St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-07-17
DIARY OF EVENTS.
.TuEY 8.

FORElGN-Ine venezuelan asphalt
cases are still pending before the Federal
Court of that country.-Scheeper' Boer
commando occupi. d Murraysburg
about the middle of Cape Colony, and
burned the public buildings and homes
The British steamer Delmar, from Dun
dee on June 20, went ashore on the east
coast of Newfoundland no lives were
lost
UNITED STATES The will of Albert L.
Johnson, the street railway magnate,
was read in New York; it leaves the en-.
tire estate to the widow and children,
and Tom L. Johnson is made sole ex.
ecutor-Thomas G. Barker, who shot
the Rev. John Keller, began his term of
five years in state prison at Trenton, N.
J-Consul General Stowe, at Cape
Town, South Africa, resigned because
the salary OF his post is insufficient
The Constitution again won from the
Columbia and Independence at Newport,
beating the former by three miles and
the latter by more than nine miles; the
Boston boat was not in sight when the
Constitution finished frederick D.
White, son of Andrew D. White, ambasa.
dor to Germany, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head.
July o.
FoREIGN.-Russia offers to vacate all
the additional duties levied on American
goods if the United States will vacate its
action on the sugar differential-
sador White will resign as ambassador
to Germany next year, upon his 10th
birthday.-Shamrock ii beat Shamrock
| in a five mile race near the Firth of
Clyde.-Japanese control the fishing sit
uation on the Frazier river in British
Columbia.
UNITED STATES. Hawaiian finances
are bad with very little money in the
tteasury.-Two men killed and FIVE in
jured in a railroad wreck near Cleve-
land Attempt being made to combine
vehicle axle and spring plants.-This
country soon to be visited by Danish |
Crown Prince.-Kansas will lose $780,
900, 900 as result of droughts in corn
crop.-Mlssouri farmers praying for rain.
-Twenty-six UNCONVENTIONAL rallies held
at Christian Endeavor convention at
Cincinnati.
July 10.
FoREIGN-A meeting at the Guldhall,
called by the Lord Mayor of London,
was an enthusiastic gathering in sup.
port of the governments policy of the
war in South Africa ,-Advices from Mos
cow say that well kown banking houses
are likely to fall.-Shamrock II easily
defeated the former challenger in race
off the island of Butte.
UNITED STATES -Nneteen were killed |
and many injured in train collision on
the Chicago and Alton railroad about |
one hundr ed miles east of Kansas City; |
the Epworth League specials were the
second and third sections of the wrecked |
train, but none of the members were
aboard of 1.-THE Ohio Democratic state
convention, at Columbus, nominated a
ticket headed by Col. James Kilbourne
for governor, and repudiated Bryan and
the Kansas City platform. - American
indemnity claims against Turkey have
been satisfactorily settled by the pay
ment OF $4,000 to Mr.. Leishman, the
United States Minister at Constantine
ple.-The International Christian En-
deavor Convention came to an end in
Cincinnati, after many enthusiastic meet
ngs and great rejoicing over the prog.
fess of the work.-The gSeatest heat ever
officially recorded in Chicago was regis
Tered by the government thermometer,
he temperature reaching 1902 degrees.
July III.
FoREIGN.-Three hundred were killed
n fights at Julepart. Corean island
rouble arose between the missionaries
and natives. Lord Kitchener confirmed
tports of the shooting of wounded
British by Beers at Vlakfontein.-Th The
Bank of England gave notice of an issue
ot 100000 of3 per cent India stock.
Many prostrations from heat were
recorded in London.
UNITED STATEs.-South Carolina has
brought suit against the government for
he return ofall the liquor taxes collected
n that state since the dispensary law
went into etfect.-Altred B. Kittredge
was appointed to succeed the late United
States Senator Kyle by the governor of
South Dakota.-Tke machinists' strike
1t Newport News was ended.-The Col
imbia won the race of the Cup yachts off
Newport, the Constitution and the In
dependence finishing in the order named
n close and exciting contest.--A ship
Dad of granite will 60 from Maine to
Europe, and it is possible that the United
States will supply most of Englands
granite in the future.
JuIy 12.
FOREIGN. Prince Chun, bearer of an
lpology to the German Emperor for the
murder OF Baron Won Kelteler. left Pc
ing for Berlin 1.-The Beers captured
FOUNDER in a fight near Houtkop; they
we're driven off; the British loss was
hree killed and seven wounded. Re
orts that Continental powers are pie.
'aring tariff war against the United
states were discredited in England.-A S
trongly conservative commission to t
raw up an electoral law was appointed
" the Cuban Constitutional Conven- :
ion.
UNITED Enthusiastically Hay has re-
'eived assurance from every government
that the invitation to the
Pan American Congress has been ac-
,epted in good faith.-Gen. Funston's
official report on the capture of Aguin.
aldo was made public by the war depart
nent.-Reports from the regions affected
by drouths show the almost total de-
structiOn Of the cprn croo - Lyo.,oa,