St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
NEWS SUMMARY.

NJ st Paul at st. Louis in the third round
of what was to have been a 20-round
contest.
About 200 journeymen tailors of New
Haven are on strike. The men ask for
an advance of about Is percent, or about
81 a suit.
The famous stallion, Star Pointer, has
been taken off the track by his owner.
w. j. White. The great PAGERS leg will
never again be in condition for racing.
Bella w. Osborn, aged 60, was instantly
killed at grade crossing at Browns
Station, Conn.,, by train. Osborn failed
TO heed the engineers warning signals.
Charles Gillispie, well-known
sporting man Of Bangor, Me-, dropped
dead on the street, while returning home
from church. He was about As years
old
Enoch Willard, aged 70, of North
Rochester, N. H., committed suicide by
taking strychnine. Fear Of impending
legal trouble is said by friends to have
discouraged him.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to donate
$4,000 to the city Of Duluth, to erect a
building for free public library, con-
ditioned upon a satisfactory site being
provided by the city.
Miss Sarah w. Daggett, state regent |
of the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton in Massachusetts, announces her
resignation. Miss Daggett has held the
office less than year.
Captain William M. Folger, U. S. N,
who commanded the cruiser New Or
leans last year, and will command the
battleship Kearsarge, was married at
Boston to Miss Gilmore.
The impression is growing in military
circles that General Lawton is likely to
be appointed to the vacancy in the list
of regular brigade generals caused b.
General Skaters retirement.
Marshall N. Benson, one of the Bourne,
Mass burglars, previously convicted Of
breaking and entering, was sentenced
to the house Of correction for two years
The other indictments were filed.
Leslie Mcleod. editor of The Trotter
and PAGER. and for many years one of the
best known writer's on the harness horse
in America. died at New York He
was born in Canada, 81 years ago.
The striking spinners who went out
of the Lorraine mill, Pawtucket. r. l.,
last week have nearly all secured work
elsewhere. Their places in the Lorraine
mill have been filled with new help.
Colonel Sumner, Major Storey, Captain
Gibson and Captain Slocum, u. S. A.,
have been detailed to proceed to South
Africa and observe and report upon the
military operations in the Transvaal.
At the Hercules Athletic club, Brook
lyn, Marty McCue of Manhattan and
Joe Cain of Brooklyn met for the fifth
time in their career, and for the fourth
time their contest resulted in draw.
Lieutenant Frank w. Kellogg of
Waterbury, Conn.,, who was on the
cruiser Baltimore during the battle of
Manila bay, was presented with sword,
the gift of the citizens Of Waterbury.
Owen ]. Riley, aged g. convicted of
robbery was sentenced at Boston to
prison for eight years. Riley was
caught robbing women on the highway
His mother made pathetic plea for him
The will of Catherine w. Stanley oil
Boston bequeaths $4,000 to the Massa'
chusetts homeopathic hospital; to the
Boston university school of medicine she
gives $4,000; to the old couples home
$1,000.
The Worcester and Webster stree
railway is opened for business. The INT
runs from Worcester, through Auburn
and oxford to Webster, distance q
about - miles. The running time is tw
hours.
Robert B. Mantell, the actor has beel
relieved of his financial obligations L
II the United States district court at Chi
cago. He filed his petition severa
n months ago. scheduling $13,s47 habilitie
and $1,000 assets.
Chief Alonzo Bowman of the BROOK
A line Mass, police department, dled
u his home in that town. He had been !
for nearly a year. He was porn !
Springfield, N. H., in 1888, and was
Civil war veteran.
Ed Dunkhorst of Syracuse lost 10 Pet
Maher in the seventh round oil What Wa
to have been a 10-round go at Syracu
on foul. Dunkhorst was complete
outpointed by Maher, who gave him
terrific pummelling.
Former President Cleveland, Wh'
asked his opinion on matters PERTAIN
to the present state OF a1alrs IN u
Transvaal, said he did not care 10 s.
anything at the present time regaroll
any public question.
The body OF James M. CoHHoie' aS
g., was found at his home at Wlnslo
Me-. in a decomposed state. Hes
trouble was the cause and, living alol
II was not discovered until nelghbC
broke into the home.
A combination known as the Natioi
Lead, Zinc and Spelter company, witt
Capitalization of $10,0000OO, and will
surplus of 100000, has been formed
control and work large interests In
Joplin-Galena (Mo.) district.
At a meeting of the board OF direct
of the New York Central and Huds
River railroad, authority was given
an increase of S15 100000 in the capi
stock of the road, which will make
total Capitalization $115, 100000.
The bridge combine, under the ma
Of the American Bridge company,
been completed, and will be incorpora
by the first of next month. The CONF
includes IS of the 81 plants in the coun
and is capitalized at $67, 5OO'ooo.
The will of the late George w. Vi
ton. who bequeathed $1,O0o,ooo 10 the
of Denver for an orphans college,
been admitted to probate. The con
of the will. which was threatened
relatives, has been abandoned.
It is reported that within yea
least $500 men will be employees IN
coppe~ mines near Calumet, MICH
is said that the Calumet and Hecla
panv will employ no less than looo