St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-01
GENERAL NEWS.
wireless TcIegraphy for the Nav

Wireless TeIegraphy for the Navy.
The navy department has taken the
first steps towards the adoption of wire
less biography as a means of signalling
between warships at sea. To this end
Admiral Bradford, of the bureau of equip
ment, has asked that the armored cruis-
ers Of the Pennsylvania class have their
masts and rigging so arranged that the
wireless system can be introduced. This
will compel the lengthening Of the masts
of the ships and the insulation of the
metal rigging by the use of hemp cover
ing for halyards. 1t is intended to get
test sets Of instruments of the various
wireless systems now being operated.
These include the Marconi system. The
British navy already has a number of its
ships equipped with the wireless system,
but this is the first move on the part OF
the American navy to make use OF
wireless plan.
RntIaud Gets Chatham and Lebanon.
A certificate of consolidation of the
Chatham and Lebanon Valley Railroad
Company with the Rutland Railroad
Company, forming the Rutland Railroad
Company, was fled last week with the
secretary Of state OF New York, Thecap
ital of the new corporation is SO 266 900.
The capital of the Chatham and Lebanon
Valley Railroad Company was $1,000
900, and that of the old Rutland Rail
road Company $S,266,0O0 The direct
ors of the company are Percival W. Glenn
ent and Wallace c. Clement, of Rutland;
George H. Ball and Edgar Harding, Of
Boston; John II. Stewart, OF Middlebury,
W. Seward Webb, of Shelburne, and E.
V. w. Rossiter George Bird and S. X.
Galloway, of New York City.
Taft Sails from Manila.
Civil Governor Taft started from Ma
Mia Dec. "a, for San Francisco on board
the United States army transport Grant.
There was a popular demonstration in
honor of his departure Gov. TAFT told
his associates that he was pleased with
the progress of events in the Philippines,
and exceedingly glad that Gen. Chaffse
had expressed the opinion that he could
quell the instruction, except ION the is
land of Samar, by next February. The
health of Gov. Taft has considerably i'm
proved. He was able to walk on board
the Grant.
The United States ship Olympia was
Aoated out of drydock at Boston last
week. 1t will be some time before the re-
pairs and re6ttings are completed. By
the latest orders from Washington the
Olympia goes into commission on Janu-
ary25.
The executive committee of the Nation
! al Educational Association announces
the unanimous selection OF Minneapolis
| as the place of meeting for the torty-hrst
annual convention of the National Edu.
cational Association, July 7 II, 1902.
The exposition auditorium seating s 900
persons, has been secured for the general
sessions.
Notices were posted in the Iron Works
mills at Fall River Dec. "a, by M. c. D.
Borden, owner, announcing that the ope-
ratives would receive as a Christmas
gift an amount equivalent to an increase
OF 10 per cent in wages for six weeks.
This restores to them the amount lost in
wages since the cutdown at the mill six
weeks ago At that time Mr.. Borden
took off the 10per cent advance in wages
which had been in effect for two weeks.
Andrem Carnegie has offered the city
of Akron Ohio, $4,000 for free public
library, the city to guarantee $1,000
annually to maintain it. The offer will
probably be accepted.
Eighty seven big turkeys were distrib-
uted to the white house policemen, mes.
seugers, ushers, servants, gardeners, and
stablemen with compliments Of the Pres
ident. Each turkey bad on it a card
bearing the seasons compliments. The
distribution was the largest ever made
at the white house.