St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-24

consult with Boer sympathizers about a
possible visit of President Kruger to this
country.-Andrew Carnegie has given
money to have copy in oil made of the
portrait of William Penn in the hall of
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
at Philadelphia.
! WEDNESDAY.
FoREIGN-It was asserted at Port of
Spain, Trinidad, that Germany, the
United States, Spain and Great Britain
would refuse to recognize the courts of
Venezuela in dealing with claims of
foreigners against that government
Correspondence of the insurgenc General
| Norriel has been captured by the Ameri-
cans in Luzon. P. L.; few hundred NAL
contents in the mountains are preventing
the pacihcation OF the island OF Cebu.-A
missionary in Peking makes a charge of
dupIcty against Ii Hung Chang; it is
said that the total indemnities to the
powers can be covered by &70,000,000;
the palace of the Empress in Peking,
headquarters of Count Won Waldersee,
was burned, and a German general is
missing Maxine Gomez will
visit the United States, where he will be
the guest of Estrada Palma
UNITED STATEs-The canal bill to
expend $26,000,000 was killed in the
senate; it is thought that the $5,000,-
900 Good Roads bill may be substituted
and passed.-The manager Of an Iowa
bank disappeared, and as between $685.
900 and $4,000 was found to have
gone with him the doors of the institu-
ton were closed.
THURSDAY.
UNITED STATEs.-Sir Michael Hicks
Beach's Budget speech made tar worse
showing than had been expected, reveal.
ing a deficit OF $50, 900 900; the Chan
celor's scheme OF taxation included
duties on coal, sugar, glucose and molas-
ses, and an increased duty on incomes;
he asked for an extension ofpowers to 1or-
row G60,000000 on consols.-General
Kitchener reports several minor successes
of British arms in South A frica.-Count
Won Waldersee nearly lost his life in the
fire which destroyed the Empress palace
at Picking, in which General Schwartz
kopf perished.-The vacancy on the
Cuban Commission, which is to visit
Washington, was filled by the appoint
ment of Senior BetanCourt.
UNITED STATES The War Department
made public dispatch from General
Macarthur, saying that press reports of
the commissary frauds at Manila were
grossly exaggerated.-Th The President APP
pointed ex. Minister John Barrett a dele
gate to the Pan-American Congress.
FRIDAY.
Observation-Disclosures has issued an adj
dress to the Filipino people urging sub
mission, and assuring them of liberty
under American authority; in recogni-
ton of this important step General Mac
Arthur has ordered the release of thou
sand prisoners.-T coal, tea, sugar and
other trades in the United Kingdom af-
fected by the new Budget proposals are
much disturbed Beers ambushed par
ty OF British Lancers in South Africa,
killing lieutenant and three men; many
promotions and honors for officers con-
spicuous in the South African war were
announced in London-J. P. Morgan
arrived in Paris from London, stories of
his i'll health being denied; he has con-
tributed 81 900 and the banking house of
]. S Morgan & Co. $1,000 toward the
Victorian Memorial.
UNITED STATES John A. Kasson has
severed his official connection with the
State Department, as special reciprocity
commissioner.-A new steel plant is to be
established on the Canadian side OF the
Sault Ste. Marie, the company being
capitalized at $50,000,Oo0.
SATURDAY.
FoREIGN-Si Thomas Lipton's Cup
challenging yacht, Shamrock II, was sue
cessfuly launched at Dumbarton, Scot
land. -Aguinaldo's peace manifesto is re-
garded BY Gen. Macarthur as an import
ant step toward complete paci6cation
of the Philippines Salon of the
National Society of Fine Arts was opened
by President Loubet at Paris-M. Del
case, the French Foreign Minister, has
started for st. Petersburg; the visit has
given rise to many rumers.-A Boer force
captured and wrecked train near Mol
teno.-Gen. De Wet is reported to be near
Kroonstad with few followers, and I'M
able to obtain recruits. Gen. Wood and
the delegates of the Cuban Constitution
al Convention sailed from Havana-The
Mad Mullah, with forty thousand troops,
was reported at Lassidar; British and
Abyssinian forces are preparing to check
his advance.
UNITED STATEs.-The War Department
has decided that it will not be necessary,
under present conditions, to recruit the
army to the maximum authorized
strength of 10000 men.--The President
appointed William M. Jenkins Governor