St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-04-04

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(Fom our regular correspondent
For three weeks we have experienced
all kinds of weather, with many frequent
changes, from quite cold days to bright
sunny ones. A Vermonter remarked
"these light snowstorms," we have
occasionally had, "are Vermont sugar.
SHOWS" while a Chicago lawyer, who
arrived in a rainstorm with a strong
chilly wind blowing, exclaimed, regular
Chicago weather" One OF the pleasant
features in going round Washington is to
notice how quickly the moisture dries up
on the sidewalks; one morning the ground
may be white with snow and the next
day the streets are perfectly dry and
clean. You do not suffer from the slush
on the sidewalks as in New York and
Boston.
This is the time when hundreds of
tourists are making excursions to this
city from all parts Of the country, while
Congress is in session. We met party
last week from Ohio, OF 40, who were
enjoying their visit OF a week here and
many also from New England have been
here; party of 200 students from New
Hampshire and soon a company are
expected from Vermont. 1.-THE Races"
are bringing hundreds OF persons, many OF
a very undesirable class; every day the
police report losses of pocketbooks,
watches and shopping bags in the de.
partment stores or on the streets, while
sneak.thieves steal into houses and carry
off overcoats and clothes.
The agricultural department is authori
ty for the large amount of butter export.
ed from this country, which is on the
increase. In Ian. 1906. the exports
exceeded 100000 pounds, or about
Oue.third OF the amount for the year
1905.
1t is now currently rumored that the
next chairman of the Republican cam.
paign committee will be Rep. J. S. Sher.
man of New York, and Rep. ]. A. Taw-
ney OF Minnesota, will be vice chairman.
1t is expected that on April 81, the Dis
trict of Columbia League OF Republican
State Clubs will give banquet at Ma.
sonic Hall, and they hope to have guests
and speakers from every state in the
union.
By the Foraker amendment, the govern.
ment is to pay for marking the graves of
the confederates buried in the north. Col.
W. T. Beasley Of Plymouth, N. c., has
written Sec. TAFT, offering his services
without being paid commission. He
is said to be the youngest person, who
had charge OF confederate regiment
during the Civil War.
Charles S. Frances of Troy, N. Y, has
been appointed by the President, Ambas-
sador to Austria Hungary, to succeed
Bellamy Storer of Ohio. Various reports
are current because Mrs. Storer is an
aunt of Rep. Longworth. son.in-law OF
the President. 1t Is said that Mr.. Storer
desired post of more importance, but
there were no vacancies and the President
did not wish to remove other ambas-
sailors to create vacancy; but il is
stated the pleasant relations bet ween the
President and other parties have not been
disturbed. Mr.. Storer thinks OF making
his home in France.
Referring to the statehood bill Speaker
Cannon asked if his record for the past |
30years, of endeavor for his constituents,
and the interest of the government did |
not count for anything. Why did not
the public believe that he was a square
mau, and not credit every lying state
ment about him.
Senator Morgan aided by the Florida
senator, Taieferro, brought out some i'm
portant facts in the examination of Jacob |
q. Markets, about the food contract on the
Panama Canal. They learned that the
only difference in feeding the hogs and
the men was that one ate out OF lroughs
and the other from dishes. Chairman
Shouts had awarded Markets the con-
tract in preference to Hudgins and
Dumas of New York, who had put in
bids. The committee of senators were
much surprised at the deductions and
ngures which the Florida senator had
worked out on the basis of the bids
ofered. He computed the amount for
nve years and found that it would cost
$6Sl 200 more for Markets contract
than tor that OF Hudgins and Dumas. He
continued if by July 1, they had 10000
men at work on the silver rolls, and 81
zoo ON the gold rolls, on the isthmus,
computing on the same basis, Markets
contract would in five years cost So, 1922
ooO more than the one offered by Hud.
gins and Dumas. This may be examined
more fully when it comes before the
house committees.
:. In the meantime the committee are
listening to the opinions OF prominent
engineers, in reference to their preference
ior the sea level canal over the lock sys-
Sem' There are IL members on the
senate committee on interoceanic canals
ana one can readily see that it is very
important one, because it involves the
consideration of investments OF money of
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