St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-18

yard would not, therefore, be deemed
advisable until the channel shall have
been improved.
Very respectfully,
John d. Long Secretary"
A vigorous effort is being made to Sc
cure the restoration of the house rates
On sailed and picked fish. Senators
Hale and Frye Of Maine, and Senator
Hoar, Congressman Moody and Con-
gresham Simpkins Of Massachusetts,
have charge of the movement. They
claim that the house schedule, which Is
slightly above the Mckinley rates, has
been intelligently and scientifically adj
justed to afford something like reason
able protection to American fishermen.
The senate committee adopted the rates
of the Wilson law. 1t has been pointed
to compete with the bounty-aided fish
ermen Of Canada and France and that
the senate rates would not enable them
to sustain the competition Senator Frye
lays great stress upon the point that the
development of sailors Is more import
ant than the mere value of the fish In
volved, and that the senate rates would
drive them from the ocean. The COM
mittee did not state what action they
would take, but the New England men
are hopeful that the house rates will be
restored. If they are not restored in the
senate, Governor Dingley will make a
stiff fight for them in conference COM
mittee.
2 While the president is away the guns
of the office-seekers have been trained
upon Chairman Hanna of the Republic
can national committee. Chairman
Hannas office in the Glover building
these day frequently looks very much
like the waltz room at the White
House when the president is here Many
of the same old faces are to be seen,
wearing the same look Of anxiety When
the president is away the office-seekers
work wires with Chairman Hanna,
hoping to make progress that way.
Sometimes they get assistance, but
often the Republican chairman informs
them that he has nothing to do with the
affair. Chairman Hanna Is every day
listening to certain elements Of Repub-
licans. These are the factions in the
various states which have been sat down
upon by the national committee as not
the regular factions. The sitting down,
however, is never regarded as final, and
the depressed followers of the sup
pressed faction are always making eff
orts to rave something done for men on
their side. All the little souabbles In
the southern states and elsewhere are
first carried to Chairman Hanna and
passed upon by him before cases are
presented to the president. The fight
for office goes merrily on, with Chair
man Hanna as umpire in a large num-
Der Of cases.
Colonel Charles Smart of the medical
department of the army has just re.
turned to this city from western trip,
during which he made very successful
experiments with the emergency ration.
He accompanied Captain o. j. Brown OF
the First cavalry and A cavalrymen on
a march of 210 miles. They left Fort
Sill, Oklahoma, May II, subsisted on full
rations two days, and then for 10 days
ration, consisting of eight ounces hard
bread, five ounces bacon, two ounces
pea meal, one ounce coffee, one tablet
saccharine, one-fourth ounce tobacco
and portions of salt and pepper.
The party Travelled about Il miles a
day, during which time the weather was
pleasant, except for two days. when II
rained. At the end of the expedition
the men had lost on an average Of three
pounds weight, but tests with the
dynamometer showed an average in
crease of 40 pounds in strength.
Another party of 10 cavalrymen, under
Lieutenant w. H. Osborne, First cav
airy, with pack mules, Travelled the same
distance in the same time by parallel
lines with full rations. These men lost
an average of 1-3 pounds per man in
weight, owing to the change from gar
rison life. Roads were avoided, direc-
lions being ascertained by compass
| The treasury department has recon-
sidered its position on the question of
the assessment of duty on raw ostrich
feathers. The board of general APP
raw state they were not suitable for
millinery purposes" within the meaning
| Of the law, and hence should be ad-
mitted free. The department appealed
but has decided to recede, and tele-
gram has been sent to New York to dis
miss the appeal.
The battleship Massachusetts, now
| lying in Boston harbor, has been ordered
| to sail on the 18th of this month to pro-
| coed to Nova Scotia to participate in the
celebration of the 40Oth anniversary oil
| the settlement of Annapolis, which Is tC
take place on the oath inst. She will be
allowed to remain at Boston until after
June II, on which day, the anniversary
of the battle of Bunker Hill, the bronz
gift, Victory" will be formerly pre-
scented to the ship by the state. The
e. S. S.. New York, also until within a
few days lying in the harbor at Boston
was ordered to Newport News last
week.
Senator Hawley of Connecticut and
Congressman Sulloway of New Hamp-
shire strolled up to the White House the
other day. 1t was picturesque couple
General Hawley is short and stout
while Sulloway, better known at home
as "the tall pine Of the Merrimac," Is
tall and thin. The former spoke good
word for Ransom Payne Of Oklahoma
who wants to be marshal there, and
Mr.. Sulloway endorsed Colonel D. F.
! Haley of New Hampshire, who is can