St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-07-31


Russia, Charlemagne Tower, of this
action of the Russian authorities, but
did not ask Mr.. Tower to intervene in
the matter
Our Chinese and Japanese Population.
A recent census bulletin shows that
during the last decade the Chinese popu-
lation of the United States has decreased
from 1O7475 to $4,000. The decrease is
in the western division of states and ter
ritories. In other parts of the country
there was an increase OF IL 800 Chinese.
Besides the Chinese in the United States
proper the twelfth census shows 8, JIG
Chinese in Alaska in 1900, as against
2,2SS Mongolians principally Chinese)
at the census of 1890, and % 767 Chi.
nese in Hawaii in 1900, as compared
with 16,242 in 1890. There has been a
large increase in the number of Japanese
in the United States since in 1890, the
preliminary figures OF the present census
showing a total of about "a 300, as
compared with 2,039 in 1890,
Remarkable Accident.
A special from Albany, Mo, to "The
Kansas City Times" says that recent
accident in which three children, pet
frog and some dynamite figured resulted
in one death, two persons seriously in
jured, and part of dwelling demolished.
The three children of George McCurry, a
contractor, found some dynamite in the
cellar of their home, and, thinking it was
putty, fed it to their pet frog. The
pieces of dynamite resembled insects aud
the frog ate them. A large toolchest fell
on the frog and exploded the dynamite.
A chisel pierced the temple of the young
est child and killedit. Another child and
Mrs. McCurry, in the kitchen above,
were seriously hurt, and that part of the
house was wrecked.
Repairs ON White House.
Col L. S. Bingham, in charge of build
ings and grounds, has made a report of
the items of expense in the proposed ex-
tension of the White House. Congress is
to determine whether there shall be the
elaborate structure proposed, but it has
authorized an expenditure of $4,000 to
discover how much the structure would
cost.
The improvements and change of plans
will cost more than S1,000,000, as
shown by the following detailed esti
mates:
Excavation, $4,000; concrete, $35,
900; steel, $3.50, 900; floor system, $40,
900; wooden, $4,000; walls, $4,000
windows, etc., $34, 900; marble columns
500, 900; mechanical equipment, $50,
900; painting and plastering, 100000
contingencies, 10 per cent, $103,360
Total, 81, l36, $50.
More Small Bills.
Treasury reports show that for th'
first ten days of July the customs collec
tons in New York were paid SO 3 10 PEI
cent in gold certificates and gold bonds
the gold coin being less than 4 per cen
of the total. The figures are abnorma
and indicate that the small denomin
atoms are not convenient for the pay
ment of large sums Of customs duties.
The treasury department is replacing
the United States notes and silver certi
ficates of large denominations with small
denominations. In silver certificates tn
new issues are ones, twos and fves, ant
in United States notes ten.
The Chinese Indemnify.
Special Commissioner Rockhill has re
ported the state department from Pekii
that the representatives of the power
there had adopted the plan for the pay
ment by China of the 450,00O,0O0 tael
demanded as indemnity. MIR. Rockhil
says that the demortization of the boud
to be issued will begin in 1902, and it i
intended that principal and nteres
; shall he entirely paid in 1910 The pla
, to which Mr.. Rockhill refers provide
: that China shall raise 100000 tAel
, annuaily, to be divided into principe
and interest. The first year the interes
payments will amount to 100000
taels leaving 100000 taels to b
applied to a sinking fund. Fac
year the interest, at the rate of
per cent, will be reduced in consequent
of the reduction of the principal by til
amount in the sinking fund.
2 Tons of Gold from KlOndike.
The big steamer st. Paul arrived at Sa
: Francisco last week direct from s.
! Michael's bringing six tons of gold frot
: Dawson and other points on the Yukor
+. valued at nearly $2500,000. TIL
4 treasure ship differed from those whic
= came in the first year of the KlondiE
S boom" as most OF her gold was col
/. signed to the large commercial companit
t and the twoscore of returned miners ha
:. little money to show for their work an
t hardships. The exact amount of gold Q
1 board was $2,339,592. Among tt
e miners a man named Miller brought II
e largest sack, and he had only $4,000
gold dust and nuggets.
American Schooner Burned at Stool
n holm.
' An explosion of petroleum July % {
{ board the American schooner Loui
!: Adelaide, Captain Orr, which left Phil
delphia on April "a and Portland, Me
[ on June 4 for Stockholm, in the harbt
Of that city, resulted in the death
Capt. Orr, ten members of the vessel
n crew and four Swedish customs official
o Two of the schooner's crew were save
S The explosion set the schooner a6re, al
S the blazing petroleum enveloped the We
:. sci and those on board. The Loui
0 Adelaide was built at Yarmouth, Nd