St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-12-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20.

ELM EtoDA L e, WV H''
General Methuen probably at Modder
River. 80 miles from Kimberley; big |
fight looked for there and at Stormberg
Transport Manauense arrives at
Manila after voyage full of perils-
Queen Victoria promises, condit1onally,
to visit Germany next April-Timothy
Mcdonald of Greenfield, Mass, dies at
the age of 1903 years-Rear Admiral
Endicott recommends that 81, 1893, 300 be
expended on the Boston navy yard the
coming year-A trustee takes possess
sion of the firm of Harper & Bro. to save
the concern from embarrassment
Colonel Bell scatters strong Filipino
forces and captures munitions and ar
tillery-Bill practically disfranchising
the colored voter defeated in lower house
of Georgia assembly-Two more jurors
secured in the Molineux case-Tufts
college freshmen and sophomores divide
football and flag rush honors-"Kid'
Broad whips Dave Sullivan of Boston
in a glove fight in New York.
Former Postmaster General Wilson
much impaired in health-Wal-
ter Potter, we'll known in Boston
banking circles arrested on a warrant
charging larceny of $1OOO--Nearly eight
tons of western poultry consigned to
commission houses in Boston condemned
by the board of health-Fishing
! schooner Sylvester Whalen founders
after collision with the Major Pikands
of Portland, Me--Harvard and Yale
will realize about $4,000 apiece from the
| game at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. New
| York syndicate, similar to MillSr's, coll
lapses and credulous depositors lose
5000 00O--NSy Hampshire Republicans
issue an address asking cooperation to
oppose the railroad power"-Generhl
Miles reports Pacific Notifications in
good condition-Transport Victoria
forced back to Seattle by storms many
horses killed-One of General Miles
clerks dismissed for writing letters
criticising the Decentralization
message ready for transmission to con-
gress: it is said to be unusually long
Admiral Dewey is quoted as saying that
the easiest way to settle problem of how
70 deal with Aguinaldo would be to let
him escape-Protests of few Cubans
against civil government not likely to
be considered by the president who will
doubtless proceed with his policy
Berlin believes there is South Africa
clause in the Anglo-German agreement
Financial panic caused in San Do.
mingo by the fear that the government
will declare for 10 to / ratio--Publit
opinion in Germany against further
treaties, and fears friendship for United
States and Great Britain may result ir
continental war;
THURSDAY, NOV. 80.
( Rumored that the British losses were
500 at the Modder, and that the wal
office has received first rough estimates
and refuses to give them out; fearful
anxiety all through England-Rail
: road collision at Paterson, N. j.; sis
: killed and dozens injured-Molineul
Jury now completed and the trial will
/. begin Monday-Genera Wood recon
mends that the trops in Cuba be re
! duced, and the president orders the re
i turn of two battalions of infantry an,
two squadrons Of cavalry-Dr. w. L
s Brownell of New Bedford, Mass, file
h q bankruptcy petition; liabilities, 1927,
ala: no assets-Presiden Mckinley ap
a points the son of Captain Gridley o
y the Olympia to lieutenancy in tn
!. marine corps, and he and Admire
c Dewey will pay the boys expenses Will
e In eparation-President Hadley G
Yale announces his new universit
e council, which will act In an advisor
h capacity to him and the corporatio
/. M. C. d. Borden advances the wage
4 of his cotton mill operatives 10 percer
3 Dec 4. and there is CONSERVATION anon
the other Fall River manufacturers.
o. FRIDAY, DEC. /.
n General Lawton Is at Bambong, and
in telegraphic communication with II
E. Filipino insurgents over the wire
It their possession, and the commands
of the opposing forces are considerir