St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-27
NEWS SUMMARY.

1ngton navy yard, to participate in the
Dewey reception ceremonies.
w. j, Hoffman, United States consul
at Mannheim, Germany, has arrived at
his home In Reading, Pa, SO i'll that there
Is no hope for his recovery.
The management of the Hamilton
Wooden company, Amesbury, Mass, an
nounce that the capacity of the mills
Will be increased by 100 LOOMS
Schooner Mary 7. Quimby, one of the
nnest built and most modern equipped
vessels of which Maine can boast, was
successfully launched at Thomaston.
Secretary Root has sent out circulars
requesting photographs Of every COM
mlssioned officer of the army to file with
the efhciency record in the war depart
ment.
During the absence of other members
of the family, Mrs. Maria Leach, in some
unknown manner, fell down fight of
stairs at Fall River and was instantly
killed.
The navy department has concluded
to make change in the small arms used
in the service and will adopt the army
rifle, or what Is known as the Krag-
Jorgensen
The Church Of the Messiah, Univer-
salist, at Portland, Me-, has extended
call to Rev. John M. Atwoods who Is at
present at the Canton theological sem
mary, New York.
Captain Coghlan, commandant Of the
Port Orchard dry dock, has been ordered
east to attend the Dewey reception. He
was in command Of the Raleigh during
the battle of Manila.
The president has issued proclama-
ton declaring that the local Hawaiian
officials are without power to transfer
title to public lands in Hawaii pending
legislation by congress.
The firm Of S. Newcomb & Co., shoe
manufacturers, of Biddeford Me-, are to
close their factory and go out of bust
ness. The present factory has been oc-
cupied by the firm since 1862.
John Kelly, aged 10, an elevator boy,
was killed at Boston by the elevator of
which he was in charge. In some man
ner unknown he was crushed between
the car and the wall of the elevator well.
The state department has received a
cable message from United States Con-
sui jenkins, at San Salvador, saying
briefly that the state of siege has been
removed and that peace prevails in the
island.
Although a passenger train on the
Boston and Maine railroad was derailed
near Parsons station, Me-, no one was
badly hurt. The engine and passenger
car were thrown from the track and
capsized.
Frank H. Morehouse, a wool mer-
chant, aged 29, committed suicide at a
Boston hotel The only reason assigned
for the act Is mental alteration, as he
had recently recovered from an attack
Of malaria.
The new bronze statue of Colonel
Thomas S. Glass; commander of the old
Ninth Massachusetts infantry in the
Civil war, was unveiled on the Boston
public garden. under the most appro-
pirate conditions.
Miss Ethel Sgsbee, daughter of Cap
tain Sigsbee, commander of the Texas,
| died of heart failure at Rehoboth Del,
| where she had been spending the sum-
mer. Her remains will be sent to Wash
ington for burial.
Men at work on new avenue on
1oiP5 I'LL, vi 1SStyoOul8 u,
| found a trench with II bodies From in
| dications they are the remains of Union
soldiers, and they will be inferred in the
national cemetery.
Archbishop Chappelle has received
notification from the pope Of his ap-
pointment as apostolic delegate for the
Philippine islands. He is also an apos-
tolic delegate for Cuba and Porto Rico,
besides being archbishop of New Or
leans.
At a meeting of the directors Of the
Bath Iron Works. Vice President E. w.
Hyde was elected president, and ].
S. Hyde was elected vice president.
Thomas w. Hyde resigned the office of
president because his health necessitated
his being away
H. F. Kendall of Cambridge Mass.
and C. r. Eastman of Saginaw, Mich
capitalists, are reported as lost from
near Nipigon, Man., several days ago.
AS they were without necessaries of life,
anxiety is felt for them. Indians are
searching the bush.
The internal revenue receipts for Au-
gust, from all sources, amounted to $24,-
420,9S0, an increase as compared with
those of August of last year of 81, 949, 1852.
During the last two months the receipts
were $2,157 2S5 in excess of those of the
corresponding months in 1885,
Medical Director Tryon, formerly sur
geon general of the navy, and chief of the
bureau of medicine and surgery, has
been placed on the retired list of the navy
on account of age DR.. Tryon did good
service with Admiral Farragut and in
epidemics in Yokohama and Pensacola
Frank p. Haggett, cashier Of the Rail
road National bank, Lowell, Mass, for
many years, committed suicide by taking
corrosive sublimate. His wife was re-
Gently burned to death, and 1t is be-
lieved that the husband was influenced
to a great extent by brooding over the
loss of his wife.
The war department has been advised
that this government cannot secure the
charter of the transport Anglo ustral-
ian, for which an option was recently
secured in San Francisco, owing to the
demand of the British government for
her services. The nglo-Australian is
owned by British company.
Papers were served on the city of
Manchester, NJ H., by attorney for the
Timothy F. Lynch estate, to recover
s157S.54 for liquor fines imposed by the
local police court between April 81, 1896,
and March 26, 1897, alleging that the
money was received illegally and wrong
fully, the court having no jurisdiction
over the offenses alleged.