St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-06

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s,tudes of Official duty. On July -,
1898 he was appointe ed by the presI-
dent to the highest position In the con
struction corps OF the navy, with the
relative rank of commodore. Twice he
has been reappointed to that office, and
the period-eight years-of his occupancy
has resulted in great credit to the navy.
He has bt en-, for number OF years
member OF the Institute of Naval Archi-
tects of England, and was a few years
ago elected an honorary life member OF
the organization, rare special distlnc.
ton. Rear Admiral Hichborn is a de-
scendant of an old Colonial family of
unuugstioned patriotism, one member OF
which, Deborah Hichborn, was the
mot her of Paul Revere, and OF stock
that later became one of the foremost OF
the renowned shipbuilding and seataring
families of New England. In November,
1875, be was married to Miss Jennie M.
Franklin, OF Vermont. To the charm
ing disposition OF his wife and the COM
pete domes ic happiness that has always
existed he owes much of the continued
success in his professional career.
International Bank.
Promn, mt capitalists hav, about COM
pleted the plans for the es adjustment Ut
an International bank which will be OF
great value to exporters. The promot
ers have secured charter which, it is
believed, will cover all the business
they propose to do. The bank will prob
ably be ready to begin operations within
SIX weeks Itscapital stock will be So 600.
600 and its surplus will be $4,000 900.
Branches will be established in all parts
ofSouth and Central America. An effort
is now being made to enlist the support
of leading exporters in all the manufac
turing cities in the country in order that
the bank may be a national as well as ali
international bank.
ThirtY-five Miners Perish.
Thirtv.6ve foreigners perist ed in fire
in the Diamondville Coal Mine No. 1,
near Kimmerer, Wvo., Feb. 26. Only
one man was able to reach the main
shaft and escape, so quickly did the fire
spread through the level. The fire was
discovered in the sixth level of the mine,
when the night shit OF men, all foreign
ers, had been at work several hours.
| They were scattered along the workings
some distance back from the main lead.
Every plan known to mining experts
was quickly put into operation tor the
checking of the fire, but without appar-
ent effect. Bands OF men went down the
shaft repeatedly and tried to face the
| flames, which were eating their way
through the level but were invariably
compelled to retreat.
Pope Leo XIII was ninety one years
old Saturday. He was inundated with
messages of congratulation from all
over the world DR.. Mazzoni. the pope's
physician, says the. pontitf is in good
health.
| L R. Robinson, for many years editor
of the Stanstead Journal died from the
effects oi grip February 81. Deceased
was born in Fair Haven, Nov. 10, 1920,
and was therefore in his S1st year.
" hen a youth he entered the office OF the
Rutland Herald, where he lemained four
or FIVE years, afterwards engaging in the
publishing business at Castlelon. Going
to Canada, in 1S45, he established the
Stanstead Journal and for more than
halt century, remained its editor and
sole proprietor.
E. D. Jordan, of Boston, has agreed to
supply property and cash to the amonnt
of $3.50 900 with which to erect for E.
D. Stair and A. L. Wilbur, well known
theatrical men. large modem theatre
at the corner of fremont and Van Ran
salaer Place.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Steward, liv-
ing near Urbana, ILL.,, have made a re-
markable gift to the Methodist church.
Their tarm o. 600 acres valued at Sc, 900,
b been deco ed to the organization Tor
the purpose OF founding an institution
devoted to the education OF colored peo-
pie in the "black belt" of the south. The
trustees are to use the rents accruing
from the farm and are not permitted to
sell it.
A movement has been started to con-
solidate all the creamatories OF the I'm
tied States and Canada into one assocla-
ton. There are now rs creamatories in
this country. The object is to make a
uniform price for incarceration.
The late Philip Armour had among his
trials, great many men in his employ
who would drink to excess-hab itual
drunkards, III fact-and many of these he
would send at his own expense to a
"drunkards cure" establishment. When
they came back absolutely sober and in
proper mind they were reinstated in the
place they had before their departure.
The class of men ranged from butchers to
cashiers.
Aaron ZONES, master of the National
Grange, urges the farmers to combine for
the purpose of of'setting the combina
tions now to be found in so many
branches of business. That is talk oil
sense. In stead ofresolving and denounc
ing, combine as the other fellows do
Play the Farmers Trust against the 9th
er trusts New York Sun.
John Calvin, who opened the first for
lists store in Boston, died Feb. 30, at his
home in Dorchester, at the age OF rs
years. He was born in Midway, Eng,
Feb. 8, 1928. and came to America at
| 8 years OF age. Perhaps the best trib
ute to Mr.. Galvin's handiwork and skill
was the raising and beautitying of the
Pnblic Garden. He planted a large mum
Der OF fine trees throughout the city, the
Common and the Public Garden, which
have since grown into tall and stately
specimens of their kind. Many of the
present public squares of the city were
laid out under his direction.
Mrs. Emmons Blaine of Chicago has
turned over to Chicago university the
Chicago institute of pedagogy. which
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