St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-11


steamer Lafayette captured while try
ing to run the blockade into Havana,
but released on orders from Washington,
as permission to enter had been granted
without the knowledge Of the squadron's
of1cers-John Smith, 40 years old,
killed by a locomotive in Leominster,
Mass-Mathew Lorban, % years, killed
in North Easton, Mass, by wheels Of his
wagon passing over his neck-Louis
Shiney, aged 20, buried by a cavein in
Manchester--Mary e. Raynes found
dead in Lewiston, Me-, hotel from
choral, and Harry Boyd unconscious in
another room from the same cause
Edwin Lowe, postal clerk who stole
from the Newton, Mass, office, given
three years at hard abor-Seizure of
the Lafayette intensified the bitter feel
ing in Paris against the United States
II. J. Scollans arrested in Boston on
charge Of obtaining 1871 by false pre-
lenses from the city-Twelve men
drowned off Hatteras during a gale of
100 miles an hour.
SUNDAY, MAYS.
Carlist member Of the Spanish parla-
ment expelled for using scriptural quo
tation considered to be reflection upon
the dynasty-Former member Of the
crew of the Chicago, an Englishman, ar
rested in Washington with a cipher code
and other cuments-Raymond Mar
tin, IL years old, killed in Holyoke,
Mass, by John WEIGH with gun sup
posed to be empty-City stables in
Bath, Me-, burned-Business section
Of Colchester, Conn, destroyed by fire
that resulted from an exploded lamp
Steamship ashore in New South Wales,
and six passengers rowned-Martial
law in Tuscany, Italy, owing to bread
riots-Cream Publishing company of
Belfast, Me-, in the hands of a receiver
owing to a defalcation by an agent,
assets exceeding the liabilities by large
amount-Old couple in Watertown, N.
Y, killed by coal gas-Fire in Lynn
caused loss of $3500-Four members
of the New Bedford Spinners' union fined
$40 each for intimidating an operative
who left the ranks of the strikers
Four American missionaries killed In a
massacre in Sierra Leone, Africa
G. G. Godel, wealthy pork packer Of
Peoria, Ills, hanged himself while de-
mented-Canadian fishery protection
fleet, now preparing to sail for the fish
ing grounds on the Nova Scotia coast
and the gulf Of st. Lawrence, to carry
machine guns as part Of their equipment
English government to store grain
for an emergency-Queen of the Bel
gans thrown from a carriage into a
lake-Italy prohibits cipher messages
Engineer and fireman killed in a
wreck at washout near Silvan Springs,
Ark-Miners of central Pennsylvania
ask an immediate increase in wages
Sergeant Crowley killed in Mobile by a
drunken private whom he was arresting
MONDAY. MAYS.
News received from Commodore
Dewey concerning the attack on Manila
to the effect that the Spanish lost II YES
sells and $50 men, while the Americans
lost neither ship nor men-Fourteen
head of live stock consumed in H. B.
Humphreys barn in Lancaster, Mass
George Ryan supposed to have COM
mitted suicide in Fairfield, Mass, by use
of laudanum-One person killed and
| Iii &C III DCINct NY Tic tf plOSlOI
of a can of nitro-glycerine which had
been found near a powder mill-Fifty
wooden buildings IN the poor district OF
Duluth destroyed at loss of $4,000
and the rendering homeless Of 1000 per-
sons, some Of whom were at meeting
at the time praying for American sue
cess over Spain-Body of United
States marine found floating near the
navy yard in Charlestown, Mass
Fishing schooner Alfaratta wrecked
near Newbrryport, crew Of three es-
Gaping in dory-Redderd Jelke shot
in the side by Oloff Saterstrom during a
dispute about Lynn woman-En-
gineer and fireman Of a locomotive killed
in Waterville, Nd, by the bursting of
the boiler-Passengert train derailed in
Columbus, o., three cars being demol-
ished and only one person killed-Three
men drowned in Gallatin, Mo-, by the
upsetting Of boat in pond-French
editors chagrined by the completeness Of
the Spanish defeat in Manila, having IS
sured their readers that the attackers
were held in the bay-Elections to
choose members of the French chamber
Of deputies orderly-Patrick Daily shot
dead in Bloomfield, N. j., while trying