St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01
NEWS SUMMARY.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. ~.

kTioorHRud,
N.,n~"sts-Joseph f. Marques, Digh-
.on Mass, fisherman, sues Portuguese
Consul de Costa for $lb,ooo, Tor allen
st,np his wifes affections; vscount says
ah.rees are Observation-Disclosures had
o,nnned to massacre all "of whatever
p ooa without any compassion" on the
'oht NJ Feb. Is, Maine day-Annual
n' 'n ~ Boston firemen patronlzed by
:" ,' nm neople-Mrs. Roland b. Mol
'Soonx testihes in the Adams poisoning
"oso New York, as to her relations with
pornet. to whom, she said, she had never
tson eneaged-Seventeen annual en-
'on,nment of Massachusetts division,
Conc of Veterans, opens In Boston
Dompbters of American Revolution in
aoseion at shington--Admira
newey's bill held in pocket by Chairman
poutelle: navy men anxious as to fate
- the personnel bill; Schleys statement
oouses a sensation, and the end likely
~ nreyent he or Sampson being made
.,,oo admirals--Lady Curzon decorated
with the imperial order Of the crown Of
1rdla-Walter ]. Mower, charged with
shooting his wife at Somerville, Mass,
,oton to jail In default Of $4,000 bail
Massachusetts, state board of trade ia
,,ors placing telegraph and telephone
oompanies under the supervision Of a
mmission-Extra session talk in the
air at the capital; Democrats opposed to
increase of the army.
THURSDAY. FEB. go.
Outbreak Of incendiarism at Manila,
accompanied by fighting; casualties few,
but property loss normous-Jury in
russell murder case at Boston returned
verdict of guilty in the second degree
against John II. Chance, and acquitted
Arthur Hagan-Dr. Daily on stand at
beef inquiry but dismissed, to be re-
called when those he accuses will be
nresent; commissary tells how beef was
nurchased-Professo Salmeron tells
sagasta that the peace treaty is The
most shameful recorded in history
Rev. William T. McElveen of Brooklyn
accepts a call TO the Shawmut Congrega-
.ional church of Boston-Price lists
for turned workmen accepted, and
trouble ends in two Haverhill factories
Martin Flaherty and Oscar Gardner
box a 20-round draw at Hartford
Rudyard Kipling suffering from in
hammation of the lungs at New York
McAlpin kills SO out of 100 birds, and
wins the national championship, after
the most remarkable contest in history
-Rev. G. N. Rowland elected senior
division commander of the Massachu-
sets Sons of Veterans at Boston
W. ]. Bryan accorded an enthusiastic
reception at banquet of the Virginia
Democratic association at Washington
-Eulogies of the late Senator Morrill,
of Vermont delivered in both houses Of
congress-Delegates from nine prep
sratory schools meet under the auspices
Of Wesleyan university and form an
athletic ssociation-The Khalifa ad-
yancing upon Omdurman with between
1900 land 20, 900 men-Sale of the David
Nevins estate at South birmingham,
Mass upon which nearly S1.00O000 has
been expended-Men of the Fifth Mas
sachusetts happy over the prospect of
being mustered out of the volunteer
service-6overnor Wolcott's reception
at Boston a great success, 2601 people
shaking his hand-Second mate of the
steamship Bulgaria, at Baltimore, tells
Of the disabling and probable loss Of the
vessel.
FRIDAY. FEB. "a.
House attaches the senate bill, Great
ing the rank of admiral for Dewey, to
the naval appropriation bill, which was
itself passed by the house-Cornish
in the Adams poisoning inquest at New
York. accuses Molineaux of sending
him bromo seltzer-Otis and Hughes
working like Trojans at Manila; ma
tives planned desperate movement tc
exterminate the Americans, which ha:
80 far completely failed-Chicago pc
lice willing to turn Nathan Lahtner. the
alleged gold-dust swindler, over to thu
Boston authorities-John A. Leavit
breaks the 1000-yard swimming record. go
ing the distance in 16m 3S 1-5 seconds
General Shafter tells California con
gresham that he thinks Speaker Reet
is showing poor taste in opposing TIL
presdent-Fighting follows the flu
neral of President Faure in Paris, ant
police dispense mobs and make 200 ar
rests; spectacular pageant from palac
TO cemetery-As a motive for the muir
der of his wife, the government, in tn
trial Of Millionaire Palmer at Provi
dence, will set up cause of jealousy
General Gomez reaches Guines in hi
triumphal journey to Havana--Dl
Howard s. Lowry, Kansas City den
tst confesses judgment to $4,000 In a
action for breach of promise-Lette
in Siberian paper from sportsma
who declares that he found the re
mains of Andree's ballaan-Suit 70
libel and damages brought by Fair
field, Conn.,, widow against her ex-son
in-law-Steamer Germanic raised q
New York. damage will reach $4,000
City Physician Sexton of Nader
Mass, protests against alleged discrin
nation in admission of patients to hos
ptas-Agreement reached on CON
promise army measure, by which fore
will be 81 1000 men for two years-Ger
eral Eagan appears before beef inquir
court and explains the methods of tn
commissary department-Many Chic
opee, Mass, snow shovelers paid in bac
poll taxes-Attempt to rescue pri'
oner from the sheriff Of Waterbury, VI
proves a failure.
SATURDAY. FEB. 20.
Admiral Deweys dispatch to send tt
Oregon at once, for political reasons
is taken to mean that Admiral Won Dice
richs threatens to land men at Manil
under pretense Of protecting Germa
interests--Johnson of Indiana, in Il
course of a speech on the army appropr
alton bill. makes q fierce attack {