St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
Thursday.

Collapse of building in Buffalo which
was being repaired; many people said to
be in the ruins.-Thomas F. Ferguson,
of Amesburv, Mass, 90 years OF age,
who, it is claimed, is the Oldest member
of the 6. A. X. in the United States,
slipped on the pavement and Tell, sustain,
ing a severe wound on the head.-Fatal
fall of steam pipe in a Lowell, Mass,
mill; one person killed and two injured.
- The Virginia democrats threaten revolt
il the state convention declares for tree
slver.-News Of the death at Frankfort
on-Main of Clara J. Schumann, one OF
the greatest pianoforte players the world
has ever seen.-Triumphal entry into
Moscow of the Emperor and Empress
attended by a gorgeous pageant.-A
gang of drunken tramps raided Decatur,
Ind, held, up citizens and frightened
women.-Rhode Island will adhere to
Reed until the latters manager cries
quits. elaborate preparations being
made for the forthcoming 2Sth annual
convention of the American Society OF
Civil Engineers, to be held at San Fran
cisco from June 20 to July 3.-Ebenezer
Nelson, an editorial writer on the Bos-
ton Transcript, died suddenly at his
home in Cambridge, Mass, OF paralysis.
He was II years old, and had been con-
nected with the Transcript since 1862.
Friday.
Swollen rivers raised the Mississippi to
within three feet of the danger mark
Wires of the Milwaukee street railway
company cut and much other damage
done by striking rioters.-Death IN New
York OF Elk United States Senator Wal
lace of Pennsylvania.-A movement on
foot in Cam bridge, Mass, to secure the
home of the late James Russell Lowell
for a park.-The summer residences OF
Lispenard Stewart of New York dam
aged by fire and water. The fire caught
from the furnace. Miss Phoebe Cousens,
the noted lecturer and woman suftragist,
who has been i'll with a severe attack OF
rheumatism, has rapidly grown worse
and is in a serious condtion.-London
sightseers spent % hours in mId'air IN
the Gigantic wheel" which suddenly re-
fused to GOA report received from the
bedside of Gail Hamilton" indicated
that unsatisfactory SYMPTOMS had been
noted, and it was feared her trouble had
taken a serious turn-A hot discussion
in the senate on Buffers bill prohibiting
the issue OF United States bonds without
the consent of congress.-Senator Quay
and Mr.. Mckinley have an interview at
Canton, Ohio.
Saturday.
The missing heress, Maud Williams,
found in Montreal-Dartmouth again
champion of the New England Intercol-
legians.-Cuban girls in America raising
money to aid the insurgents in their war
with Spain.-The bondholders OF the
Central Vermont railroad unanimously
decided to institute foreclosure proceed
ings as soon as possible and not attempt
to reorganize the company.-The Chinese
government is about to establish an i'm
perial bank, controlled by the Revenue
Board, which will provide capital to thu
amount of 100000 taels.-The secre
tary of the treasury received a telegram
from the collector of customs at Jackson
vile, Fla, stating that the supposed fill
clustering steamer Three Friends hat
cleared from that port presumably TO
Cuba.-Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau, tn
great theatrical managers, in financial
trouble and obliged to assign.-Genera
Wyler started for the northern coast C
} Pinar Del Rio on board the SPANS
cruiser Marquis Ensenada.-Th pres
dent sent message to the senate sayin
that he cannot communicate the intorma
) ton asked for BY the Morgan resolutio
!, in relation to Cuba.
. Sunday.
terrible cyclone sweeps the state {
Iowa; fierce hail storm in Minnesot
and storm OF wind and rainin Chicago
milwaukee people are under "a reig
of terror" on account of the strikers
! Death at Hanover, N. H., of DR.. Carl
ton P. Frost, dean of Dartmouth medic;
, college and professor OF the science an
practice of medicine in that institution
Rev. DR.. Withrow, moderator of tt
' Presbyterian general assembly held ;
} Saratoga N. Y, preached a strong Sc
mon which caused a sensation amor
: the conservative members of the asser
bly,. "A shocking series of murde
charged to clergyman in Salt La Ike Gil
:. Utah.-The Coronation Standard WI
cousecrated with fitting ceremony in til
= armory of the Kremlin, in Moscow
: Advices from Massowah are that lar
S bodies of Italian troops have EMBARK
p for Italy.-It is reported from Mexit
that arms are being supplied to t
Yaqui Indians from the United States.
Monday.
Death of Captain Tohn Wilson of
vine, KY, who had long been a sutfere
l. aged seventy,four. He was the m;
J. who first planted the Federal flag on t
e summit of Lookout Mountain,-The c
4 ploslon of a gasoline stove nearly eXte
u inmates a Chicago family.-A DENY
street car jumped the track and nearly
9 dozen passengers were injured.-The S
If preme court at Washington affirmed t
opinion of the court below, holding t
l. sugar bounty law valid and overrulil
d the comptroller-A singing rebuke Civ
al Tom Platt by 7, J. Deavitt OF Montpe
e. er, president of the Capital Savings Ban
:. News received that Dr. Charles
!. Leach, a Congregational missionai
III his wife and baby were murdered by M
RS hammedans near Tunis, Tripoli, on M
n 18th. An investigation is to be made
lie the British consul at Tunis.-The sena
orders rigid investigation of Senat
S. Sanger's charges of bribery.
u Tuesday.
is Coronation of Nicholas II, Car of
I'd the Russlas, amid regal pomp a
as splendor.-The inauguration OF Char
Warren IiDnptt Governor of Rhode