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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-07-13
Bulness Notes.

DuihSoo lNOtCos
Henry F. Estabrooks, who held a
mortgage on the clothing and store fix
lures OF E. c. Brooks, foreclosed on him
last week and now owns the goods.
Mr.. Brooks lost heavily in the Railroad
street fire and has never fully recovered
from that. He expects soon to arrange
to resume his regular tailoring business
and in the meantime will fill all orders
for suits and overcoats from samples.
The store of ]. n. Partridge & Co. was
closed last week as the business did not
warrant further continuance. The stock
was owned by George c. Cary and he
has shipped part of the stock to his
store in Fort Fairfield, Me. Mr.. Part
ridge is undecided as to the future and
will remain here for the present.
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Democratic County Convention

The Democrats of Caledonia County are
requested to meet in mass convention
at the Town Hall In st. Johnsbury, VT, on
Friday July 22, 1898, at one O'Clock p. M,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
County officers to be supported by them at
the ensuing September election.
Also to elect a County Committee for two
years. 1t Is hoped that all towns will be
represented.
Per order of County Committee.
st. Johnsbury, VT, July 8, 1898.
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Sargent, who was defended by w. P.
Stafford. The evidence was such that
Judge Worcester decided that the law
had been violated and imposed fine of
$50 and costs and held Sargent under
5000 bonds to keep the peace.
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FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
Pale slime commandery, No. 5, K. 7

Palestine Commandery, No. 5, K. T.
The next Stated Conclave of Palestine
Commandery occurs Tuesday evening, July
26.
Palestine Commandry holds special con-
clave Friday evening, July Is. The Order OF
Tcmplar will be conferred
PERLEy F. HAzgN,
DRLos M. BACON. Commander.
Recorder.
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Dissolution of Partnership.

The firm Of Packard 81 Thorne, architects,
10 dissolved from this date by mutual con-
sent. Lambert Packard will continue the
business at the same Office. 80 Eastern Ave-,
Pythian block.
LAMBERT PACKARD,
]. ALBEIT THoRNE.
st. Johnsbury VT, June 20, 1898.
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Garrett.

Mrs. George Garrett died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. F. o. Clark, early
this morning of cerebral menigitis, aged
"a years. She has been severe sufferer
tor the past three years and death came
as great relief from her sufferings. For
the past FIVE years she has made her
home with Mrs. Clark. Besides Mrs.
Clark she leaves three other children,
Mrs. George w. Reed OF Lincoln, H.,
Auson Willard of Elkhart, ILL.,, and
Charles Willard of Wtst Charleston. The
funeral will be held Friday afternoon
and the body will be placed in Mt. Pleas
ant cemetery
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Knights Of Pythias.

Regular convention of Apollo Lodge No.
Tuesday, night July 10.
CHAs. r. VARNEY, c. c.
II. T. FISHER. K. r. S.
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RECENT DEATHS.


James Moore died Monday morning at
his home on Eastern Avenue. He had
been in failing health for nearly year,
but has been much worse the past two
months, and the end came quietly at
about $50 O'Clock in the morning.
Mr.. Moore was born in Monroe, N. H.,
in 1886. His early lie was spent on the
farm and later he entered mill to be-
come sawyer. Several years ago he
moved to Walden, where he had charge
of the Fairbanks steam mill and farm.
Three years ago he moved to the Hawes
place on the North Danville road where
he resided until year ago, when his
buildings were entirely destroyed by fire.
After that he moved to his home on
Eastern Avenue where he has since lived
He leaves wife and three children,
Herbert E., Fred g., and Harry L., all
of whom live in this place. The family
will have the sincere sympathy of a large
circle Of friends in the loss of their
husband and father.
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Hoyt.

The sad news was received here Mon
day Of the death in Springfield. Mass. OF
Miss Mary Elizabeth Hoyt. She died in
the hospital as the result of an opera
tion, but her death was a great surprise
to her friends as they had received word
that the operation was successful and
that she was doing well. Miss Hoyt
was born in Pennsylvania about As
years ago and about 1887 came to st.
Johnsbury where she lived Tor nine years
coming here with the children of John S.
Cameron, now of Salt Lake City, OF
whom she took most excellent care from
their earliest childhood. For the past
year she has resided in Springfield. She
was a member OF the North church in
this place, lady who went about doing
good, and whose self-sacri6ces and un-
selhshness will long be remembered by
her friends. The body came to st. Johns.
bury on last nights train and the funeral
will be held at the residence of Emerson
Hall, her only home in st. Johnsbury
this afternoon.
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NEW ADS. THIS WEEK.

Foxhound Lost
Bank Stock for Sale.
Hosiery-E. L. Hunt & Co.
Why Not-W. w. s. Browne.
Knight Templar Charm Lost.
Fire Insurance-Rickaby & Co.
Responsibility-C. &. Simanton.
The Loss--Lougee Bros. 81 Smythe.
Grand Clearance Sale Brooks. Tyler.
Com. Notice-Hosea b. Bartlett's Est.
That Boy-Barbour's Business College
Investment at per cent-Rickaby & Co.
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WEATHER RECORD

I WEATHER. RECORD.
| At Bingham's Drug Store, for the week
ending July IL, 1898.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-01-15
One Year With THE COURIER
For One Dollar and Sixty Cents.
THE THEATRE

Tho Spooner Dramatic Co. has played
TO full houses all the week at the Funke.
The company opened with THE Pearl OF
Savoy" The house was packed, and
during the whole evening the play held
the attention Of the audience. The
Gold Kirg' was put on Tuesday night.
1t has much Of the sensational in it and
Of course large part Of the audience
was greatly interested. The Octoroon'
was one Of the strongest plays put on
during the week. Wednesday the house
was packed as usual. In this play there
10 full scope for display Of talent on the
part Of all the cast; each one did his
best. Allie Spoorer as the Octoroop.
deserves special mention. Thursday
night His Brotte r's BhtbIieht' was
played to good business. The play was
written by a Nebraskan-George D.
Baker, and on this account excited UNI
usual interest WIS shown. The scenery
and costumes were well studied. Fri
day night "a trial at Midnight" was
played, and Saturday the wesk will be
closed by the Egyptian Princess" The
Spooner Dramatic Co. will leave Lincoln
feeling that hard and conscientious work
does not always 60 unappreciated.
Mme Scalchi aud her associate ar
lists will be at the Oliver, Monday eve
ming, January 18th. Nine. Scalchi is
without doubt the best artist in the
musical world. 1t 10 fact that no
other artist has had the success that has
followed this great contralto throughout
her career. When only young girl she
started in her native city OF Bergamo
and at once made an imme1ee hit. Shs
WAS only sixteen years Of age when her
mother consented to let her MAKE her
first appearance in public. The gisls
voice even at 80 early an age was con-
sidered something out Of the common
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and after her first appearance she was
engaged for the year. At the early age
OF twenty-one she was engaged by Col.
Map!eson at an immense salary to sing
in London at the Drury Lane Theatre,
which was then the Imperial Opera. The
London critics then at that time laughed
a. the Colonel for his promise to bring
before them the youngest and best con-
tralto they had ever heard.
Scalchi made her first appearance in
London with Thearese Tietjens and
scored an enormous success. The older
artist had to take the young girl before
the curtain no less than ten times and
for fifteen years thereafter and in spite
Of the great salary che always command.
ed Scalchi was the prima donna central.
TO Of London no matter who the manager
of the opera house was. Scalchi has
for some years divided her time between
London and New York. Owing to the
fact that there Is to Be 20 grand opera
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the Mspleson forces last year created a
sensation by her magnificent singing
and tae wonderfully powerful voice OF
which che is possessed.
Mile. Marie Du Bedat, ms zzo soprano;
Thos Mcqueen, tenor; Sig. Albert,
baritone and Sig. Gnarro, musical direc-
tor are also members of the company.
All the artists will appear in a miscel-
laneous concert and aside from this will
give costumes. paraphernalia, etc.
Fourth act Of Trovator and second act
OF Martha. Prices sl.5O. sl.OO. 75c Soc.
Seats now on sale. Secure them early.
An original entertainment headed by
comedians well and favorably known az
creators and originators is what local
farce-C omedy lovers are promised next
week when Murray 4 Mack. the famous
Irish co-stare, appear at the Oliver on
Thursday evening. January Goth. with
their large company in "Finnigan's
Courtship.' which is funnier than any Of
their long list Of successes. "Finpigan's
Courtship," while farce comedy. can
not be classed with the average enter.
tainment travelling under that guise, as
it has a well defined plot, and there is
rhyme and reason for all the funny mis-
haps and incidents. Ofcourse the three
acts are lightened and frightened by an
abundance OF music and concerted and
individual epecialties. but they are in
troduced in a fitting manner with the
surroundings, and not dragged in hap
hazard just to fill up time. Among the
speciaities to be seen will be thcse Of
Murray 4 Mack. who stand pre- eminent
az specially enter timers; their sidewalk
talk, burlesque circus, burleeque Span
ish danes and burlesque boxing match
are champion fun makers.
Pricee, slOO, IS, 50 and 90. Seats on
sale Tuesday morning, January 18th, at
10 sharp. Secure your seats early, as
these favorites will pack the Oliver to
the doors.
The audience at the Grand Thu atre
last night enjoyed quite a treat in tie
varied program presented by the Lew
Halls Famous Georgia Mirstrels. Tue
first pant was deliberately dressed. The
songs were all new and well rendered,
and strange to say the jokes were all up
to date. James Hum, John Green, Phil
Owens and Gene Rector, end mon, kept
the audience IN continual roar OF
laughter. 1.-Two Little Eyes of Blue"
sung by the prina donna, the Black
Swan was loudly applaude1 and the
chorus had to be rept a.ed several time u,
to satisfy tie audience. John Green's
old man representations were the best
ever seen here.
The above attraction will appear at
the Funke, for four performances, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday evenings. and
Saturday matinee. January 30 l-22.
lhis is the only Big Minstrel Show play
ing to 900 Soc. Matinee prices 10 De.
Big business is assured.
The third OF the series OF Philhar-
monte Orchestra Concerts will be given
at the Funke Opera on Monday eve-
ming, January 9th. The celebrated
Symphonic Militaire. by Haydn, will
open the program. This work is among
the best known and most pleasing OF
Haydns compositions. The other num-
bers are Frejschueiz Overture, Dance Of
the Sylphs. from Tho Damnation of
Faust" "Treumerei," for strings alone,
and the Coronation March" from the
Opera "Folkunger." Miss Marion Treat
viIl he the soprano eoloist and will aiu0
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Strictly speaking, there are no roads
in Cuba, and what are known as such
are mere trails, often coming to an
abrupt termination in the swamps and
everglades, locally known as cienaga,
one of which, for instance, has length
of sixty miles and is little more than a
quagmire, with immense pools of stag
nant, brackish water. All that por-
ton of the coast sheltered by archipe-
lagoes is one great marsh, the dimen-
sions of which are largely increased
during the rainy season. With the ex-
ception of a few turnpikes in the
vicinity of Havana there are no certain
means of travel by land during the wet
season.
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are already packed with merchandise, and
the large stores rented along Marina street
are busy receiving goods which are being
steadily unloaded. Everywhere there are
signs of revival OF commercial activity
and prosperity.
The trade and business houses opened
their doors for the first time Tuesday,
cleared their warehouses and made ready
for the receipt OF goods. All the stores are
open this morning by General McKibbin's
orders, but the saloons remain closed for
the present in order to avoid the possibility
OF q clash between the soldiers in the case
OF drunkenness.
Cigars and tobacco are nowhere to be
found, as all the factories have been closed
for months and they had no stock on hand.
Our men expected to find quantities OF
tobacco when Santiago fell, and they were
greatly disappointed at not being able to
find ANYTHING 20 smoke, so we shall have to
carry Goals 10 Newcastle, or, in other
words, inn ort tobacco into Cuba.
The ice factory and electric light 7 liant
are working, the houses are brightly
lighted, and the pawnshops are doing a
rushing business, their counters being
crowded by people OF all sorts OF color and
conditions, pawning heirlooms, clothes,
dresses and furniture. Officers tender their
medals, spurs and swords, ana clvli en-
ployes offer their tortoise-shell, Gold-head-
ed canes OF office for mere song, which
are in turn bought at fancy prices by
American soldiers, officers or newspaper
correspondents as relics Of the war.
There have been more machetes sold to
ourmen as souvenirs than were laid down
on the morning OF the surrender, and
crosses, service stripes, and orders, are
cheerfully parted with for American cash
or exchanged for articles as mementos.
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season.

While Lieutenant Hobson Jared bet
ter than Ensign Bagley in that, with
the stout-hearted men who shared
with him the perils of his expedition,
he managed to escape to land, still
the nature of the enterprise upon
which he volunteered stands out with
such unique prominence on account
of its peculiar dangers that he is
clearly entitled to the hero's laurel.
When Lieutenant Hobson undertook
to enter the narrow waters of the har-
Dor at Santiago de Cuba for the pur-
pose of accomplishing his bold design,
he had every reason to believe that
whatever his success might be in his
efforts to close up the channel he
would never be permitted to return
again to his comrades of the squadron.
He went with the spirit of the martyr
to sacrifice himself at duty's cali upon
the altar of his country's cause. Let
pessimists who bewail the degenerate
civilization of the nineteenth century
contemplate the spectacle of this
intrepid officer in sinking his own
vessel under the frowning shadow OF
Moro castle. There is nothing finer
in Spartan annals than the exhibition
of unrufled fearlessness presented
by Lieutenant Hobson in the face OF
circumstances which might have awed
the bravest.
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ON TO PORTO RICO.
MiIcs's Expedition Conveyed by Zig
Fleet of Warships.

WAsnIyGroS, D. C. (SpeciaD.-General
Niles cabled the Secretary OF War that he
sailed from Guantanamo, Cuba, for Porto
Rico at o'clock Thursday afternoon. His
fleet OF transports was accompanied blythe
battleship massachusetts,, the auxiliary
cruiser Dixie. the cruiser Cincinnati and
the gunboats Annapolis Gloucester, wasp
and Leyden, and the cruiser Columbia.
General Miles is on the Yale. The Yale has
Z powerful battery Of flve-inch rapid-nre
guns. Other transports with troops were
the Nueces, Lampasas, Mississippi, Chero-
kee and lroquois.
The despatch from General Miles told the
department that he had ten transports
loaded to their full capacity with 1900
troops and supplies, and that, at the time
of writing. the fleet had been augmented
by the arrival OF two ships, the Lampasas
and the Nucces, from Tampa. The last
named vessels were loaded with about 6O0
men. consisting mostly Of engineers and
heavy artillery. and with large quantity
Of cumbersome ammunition and supplies
for the army o. invasion. With these
twelve ships tho combined naval and mill
tary fleet composing the first expedition to
Porto Rico consists OF twenty-one ships
The size and formidableness OF the naval
escort provided Dy Admiral Sampson are d
surprise to many persons, inasmuch as the
belief was entertained in some quarters
that only three or four vessels OF the navy
would accompany the troopships COM
manded by General Miles.
Secretary Alger, on leaving the White
House early Friday morning, said
.'The Porto Rican expedition will be
pushed with all possible speed. The first
section OF the army started from Guanta-
namo Thursday afternoon at five O'Clock,
and within a week General Miles will be
reinforced by from $4,000 to $1,000 troops.
giving him for immediate operations an
army approaching 10000 men, and the
force will be added to-"
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BAY OF NIPE SEIZED.
First Base Secured on the North Coast OF
Cuba-A Cruiser Destroyed.

WASHINGTON, D. G. (SpeciaD.-The fol-
lowing message has been received at the
Navy Department.:
"PLAYA DEL ESTE.
Expedition to Nipe has been entirely
successful, although the mines have not
been removed, for want Of time.
The Spanish cruiser Jorge Juan, de-
Tending the place, was destroyed without
loss on our part.
THE Annapolis and Wasp afterward
proceeded from Nipe TO assist in the land
ing OF the Commanding General OF the
army on arrival at Porto Rico.
SAMSON"
The success Of the expedition to Nipe Is
really more important than appears on the
surface. The Bay OF Nipe lies on the north
coast OF Cuba, almost directly across the
island from Santiago. 1t Is purposed TO
establish base there which will save at
least two days time in getting supplies in
to Cuba, as compared with the Santiago
route.
It will also form good point OF opera,
tions against Hoiguin, not far distant, and
il it should develop unfortunately that
restraining hand must be laid upon the
Cubans themselves, Nipe, in connection
with Santiago, would be an effective means
Of doing this.
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equally ro. o.o;nci that thn strife and blood
shed are over and that the horrors Of the
siege are ended. IN the numerous airy
cafes the officers Of the opposing armies
Ioungn through IL" dav.
There s"rmS TO hc no r..oe hatred, the
bitterness being all directed against the
Madrid Government. which is charged
with gross mismauacemrnt Of Cuba and
bunclins during the conduct OF the pres
eat war. MANY Of the Spanish soldiers
are anxious 10 become American citizens,
and ara applying for naturalization.
Commodore Schlev. with a party OF Of
fiaers. visited the city Tuesday morning.
coming up the bay in Il steam launch. The
Commodore called on General Nckibbin
and strolled about the streets. making sew
rral purchases. and apparently greatly en-
loving shore leave. He was received with
great respect by tie Spanish officers who
learned his name.
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TO KEEP PORTO RICO.
Government to Hold the Island as
Penalty of the War.


Penalty of the War.
WASHINGTON, D. C. (SpeciaD The au
thoritative declaration was made that the
island OF Porto Rico is to be held as per-
manent possession OF this country as the
price OF the war. The subjoined practi-
cally official statement was made Thurs-
day:
''Porto Rico will be kept by the United
States. That is settled and has been the
plan from the first. Once taken 1t will
never be released. 1t will pass forever
into the hands OF the United States and
there never has been any other thought.
Is possession will go toward making up
the heavy expense OF war to the United
States. Our flag, once run up there, Will
fioat over the island permanently"
The same authority says the future OF
the PHILIPPINES Is matter OF development
and that so far there is no certain policy
finally adopted regarding these islands.
They are subject to developments in the
war situation in the Pacific. 1t was in
tinated, however, though not definitely as
serted, that the Ladrone Islands might
follow the fate OF Porto Rico and become
our permanent possession, being valuable
as coaling and supply station for our
shius when en- route to Eastern Asia.
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Troops to Join Miles.

WASHINGTON, D. C. Special. The fol-
lowing brigades were selected to re-
inforce the army under General Miles for
the assault upon Porto Rico: General
Haines's brigade, General Ernst's brigade
and the division under the command OF
Brigadier- General Grant. These three
briGades, together with the troops already
taken by General Miles, constitute an ag-
gregate force exceeding fourteen thousand
men, including eight light batteries OF ar
tllery and ten regiments of infantry. Oh
the latter three are from Illinois, two each
from Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Wis.
cOnsin, and one from Ohio.
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A committee of the English Parlia-
ment was lately appointed to investi-
gate the causes of England's falling
off in certain industrial branches.
The committees investigations, which
took them over to the Continent, re-
suited N finding that England's fail
ure was due largely, when not entire
", to her lack of secondary education
for the masses. The English youth
do not get the thorough training for
industrial life that Germany, for in
stance, is giving to her people. The
committees findings were especially
fattering TO Denmark, which, within
this century, has risen from being
one of the poorest to being one of the
richest countries in Europe, second
only to France, and in part for the
same reason, namely, first, that its
land is divided up amo4ga large num-
Der OF small freeholders, and second,
because these small freeholders are
an extraordinarily enlightened and
intelligent class. And this the com
mittee believes to be largely due to
their system of rural high schools for
the people. These schools are private,
and are supported by the fees OF stu
dents, but recently the State has per-
ceived their value, and now makes
them grant, which, however, reaches
them indirectly in the form of pres
ents to peasants to enable them to at
tend the courses, the payments being
made through county councils. There
are seventy of these schools IN all,
and they are really secondary schools,
all the students who enter them hav-
ing passed through the elementary
State schools. The wealth Of the
Danish peasants consists largely IN
their dairy industry, and England is
their chief market. Danish butter Is
for London what Philadelphia butter
is TO New York, luxury for the rich.