St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-04

Arag qua rOute-IfaceS OF platinum
found in Porto Rican gold placers-
Boston-built torpedo boat De Long eX-
reeds the contract speed--White
House plans need 100000 more than
the bill really calls for-Negro emf
grafton organization petitions the gov
eminent for $500,000,0 00-Louisiana
congressman declares the sugar trust
will get 90 percent Of any concessions
granted to Cuba-Russian famine
conditions worse-British admiralty
STRENGTHENING Asiatic fleet--London
believes final touches have been put on
the peace Observation-Disclosures
towns racked by earthquakes to be
abandoned for new sites-Seventy-
eight bodies recovered from the Crows
Nest Pass mine at Fernie B. c.
SATURDAY, MAY 81.
Members OF the French embassy
arrive at Boston, sup at the Hotel
Somerset. and visit some Of the
theatres of James ]. Cava-
naugh Of WATERFOWL, Mass, said to be
111years old-Naval board viii recon-
mend acceptance of torpedo boat De-
long-Major Thomas Talbot is not a
candidate, and James Stuart Murphy
is candidate for congress in the Fifth
Massachusetts district--Malden,
Mass, woman loses $1,000 by a visit to
spirit medium-Orwell Preston
wounded by Ernest Hobbs in presence
of Waltham girl, who had declared
preference for Preston-Judson
Harmon aspires to the presidency
Self-government for Laguna and Samar
July Negotiation for coaling sta
ton in Liberia-Buencamino says
Philippines are freer than under Agui-
Congressman Babcock has no
doubt that Republicans will retain con-
troll of the house,. Y. De Abad says
the Cuban government cannot exist
without concessions from the United
States-Roers in Europe said to admit
war is over-England agrarfans ready
for tariff war with England-Taft
mission at Rome, with every prospect
of success.-British chancellor declines
to remove tax on oats and maize
Obelisk of Egyptian style found in an
cient Mexican ruins
SUNDAY. JUNE 1.
French commission given a rOusing
welcome by the city of Boston
Arthur Duffey breaks worlds record
for 1O0-yard dash at Mott Haven games;
Harvard wins championship, but vic
tory depends on Schick being proven
eligible-One man killed and seven
persons injured by wild automobile
lower worlds record-Admiral Schley
presented with a gold medal by TIE
South Boston Citizens association
Secretary Root sends a report to the
senate committee in which it is
charged that two native officials Of the
province of SorsOgOn have been killed
by American sOldiers-GeOrge |.
Kavanaugh tells of his trip up Mt
Pelee; the eruption over and the vol
cano only throws out what falls in,
the sides of the crater continually
breaking and dropping into the gulf
Whitelaw Reid sails from New York
to attend coronation of King Edward
Canada coaXing Newfoundland into
the dominion, to the end that she may
oontrO1 +1,o fcb nnA shut ONT tbn
American vessels--Rich widow of
Bristol, n. H, weds her farmland, and
on honeymoon watches him play base
ball-New army order reduces the
force from 1921 men to G6497-Man
arrested at Springfield. Mass, with 16
Boston and Maine mileage books
No peace in sight in the coal strike sit
uation, declares President Mitchell; he
knows of no movement toward a set
tlement-James NJ. Lynch reelected
president of the International Typo
graphical union--Henry G. Earle of
Providence finds his lost boy in Roch-
ester, where mother had taken him
F. r. Kenton of Milford, Conn, robbed,
wounded and thrown from a train in
Illinois.
MONDAY, JUNE 2.
Peace has been declared in South
Africa after nearly two years and eight
months of a war which tried the Brit
ish empire to its uttermoSt and wiped
out the Beers from the list of nations.
The war has come to an end with Lord
Kitchener'S announcement from Pre-
toria that he, Lord Miner and the B0er
delegates hNl signed "terms of sur
render 1.-The National Geographical
socisSy has scored a great triumph
through it's representative, Professor
Angelo Heilprin, who assembled to the
top of the crater on the summit Of Mt.
Pelee-John Davis caught while rob-
bling postoffice at Stoughton, Mass
Colombian rebels in possession Of BocaS
Members Of Rochambeau mission
leave Boston for home-Hundred
sores of woodland burned over at High
land Light, Mass-Two lives lost and
100000 damage by fire at Rockaway
beach-Real test of strength between
mine workers and operators begins to-
day-Brunquist family of Attleboro,
Mass, narrowly escapes death by fire
started by burglar-Police dispense
To- til, H,L