St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-12-27
RECORD OF THE WEEK.


| sage to the effect that the Turkish gov
| eminent has been notified that it will be
| held to strict account for injuries to
| American property. - The Venezuelan
commission bill hangs fire in the senate,
Sober second thought advised.-Harry
| HAYWARD, a murderer hung in Minneap'
oils, makes ante norton confession oftour
murders, and stated that his downward
career began by gambling. - German
steamer Spree stranded on rocks near
Yarmouth, England,-Gas explosion in
the Cummock mine, n. {. 1t is feared
the 10 men working at the time are
all killed. steamer Pro Patria badly
damaged by collision with a coal barge
in tow of a tug while leaving Boston
misunderstanding against Turks feared
in Crete.-Six colleges, Bowdoin, Dart
mouth Williams, Amherst, Wesleyan
and Yale have won their fight in the
courts and get large sums OF money be-
queathed to them by the late d. b. Fair
weather.-Chicago University gets an
other gift, of $25O,0O0, from Mrs. 7. X.
w, Sinner.
Friday.
Thrty-fve bodies OF miners taken from
Cummock coal mines, Raleigh, n. {.
Total number OF dead probably a..
S. cruiser Marblehead arrives at Mersl-
ma, Turkey.-Erastus Wiman made free
man by decision of the court of appeals
at Albany, N. Y. He was sentenced to
five and half years imprisonment for
forgcry.-The war scare causes wild eX-
citement in the New York and Boston eX-
changes and a regularc collapse in Values
L. S. cruiser Texas makes trial trip, show
ing speed of over17 knots an hour.-Bad
trolley smash in Paterson, N. j., from
collsonin a fog-Centennial OF CONNER
cial liberty celebrated by a banquet at
Delmonico's, n. V Senate passes the
Venezuela commission bill. Another
mine horror; an explosion Of fire damp
in Nelson NINE, Dayton, Tenn, kills "a
administrations accident on Adirondack
and ST. Lawrence branch of New York
Central railroad near Malone, N. Y.
Trains collide and engineer is killed and
fireman fatally red.-Floods do dam
age in Missouri.
Saturday.
Street cars again stoned in Philadel-
phia.-Speaker Reed announces his COM
mittees in Congress.-Czarowich is at
Nice, and bore the journey better than
was expected Eight people injured by
collision of electric cars at Mediord,
Mass, trying to make up time in a fog.
Boston completely fog bound.-Presi-
dent sends message on the financial
question to Congress.-Failures greatly
increased during the week asst the result of
the Presidents Venezuelan message
Riots take place at Schang, China as
the result of the accidental shooting of
native official by a servant on the
British gunboat, Elk.-Harvard Crimson
urges students to influence their senator's
to try and prevent war.-Joseph Cook of
Boston, very i'll on steamer expected to
arrive at San Francisco, from Yokoho-
ma.-President signs Venezuelan Com
mission bill-Two killed outright and
three injured so that they will die, in a
head on collision of trains on the
Reading railroad, Philadelphia.
Sunday.
Many sermons preachedin the interests
of peace Flood on the Mississippi the
great river has risen % feet since
Thursdav.-Fall of Zeitoum reported.
Insurgent Armenians unable to hold out,
and the place captured by Turks under
Mustaia Pasha. General massacre fol-
lowed and all slain except those who
fled to the mountains. - Steamer Spree
again aAoat.-March of Gomez said to
be unchecked in Matanzas province, Gu
ba. He has $4,000 men and - cannon.
Clara Barton of the Red Cross, needs
100000 for the relief work in Armenia.
A Young woman, Georgina A. Curley,
browns herself in South Bay, Boston,
while melancholy.
Monday.
Two men shot in a street car riot in
Philadelphia Italy offers terms to the
King of Observation-Disclosures mail I'M
usually heavy this year.-Retai drug.
gists of New England combine to adj
vance prices on drug store goods-lce
carries away so feet of temporary bridge
at Hartford, Conn. The old bridge was
burned in May, and the ruins of the two
bridges represent all there is of the ex
penditure of 1898, 000.-Gen. Laurie says
Canada could place 100000 men in the
field in case of Wharf.-The Duke of Leeds
is neutrality-suspicious. John Davis COM
mits suicide i'll Boston by breaking gas
pipe and inhaling the gas until he was
overcome.
Tuesday.
Sergius Stepniak, Russian refugee and
author, accidentally killed by train on
railway crossing at Chiswck, England.
The prince of Naples heir to the Italian
throne, betrothed to princess Matilda,
granddaughter of prince regent Luitpod
OF Batavia.-Th Chinese hoist their own
flag at Port Arthur,-Porto Rico has
joined Cuba in revolt against SPAIN
Philadelphia street car strikers accept
the Traction Co. S terms.-Cuban insurg-
ents threaten a quick movement on
Observation-Disclosures storm on the
Pacific coast.-Floods in Illinois doing
extensive damage.-Large orders for
arms tor Canada being filled in England.
S. X. Dawson, Des Moines, Ia, shoots
Walter Scott, who had first married his
daughter.-Steamer Moresby wrecked in
English waters and 10 drowned.
Wednesday.
Eight attempts at suicide made in New
York, of which seven were successful
Crime keeps st. Louis police busy. Sew
eral murders committed and arrests
made.-Miss Helen Gouldgive poor chill
dren in New York Christmas treat.-A
gang OF thieves steal a loaded express
wagon on Broadway, N. Y,-George
Nesblt, the forger, pardoned by Gov.
Morton, and released from Sing Sing so
that he could spend the day with his
famlly.-Lord Dnnraven arrives in New