St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-23
NEWS SUMMARY.
Thursday.

Thursday.
Senate votes-24 to 23-against Vests
resolution censuring Secretary Gage
House adjourns again. in spite Of Popu-
listic pposition--Three persons MUIR
dered and their house burned near Oak
land, r. Delay in Bran case. Death
sentence will not be carried out on June
1S--Rivers rising, and situation along
the Louisiana levees acute-Annual
convention Of New Hampshire Grand
Army and Woman's Relief corps at Con-
cord-Medical examiner decides that
death OF Lottie Bates Of Weymouth.
Mass, was result Of sucide--Banker
G. w. Spalding of Chicago confesses to
hypothecating University of Illinois
bonds. Trustees Of University Of Illinois
1t Is said, will not prosecute him-Cu
bans fighting at the port Of Banes-
Possible issuance Of general amnesty
proclamation to Cubans by Spanish au.
thoritfes-Woburn and Lynn Mass
leather men denounce the proposed duty
on hides-Sceptics begin to believe that
an airship Is cruising about in the West
Letter from supposed aerial navigators
found-Message to congress recon-
mending participation Of United States
In Paris exposition Of 1900-John I.
Sullivan will try hard to get match
with zsimmons-Sixteen runners
entered for the Boston Athletic associa-
ton Marathon race-Annual session of
the grand lodge, Knights of Honor, of
Massachusetts, at Boston-Harvard
ball team beats the Fawtucket profess
sion faa MI to q w 81 I, Iot
board of arbitration adjourns without
settling the Rusie case-Rear Admiral
Miller transferred from Charlestown
(Mass) navy yard to the command OF
the Pacific station.
Friday.
General Martin recalled as a witness
In the investigation before the governor
and his council-Lawyer James ].
Storrow of Boston expires suddenly al
ashington-Maine Methodist con.
ference acts upon the case of Rev. James
Wright-Death of Mrs. Theodore Til
ton at Brooklyn-More Western people
testify to seeing an airship In flight
Parties in the senate not yet able to
agree on reorganization of the commit
tees-Senate spent day on the Indian
appropriation bill. but did not complete
flames Mlnot elected commander OF
the New Hampshire G. A. R-Com-
mander-in- Chief Clarkson at the Maine
G. A. r. encampment-Mrs Edith SEES
sions Topper sued by the hero of one OF
her stories-Martin Mowry talks on the
triple murder at Oakland, r. State
ment regarding the failure of the Globe
Savings bank, Chicago; charge that
bank examiner delayed report-The
future Bavarian king, Prince Ruprecht,
to wed Princess Feodora-Beginnin
OF an epidemic of cerebo-spina men
nights noted by the Boston board OF
health--Annual banquet Of the Mas
sachusetts Legislature at Boston-Har-
ward seniors change the date of class
day-Postmaste Daigle, who fled from
Jndawaska Me-, returns and will not
be rosecuted-Union picket stabbed
by non-union workman in Lynn, Mass
---Fiftieth anniversary of the sending
of Methodist missionaries to China OBJ
served at Boston-Belief that Kansas
City fires were set by gamblers-Cor-
nerstone of the new Masonic Temple at
Pawtucket, r. l.. laid-Bill for regulat-
ing department stores introduced in New
York legislature-Frank Wentworth OF
Newton, N H., indicted for attempting
to poison his parents-Uniform course
In Latin and Greek being prepared for
secondary schoos-Raines law amend
ments pass the assembly in the same
form as adopted by the senate-Arch-
bishop Williams of Boston soon to start
for visit to Rome.
Saturday.
Cashier Stickney of the Great Falls
bank of Somersworth, n. H., murdered
and bank robbed of $4,000; two Wal.
than, Mass, boxers arrested on sus.
picion for Somersworth officers; one is
also suspected of the Waltham robbery
German to have his way about filling
vacancies in senate committees-Min.
lister Terrell secures the release of a
naturalized American citizen at Con.
tantinople-Swiss president selected
as arbitrator of the Brazil French
Guiana boundary-President to APP
point another Boring sea commission
Order sending Lieutenant Peary to Sar
Francisco revoked-Internation con-
tention over the landing of the new
French cable at Cape Cod-President
appoints the board of visitors to West
Point-Testimony in the Martin CASE
finished-Shoe and leather men believe
they have STAYED off the tax on hides
Important find in the Reynolds triple
murder case-Sucide of Colonel Will.
lam II. Hart, associate justice Of the
Chelsea Mass police court-Strone
efforts for the appointment of Herber
Bowen as minister to Spain-Secre.
tary Gage may keep Assistant Treasurer
Jordan in office-Secretary Sherman:
plan to put a new chief clerk in the state
department likely to fail-Severa
changes made in the officials Of the
: treasury department-General Wey
ler's representative and the Cuban junts
have q peace conference-Wes sen
ators decide to stand for amendment t
wool schedule of the Dingley tariff bill
. Death of ]. S. Maffitt, the veteran
actor-Colonel Carol D. Wright ell
logizes General Francis A. Walker
Hon. l.. T. Carleton elected commando
of the Maine G.. A. r.
Sunday.
Trail Of Kelley, who murdered Cashie
Stickney, lost at Sherbrooke, Que
r General Weyler despises the good office
c of the United States--Turkish counc
!; of ministers declares war has broken on
# and gives Grecian minister his pass
|, port--Three alarms from dreaded DO
!. 81 for a fierce fire in Summer street build
d ing. Boston-Heads of two of the vic
d tins of Burrillville r. l., murder found /
d ashes in cellar of Mowrys part of tn
D. nj. ~, OF nalfe
La half the town under water-Pro
= visional government formed in Hon
duras-Horses run away with a hears
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