St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-07-28
Thursday.

Reports received of a severe gale in
South Dakota, and extensive destruction
OF buildings and crops; portions OF
Illinois and Iowa also visited by
disastrous storms.-Three persons were
killed and many injured in a collision be-
tween two passenger trains on the Bay OF
Quinte Railway, near Tamworth, Ont
The strike at the Occur d 'Alene mines, in
Idaho, has collapsed many of the
ringleaders having fled to the Montana
mountains, and 300 strikers are now
Canyon, Idano, Lieut.. Smith reports
finding evidences of a funeral pyre and
human sacrihce.-A nineteen-years-old
law student at Stamford. Conn, turns
forger and secures about $500 before he
is arrested.-The business center of
Moosup, Conn, destroyed by fire
President Harrison proclaims the cele-
bration of the 40Oth anniversary of the
discovery of America, on October 81,
1S92.-Death of the noted stallion Palo
Alto, of pneumonia.
Friday.
H. B. Silliman of Troy has given 500
900 to the Moody School at NOrthheld
Mass, to erect a building for scientific
purposes Honduras has closed its ports
to foreign commensurate vicinity OF
Marmora, Ont, was visited by terrific
hail storm, which did much damage
Later advices from the island of Sanguir,
in the Malay Archipelago, state that the
whole northwestern portion OF the island
was DESTROYED and 1000 inhabitants
were killed. There were no Europeans
among the victims.-Work was resumed
at the Carnegie mills at Homestead,
both non-union men and strikers report
ing for duty.-Murders deaths by light
ming and sunstrOke, and other casualties
are the days record from Nebraska.
Saturday.
Five deaths result from what is sup
posed to have been vegetable poisoning
at dinner on Salisbury Beach, Mass;
seven other seriously ill.-N1ne men killed
by an explosion in colliery at Potts
vile, Pa.-Affairs at the Occur d'Alene
mines, in Idaho, are settling quietly,
and the state troops have been recalled,
as no further trouble is eXpected.-The
cholera scourge is spreading in portions
of Russia, and many deaths are re-
ported.
A freight on the Akron branch of the
B. & o. road collided with loaded hand
car, wrecking several cars and killing one
man.-Several drowning accidents re-
ported from different sections of New
England
The town of Iron River, Wis, was al
most wholly wiped out by fire, and 1900
families are homeless.
Monday.
Reports from Oregon and Washington
say there will be a shortage in the grain
crop owing to the unfavorable weather
Numerous deaths from sunstroke in
portions of the West and South.-An
extensive Columbu celebration will take
place at Huelva, Spain, Aug. 8,
and "a warships of different nation
alities will cipate.-Anarchists in
New York and elsewhere over the
country are rejoicing over the attempt
on Manager Frick's life, and regard
Bergman as a martyr.-A crazy mother
in Ireland has fatally scalded her three
children and herself.
South Bay City, Mich, was visited by
a disastrous fire, about 800 dwellings
being destroyed
Portions of the West were visited by a
terrific hail storm, resulting in a great
deal of damage to person and property.
Tuesday.
A severe gale and thunder storm has
swept over Nova Scotia, doing much
| damage to property.-Seats at a Paris
theatre were tempered with and caused
to fall, injuring 80 people.-Two robbers
who plundered a California stage and
killed the express agent, have been lynch
ed by a company of masked men,
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