St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-07
NEWS SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY. AUG. n

lecteQ--J. Il. olouudru, victim OF the
drink habit, and father of three children.
confesses to setting 13 fires in Brockton
for the excitement 1t caused-Three
Canadian workmen drowned below Og-
densburg, N. Y, by the overturning Of
punt-Charles Davis, a North Adams
milk dealer, killed in runaway-Two
soldiers wounded in Brunswick, Ca, by
women whom they insulted-General
Blanco celebrated his birthday by giving
$500 to the charitable institutions of
Havana-Financia position Of the pope
said to be at present extremely pre-
carous-Vancouver man secures let
ter from Canadian Yukon official ap-
parently proving rascality in connection
with claims-John Lasicago wanted in
Torrington, Conn.,, on charge of man.
slaughter-Six British bluejackets of a
British cruiser lost by the laundering of
a vessel with which the warship had
collided--Vicksbur editors wasted
lead in duel following a controversy
with their pencils
THURSDAY, SEPT. /.
Sick soldier hanged himself in Camp
Wikoff, having received little attention
since returning from Santiago-Jere-
miah Regain killed in West Brookfeld,
Mass, by ocornotive-Three- year.
old daughter Of William Atkins of
Province town fell through an opening
in wharf, and rowned-Annexatio
movement in Jamaica has not progressed
favorably on account of the opposition
Of the colored element of the population
and the lack of support from the news
papers-Mrs. Tilton's house and barn
near Exeter, N. H., burned-Francis
Patten fell from a wheel on a Lynn
bridge and rowned-Chinese govern
ment troops defeated in two battles dur
ing the last 10 days by rebes--3oston
newsboy lost foot under an electric
Half million dollars worth CT dam
age by storm in Savannah-Sink-
Ing of the Olivette, a transport-In
Taipch, rs houses were destroyed. 395
seriously damaged and % washed away
and 10 people killed by a typhoop-
William Turley of Sparta, KY, fatally
wounded his drunken father to protect
his mother-Fire, smoke and water
damaged about 100000 worth of flour
in the New York Central freight house
in Buffalo.
FRIDAY. SEPT.
Five-story brick building of the Geisel
Manufacturing company of ST. Louis
burned at loss of 500, 0OO-North
Adams child killed by fall from a
window-Much damage done by light
ming and wind in Milford, Mass-Fire
in the factory of Jacob Dreyfus & Sons
in Boston caused damage of $50, 000-
Robbers secured 5000 in cash from an ex-
press wagon in Omaha-Train wrecked
near Syracuse, and three persons killed
Engineer Vaughn of Ithaca killed in
collision near Auburn, N. Y-Em-
ploye of the Lockport, n. Y, Electric
Light company shocked to death in the
power house-Medals to be presented
to the crew of the Brooklyn by citizens
of Brooklyn-Colonel Bryan may re-
sign his mmission-Bath, Me-. ex-
cited over the charge that ex-Mayor
Twitchell is an mbezzler-Steamshi
lands a cargo of Havana tobacco and
cigars at New York-Consul Barnes Of
Cologne reports on trichinae in Germany,
vindicating the American hog-Fatal
riot. in which colored stevedores, on
strike, and non union men participated,
at Galveston, Tex-Foreign vessels al
lowed clearance from San Francisco for
Hawaiian ports until new laws can be
framed-Illinos Manufacturers asso-
citation alleges that express companies
are n a conspiracy to operate unlaw-
fully as trust-Bill of equity to deter
mine ownership of $4,000 filed by the
III. 10. IL
against the Hampshire Savings bank ct
al-Consul Fowler of Cheefoo reports
on the marvellous industrial advance
in China the past eight years and the
growth of American tradeRaphael Mar
tnelli killed by locomotive in Provi-
dence-Poles demolished church in
Buffalo-Julia Metcalf of Boston
drowned Observation-Disclosures shlpyard
in Toronto burned-Mrs. G. L. Fay
drowned in New London by the capsiz-
ing of boat and her husband not likely
to recover.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3.
President Woodruff of the Mormon
church died in San Francisco, aged 81
years-E. Russell was arrested ii
Chicago on suspicion of being impli-
Gated in diamond obberies-Henry
Cartwright of Chicago was shot and
killed by John Randall, husband OF
Cartwright's divorced wife, in resisting
an attack-Parsons W. Va, woman
drowned herself after failing to smother
the vital spark with knife-Almor
Davis, aged 10, drowned near Rockland
Me-, by boat apsizing-Deputy state
treasurer of New Hampshire stole $4,000
which his bondsmen made good
Flimflam game worked in Boston bank
and 500 secured-Robber choked q
woman in South Portland-Genera
Young broke an arm by falling at Camp
Wikoff-Suicide of c. p. Newton,
travelling salesman, In Philadelphia
hotel by hanging-General Wheeler
defends the conditions at Camp Wikof
William Morgan stabbed to death
In Harrodsburg, KY, in quarrel
General Clay has applied for divorce
from his young wife-Three womer
drowned in Erie, Pa, bay by boat
capsizing-Franklin Weld, wealthy
resident of New York, drowned while
bathing near st. John-Four persons
killed near Manchester, Eng, in col
lision between train and baggage
car pushed on the track by boys
Since the withdrawal of the American
tete several Jamaica schooners, ina
do casual trade with Cuban ports, re-
port being chased along the coast o.