St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-06-22
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.

IHuTSudY'
Trouble is reported to have devel-
oped on all sides in the Samoan
Islands, and the two kings are
anxious to settle their differences by
a fight.-A company Of monks at st.
Petersburg have been arrested for
stealing vast quantity OF money
plate and gems from church; the
valuabes were found secreted in
their cells.-The Columbia boat crew
narrowly escaped drowning at New
London by the breaking and swamp
ing of their shell.-A whole family at
Haverhill, Mass, was seriously at
fected by arsencal poisoning, sup
posed to have been taken from new
potatoes.-Eight people were killed
by severe thunder storm in West
ern Missouri. At Adrian, Mo-, six
brothers were standing under tree,
when lightning hit and killed four OF
them. The Order Of Unity, at Bos-
ton, has gone under, and $3.50 is
missing An explosion OF fifteen
dynamite cartridges at West
Hoboken, n. J., blew one mans head
off and destroyed much property
Friday.
The returns from the general cleo
tons in Germany show a majority
against the government.-The evil
dence in the famous Borden trial was
all put in.-Lumber dock laborers at
iona wanda, n. Y, out on strike
and threatening trouble.
Saturday.
Correiro has confessed that he
murdered Bertha Manchester, near
Fall River, and says his purpose
was to rob the premises; the girl met
him with an axe and in the struggle
which ensued he struck her down.
Iron River, Wis, a town of 1000
population, has been wiped out by
hre.-Rumors of political uprising
in Peru have paralyzed business
The village of Ironwood, Mich, is
suffering terrible epidemic OF
typhoid fever; there are now 400
cases and public buildings are turned
into hospitals; there are 80 to 80
new cases daily and 80 to 60 deaths
week.-During the bombardment
Of the heavens By a number OF rain
making enthusiasts in Kansas
town, one OF the cannon in use ex-
ploded, instantly killing S. F. Red
mond, a captain in the state militia,
and fatally injuring Rufus Preston.
Two breaks in the levee near New
Orleans will, it is said, cause meal
culable damage to property in that
section. - Three fishermen were
drowned on Lake Winnepiseogee.
Monday.
Levi Wright, 26 years old, has
been arrested for attempting to hire
several buildings at Leominster
Mass.-The Kansas militia are be-
ing reorganized in the interest of the
populists.- Virginia, Mimi, ha:
been wiped out by hre.-Extensivt
and disastrous forest fires are
sweeping across portions of Wiscon
sin, destroying much property anC
causing some loss of life.
Col. Ainsworth, who had imme
date charge of the old Ford Thea tr
building at Washington, which
collapsed recently, has been held OF
a charge of manslaughter; Con
tractor Dant, Engineer Sasse ant
Supt. Covert have also been held OF
the same charge.
Tuesday.
Lizzie Borden acquitted OF tn
charge of murder at New Bedford
Mass. -Henniker, n. H., was visite
bv disastrous hre.-Robert E
Phillips and Arthur Meade, of tn
Boston Chamber of Commerce, wer
drowned while canoeing A train o
a Long Island road, carrying nearl
thousand persons, was derailed i
a tunnel, resulting in the death {
several persons and the injury {
100 others.
Wednesday.
Death Of Editor Crane of the Lu,
low Tribune.-Senator Stanford
California died OF apoplexy. He w;
worth probably $100,000,000 i
, vested in railroads, mines, real {
tates, vineyards and Horseshoe
c steamship company formed in Ne
. Jersey to control the American Ii
: of transatlantic steamers.-Dyn
mite bomb exploded at midnight
e Madrid, Spain at the house Of E
t Premier Castillo. Theatre shattert
y One man killed and an anarch
o badly wounded.