St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-06-25


shoe workers convention meets in Bos-
ton-Drug store raided by Cambridge
(Mass.) police-Mammoth saengerfest
opened in liladelphia-R Reading
(Mass.) road agent tries to hold up two
bicyclists; fires upon them and disabes
one of their wheels-Illinos men, 1t Is
claimed, involved In sensational bank
case-Steps taken toward federation
of the five great orders Of railroad en-
ployes-Senator Hanna thinks senate
sentiment favors annexation Of Hawaii
Marie Triosi of Boston took a dose
of trough on rats" in effort to end her
life-Sugar trust said to be planning
the purchase of Cuba; Weyler' resigna-
ton not yet ccepted-Cottage City
makes bid for summer meet of Massa-
chusetts division, l.. A. W-Monumen
erected to memory of Harry Wright,
"Father of Baseball" unveiled at Phila-
delphia-Mr. Lamson ascends so feet
with kite near Portland, Me-Fire In
Phillips, Me-, causes loss Of $1,000
Baccalaureate sermons at Harvard,
Boston college and Wellesley-Chief
Ray Of Revere (Mass.) police force asked
to resign-First steam pilot boat at
New York ready for service-Denial
that President Andrews of Brown uni
versity intends to resign-Harvard
Street Baptist church celebrates five
years of successful work by it's pastor
DIR. Hale and other prominent clergy
men preach on Boston Common-Bos-
tons parade and banquet in Victoria's
honor took place.
Tuesday.
Diamond jubilee parade in London;
100000 people in the etropolis-Bos-
ton jumps into the lead in the race for
the league penant-Celebratio Of the
queens jubilee in Boston markd by
parad in which the veterans Of Victorian
wars took part, and a monster banquet
in Mechanics hall, at which several dis
tinguished people spoke-Charles river
park management trying to get Michael
Titus match-Irish members of parlia-
ment oppose the congratulations of the
queen-Emigrants to Liberia return
without cent the scheme failure
Hiram H. Johnson of Lowell, Mass.
robbed in broad daylight on Haver-
hill street car-Senator Mark Hanna
emphatically denies that Sherman is to
retire from the cabinet-Levi Parker
attempts to commit suicide by hanging
in Lowell, Mass, police station; cut
down by station keeper-Simeon
C'Brien of Randolph, Mass, found wan
dering in woods with his throat cut;
supposed to have been rendered insane
by his mothers dath-Ma!oni Wilson
of Waltham, Mass, attempte to kill
Miss Maggie Hines, an then kille him.
self-Erastus Wyman, the greatest
agitator of annexation of Canada to the
United States, says the day for that has
passed foreN er-Debs in outlining his
social democracy declares that the pres
ent order of things must co. peacefully
he hopes, otherwise if need be-Ordi-
nancebuilding in the Brooklyn navy yard
burned; loss $500, 000-Informal recep-
ton and dinner rendered to General P.
A. Collins-John Mullen arragined in
New Bedford, Mass, on charge of man.
slaughter of Captain Patrick Curran;
held in $5000-Paper hangers union
and master paper hangers agree upon
wages and ours and strike is averteC
Mckinley letter to the queen pre-
scented by Whitelaw Reid-Burleigf
| the congressman-elect from Third Maine
district-Professo Arson D. Morse
head of department of history of Am
herts college, resigns-Thirteent an
nual reunion of the odd Tenth" regl
ment at Greenfield, Mass.
Wednesday.
Queen Victoria rides in procession
escorted by soldiers from many races
and accompanied by subject princes, CO.
lonial premiers, representatives of al
the worlds governments, and cheered by
millions of loyal subjects-Wild chas,
after a colored man at Reading, Mass.
the crowd supposing him to be the much
wanted highwayman; his story con
nected one, and railway men fail t.
identify him-Testimony concluded IL
the Lowell, Mass, bribery cases; Judg,
Bond believes notes valueless, and would
offer verdict for the defendants OF
that ground, but as the state has NJ
right of appeal he would leave it to b,
settled by the supreme court-Ten
mile race between Michael and Titu.
will come off at Buffalo on July 8
Wellesley college sends out its 10Th ant
largest graduating class; address by
Professor Calvin Thomas and award O
degrees-Ohio Republicans open thei
convention at Toledo; General G. H
Grosvenor, chairman, says the Repub
lican campaign pledges are being full
filled and prosperity is rapidly coming
he dares the Democrats to again indors
anarchy-Boston Baseball club drop
back into second place-Senator Plat
and Allison have sharp tilt in the sen
ate with Carter and Foraker over tn
details of the wool schedue-Rev. Dl
David H. Greer of New York city electe,
Episcopal bishop coadjutor of Rhod
Island-Man and his daughter fatal,
hurt in grade crossing accident at Wal
lingford, Conn.,; four others injured
Governing board of the Handel an
Haydn society of Boston elect Carl Ter
RAIN conductor, and three officers re
sign-Mildred Brewster, who kille
Anna Wheeler at Burlington, VT,
dying-Henry A. Holcomb held 70
further hearing on charge of conspirac
to defraud Bennett Manufacturing com
pany of New Bedford, Mass, of $1O0, 90
Three men held up in Lynn, Mass
give the would-be robbers a sever
thrashing; every one arrested and q
the station Patrick Joyce, one of tn
robbers, attempted to commit suicid
by hanging-Robert Hutchinson
wanted in Concord, Mass, escapes fror
the Lynn police headquarters when a.
officers back was turned for momen
Massachusetts state board of lunac
and charity will on Friday give hear
ing on the charges of lobying mad