St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-02-27
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TIES DAY.

place in the Guards Chapel, Yelling OF
Barracks, London.-The foreign envoy'
at Picking gave the Chinese authorities
eight DAYS IN which TO issue salts &C DRY
edicts, and in the meantime preparations
Tor Count Won Waldersee's expedition art
continued - The German Foreign Office
assured Amhass ador White that the pur
pose of the projected expedition OF Count
Won Waldersee was for TIE purpose o.
intmidating the Chine sc officials il they
continued their policy of proscrastina'
ton.
CONGRESS Senate: The conference
report or the Military Academy Apppro'
prlation bill was rejected, because the
punishment provided forCadets convicted
OF bazing Eas regarded as too severe
| Mr.. D, boeFol Kentucky, advocated con-
struclion OF the Nlca aqua Canal by the
United States.-House: The dav was
spent in consideration OF the Sundry
Civil bill, the deb tie being chiefly on If
ripation and arid lands in the West.
UNITED STATEs.-The state depart
ment instructed Minister Conger TO ex
press to the foreign Minister in Picking
this governments dis pproval OF further
hostile expeditions against the Chinese.
President and Mrs Mckinley gave a
dinner in honor Of the Sup enc Court.
WEDNESDAY.
FoREIGN.--No settlement in regard to
the relations of this country and Cuba
was reached by the special committee OF
the Cuban Constitutional Convention,
and the commit tee may be sent to Wash
ington before it is settled-More insur-
gents are to be deported from Manila to
Guam, and additional arrests of those
aiding he rebels have been made.
CoNGREsS.-Senate: The dav was
spent in considering the Post office APP
preparation bill; an amendment provld-
ing $500 600 tor pneumatic tube service
was ruled out on point OF order, and
when a similar proposition was ottere
by Mr.. Mason, Mr., Hale raised another
point Of order against it, alleging job
berry and that gigantic lobby was be-
hind the pneumatic tube plan; the ques'
ton went over without actOn.-HOuSe:
The Sundry civil bill was passed, and
consideration OF the general deficiency
bill began; in the debate Mr.. Lentz, OF
Ohio, attacked Senator Hanna and
MAIDS charges OF brutality in the Philip
pines which drew out sharp rebukes from
republican members and led to exciting
scenes
UNITED STATES State Engineer Bond
presented to Governor Odell, of New
York, plan for new system of state
canals, utilizing lakes and rivers be-
tween Albany and Buff 10 and costing
$49.0O0,0O0, $7000,O00 less than the
Canal Commissions estimate RS.
Nation has been engaged to travel with
a circus and give fifteen minute speeches
on temperance.
THURSDAY.
FOREIGN The Chinese court has issued
an edict confirming the demands OF the
powers in the matter OF the punishments
OF Chinese officials; fresh troubles are re-
ported in Manchuria, where the Chinese
have attacked the Russians, who are un.
able to subdue hem = The delegates to
the Cuban convention in Havana signed
the complete constitution, exec pit Dele.
gate Cisneros. who made a Gene on the
floor of the nlention hall attacking the
United States.
CONGRESS Senate: The pneumatic
tube amendment to the postoffice bill
was deteattd House: The General De-
fciency Appropriation bill was passed ;
Mr.. Hepburn, Of Iowa, sharply criticiset
naval officers in discussing an amend.
ment designed to prohibit hazing at the
Naval Academy
UNITED STATES -Ex, Senator Stephen
M. White of California, died at Los An
geles.
FRIDAY.
FOREIGN. The British cabinet discuss.
ed the amended Nicaragua Canal Treaty,
and while it is believed decision to re-
ject the treaty was reached, the result is
not definitely kuown.-In St. Petersburg
an authoritative exposition of Russia
retaliatory tariff policy on American
goods was made; it is thought that an
amicable solution of the trouble will yet
be tound.-In he House of Lords Lord
Salisbury made a statement regarding
the anti. Popery oath tak,n by the Kng
on his accession to the throne rhe
Cuban Special Commission on Relations
with the United States instructed its
secretary to draw up a report outlining
the policy OF the island toward this
coun ny Thousands OF p, asauts are
said to b dying OF starvation in Russia
CONGREss,-Senate: The postoffice and
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bills were passed, and the conference re-
port on the Indian appropriation bill was
rel, ctcd.
UNITED STATES The president held ;
conference ON tie Cuban question will
Secretary Root and majors o h Plat
and Spooner, but no acceptable way tt
avoid an extra session OF congres wa
discovert d.-Mayor Van Wyck OF New
York appointed Michael c. Murphy to b
Commissioner OF Pole under the new
law, and MIR. Murphy at once nance
William S. Devery, who gave up the otfic
OF Chief OF Police under protest, as frs
deputy commissioner, The mayor an
nounced that he would appoint John B
S xton to succeed Mr.. Murphy as pres
ident OF the Health Board Vice Presi
dent elect Roosevelt returned to New
York from his western hunting trip.
SATURDAY..
FOREIGN -Ktug EtWa left Londo
to visit his sister, Empress Dowage
Frederick, at Cronberg, Germany -
Measures are bong taken by the Amel
lean au horities at Manila to protect III
gold fields and mining claims of Luzo
from prosptctors and squatters S
Robert Hart, at Pekin, has ptoteste
against the seizure OF his property b
foreign powers in order to enlarge the
legation grounds.-C atdinal Vaughn hi