St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-13
GENERAL NEWS.
Death of the Outlaw,

WASH, committed suicide at 4 81 last
Wednesday morning. Tracy, convict
and murderer, was surrounded in a
swamp, and for hours b,fore the special
messenger left for reintorcements long
range rife duel between Tracy and the
posse OF eight men, headed by Sheriff
Gardner, had been in progress. Tracy
and Mitchell escaped from the Portland,
Ore, prison on July 2, killing and wound
ing several of the guards. He killed his
companion, Mitchell, in duel, shooting
him in the back, captured a gasoline
launch and forced captain to take him
down the sound. on July 8; sheriff and
posse surrounded him in the Olympic
mountains on July 7, but he escaped
after shooting one or two officers; blood
hounds were put on his trail. July 9, bu-
he put cayenne pepper in his footsteps.
thus forcing the hounds to give up the
search. After that he "held up" several
families. forcing them to give him food,
weapons, etc. He was in ''close quart.
ers" several times, but always managed
to escape. During the last two or three
weeks people in various parts of the
west have reported seeing him, but the
police were unable to catch him.
Souvenir Gold Dollars.
The contract for the construction of
the liberal arts building has been awarded
by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company for $47O,000. The building
must be completed by April 1, 1908, in
time for the dedicatory ceremonies of the
exposition. Orders are being received
from various parts of the country for the
souvenir gold dollars, of which 100000
are to be struck by the United States
government in commemoration Of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. They
are to be part Of the $5,000,000 appro-
priation made by the government in
March, 1901, in aid of the exposition.
1t is expected that the first 200 coins
issued will be numbered and that a GER
tifcate of the treasury department will
accompany each coin stating the order
OF its minting. They will be sold to the
highest bidders. The other coins will be
sold at So each. The premium on the
entire issue will be devoted to the con-
struction on the site of the exposition OF
heroic statues of Thomas Jefferson who
signed the treaty by which the United
States government acquired the Lou
isiana territory, and William Mckinley.
who signed the bill for government par
t1cipation in and supervision of the cele-
bration of the centennial Of that event.
The design for the souvenir dollar is now
the subject of correspondence between
the treasury department and the exposi-
ton authorities.
New Hampshire Hotel.
The Mount Washington, the finest and
largest summer hotel in New England, if
not in the United States, opened its
doors to business Monday, July 28 on
the 50th anniversary of the opening Of
the Summit house on the top of Mt.
Washington. The opening ball was held
August 1. and the attendance numbered
between 500 and 600. The work on this
building was begun only little over a
year ago and has enlisted the services of
an average force of 400 men. Its loca-
ton and appearance are most delightful.
1t is situated only third of a mile from
The Mount Pleasant, and nearer the base
Of Mt. Washington, has four stories and
AGO feet frontage. and is OF the Italian
type OF architecture, finished in gray
plaster. 1t is backed by grove OF frs,
with Mt. Washington just beyond. The
Mount Washington, as well as The
Mount Pleasant, will be run under the
capable management Of Anderson &
Price, who have been the successful mau-
ayers of the older hotel for many years.
sheriff Pearson Dead.
Sheriff Pearson of Portland, Me-, died
at Poland Springs last Wednesday morn
ing.
The sheriff became unconscious on Sun
day evening and did not recover from
that condition. Sheriff Pearson went to
the White Oak Springs hotel five weeks
ago. The worry incident to his office
had caused him TO fail rapidly in health
and, almost compelled by his friends, he
went away for a rest. Three weeks age
lightning struck the hotel and the excite
ment incident to this affair affected his
heart, and his illness thereafter assumed
critical form. He has failed rapidly
since then, though with occasional
slight periods of improvement. Little OF
no hope had been entertained of his re-
coverv for week or more.
Adopt Il Whole Orphan Asylum.
A short time ago John Shandrow, o
South Haven, Mich, to please his wife
wrote to the Smith Founding hospita
in Minneapolis, asking them to send hin
several children for a summers outing
with the privilege of adopting boy from
the lot if they chose. The Minneapolis
institution is not large, and the manage
ment promptly forwarded the visible
supply of children over three years o
age, % in all. Mr.. and Mrs. Shandrov
became so attached to the little ones tina
they have decided to adopt them all.
According to The Northwestern Miller
Minneapolis -four mills will beat the rec
ord for their output with the 1901.
wheat crop. 1t is expected that the mill
in the year ending Sept. 1, will have pro
duced 15,60O,O00 barrels of -four, o
100000 more than in any other year.
Prof. Curtis J. Lyons, territorial me
teoroloeist, has discovered that during
the last three months there have bee
strange movements of the ocean sur
rounding Hawaii. The gauge show
that there has been series OF so-cale
tidal waves with a vertical rise OF abou
three inches. These waves have a dure
ton Of about 20 minutes. The nativ
fishermen have noted the peculiar pht
nomenon and attribute it to volcanic az
ton, but Prot. Ly ons does not attemp
to explain.
For Over sixty Years.
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