St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
Death Of n Noted ex-SIaye,


treasury, died in Washington Thursday
morning.
Blanche K. Bruce was born in Prince
Edward county, Va, March l, 1S4l.
He was born slave and received the
rudiments OF education from the tutor OF
his masters son. In 1885 he was elected
United States senator as republican
and served until March 3, 1881. He was
a member OF every republican national
convention held since 1868. In 1881 he
was appointed by President Garfield reg
lister OF the treasury and later was APP
pointed recorder of deeds Of the District
Of Columbia. About six months ago he
was again appointed register OF the
treasury by President Mckinley. Next
after Fred Douglass. Mr.. Bruce has long
beed regarded as perhaps the most con-
spicuous man of his race.
Big Fire In Chicago.
In 20 minutes in Chicago Wednesday
six story brick building was all in flames
and ten persons were burned to death.
At least a dozen more are missing and
may have been caught in the fire. Three
men lost their lives by jumping from the
top of the building. The building was
located at 2152 21 Wabash avenue.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
company of London, gave banquet on
March Is to three members OF the Boston
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany. The Earl of Denbigh presided.
Lord Denbigh, in toasting 1.-THE Presi-
dent OF the United States; equally hon
ored in England as in America" said:
1--WE all deeply sympanhize with
America in the sad national disaster hat
belell the Maine. President Mckinley,
cool and level headed, is not likely to run
the country into any unnecessary dan
ger; while as an honorable ruler he must
be Jealous of the honor of his country"
Repu. lican leaders in congress expect
that congress will adjourn by May 1.
Sir Henry Bessemer, the celebrated in
ventor OF Bessemer steel, died in London
March is.
President Diaz will try and stop bull
fighting in Mexico because Of the numer-
Gus fatalities and brutality of the sport.
Lord Salisbury will take much needed
rest from British politics and has gone to
the south of France.
The opposition to the appointment Of
7. V. Powderly as commissioner OF i'm
migration was overcome in the senate
and his appointment was confirmed
Wednesday.
Aubrey Beardsley. the originator Of
the poster craze, died Wednesday at
Mentone, Italy. He was London artist
The bark British Princess, from Leith
to Liverpool, was towed into Lowestoft,
England, Wednesday with her bow stove
and Iorepeak full of water, having been
in collision off Gabbard lightship with an
unknown steamer. The steamer sank
within three minutes with all on board.
A bill has just passed in the
Canadian parliament prohibiting the
importation OF nursery stock from the
United States, Japan and Hawaii. This
step was taken ostensibly TO protect
Canada from the pest known as the San
Jose scale.
During the discussion of the post office
appropriation bill in the House Thurs
day the House increased the allowance
for rural free delivery from $150,000 to
$500. 900 by vote OF 1873 to II,
The construction of five modern dry
docks was agreed on Tuesday by the
House committee on naval affairs. They
are to be located at Portsmouth, Boston,
Philadelphia, New Orleans and Mare
Island, near San Francisco. These docks
are to be entirely new structures.
Sixty workmen killed Friday by an ex-
plosion in mine at Cordova, Spain.
The plague is increasing in Bombay
and the cable reported Friday 215 new
cases and ZIG deaths.