St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
w rDNUsDAY. MAYA.


Of jealousy-Vermont cities and towns
celebrated Dewey's victory because he
is a native Of that state-E. II. Myers,
president Of bank in Carthage, N. Y,
absconded when his stealing of $4,000
was discovered-New secretary of
ftate detained at home by his wifes
lllness-Dynamite discovered in one
or the company boxes of an Illinois regi-
ment, quartered in building in SPRING
neld, endangering 1000 men-Spanish
csvdinal said United States Is fighting
Spcin for financial reasons-Jones
Macon and Cliff Wade mortally wound
ed IN a street duel In Moberly, Mo
Municipal elections in Indiana decided
mostly on local issues-Samuel Chesha,
an indian, who married a Washington
beauty 10 years ago, killed himself in
Nlobrara, Neb., while he was in Jail for
stealing horses-Immigration in
creased by the belief that the war will
make lots Of work and cause many va
cancies-Thomas w. White of Worces-
ter fell rs feet from the end Of derrick
boom in a shipyard in South Boston and
killed.
THURSDAY, MAY s.
B. T. Deane, hotelkeeper in Berlin. N.
H., killed his wife, who refused to live
with him-Twenty members of a New
York regiment under arrest for ruff
fianly conduct near the camp-Sum-
mer hotel near Sunbury, Pa, consumed
at loss Of $50, 000-Beverly, Mass.
people celebrated the Manila victory
Verdict Of $6242 for an employe of the
Thomson Houston company Of Lynn.
Mass, who lost three fingers in faulty
machine-Rain caused destructive
floods in Kansas Missouri and Okla
homa-Bread riots in Spain, during
which bakeries were sacked, flour was
seized and buildings were burned
Thirty persons killed and many wounded
in Italy on account of riotous protests
against dear bread-Member of the
crew Of the st. Paul arrested in Phila-
delphia with drawings of parts of the
vessel in his Observation-Disclosures of
civil war existing in Spain-Idea of the
resignation of the queen regent consid-
cred seriously by her family in Austria
Vote in the nature of test on the
income tax taken in the senate resulted
in its defeat by three-Reformed pres
bytery Of Philadelphia passed resolutions
Of Thanksgiving at the Manila victory
President will pardon Captain John
d.. Hart, the libuster-Austrian en-
peror cast down at his inability to aid
the queen regent of Spain-Boston boy
beheaded by an elevator-Panic in fire
insurance rates in New York-Explos-
ion at Passaic, N. j., rolling mill causes
$4,000 damage-Embargo on sulphur
may force up the price of cheap paper
Full co-education to be introduced
at Pennsylvania university-Charter
day, general holiday in New York,
used to celebrate Deweys victory
Packing house of Danahy G. Son of Buff
falo Observation-Disclosures soldier swal-
lowed poison because his health de-
barred him from going to camp in Franz
ingham-Joseph Griffin, so years old,
and respondent because of lack Of en-
ployment, killed himself with gas in a
lodging house in Boston-Rev. Hugh
Montgomery, vigorous fighter of the
saloon, died in Marblehead, Mass
L. d. Prescott Of Bradford, VT, drank
carbolic acid-Fire damaged Armour's
felt works in Chicago to the extent Of
$3.50, 900.
FRIDAY. MAY6.
F. L. Thyng. 81 years, and belonging in
Exeter N. H., killed by train in Bur-
gettstown. Pa-Austrian baron de-
tanned in New York on his confession
that he stole large amount of money
from an aunt, $4,000 being found in his
possession when searched-Fourteen
escaped prisoners in New Guinea at
tackled village and killed and ate IS
men-In Camden. N j., secret service
officers arrested man who Is supposed
to be Spanish spy because he had full
plans Of the gunboat Princeton, which
has just been ompleted-Braxilian
neutrality acknowledgements legis-
lature passed bill to prevent alien cor
porations being interested in railroads
in that state-Rate war at Skaguay
Extraordinary depletion of European
wheat Observation-Disclosures Brewster ac-
quilted of murder in Montpelier, VT, on
the ground Of nsanity-Export re-
turns for March show great gain in farm
produce and steady increase in manu-
factures-Bubonic plague raging in
Hong Kong-American ship May Flint.
largest sailing vessel afloat, on fire at
Hiogo-Chinese minister at London
expresses the hope that every obstacle to
the expansion Of British trade in his
country may be swept away-James
Leasing Of Plattsburg. N. Y, killed his
wife and then shot himself-Three
workmen killed by fall of 300 feet in a
mining shaft, platform upon which
they were at work having been demol-
ished by heavy timbers which slipped
from a rope-Pile of wood near the
governments magazines on the proving
ground rs miles from Washington
burned. and believed that Spaniard
committed the deed-Engineer and
fireman scalded to death near Rolling
Rock, Miss, by the wrecking of a freight
train-Peter Schucher of Venango, Pa,
after woundng two men fatally in dis
pute over a ditch punished himself by
suicide-Side of a Boston electric
crushed In at a crossing in Somervil,e by
backing engine, and eight persons hurt,
a woman having leg broken-Griffo,
an Australian pugilist, held to answer to
the charge of manslaughter for having
caused the death Of Dewitt, alias Bull
Mccarthy" at the Sacramento clubs en-
tertainment last week-Passenge and
freight traffic suspended on many roads
in Indian Territory, and more or less
other damage resulted, but no casual
ties reported
SATURDAY, MAY Z.
Negro killed corporal and police
man in New Orleans, and was riddled
with bullets in scaping=Soldiers