St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1901-08-14
DIARY OF EVENTS.
August D.

of Germany died at Crouberg at 6.lo p
m. after long illness from cancer; En-
peror William and all OF her children
were present at the bedside except Prince
Henry, who was at Cadiz; King. Ed
ward and Queen Alexandra will leave
Cowes today for Cronb,rg.-Ihe boer
Commandant Froneman was killed IN
| fight in the Orange River Colony; the
British captured a Boer convey OF
seventy wagons.-The House OF Lords
rendered judgment adversely affecting
trades unions in Great Britain.-The
Kosta Glass Works, the largest in Swe-
den were burned.-G> neral Maxine
Gomez has written letter denying that
| he or Senior Palma are annexationlsts;
in the Cuban Constitutional Convention
Senior Giberga, delegate, attacked the
memory of Marti, who began the last
Cuban revolution.-A high wind prevent
ed M. Santos Dumont from making an
other attempt to fly around the ETHEL
Tower in his airship.
UNITED STATEs.-Several buildings
were wrecked by an explosion in Phil
adelphia; twenty people are thought to
have been killed and as many injured
A combination of wholesale grocers OF
the United States is about to be formed,
with capital OF S100,0 100000; the tea
interests of this country and Japan are
also planning Consoi1atlon.-Mr
Dawes's report showed a large increase
i'll the number of national banks.-A
proclamation, signed by Malvar, called
! upon Filipiuos to renew the rebellion
he 81 y ff1r
ers in Austria are making etfortt to pre-
vent Importation of American canned
goods, The Saratoga racetrack was
successfully opened under new manage
ment with large attendance.-Word
came from Vent zuela that a bloody bat
tie lasting seventeen days had been
fought in Venezuela between insurgents
and government troops and had ended
in draw.-New York Cinnamon received
an order from the Chinese Reform AS
ISOLATION to cut off their queues.
August 6.
FOREIGN -Great Britain's representa-
tive at Picking has refused to sign the
protocol agreed upon BY the powers
The question Of a grant to the South
! African colonies was discussed in the
House OF Commons Reports favorable
to the British have been received from
South ca-Plans for simple funeral
at the burial of the Empress Dowager Of
Germany have been announced.-The
Discovery started on her voyage to An
tarctic regions.-A test OF American and
British locomotives in Jamaica showed
the superiority OF the Unit ed States ma
chlnes.-American jockeys rode three
winners in the races at Brighton, Eng
land.
UNITED STATES President Shaffer or
dered general strike OF the Amalgama-
ted Association men employed by the
! United States Steel CORPORATION, to take
effect at the close of work on Saturday
August 10,-Rear. Admiral Henry L.
Howison, retired, has been chosen as the
third member Of the Schley court of in
qury in place OF Rear Admiral Kimberly
retired, who was compelled to decline
appointment on account of i'll health
Seven people are known to have been
killed and more than sixty injured BY
Monday nights explosion in Philadel.
phia.-A cable dispatch was received by
the State Department saying that the
| Columbian revolutionists had held up a
train near Matachin, capturing some
government officials; the United States
will probably not interfere in any way.
August7.
FoREIGN-The House OF Commons
adopted unanimously address S of con.
dolence to King Edward and Emperor
William on the death of the Empires
Dowager Frederick. The British Consul
at Marseilles reports that American coal
threatens to GUST British coal at that
port; American capitalists are negotat-
ing for the Charlero glass works, in Bel
glum.-A force of Mahsuds captured and
looted British post on the Indian from
tier, killing seven men.-The voyage OF
the Ophir, with the Duke and Duchess oil
Cornwall and York on board, will not
be curtailed.-A man claiming to be an
American was arrested in Berlin for pre-.
senting at bank, checks that were stolen
from the office of the American Express
Company in Paris in the recent burglary
there.
UNITED STATEs.-A. B. Cummings was
nominated tor Governor of Iowa by the
Republican State Convention held at
Cedar Rapids.-The gunboat Machas
has been ordered to go to Colon without
delay, on account of the Colombian up
rising intervention by the United States
is unlikely.-A negro who had con essed
to assaultipg white woman, was burn
ed at the stake by mobnea Enterprise,
Ala.-Iudge Humphreys, of Hawaii,
against whom charges have been prefer
red, conferred with Attorney General
Knox.
August 8.
FOREIGN. - Santos-Dumont's airsbip
fell at Paris, the inventor having mar
row escape from death.-The Oceanic, of
the White Star Line, ran into and sank
trading steamer in the Irish Channel; ;
seven lives were lost.-Simple, though
impressive, services were held over the
body OF the Dowager Empress Frederick
at Ftedrichshof-Further failures of
German firms were reported.-Mr. Kru-
ger was reported to be in poor health,
and specialist in nervous diseases was
summoned from Berlin to Rotterdam
"A slgnt reverse to British arms was re-
ported by Lord Kitchener.-Count Won
Waldersee landed at Hamburg, and re-
celVed warm greeting. persons
were injured in an accident at Paisley,
Scotland.-The death of General Bara-
teri, who was in command of the Italian
force in East Africa when the troops
were defeated by the Abyssinians in
lS9o, was announced from the Tyrol.
UNITED STATEs.-GeueraI Macarthur,
in his report on the ph;l;,n;paS ,,roes