St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-08
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY SEPT 90

ANOlCh Wal VI luIHolS OL peHuIlig SET
Element of coal strike-J. NJ Fisher
head Of firm of Boston brokers and
bankers, admits using United States
mail scheme to defraud; started with
out penny and secured nearly $780,
coo from dupes in a little over year
Milk contractors and producers
agree at Boston upon rate of 3715 cents
a can-Harvard students tie up rail-
way service in their "bloody Monday"
rush-Emile lola, the novelist, found
dead in his home from asphyxiation
Attempt to rob bank at ThOmaston,
Me-Schools open in Porto Rico; at
tendance 50,000-Minneapolis mill
operatives accept schedule Of owners
Strike of 1900 street railway en-
ployes at New Orleans-Condition of
cotton arriving at Memphis said to be
very satisfactory-Apple exports
from five Atlantic ports five times as
large as a year ago-President Roose-
velt's condition satisfactory-Goy-
eminent officials leading lily-white
movement in Alabama; investigation
likely-Alger's appointment to senate
not only vindication but shows that
he still controls Michigan-Marine
hospital service argues that the mos
quito is the only means for spreading
yellow fever-Sir Marcus Samuel
elected lord mayor of London-Boer
war relief fund reaches total Of $313, $50
Report that a strong revolt will be
started in Turkish territories against
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rea-
son for wishing to secede is that labor
legislation will annihilate sugar in
duStry
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1.
Announcement that Morgan ship
combine will be controlled by British
and vessels will fly British tlag--New
evidence of tax Irregularities in Chi
cago treasurer's oftice-Independe
telephone companies enter into an ALI
ance for covering large cities-Lord
Charles Beresford, in New York. says
the ship trust is waking up" the Brit
ish people-Pennsylvania and Wa
bash railroads settle their differences
over entrance of the latter into Pitts
burg-Peary advanced by navy de-
partment to rank of commander
Educational bill still a source of po-
litical disturbance in EngIand--In-
crease in immigration shown by re-
port Of arrivals at New Yorkshire
crease in the expense Of United States
consulates; gain also in receipts
Secretary Roots statement that he is
not to retire is entitled to full credence
Colombia said to have refused to
grant canal lease to United States, but
the report is not confirmed and is
doubted--South African labor market
rstocked-Bishop of Porto Rico
sees a bright future for Cuba-All but
nine houses burned in Voshnik, Rus
sian Poland-A Berlin book firm pays
$4,000 for rights to DeWet's book
Powers do not regard the situation in
Macedonia as very China's
unfuldlled obligations under the proto-
col are being considered.
THURSDAY, OCT. 2.
Vermont legislature settles long con-
test by electing John G. MCCULLOUGH
goyernor-William G. Van Derlip and
Henry f. Coe, convicted of embezzle-
ment at Boston, both aged and in1irm,
sentenced to state prison, the former
for eight and the latter for five years
Yale students, on the rampage at
New Haven, engage in pitched battle
with police-Monument to Abraham
Lincolns mother dedicated at Lincoln
City, Ind-Big ship combine incor-
porated; has capital of $120,000 000--
Death Of Admiral Joutt-Hoinze'
forces join Republicans in effort TO de-
feat Senator Clark in Both
Devery and Goodwin delegations
barred from New York convention;
Coler nominated for governor; beef and
coal trusts and tariff law denounced
direct West India Gable company
closes office in San Juan, ?. R., owing
to lack Of usinesS-President passes
comfortable night, and is doing veil
Panama Canal company's attorney
says he has satisfied Attorney General
Knox that the title is valid-Tle re-
suit of the White House coal conference
is a letter addressed to all the presidents
of the coal carrying roads and John
Mitchell, president of the Miners
union, inviting them to meet the presi-
dent on Friday of this week, for 4 con-
ference-No interruption Of traffic
across the Isthmus of Panama
Blockade of Gonaives, Hayti, forces
salt up to SIT a barrel-Final victory
of rebels in Venezuela considered a
certainty-Colombia not to protest
landing of United States marines.
FRIDAY, OCT. 8.
Bates and Guild named for governor
and lieutenant governor by Massachu-
setts Republicans-NIrs. Littlefeld,
aged so, perhaps fatally beaten by I'M
known persons at Penobscot, Me-
Hon. Frank Jones, one of New Hamp-
shire's leading citizens, dies at Ports
mouth, aged 70-Democrats elect
Georgia state ticket without opposition
-Western railroads indicted, to test
the new demurrage rule-Alabama'
miners act to enforce collection of coal
strike essments-Militia called to
disperse mobs in the coal district; II
arrests-New shoe machinery COM