St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY,. AUG. 10.

James Cdpdrd hilleu III bridgeport in
quarrel over a pail of beer-Pat-
rick Welsh killed in Stamford, Conn.
by his horse running away-F. "A.
Cheesman shot Henry Brooke of Oak
land dead and wounded two women.
with one Of whom he was in love-
Clergymen of Buffalo unite in calling a
meeting to protest against the Corbett
Mccoy fight-Roosevelt' name mem
toned for candidate for governor of
New York at meeting of general COM
mittee of Republicans of county of New
York, but no action taken-President
Dole to be left in charge of Hawaii for
the present-Governor Briggs Of
North Dakota dead--Stringent in
spection orders sent to General Shafter
relative to embarkaton Of troops at
Santiago in order to prevent the impor-
tation of yellow fever-Tannery in
Stroudsburg, Pa, burned at loss of
$50, 0OO-Witnesses in the Bran case
released and rearrested to appear in
another case against the convicted man
-Spaniards attack American troops
at Manila, but are repused-Plans for
the three new battleships may be
changed Express money packages
must have revenue stamp affixed to
bill of lading-Ten Eyck wins the Can
adam amateur rowing championship
Guantanamo surrenders with several
thousand troops-Coamo captured
after lively fight, and 200 prisoners
taken-Queen regent signs decree ar
ranging for payment OF Spain's external
debt-Lord mayor Of London to visit
America.
THURSDAY, AUG. II.
j. w. Below, war veteran, poisoned
himself in Arlington, Mass-Mob in
Clarendon, Ark, lynched four negroes
for connection with an assassination in
stigated by the victims wife, who pois-
oned herself in Jail and thus escaped
Tramp's cigaret exploded a car in
Truckee, Cal, loaded with naphtha, re-
sulting in the burning of three men and
the destruction of II cars and IA 800 feet
of nowsheds-John O'Day of Lowell
committed suicide-Eight years old
boy slain by an unknown bicyclist In
Maynard, Ia, for disparagng remark
Two laborers killed in New York by
the breaking of the scaffold-Sprague
Umbrella company's factory in Nor
walk, o., destroyed-Ohiot troops am
buscaded near Guayama by Spanish
forces, but none killed, and only four
wounded-New York woman arrested
in Boston for shoplifting for the benefit
Of her chidren-Corea adopts the gold
tandard-Hundreds OF lives lost in
ctn 4
Belief said to prevail in Russia that a
war with Great Britain relative to Chi
nese concessions will be avoided by
diplomacy-Telepho war in Kansas,
local companies competing successfully
with the monopoly-Two laborers
killed in New York by the breaking of
staging-Three years old child killed
by a wagon in Observation-Disclosures Reed,
teacher in Whitman, Mass, killed in
Boston by an abortionist
FRIDAY. AUG. IL.
Man killed and several injured in a
train wreck near Cherubusco, Ind-An-
archist wounded fatally by Brussels
policeman while resisting arrest with
evolver-Negro lynched in Corinth,
Miss, for sandbagging and robbing-
Man drowned by the sinking Of scow
in Boston--Precaution taken to pre-
vent the introduction of yellow fever
with the troops from Santiago-Berlin
rumor that Prince Herbert Bismarck
may be made German ambassador to
France rouses Paris papers to indigna-
tion-Nearly 1000 applications for space
at the Paris exposition made by Ameri-
can concerns-Chimney glass makers
and workers agree to continue last year,
scale and the latter concede the use Of
machines-Pope Leo ill-Food riots
feared in Fort Yukon and other points
in Alaska-Boston lad drowned while
trying to save pigeon-Fierce at
tacks by the London papers upon the
English premier for his apparent truck
ling to Russia over the Chinese question
will of Adolph Sutro of San Fran
cisco leaves 1000 acres of valuable land
for charitable purposes-New York
Yacht club unanimously votes to accept
the challenge Of the Royal Ulster Yacht
club for the America cup, and appoints
committee to have charge of the de-
tails-Revolution in Guatemala sup
pressed-Another trial of Murderer
Bran ordered, the attorney general be-
ing dissatisfied with the conviction for
killing Captain Nash of the Herbert
Fuller-Father of Hobson appointed
postmaster in Greensboro, Ala, although
Democrat-Possibili that the au-
thorities will interfere with the Corbett-
Mccoy fight in Buffalo-Three men
dead and a woman dying, the result of a
shooting affray at Central City, S. D
Movement in Boston to abolish kinder
gartens because of the expense of main
tenance.
SATURDAY, AUG. 1S.
Two sisters in Dover, Del killed by
poisoned candy received through the
Mail-Colored youth under II hanged
in Snow Hill, Nd, for killing his step
father-Brother and sister of New
fame, N. Y, nearly 60 years of age, sup
posed to have been killed by poison
M. W. Heath, aged 22, drowned while
bathing near Lunenburg, Mass -
Matte Eastman of Littleton, N. H.
committed suicide by jumping from 6
bridge-Fire damaged the plant of the
American Cutlery company of Chicago
75OOO-Nine persons killed and 40 in.
Jured in train collision in Genoa, Italy
Jennie Donohue of Hartford, -
years. drank carbolic acid-Business
portion of Wheatland, CAL, destroyed
MT. Vesuvius in state Of eruption
Window glass makers get an ad
vance of percent and work to be re-