St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-12

railway offers to take strikers back,
but they refuse to work with non-union
men-Citizens of Manila agree with
Taft that $4,000 troops will be suf-
ttcient-Spanish treaty claims com.
mission throws out 100000 Of
maine" claims--General Hughes con-
tinues before senate committee, but
does not modify view that Filipinos
were of little service against SPAIN
Canada inclined to strictly exclude
Chinese--New move in England for
preferential trade with colonies-Aus-
TRANS think Chamberlain the best nan
to succeed Salisbury as premier -
Professor Ernst Halle in a recent book
says Germany intends to absorb HOl-
land.
SATURDAY, MARCH 8.
Prince Henry of Prussia completed
his tour of the country and is once more
in New York. He was absent from the
city for nine days, during which his
special train traversed the territory Of
10 states and covered a total distance
of 1853 miles. He issued a statement
expressing his satisfaction over the
journey and his eradication at the cor
diality with which he was everywhere
received-Barringto r. l., man be-
comes the fifth husband of woman,
and she his fourth wife-Dispute be-
tween French and American consuls at
Tien Tsin-Belief in London that the
United Irish league will be proclaimed
Condition of Cecil Rhodes reported
from Cape Town as very grave-BOer
commander KritZsinger, sentenced to
Punishment for life-SeCretary Hay
trying to prevent a reOpening of the
| Chinese indemnity question-,Ver-
mont association considering idea Of a
| permanent club and clubhouse
| William Hamilton Of Fall River, Mass,
held for grand jury on charge of man
slaughter-HOtel clerk in Pittsfield,
Mass, kills himself before his sister-in-
/ law because of a quarrel with his wife
Coroner investigating mysterious
/ death of woman at Barkhamstead,
/ COnn-Anthracite coal operators re-
fuse to take part in a conference with
miners OmmittCe--Great boom in
immigration this month on Boston
steamer hnes-AIrs Zero testities in
her own defense at the manslaughter
| trial at Dover, Me-JosCph SlomaC of
1 Leominster, Mass, charged with arson
and attempt to defraud an insurance
Company-The general education
1 board organized in New York for pro-
/ motion of southern education
Striker who assaulted employe in an
Olneyyille, r. l., mill sent to Jail for so
/ daya-Miss Alice Roosevelt will not
go to the ronation-Old man bound
and robbed by unknown man in his
| barn at Norwood, II. ALFRED Lyttei-
ton may succeed Lord Pauncefote as
| British ambassador at Washington.
SUNDAY, MARCH 8.
Earl hail. gift of William Earl
Dodge, dedicated at Columbia uni
vcrsity-AIrs. Fiske, the actress, bad
ly hurt by a fall in a st. Louis theatre
General Funston says "Think all
you want, but keep your mouths shut
-Rudyard Kipling scourges tactics
in the Philippines in his usual way
British discover a great Boer maya
zine northeast of the town of Rietz--
Fire in French arsenal at LOrient; val
liable documents estroyed-StrikeO Of
consolidate nh 40 o.
| about 500 men are out-Fall River
| manufacturers deny request for 10 per-
cent advance in Wages-Prince Henry
growing weary-Striking Italians at
tack office of locomotive works at Pat
erson, n. J-Rev. Charles 2. Mills Of
NeWburyport, Mass, dies suddenly at
his home--Sheriff Pearson's LIQUOR
deputies make several seizures at Port
land, Me-NTrs. Zero found guilty of
manslaughter in causing her husbands
death at ChesuncOok, Me-Schooner
Calumet arrives at Providence with her
mainmast gone-Wellesley college
girls hold a session of the United States
senate-Amherst wins New England
intercollegiate basket ball champion
ship-Government forces in Colombia
ambushed at Pablo and captured
Burglars get about $500 worth of prop
erty from two houses in New Haven.
MONDAY, MARCH 10.
Seven thousand transfers, freight
handlers, clerks and longshoremen
strike at Boston; result of discharge Of
seven freight handlers who refused to
handle cotton brought to freight sheds
by Il. S. Brine Transportation company
Death of DR.. John f. Spalding,
Episcopal bishop of Colorado--.Polisn
woman arrested at Worcester, Mass,
charged with fanEicide-Robcrt b.
Reid, Boston restaurant keeper, frac-
lures skull of a burglar he caught on
his premises-Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson says rumOrs of his con-
templated resignation from cabinet are
untrue-Cunard liner Etruria ruts
into Morta, Azores, with propeller
broken and rudder lost-Serious sit
uation at Jehol, 100 miles from Pekfl.
where bandit soldiery have captured a
priest-Militia guarding cars ut Nor
folk; strikers refuse to abide by terms
of arbitratiOn-Unity Collar and Cuff
factory at Bennington, VT, burned;
loss $60,000-Gloucester schooner
Patriot reports loss of two of her crew
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