St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-02-05


Richard Croker reaches England, re-
iterating that he is out of politics.
Naval college ordered at Che Foo with
Lord Charles Beresford as instructor
Agents are still seeking Miss Stone;
they are said to have lost Touch with
Standardization parliament rot in
clined to regard very seriously tie
Dutch proposals for peace--Electrical
experts believe cable companies have
nothing to fear from wireless system
Court ceremony at Pekin shows the
complete supremacy Of the dowager en-
press-Archbishop of Canterbury says
the prevalence of divorce in America in
dicates that the moral tone has been
lowered.
SUNDAY, FEB. 2.
A labor battle is on at Olneyville, r.
l., due to the weavers' strike; American
Woollen company makes a counter
move and closes three great plants; 5000
employees of all grades will be idle
William Sharsig, noted manager Of
baseball clubss, dies at Philadelphia
IF. G. Wright electrical contractor,
wanted at Dover, N. j., for alleged
forgery--Will of A. f. Brown. late of
Fremont, N. H., makes several public
bequests-Magnificent special Pull
man train provided for Prince Henry's
use-British mineralogist says the
Klondike is far from being worked out
Prospect of legislation for trade
reciprocity with Cuba brighter
Mayor Hurley begins his reign as city
marshal of Salem, Mass; lectures po-
licemen-Aged woman sutfocated in
fire at Bridgeport, Como. G. Harz,
al prominent Chicago liveryman, shot
dead by one of his drivers Several
Vermont granite dealers combine to
prevent rate cutting-Both Biddle
brothers dead at Butler, Pa; Mrs. Sof-
fel may recover-DOwager empress re-
ceives diplomats families and V eeps
copiOusly-Death of John D. Ballard,
said to be the richest man in Merlden,
Conn-Smoke and steam bla ncd for
another death in New York railroad
tunnel-BOiler eXplodes in the Y. NJ G.
A. building at Maiden, Mass, doing
| much damage-Fitzsimm cEal-
lenges Jeffries toanOther championship
battle-Governor Shaw Of Iowa as
sumes office as secretary of the national
reasury--Furious storm in British
Isles, and many lives lost-[rhree per-
sons killed, six injured, in coasting ac-
cident in KeenSville, N. Y.
SATURDAY, Feb.
Driven to desperation by the insulting
language of a man whom he metfor the
first time in the barroom of Boston
hotel, John Bonette, 33 years old, shot
and instantly killed George MCGib--
bon, 80 years old, and then took his own
life, before he could beprevented by the
crowd that pursued him--After 20
years Of service as head of the Salem,
Mass, police force, City Marshal Hart
received official notice that he had been
removed from office "for the good of
the service methods of
work to be applied to all mills and Off
ces of the United States Steel Corpora
ton with reorganization of forces to pro-
duce best results in view-Senate pro-
poses to investigate leases of Indian
lands-Southern Republicans oppose
reduction of representation House
wants investigation of its rights relative
to treaties-Another warning of pO-
liticaI strife in Cuba if concessions are
~ Of I)nT
anna goes to Washington to assist in
canal Observation-Disclosures is ues
order prohibiting lobbying for increase
of pay by government employees
Move for municipal water supply for
London-General Yung Lu resumes
his duties in the Chinese court.-Brit-
ish residents of Yokohama resist pay
ment of house tax-Colonel DuM0ulin
and eight men killed at Abralams
Kraal-Austria anxious for the Boer
war to end that Englands voice 'night
be more effective in the councils of Eu-
Experimentation congress moves
to improve f1uvial communications in
South America.
hlC~NC&ALg l. LID
Several business blocks burned at
Waterbury, Conn; damage estimated at
00,000-Manila intensely inter
ested as to what action congress will
take concerning the Philippine islands,
some think that life and property are
unsafe outside of the towns of ME isl.
ands, while others ridicule such ideas
and consider life and property to be as
sured-Chief event Of interest in con
nection with the teamsters' strike is the
visit to Boston of Ralph NJ. Easley of
New York, secretary Of the National
Civic federation, who was sent at the
request of the Allied Freight Trans
portation council to Investigate the
strike; no new developments Feared
that some of the American fishing yes
sells bound for Gloucester with cargoeS
of herring were caught in gale off New
foundland-Last spike driven connect
ing the Ell Paso Northeastern with the
Rock Island railroad, completing a new
short line across the continent-Strikt
at the station of the Old Colony Street
railway company at Brockton, Mass.
settled, a mutual agreement having
been reached-Pasquale Barbuto, al