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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10

head crushed by a blow from rifle butt
in the hands of one OF the soldiers. The
Englishmen and the Americans were
deported from the island on December
81, and as soon as Capt. Pearsons
arrived in this country, he set about
organizing a filibustering expedition.
He had great success, and before the
month he had landed on the island $50
Texas rangers, $4,000 rounds OF am
munition, 1000 rifles, 1000 machetes
and 100 tons OF dynamite.
The work of landing these fiibustering
expeditions and getting them out OF
this country became so difficult that less
attention has been given them lately,
waiting for the federal authorities to
grant the insurgents bell'gerent rights.
In the meantime great work is being
done secretly throughout the country
and Capt. Pearson has been in Florida
working with the Cuban junta. He
lett there some time ago and arrived in
New York May 81, starting at once on
a trip through New England to find out
how the movement was progressing
under the direction OF the American
Legion.
In talking over the situation on the
island, he said that this is the rainy
season there and there is consequently
little fighting except scheming by which
to gain Roadway by Turing sections Of
the Spanish army into the chaparral and
then fighting on their own terms, with
disastrous results to the Spanish. The
insurgents have no use for Spanish
prisoners, and whenever any are taken,
they are stripped OF arms and equip
ments and then turned loose. The in
surgents do not shoot down their
prisoners in cold blood like the Spaniards
1t is true that some m,n have been shot,
but they have been found out to be spies.
Prisoners would be hindrance TO the
Cubans, and would take up valuable
room and rations that cannot be spared,
and they are therefore let go when
their arms have been taken from them.
Capt. Pearsons had an experience with
the Three Friends in July. Here he
covered the landing of 1877 men, two
dynamite guns, one Hotchkiss gun,
5000 rifles, $500 machetes and 145 tons
Of dynamite. While escorting these sup.
plies he discovered traitor, who was
promptly shot. In aninterview with Gen.
Maceo he quotes the generalas saying
I'VE may be looked upon as dynamiters,
house burners and thieves, but whatever
Gen. Weyer may call us, we are not
rapsrs and seducers of women and chill
dren. 1t is my wish and that of Gen.
Gomez to show to the world that the
Cubans are disciplined soldiers"
In November of 1896 the dynamite gun
was tried at the battle OF Ruby Hills.
This gun would throw so pounds of
dynamite and did terrible damage. 1t
was estimated that at this battle over
5000 were killed with this gun.
Capt Pearsons said there were at
least 5000 men in this country waiting
for chance to go to Cuba to fight in it's
cause, but the men at the head of affairs
here do not want them Just yet. The
weather is now unfavorable for fighting,
and the foreigners could not stand the
wet climate and would die off faster than
they could be killed by the Spaniards.
These men in this country are we'll
drilled, and they are easily able to put
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10

The Brattleboro Reformer has
Joined the ranks of the semi weekly
papers, making the fourth in the
state. The Relormer will have to
publish more than twice a week,
however, to get ahead gifts contem
porary the Brattleboro Phoenix
which haslong held the lead as the
ablest and best edited paper in the
state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10
BY Itself.

By Itself.
Welcome Soap should not
be compared with other
laundry soaps.
1t stands in a class by
itself.
1t is a strong borax soap,
absolutely free from corro-
Sives and other authorizations.
Lathers freely in hard water,
and will not injure the finest
fabric.
1t has a larger sale than
any other laundry soap in
New England, which is
caused by its merit alone,
and not by gift enterprises.
The prize is in itself. Your
clothes will be white, clean,
and sweet if you use
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10

Lorenzo Stortz of Bennington was
picking berries on Hathaway hill few
days ago, when he was confronted bv a
man who was aiming gun at him. The
firearm was cooked and was within a
few inches of Mr.. Stortz's head. After
remaining in this position for moment
the man remarked: 81 came near to kill.
ing YOU" then withdrew the gun and
disappeared in the bushes. 1t is believed
that the man is insane.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10
ADVERTISING RATES.

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further notice.
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For three months, So. For six months, SO
One year. So.
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In reading matter type and given the best
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cents line, three insertions. Probate notices
$3.50 each for three insertions. Dissolution,
liberation and similar notices 81 so each for
three insertions. Card of thanks, rs cents.
Obituary poetry, 10 cents line.
Solid electrotypes only will be taken. We
cannot use cuts with wood bases.
c. M STONE & CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10
Tammany Against the Field.

The St. Adams Messenger and the
Rutland Herald are both angry be-
cause President Seth Low of Column
bia College has been nominated for
mayor OF Greater New York outside
OF party lines, and the Herald vents
its spite on the matter by saying,
There are great many undesirable
things in the political world, but the
most exasperating and mischievous
of them all is unquestionably mug
wump." The inference is therefore
very plain that the 100000 citizens
who asked Mr.. Low to stand against
the Tammany candidates are mug
wumps.
the partisan zeal Of both our es-
teemed contemporaries has beIogged
them as to the true situation. The
next mayor OF New York will have a
power second only TO the President
of the United States and it is all i'm
portant that this should not be a
Tammany man. No matter how good
man Tammany may seize the spoils
will all go to the heelers OF that grea t
political organization. The citizens
OF New York foreseeing the natural
result of a Tammanv victory and
also distressing the tactics of Sena-
tor Platt, who not only controls the
federal patronage Of the state but
owns the governor and the legisla.
ture, resolved to have little purer
politics in the metropolis and asked
Mr.. Low to be their candidate for
mayor. He has accepted the honor
and deserves the vote of every citizen
OF Greater New York who wants &c
see honest politics with statesman
at the helm. 1t is Tammanv against
the field and the Citizens Union have
picked winner without consulting
Platt or any OF the rest of the repub
lican bosses. If Mr.. Low was good
enough to be mayor of Brooklyn hi
is good enough to be the next mayor
OF New York. And The republican.
only show their subservience to party
when they refuse to support Estates
man and a scholar who is the candi
date, according to the Rutland Her
aid, "of an utterly unknown and ir
responsible political quantity"
The New York Sun, which until the
last presidential campaign had beer
the organ OF Tammany, rises above
party and party lines when it SAYS
"ln the coming campaignin the Greater
New York, the canvass will be one OF tn,
fiercest and most momentous in the his
tory of American politics. 1t will deter
mine whether the great center of Ameri
can conservatism, wealth, and civilza
ton, the second city of the world, is to
be given over TO the forces which last
year fought madly for the destruction o
the stability OF the social system and o
republican institutions, or is to be con
trolled by the elements in the community
which represent its honor, enlig htenment
and enterprise, its intelligence and it,
sanity"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10

$1,000 Spanards out of sight in FIVE
minutes. When good weather returns
and President Mckinley has accorded
the Cubans beligerent rights, which it is
expected he will do, these American
sympalhizers will be heard from. They
are keeping quiet now, as they do not
care to get the country into any inter
national difficulties. They feel, however,
that President Mckinley will recognize
the Cubans, and then they will go.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10

1t is one of the jokes of the incom-
ing gubernatorial contest that one
of the managers Of Gen. McCullough's
canvass solicited by letter the sup
port of the Montpelier Waterman in
behalf of the gentleman from Ben
nington.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10

The 18th and 18th regiments of YER
mont volunteers held their annual
reunion in Burlington Wednesday, Sept.
l, over $50 delegates being present.
Montpelier was selected as the place OF
meeting in 1898. The old officers of both
regiments were reelected. A banquet
was held in the evening.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-09-10
Stop! Women,

And consider that in addressing Mrs.
Pinkham you are confding your private
Ills to a woman-a woman whose eX-
perience in treating woman's diseases
is greater than that of any living ply
sician, male or female.
You can talk freely to a woman when
1t is revolving to relate your private
troubles to man; besides, a man does
not understand, simply because he isl
man.
MRS. PINKHAM'S STANDING
INVITATION.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness reinvited topromptly
communicate with Mrs.. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. All letters are re-
ceived, opened, read, and answered by
women only. A woman can freely
talk of her private illness to woman.
Thus has been established the eternal
confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and
the women of America which has never
been broken. Out of the vast volume
of experience which she has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge that
will help your case. She asks nothing
in return except your good will, and
her advice has relieved thousands.
Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very
foolish if she does not take ADVANTAGE
of this generous offer of assistance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
FIRE AMONG LUNATICS.
$4,000 DAMAGE DONE IN THE
WAhED'S ISLAND ASYLUM.

Eh' Binzo Put out by tho Iainud RIreuen-It
started In the Roller Room OF tho Electric
Light station-Tho Insane Oniookern Cinpped
Their Hands ns They GnEed mt tho DinEe.
a IRE, which started early last evening in the
ooiler room OF tho electric light station situated
IN a branch of the women's section OF tho State
Hospital for the Insane on Wards Island. ncccs.
Stated the transfer Of some Of the moro violent
patients from one part of tho building to an.
other and did $4,000 damage. The fire was
put out by the islands fire department without
outside aid, although dc%tachmcnts of tho city
Fire Department and OF police made all haste
TO tho island after tho alarm was given.
The building In which tho fire occurred is LOOK
T5X4o feet, and stands onc.oighth of q milo
southeast OF the main building for women. 1t
contains 800 patients, distributed among eight
wards. two TO the south and six on the north
ern end OF the building. Wards l and 2 are the
largest and contain tho violent patients. The
building Is OF brick for tho fret fifteen feet
above the ground, and tho remainder is of box
wood, with n slate roof. The middle section OF
the building Is divided into two rooms, ono for
engines and boilers and one for dynamos. There
were two engines and two dynamos. A fort
night ago new boilers were put In close to tho
woodwork of one side OF the building. Thsse
caused tho woodwork to become overheated
last night, and the fire resulted.
The fire was first seen by Chief Engineer Car
roll. He told Policeman Mccarthy Of the East
l0ith street station, who was on duty on the
island, and then ran for the water buckets. Nc.
earthly rang an alarm for the island fire depart.
lnent. which consists of the chief engineer and
thirty nurses. and then took n rowboat, for New
York. In response to the alarm here, the Chart.
ties Department boat Fidelity. 10 engine and z
truck. and % engine, put out from Twcnty-sixth
street, while the steamer Wandcrer, with SO On.
ginc, went over from 10th street. The Wan.
derer carried also Chief Short OF the Eleventh
Battalion, and Capt. Creeden and hfty-two pc.
licemcn from the East 1O4th street station. DIR.
| A.. +. Macdonald, who has the direction OF tho
hospital. was hurriedly called from the Lotos
Club. and made all haste to tho island.
Tho fire burned all around one OF the dynamos,
putting out the lights supplied by 1t. and then
spread to the other dynamo, burning it so tina
it ceased to generate. Tho building was con.
sequcntly loft in darkness, except in the middle
which was Illuminated by the light of the fire.
While 1t was still burning there. and was con
fined to that section OF tho structure, oil lamps
were lighted in other parts OF the building, and
DIR. Macdonald and the thirty nurses went Ia
the wards in the lower end to remove the
patients TO those at tho other end as q precau
tionary measure. The vivid light OF the flames
stirred up the more excitable PATIENTS. They
thought the fire great sport and clapped theil
hands as they looked at 1t.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
CITY OWNERSHIP 4 FAILURE.
Conclusion Reached In n Paper Read Before
the street hallway Association.

NIAGARA FALLS. Oct. l9.-The American
Street Railway Association is holding its six.
teenth annual meeting in the Convention Hall
in this city. Robert McCulloch OF st. Louis is
President.
Tho first paper presented was on Municipal
Ownership and Operation of Street Railways"
by p. F.. Sullivan OF Lowell. Mass. The conclu-
sions reached by the author were that munich
pal administration in American cities was SO
cNtrnvagant and unbusinesslikc that, In the in
tcrest OF the public, the powers and duties Of
municipalities should be reduced rather than
enlarged. 1t was pointed out thai municipal
ownership and operation abroad are the eXccp-
ton rather than the rule. and were the reverse
true and such ownership and operation success.
full from n financial point OF view, II does not
follow that American cities could or should fol-
low such examples, or that II they did do so sue
cess would result.
Thoughtful men view with alarm the growth
Of American cities and tho Observation-Disclosures
of their affairs" said Mr.. Sullivan. "Somo go
so far AS to belicvethnt both conditionss seriously
threaten the future of tho republic. So alarm,
ing have these become that patriotic and
lied in nearly every city in the country with n
view TO arousing public opinion to devising
ways and means to purify local politics, and to
obtain n fair return for money expended
Toronto was referred to MS the only instance
in this country of public ownership and private
operation. but the prediction was made that be-
fore the contract period expired Toronto would
regret its adoption of English methods under
American conditions.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
WICKED, WICKED sTEREoPT1coN.
'Tubrul or Doctrine Flung In the
Faces OF Anronted Cts.

HoEu DuctrTu4 FTuuB IN tno
Faces OF Anronted Cts.
r,. M, ,-o-o oil :, n quito, ro,s.- ~.
course. they are always in moro or less of a
.Nptter hut vesterdav n uos NOVA no,,,o,h,,
,h.n n.,ai .:non.. 80. o o.,,.a,. 10 J, po.osao.e
IMAM usual. Don forget o o CLOCK at broadway
and Forty.second street." was what they were
49,. Az.
IL appears tnat inc Gus mao q snow on Tor the
he had mt up a big white sheet at Fortr.sec.
nnd s,,set "a proadw.v Tho CI,, "a IL.
on all the cartoonists for pictures to amuse the
public and to show the beauties of Lowtsm.
-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
JOT1INGs AMOUR TOWN.

Austin Stewart. the negro who shot and killed vir'
ginia Johnson IN a light over "A game ~ craps on Nay
nj. vas sentenced yesterday In tho General Sessions
by Judge SewburEer T. ten years imprisonment.
The New YORK Dental supply Company Of "2"5
Third avenue applied 10 the supreme Court yesterday
for tho voluntary dissolution OF the corporation. Rul
Justice Pryor nxrd the order tushow cauS" fprJan, 20
next. The company has no assets and no llabilit "S.
Deputy ShrrlI Loub yesterday put q keeper In the
New'Yurk orirc OF the Low Art Tile Company al ~
Church street ON an attainment from Allen Les
administrator for rent ~ the ONCE.
Two Judgments were obtained Eere yesterday
against the brooklyn Groc Try Company OF y WAlll
bout Market. BrooKlyn. in favor uf Marie boschcn for
Sits ON q demand note 20 the order OF Henry G.
Boscheu and In favor. Of Henry Z. Boschen for So7l
for starch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
WHAT ED THE HAsH'
All Binghamton Has wanted TO Know sinoe
the PRESBYTERIAN Hash supper.

p.. ,.., Fri.
p~iN"hAAIoN N. L., Oct lS.-on
uay evening tho women OF the lmmanuel rieo
t,.a. o .o All
iunuS ior Lne purchase OF church FURNITURE "a
sorts OF schemes for tho raising Of money haa
been devised. Int tho oornod hcef hash supper
-, ~ -" ~. u ornou y ~n,ocssful
VIII w uoWn IN history as the most
financially. Yet IL is safe 10 assert that tho
entertainment will not no reneotod. Mt least
during tho present generation.
Tho novelty of the entertainment brought 10
tho church n largo ,ortiop NJ tho north side
S.~,~-.N "ie' po''io, v a.. to.h
wero assured by the committee in charge that
tho artjcla to ho sorrod ,,o,ld bo nj n pilt-odECd
~a.s.s y " "ou. nnDon,ons inorodi.
variety ana Tree from any mysterious insfo
kind that motbcr usod IN mike and not of the res
N'no 'n"Un ,o'ho sc" ~ ~, . uot.
taurant or boarding house klhu' Mrs'"
rous, u well.known church worker, who had trr-
- 80 ~ nn's' n - a.. r,ors
Die pumpkin pics for church suppors U se"is,
was put in charge of the hash department, and
no one could doubt that n quality of hash would
mcnta ""' "'N
rho oor,,d hoo, ,yos nrrchnscd from n down.
town bntnnor ~ ',Imprarhabl morals and of "A
mild ond ren u dispositi"n' The hash was
m nnn mnd Eeh,ai ,ohSptSins Tho innst nnproved
recipes' md the women who partook OK 1t be-.
fore m, ov.nin,y sumner nronounccd il beyond
rcnroarb tThnrc ,ycrc other good things nj the
supnnr hut thc 100 or more who maid their
SSG5ppUr; pmt tn ma i sat Inwn ar the feast seemed
fo have n nnrtiaIitv for Tho delicious mixture
| NJ cnrneS bcnr onions. and potntocs provided
| Nv Mr. W"trors and her carns of assistants.
Es,,or !, ~, therc was n reccntion and ali
wns soriio blrp and ioily. ""'
y sot d., ;n Az NJ ANYTHING wrong cana
when the Rev. John McLachlnn entered the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
DESERVING THE KLONDIKE.
Many Miners LEFT Dawson when They Lea .ned
the supplies Could Not Get Through.

TACOMA, Wash, Oct. l9.-When. after weeks
OF waiting for more food supplies. Dawson City
learned that NIL the steamers were blockaded by
low water on the Yukon flats intense excitement
prevailed and quickly spread to tho mining
camps along the Klondike's tributaries. This
news was not received there until early in Sep
tembor. 1t was realized there that the food
supply on hand would not last longer than Jan.
uary. and In consequence there was a big rush
to secure rowboats and canoes In which to make
the trip to Fort Yukon and Rampant City,
where food Is plentiful. -
Miners who were ready packed up and started
Immediately. Some had to return TO their mines
before starting and arrange for leaving them
until next spring. Others hud to build boats,
and the prices Of boats and canoes were doubled
and trebled in a few days. Some started on
RATS. During the middle and latter part OF Sep.
TENDER n large float OF these small crafts were
floating down. the Yukon, their occupants in
many cases being DESTROYS Of catching the last
steamer to 81; Michael, and others intended
wintcring at Minook. Several OF tho advance
guard from Dawson reached Circle City Just ns
letters were being forwarded by canoes to Fort
Yukon. These letters came down o. the steamer
Alice and arrived here on the Bertha.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-20
WALKED ABoUTTIrH TELLoEJACK.
Fever Patient at Largo In New orleans-Tho
Scope OF tho Disease.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 19.-Robert Culotta
walked into tho Board OF Health office last night
and announced that no had yellow fever, and
that his landlord had ordered him out OF the
house in consequence. An examination showed
that his story was true, and Culotta WAS sent to
the isolation hospital. The chances are against
his recovery.
Whilo attempting to-day to place q yellow
fever flag on the house of an Italian fruit ven
der on Bourbon street DR.. Motion. inspector OF
tho Board of Health, was attacked by a mob Of
Italians, the flag torn down, and the doctor
driven of. A large force of police was neces-
sary to restore order. The Italians still refuse
to report the yellow fever. and as q consequence
contribute a majority of the deaths The
presence Of the disease among the Italians Is
| generally not known until death comes. Igna-
clio Buraaato. an Italian. was found dead on Du-
| maine street to-day. Tho autopsy showed death
to be due to yellow fever.
Among the cases OF fever reported today is
| cal Society and OF the committee which has had
charge OF the examination OF yellow fever here.
The doctors have been faring badly in the last
detention camp just above New Orleans. All
of them are bound for the sugar plantations to
The yellow fever has so far made Its appear
sFs in Il Mi sTisni1ySfi's six f Rl" Hfabia 8r ~a fiTe in nlf Ioa,
isiana, three in Texas, and three In other States.
At ten of these places the cases were only spo-
radio, persons who had gone there from In
fected localities. Montgomery has closed Its
schools until November in consequence of the
presence OF the fever there. Monroe has quar-
antined against Alexandria on the ground that
there are several suspicious cases OF dengue there
that have been concealed.
A few weeks ago Shreveport. Alexandria,
and other towns OF north Louisiana quaran.
tined against Monroe because It was more lib
eral with its quarantine than the other towns,
and nearly ruined its business. 1t Is a case OF
tit for tat, and Monroe is reciprocating by
qarantining its neighbors and getting all the
business In sight.
The fever record stands:
New Orleans-New cases. SO; total cases, 921
deaths to-day, 4; total deaths. 104.
Mobile-New cases. 3; total cases. 175.
Montgomery-.New cases. 10; total cases. 10.
Waveland-New cases, 8.
Scranton-New cases, Z; total cases. 200.
Pascagoula-New cases. l; total cases. 16.
Biloxi-New cases, 2; total cases. 433; DEATH
to-day, 1; total deaths. 15.
Edwards-New cases. 4; total cases, ACT.
McHenry-New cases, 8; total cases, 10.