St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-01-09

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the Beers have reappeared on the rail-
way north of BloemiOnte1n; defence
measures against attack continue 10 bt
taken at Cape Town.-The central com
m1ttee OF the Cuban Constitutional Con
vention has agreed upon a scheme o.
governme based on the unitarian idea
General Gomtz is made eligible for presi
dent.
CONGRESS- The Army Re
organic tlun bill was under Consdera-
ton, but little progress was made -
House: The Reapportionmen bill was
considered throughout the day; there
were several sharp tits between Mr..
| LlttIe6tId, of Maine, and Chairman Hop
kins of the census commit e. and South
ern dis!ranchsement methods were dis.
cussed.
UNITED STATES Secretary Root gave
his views on the military situation in the
| Philippines, and the need of an increase
in the regular army-There was only
one life lost in the wreck of the coast
steamer Iaqua, near San Francisco, in
which it was at first reported that forty
persons had persisted.
DAY
FoREIGN.-The Empress Dowager of
China has ordered one OF the Chinese
generals to move o the Yangste Valley
and hence northward with an army OF
$4,000 men; Count Won Waldersee has
agreed not TO operate in certain districts
Of Pc Chi Ii Province -rhtre is fresh
alarm at Cape Town over the Vagueness
OF the Information concerning the Boer
invaders of Cape Colony, and strong e.
iniorct ments are asked from England -
Gov. Allen has returned to San Juan
from tour OF Porto Rico, being enthu-
siasicaly received in every town he Wis
ited.-News regarding the recent defeat
and fight OF the rebel general Tribe, in
Colombia, reached Kingston, Jamaica,
bv steamer from C,lon,-Srvere cold
weather is being experienced in France
and in Southern Italy; the city OF Rome
and surrounding country are snoWclad
for he first time in many years.
UUlTED STATES -Ex Snator lanes
w. Bradbury, OF Maine died at the age
of ninety. eight,
PdONDAY.
FOREIGN. The Molokauen, a sect num-
bering 10000, whose founders removed
in 1910 rom various parts of Russia to
the Caucasus, and whose delegates have
just brought glowing reports from the
Doukhobors, or Russian Quakers, in Can
ada, contemplate emgratIug to America.
Lord Wesley, late commander in chief
of the British army, has notified friends
there that he will shortly pay visit to
Vancouver.-Reporting to the war office
under date OF January 6, Lord Kitchener
saws: Yesterday BabingtOn engaged
Delarey's and Steenkamp's commanders
at Naauwpoort. The enemy was fore, d
to retire to the northwest. Our casual
ties have not vet been received, but are
reported slight A Boer doctor admitted
that twenty Beers were killed or wound
ed. Commandant Duprcz was taken
prisoner. Irtgret to saw that Lieuttn
ant Laing, two other officers and twenty
men were killed and two officers wound
ed "
UNITED STATEs.-It is reported that
Carnegie is to build an independent road
to the staboard colorado papers call
for Mint Director Preston's removal on
the ground of unreliable estimates of
gold production sent out.-Htnry M.
Whitney is credited with buying all II e
available stock of the Montreal Gas
Company, with a view to establishing
coking works there.