St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-29
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TrESRAY IAN 81.

ulCLtu UullcJ NOuuu. ne WIS SuNCtS
fully operated on at Worcester. Tie
bullet was removed and Hapgood is re-
ported as out Of danger-Chamber-
lain says that Englands program Is
not one of determination. 1t viii not
propose any general confscation Of
property. There would be large am
nesty and the government would not
be deaf to any reasonable peace over
lures It might receive-Street location
in Wellesley granted to the Boston and
Worcester Street Railway company
SupplemeI tai report Of canal commits.
sion favoring Panama route sent to con-
gress-Austria favors union with
Russia against German tariff--lrish
agitation continues despite represSve
measures-Naval battle in the harhOr
Of Panama; the governor killed-He-
volt in FormOsa more serious than at
first supposed denies
reports of overtures for peace in South
Africa-SeriOus fight reported in Ven
ezuela; conflicting report as to the re-
sult--Andrew Carnegie said to be buy
ing a library for his own SkibO Castle
Collapse of fax mills at Belfast,
Ire, buries many operatives in the
ruins-Great Britain threatens
countervailing duty on sugar if bounty
is not withdrawn.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. %.
Demonstrations resulting from the
strike of Boston teamsters bid fair to
be repeated, and in anticipation Of such
a contingency the entire police force Of
the city is held in readiness TO respond
to a call at a moments notice. Scenes
of wild disorder were enacted in various
parts Of the city-An explosion in the
basement of st. Mary's Catholic church
at New Britain, Conn, caused a fire
which totally destroyed the interior Of
the structure. 1t is estimated that the
loss will be 50,000-Richard Croker
announces that he has retired from pol
itics for good and all time to come
Two green goods men arrested at BOS-
ton and held in $4,000 bail---Eight
persons injured in a collision between
two electric cars at BOstOn--MaSsd-
chusets savings banks commissioners
urge the establishment of state banks
to check the growth of trust companies
Move to arrest Crazy Snake to check
trouble among Indians-Civic fedora
ton committee trying to end annual
clothing strike in New York--Com-
~, II 1Jln n
highly satisfactory condition-Grow-
ing belief that senate will favor Pan
anna; Colombia will make all nee aSsa"y
Concessions-M Chusetts WOman's
Auxiliary Civil Service Reform league
protests against permanent census bu-
reau bill-GovernOr Taft in San Fran
cisco much improved in health: lie says
the war in the Philippines is now cen
fined to two provinces-Son Of Don
I Carlos reported dying-Berln plans
for pneumatic tube mail SYSTEM
French priest and two native converts
murdered in Kwang Si-All now quiet
/ at Panama; Adams secretary in charge
of government fOrces--People of Dam
ish West Indies oppose sale Of islands,
but commercial interests favor tt
! Hitch in negotiations in London for a
combination of English and American
transatlantic steamship lines for the
purpose of raising freight rates.
THURSDAY, JAN g.
Boston's streets resounded to the clat-
tering of hoofs and the tramp Of march
ing men. Like city under martial law,
travel was cut off certain streets. This
was to protect six drays belonging to the
r. S. Brine company from the mob of
strikers. Three hundred policemen,
83 mounted men and 70 members of the
detective squad tried to hold disorder in
check during the day. They succeeded
to some eXtent--New phase of the cur
rency question in the Philippine islands
! has arisen from the refusal of Manila
banks to receive deposits in Mexican sill
ver--Pure food campaign in Chicago
4 New York city club hints at paving
/ scandalS-No truth in the report Of
outbreak among the Sioux Indians
| Athens, Ga, opposes reappointment Of
negro stmaster-Honolulu labor
Unions form combination against Asiatic
labor-American Window Glass COM
pany increases wages 10 to - percent
Western Massachusetts Episco-
palans elect DR.. Alexander Vinton of
Worcester as bishop-Effort in con-
greSs to place General LOngstreet n the
retired liSt--Beet interests make a
sharp attack on proposed concessions
to Cuba-Pan-AmericaD congr ass
plans reorganization of bureau of Amer
lean Denmark completes
formaIities to sell West Indies; treaty
to be signed in Washington this week
Panama advocates not alarmed by
hints of Nicaraguas friends that Co
lombia will not lease territory--.Judge
Taft much encouraged by conditions in
the Philippines; believes $4,000 troops
will be ample within year-Senator
Teller offers resolution providing re-
quest to Great Britain that sentence of
death against SCheepers be set aside,
but the BOer commandant already has
been executed--Conditions in Pekin
considered very encouraging-Cost Of
South African war for the last seven
months, 1921, 800, 000-Archduchess
Elizabeth renounces all claims to the
Austrian throne-England's interests
in the Balkans said to be the same as
those of Austria-Memoria services
in London on anniversary of the death