St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-07-03
NEWS SUMMARY.
Thursday.


been unable to take food for several
days; his condition considered serious
The Spanish senate decided not to abro-
gate the protocol OF 1877 with the
United States.-Death at Versailles OF
the Due de Nemours second son OF Louis
Philipe.-Major Mckinley has received a
score OF invitations to deliver Fourth OF
July orations; he may speak in Column
bus, Ohio.-Troops in Buluwayo declare
that trained white soldiers are assisting
the Mashonas. Samuel Leonard
Tilley, ex.lieutenant governor OF New
Brunswick, died in st. John, N. B.-The
North Carolina democratic state conven-
ton at Raleigh declared for free silver and
nominated Cyrus B. Watson for gov
ernor.-Democratic free-slver leaders at
Washington estimated a two-thirds
majority at the Chicago convention for
their faction.
Friday.
Safe breakers worked their way under
three banks in San Francisco and were
caught when ready to seize the booty
0lney's advice prevailed with President
Crespo, and the Venezuelan authorities
return the British surveyor to his coun-
trymen Mark Hanna's Lakewood villa
entered by burglar. The thief secured
$500 worth of jewels and $40 in money.
The directors of the British South
Africa company accepted the resgna-
tons OF Cecil Rhodes and Alfred Belt
The famous Matabele chief, Solembo,
was killed near Buuwayo.-The supreme
court of the German empire has rejected
the appeal of Baron Won Hammerstein
from his sentence of three years at hard
labor.-Cornel won the boat race at
Poughkeepsie in record-breaking time,
with Harvard second, Pennsylvania
third and Columbia last.-The women OF
Canton gave reception to Major Nc
Kinley.
Saturday.
Cunard steamer Umbria ashore in New
York harbor- Maj. Mckinley denied
emphatically that the executive commit
tee had been selected.-An epidemic OF
typhoid fever prevailsin Haverhill, Mass.
At least so cases are reported.-D. {.
Edwards, an American cyclist, was killed
by falling over Mexican cliff.-Joseph
Cooking, charged with the murder of his
wife and sister-in-law several months
ago, was lynched at La Platte, Md.
b. Eustis, United States ambassador to
France, arrives in New York on a 60
days leave of absence.
Sunday.
1t was reported in Berlin that Prince
Hohenlohe would resign as Chancellor OF
the German Empire.-Stringent laws
against the Socialists in Germany are to
be relaxed in certain espects.-Nearly
one hundred miners entombed by cave
in at the Twin shaft in Pittston, Penn.
little hope is entertained of saving the
lives OF any Of them.-The members OF
the Notification committee appointed at
the Republican National convention as
sembled in Cleveland.-A tornado killed
woman and wrecked a church and
other buildings in West Louisville and
st. Joseph Ky.-The official cholera sta
tistcs show that last week there were
1888 new cases Of cholera in Egypt re-
ported and 1 ,091 deaths.-Andrew Cole,
an aeronaut, who has been giving Sc
ries of asceusions at Grand Rapids, Mich,
fell from his balloon and fatally injured,
and died from the effect of his injuries
last night. The wind hurled his balloon
against the corner of a building, drag
ging him from his trapeze. He fell 80
feet breaking his neck-Two women ia
tally burned by the explosion of gaso-
line stove in Plainheld, NJ.
Monday.
Major Mckinley notified of his nomi-
nation by the notification committee and
accepts the trust in a formal speech -
The first convention of the Socialist
Trade and Labor Alliance of the United
States and Canada held today ia New
York.-Rev. DR.. Wheeler, wife and
daughter, Mrs. Friend, and Rev. Mr..
Allen and wife, all missionaries of Har-
poot, Turkey, return to home in Auburn
dale, Mass, where they will rest from
their labors. 1t is stated that Rev. DR..
Wheeler and his wife will retire perma-
notwithstanding liberals of the Province
OF Quebec contemplate sending dele
gate to Rome with view to having a
decision from the vatican regarding cleri-
cal influence in Quebec politics. re-
volutionists have formally served notice
on the people of Havana that plans have
been completed and will be carried into
execution this summer to wipe out every
vestige of the city by means of dynamite
II 1T be nece ssary to go to that extreme
to drive Spain off the island. Copies of
the circular conveying this announce
ment have been left at the houses OF all
well-to-do people Of the city.-The
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com
pany of Massachusetts started on it's
trip to London in response to the invi-
tation of the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company of that city.
Tuesday.
Two children killed and two other per-
sons severely if not fatally injured, being
run over by a train on a bridge near
Worcester, Mass.-Hon. Thomas B. Reed
arrived at his home in Portland. There
is movement on foot to give him a big
reception at an early date but it is under.
stood that Mr.. Reed will object to such a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Slattery, the
anti-Romanist lecturer, lectured in North
Adams, Mass, to large audience. His
appearance on the street after the lecture
made riot imminent. 1t is said that
Senator Harris of Tennessee, chairman
OF the democratic bimetallic nationa
committee, will probably be the perma
nent chairman of the democratic nation
al convention.-Ca Cattle are dying from
starvation in all directions on the range.
of Arizona, the lack of food being due tc
failure OF rain.-A despatch from Bulu
wayo says that brother of DR.. Jameson
DR. Jim" of the Transvaal raid), ha'
been murdered by the Mashonas.-lt il