St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-03-02
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.


Two Allan line steamers arrived at
Halifax report terrible experiences, at
sea, encountering fearful gales, and their
decks being swept by heavy seas:-The
Orangemen have come out bitterly
against Gladstone's home rule bill, and
will oppose it with all their strength
A double header Boston and Maine train
was deraled near Kennebunk, and quite
a number of persons were more or less
urt-Pennsylvania railroads have been
badly blocked by snow, which tell IN GER
tain parts of the state to depth OF over
20 inches.-A sensation was created in
the Canadian parliament at Ottawa by
a members declaring that two-thlrds OF
the counties of Quebec would declare in
favor of political union with the United
States il a vote were taken now. This
sentiment he attributed to the unsatis-
factory condition of the country and bad
government. He denied that he is an
annexationist himself, but said that his
ears were not closed to the demands for a
change-A $4,000 fire at Claremont,
N. H., by which several business firms
were burned out.-In the last month 973
cases and 500 deaths of cholera were re-
ported in Russia; most Of the cases were
in the provinces of Podoia and Kieff.-
Five colored children burned to death at
GAINESVILLE, S. c., while their mother
was attending party.
Friday.
John w. Mackay, the famous tlnancier
of California, was shot in the back, at
San Francisco, by W. c. Rippi, a dement,
ed specuator; Mackay's condition is not
dangerous Henry T. Thurber of De-
troit has been appointed private sec
retary to President-elect Cleveland
Chas. De Lesseps' appeal for reversal OF
the committal has been denied by the
| French tribunal
Saturday.
A party of sailors who had gone to the
rescue of the crew of brig, ashore of
the Massachusetts, coast, were capsizeC
and drowned.-A Manchester IN. H.
man had a tooth pulled, which caused
fearful hemorrhage, nearly three quarts
of blood being lost; he was expected to
recover, however-Ten members OF a
Russian wedding party broke through
the ice and were drowned.-The supreme
court of Kansas has declared in favor
of the republican house.-For alleged
outrages against him by custom house
officer, French priest Of Seattle, Wash
has laid claim to 100000. William
Miller has been killed in prize fight at
San Francisco.
Monday.
A fearful blizzard is reported as raging
in the northwest, and travel considerably
retarded.-Great suffering exists in Old
ham, owing to the prolonged struggle
between master cotton spinners and the
operatives. The number out OF employ
nent in Oldham alone is $4,000. Thou
sands of these are destitute OF food ano
fuel only those who belong to oper
atives union receiving union aid.-Ont
of the most important land cases ever
tried in the United States Court o
Private Land Claims at Santa re
A case of Earl B. Coe, petitioner
against the United States of America
respondent, involving the title to thu
Algodones grant of over 10000 acres o
the most productive land in Southwest
ern Arizona, worth over 1000, 900
Mr.. Coe wins the suit and his title to TIT
land is now perfect.
A triple collision on the CONSOLIDATED
road occurred at New Haven, Conn.
two freight trains and an express being
involved; one fireman was fatally hur
and the property loss was heavy.
Tuesday.
The wall of high building in Chicago
which had been Quilted by fire, was top
pied over by hard wind and sever
persons were killed.-Samuel ]. F
Thayer, well known Boston architect
sucided by putting bullet into hi
brain.-The village of Gergely, in Hun
gary, has been overtaken by ieariu
disaster, having been swept by flood
resulting in the loss of many lives.
Coadiutor Bishop Iohn S. Michaut