St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-14

Articles of incorporation were filed ~
Trenton of the Xelton company, with
an authorized capital of $5,000,OOO. The
company Is organized for the purpose
of manufacturing xelton, which is n
substitute for rubber.
George II. Wanton, Fitz Lee, William
II. Tompkins and Dennis Bell, all men,
bers Of the Tenth cavalry, colored regi.
ment have been awarded medals OF
honor for distinguished gallantry al
Tayabacoa June 80, 1893.
An incendiary fire started in stable
at Woonsocket, r. l.. occupied by James
Pratt, destroying that building, a 2h
story tenement house in the rear, and
damaging several adjoining buildings
Thirteen horses were burned.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding holds
that certain silk gauze ribbons imported
at New York are dutiable at the rate Of
60 percent ad valorem as trimmings"
thus sustaining the ruling Of the board
of general appraisers Of May 4, 1899.
At meeting OF the Chicago presbyterv
Moderator Boyd strongly condemned
ecclesiastical libelers and demanded
their punishment in accordance with the
law of the church. The ministers pres
ent heartily applauded the remarks Of
Mr.. Boyd.
Frank D. Higbee, real estate pro-
moter of New York city, has been sued
for divorce at Chicago by his wife. Be-
sides charging that her husband is guilty
of infidelity, Mrs. Higbee asserts that he
attempted to poison her. and makes
| charges of dishonest business methods
against him.
| A freight train on the Boston and
Maine road near Derry, N. H., was de-
| layed by the derailment of a number of
cars. The cause of the trouble was a
piece of shafting which fell from a car
and landed on the rails. The damage
was considerable.
Henry Cushing, sheriff of Middlesex
county died at Lowell, Mass, aged s..
He served for two years during the Civil
war, having the rank of first lieutenant.
He was at the head Of large dry goods
firm in Chicago when it was burned out
by the great fire in 1872.
According to- report made to Chief
Constructor Hichborn the battleship
Kearsarge is 81 percent advanced to-
wards completion; the Kentucky is 50
percent; the Alabama, IS percent; the
Wisconsin, 10 percent; the Illinois, 65
percent the Maine, percent, and the
Ohio, 5 percent.
Secretary Long has issued the circular
prepared by the board of naval bureau
chiefs, giving the characteristics of the
six new cruisers authorized by the last
naval appropriation bills. These ships
will be valuable acquisitions to the navy,
being small, swift, unarmored craft a
little larger than the cruiser Raleigh.
Anemphatic anti-polygamy resolution
and demand for the expulsion of Brig
ham II. Roberts of Utah from the house
of representatives was adopted unani-
mously as the sentiment of the general
synod of the Reformed church in Amer
lea, composed of 10, 713 members. The
resolution will be laid before congress.
When the attention of the secretary
of the navy was called to the very small
amount of money thus far contributed
for home for Admiral Dewey, he said
that he thought it indicated no lack Of
appreciation of the admiral but rather
an inclination to await some expression
of opinion from him as to whether such
gift would be agreeable to him or not.