St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-28
Ford had bought New Hampshire
Estate.
Albany Refuses Cnrnesie's Gift.


provided the city guarantee an annual
expenditure for its maintenance OF $780,
900, was rejected Wednesday, by the
board of aldermen, which is composed of
ten republicans and nine democrats, on
party vote of 10 to 9. One member Of
each party went with the other party.
The only reason given for the refusal is
the opposition of the labor element,
which set afoot a persistent campaign
against its acceptance. The action of the
aldermen is believed to be final. The re-
suit in RockIand, Me-, was different. On
the same day a special city election was
held there to consider Mr.. Carnegie's Of
fer of $4,000, for library, and it was
accepted by vote OF $50 to 80.
A speed war is on between western
railroads because a new Rock Island
train makes the run from Omaha to Chi
cago in II hours and 80 minutes, or an
hour less than the minimum time fixed
by railroad officials at recent conference.
Chcagos population this year by the
city directory census will approximate
2,199,000 According to the census of
1900 the population was 1 ,69S,575.
Seven hundred and ffty-nne Canadian
mounted rifemen and 900 horses sailed
from Halifax, N. S., Wednesday after
noon on the steamship Winifred an for
South Africa.
The recent death of the famous archi-
tect Of England, John Francis Bentley.
will not interfere with the plans for the
building of the colossal Cathedral at
Westminster, which are in forward
state The cathedral is said to be the
greatest undertaking its kind in recent
times.
Count Tolstoi has sent letter to the
Gar describing the miseries Of the Rus
sian peasantry. The Gar read the letter
with great attention and sent Count
Tolstoi an acknowledgement OF its re-
ceipt, adding that there was much truth
in his observations. The letter may be
accepted as evidence of Count Tolstoi's
restoration to health.
The executive committee of Tammany
Hall has voted IN favor of a trumvirate
to manage the affairs of that organiza-
ton in place of one leader. The three
selected are: Charles F. Murphy, Daniel
F. McMahon and F. Haffen, all district
leaders. TIE chairman of this triumvi-
rate becomes practically the leader of the
| organization in the place OF Lewis Nixon
who has just resigned.
A dispatch from Salt Lake City, dated
May 20, says: Dead sheep by the thou
sands are piled up in heaps on the plains
of Uintah county and on the Utah farms
which skirt the Wyoming line. A snow
storm which has been raging for the last
two days has killed fully 100000 lambs
and ewes that are valued at 81 500, 900.
The death of Edward Lawrence God
| kin, which occurred in England, May 20,
removes one of the worlds most brilliant
| journalists. In 1899 he resigned from
the staff of the New York Evening Post
on account OF impaired health. AS the
editor of this journal Mr.. Godkin was
one of the best known authorities on
free trade in this country, and his writ
ings on this subject were taken without
question by its believers.
Blind Chaplain MiIburn of the United
States senate was struck by a runaway
horse attached to a buggy as he was
leaving the capitol one day last week.
The large toe of one foot was cut off and
several of the other toes badly injured.
A terrific wind and rain storm, accom-
panied by a waterspout, swept over
Cincinnati, May 20, causing the loss Of
six lives and injuriDg many Others. The
fury of the storm continued only 80 min
utes, but the damage wrought in that
time will amount to more than 81 ,OOO,-
900 in the business section of Cincinnati,
and as much more in other parts OF the
city and suburbs.
The will Of the late Rear Admiral Will
liam T. Sampson filed in Washington
leaves everything to the widow save
$4,000 OF lite insurance, which is left for
equal division among the four daughters.
The estate is said to be about SIS, 500.
Naval Constructor Richard P. Hobson
who is now on duty at the Charleston
Exposition, has been assigned to duty as
experimenting constructor in Lewis
Nixon's shipyard at Elizabethport,
where four government vessels are now
under construction.
The treasury department will add at
least three immigrant inspectors to the
Canadian frontier force, because of con.
tinued increase of Europeans to the
United States via Canada.
Pres. Raymond of Wesleyan University
announced last week that he had re
ceived a letter from a wealthy patron
giving SIS, 900 for the erection of new
science building. The name of the donor
is not made public. Of the three build
ings desired by the Wesleyan authorities
to commemorate the coming commence
ment, two buildings have now been do
mated, and the sum OF $50, 900 has beer
secured toward the third.
Ira D, Sankey, the famous singing evan
geist, has left the Methodist church, 0
which he has been a member since Il
years of age, and has joined Presbyte
rian church in Brooklyn.
Friends paved grim joke on Rev. R
G. Roscamp, of Kokomo, Ind, three year
ago, the seriousness of which is just nov
appreciated. He was on trip to Den
yer, when an acquaintance, in spirit o
banter, gave him block OF Supposed,
,,,orthIeco MINING stock He has now