St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-04-05
ROUND THE WORLD.
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 20.

The American Steel and Wire COM
pany has secured control OF the nVe
steamers of the Zenith Transit company
The vessels are all Of the largest class
and the c II is one of the heaviest evei
made on the Great Lakes
Mayor Van Wyck will appoint com
mittee Of at least 100 representative Cit
liens, who will plan for reception to thu
United States steamship Raleigh and
her officers and crew when she arrives
at New York from Manila.
AT special meeting of the stock
holders of the American Tobacco com
pany, held in Newark, N. j., 1t was votet
10 increase the capital stock from $35 ,O0O
900 to $7O,OOO,0 900.
The owners Of the British steamer
Wolviston have been awarded G5OO'
(S25. OOO) salvage for towing the Cunart
line steamer Pavonia into st. Michaels
A dispatch from Vienna says there ar,
1000 cases of influenza in the city Of
Br,1nne. Austria, and that the death rati
Ia enormous.
THURSDAY. MARCH 80.
The Missouri house passed bill max.
ing the contract rate Of interest per
cent. a reduction from percent. Thu
house also passed bill which PRACTICAL,
abolishes department stores in the state
1t is probable that the bandits recently
arrested in the San Luis district Of San
tiago will be sent to Ell MORO and set
work to earn their rations for time
Various repairs are needed there.
UThittlaoau Wbo has haaY
on duty in the bureau of navigation, ha.
been selected as flag secretary for AID
miral Howisons South Atlantic squad
ron.
The American Wooden company, with
a Capitalization of $65, 900, 900, was incor.
porated at Trenton.
John D. Rockefeller has notified the
trustees of Dennison university at Gran.
vile, o., that If within the ensuing veal
they will raise $150,0O0 he will present
the institution with 100000.
FRIDAY. MARCH 81.
Articles of incorporation of the United
Fruit company, with an authorized cap
ital Of $40, 100000, were filed at Trenton,
The company is empowered to do gen.
eral business as merchants, planters and
farmers, and to grow, manufacture and
deal in produce, merchandise and prop
erty Of all kinds.
A. P. Pitner, representing the New
York National Building and Loan as
sociation, is in Providence Offering the
Rhode Island shareholders in exchange
for their present stock the cumulative
shares put out by the new management.
Daniel Murphy, aged % years, was
struck by passenger train near Nashua,
N. H., and fatally injured.
Ten graduates Of Harvard university
gave a first dinner at Havana Of the
newly founded Harvard club. Among
those present were members of the
special commission investigating the
finances of Havana and Captain Wat
kins of the Paris, who responded to the
toast Our English Cousins"
SA1UnDAY, APRIL /.
Captain Fisher of the Cornell varsity
crew has reconsidered his intention tc
resign from that position, the misunder-
standing between Coach Courtney ant
himself having been explained to his
satisfaction.
Emperor William has telegraphed t
the imperial chancellor, Prince Hohen
lobe, on the occasion Of the latter's birth
day, as follows: May God continue t
vouchsafe health and strength to you 81
that your distinguished services may b,
long preserved to me and to our country.
The National Congress of Mothers will
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Des Moines All the schools in Iowa will
close for a week to enable teachers t,
attend the congress.
The consolidation of the New Jerse,
and Kmckerbocker Athletic clubs ha
been completed and about 300 member
of the New Jersey Athletic club, incud
ing life, active and resident member:
were transferred to the Knickerbocker
increasing that clubs membership t
l70O
SUNDAY, APRIL 2.
The monthly statement of the conn
troller of the currency shows the tot;
circulation of national bank notes c
March 81, 1899, was $243 O52,9 17, an IL
crease for the year of 1864, 29S, and q
increase for the month of $140, $50.
The quarterly statement Of the valu
of the standard coins of the world SHOW
that since Jan. 1, 1899, the value Of silv
to $060O17 and the value of the coil
has decreased accordingly.
The monthly statement of the direct
of the mint shows the total coinage du
ing March was $14,572,O73, of which 81.
176,715 was silver, $2,S46,5 $50 gold, al
$4S,SO1 minor coins. The coinage
standard silver dollars during the mon
Z amounted to $1,900,3O1.
MONDAY, APRIL 3.
The Colorado Midland railroad, oy
G IIagerman pass, which has been bloc
a AIDED by snow for 60 days. is now Gle,
The snow shoveling brigades have
leased seven great engines, some
which had been stalled six weeks.
The Detroit common council, by VI
of Il to IL, appointed a commissit
a headed by Governor Pingree, to r
c gotiate, purchase and operate all t
q street railways of Detroit under N
nicpal ownership.
y The telegraphers on the Union Pac
10 system and the officials of the compa
have arrived at an understanding a
n have signed an agreement regulati
r wages and hours.
Ex-Secretary Sherman is making C,
,s sistent progress toward recovery anC
NJ rapidly convalescing. Last night he v
O much better and had rested quietly.
- TUESDAY, APRIL 4.
u Spike Sullivan knocked out Geo
-, Kerwan in the seventh round at N
~ York.
~ Angry protests are flowing into One