St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-01
NEWS IN GENERAL.
Sudden Death.


Former Attorney General Garland fell
senseless to the floor while addressing
the United States Supreme court shortly
after noon last Thursday, from stroke
of apoplexy, and died almost immediate
". The news of Gen. Garlands death
produced profound sadness in the Sen
ate. where he had served tor many years
as one of a galaxy OF distinguished men,
While in the Senate he had been men,
Der of the committee on judiciary and he
had taken rank with the strong men OF
that day. OF recent years he had prac.
ticed his profession almost exclusively in
the Supreme court OF the United States.
1t was here that he won most OF his pro-
nounced triumphs, and since the end
must come all recognized that it was
most fitting that it should have come
while he was performing his duties in
this great forum.
Augustus Hill Garland was born in
I! Upton county, Tennessee, June IL, 1882.
He was educated at Bardstown. KY.
and was admitted to the bar in 1858.
He was elected United States senator
for he term beginning March a, 1867,
but was not permitted to take his seat.
In 1874, after serving short time as
acting secretary OF state, he was elected
governor of Arkansas under the new
state constitution In January 1876
he was sent to the United States Senate
and was reelected IN 1883, serving from
March 5, 1877, to March, 1885, wher
he took his seat as attorney general If
President Cleveand's cabinet. At the
close of that administration he retired
from politics and practiced law in Wash
ineton, appearing chiefly before thu
United States Supreme court.
Long Distance Dinner Speeches.
At the annual dinner of the Pine Ire
State Club, at the Hotel Brunswick
Boston, Ian. "a. 95 members were pres
!, ent and novelty was introduced in tina
the speaking and music were by telt
phones. E ich guest found beside hi
plate an ordinary receiver, and the pres
dent had also a transmitter. Senate
l FRYE OF Maine, who was in Washington
and Secretary Long also in Washing
ton, were among the speakers, an
q every word was distinctly heard. The
connection was made with the Gran
q Hotel at Milwaukee. and tor five minute
= the guests listened to a cornet solo wit
y orchestral accompaniment, every note
which was clearly heard. This is tt
T first time anything OF the sort has bee
4 tried in Boston and it was compile
y success.
J. Suicide Of Clark w. Bryan.
! Clark w. Bryan, of Springfield, Mas:
e lo b. MOI f,a
/ in the Connecticut valley, shot hims'
l. through the temple last week, apparen
" diving Immediately. Financial revers
IT had followed one another in rapid ST
10 cession in .ecent years, and the ass'g
f. ment last summer OF the publishl'
, house OF which he was the head, and
- subsequent closing out of the buslne:
~ were crushing blows to him.
~ Mr.. BRYAN was rs years old, and I
a. nearly halt century had been leadi
"a spirit in local progress. He was court
= in manner. gentle IN disposition and w
to exceedingly tond of his home lite.
OF Mr. BRYAN was born in Harpershe
TO N. Y. in 1924, and went to Springfield
or 1852 Few citizens were held in higl
;a esteem. His wife died about year az
y. He leaves one son, ames Bryan.
+o Not Like Vermont Weather.
is California is enjoying a season OF
10 markable weather. Last Friday
ks maximum temperature was So, q
in Tor three days past it had hove
-, around 800 in San Francisco.
40 maximum temperature for the warm
"a dav last summer was $40. Labor
10 and truck drivers go about their W.
de without coats, and street railway &C
RI panies have put on the open cars uset
We
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