St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-12
NEWS SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY. OCT r

stevenson drowned in Portland-Ed
ward Conway Of Lewiston injured fatal,
by locomotive In Braintree, Mass
Spanish ministry surprised, 1t is said
at the alleged demands put forth by tn,
American commissioners for the cessioi
of all the lippines-Genera Wheel
err testifies before the war investigation
board, In the main in favor of Shafte,
and Alger--Merritt presents his an(
Dewey's views on the Philippines to tn,
American commissioners; Genera
Saenz, Spanish commissioner, says Eu
ropes troubles begin when peace treaty
is signed--Four-m asted Sarah e. Pal.
mer wrecked on South Carolina coast
and Captain Whittier of Somerville
Mass, Mate Briggs Of Taunton and six
other men drowned-Fourteen of the
crew of the Edith M. McGinnes, who
strayed In fog. picked up on the banks
Three men suffocated in a well in
Somerset, Kan, after an explosion Of
dynamite in the bottom-Spain to
maintain its war tax.
THURSDAY OCT. 6.
Cervera to be made life senator
Bank in Winnipeg robbed of $50, 900 in
bills and gold-Flood in Bennington
owing to the rain-A F. Dunbar fatal
ly injured in stopping the engine in a
tack factory in Taunton after the cylin-
der head had blown out-Loss of over
half million dollars to tobacco, freight
and buildings by a fire in GAINESVILLE.
Tenn-Fourteen houses, comprising
the greater portion of the business dis
trict of Lowell, Ind, entirely DESTROYED
by fire-Boiler. explosion at a sawmiIl
six miles from Verdi, New. cost two
lives and three persons seriously injured
Democratic majority in Georgia
doubled-Reports from various points
of Georgia indicate that the storm of
Sunday. Monday and Tuesday was dis
astrous to the cotton crop, damage sus-
tanned reaching 100000 - Havana
alarmed over the report of the release of
700 naniges, who have been undergoing
sentence in Spains penal colonies in
Africa, and who are mostly murderers.
belonging to the nanigo societies.
FRIDAY, OCT.7.
Engineer, fireman and brakeman killed
In a freight wreck in Indianola, Neb-
Movement against ticket scalping in
Chicago-Alfred Williams hanged in
Salem, Mass, for murder-Thousan
deaths from fire in China-Two men
and two women of Troy drowned bv
the capsizing of yacht-Two thous-
and people frozen in at Destruction City.
and will not be able to reach
civilization before next July-Poli-
ticians of Spain look to the eastern
question to help them out, but Sagasta
s not sanguine of this-Jersey Citv
tailor eloped with his stepdaughter and
mis- wife's bank account-Decision in
brooklyn that a passenger is legally en-
titled to seat-National Spinners,
association advocates the restriction Of
and the reduction of hours
If labor for women and minors Corn
oined regular and volunteer army to be
reduced from eight corps to four; COM
handlers will probably be Generals Otis
Wade. Brooke and Lee-Colonel Roose-
'elt will not make public his report on
he Santiago campaign-Fourte
'ases of smallpox and six deaths among
he American troops in Manila in the
'ast two days-Thomas F. Bayard's
estate valued at $4,000; $4,000 to church
Ind legacy to his private secretary
lewis waste factory in Fall River dam
oed $4,000 hv 6r>a
SATURDAY, OCT.S
Hundred and fifty arrests of Paris
trikers for riotous conduct-Reyul-
ion of public feeling against SPANS
traditional policy of isolation and neu-
rality-Indian uprising In Minnesota
egarded in Washington as at an end
Blackwell, Fall River fire.
nan, killed by falling under the wheels
I ladder truck-Stoughton, Mass,
lmshouse Quilted at loss of $1,000
Dr.. Townsend, Taunton oculist. shot
ccidentally while cleaning a revolver
he bullet passing through the chest
avity-Swindler wanted for stealing
iamonds and jewelry from women in
alf dozen cities arrested in Albanv
Loss of $50, 900 in Lewis, Que. through
rev. H. s. Jordan of Brookline.
lass, left $4,000 to religious and chart
able bodies-George Saxton, a brother
Mrs. Mckinley, killed by a woman in
anton, O"E. j. Mccormack, aged 25
illed by Boston electric-HighWay
ian arrested in Boston after robDing
hVgjcin n---(Nhil6 nf
bridgeport poisoned by discharged do
General Sternberg
ays over $50 contract surgeons had to
e secured, and they did their best to
lake good elections-General Gros-
enor and other congressman, who have
BAL mining constituents, to resist the
Ian to admit Canadian coal free of duty
Dora Richardson, the child wife of
eneral Clay, marries Riley Brock, the
lrmhand she has loved so long
II Edward Clarke former solicitor
eneral. thinks an Anglo American alu-
ice nnecessary-Elsie Dewolfe. the
'tress, won $4,000 at baccarat-About
0 Chinese pilgrims drowned by the
lpsizing of boat-Orders given for
uba garrison include Bryans regiment
Colonel Rays immures reach Man
milo: the Spaniards objected to their
trance, but the Yankee insisted and a
nfict was narrowly averted; Spaniards
reatened to use force; Ray told the don
suit himself-Uncle Sam paid 81. 49,
for the use of the four big liners for
e season-Mrs John Eldrldge of
aunton prevents her home from being
bbed by screaming when two men ap-
ar with evolvers-London Times
pes Cuban debt question will be care
lily considered; that Americas demand
MOUNTS to reputation, and that peace
ould be dearly bought at price which