St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-06-21

CHAN Prince visiting il' England
causes trouble by staying in bed
while notable people were waiting
to keep appointments with him in
GIasgow.-England to establish pro-
tectorate over the country in Cen
trail Africa between Uganda aud the
coast, and parliament grants $50 600
yearly to meet the expenses. Eight
desperate men escape from a jail at
New Brunswick, n. ].
Rev. DR.. Miner dies in Boston from
heart trouble Mrs. Harriet Beecher
Stowe celebrates her S4th birthday
at Hartford, Conn.-Three survivors
OF Colima wreck sue the Pacific Mail
Co. for damages, charging negligence.
canadian House of Commons votes
$4,000 for Lady Thompson, widow
OF Sir John Thompson.
Saturday.
Enormous meteor falls in lagoon
near Tacoma, Wash.-Spain prepar-
ing 10 war vessels to go to Cuba
American tug fined $4,000 for dump
ing refuse on the Canadian side Of
the Niagara river.-England rejoices
that Shahzada Nasrulla Khan, the
visiting Afghan prince, is going
home Turkey has reconsidered her
reply to the Powers, and the new
reply is said to be satisIactory.-Fll-
clustering expedition from Florida
has landed in Cuba The coroner's
jury in the case OF the student Obi,
who died from the effect of shot
fred by a colored man named Col
Inns, at Princeton, has brought in
verdict in accordance with the facts.
Collins will likely be indicted for
murder in the first degree.
Sunday.
New York Sunday paper train due
at New Haven at 4 20 a. m. wrecked
there. 1t jumped the track on
curve at full speed, the air brake
refusing to work. Engineer and fire
mar seriously injured. Many bacal-
aureate sermons preached.-"Flag
at Maiden, Mass. Charles
Z. Calkin flew the British flag, and
refused to take it down until sunset
at the bidding of the crowd, but pro-
ttcted it with revolver. He flies
"old glory" on week days and the
British flag on Sunday.-2O0 pulpits
in London occupied by white ribbon
ladies. Grand opening of the inter
national w. c. 7. U. convention in
City Temple, Lady Henry Summer
set presiding.
Monday.
The President leaves Washington
Tor Buzzard's Bay, accompanied by
Henry b. Thurbcr, his private secre-
tary, and Will remain at Gray Gables
tor the summer.-Ilarlem ship canal
joining the waters of the Hudson
and the East river and forming the
connecting link between the Great
Lakes and Long Island Sound,
opened with great celebration at
New York .-Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone
go to the opening ct the Baltic canal
at Kiel.-Charlestown, Mass, cele-
brates the anniversary of the battle
OF Bunker HllI.-Big strike begins at
the Lancaster gingham mills, at
Chnton.-OXiord and Cambridge
challenge Harvardand Vallejo an
international athletic match to take
place somewhere in America.
Tuesday.
Funeral services of the late Rev.
DR.. Miner in Boston very largely at
tended. Elephant Prince, of Wal
Iace's show runs amuck at Lawrence
town, Ind, and destroys things
right and left. Several employees
were jured.-President arrives at
Buzzard's Bay on yacht Oneida
General Miles spoken of as probable
successor to 1t. General Schohed
as commander of the U S. Army
Big mill strike at Amesbury, Mass,
on the wage issue. Lord Colin
Campbell dies of pneumonia at
Bombay. - Canadian parliament
pOSlponeS the question OF prOhlbl-
ton until report OF imperial privy
council is received. Terrific cyclone
IN Nebraska demolishes houses and
Injuries many people about Wallace
Graduating exercises take place at
Smith College, Northampton.
There was very large class
Phillips Exeter trustees vote not to
receive class memorial gift of por
trait of Prof. Faulhaber.
Wednesday,.
TUFTS college graduates a class of
81 Republican convention at Cleve-
land, Ohio, demands outspoken plat
'orm of National League, fires first
gun of presidential campaign and
begins free silver hght.-Canadian
northwest wheat crop promises to
be the biggest ever recorded. Grand
parade OF army OF Potomac at New
London, Ohio.-Lancaster weavcrs
intend to fight it out for higher
wages, -Baltlc canal opened.