St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-01-21
NEWS SUMMARY.


| subsiding; a crowd when had RatneIeu
in front of a newspaper office yesterday
was dispersed by the regular troops; IT
was denied that General Lee had asked
for a warship. - The Swedish foreign
office has been informed that Andree's
balloon was seen early in August by per-
sons in British North America. -Messrs.
FRYE, Morgan and Stewart spoke in
favor ofratlfying the Hawaiian Annexa-
ton Treaty; in the open session the I'm
migration bill was taken up-A dispatch
from Honolulu. by way San Francisco,
announces that Sanford B. Dole, pres-
dent of Hawaii, is on his way to Wash
ington in the interest OF annexation
Senator Hanna returned to Cleveland,
where he was welcomed enthusiastically;
the investigation of the bribery charges
is to be pressed in the Ohio legislature
Senator German was renomlnated by
the democratic legislative caucus at An
napolis, Md The scandal over the dry
dock at the Brooklyn navy yard isgrow-
ing graver. no doubt is entertained by
Washington officials that the represen-
tatives OF the navy department were in
collision with the contractors Gov
ernor Shaw was inaugurated in Iowa;
in his address he praised the gold stand
ard and advocated currency REFORM
Several amendments TO the New York
city charter were proposed in the legls-
lature.-The Canadian government IS
preparing to levy custom duties on all
miners outfits and supplies for the Klon-
dixie.
Friday.
A decree was issued in Havana forbid
ding the publication of cable dispatches
unless they had been submitted to the
censorsbip-For love OF chorus girl Sir
Charles Cunninghame committed suicide
in London.-T nomination of Attorney-
General McKenna to be associate justice
OF the supreme court was considered in
executive session, and action was post
poned for one week; in the open session
Mr.. Hoar proposed constitutional
amendment changing Inauguration day
to April 3O.-President Mckinley sent
message to congress urging prompt
payment of the Canadian Behring sea
claims.-The Hawaiian minister in Wash
ington explained the object of President
Dole's visit to the United States.-Gov-
ernor Lowndes of Maryland expressed
confidence that Judge McComas would
be elected United States senator.-The
vice president and Mrs. Hobart gave
dinner in honor OF the president and Mrs.
McKinley.-People's party was brought
into existence at st. Louis.
Saturday.
A sembance of order has been restored
in Havana after three days OF roting
but the situation remains extremely
grave Customs receipts so far this
month show large increase over those
tor December and indicate that the total
for he month will be nearly ST. 100000.
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter, the army
engineer officer now on trial before court
martial in Savannah, is accused by the
war department of conspiracy to detraud
the government out OF nearly So, 000,0
Mr.. Meiklejohn, assistant.secretary OF
war, said that the Klondike relief expedi.
ton had not been abandoned but would
be pushed as rapidly as possible.-The
speculations of William Reinicke, general
manager of the Kentucky Trust COM
pany at Louisville, caused it to make
assignment OF averting a strike
in the New Bedford cotton mills has been
abandoned
Sunday.
The question of American Intervention
in Cuba is coming to head in Havana,
where last weeks riots are regarded as
having great political Significance there
were no further disturbances yesterday,
complete quiet" prevailing - Charles
Pelham Villiers, known as THE Father
of the House OF Commons" died yester-
day.-The Empress Augusta Victoria is in
poor health. - The managers Of the re-
publican senatorial candidates in Mary
land have decided to hold no general
caucus in advance of the ballotine, which
begins tomorrow.-Mrs. Lucille Lane,
daughter of ex Senator Blackburn oil
Kentucky, shot herself in Washington
Upstate republicans are indignant at the
choice OF Lemuel Ely Quiggs Tor reelection
as president of the republican county
committee, and Quiggs primary election
bill seems doomed to defeat in the legis-
lature. - Ex-Queen Liliuokalaui is in
Washington, where interest in the ques
ton OF annexation is now attracting
much acknowledgements are being
made for the launching Of the new Jap
anese warship at the Cramps's yard, IN
Philadelphia, on Thursday. Inter.
national Navigation company has or.
ganized company to run steamships
between the Pacific coast and Alaska.
Monday.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, Chancellor O
the Exchequer, said in public speech
that England would go to war, il necces
sary. to maintain her commercial rights
in China,-The Lodge bill in restriction
OF imm grafton was passed by vote O
as to IS; Mr.. Wolcott made a speech
reviewing his recent trip to Europe il
behalf of International bimetalism; Mr.
Hanna took the oath of office as Senator
Information received in Washington
indicated that quiet prevailedin Havana
-Postmaster-G General Gary and the De
partment officials are trying to find SOM
way OF averting the proposed reduction
OF mail facilities in the large Cities
Secretary Gage and ex-Secretary Fair
child appeared as witnesses before TIN
House Committee on Banking and Cur
' rency.-A reduction of from 5 to - pc
cent in wages caused strikes in many O
the New England cotton mills.-The frs
. ballot Tor United States senator will b
t taken today in the Maryland legislature
! the situation remains as complicated a
neutrality-suspicious. for the Kondik
! relief expedition are being pushed by tn
government.-The government has pun
chased large tract of land near Bosto
| for fortitication purposes.
u Tuesday.
e China acceded to the indemnity de