St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11

to show the value of corn as a Ioou
product. Congress is to be asked for
special appropriation to enable this 10 be
properly done The senator's and repre-
sentatives from the state comprising
what is known as the corn belt are IN
teresting themselves in the matter ana
predict that the result will he in the near
future a great demand from the non
producing countries for this product, es-
pecially in Mexico, South America, Eu-
rope ana Asia
Prize Money For The Sailors
Within a short time It Is expected that
the courts VIII send to the treasury the
amount Of money realized from the sale
of Spanish vessels captured by our navy
during the war. The prizes already sold
amount to upwards Of 100000, ana thls
will he further increased $2OO,OOO by the
sale of vessels not yet formally con-
demned The best prize captured was
the steamer Pedro, captured by the u. D
S. New York. which sold for $500 600
The steamer Guido, captured by the U.
s. S. Terror, sold for $4,000 and the
steamer Rito, captured by the L. >. D
Yale. sold for $l25,OOO. The sailors and
officers attached to the vessels when
| captured these prizes Will get Sood
| large amount of prize money at least
two or three years pay for each one Adj
miral Sampson will get a very large sum,
1-2Oth of the whole amount after de-
Quoting the governments share but
none of the officers on the battleshlps or
protected cruisers which destroyed Ger
vera's fleet will share in these captures,
and they will have to look TO congress
for an appropriation to cover their
claims for the vessels destroyed.
what u cost to Bury senators.
According to the annual report of the
secretary OF the senate which make
volume Of $40 pages, the disbursement
of the contingent fund, discIoses some
wonderful expenditures Of money. Inc
book gives in detail the money spent for
the use of the senate. For instance. be-
tween the 18th and 3Oth Of June, 1873,
two weeks, the senate used 1883 pounds
of granulated sugar, Al cases Lithia wa
ter and 2G cases of lemons.
The funeral expenses of Senator j. u.
Harris of Tennessee cost $i26ll9, OF
which amount $l765.S0 was for trans
uotation of the congressional commit
tee to Memphis, $6j2.20 for the ENTER
tainment" of such committee, $50 for five
dozen silk gloves, $50 for carriages, ISL
for use of nearse and $500 for casket. a
pretty good sized bill. The funeral Of
Senator George of Mississippi cost
$175432. and that of Senator Walthal
sS24799, and a good part of the money
thus expended was used to entertain
the congressional committees which at
tended the funerals.
indians cor BUfi,Io Biil's Wild West.
Permission has been granted the gen
eral manager of Cody G. Salisbury's Wild
West exhibition by the secretary of the
interior to visit Pine Ridge and Rose
bud Indian reservation and engage 100
Sioux Indians, to accompany the Whd
West exhibition during the coming show
season. The government, when allowing
the Indians to leave the reservation for
show purposes, eXacts large bond from
the managers for the proper treatment
of the Indians and their return to the
reservation upon the completion of the
contract for the term which the Indians
are engaged. The commissioner of In
dian affairs gives close attention to this
matter, and sees that they are not i'm
posed upon. The Indians take much
pleasure in these wild west shows, and
are glad of an opportunity to travel
around the country. They are paid good
wages. but if they attempt to become
ugly and partake too freely of fire wa =
tor they are sent back to their reserVa-
tons in disgrace.
Time Clocks to Go.
There is much rejoicing among the
clerks in the treasury department over
the incorporation in the legislative APP
preparation bill of a clause forbdding the
use of time clocks in that department.
The fight has been a persistent one on
both sides, the officials of the department
who were instrumental in introducing
these clocks being determined to have
them retained, and the large army of
clerks, on the other side, several thou
sand in number were active among the
senator's and representatives to have
them taken out of the department. Thus
are that congress will endorse the &C
ton of the appropriation committee, and
that the time clocks will disappear from
the treasury department, to the great
satisfaction of the clerks employed there
A nigh Opin ON of the Supreme Court.
In some parts of the great west the
citizens do not have very clearly defined
Ideas of the function and the characte
Of the law cases passed upon by the su
preme court of the United States. TIL
following letter was received few day
ago by the secretary of the interior:
Eddyville, Or, Dec. IS, 1898.
Hon. C. Bliss, Washington:
Dear Sir-Will you please send me tn
latest decision of the United States su
preme court on poultry running at large
S and oblige, Yours respectfully,
II Will Tucker.
= a Tilt Between the New Hampshir
i Senators.
: Senators Chandler and Gallnger hav
IS ocked horns over the confirmation c
y Henry Robinson, as postmaster at Cor
s. ford n. H., where both senators resid
le the appointment of Robinson was mad
IL by the president, upon Senator Chant
in ler's recommendation, upon the groun
y that Senator Gallinger had already h
r full share of federal appointments in IL
1e state and Chandler nothing. Calling,
of Says Robinson cannot be confirmed, b.
10 rause he is not fit for the place, but no
to comes Chandler with large sized pho /,
ne graph of Senator Gallinger, Charles Ma
SIS seilles of Exeter and Henry Robinso
he in q group, with u look of content on {
as their faces. The talk is that Chandl
nd ,,,It Io,., IT, oV1c,a.o1