St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-25
GENERAL NEWS.
Student Conference at NOrthfield.

The announcements of the student con-
ference to be held at Mortified, Mass,
June 81 to July 6, include strong list of
speakers.
John R. Mott will preside. He has just
completed a tour through nearly every
country on earth. Robert E. Speer is
also announced as one of the speakers.
Mr.. Speer is too widely known among
college circles to need introduction. No
man is more welcome on the Northfield
platform. "Ralph Conner" will come
from Winnipeg to be present; Professors
King and Bosworth of Oberlin; Rev.
6. Campbell Morgan; Rev. John Kelman
of Edinburgh, and DR.. Woodrow Wilson
will also give addresses, DR.. Wilson's
theme being patriotic one, BETTING the
annual Fourth of July celebration.
will Buy Friars' Lands.
The mission of Judge Taft, civil gov
ernor of the Philippines, to Rome has
been crowned with success. On Friday
the papal secretary of state, Cardinal
Rampolla, assured the American party
that the Vatican accepts Judge Taft's
propositions regarding the disposition of
the friars' land on all but a few minor
points. Judge Taft's views include the
payment of about $5,000,000 for the
friars agricultural lands, another small
er sum for the use of the friars' lands by
the army, and the deportation of the
triars to Spain. The actual sums will be
fixed by arbitration.
NOiseIess Battles Possible.
Colonel Humbert, a French artillery Of
ficer whose technical knowledge and ex-
perience carry great weight, has invented
an apparatus which, applied to rifle or
to rapid firing cannon, completely sup
presses the flash, sound and smoke, even
of black gunpowder. The military au-
thorities at Paris attach supreme inn
porrance to this discovery, which they
consider will bring about a complete re-
volution in the methods OF warfare Of the
twentieth century.
To Test OIeOmargarine Law.
Oleomargarine manufacturers have be-
gun making test of the oleomargarine
law. The constitutionality OF all legisla-
ton will be taken to the supreme court.
n
for selling colored oleomargarine. He
paid the fine and continued the sale. The
court has been asked to enjoin him from
selling colored oleomaagarine. The deal
er has plenty of financial backing and
will contest the case. Gases along other
lines are to be brought forward for tests.
Andrew Carnegie, in declining a recent
invitation to become president of some
schools at Shipley, England, said: my
work lies on the other side OF the At
lantic. l am here for recreation. Re.
| quests to assume official duties on this
side are so numerous that have to make
it rule to decline.
Lord Kitchener sailed from Cape Town
Monday for England.
John Most, the anarchistic editor
of die Freiheit" who was sentenced to
a year in the penitentiary last fall fol
publishing seditious article in his paper
advocating the death of kings and rulers
| the day before President Mckinley was
assassinated, was resentenCed Friday IL
the New York Court of Special Session:
and was committed to serve the sen
tence. The case has been appealed sew
eral times.
Kansas is suffering from two mucl
rain. A month or more ago, when rail-
was needed to save the wheat, no rail-
came. The wheat crop was almost ruin
ed. Now when sunshine is needed for tn,
| growing corn, it rains every day. Th
soil of the state is so wet that cultivator
cannot run in the fields.
Five thousand tons OF Egyptian sugar
which experts say contains more sacchar
inc matter than any other grown in th
world, arrived at Philadelphia last week
The sugar was grown in aCOuntry which
few years ago was a barren waste blu
has been made. productive by irrigation
The senate in executive session con
frmed, by vote of ~ to -, Presiden
Rooseyelt's nomination of Capt. William
Crozier to be chief of ordnance, with tn
rank OF brigadier general, notwithstand
ing the recent adverse report OF the sen
ate committee on military affairs. Sen
ator Proctor, who is a member of tn
committee, led the discussion against til
confirmation.
Booth Harrington, the novelist, an
Miss Laurel Louisa Fletcher, OF lndlar
apolis, were married in that city Wedres
day. They will go to Europe on wee
ding trip and then will live on an Indian
farm.
King Albert of Saxony, the last of til
generals who commanded the Germa
army in 1870. died Thursday. He wa
born in 1928, and though never consiC
cred among the great sovereigns he wa
exceedingly popular with his subjects
He was childless and his brother, Primo
George, will succeed to the throne.
In the readjustment of salaries of pos
masters at presidential postoffices jus
completed, 203O postmasters, July
next, will receive increased salaries a:
gregating 1852, 200. The number
Increases this year is 259 in excess
c last year, and is the largest in the h!
, to,.v Of The rOstal service There will |