St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-02
FRIDAY, MARCH %.


there will be a struggle which will
cripple the city for mOnths-Non-
union granite cutters at Quincy, Mass,
quit work; say they were hired under
ntation-DOwieite colony
at Chicago quarantined on account of
case of smallpoX-Senator Patterson
declares that Funston violated articles
of warfare in capture Of Aguinaldo--
Mr.. Richardson introduces a rCsolu-
ton in lower branch of congress for in
VestigatiOn of alleged report of Walter
Christmas that he had S500,000 to be
used for bribery in connection with sale
of Danish islands to the United States
boston brewery proprietOrs say
they can make no further concessions
to the men-Diamonds found at Cape
Nome-MOyes for a strike in southern
mills-Weavers at Saranac mills,
Blackstone, Mass, strike--Businehs
section of Peckville Pa, destroyed by
fire-Fr Crowley of Chicago sues the
Western Union for $10,000---Weav-
ers at Fitchburg have a strike
in sympathy with Olneyvile--
Illinois judge rules that railroad ticket
is not inyaIidated by passing through
the hands Of a scalper--COnSum
Pure Milk company, capitalized at $5,-
100000, organized to supply Boston and
vicinity-ImmigratiOn Co nmiSsioner
Powderly to be given some other gov
eminent pOsition-Rebel success in
Venezuela now seems doubtful
ly a thousand deaths from cholera in
Mecca since March 23--German agri-
cultural departments framing protest
against meat regulati0nS-British
press views on Rhodes depends upon
political position of the papers,
Kruger believed to have sanctioned
Schalk-Burger's appeal to Steyn al
De Wet-Treaty between Peru and
Bolivia binding the two countries to
submit controversies to arbitration.
SATURDAY, MARCH 70.
Citizens committee of Lowell with
Textile committee, and mill agents con-
fer in the hope of settling the strike, but
without success-AIiIl treasurers at
New Bedford advance wages 10 per-
cent-Alfred r. Kehew charged with
forging the name Of the late Julia B.
French of BOSton-Mrs. Victor TOu-
signant of Biddeford, Me-, for many
years a cripple, believes she has been
cured as a result of a miracle-Bos-
ton liquor dealers and brewery work
ers preparing for prolonged strike
Leaders Of the wooden mills strike be.
come more Ontident-PreSident Tan
sey of the United Textile workers says
that accordingto the rules men locked
out do not receive benefits but there is
a moral obligation to pay-Christmas'
sensation said to have fallen fiat; sena-
tors and representatives amazed that
such vague charges should have caught
a political leader like RichardsOn-
President Roosevelt throws down the
gauntlet to congress- in veto Of bill
to remove the charge of desertion
against a veteran of the civil war
Gold medal awarded by secretary of the
treasury to Capt, Mayo for saving Setl
L. Ellis, and another to Ellis, the sur
viVor of MonOmoy disaster.
SUNDAY, MARCH so.
Rhode Island cotton mills grant 10
percent increase, and operatives are re- |
joicing-Lowell strike declared off
and mills will be open as usual; opera
tiyes failed to secure an increase in
wages-Three alleged express VIZ gon /
thieves arrested in SolueryiIIa. Mass,
after an exciting period, during which
the police had to use rheir reviewers +
Attorney General Knox to be Gsked
for ruling on color question in National
Point team wins the intercollegiate
fencing tournament. Columbia second,
third-Gernany wants to
prevent a monomoly of wireless telCg-
raphy on the high seas-Suit brought
by Portland and Portsmouth express .
company for $119G, value of two cars
of liquor seized by Sheriff Pearson's
deputies at Portland, Me John
Reynolds of Boston rearrested in con-
nectiOn with an assault on Joseph Z. .
Sullivan; latter may Washing /
ton said to consider Roosevelt justified .
in refusing to send Miles to Philippines
after publication Of correspondence
Death of Henry S. Lee eff Springfield;
well known in financial circles through
out New Observation-Disclosures TO
property and loss Of life in kentucky
and Tennessee by tIoods-JacoD G.
SchuIman, ina magazine article, asserts
the American people have not yet
passed upon the Philippine problem;
believes it will be finally in favor of in +
dependence--Second trial Of M0in-
eauX to open in AIay-Necklace worth
$4,000 stolen from Mrs. Beale. COM
panion of Miss, Alice Roosevelt.
MONDAY, MARCH 81.
One of the 1iercest winds storms ever
known in Pennsylvania swept through
the state Sunday before noon and did
almost incalculable damage to prop
erty and injured may people some of
whom may die. Scores Of houses were
unroOfed, many trees were blown down,
mill stacks toppled over, telegraph and
telephone wires generally disabled /
The roofs Of number of churches fell
upon Worshiping congregatOns--T
iron steamer Indian, Philadelphia for
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