St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-09-17
GENERAL NEWS.

1t is reported that although Rlcnard
Croker, the ex-chief of TammanY Han, IS
getting the peace and quiet be wanted,
he was not contented to live in England
and his friends are trying to find place
in America where he can live without
being bothered by people, political, ana
otherwise. AS soon as this place1s found,
Mr.. Croker will return, but not this
year.
Wilson Guy, who supervised the con-
struction of the Confederate war vessel
Merrimac. Gdied at Hampton, Virginia,
Wednesday aged "a years. For the last ten
years he had been an invalid. During the
civil war Guy was stationed at Ports
mouth Navy Yard until Norfolk was
evacuated, when he was transferred to
Richmond. Later he was appointed pay
master in the Confederate army.
George c. Hale, former fire chief of
Kansas City has been invited by the
British Fire Brigade Union, to go to
London next May and assist in reorgan-
izing the English fire fighting service.
He will consider the proposal. Mr..
Haleis prerident ofthe National Flremen's
Association.
Confederate veterans OF New Orleans
have refused the profered aid of General
Terrence, commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. They
decline with thanks money to build a
home for INDECENT Confederate soldiers
in Alabama.
Rev. Thomas Scully, one Of the best
known Roman Catholic priests in the
country died Thursday at Cambridge,
Mass, from a disease OF the throat.
Since 1866 he was permanent rector OF
the church of st. Mary's of the Annun-
citation. He was chaplain Of the ninth
Massachusetts regiment in the Civil war,
and widely known temperance advo-
cate.
The price of coke in Chicago jumped up
last week to the unprecedented
figures of $12 and $13 ton. One conse-
quence of the advance is that small
foundries are threatened with ruin.
The mother and the sister of the faith
ful William Craig who was killed at
Pittsfeld when with the President will
receive fifty thousand dollars life insur-
ande, besides five thousand from the
Pitts6eld Street Railroad company.
Jimmie Michael last week at Pare des
Princes, Paris, rode 46 miles in one hour
on bicycle behind motor pace, beating
all records. The previous best record
was Unions A miles in an hour.
tunnel through the Sierra Nevada
mountains is being planned by the Cen
trail Pacific railroad. 1t will be nearly
seven miles long and will cost S14, O00,-
900.
Count De Miranda, the husband OF
Christine Nilsson, is dead at Cambo,
department of Basses-Pyrenees, France.
President Roosevelt has disapproved
the findings Of the court martial which
acquitted Capt. James A. Ryan 18th
Cavalry, of cruelty in the PHILIPPINES.
The weekly cholera returns for Egypt
show that there have been 1880 fresh
cases reported, making totals SINCE July
Is of 20, 1928 cases and 49, 200 deaths.
Rev. William F. Morrison, chaplain of
the cruiser Olympia, shot and killed him
self at Chelsea Mass, naval hospital
Thursday. When Olympia arrived from
the war maneuvres the chaplain was in
poor health and was moved to the hospi-
tai. l.5
The United States government has de-
cided against the sale of Intoxicating
liquor of any description in Samoan
possessions.
The San Francisco Call says the most
far reaching union in the history of rail
roads has been recently formed by rail-
road brakemen and conductors west of
Chicago and will soon demand an in
crease of wages.