St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-23
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY. OCT, Is.


26 that he did not believe the Spanish
fleet was in Santiago harbor. Captain
Cook, commander of the Brooklyn at
Santiago, for the government, was on
the stand nearly all day, telling in detail
of the Santiago campaign. He will later
be called to testify for Schley. Asked
as to Schley's bearings as a command
ing officer Captain Cook said: 81 al
ways regarded him as an enthusiast
tically brave and patriotic ofticer"-
Jury disagrees in the suit Of Mrs. Spead
against Irving G. TOmlinson, reader
of the Christian Science church at Con-
cord, N. H., growing out of his alleged
failure to cure the plaintiff by Christian
science methods-For the first time
in many years BostOn's net debt is to-
day less than $50,0000 00-Edward A.
Noble of Boston, alleged diamond brok-
er, charged with receiving stolen prop
erty-JOseph Crowley, who threw a
lighted lamp at his mother at Chelsea,
Mass, held in $4,000 bonds, pending re-
suit of injuries-IllinOis Central rail
road to increase wages of employees
Johann Most sentenced to one year in
prison for publishing a seditions ar
ticle-Principal fiat cotton braid man
ufacturers in New Bedford and Fall
River form mbinaton-Bodies of
heroes of Lundy's lane reinterred-
American societies plan to participate in
the Turin eXpOsitiOn-China urges
reforms-South African News sus-
pends-Scandinav believes Sver-
drup has reached tie north pole
Russo-Belgian railway seeks conceS-
siOns in Asia Minor-Belief that the
British have a good chance to capture
Botha--French Canadian plans for a
free state openly voiced by La Verite
Prince George trying to bring about
annexation of Crete to Greece.
WEDNESDAY,, OCT. 16.
Pastors Dimikroff and Zirkoff, with
three female mission workers, says a
despatch from Vienna to the London EX-
press, have been killed by the band that
Kidnapped Miss Stone-Peter Sterling
won the $4,000 Louisville prize with
out touch of the whip, and holding his
gait like a piece of superb machinery.
The winner of last Tuesdays $4,000
futurity passed under the wire first in
each heat, with length to spare-The
Duke of Alba, one Of the highest gran
dees of Spain, died from heart failure
at New York. The duke came to this
city on Sept. q to witness the interna-
tiOnal yacht races. He was So years
old--Boston navy yard cannot get
enough men to rush work as fast as the
department desires-Galion O., bank
robbed-$2000 fire in Beaumont
Tex-GoyernOr of Hawaii Dole will
not resign-No weapons allowed in
Judge Cantrilrs court at Georgetown,
Ky-Syndicate to buy all Montana
sapphire mines and control the Amer.
lean output of the gems-Congrega.
tionalists in session at Portland asked
personally to contribute to the ransom
for Miss Stone-COngressman Over
street will again introduce his currency
bill---Philadelph wants reinstate-
ment of pneumatic mail service-New
G. A. r. commander to make investiga-
ton of Pension Commissioner Evans
Colombia would sanction trans
fer of canal to the United States-Ru-
NOR that Andrade will invade Vene-
zuela-French budget committee strike
out vote for three new iron clads--Dr,
Sem of Chicago predicts war between
Russia and Japan-LondOn Standard
bestows high praise upon President
oosevelt-German tariff condemned
by the Hamburg chamber of commerce
London hopes that martial law may
stamp out rebellion in South Africa
Failure of Comte de la VaulX's attempt
to cross the Mediterranean in balloon.
THURSDAY, OCT. II.
The explosion of gasolcne or some
other equally powerful explosive in
Ladd's restaurant, Bangor, Me-,
wrecked the place and set the building
on fire. Two women were burned to
death and one man fatally burned.
Three women in the building were res
cued by waiter who had been injured
bv the explosiOn--Mrs. Margaret Nc
Donald of Gloucester, Mass, commits
suicide by jumping from a roof-No
trace found vet of the trunk containing
$4,000 worth of jewelry shipped by Il
Providence firm to d. G. Percival & Co.
of Boston-Moodus, Conn.,, postotfice
robbed-Hawaiia island of Molokai
has 900 lepers-American Window
Glass company's net profit for the year
S1.412.1 100 25-Rhode Island Repub-
licans in state convention renomlnate
Governor Gregory-Fall River cotton
manufacturers deny reports that mar
row odd goods are selling on 2-cent
basis, or that the market is bare Of
snots-Another soft coal combination
to rival the Pocah6Scas Coal company
being formed by operatoNa in New River
district. West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. trust
said to be urging Cuba toinsist on free
trade-"Hat" trimming" cases finally
SattIpd in favor of the importers-Un-
less conditions improve in the Philip
mines military force may not be reduced
Secretary Long says conditions in
the cabinet are the same as if Presid MT
Mckinley had lived-Baltimore judge
was inclined to oppose sugar tax. but
gave ruling in favor to hasten action by
supreme court-Serious ARRAY be-
tween regiments at Aldershot--'Se-
rious condition reported on the Guajjra