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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-29
Sheridan Council, knights Of Columbus.

Regular meeet:ags are held the second and
fourth Wed nesdays of each month in Citizens
Bank building, second floor.
d. H. HEALEY Grand Knight.
CHAs. T. LYNCH, Rec Sec.
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Woman's Club.

The annual meeting of the Womans Club
will be held at Pythian Hall Monday after
noon at 8 O'Clock. Executive Board meet
ing at O'Clock.
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Knight of Pythias.

Regular Convention of Apollo Lodge, No.
2, Tuesday evening, Mays
c. H. CLARK, c. c.
H. w. Ellis, K. r. S.
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Invalids Would Step Quickly

in if they could, and they gaze with wonder
when healthy men hesitate to insure The
aged wonder, when they could they did not
pay the price of income for life. So Insurance
and Annuity are often better understood by
those who can't and those who didn't
Meanwhile we serve those who come in time
Natl Life Ins Co of Vt. tMutual). Organjz.
ed 1850. w. w. SPRA CUE,
Gen'l Agent for Northeastern VT,
st. JOhnsbury, Vt.
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Pale stine commandery, No. S, KIT.

Stated Conclave, Tuesday evening, May 5.
Annual Conclave, May 5.
WILLIAM WETHERBEE, E. c.
D. NJ BACON. Recorder
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Mvstic Star Chanter Nn. ao. o. e. S,

Regular meeting Monday evening, May 1
Mrs. ELZADA SPAULDING, Worthy Matron.
Mrs. CHRISTINA BoRLAND, Secretary.
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News was received here Tuesday after
noon OF the death of Mrs. George W.
Hunt OF Enosburg Falls, wife OF former
pastor of Grace Methodist church here.
Mrs. Hunt is very pleasantly remembered
here and the family have the sympathy
of many friends in the loss of the wife and
mother.
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FRATERNITY MEETINGS.
passumpsic Lodge, No. u, r. and A. M

Regular communication, Thursday evening
May7.
EDwIN L. SPENCER, w. M.
DELos M. BACON. Secretary
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Haswe ell Royal Arch Chapter, No. II.

Stated Convocation, Friday evening
May Is.
L. P.SLACK, HIP.
DELos M BACON, Secretary.
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Miss Harriet Bemis. daughter of Mrs.
Eliza Bemis Colby, died at her home in
Summerville Monday afternoon. She
has been a patient sufferer from con-
sumption for several months. The fun
eral will be held this forenoon at 10
O'Clock and the body will be taken to
Worcester, Mass, for burial
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Mrs. Mary L., wife of Walter L. Hale
of Portsmouth, former residents of St.
Johnsbury, died last week. and the tuner-
al was held at her late home Tuesday
afternoon. She leaves a husband and
one daughter.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
COL. ]. E. MACGOWAN DEAD.
Veteran Editor of the Chattanooga
Timmes Passes Away at His
Home on Missionary Ridge.

Chattanooga, Tenn, April 13.-Col.
]. E. MacGowan, the veteran editor
in-chief of the Chattanooga Times and
one of the oldest and best-known
newspaper men in the south, died Sun
day afternoon at his home on Mission
ary Ridge, this city. Col. MacGowan's
health began to fail about two
months ago and an attack of la grippe
brought on complication of diseases
which caused his death. He was
brought back from Thomasville, Ga,
with the hope that his life might be
prolonged by the climate to which he
was, so well accustomed. But he be-
gan sinking Saturday night and con-
tinued to grow worse until this after
noon when he passed away, surround
ed bv the immediate members of his
family.
The death of Col. MacGowan re-
moves a man who has been actively
engaged in southern journalism from
early reconstruction days. He was
born in Ohio, September 30, 1881, and
when young man practiced law In
both Iowa and his native state. His
newspaper career began in 1872 when
be became associate editor of the
Chattanooga Times. Six years later
he became that papers editor-in-chiet,
holding that position until two
months ago when his health began to
fail
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
THE REIGN OF KING GRAFT.
Post Office Inspectors Investigating
Alleged Sales of Promotions and
Transfers in Office.

Washington, April 12.-Post- office
Inspectors are busily investigating
charges that ring has existed in the
department. for the sale of promo
tons and transfers in the department
generally, but especially in the New
York post office.
The charges are written and signed
by name which may or may not be
fictitious. Since the first letter with
the charges was received there have
oeen several others substantiating it,
out whether these letters are from in
dependent sources is not known.
According to the charges, the ring
in the New York post office was thor
oughly organized and did business on
the same basis as that of the New
York police ring, which sold all pro-
motions for a stated sum, and then
regularly collected a percentage OF
the increased pay through a collector
who was well known and was paid
for his trouble bX commissions on the
amounts he received. The balance in
New York, it is said, was turned over
20 the men at the head of the scheme
who had sufficient influence to make
the promotions.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
MAKING CAREFUL INQUIRY.
valuable Information Said to Be
Leaking From the Rural Free
Delivery Department..

Washington, April 13.-Post office
inspectors engaged in the investiga-
ton of department affairs will make
careful inquiry into the charges that
certain wagon manufacturers have
been given preference in advance in
formation about the estimate of rural
free delivery routes. Those charges
come from a firm in Peoria, Ill. Mr..
A. W. Machen, superintendent of the
free delivery bureau said: I'VE have
been very careful in enforcing rule
in the free delivery division that no
advance information about the estab-
lishment of routes shall be given. L
can not say what anyone of about 13o
men may actually have done in
given instance, but l know they all
have instructions not to furnish ad-
vance information and that they know
the the giving of such information
would be under penalty of dismissal
from the service"
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
JAMES NJ. BECK RESIGNS.
The President Writes a Cordial Let
Ter to the Assistant Attorney
General of the Unit ted States.

Washington, April 13.-It is an
nounced that Assistant Attorney-Gen-
eral James NJ. Beck rendered his res
ignation to President Roosevelt be-
fore the presidents departure for the
west. In rendering his resignation,
Mr.. Beck took occasion to express his
pride and qualification at having been
privileged to serve under the presi-
dents administration, and that of his
predecessor. In accepting the resig-
nation the president wrote the follow
ing letter:
White House, March 81, 1908.
Ny Dear Mr.. Beck-I regret to re-
ceive your resignation as assistant
attorney-general, which is accepted to
take effect April 80 next as indicated.
/ appreciate your expression OF the
satisfaction you have taken in your
public services. 1t is pleasure to me
to say that you have performed your
duties with marked ability, and |
hereby extend my best wishes for
your continued success in your profess
sional work and for your health and
prosperity. Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
When questioned with reference to
his resignation Mr.. Beck said: Il
have become q member of the law
firm of Sherman & Sterling, of New
York city, and expect to commence
my work there on May l, and shall
after that date be a resident of that
city"
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
ONE MAN STRUCK DOWN.
storm Breaks Over Pittsburg, Pa,
With Terrifying Svi fitness.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 13.-With ter
ryfying swiftness the thunder storm
which came out of the west Sunday
evening crashed over Pittsburg, pour
ing miniature rivers through streets,
flooding cellars and inflicting damage
that will reach thousands of dollars.
One man was killed by lightning and
many buildings were struck. Irving
Tilson, of Dubois, Pa, while walking
from one building to another at the
Dixmont insane asylum, where he is
embloyed, was struck down by bolt.
He was dead when picked up. The
congregation of Christ NJ. f. church
in Center avenue, was stormbound.
The street for blocks was flooded.
In Williamsburg the cloudburst
poured through the valley. People
were driven into the second stories OF
their homes. The loss to property in
the Thirty-seventh ward was great. A
house in Coal street was almost swept
from its foundation. Street car tracks
were lost under two feet of water.
Thousands of feet of lumber were
carried away from Pitt street yard
on the Pennsylvania. road signal
tower of the Pennsylvania railroad
was struck by --ghtning and the adj
Joining passenger station was fired.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
WORLDS FAIR Wild NEST.
One Hundred Thousand Dollars to be
Expended on the Ameri-
can Indian Exhibit.
WILL Be SOME SPECTACULAR FEATURES.
Representatives of All the Indian
the Louisiana Purchase Will be
Rounded Up-The Last Grand Col
lection of Real Blanket Indians.

Washington, April 12.-St. Louis
will have Wild West show in eonnec-
ton with the government Indian ex-
hibit at the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition. Capt. Tonner, acting commits
sioner of Indian affairs, has received
a letter from ST. Louis stating that
the exposition officials had agreed to
make an appropriation of 100000 to
supplement the appropriation of $780,
900 made by the government for an
Indian exhibit. This will make $780,
900 available for this feature of the
exposition, and will enable the secre-
tary of the interior to provide some
spectacular features in connection
with the Indian exhibit.
1t was decided some time ago by
Mr.. Jones, commissioner of Indian af-
fairs, after consultation with Sec
retary Hitchcock, that the exhibit
would be confined to showing of the
progress made in the Indian schools,
unless the exposition authorities made
an additional appropriation for the
spectacular features. Mr.. S. M. Nc
Gowan, representing the interior de-
partment, who is now in st. Louis,
has informed the department of the
action of the exposition officials.
Plans for the exhibit will be under
taken as soon as the agreement be-
tween the department and the expo
Sition officials has been formally en-
tered into. Officials of the Indian
bureau will undertake to collect rep
resentatives of all Indian tribes that
had their home in the Louisiana Pur-
chase This will include all of the
well-known tribes, the Arapahoes,
Apaches, Cheyennes, Crows. Utes,
Pueblos, Flatheads and Sioux. The
members of the five civilized tribes,
in the Indian territory, were removed
from the east and south after the
Louisiana purchase.
There will probably be an arrange
ment of games, feats of skill and
lances peculiar to the different tribes,
although it can not be yet determined
just how far the department will be
Wlfnng 10 go III preparing iof tHis
form of entertainment. The policy
Of the Indian bureau is pronounced
against encouragement of this class
Of exhibitions, as experience has
shown that they have demoralizing
effect upon the Indians.
Officials of the bureau feel, however,
that this will be the last opportunity
FOR a collection of the real blanket
indians, whose numbers are growing
rapidly less each year. They are will
ng to encourage this feature of the
exposition, believing that it will be
he last opportunity that will be af-
forded to any considerable number
IF people to see the Indian as he ex-
sted half century ago, when the
Louisiana purchase was young.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Horses Are Wanted.

Hon. II. Clay Sharkey, chairman
of the central committee appointed
to arrange for the entertainment OF
the Confederate veterans who will
hold their State reunion in Jackson
on the 1st, I'd and Sd of June, states
that the committee will make an eff
fort to arrange so as to have as many
of the veterans who belonged TO the
cavalry as possible mounted during
the parade at the laying of the cor
nerstone of the new State house, and
to this end he appeals to the farm
ers and planters of Kinds county
to bring all available horses to jack
son on that date and loan them for
the occasion. together with the nee
essary saddles and brides.
There will be strong demand for
horses on the Sd of June, owing to
the big military pageant. The reg
mental officers of the national guard
will all be mounted, and it is expect
ed that the governors of several
Southern States will be present with
their military staffs. For this rea-
son the committee desires to secure
the pledge of as many horses as pos
sible in advance of the event.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
THEY WILL KISS AND MAKE UP
Princess Louise of Saxony and the
Crown Prince Will Remarry
and Begin Anew.

New York, April 12.-Crown Prin-
cess Louise of Saxony, who eloped, on
December II, with Andre Giron, the
tutor of her children, and her hus-
band, the crown prince of Saxony, are
to be, reunited next week, according
to a dispatch from Berlin, says the
Paris correspondent of the World.
The reconciliation is to be effected
for the sake of the dynasty and their
children. 1t is announced that the
crown prince will visit the crown
princess at Salzbourg, next week, and
that they will Immediately be remar-
ried. 1t is reported that they have
agreed to this course and have
pledged each other not to refer to the
past.
A dispatch from Salz5ourg confirms
the above, stating that the reconcile
alton is complete
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Remarkable Liquidation Rate.

The distribution of the liquidat-
ing funds of the Capital State Bank,
now the Capital National Bank, took
place at Jackson last week, so per
cent. in liquidation being paid,
which will bring the total amount
realized in liquidation to 270 per
cent, which is the most remarkable
showing ever made by a banking in
stitution in Mississippi. The Capt.
tai State T lk was in existence only
fourteen vars, and each year paid
larger dividends than any other bank
in the city.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
TORNADO IN illinois.
Severe Storm Sweeps Across Lo-
gan, Dewitt and Platt
Counties.
ONE DEAD AND SCORES INJURED,
Mother Hurled Across village
street and Fatally Injnred-Infanf
Son Found Dead In storms Path
Communication Cut on With
WayneSvtIIe.

Springfield, ILL.,, April 13.-One
death, a fatal injury, and score or
more of injured resulted from tor
nado that swept over Logan, Dewitt
and Platt counties, Sunday afternoon.
The fatality occurred in the Halsadzer
settlement, little farming commune
ty, three miles from Atwood, Platt
county.
The home of Clifford Halsadzer
was demolished and after the storm
Haldsadzer's infant son was found
dead, 800 feet from the place where
the house stood. The baby was lying
in bed when the wind struck the
house. Mrs. Haldsadzer was hurled
across the village street and fatally
injured Mrs. j. b. Martins home
was destroyed, and several guests
were painfully injured.
Deer creek, in Logan county, where
the storm first struck was swept dry
of water. Reports from this district
state that three houses were de-
stroyed and a number of people more
less injured.
Supervisor Adam Schanaurer's
handsome residence was destroyed.
The family of several children and
number of visitors, Is in all, sought
safety in the cellar and the house was
torn from over them.
The homes of Samuel Baldwin and
Gus Knecht were destroyed. Mrs.
Baldwin and two farm hands took ref
uge in a smokehouse in which they
were hurled several hundred feet and
painfully injured
1t is reported that the town or
Waynesville and the blue grass dis
tricts east of Atlanta were struck and
much damage resulted, but communi-
cation with these points are cut off.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Fell Upon Open Knife.

Little Eugene, the 4-year-old son
of William Quarles, Jr., cashier of
Charleston Bank, while at play last
week, fell upon an open knife, which
he had in his hand, and was severe
ly wounded. The blade entered his
face just above the right eye and
penetrated the brain to the depth
Of an inch. The attending physi-
clan, I. B. Harrison, states, unless
complications set up, there is some
hope for his recovery.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Stricken While at Prayer.

Louisville, KY, April 13.-Right Rev.
Mgr. Michael Bouchet, viear-general
of the Roman Catholic diocese of
Louisville, died Sunday at the rectory
of the Cathedral of the Assumption.
He was stricken with apoplexy while
on his knees in prayer Saturday night
and passed away after only four
hours illness. Although he was 76
years old, he had been man of good
health, was hale in body and mind and
so far - is known the fatal attack
came on without any premonition. He
was native of France and came to
this country in 1858.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Fine Still Captured.

Last week Deputy United States
Marshals r. j. Warren and Nat By
mum captured fine still, cap and
worm, with 600 gallons of beer, on
the place of Enas Fowler, near East
man, Itawamba county. They also
captured Fowler, who was arraigned
in Aberdeen before United States
Commissioner B. C. Sims, pleaded
guilty and was bound to the Federal
grand jury in $500. This still has
been in operation several years and
came near being captured by the
same officers last summer on the
place of Fowler's brother.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Horsewhipped son-In-Law.

The pedestrians along the central
portion of Washington street in
Vicksburg, last week, were treated
to a highly sensational and rather
exciting episode, in the matter of
an energetic application of a cow
hide over the shoulders of a recre-
ant son-in-law by the irate father
ip-law. The parties were Peter
Harwood, police officer, and W. NJ.
Wilkinson, the latter having quite
recently married the 16-year-old
daughter of Harwood. Owing to al
legged i'll treatment the girl left her
husband at Natchez and returned to
her parents in Vieksburg, telling
such tale of woe and mistreatment
as to arouse the parental concern
and ire. During the difficulty re-
volvers were drawn on both sides,
but the police were near at hand
and the men were disarmed and
placed under arerst.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
struck Down by burglar.

Mrs. Fannie Rubush, living in the
north end of Jackson, was found ly-
ing on her front gallery last week in
a semi-eonscious state from blows on
the head. In the night a negro en-
tered the house, presumably for rob-
berry, and Mrs. Rubush got up to
frighten him away. The negro
struck her and fled. She staggered
to the porch and fell. 1t is believed
that she will recover, though serious
" hurt.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Pharmaceutical Examiners.

The State Board of Pharmaceuti-
cal Examiners finished their work in
Jackson last week, but did not an
nounce the results of the examina-
ton held. The papers of the appli-
cants were taken home by the men,
bers of the board and will be exam
ined and graded and forwarded to
Secretary S. l.. Crane of Columbus,
who will announce the results from
that place later.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
A Duel in Knickerbockers.

Chicago. April IA dispatch to
the Chronicle from New York says:
With pistols for weapons and the
distance 20 PAGES two boys in knicller-
bockers fought duel, at Fulton
street and Broadway, Brooklyn.
Michael Telasco, aged II, dropped at
the crack of his adversary's pistol.
The surgeons at Bughwiek Central
hospital said the wound would be ia
tai. Joseph Gosang. aged 13. was ar
rested aEsl locked up, charged with at
tempted murder. Gosang and Telas-
co had been playmates-
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
ROOSEVELT IS OUT OF RANGE.
Telephone Wires Arc Down and Sec
retary Loeb Unable to COM
municate With His Chief.

Cinnabar, Mont, April 13.-Secre-
tary Loeb received no news from the
president to-day. Most of the tele-
phone wires in the park are down, and
if the president wanted to communi-
cate with Cinnabar it will be neces-
sary to send messenger from his
camp to Maj. Pitchers headquarters.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Aberdecn's Factory.

The promoters of tie pants and
clothing factory that has beer under
way at Aberdeen some time, an
nounce that the enterprise is finally
consummated. and that the charter
will be at once applied for, orgapiza-
ton perfected and construction work
commenced as soon as those prc.imi-
naries are completed. The factory
is capitalized at $4,000, and az
rangements have been made for f.
nancing it in all respects.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Daugh.~.s .. ~vuiederacy.

The annual convention Of the
Mississippi Division of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will
be held this year on June 3 at Water
Valley. Mrs. Helen D. Bell, the
State president, has received reports
which warrant the belief that the at
tendance will be the largest in the
history of the organization. Dur
ing the past year large number Of
new local chapters have been organ
lied in various parts of the State.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Mississippi State News
Accident Resulted Fatally.

W. A. Glover, the young section
foreman employed by the Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley Road, at jack
son, who accidentally shot himself a
few days ago, is dead. Glover was
experimenting work near the Van
Winkle neighborhood, and, while
STOPPING over, his pistol fell from
his pocket and struck the rail. The
weapon was discharged and the bull
let struck the young man in the
chest, the ball lodging near the
spine.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Seek New Locations.

Mayor Hemingway, Of Jackson,
has received letter from A. X.
Clark, of Augusta, Ga. stating that
he is part owner of a cotton mill
which desires to move its location,
and asking what inducements Jack
son can offer. He states that the
mill. has 5000 spindles and $50
looms for the manufacture of col
ored goods, and the present owners
are willing to sell preferred stock in
the concern.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Memorial Meeting.

The Clarke county bar held me-
mortal meeting at Quitman last week
in honor of Justice Samuel II. Ter
raj, and after several eulogies by
prominent members of the bar on
the life and character of Justice Ter
raj, appropriate resolutions were
read and adopted.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Free Mall Delivery.

Postofiee Inspector Fitzgerald,
after spending two days in Yazoo
City laying off the delivery routes
of the city, left for New Orleans.
There will be three carriers districts
and thirty-three street letter boxes
placed in the districts. Work of
numbering the houses and other pre-
liminaries necessary to the service
will be complete in time to start the
system in abount sixty days.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
No New Light Shed.

Buffalo. y. v, April 12.-At the Pen
mel inquest the last statement of the
dead lawyer, in which he protested
his innocence of the Burdick murder,
was read. Judge Murphy rendered a
verdict to the effect that the theory
that Pennell committed suicide had
not been established.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Knocked on Trestle.

F. NJ. Payne, a prominent citizen
of Tupelo and an employe of the Tu-
pelo cotton mills, while on his way
to Saltillo last week had the misfor-
tune to be knocked from a trestle
and almost instantly killed by Mo
bile & Ohio passenger train No. 1,
southbound. He was about 60 years
of age and leaves a wife and seven
children.
Oxford eagle., 1903-04-16
Killed by q Negro.

r. II. Her, the white man who
was shot by a negro by the name of
Degan, some weeks ago, died in the
sanitarium in Vicksburg last week,
as a result of his wounds. He had
just year previous emptied his
Winchester into the negro and had
threatened to kill him next time,
and the negro seeing him approach
in a skitf, secured his shotgun and
fired, with Tie result as above stated.
Degan has been in Jail awaiting the
result of Hers wound.