St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-12-31
NEWS SUMMARY.
Sunday.


were burned to death in London.-Th
Norfolk for Liverpool, put into Halita
with fire in her cotton cargo.-Only on
life was lost at the burning of the Col
scum building in Chicago, the other miss
ing persons having turned up safely
There are fully dozen candidates am
dark horses for the Maryland senator
ship; Governor Lowndes appears to
in the lead.-The Salvation Army ha
abandoned its Prison Gate Home, for tn
reformation of ex-convicts, in Contra
Costa County, Cal. - State Enginee
Adams issued statement sho wing VIII,
it will cost SIC ,O00O 900 to complete tn,
canal movement.
Thursday.
A Portuguese force has been massacred
by natives in South Africa. - Charles
Helmbold. who threa tened to kill Consul
General Osborne in London, has been
sent to an insane asylum.-The Holland
Chamber voted to abolish the export
dLty on Java sugar.-Sixteen persons
were killed by he explosion OF fire'amp
in a coalpit at Dortmund, Prussia.-The
Bengal Chamber OF Commerce has asked
the Indian government to establish a
gold standard for India Wilhelm Joest,
the explorer, died i'll Australia.-Re-
newed fighting has taken place in Crete,
and twelve Christians have been killed
by Mussulmans.-The Behring Sea award
is regarded by officials in Washington
as practical victory for the United
States, little or nothing being given to
the Canadians for prospective damages.
The Chestnut Street National Bank
and the Chestnut Street Trust and Saw
ing Fund company OF Philadelphia closed
their doors.-P. u. Armour, the bear
leader, as we'll as the Letter bull clique,
on the Chicago board of trade, bought
May wheat, causing strong market
The freight passing through the 800"
canal this year amounted to 1S,21S.4 400
tons.-Andersen the cook Of the schooner
Olive Pecker, was convicted OF murder at
Norfolk. Va, and sentenced to he hanged
Damage to the amount of 100000
was caused by fire in the business cen
ter OF Cleveland.-An issue OF city bonds
in Chicago was sold at a premium of
So 662s.
Saturday.
No uneasiness over the possibility of
war over the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of China is |
felt i'll London.-rhe German government |
has refused the request of the United |
States for lower duties on animal pro
ducts.-A Grecian gunboat which at
tempted to leave the Gulf of Ambracia
was fired upon by the Turkish fort at
Prevesa; the Greek ambassador to Tur.
key has been requested to obtain
friendly eXpIanation.-Nine persons are
thought to have persisted at the burning
OF the Coliseum in Chicago; two more
bad fires occurred in Chicago, fire cap
Thirty or forty people were terribly in
lured in Asheville, N. c., by the explosion
OF can containing thirty pounds of
powder while Christmas salute was
being fred.-The merchants OF Portland,
Ore, have offered to equip and send
reliei expedition to the Kiondike Fifteen
thousand window.glass workers in the
Indiana gas belt are to return to work,
their strike having been settled.
Monday.
1t is expected that the new Cuban cab
met will be named next week, with Senior
Galvez for Premier; the Spanish govern
ment ISSUED a note with view TO allay-
ing the excitement of the Spanish news
papers over the latest note from the
Washington government General Ruiz
Rivera, the captured Cuban leader, ar
rived iii Spain, and will be imprisoned
in fortress.-Kurdish raid
ers have massacred eight hundred people
OF Persian Christian town.-The state
department makes another appeal for
relief OF the reconcentrados in Cuba,
many thousands OF whom are in a starv-
ing condition.-The report that the
United States had attempted to secure
land in Greenland for a naval coaIing
station was denied in Washington- The
Overman Wheel company Of Chicopee
Falls, Mass, made an assignment.
Tuesday.
Twenty British warships and Japan
ese fleet of thirty vessels have arrived in
Port Hamilton, anisland south of Corea; }
there is much alarm in China over the
that involve that country.
Both President Mckinley and Secretary
Gage denied the rumors that the secre-
tary had offered his esignation.-Peop
who lett Dawson between November %
and 70, and have reached Seattle, declare
that there will be no starvation on the !
and that the proposed relief
expedition is unnecessary.-Measur for
the distress in Cuba were dis
,ussed at the meeting OF the cabnet-A I
OF leading Indiana republicans {
was held in Indianapolis; speeches were
made by Senator Fairbanks and Gov
,rnor Mount.
Friday.
Great Britain and Japan it is said, will =,
make a JOINT demonstration in Chinese
British officials in Chinese en-
oloy are being dismissed at Russian in ,
'tigation; quarters for ten thousand
Russian troops are being prepared at
Port Arthur The presidents cabinet ..
discussed the attitude of the government
toward the proposed partition of China,
and decided to take no action except to
protect American interests - Secretary
sherman, by direction OF the president. :
ssued an appeal in behalf of the Cuban
-econcentrados; the Spanish governmeht
mas promised to cooperate in relief
measures. - The Interstate Commerce
commission issued an order extending
or two years the time within which
-allroads are required to equip their
'ars with safety appliances. The Chest
mt Street Trust and Saving Fund COM
nittee oil Philadelphia made an assign.
ncnt; there is prospect that both of
he institutions which failed will nav
heir debts in full
Thirty Miles for an Acorn.