St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-28
NEWS SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2,

city; pickpockets working the subway
taxons-Report that President Heure-
aux of San Domingo had been assassnat-
ed proves to be unfounded- Tbree
women lose their lives in New York
fire-Samuel Gompers reelected presi-
dent Of the A. f. Of L.; convention re-
affirms its belief in free silver-Jones
Of Arkansas says Bryan will be the
nominee, and free silver, trusts and a
standing army will be the issues in 1900
Frank w. Anthony, an insurance
broker, discharged In Brooklyn court.
at once sues Vermont superintendent of
insurance, who was complainant. for
$4,000 damages--H. e. Farnum OF
Nashua, N. H., sues A. L. Worthen. a
volunteer fireman Of Tilton, N. H.. for
$4,000 damages, resulting from being
sprayed with chemicals from a fire ex-
inguisher-Death of ex-Mayor Isaac
Bradford Of Cambridge, Mass-Grin
again prevalent in Boston, though not in
30 serious degree as the epidemic of a
few years ago--One hundred girls in a
panic at fire in Newark N. j.. but no
enc seriously injured-Opponent in the
senate to the ratification Of the peace
treaty no longer count on Hoar's SUD-
port, and 1t is believed the treaty will
be ratified before March 4--Ex- Queen
Liliuokalani sends to the senate a pro-
test against the appropriation of the
crown lands Of Hawaii by the United
States-Woman's board of home mis-
sions Of the Presbyterian church in
Augurates movement to prevent Rob-
erts a polygamist. from sitting in the
Fifty-sixth congress-Captain McInnis
of Rockland, Me-. buncoed out of s125 a
Decentralization tells American
peace commission that Havana will be
all evacuated by JAM /; Uncle Sam gets
property worth $1,000, 00O-Rev. DR..
Merrill of Newton, Mass, elected presi-
dent Of Colgate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Getchell found guilty of manslaughter
and sentenced to two years at hard labor
at Dedham, Mass-Controller Dawes
sends an examiner to inquire into the
affairs of a Boston bank.
THURSDAY, DEC. %.
Hall Game says there is no such
change in American opinion towards
England as there Is there toward Amer
ica-Mother and child shot by drunken
soldiers at Eutaw, Ala-Miss Margaret
Dodge. well known in literary circles,
commits suicide in a Boston church
Five companies of the First New York
arrive home from Honolulu, and are
given a royal reception-Governor
Smith of the soldiers home at Santa
Monica frightened into resigning by
two attempts on his life-Cuban la
borers in Havana think the Americans
will make good fathers" soldiers
swelter in blue uniforms; Spanish Gus
toms service demoralized-Pre
Mckinley calls Hitchcock of Missouri,
present ambassador of United States to
Russia, to succeed Bliss as secretary
of the interior-Hon. Edwin S. Barrett
Of Concord, Mass, killed by fall from
q window at his home-Marriage of
octogenarian with girl of 10 at Riverside,
near Williamstown, Mass-Asserted in
Washington that Andrew Carnegie will
support Bryan as against Mckinley in
1900-Twenty-tw boys under arrest
at Concord, N. H., for stealing from
students of st. Paul's school, and more
captures are expected-Police make it
unpleasant for thieves in Boston-Au-
gustus Lowell succeeds Henry Lee in
the presidency of the Provident Institu-
tion for Savings at Boston-Western
passenger agents forming new associa-
tion-Missouri Pacific raised wages of
passenger conductors to
make 100000 exhibition at Paris
Altgeld heads new party in Chicago
and will run for mayor-Newport News
yards to build two new steamers for the
Pacific Mail company.
FRIDAY, DEC. 20.
Death of Colonel William Barrett of
Concord-General Corbin tells war in
vestigation board that practically no
preparations were made until the war
began complaints against the depart
ment due to want of realization Of the
seventies OF war-Wives of Senator
Gallinger and Representative Dingley
object to the seating of Representatives
elect Roberts of Utah-Chicago lad
kills deputy sheriff who attempts to
serve writ upon his mother-Ohio
veterans pension stopped because he
served country during the Spanish war
as mule driver-Wright of Plymouth,
Eng, defeats Mike Sears Of Boston in
18th round at Birmingham, Eng-Esti-
mated that from $4,000 to 10000 persons
are affected with the grip in Philadel-
phia-Thomas p. Kelley and his wife,
who was Anna l.. Mccarthy, the Brlgh-
ton Mass clippers. returned to the FORM
ers home, and are arrested--Heavy
fighting at lilo, natives moved down by
machine guns; Cubans preparing to
joyously celebrate the occupation by the
of Standard Oil
company testifies to burning books and
papers which were desired by court as
evidence against the trust-New York
harbor q prison for warships when tide
Is at ebb; congress will be asked to re-
move Diamond reef-Death Of Col
onel John H. Roberts of Chelsea, Mass
Mutual fire insurance companies
must pay war tax on all policies is
sued since July-Lieutenants Logan
and Reynolds of the Eighth Massachu-
sets exonerated by board of survey for
any losses of supplies at the Lexington
military hospital-Sudden death of
Harvards giant center, Percy Malcolm
Jaffray-Lord Iveagh gives $750000 to
promote research in bacteriology, and
will devote like sum to Improvement
of Dubln--Lord and Lady Curzon ar
rive at Port Said on their way to Cal
cutta.