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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
KILLED BY A R0BBER.
Body OF lanes F. Whttemore Found at Var.
mouih...Edwin R. Snow Charged With Crime.

On Thursday morning James F..
Whittemore of South Dennis, driver
Of one Of the bakery teams Of Gage &
Rogers Of West Dennis, was found dead
on the Old Town House road, near South
Yarmouth. He had been shot through
the head. His team was afterwards
found on street in Yarmouth. Edwin
Ray Snow, II years of age, who Is bel
lieved to be the last person seen with tn
victim, has been arrested In Middlebor|
on suspicion of being the murderer.
The murder was evidently committed
some time between $50 and o'cloc1
Wednesday night. Whittemore made
sale to a customer at the former hourI
and his watch was found stopped at thu
latter hour, bearing evidence Of having
been run over by the wheel of his wagon
Whittemore's team was found in Yarj
mouth, some time after the discovery Of
the body, and the fact that considerable
food had been taken from the Wagon
strengthened the general belief that the
murder was the work of the gang OF
Bourne burglars, who are supposed I'd
be hiding in that vicinity.
The finding of the driverless team did
not at first arouse suspicion, as it was
though the horse had wandered away
while the driver was delivering goods
The team was put up for the night, but
in the morning, upon inspection, poo
of blood was discovered in the bottom Of
the wagon, which led to the search fol
and the discovery of the missing driver
During the preliminary examination
made by Medical Examiner Munsell, II
was found that all the money White
more had collected during the day-prob
ably some $40 or $25-was missing, bu
his own purse containing some change
also his gold watch and gold ring, hac
not been disturbed. There were severa
hoof marks and wagon tracks in the
road, indicating that the horse ant
wagon had been moved forward, back
ward, and sideways several times Thu
position of the body also led to the be
lief that the shooting took place Will,
the young man was in the wagon, an
that the body either fell or was thrown
to the place where it was found in tn
| road
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
What Cubans Need.

Boston, Sept. 19-Brigadier General
Wilson, commanding the departments
Of Matanzas and Santa Clara in recent
interview with members of the Cuban
industrial relief fund, who are in Bos-
ton, said that among the things he
wishes to see accomplished in the island
are: A Cuban republic a treaty where
by the ports of Cuba shall be open and
free to certain and natural and manu-
featured articles from the United States
the sanitary administration throughout
the island under the control Of the
United States, and the right Of our gov
eminent to establish naval station on
the northern shore Of Cuba. General
Wilson thinks that the Cubans will agree
to all of these things.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Present DROUGHT the Most Severe Ever Ex-
perienced In New England.

Following is statement of the wealth
err and crop conditions of New England,
compiled from the reports of corre-
spondents throughout the section, for
the week ending Sept. 10:
Excepting light showers, widely scat
tered, the weather during the past week
was fair in all sections of New England.
There was abundant sunshine. Frosts
occurred in some parts Of all sections on
from one to three days. In the northern
parts Of the district the frost was
heavy with freezing temperature, espe-
cially on the morning of the 18th. The
fair, sunny weather was most favorable
to all farm work, which made good pro-
gress In all sections.
The average temperature for the past
week shows a marked dropping Off, the
average, Sc degrees, being six degrees
lower than for the week ending the llth
instant. The mercury fell several points
below freezing in sections Of Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont on the morn
ing of the 18th. 1t fell to dangerously
near the freezing point in some OF the
most southern sections Of the district.
The rainfall for the past week was
very light, and unevenly distributed.
The average was 0.43 of an inch. Except.
ing seasonable conditions IN smai'
section of Rhode Island and Connecticut,
there Is great need of rain throughout
New England. Numerous correspon-
dents mention the drought as the most
severe ever experienced.
Killing frosts, near the close OF the
week, damaged late corn more or less,
especially in the northern sections of the
district. They have checked vegetable
growth generally, and in many instances
vines tomatoes and beans have been
killed. So far as indicated, however,
by the reports at hand, no great or wide
spread damage has resulted from the
cool weather. Fall blowing and seeding
are retarded in about all sections by the
severe drought, the soil being too dry
for cultivation. Stock water Is scarce,
resulting in much inconvenience to farm
ers and also shortage in the milk sup
ply.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
Beers Will Not Recognize Brit
ish Suzerainty.
Ardently Desire and Would Gladly Accept Ar.
biiration TO Settle Dispute.

London, Sept. 19.-All the dispatches
from South Africa are talking Of
the imminence of hostilities and the pre-
parations for them. In johannesburg
it seems to be taken for granted that
the Orange Free State has approved
President Kruger's note and promised
active assistance in the event Of war.
An official telegram posted at Volks-
rust says that the Transvaal, with the
assent of the Orange Free State, repudi-
ates British suzerainty and adheres to
the seven years franchise.
At Cape Town 1t Is said that Mr.. Hof-
meyr, the Afrikander leader, sent a COM
munication to President Steyn of the
Orange Free State, entreating him to do
his utmost to preserve peace, but that
he received in answer the words TOO
late"
All military men agree that 1t is out Of
the question to begin hostile operations
before the middle Of next month, no rain
having fallen and the Veldt being still
bare.
A Pretoria dispatch says that the reply
of the government of the South African
republic to the latest dispatch, dated
Sept. 12 of Joseph Chamberlain, after
acknowledging the receipt Of the British
note, proceeds in part as follows:
1.-THE government deeply regrets the
withdrawal, as the government UNDER
stands It, of the invitation contained in
the British dispatch of Aug. 20 and the
substitution, in place thereof, Of an en-
tirely new proposal.
1.-THE proposals, now fallen through,
contained in the Transvaal dispatches of
Aug 10 and Aug. Fl, were elected from
this government by suggestions made
by the British diplomatic agent in Pre-
toria (Mr. Greene) to the Transvaal
state secretary (Mr. Reitz), suggestions
which this government acted upon in
good faith, and after specially ascertain
ing whether they would be likely to
prove acceptable to the British govern
ment This government had by no
means an intention to raise again need
lessly the question Of its political status,
but acted with the sole object Of en-
deavoring, by the aid Of the local Brit
ish agent, to put an end to the strained
condition Of affairs.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20

This was done In the shape of pro-
posal which this government deems,
both as regards its spirit and form. to be
So worded as, relying upon limitations
to this government, would satisfy her
majestys government. This government
saw a difficulty as to the acceptance of
those proposals by the people and leg
islature of the Transvaal, and also con-
templated possible dangers connected
Herewith, but risked making them on
account of a sincere desire to secure
peace, and because assured by Mr.
Chamberlain that such proposals would
not be deemed refusal Of his proposals,
but would be settled on their merlts.
"As regards the joint commission the
Transvaal adheres to the acceptance Of
the invitation thereunto given by her
majesty's govanment, and cannot un-
derstand why such commission, which
before was deemed necessary to explain
the complicated details of the seven
years law, should now be deemed un-
necessary; why it should now. without
such inquiry, be thought possible to de-
clare this law inadequate.
Further, there must be a misappre-
hension If 1t Is assumed that this gov
eminent was prepared TO lay proposals
for five years franchise and quarter
representation of the new population
before the volksraad for the uncondition-
al acceptation.
THE proposed conference, as distinct
from the joint commission of inquiry
this government Is likewise not unwill-
ing to enter upon; but the difficulty is
that an acceptance thereof Is made de-
pendent upon the acceptance, on the
side of the Transvaal, Of precedent con
ditions which this government does not
feel at liberty to submit to the volksraad
and, moreover, the subjects to be dis
cussed at the conference remained un
| defined.
This government ardently desires
and gladly accepts arbitration, as it!
firm intention is to adhere to the terms
of the London convention of 1884.
The dispatch concludes by trusting
that the British government, on recon
sideration, may not deem 1t fit to max
more onerous or new proposals, but vii
adhere to Great Britain's proposal 70
joint commission of inquiry as previ
ously explained by the secretary Of stat
for the colonies to the imperial parlia
ment.'
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
A GOLD LADEN SHORE.
Congregational Missionary Writes Of Vast
Riches of Cape Nome District.

Boston, Sept. 19.-The Congregational
Sunday school and publishing society
makes public a report by Missionary
Loyal L. Writ, written on board the Yu-
kon river steamer Sybi, aground on
sandbar under the Arctic circle, near
fort Yukon, July 25 last. He says:
"The Cape Nome diggers are produc-
Ing beyond the widest dreams. The
very sand ON the shore Is full Of gold
for rs miles. Hundreds of men are,
with crude rockers taking out from
$40 to 500 per day. Anvil City will be
a close rival for Dawson next year.
Seven or eight miles back from the
town Is hill of some prominence, per-
haps 1000 feet above sea level. Skirting
this hill we soon came upon Anvil creek,
where gold was first discovered last Oc-
tober. The strike was made by three
Scandinavians who had been employed
as government reindeer herders. Win
ter closed down soon after these men
started their claims, so no development
work was done until after the ground
thawed out, late this spring. When we
therefore reached claim No. l, below
Discovery the method of extracting the
gold from the gravel, called 'sluicing'
had been in operation less than two
months. In that time, despite all sorts
of hindrances and primitive machinery,
the claim had yielded upward of $l9O,OOo.
I'm this visit to the creek diggings, we
had seen enough to make 1t evident that
| this Is to be very rich district but our
visit the next day to the beach diggings
revealed the peculiar feature OF this
marvellous camp-a feature which must
soon command wide attention. Three
weeks before my visit to Anvil City, it
was discovered that the very SAND OF the
beach contained gold in large quantities
AS the United States government re-
serves 60 feet above tide on all shores
the local United States commissioner
held that the beach could not be con-
trolled by private parties. This kept Of
claim locators, but permitted any ont
to mine the beach anywhere. The resul
of this ruling is, that every man who ha!
not been fortunate enough to get a creek
claim may provide himself with rookie
and go to work rocking the ruby sand OF
the beach.
Seldom, in the history Of mining, ha
there been a camp where everybody
could turn his labor to gold; but here
every man, who is not doing better, ma.
be found down on the shore line rocking
out from $40 to $500 per day. The aver
age is not far from $50. We found abou
1900 thus employed. There are probabl!
1000 people in this district with Anvil a
a trading center"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
Death OF Actor McClannin.

Hartford, Sept. 19.-R. F. McClanndn,
aged about 65, one Of the best known
actors on the American stage, expired
suddenly last evening, while joking and
laughing at the supper table of the hotel
where he was stopping. Mr.. McClannin
was to have made his first appearance
with James Hackett last night as Col
onel Sapp in Rupert Of Hentzau." At
the Boston Museum he was a familiar
figure, where he played leading "Old
man. parts for many years. He also
had supported Maggie Mitchell in years
gone by,
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Flour Is dull, with jobbers and grocers
still holding off. Cornmeal is firm; oat-
meal unchanged. Corn Is firmer In
tone. with markets slightly stronger.
Oats are steady and well sustained, but
trade is quiet. Hay is in fair demand;
straw quiet; millfeed good demand and
firm. Hay. S9@16.5O; fancy and 1op-
bling, s17@17.5O; rye straw, S1ObOqll.
Pork ribs are very firm; barrel pork
and lard are steady. A firmer beer
market is noted on good to choice cattle.
Muttons and lambs are fairly steady,
with veals better Lambs, 7@lOc;
brighton and eastern, S@11c; yearlings,
5@7lkc; muttons, 51sQ74ac; fancy, 74@
Sc; veals, 6Q9c1a;; fancy Brighton,
S@1Oc.
Poultry rules steady. Northern chick
ems, fresh, 13@19c; fresh fowls, 12@14c;
western iced chickens, 1OQ13c; fowls,
11@12c; fresh ducks 11@16c; live fowls,
1O@11hc; chickens, 10Q10hc.
Butter is very firm. Best creamery,
small lots and packages, 2Sh@24c;
northern creamery, round lots, 221a
M2Sc western, 22@221ac; eastern, 21h@
221sc; firsts, 17@19Rc; limitations, 100
1s1bc; jobbers, h@1c more.
Cheese is remarkably high for the sea-
son. Round lots, 11h@12c; jobbing, 40
lie higher; Liverpool, 5Ss for white; col
ored 54s Cd. -
Eggs are firm. Western. 15h@17hc;
eastern, 10000; nearby and fancy, 22@
Csc; jobbing 1@14c higher.
Beans are very firm In the producing
sections, but dull here. Apples are do
ing better. Plppins, $1.50Q225; Porters,
s1'5O@2; 2O-ouuce, $2@2.5O; Duchess, 50
@2.5O; pound sweets, s2@2.5o; CRAVEN
stems, s2.5O@3 per barrel; mixed va
vieties, $1@1.25; per barrel; jobbing and
fancy lots, 5Oc@$1 per barrel more.
Potatoes are rather easy. Barrels,
81. 4O@1.5O bulk, 4o@45c per bushel;
Norfolk end eastern shore sweets. $3.50
az per barrel
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20

declining the nomination for governor.
Secretary Clark does not seem al all dis
turbed by the fiat declination Of his can
didate. The vacancy on the ticket will
have to be filled by nomination papers,
and it takes 1000 signatures thus to NOM
mate a candidate. The executive COM
mittee will act promptly in the matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
To Sail Next Sunday.

Boston, Sept. ia dispatch from San
Francisco says that the 26th regiment,
the New England regiment expects to
sail for Manila next Sunday, and Is
due at that port in 80 days.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20

NOW you have returned
N from your vacation all
rested and feeling fine, and
no doubt looking well, it's
a good time to get your pho
tograph taken before you get
tired again. Call at Clark's,
26 Eastern ave. and see the
new styles. Best work for
the price. L"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20

wheeock VT, Aug 10th 1899.
F. G. Bundy Esq,
The Cold Seal is the best rubber
boot ever wore.
MERRITT WEIGH.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
WHAT THEY SAY.

Read what we'll known men in different
towns say about our Gold Seal Rubber
Boots and Shoes.
st. Johnsbury VT, Aug. 10th 1899.
Bundy's Shoe Store,
wore n pair of the Gold Seal
Lumberman's Rubbers two winters from the
time the ground froze in the fall until 1t
thawed in the spring and part OF the third
winter
wheelock VT, Aug 10th 1899.
The Cold Seal is the best rubber
MERRITT WEIGH.
West Concord W.T. Aug. 10th 1899
Bundys Shoe Store,
l can find no rubber goods that
w. E. DOUGLASS.
Danville, VT, Aug. 18th 1899.
Bundy's Shoe Store
l can recommend the Colo
Sealsto any one wanting good rubber goods.
ABEL HARRISON.
st. Johnsbury, VT
| F. G. Bundy
The Gold Seals are the best rubber
| goods have ever bought at any price.
WIN. B. JOHNSON.
Lack of space alone prevents our
giving many more of such
testimonials.
Found only at
BUNDY'S ss s3sre.
As Main ST.
St. Johnsbury, VT.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20

West Concord VT, Aug. 10th 1899
Bundy's Shoe Store,
can find no rubber goods that
wear equal to Gold Seals.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-25
Marriage Licenses.

Roy S. Griffin, 20, Casco; Myrtle p
Hodge, u, South Haven.
Leslie f.. Ketcham, %; Marian Wyers
%, both of South Haven.
James H. Warner, 81, Volinia; Mary f
Phillips, Al, Decatur.
John A Grindle, p; Cora d. Thomas
10, both of South Haven.
Martin Van Slyke, AZ; Pearl Becker
%, both of South Haven.
William Henry, SO; Jessie Cogswell, q
both of Geneva.
Philip Nicholas, 50, Lawrence; Carrie
Nelson, 63, Arlington.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-25
School Notes.

School Notes.
Frank Wheeler called Monday.
One new addition in the high school.
Back work in geometry was made up
Tuesday.
Many pupils took in the Kalamazoo
street fair.
The physical geography class have
many fine maps.
Pearl Hinckley called a few minutes
Monday forenoon.
German l. seems to be very attractive
study nova days.
The devotional exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. Linsell.
This years Junior class will contain
SO members, the senior 10.
Howard Cooper spends his spare time
in David Anderson's Office.
The physic class will have some new
apparatus in their laboratory.
The chemistry class spent last week
arranging the chemicals in the laboratory.
We were allowed one day in which to
attend the fair, if we would make up our
work.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-25

Additional Local.


r. j. Harrington is enjoying fine fall
trade.
e. B. Longwell's big October sale is
success.
Broughton has cloak and jacket adv
in this paper.
Cummings wishes all to remember his
cloak sale, now In progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Snow drove over
from Watervliet last evening, returning
to-day.
The present low price of wheat, in
view of the supposed shortage and the
general rise in prices of other lines, is re-
markable. Few growers will sell at pres
ent prices.
]. II. Waters represented Paw Paw
lodge, /. O. o. f., at the meeting of the
grand lodge of that order held in Bay
City last week. Mrs Tensile Stevens
was delegate to the Rebekah assembly
held at the same time and place.
The canning factory closed its seasons
run yesterday afternoon, after ten weeks
steady work on apples. Between the
time of shutting down and seven o'clock
in the evening, the employees transform
ed the pairing room into banquet hall, in
which were handsomely set tables. The
stockholders of the company were invit
ed to be present, and all responded to
the call. A fine oyster supper was serv-
ed by the employees in celebration of the
close of the season. After the supper,
the management expressed their APP
probation of the efficient and faithful
work of their helpers-and well they
might. All through the season, the ut
most harmony and good feeling has pre-
vailed, thus rendering possible the ac-
complishment of great amount of work.
This factory is coming to be very val
liable institution to Paw Paw.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-25
New Suits.

Julia A Mckenzie VS.. Everett Leach Ell
al; foreclosure. r. M. Chase.
Eliza j Johnston VS.. Daniel w Johns
ton: divorce. II. M. Chase.
The people VS.. Jessie Kingston; assault
and battery; appeal from justice court
j. E. Chandler This is the Hartford
school mistress case in which the teacher
in justice court, was convicted of having
unduly punished Lowell Shafer, young
lad, one of her pupils, and was fined s.
and costs taxed at S63.75.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-10-25
November Jurors.

The following is list Of jurors drawn
to serve at the November term of the
circuit court, to be in attendance on the
Goth day of November next at one o'clock
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY eco, Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
+. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions, and fin
ancially able to carry out any obliga.
ton made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Drug.
gists, Toledo, 0.
WALDING, KINNAN 4 MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Sold by Druggists, 75c cents per
bottle. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
SNAKES LIKE IT.
Sand Springs Pump House Attracts
the Reptiles.

Solomon Sentinel The force at
the Sand Springs pump house report
that they have killed over 500 snakes
there this spring. 1t is said that the
snakes from the surrounding hills
hibernate around the pump house on
account of the warmth from the
engines, and when the warm rays of
the sun prove that spring has arriv-
ed they can be seen everywhere
crawling from their hiding places.
One of the Young men asserts that he
has sometimes killed as many as
seventy-fve snakes in one day and
that it is no uncommon thing when
taking hold of Sc me parts Of the ma
chinery to clasp in your hand the
cold clammy body of a snake. None
can get near the well.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
Sergt, Murray's Wound.

Hope Dispatch. A. Murray receiv-
ed letter from his son Joe, who was
reported wounded some time in
March. He says the bullet struck
him in the knee cap and took a cir
cuitous route, coming out at the back
of the leg. 1t was necessary to put
the leg in splints.
A letter from Trio Blesh dated
March 22nd says he is much better, in
fact just as good as he ever was and
expects to be out in line again in a
few days. No doubt he is out there
long before this time.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
High School Notes.

The pupils are rejoicing in the fac,
that there are only eight days more
Of school.
Mrs. j. H. Niesley was present
during the music lesson Monday after.
noon.
The seniors had a test in Latin
Tuesday.
The juniors had holiday this after.
noon. A flower expedition for their
botany work occupied their time.
Elva Lower is back in school after
weeks absence.
The members Of the physics class
have been requested to hand in ESSAYS
on "Tbe Steam Engine"
The examinations for those who
have failed in the years work will be
held next Thursday.
The juniors received their geometry
grades for this month yesterday, 90
was the highest.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-05-18
A Progressive Farmer.

W. F. Brussow, on Lyons creek,
near Woodbine, is planning to make
several improvements. Last year
he built good farm house and made
other improvements. Mr.. Brussow
will build kitchen 12xlS, with cis-
tern under it, and crib 16x4O, with
stone basement. He has boen
waiting month for masons and car
penters.
Mr. Brussow is believer in alfal-
ia. He has thirty acres, and doesn't
have an acre too much. He has eight
acres fenced for alfalfa, on which he
last season kept about l2O hogs, and
then cut good stack of excellent
hay. Mr.. Brussow's first sowing was
about eight years ago, and it is still
in excellent shape.