St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
Thursday.

SIS. OOO.-During a display of fire.
works given in honor and in the presence
of President Faure at Rennes, bomb
twas prematurely exploded, killing a girl
and seriously injuring five other PERSONS
A cloud. burst occurred at De Haven,
Penn, causing the death OF six persous.-
hansen, the Arctic explorer, is again
reported returning; said to be off the
Norway coast. An English paper, the
Westminster Gazette, advises Englshmen
as to American; SAYS Bryan's speech is
responsible for the feeling Of distrust in
various American securities.
Friday.
The American liner, St. Paul, crossed
the Atlantic in six days and 81 minutes,
establishing a new ocean record.-Two
cadets were dismissed from West Point
military academy Tor hazing; their sem
tence was approved by President Cleve-
land.-A troop of United States cavalry
has been ordered to the Mexican border
near Nogales, Ariz. to guard against raid
of the marauding Yaquis.-Secretarles
Carlisle and Lamont visited the prcsl-
dent at Gray Gabes,-Tom Butler Of
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ship race at the Louisville L. A. w. races.
The Rev. DR.. Davies delivered an
address at Mortified, Mass, in favor OF
foreign missions.-Mr. and Mrs. Bryan
took trip to Coney Island and had
their photographs taken in New York
CITY; the democratic candidate conferred
with Messrs. Jones, German and Sewall
and announced his plans for the coming
few days.-It was announced in the
House Of Commons that, owing to the
proposal made by the United States, the
Venezuelan affair would soon be satisfac
torily adjusted.
| Saturday.
Senator John Sherman, the great finan-
cier, opens the sound money campaign
in Ohio with a ringing speech exposing
Bryan's fallacies. - Employees Of the
Adams Express company in New York
and Jersey City, to the number of 600
went on strike. They allege that wages
have been reduced about one-third and
that many old and efficient servants Of
the company have been discharged Tor
trivial reasons.-Lord Russell of Kill
lowen, lord chief justice of Great Britain,
reached New York. Lord Russell comes
to the United States on invitation of
the American Bar association before
which body he will deliver an address on
August 20, on international Law
The republican campaign opened at
Foxcroft, Maine, by big rally at
which Harry M. Sewall, son of the demo-
cratic candidate for vice president, deiv-
cred rousing address on all the issues
of the campaign.-Advices received from
Bolivia announce that ex-President
Campero died on August 12.-The Span
ish government has ordered the con-
struction of one ironclad battleship and
! one cruiser in English yards. is assert
cd that Spain is making plans for war
with the United States.
Sunday.
1t is matter OF eager discussion in
Berlin whether the Gar, during his
sojourn in Germany, will visit that city.
Terrible rain and wind storms have
swept certain parts OF Ontario demolish-
ing farm buildings.-Mr. Cham berlain,
secretary of state for the colonies, will
invite Cecil Rhodes to testify before the
chartered company investigating COM
mittee.-Senator Thurston has written
sharp reply to Senator Stewart con-
corning the charge that w. J. Bryan was
in the pay of the silver mine owners.-At
Detroit the Rev. Thomas E. Sherman,
son OF the late General w. T. Sherman,
made the final vows and joined the Jesuit
order.-Mr. Moody closed the Mortified
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addresses to crowded Congregations
Major Mckinley spent the day at the
home OF Chairman Hanna, in Cleveland
Two men were killed while making
balloon ascensions in the West.-The
strike OF the employees of the Adams
Express company continued, but the
officials made favorable reports of the
way business was going on.
Monday.
Harvard college aged janitor brutally
attacked by negro dissatisfied with his
wages.-Bishop Newman writes an open
letter to Senator Stewart. defending his
appeal to the clergy to fight for honest
money.-Frightful disaster in New Hol
land, Penn, caused by 100 pounds OF
dynamite exploding in a hotel yard
killing three men aud fatally injurine
three others.-Sound money democrats
favor the nomination at indianapolis Of
John G. Carlisle for the first place on the
ticket Miss Abigail Dodge (Gail Ham
ilton) fatally stricken with paralysis al
her home in Hamilton, Mass.
Tuesday.
Death of Gail Hamilton, the noted
authoress, at her late home.-A bell boy
employed by Bar Harbor hotel shot 8
rival.-Fall River mills resume work
after four weeks idleness.-Free silver
causes Senator Villas to withdraw from
state case for which he was COUNSEL
Hon. w. D. Ballour, provincial secretary
in the Ontario government, is reported
to be dying OF hemorrhage of the lungs
-Vlttorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
eldest son and heir apparent to the kinl
OF Italy, betrothed to Princess Helene o.
Montenegro, third daughter of tn,
reigning prince of Montenegro. A move
ment is on foot among prominent club
men OF Chicago to extend an invitation
to Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese ambas
sador, to have him stop over a couple o
days in that city while en- route to the
Pacific coast In collision of yachts of
Ryde, Baron Won Zedtwitz is struck anc
fatally injured by fragment of a mast
Wednesday.
Opening of the American bar associa
tons meetings at Saratoga.-An ALLEGED
bride of $4,000 made to Capt. Morton
OF the filibuster Commodore Tor betraya
OF any Cuban xpedition.-Thc nationa
council OF the DAUGHTERS of America hell