St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-04-10
NEWS SUMMARY.
Thursday.

contract to furnish granite work tor
w. L. Gladstone's monument Speaker
Reed gives a reception to 200 New Eng
land lriends.-A Nebraska county treas
urer missing leaving shortage OF $780,
900 in his Big delegation from
Ohio planning to attend the st. Louis
onvention.-Kingo Of counterleters, Jim
the PeDman," rrested.-Attempt to
wreck Mississippi state capitol.-Massa-
chusetts House rejects the bill allowing
women to vote on license question.-lm-
mense fire in Brunswick, Ga, causes the
loss of one life and 100000 OF property.
Work of the Venezuelan commission
about half Observation-Disclosures state
senate pays formal tribute to the memory
of Gov. Greenhalge. Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe and Mrs. Mary A. Livermore de-
liver addresses in Boston.-Connectlcut
Valley Highway Association formed.
Friday.
Another flibustering expedition landed
on the shores of Cuba with 1000 rifles
"Brick" Pomeroy seriously i'll at his home
in Blythebourne, L. I.-Harrison's old
cabinet to attend his wedding Ex-senator
Voorhees, improving .-Thomas Wharton,
Sunday editor of Philadelphia Times,
falls from fourth story window and is
instantly killed.-Attempt to wreck a
train near Kansas City; obstruction no.
ticed in time to prevent serious damage
Australia afflicted with heat, floods,
earthquakes and epidemics, frightful heat
followed by wild cyclones.-No. 5 mill OF
Lawrence corporation, Lowell, Mass,
shut down; 1000 operatives out ofwork
Saturday.
General Fielding deserts Salvation
Army and joins Ballington Booths vol
unteers.-Olympic Athletic club, for
many years leading sporting club in the
country, decides to disband.-Rumor
reaches here that the Spaniards loss 800
men in the Cuban battle in Pinar del
Rio last Thursday.-Gov. Bradley of
Kentucky announces that he is candi-
date for the presidency.-Law against
ladies wearing high hats in the theatre
goes into effect in Cincinnati.-Cleveand
not candidate and Carlisle will proba-
bly, have support of administrations
Henry L. Jacques, millionaire of rs
years old, offered large fortune to be
allowed to throw himself from Staten
Island boat and end his life.-Mrs
Hayes hurls her baby from third story of
a New York tenement house and then
jumps out herself, but both escaped with
few scratches. Insanity from too
much liquor cause OF the terrible Decd
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, daughter of
Cornelius Vanderbilt and heir to
$25, 900, 900, and H. p Whitney, only
son of Hon w. E. Whitney and heir to
several millions, engaged to be married.
Sunday.
Training stableat Buffalo, N. Y, burned
with 5000 worth of horses.
does not care to head the democratic
ticket.-Ex-Gov. Boies, OF Iowa, would
accept democratic nomination on free
silver plattorm.-A despatch says that
the town Of Santa Cruz on the west coast
of the island of Luzon, has been almost
completely destroyed by fire. Four thou
sand houses burned and 10000 persons
homeless Richard Ingram killed in
prize fight at Haverhill, Mass, by a blow
on the jaw from Arthur Bradley.-Whole
Chiiau fleet ordered to sea- William
Draper, OF Dorchester, % years old, COM
mits suicide i'll a Boston hote.-A wire
factory in Worcester, Mass, burns, caus-
ing a loss of Sis 000.-New York's dry
est Sunday, all regular saloons tightly
closed.-Great alarm is felt in Mafeking,
on the Transvaal border, because of the
threatened uprising of the natives.
Monday.
House passes Cuban resolutions by
244 to ga foreign syndicate offers
100000 to control franchise of the
Erie canal.-Boston's first horse show
opens in Mechanics hail. fine array of
blooded animals and promise of one of
the most successful exhibitions ever held
in New acknowledgements to hold up
Vanderbilts train and abduct Cornelius
ioiled.-Spain said to have an alliance
with England. Bank robbers get $1,000
in Whtinsville, Mass-Twenty men Of
the Buffalo street railroad go out on
strike and Others are expected to fol-
low.-Chairman Harrity calls meeting
OF the democratic national committee at
the Palmer House, Chicago, April 10, to
arrange tor the national convention
Black plague at Hong Kong, China
Successful opening of the 776th Olympiad
at Athens, Greece, athletes from several
countries and Americans winning a good
share of the events; the King OF Greece,
Duke of Sparta and 10000 people wit
ness the sports in the Stadion.-Gen
Harrison and Mrs. Dimmick Joined in
matrimony in ST. Thomas church, New
York.
Tuesday.
Newell, the Vermont healer" arrives
in Boston.-Mrs. Mckee, daughter of
Gen. Harrison, not in Indianapolis to
receive her father and bride. There is
some unpleasant feeling between the
bride and Mr.. Harrison's children.-Ten
inches OF snow fell in Sullivan county, N.
Y.-Talk OF special message from the
president on the Cuban questionable
ported from Constantinople that the
Porte will eXpel all missionaries and Red
Cross workers, from his dominions.-
Shooting atiray at a Chicago election,
one man shot through the wrist .-Hud-
died in holes, prisoners in Spanish ports
held without trial.-Frenzied with zeal
ousy Georgia dentist kills beautiful
and wealthy young lady and wounds
the favored sutton.
Wednesday.
Armenian missionary reported to b,
confined in Turkish jail.-In the Olym
plan games at Athens yesterday tn,
Americans won iour contests.-The new
movement OF the "Volunteers" of Amer
lea formerly opened in Chicago, 5000
people cheering the words of Ballingtol
: Booth.-State federation of Woman
climbs in Watprtnwn Mass attapdad IA,