St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-12
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY, FEB. 4.

hospital for the last % years, arrested
on a charge Of embezzling $S40O, as a
result Of voluntary confession made
Jan. y by DR.. Peabody-Large five
story brick building occupied by The
Times Publishing company, Ports
mouth, N. H., completely destroyed by
fire. causing loss of $25,000-Fewer
tramp steamships at port Of Boston last
year owing to low freight rates and fall
ing off in foreign trade-James w.
| Tufts, a pioneer in the manufacture Of
| soda water apparatus, dies suddenly at
| Pinehurst, n. C-Heavy SnoWstorm in
| New York state-Lawrence weavers
not inclined to join the Olneyville strik-
ers-Great damage done by the storm;
many wrecks along the cOast---Fire at
| Waterbury, Conn, burns over IS acres;
loss, 000,000-New York Iroquis
Indians oppose bill to give them citizen
ship and divide their common lands
! Delegates to Connecticut constitutional
| convention likely to soon reach an
-SenatOr-eIect Dryden of
New Jersey goes to Washington to take
his seat-Strong protest against pres
| ent baggage law to be sent to the presi-
| dent-Supreme court adjOurnS without
| decision as to northern securities merger
Opponents of concessions to Cuba
now suggest contervailing duty against
Austria and Germany-Avalanche
partly buries an Austrian TOWN.
| France claims to have the fastest train
| in the world-German government
evidently worried over the tariff-The
Dutch communication to Great Britain
not yet made public-London Globe
says Mrs. Conger should have spurned
the gift Of the dowager empress.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 5.
Working at the peril of their lives, in
an angry sea, an officer and four men Of
| the British steamer Antwerpen, wi ich
arrived at Boston, rescued seven eX-
| hausted men from the sinking Gl0uceS-
ter fishing schooner A. Il. Whyland The
rescue was 120 miles off Scatterie, G. 3
will Of J. II. Wilkinson Of Chelsea.
! NldNSss W ~ lCll al u VI pDJO'DO,
broken by his children-Annualr report
| of the prison commissioners Of Massa-
| chusetts shows a decreased number of
| prisoners-More suffering in Nome
| from lack of food-Good progress on
| telegraph lines in Alaska-Estmate
of Waterbury fire loss reduced to ST.
| 500000-No important change in the
| strike situation at Olneyville-Keeley
laboratory and other buildings burned
at Dwight, llls--Odell to be lslied to
enforce or help modify New York ex-
else law-Ways and means commit
tee will prepare a relief measure for
Cuba--General Wood appeals to SEN
atOrs to cut the sugar duty in Cuba's
favor-"Ben" Daniels prison record
| not likely to lose him the Arizona mar
shalship-Large revenue reduction
proposed nOtat all likely to prevent pay
ment of increasing expenditures
! Boer force in Orange River colony set
at 4450-America now holds n fair
share of trade in China-Split threat
ened in AuStria's Pan-Germanic party
Statement that England was of
fered services of chief horse expert in
the United States army-Queensland
dissatisfied with Austrian federation
and many people would be glad to see
it Observation-Disclosures government an
nounces that negotiations forpeace will
be received only from Beers in the field
TTITDSntV IrHp -
Thirteen persons killed and two
houses wrecked by explosion of gas at
Chicago-Boston freight handlers de-
eide to temporarily postpone general
y strike in sympathy with tea usters-
New parochial schoOlhouSe at Cam
bridge, Mass, damaged to the extent of
$25, 900 by tire--SiX men killed in st.
Louis tire-Strikers at Olneyyille firm,
but there is no sign of hostiIity--0ne
man killed and several injured " cx-
plosiOn on a towbOat at Pittsblrg---
Laws passed by last session of legisla-
ture in Wyoming found to be invalid
Former Congressman Walker predicts
a new low record on bank holdings Of
bonds-Burglars secure $4,000 from
GAINESVILLE, Ark, bank, and kill a sheriff
who tries to capture them--Licu-
tenant Peary plans a final dash to the
pole-BabcOck declares he will push
his plans for tariff reform---MoveS to
secure congressional authority for Hob
sons retirement-Sugar refners con-
slider impracticable the plan to increase
Countervailng duty on sugar-Re-
turns from elections in Luzon indicate
that native candidates were generally
do not contemplate a force BILL but
merely want an igation--Sena-
McCumber declares syndicates are seek
ing control of Nome country and tried
to bride Judge Noyes-Philippin com
mission will recommend reduction of -
percent in duty on goods going to the
United States--DeWet's last gun cap
tured by the British-.Japan's crown
prince may visit United States-GPr-
many refused to intervene between the
United States and Spain--Engand
now disturbed by fear of American com
petition in hipping-Count Sternberg
finds that the United States is a true
enemy of continental Europe.
FRIDAY, FEB. Z.
The most stunning blow which Brit
ish rule in Ireland has received since
Parnell's day was dealt Yesterday when
the east division of County Down re-
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