St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-27

by legislatures, when so many voters
have been disfranchised? He thinks sec
tional questions must be set aside in the
consideration of this subject. If political
managers in one state win partisan sue
cess at the polls, other states will devise
other ways to disfranchise opponents, if
not punished, and the constitution will
be annulled.
1t is expected that President Mckinley
will spend day in New Orleans on his
way across the continent, as the gov
ernor and officials desire him to pay
them a visit for he has not stopped there
since 1894 1t is expected that the Ohio
congressional contingent will go to San
Francisco to witness the launching of
the battleship Ohio. Candidates are
now being presented for successor to the
| Patent Commissioner Duell.
An important expedition is now being
organized by the state department and
geological survey to mark out the North
western boundary between the United
States and Canada. This may take sew
eral years to accomplish for the surveys
must be made over high precipitous
mountains of the Rockies, through coun
tries where there are no roads or trails
or across streams with no bridges. I'm
fortunately the manuscript Of the original
documents cannot be found in the state
department, yet there are maps on file
and monuments have been erected at GER
tain definite points, so no controversy
with England is ever expected. The Civil
War occurring so soon after the compile
ton OF the work is probably the reason
that the report did not appear. E. c.
Bernard is to be the topographer to run
the line and three biologists are to be
sent out and one astronomer and it is
hoped that Canada will also send out an
expedition and then a treaty can be made
with England in detail. Granite posts
about one mile apart marked the north
eastern boundary from the eastern coast
of Maine to the Lake of the Woods and
the treaty of peace at Client occurred
Dec. IA, 1914. That on the 10th parallel
was considered Oct. 20, 1918 and 3SS
monuments were erected in S61 miles in
1872 and 1876. The treaty for the
water boundary was settled Aug. 5,
1916. Emperor William of Germany
was the arbitrator in 1871. 1t is impor-
tant that we should have an accurate
survey of the dividing line tor already
there has been some controversy over
mines which are claimed to be in both |
Montana and British Columbia.
A new fl We dollar counterfeit note has |
appeared on the Iron National Bank of |
Morristown, N. J. In the new bill the
word cash ap. ears instead of cashier.
The Congressional Library is quite
proud oft new acquisition, which con-
sists of 16 manuscript volumes belong
ing to the late Robert Morris, of Revolu-
tionary fame, which were purchased
rom the estate of Gen. Read, a consul
general at Paris, where he died in 1896.
These letters are considered to be of
great value as throwing light on the
,arly history of the United States gov
there are 5,726 letters in ALL
Amongst them are 81 letters to Benjamin
franklin, 73 to John Jay and SO to Gen.
The diaries are from Feb.
:, 1871, to Sept. 80, 1884. The volumes
ire well indexed, the penmanship clear
md the ink was good. Gen. Read OBJ
aimed them from paper rubbish, that
vas to be sent to paper mill and has
.lways kept them very carefully and not
flowed historians and writers free access
o them, hence they are considered ex.
eedlngly valuable Tor reference in United
tates history and may help to solve
ONE historical problems.
A. NC.
Washington, D. c., March %, 1901.