St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-12-19
General News.
Tive Great Fairs.

may seem to be large program for one
nation. but it is what the United States
has undertaken to extcuIe, and will,
there is reason to expect, execu'e with
success. The Pan-AmeIican Exposition,
which is to be opened at Buffalo next
spring is already familiar to the public,
and is making admirable progress to.
ward readiness. Less we'll known in this
part OF the union, but no less worthy OF ia
vorabe attention, is the Southern States
and West Indian Exposition, which is
to be held at Charleston, S. c. There
will be no rivalry but rather a certain
cooperation between the two. The But
falo fair will open on May 1 and close on
Nov. /, while that at Charleston will not
open until Dec. 1. 1t will thus be easv to
transfer exhibits, if desired. from Buffalo
after the closing of the lair to Charles
ton before the opening Of the fair. Nor
will the one interfere with popular at
tendance at the other, AS for the objects
to be promoted, they are substantially
identical At Buffalo it is hoped to unite
more closely in commercial and indus
| trial ties all the American nations. At
| Char ton the special aim will be to
strengt hen the ties bet ween the southern
states and the West Indies, and to pro-
mote the welfare OF both. The federal
government has already given al desired
recognition and encouragement to the
Buffalo fair; and there is now before the
| House of Representatives at Washing ton
a bill for that purpose, carving an APP
preparation OF $3.50 900 tor the aid of
| the Cha lesion exposition.
DI. coverer of Gold in California, Dead.
Henry W. Bigler the man who made
the record of the great California gold
discovery in 1S48, died at St. George,
Utah, of pneumonia. He was about rs
years old. His record of the gold dis
covery reads: Monday, 24th-This day
some kind of metal was found in the tail
| race that looks like gold" This entry
was made January "a, 1S48. Six days
later, on the 30th Bigler made the follow
ing entryin his diary: Clear, as has been
the last week. Our metal has been tried
and proves to oe gold. 1t is thought to
be rich. We have picked up uore than
hundred dollars within the last week"
Bigler was a member of the Mormon
battalion and was working at Suffers
millrace when the discovery was made.
He and three Others were guests of honor
at the California golden jubilee celebra-
tion in January, 1898 The other three
are yet living, namely James S. Brown
Manti, Utah, William ]. Johnston of
Ramah, New Mexico.
Rare Gift for Boston.
Mrs. John l.. Gardner, OF Boston. will
| give her new Italian palace, which she is
| building in the Fens, and it's contents to
the municipality of Boston as a free
museum. The Italian palace is almost
completed, and already the list OF paint
| ines in Mrs. Gardner's collection is being
made up by people who have known it.
| First and foremost, there is the famous
Titan, Europa aud the Bull" which
was painte for King Philip II of Spain,
a portrait of Cardinal Inghiraml by
Raphael; portrait of Philip w OF Spain
by Veasquez; portrait of Rembrandt
by himself; =" The Death of Lucretia" by
Botticelli, and dozens more do wn through
the list, to Whistler's pastels and his
sketch OF Mrs. Gardner, are in the colec-
ton. But the pictures form a small
part of the works Of art which Mrs
Gardner has accumulated. A museum of
considerable size is necessary to hold her
treasures in the line oil sculpture. bronzes,
gold silver, iron and other metal work,
wood carvings, arms and armor, iurni-
ture, tapestries and the like. 1t long ago
outgrew her town house.
John Addison Porter Dead.
John Addison Porter, former Secretary
to President Mckinley, died at his home
in Pomtret, Conn. Saturday ter long
illness He was born IN New Haven on
April IT. 1856. He was the eldest son Of
Prot. John Addison Porter, first dean of
the She field Scientific School. He was
educated at Yale, and after leaving col
lege studied and practice1 law. Later
he went into newspaper work, and in
1890 he became the editor of the Hart
ford Post, at the same time owning a
controlling interest in the paper. On
several occasions ne was can iidate for
the republican nomination for governor
of the state but he was never chosen Ia
1896, he was an enthusiastic advocate
OF Mckinley for the Presidential nomn-
alton and was made the presidents sec
rotary. He resigned this office last April,
owing to i'll health.
Soldiers Home Accepted.
The house OF representatives of Geor-
gia, has passed the bill accepting the
Confederate Soldiers Home, built by
popular subscription eleven years ago.
1t is practically assured of success in the
senate. In 1889 Henry W. Grady, then
in the zenith OF his fame, originated the
soldiers home movemt mt. He engineer
ed the public substitution and to his eli.
forts was due the erection OF the build
ing at a cost of $45 900. At the ensu.
ing session of the legislature his friends
rendered the home to the ate free of
charge, the only condition being that the
state should maintain it. Principally
through the efforts of Governor Akin
son, now dead, the home was rejected.
Under the provisions of the bill passed
$40 900 year is appropriated tor the
maintenance OF the institution and veter-
ans now in the poorhouses will be pro-
vided with home.
Rail Orders.
News from Pittsburg, Pa, says the
rail pool to date has booked orders ag-
gregating 100000 tons of rails. The
last to come in was an order tor 10000
tons from the New York Central, which
has been divided among the Carnegie
Company, the Fereral Steel. the Lacka-
| O. Nj