St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-12-18

IN eight years-Jackson celebration
banquet at Chicago at which william j.
Bryan will be chief guest Of honor, VIII
be held Jan. 7--Baie dcs Chaleur rail-
wa, has been purchased by the Cana
dian government--Fred II. Holmes
for 10 years postmaster OF Camden, ~
j., arrested on a charge of embeZzllng
81 ,l0l SO Of the funds Of the postoillce de-
partment-First Baptist society or
Concord, N. H., extended call to Rev,
Roland b. Grant, ID. D., Of Portland, Or
Annie White, rs years old, colored,
was shot by Sylvester Roundtree, her
lover, at Boston and killed-The 80 can
vassers sent out to ascertain the num-
ler of non-gOng church Protestants In
Portland. Me-. have found about 700
adults who never got within sound OF
clergyman's voice on Sunday--Man-
ager Manning Of the Kansas City West
ern league team announces the purchase
from New York of Frank Connaughton
The winters crops IN the southern
provinces Of Russia greatly damaged by
the draught--Samuel T. Putnam,
president of the Free Thought Con-
gress. and Mary l.. Collins, both Of Chi
cago, were found dead upon the lioor OF
an apartment in the fashionable Back
Bay district Of Boston-Alrs. Annie NJ
Dupont, whose struggles began with her
arrest on a charge Of embezzlement OF
10 cents from r. II. White ~ Co., Boston,
Is said to be insane,
MONDAY, DEC IA.
President Cleveland goes duck shoot
ing-Steamships arriving at New York
report terrible weather at sea-Joseph
H. Choate of New York may be Nc Kin
leys secretary Of state--Ralnes law
hotels in New York were kept closed on
sunday-Plan of reorganization of
Union Pacific made public--Demon-
stration in Habana In honor Of General
Weyler-Steamer Three Friends starts
with a flibustering expedition for Cuba
Chief Justice Mercer Beasley of New
Jersey seriously sick--ROdy of a sui
eide found in . Westfcld (Mass) park
West Dedham (Mass) citizens favor
separate Wnship-Meeting in Trinity
church 0oston) in the interests Of the
Tuskegee Institute-Delegates at Gin
cinnati take part today in the 10th an
nual convention Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor-Miss Edith l.. Collins of
New York to wed Count zaykowsN-
Smuggling conspiracy discovered at
Fortune, Bay n. F--Prolessionalism
causing trouble in the Massachusetts
Amateur Bowling league-Trial of
Mate Bram for alleged murders on the
high seas begun at BOston-TWO men
and a woman under arrest in Manches-
ter, ~ H., on charge of arson-If eX-
Queen Liliuokalani visits Washington it
will be as any other private person, not
as a royal parsonage or in any official
character
TUESDAY DEC Is.
Initial proceedings In the trial Of
Thomas Bran at Boston, charged with
murder on the high seas; Il jurors
selected-Attempt may be made to
pass a new tariff bill at the present ses-
sion-BrooKinle, Mass, had a $25,00C
fire--l}ad fire in Summer street build
ing. Boston Gompers de-
livers annual address at the American
Federation of Labor convention at Gin
cinnati-Charles A. Prouty of Ver-
mont nominated for interstate com
merce commissioning Sen
stor Allen calls Senator Hoar to account,
and receives an ansWer-TWO-alar
fire at Jamaica Plain, Mass-Death o.
eX-United States consul George l.. Cat
lin--Crespo will stand firmly by his
policy on Auglo-Venezuelan treaty
New congressional library building will
not be available for the Inauguration ball
Amendments to rules of the road at
sea accepted by Brazil and the Neither
lands-Joseph H. Choate, the New
York lawyer, a candidate for the ma
tional senate, to succeed David b. Hill
Search for young Conner under spirit
guidance is being continued in Mexico
.-GOVernor-eleC Powers of Maine
dned by the Portland club--Battleship
steel breaks short off under test in New
port NeWs-Supreme court decision in
case of Millbury against city of Worces-
ter Mass-Congress takes no action
on Maceo's death-Joint resolution
recognizing the independence of Cuba
introduced IN congress-Cuban league
of the United States organized by prom
inent citizens of New York-Departur
of party of So recruits from Boston,
bound for Cuba-BostOn represent
atives of Cuban junta enroll $50 for the
insurgent army-Harvard students
meeting to bid farewell to Coach Leh-
of railroad freight
rates in favor of Maine potato formers
Opening Of annual session of Maine
State Grange--Bill amending District
Of Columbia liquor laws passed-Lodge
lore in
ate--Milk producers convention in
Worcester, Mass--Reception to Rev.
Thomas j. Conaty, u. D., in Holy Cross
college, Worcester, Mass--A Worces-
ter (Mass) money clerk arrested for
embezzlement-M Mace Donovan benefit
at the Broadway Athletic club, New
York-Sylvester Roundtree of Boston
held without bail on charge of murder.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16.
| Municipal elections in six Massachu-
setts cities--Trial at Boston of Thomas
| Bran, charged with murder on the high
] seas--lIX President r. Frank Vaughn
sues the Providence and Springfield rail
road--Burglars at Biddeford Me-,
frightened by a corpse-Command
John MCGOWAN assumes command of the
naval training station at Newport R.
Mark Hanna and others see Major
Mckinley at Canton, O-'The reichstag
rejects the judicial procedure bill
The sultan consents to the granting OF
amnesty to Armenian prisoners
Stockholders may petition the Rowland
Falls Pulp company into insolvency.
Death of David Leonard Barnes of Bos
ton, the well known consulting engineer
Death of Sig. Pietro Ferranti, former
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