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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-07-20
WAR NEWS.

Washington. July 19.-.The details Of
the Porto Rican expedition were per-
fected Monday, and the expedition itself
was gotten under way General Miles,
who Is to command 1t, sailing with some
artillery and troops for Porto Rico on
the Yale, to be followed quickly by an
army Of about 10000 men. There are
notable differences between the plans
for this expedition and those for the
stately pageant that sailed away from
Tampa to attack Santiago. First, there
will be practically no naval conveys.
They are unnecessary, for there is not
a Spanish warship In the West Indies
that dare thrust its bow out of port.
In the second place the expedition does
not start from one point, but will be d.
vided among several ports, thus pre-
venting the tremendous congestion en-
countered at Tampa in the effort to
start the big fleet Lastly, there will be
no effort made to get the ships away to-
gether, but the transports will be al
lowed to find their own way to their
destination without concerted move
ments.
General Brooke will be the senior Of
ficer in Miles command, and upon him
will fall the responsibility for the exc
cution of the details Of his superior's
plans. Porto Rico Is 800 miles from
Siboney. General Miles should arrive
by Wednesday night at the point select
ed for the landing, where he will hoist
the American flag over Porto Rican soil.
The point is kept secret, as the general
will land before the full body of the ex-
petition is at hand, and it is not desir-
able that the enemy should be able to
assemble a superior force to meet him.
The distance from Charleston, where
the first body of troops for Miles ex-
petition was to start, is more than
double the distance from Santiago to
Porto Rico, so that the transports which
sail from the former city can scarcely
reach Miles before the early part Of next
week. The Charleston troops are the
first brigade Of the first division of the
First army corps, and are commanded
by Brigadier General Ernst. The brigade
comprises the Second Wisconsin, Third
Wisconsin and Sixteenth Pennsylvania
regiments.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-07-20

The purpose Of Secretary Alger is to
make the Porto Rican campaign short
one. An overwhelming force will be
thrown upon the island, and it is possible
that bloodless victory will be achieved
when the Spanish become convinced that
they have not a reasonable chance to
resist successfully. The expedition is to
comprise 10000 men at the start and it
will be soon swelled to 40,O 900 men, and if
necessary 10000 men. the equipment of
the volunteer forces having now pro-
crossed so well as to warrant the state
ment that that NUMBER of men can be
ready for service in Porto Rico within
a very short time. The entire body of
troops at Tampa will be taken, number
ing about $4,000 men, and including a
lot of heavy and light artillery under
command of General Rodgers. The ex-
petition will be particularly strong in
artillery, as some of that at Santiago
commanded by General Randolph is to
be drawn upon. The Tampa troops are
known as the Fourth corps under Major
General Coppinger, comprising the Sec
ond division under Brigadier General
Simon Snyder and made up of the First
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-07-20
SATURDAY. lilly LIZ

Three were killed and others injured
b. a boiler explosion in stave mill in
Sycamore, Ont--Dennis Sullivan, aged
20, killed in Providence by falling down
stairs-Captain Larramore fell over
board from his vessel off Portland and
drowned--Mary Brown, "A years,
Killed by an electric in Hyde Park, Mass
Fire In Gregoryviile, Que, caused
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-07-20
FRIDAY, JULY Is,

jacob otTOHS anu MrS. FeterSDOrO
killed and Melinda Strong hurt badly at
crossing in Downs View, Ont--Lamp
explosion caused a loss of $4,000 in Great
harrington, Mass--Burglars operat-
Ing in Portland-John Drummond OF
Taunton lost hand while asleep on the
track at Albion, r. l., and fatally hurt
Miners near Altoona, Pa, demand
an increase of 10 percent in wages
Firebug busy in Brockton-Surrender
OF Spanish in Santiago-Believed that
steamer belonging to a syndicate of
South Dakota capitalists was the mys-
FERROUS craft which gave rise to reports
that Spanish privateer was lying in
wait for treasure-laden ships from the
Klondike-F'ederal council of Switzer-
land prohibits the importation of fresh
and unpeeled dried American fruits,
with the view of keeping out the San
Jose scale-Six persons killed and
many Injured by boiler explosion in
Buffalo, houses in the vicinity being
wrecked by the debris-Two shin
wrecked fishermen arrived in st. Johns,
N. F., having been adrift for 90 days in
dory on the Grand banks, IA without
food-Owen Downey, years drowned
in Cranston, r. l., by falling from a raft
THE r. T. Rundlett of Wiscasset
Me-, became waterlogged off Cape Cod
and worked with difficulty to Chatham
IS. S. Kelley killed himself in Mel
rose, Mass, on account of business
troubies-Six Cinnamon arrested in
Hudson, N. Y, having been struggled
over the Canadian border in drygoods
boxes and liberated in a barn by an
Albany man named Briggs, who was
taken with them-Bodies of five in
fants found in sewers in Long Island
City-Forty-five prisoners in the state
reformatory in Mansfield, O., strung up
by the thumbs in dungeons and fed on
one meal a day for having gone on a
strike" because their tobacco supply
was cut off--Joseph f. Carroll of
Waterbury, aged 81 years, impaled on
the shaft of a carriage while riding a
. bicycle and died from his injuries
Two negroes lynched in Monticello
Ark, mob breaking down the doors of
the jail and pouring volley OF shots into
the cages where the men were confined
for killing rich planter and merchant
Michael Brennan, 60 years old, in
mate of the soldiers home in Togus,
Me-, drowned in Boston just after land
Ing from train--Two men held up
train near Humboldt, New, dynamited
the safe and took the contents.
SATURDAY, JULY Is.
Three were killed and others injured
b. boiler explosion in a stave mill in
Sycamore, Ont-Dennis Sullivan. aged
TO- killed in Providence by falling down
stairs-Captain Larramore fell over
board from his vessel off Portland and
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The herald., 1898-01-13
The German Budget

BERLIN, Jan. Pat today's session of
the lower house of the Prussian diet,
Herr Koeller was reelected president by
reclamation. He declined the honor, how
ever, and Herr Kroecher was then elect
ed president. Dr. Won Miguel, the minister
of finance, presented the budget state
ment for the fiscal year of 1861. 1t was
shown that there was a surplus of 95, 500,
900 marks, of which amount 100000 will
be applied to the remainder of the extraor-
dinary debt. The surplus for the present
year is estimated at S5O0O,OOO marks. The
budget committee Of the reichstag today
agreed to increase the salary of Prince
Hohenlohe, the imperial chancellor, to 1OO-
900 marks. There were six dissenting votes.
The herald., 1898-01-13
IS Imminent
AntLberal Riong Havana Forces President Mckinley
to Order Cruisers to the Front-The
Crisis Is Reached

HAVANA 12via 1a-tspecial Her
the of attack by and volunteer officers
d and the % % element the leading liberal newspaper
\ Reconcentrado visited wrecked
Discussion which situated door to the
Hotel nglatera and above which the New York Journal bureau
heard for Spain and cries for
\
and he all @ Ienhe sfo @ % @
for assistance to protect the properties were unanswered
the Discussion office directing their attack against
: Ell Diario de la Marina the reformst daily - -
to- n Uf % n res na % %
greatly lacking loyalty SPAIN if
crowds continue gather all the public and
are talking suppressed evident but
he tn m p[0p0a M ra b p b @ % ahsnMr @ the u ef on b rs xp a
Consul been urged to ask
: '''p PROMPT FORCED
have eeem forced on the administratn The rng in Havana
Down with the United staes" much as Down
with autonomy and the I reeoneentraaos conc a ~ ~
Lees told him that the
danger than other place Havana
the whole the adjoining
patches Admiral Bunee the White hold every
prompt point
signal but to land
! tomorrow
they torpedo can
g gno 5 s @ S sS s and should
take place at Igua Matanas Santa
justify president threat
there were
activity efforts obtain
\ De LONE any information,
i ORDERED FORWARD
LATER.sealed orders have We been sent to the Maine
which will be cabed General Lee who
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The herald., 1898-01-13
An Unknown Suicide

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 12.--An unknown
man committed suicide this evening by
jumping into the river at the foot of /
street. He was partly under the influence
of liquor, say the railroad men whom he
passed on his way to the river bank, but
they had no idea he was bent on suicide
He was seen to walk out on an old wharf
where he halted but moment, and then
plunged into the ice-cold water. The men
FASTENED to the spot, but nothing could
be seen except the ripples on the water
causd by the suicides plunge. II was a
little beyond middle age, wore a full but
short grayish beard, was about feet !
inches in height, and was dressed in dark
clothes and overcoat. No one is as vel
reported missing. and the identity of the
suicide is wrapped in mystery.
The herald., 1898-01-13

The storm struck the city near the Ma
tional cemetery and swept it's way
through the heart of town. Leaving Ft.
Smith it bounded by Van Buren and con-
tinued down the river, demolishing ev-
erything in its path. News from outside
points is not yet at hand, but rumors Of
much damage as far south as Alma have
reached here, it being reported that u
number of persons were killed near that
place.
The herald., 1898-01-13
INDEX
TO THE TELEGRAPH NEWS

Professor Schenck gives some de-
tails of his discovery in the realm Of
the science of sex.
The Oklahoma Indian scare the out
growth of whisky and the fears of the
lynchers; no murders have been COM
mitted.
The Nevada grand jury investigat-
ing the Uber lynching is likely to
have another case on hand before the
sun rises.
More miners come down from Daw-
son; the mother lode is myth, but the
placers are not, and the food situation
is improving.
Debate on Hawaiian annexation
continued in the senate; the house
talks finance on a question of paying
freight on bullion sent to the mints.
The senatorial fight in Ohio ended
by the election of M. A. Hanna by
a majority Of one; the Legislative COM
mittee is already at work investigat-
ing the charges Of bribery.
The domestic affairs of Lord and
Lady Tatton Sykes aired in the Eng
lish courts. My lord encouraged my
lady to be extravagant, though she
certainly needed no urging.
Ft. Smith, Ark, struck by a tor
nado. at midnight; forty lives are lost
and an unknown number of people in
jured; the pecuniary damage is esti-
mated at one million dollars, and there
are many towns in the track of the
storm yet to be heard from.
The Cuban crisis seems to have ar
rived; anti-Liberal rioters at Havana
threaten the destruction of the United
States consulate and the death of
American citizens; President McKin-
ley forced to take action and cruisers
are ordered forward; the outcome
seems certain to make United States
intervention in Cuban affairs abso-
lutely unavoidable.
The herald., 1898-01-13
Mexican Telegraphs

NEW YORK, Jan. ia contract for
a long term of years has been executed and
confirmed by the Mexican congress be-
tween the Mexican government and the
Western Union Telegraph company and
the Mexican Telegraph company for the
exclusive exchange of telegraphic busi-
ness with Mexico. There is no foundation,
however, for the report that the Western
Union Telegraph company has purchased
the federal line in Mexico.
The herald., 1898-01-13
Big Customs Receipts

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.1The customs
receipts today were sSS9024, the heaviest
since the new tariff went into effect The
treasury officials are gratified at the con-
tinued increase and confidently predict
that the new law will provide surplus
of revenue from now on.
The herald., 1898-01-13
Gray's Banking Scheme

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-At meeting Of
the New York board of trade today reso-
luton was adopted indorsing Senator
Gray's bill for the establishment of inter-
national banks 1t was also decided to send
delegates to the monetary convention at
Indianapolis next month.
The broad ax., 1898-03-12

More practical work is being done in
New Jersey In the direction of good
roads than In any other state In the
Union and for that reason 1t has been
selected by the postoffice department
for the experiment authorized by Con-
gress for free delivery system in the
rural districts. The movement was
begun in 1898 by the organization Of
a highway improvement association
and the passage of law imposing up
on the state one-third of the cost of
good roads constructed under the d.
rection Of state road commissioner.
Under this statute 23S miles of ma
cadamized roadway has been con-
structed at an expense of S466.595 TO
the state and upwards OF million dol
lars to the counties and the property
owners. People can now travel upon
a hard, mudless highway in all kinds
Of weather. 1t is solid and smooth as
a boulevard from Jersey City to At
lantic City and from Paterson to Cam
den. The work OF construction was
continued for series of years-in 1883
and 1894, seventy-four miles; 1895,
sixty-six and one-half miles; 1896, fifty
one miles. etc. The cost has been d.
minished by experience from an aver
age Of $4,000 per mile in 1893 to $4,000
mile in 1897.
The opposition to the new sys-
tenn has already died out and the ap-
plications for state assistance are so
numerous that the appropriation will
be increased from 100000 TO $300.O00
this year. The farmers have found
that they actually save more than the
amount of their taxes In repairing
their wagons, harness and in horse
shoes, without considering the wear of
the animals and the economy Of time.
The road commissioner of the state,
whose tact and ability have done much
to promote the movement puts a prac-
teal lesson in mathematics before the
farmers. 1T costs 9l5 cents a bushel."
he says, :.to ship wheat from Chicago
to New York, n distance of 900 miles.
1t costs 3 cents bushel to haul wheat
on q level road distance of five miles
and on sandy road ut least 9 cents
per mile to haul IL. The saving on n
bushel of wheat with good roads for
q distance of five miles would be about
equivalent TO that OF 3T5 miles by
railroad One mile of good roads
would make a saving equal TO seventy
five miles of railroad transportation.
Thus every mile of good roads places
the producer seventy-tive miles by rail
near to the market. 1t is estimated
that the cost of hauling TO0.000.O00
tons Of farm produce to market Is 50
per ton, or just 81, 100000. 1t Is
also estimated that about 60 per cent.
of this last amount. or $4,000. 600.
would be saved each year IL the farm
ers were able to do this hauling over
good roads. The real cost Of transpor-
tation that burdens our agricultural
classes" he says. %is part OF it between
the farm and the town or railway
station and the market. The loss due
to bad roads Is one Of the greatest
wastes Of energy connected with farm
ing as it is carried on in this country"
The broad ax., 1898-03-12

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rhere Is no vithstandiug the living argu-
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eft dead, but who would be dead, but for
. preserving medicine. That's about the
~ h seemed 70 strike Editor Lawrence
~ ihe Ohio Farmer, Cleveland, Ohio. He
S.s Afflicted with one of those colds that
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The broad ax., 1898-03-12

In her condition. Shecontinued taking the
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The broad ax., 1898-03-12
AN AFFLICTED MOTHER.
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A resident Of this town who hss Ioss two
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The broad ax., 1898-03-12

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The broad ax., 1898-03-12

The relation Of electricity to life Is
= puzzle that has interested many
minds. In the subtle nature Of that
force which used to be known as the
electric fluid" there Is unquestionably
something which suggests the yet sub
tier life principle. Though quacks
abuse the analogy to cheat the sick,
their frauds do not make the truth any
less true. And the truth Is that life
is force. and electricity Is force, AMI
they must be In some way related. It
Is hard to study the finer effect Of cleo
tricity upon animal life. Animals may
be killed by the fluid" or in somo
cases seemingly helped by 1t, but the
result Of any long series OF expert
ments is spoiled by the difnculty Of
measuring any change. It is possible
that the way to approach this subject
Is not so direct as some would make
1t, but must start with plant life, and
so work up to man. The life Of plant
Is not altogether different from that
Of an animal, but II is simple, and the
results of experiments upon 1t can be
much more easily measured. II Is pos
sible that the experiments In electrical
farming which are being made at the
Massachusetts, Agricultural College at
Amhurst may be the beginning Of dis
coveries that will not stop with plants.
The workers there. under the direction
of Henry H. Goodell, LII. D., are pro-
ceeding in a perfectly scientific man
ner. fully measuring every step before
they take the next one. Thus far they
have proved that certain kinds Of cleo
trio currents applied In accurately
measured amounts produce definitely
measurable effects on plant life. Elec-
tricity properly applied stimulates the
growth Of a plant The experiments OF
the past year upon white mustard, red
clover, barley and other products Of the
field prove that a rightly regulated
electric current increases growth from
Is to 40 per cent. The subject has been
studied for $50 years, but never at any
other time and place has the work been
so accurately scientific or nearly so
SOACloSANC. 1ue mCluOu - W SdAC wv
seeds Of the same kind and separate
them into eight groups Of twenty-five
seeds each. These groups are placed
In exactly similar terminating pans,
and every condition to which they are
exposed is rigidly equal, except that
some are treated with electricity while
others are not The results prove the
efficacy Of electricity in promoting the
speed Of growth and the Vigor Of the
plant. They are so definite as to be
Of use to the farmer, and already on
many extensive farms the knowledgs
gained at the Massachusetts, College Is
being put to practical use. The cur
rent Is passed through the soil in
which the plants grow and the meth
DDS are such that large areas may be
treated without excessive expense. No
scientist can doubt that the time Is
near at hand when electric energy can
be developed incomparably more
cheaply than power Of any kind has
ever been had by artificial means. II
will be only a little more expensive
than sunlight; and In that day the
farm lands Of the earth, contracting as
the population Increases, win yet by
their marvellous productivity supply
abundant food to the race.
The broad ax., 1898-03-12
Partisan Art.

When a lady is sitting to a Partisan
photographer for a portrait the oper-
ator does not. in a perfunctory man
ner. coldly request her to look pleas
ant now, IL you please. he says to her
in the most natural and graceful man
ner In the world: 1T is quite unneces-
sary to ask madame to look pleasant:
she could not look otherwise" The
lady, of course. Acknowledges the COM
plimeus with her most gracious and
hirh-bred smile. -CliekF goes the
camera, and tie picture Is obtained.
revealing the sitter to the greatest
possible advantage.