St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-11

John, n. b., blown to atoms; sacrificed
his life TO save others---Fast mail from,
New York arrives in San Francisco on
time. making the run in 81 hours SIS
minutes, an average of 372 miles an
hour-Severe rain storm and easterly.
gale along the coast, but no disasters TO
shipping epoited-Three Marlboro
strikers plead not guilty to charge of as
sault on John Ducey; cases continued
until Monday afternoon--B. Il. Fi1eld
of Montpelier, VT, offered the uneXplred
term of the late Senator Morrill,
Bryan speaks in Cincinnati against the
expansion program.
SUNDAY, JAN. s.
Twenty-four hour bicycle race in New
York won by Girm Of Piitsburg, Pierce
of Boston second; finish the closest ever
seen---Murilla Rolf. aged II, and Eddie
Parkhurst, 10, both of East Cambridge,
Mass, are missing, and are thought to
have eloped---Twelve persons in Ports
mouth N. H., narrowly escape death
by yXiation--Bryan speaks at
jackson day banquet at Chicago, and
declares for Chicago platform and anti
xpansion-Lonnie Lawrence Dennis
5 years old, in New York TO preach and
save sinnrrs-Congress Foss has
hopes of an early and favorable consd-
Grafton of the naval appropriation bill
in the house-Mrs. Michael Milan Of
Quincy, Mass, burned to death; husband
arrested pending investigation of the
case--Model town of Pullman, Ills. to
become free Colonel
II. II. Rofe Of the First New Hampshire
nominated and confirmed as inspector
general on General Brooke's staff, with
rank of ma. 0r-UnIted States senate
shows "A disposition 10 clear the way for
the peace treaty.
MONDAY, JAN. ..
Burglars making many breaks in Cam
bridge, Mass-Antonio Fumine fires
two shots at Mrs. Pagliuca at Boston
after singing songs to her below her
window-Colonel Potter brings word to
Manila from Ioilo that the insurgents
have threatened TO burn the business
section of the city at the first shot of
Observation-Disclosures Dingley
reported to be a shade better-Francis
Drummer, under arrest charged with en-
bezzlement at Trenton, hangs himself
with a handkerchief-M Monster bull
moose stops train in Maine and drives
two men up water tank for safety
Suicide of Deputy Sheriff Charles Lewis
of Dighton, Mass-Second heavy ar
tillery goes into camp in Cuba: assigned
to most desirable posts around Havana ;
many New England boys in the com
Notwithstanding of ninth week of
strike at Marlboro; neither side weaken
ing-Another body. probably one of the
Portland's passengers. washed ashore
at Chatham, Mass-Report of the late
Colonel Waring on the sanitary condition
of Havana describes it as a veritable
plague William Jennings Bryan
in signed statement gives reasons why
the opponents of a colonial policy should
make their fight in support of resolu-
ton declaring the nations purpose rather
than against the ratification of the
treaty-Opponcnts of Senator Quay
are working hard and declare they have
him defeated for election-Dedica-
ton of the Maronite church at Boston
Death of William G. Smith, a lead
Ing Mason, formerly of Boston
Resignation of Rev. Peter Mac
Queen of West Somervlle. Mass
Harness racing season this year
gives extraordinary promse--Deal for
Baltimore's franchise likely to go
through. but syndicate thinks $i0 0OO too
much--Cornell has had no conference
with Harvard or Yale in regard to this
years race--The Manchester Trader
and Damara. overdue steamers. both in
port at HalifaX-Steamer Hestia. dis
abled at sea, towed into st. Johns and
there goes ashore--Fiie in a Pttsburg
hotel results in loss of three Ives
Dedication Of Free Baptist church in
Melrose Highlands. Nass--A further
investigation into the loss of the Maine
proposed at Washington; some naval
officers said to still hold to the theory OF
internal n-Correspondent of
the London Times writes that there are
no signs of disarmament in Russia
Crew of the bark Glcnhuntly abandoned
her on June 1, 1898, and landed on an
island 1900 miles from cape of Good
Hope--Agoncillo's activity making
him unpopular at Washington: strong
feeling that he should be expelled from
the United States-Landslide near
Spencer Bridge, on the Canadian Pa
ciic railway, causes the Fraser river
to change its course Report of Drey-
fus' illness confilmed--New York pois-
oning mystery still unso!ved; police be-
lieve they have the murderer under sur
veilance---B. F. Fiield has not yet
accepted the senatorship offered him by
Governor Smith of Vermont--Ameer OF
Afghanistan expected to die soon.
TUESDAY. JAN. 10.
Thirteen persons killed and % or more
engines in New Mayor Quincy
of Boston appoints a committee to in
quire into the laws relating To drunken
ness--Nlany substitutes teaching in
Boston public schools, the regular teach
ers being sick--Full bench of Massa-
chusetts supreme court decides that
John Reed, the bunco man, must forfeit
his bail Edward f. BarroWs, the
Newton, Mass, letter carrier charged
with embeZzlement held in $l500--Re-
ceivers of the Massachusetts Benefit Life
association paying claims amounting to
about 5000 000--Rev. w. T.. Barton, d.
D., of Boston, says he feels ii his duty to
accept the call of Oak Park Congrega-
tonal church, Chicago States
circuit court decides that in reducing
foreign coin to United States currency
In assessing duties the value shall be that
of pure metal---Mr. Dingley's condition
unchanged Steamer st. Paul overdue
nt New York--Bad passenger wreck i'm