St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-04-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TUESDAY.

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!. FoREIGN.-General French has reporte
6 the captures in his recent campaign
. twelve hundred prisoners and many CUR
4 and cattle were taken.-Senator Pro-
= tor stated that there was no doubt tha
= the Platt amendment would be accepte
E by the Cubans.-The government {
Morocco must, it is stated, meet the d.
= mauds of the United States; the cruise
f New York is at Tangier
: UNITED STATES. The state department
made public its note of March to tn
powers, warning China against entering
into secret treaty with any one power
The number of persons killed by tn
tornado in Alabama is believed not II
exceed eighteen, and the property dam
age to be about $3.50 600.
WEDNESDAY.
FoREIGN-China had not signed tn
agreement with Russia respecting Man
churia within the time set for its accept
ance or rejection Cen Macarthur ha!
approved the sentence passed on leaders
of secret society in the Philippines
Sentiment among the Cubans in favor o
the Platt amendment is growing The
bubonic plague is reported to be spread
ing at Cape Town and in lndla.-Tht
Russian government has decided to adopt
more lenient measures in the cases oil
students charged with riot.-Turkey' S
finances are in bad condition and trouble
is said to be brewing. Curzon
urged the maintenance of larger army
in India.
UNITED STATES. -Secretary Root and
AdJutant'General Corbin are making
preparations for their contemplated trip
to the Philippines The state depart
ment abandoned its plan OF demanding
an apology from the Sultan of Morocco,
and the cruiser New York was ordered
to proceed from Tangier to Manila
THURSDAY.
FOREIGN.-The Philippine civil commits
sion was heartily welcomed to Iolo by
the people and Sultan of Sulu.-The
German Chancellor announced in the
Prussian Diet that bill to increase
duties on agricultural products would be
lurthered by the government as expedit-
iously as possible Emperor William,
addressing regiment in Berlin, limited
at revolutionary uprising, his speech
causing a sensation throughout Ger
many.
UNITED STATES President Mckinley
rendered the attorney-generalship to P.
c. Knox, of Pittsburg. The Nebraska
legislature elected Governor Dietrich and
!. H. Willard United States senators for
short and long term respectively.
New trials were ordered in the cases Of
two Of the men convicted and sentenced
to lie Imprisonment in connection with
the Goebel murder in Kentucky.
FRIDAY.
FOREIGN-The Brazilian cruiser Benia-
min Constant sailed from Rio Jareiro tor
the United States.-The Duke of Man
chester appeared in the bankruptcy court
in London, his creditors agreeing to a
postponement of proceedings to await
an investigation of the Dukes affairs by
Eugene Zimmerman, his therinlaw.
lanes Stephens, Head Centre" of the
Fenian movement of 1866 died in Dub
Precautions are being taken in Con-
stantinople to prevent attempts on the
life of the Sultan.-Financial experts in
England are torecasting a budget of
G200,000,000.
UNITED STATEs.-Attorney- General
Griggs took leave of his associates in the
cabinet and the department of justice;
from the latter he received the gilt of
piece of silver-The questions OF what to
do with Aguinaldo and the reward for
General Funston were discussed by the
president and cabinet, but no desire was
reached on either point.-The United
Mine Workers decided at Wilkesbarre
not to order a strike on April /, as the
recognition of the union by the operators
was regarded as satisfactory.-General
Young arrived at San Francisco and
paid a high tribute to the pluck and dar-
ing of Funston in his feat in capturing
the Filipino leader.
SATURDAY..
FoREIGN.-The university boat race on
the Thames was won by the Oxford lcrew
defeating Cambridge by halt length
Prominent Filipinos expressed great
pleasure over the capture of Aguinaldo,
saying that it had removed the chief OBJ
stacle to complete pacifcation of the
islands and acceptance of American au
Austrian newspaper says
that England, Germany and Japan have
presented identical notes to Russia and |
China warning them that the signing of |
the Manchurian agreement will involve |
the partition OF China; France has init
mated that she would regard the con.
clusion OF the treaty as an unfriendly |
diary of Major Andre, the
SDv has been found in |
twin screw steamer Kron
Prinz Wilhelm, of the North German |
Lloyd Line, was launched at Stettin it |
is expected that she will break all ocean
son of eX Congressman
Crowley, of Lockport, N. Y, was ar
rested in San Juan, Porto Rico, in connec-
ton with alleged posta lfrauds.
UNITED STATES Frederick Funston
was appointed by the president to be
gadier-general in the regular army;
Gen. Wheaton was named as major-gen-
eral.-The state department has called
Minister LOOMS from Caracas to Wash.
lngton, desiring to consult him regard |
ing issues with Venezuela, which are said |
to be growing more acute.-The govern
ment will make no bargain with Aguin-
aldo, and regards him as occupying the
same status as other prisoners of war.
SUNDAY.
FoREIGN.--Lieutena nt--Commander |
Jesse M. Roper was suffocated on board |
the man war Petrol at Manila, P. l., |
While trying to rescue sailor from the |
hold OF vessel, where fire was burning;
% other Officers and eao,,,a., ,uara ,1-os