St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-07-23

Island sound, robbed Of their boat, cloth
Ing and provisions-Professor Libby
Of Princeton to endeavor to scale Mesas
Cliff in New Mexico, aided by kites
william Merchant, wanted In York
Me-, for alleged burglaries, ar
In Canada-Search of woods
about Brookline, Mass, for missing
Grace Stevenson made, but no trace
found-stephen H. Bartlett of Melrose,
Mass, killed in a bicycle collision at Ma
hant-Epworth league meetings in
Toronto marked with great enthusiasm
Georgia confederates' home ordered
10 be sold.
Monday.
Fruitless search in the woods of Br ok
line Brighton and Newton, Mass, for
the body of Grace Stevenson; mother of
the missing girl now believes she
drowned herself in the Charles river
Charles II. Chase of Boston instantly
killed at East Kingston, n. H., probably
by a jump from the paper train
Charles C.. Harrington of Cambridge,
Mass, a summer resident Of A~nnisquam,
believed to ave committed suicide while
despondent--Whole Pacific coast has
gone gold mad, and there are not enough
vessels to carry the hordes to Alaska;
starvation and death stares prospectors
in the face-Daughter of Rev. Sam
Small, the celebrated Georgia evangelist,
to go on the stage-Ellen Peek, great
est of confidence women, again wanted
by the police Of Observation-Disclosures
commerce.; United States controls 80
per cent Of the total; value of exports
and imports in 1896 amounted to $21,-
67S, SS2-Boston colored preachers in
ermon condemn dancing and union pic
MICS in which outsiders are participants
Spirit of mutiny said to exist in the
Spanish police and army forces in Cuba;
200 men in arsenal strike and refuse fiat
money-New frontier line proposed by
the Turkish minister is unacceptable to
the powers-Coal miners strike is as
Stunning a new phase; trouble now feared
Howell c. Rees escapes from a pri-
vate asylum at Central Valley, N. Y,
and tells thrilling story of pursuit with
dogs and abuses-Trial of John O'Neil,
Jr., charged with the murder of Mrs.
Hattie E. McCloud, begins at Greenfield.
Mass.
Tuesday.
Gold found in such quantities IN Alaska
that 1t Is weighed in syrup cans with
steelyards; truth Of fabulous wealth of
mountains vouched for by many; craze
to go digging" has struck the East
Conference report on the tariff bill passes
the house by a vote of 1856 to 118; Con-
gresham Bailey spoke for W hours
against 1t; now goes to the senate, and II
adopted there only needs the presidents
approval to become a law-The large
barns on the Bussey farm at R~oslindale,
Mass, destroyed by fire; eight valuable
horses perished-Laura NJ. Switser al
legged to have eloped with Oscar l.. Briggs
from Lexington, Mass, where she has
q husband and two small children
Attempted holdup of a cigar dealer by
three men on a highway at Roslindale,
Mass-Battleship Iowa presented with
her silver service at Newport, r. L
Jairus Mann, the veteran messenger of
Somerville, Mass, honored by the city
goyernment--Peary's Arctic expedition
departs from Boston on the steam bark
Hope, for northern waters-Forty-
hIstn TSuillOIl VI III ANSW Gi6oho oSSO
citation of Mexican War veterans a
Nahant, Mass-Thomas B.. Turley ap'
POINTED to succeed the late Senator
Harris OF Tennessee-Nearly the full
strength of the second brigade, M.V.M.
In camp at Framingham-"Kid" Nc
Partland defeats Tommy Ryan of Phila'
delphia in one round at Staten island
Jury for the trial of John O'Neil, Jr.
at Greenwood. Mass, charged with kill
Ing Mrs. Hattie Z. McCloud, selected, an(
taken to Shelburne Falls to view thu
scene of the tragedy-Medford MASS,
council concurs with the aldermen IL
appropriatin $500 for a schoolhoust
In West Medford-United States gov
eminent has ordered a survey of the
Yukon river delta-Caroline c.. Turnel
Of Lowell, Mass, attaches the propert!
of Enoch Gerrish for SIS, 600, alleging
breach of contract to marry-Colone
thomas r. Mathews elected successor
of Brigadier General Bridges of SECOND
brigade. M. V. M-Striking miners IL
PENNSYLVANIA induce the men in thre'
mines to quit work; men in West Vir
ginia quitting.
Wednesday.
A miner named Marsten dug in Alasks
for seven years without getting 500, ant
then took out 500, 900 in a year-Fish
ing schooner Elmer E. Randall sunk II
Boston harbor by collision with tn,
schooner Henry Sutton in a dense fog
Grew of IA men rescued-Second day o
the trial of John O'Neil, Jr., charged will
killing Mrs. Hattie E. McCloud; severa
government witnesses examined
Clerks in 240 grocery stores in Boston Sc
cure half holiday on Wednesdays
Larry Burns Of Cohoes knocks GU
Mickey McManus of Albany at Troy
Good Templar delegates enthusiasticall.
welcomed home from Switzerland at
banquet in Faneuil hall, Boston,
Boston schooner seized for alleged breacl
of Canadian customs law-Trotting be
gins at Old Orchard, Me-, under favorabl
conditions-Williard P. Merchant, tn
alleged burglar and fugitive from Yorl
county, Maine, brought back from On
tarlo-Letter from the Captain Of tn
revenue cutter Bear, at st. Michaels
July l, says a large number of miners ar
there who want to come south, with from
SIS, 900 to $50, 900 for their seasons worl
Lieutenant and Mrs. Clarence L
Lang, who were recently ostracised so
cially by army officers and their wives
have separated; lieutenant says he ha
tired of the notoriety his marriag
brought him-Councilman Shea Of FaI