St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-02

Daniel Wells, Sr., the pioneer lumber
man of Wisconsin, died at Milwaukee
recently of old age. He was SO year:
old. Daniel Wells was known as The
richest man in Wisconsin, and the Oldest
resident of Milwaukee.
1t has been known by state depart
ment officials and among his friends fot
some time that Andrew D. White intends
to retire from the post Of Ambassador
at Berlin next November, when be will
reach the age of seventy years. Mr..
Whites health is not robust, and there
are other reasons which influence him in
seeking retirement to private life.
Of the 10000 American soldiers who
participated in the Mexican War only
about five thousand are living. At a re,
union held in Independence, Mo recently,
there were present At OF these veterans,
whose average age was 70 years.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt has bought 35 of
the best horses to be found in central
Maine.
Frank Conger, Of BROOKLYN, who died
suddenly few days ago in Detroit
hotel, bcqueathed to his adopted daugh-
ter, Crtssa Stewart Conger, whom he
took from the arms OF her dead mother
a dozen years ago, in railroad wreck at
Hamburg, N. Y, an estate DISC, 600, 900
The girl is now IA years old. Her in
come will be $350,000 year.
President Roosevelt has accepted the
invitation OF the Department of the Po-
tomac, G. A. r., to deliver the address at
the Arl ngton national cemetery Memo
rial day. No president, it is said has
ever delivered the Memorial day address
at Arlington, although the cemetery was
established SO years ago.
The New York Assembly passed the
Hill bill Thursday, approprlatiug $780,
600 for the erection OF monument to
the late President Mckinley at Buffalo.
One of the first acts by the president
after the expected IA idcation OF the
treaty for the acquisition of the Danish
West Indies will be the appointment of
a governor for the islands. Several
names have been suggested to him for
this office, one of which is that OF jacob
Rils, the we'll known newspaper writer,
o New York city.
The Iowa senate has passed unan,
imously the house bill appropriating
SIS 900 for monuments to Iowa solde
OF Vlcksb burg in Military Park. The sen
ate has also passed by a unanimous vote
the bill to appropriate $35 600 for the
erection of monuments to the Iowa SOL
diers who fought and those who died at
Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, and
Missionary Ridge.
The fastest run ever made between
Philadelphia and New York city was ac-
complished last week when a train bear
ing President Cassatt and Vice President
Rea covered the 90 is miles IN II min
utes. J P. Morgan's flying trip over the
Reading road between the same cities on
Feb 7 was S4 minutes.
James R. Garfield, son Of the late presi
dent, will be gwen the appointment of
civil service commissioner, to succeed
William A. Rodenburg, it he will accept
it, The pres ident at one time tavorably
considered the name Of Harry A. Garfield
for the place. but he was informed that
the latter would not accept the appoint
ment.
The secretary of the treasury has been
informed by Thomas Fritchie, commits
sioner of immigration at New York, that
1000 immigrants arrived at that port
March II. This is by Tar the largest i'm
record for Que day in the his
tory OF the government.