St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-01-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TUES DAY.

| 600 marks IN 3 per cent TtnCeS mas DeeI
heavily Observation-Disclosures Porto Ri
can house has authorized the island
treasurer to float loan of So, 600 600
in this country and Europe, to be used
to relieve agricultural depression.-Th
Bulgarian Cabinet resigned.
DOMESTIC The president sent mes
sage of coincidence to the new King OF
England, and Secretary Hay sent a
message through Ambassador Choate to
Lord Lansdowne, the senate and the
house OF representatives adopted resolu-
tions of sympathy, and the latter ad-
iourned in honor of the Queen; there
were tributes of esteem from members OF
the cabinet and representatives Of foreign
countries at Washington, and the flag
on the executive mansion was placed at
halfmast Bishop Doane, of Albany, de-
cided to hold memorial service in All
Saints Cathedral TOR Queen Victoria ;
flags were at halfmast throughout the
country in memory OF the queen, and
prominent citizens took occasion to pay
high tributes to the dead sovereign.-The
senate confirmed the supplementary
Spanish treaty, by which $1,000 will
be paid for several small islands of the
Sulu Archipelago.
WEDNESDAY.
FOREIGN The new King of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland and Emperor of India
went to London from Osborne yester-
day, and held his first Privy Council at
St. lanes Palace; in his speech he as
sumed the name OF Edward VII, and
promised to be constitutional monarch;
the oaths were taken and the proclama-
ton was agreed upon; parliament met
and took the oath Of allegiance -Gener-
al Kitchener is disposiug a great army
so as to hem in the Boers-Havana
draymen threaten to 60 on strike.
UNITED STATES The diversity Of
schemes in Congress for the irrigation of
arid lands is expected to prevent any
action in the matter at this session.
Edouard Godona, Montreal merchant,
was arrested near the Canadian border
with four Cinnamon, who had been
brought into the United States, and dis
closures were made of large conspiracy
for smuggling.
| CoNGREss.-Senate: Consideration of
the Shipping bill was resumed and Mr..
Vest, OF Missouri, made a characteristics
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which he advocated free ships and vigor-
ously attacked the navigation laws of
the United States, holding that they
were responsible for the decadence Of the
merchant marine of America; Mr.. Raw
Inns charged that deal had been entered
into between the republican members of
the Utah Legislature and certain rail
road interests and the officials of the
Mormon church to secure the election OF
| Thomas L. Kearns to the senate from
that state.-The House: The District of
Columbia Appropriation bill was passed
and the Naval Appropriation bill was
taken up.
THURSDAY.
FOREIGN An operation was perform
ed on Mr. Kruger's eyes this morning at
| Utrecht. The operation was perfectly
ccessfu-General Macarthur has
ordered dozen more natives to be taken
on board the Solace preparatory to their
deportation. They are charged with
being insurgent abettors and agitators,
who swore allegiance to the United
States for the purpose OF facilitating
revolutionary operations The school
bill adopted by the Philippine commits
sion authorizes the importation of 1000
American teachers Majority of Danish
Firance Committee in the Folkething
favor sale OF islands to United States.-
Edward proclaimed king in London to-
day after the ancient ritual.
UNITED STATES Prominent Republi-
can senators decide at a conference to
pass the subsidy bill at this or an extra
session Cuba's constitution may make
the latter necessary.-In the State Sen
ate OF Rhode Island resolution was in
PRODUCED instructiug Rhode Islands
representatives in Congress to work for
an appropriation for the raising and
preservation of the Niagara, the flagship
of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, of
that state, in the battle of Lake Erie
The resolution was adopted.-Mid-Con on
tinent Congress of Religion began it's
sessions at Chicago.
FRIDAY.
FoREIGN-A message from King Ed
ward was received by both Houses OF
Parliament, and motions of coincidence
and congratulations were adopted. The
tributes to the Queen from this country
have touched the hearts of Englishmen
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feeling between the two countries.-The
Beers, by the use of dynamite, derailed
an armored pilot engine preceding a
train on which were Lord Kitchener and
British troops, but they were driven off
without casualties. The full draft of the
Cuban Constitution as prepared by the
committee to present to the Convention
in Havana was made public.
| CONGRESS. Senate: message was
received from the president transmitting
a report of the Taft Commission, and
recommending legislation in the interest
of the Filipinos, The conference
report on the Army Reorganization bill
was adopted, and the Naval Appropri-
alton bill was passed.
UNITED STATES President Mckinley
received message from King Edward
| VII, expressing gratitude to the Amer-
can people for the sympathy manifested
on the death of Queen Victoria. The
Associated Scottish Clans of New York
celebrated the 142d anniversary of the
birth of Robert Burns at a dinner, at
which the principal speakers were the
Rev. DR.. Donald Sage Mackay, Control
Ter Coler and Mayor Sutherland of Yon-
kers.
SATURDAY.
FoREIGN.-The preparations for Queen
Victoria's funeral continued in England.
and it promises to be the most tremend-
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