St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-03-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
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consul General Lee insists that his
resignation be accepted - Stormy
scenes IN senate over indian appropria-
.ioh pill--PoWers may guarantee au-
tonomy to Crete-Million- dollar dam
age by floods on the Ohio river-Con-
Vention of the National Sound Money
league at New York-Henry Lowery
OF Boston, charged Gth robbery in
Troy, NJ. T., acquitted by a jury
Rumor that Colonel McCook does not in.
tend to go into the cabinet Is not credit.
ed at canton, O.-Clerk of Commit
tees Dever and City Messenger Leary
reelected by the Boston board of alder
men--Decoration of Washington for
Inauguration day begun - Phillips
eight-hour bill ordered reported to con.
gress - International gathering OF
knights Templar in Detroit Baseball
nagnates gather at Baltimore for the
annual schedule meeting-Boston ter
riers win many honors at the New York
dog shoW--The president sends to con.
gress the joint commissions report rela.
tive to preservation Of fsheries-Tom-
my Ryan knocks out Tom Tracy in the
ninth round at Syracuse-A Chinaman
elected president Of the WinnGimmet
Cycle club of Chelsea, Mass.-Reunion
or Forty-second Massachusetts Regi-
ment association at Boston-Oficers
elected by the grand lodge of United
Workmen at Boston-Niece of Senator
Chandler Weds son Of ex-Congressman
Daniel at Concord, N. H.-New Fall
River (Mass.) arnlory opened with a
civic and military ball--Torpedo boat
No. makes a remarkable run from
Newport, r. L., to Brooklyn navy yard
Bill to amend the insurance law dis
cussed at length. and amended in the
Massachusetts house; employment Of a
lobby by the state boards scored in the
senate-Canadian paper makers ask
for an export duty on wood pulp.
Friday.
Hagop Bogigian Of Boston threatened
with assassination and followed by the
wouldbe assassins-Long and spirited
debate in the senate on Cuba-Bound-
airy limo treaty favored in President
C"espo's message to Venezuelan con-
gress-Saneuilly's pardon signed by
the Queen-reSent of Spain-Lord Sal
isbuiy announces plan for settlement
OF the Cretan troube-Meeting of Bos-
ton alumni of Maine State college
I.exow committee hears some of the coal
presidents and agents and announces
that the investigation Is over-Span-
ish vice consul in New York robbed of
ewelry worth $4,000 and large sum
OF money-Protest from the Black
lie a iY,ct Or .
est reserve--Quiet opening meeting of
the baseball magnates at Baltimore
House passes the Johnson bill to per-
nit national banks to issue notes I'D to
the par value of their deposited bonds
Connecticut house confirms governors
appointments of judges-Greater New
York charter to be put through at AL
bany unaltered - Anti-cigaret bill
killed in New Hampshire senate
William j. Bryan's box office receipts at
tached in New Haven-Three killed
and several injured by railroad train
running into an electric car in Chicago
Gloucester mackerel fishermen object
to report Of international fisheries COM
mission - Norfolk County Commits
sioner Morrell cannot be impeached by
the legislature, accor' ing to the deci-
sion of the supreme judicial court of
Massachusetts - Prospect of settle
ment of lasters' strike at Harvey Bros.
factory in Lynn. ass.-Cigarmaker
withdraw from Lynn (Mass.) Central
Labor Massachusetts senate
adopts resolutions requesting secretary
of state to investigate Imprisonment by
Srain of Journalist Scovel-Thieves
raid Boston jewelry store and get away
with property worth sl500-X ray pho
tograph locates the bullet in the body of
George A. Smith of Cambridge, Mass
Boston wool merchants take steps to-
ward cooperation with the New York
Wool EXchange-Canadia labor asks
for retaliation If United States enacts
legislation unfavorable to 1.-THE
Harvard Yale Cornell boat race will be
rowed June 25.
Saturday.
Debate in the United States senate on
the Cuban question cooler, though some
bitter words are hurled at President
Cleveland-Colonel McCook of New
York declines the portfolio of the in
terror department, and will only accept
the attorney eneralship-Doubt that
there is a bullet in the body of 17-year-
old George A. Smith of Cambridge
Corbett and Fitzsimmons plodding away
at their training at Carson, Nev-
More fighting in Crete; Turks attack
Christians despite protests Of the powers
Mrs. Beecher'S death momentarily
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES campaign against
Gomez a colossal and humilating fail
ure; Cuban whips the butcher five times
IN 10 days--Dynamite cruiser Vesuv-
ius fires her first shot before the alleged
flibuster Dauntless-Princeto will
not play football with University of
Pennsylvania under any consideration
Reception by Kappa Kappa Gamma
of Boston University-Bonds of Bridg-
port, Conn.,, poolroom managers for
feited- Spragueville (Mass.) man
badly injured by fall from high barn
beam-House passes bill authorizing
president to appoint commissioners to
attend a bimetallic conference by 279
to 3 vote-Probable settlement of labor
trouble at Lynn, Mass-More confer
ence over labor trouble at Barry's fac
tory at Brockton, Mass-"Dr. Fred
Rutland, well known in Boston, arrested
In Chicago and held in $5000-Currency
reform discussed by the Massachusetts
Reform club at Boston-Massachu
sets house orders to a third reading
a bill to reduce the salaries of the tran
sit commissioners-Pla ready for
revenue cutter for service In Boston har-
bor-Wiliam ]. Bryan speaks in New