St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-07-03
DIARY OF EVENTS.
,IUNE %,

DIAkY Or ENENIO'
JUNE d.
FoREIGN.-Much Encouragement is
shown in England over the condition OF
the war in South Africa.-Gen. t,a1lles,
the Filipino insurgent, with 600 men,
surrendered to General Sumner at Santa
Cruz, and took the oath of allegiance.
UNITED STATEs.-The Ohio State Re-
publican Convention met in Columbus,
aud Senator Foraker made a ringing
speech on national topics as temporary
chairman Secretary Hay, Mrs. Hay
and their three children left New Haven
for Cleveland with the body OF Adelbert
S. HAY, who was killed suddenly on Sun
day morning.-Mrs. Mckinley was able
to leave her room and take luncheon
with the president 1.-THE Industrial Com
mission is preparing a report to congress
which IS understood to recommend dras-
tic antitrust measures painter was
killed while at work on the steel arch
bridge at Niagara Fals.-The formation
OF combination for the control OF the
salt production of almost the entire
civilized world, with Standard Oil back
ing, was announced.
June 20.
FoREIGN.-A claim of 100000 taels
against the United States has been made
by the China Merchants Company for
looting at Tien-Tsin. - The Leipzlger
Bank, well-known German institution,
failed and caused heavy drop i'll German
bank stocks - Three japanese torpedo
boats were in collision at the naval ma
n9uvres; one was reported sunk and sew
erai lives lost.-D. B. Henderson,, the
speaker of the house of representatives
was presented to King Edward
UNITED STATEs.-The Ohio republican
state convention renoninated Gov. Nash; |
Senator Hanna, as permanent chairman,
made forceful speech. The funeral of
Adelbert S. Hay, son of Secretary Hay, |
took place in Cleveland, and the burial |
was in Lakeview tery.-Adjt.-G Gen.
Corbin, Commissary- General Weston and |
Surgeon-General Sternberg sailed from
San Francisco for Manila.
June 26.
FoREIGN.-Ex- President Kruger was
welcomed to Rotterdam with great en-
thuslasm by the ants.-Ex.Speak-
er Henderson had highly pleasant in.
terview with King Edward VII-One
hundred and fifty.fve automobiles en-
tered for the Paris-Berlin race, which
was timed to start from Paris at $50
this morning.
UNITED STATEs.-J. Pierpont Morgan
gave $1,000,000 to erect three build
ngs for the Harvard Medical School in
Boston.-Gifts of 100000 each from
Matthew Borden, Frederick Vanderbilt
and James ]. Hill were announced at
Yale, completing the bi.centennial build
ng tund.-lt was said by two members
Of the cabinet that Secretary Hay will
probably remain at the head of the state
department. throughout President Nc
klnley's administration.-Mrs. McKin-
ey was able to take short drive with
he presldent.-Thirteen persons, the
majority of them Italian migrants, were
killed in Wabash train near Peru, Ind,
which went through a trestle, the en-
oankment of which had been undermined
~ rains.
June27.
FOREIGN,-A dispatch from Rome to
Paris newspaper said the Pope is serious.
y ill.-ln a fight with insurgents in
'amar, P. l., Lieutenant Edward E.
)ownes, LIST Infantry, and private Of
hat regiment were Embellishments II
ook a sail stretching spin on the Clyde;
he challenger is expected to arrive in
his country about August licking
Edward issued proclamation announc-
ne that his coronation will take place
ext June, the date not being fixed.
UNITED STATES Western engineers
listed Mr.. Bond, the New York state
ngineer, aud said that they hoped to
aduce congress to pass bill providing
or barge canal in that state at cost
I $3OO,OO0,O00, the object being to
heapen rates on grain from the North
1est.-Comtroller Tracewell decided that
he secretary of the treasury is not au-
horned to refund the duties which the
upreme Court held were illegally COL
cted IN Porto Rico, and special act Of
ongress will be necessary before claim.
nts can be paid.-I>ittle damage was
one by the second food in the valleys of
outhern West Virginia; the bodies re-
'vered now number thirty-fve, and it is
louSuI dS mdHy more persons perfShed.
June rs.
FoREIGN.-The royal proclamation an
ouncing that the coronation of King
dward will take place in June next was
lad at st. James Palace, Temple Bar
nd the Royal Exchange, London, with
ualnt and medieval accessories.-Har- 7
Id F. Eastman, youth from Portland,
le., who ran away from home and en-.
sted as a British marine, was put
board steamer at Liverpool to be
iken back home,-Gen. A. W. Greedy
rived at Manila, as did fifty teachers
ON the United States-A number of