St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
tContinued from I'd page.l
MIN DAY.

FOREIGN All the foreign ministers at
Peking except the British representative
have ben instructed to sign the joint
note; Prince Ching announces that EN-
peror Kwang Su is ready to return to
Picking if ASSURED OF his satatv-Tnere
have been numerous captures o. rebels
supplies and positions in the Philippines,
but little actual fighting; two Americans
in a landing party off the southeast
coast OF Luzon were killed. American
competition has forced the syndicate
controlling the gas pipe and boiler pipe
industry in Germany to cut prices.-A
satisfactory bulletin was issued by the
Cars ply sicians at Lividia.
UNITED STATEs-Ex- Senator lrby, oil
South Carolina, died at his home in
Laurens, 5. Gin sermon in Washing
ton Archbishop Ireland maintained that
the Pope could not be subject to the
King of Italy without imparing his p.o3'
sltion as head of the Roman Ca hoIc
Church.
MONDAY.
FoREIGN.-Th text of the new naval
bill designed to greatly increase Frances
strength on the sea is published today
1t calls for credits amounting to over
1852 600, 900 to construct six squadron
ironclads, five protected cruisers, ~ de-
stroyers, 1856 torpedo boats and "A SUD-
marine torpedo boats "A Norwegian en-
gneer invents remar able rltt. -GIoomY
view OF the econoUic situation IN Ter
many United States Consul Henry al
Quebec r, ports to the state department
the completion of the Great Northtrn
railroad from Quebec to Parry Sound on
Lake Huron The line opens up new
Canadian grain route and the promoters
of the road claim than it is the shortest
and cheapest route tor the transferring
OF grain from the Great Lakes to Europe
"A special dispatch from Shanghai an
nounces that Lii Hung Changes mancnu
secretary, Yikno, has been arrested oy
order of Field Marshall Count Won war
dersee, charged with communicating
with he Boxers.
UNITED STATES The Senate commit
tee on military affairs today began the
consideration of the House army DILL
Except as it may serve as basis 1ot
claim in the future the incident growing
out OF the detention by the Guatemalano'.
tcials of the American engineer, George
May, has been closed.
CONGRESS The oleomargarlne Dill was
received in the Senate today, but re'e''
ence to a committee was made. owing "
the absence OF Senator Aldrich, OF In1
finance committee. There is confess
between this committee and the agInm
cultural committee as to which shaI'
have charge of the measure in the oenaIe'
When the Senate convened TO-DAY,
Charlts A. Towne. appointed to succeso
the late Senator c. K. Davis OF Mtnneif
sofa, was in attendance. Mr. Nelson "
Minnesota presented the credentials y.
Mr. Towne. They were read ana Nv
oath Of office was administered by MI,
Frye, the president pro TEN. Mr.. lowntf
was congratulated warmly by many y,
his colleagues as he took his seat on ln'
Democratic side of the chamber looay,
under the rules of the House belong'"s
to the District of Columbia Commlt'ee'
but owing to the desire of the Is ders "
proceed with the legislative, executl:stt
and judicial appropriation BILL Dist.~ sun
Day was postponed until week irom
tomorrow. The legislative bill was u"
mediately taken up. ... ... ""'