St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-07-26
NEWS SUMMARY.


FIFE at Chicago partially destroyed a
hVA-story stone building, entailing a
loss of $4,000.
The set of buildings owned by Nathan
Bemis of Levant, Me-, were burned, be-
Ing struck by lightning.
Rev. Frederick Els has been appointed
bishop of the Marquette diocese to sue
coed Bishop Vertin, deceased
Lloyd Tevis, former president of the
Wells Fargo Express company, and
worth $20,0OO,000, died at San Francisco.
N. d. Kingsbury has been elected
treasurer Of the Continental Tobacco
company in place of Pierre Lorillard. Jr.
who resigned.
j. d. Murphree, an actor, has been ac.
Quilted Of the charge of numbering
Sherman Fulden, formerly postmaster
of Mansfield, Tex.
James Blair of Boston was found dead
In his room in hotel at Springfield,
Mass. Death is believed to have been
due to alcoholism.
Clement r. Sherwood, president,
manager and editor of the Rockland
(Me) Star Publishing company, was
found dead in bed.
Since May 3, out of total of 1872 per.
sons examined for appointment in the
census bureau, 426 candidates have failed
to pass the examination.
At the st. Augustine athletic games at
Boston John Flanagan Of the New York
Athletic club broke the worlds hammer
record by throw of 164ft. lin.
Philip Blair, provision dealer, La
coma, N. H., has filed petition in in
solvency. Liabilities are stated to be
$500; assets from $4,000 to $50OO
The Braintree- Cohasset branch of the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad has begun running all it's regu-
lar trains by the third rail system.
John Dufrane, aged 40, unmarried,
committed suicide at Saco, Me- by
drowning. He placed cord about his
neck, to which was attached large
stone.
Daniel Mccarthy, aged 10, was run
over by a freight train at Holyoke,
Mass, and his right leg was cut off.
He was stealing ride. He will prob
ably recover.
that Jack Moakley of Boston will be
CornelPs athletic trainer next year. He
will take the place of George Connors,
who is now in charge.
Four men were buried and killed I'M
der 400 tons of clay in bank of the
Buckeye Sewer Pipe company near
Akron, o. The fall was so sudden that
the men had no chance to escape.
A heavy explosion of gas occurred in
No. shaft of the Kingston Coal COM
pany at Wilkesbarre, Pa. Three men
We're injured, one fatally. The slope
was badly wrecked by the explosion.
The report of the expenses in the trial
of John H. Chance and Arthur Hagan,
charged with the murder Of Drug Clerk
Russell at Boston, shows the total cost
to the commonwealth to be 11.S9195.
Edward Saxton is alleged to have at
tempted suicide in the Greenfield, Mass,
police station, but he was unsuccessful
He was found hanging by his suspenders
and was cut down in season to save his
life.
The Quartermaster's department has
chartered seven vessels for the trans
portaton of horses to the Philippines
General Otis has been directed to com.
plete a skeleton cavalry regiment if he
deems it proper.
Frank Grant, aged GA, committed sui
eide at Lee, Mass, by hanging. 1t is
said that the man had not been in his
right mind for some time and feared that
he would be sent to an insane asylum.
He leaves widow.
The plant of the Knickerbocker Ice
company at Iceboro, Me-, was destroyed
by fire, causing a total loss of $4,000.
The main building contained $4,000 tons
of ice, and two stacks were damaged to
the extent of 100000
A fire in a photographers gallery, In
the rear of the American House, Boston,
thoroughly aroused the occupants of the
hotel, but prompt action on the part of
the employees averted panic. The dam
age was about $1,000.
The iron championship medal for live
bird shooting was won at Kent, O., by
J. A. r. Elliott of Kansas City from
Rollo Heickes of Dayton, o. One hun
bred birds were shot at, Elliott bring
ing down 95, and Heickes "a.
Alderman & Ross of New York have
been appointed architects of the pro-
posed Washington public library which
is to be erected with funds donated by
Andrew Carnegie. Twenty-siX sets of
plans were submitted to the committee
having the matter in charge.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding has de-
cided that Nova Scotia brook trout Should
not be classified in the assessment of GUS
toms duties as fresh water fish because
of their migratory character, and are
dutiabe at q of cent pound.
Leonards Railway News announces
the appointment of Charles M. Burt as
general passenger agent of the Fitch
burg railroad to succeed j. r. Watson
resigned. Charles NJ Burt is 81 years of
age and native of Dunkirk, N. Y.
1t is the intention of the war depal
ment to send all cavalry horses for t =
Philippines by way of Unalaska ard
Nagasaki, so that they may be tax 4
off the ships at both these places and
given rest during the long voyage.
Schooner Superb Captain Nutter, from
Sullivan, Me-, for Boston with 5000 paw.
ing blocks, sprung aleak and was
beached near Mark island Me. The cap
tain and crew reached the shore in safety
1t is doubtful if the vessel is saved.
Elder Benjamin H. Smith died at the
Shaker community in East Canterbury
N. H. He as born in Boston March 10
1929, and had been one of the Shakers
since childhood. He had occupied many
positions of trust and responsibility.
The Greentown glass factory at 10
komo Ind has closed down for an ir