St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-03-26


office-Berlin celebrating centenary of
Kaiser William I-Reichstag grants
credit for new battleship, but refuses de-
mand for cruisers and torpedo boats
A Yale student makes a strength record
almost equal to Harvard's best
Scheme to connect Boston and Portland,
Me-, by electric railroads-War prac-
ticaly declared by Brockton (Mass.) sole
fasteners against Shoe Workers union
Death Of jeremiah M Mason Of
Limerick, Me--Death of the Hon. Fred
erick M. Stone Of Waltham, Mass
Civic league in Maine to work for strcter
enforcement of the prohibitory law
Jeremiah T. O'Sulivan of Lawrence,
Mass, charged with criminal libel
CNeil accused Of the murder of Mrs
McCloud, pleads not guilty at Green
field, Mass--The four failed appropria-
tion bills of the last congress put through
the house-Japan will continue the use
OF silver currency, with the yellow metal
Portions of island of Jamaica suffer-
Ing from water famine-Jackson and
Walling hanged at Newport, KY, for
the murder Of Pearl Bryan-Death of
Monday.
Blockade of Crete begun-Long over
due ship T. F. Oaks towed into New
York. Crew sick with scurvy. Cap
tain Reed, his wife and two mates ran
vessel until taken in tow-Formal
notice of Cretan blockade given to the
government at Washngton-Gov
ernor Black appears as a new force in
New York state politics-Mr. Lehman
takes Bull and Boardman out of the
Harvard boat-Harvard' Mott Haven
team In most encouraging form-Bos-
ton and Worcester school athletes en-
tered for the New York scholastic games
-F'itzsimmons says he will not ac-
cept challenge from Corbett-Shar-
keys manager posts $500 to bind a
match with Maher-Centenary Of
Kaiser Wilhelm Fire at Danvers
Mass, causes about $4,000 loss
Spanish victory at Montalban-Billy
Layton knocks out Johnny Van Heest
at Hot Springs, Ark-Lakewood Inn
at Lake Quinsigamond, Mass. burned
Frank B. Thompson dies from effect
of shot wound inflicted by Colone
Robert Eastman in West Virginia.
Fire in Ottumwa, Ia; losses aggregat
$3.50, 0O0--Mator Dick formally accepts
the secretaryship of the Republica'
national committee-Boston Contra
Labor union objects to the tobacco clause
In the Dingley tariff bill-Henry Clark
son, Harvard ball player, enters Yale.
Tuesday.
Schoolhouse at Arlington, Ca. wrecked
by cyclone and eight children killed
and many fatally wounded-Applica-
ton of lasigi to be admitted to bail de-
MED by United States supreme court
Minority report against the Dingley bill
presented in house of representatives
Bran receives letter from hi
mother-Verdict for defendant in q
policeman's suit for libel against the
Fitchburg Sentinel-Bill for military
works on Santa Lucia passes committee
stage in house of Monument
to Eaiser Wilhelm I unveiled in Berlin
Henry j. Higgins, an alleged forger.
formerly of Boston, located in London
Luke Burke of Salem, Mass, knocks
out Charley Kelly of New York at Buff
falo-Dan Creedan whips Charlie
Strong in four rounds in New York
Committee amendments to arbitration
treaty accepted by the senate-Fur
ther damaging testimony against Mr.,
Marsh in Vermont murder trial
Judge Morton decides that Miss JUL
=. Constantine of Exeter, n H.. is
titled to a decree annulling the tru.
deed which she gave her nephew
Edward Angler of Newton. Mass. ar
rested on charge of obtaining property
by means of false pretenses-Salt
water pipe line for Boston. Wholesale
district will soon have additional pro-
lection in the event of Sealers
making large catches in Gulf of st. Law
rence-Fall River (Mass.) city gov
eminent raises salary of city engineer
Supreme court affirms the disbai
ment of Attorney Elisha GREENWOOD OF
Boston-Probate court in Newport. r
l., grants original petition for appoint
ment of administrators on the King e.
tate. Mrs. Ross petitions for an ad
ministration of Millionaire Kings es-
tate in New York-Eighteen members
of the sophomore class, Bowdoin college
suspended for hazing-Italian dies ir
Boston city hospital from effects of G
piece of stiletto which had been in his
skull more than two years-Anti
fight picture measure has a setback in
the Massachusetts house
Wednesday,
The civil service law denounced b,
several members in the Senate-De
bate on Dngley tariff bill continued in