St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-08-14

under Malvar, losing two men.-The
battleship Wisconsin has been ordered
from the Puget Sound Naval Station to
San Francisco, whence she may 60 to
Panama on account OF the Colombian
troubles A movement has been started
in Chicago to have w. B. Ridgely, son-in
law of Senator Cullom, appointed Con-
troller of the Currency, to succeed
Charles G. Dawes.
Augu.t9.
FoREIGN.-Lord Kitchener has issued
proclamation warning Boer leaders still
in arms that unless they surrender by
September Is they will be permanently
banished from South Africa, the costs of
maintaining the families OF burghers still
in the field on September Is will be re-
coverable from their property; on the
Paris Bourse it was rumored that Mr..
Steyn will join Mr. Kruger in Europe
Another force of Colombans, led by the
Colombian Minister of War, has invaded
Venezuelan territory.-King Edward and
Queen Alexandra left London for Ger
many, to attend the funeral of the EN-.
press Dowager Frederick. "A new
| balloon will be constructed for M. San
| s-Dumont.-A waiter gave himself up
to the London police, con essing that he
! had robbed concern in Portland, Ore,
| last December. The anarchist Luigi
| Giannotti, under arrest at Milan, con-
! fessed that he accompanied Bresci from
I America and was his accomplice in the
assassination OF King Humbert.
UNITED STATES.-Two persons were
killed and three injured in a gale which
damaged the Portsmouth (N H. Navy
Yard.-The two rear cars of the Black
Diamond Express, the crack train of the
Lehigh Valley railroad, were thrown
from the track near lie Roy, N. Y, while
the train was going at high speed and
several persons were slightly injured
Big Nose" the thirteen-foot alligator
at the New York Geological Park,
struggled hercely with eight men who
bound him and gave him chloroform
after which tumors were removed from
his forefeet by a surgeons knife.
August 10.
FoREIGN.-King Edward and Queen
Alexandra OF Great Britain arrived at
Cronberg to attend the funeral services
OF the Empress Frederick extraordinary
precautions are being taken to safeguard
the Kaiser and the visiting royalties
Lord Kitchener reports the capture of a
blockhouse in the Orange River Colony
by the Beers; also the capture OF seventy
Beers by a British force.-About seven
thousand persons assembled at Blenheim
Palace, the seat of the Duke of MARI
borough. and celebrated the Unionist
victories in recent bye elections speeches
were made by Mr.. Baltour and Mr.
Chamberlin.-Th Porte has declined to
accede to the demands OF France in re.
gard to the transfer of the quays at Con.
stantinople.-A terrible heat wave is pre-
vaiEng throughout Italy; vineyards in
whole districts have been ruined.
| UNITED STATES. - The government
crop report estimates the condition o.
corn on August l at Oh a fall OF 81 8
points, during July; the spring wheat
condition is placed at 8O.3, decline o.
1873 points, during July; other crops
show serious declines as result of the
great midsummer drouth in the Miss
issippi Valley. - The navy department
sharply reprimanded Rear Admiral Evans
tor his structures upon the actions Of w
E. Chandler, former secretary of the
navy.-Officials OF the United Mine Work
ers said there would be no strike in sym
patby with the steel workers.
August ii.
FoREIGN-The Colombian legation has
left Caracas, it is said temporarily
leaving the interests of Colombia in the
hands OF Mr.. Russell, the United States
charge d'atfaires more fighting is re-
ported on the isthmus, the insurgents
being kept out of Panama with difficulty
-Rtqu EN- services over the body of the
Empress Frederick were held in the
church at Cronberg, the King and Queer
OF England being prestnt.-A bomb ex
ploded in a church at Troyes, France
one hundred children and a priest who
were present at the time escaped injury
-Stesmic disturbances were recorded al
Victoria, B. c., indicating severe earth
quakes in Alaska.-The Antarctic expIor
ing steamer Gauss sailed from Kiel Ger
many.-Francesco Crispi. ex premier O
Italy. died in Naples af.er a long illness
UNITED STATEs,-The men of the
Illinois Steel Company at Milwaukee
and Chicago decided not to obey Pres
dent Shaffer's order to strike; in Penn
sylvania many men went out.-There
was riot in Springfield, ILL.,. the militia
were called out.-A negro was burned at
the stake by mob in Georgia.. R
Woods has asked that troops should
drive squatters rom a district which he
claims in Oklahoma Territory.-The
Fort Worth Stock Yards have been sold
to Armour & Co. and Swift & Co.-Ofi.
cial figures from the Treasury Depart.
ment at Washington show tremendous
increase in the last five years in our trade
with Germany.-Advices from the Philip.
pines are to the effect that legislation is i'm
peratively demanded from he next United
States Congress in the way of new laws
Tor that country The transport Ingalls,,
which had started for Manila, was forced
to turn back, her decks, saloon, galleys
and staterooms having been washed BY
heavy seas.