St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-18
GENERAL NEWS.
rn Romore Presidents, Remnins.


Representative Thompson Of Alabama
has introduced a bill appropriating
500 900 to remove the remains of all
deceased Presidents of the Unit States,
excepting those of George Washington,
from their respective resting places to
the National Cemetery at Arlington, as
soon as the consent OF the descendants
of legal representatives of the deceased
Presidents can be obtoined. The re-
moval is to be made under the direction
OF commission to consist OF the COVER
nors OF the several states, where the re-
mains are now inferred, together with
three other persons, to be appointed by
the President The bill provides that the
interment at Arlington shall be accom-
panied by imposing ceremonies.
The Cost of Strikes.
In the North American Review, Carol
D. Wright, United States Commissioner
of Labor, goes as far as an expert sta
tistician can to show the losses caused by
strikes. The records Of the past twenty
years, from 1881 inclusive, are his bases
In the strikes OF that period the aggre-
gate wage loss Of the strikers was $751;
500 AIS, against loss to employers OF
S122 731121. The total OF losses was
$3.50 $40 500. These figures are drawn
from the history of 22,793 strikes, in
volving 1850 establishments, and
throwing out Of employment 6 1O5 694
wage-earners. Mr. Wright further shows
that about halt OF the strikes instituted
have been successful, while 10 per cent
succeeded i'll part and Sc per cent failed
completely.
c. F. w. Nicely, who March "a was
sentenced to ten years. Imprisonment
and to pay fine of $56,701, for com
plicity in the Cuban postal frauds, has
been released under the bill signed by
President Palma June 9, granting am
nesty to all Americans convicted of
crimes in Cuba during the term OF the
American occupation and those await
ing trial.
The farmers in the Kansas wheat belt
say they will eliminate "the mlddleman"
as tar as the sale of their grain is con-
cerned. Throughout the state coopera-
tive companies are forming and grain
elevators and warehouses are being
erected. The farmers intend to hold
their wheat indefinitely, and, as they
say, permit no middlemen " OF Wall
street to fix the price on their products.
Victor Emanuel, King Of Italy, is re.
ported to have bought within few days
10000 acres of the best coal land in
Western Virginia from two Pittsburg
operators now in Italy. The price was
$S,O00,00O.
President Roosevelt will visit Boston
next Wednesday to participate in the
Harvard commencement exercises. tie
will also attend dinners given by Span
ish American war veterans and the
International League of Press Clubs
The President will stay at the Somerset
Over a million acres of Texas schoo
lands have been thrown on the market
by the recent decision of the state su
preme court holding that renewal o
school land leases was illegal. A tire
mendous rush for these lands is now OF
from Sweetwater, Colorado City, Ros
coe and other points. The rush is re
minder of scenes at the opening OF Okla
( hOma to settlement.
President Francis L. Patton of Prince
ton resigned that position last weel
because of a desire to devote more tim
to literary work. Prot Woodrow Wilson
was Immediately chosen as his successor
Mr.. Patton will remain in the faculty a
, Stuart professor of ethics and the philos
ophy OF religion. The new president i
46 years old and of Princtons 13 presl
: dents he is the first layman, all his pre-
decessor being Presbyterian clergymen.