St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
GENERAL NEWS.
Prince HenrX,s Visit.

Alter busy day in Washington, Feb,
ruary "a, Prince Henry of Prussia, ac-
companied by his suite, the Presidents
delegates and members Of the Germany
embassy, let on his special train at mid
night for New York to attend the launch
ing Of his royal brothers American built
yacht Meteor, which occurred the follow.
ing morning To attend this event was
the primal cause of the princes visit.
The launching was entirely successful.
The Presidents daughter, Miss Alice
Roosevelt, christened the Meteor in the
name Of the German emperor, using for
the purpose a bottle of champagne in
cased in silver network. She then cut
the cord that held the yacht in its STAYS
with silver Ratchet, and the ship glided
into the waters of the XII Won Kull
President Roosevelt called for three
cheers for Emperor William and Prince
Henry called for three more for Miss
| Roosevelt. A few moments later Prince
Henry sent Emperor William the follow
ing cable dispatch in German
The yacht christened by the hand of
Miss Roosevelt just launched in the pres
ence OF brilliant assembly. Beautiful
ship Great enthusiasm. | congratulate
| you from iull heart. HEINRICH.
Later the prince gave luncheon on
board the. royal yacht Hohenzollern in
honor of President Roosevelt. In the
afternoon Mayor Low of New York ten
dered the freedom OF the city to the
royal visitor at city hall. In the evening
dinner was given by the mayor at the
Metropolitan club and later the prince
attended gala performance given in his
honor at the Metropolitan Opera House.
BIOndin Captured at Last.
Joseph Wilfred Blondin, the French
Canadian accused of killing his wife at
Chelmsford, Mass, on June 10, 1901,
and who has evaded rigorous police
search since that time, was captured in
New York last week. The arrest was
made at police headquarters where Blon-
din had appeared few days previous
and applied for an engineers license.
Blondin was looking at his own picture
on a descriptive circular at headquarters
when a rouudsman noticed the resem-
blance. Blondin was told to come for au
engineers examination February 25th.
The Boston police were notified and an
officer was sent to New York to identify
Blondin. The fugitive came at the APP
pointed time and was arrested He
denied at first that he was the much
wanted man but later admitted his iden-
tity aud denied that he killed his wife.
Blondin has been in New York and vicini-
ty most of the time since June with the
exception OF several trips across the ocean
on North German Lloyd steamship in
the capacity of coal passer. He has
been takeu to Lowell.
AguinnIdo's Successor Captured.
General Chatfee has notified the war
department that Lieutenant Stribler of
the Philippine scouts captured General
Lukban February %. The prisoner is
| confined at Laguan. General Lukban
succeeded Aguinaldo as the leader of the
Filipino insurgents, and a capture is
recorded in the same despatch, namely
William Dunston, said to be a deserter
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his possession lot Of arms and ammu-
milton and all the tools necessary for
making ammunition.
The New Bedford ship Progress. which
was launched in 1889, and exhibited at
the Worlds Fair in Chicago equipped as
a model whaer and has since been moor
ed in Sonth Chicago harbor was burned
last week. The fire was set by some I'M
known person and no attempt was
made to extinguish it.
President Roosevelt, acting upon the
recommendation of Attorney General
Knox, has dismissed Arthur B. Noyes,
Judge of the second district OF Alaska.