St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-12-07
NEWS SUMMARY
WEDNESDAY. NOV. 30.

Cod Sunday morning with all on board;
sea has already cast up some of the
bodies and great quantity Of wreckage
--Blanco sails on the Villaverde from
Havana for Spain; Covadenga took 1900
last evening-Decision given to Dixon
IN 25-round bout with Gardiner at New
York, but 1t seems to have been an even
contest-Scores Of vessels wrecked In
Provincetown harbor and along Cape
Cod head lifesavers rescue some 30 ship
wrecked sailors and recover six bodies
from riggings Of wrecks--War investi-
CATION board begins its work In Boston
NORTH Weymouth experiences the
worst snowstorm and gale In Its his
tory, loss of 900 ensuing-Twenty
three persons rescued from the schooner
Narcissus during the hurricane by volun-
teers from the crew of the fishing schoon-
err Lowell, Captain Nelsop'-Unsuccess
full attempt to haul the 81 Gamer Ohio off
Spectacle island. Rev. John McGaw
Foster of Bangor, Me-. elected rector Of
Church of the Messiah in Boston
Naval court-martial to try Constructor
Hanscom convenes at League island
navy yard--Dr. James Rosedale, at one
time physician to the sultan of Turkey,
charged with MISUNDERSTANDING
I Moore and Ojeda complete the draft Of
the peace treaty; $1,000 0OO 1t is said,
offered for Strongs islan1-Rev John
Henry Barrows of Chicago elected presi-
dent Of Oberlin college-The steamer
Manhattan of the Maine Steamship COM
panypany's line, plying between Port
land and New York city, Is overdue
over 80 vessels ashore off Provincetown,
Mass.
THURSDAY, DEC. 1.
Total number Of passengers on board
the Portland now appears to have been
1O1; officers, crew and employees, 81;
total 163-Admiral SIMPSONS report
of the operations about Santiago after
the battle made public by the Depart
ment; he says the publications of SHAFT
ter's kilograms were unwise and place
the navy in false and invidious posi-
ton before the public-Suicide at Chi
cago of Horace L. Bailey, formerly presi-
dent of Lynn Shoe company-Colonel
Oliver Fl. Payne's steam yacht, finest in
the world, launched at Bath, Me-
Lightkeeper Drayton at Marblehead
neck says the recent storm was the
worst he has seen in his long experience
Fishermen begin to arrive in Glouces-
ter from the Georges and tell of the fear
full gale-Hannis Taylor says we have
robbed Spain, and that we can hardly
justify our course in the eyes Of the
world for the treaty ending the war
Central American union collapses,
as the states fall back into their
respective ndependence-New in
Urinary at Harvard assured by the gift
of James Stillman Of New York.
Peace commissioners discuss 10 arti-
cles Of the peace treaty, but only three
were mutually agreed upon-Suicide
of Willard f. Derby of Salem, Mass
Frank P. Graves formerly professor
at Tufts college, inaugurated president
of the state university of Washington
Mayor Quincy explains the public
bath system of Boston to Baltimore
Police disperse strikers at Marlboro,
Mass, who were following non union
employees; state board of arbitration
called in by Mayor Hoitt-Three bold
holdups in three Haverhill Chinese
| laundries.
FRIDAY. DEC. 2.
Fifteen of the 81 bodies recovered from
the Portland have been Identified
search of the sands is being carried on
most carefully-Boston common coun-
Gil, in concurrence, raises polcemen's
salaries 5000 year, after considerable
debate; charge that it Is a matter Of
politics-Governor Tanner of Illinois
indicted by grand jury for malfeasance
in office-Steamer Pentagoet has not
yet been reported, and owners have al
most abandoned hope of her reaching
port-Mrs. Richard w. Hurley Of Pea
body, Mass, while insane, murders one
daughter, and nearly kills a son
Illness Of Butterworth will prevent the
trip of Yale graduate football players
through the south this Christmas
Gallows ready for Dominique Krath-
ofski. to be executed Dec. 30 at Spring
field, Mass---Noisy demonstration by
strikers toward a man and woman In
Marlboro Mass-Possible hitch in the
peace negotiations, as Sagasta is said
to have instructed his men to refuse
American requests, which include ces-
sion Of cable and coaling station al
Ceuta-Launch at Bath, Me-, of steam
launch Aphrodite for Colonel Oliver II
Payne-Massachus prison com.
mission blame Officer Abbott for thu
escape of Reed, the bunco man
Firebug caught in Wanamaker's stor,
in Philadelphia and blaze extinguishe(
in time to prevent panic-Empero
William warmly welcomed In Berlin
Secretary Wilson, in his report, CALL
attention to the necessity of investigat
ing agricultural conditions in our new
[ islands-Steamer Gate City arrive
at Savannah, Ga, with comparativel,
no damage from blizzard-Pollock Ri
. lightship towed into Philadelphia by tn
{ steamship MISUNDERSTANDING
, that the big schooner King Philip ha
been wrecked on Peaked Hill bars
c Chicago selected for meeting place O
the Methodist general conference in 100
=. -Demurrers in Quay case ovorrulet
C. and Dec. II fixed for beginning of tris
! Said that sentiment in Washingto
e Ia crystalizing against an extra session
s SATURDAY, DEC. 3.
OF the 20 bodies recovered from til
e Portland, 10 have been identified; scare
d for others being carried on along Car
u Cod-Secretary Alger makes volun
{ nous report to the president coverin
|. the operations of the Spanish war
d Anxiety for the United States gunbos
e Scorpion, which has not been heard frol
T. since Sunday, when she was supposed
& have left Havana-Steamship Lor