St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-05-24

| WAS an GuuCd llOHdl success, out
financial faiure.-Big fire at Coney
Island, loss about $125,000. Brazil
thinks OF war with Uruguay to stop
that country aiding rebels.-Mrs. NJ &.
!. Mark, charged with counterieiting
u. 5. postage stamps, has gone to
to Ottawa but is wanted in Buff 10.
Chief HaZen OF the secret service is
after her.-Greater New York bill
killed by adoption OF the referendum.
The n Y. assembly closed-Nita aqua
pays indemnity to Great Britain.
Friday.
President complies with Admiral
Meade's request to be retired from
active service House in Lynn,
Mass, wrecked by explosion of
naptha and manufactures
troops near Shan Hak Wan revolt
and loot the observation-disclosures
House passes bill to incorporate
Massachusetts Ship Canal Co.-Ex-
President Harrison arrives in New
York.-Boston's school boy brigade
parade in fine form. Cuban inSurrec-
ton continues serious. Spain will
send 1900 cavalry to Cuba at once.
-Four story tenement block Jericho,
K. l., falls and kills three and Injuries
seven people.-Town OF Brest-
Litovsk, Russian Poland, destroyed
by hre.-The famous Tichborne
claimant makes confession that his
claims were lrauduIent.-MrS. Her
bert Asquith, formerly Miss Margot
Tenant, is dangerously ill.-Papal
delegate, Monsignor Satolli, confirms
42O Italian boys and girls in Boston.
Saturday.
All the big ocean steamers leave
New York with large lists of passen-
gers.-Anarchy prevails in the island
OF Formosa. Young Chinese named
Chu has been elected king and will
resist the annexation OF the island
by Japan.-Spain completes her
answer to the United States with
regard to the firing upon the Ali
anca. She disavows the action of
the officer of the Condo de Venadito.
u S. warshlps San Francisco and
Marblehead leave Tor Southampton,
where they will be joined by the New
York and Columbia, and all will pro-
coed to KEEL to be present at the
opening of the Baltic canal.-Mr.
Gladstone is Ill with an attack of
undergraduate Sutherland, an
actress, will sue Dudley Majoribanks,
heir OF the Duke of Tw, edmouth, for
breach of promise.
Sunday.
Miss Dodge (GalI Hamilton) dan
gerouSly iii in Washington.-Fierce
gale in Holland does much damage.
Sea so high that all slurces in dykes
have been closed. Some lands are
iooded.-Coney Island property
owners who lost heavily in the fire,
will sue the city Of Brooklyn Tor
$590,000 damages. They claim
neglect to keep the fire department
in order.
Trolley carcollision in Bensonhurst,
N. Y, severely injured seven people.
Terrible earthquake in Florence,
Italy, last night. Three thousand
houses damaged, panic at the thea
tres, some people killed and MANY
injured. Other cities also Affected
DR.. Edward Everett Hale breaches
to great crowd on Boston Com
mon.
Monday.
The supreme court declares the in
come tax law unconstitutional -Ad.
m,ral kirkland reports after max
ing investigation, that stories OF
cruelties to Armenians by Turks,
cannot be verihed.-TrUuble among
Providence, r. l., strikers because OF
Scab' operatives going to work.
Daring robbery committed in broad
daylight by two men who entered
Mis-. Fanny McClenche's home in
East Boston, blindfoded her, and
TOOK all the money they could find,
SSO.-News received OF revolt in
Mexico last week when 20 of an
American survey party were killed
by natives in chihuahua. Mexican
troops went out to quell the revolt.
Tuesday.
General Booth of the Salvation
Army is very i'll in London.-Reports
from Michigan say chat frost has
ruined the crops -Gen' Hamilton
still alive, but unconsc jous.-The
case OF eX U. s. Consul Waller, of
Madagascar, sentenced by French
government to 20 years imprisou.
ment, takes a turn that may eau. e
France to pay u. 5. heavy
indemnity. - Overdue steamer La
GaScogne, arrives at New York.
California powder works at Plnolc.
Cal, blown up, killing fourteen men