St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-18
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10.

man and Italian protocols until objec-
fionable demands are modified. e.
cassidy, Boston liquor dealer, fails for
$500 OOO-Boston and Northern road
refuses to recognize Railway Mems
union-War proclaimed between
Guatemala on one side and Salvador
md Honduras on the other-Two hun
dred insurgents routed by constabulary
IN fight seven miles from Manila; two
on American side and Is Filipinos
killed--The steamer ComlnonW ealth
brings 81 italian stoWaways to Boston;
petty officer suspected Of smuggling
aliens-Hawaii proposes to use &c.
100000 for public improvements
Strike expected OH the Manhattan Ele-
waited at any moment-Beginning of
arguments before the coal commission
at Philadelphia Denial of report
that Speaker Henderson will enter New
York law frm--Delaware Democrats
again change their candidates, but
without result--Nilliam II. Young,
the New York murderer, pleads guilty
and is sentenced to life Imprisonment
Specific navigation laws urgently
eeeded in the ippines--Washlng
ton opinion gives Minister Bowen
great credit for his conduct OF the Nene-
Yuelan egotiatiOns--Great damage
done by the overlooking of the River
Clyde-Lass progress in Orange River
Colony than represented, owing to dis
affection among Boers-Austro Rus
sian reforms for Macedonia said to
merely propose the maintenance of the
status quo; Bulgaria preparing to war
on Turkey.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. II.
Minister Bowen formally accepts
Great Britain's protocol framed to Sc
cure a reference of the Venezuelan dis
pute to The Hague arbitration tribunal
Steamer Madiana, from New York,
for a special cruise among the Carib-
bean Islands with a party OF excursion
lists, went ashore at Bermuda and will
be total loss; passen yers al rescued,
but with great Women
strike breakers at Lynn, Mass, bonn
barded with eggs when leaving work
Award of $4,000 for iniur, S to
boy run over by a freight car at Cam
bridge, MaSS-New York retailers sell
ing coal at $3.50 4 On--Chicago coal
dealers fined 500 each for conspiring
10 restrain trade-Argumcnt for non
union men before coal strike commission
at philadelph Administration trust
program seems near conSummatOn--
President will not withdraw nominal
ton Of Byrne of Delaware New cvi-
dence sustaining contention that United
States is ngular--rreatieS likely TO
take up remainder of this session of
congresS-A citizen of New Mexico
declares all the proposed states would
be Communicative declared be-
tween alvador-Honduras ard Guate-
mala-Turkey officially denies that
troops are being modified, but this
statement is dOubted-Cutan congress
working on provincial bill, which,
when passed, will complete organiza-
ton OF government.
THURSDAY, FEB. -.
Germany again blocks Venezuelan
negotiations by asking immediate pay
mcnt of $4,000; England and Ger
many renounce responsibility for Ger
many's action and express regret
Fall River spinners to demand 10 per-
cant ippN,ocn in 10 =
1ies Alaskan boundary treaty-Bishop
Whitehead wants name protestant
Episcopal changed to american Cat tn
Ole Church-Lynn strike breakers
again assailed with cggs--Wholesale
liquor dealer fined $500 and costs at
Bangor, Mc-Constant strife due to
clothing strike in Chicag o--The Cuff
fey Petroleum company of Pittsburg
TO build a 100000 plant at Beverly,
MaSs-Lehigh company's counsel as
seWs that contract miners frequently
earn more than union scale Of wa cs--
Minister Squiers announces the aban-
donment of the wreck Of the Maine in
Havana harbor-Republican agree on
"tWO.state plan" but Democrats OBJ
pose, and passage Of the compromise
IS dOubtful-Siam adopts the gold
Observation-Disclosures passengers all
at Hamilton-Chambcr appeals
for loyalty in Cape Colony
appoints commission to study financial
uoStionS-American contribute lib
orally for relief of northern Sweden
Cuban joint committee completes re-
port on soldiers pay hill-Strike sit
uation grave in Cadiz and Barcelona:
martial law demanded--Report that
new Irish land bill is not on lines laid
down by recent conference.
FRIDAY, FEB. IS.
Ex-Governor Wise OF Virginia, at a
Lincoln day banquet at Boston, predicts
organized outbreak of negroes; says
negro suffrage question is real dam
ger to the republic-Germany agrees
to accept money from Venezuela in five
instalments; way now clear for sigma
lure of protocols and raising Of block
ade-W. J. Bryan bitterly attacks
Palmer and Buckner Democrats; still
believes in platforms adopted at Chi
cago in 1896 and Kansas City i'll 1900
Mr.. Baer's closing argument; he ar
Iaigns the Miners union and criticises
<iv Era, ton,