St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-11-13
GENERAL NEWS.


vessels recommended by the naVal DOdIu
on construction, the strength of the
United States navy would be as follows
Twenty irst-class battleships, ranging
in size from 10,2S9 to 16 900 tons and
one second-class battleship Of 6,315 tons.
Ten armored cruisers, of from 200 to
1850 tons each.
Twenty four protected cruisers, rang
ing in size from 5000 to $500 tons.
Two of these cruisers, the Columbia and
the Minneapolis, have ripple screws and
are designed as scout ships.
Three unprotected cruisers, of 2,OS9
tons each, and eight converted cruisers.
Nine double turreted monitors and six
single-turreted monitors (old).
Eighty gunboats. A large number Of
these vessels are small ones, captured
and purchased from the Spanish navy,
and some are converted boats.
Six composite gunboats.
Thirty-six torpedo-boats. sixteen tor
pedo-boat destroyers, eight submarine
torpedo-boats of the Holland type, one
harbor defense ram aud one dynamite
gun vessel.
The foregoing constitute the fighting
force of the navy. Other vessels would
be eighteen golfers, four supply ships,
one repair ship, one refrigerating vessel,
two distillng ships, one tank ship, one
transport, one hospital ship fourteen
training vessels, four picket boats, (smalD,
two despatch boats, torty-three tugs,
four receiving ships, seven sailing vessels
and ten obsolete and unserviceable ships.
Sir Wilfred is Hopeful.
Speaking before an impori ant gather
ing of the Canadian Manufacturers AS.
ISOLATION at Montreal, Thursday, Sir
Wilfred Laurier, the premier, said that
Canada would not send any more dele
cations do Washington in the future to
negotiate reciprocity, but he expected
that the time was coming when Wash.
ington would send delegates to Ottawa
instead. Continuing he said: Three
years ago | was in the city of Washing
ton, and it was my privilege there to
meet the great manufacturer and philan-
thropist, Andrew Carnegie. Talking of
many topics which interest manufacture
ers, and also interest public men, he went
on to say these words
THE trade of Great Britain in iron is a
thing OF the past. We will capture the
trade of England on every point in COM
petition"
said: "Mr. Carnegie, you know these
things better than l do; it is quite posi-
BILE that you may capture the trade OF
England in iron but let me tell you this.
when you have captured the trade of
England in iron, we Canadians will cap.
ture the trade from you" and it is my
expectation that at some time not very
distant the works at Sidney will indeed
not only compete with England, but cap.
ture the iron trade OF the whole world.
And in so saying l do not think am too
sanguine at all.
Cavalry for South Africa.
Apart from the Franco Turkish ques,
ton, the meetings of the British cabinet
have been chiefly devoted to South Afrl-
ca, and to drawing up plans tor more
strenuous efforts to end the campaign.
One of the immediate results will be the
despatch Of 1000 cavalry from England
to South Africa. AS Mr.. Chamberlain,
the colonial secretary, went directly from
a recent cabinet meeting to the scene OF
the presentation to Gen. BadenPowell,
the defender of Mafeking, of the sword of
honor sent from Australia, the secretary S
declaration on that occasion may be aC-
Cepted as the decision reached by the
cabinet and as the governments reply to
recent suggestions that the Beers should
be offered terms.
BrOOIkIime 10 Have n 100000 Palace.
1t is stated by close friend that !. M.
Longyear OF Marquette, Mich, the we'll
known capitalist and mine wner, proba-
bly, the wealthiest man in the upper
peninsula, contemplates the removal OF
his palarial home, overlooking Lake Su-
perior, to Brookline, Mass. The Long
year mansion was built 10 years ago at
cost, including the identifying OF the
grounds, of over $500,000 1t is built Of
native sandstone, and the interior finish
ing is of the best. The Longyears were
bitterly opposed to the builuing of the
Marquette & Southeastern railroad
along the lake in front of their property
Now that the road has been built, it is
his alleged plan to move the house, liter
| ally stone by stone, to the east.
Capt. ]. c. Voss and A. K. Luxton, the
adventurous Canadians who sailed from
| Vancouver early in June in an Indian
dugout canoe for a voyage around the
world in her, arrived at Apia October 10
having travelled in that time a distance
of 6400 miles. After leaving Vancouver
B. c., they sailed for Sc days without
seeing land Of any description and or
August 81 they landed at Penrhyn island
From there they cruised to Apia, arriv
ing October 10. The ventursome travel
lers remained there only long enough tc
secure a supply of water and provision:
and then set sail for Sydney by way o
FIJI. Both men were in good health and
expressed themselves as satisfied that
they would be able to complete theil
undertaking.
A Great Fruit Trust.
According to the San Francisco Chron
icle, deals are about to be consummateC
by which all the leading fruit canning
establishments outside of the California
Fruit Gamers Association will pass into
the hands of an eastern syndicate, Thu
combined capacities Of the plants to b.
included in the proposed deal WILL it il
said, equal that OF the existing combine
annual output and will not be less thar
100000 cases or Sc, 100000 cans. l
is understood from reliable authorit,
that nearly all the twenty and odd out
side Canncries have given options to tn
firms attorneys, and the new compan,
will soon be incorporated under the law