St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-01-11
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.


An earthquake shock felt in portions
| of Colorado.-F. T. Greenhalge inaugur-
ated as governor of Massachusetts,
! Extremely cold weather prevails in Eng
land and on the continent.-Thos and
Kate Kinney, aged 10, were burned to
death at Orange, Conn. in a small house
where they had lived in seclusion.-
Vienna reports the worst blizzard known
there for ten years past.-Burglars took
S35, 900 out of bank near Rockford,
1ll.-Jake Kilroy of Tuscumbia, Ala,
went to bed drunk, with lighted pipe in
his mouth; the bed took fire and he was
roasted alive.-Yellow fever has devel-
oped in Brazil.-At Spring Greek, No,
Sam Collins threw damp powder into a
fire place; an explosion followed, wreck
ing the house and fatally injuring Col
Inns, his wife and four children
small village in Iowa, completely
wiped out by fre.-Lo Bengula, the
Zulu king, is still waging active warfare
against the English in the Matabell
country.
Diphtheria making havoc in some
parts of Russia.-High freight rates have
closed five -four mills in West Superior
County treasurer at Greedy Center,
Neb., said to be $4,000 short-Knit-
ting mills a Amsterdam and Vaudeville,
n. Y, are to resume operations.-Th D.
Lothrop Company, publishers at Bos-
ton, have made an assignment; liabili-
ties estimated at $25O,OOO; assets un-
certain in value.-Worcester, Mass, has
a $50, 900 fre.-Two women burned to
death in their beds at New Richmond,
Mich.-French troops in Senegambia
shoot British officer by mistake.
Saturday.
The Russian census Just completed
shows the population of that country to
be 124, 900, OOO.-A child burned to
death in a dwelling house fire near Man
chester N. H.-France is to build 80
war ships this year.-A banking house
at Saluzzo, Italy, has failed for 81 $780,
OO0.-The fund for the Boston unem-
ployed now amounts to $34 ,223.-Four
men killed by the blowing up of a pow
der mill at Rifton, N. Y.-Annie A
Graves gets her verdict of $4,000
against the N: Y. & N: E. road for in
juries received in a acknowledgement
will build four great battle ships
Spreck1es claims that the Hawaiian rev.
oIution was brought about by planters
who wanted to get a bounty on sugar
as per the Mckinley bill-Albanv IN. W
theatre building burned; loss $15O,OOO.
Two men perish by the burning OF
bakery at Peekskill, N. Y.-Judge Black
burn of the Utah bench found dead in his
bed.-The builders OF the new cruiser
Olympia will get 100000 premium
because she has proved fast.-Five
thousand political prisoners are said to
be languishing in Rio Janeiro prisons.
Monday.
Half dozen buildings and nine horses
burned at Bristol, Conn.-The Bank of
England is declared to be in need of re-
form.-The New Jersey race track law
has been declared illegal.-Tramps steal
an engine at Whitman, Mass, and then
abandon it, allowing it to crash through
the Plymouth station. - A terrific
prairie fire has been raging in the
extreme western counties of Oklahoma
Territory for several days, and scores of
farmers have lost everything; it is feared
that several isolated families have
perished.-The Peristyle at the Worlds
Fair grounds was destroyed by fire, and
with it the Casino and Music Hall and
the Manufacturers building containing
So, 100000 worth of exhibits packed
and ready for Shipment one fireman
killed and others hurt
Tuesday.
Recent riots in Sicily resulted in the
death of 20 men, the wounding of $50
others, and Sc, 100000 damage to prop
erty.-The Brazilian insurgents have
won a victory at Saopaulo, 500 govern
ment troops being killed.-An uncon-
hrmed rumor that President Peixoto of
Brazil has resigned.