St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-02
Hard Work For the Police.

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With the departure Of the large num-
Der of distinguished persons who were
| the guests of Washington during the
! funeral ceremonies the police drew a
deep sigh of relief and congratulated
themselves that no untoward incident
had marred the stay Of the nation
great men in the national capital.
Wherever there is anything out of the
ordinary in progress in a large city
there is always more or less danger to
the important visitors and upon the To-
cal police falls the duty Of protecting
them from harm. This is not always
an easy matter, as in addition to the
possibility of murderous attempts on
the part of fanatics there is an almost
general dislike of surveillance on the
part of those to be protected for the po-
lice to overcome. The majority Of the
great men of the nation are extremely
averse to having a guard, either in uni
form or in civilian clothes, and as their
wishes are supposed to be consulted
1t requires a great deal of diplomacy
and fnesse to keep a watchful and pro-
tecting eye upon those who are to be
guarded.
Pickpockets could easily have reaped
a harvest in the crowd; but, much to
the surprise of the police, not many
cases Of theft occurred. General James
Longstreet of Georgia, United States
commissioner of railroads, was reliev-
ed of his pocketbook, containing rail
road passes and about 500 in cash.
He was entering the capitol in COM
pany with his wife when he was jos
tied by two young men. One Of these
men, it is believed, took the pocketbook
from his hip pocket
Minister Wu on Anarchists.
Minister WI Ting Fang called at the
treasury department the other day to
see about the cases of two Chinese
students who were detained at San
Francisco because they did not have
certificates signed by the American
consul at the port from which they
sailed.
Assistant Secretary Taylor told Mr.
WI that it was impossible to admit
any Chinese who did not have the re-
quired certificates from the American
consul. Mr.. WI accepted his defeat
gracefully.
Il think the government ought to
pass laws excluding anarchists rather
than Chinamen," he said good humor-
eddy. "The Chinese are law abiding
people, anyway. You ought to deport
all anarchists and pass laws making it
high treason to attack the life of either
the president, the vice president or any
cabinet officer, senator or congress-
man."
No Official Gayety the Coming Win
ter.
If the presidents set by President
Arthur are followed by President
Roosevelt, the coming winter will be
entirely devoid Of official gayety in
Washington. The official mourning will
extend over six months and will be
observed. The official mourn
ing will end on March H. 1902, and
as this date falls after Shrove Tues
day the official social season will be al
lowed to lapse. Therefore the New
Years reception of 1903 will in all prob
ability be the first formal gathering Of
the official and social world at the
White House. This period of mourning
is observed strictly. All stationery used
at the White House is deeply bordered
in black, as is also the stationery at the
state department. The other branches
of the government will not observe this
requirement. The presidents visiting
cards and the cards of the cabinet will
also be black bordered
Movements of Naval Vessels.
The Philadelphia has sailed from AS
toria for San Francisco The Marietta
has arrived at Tompkinsville from Ma
Mia. The Buffalo has arrived at Chris
tiania. The Saturn has sailed from Ca
vite for NagasaN and the Nanshan
from Yokohama for Chefu. The At
lanta has sailed from Pernambuco for
Maceio. The Chicago has arrived at
Genoa. The Alert has sailed from Bre-
merton for San Diego.
There is some talk of fitting up the
attic of the White House, a most COM
modious place, as sort Of indoor play.
ground and exercise room for Prest
dent Roosevelt's children.
CARL SCHoFIELD.