St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-02-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
Thursday.

Three powerful British squadrons have
been ordered to China; it is reported
that England will seize Chusan and the
Japanese fleet will ascend the Yang-tse-
Kiang river il the Russian flag is holsted
over Port Arthur.-H. c. Prick OF Pitts
burg has purchased Bouveret's painting
blessing the Bread" Tor, it is said, $780,
OOO.-The Dominion Parliament met in
Ottawa, Canada persons were
killed by the earthquakes at Brusa, in
Asia Minor-An agreement has been
reached with Japan by which that coun-
try withdraws its last objection to an
nexation of waii-Colonel Marshall
|. Ludington was promoted to be Quar-
termaster. general OF the army by the
president. Secretary Gage, Postmaster
General Gary. Chairman Dngley and
Others spoke at the dinner OF the Balti-
more Merchants and Manufacturers as
ISOLATION. - The assembly at Albany
passed the canal investigation bill by a
vote of II to &c; Senator Brush intro
duced a resolution censuring United
States Senator Murphy, but not by name,
for voting in favor of the Teller resolu-
ton The taking of testimony in the trial
of Sheriff Martin and his deputies for the
shooting OF strikers at Lattimer began
in Wi!kesbarre, Penn.
An official statement regarding the rea-
son for excluding American fruit from
Germany was published in Berlin; the
German minister OF agriculture said that
it may be necessary 70 exclude American
horses from Germany because of influenza.
A duel between French deputies was
fought in Paris, one duellist being
wounded in the arm-The British Cross
River expedition has had severe fighting
in Africa; Captain Fenton was killed.
Custom receipts for the first three days
OF February were upward OF So 600, 900,
a large increase over the amount for the
corresponding period of last year.-The
United States Legation at st. Petersburg
and the Russian Legation at Washing
ton are to be raised TO the rank OF en-
bassies.-A letter is published from Perry
Belmont in which an effort is made to
excuse Senator Murphy's vote in favor
of the Teller resolution.-At the dinner OF
the Bar association of Chicago the prin-
cipal address was made by Joseph H..
Cboate,-The war department has ar
ranged with the Pennsylvania railroad
for the transportation across the coun-
try of the reindeer which are to be used
in Alaska.-Testimony showing that sew.
era of the strikers at Lattimer, Penn,
were shot as they fled was given in the
trial of Sheriff Martin and his deputies at
Wilkesbarre.
Saturday.
Massachusetts club honors ex-Gov.
Boutwell's SO,h birthday; he advises
that republicans pay bonds in god.-All
New Bedford FESTIVE under the enforced
idleness OF mill operatives, and it is be-
lieved the wea vers' strike will end within
two weeks; mill men to continue to fight
spinners by importing yarn.-Recount OF
the cash in the U. S. treasury shows a
shortage OF $780,. Six Boston firemen
killed and several others injured at the
fire yesterday morning on Merrmac
street. Spain will send $4,000 more men
to Cuba; Ell Impartial grows hysterlcal
over the movements OF American ships
next note to United States will curtly
say Spain alone has right to say when
the war shall end.
Tuesday.
Parliament opened in London with the
reading OF the speech from the throne
Spain has decided to send the cruiser AL,
mirante Oquendo to Havana and thence
to New York.-John Dillon was re elected
chairman of the Irish parliamentary
party.-A dispatch from St. Petersburg
says that China has abandoned the idea
of raising a neutrality-suspicious. for a
reciprocity treaty with Spain and her
colonies were begun in Washington be-
tween Senior de Lone and Mr.. Kasson.-
1t is said that pending negotiations be-
tween the government and the reorgani-
cation committee may result in averting
the sale of the Kansas Pacific railroad
The state tax commission has made a
long statement to prove that the city of
New York does not pay an unequal share
OF the state tax.-rhe war department
ordered two companies OF infantry to
proceed to Dyea and two to Skaguay to
preserve order.-President and Mrs. Dole
visited relatives in Cleveland.
Sunday.
The Japanese minister in Corea has
demanded that the Corean government
sign without delay railway contract
made with Japan.-Senor Galvez, pres-
dent of the Cuban colonial ca binet, denies
that any discussions exist in that body.
MIR. Gladstone attended church at
Cannes, in the south OF France, and re-
ceived communion Conflicts between
the Turkish soldiery and Greek peasants
continue in Thessaly, hundred people
having been killed up to date.-Davd B.
Hill is reported as engaged in an effort
to make Chief Judge Alton b. Parker
the democratic candidate for president in
l900.-The exports OF the United States
during the last FIVE months OF 1897, under
the Dngley law, were more than $40.
000,0 greater than for the correspond.
ing FIVE months of the preceding year.
President and Mrs. Dole left Washington
for Buffalo, and will thence continue their
journey to San Francisco and Hawaii
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Fla, re
ports great activity among the spips o
the White Squadron.-A petition is be
ing circulated in Skakuay and Dyea
Alaska, asking the secretary OF war to
place the routes to the Klondike golt
fields under martial law.
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