St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-16
GENERAL NEWS.
Novel Way to Make Tramps Work.

The farmers near Pratt. Kansas, have
overcome the physical inertia of the hobo
by the use OF shotguns. A freight train
was wrecked near that town recently,
and on it were so or 60 tramps bound
for Colorado. The farmers heard OF it
and offered them So a day with board
and shelter to work IN the harvest fields.
They declined the offer and the farmers
tried shotgun persuasion, with the result
that nearly all of the tramps are now
working in the fields with the women OF
the farms as armed guards.
Andree May Have Been Murdered.
A story was published in the New York
Tribune last week to the effect that Rev.
Mr.. Farlies, an Episcopal missionary,
had investigated rumors concerning the
murder of Andree the Sw, dish explorer,
who attempted to reach the North pole
by balloon, by Esquimaus in northern
Canada, and was satisfied as to their
truth. Mr.. Fairies was quoted, further
more, as saying that relics of the Andtee
expedition had been secured. The same
story was current three years ago and is
believed by many authorities, including
King Oscar OF Sweden, and the manager
of the Hudson Bay company at Winnipeg,
to be without foundation.
Fighting on Mindanao.
A large body OF Moros from Maseu,
island of Mindanao, z. l., armed with 81
rifles, recently planned to ambush pack
train OF the Lake Lauao column, but
the Americans were warned in time and
anticipated the attack. One she'll from a
mountain gun dispersed the Moros. The
Moros in the town of Masieu and Boco-
lod are growing more aggressive. Gen.
Chaffee has advised Gen. George W. Da-
Wis to disregard the insulting letter re-
ceived from the sultan OF Bocolod and to
remain unaggressive unless attacked or
in the event of an overt act being com
mitted.
Barber Couldn't See King Edward.
Perhaps of all the Americans who went
to London to witness the coronation
festivities, none were more severely dis
appointed than Henry Lewis, an agec
colored barber of Washington, who
spent the savings OF lifetime to eros:
the occ an for the purpose OF presenting
King Edward with lock of hair clipped
from the head of Edward, Prince o
Wales, when he visited this country IL
1860. Lewis, who was a barber on {
Potomac steamer, gave the prince
hair cut on a trip down the river, anC
has kept a lock of his hair ever since
Lewis returned to Washington Wednes
dav. and is nearly hear broken over nj
failure to see the King and present tn
souvenir.
Sec. Hays prompt action upon tn
appeal OF the Chinese government
through Yuan Shi Kai and Minister w
relative to the evacuation OF TEN Isl
has met with success. The foreign ger
erals who have stood in the way OF tn
evacuation will receive instruction tror
their home governments, and althoug
one or two minor points remain to b
adjusted, it is believed that lien Isl
will soon be turned over to the Chimes
authorities.
The board of directors Of the Louisian
Purchase Exposition has adopted a rest
luton that during the whole duration
the exposition the gates shall be close
to visitors on Sundays.
A. B. Hepburn, of the class of 7 l, Mic
dlebury College, now vice-presldent
the Chase National Bank, New York cit,
has recently given President Bralnei
81, 900 for the purchase of new appar'
tus for the physical laboratory. M
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