St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-04-19
NEWS SUMMARY.


canital of $33,000.000.
Peports from Nebraska indicate that
.he damage to winter wheat and rye has
been greatly exaggerated.
A. and near Mandan and Bismarck, N. |
n. damage to farm and other property
NV the freshets will reach 100000.
THE rededication services Of the First
unitarian church at Pennington, Me-,
we're attended by large congregation.
ronald Perriler was found guilty of the
Murder of Jennie Rogers at New West
minister, B. c., and will be executed May
80.
The Connecticut state senate confirmed
.ha nomination of Edwin L. Schofield to
no insurance commissioner for term Of
four years.
Firt broke out at the farm buildings OF
Sanford Smith, Jr., just outside Ban
cor Me-, destroying about $40, 900 worth
of property.
Professor Spencer H. Devarre, for
many years instructor in mathematics
at Yale university, died at Brooklyn,
aged 76 years.
Former Congressman James Williams
died at Smyrna, DEL, aged rs years. He
was Democrat and was in congress for
two terms, 1S74-lS7S.
bill introduced in the New York as
sembly proposes exemption from tax
otion of all real estate held in trust for
the Salvation Army.
Owen G. Flood, aged II years, a prom
inent resident Of Fairfield, Me-, dropped
dead from heart failure. He had served
.be town as selectman.
The Central New York trotting circuit
has decided upon classes and purses for
the coming season. The aggregate
purses will reach $4,000.
The Yale Alumni association of Gin
cinnati adopted resolutions urging the
selection Of Professor Arthur T. Hadley
for the presidency Of Yale.
Governor Lee of South Dakota has
written to President Mckinley demand
ing the return of the South Dakota vol
unteers from the Philippines,
The Central House, located in the out
skirts of Pawtucket, R. l., was Quilted by
FIRE. A domestic was removed from the
4 building in an unconscious condition.
The town of Pomeroy, Ia, was partially
burned. Loss, between SIS, 900 and $780,
900. Pomeroy was destroyed by a cy-
clone in 1898, and 40 people were killed.
The Amesbury, Mass. Christian church
has extended call to Rev. l. ]. We'll
mouth Of Vienna, N. j.. to become its
pastor The call has not yet been ac-
cepted.
President Mckinley has been appealed
to by the alcalde of the city of Guayamo,
Porto Rico, to issue an order turning over
the cemeteries in the island to the NUM-
cipalities.
The authorities have been notified Of
the mysterious disappearance Of Charles
W. Peterson of Ashmont Mass, who left
his home April and has not been heard
from since.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has is
sued an order directing that military
prisoners in various departments who
cannot be brought to trial in 30 days be
discharged.
Chancellor McCracken of the Uni
yersity of the City Of New York made
announcements of gifts to the institu-
ton, of which he is head, amounting to
nearly 100000.
Tucaleeche Cove, remote mountain
settlement in Tennessee. was the scene
fatally for three persons. Thomas Frey
was the assailant.
Arrangements have just been CON-
pleted for the consolidation of the hooI
iron and cotton tie interests of the coun
try. The capital stock of the new com
pany will be $330OO.000.
The Western Window Glass Jobbers
association decided on an increase O.
10 percent on single strength glass, ant
Is percent on double strength glass, t.
take effect Immediately.
The navy department records SHOW
that Of the two sailors killed at Apia
James Butler, seaman. enlisted at Bos
ton; Norman E. Edsall, ordinary sea
man, enlisted at Toledo.
The big combination Of all the coal in
terests on the Mononhegala river pre-
dicted several weeks ago is now an as
sured fact. The combination will b
capitalized at s300OO,O00.
At meetings Of both the church an
parish, Olivet Congregational church Q
Springfield, Mass, voted to extend ca
to Rev. Edwin H. Hadlock of Providenc
to become pastor of the church.
A party of United States senators, in
Guiding Senator Gallinger of New Hamp
shire, will make an extended Alaska.
trip this summer to the Klondike region
They win leave Seattle about June l.
The war department has decided
mako four departments Of the island {
Cuba. Heretofore the seven differer
provinces have been departments. Ger
eral Brooke is now arranging for the col
n soidation.
James Elsey the London messengt
u boy, sent from that city in contest {
a speed with letter sent through til
" mails to Hanford, Cal, and who arrive
"a in advance of the letter, has started c
his return journey.
The will Of Margaret A. Kelly, wido
Of Eugene Kelly, the New York banke
devises 100000 to Archbishop Corriga
for the erection Of chapel to be know
as Lady chapel in connection with S
Patrick's cathedral.
President Keenan, of the l.. A. W. al
nounces the appointment of William
Curtis as A. A. U. representative on ii
racing board, and Fred Gerlach as L. 1
W. representative to the Information!
Cyclist association.
At a meeting at Boston OF the con
missioned officers who served in the la
war an organization to be known as II
Massachusetts commandery, Naval al
Military Order of the Spanish and Anne
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