St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-05-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
Thursday.

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Thursday.
Statement Of the administration policy
on Cuba to be made soon - Senator
Allen revives interest In the senate In
the sugar investigation Of 1894 by intro
ducing a resolution to bring Broker
Chapman before the senate and give hin.
an opportunity to purge himself Of con-
tempt-Consldera Spanish force
ambushed by insurgents in Cuba-Col-
lector of Internal Revenues James d.
Gill of Massachusetts announces the
changes in his department; districts re-
duced from IA to 10 - Massachusetts,
house refuses t. suspend 18th Joint rule
to admit Dickinson bill giving governor
power to remove police commissioners;
senate rejects order providing for a re-
cess committee to investigate trusts
Ex-Governor Burleigh of Maine nom
mated candidate for congress-The
sultan said to resent mediation Of DOW
Ex-senator Aldrich ready to defend
the finance committees tariff schedules
Dam at Cobbossecontee lake. Maine,
leaking badly and big freshet threatened
Bitter scene enacted in the Italian
chamber of deputies-Universal postal
congress; amendments to proposed in
ternational treaty practically agreed
upon by ways and means committee
Alleged Vermont firebug arrested in
Scranton, Pa - Presley Crawford
breach Of promise case begun at Plym-
outh, N. HI. A. w. suspends several
California riders for two years-Re-
uic 1ifu oh rta oF
adopted-Eight hundred silk weavers
employed In the Ashley and Bailey mills
at Paterson. N. j., have struck.
Friday.
President Goodwin of the Eliot Ma
tional bank of Boston killed by falling
limb-Annual parade of the Boston
school cadets-Death of Mr.. Justin
Whittier of Newton, Mass-House dis
poses of all but one section of the Indian
appropriation bill--The 81st annual re-
port of the American Bible society,"
Death of Norton @. Pope, once a well
known Chicago speculator, at Montreal
Colonel Buck. new minister to Japan,
to post himself on relations of that coun-
try with Hawaii-Aldrich proposes to
mat SCIlitC anu IlOuSt sugar
schedules are substantially the same
English varnish company to establish
plant in America, to escape tariff
duties-Tillman stirs up the senate
with plain talk about the sugar scan
dals-Broker Chapman will go to Jail
and then hopes to be pardoned-Moses
Y. Ransome and his party of gold seek
ers arrive safely in Terra del Fuego-
| Plan of postal congress to secure the
adoption of a universal postage stamp
has ollapsed-General Clayton pre-
sents his credentials to the president
of MeXico--Town meeting in Revere,
| Mass, discusses a return to kerosene
for street NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. says
that Corbett was not knocked out but
| QUIT. w. Plaisted of Augusta Me-,
nominated by Third district Democrats
of Maine to run against Ex-Governor
Burleigh for congress-. A. w. puts
new restrictions on college wheelmen
Boston invited to join the movement
for tariff commission-Dartm
wins second annual debate from Will
iams-Announced from Washington
that President Mckinley will send a
special message to congress on the Gu
ban situation-Comtesse Castellane
| (Anna Could intends to build million
franc hospital in memory of her mother
Saturday.
Cuban jingoes threatening to force the
| presidents hand-Greeks victorious ir
an all-day battle near Grilboro, il
Epirus. Diplomatic situation compli
Gated by renewal of fighting-Two mer
killed by coming in contact with liv,
wire in Chelsea, Mass-Killoran ant
Allen, postoffice thieves who escaped
from Ludlow street Jail, New York, 10
Gated in London-Frank a. Vanderlip
q Chicago newspaper man, to be assist
ant secretary of the treasury--Net los:
of about $10000000 in gold reserve sine,
April 2S - Major General Forsyth
placed on the reserve list-Gunboa
Nashville makes 1906 knots on her Off.
cial trial rip-Preliminary trial tril
of gunboat Vicksburg a success-Su
preme council A. p. A., calls on senate
to impeach Senator Vest-Ex-R Repre-
sentative stephen r. Mallory elected
senator from Florlda-Revolution IL
Uruguay has been checked-New Eng
land trotting horse breeders races al
we'll filled-Relative of the late Treas
urer Rowland tells why financial crasl
came-Death of Max Maretzek at New
York, the oldtime unprecedented,
wins the Intercollegiate golf champion
ship-Ex-U United States Senator Coke
dead-Engish labor agitator given 9
hours in which to leave France-Mili
tary train in Russia wrecked. Nearly
100 soldiers killed and 60 seriously in
jured-Imports for April highest OF
record senators divided II
opinion as to policy to be pursued regard
ing tariff bill-Story of Missionar,
Knapps expulsion from Turkey was un
true-Colonel John S. Mosby of Vir
{ ginia mentioned as possible successor
to Consul General Lee-Verdict Of $29
for plaintiff in the Presley Crawford
breach of promise case in Plymouth, N
H-Receivers of the Dime Saving.
bank of Willmantic, Conn.,, to pay {
dividend Of 20 per cent-Wild scenes II
the Kentucky senate-Wholesale Ii
cense granted for annex to the Hote
Touraine at Boston granted-Anothe
claimant of the reward for Murdere
Kelley's arrest-Alleged moonshiner
arraigned in Concord, N. H.; one dis
charged, one held-Boston Fruit com
pany's steamer Bernard long overdue
and her owners are anXious-EX-Am
bassador Bayard bringing the Brandon,
manuscript to Boston-Poor & Dale
shoe factory, recently burned at Sea
brook, N H.. will not be rebuilt, but tn
firm expects to locate in near by town
Sunday.