St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-04

Secretary Alger appoints a board of
survey to inquire into the whole question
of embalmed beef, the subject of the con-
troversy between General Miles and
General Egan-Success Of the $40 ,OO0,-
600 writing paper trust said by one Of the
promoters to be assured-James r.
Rhodes LII. D., of Boston, elected pres-
dent of the American Historical associa-
ton-Demorest w. c. T. u. of New
York begins a crusade against the al
legged liquor drinking habits of women
shoppers--John e. Feero, formerly of
Auburn Me- perishes in snowstorm in
the Klondike gold region-Poultney
Bigeow dangerously i'll Of dysentery
contracted in the ilippines-Conven
ton Of graduate clubs of America at
Cambridge, Mass, closed-Seven men,
bers Of the state police arrive in MARI
boro; warrants issued for the arrest of
seven Of the crowd which has been gath
ering daily at the Frye factory; one
striker arrested.
SUNDAY, JAN. l.
Judge Mcconnell, an associate in DEM
ocracy of Ex-Governor Altgeld, asks If
IL 10 hOt liiit LII tlC AtIilOSiaoiC poi ~
to abandon the question of ratio in the
fight against the gold standard-Con-
gresham Dingley sick with pneumonia
at his hotel in Washington-Spain's
last "a hours in Cuba the calmest and
most quiet in the 400 years she has ruled
Cuba-General Brooke issues kind
and dignifed proclamation to the Cuban
people; Indignation against the Amer
leans subsiding-Joseph Kitchen, wife
and six children, living in Lynn, taken
to a hospital, suffering severely from
poisoning--Adjutant General Corbin
telegraphs Colonel Pew that both the
Eighth and Fifth Massachusetts are to
be kept in the service an indefinite time
Mat and Frank Butler easily the best
men in the pursuit bicycle race between
four teams of brothers-Assabe
Manufacturing company of Maynard,
Mass, makes assignment-Boston and
Maine may construct the Manchester and
Milford line-Chief Wade of Massa-
chusetts state police with 40 men at
Marlboro; everything quiet--Narra-
gansett Indians to renew claims before
the legislature for lands taken from
them--Theodore Roosevelt takes the
oath of office as governor of New York
at Albany-Little additional light OH
the murder of Mrs. Adams, who took
poison intended for Harry Cornish.
MONDAY, JAN. 2.
Spain's sovereignty in Cuba ended;
Spanish flag hauled down and the Stars
and Stripes raised in its place; no dis
order during the eremony-Natives at
Iloilo preparing to resist United States
Goodwin block at Exeter, N. H.,
burned and many tenants suffer; loss.
S13, 00O-New York police intimate that
an arrest in the poisoning mystery will
be made very soon-Retention of the
state police the leading question in Marl-
boro-Cashier Bailey of Colebrook Ma
tional bank held in $40, 900 for his appear
ance at Portsmouth for trial-HaVana
decorated with American flags and that
of Cuba libre; great enthusiasm dis
| played by the Cubans-Report that
| Governor Smith is likely to appoint Con-
gresham Grout to succeed the late
| Senator Morrill, of Vermont--Mrs. Cliff
ford of Maiden, Mass. probably fatally
| burned-Death of Daniel S. Prescott
general freight agent of the Maine Cen
trail at notwithstanding Paris
rescues 80 of crew of British steamship
| Vindobala abandoned at sea, and lands
them in New York; ships carpenter lost
Severe coast storm followed by eX-
IRENE cold snap; no disasters reported;
mercury ranges around zero mark
| Congressman Dingleys sickness takes a
serious turn, but physicians hold out
hopes of his recovery-Figures prove
the year 1898 to have been one of activity
on the part of manufacturers.
TUESDAY, JAN. 3.
Organization of new city governments
in the different cities of Massachusetts,
Mary Pearson Foster of Boston,
who claims to be an heiress charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
teuces-The condition of Congressman
Dingley remains changed-Report-
ed that the British authorities have
issued a warrant for the arrest OF
Emile lola for French authorities
Alice Sullivan, aged II, attempts suicide
by drinking carbolic acid at BOSTON,
Havana in joyful mood, despite the dis
appointment of Jan. /: customs re-
ceipts $4,000, at the rate of $13,OOO,OO(
q year-General Rios at Manila; he
says he has completely evacuated the
Visayas and the northern part of Min
danao; told the insurgents at Iloio that
If they fired a shot he would raze the
town-General Wood ordered to senC
all money to Havana, and all the people
tn Captioon orice In DrOteSt n G If will
involve the abandonment of the public
works-Funera of Senator Morrill, al
Montpelier, VT; eulogy delivered by
President Buckham of the University
of Vermont-President and Mrs. Nc
Kinley's first New Years reception a.
the White House q brilliant affair
Only one Provincetown man out of SO
searfarers drowned last year, while %
lives were lost in the waters off tn,
end of Cape Cod-EXA Attorney Gen
eral Wayne McVeagh critically ILL
Westheld, Mass, woman rescues tive
children from burning house after sew
eral men had been driven back by fame
-Matty Matthews and Owen Iiegle
box 20-round draw at Brooklyn
Marlboro (Mass.) strikers strengthene,
in determination to remain firm by ad
dress from President Samuel Gomper
and other labor leaders-Vessels reach
ing Boston show signs of rough usag
Theodore Roosevelt inaugurate
..vo~ror of Naw vo'''r et"t"
Enlarged Twice In Three 1onths.