St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
Thursday.

Democratic State conventions were
held in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ne
braska and Mississippi, the money ques-
ton being the leading issue.-Fire com
pletely destroyed the mining town OF
Cripple Creek, in Colorado; three hives
were lost and many persons were injured.
-Ex-Mavor Cassidy of Newburg COM
mitted suicide.-M. Meline, the new Pre-
mier of France, completed his cabinet
Illinois republican state convention de-
clares for Neutrality-suspicious. Belgravia
lands 1913 Italian immigrants in New
York.-Annua congress OF the sons OF
the American revolution. - Over $50
Cinnamon drowned in collision OF
steamers at Woo-Sung, China.-An ex-
plosion in Yorkshire, England, colliery
kills 100 miners.
Friday.
About forty boys took part in brief
uprising at the Randall's Island House
of Refuge, New York, and two had to be
overawed with revolvers. - Prompt
measures were taken in Colorado cities
for the relief of the homeless people OF
Cripple Creek .-Hamilton Disston, the
well known manufacturer and politician,
died suddenly at his home in Philadel-
phia. - Ex-Congressman w. Bourke
Cochran was hurt by fall from his
bicycle in Central Park.-Shah OF Persia
shot and killed when entering a shrine
Big strike OF electric light and street rail-
road employees threatened at Milwau-
kee, Wis.-Cuban insurgents commanded
bv General Garcia defeat Spanish
troops in battle near Sanga on the
banks of the river Cauto.-The American
contestants in the Oympian athletic
games arrive in New York.
Saturday.
Muzaffer ed-Dine, second son of the
murdered Shah of Persia, was proclaimed
his fathers successor,-The revolution il
Nicaragua is reported to have ended by
the surrender OF the rebels.-The Care
witch of Russia is not expected to live
until his brothers coronation.-The cele
bration of the National millennium o
Hungary began in Budapest.-A careful
estimate of Mckinley's present strength
places him within thirty-one votes OF ;
majority in the Republican National con
vention.-The Japanese Ministerin Wash
ington is transferred to Rome.-Genera
Methodist Episcopal conference in sessio
at Cleveland, O.-Indications of bi
strike OF ice handlers in New York, an
prospect Of an ice iamine-R. A. FredeI
icks gets not less than Is nor more tina
% years in state prison for telonious a.
sault upon little Matilda Deviue of Do
, chester.
Sunday,
fremont Temple, Boston, dedicate
with impressive ceremonies, Rev. G. {
Lorimer, d. D., the pastor, delivering tt
q dedication sermon.-lncendiary fire
:, Cambridge, Mass, causes loss of $3.50
u BODY OF an unknown man found c
j the rails near Worcester, Mass.-Georl
0 S. Coe, we'll known banker and studel
OF finance OF New York City, dead,
Price of ice in New York will be rails
o May 15.--Body of child which had be-
d thrown into the water alive found in
4 river at Medford, Mass.
Monday.
u Germany will shortly exchange rep
q sentatives with the Transvaal witho
Of consulting England - Edwin F. U
United States Ambassador to German
was officially received by the Kaiser
u Berlin. - Advices from Buluwayo {
lis that the Matabeles have retired from
k vicinity of the town.-Muzatfer ed-Di
~. the second son of Nassr ed-Dine, was
- throued Shah OF Persia in Tabriz,-l
o. President Banigan, OF the United Sta
sc Rubber Company, will build a 81 ,000,C
of factory in Providence, X. l., and fight
Rubber Trust. - Commander Fl
McCurley, U. S. ~, died in Philadelpl
he Edwin Plant OF Clayton, Mass, XII
he his wife and daughter, then flies to
nv woods and being surrounded by a pos
~ fires bullet through his heart.-1,
la- carpenters out on strike in Newark,
'as IA travelling salesman jumps from
BIZ third story OF a st. Louis hotel and
an from the injuries.
Tuesday.
BY an explosion, supposed to be {
au- gas engine, many persons lost their |