St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-30
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.

An attempt has been made to kill Presi-
dent Crespo of Venezuela.-The corn crop
this year will not exceed l, 500. 900 busE-
els.-Glasgow coal pits wrecked by mobs
of strikers.-Four Mexican miners buried
alive near Durango, Mex-Two moon
sinners killed and five stills DESTROYED
near -Danbury, n. C.-The village of Rens
selaer Falls. n. Y, nearly destroyed by
fire.-Three men killed in a wreck on the
Chicago and Northwestern road-The
Pope has sent a circular letter TO the
Italian bishops, requesting them to in
struct the clergy to refrain from secular
subjects in their sermons.-A terrific
rainstorm is reported from Pueblo, Col,
the storm was heaviest some ten miles
from the city, and the Fountain river
rose 16 feet in two hours.
Friday.
Sicily gets another earthquake shock
Southern industries are said to be inn
proving Eight houses burned at Mi
nooka, PA mine explosion at Gilbert
on, Pa, entombs twelve men.-Ernest
Hassberger, at London, cOnfesses to for
geries involving 0,O00.-In conse-
quence of the strike the July pay rolls of
all Chicago lines are less than in any
month for from 10 to 20 years--Willie
D. Day, champion five mile runner of the
world, committed suicide by hanging TO
a tree at Bergen Point, N. ].
Saturday.
A boiler explosion at Frankfort, Md,
causes loss of life.-The Italian anarch
lists have been denied appeal from SEN
tences.-MaskeG train robbers kill spec
ial officer at Deerfield, Ill.-A seaman on
a Russian steamer is said to have fallen
in love with an American passenger, and
yxybe he he fotz 1v
her and committed Thirty-seven
golfers were killed in the coal mine ex-
ploslon at Franklin, Wash.-Congress
appropriates S15O,O0O for an overland
ship railway in Oregon.-Two men and
boy drowned at Waltham, Mass, by the
overturning Of a canoe.-A long string
of freight cars and 800 lumber piles
burned on the Canada Atlantic road,
near Ottawa.-Fire at Gunnevile, Cal,
destroyed every building there except a
livery stable and a schoolhouse.-A cy
clone swept along shore of sea of Azof,
working immense damage; in some cases
entire villages were swept into the sea;
many steamers were sunk or driven
ashore and wrecked; it is believed that
at least 1000 persons perished.-The
enormous fruit business handled by the
Union Pacific railroad this year is with
out parallel in the history of the traffic
shipments over the Wyoming division
now average nine or 10 trains each day
and the officials think the rush will con-
tlnue at least a month; one hundred and
sixty-seven special trains of California
green fruit have already been shipped
over the line to the eastern markets.
Monday.
Two-thirds of Wetzell, Mich, de-
stroyed by fire.-Several buildings burned
at South Bend. Ind.-Twenty persons
hurt by the collapse of a park bridge in
Kansas City, Mo.-A Methodist minis
ter a 1 Fostoria, o.. weds mulatto girl
seneca destructive forest fire which be-
gan a week ago on Grafton Mountain in
the town of Grafton, n. Y, is still raging
about 1000 acres have already been
burned over and three houses have been
consumed, as well as a large quantity of
cord wood.-President Cleveland writes
to Representative Catchings of Missis-
sippi, stating his reasons for not APPROX
ing the tariff bill.
Tuesday.
Forest fires are devastating northern
Michigan.-A democratic primary at
Quicksand, KY, ends with a loss of life
The German emperor has forbidden
crowds to assemble at military maneuv-
erS, on account OF q fear or chOlera.-I ne
notorious Indian chief Geronimo and his
band of warriors, in prison at Mt. Yer
non barracks, Ala, for several years,
are to be released, owing to the poor
condition of their health-It is estimated
the forest fires in the Saginaw valley and
northern Michigan caused damage eX-
ceeding 81, 900, OOO.-A hurricane which
swept over Laura hutte, near Breslau,
almost destroyed the town. Many
houses were blown down and number
of others were struck by lightning and
burned. Six persons were killed.
Hear the CuckOOs.