St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-04-23
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY. APRIL 10.


James MCGOWAN, aged %, of fuckers
Corners, n. Y, gave birth to i've chll'
dren, all girls; all doing Well-NeW
England Methodist conference hlaue
unfortunate investments by winch II
lost S19,O0O-L. D. Mathis, Formerly
president. treasurer and manager OF
the Mathis Billiard company, FortIahu'
Me. was arrested On the charge OF ell
bezzlement of $2537.30 from that com
papv-Poisonin prairie dogs III
kansas working to per-
feet a strong organization-No nope
of saving the wrecked steamship WIZ
iamsport-A Paulist priest in New
York suggests state aid for pallsh
schools-GovernOr Aycock OF Nofth
Carolina believes the presidents south
ern trip will do much good-Chlcago
Tribune says the investigation at PORT
| Chalmette shows that neutrality laws
| GRO viOlated--The General Electric
company buys 100000 feet of land in
LYNN. Mass, and will erect another
factory and give employment to 2oOO
more hands-PreSident decides that
Governor Dole of Hawaii is entitled to
continue in otfice-Senator Hanna de-
clares he is not and will not be can
didate for the presidency-Senate
committee hears explanation OF the
water cure" as applied in the Philip
pines-German colonies are proving
unprofita ble-Lightning causes more
than 300 fires in Berln-Swedist Ant
arctic expedition delayed by icebergs
--Gpneral strike in the mine regions
of -MOhammedans expect
that the sultan will proclaim a holy war
Severe fighting reported in the
Transyaal; 200 Beers killed, wounded
or captured.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL. Is.
As a result of the consideration by the
cabinet of the charges Of cruel treat
ment of Filipinos by United States
soldiers. Secretary Root has cabled
General Chaffee at Manila to inyestI-
gate the newspaper reports of the Wal
Inr trial and if they are correct to court
martial General Smith. AIsoif the tacts
are established as testified to before the
senate Philippine committee to court
martial the officers who administered
the water cure" to the presldente OF
. Observation-Disclosures as a woman IL
clothes and wig bought for the purpose
| Bernard Weidhaas obtained entrance
- into the Highland hotel at Springfield
Mass. and shot and killed his wife, Wh'
was employed there. In trying to es
cane he shot a bartender and fired a
hotel guest. Weidhaas has not beer
d captured--James +. Elisha, a Boston
2 negro. murders his wife by cutting he
# thrOat-Florida election to hinge OF
proposed state y-EX-Dls
g trict Attorney Philbin criticise
o Jeromes recent utteranCes-Shatfe
}. and Tighe lead as candidates for tn
l. presidency of the Amalgamated asso
S ciatiOn-AttOrney General knox t
: give an opinion of the collateral loal
, taX-COnference in congress agree
- on amendment providing for pneu
10 matte tubes-AttOrneY General knO.
e informs the house that Il beef trust il
" 0uirv is oceeding-Captain Parke
S saws Sampson was not responsible TO
a the effort to take honor from Schle
Is Queen Wilhelmina very ill-Brl
K lsb cabinet considering the BOer IT
D. ply-New British loan to, issue a
y, 2 81 percent cOnsols-Bulgaria d'
Nv termines to dissolve the Macedonia
3r committee-British taxation of foO'
is stuffs attributed to Mr.. ChambMlai
n, -SDain's danger over religious regi
ne tration averted by new decree-Al
II, other mob at Namur Belgium, ston'
" police; communal schools closed
W Eleven men killed and several Othe
injured by a bursting gun on BIRTHS
attleship-EngIand' budget pr
posals may give Liberals an issue
us abandonment of free trade-Japf
t.. sees a Russian confession of insincert
J. in the move for Pacific outlet by VIZ
is Of fghanistan--Great tunnel und
ne ST. Laurence river connecting Montre
~ with the south shore projected
~ VanderhiIt-Webb syndicate.
at THURSDAY, APRIL II.
on Bernhard Weithaas, who murder
leS his wife, Lizzie, at Springfield, Mas
Nv, was captured in Palmer. Weitha
gT tried to escape capture by jumping in
rs the Quaboag river, but was tished 0
nd by the policemen. He confesses
ITS enthusiastically Root going to Gu
OF Trout season opens in the Ca
me kills--Negro congress to meet in G
cer- weston July 1 to discovery Of
49,. 49, new comet in the constellation Pegas
ii. -Presdent-elect Palma leaves NJ
nd. York on way to Cuba.-TOm Johns
lev declares Hills talk about cOrporatiO
the is fOlly-Secretary Wilson says SOU
be- ern f&asts are rapidly being destroy
ks --Crowders investigation of Britt
i've "camp" at Port Chalmette said to
suit in sustaining Heard's charges
ity General Smith coming home-Gl
iS boat Marietta returns from Colon
We Soldiers murdered by MOros in NJ
of danao-Gain in Philippines custo
Ier receipts continues--Navy departing
|. issues order placing ship-keeperS un(
q. s. civil service ruleS--PredictiOn Il
OF Canada may increase tariff to m
no. those of the United States--Pres,
the Chinese exclusion law passed by