St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-02-07
RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Thursday.

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death during a fire in the building where
he had rooms Weyler, the new Captain
General OF Cuba will give the rebels eight
DAYS 10 which to surrender; at the end
OF which time it they do not yield cam
paign of blood and fire will be begun
| Report that Mrs. Potter Palmer will try
TO secure the appointment OF her husband
to succeed the late Ambassador Runyon
at Berlin.-Anarchis in Lisbon arrested
for throwing stone at King Charles OF
Observation-Disclosures of the slaughter OF
Turks before Zeitoun, which is held by
Armenians. is confirmed. The Yale, Var
sty crew has announced its intention OF
going to England and rowing IN ne Hen
lev regatta.-Death of Rev. DR. William
ii. Furness in Philadelpha.-Three men
killed and twenty-lour injured in boiler
explosion at Hollldaysburg, Penn "A
dispatch from Rome reports a great bat
tie imminent between Italians and Ably
sinians.-The stranded steamer, st. Paul,
still fast in the sand off Long Branch.
Friday.
The Dunraven investigating commit
tees report made public. complete
yindication of all the charges brought
against the Defender syndicate. London
Press comments favorably on the report
Venezuelan boundary commission meets
and decide to send Secretary Malet-
Provost to Madrid to search the Spanish
archives for records believed to be in ex-
stence.-Prime Minister Salisbury de-
hvers speech in which he said that al
though the Monroe doctrine forms no
part OF international law, his dispatch to
Secretary Olney supported it us strongly
and distinctly as possible; but in the
form in which President Monroe himself
understood it. A dispatch from London
announces that Cecil Rhodes has fur
nished evidence to be used in DR.. Jane
sons defence. Ninety members of Dart
mouth College Association hold an en-
thusiastic meeting and dine at the Wal
dorf E. H. Howland's speech full of
witty savings; he considers DR.. Mary
Walker he best specimen of self-make
man in the country today.-A report
that the Standard Oil company IS to be
re-organized as a corporation with a
capital OF $200,000,000
Saturday.
A resolution adopted by the House
foreign affairs committee censuring Am
bassador Bavard for the sentiments eX-
pressed by him in his recent English
speeches. Frank Rockefeller denies report
of the reorganization of the Standard Oil
Company dispatch from Kingston, ia
maica, states that tour British warships
are anchored off that harbor to prevent
those OF other nations from entering
Circulation of English papers containing
the U. S. resolutions on Armenia forbid
den by the Independent action by
Russia i'll the Turkish question said to be
impossible Great Britain and France
will not be ignored in the deal,-Conlest
between Russia and Japan still continues.
Japan officially informs the treaty
powers OF the accession of FormoSa and
the opening of the island to foreign COM
merce.-John Hays Hammond, the Amer
lean mining engineer under arrest in the
Transvaa, to be released from Jail in a
few days, but held for trial by the Boer
government. A consul to be appointed
! in Cape Town to look after Americans
arrested The national democratic com
mittee decide upon the Coliseum in
Chicago for holding the national conven
tion.-Free coinage bill passed by the
| Senate.
Sunday.
A church building in Anglers, France
collapses eight persons killed and sixty
wounded-Advices from Cuba state that
strong Spanish force is marching
against General Gomez, who is believed
to be east OF Quibitan, near the centre Of
Havana Death of George Bliss, one Of
New York's rich and generous citizens
and Governor Morton's partner in the
banking firm OF Morton, Bliss & Co.
Strained relations still existing between
England and Germany, particularly since
it has become known of the latter s tfOrts
to involve Italy in the arrangements be
tween Russia and Turkey-Chauncey M
Depew not a little annoyed by the at
tempts made to boom him asNew York s
choice for preSident.-The sultan wants
to borrow $6,000,000 of a German
banking house to be secured by the gov
ernment's share OF light house receipts
Reports from over fifty places in Texas
show the heaviest rains known at this
season for years; water from two tt
four feet deep in some parts OF Houston
Monday.
Ambass ador Bavard authorizes Presi
dent Cleveland to announce his reSgna
ton in the event OF vote passing The
House of Representatives censuring hin
for his speeches III Great Britain. MANY
senator's believe the proper course to bC
taken is to discuss the Davis resolution
on the Monroe doctrine behind close {
doors.-Three piano firms in New Yorl
fall the Weber, William Z. Wheelock
Co., and the Stuyveysant.-Y anc
Princeton will probably form dua
league in track athletics similar to thai
now existing in base ball and foot ball.
Report from Minnesota that Great
Britain has taken large territory
belonging to that state with an estimat
ed loss in timber and minerals of two o.
three million dolars.-Frst Parisl
church on Meeting House hill, built il
1916, famous old landmark in Boston
destroyed by fire. The bell in this churcl
was presented to the society in 1851
and has been part OF the civil as wei
as the religious history OF Dorchester 70
145 years.-U. S. Minister Terrill hn
demanded an indemnity Of 100000 TO
the burning and pillaging Of the Ameri
can missions at Marash and Harpoot
He has also asked for the immediate
granting of hrmans for rebuilding them
-Mariu's troops met Gomez, surprise,
and scattered the Insurgents and eau
tured a large amount of arms ant
ammunition.-Harrison makes public
announcement through the Indiana stat
: central committee, that he will not cor