St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-05-25
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.

were swept away, hundrea
families rendered homeless, and the
total damage done there to property
of every description will foot up ten
million dollars. All hope of a cotton
crop in the flooded districts OF
Arkansas and Louisiana has been
given up. AT Concord, N. H.,
three men were thrown from a boat
and drowned.-A freshet broke
Fairfield, Me-, boom and carried OH
three million logs.-The General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian church OF
the United States began its sessions
at Washington.-The United Re-
serve Fund Association, supposedly
one of the strongest of the endow-
ment leagues in Massachusetts, has
gone under.-The Union Pacihc's
machine and car shops, the round
house, 13 locomotives and other
property at Starbuck, Wash, have
been ed.-Seventeen business
buildings and residences at Mont
fort, Wis, were burned, practically
wiping out the business portion OF
the village.-A terrible wind storm
did large amount of damage IN
portions Of Colorado.
Friday.
The Princess Eulalie Of Spain ar
rived at New York, and was given a
ROYAL welcome at that city and also
at Washington, whittier she went
after brief stay at New York
Marvellous results are said to have
been attained by Japanese disciple
of DR.. Koch in the cure of consump-
tion.-John D. Rockefeller has given
the Chicago University $4,000 in
order to make Martin Ryerson's
conditional gift of 100000 availa-
ble.-Extensive floods prevail in
Washington and Idaho, and houses,
barns and haystacks have been
swept down the rivers, causing
great loss; several large railway
bridges have also been carried off.
Saturday.
A portion of the platform fell dur
ing the session OF the Woman's Con-
gress at Chicago, and several ladies
were badly hurt.-Several manufac-
turing establishments at East
Douglass, Mass, were burned, at a
loss of $75.000.-Forest fires have
made many people homeless in the
vicinity of Cardillac, Mich, and sew
eral lives have been lost.-In the
vicinity of Houghton, Mich, the
fires ragged fiercely, and houses, cars,
wood and much other property were
burned; thirty families had to bury
their household goods in the ground
to keep them from urning.-Three
hundred trainmen on roads center
ing at Terre Haute, Ind, have struck
for higher pay.
Sunday.
Benefits spool mill at Gilead, Me-,
the largest in the world, was burned.
Providence, r. l., has $25O,000
fre.-The debt on Talmage's church
in New York city was liquidated, and
the pastors resignation, which was
to have been presented if the money
had not been forthcoming, did not
materialize.
Monday.
A battery of five boilers at the
Beaver Mills in Keene. N. H., ex-
ploded with terrific effect, killing
three men and wrecking the mill and
engine house.-The extensive Beatty
glass works at Tiffin, O., were burn
ed at loss of 100000 and 600 mer
were thrown out OF work.-It now
develops that the storms of Apri
damaged the Connecticut oystel
beds to the extent of $4,000, 900
Representatives of the Cherokee
Nation are trying to negotiate ;
loan of six million dollars from New
York capitalists.
Lizzie Borden is said to be break
ing down under the severe strain t.
which she has been subjected and tn
protracted confinement in jail.-B
the burning of livery stable at ST
Louis one boy was burned to deaf
and fifty horses cremated.
Tuesday.
The Elmira National Bank and til
National Bank of Deposit at Ne'
York have closed their doors. tn
success of the Northern Pacific i
floating new loan of SIS. 100000
is assured "A big strike has bee
inaugurated among the Southwes
ern coal miners. -Three men lo
their lives in a collision on tt
Northern Pacific near Little Fall
Minn.-Reports at Washingtt
show that $500 Cinnamon have re
istered up to date.-The Nicaragua
revofutionists have gained decisi
victories of late, and the early owe
throw of the government is predlC
ed.-Filty cottages were destroy
by a landslide in Norwegian tow
and many persons are supposed
have lost their lives.-Cleveland,
was visited by a cyclone, sever
buildings being wrecked and ,hl
persons reported killed.-Ma
buildings were wrecked and t
streets were filled with debris
severe storm at Louisville, KY
Great loss OF property has result
from heavy storms in portions
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