St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-19
GENERAL NEWS.
Portland Teller n Dcfnulter.


Granville W. Leighton, teller of the
National Traders bank of Portland, Me-,
is under arrest, a sell confessed defaulter
to the the extent of $4,000. Leighton
had made over to the institution all his
real estate and other property and this,
together with his bond " ill make good
the loss sustained by the bank. The de-
talcation was brought about by the dis,
coVery OF an apparent error in Leigh
tons books. When pressed for an ex-
PLANTATION he broke down and made a
complete confession, stating that his
populations extended back over a period
of several months and would reach a
total OF $4,000.
More Money for Harvard.
A gilt of $25O,0OO to Harvard by Mrs.
Coils P. Huntington was announced
Thursday. This more than completes the
sum OF $765, 900 required to secure the
provlsionsl gift of ST. 100000 from !. D.
Rockefeller tor the enlargement and en-
dowmtnt of the Harvard Medical school.
Mrs. Huntington's gift is specifca for
the erection of a building in memory of
her late husband, to be used as a labor
atory of pathology. J. P. Morgan has
already given three buildings at cost OF
over 81 900 900.
The President last week approved the
bill granting an increased pension to
Hiram Cronk of Ava, Oneida county,
New York, who is the last surviving sol.
der pensioner of the war of 1912. He is
now 102 years old.
Judge Thomas G. Jones of Montgom-
cry. whom President Roosevelt lately
appointed United States district Judge
for Alabama, has accepted an invitation
to deliver the Grafton at Grants tomb
in New York city Memorial Day.
The British government announces its
intention OF strengthening its army in
South Africa by forwarding at once re.
Inducements Of infantry and cavalry to
Lord Kitchener. The victory of DeLarey
in Orange River Colony has excited in
terest in all European countries, and the
continental press discusses the British
Boer situation.
William H. Hofmeister, late supreme
recorder oil the Legion of Honor, who
committed suicide January q within l.
hours after having been defeated for re
election, was short in his accounts with
the lodge to the amount of $50, 514. This
fact was announced by the officers Of the
order last week.
The Steamer Providence plying be-
tween Vicksburg, Miss, and Lake Pal
myra was overturned early Wednesday
morning by d sudden squall at lone
Landing, and 81 of the passengers and
crew were drowned. Only nine of the
entire boats company were saved.
The New York legislature has increas
ed the punishment for attempt at muir
der from ten to 25 years.
General A. P. Martin, former mayor o
| Boston, former police commissioner, anC
recently water commissioner OF the city
died at his home in Boston Thursday
morning OF heart failure. He was i'll sew
eral months.
The old Lincoln farm in Lincoln
| Spencer county, Indiana, is to be sold fol
delinquent taxes. Several attempts have
been made to turn the farm into parl
and this will doubtless be accomplished
some time President Lincon's mother
is buried on the farm.
The Folkething in committee of thC
whole and in executive session has votel
by large majority in favor Of the rath
cation of the treaty providing for thu
sale of the Danish West Indian islands tC
| the limited States.