St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-05-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY. MAY Is.

George Haywood, treasurer of Wake
field Rattan company. died suddenly In
a hotel in Haine's Landing, Me-
Six workmen killed and two badly in
jured by the fall of an elevator in Bos-
ton-David Farnsworth Of Owls Head,
Me-, II years old, broke his neck by fall
ing on schooner in Gloucester-Ten
envelope companies representing go per-
cent Of the output Of commercial en-
velopes consolidated with a capital of
1000, OOO-Charles Walker killed in Fall
River by fall from a tandem-Carl
Gienty, IS years, killed himself in Con-
cord, N. H., because his guardian would
not allow him to enlist-Fusion of Kan
sas Democrats and Populists indicated
this year-Unknown man found dying
Of starvation in bunker of London
steamer on it's arrival, after is days
voyage, in Boston-Angelo Laferado
killed his brother in Brooklyn during a
quarrel and fatally wounded peace
maker-Alleged that the recent riots
were the beginning of vast plot against
the Italian monarchy-Bill reorganiz-
Ing the revenue cutter service makes
the term of enlistment not to exceed
three years, declares absence of all en-
listed person for three days desertion,
and prohibits officers dismissed or suf-
fered to resign to escape dismissal from
again becoming an offlcer-Reason to
believe that lo-French relations have
improved, and that the prospects Of a
settlement are more hopeful than they
have been for ometime-Grand court
of Foresters of America meets at Brock
ton and adopts patriotic resolutions
Actress Marion Mason seeks divorce
from Jack Mason in Detroit-Cramp
& Sons, the shipbuilders of Philadelphia,
surprised their employees by giving them
an unsolicited increase of 25 percent in
their wages-Houses torn to pieces and
cattle killed by tornado in south Me-
braska-W. ]. Bryan accepts a COM
Nebraska and will organize regiment
in that state-Hayti pays $4,000 for
indignities upon Bernard Campbell of
Brooklyn while serving as an engineer
dn the Haytian army-Andrew Car
negie says that the proposition for an
Anglo-American alliance Is long look
ahead-American cable companies in
London will not transmit any Spanish
government messages-"Remem
the Maine" to be printed on each cracker
of $40, 900 pounds Of army crackers.
THURSDAY, MAY1s.
Robert Marston, sailor, killed In
Hyannis Mass, by falling from cross
trees to the deck Of a schooner-Ed-
ward Remich Of Berwick, Me-, aged 40,
hanged himself in his barn-Thousand
hens and chickens burned in hennery
connected with the Maine university in
Orono-Chinaman fined $50 in Wind
sor, VT, for smuggling box of opium
w. s. Craighead Of Freehold, N. j..
killed by an engine near Palmer, Mass
Troops not ordered south to remain
in their state camps until ordered on
duty as coast defenders-Fire in
Springfield, Mass, did damage to the
| amount of $75, 000-Death Of w. e.
| Gladstone-Fire loss in Attleboro will
| not exceed 5000, OOO-Ellen Hall, aged
30, cut her throat in Boston-Tenth
Pennsylvania regiment Of volunteers to
be included in the Philippine expedition
Commercial Gable company forbids
the transmission Of messages having in
formation of military operations-Two
privates of Connecticut regiment pro-
| t4sts against the war revenue proposal