St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-01-17

!. practice and sciencof farming in tt
e,s country. 1t mighte of great pra
ID teal use it is thorht.
SIS There seems to e a division {
- opinion among theommittee in n
gard to the expulsio of Mr.. Robert
of Utah; some wisho have a unan
." nous report OF tn Republicans t.
v expel him as memer of the House
~ rather than reportlis seat vacant
- as Chairman Taylo ofOhio has sug
'e gested. Gen. A. v Greedy, of tn
i, Signal Bureau, ws attacked by {
u drunken man, wholsisted in finding
:, entrance into his huse, was thrown
down insensible i his own door
yard and injured; e has improved,
! although still in a ritical condition,
but ]. c. Furnace, is assailant, has
been placed under kavy bonds.
An Automobile company have
rented the Gettsburg-Panorama
building for three versa four thous-
and dollars year, Who expect to have
a passenger servie in this city.
The resignation of)r. Whitman, the
PRESIDENT of Columbian University,
was a great surpris and will cause
sincere regret as heis much beloved
and he has done muo in his four years
service here to builtup that college.
he intends to accept the call of the
Fifth Baptist Chuch pastorate in
Philadelphia, wher,he has preached
for some time.
An interesting experiment was
tried at the White H ouse reception,
by placing four meglphones in differ
ent places: One at the entrance, one
at each side and enc in the rear so
that the carriages could be called up
IN order and save much delay and
confusion. 1t will probably be
adopted for the future.
For weeks Washington had a
great mystery, which the police
seemed unable to solve, although
during the Christmas HOLIDAYS, signs
were posted up in the large stores
500 reward if the guilty
party could be found and detectives
dressed in citizens garb were en-
ployed IN the streets and shops but
Of no avail. Finally gentleman
and his wife in getting on to street |
,ar found that her dress was badly |
'ut and he accused a young German,
Max Krebs, who was behind, of
long the mischief. He denied it and
he police could not believe such a
esptctable looking man could
ave been guilty of the act. There
ave been II or more cases reported
within few weeks of ladies having
silk, velvet or tailor made
KRIS cut or RUNE d while in the shops
Il s"1 s1reets or at inc opera Rouse.
hey were usually cut in the same
'ay. 1t was thought the party wore
ring with knife attached and had
systematic way of doing it. 1t
as new kind of "Jack the Ripper"
I'd a great puzzle. Other ca SEES were
ported in Philadelphia and New
ork and it is surmised to have been
me by the same party. Some one
ggested that it must be a dress.
aker who had spite against tailor '
AIDE clothes, but Major Sylvester, Z
the police department thinks that
e man has psychosis. His case
IL come up for trial. II they claim
at he is arrested for "destroying
Ivate property" they could not
Ike him pay more than double the
'rth and not give him exemplary
nlshment it is said, but if called
lalicious mischief" he can be sent. :
ed to prison. 1t is a very curious .
re. The Diplomatic Reception at 4
White House was considered a u
cess.
A. NJ c.
Washington, D. c., Jan. 10, 1900.