St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-30
GENERAL NEWS.
Yale,s Bi-centenniaI.

Yale's Bi-centenninI.
The 20Oth anniversary of Yale Univer-
sity was celebrated at New Haven, Conn,
last week. The exercises began with
religious services on Sunday, and were
succeeded by special features on the sue
ceeding days. Monday night 5000 gradu-
ates and students of Ya'e marched ingay
parade through the streets decked with
the Yale colors. Wednesday was the
great day of the celebration, with Presi.
dent Roosevelt the first OF many distin-
guished guests who were in attendance.
long list of degrees was conferred-47
distinguished men receiving an LII. D., 8
Lit. D and D. D. Among those who
received LII. D. were President Roose-
welt, Archbishop Ireland, John Hay, sec
rotary of state, Bishop Potter of New
York, Chief Justice Fuller, Seth Low of
Columbia University, Richard Olney,
Whitelaw Reid, Admiral Sampson and
President Pritchett of Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology. The Lift. DIS
went to Thomas Bailey Aldrich, George
Washington Gable, Samuel L. Clemens,
Richard Watson Glider, William Dean
Howells, Brander Matthews, Thomas
Nelson Page and Woodrow Wilson.
The Grafton was delivered by Justice
Brewer of the United States Supreme
court. He was applauded time after
time, but when, turning slightly tow
ards President Roosevelt, Justice Brewer
said, "Thank God, there are college men
who are able to recognize a true Wash
ington, whether his name be George or
Booker" there was very tumult of
cheers, showing where the sympathies of
the great audience were with regard to
the recent White House incident.
Big Paper Company Forming.
The White Mountain Paper Company
a $25,000,000 corporation. is being
formed by Western Massachusetts, men,
and will soon be incorporated under
New Jersey laws. William B. Plunkett
OF Adams, is to be president of the com.
paDy, and among the Others interested
are ex. Congressman William G. Whiting
of HoIyoke, George B. James OF Boston
Colonel McCook and General A. c.
Barnes OF New York. The company has
acquired about 625 square miles Of
spruce and poplar timber land in New
Hampshire and Maine south and east O.
Mount Washington, tract equal il
extent to one fifth of the state of New
Hampshire. Portsmouth, N. H., will bt
the home of the company, which will
build there the largest mill in the world
it is said
The Worlds Gold.
Director Roberts of the mint ha
prepared statement showing the pro
duction of the precious metals for tn
calendar year OF 1900. 1t shows tina
the production of gold in the world tina
year was II, 457 ,2S7 ounces OF the valu
OF $257 ,514, 700, loss in value of $40
07O, 200 from 1899. The loss was main
ly in the Transvaal field of South Africa
and due to the war. The principal gain
were So, 11S, 900 in the United States AM
$6,606,0 in Canada. The Unite
States again heads the list, the principa
gains being in Alaska, Arizona, Colorad
and Utah.
The silver output of the world amount
ed to 178, 1856 796 fine ounces, the larges
ever known. 1t exceeds the product c
1899 by 1872 ,513 ounces.
The United States again leads all othe
producers with a slight excess over Mez
leo. There was an important advanc
in the price OF silver during the year, tn
price ranging from SOL cents per ounc
in January to 66.3 cents in the las
month of the year. The chief factor i
the rise was the purchases for the accoun
2 OF the government OF India.
Government Estimate of Corn CrOE
The Agricultural Department at Wast
,, ington has just issued its estimate of til
years corn crop, showing total yiel
: tor all the states OF 1850, 597 600 busl
o els. Of this the statement shows tina
, Nebraska, Notwithstanding the dr.
weather which prevailed during July
will furnish 103 100000 bushels, c
:. more than one,tenth OF the entire cro1
a This is interesting as showing the wol
+ deriul recuperative properties of the N
! braska SOIL There is probably no othC
state in the union which would, und,
the circumstances, make such magni
|, cent showing. Nebraska is gran
state and is rapidly increasing in wealt
d and population,
Carnegie's --latest Gift.
e Andrew Carnegie, from Skibo Castl
k has written Martin 6. Brumbaugh, cor
d missioner Of education for Porto Rico, ;
e a result of extended correspondence sin
e July, saying: II shall be glad to turni:
d 100000 for the erection of public
l. brary at San Juan on condition that
a site be furnished, and the city pledge
self to support the library by an Apr
q priation of $4,000 annually, supp
- mented by action on the part of the ms
y lar legislature. bringing the total
n $4,000 or $4,000.
Pan.American LOsses.
r The decision of the directors to Gle
II the Pan-American Exposition on t
lie night of Nov. 2 enables the accoui
e. ants to make fairly accurate estima
n of the loss which the Pan-American W
sufftr. 1t will exceed $4,0OO,0OO. T
stockholders will receive back nothi
=, for the $2,500,000 which they put
Contractors who built the exposition W
~ lose 81 100000, and the issue of $50
y 900 second mortgage bonds will be
~ iaulted as well as 20 per cent Of the fiji
,e mortgage bonds.
II A Great Coal Year.
T. Production Of anthracite coal in PEI
re sylvania this year will be the largest
NJ the history Of the trade. Approximate
1ee the output will be about 100000
"a tons more than in 1900. For the n
O. months of this year shi pments of C,
C. amounted to 40 300, 1856 tons, as again
34,202,710 tons for the same period
L | list war The EnnrnS eel to nt,l,r 70