St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-12-25

| The proposed VlSlt OF King EDWARD
and Queen Alexandra to Ireland, which
was TO have taken place in the spring
after his majesty's coronation, has been
abandoned on account OF the disturbed
state in that country.
A combination has been effected be-
tween the H. w. Johns Manufacturing
Company, of New York and the Man.
vile Covering Company of Milwaukee.
The two concerns manufacture asbestos
goods, and are the largest institutions of
their kind in the world. They have been
working in harmony for several years
past. The new company has filed papers
in the state of New York with a capital
stock OF So 100000, OIL which $500 900
is seven per cent cumulative preferred
stock AMI 500 600 common.
W. L. Farland, 67 years old, the founder
of Butte, Mont, has died OF pneumonia.
! Farland in the early Cos, located many
of the mines of Butte, built the first sill
yer mill and produced the fist bar Of
bullion. He was associated with United
States Senator Clark in many mining
deals during the early days Of the camp
The Pope has formally announced
among Others nominated to b shOprics,
the names of Father John 0 Connor, as
bishop of Newark, N J., and Father vii
liam ]. O'Connell, as bishop of Portland,
Me.
The Independence Beige, Brussels, says
that DR.. Sylvestre, formerly an Amcri-
can, has invented spectograph, which
enables users OF the telephone to see each
other. A French minister, according to
the Independence Beige, has witnessed
conclusive tests of the invention, and
King Leopold has arranged a special au-
dieuce tor the purpose of inspecting it.
1t is said that the instrument can be
adapted for use on an ordinary telegraph
wire.
A correspondent in St. Petersburg Of
The Cologne Gazette telegraphs that a
number of experts, representing big
American firms, have arrived at Vladi
vostock, en- route for Siberia, where they
will build factories and exploit the agri-
cultural and mineral wealth of the cOun-
try.
Tie traffic of Lake Superior for the
present year will be about 8 600 600
tons in excess of that OF 1900 and far
larger still than that of any year pIevi'
Gus to the last. Up to the close of No
vember there had passed iuto and out of
the lake, through the two Sault canals,
total of 2S O61 SO tons of freight,
aud there will not be less than 100000
tons moved through in Decembr The
business OF the entire year OF 1900 was
about % 100000 tons.
The British national anthem is now
undergoing revision in order to make it
accord with the new monarchy. As it is
at present sung, it reads, God save our
gracious King" This appar, ntly is not
imperalislic enough for the pr sent
court, besides which the word gracious"
is held to he more app icabe to a queen
than a king. So at the coronation the
refrain will be charged to God save our
lord the King" which by the way, was
used in the earliest extant copies of the
anthem dated 1913.
The Fourier Searchmont Automobile
Company, OF Sa atoga Springs, was in
corporated las week with caplta al
stock OF 50 100000 to manufacture mo.
tor cars, wagons. carriages and other
vehicles The capital is divided into ST..
| OOU,OOO VI GOlulllOll anu PI,OOO,OOO VI I
per cent preferred S ock.
Park Benjamin, president of the Naval
Arch Association, which has been pro-
noting the movement to erect 81 300, :
900 naval arch and water gate at the
battery in New York has announced that
the scheme was dead, and that the $500,
900 already received woult have to bt
refunded. This was due, he said, to the
outcome of the Schley court oil inquiry.
The scene of the surrender of Gen Rob
ert E. Lees army at App)mattox Court
House, Va, will probably be made ma
tionaI park, in which will be placed
, monuments marking the positions o
the Northern and Southern armies. Con
f gresham H. D. Flood OF Virginia will
present bill in the house of represen
tatives to carry out this object,
President William R. Harper of the Uni
versifv o. Chicago announced the receip
t of$1 ,625 900 in gifts to that institution
| Wednesday, the occasion being he iorti
eth convocation OF he university. Johl
| D Rockefeller was first among the giver
with 81 900 900 for the grner al endow
e ment fun of the school. He also con
e tributed $250,000 more for the genera
t ne DIS OF he university during the schDO
. year of 19O1-'02 Additional gifts total
e ing 1915, 900 were also announced.
i The 10000 employees OF the America
n Express Company in the United Stat
+ wilI'each receive a Christmas gut OF ST.
= from the company his year. Last yea
J. the com pany gave So to each empIoye.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroa
company has completed a steel rail mi
at Ensley, Alabama, and the plant Wi
d be in operation within few weeks. TIL
4 is the first plant of the kind in the soutl
l. The British steamship Isle OF Kent, {
/; Newcastle, England, from Savannah tC
IS Bremen, put into Boston D, cember I
IS with her bows crushed in and her ste
|. battered She brought the entire ere
T. OF the Spanish steamer Amesti. bour
e. from Brlboa, Spain, for Philadelphia, Il
I'd latter vessel having sunk in half an no,
g after a collision with he Isle of Ken
at Dec IA, when about 32S miles east
v Cape Cod.
r. Rear Admiral Frank Wildes, u \
as who commanded the cruiser Boston
to the battle of Manila, received han
it some sword from his many BostC
friends last week. The presentation W
made in the rooms OF the chamber
ut commerce, Boston. The hiIt o. t
l. sword and all tn metal work, Exc, pit t
al blade, is Is karat gid the trAppin
as are regulation, with buckle and fxIul
N. OF gold The scabbard is OF black leath
he eutwined with laurel.