St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-06-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 1.

WEDNESDAY. JUNE1.
Engineer Douglass and Fireman
Faulkner killed near Wilmington, VT,
nv the explosion Of locomotives boiler
william Rouillard arrested on
charge of setting fire to six tenement
block in Fall River-Catherine Nc
Hugh, As, died after an alteration with
her husband in Providence-John
Quinn, Boston stonecutter, beheaded by
an electric car in New York-Private
Dougherty Of the Ninth regiment of
Massachusetts, struck by standpipe at
Westboro while leaning from car win
dow and killed-A. c. Dodge drowned
in Portland by the upsettlng of boat
Hutchinson, Kan, woman acknowl-
edges killing butcher in that place be-
cause he had threatened to kill unless
she agreed to become his wife-Man
in Burslem, Eng, killed his wife, five
children and himself while insane
Captain Leonard of the Pittsfald, Mass,
police fatally injured by locomotive
in attempting to save the life of Edward
Lynch, who was hurt badly-Samuel
Maxwell, rs years, shot his wife dead on
the street In Lowell owing to her refusal
TO live with him-Two young women
arrested in Springfield for stealing from
house in company with boy of IL
Governor Black expected to call an extra
session of the New York legislature to
take elections in greater New York from
police control, and other purposes.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2.
Samuel Henderson, Is years DID, SEN
fenced in Philadelphia for 20 years for
killing child-Vincent Scave. 36. killed
In North Adams, Mass, by being thrown
from a wagon-Herman Whipple,
prominent citizen of Scion, Me-. killed
at his lumber camp by train-Meet-
Ing Of Massachusetts ministers to be held
in Worcester June s to consider the ques-
ton Of adopting methods for overthrow
ing the liquor traffic-Two laborers in
Marblehead, Mass, killed by drinking
wood alcohol-Tarpaper factory in
New York wrecked by an explosion and
several persons hurt-Jennie MCGEE,
aged 81, poisoned herself in Lynn, Mass,
because her son determined to enlist
thousand longshoremen in Philadelphia
on strike for time and half for night
work and double pay Sundays-John
Garvin injured fatally in Chelsea, Mass,
by an electric. H. Tisdale, 60 years,
cut his throat with a razor in Leomin-
ster. Mass. while misunderstanding
Alger in a letter to congress says Is, 900
or 10000 troops will go to Cuba at once
and be followed as soon as possible by
100000 more-Member of a Maryland
regiment drowned at Chickamauga while
bathing-Abbattoir and slaughter
houses in st. Henry. Que, destroyed by
fre-John Mainard killed in Boston
by falling from a house-Five-story
building. formerly used as home for
consumptives. reduced to ashes-At
the United States penitentiary in Fort
Leavenworth a mutiny broke out among
the convicts, and Is of them escaped
James Musgrove, territory outlaw, the
leader, being shot down-Campbell-
Metcalf Silver company of Providence
nsolvent with assets of ,2S5 and liza
bilities of $56, 844-Worcester domestic
named Svenson arrested on charge Of
nfanticide-Omaha exposition opened
by the president in Washington-Ar-
thur A. Zimmerman, the bicycle racer,
dangerously i'll at his home in Freehold.
N. j., with Mexican fever-German
paper published report that King Hum
bert recently wrote the pope complaining
Of the attitude of the clerical party dur
Ing the recent riots, and reminded his
holiness that ut is the italian monarchy
woch really protects the vatican"
FRIDAY, JUNE 3.
William Kozech, rs years, one Of the
best performers on the bass viol In the
country, hanged himself in New York
with string of his viol-Two highway
men arrested after robbing Henry
Burns of Milford, N. H-Boston
schooner Arequipa sank off Cape Cod
with pigiron-Grace Baron, alias Sadie
Tucker, 81 years, arrested in North
Adams for using the mails for swind-
ling men who wanted to be married.
Mrs. c. j. Williams of Salem fatally
burned by the explosion of lamp
Ella Neal drowned herself in Camden,
Me-Maine Populists demand state in
turance and an income tax--Burglar
IN the state prison in Rhode Island found
TO have IL saws, with which he had been
at work on the bars of his cell windows
Leon Plaistead, years old, drowned
In Center Barnstead, N. H-Willis
Mengo, 2S years, instantly killed in
Calais by the breaking of windlass in
quarry-G. F. Jones, 65 years. killed
himself with a revolver in Lexington,
Mass-H. A. B. Martingdale of Fitch
burg given Is years in Manchester for
telonious assault upon girl Of Is while
she was in a stupor from drugs for three
days-Fitchburg railroad conductor
named Fulton was killed by falling from
the top of freight car at Belmont, Mass
The business portion of Bicknell
Ind, almost completely destroyed by
nre, rs stores and other buildings being
burned-The Record of the Inman fleet
OF tugs was run down and sunk In the
ship canal in Duluth, Captain Bricklet
and two of the crew being drowned
Four thousand houses burned In city
In India at loss Of $40, 0o0 OOO-House
IN Newton, Mass, entered during the
absence of the owner, woman. ant
'SOO0 worth Of property torn, smashed
and hacked--Letter received from
Paris says considerable quantities o.
large and small ammunition are travers
Ing the Pyrenees from France into Spain
and that there Is no attempt to stop this
rafflo-Owners Of the British steam
ship Foscolia, which was sunk by thu
cruiser Columbia off Fire island Sun
day, will present to the navy depart
ment claim for 5000, 900 damages.
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