St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-11
GENERAL NEWS.



was born in Dublin in 1922 and was
graduated from Trinity college at the
age OF 1S. He studied law for time,
but chose journalism as his profession
From his boyhood he took a great in
terest in the cause of Young Ireland"
and joined his fortunes with James
Stephens, the Head Centre" of the
Fenian cause, in revolutionary move
ment to secure the independence OF Ire
land. Stephens and Luby met in Dublin
and administered the oath to each other
as the leaders Of the cause. The move.
ment extended and an auxiliary organ
ization was formed in this country.
Trouble arose between the branch and
John O'Mahcrey, its leader, and Mr..
Luby was sent here in 1868 to straighten
out affairs, and succeeded in making the
American branch subordinate to the
home body. Stephens on a subsequent
visit to the United States appointed Mr..
Luby, the late Charles James Kickam
and John O'Leary as executive council OF
the Fenian Brotherhood. About this
time Mr.. Luby was managing editor OF
the Irish People" the Fenian Organ
published in Dublin, and associated with
him as business manager was O'Donovau
Rosa.
The paper was seized by the govern
ment and the Leaders o the Fenian move
ment were thrown into prison. Lnby
was convicted OF treason, and was SEN
tened to twenty years Imprisonment.
He was pardonld in 1870 after serving
five years. He was compelled to leave
| the country for at least fifteen years, the
rest OF his term, and after remaining on
| the Continent tor a while came to Amer
lea, settling in New York. He lectured
! all over the country for several years,
and wrote for Irish newspapers on pollt.
ical topics. He wrote The Lives of H.
lustrious and Representative Irishmen"
and the Life OF Daniel O'Connell" Mr..
Luby was a great admirer of Parnell,
| but withdrew from the Irish movement
in 1880 because he was violently op.
posed to the dynamite doctrine espOused
by Rosa and his followers, and after
that lived in retirement.
Large Electric Plant.
The New Haven Railroad is about to
| complete a contract for the installation
OF the most extensive electric plant own
ed by any If the great Eastern railroads.
1t will be set up in connection with the
new car shops at ReadviIle, Mass, where
most of the manufacturing and repairing
of the re ad in the future will be done.
The new electric plant will in many
respects be un que i'll ralrOadng. 1t Will
have sufficient power to light city, and
will not only light all the shops at Read
vile, but will operate the machinery also,
For lighting purposes the plant will be
able to supply 10000 candle power
lamps, though hardly more than 1000
thirty. two candle power will be needed,
and 21O arc lights. Steam will be used
for generating ouly, two engines OF l 800
and 500 horsepower being contracted
for. The larger generator. which will
supply the power tor the shop machinery
will be 500 lilowatt machine OF the
3.phase % cycle alternating current
type, reduced to a secondary voltage OF
$50. For the lighter work 220 volt di-
rect current motors will be used. AL
2 together the electric power will represent
: about 8 600 horsepower as supplied by
} steam driven machinery. 1t will be used
= to operate elevators, lathes, planes and
= all the repair work which will be con
. centratld at Readville. The shops are
now nearly completed and will be finish.
/ ed by next spring.
70 Ministers from Siam Here.
Phya Akhara, the first resident minis
ter to be sent to the United States, by
i Siam, arrived in New York last week &C
= companied by L. Khruaval, attache, and
1 Edward Lotus, secretary OF legation
, Heretofore the interests of Siam in this
i country have been intrusted to the min
lister living in London. The legation il
S established here as compliment to the
e United States, which has a minister a
j. Bangkok, and because of the increasing
3. influence OF this country in the East
s Phva Akharai comes directly from Siam
), where he has held an important govern
ment post. He is about FIVE feet fv
I. inches tall has black hair threaded witt
}. gray and a thin black mustache. H
l. dresses after the American fashion, ant
h nothing about his appearance would at
tract unusual attention. He speak
C only a little English.
l. Keeper of Libby Prison Dead.
ii Capt. R. R. Turner, keeper Of the fan
4 Gus Libby prison at the time of the eva(
uation of Richmond, dropped dead a
t. Suffolk, Va, Thursday, aged GO years
is Being taken prisoner at Richmond b
" incoming troops, who were told of hairs
p treatment from prison officials, CAP
e Turner was locked up with the promis
y that he should be hanged the next morI
+. ing. Turner's hair turned white durin
is the night. At the time of death Turn
m was democratic county chairman and
st large lumber dealer.
will Ask for Pensions.
10 Besides providing pension for Mr.
It, William Mckinley, congress will be as
p. ed to authorize the payment of $500
r. annually to the widow of President Be
of amin Harrison. Reports are curre
er that there will be opposition to the b
a in Mrs. Harrison's behalf which W
rs emanate from some otthe late president
A. children by his first wife, as General HI
IS rison's second marriage was not favor
ne by bis children. Mrs. Harrison has o
de child, girl.
ey The request for a pension for Mrs. Hi
rison is predicated upon the custom
,rs granting the widows of presidents
IN, annual allowance of $4,000. There {
IN. two widows of presidents now draw
m. that sum from the government-Mrs.
S. Grant and Mrs. James A. Garfield.
VioIets to Cure Cancer.
Many thousands Of fragrant VOL
las will be crushed up for use in testing tt
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