St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-11-22
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.

Philip Woolf, a lottery ticket seller OF
| Boston, pleads guilty and is fined 5000.
The president appoints Edward K. Low
| ~ of Ohio second secretary of the United
| States legation at Pekin.-Shefield, a
| town in Iowa, totally destroyed by fire.
Forest fires have been raging in parts
| of Arkansas sweeping everything be-
fore them.-Gen. Orison Underwood,
probably the oldest military general in
the United States, died this morning at
| his home in Milford, Mass Terrific
storms in Paris destroy a large amount
of property besides killing many people.
| The republic Of Brazil comes to it's fifth
irthday.-Tortoli, Sardinia, looted by
brigands. Men are mal-treated and
| 100000 Tires worth of valuables secur-
ed.-The Bell telephone company decides
| to issue stock under the restrictions of
het Massachusetts legislature requiring
stock to be sold at auction.
Friday.
Three feet of snow falls at Dead wood.
S. D.-Caroline, dowager Duchess of
Montrose, died.-A 81 500, 900 fire near
Boulder, Colorado, destroys town and
forests, leaving people entirely destitute.
Two men killed by powder explosion
in Lower Merton, Pa.-Edward Fitzger-
AIDS neck is dislocated by bale of press
ed hay falling upon him, at one of the
wharves in MISUNDERSTANDING the
future antagonist of Corbett, knocks out
Riordan in the first round resulting in his
death at Syracuse, New York.-General
Wei, one of the Chinese commanders in
the battle at Ping Yang, beheaded for
cowardice during the engagement.-N.E E.
Young reelected president of the national
base ball league. Rules against noisy
coaching and disorderly conduct will be
enforced next season.-Ex-President
James McCosh passes peacefully away.
He was born in Edinburgh in 1911,
graduated at the Universities in Glasgow
and Edinburgh and became minister of
the church of Scotland in 1885. In 1866
he accepted call to the presidency of
resignation in 1887 .-Massachusetts'
great orator and statesman, Robert c.
Winthrop dies in Brookline with heart
disease. Mr.. Winthrop has filled many
high positions having been speaker of
the house of representatives, and as an
orator he rarely met an equal.
Saturday.
Ship "Dauntless'' run down by I'M
known steamer off Nova Scotia coast
and % lives 1ost.-Proprietors of New
York hotels adopt scheme to keep out
non-paying guests.-Charles T. Parsloe,
who has been famous on the stage in
Chinese parts, is seized with paralysis in
New York and is in critical condition.
Many American and European creditors
are about to bring lawsuits against the
estate of Coffin & Stanton.-The torpedo
boat Ericsson is given a trial of speed at
New London.
Sunday.
A suit of clothes containing a note ex-
planning suicidal intent, found on the
river bank at Nashua, n. H.-Fires in
Macon, Ga, and Houston, Texas, destroy |
thousands of dollars worth of property. |
-Hundreps of people attracted to the st. |
John river front by large water spout. |
Frank Esquirrel, government inspec
tor from New York, identifies Paola
Ferri, an Italian in New Haven, Conn,
as notorious counterteiter and arrests
him in the attempt to pass spurious
Cars funeral takes place.
The last state service was held in the
Fortress Cathedral, st. Petersburg. A
line of people miles in length waiting to
view the remains.
Monday.
Russia's late emperor buried today
amid magnificent ceremonies and brilliant
scenes in the great cathedral at st.
Italian murderer, Car
nenucio Mannette, who killed Stephen
of Boston, captured in
-helsea.--Flags on the Boston post
,ffice and custom house flying at half
mast, and at all the foreign consulates
,ut of respect to the late Gar of Russia.
Thomas Portercheck, a maniac at
Nellsvile, Mo-, kills three relatives, ere
mates the bodies and commits suicide
5x- Governor Waite of Colorado decides
o go upon the lecture platform.
Tuesday.
Hunters discover gang of tramps liv-
ng in the woods near Haverhill, N. H,
Who are living from products stolen
rom the farmers of that vicinity.-Anton
1regory Rubinstein, the famous Russian
'ianist and composer, died with heart
iSeaSe at St Petersburg