St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-18

commander In Cuba advises Cubans to
ell politics alone and go to work
report for Boston for last year
shows fewer deaths and lower death
'ate than in previous years-Superin-
tendent Dewey of the Midland division
Of the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford railroad resigns-Death of George
Richardson, for many years principal
Of the Abingdon, Mass, high school
BY the absorption Of the Nassau railway
the Flowers control all surface lines in
Brooklyn Wood certifes be-
fore the war investigating commission
that the beef used in Cuba was good
Senator McLaurin of South Carolina
makes an anti-imperialistic speech,
in the southern race question;
Senator Hoar will make another speech
on this subject-War investigating
commission passes a vote of censure of
General Eagan for language
used in his stimony--Business in
London seriously interrupted by severe
gale-Australia sends 81 500 900 to In
dia as an exchange operatlon-The
City of Mexico street railways being
rapidly converted into electric lines
Nova Scotia apple growers net 100000
on this years apple shipments to London.
SUNDAY, JAN. Is.
Edgar S. Stratham attempts to kill his
wife, father n-law and himself at Wake
field, Mass. succeeded in only slightly
woundng wife-General Eagan's as
sault upon General Miles still the talk
of military circles; President Mckinley
said to insist upon court-martial, while,
1t is claimed, Secretary Alger is opposed
to such a course-Europe for the first
time in history finds herself in debt TO
another continent; balance in favor Of
the United States $150,000000; circum-
stance unprecedented in financial his
advces from General
Otis at Manila--Cubans want every
thing in sight in the way of political
acknowledgement and death in
Ohio and Pennsylvania by high wind and
tain-Senator Gray at a banquet in
Wilmington, Del, says the country need
have no fear of trouble because of the
Philippines Joseph Wheeler
says a larger standing army has become
an absolute necessity; that ii Is essential
that there may be peace and order il, the
colonies-Fifth Massachusetts, now in
camp at Greenvlle, n. c., to be mus
tered out of the service--British en-
ployers combining to defeat the objects
of trade unions-Admiral Dewey ac-
knowledges the honor of Boston square
named for him-Captain and Is men
of the ship Andelina lost off Tacoma
Wash
MONDAY. JAN. 16.
Mckinley worried over the Eagan.
Miles affair." announces his purpose tC
reprimand Eagan-End of the Sunday
municipal concerts at Boston, because o.
lack OF patronage-Guy w. Adams anC
Mrs. Isabella b. Brown, who eloped from
Albany, Me, found in Boston; Adam
under arrest--St. Francis Xavie
church at Winthrop, Me-, burned
Yarmouth, n. s.. scene of n $4,000 fir,
-Clan-na Gael of New England goe
on record as opposed to the annexation
of the Philippines and an alliance be
Death of L. X. OBrien of Thomas
ton, Me-, representative in the Agisla.
ture--Mass meeting of Marlboro, Mass
strikers, who appear as determined a:
when the strike began-Maria Gornar
left Providence for Kingston, N. Y, q
years ago, and has just arrived there
her mind is blank as to the intervening
\ To-, t,.,.ita f,.,N
Manila that natives have very bat
feeling against the United States troop!
The president to appoint commits
sion to examine into affairs in the Phil
ippines--Bath (Me) schooner aban
doned off the Georgia coast, and captain
and crew taken off by the steamer Cit.
| of Macon, from Boston for Savannah
American schooner Edith M. McGin
mis- wrecked near Cape Sable light
Miss Anna Schley of Baltimore, cousil
of Rear Admiral Schley, commits sui
cide-Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr., of New
| York resigns from the Peoples churcl
and returns to the Baptist ministry
Countess Bosemont de Rouge AK, salt
to be the daughter of Mr.. Steward,
Boston millionaire, leaves her husban
In Vienna, to whom, she learned shortl
after her marriage, she had been prac
tically sold.
TUESDAY, JAN. II.
Bishop Spalding of Peoria, Ills, ad
dresses a distinguished audience Il
Washington on THE Higher Educatio
Of MUNICIPALITIES Chiniquy, tn
noted Canadian divine, dies in Montref
Death of grand chaplain of the BE
nevolent and Protective Order of Elke
DR. Colby A. Jordan dies at Bango
Me--Receivers of the Framinghal
Savings bank begin paying the first div
idend of 80 percent-Thread trust be
gins operations oVernor Rooseve
establishes a cabinet at Albany
Meeting of Uitlanders in Johannesbur
broken up by organized Boers--Lav
renee, Mass, councilmen concur wit
aldermen in the election of a city 81
licitor-New United States consul gel
eral assumes duties at Berin--Flow
lava from Mt. Vesuvius unprecedentt
Funeral of Wheeler Gable, Bostc
rubber dealer-Captain Blake to tai
command of the revenue cutter Dallf
Suicide In Savannah of Charles
Johnson, who disappeared from Wa
than, Mass-Surgeon General Sterl
berg reports on condition Of camps
Cuba-St. Anne's college at Digby,
S., burned-Professo Sumner of va
, speaks against expansion--A. P. Cop
al cd tn t,.nf, a
, track athetes-W. Fl. Edwards elect
: captain of the Princeton football elev'
for next season--"Spike" Sullivan
r Connolly glove contest in New Hav
) q draw-Meat packers representati>
General Humphreys, and Captain A
ninmnll InstirN hnfnra the war invest