St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-21
NEWS SUMMARY
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Democrats elect seven members of tho
Boston board of aldermen; also two Of
the board Of apportionment, and all ex-
cept one on school ommittee-Oficers
hope to apprehend in California the
clippers from Brighton, Mass, Thomas
p. Kelley and Anna L. Mccarthy, and
10 get back some at least of the $4,000
they took from the girls fathers house
Great steel gas tank in New Yorl,
eollapses, killing seven and iniurInp
70 Massachusetts state tup
finds no traces Of bodies from the Port
land off the cape shore-Major General
John II. Brooke appointed governor of
Cuba; he will have almost despotIc
power and supreme command of all the
departments Of the government
Charlie White. referee, knocks out Muir
tina and O'Rourke In dressing room of
the Lenox Athletic club; Byers and Bon
ner box 2O-round draw-Marlboro
Mass, committee, which Is trying to
settle labor difficulties, will report in
day or two--Cruiser Brooklyn. bat
tleship Texas, gunboat Castine and aux
Hilary cruiser Resolute ordered to Ha-
vana harbor-Another riot in Havana
between Cubans and Spaniards: II
wounded, two badly-"Reciproci
with Canada" discussed at the New
England Free Trade league dinner
Mott denies that fines have been i'm
posed upon racing men to the amount of
$4,000 and that racing control by the
L. A. w. Is over--Freight wreck on
the Fitchburg road. near Athol, Mass
Funeral Of the late General Garcia
held at Washington.
THURSDAY, DEC. is.
Asserted that the officers Of precinct
2, ward 20, Boston, adjourned the count
Ing of the votes to one of their homes.
which may throw out the vote of the
precinct; If this is done Day will be
elected and Croker defeated, Z Demo-
Gratis and Republicans-Antono e.
Terry, husband of Sybil Sanderson, the
opera singer. dies in Paris-W. ].
Bryan in Washington declares against
annexation Of the Philippines but not
against the ratification of the treaty Of
peace--English delegates speak at the
convention of the American Federation
Va A<ooOi nave con-
sented to build the Shamrock for Sir
Thomas Lipton-Meeting of the board
of officers of the Massachusetts division,
l.. A. W., and election of delegates to
the national assembly-Murphy of
Waterbury defeats Gallagher of Bos-
ton In seven rounds at New London.
Conn---James ONeil suffocated at
his home at Boston by gas from a fur
mace. and his wife and three children
nearly Observation-Disclosures, flag pre-
sentation and ball at Springfield in
honor of company l.. Sixth Massachu-
sets volunteers-Boston Typograph-
zeal union celebrates its 50th anniver-
sary--Death of Edward X. Boardman.
town clerk of Melrose. Mass-General
Corbin makes a sensation before the
house committee on military affairs by
saying the evacuation commission
thinks $4,000 troops necessary to gar
rison Cuba-Grand lodge of Masons of
Massachusetts, holds its 165th annual
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES preached at
baseball meeting in New York to have
16-club organization to be divided into
two bodies Of eight clubs each-Mayor
Quincy of Boston vetoes the order to
raise the salaries of policemen-Dep-
uty Warden Nathan D. Allen murder
ously assaulted by a convict at the
Massachusetts, state prison-Crew of
schooner Acara rescued by men on
schooner Morales at sea in a storm, and
landed in Boston-Joseph H. Manley
says that Senator Hale of Maine will be
renominated by cclamation-Presi-
dent Mckinley at the peace jubilee in
Atlanta-J. Edward Addicks marries
Mrs. Ida Carr Wilson-Coonel Sim
mons convicted on charge of swindlng
at Dynamite Johnny"
O'Brlen sail from New York for Havana
in a ferry boat-Steamer Matteawan
five days overdue at Boston, and it is
feared she had met with disaster-Re-
dedication of Trinitarian- Congrega-
tional church Of Concord. Mass-Eight
survivors of the steamer Londonian
taken off the waterlogged vessel and
brought to Philadelphia by steamer Rick
mers.
FRIDAY, DEC. 16.
President Mckinley, in speech at At
lanta says new problems are to be
solved by expansion; grand ovation to
chief executive. General Wheeler and
Lieutenant Hobson-New cast steel
gun, tested at Sandy Hook, stands pres
sure of $1,000 pounds to the square inch,
5000 pounds more than present require
ment-Man's leg in rubber boot and
one in a shoe and stocking found at High
Head station on Cape Cod: evidence
that the Portland's hull has already
broken up NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
league magnates in New York still
scheming on an eight-club circuit for
next season-Sir Thomas Lipton's
yacht Shamrock will be launched about
June / next year-American Fedora
ton of Labor convention votes, 131 to 3,
against expansion--Move in Cam
bridge Mass, school committee to in
crease salaries Of teachers-Bridge-
port, Conn, club offers $500 purse for a
bout between Ryan and Fitzsimmons
Pension bill, carrying 100000,
passes house in 20 minutes and I'M
arnended--Death of former United
States Senator Calvin s. Brice In New
York-Nationa Civil Service Reform
league decides to investigate appoint
ments to war department and consular
service--Colonel Woodward's resigna-
ton accepted by governor Of Massa-
chusetts from Sixth regiment-Col-
onel Davis, commander Of the Loyal
Legion. and native Of Concord, Mass,
dies at Chicago-Receiver appointed