St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-09-20
NEWS SUMMARY.

carbolic acid.
Leonard Morgan II years old, was
struck by train at Ballardvale, Mass.
and instantly killed.
John Lemire, employed by the Boston
and Maine railroad, was instantly killed
by train at the Meredith, N. H., cross.
ing.
In the special match pacing race at
Sioux City, for purse of $4,000, Patchen
beat John r. Gentry in two straight
heats. Time, 2:05 and 2:O4A.
The worlds bicycle record for five
miles, unpaced, was broken by
James F. Ingraham at Brockton, Mass.
Ingraham's time was 1906.
Alice O'Malley, 10 years old, was Sc
verely burned while playing with other
children about a bonfire at Worcester
Mass, and died Of her injuries.
The stockholders Of the Cape Cod Ma
tional bank, Harwich, Mass, voted to
reduce the capital stock from $780, to
100000. Ths bank has surplus Of $780,
900.
In the superior criminal court, at Bos-
ton, Nichola Da Salvo was convicted Of
assault with intent to murder Luigi De
Muncio, during a fight. Sentence was
deferred.
Arrangements are being made by the
Chicago anti-imperialistic league for a
mass meeting Of anti-imperialists from
all over the country to be held in Chica-
go Oct. II.
Three of the largest hotels at Ham
mel's Station, Rockaway, were de-
~ aptai1inn Sc 7E
900. Two firemen were injured, one
probably fatally.
The war department has abandoned
the steamship Morgan City to her own
ers. She lies below Nagasaki and
wreckers have been engaged in the at
tempt to float her.
At a meeting Of company c, Eighth
Massachusetts, regiment, at Marble
head, Benjamin Mitchell was elected
first lieutenant, and Henry S. Peach
second lieutenant, of the company.
Frank Goodrich, aged 35 years, Of
Wethersfeld, CT, murdered Mary Ban
ming, young girl of that place, and then
committed suicide Jealousy is believed
to have been the cause of the crime.
The Charleston board Of health has
declared quarantine against New Or
leans. Key West, Passchristian, Missis-
sppi City and Jackson on account of the
prevalence Of yellow fever at the latter
places.
A fire In the Manchester block, Paw
tucket, r. l., caused a loss of about
$500. the principal losers are The
Gazette and Chronicle, Pawtucket Fur
nd Grirnnc
grocer.
The principal candidates for the Har-
ward football team have reported for
practice, 40 strong. College will not
open for over week, yet the number Of
candidates was surprisingly large for
this date.
A dozen sailors, lately part Of the
crew of the Boston. called at the navy
department and were presented with
the medals awarded by congress in recog-
milton of Admiral Deweys victory in
Manila bay.
President Mellen Of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad company authorizes a de-
NAL of the report that he is likely to sue
coed Charles P. Clark as president Of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company.
Prince David Kawananakoa, cousin
of ex-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, has
arrived in Washington from Honolulu.
His visit to Washington is purely per-
sonal and has no connection with the
politics Of the island.
The contractors for building the ar
mored cruiser Albany, the Armstrong;
nf ~ months hahiOd In the de
livery of the ship to our navy department
and the attention of the department has
been called to the matter.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has decided that telephone messages be-
tween points in this country and any
foreign country are subject to the same
tax as domestic telephone messages,
that is, / cent for each message for which
charge of Is cents or over is made.
Edwin A. Walkup Of Cambridge
Mass. who was detained by the police
and asked to explain how he had in his
possession a quantity of paper ar
ranged in imitation of s2S,OCNln money
was turned over to the United States au-
thorites.
General Clark Carr of Galesburg, Ills.
formerly minister to Denmark, Is IL
Washington, and 1t Is rumored that HI
will be the successor of Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Calhoun, who in
tends to practice law in Chicago
Much excitement was caused at Hav
erhill, Mass, by the circulation OF pos
tiers. signed by President Jewett of tn
Hayerhill Temperance union, Offering
rauord ~ shO for evidence leading /
the conviction Of persons violating tn
liquor law.
One more victim (the fourth) of the In
tense strain involved in the task of com
pleting within brief time the arch q
welcome to Admiral Dewey, is reported
John X. Brown, an expert In high struc
lures. died in Brooklyn. Mr.. Brown wa
stricken with paralysis and expired In
short time
AS the guests Of Mayor Quincy abou
800 members of the OldTime Telegraph
ers' association and the United State
Military Telegraph corps, with thei
wives, children and friends, sailed abou
Boston harbor, paying particular atten
ton to the municipal institutions on tn
various islands.
Alfred Day, representing a Philadel
phia syndicate, Is shipping men and ma
terial to Alaska for the construction G
the second railroad in that territory
The road Is to be Is miles long and to b
used in connection with the developmen
of Is 900 acres of coal lands on Kachem
bay, Cook Inlet.
Daniel Ermentrout, who was electe
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