St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-03-13
GENERAL NEWS.
Senator Frye Again HOnOred.

Senator Frye Again HOnOred.
The United States Senate has showed
again its high appreciation of the char
acter and services of William P. Frye, OF
Maine, by unanimously re-electing him
to act as it's presiding officer in the
temporary absence of the vice-president.
This is Mr. Fryes third election to the
post of president pro tempore. In Feb
uary, 1896, although the republicans
then lacked clear majority in the body,
the Maine senator was chosen without
opposition to take ice-President Steven
sons place in the chair whenever the
latter should be detained from the sem
ate. In 1897, after Vice-President
Hobart's installation, Mr.. Frye was
again selected by his republican col
leagues as the vice presidents substitute,
and since December, 1899, Mr.. Hobart
having died in November of that year,
the Maine senator has been acting con-
tinuously as president of the deliberative
branch of congress. Just before the close
Of the last session members OF the senate
presented to Mr.. Frye beautiful silver
loving cup in token of the affectionate
regard and esteem in which he is univer-
sally held by his colleagues of all parties.
The repeated honor still further EN-
phasizes the confidence which the senate
feels in his skill, fairness and courtesy as
a presiding officer.
Cabinet Officers ReappOinted.
lust previous to the inauguration the
members of Mr.. McKinley's cabinet, as
matter of form, rendered their resig-
nations to take effect March 4. On the
day following the Inauguration, the pres
ident renominated them all to the same
positions and the nominations were con-
frmed by the senate in executive session.
Thus the cabinet is made up of the same
officers that have served in the past.
They are:-John Hay, of the District of
Columbia. Secretary of State; Lyman ].
Gage, of Illinois, Secretary of the Treas
ury; Elihu Root of New York, Secretary
of War; John W. Griggs of New Jersey,
Attorney General; Charles Emory Smith,
of Pennsylvania, Postmaster-General;
John D. Long, of Massachusetts,, Secre-
tary of the Navy; Ethan A. Hitchcock,
of Missouri, Secretary Of the Interior;
James Wilson of Iowa, Secretary of Ag.
riculture.
1t is expected that Mr. Griggs will re-
main in the cabinet but short time, he
having decided that his business inter.
ests are such that he cannot afford to
continue in the office. The president has
reappointed George B. Cortelyou, Secre-
tary to the President.
A Generous Gift.
Andrew Carnegie offers to give Rich
mond, Va, 500, 1000 for a library. The
offer has been submitted to the city coun-
Gil in letter from Mr.. Carnegie. The
proposition is conditioned upon the APP
preparation by the city of $4,000 annu-
ally for the maintenance of the library
and upon the city giving site for the
proposed structure. The library, Mr..
Carnegie requires, shall be given his
name. The offer was referred by the
council to its finance committee.
The finances of the city may make the
acceptance of these conditions somewhat
| doubtful. The sentiment of the councils
finance committee is against accepting
Mr.. Carnegie's offer. They say the an
nual contribution required of the city
would soon build a library without Mr..
Carnegie's aid.
New WarshIps Named.
Sec. Long has made distribution by
name among the shipbuilders of the ves-
sells recently contracted for. OF the bat
tleships, Newport News gets No. IS, the
Virginia; Moran Bros. of Seattle, No. IA,
the Nebraska; Bath Iron Works, No. IS,
Georgia; Fore River Works, Nos. 16 and
| II. respectively the New Jersey and Rhode
Island. Protected cruiser No. 20, the St.
Louis, was to have gone to the Bath
| Iron Works, but that corporation hav-
| ing declined the contract, the navy de-
partment has issued circular calling
for new proposals for constructing this
| cruiser.
Pan-American Stamps.
In recent number of the official Post
al Guide the third assistant postmaster.
general gives notice that the Pan
American series of postage stamps will
be ready for delivery to postmasters late
in April. These stamps were ordered by
| the postmaster general at the instance OF
the authorities of the Pan-American Ex-
position. to be held in Buffalo from May
| to November. These series will include
six stamps, and these will be, according
to the statement of Edwin c. Madden,
| the third assistant postmaster general,
"the most artistic series ever issued from
| the department"
The denomination, subject, color and
legend of each stamp are officially de-
scribed as follows: