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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
"Suspend Judgment"

These words were uttered by Capt.
Sipsbee in his first despatch to Wash
ngton regarding the loss of the
Name, and with the exception OF the
New York Journal the American press
and the American people have sus-
pended judgment. That specimen OF
yellow journalism wants to have a
war with Spain before the investiga-
ton is even commenced, but fortu-
nately for the welfare OF this nation
that paper does not represent the
sentiments Of the American people
but only the vagaries of its multi
millionaire editor.
Meanwhile court of investigation
is conducting an inquiry into the
cause of the disaster and in due time
it will probably appear that the
cause was purely accidental. There
are many ways in which such an ex-
plosion might have occurred and it
is hardly probable that a bankrupt
nation like Spain would invite war
with this country by blowing up one
warships. Il it was done by Others
it is more likely to have been done by
Cuban insurgents than by any Span
ish hands.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

living in it; and this article, prepared
by Mr.. Hamlin Garland, will embody
information derived from these sur
veyors and explorers in special in
terviews with them, and from their
official reports, some OF which are
not yet published. 1t will be illus
trated with scenes along the several
routes from unpublished official pho
tographs.
The Monthly Cyclopedia OF Prac
tical Medicine and Universal Medical
Journal is published by the F. A..
Davis Company at Philadelphia and
edited by DR.. Charles E. de M. Sa-
jous. Subscription price SIS year.
While a publication INTENDED for a
profession must necessarily be too
technical for the laity, yet one CLEANS
from this journal many interesting
things of great moment to the gen
eral public.
The article upon influenza is ex-
ceedingly interesting. 1t is remarka-
BILE what an important place in the
catalogue of diseases influenza has
assumed since the first advent of
la grippe in the United States.
We can agree with DR.. Sajous when,
in his introduction. he speaks OF the
true physician as follows:
He never yields to the temptation
ofidleness in the pursuit of progress
i've knowledge; he realizes that
those who look to him for relief are
entitled to the resources of medicine,
not as they were, but as they are"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

trip OF inquiry at the instigation OF
his friend, President Mckinley, albeit
it is given out in Washington that
Senator Proctor is somewhat out OF
health and goes to recuperate. Such
are the facts, and everybody is at
liberty to speculate as to the real in
wardness OF this journey. There is
good deal of fight in Col. Proctor
and he has been free to say that it is
quite time that the inhumanities
practiced by Spain should be stopped.
Perhaps he goes on this footing as
senator who desires to see for him
self. Any old soldier would hnd
Cuba a mighty interesting place to
visit at this e.-[Springfeld Re-
publican.
Burlington has large number of
rich women.
There are seventy who are assessed
for 1928 900.
The average valuation of all the
towns and cities OF Vermont is only
about $64O,000.
A friend OF the Daily News COM
ments on these figures:
These women do not cast single
vote upon the question of whether or
not they shall be taxed. There are
1854 men in the city paying poll
t xes upon an ideal valuation OF
5000 each or an aggregate OF $40.
800. These men can cast 2o45
votes. There are 473 men in the CITY
exempt from poll taxes. who are
voters in all municipal affairs. The
table stands thus: 70 women. tax
on 81 62S 900. no votes; 1854 men
taxed on $40 800 1854 votes; 473
men, no taxes, 473 votes. There Is
one woman IN town who pays as
much tax as six hundred and forty
four men and yet cannot cast a single
ballot, while the men, IN taxing her,
have a six hundred and torty-iour
voting power-worse than modern
electricity. Who can say righltully
that taxation without representa-
ton is not tyranny ?"-[ Burlington
News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

Gustave B Calman, who died IN
New York recently, was at the head
of a great varnish firm and at the
same time the largest stamp dealer
in this country. None who bought
yarnlsh OF him knew he was stamp
dealer, and those to whom he supplied
stamps never suspected that stamp
dealing was "sde line" of his regu'
lar work. Yet he carried 20 600. 900
stamps in stock, representing an IN
yestment of several hundred thous
and dollars, and was as wellknown in
Europe as in this country.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

The Chester House and livery stables
located at the depot village caught fire
at O'Clock Saturday night. The fire
caught in the eli. o. Il. Burrell, men,
Der of Bonnie & Hammond's Theale r
company, was rescued from the burning
building by the heroic acts OF Edward
Holt and Augustus Archer. Although
suffering from heat and suffice 'tion, his
condition is not considered critical. Most
oil the furniture in the hotel was saved.
The loss on the property will amount to
about $4,000 and was w, II insured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

The Brattleboro Reiormer has
been specializing on the coming con
gressional campaign in the second
district and thinks that two OF Brat
tleboro's leading citizens, Col. J. J.
Estey and Col. Kittredge Haskins,
will enter the contest as dark horses.
Either of the gentlemen possess the
right qualifications for congress, bat
they are too astute politicians to
enter the field against Gen. Grout.
The Relormer is only fooling when it
intima,es that they really consider
dong such thing.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
Press Comment.

Amid the excitement of the past
two days a number of interesting
events have almost escaped notice,
and among these was the speech
against the annexation OF Hawaii
by Senator Morrill, OF Vermont. His
decision to openly oppose the treaty
must mean that all reports that he
would neglect to vote are erroneous.
And with Senator Morrill, voting in
opposition to ratification one or two
other republican senators ought to
find courage in his example. Before
Senator White returns from Califor-
MIA the treaty is likely to be perma-
nently shelved, and the contest
transferred to the procedure OF joint
resolution Springfield Republican,
Feb. 18.
Judging from the experiences of
some OF Vermont's lawmakers in re-
cent years only those men who can
sfford dart-proot clothing and who
will agree to wear smoked glasses at
stated times, should be elected to the
coming legislature. The advocates
of woman suffrage in Vermont prom
Use to wage next fall the most per-
suasive campaign in the history OF
movement in this state Burlington
Free Press.
again has the cou..try received
proof OF the character of the men who
command our navy. Could there be
a more severe test of mans quality
than that to which Capt. Slgsbee
was subjected? How we'll he met it
is shown by his first despatch, in
which he counseled suspension OF
judgment as to the cause of the ca
lamity. 1t is those who suffer most
from this disaster-who are best a BILE
to judge of its full extent and appall-
ing signi6cance-who have been the
most calm and collected, and who
have done the most to restrain hys.
tercal utterances and to prove to the
world that Americans may always
be depended upon to show in the
presence OF great emergency the
calmness Of true courage; the reser-
vatlon of an invincible resolution
which can wait until the proper time
comes for action.
1T is a gallant action to blow up
the enemy's warship in time of war
as did William 7. Gushing. 1t is an
equally gallant action to stay by
your own ship after she had been
blown up, amid deadly peril of more
explosions, until your men are off;
and it argues even a higher and
nobler gallantry to stand between
this awful experience and an immi
nent outbreak OF popular frenzy and
by cool, brave counsel avert the
greater calamity. This did Charles
D. Sigsbee. No man ever better
earned the thanks of congress. His
country already thanks him and is
proud of him. Army and Navy
Journal.
Senator Proctor of Vermont has
started for Florida, and the Wash
ipgton story is that the late secre
tary of war proposes to go to Ha
vana soon, and, it the conditions are
favorable, to penetrate into the int
rior and study the condition OF Cube
generally. The supposition OF the
newspaper correspondents is that HI
senator from Vermont is taking thi,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
For State Treasurer.

The name OF Ohm l.. Bacon OF
White RIVER Junction will be pre-
sented at the republican convention
for state treasurer and he ought to
have large following in the coli
vention. Mr.. Bacon is cashier OF
the national bank of White River
Junction, has represented his town
in the legislature and is one of the
bright young men in the state that
deserves such an office. St. Johns
bury should be especially interested
in his candidacy as he was gradu
ated from our Academy in the class
oil 1881 and made many friends here
during his school days. There is nc
reason in the world why these Offices
should not he passed around and W,
hope to see Mr.. Bacon the next treas
urer oil Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

DR.. Nansen returns TO his native
heath with net profit from his
American lecture tour OF 500, 900,
which is the largest amount a for
eign lecturer has taken away rom
this country Tor many a day. He
failed to meet all his appointments
and was sued by his manager for
breach of contract, but settled the
case tor $3.50 Now he is telling the
English people how inquisitive the
reporters were. how cold his audi
ences appeared and various other
complaints connected with his tour
The great explorer is too iussy
Most men would be satisfied with
500, 1000 and not complain about it
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

Pinkham's vegetable Compound"
will stop the torture and restore cour-
age. All such pains come from de-
ranged uterus. Trouble in the womb
blots out the light of the sun at mid
day to vast number of women. You
should procure Mrs. Pinkham's Com
pound at once and obtain relief.
Mrs. F. M. Knapp, 500 Wentworth
Ave-, Milwaukee, Wis, says: II suf-
fered with congestion of the ovaries
and inflammation of the womb. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
cured me as it will Others"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
Literary News.

McClure's Magazine for March
will contain valuable article on the
Klondike. Within the last month
government surveyors and explorers
have returned with full information
regarding the character of the coun-
try and the ways of reaching it and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

An English judge has ruled that a
man killed at foot ball contest was
killed by manslaughter and convicted
the player that accidentally caused
the mans death. He said that If a
man caused violence, whether wiliully
or by negligence, to another, in such
a way as to produce death, he was
guilty OF murder, and, therefore,
trough players of this dangerous
game" must beware or get into seri
Gus trouble. The judge added: "As,
however, the prisoner has exhibited
sincere sorrow and bears good
character, | will discharge him on
his own recognizance in $50 BAIL"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

The American locomotive is grad.
ually supplanting the antiquated
looking machines OF European man
uiacrure. Russia has just ordered
IA from the Baldwin locomotive
works at Philadelphia and the impe-
rial council of engineers has pro
nounced the American engine supe
rior to any in the world. The Eng
h>h government recently ordered four
Baldwin engines for the Soudanese
railroad and they were made in 81
days. This so shocked the English
that they sent an inspector over to
the factory to see if the machines
were all right.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
DIR. SCOTT,
Americas Greatest Physician,

has been prevailed upon to have his
great remedy placed in the hands of the
local doctors and the leading druggists.
Arrangements have been completed by
which New England people will be i'm
mediately supplied. The management in
making preparations for furnishing doc.
tors and druggists with this wonderful
medicine, makes it no longer necessary
for sick people to leave home ard go to
New York for treatment. but the full
advantage OF eminent medical skill is
furnished to all through the local doctors
and druggists.
A member of the firm has made ar
rangements with
G. @. Bingham and Randall's Phar-
macy to handle these goods.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
DR.. SCOTS Medicine

with the full assurance Of permanent
cure in the majority of cases. If you
have had La Grippe, and if it has left you
in a rundown or weakened condition or
with Rheumatism, use this medicine 1t
goes directly to the seat Of most physical
troubles.
Two or three doses of the first bottle
will convince you of its superior merits
over patient medicines.
Ask your druggist for DR.. Scott's
Health Remover.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
It Efectually Controls and
Quickly Cures

Kidney Disease, Liver Complaint. Sick
Headache, Nervousness and Exhausted
Nervous Vitality, Rheumatism, Dyspep-
STA, Constipation, Scroiula, Pain in the
Bones, Catarrh, Salt Rheum. General
Debility, Dizziness, Female Weakness,
Malarial Poison. You can try
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
BRAVE SPIRITS BROKEN.

How often women wake up in the
morning cheerful and happy, deter
mined to do so much before the day
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25

ends, and yeti
Before the mo
is very old, the
dreadful BACK
ACHE appears,
the brave spirit
sinks back in
alright; no
matter how
hard she strug-
giles, the
d" clutch " is .
upon her, she
falls upon the /
couch, cry
ing" Why
should I suffer I
SO? What |
can I do ?"
Lydia e.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-25
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The Portland daily press., 1898-02-05
UNION AND NON-UNlON.
Hard Feelings Cropping Out Between New
Bedford Operatives.

New Bedford, Mass, Febauary 4.-The
Massachusetts meeting of weavers in
Dawson's Hall at the north end today
was largely attended. The interesting
feature of the meeting was the statement
by the secretary with reference to the
feeling which has arised among the nom
union weavers relative to the distribu-
ton of funds.
81 am not here to give detailed ac-
count of what has become of that
money! said Mr.. Hart, "but L will rec
ommend that you select a non-unionist
as an auditor who shall examine the ac-
counts and thereby satisfy you that ev-
erything has been done fairly. The same
thing | expect will be done at the south
end and thus we can find out where the
sore-heads lie."
Secretary Hart paid his respects to the
street corner takers as he calls them.
1--WE have never had one iota of trouble
with the members of our union We
received from outside, last week, about
500, to be divided equally among 10000
people on the strike, and figure it out to
you, you cannot make more than cents
a head"
Oliver Christian and Thomas Lonsdale
also spoke.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-05
VICTIMS OF oRoNo DISASTER.
Feared That Another of the Injured Can
not Survive.

Bangor, February 4.-Some of the per-
sons who were injured in the Maine Cen
tral wreck at Orono last Saturday after
noon are recovering SO as to leave for
their homes, but the reports Friday of the
condition of same of the others were not
as encouraging as during the past day or
two.
Stanley Bean of Passadumkeag, who
was perhaps the most seriously injured Of
those who survived the twenty -four hours
following the accident. Is not as well.
His case was very encouraging to the at
tending physician until about sunset
Thursday afternoon when there was a
turn for the worse, secondary infamma-
tion of the brain having set in. 1t was
feared on Friday that he could not sur.
viye. Mrs. Bean is doing nicely and it
was expected she would be able to sit up
a short time on Friday.
The case of J. f. Leavitt of Old Town,
is receiving the closest attention. On ths
night of the accident Mr.. Leavitt was
first attended by DR.. Sanger, who set the
broken bones. Alter reaching his home
in Old Town Mr.. Leavitt had his family
physician, DR.. Twitchell, and DIR. o. S.
Pease was also summoned. TO be doubly
sure that everything possible was being
done for the injured man, DR.. Seth G..
Gordon head surgeon of the Maine Gen
eral hospital of Portland, was sum moned
to the bedside of Mr.. Leavitt. DR.. Cor
don arrived inI Bangor late Thursday
afternoon and went at once to Old Town,
where he called upon Mr.. Leavitt After
examining the wounds, DR.. Gordon said
that the patient was having the best of
care and nothing different could be done
for him to improve the situation.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-05
ANOTHER COLLISION.
1t Isn't Particularly Safe Travelling or
Railroads in Someryille.

Cambridge, Mass, February "A rear
end collision, in much respects like that
at Winter Hill yesterday morning, oc-
CURED at Porter Station, suburb OF this
city, on the Fitchburg road, at 9.15
O'Clock this forenoon.
The passengers on the trains involved
in today's accident, however, escaped with
but slight injuries, only one of them be-
ing unable to continue his journey to
Boston. This one was Daniel Tracy Of
Waltham, who was taken to the Cam
bridge hospital with several ribs broken.
The fireman on the colliding engine
seeing thai collision could not be pre-
vented, jumped from the train, injuring
his foot.
The collision occurred just as local
train from Waltham was drawing out OF
the station. An express from Fitch
burg, due at O'Clock, was 15 minutes be-
hind time and dashed around curve
Just as the local engine began to start
and a moment later 1t had crashed into
the Waltham train. The en- gineer of
the express managed to reverse the lever
and apply the brakes, which, with the
increasing momentum OF the local train,
considerably lessened the shock and uu-
doubtedly prevented loss of life, as the
cars of both trains were crowded.
The forward part of the engine pene-
trated the rear car of the Walthan train
as far as the trucks. Passengers were
thrown down and there was a stampede
for the doors. AS soon as all were out
Of the cars it was found that Mr.. Tracy
was the only one seriously hurt.
The cause of the accident is not known,
but 1t is attributed, like that of yester-
day, to failure of signals to work on &C.
count of the snow.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-05
DEATH OF PASTOR BRoDER1CK.

Boston, February 4.-Rev. VIM. N.
Broderiok, pastor of the Trinity Metho-
dist Episcopal church of Charlestown, and
well-known in the Methodist denomina-
tion throughout the country, died of
typhoid fever at his home In Charles
town today. He was a native OF Marietta,
Ohio, and was so years of age. He
preached at Tippecanoe City. Cincinnati,
Xenia, Springfield and other places in
Ohio, and later he came to Boston. A
few years ago he was elected general
secretary OF the Epworth league, but de-
clined to serve. He was president of the
New England Deaconess Home and Train
ing School, and was secretary of the
board of trustees of Boston university.
He leaves widow and four children.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-05
BELMONT'S APOLOGY FOR
MURPHY.

Albany, N. Y, February 4.-Ex Con-
gresham Perry Belmont, has sent TO
Democratic Leader Thomas Donnelly
of the assembly, a long letter of sugges-
tion as to the course to be pursued in
defending United States Senator Murphy
from the attack made upon him for
voting for the Teller resolution.
Mr.. Belmont, who was gold Democrat
during the 1896 campaign, calls attention
to the vote of President Mckinley in
Congress in 1877 on the Matthews silve,
resolution which he says was exactly the
same vote as that cast by Mr.. Murphy on
the Teller resolution.
He says he does not therefore see how
a Republican legislature can chastise Oh
condemn United States senator for do.
ing the same thing for which its repre-,
sentative at the head of the nation set
precedent,
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-05
WHAT DUM'S SAYS.
Remarkable Showing Made In Bank Clear
ings During January.

Remarkable Showing Made In Bank Clear,
ings During January.
New York, February Ar. G. Dunn &
Co. s weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say: Actual payments through clear
ing houses in January made remarkable
showing, being much larger than in any
previous month, 36.3 per cent than the
same month last year and II per cent
larger than in '92. The failures in Janu-
ary were smaller than in any previous
year of which there is record, and were
probably smaller than in any other Janu-
ary since, 1851. 1he statement by
branches of business given this week
shows surprising gain in most depart
ments of manufacture and trade. No
failures appear in the wooden manu-
features, and in several branches only an
insignificant aggregate compared with
the failures OF previous years.
Perhaps the most striking feature of
the week has been the decline in wheat
With exports of 3, ,094, SIT bushels against
1 ITO, 546 last year, flour included, from
Atlantic ports. and 776, $40 from Pacific
ports, S44, 343 bushels last year, the temper
Of the market has been weaker. During
the past week prices have declined eight
cents, although there has been no CORE
spending decrease in foreign or domestic
demand. The wheat market has turned
largely upon foreign needs and upon the
comparative scarcity of American supply.
The shipments OF boots and shoes from
the east show increasing sales, except the
last and 1896, although the returns are
possibly incomplete because of the storm.
buyers are still cautious, but paying a
small advance on some grades OF goods.
There are many orders for women 5 shoes,
and from the South much larger than last
year, while for brogans some manu-
facturers have extensive fall contracts.
In women's black shoes the larger
manufacturers have q bettor demand
than ever before. Buyers OF leather run
bv in the current receipts in heInlock sole
and are active in oak but are hestitating
in union leather, and doing only about as
much as usual in WAX and kip. Grain
and satin are sold largely ahead. Hides