St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-01
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY. SEPT o.

LackaWanna county, Pa, who is unable
to suppress increased lawessncss on
part of coal strikers-Daniel J. Shea,
fireman, drops five stories at a Boston
fire and is killed-John +. O'SulIivan,
labor leader and writer, killed by a
train at Lynn, Mass-Lieutenan
Peary, wife and daughter in train
wreck in Nova Scotia; escaped unhurt
President Roosevelt declares that
we must treat Cuba fairly and give her
acknowledgement Britain and Vene-
zuela on verge of rupture over several
ncidents-Price of anthracite coal
jumps from $12 to SIS ton at Boston;
bituminous also advances-Rear Adj
miral Coghlan leaves for Washington
to receive instructions regarding his
duties at Panama-Senator Bard's
health may force him to resgn--City
Of Paterson, N. j., sued for strike riot
damages-Strike of printers en-
ployed by the Merrimack company,
Lowell-Summer digglngs closing in
the Klondike; output exceeds Sill ,O00,-
O00-American line steamship Ken
sington successfully uses oil as fuel----
American board of commissioners for
foreign missions free from debt for the
first time in several years-William
Hooper Young, wanted at New York
In connection with the murder of airs.
Pulitzer, caught at Derby, Conn; adj
mits his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. still
guarding transit across the isthnlus oe
Panama-Lieutenant Emmons on
way to Washington with report on
Alaska boundary-Austria and Ger
many inclined to reject American pro-
posals as to Jews in Roumania--Gen-
eral Brooke says our coast Notifications
need stronger defense against land at
tacks-Report that an extra session
of congress may be called to consider
Cuban reciprocity and tariff revision
WEDNESDAY,. SEPT. 81.
President abandons his western trip
at indianapolis and is operated upon
for an abscess on his leg; two ounces of
serum removed; carried to train for
Washington on stretcher; doctors say
his condition is not serlous-Boston
navy yard working day and night crews
and repairing more ships than duriag
the Spanish war period-Strike of 700
New York piano makers-Fire in
Birmingham, Ala, causes loss of $780,
000-Great decrease in Hawaiis re-
ceipts from income tax-Mines in he
soft coal regions making daily gains
Hooper Young taken to New York
from Derby, Conn-Minneapo flour
mill operatives demand eight-hour day
Move for a congressional investi-
cation Of the coal strike-Spanish war
veterans at Detroit vote to amalgannte
with the Spanish-American war vet
erans-A thousand quarter sections Of
land ready for homestead subject to
homestead entry at Sterling, Col
Man sues New York city for $40, 900 on
account Of fall which compelled him to
remove his beard-Treasury depart
ment has no intention of buying bonds
Counsel for Gaynor and Greene say
extradition Is mposSible-Evidence
that northern Republicans are strongly
against tariff revision-Williams of
Mississippi to be Democratic candidate
for speaker of the national house
United States moves on the isthmus be-
lieved to be intended to preserve
permanent peace there---British diplo-
mats think Hays Roumanian note a
failure-A Bombay parsee gives 49,
100000 fund to be used as aid for people
suffering as result of sudden calamity
In any country.
THURSDAY, SEPT. %.
President reaches Washington; stood
trip home very well; expects to be about
in 10 dayS-Louis Girard assistant to
an aeronaut, killed by fall from balloon
at Taunton, Mass-Mae Maxfield of
Fairfield, Me-, claims she was drugged
and kidnapped by a Boston woman
Charles Carlson, under Indictment al
leging that he blew up a neighbours
house in Quincy, Mass, commits sui
cide-Laborers strike at Armour's,
Chicago, ties up beef houses-Co-
adjutor may be appointed for Bishop
Potter Of New York-Ferry's man.
ager claims defeat of Alger for senate
is misunderstanding Conn, man
dies as result of being run into by an
automobile-F5ur candidates Of
Kansas Peoples party decline to ac-
cept nations-Judge Durand will
not be Democratic candidate for gov
ernor of ichigan-Senator Clark re-
covers $1,000 from Maine granite quarry
owners-Odell and Higgins nominated
in New York; Roosevelt endorsed and
support promised-Lieutenant Peary
SAYS he will make no further attempt to
reach the North Pole; but he still be-
lieves it can be eached-Chicag
packing house firms decide to abandon
the plan of a combine on account Of the
administration antitrust attitude
and fear that congress may remove tar
if on cattle-General Smith defends
his campaign in Samar-Venezuelans
use the American flag on gunboat-
Mr.. Carnegie visits King Edward at
Acknowledgements publisher gives
$150000 to the Boer fund-Japan re-
ports revenues of 1888, $4,000 against
$133, 100000 eXpended-Vatican buys
the famous Barberini collection of
books and Observation-Disclosures