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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
REClUSE FOR MANY YEARS.
Once Beautiful Society Woman Dies Alone In
Her Home at Boston.

Surrounded by her cats and dogs the
lifeless form of Mary Mann was found
Saturday evening at GA Myrtle street,
Boston, in the old family house. where
she was born 65 years ago, and where
she lived alone for many years.
A strange mystery, 1t is said, hung
over her life, and it was for this reason
that she remained a recluse so many
long years.
Once she was known in society as
beautiful Mary Manu." Her family
was we'll known in Boston 80 years ago,
and was of old New England stock.
Mary was the last survivor, and the
property which she leaves will go to dis
tant relatives.
When she was young she married Eo-
ward Thayer, and for several years they
lived in one of the finest houses on Bea-
con street. Finally there came parting
| and Mary took again her maiden name
The rest of her days was spent as
recluse. No one knew why she went )u'
so little. and no one asked her. AS she
grew older 1t is said, she became slight
ly demented, and she received very few
callers.
A strange variety of old family fur
niture and heirlooms were found in thu
house after her mysterious and suddel
death. The house, which Is one of thu
old-fashioned style, is veritable curl
osity shop, and every room is filled witt
great array of queer and Anticipated
articles.
The cause of her death the doctors sa
was apoplexy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
RosToN PRODUCE MARKET.

,,,,,,r-w;nter clears, $S.40@3.S0;
,+roiehts $4,000; patents, $S.S5Q4'5O;
snrine clears, sS2O@S.5O; patents, A'loW
Ats. val
Corn-No Q yellow, 44c; steamer vel
low, 431sc; steamer, 4Shc.
Oats-Clipped fancy, 34QS4kc; NO. q
a21hc: No. 8, S2@32hc; rejected, Slhc'
Hay-Fancy, $16.5O@17; prime, $l6W
1870; fair to good, $11@12; common SS@
10; clover mixed, $SQlO.
straw-Rye, $1OQ11; oat, $66O@7,
Rntter-Creamery Vermont and New
1Jomnshire. extra, 24o; New York, extra,
90. vest rn. extra, 23@23lkc; firsts, 2l@
900, dairy extra, 22c; imitation creamery
,e@tsc. ladle. extra, 16@16hc; box
creamery, extra, 241A@25c; dairy, 2Sc'
Cheese-New York and Vermont, ex-
+ra 12b@12%c; firsts, 11Q12c; seconds
om1Oc. twins, extra. 1QhQl21sc; ohlo
Aat. 11@11hc; sage, lSc' o0a
Trgs suburban and cape fancy 2SQ
ono. eastern, extra, 22@2Sc fair to good'
1eS9Oc. western, selected, l9HWzoc; rair
to good, 1SQ19c. ,u0Oo.
" Heat-Beef, choice 9hc; good, 71sQSc'
,,,,a quarters, choice, 11Q11Rc; common
- GOOD 9@1Ohc; forequarters, 5HsQ 1aci
veal, choice, 9@1oc; fair to good ' Voc
common, 5@6c; mutton, extra, &c
common to good, b@7c; yearlings' oW'o
lamb, choice, &c. ... ,z@As,
''' Vegetables -Potatoes, extra H@4S'
nor bushel; sweet, $1.12@1.76.
~ Beans-small pea, s1.75 California
e, on. marrow, choice, $1.7O@1.75; me
dun choice, $1,7O@1.75; yellow eyes es
axtra 81 .sO@1.S5; red kidneys, 81. 15@2'2t
Apples-Nova Scotia, gravensteins. ,
ma. york state, mixed, sl.5o@2; fal
plppins, $17b@2.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
FOREIGN SUMMARY.

The number Of persons now receiving
famine relief throughout India reaches
1893 .0O0
The Exchange Telegraph company
publishes a dispatch from Paris saying
that Emile Arton of Panama canal
notoriety has been pardoned.
Steamer Hamilton is ashore on the
rocks near Iroquois, Ont. She has two
holes in her steel hull and is in diff
cult position to reach. There was no
loss Of life.
Henri Bourassi, member Of the Cana
dian parliament, has resigned his seat In
the commons as a protest against the
sending of a Canadian contingent to the
Transvaal.
mail train collided with a freight
train near Schaerboek suburb OF Brus-
sells three saloon carriages being de-
molished. Eighteen passengers were in
iured. but none fatally.
During thick fog the British steamer
T,aristan. from Marseilles for Rotter-
dam was sunk in collision off the Good
win Sands by the British steamer
Crimea. The damage to the Crimea Is
unknown. There were no fatalities.
The Peruvian government, by strategic
movement of troops, is trying to sur
| round Durand, the head of the revolu-
tion. In the meantime bodies OF the
revolutionists are surrendering under
government guarantees.
The Haitien government has named
Judge Hay as the sole arbitrator In the
Hetzgar claim against Hayti for dam
q COS sustained through the infringement
NJ a certain concession. The nomination
has been confirmed by the state depart
ment.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
PRICES CONTINUE STRONG.
Staple Articles Maintain Old Firmness'..lron
and Steel Hold Their Strength.

More nearly, perhaps. than ever before,
does the volume of general trade and in
dustry tax existing transportation IA
cilities handling the same. From nearly
all parts Of the country, but particularly
from the west and south, come reports
Of car scarcity. Some of this congestion
seems to be the result Of diversion of
traffic ordinarily carried on by water
routes to already crowded railroads.
From both coasts of this country also
come reports of insufficient tonnage Of
fering to handle goods seeking foreign
outlet, and freight rates are consider
ably higher than they were a year or
more ago.
With few notable exceptions prices
continue strong. A number Of lines have
advanced quotations, while the great
body Of staple articles manifest all their
old firmness. Some weakness in wheat
| prices Is directly traceable to higher
| freight rates. Corn Is not as depressed
as wheat mainly because Of lighter re-
ceipts, but current receipts of wheat are
also smaller than they were year so.
The weakness in prices of copper and
of copper mine stocks Is attributed to
production gradually overtaking de-
mand and tin Is also considerably lower
renewal Of strength is noted in cot
ton, though foreign buying Is reported
still Indifferent, domestic speculative
confidence and good conditions in the
manufactured goods branch furnishing
an impetus this week.
In iron and steel maintained strength
Is still a feature at all markets Will
steel products, particularly rails, wiro
rods and billets, all higher on the week
and structural material showing sym
pathy.
The strength Of lumber Is apparently
undiminished.
Some diminution In the jobbing bust
ness Is reported at western centers, al
though the volume of sales is still ahea,
of last year
More is doing in wool at Philadelphi
and Boston and more large speculativ
buying Is reported at the latter cit!
with territory woods in chief demand
A liberal business in cotton and woole
goods Is being done at New York an
, some mills report the withdrawal G
samples of the latter.
, Bank clearings this week aggregat
, over last week and a gain of AZ percer
over this week year ago.
Business failures for the week numbt
' 221 as compared with 213 in this week
, year ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
Mrs. Howard resides there with her

Mrs. Howard resides there with her
three children.
The annual report of the money order |
system of the postoffice shows total
issue during the year amounting to
$224,95S363. an increase Of 500, 1864, 492 over
last year. The total earnings Of the
system, aggregating 1851 ,63S, show an
increase of $395,004.
Surgeon General Sternberg, has re-
ceived a dispatch from Gibraltar stat
ing that the transport Missouri, with a
large quantity of medical supplies and
number of nurses, has sailed for Ma
Mia after having been detained for some
days for minor repairs.
Fire started in 7. O.. Quimby's shoe
shop at Epping. N. H.. spread to sur
rounding buildings and threatened to
destroy the entire business section. This
plant a Irvine factory, planning mill and
Nichols shoe shop were all destroyed
The total loss Is about 1872, 900.
The petition for pardon of James M.
Lowell Of Lewiston, who Is serving a
sentence of life in the Maine state prison
for numbering his wife, was heard by the
governor and council, and the council
voted to grant the pardon. though Gov
ernor Powers has taken no action.
The auxiliary gunboat Scorpion, now
at Norfolk, has been assigned to the
transportation Of the isthmian canal
commission to Nicaragua and Colon.
The vessel is all ready for sea, and it is
expected that the commission will be
able to sail by the end Of the month.
For 81 years the resting place Of ex-
President John Tyler has been I'M
marked. but the grave will hereafter be
known. The Hollywood Cemetery as
ISOLATION of Richmond. in whose grounds
the ex-president is buried. has decided to
erect a monument over his grave.
The Congregational society of Licking
ton, Mass, dedicated it's church with APP
propriate services. The church Is an
elaborate stone edifice and was finished
and occupied in the fall of 1892, but it was
decided to postpone the dedicatory eXer-
cises until the debt had been raised.
Wisemans block, New Auburn, Me.
was badly damaged by fire. The fire was
under such Roadway when discovered
that a second alarm was rung In for the
Lewiston department. The stock of j. j
Shapiro, dry goods dealer, was badly
damaged. The total loss is $SO,O0O
Jesse l.. Davis a well-known writer
of popular songs, died at Whtestone
L. l., of heart disease. He was a negro
; was born in Cincinnati in 1868, and wa!
a graduate of Gaines college. Among hi
compositions are "The Lighthouse B.
a the Sea-" wait Till the Tide Comes In,
etc.
Rev. Walter Wyath, D. d. prom
: inent Baptist minister, died at Phila
, delphia, aged 66. Mr. Wyath was borl
a in Wendell, Mass. For Is years he wa
connected with the editorial staff Of TIL
Baptist Journal and Messenger in Gin
4 cinnati He gave up the ministry
h devote his entire time to literature.
h Captain Evans, U. S. N, who ha
charge of the patrol fleet Of revenu
:, cutters and torpedo vessels during tt
q late yacht races, pays high compl
q ment to officers of the cutter and torped
!, fleet for their skill in handling their YES
> sels and efficient work in keeping II
q course perfectly clear under trying eli
n cumstances.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25

Washington, Oct. 24.-The Alaskan
boundary modus vivendi was signed
Friday. Reginald Tower of the
British legation arrived shortly after 10
o'clock at the state department, and was
closeted with the secretary. The sigma
ture was then made. With that act the
long-expected modus vivendi, relative
TO the vexed boundary question, went
into effect. This has been brought
about through the direct negotiations
Of Secretary Hay and Mr.. Tower, after
several failures in the past through
commissioners and ambassadors. The
state department is positive that it has
conserved every American interest in
the arrangement. without unjustly
treating Canada.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25

Providence, Oct 24.-Robert Hender-
son. a lf-confessed horse thief of
youthful years, was arraigned In the
supreme court yesterday on four indict-
ments two for setting fires, one for
stealing horse and one for breaking and
entering a barn and stealing two hoi SEES.
On the indictments Henderson was SEN
fenced to serve three years In state
prison on the first Indictment and one
year each on the other three. The sem
fences on three indictments are to run
concurrently, so that while the sentence
would appear to be six years 1t Is, IN
reality, but four years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
A CIcrgyman's Experience.

MD. lump, D. D., Saratoga Springs,
writes: ct affords me great pleasure to
testify to the value of Henry & Johnson'ss
Arnica and Oil Lininent, which l used
with the most satisfactory results. Not
long since, as a result of cold and ex-
cessive use of the organs Of the throat,
| suffered greatly from inflammation and
induration of the tonsls. After trying
several remedies | bethought me of your
liniment, and by single application
over night the trouble was entirely re-
mo we'd and was able to 60 on with my
work."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25

Washington, Oct. 24.-General Otis ac-
count of the last Filipino peace overture
Is as follows: Message received at
Angeles under flag of truce expressed
desire of honorable President Aguinaldo
to send commission to Manila to arrange
difficulties connected with delivery of
Spanish prisoners and to discuss matter
Of particular character. Reply returned
that commission accredited by anyone
other than General Aguinaldo, general
in-chief of insurgent forces, could not
be recognized or received. No later cor
respondence."
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25

hour At Sandy Hook at one time the
wind was reported to be blowing at the
rate Of 30 miles an hour. Shamrock was
vanquished by minutes and IS seconds
actual time and minutes and "a sec
onds corrected time, thus completing the
series for the Americas cup with mag
nificent rough weather duel and u glori-
GUS Yankee victory.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
Tn Re,urn 10 Philippines.

San Francisco, Oct. 24-Brigadier Cen
eral Funston has wired the war depart
ment of his acceptance of the rank OF
hrigadler general of the newly formed
volunteer service. General Funston Ill
retire to Kansas with the Kansas volun-
teers, who will be mustered out Oct. 49,
He will then report at Washington for
duty In the Philippines.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
Some Foolish People

allow cough to run until it gets beyond
tbe reach of medicine. They often say
aOh. It will wear away but in most
cases it will wear them away. Could
thew be induced to try the successful med
cine called Kemp's Balsam, which IS
sold on a positive guarantee TO cure,
they would Immediately see the excellent
effect after taking the first DOSE Prlee
25c. and SOC. Trial size free. AT all
druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
Innk French Leave.

Portland, Me-. Oct. 24.-Four boys have
escaped from the state reform school
They are supposed to have headed to-
ward Boston. One named Mulligan be-
longed in this city. The other three are
from the eastern part Of the state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
THE YACHT RACE.
Gun STAYS Here.

New York, Oct. 24.-Columbia won
again on Friday, defeating Shamrock by
a wide margin. and the Americas cup
stays In this country. Fridays race
started more auspiciously than any other
since the beginning Of the series. The
wind was strong, blowing over the
course at the rate Of 20 miles or more an
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25

NV. B. Gibbs of Rutland has applied
for admission to the Odd Fellows home
at Ludlow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
W4YHK'y FIVE APPLE CROP.
The Fruit Is Perfect and It's Value Is Esti-
mated Mt 825O.OOO.


LYONS, NY, Sept 80. Wayne county is over
run this fall with apple buyers. the crop being
excellent A drive through the territory from
Nine Mile Point in Monroe county, which is nine
line. reveals orchard after orchard loaded down
with fno fruit
The fruit belt in Wayne county this year has
been about mile WIDE the Lake road being the
centre, and the heaviest yields being between this
Lake road and Lake Ontario. Inside Of this strip
the yield of fruit this year has been enormous,
particularly as reg ard peaches grapes and apples
Early in the season, 81 so was paid for twenty
ounce apples while Baldwins, Greetings, Ben
Davis and Tompkins County Kings were con-
tracted for at 81 parrel. The fruit has been so
fine that buyers have practically deserted Orleans
and other counties and focking into Wayne
county, and IS a barrel will be the price very
shortly.
Fruit evaporator men have been obliged to GO
outside the county TO get the inferior grades Of
fruit required to run their plants. The apples
this year are perfect in shape and color free from
blemish, and the heavily laden trees present
pleasing spectacle Farmers have been Obliged
tear down their rail fences and the rails to
prop up their trees, so heavy is the load OF fruit
Every inch OF available apple storage in this vii
lage has been taken up Much fruit will be ship
ped in here for storage. Space for 20 900 barrels
has already been contracted for. The value of the
crop Is placed at $3.50, 900.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01

really comparatively small vents, through
which enormous quantities OF matter have
been expelled quickly by means OF some vol
canlc convulsion within tho earth. Nature. in
pushing great quantity Of practically molten
matter containing carbon through a hole too
small for t. brought about those two necessary
conditions for tho production OF diamonds
heat and pressure.
But biologists. when they wsntto localities
where diamonds had been found in Wisconsin.
were puzzled by the fact that no formation Of
the chimney kind existed anywhere about. It
was finally decided that the stones must hnvo
been brought from great distance by glacier.
which dropped them when 1t melted. One ofthe
to Wisconsin to study the course OF this glacier.
hoping to find chimneys at tho point whore 1t
started. This expert did trace the glacier and
there found a chimney. There was only one.
and II had been worked out. Facts indicated
that this was done bya German mineralogist
who was known to have been In that locality
some years before. He had quietly worked out
the chimney. taken what stones he found. and
finding no other diamond bearing spots.
had gone back to Germany. saying nothing
to anyione OF his discovery.
Tiffany h Co. alone have spent thousands
OF dollars in studying the so-called Milwaukee
field but have aban ID on cd the enterprise II Ia
bv no means certain. however. that in America
will not be found diamond fields OF enormous
richness. Biologists and mineralogiGts agree
that nowhere else on earth exist conditions
more likely to develop diamond producing
formations. An intelligent scientific search for
these diamond fields 10 continually going on
and some day We may all wake up and find that
the Klondlke craze was nothing to the diamond
craze which will then exist
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01

Americans Have Obtained Control of the
Business of Dawson.

QUEBEC. Sept 20, The latest complaint
received here from Dawson City is that Canada
is rapidly losing the Yukon trade and that Ameri-
cans control the business Of Dawson A Toronto
man writing from the Klondike says that Of 400
merchants doing business in Dawson today
not six are Canadians. All the others are from
the United States The great food supply is
in the shape Of canned goods and the Canadian
article is not much seen, as compared with the
Chicago product
The Canadian reports Of the latest Yukon
grievance are frank enough To admit that il il
largely Canadas own fault II she is losing her
hold upon the business Of supplying the Elon-
dixie country. Even in the quality Of the butter
that is being shipped TO Dawson. Canada is said
10 be doing much 10 injure her reputation as
great agr cultural and dairy country. II IN uni
fOrmly bad and brings only 81 for two pounds
while American butter brings 81. 10 for two pound
lots The correspondent who makes these COM
plants points out that there are visitors from
all over the world at Dawson. They naturally
expect 10 get thing in the dairy line there from
Canada, but when they are told that the butter
they are eating IL American and that the Cana
dian article is not At for the table these people
are likely 10 advertise the United States and Amer.
lean products abroad on their return home In
Europe or elsewhere. 10 the great disadvantage
OF Canada Hence the prevailing complaint
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
CLlY,s MOTHERS TAVERN.
Something About tho Mother of the Great
Orator and Statesman.
From ne 81. LOU, Globe. Democrat

hhu Sthtebmhns
From ne ST. Louis Globe. Democrat.
Comparatively few people are now living who
know that the mother Of Henry Clay once kept
tavern in Versailles. KY. and fewer still have
ever had 1t occur to them that. had this not
been the case. Clay would most probably not
have come to Kentucky at all.
The Watkins family arrived in Versailles
about the close OF the eighteenth century.
bringing with them quite retinue Of
slaves. may say right here that there 10 little
foundation for the popular idea that Henry
Clay's boyhood was spant in the atmosphere Of
poverty. obscurlty and absolute want. The
mother OF the MIL Boy OF the slashes." Eliza
beth Hudson. was member OF a wealthy Yir-
ginia family. and In wedding tho Rev John
Clay latter whose death she married Henry Wat
kins) she married into family Of equal prom
inence with her own. The Clays and Hudsons
probably lived in the rather gorgeous style Of
the Virginia gentry. and IL the Rev. John Clay
was poor it was no doubt due to the devasta-
ton wrought by the Revolutionary War. 1t is
extremely unlikely that his poverty could have
believe.
Henry Clay did not accompany his mother
40 put in
and engaged in prosecuting his legal studies.
81 hfy took sRoFE o. the only
became famous in the surrounding country.
They had ID, T swo,story stone house built at the
Henry. MetcaIie,. at that time a stonemsson.
and atterward Governor e Kentucky Such
fss oP the 81
sss Ss Sl GH Ss MAJ 4:
no doubt planned cam paigns at Watkins Tav-
tained FIN in 1926 s oene''' Lafayette was enter
Ms. ay:watktns was very, attractive.
hair and eyes and rosy chseks Her manners
were very engaglng. and nd. she was most on
rounded and sRspes sur. sS and nI rosse s
great yisor Of mind and body: Her first hus:
band 6snd the ksy John Clay. evidently realized
he, more than once g!ves directions in case my
beloved wife should intermarry betwiIt this
an elegant and accomplished gentleman OF
%. for whom she afterward bore seven chill
Mr. Watkins wa was full Of spirit as story
Of Lexington. proves. He says that the das
after the burial OF Rev John Clay, the, British
coGR Rs na5sSn %ssi r'S into HFn h;
rsprimended ,Tarlet on so severely. that he
enpted a sack Of coin on table and told her
her apron and threw i into the Are. SAYING
British gold She seems to have been = nobls
woman. much reverenced by those who knew
an i'm perious will.
About the year 1915 the Watkinses gave up
farm which they owned. three miles south OF
town. Here Mrs. Watkins died In 1920. at the
age OF 80 years. Her, remains were buriad
there until 1851. whom they were removed to
Lexington by her son, Henry. Tho Henry
interest. is now the home OF Mr.. Robert Nc
Connel The last vestiRe OF tho Watkins resi-
dence has given place to more modern Improves
mentB
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
NEW ERA IN FREIGHT CARS.
Thousands Of the Old Type Made Useless
by the New Patterns.

PrT"rsBUnG, Sept 3O-The scarcity OF rail
road freight cars has not been relieved so far as
Pittsburg is concerned. The circular repair shop
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Pitcairn one of
the biggest shops in the country. is overworked
with patching up disabled cars, and several hun
dred cars waiting for repairs have already accu-
mulated on the tracks in the yard, and more are
coming in every day.
The great number Of old style cars is noticeable.
Under ordinary traffic conditions they would last
for months but when forming parts of trains made
up with tho big steel freight cars and the forty
eight ton wooden cars they are either pulled apart
by the strain or crushed by the application Of the
air brake. Railroad managers estimate that
So 600 of these cars, running on the railroad
within 200 miles Of Pitsburg, will have to he
taken out of the service within twelve months
Cars with broken sides are patched up no longer,
but are usually destroyed and burned The side
stills give way at heavy strains and they are liza BILE
TO cause disastrous wrecks