St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-11-05
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY. OCT. oS.

Coal strike commission decides to
visit mines and miners homes: recog-
milton of union may prove knotty prob
Iem-Mrs. William Golden and 2
year-old daughter burned to death at
Lowell, Mass, by exploding lamp
Suit for $4,000 damages against
Waltham, Mass, nurses training
school by patient who claims she was
given carbolic acid by mistake--Boer
leaders &e from mob's wrath at
cambridge, Eng-Receiver appointed
Tor Red Star Towing and Wreckilg
company of Boston-De Long COM
mlSsloned at Boston navy yard; first
torpedo boat to go into active service
there-President futile denies the
truth of the rumors of extensive i'm
provements on the Maine Central +; il
road-Motor cyclist killed in Long
Island club run-Coal operators force
New York dealers to sell coal at $3.50
a ton-More coal mines in operation
than at any time since the 'trike le-
gan-Minneapolis detective SEN
fenced to three years in prison for
bribery.
WEDNESDAY,, OCT. %.
The Colombian revolutionary gen
eral, Uribe-U Tribe, with 10 cannon, $500
rifles and 100000 rounds of ammuni-
ton, has surrendered to General Mar
Jarres; great victory for the govern
ment and may mean end of rebellion
William Thompson, hobo burglar"
killed by companions in quarrel over
booty near Westbrook, Me-Oleo-
margarine law to be tested in Cincin-
nati--Dowie to establish Zion
agency in New York-Bank robbers
at Prairie City, Ia, secure $4,000
More miners at work in the Wyoming
coal region-Chicago news compa hes
enjoined from using quotations rath-
cred by the Western Union Telegraph
company-President Hill says the
supreme purpose of the Great Northern
railway is to secure prosperity of the
northwest Expedition against Sui
tan of Bacolod to start next week
Prospector finds Russian boundary
monuments in Alaska-Bertillon
system favored to identify inadmis-
sible Chinese-Mr Diniwiddie an.
pointed governor of Isabella province,
Luzon-Senator Lodge apparently in
position to control Bond Blaine treaty
United States court of appeals
holds that soldiers are amenable in
civil courts-Return of Cuban treaty.
does not mean rejection; merely mod
iticatiOn of details-EX-arm officers
in Montana sued by government,
charged with failure to account Cor
supplies-Colombia not likely to drive
canal to Nicaragua, but will delay ac-
ceptance of our terms us long as pos
sible-Reciprocity may fail in Cuban
ongress-French coal miners believe
arbitration is assured-Yuan Shi Raj
made China's minister OF commerce.
Russian committee find that pca;;l ats
must be uplifted to bring abo It
agrOnomic improvement
THURSDAY, OCT. 80.
Body of unknown woman, with five
bullet wounds in head and ear nearly
severed, found in field at Reading,
Mass: police have 10 clue to murderer
Grown Prince of Siam arrives in
Boston and is entertained by Governor
Crane-GOvernor Crane appoints
Freeman H. Lathrop judge of probate
in Barnstable county, Mass-Prop-
erty Of the Randolph and Houghton,
Mass Street Railway company sold
by auction for $50,010--Coal miners
celebrate Mitchell day-Coal COM
mission starts for Scranton--Brook
Ign appeals for enforcement of excise
laW--Political riots in Porto Rico;
several people killed-In 10 years
Chicago has lost $5,61O,0O0 in uncol-
lectcd taXes-Bank at Gardner Ills,
robbed of several thousand dollars -
Striking bill posters arrested in Chi
cago for violating njunction---Valu-
able mining property destroyed by
cave-in ut Prosperity, Mo-,1udge
Clancy of Montana sued for libel as a
result of his bribery charges--Gov-
ernor Yates of Illinois i'll with typhoid
fever-Captain Todd to be retired
with rank of rear admiral-World's
gold production for the year will reach
100000, 000-President likely to
recommend a tariff commission. but
congress may not favor the plan---Wu
Ting Fang would have Hague de-
cision whether Chinese indemnity shall
be paid in gold or silver-Japan's re-
markable progress shown in measures
employed against cholera--New Chi
nese tariff makes duty on imports
specific instead of ad valorem-
Launching of the RombIon, the first
United States gunboat ever built in
Japan-Irish members collectively
desert house of commons and return to
Ireland to avoid taking part on educa-
ton bill.
FRIDAY, OCT. 81.
Woman murdered in field at Wake
field, Mass. identnfedas Mary Myers of
Boston, a divorced woman; police have
clue to murderer-Guatemalan coffee
zone wiped out by volcano-Coal az
bitration commission visits mines and
miners homes; show great interest in
investigation-Mine cavern at Pros
perty, Mo-, assumes large proportions
Chicago railway men expect about
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