St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-06-07
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Indiana Republican delegation de-
rided in favor of General d. b. Hender-
son for speaker.
George LeClair, a music teacher, was
overcome by heat at Boston. Doctors
say he will recover.
An unknown man was drowned by the
Sapsizing of his boat in the Blackstone
river at Albion X. |.
Albert Jackson Of South Gardiner Me-,
died from injuries caused by falling from
staging while painting.
Rev. Father Durien, Roman Catholic
bishop of New Westminster district, died
at New Westminster City, b. c.
DR.. A. NJ. Austin, aged SO, one Of
Names leading dentists, died suddenly
at Rockland from heart failure.
L. NJ. Houseman of Chicago has been
selected as timekeeper for Htzsimmons
In his approaching fight with Jeffries.
Dennis Dunn, aged 30, was run over
by train at Hartford and killed His
hips and left arm were badly crushed.
The storehouse of S. S. Pineo, whole
sale grocer in Midtown, Me-, was burned.
1t is thought the fire was Of incendiary
origin.
The boiler at the wool securing mill of
John r. Mann at East Weymouth, Mass,
blew up, and completely demolished the
boiler house.
The dwelling house and barn of Mrs.
3. Hiand at Bradford, VT. were burned.
The fire was caused by the explosion of
an oil stove.
Mrs. George d. Bone, formerly Miss
Loretta Brennan, at one time prominent
in a leading opera company died at Paw
tucket, r. l.
The steamer City of Hudson, near
Tivoli, N. Y, ran down rowboat con-
tanning two fishermen. Both Of the men
were drowned.
Charles d. Stearns was found dead in
lodging house at Boston. Last July he
separated from his wife because of do
nestle troubles.
Senator Hanna will leave Cleveland
probably next Friday and expects to sail
on Saturday for Europe. He is suffering
from rheumatism.
The election Of j. F. Moody to the cap
taincy of the Dartmouth athletic team
being void, i. w. Haskell Of Wakefield,
Mass, was chosen.
The International Car Wheel company,
capital $15,000,000, was incorporated at
Trenton. The company will manufac-
ture car trucks and wheels.
The Hutchinson e. Smith company of
Boston, wholesale dealers in boots and
shoes, has made an assignment, with liza
bilities of s51,26O, and assets of $49,7 O9.
The cylinder head of the engine at the
Rumford Falls, Me-, paper mill blew out,
badly bruising and scalding John Nc
Mullen, who will probably not recover.
Yale defeated the Princeton baseball
nine by the score of to in the first
championship game of the series. The
game was a clean victory for the blue.
Mayor Jones of Toledo denies that he
will be candidate for governor on the
Democratic ticket, and also states that
he will not run on an independent ticket.
James Manning of Worcester has pur-
chased the Webster, Mass, dye works
and expects to have them in operation
in July, when $50 hands will be employed.
There was grand review of the corps
of cadets at West Point in honor of Gov
ernor Roosevelt and Colonel Lee, the
military attache of the British legation.
w. C. Englezig, a prosperous farmer,
and his wife, Lena, living near Austin,
Tex, were found murdered at their
home. They had been shot through a
window
w. c. Stiles, well known ship-timber
manufacturer, committed suicide at
Warren, O. Ill health was the cause
He owned large mills in Ohio and Ten
nessee.
At the nat onal reformed Presbyterian
synod at Mansfield. o., resolutions
against seating Representative Brigham
II. Roberts of Utah in congress were
adopted
Many burglaries have been committed
recently in hotels, stores and private
houses at Havana and the police believe
an organized band of American crook!
are at work.
At a meeting of the New Hampshir
Press association a committee was ap
pointed to arrange for summer outing
TO which all newspaper men in the stat
, will be invited.
Frank Zenit was seriously and per
, haps fatally burned by the explosion o
alcohol which he was using about hi
!, work at the Hand Brewing company
Pawtucket, r. |.
: An electric car on the Pawtucket stree
railway jumped the track at Valley Fall!
r. l., and a number of passengers wer
+ badly shaken up, although none wa
seriously injured.
The president has designated Assistan
, Secretary Cortelyou as secretary to thu
| al IA..a
Y Porter who has sailed for Europe for al
/ indefinite period.
, John Flanagan, worlds champion
!. hammer thrower wearing the New Y or
n Athletic club colors, won new fame b.
+ throwing a hammer 1854 feet 10 inches an
v making a new record.
a Bishop Healy celebrated the oath an
n hiversary of his conservation as a bisho
h at Portland, Me. There were exercise
j. at the parochial schools and dinner a
= the Episcopal mansion.
S Two people were killed and severa
j. were injured in fierce storm genera
s throughout Kansas. A deluge of rar
i amounting to from 8 to A inches, was fol
l. lowed by wind storm.
r Ben Condor was arrested near For
C Kent, Me-, charged with smugglin
5. liquor across the Canadian line. Cor
It don was captured when he was drivin
lie n wagon laden with liquor.
y While attempting to arrest Willial
,e Galley, Boston longshoreman, Patro
d man Louis c. Smith was roughly use
a. by a mob, having his head badly cut be
{, sides being severely kicked
)t Mrs. Dora voorhees,, widow of Commc