St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-11-27
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY. NOV. 10.

Another letter has been received from
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone. Her health has
been somewhat affected by her con-
iinual confinement and hard fare but she
expresses herself as still confide t Of
ultimate release-FOur men in the en-
ploy of the water works department of
Fall River, Mass, were seriously in
jured by a premature explosion Of dy-
Mantle and the foreman, Eugene Lee
VINCE, will probably die-A new high
record for gold shipments to Euro.
from New York was established when
gold to the amount of S7,032,5S1 was
taken from the assay office for shipment
in the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, The gold was ordered in the
regular course of businesS--M. G. d.
Borden dropped prices of all kinds CT
prints Y cent per yard. except Shirtirg,
which he dropped IA cent. The action
caused CONSERVATION in the trade
Wreck on the Great Northern in Mon
tana; 10 laborers killed-Fall River
River mill dividend shows a falling off
in the average for the last quarter com
pared with last year-New CANAL
treaty with England signed-Senator
Hale and others oppose reciprocity that
brings products in direct competit on
with the United States-Queen Will
helmina's condition improving-Great
Britain pressing claims against Turkey
Daily increase in number of unem-
ployed in Germany owing to uncertain
ty of future policy-British press sees
no serious loss in abrogation Of Clayton
Bulwer treaty and believes United
States should build and control canal.
WEDNESDAY NOV. ~.
Secretary of State Hay, in speech
before the New York Chamber of Com
merce, said the policy of the Uni ed
States was a combination Of the golden
rule and the Monroe doctrine, with some
reciprocity thrown in. He said this
country wanted no part of the territory
of the sister republics of Central and
South America, and that our interests
in the Pacific were equal in Importance.
"a fair field and no favor" is all he says
this country wants In the worlds mar
kets. She must control a Pacific cable
and an Isthmian canal-The new d o.
/ cese of the Protestant Episcopal church,
composed of Hampden, Hampshire,
! Franklin and Berkshire counties and all
| Worcester county except Southbridge
was formally organized in convention of
parochial delegates at Springfield,
Mass After selecting as its name che
diocese of western Massachusetts" the
body gave a unanimous electi n to DR..
David II. Greer of st. Bartholomew
church. New York city, for bishop
More troops to leave Cuba-Good pro-
gress on Cuba's new railway nes--
Army in Philippines takes precautions
against tuberculosis Court-martial
of Colonel Meade opens at the Brooklyn
navy yard-Award made to an EHgl 81
company to lay first section of Pacific
cable-Pres dent brings 1900 war de
partment places again undSr civil ser
vice--German emperor gives expires
sion to hope for success of Roosevelt
administration the former
member of the Filipino cab net, ele"te
president of peace party--Darmstadt
big gymnasium burned-Denial of thu
report of the wreck of the steamship
Ella-Czechs apparently seeking t
revive race strife in Austria-Ameri
can syndicate plans S10,0O000O build
inc in LOndon-Three weeks armistc
arranged between Venezuela and Co
notwithstanding considers plans t
meet American competition in sh p
building-South African Situa {
difficult problem which is much mis-
epresented-GreatB ritain's financial
needs may force opening of parlamen
before Jan. Equestrian goyelnmen
introduces an anti-grain- gambln!
measure.
THURSDAY, NOV. q.
United States marines are now guard
ing property in Colon, the capital of Co
lombia. They We're landed from tn
Machias. The insurgents who hav
been in rebellion for some time agains
the government have just captured tn
city. 1t is feared that this government
may be drawn into trouble. The Unite
: States is bound by treaty to preserve tn
neutrality of the isthmus and keep ope
lines of travel and telegraph across th
isthmus. An attack on Panama is nov
feared, and this would further compl
cate matters. Instructions have bee
sent to the commanders of the Machia
} and Iowa to compel the insurgents t
, observe the terms of neutrality in til
isthmus, even if it means fighting t
J compel them-An old man named Jer
miah Chumway was murdered at h
] home near Norwich, Conn. The mul
= derer, who made his escape, fills the d,
scription, it is said, of Blondin, til
l fugitive wife murderer of Massach1
: setts-Patrick Collins the unanimoI
D choice of the Democratic voters of Bo
: ton for mayor-Thirty lives lost by fiji
s in tunnel of mine at Telluride, Col
: Mrs. Jennie McNulty, white, shot ar
+ badly wounded by Isaac r. Ayres,
f negro, at Portland, Me-Georgia di
Il franchisement bill killed--Good pr
gress in education in Porto Rico--Fi
in East Andover, n. H., causes loss
:, S15,O00-New Haven railway claim
- gains in the switchmen's strike-Ne
~ Jersey inspectors raid milk dealers,
- n result of pure food law--GOOd b