St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-03-16

congress unless the Cuban question as
sums more serious shape. The vote on
the annexation OF Hawaii will be post.
poncd until next session or until the
question OF whether there is to be war
with Spain is determined. II war occurs,
Hawaii will be at once annexed as a
necessity.
The jury before whom Sheriff Martin
| wigs tried, at Wilkesbarre. Pa, for shoot
ing down riotous strikers, have rendered
a unanimous verdict of not guilty.
President Mckinley signed the national
| defence bill on the 9th inst.
The prospect is that the civil service
rules will be modified and certain excep-
| tions made.
Boston's Music Hall has been sold to a
New York man. but the directors refuse
to give his name or the price paid for it.
1t is assessed Tor $415,O0O. The sale will
doubtless bring about he building OF the
new music hall, for which $400,000 was
subscribed and property purchased, when
a rapid transit scheme to run through
the present site was prominent.
w. H. Gray Of Chicago has been in
Richmond Tor lew days irving to or.
game a syndicate to bring Libby prison
back to Richmond. He was the man
who formed the company that moved
the building to Chicago in 1888. His
scheme was not financial success Mr..
Gray has met with some encouragement
in Richmond.
Bombay has been the scene of numer-
Gus riots during the week on account of
suffering from the plague. The American
missionaries are reported sale and no
danger to foreign interests is anticipated.
The brcklayers of St. Louis will strike
April l aud teey hope to cause general
strike all over the city.
The Society of Colonial Wars have
completed plans for the erection and ded-
lcation of a monument at Caldwell in
commemoration OF the battle Of Lake
George. September g. the 1891 annlver-
sary OF the battle, has been selected as the
date Tor the unveiling of the monument.
President Mckinley and other national
officials will be invited to attend. The
monument will cost $40 900 and is nearly
completed.
Miss Helen Gould, daughter of the
late Jay Gould, has given $4,000 to
Rutgers College at New Brunswick, N. J..
Prince Albert, heir presumptive to the
Belgian throne, visited Washington last
week and dined with President Mckinley
Friday.
BY the will Of Amos R. Emo, late of
Simsbury, Conn, Amherst College re.
crives $4,000. The will disposed of
$4,000 600 worth OF property.
Since Feb. % this country has received
from the European money centers $14,-
$4,000 in gold.
Passengers who have arrived in New
Orleans who have Just come from Costa
Rlca, saw there will be no war between
that republic and Nicaragua in spite oil
the declaration to the contrary The
war is favored by some of the politicians
OF both countries, but the people are OPP.
posed to 1t, and il war is begun by either
lslesia or Zelaya the chances are that q
revolution at home will get rid of the
warlke president.
Specel Grove, the home Of the late ex.
President X b. Hayes OF Fremont, O., ad.
vel fused to be sold at sheriffs sale April
11,h to satisfy judgment of $5oOO
The Judgment was for damages tor inju
rles sustained by Addie M. Smith ia a
runaway caused by the Hayes family
dog.
/. The House voted Thursday not to re-
vive the policy embodied in the free home
!, stead bill. Ex.Speaker Grow, represen
tatlve from Pennsylvania and the father