St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-22
ROUND THE WORLD.
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH IL.

a. rockford. Ills. DR.. p. j. Sward OF
Omaha. head Of the Lutheran pouy III
America. said farewell to the SYNOD ana
N America. DR.. Sward has been called
by the special request OF king Oscar "
the state church at Stockholm
The New York legislature passed the
concurrent resolution calling upon the
governor to invite the governors OF other
states to attend the pan American en-
position on the Niagara frontier IN lsol'
The Silk association Of America mas
voted further advance of 10 percent IN
the prices of their products.
princess Louise of Coburg, daughter
of the King of Belgium, who In Jan
uary last left her husband, Prince Phlilp
Of Saxo- Coburg- Gotha, and eloped WIN
An Austrian hussar officer, Lieutenant
Mattachich- Koglevitch, has been de-
llvered of a son at sanitarium near
Purkorsdorf, near Vienna.
The Kansas Southeastern railway has
been formally transferred to the Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe. Ills the IN
tention Of the Santa Fe to build the road
south into the Indian Territory.
LII OlODAl, MANI iV'
The principal English railway COM
panies have resolved to dispatch agents
to institute approval inquiry into the
working of automatic couplings in the
United States.
Arrangements have been made by the
manager of the Cornell football eleven
for a contest with the university of Chi
cago. to be played in Chicago some time
next season.
John Collett, for many years state ge-
ologist of Indiana, died at Indian
apolis. aged II years. Professor Collect
was well known throughout the country
PAPERS were filed at Trenton increas-
ing the capital stock of the Havana Elec-
trio Railway company from 100000 to
$40 O00,0 900.
Secretary Long has appointed board
of rear admirals to examine the officers
recently promoted to the grade of rear
admiral under the operation of the per-
sonnet act The board comprises the
only three officers who were previously
of the rank Of rear admiral available,
namely: McNair, Howell and Howison.
FRIDAY, MARCH II.
The japanese government has re-
uuested China to sanction the appoint
ment of a Japanese customs commits
sioner at Fu-Chau, capital of the prov
ince of Fo-Kien, on the Min river.
A plan is now being placed on paper
in Maine to incorporate into one system
the Moosehead and Sebastook, Wiscas-
set and Quebec, Waterville and Weeks
Mills Pennington and Waterville, Som
erset. and possibly the Franklin system
Of railroads.
The Esperanza mine at Ell Orc, Mex,
has been bonded to an English syndicate,
which puts up 100000 forfeit money.
The price of the mine is fixed at $4,000, 900
gold
SATURDAY. MARCH 49,
The Johns Hopkins university is about
to send two highly qualified Psychologists
to Manila, in order that they may study
the characteristics of diseases prevalent
in the tropics, by modern methods, elm
ical as we'll as pathological
As a consequence of the increase in the
price of steel and the consolidation Of
large steel and iron industries, the pillow
manufacturers of the United States are
forming combination.
Captain Frank Wilds has been ap-
pointed commandant of the Brooklyn
navy yard, to succeed Captain Sumner,
who has been promoted to rear admiral.
A combination of decorated glass and
metal lamp manufacturers is in process
of formation.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10.
An official decree authorizes the school
of mines at Paris to accept the gift OF
$4,000 offered in February of last year by
DR.. Thomas Egleston, emeritus professor
of minerology and metallurgy of the
school of mines, New York.
The imports of dry goods and general
merchandise at New York last week were
valued at $9,9652J7. The exports OF
specie were $1,5O3,455 silver and $546(
gold imports were $106,179 silver and
$S3,S54 gold.
A consolidation of Hudson river steam
boat lines is in progress and a corpora
ton to be known as the Central Hudson
, Steamboat company is being formed.
The executive committee of the Lake
| Carriers association will advance the
wages of sailors So per month for the
t coming season. The advance applies t.
all kinds of labor on vessel.
MONDAY, MARCH 90
DR.. Philip ]. j. Valentino, the eminen
, student of MeXicana and author of mum
: erous papers on ancient Mexican an,
, Central American history died at ST
Lukes hospital, New York.
The directors of the PanAmerican eX
9 position company elected John G. Mil
burn of Buffalo president.
r The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST Pau
railway announces that the wages O
T tracllmen will be raised from 81 10 to 81. 2
per day. The order affects 5000 men.
The Shamrock hockey seven of Mon
treal clinched their title to the champion
. ship of the world by winning the mate
from the Brooklyn Skating club team.
4 Fully 200 Filipinos were killed in tn
a fight with General Lawton's forces. ]
was one of the most disastrous exper
- ences that they have yet had with tn
It United States troops. General Whea
1T tons men chased the enemy for fully ]
miles, through all kinds Of country, an
II their flight was changed into q disas
trous rout.
s serious conflict between the polio
\. and people Of Havana resulted in cor
siderable shooting and clubbing, Fro
T. 10 to 90 people were wounded, some ser
T Ously.
ct TUESDAY, MARCH 81,
Thn J.,