St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-01-01
NEWS SUMMARY.
THURSDAY. DEC. "a.

Anticipated .ieup Of West End street
railroad postponed for seven days, AFTER
long conferences between President Lit
tie and committee Of employee Brook
line. Mass. voted to ask FOR impeach-
ment Of Norfolk County Commissioner
Morrlll-Dr. Zertucha sent to the New
York Herald the details of Maceo's
death---RepuhNcan are satisfied that
they will secure senate majority for
the new Dngley hill--Chalrman
Dlngley denies serious difference Of
opinion on reciprocity IN ways and means
committee President recognized the
greater republic Of Central America
Lavigne- McKeever glove fight at Long
Island postponed week--Tommy
Ryan knocked out Billy Payne In four
rounds at Syracuse--Report on re-
vision of city charter received by the
somervile (Mass.) board Of oldermen
-Acauittal Of defendants In llatlinger
conspiracy case in superior criminal
court at Dedham, Mass--Lowell
(Mass) board Of aldermen negatives
the councils salary resolution-Mayor
Greene establishes precedent in city
hall politics at Fall River Mass Man
struck and fatally injured by a train
near DanVille Junction. Me--Fourth-
class postmaster OF Morrlmac county
N. H.. organize-A Missouri burglar,
in resisting arrest. killed one man and
injured seven-Old ocean House at
Newport r. l.. is to be torn down and
n magnificent new hotel built--Joseph
Smart of Warner n. H., charged his
wife with attempting to shoot him and
two other men-Rev. DR. Canaty Of
Worcester, Mass, receives the degrees
of d. u. and d. d. L. in Laval university
Quebec.
FRIDAY, DEC. 25.
Shooner and entire crew of eight men
was lost off Chatham, Mass-Turklsh
government has no money TO pay Amer
lean claims-Politlcs said to figure
In Bank Of Illinois failure--An attempt
to blow up Fort Pickens was discovered
and rustrated--Island Of Julian Fer
nandez reported to have sunk beneath
the sea-New Grand Army building at
Whitman. Mass. cdicated-The Hof-
man House at Rockford Ills, burned;
loss. $3.50. OOO--MInneapol alderman
accused of seeking a bride of 10000
Calumet state Bank of Blue Island, Ills,
makes an assignment-Tne Princess
o. Chimay and Caraman, Detroit girl
and her gypsy lover are at Stuhl Weis-
MISUNDERSTANDING Olney encouraged
by change Of attitude AT Madrld-Gen-
eral John Meredith Read seriously sick
In Paris--Bequest Of Sl0G00.000 to the
Stockholm university
SATURDAY, DI-,. -
Boston street car tle-up is over Many
of the men returned to work Claimed
by supreme council officials that 5000 men
were dropped Of WyZeman
Marshall. old-time actor at Boston
Death of George O. Carpenter, we'll
known business man of Boston-Gen-
eral Draper a. against United States in
reference I'm Cuba-Great Chinese
certificate fraud discovered at Seattle,
Wash-Wdow of Edward T. Shea Of
Brockton Mass. died at IIaverhill Of
laudanum poisoning -- Collision be-
tween steamer Scandinavian and
schooner Carrie Walker off Cape Cod
by which the latter was wrecked-Two
bodies washed ashore from the wreck
at Chatham. Mass-The Pheniy
Wooden company, East Greenwich. r. l.,
petitioned into voluntary insolvency.
Death of Chester r. Faulkner Of In
dlana-Disastrou floods In Monserrat
Trust funds held by Boston Safe
Deposit and Trust company not i'm
paired by defalcation of its former
treasurer Frank c. Miles-Corner-
stone of Brooklne tMass) Presbyterian
church Famine I'm India now oe-
yond control dissatisfied
with the terms Of the amnesty granted
by the sutau--Depots of navy supplies
being put upon an emergency basis
Peter Maher knocked out Steve O'Don-
nell In one round at Coney Island
President Cleveland has decided TO d.
rect immediate foreclosure of the gov
ernment's MORTGAGES on Pacific rail
roads--Chrstmas tree at the White
House--Stoneham (Mass) Fanciers
club holds a poultry show-Yale con
solidated football eleven won a game in
Nashvllle--Edward F. Weston starts
on a 24-hour walk against the record
Miss Olga Nethersole to marry an Eng
lish surgeon in East India service
SUNDAY, DEC. p.
Spain will probably ask that the Three
Friends be treated as a pirate-West
End employees assert that the company
has decided to discharge all the strikers;
violence feared-Mary \. Ivett. a do
nestle, commits suicide in Charlestown
Mass--Archbishop Martneli visits
Worcester-President elect McKin-
ley's picture torn to pieces and burned
and big horn destroyed by free silver
ties In Traialgegr, Ind-Weston. the
pedestrian, unequal to the task of walk
ing III miles In a day at New York.
General Palma does not believe there Is
nspy in the junta at Key West Boston
whist players defeated team Of play
ers from lalniield y J Fire in Whit
man. Mass, causes loss of $o5OO-At-
tachment Med I'm Worcester as result
OF Treasurer Miles defalcatlon--An
una meetingand banquet of Maine Com
mercal Travellers associaton-J. j.
Storrow, Nenezuela's counsel in bound
airy dispute, back from Caracas EN-
Queen Liliuokalani declares her tour
has no connection with political affairs
Winter herring fishery in Fortune
bay again a total failure Fire In
Owosso, Mich, causes loss of $25, 900
-Builders of the gunboat Princeton
may have to pay a penalty for delay
Senator Hoar reads his grafton on
Daniel Webster at the Massachusetts
tlub dinner at Boston-Bill for a new
International conference to be prepared
and passed after the holidays -Schoon-
er Thomas h. Reed goes ashore on Gov
ernor's island - Edgecomb, Me. ex-
cited over the alleged hypnotic restraint
Of young girl of that town-General
Lee again in Havana-A German