St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-28

nam, Mass, jail for contempt of court
ny Judge herman--Minority of mil
itary affairs committee reports a hill
for an army Of 10000 regulars: 10 non
volunteers for the new possessions
Fayne Moore, on trial in New York.
charged with blackmail, denies implied
allegations of immortality - Upper
leather Cutters union of Marlboro
Mass, votes to surrender charter
Edward Dwyer, formerly a bookkeeper
IN waterbury, Conn, to be hanged at
Ilpperary, Ire, for murder-Maine
Democratic club to make feature of
monthly anquets-Bank Examiner
Mcdonald is making examination of the
Howard National bank at Boston
Arrest of Conductor Calvin and MOTOR
man Hiney on charge of manslaugtre:
they were running car which was in col
lision with another electric at Leices-
ter, Mass-Just before noon Jan. 1, the
United States ships will salute the Span
ish colors, which will then come down
from the place they have held SO long.
to be replaced by the Stars and Stripes.
which will be saluted by the Spanish
ships-More evidence secured regard
Ing the burning Of books and papers of
the Standard OIL company-The
Methodist church of America will call
upon its members to give $40, OOO 900 in
lSOO as thank offering unto the Lord.
SUNDAY. DEC. %.
Creelman in London says the senti-
ment there is that Salisbury insists that
United States must sue for permission
to build the Nicaraguan canal; England
preparing for war---Believed that
Anglo American joint high commission
has reached an agreement; treaty will
be signed or whole thing will be declared
Off on Jan. 20-Banker Henry Clews
sees a marvellous future for the Amer
lean republic; New York bound to sur
plant London as the worlds great money
center-Treaty of peace in the hands
Of President Mckinley Immediately af-
ter the arrival of the commission
The Duchess of Marlboro makes her
first appearance In England as a pub
ex-surgeon of the United States marine
hospital service, dead-Captain and
crew of the NJ. S. Bowling. abandoned at
sea, landed in New York-President
Mckinley to appoint commissioners to
the cars proposed disarmament con-
gress-Felipe Agoncillo lodges with
the Hispano- American peace commits
MONDAY, DEC. 26.
Three children drowned while skating
and fully 25 others were with difficulty
rescued-Colonel Ray of the immunes
repeats his charges of bad faith against
Colonel Valiente of the Cuban gen.
darmerie; says that he has armed the
bandits, and that the Cuban police are
worthless, having let robber they were
sent to arrest sleep in the house next to
them-Mrs. c. NJ. Lyon drops dead in
ST. Joseph's church, Burlington, VT
Bay State boys in camp at Americas,
Ca, and Greenville, S. c., enjoyed tur-
key dinner on holiday-Uncle SANS
soldiers patrol the streets Of Havana;
troops observe Christmas-Juryi in the
case of Mrs. Fayne Strahan Moore I'M
able to reach verdict and dismissed
More males than females born in New
York in November-Cuban now beau
tiful country, like New England June;
all classes welcoming the Americans
Day back home and will resume the
practice of law; no political ambition;
$l00, 900 compensation Is ridiculous, he
says-Suits to be brought by relatives
of Portland people lost in steamship
Portland-Corinna Me-, sues the four
bondsmen of the defaulting town col
hector for $40, 000-Charles o. McCanr
of New Bedford run over by freight
train at Waltham, Mass, and legs cut of
Rev. Charles A. Crane Of East Bos.
ton deprecates any movement to decor
ate graves of those who rebelled against
their country-Tar and feathers await
James Peet, janitor of Stratford, Conn.
church, who took a girl from her home
Burning of ]. E. Henry & Sons saw.
mill at Lincoln, N. H.; loss, $4,000.
TUESDAY. DEC. 81.
Special dinners served inmates of Bos.
ton public institutions, the Jail and tn,
state prison-Secretary Long return.
to Washington after spending Christina:
with his family in bingham, Mass
Market for sail tonnage much improved
having been helped by recent storms
Mr.. McKelzy, a harnessmaker, asphyx'
lated at Boston-Many persons report.
ed to be leaving Dawson City; no short
age of provisions threatened--CaptaiI
Chadwick replies to an engineering ex
pert, who he says, made little error o.
27 percent-Busy times in Havana har
Dor; Spanish soldiers slip away, without
noise and without notice-Camp of thu
Eighth Massachusetts lavishly decor
ated with Christmas green; Major Ed
ridge starts for Cuba-The American
evacuation commission issues its forma
proclamation and orders to the people o
Cuba concerning the change of proprie
torship-Senato Hale says England Il
trying to complicate Clayton Bulwel
abrogation with Canadian treaty; usini
the canal matter as club to compel rea
concessions to Canada In return and nom
inal concessions to United States
Charles Matson, a Gloucester fisherman
positively identified body of the burglar
at Quincy, Mass, as that of Charles
Hanson--Thirty-t hundred poo
people fed by Salvation Army at Me
chanics' building Boston--ItaliaI
Waterman murdered for his money neal
New London, Conn--Attorneys TO
the Portland Steamship company filet
a petition for limitation of liabilities IL
loss of the Portland--After being part
ad MANY wears. Mrs Charles Kittredg,