St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-05

them became allied with the greatest
reigning families of Europe. Princess
Alexandra married the Prince of Wales
and Princess Marie Dagmar became the
wife of the late Alexander Ill, Emperor
of Russia. The third child of the King
and Queen, Prince Wilhelm, was elected
King OF the Hellenes by the Greek Ma
tional Assembly on March 81, 1868, I'M
der the title of George l. Through her
relationship in other courts the Queen.
who was a very kind hearted and attrac-
tive personality, was reputed to have
occasionally some influence upon inter
national affairs.
The Northern Pacific liner Columbia
struck terrific typhoon in the Chinese
sea on her last trip towards America.
She was tossed about for 4S hours and
narrowly escaped being dashed on the
Japanese coast.
A new and highly important invention
was tested at the German naval maneu-
vers ending this week. 1t was in the
shape OF Greek Phoencan fire, invent
ed by Berlin engineer. 1t ignites on
contact with the air or water and cam
not be quenched by either water or earth.
1t burns with brilliant flame, exceeding
big searchlights. and it can be sunk un-
der water or under ground, and when
brought to the surface instantly bursts
into flame at any desired point.
Odd Fellows living in Manila have ap-
piled to the sovereign grand lodge tor
permission to establish branches of the
order in the Philippines.
Thomas Joseph Byrnes, premier OF
Queensland, is dead. He was born at
Brisbane, Queensland, in 1860 and was
formerly attorney-general and solicitor
general Queensland.
The Cars recent proposal for peace
convention has been favorably received
by both the Hungarian and Italian
governments.
The Austrian reichsrath. correspond
ing to our congress, opened Sept. 26.
All the ministers appeared in mourning
and the president delivered eulogy on
the dead Empress.
The French have won another victory
on the Ivoy coast in Africa. Five thous-
and of Chief Samory's warriors have
surrendered to the French and 10000
natives have submitted to French rule.
The Colombian government has recon-
sidered the decree recently issued sever
ing diplomatic relations with Italy, and
the British minister is now recognized as
representing Italian interests in the
! absence OF the Italian minister.
Since the death ofthe Austrian Empress
great efforts have been made to expel
anarchists from the Austrian empire. In
all the great cities the police are making
arrests.
With the addition to his feet Of the
battleships Oregon and Iowa, Admiral
Dewey will have a force second only to
that of Great Britain in Eastern waters,
while on shore Gen. Otis will have a
more numerous army than any European
power, save Russia.
The first section of the electric railroad
to the summit of the Junglrau, the ia.
nous mountain of the Swiss Alps, has
been opened as far as the Azciger glacier
and, it is expected the road will be finish.
ed in 1904.
A dispatch from Buda Pest says that
a man has been arrested at Orsova,
charged with completely in a plot to
assassinate the king of Rumenia.
Sir John Voce Moore, an alderman o.
London, and senior partner of Moore
Bros. tea merchants, has been elected
lord mayor of London, to succeed Hora
ito David Davies, the present incumbent
OF that Office.
Milan, the former king of Servia, is
again heavily in debt, and is threatened
with judicial proceedings by no less thar
seven money lenders.
The Sultan of Turkey proposes to pull
down the Jaffa.gate on the approach o
the visit of the Emperor of Germany tc
Jerusalem. This is the "strait" gate o
the New Testament and the proposal to
remove such historic landmark i.
greatly resented by all Christians.
Affairs in China still excite public at
tention. 1t seems the Emperor was de
posed because he appeared in European
clothes and his death is expected soon
The Dowager Empress has arrested thu
emperors' advisers. She has stron.
views regarding Russian aggression il
Manchuria, and that, though she is likel,
to restore Ii Hung Chang to power, sh
is not likely to countenance his Russian
leanings.