St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-09-17
GENERAL NEWS.
Great Railroad Combine.

Saturdays press reports say that a
financial alliance has been formed by two
great factors in the eastern Illinois rail-
road field, the Vanderbilt interest and
those of the Pennsylvania systems. The
merger creates capitalization OF over
$4,000, 100000. 1t promises to be the
most domineerng combine ever created.
Its aim is absolute control OF transpor-
tation facilities between Chicago and st.
Louis and the great lakes and Ohio river
and Potomac river through to the At
lantic coast The roads included in the
combination are the New York Central,
Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio,
Chesa peake and Ohio, Norfolk and West
ern, Philadelphia and Reading, Lake
Shore, Big Four, Michigan Central,
Nickel Plate, BOSTON and Albany, Lake
Erie and Western, and Others.
The Election i'm Maine.
The Republicans carried Maine last
week by plurality of about 10000.
The vote was much lighter than two
years ago, considering which the Repub-
leans about held their own. In Port
land, Democrat was elected sheriff by
those who favor non-enforcement of the
prohibitory law. This was the county
in which the late Sheriff Pearsons, pro.
hibitionist, operated. In some other
counties the same issue prevailed, with
varying results. The Republicans re-
elect their four congressman, and the
legislature is strongly Republican.
Chickamauga Veterans Reunion.
The fifth annual reunion and basket
picnic OF Co. G, Y. N. 6. of Bradford, and
the Spanish war veterans was held at
Camp Pineton, Newbury, Saturday, Sep
TENDER 6. The attendance was not as
large as in former years. Capt. M. L.
Brock with Lieuts. Smith and Emerson
were present. The West Newbury drum
corps furnished music and all enjoyed &
pleasant day. The first gathering wa:
held at Pineton Immediately after the
boys returned from Chickamauga Sep
TENDER II, 1898. the second time, Sep
TENDER 16, 1899, the third time, Septem
Der is, 1900, the fourth, September II
1901,
Marconi has successfully sent wireless
messages across France, Spain, and Alp
to Gibraltar
Mrs. William M. Stewart, wife of tn
senior United States senator from Neva
da was killed last week in an automo
bile accident at Alameda, Cal. Senate
Stewart is in Holland.
Former Gov. D. H. Goodell, of New
Hampshire who has voted the straigh
republican ticket for 40 years, says h
will vote the democratic now that tn
republicans have advocated license.
Edward Eggleston, the famous preacl
er and author, recently died from apo1
lexy at his cottage on Lake George. H
was born in Bevav, Ind, in 1887. Frol
1874 to 1880 he was pastor OF tt
church of Christian Endeavor in Brood
Ign, N. Y. He then retired from the mil
istry and devoted himself to literatur
His most famous works were "Tl
Hoosier School Master" "Mr. Blake
Walking Stick, 1.-the End of the World
"The Circuit Rider" and "The Hoosi
School Boy"
The sum of gold now in the Unite
States treasury exceeds that of any pr
: vious time in the history of the count
e and with one possible exception it e
D ceeds more than any country in the h
y tory of the world. On Sept. 6 the vaul
of the United States treasury contain
e $573,936, 1874, an increase since July
b 1901, Of $79O87,897. This stock
o gold is now being added to at the rate
a from 100000 to 100000 day wi
d no immediate prospect of cessation
n the rate of deposits.