St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-09-25
DIARY OF EVENTS.
September IS.

Czarina landed at Dunkirk, France, after
a review of the French feet, and, in com
pany with President Loubet, proceeded
to Complege.-The Marquis Ito started
yesterday from Yokohama on an ex.
tended tour of the United States and Eu.
rope.-The new North German Lloyd
steamer Kron Prime Wilhelm sailed from
Southampton for New York with more
than 900 cabin passengers.
UNITED STATES Many messages of
sympathy from foreign countries were
received at the State Department Sena-
tor Pritchard, Of North Carolina, said
that sentiment in his state and through
the south was strongly in favor of Mr..
Roosevelt and the Republican party
The officials of the Pan-American Expo.
sition ordered the gates closed all day
today out of respect to the late Presi-
dent Six persons were killed and
twenty-five Others seriously injured in a
collision between an express and a
freight train on the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railroad at Avar,
Mass.-The Committee of Eighteen, by
vote of II to l, recommended Seth
Low to the anti Tammany conference as
Alo IOI L1dbOl vi INCW
and the conference accepted the recon-
mendation.-Gov. VOORHEES, of New Ter.
sey was threatened with assassination if
he prosecuted the anarchists.
September 10.
FOREIGN The British torpedo boat
Cobra, the fastest vessel in the world,
struck rock on the Lincolnshire coast
of England and toundered, sixty-seven
lives being lost.-In South Africa a
British force was ambushed by Beers,
led by General Botha, the British loss in
killed, wounded and prisoners being two
hundred men, besides three guns; in
Cape Colony the Beers broke through
British Gordon. killing three officers and
twenty men and woundipg thirty men.
UNITED STATEs.-Funera services over
the body of President Mckinley were
held in the First Methodist Episcopal
church at Canton, after which the body,
escorted by great military and civic
procession, was taken to West Lawn
cemetery and placed in receiving vault,
to await final burial; Mrs. Mckinley
was not able to attend the services, but
her friends do not think she is on the
verge OF collapse .-Tributes of esteem,
love and admiration for the dead Presi-
dent were delivered by Senator Foraker,
Cardinal Gibbons. Joseph H. Manley,
Senator Hoar and others.-In New York
the stock exchange and other exchanges
were closed; business and sport were
generally suspended car and water
traffic ceased absolutely for FIVE minutes,
and services were held in nearly all the
churches in memory OF President
Mckinley.
September 30.
UNITED STATES The president held
Cabinet meeting in Washington, and
asked for fuller reports from officials
At meeting of the president, Secretary
Root and General Wood, the Cuban stu
alton was discussed.-Mrs. Mckinley
was much improved yesterday, and DR..
Rixey was able to interest her in her sur
roundings on a drive to the cemetery,
and thinks she will be fully restored
DR.. Silva, at Washington, expressed the
opinion that the troubles between Vene.
zuela and Colombia were past.
FOREIGN The Gar passed quiet day
at the Compiegne Chateau, attending a
gala performance in the Chateau theatre
IN the evening.-Lord Roseberry un.
yelled the statue of King Alfred the
Great at the Millenary celebration in
Winchester, England; a vast concourse
Of spectators were present and imposing
ceremonies were held.-Lord Kitchener
the capture of another com.
Oany of British mounted infantry by the
Beers and the loss OF two more guns
The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and
York arrived at Ottawa from Montreal
and were welcomed with great en-
.husiasm.
September Ell.
FoREIGN.-The Car and Czarina and
President and Nine. Loubet witnessed
4 grand review of 100000 troops of the
French army on the Plain of Betheny,
near Compiegue, France; after the re-
7iew at luncheon, speeches referring to
he Franco Russian alliance were made |
~ the Gar and President. 1.-THE Chinese
government desires to send commissions
to America, the Philippines, Australia
and elsewhere to collect contributions to |
he indemnity fund from Chinese in those
,ountries.-Eight lives were lost in
railway wreck at Rumania The British |
steamer Ethelbrynta arrived at Santiago |
de Cuba with yellow fever on board
Archduke Frederick of Austria was shot |
by poacher at his country seat in Hun
gary, but escaped serious injurv.-Am-
erlcan competition is hurting the bust |
ness OF the Lancashire cotton spinners:
the splnners OF Manchester have started |
a spot cotton bureau as a rival to the
Cotton Exchange of Liverpool.
UNITED STATES.-Mr. Roosevelt de-
clared his intention to act as president
without partisanship to any locality
Witnesses at the Schley court of inquiry
were, apparently, unable to remember
striking features of the Santiago cam.
paign.-Cubans called upon Secretary
Hay to urge the cause of reciprocity be-
tween this country and Cuba.-Mrs !
felt better yesterday morning,
but DR.. Rixey is less confident than he |
was.-lt was learned in Chicago that
close friends of Mckinley are planning
for the erection of national monument |
to his memory at Canton.-National law
makers are agreed that stern measures
must be taken to repress anarchism, and |
Senator Allison of Iowa says that con-
gress will probably take action.-The
striking tinplate workers OF the United |
States steel corporation are expected to
secede from the amalgamated association
and form new tinplate workers union.
September 22.
FOREIGN.-Lord Kitchener reports the |
release OF prisoners recently "a otrred NV |