St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-10-30
THURSDAY, OCT. 81.

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THURSDAY. OCT q.
The Lowell bank case is to come be-
fore the grand jury at Boston. United
States District Attorney Moulton and
his assistant, Mr.. Casey, have issued
subpoenas for several witnesses to APP
pear before the grand jury. An indict-
ment will be asked for Smith and Swift
on the grounds of embeZZlement. Iii is
possible that other charges will be pre-
ferred-The state department is said
to be in possession Of positive evidence
that the Bulgarian government was in
directly, if not directly, behind the alb
duction of Miss Stone, the American
missionary, using as its tools members
of the Macedonian committee-Salem,
Mass, druggists take decisive step to
compel the mayor of that city to sign
their siXth-class liquor licenses-Com-
memoraton day ends Yale bicentcn-
nial-OhiO Democrats open campaign
at Bucyrus--FOssilr remains of an i'm
mense brontosaurus found in Wyoming
Bryan making sharp contest to re-
store Nebraska to the Democrats
diana supreme court sustains penalty
of disfranchisement for selling vote
Shamrock II, last challenger for the
America cup, is offered foH sale in New
York-Fall River cotton manufacture
ers will refuse to grant 10 percent in
crease in wages to meet BO1den'S latest
move--rhe Universal Tobacco COM
pany to absorb the Havana Commercial
company. and will assist the British
combine in fighting the American trust
--Receiyer Wing of Globe National
bank of Boston says that his duties are
almost ended-Count Tolstoi again i'll
Chinese court at Shenchou $50
miles from Pekin-COmbinatiO of
British iron and steel makers being or
ganized--French workmen will not
strike unless ordered by their organiza-
tion-FOrmal opening of the Pan
American congress in the City of Mexico
John Redmond says England must
fight united Irish race of 20,000,OOO-
Discovery of valuable mineral property
in Peru likely to lead to a big boom.
FRIDAY. oct. %.
Rear Admiral Schley began his testi-
mony before the court of inquiry, tell
ing Of the beginning of his connection
with the Cuban campaign, Of his block
ade of Cienfuegos and of the voyages Of
the flying squadron from Cienfuegos to
Santiago. Among other things. Adj
mral Schley claimed that Sampson told
him contidentially that the battleships
were not to be riSked against the forti-
fed places until the Spanish squadron
had been disposed of; that he and
Sampson agreed that it was most likely
that the Spanish fleet was at Cienfu-
egOs; that he went to this place under
SIMPSONS orders; that Captain Nc
Gala gave him no information regard
ing signals from the insurgents until
after he had been several days at Glen
fuegos and that he did all the cOaling at
sea that was possible or practicable.
Regarding the so-called "retrogade
movement" Admiral Schley claimed
that the military importance Of the
movement demanded that it should be
made to the westward. Admiral
Schley denied that Captain Cotton de-
livered him the dispatch from Admiral
Sampson stating that the Spanish feet
was at Santiago--Z Swift Holbrook,
writer and lecturer on sociological sub.
iects, died at Brookline, Mass-Porto
Rican delegates visit Lawrence mills
and have reception at Boston chamber
Of commerce-JOseph II. Crowley held
in $4,000 bonds for the grand jury on
charge Of asSaulting his mother; Mrs.
Crowley is insane as result of injuries
Heavy snowstorm in the Adiron-
dacks-Strike seems inevitable in Fall
River cotton mills-CZolgOSZ to be eX-
ecuted at Auburn, N. Y, Tuesday morn
ing, Oct. 29-Evidence in Nome re-
ceiverShip case shows that Judge Noyes
favored his friends-No more news
papers and periodicals will be delivered
this year to the people in the Alaskan
gold fields-New Bedford Textile
school to have free scholarship, the
first in an institution of that kind in
America-Annual report shows i'm
provemept at West Point, and hazing
is OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in con-
gress may propose free trade with Cuba
and immediate Recip-
rocity treaty with Argentine to be
abandoned in belief that others might
succeed-Move for permanent census
bureau. Total population of the United
States, including islands, estimated at
1O0,OOO0 00-General Botha said to be
in camp with 1000 men-Japan's