St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-12-20
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.

| Hendrlch, arrested IN New York tene
ment.-Seven earthquake shocks felt IN
| the Pacific Ocean; Ambrym, a native vii
| lage in the New Hebrides, swept into The
| sea.-Miss Annie NJ. Brewer of Lynn
| Mass, shoots her lover.-One hundred
cases of diphtheria reported at Ash.
| tabula, Ohio.-The case of DIN Adams
president of the Debenture Investment
| Co., for obtaining money by means Of
alleged false pretences, continued
Bridge upon which a crowd of people
were standing gives way, letting them
into the water drowning many and
wounding others.-J. H. Turner of San
Francisco, Cal, real estate dealer, ar
rested, charged with swindling his pur-
chasers out of ,O00.-Terrihc tor
nado at Forsythe, Ca, destroyed large
amount of property including Meth
odist church--Carl Schurz unanim ously
reelected president of the National Ser
vice Reform league at Chicago.-Mayor
Elect Strong of New York city takes the
oath of office.
Friday.
War against liquor begun at Nashua,
N. H.-Two-t thirds of the city of Gallop,
N. M, destroyed by fre.-Oscar Rogers,
Armor's confederate in the robbery of
the Southern Pacific train near Mari
copa receives sentence of death. This
is the first sentence under the new law
enacted at the last legislature.-The
Waterbury, Conn, American celebrates
its 5Oth anniversary.-Pres Eugene
V. Debs of the American Railway Union,
and seven others declared guilty of con-
tempt of court, and sentenced to i'm
risonment.-M. Jean Francois Gigoux,
the celebrated French painter, buried
Light earthquakes felt in Sicily almost
HoIlu
feared in Samoa.-Gold exports amount
to So, 500, OOO.-Daniel M. Robertson,
the New Bedford wife murderer, hanged.
Starvation stares the poor people OF
Newfoundland in the face.-Corn crop in
South Carolina reported the largest
since the war.
Joseph Wells, general agent of the
National Life Insurance company of
Montpelier, VT, causes the arrest today
of Charles Barmore, one of his sub
agents for appropriating the funds of the
company.
Saturday.
Andy Bowen killed by kid" Lavigne
in glove fight at New Orleans. Lavigne
and the ring officials are arrested
Casimir Herner, Polander, at Manister,
commits suicide.-Gang of experienced
Conn.-Two rich veins Of gold ore dis
covered at Iowa Gulch, near Leadville,
Colorado. The gold fever excitement is
Carlisle's currency bill
will be reported to the house without
and a vote will be asked
of Count Ferdinand de
Lesseps takes place near Paris.
Sunday.
Joseph L. Shipley, proprietor of the
Springfield Union and member of the
legislature dies with heart disease
Many cases of yellow fever reported in
Greenhalge, Julia Ward
Howe, Hon. Sherman Hoar, and other
prominent citizens address meeting in
Trinity church Boston, in the interest of
he Tuskegee Institute-A monument to
Louvain, near Brussels, amid great re-
joicing Of the people. Constantine
Meunier was the ptor.-John Hunt
ngton, clerk in the Cit1zens' state bank
at Council Bluffs, shoots F. N. Hayden
and A. Cromwell, superintendent and
Inspector of the Fidelity and Casualty
Company of New York, and then shoots
himself. A discovery of $500 shortage
causes the act.-Two women at Lake
wood, N. Y, literally hacked to pieces
by some unknown murderer.-Death of
James Gilfallen, chief justice of Min
nesota, at his home in St. Paul.-Re-
ported that Senator George c. Perkins
republican will succeed himself as United
States senator from California.
Monday.
News received from Auckland, N. T.,
announcing the death of Robert Louis
Stevenson, the novelist.-Mrs. Lizzie
Kimball and Joseph A. Coleman of
Me-, suspected rnurderers of
Mr.. Coburn, released. Two other hired
men of Mr.. Coburn are suspicioned.-
Senate currency scheme to antagonize
alleged shoplifters in Boston arrested by
Inspector Knox.-A Western man asserts
that the final dissolution of the Knights
D La Dor is close at hand.-John Cronin
he murderer of Albert ]. Skinner, hang
ed at Wethers6eld, Conn.--Earthquake
at Schoharie, n. Y, moving northward.
Twelve Indian soldiers discharged
rom the cavalry service.-Judgment re-
versed in the case of Asa P. Potter, pres
dent of the Maverick bank of Boston,
granting him a new trial.-Secretary
Herbert appears before the house COM
nittee recommending three battle ships
and - torpedo cruisers, for the United
States navy.
Tuesday.
Bell Telephone Company beaten.
Stock takes a tu1nble.-England and
Russia stand ready to take hand in the
Chinese and Japanese war provided Nank- |
ing is attacked or any place in the
Yangtsekiang valley.-Reportc comes that
Queen Victoria S eyesight is failing.-Six
suspended from Dickinson Col |
ege, Pennsylvania, for recent hazing.
VERMONT MATTERS.