St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-13
NEWS SUMMARY.

Inc KIDD department oI the Branford
(Conn.) lock works was destroyed by
fire, causing a loss Of $4,000.
The quartermaster's department has
chartered the ship Lennox to carry
horses from San Francisco to Manila.
Lieutenant Joseph w. Powell, assist
ant naval constructor, u. S. ~. one of
the heroes of the Spanish American war
was married at Oswego to Bertha A.
Osterhout.
Rev. T. c. Watkins, pastor of st.
Pauls Methodist church, Lynn, Mass,
rendered his resignation to the official
board, that he might become secretary
of the deaconess in Boston.
A coal train dashed into the rear of a
freight train just as 1t had pulled out of
a switch at Nay Aug, Pa, wrecking the
caboose of the freight train and killing
two men and injuring two others.
Kid Parker of Denver, champion light
weight of the west, went out of his class
and knocked out Frank BARLEY of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, in the third round of a
bout scheduled for 20 rounds at Denver.
United States Consul Theirot. at Lis
bon, has informed the state department
that all vessels from the United States.
whether flying the United States flag or
not, will be granted free pratique in the
Azores
At meeting of the Methodist Preach
ers association of New York a resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted deploring
1.-The shameful miscarriage of justice In
the recent condemnation Of CAPTAIN
Dreyfus."
The life saving crew Of Dorchester bay
rescued five men from capsized boat
in Boston harbor. The men were return
ing from their sloop to the shore and the
rough water caused the tender to fill and
turn turtle.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie is to be
converted into training ship for the
practical education of the landsmen in
the navy 1t is estimated that it will
cost about $4,000 to put her in condition
for such use.
Arrangements have been perfected at
the navy department for the docking of
the batteship Kearsarge at New York
on the 18th inst. and for her official speed
trial over the New England course on
the 25th inst.
Warren A. Adams, one of the instruc-
tors in the modern language department
of Yale university, has resigned. Pro-
fessor Adams went to Yale from Cor
nell. 1t is understood that he will re-
turn to Cornell.
THE Eyrie,' the summer residence OF
DR.. Robert Amory of Boston, at Bar
Harbor Me, was destroyed by fire,
caused 1t is thought, by defective fue.
The house was valued at $40, 600, and the
furniture at $4,000.
The navy department has received
word that the new battleship Kearsarge
will be ready for her official accept
ance trial about the 25th inst. The
course will be the usual one along the
New England coast.
Among the replies received by the civic
federation to invitations to the trust con-
ference to be held at Chicago was a let
ter saying that w. ]. Bryan would re-
turn from the Pacific coast in time to
attend the conference.
Secretary Hay has left Washington
for his summer home in New Hamp-
shire The negotiations for a modus
vivendi respecting the Alaskan boundary
are in such a shape that no delay will
ensue from his absence.
The Cleveland belt and terminal rail-
way has been purchased by the Wheel
ing and Lake Erie railway. This CON-
pletes the requirement of all the Cleve.
land, Canton and Southern property by
the Wheeling and Lake Erie.
James *. Jones, Jr., son of Senator
Jones, has arrived at Washington after
a long stay in Europe with his father.
He states that Senator Jones has no in
tention of resigning the Craftsmanship
OF the national Democratic committee.
President and Mrs. Mckinley have re-
ceived invitations to the wedding OF
Miss Grant and Prince Cantacuzene
Neither President nor Mrs. McKin.
ley will be able to attend, but they will
send good wishes in the form of pres
ent.
The board of engineers appointed t.
examine the plans and surveys for the
dredging of the Delaware river channe
TO 80 feet decided to report in favor OF
the project. 1t is believed that So 500,
600 will be required to complete the
work
The abolition of two grade crossings
II,
ford railroad at Blackstone, Mass, or
dered by the superior court a year ago
has begun. The total cost will be about
$4,000, and the work Is to be completed
about Jan. /.
The cornerstone of the old public
library building at Boston was removed
by the workmen engaged in tearing dow
the structure. 1t was laid Sept II, 1855
The stone contained two metal boxes, in
which were papers, coins and relics OF
various kinds.
The German ambassador at Washing
ton gave a dinner to Mr. Chambers
late chief justice Of Samoa, and the fac
is taken to indicate better state o
feeling now that there is fuller knowl
edge respecting the course Of Mr.. Cham
bers in Samoa.
Frank Aldrich of New York deposite,
$500 with Bob Stockton of Denver, t.
back Mysterious Billy Smith agains
Bob Fitzsimmons for $4,000 a side, Fitz
simmons to name time and other terms
and the fifht to be before the club of
fering the largest purse.
A S. Brown of Passaic, N. j., presiden
Of the dry goods combination known a
the Syndicate Trading company of New
York city, and Of the Denholm- McKa!
company of Worcester, Mass, died a
his country home of appendicitis. HI
was one of the best known dry goods mel
of the country.
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