St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-09
GENERAL NEWS.
A French-American Protest.

A EFemchsAmeEICHM EEOeVSG'
About 500 delegates from the New
England states and New York attended
the Congress of the French Canadian So
cieties OF the states at Springfield, Mass,
Tuesday and Wednesday OF last week.
The first day there was parade and
business meeting. The proceedings on
Wednesday were important because OF
the opposition shown to the practice OF
appointing nom French priests to many
French parishes.
The whole subject eliminated in the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Considering that we number almost a
million of people in New England and
New York; considering that the best
means of preserving the Catholic faith
among these people is by giving them rec
tors and missionaries of their own ma
tionality who share in their aspirations,
possess perfect knowlege Of their Ian
guage; considering that at least one-half
of the French people today are minister
ed to by priests and missionaries who i'm.
perfectly speak the French language and
are not familiar with the customs, habits
and traditions of the French people or
are even at times in antipathy to them !;
considering that the Catholic faith is in
real danger of becoming extinct IN large
number of souls, we declare ourselves
with all our strength in Iavor Of the es
tabishment of parishes under the rector
ship Of priests of our nationality in all
places where our compatr1ots are numer-
Gus enough to support these parishes,
and in mixed parishes where ours are in
the majority we request that rectors of
our nationality be appointed.
A commission will be appointed to
carry out the ideas of the resolution.
The Cup is still Ours.
Contrary to general expectations and
much to the disappointment of Sir Thorn
as Upton and the yachtsmen of Great
Britain, Shamrock II, failed to win a
single race in the great international cup
contest, Tuesdays race was sailed in
light winds and the time limit was up
long before the prescribed 80 mics was
covered, but the challenger was halt a
mile in the lead when the race was called
off. Wednesday the yachts rested aud
an agreement was made that a race be
held each day, except Sunday, until the
contest was ended. Thursday, inc the
most superb contest ever sailed by single
stickers for the America S cup, the Column
bia vanquished the plucky Irish knights
challenger. The wind, from north-north
west held true from start to finish, and
at times had a force of about eighteen
knots. The Shamrock was beaten over
a 3O-mile course by minutes and 50
seconds actual time, and minutes, 35
seconds corrected time. 1t was the swift.
est sailing on record, by sloops or cut
tiers, in a cup race. The decisive race
was sailed Friday, but although the Co.
lumbia won by Al seconds on the time
| allowance, the Shamrock actually COW
cred the course in one minute and and six
seconds less time than the American
yacht. The Shamrock's gallant owner,
| Sir Thomas Upton, commenting on the
contest said: The best boat won and
that's all there is to it," and added that
the victory of the Columbia was fair,
square and honorable.
Massachusetts GOvernorship COnte at ON.
The Massachusetts, annual gubernato.
rial contest is on, both the democratic
and republican state conventions having
been held last week in Boston. The
democrats met Thursday and nominated
the following ticket: Governor, Josiah
Quincy, Boston; Northumberland
John W. Coughlin, Fall River; Secretary
of State, WiImore B. Stone, Springfield
Treasurer and Receiver General, Joseph
L. Chaliioux, Lowell; Auditor, James F
Dean, Salem; Attorney-General, Arthur
A. Putnam, Uxbridge. The convention
was entirely harmonious except
that Hon. Gamaliel Bradford the ia
nous anti-expansionist was nominated
against Mr.. Quincy and received few
votes.
The republican convention was helc
Friday, and the ticket named was: fol
Governor, Winthrop Murray Crane, Dial
ton; Lieutenant, Governor, John l.. Bates
Boston; secretary OF the Commonwealth
William L. DIN, Boston; Treas
urer and Receiver General, Edward
S. Bradford, Springfield; Auditor, Henry
E. Turner, Maiden; Attorney General
Herbert Parker, Lancaster.
The only contest was for attorney-gen
eral, and it took only one ballot to decid,
a winner in H. E. Parker of Lancaster
over R. 0. Harris OF East Bridgwater
All the rest of the ticket was renomi
mated.
Ocean Grave for CzOIgOsz.
Five hundred students of W, sleya1
University, the strongest Methodist Col
lege in the Northwest, have sent to Gov
Odell of New York, a set OF resolution
of which the following is part
"ResolVed, That we, students of Ne
braska Wesleyan University, in chape
assembled, hereby indorse as most appro
pirate the disposal of the assassin's bod,
suggested by Chancellor Huntington il
his memorial address for the late Presi
dent, namely: I crave"for the ASSASSIN
OF President Mckinley one mark of dis
tinction. He has earned it and woult
it might be awarded him. His bone
should never be allowed to mingle wit
American soil. When the death sentenc
shall be executed as it should be with tt
swift justice becoming such an unspeaka
Bile tragedy, we could wish the Unite
States government would take the IT
mains of the atrocious murderer hume
red miles to sea and then pinioned an
manacled, with his revolver in his bel
and milestone chained about his necl
sink the corpse thousand tathoms t
the bottom of the ocean, that thus til
! anarchist might be warned that he sha
not have so much as grave in civilize
land"
Peary 10 Try Again for the Pole.
Herbert L. Bridgman, secretary of tt
! Peary Arctic Club, who conducted tt
8 Peary relief expedition OF this year, an