St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-10

field reduces working hours--General
belief that Roosevelt and Flower will be
candidates for governor of New York
New York Merchants association de-
sire closer reciprocal relations with Can
ada-Reports from congressional dis
trict conventions and bankers associa-
lions give much encouragement to the
friends of currency reform--No stamp
tax required in the payment of rent by
geworkers-Prospero Morales is
leading revolt in Guatemala; has 5000
rifles and 700 men-Russia's Chinese
policy greatly disturbs England; evil
dence of big storm in the far east
Thirty men drowned in storm off the
Florida coast Tuesday night-Pro-
moters of the Peoples Telephone COM
pany in Worcester purpose to ask for
a charter-People starving on the
coast of Labrador and Newfoundland
on account of the failure of the fisheries
General strike of the employees Of
the Syracuse Rapid Transit Railroad
company, including motormen, con-
ductors, trackmen, engineers and fire
men.
SUNDAY, AUG. 4.
Gold mill at Lubec, Me-, Is to be inves-
tigated at once Consolidation Of
freight dispatch lines of Vanderbilt
roads to begin-Star Pointer repeats
his memorable performance Of nearly
year ago, equalling his record of 1854 in
trial in Columbus-Two labor leaders
arrested at Oshkosh, charged with con-
spiracy in connection with a strike
Lieutenant Haessler of the Texas pre-
sented magnificent watch by the ships
crew-Three serious ARRAYS in the
camp in Jacksonville after the soldiers
were paid-David Roderick of Sails
bury Cove, Me-, killed himself with
rifle-Christina Yohansen of Bruins
wick, N. j., killed her husband and her
self-Good harvest in Colorado, but
excessive heat and lack of water injured
wheat-Mrs. Callahan, Respondent,
poisoned herself in New York-Resi-
dent of Avondale, N. j., kills himself on
the grave of his two chidren-Epi-
demic of diphtheria in Jackson, Me-
Philadelphia girl saves man from
drowning in Long Branch - Man
drowned in Boston through the cap
sizing Of a rowboat-Queen of Dem
mark seriously ill-Boston domestic
beheaded her illegitimate child after its
| birth-Lynn woman and child terribly
burned by lighted lamp thrown by the
| drunken husband and father-J E.
| Atwood, II years, killed at crossing in
Wethers6eld, Conn, and his sister in
| jured fatally-Six buildings in Jack
sonville, His, onsumed-Sparrows
sawmill in Marion destroyed.
MONDAY, AUG. s.
Two Boston workmen burned severely
in pit by an explosion of gas-Con-
cord hotel in Old Orchard, Me-, burned
by an ncendiary-Plant of the Robin
son Basket company of gainesville, O.,
consumed at loss of 500, 000-Michael
Foley of Chelsea killed by jumping from
an electric-Bather named Collins.
aged II, drowned in Pickford Vt
Woman and four children drowned in
Portsmouth by the wrecking of a row.
boat in collision with brdge-Move-
ment to curtail the production of print
cloth abandoned by Fall River manu-
facturers-Death of Colonel Brodhead,
who kept Missouri in the Union--Two
electrics go through bridge in Whites
borb, N. Y, and a wo, ian killed
Robberies on Long Island continuing to
an alarming eXtent-Etta Saunders of
Dover hanged herself because of jeal-
ousy-Third officer of an ocean liner
arrested in New York while trying to
cash coupons worth 5000 and believed to
have been stolen Turkey repudiates
all responsibility for losses sustained by
American subjects during the Armenian
massa res-Commissioner of internal
revenue decided that deeds to cemetery
lots which convey only the right to burial
therein, to erect monuments, etc., do not
require revenue stamp under the new
law-Potomac recovered $4,000 from
the Infanta Maria Teresa, which was
driven ashore at the time Admiral Ger
vera attempted to escape from Santiago
Viewpoints exclusive set gives wild
west show with all it's accomplishments
Of Indians and cowboys-Montauk
Point, l.. l., condemned as a camping
ground for soldiers-Rev. DIR. Bates of
Boston says that renewed pentecost
will be the saving of church and nation
Attorneys of the Eectrolytic Marine
Salts company engaged in settling ac-
counts against the enterprise and ad-
justing claims-All London stirred over
the challenge for a race for the Amer
icas cup.
TUESDAY, AUG
John Stahl and Antoine Frates drowned