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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
BOST0N'S COMMERCE.
The Record For 1899 Shows a Remarkable
Gam Over Those Of Previous Years.

0uh WV VI tSStSs
The foreign commerce of the port of
Boston during 1899 surpasses all previ-
Gus records, aggregating $3.50, 1856, 1888.
While only slightly greater than the
extraordinary record of 1897, it exceeded
that of 1898 by SIG. SOS,92 The figures in
detail are as follows:
Exports, 1927 047, an increase Of ST.
26S,256 over 1898. Imports, $63,352.290,
an increase of $14, $40, 666 over 1898.
The above statement Is from the ad
vance sheets of the annual report of
Elwyn G. Preston, secretary of the Bos-
ton chamber of commerce. OF the for
eign trade Mr.. Preston says the exports
were the largest in the history of the
port.
The report further says that there has
been a general forward movement of
values, both of manufactured goods and
of raw materials. Labor Is fully en-
ployed, and wages in most branches of
trade have been restored to the level
+ from which they were forced during the
! panic years. and in some cases have
risen to higher plane than during the
years of great prosperity preceding
1898. In the Astounding prosperity that
| has marked the course of the year just
closed, Massachusetts and New England
/ have received full share.
The foreign trade exceeded all prev;-
! Gus records. The great manufacturing
activity caused large increase in the
imports of raw products and partially
manufactured materials entering into
further manufacture, while the exports
of products of domestic manufacture
have shown phenomenal growth.
The ''in transit and trans-s shipment
trade passing through this port amount
ed to $11, SS3623, and was made up as fol-
lows: Entered at Boston for trans
shipment to foreign countries, princi-
pally Canada, $5,S34,355; Canadian i'm
ports entered at various ports and ex-
ported to foreign countries via Boston,
I $6,049, 26S.
AS a port Of export for the various
products classed as provisions, Boston
had 80 percent of the entire exports OF
these products passing through this port
AS a port for the export of live cattle
Boston RECEIVERS the first place from
which 1t was forced last year by New
York, having during. the past year ex-
ported 124.290 head, or 81 percent of the
total from all ports. In breadstuffs Bos-
ton made a gain.
The ocean tonnage entered and cleared
at this port in the foreign trade aggre.
gated 4,491, O19 tons, an increase of 767,
1888 tons, or 81 percent over 1898.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28

Frankfort, KY, Feb. 27.-The state
contest board yesterday awarded GER
tificates of election to all of the Demo-
cratic contestants for minor Offices. I'm
mediately afterward the contestants
were sworn in and repaired to the state
house in body, where they made for
NAL demand on the Republican incum-
bents for possession of the offices. but
the demands were not acceded to. In
Junction suits were filed by each of the
new officials seeking to Gust the present
incumbents and enjoining them from
discharging the duties of their offices.
The installation of the Democratic Of
ficials will have the effect Of tying up
every branch Of the state government
pending decision of the contests by the
courts. From now till then the state
will be practically without state gov
eminent.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28

Washington, Feb. 27.-The secretary
of war is confronted with decision
whether or not the United States is in
a state of war. In time of peace any
United States soldier may purchase his
discharge from the army upon certain
prescribed conditions. More than two
score applications of this kind are now
before the department. If 1t Is said that
this is a time of peace, that decision
might carry with it the reduction of the
pay of all the soldiers now in the Philip
pines by one-half. a contingency that
cannot be contemplated without appre-
hension. War department officials re-
greet that decision should be required
at this time.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
FOREIGN SUM MARY.

Sixty thousand tons of Pocahontas
coal is now entering the Mediterranean
in spite of predictions from eminent au-
thorities in the United States that it was
impossible for our coal to compete with
English Cardiff coal in that market.
AS result Of the investigation by a
court of inquiry, held at Omdurman, in
connection with the recent insubordi-
nation of two battalions of Soudanese
troops. five Egyptian officers have been
cashiered and sent as prisoners to Cairo.
The works of the Maritime Milling
company at New Glasgow, N. S., were
destroyed by fire, together with grain
elevator and thousands of bushels of
grain. The loss is $4,000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
AFTER SEARCHING TESTS.
DR.. David Kennedy's FavOrite Remedy
Has Proved Itself to be the Only
Positive Cure for Kidney and Bladder
DisenxeB

Has Proved Itself to be the Only
Positive Cure for Kidney and Bladder
Diseases.
Thousands of r. quests for free bottles
of DR.. David Kennedy Favorite Remedy
are received nearly every day by the
manufacturers, and upon strict investi-
cation it has been found that no less
than 81 out OF every hundred of those re-
ceiving trial bottles have been so helped
by the Remedy sent, that they have
pught large sized bottles at their drug
g'ss.
1t has been proven beyond question
that Favorite Remedy is the very best
medicine known tor diseases of The Kid
news, Liver, Bladder and Blood, Rheuma.
tism, Dyspepsia, Chronic Constipation,
and the s1cknesses peculiar to women.
The manufacturers are prepared to send
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who will write, giving their FULL name
and post Office address to the DR.. David
Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, N. Y,
and mention this paper.
Put some Of your urine in glass tum-
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discolored, ropy or stringy, you need a
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the best one you can take. 1t speedily
cures such dangerous symptoms as pain
in the back, frequent desire to urinate,
especially at mig hit, scalding burning pain
in passing water, staining OF your linen
by the urine aud inability to hold it.
Also the unpleasant and dangerous
effects produced on the system bv the use
of whiskev or beer.
DR.. David Kennedy's Favofite Remedy
is sold at all drug stores at 81 90 a
bottle, or six bottles for SIS 90
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
STEAMER CALIFORNIAN ASHORE.
Passengers Remained Aboard Rather Than Be
Transferred In Rough Sea.


Portland, Me-, Feb. 27.-Steamer Cali
fornian, bound out from this port for
Glasgow, via Halifax, went ashore on
Ram island ledge, half way between
Portland Head light and Cape Eliza
beth light. early Sunday morning.
The Californian was in charge of Pilot
Parsons. The wind was blowing hard
from the southeast and was accompa-
MED at the time by heavy rain. There
was heavy sea running. Pilot Par
IONS left the ship on reaching the bell
buoy, off Cushings island point, after
he gave the officers of the ship the cor
rect course. Within 10 minutes after
the Californian was hard and fast
aground on Ram Island ledge. This is
reef which runs out from Ram island.
For some reason, which has not yet been
satisfactorily explained, the ship had
got several points off her course when
she struck.
About 10 o'clock Sunday forenoon the
life saving boat from the Cape Eliza
beth life saving station arrived, on
trucks, at Fort Williams, about seven
IlllleS lFOIIl the SLdllOIls L lie lie savers
put off for the steamer, intending to
transfer the passengers from the steam
er to the tug Piedmont. Some of the
women passengers desired to be trans
ferred, but on seeing the manner in
which the lifeboat pitched and rolled,
they decided not to leave the ship.
Most of the local seafaring men are Of
the opinion that the rocks have pene-
trated the bottom Of the vessel in sew
eral places, and they doubt very mucn
If she can be saved. Captain Barclay
says that the hold is full of water, the
fires extinguished, there is heavy 81 a
and the passengers are perfectly safe.
They elected not to be transferred.
The ship is lying under the lee of
Ram island and the ledge, and al
though the waves are breaking with
/ great force the ledge acts as a break
water and protects the ship, which is
lying motionless. The passengers will
probably be taken off today, without
danger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.


Flour - Winter clear, $330@3.5O;
straights, $S.4O@3.75; patents, $S.SO@41O;
spring clear, $290@3.20; straight, $3.50
$50; patents, $3SOQ415; special brands,
$420@4.4O.
Hay-Prime, s16@17; choice, $15@16;
fair to good, $13@14; clover mixed, $3.50
IA.
Butter-Creamery Vermont and New
Hampshire extra, 251ac; New York extra,
951bc. western extra, 25@251sc; firsts,
e31b @24c; June storage extra, 23@2Skc;
dairy extra, 2Sc: imitation creamery eX-
ira. 10000: ladle extra, ice; firsts, nc;
Nox and print creamery, northern extra
26c: dairy. 24c.
Cheese-New York and Vermont ex-
ira. 12k@1Sc frsts, 11@12c; seconds, ga
10c: twins. 11@12hc; Ohio fiat, 111hQ12c;
sage, 13@1Slsc.
Eggs-Suburban and cape fancy, 1Sc;
eastern extra, 15@15hc; Vermont ano
New Hampshire choice fresh, 15@15kci
fair to good, 13@14c; western fancy
14kc; selected. 13h@14c; fair to good
13@13kc; southern, lac; storage, S@1Oc
Meats-Beef, choice, S@9c; good, "a
Sc; headquarters, choice, lie; common tt
good. 9@1OKc forequarters, 51eQ6kc
veal choice, 10@11c; fair to good, SQ9c
mutton, extra, 7@7hc; common to good
5@6c; yearlings, 5@7c; lambs, choice
s@91hc; common to good, rose; hogs
country dressed, 5k@6hc.
Poultry--Chickens, eastern choice, i
mic; fair to good, 1OG Sc; western, 11@
lac: fowls, eastern, 12@13c; western, 100
lie: turkeys, 11h@12hc.
getables-Potatoes, Green noun
tain, 65@67c blu; hebrons, 62@6Sc; white
5S@6Oc; red, 5Sc; sweet, $2.50@3 Dbl
squash, hubbard, $25QSO ton; onions
vallow. $1.2501. so bbl
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
Church DESTROYED by Fire.

Leicester, Mass, Feb. 27.-At an early
hour Sunday morning lightning struck
the steeple Of the First Congregational
church, causing fire which completely
destroyed the building. The loss is
about $4,000. The church was one of
the largest edifices of its kind In the
state 1t was built in 1865, and $4,000
was spent in repairs last summer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28

AfHhm8 hAeHVC SIC - 0mUBDuFys
SOUTH BOUND
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via White River Junction.
(12.35 ex. Mon.) and 900 a. M, arriving
at Bosi on SIS a. m. and 4.30 pm.
For Concord, Manchester, Nashua, Lowell
and Boston via Wells River and Plymouth,
lao a. m. daily, 900 am, 2.s4 p. m.
Arriving at Boston, $40 am, 4.3( and
$50 p. m.
For White River Junction, Bellows Falls,
Northampton, Springfield, Hartford. New
Haven and New York. 12.35 ex. Mon.,)
900 am, and 1905 pm.
For Newbury, Bradford. Norwich and i" hits
River Junction. q 2.35 ex. Mon.) and 800
a. m and 1905 anr 55 p m.
For Passumpsic, Barnet and McIndoes,
900 a. m, 1905 and 5.e5 m.
For Wells River, (12.3o ex. Mon..) 1.4O, and
800 a. n 12.t s. 23- and 55 p. m.
For Montpelier, 300 a. m, 2.34 p. m.
For Littleton, 900 a. M, 2.34 and 5.5b
NORTH BOUND. ..,a,s.
For Lyndonville and Newport, 2.20, (3,16
ex. Sun. and Mon and 1o45 a. M. 3.18,
4.27 p. m SUNDAYS 2.20 a. m.
For West Burke, Barton and Barton Land
ing, (3.15 ex. Sun and Mon) and 10.46
For Stanstead and Derby Line Massawippi.
North Hatley, Lennoxville and Sherbrooke,
(3.15 ex. Sun. and Mon.,) and 10.45 a. m,
4.27 p. m. u..
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Grand Trunk
Ry., 10.45 a. M and 4.27 p. m
For Quebec via Sherbrooke and Quebec Cen
trial Ry.. (3.15 a. m. ex Sun. and Mon.)
and APT p. m.
For Montreal via Sherbrooke and Grand
Trunk Ry., (3.15 a. m. ex. Sun. and Mon.)
APT p. m.
For Montreal via Newport and Canadian
Pacific Rv.. 2.2O a. m. daily, 3.13 p. m.
For Lyndonville, 1885 p. m
D. J. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. and Tiki. Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28

Washington, Feb. 27.-The conferrees
on the financial bill agreed Friday.
and the report was submitted to the
senate by Mr., Aldrich. The bimetallic
amendment and the refunding provision,
which were the two points remaining
open, were retained in the final BILL but
the language was modified to meet the
desires of the house conferrees.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
Made and Lost Fortunes

New York, Feb. 27.-"Dan Rice" the
veteran clown, died at Long Branch, N.
J., Friday after a lingering illness
He was rs years of age. Mr.. Rice's real
name was Daniel McLaren. He was
born in New York. He made three in
dependent fortunes. He died. however.
comparatively poor. He had about
completed book on his life.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
Palm Ito State Prosperinn.

Columbia, S. c.. Feb. 27.--The total
amount OF capital Of cotton mills pro-
iected in this state since Jan. / is nearly
sS,OOO.o 900. or nearly $4,000 day. The
Ashworth Electrical company of Cher
ava, capital 100000, was chartered yes
terday. Rhode Island capitalists are
back Of 1t.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
ST. JOHNSBURY AND
LAKECHAMPLAIN r, E.

WINTER ARRANGEMENT, Oct. 2, 1899
Trains Leave VI. JoknsbRry.
GOING WEST.
For Danville, Hardwick,. Morrisville, Cam
and Rutland 1888 a. m. and $40 D. m.
For Danville, West Danville, Walden, Greens.
boro, East Hardwick, Hardwick, Morris
vile, Hyde Park, .33 a. m, $40 and $50
p. m.
For Johnson, Cambridge Junction, Burling.
ton esGner FaiateId shel ad % naighgate
For Stanbridge, st. Johns, and Montreal via
East Swanton, 1888 a. m. and $40 p. m.
GOING EAST.
For East st. Johnsbury, North Concord
Miles Pond Lunenburg 800 a. m. 2.45,
$40, (mixed) p. m
For Whitefeld, Fabyans, Crawfords, Glen,
North Conway, Fryeburg, Portland,
Brunswick, Lewiston, Augusta, Waterville.
bangor and st. John. 800 a. m. and 2 4b
p. m.
D. ]. FLANDERS,
Gen. Pass. Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
MAGAZINES
AT CUT RATES.

Make out a list of the reading matter
you want for 1900 and let us make
you prices Wecan give you cut rates
on any periodical. Vermont Maya
zine Agency, 46 Portland St., St.
lohnshurY.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
MON TPELIER AND
WELLS RIV Err R. R,
In EFFECT Jan. 20, 1900.

IN EFFECT Jan. 20, 1900.
TRAINS WEST.
Trains leave Wells River daily except Sun
day at $50, 5S a. m , $50, p. M. for
South Ryegate, Groton Mari hfield, P1a nfeld,
Montpelier and Barre.
Arrive M ont pelier, g. SO II 25 a. m. o5 p. IN.
Barre, 1905, As a, M, 8 As pm.
TRAINS EAST.
Leave Barre at 100 a. m. 1880, 8. as
pm. Leave Montpelier at 500 a. m, !. 10,
4.10 p. m. Arrive Wells River at 9.25 a. m,
$50, o.23 p. m.
w. A. STOWELL, Gen Mgr.
r. w. STANYAN, Superintendent.
F. w MORSE. Gen Pass Agt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
Two Cure I'm Grippe i'm Two DAYS

Take Laxative Bromo Qninine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it fails
to cure. E. W. Groves signature on
every box 25 cents.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
Commissioners Notice.

ALFIN w NJ 7 me , ES a TIE.
The subscribe having been appointed by
OF Caledonia, Commissioners to receive, ex-
anime and adjust all claims and demands of
all persons against the estate of ALVIN Whit
nev, late of St. Johnsbury in said district,
the LIST day of March 1900 being allo we'd
by said Court TO the creditors of said
deceased. to exhibit and prove their respec.
tive claims etore us: Give notice that we
will attend to the duties of our appoint
meut at the office of Crawford Ranney 10
st Johnsbury in said District on the list
day of March, and the 2Sth day OF
July next, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
on each of said days.
CRAVE ORD RANNEY,
W. ". SPRAGUE, er
commissioners.
st. Johnsbury, VT, Feb. 10th, A. d. 1900.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28

The first national bank in the United
States was Incorporated by Congress,
December 81, 1888.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
7. .. PIDCEoN,

one Of the most popular BARRIERS in
town, has opened a two chair
Barber Shop at 93h Railroad st.
where he will always be found
ready to serve the public. Pool
room, soft drinks and quick lunch.
GIVE ME A CALL.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28

Trains arrive at st. Johnsbury from Bos.
ton, Portland, Lewiston, Augusta, North
Conway and White Mountain resorts 2.2S
p. m.
GEO. F. EVANS. Vice Pres and Gen. Mgr
F. e. BOOTHBY. G. P. 81 T. A.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
[IIl[ ! | 5|IIlliiEa;|n

through the White Mountains
To Lancaster, Colebrook, North Conway,
Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Bangor, Bar
Harbor and st. John.
LOCAL TIME TABLE-ON AND AFTER
DECEMBER 4, 1899.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28

& 0" years old. He was at one time as
Sociate editor of The Irish World.
Charles A. Painter of Pittsburg won
ire amateur championship at pigeon
shooting on the grounds of the Carteret
1un club near Garden City, L. 1.
& Inc New England team checker match
was won by the New England team from
the Adhesion team at Boston, so to
n VI games, and S3 draws.
a by direction Of the president the new
nllltary post at Magnolia Bluff, near
seattle, WASH, will hereafter be known
O. Fort Lawton, in honor of the late
0eneral Lawton.
me New York Republican state COM
",lttee has selected New York city as the
pace, and April II as the time for hold
ing the state convention to elect dele
ea'es-at-large to the Republican ma
"onal convention.
4, ohoer the joint resolution of congress
.ne president has appointed Mrs. Daniel
4n"hling as commissioner to represent
'ne United States and the National So
re'S Oh the Daughters of the American
Hevolution at the unwilling of the
lafayette statute in Paris, and at the
Paris exposition.
Flre' Which before 1t was extinguished
u'o ABOUT $125,OOO damage, broke out in
me Paris house, dry goods estab-
hshment at Providence.
jeremiah Townsend, principal of pub
"c school No. 80, Brooklyn. was stricken
with paralysis, and died. Mr.. Town.
Tnd was born in New Haven in 1S43
"hlie boy of IS MIR. Townsend became
soldier In the Civil war. file wa
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-02-28
Time Tables.
BOSTON & MAINE R. 3
PAssumPsIC nIYIsIO

WINTER ARRANGEMENT, Oct. 2, 1899
Trains Leave 81. J0hnsbury.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-10
DAYS NEWS IN BRIEF.

Managua, Nicaragua cvia Galveston.
Tex)-The representatives of the Inter-
oceanic Canal company have been sue
cessful In their efforts to get an exten4
sion Of time for depositing with the Cow
ernment of Nicaragua $780, 900 in gold and
beginning the construction Of q railway
and canal across the country.
PaTts-At q meeting held today of rep-
resentatives Of the 4,000 cabmen. who
have been on g. strike IN Paris since Sum
day, 1t was decided to continue the
strike.
Berlin-Dr. stuebel. former German
minister to Chilli, who was recently ap|
pointed director of the colonial departs
ment of the foreign office, succeeding Dr.,
Won Buchka, arrived in Berlin today.
Calcutta-The rate Of discount Of the
Bank of Bengal was raised from 3 to 4
per cent today.
New York-The United States transport
MCPHERSON, from Santiago Aug q with
nine officers and Az men of the Fifth in
fantry on board, has arrived here.
London-It is understood that the ques-
ton OF the American Delagoa Bay rail-
way claims Is on the point of settlement,
though 1t Is not yet fully settled. The
parties interested have arrived at a Drac-
teal agreement, but there are still some
matters Of detail to be adjusted.
New York-HeaIth officer Doty gave
out a report today concerning a patient
at the Swinburne Island hospital Miguel
Palermo who was removed from the
Spanish steamer MonSerrat which arriv
ed from Havana Aug. l. Since Their Il
has been discovered that he has yeD-@
fever Of very mild type.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-10
AUDACIoUs BLAsPHEMY.

There are several divine healers"
travelling in the United States gathering
up the hard earned small change of the
multitude in return for blessing handker-
chiefs and the laying on of fresh laun-
dered hands. They claim the get their
power to heal from God, and In fact yir
tually represent themselves as the agents
of the Deity In the performance of mir
ecIes of cure.
That they are frauds of the first de-
gree there can be no doubt in the losical
mind. Giving. them the benefit of every
doubt, they are condemned by the Scrip
ture itself. If they have any power to
heal disease, which no one should believe
1t comes to them through a perfect dem
onstratton and expression Of faith on
their part, and not from any divine ia
voritisn 1t ought to be plain to all that
II there Is any merit In the theory Of
divine healing any one can become pro-
ficient and thus cure himself by merely
having In him the proper faith, as, pre-
scribed by the good book In all cases
coming under review IN the days of
miracles. Either the divine healers',
are rank frauds. or have no moro power
to cure than any good Christian can
possess, and accepting the theory that
healing has as It's basic requirement per-
feet faith on the part Of the patient, it
is quite useless for sinners to apply. This
logic is strongly against the claims Of the
long-robed, long-haired individuals to
special and exclusive power in the d.
rection Of healing.
But 1t would not require the applica-
ton Of logic to the question in order to
convince intelligent persons Of the fraud.
ulent character Of the divine healers. -
1t must be an ignorant mind that would
believe the Deity is the source of the in
cantation over a square foot of cambria
in a voice resembling that Which comes
from a mouth full of mush The au-
dacity of the fraud is amazing, and the
blasphemy involved Is shocking to con-
template.