St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-28
NEWS SUMMARY.
Thursday.

Lord Aberdeen, governor general OF
Canada opened the eighth Dominion
Parliament at Ottawa.-Advices have
been received in London that Dr.
Nansen's Arctic exploring steamer, Fran,
has arrived safely at Skervoe.-Lord
Chief Justice Russell Of England delv-
cred an address on international Law"
before the American Bar Association at
Saratoga.-Mr. Bryan gave out his
itinerary and the list of speeches he
would make on his journey West-A
cloudburst in New Mexico caused serious
loss OF life and property.-A largely
attended state convention of sound
money democrats assembled in Louis
vile, KY, and chose presidential electors
and delegates to Indianapolis.-Th
funeral OF Miss Mary Abigail Dodge
(Gail Hamilton) was held in Hamilton,
Mass.-Maor Mckinley corrected the
last prooisheets OF his letter of accept
ance.
Strikers in Lynn become very bolster
Gus and unruly Two OF the leading
factories in Waltham, Mass, have closed
their doors for time owing to the free
silver agtation.-The American steam
ship, Governor Goodwin wrecked near
Batavia Java; the crew were saved-A
free silver argument at Columbus, o.,
results in shooting scrape and one man
is fatally wounded.-Steamers collide in
the fog off Browns Point, near Tacoma;
heavy loss Of life narrowly averted.
Saturday.
A I,1,or Wy
United States minister to Turkey, will
soon place his resignation in the hands
of the president owing to the friction be-
tween himself and the administration
concerning the Armenian question:
Western Union Telegraph stock took a
rise of two per cent owing to a report
that the company had obtained control
OF the Bell telephone company, but fell
again after a denial Of the report by
Russell Sage.--lnterest in the Anglo
Egyptian expedition to the Soudan has
been revived by the receipt OF intelligence
that the preparations for the resumption
of the advance have been completed, and
that the troops will go forward from
kosheh within tortnght-T banks
in Toronto daily becoming more sus-
pcious of American money, and now not
one of them will accept any form of
American money at par to any great ex-
tent.-lt is definitely and certainly stated
that Secretary IIoke Smith has resigned
his cabinet portfolio, aud that the resig-
nation has been accepted by President
Cleveland.
Sunday.
Miss Higley of Richmond, VT, burned
to death during the burning OF her house
and Notwithstanding to the report OF
the Cretan reform committee, it is esti-
mated that 5000 Christians have been
hutchered in he Island OF Crete since last
November-lt is proposed to raise a
fund of $1,000 600 to relieve the Arme-
mans and enable as many as possible to
leave the Countrywide probability that
Henry WatterSon may be the democratic
sound money nominee enthusiastically
hailed at indianapolis headquarters. -
Funeral of the late Prot, Frederick w.
Crouch OF Baltimore, the well known
composer OF Kathleen Mavourneen.' -
Sudden death at his home in Salem,
Mass, OF BENJAMIN Shreeve of the noted
firm OF jewelers., Shreeve, Crump & Low.
Monday.
Express train on Baltimore and Ohio
railroad wrecked in PENNSYLVANIA six
people reported killed outright and 20 or
30 badly injured.-The old house in
which James G. Blaine was born and
spent his boyhood at West Brownsville,
Pa, which has been going to ruin for
years, has been torn down.-An import
ant decision rendered by a Kentucky
Judge who says that every corporation
IN the state must pay the franchise tax
Mark Hanna spends the day in Boston
and talks freely OF the campaign issues -
Thomas c. Platt SAYS he will not allow
his name to be used for the office
OF governor OF New York The Hay
market Produce bank, Arthur l. Howe,
president, have made an assignment.
The assets are 100000 and the liabili-
ties about the same.
Tuesday.
Marriage of Miss Gertrude Wander.
bilt, daughter OF Cornelius Vanderbilt,
and Harry Payne Whitney, elder son of
tx Secretary Whitney, at Newport, r. l..
Sound money democracy OF Massa-
chusetts met III convention in Boston for
the purpose of electing delegates to the
indianapolis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Reed
honored at Old Orchard by prominent
politicians Of the Pine Tree state and
elsewhere Mrs, Amy Childs OF Phila.
delphia shot dead by highwaymen in a
sstage'coach robbery in Oklahoma
because she refused to part with her
money.-Grand coaching parade at Beth
lehem, N. H.-Death of the Sultan of
ZanIbar.-Lieutenant Peary heard from
at Turnavlck Labrador .-Nantasket