St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-02-19
NEWS SUMMARY.


O scene OF splendor, no hitch marred It's
success-Chest of powder eXplodes in
a Boston gun store, and fire and water
damage OF 81, 900 ensues--Bill for an
elevated railway for Boston submitted
to the legislature--la ale VIII row both
Harvard and Cornell this year, and will
enter a dual league with Harvard in all
sports for five years-Massachusetts
G. A. r. encampment at Worcester
elects Peter A. Smith junior vice com
mander. and selects Boston for the next
meeting place-Ipswich (Mass.) women
victims Of clever swndler, who prom
ised them 40 per cent dividends in two
weeks-Acolyte for which General
Coxey was to pay 100000, sold at Licking
ton. KY. for $l000--Fitzsimmons
leaves New York for Nevada; is con-
ndent of victory-M. Armand Castel-
mary. the basso, dies while singing In
Martha" IN the Metropolitan Opera
House. New York-Premior Canovas
thinks there is nothing Incompatible In
trying Cuban reforms, even with Wey-
ler-Torpedo boat Ericsson TO attempt
an inland passage from New York to
Charleston-The electoral vote count
ed by the senate and house Jointly as
sembled-Senator Morgan withdraws
the Nicaragua canal bill until the extra
session-Attendanc at New York BIZ
CYCLE show reaches G0,0OO-L. A. W.
convention at Albany. X. McCul-
loch of Winnipeg wins the 5000 meter
skating race at Standardization
Young issues a call for National Base
ball league meeting-Canadian gov
eminent asked to suspend license of the
Massachusetts Benefit association
Bill establishing state printing plant in
PRODUCED in the Massachusetts leglsla
ture-Couneel for Bran argue on the
motion for new trial on the ground Of
newly discovered evidence-To Torpedo
boat No. 6 on her official trial shows
speed of 2S.74O3 knots--Alderman
Bleller Of Cambridge, Mass, candidate
for collector Of internal revenue.
Friday.
G. A. r. encampment at Worcester,
Mass. closes with banquet, at which
Governor Wolcott speaks most elo-
quently-Isaac b. Potter elected presi-
dent Of i. a. w. at Albany Chris
tians and Moslems loot and murder in
Crete-Reed angry because appropria-
tions committee calls for too much
money-Captain Philo NJ. McGimn, L.
&. n, commits suicide in New York
Secretary OF eX -Queen Liliuukalani de-
clares that her act Of abdcation is void
and invaid-Fire in parliament build
ings at ottawa causes 500 600 damage
New Hampshire X of T. brigade
formed--President Seeye of Smith
college commends the attitude Of Cleye-
land and Olney toward Spain--Close
OF the w. Il. G. convention at Worces-
ter. Mass. officers elected Sherman
tries to reach agreement as to time for
final vote on arbitration treaty, fails
and becomes Colonel Roger
r. Scannell to prefer charges against
Chairman Martin of the Boston police
commissions EXECUTIONS off Charles
ton postponed by Admiral Bunce on ac-
count of rough water-NeW England
Breeders association admitted TO grand
circuit and given dates Aug. 81 to Sept
+Eighteen unfaithful wives in Hun
gary poison their husbands Settle
ment Of Yale Harvard controversy
gives general satisfacton-Theb boiler
q the Gillian gunboat Gaviota recently
exploded, killing five persons and injur-
ing eight others.
Massachusetts Reform club speakers
discuss the currency question in Bos-
ton--Greece hurrying troops to the
frontier to lepel Turkish INVASION
Carroll d. Wrght's denomination to
be commissioner of labor confirmed
The situation in Cuba Weyler con-
tributes f. 600 900 from his own funds to
the public treasury Gray does
not wish the appointment To a judge
ship of DelcWare-QueenL iiuokalani
through MI Palmer, abjures her alb
dication and unsWears her oath Of
allegiance Senator Blackburn moves
In the senate 10 postpone further con-
bideration Of the arbitration treaty.
Postotiice appropriation bill passes the
Martin a. knapp's rc-appoint-
ment as Interstate commerce commits
sioner confirmed Mckinley may APP
point Rev. Dr. /. 5. Hopkins of Atlanta
as minister To Greece-An eX-convict
threatening the life of former GOV
ernor of OhioThe Stantons. who kid
mapped millionaire Richardson areunder
surveillance In England Bill in New
York assembly prohibiting all sports
and exercises IN Sunday Rev Will
lam Kncaid, secretary of the Congrega-
tional Home Missionary society, died
at New York Lyman J. Gage denies
that he is a single tax believer-C Cuban
girls sold al auction by Spanish COM
mander-K Kerosene explosion at Ber-
lin \, H.-Dr. H. S Virtue of Ports
mouth, \. II. held on charge of stealing
City of Nashua, y. II. viii act as
custodian of Hunt library fuud-An-
nual eneanpment of Rhode Island Sons
OF Cubans put up a des-
perate hght in the province of Havana
No professionals in the l.. \. W., no
local option for sunday racing and no
fixed salary for chairman of The racing
board, result of deliberations of national
assembly -The right to search per
sons on American vessels IN Spanish
waters asserted by Minister De LONE
Stuart says the fight win take place
at Carson race track: 10000 seats be-
SPOKEN Mammoth whist party in
Mechanics holl Boston in aid of the
unemployed-The Hanna and Foraker
forces clash at the meeting of the stat,
Republican league at GAINESVILLE, o.
Funeral OF stephen h Simuns at hi.
home in Wellesley Members VI tn,
G. a. X. and auxiliary bodies invited
to take part in the Inauguration Ger
emonies--Au The coast swept 10y O