St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-01-28

tween. that country and the United
States.-Thousands of cattle are
slowly starving to death in southern
Idaho on account of recent deep
SHOWS; an immense loss to stock
raisers.-A party of revolutionists
fire on the United States troops on
the Texan frontier.
unday
Nine persons injured by the derail-
ment of a train on the Rock Island
and Pacific road, near Blue Island
MIN. Crauska and his wife instantly
killed at Thompson, Conn, while
trying to cross the track in advance
of a train.
A recent horrible murder near Mid
dletown, n. Y, believed to have been
instigated by a belief in the so-called
EVIL ye."-Elmer Towle of Haver-
hill, Mass, accidentally shot his wife
while fooling with an old gun in the
attic.-Lumber manufacturers OF the
South and West determined to fight
against the placing of lumber on the
free list.-A meteorite found in the
Sierra regions, with a coating of
gold.-President Harrison sends to
congress his message on the CHILEAN
affair.-Death of the Grand Duke
Constantine of Russia, uncle of the
present czar.-An eccentric miser at
Albert Lea, Mimi, leaves $500, 600
totwo young girlsin New York state,
his second cousinS.-Twenty liquor
sellers and several small dealers at
Fall River, Mass, arrested for keep
ing open shop on Sunday.
Tuesday.
EX-Collector Fassett of New York
likely to succeed Whitelaw Reid as
minister to Reconsideration and
death among famine-stricken Rus
slams who sought refuge in Siberia
Confirmation of the conciliatory dis
patch from Chill, and President Har-
rison now expects a satisfactory So
luton of the entire affair.-Destruc-
ton of an e. extensive oil manufacturing
plant at Elizabethport, N. j., by fire.
"A $500, 600 fire at Columbus, Ohio.
Wednesday,.
Secretary Tracy has an attack of
rheumatism.-Senator Quay threat
ened with pneumOnia.-Chil1 said to
be looking to the United States for
professionalism persons cremated
by the burning of a farm house at
Avila, Ind.-More than 100 mem
bers of New York's street cleaning
department drift out into the Allan
tic on two scows.-Suicide of Col. l..
P. French, a prominent Boston law
yer, at Hotel Brunswick.-Chili's
apology now said to have been most
complete and satisfactory.
Congress-.
In the house on. Thursday bills were
introduced by Mr.. Stephenson of
Michigan for the employment of two
Z. S. revenue cutters on the great
lakes, and by Mr.. Bland of Missouri
for the free coinage of gold and silver
and for the issue of coin notes
In the senate on Thursday a bill
was introduced providing for the
building of an ironclad destroyer at
a cost of 81, 25O,O 900, and there was
a long debate on Mr.. Stanford's bill
providing for government loans to
land owners at two per cent interest.
1t was expected that the house
committee on rules would submit the
rules OF the Fiftieth congress for
adoption this week. Mr.. Reed, who
is a member of the committee on
rules, will propose as an amendment
the rules of the last house, and will
compare the two systems.
Senator Hale has introduced a bill
for the further increase of the naval
establishment of the United States.
Speaker Crisp reappeared and pre-
sided over the house deliberations on
Monday.
Eight hours a day for government
clerks is the burden of a bill intro
duced in the house on Monday.