggestion. We cooperate
heartily. BAER.
| feel confident you will indorse the
answer cabled, and will do what you can
to have every Christian Endeavor society
in America, at its prayer meeting and at
other times in the second week III Novem-
Der, devote the time to prayer for Ar
menia. If your pastors are willing, let
the churches take it up, May God hear
our prayer, and speedily stay the hand
of"the great assassin" as Gladstone
well names the Sultan of Turkey.
JOHN WILLIS BAER.
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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
EMMENs ON x RAYS.
The Man Who Invented Emmensite Makes
Wonderful Discovery.

Several important discoveries have been
made In connection with the Y rays by
stephen II. Emmens, of New York City, who
claims 10 have succeeded in obtaining the
rays from the ordinary sunbeam, and has
taken excellent pictures herewith.
He has also, he believes. succeeded In re-
ilecting the Y rays. which heretofore has
been considered impossible of reflection.
This opens up remarkable field, for 1t
means that the rays can be concentrated and
with proper apparatus be used to produce
photographs instead OF mere shadowgraphs
as Mt present.
DIR. Emmens has found what he believes to
be the rays In absolute darkness, and has
caught 1t effects on sensitive plate. His
experiments convince him that the y ray is
ms universal as gravitation itself, that there
Is correlation between II and all other forms
OF radiant energy and that il may be chang
ed under proper conditions into those other
forms.
He is now trying to turn the rays into
ordinary light, and II he succeeds wonders
may be worked later. II may be possible to
light dark room by using the waste radi-
ant energy OF the boiling Kettle or the ordi-
nary radiator, or by collecting and turning
into ordinary light the X rays of the dark.
ness ITSELF
DIR. Emmens is the well known inventor of
"EmmeDsite," the powerful explosive
adopted by the United States Government
Tor military purposes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
BUSINESS NOT ENCOURAGING.
The General Tendencies in Industries Not
Encouraging,

II. q. Dur & Co. say In their weekly re-
view OF trade; Failures for two weeks of
March cover liabilities Of Sc, 799, ,307, against
1882, AL last year. Failures for the week
were 261 in the United States. against 27s
last year, and 80 in Canada agains; 30 last
year. Movement toward better things j.
still the exception. There is better business
in small industries but the general tcndpn-
cy OF industries and prices Is not enconrng-
ing. Those who were most hopeful month
ago are still waiting, not so hopeful, for the
expected recovery. DISTINCTIONS to recovery
are not to be sought primarily in the invest
ment or money market. but in the industIi iai
reaction after the unnatural expansion of de-
mand aud prices last year.
III the manufacturers get narrow profits or
they are at least doing business which
will keep most of the works In operation
The woollen mills have different conditions
and with prices already reduced below last
years lowest average and wool SO per cent.
higher than 1t was then they are not getting
business enough to keep works In operation.
Sales OF wool We're the smallest in any week
for years.
The iron industry shows but slight aver
aSe decline In prices, as combinations still
insist upon the highest prices of last year
and the demand in naturally curtailod.
A troublesome feature of the situation Is
the stringency in commercial lonns, not be-
cduse OF scarcity OF money, but because
banks are disturbed by failures of some i'm
portance.
Bradstreet's says: General trade through
out the United States for the flist quar-
ter OF 1896 is disappointing. When the i'm
provement in industrial and commercial
lines between March and September, 1895, Is
recalled, occurring, as it did two years after
the panic of 1893, reason would seem to have
been behind the confidence that the current
calendar year would bring general revival;
but the most favorable reports at this time
are those which declare the volume of busi-
ness only equal to, in few instances in ex-
cess OF, the like total one year ago
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
FIRST STEP is TAKEN
In the Interest of the Great Inland Water
way improvements.

Senator Quay introduced resolution as a
first step in the line of the immense inland
waterway improvements that he advocates.
This resolution proposes to have the Secre-
tary of War institute inquiries and examina-
tions into the projects which, II carried out.
will result In n system of waterways unequal
ed in the world and of incalculabie benefit TO
the country.
Mr.. Quay provides in his resolutions for
an appropriation of S25. COO TO be expended
by the Secretary of War in ascertaining the
following:
lirst--The value and commercial import
ance of all property rights and franchises
belonging to or claimed by the Chesapeake
and Delaware Canal Company the Delaware
and Raritnn Canal Company. the Albermarle
and Chesapeake Canal Company. the At
chafalaya Bay Company, its assignee or as
sisneos, and of the canal at the falls OF the
willamette river. near Oregon City. Ore.
This is ordered with the view of ascertaining
the probable cost in ease the property should
be taken under condemnation proceedings.
Second-The resolution provides for an in
quiry as to the cost and practicability of the
Improvement of the Ohio river by movable
dams or otherwise, SO that there shall be q
depth of not less than six feet at any point
ON the said river of "A continuous waterway
from the Delaware bay to the mouth of the
st. Johns river in Florida; and a ship canal
across the Isthmus Of Florida, and of a ship
canal between Lake Erie and the Ohio river
at point at or near the city of Pittsburg,
The United States IL not to be committed to
the purchase of any OF these improvements,
and the secretary OF war Is required to make
report TO Congress on the first Monday OF
December. 1897.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
JOHN G. CARLISLE FOR PRESIDENT.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT SOON.
He will Be Supported By Mr.. Cleveland and
The Entire Cabinet.

Secretary Carlisle is a candidate for the
presidential nomination nt Chicago, and n
public announcement to that effect will
soon be made by one OF the Secretary
friends In the senate. This announcement,
however will not be made until President
Cleveland has formally stated his purpose
not TO permit bis name TO be used In the con-
vention In connection with II third term. II
Is learned on excellent authority that
the President has fully decided upon
this course, and II Is expected that he
will make known HIS determination with
In short time. Although Secretary Oh
ney's name has been considered with favor
by Democratic leaders, II is known that he
does not desire the nomination. Il L. un-
doubtedly true that Mr.. Cnrlisle's candidacy
will have the support of Mr.. Cleveland and
members OF his cabinet. He will 10 before
the convention as the representative of the
''sound-money' views OF the administration.
His friends In conducting the canvass for Mr.
Carlisle's nomination will urge that 70 be
made. upon sound-money platform, and,
II he be successful 1t Chicago will then make
this issue prominent In the campaign lead
ing up to the November elections.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
COMPROMISE EXPECTED.
0lney and Salisbury Again Negotiating on
the Venezuela Dispute.

No denial is made in official circles nj
Washington that direct negotiations with
Great Britain respecting the Venezuelan
boundary dispute have been resumed by our
state department at the point where they
were left of by the exchange of notes be-
tween Secretary Olney and Lord Salisbury
last July and November
IL may be fairly surmised that the main
effort now is TO agree upon some limitation
OF the extent Of the territory to be thrown
into arbitration or direct negotiation. and a
compromise is looked for between the
schomburgk line, representing the extreme
concessions which Great Britain has been
willing to make heretofore, and the Essequi-
bo, which marked the widest claim Of the
Venezuelan government to jurisdiction. II
may be assumed with reasonable certainty
that once such an agreement IL reached as to
this limitation of the arbitration. the task of
arbitratiny the title to the disputed tracts, or
OF adjusting the matter by direct ncgotia-
tion, will not present particular difficulty.
The Spanish forces and gunboats watch
ing the coast succeeded In capturing an i'm
portant part OF the arms and ammunition dis
embarked near Cardenas by hlibustering
expedition, whose members, however. man
aged to join the rebel bands that had APP
preached the coast to protect the landing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
FIVE MEN KILLED.
Terrific Explosion of Is Tons of Powder
Near Kingston, NY.

Two terrific explosions occurred at the
Laflin-Rand powder mill at Rifton, six miles
from Kingston, n. Y, and the force Of the
explosions were felt there. Five men were
blown to pieces, Elias Peterson, John Jones.
Emory Decker, Norman Decker, solomon
Smalley.
About 80 men We're employed at the mill.
and many OF them were hurt, although at
present 1t is not known how serious the in
juries may be.
IL was few minutes after IL o'clock when
the calamity occurred. The glazier and dry
house went up, shattered TO atoms by the
force OF the explosion. Only five men were
engaged at work in that department, and
those were the five who were killed What
cnused the explosion will never be known.
Following the first explosion an adjoining
building took fire and 1t, too, was blown to
pieces. The terrified workmen tried to reach
places OF safety, but many of them were
struck by flying timbers.
The surrounding villages were shaken; all
the windows for miles around were broken
and the buildings close to the powder mill
tottered.
The scene was one OF great excitement
and TO add to the disorder the buildings ad-
Joining those which had been wrecked ignit-
ed. These were badly damaged before the
fire could be eXtinguished In all 80 900
gounds OF powder were destroyed, and the
loss to the company is placed at $50, 600.
or the men killed all were married except
Norman Decker. Their bodies were fright
fully mutilated, portions of them beins scat
tered among debris far from the scene of he
explosion
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
HYPNoTIzED INTO INSANITY.
Curious Case Of Girl Who Became
Raving Maniac

Miss Fortney, well known young lady
resident OF Chambersburg, Pa, was by order
| OF court removed to an insane asylum n
Harrisburg. The case is very peculiar one
and IL no doubt the result of hypnotic
power Miss Fortney is one Of three sisters.
and until recently was apparently in the best
of health and in full possession Of her mem
tai faculties. For some months the young
Indy had been spending considerable time
with neighbor who Is known as "pow
wow doctor who cures by the uttering Of
words and other influences and spells Miss
Fortney recently began to act queer and In
every way showed that the elderly woman
exercised n strange influence over her, an
swering her call nj any time during the night
or day. When her family demonstrated She
answered that she could not help t.but must
90. On Thursday last the girl under one of
the strong spells, became raving maniac.
and even went so far as TO assault her pastor
and physician. The "pow wow woman
who formerly exercised so much control
over her ia now her greatest avoidance, and
the mention Of her name In Miss Fortney's
presence makes her insanity all the more
violent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
CHASED IN CUBAN WATERS.
British Steamer Ethelred Pursued by q
Spanish Cruiser,

The British steamer Ethelred, Capt Hop
kins, which arrived at Boston from Jamaica,
reports that she was chased for an hour and
half by Spanish cruiser. on Wednesday,
March II, while on her outward passage
from Boston to Jamaica. The Ethclrcd was
too fast for the cruiser. which only made
nine knots an hour to the steamers thirteen
knots. The chase began about p. M. when
the Ethelred was about eight miles of Cape
Maysi The Spanish vessel hosted a flag
The Ethelred did likewise and continuing on
her voyage, paid no further Heed to the war
ship. The latter, however, at once started
In hot pursuit and continued the chase for
30 minutes, when she gave it up as the Ethel
red had been constantly drawing away from
her. No shots were fred from the warship.
The passengers on the Ethelred became
greatly excited.
The officers Of the steamer claim that they
were outside the three mile limit, and that
they were justified In evading any attempt to
detain them. The Ethelred achieved con-
siderable notoriety last summer through
having been fired upon by Spanish cruiser.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
WANT RECIPROCITY.
Many Replies Received by the Ways and
Means Committee

General response IL being made by the
commercial and manufacturing interests OF
the country to the circular letters addressed
to them by the Ways and Means Sub Com
mittee on Reciprocity and Commercial
Treaties, inviting expressions of opinion
from them as TO the ndvisability of endeav-
oring TO renew the reciprocity agreements
made with many foreign countries under the
terms of the Mckinley tariff act. Tho re-
plies so far received number soyCnty-nne
including the largest manufacturing con-
Germs east OF the Mississippi river, and those
most heavily interested In the export trade
There ds an unquestionablo preponderance
Of desire for the renewal Of the reciprocity
agreements noted In the replies, and in
many cases the writers cite figures to show
the great diminution In their export trade
that has followed the repeal Of the provision
Of the law under which these agreements ex-
isted.
Three great commercial organizations are
on the committees list Of correspondents,
ind all Of them are recorded as most en-
phatcally favoring reciprocity. They are
the Millcr's Association Of Milwaukee. 4. 4.
Pilsbury, president; the Cincinnati Chamber
of Commerce and Merchants Exchange. and
the Cleveland Chamber Of Commerce.
OF the 40 replies 90 are strongly in advo-
cacy of n renewal Of the reciprocity agree
mcnts, a. they were under the Mckinley act;
three are opposed TO anything in the nature
OF reciprocity or that contemplates discrImi
nation in trade with the world, four are in
clined to favor IA qualified kind of reciprocity
agreement, and four are not responsive 10
the direct questions of the committee and
merely take advantage of the opportunity to
ventilate some private grievance.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
A REDUCTION AT OLIvER's.
Tonnage Workers Given a Cut of 10 Per
Cent. In Wages

The tonnage workers OF the Oliver Iron and
Steel company, Pittsburg, comprising about
20 men, were given 10 per cent reduction
in wages, the cut to begin on the 10TH The
men were notified Saturday when they drew
their pay. There was some comment but
they decided 10 accept the situation and no
trouble is expected. There has been con-
siderable agitation among organized iron
workers concerning the Oliver men for a LONG
time, but there is not likely TO be a strike.
The Oliver company during the past year
has paid the Amalgamated association scale
at intervals, but not recently, when the scale
advanced 10 S450 ton. For several months
the puddlers have received S4.25 u ton, but
the reduction takes effect from a "a rate
That was the rate adopted at the last wage.
adjustment based upon the average ship
ments during January and February, and the
Oiiver cut is in addition TO the reduction
from "A. 90 u ton.
ID, u. Oliver, general manager, states that
the reduction was forced hy business con-
ditions, and that wages will be restored as
soon as business justihes, as the company did
some months ago, voluntarily.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-03-25
h battle WITH TRAIN ROBBERS.
ONE BANDIT KILLED.
The Plot to Hold up the Train Exposed
By One Of the Gang.

Two officers were shot and train robber.
Daniel McCclc, was killed in an attempt to
hold up the southbound New Orleans cx-
press near Tulnre. Cal, Mt 3 o'clock Thurs
day morning. The attempted robbery was
one of the most daring that has taken place
in California and probably would have sue
ceded had II not been for the perndy of one
of the robbers.
The officers in Tulare were informed that
IN attempt would be made early IN the
morning to hold up the Sunset limited. The
man who gave information give the details
of the plot and said that nt first he intended
to take part In the robbery.
Under Sheriff Earl Daggart and Constable
Reed, armed with shot guns, went 10 the
place whore the robbery was TO take place,
and waited the approach of the robbers The
robbers changed their plans, however, and
decided 10 hold up the New Orleans express.
The three bandits boarded the train at Sell
ma, two climbing on the rear of the baggage
ear, ana the other one on the tender. As
the train pulled out of Goshen, the rohber
who hud betrayed his companions. left the
train, without their knowing il, rushed into
the telegraph Office and told the operator to
tell the sherfi's party here that the robbers
had changed their plans. The officers has
tened back TO meet the train and boarded
the train at Tague.
The robbers did not intend TO mike their
presence known until after the train had
pulled out from the station, but the officers
saw the men and opened fire. The bandits
returned the volley and Sheriff Daggett was
shot through the lung, sustaining n wound
that will probably prove fatal. Constable
Reed was shot In the shoulder McCool.
who is believed TO have been one of the
Dalton gang, was killed. The other robber
escaped.