St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-10
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. JUNE 2.

Killing about 100 persons and doing
S2o00OO damage to property--Kansas,
for some 200 miles between Brockvillc
and Kansas City, swept by torrent
which has destroyed some lives. endan-
cpred great many, and destroyed
farms, crops and other property aggre-
eating millions of dollars in value:
Kansas City all but cut off from the rest
nf the country--Lowell cotton mills
once more in operation with the num-
her of operatives obtained; agents ex-
meet to be able to keep the mills open;
about so percent of strikers returned
IN work-Boston Ancients observe the
965th birthday of their organization,
with church services, drum-head cleo
tion, parade and banquet-Iowa flood
situation improving-Easton, Me-,
postoffice burned-Lawrnce, Mass,
celebrates it's semi-centennial---Scna-
for Bailey favors German for the
Missouri Prohibitionists
want Folk to run for governor-Su-
preme court refuses habeas corpus for
Whitaker Wright-McClellan con-
tinues to be Tammany's choice for
mayor--Yates a candidate for re-
nomination for governor of Illinois
General strike of textile workers in
Philadelphia involving 10000 operatives
Senator Bard of California to re-
tire-Commissione Greene issues or
der to prevent New York police from
being too "neighborly"--Two boys
burned to death at Elton college. Eng
land-President Palma of Cuba signs
act increasing duty on coffee--Great
Britain protests against closing Of
Venezuelan custom houses--Two
hundred French subjects at Yunnan,
China, surrounded by rebels--Ger-
many decides not to impose further
surtax on imports from Canada
Iondon-C China syndicate has conces-
sion to work mines in certain districts
of Mang Whei-Turkey claims that
tranquility prevails in Macedonia as
result of exile of Albanians, but fire.
Quent conflicts are reported.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8.
Decided improvement in the situa-
ton and general feeling that Kansas
and Missouri have seen worst of the
Good-Anthrac coal strike again
threatened recognition of its arbitrator
to be forced by Mine Workers union
Professor j. p. Lesley, well known
geologist died at his home at Milton,
Mass-Governor Odell of New York
honors the request of Governor Bates
of Massachusetts, for the return to
Boston of Moody Merrill; later placed
In Boston Jail in default of $4,000 bail
Annual exercises at opening Of war
college at Newport-Perry s. Heath
replies to Tulloch's charges; declares
most of them acknowledgements
of the leading Toronto banking house,
A. Il. Ames & Co.; liabilities may
reach $4,000, 000--Japan attempts to
reopen Manchurian discussioI-Ru-
mored occupation of Figuig, Morocco,
by French troops-Premler Of British
Columbia dismissed for malfeasance
in otfice-Troop patrol Kishinen and
rioters are warned by the governor
Interna tional commissions meet in
Caracas to consider claims-Chincse
revolt spreading in Yunnan; rebels
capture two more towns-Only one
bid in Havana for raising the Maine.
and that too vague to consider--Cu-
ban treaty with United States read in
the senate and referred to the foreign
relations committee.
THURSDAY, JUNE i.
Intense heat and prolonged drought
responsible for fierce forest fires in
Maine and other portions of New Eng
land-Otficial announcement of Sec
rotary Moody's intention to leave cabi-
net at end of presidents present term
Moody Merrill pleads mot guilty"
to embeZzlement at Boston and is held
in $4,000 bail for trial-Chairman
Emmons of Boston police board directs
that drunken men on steam and cleo
trio cars be arrested-Numbe Of EN-.
poyes in Lowell mills continue to in
Mississippi rising at st.
Louis; Kansas City situation better
Sharp contest in Maryland over the
United States senatorship-War de.
partment to issue rations to sufferers at
Gainesville, Chalmers to meet on
June Is to consider suspension of WORT,
banding settlement of grievances
Several Philadelphia textile firms grant
strikers demands and start mills; others
inclined to yield, but wait for united
action-Treaty with Uintah Indians
will result in opening, in October. L.
100000 acres of land--Captain Mahan
compares the American and British
naval systems, and shows preference
for the former-Bristow's letter on
postal affairs said to sustain part OF
Tulloch's charges and to controverl
statements of Heath and Smith
Chinese crisis more acute-COumand
er Underwood reports Samoans con
tented-Governor of Jamaica trying
to get Canadian steamship service
Venezuela rebels appeal to the United
States for recognition as belligerentS
MIXED tribunals which are to pre-
sent claims against Venezuela are all
lnstalled-King Alexander's French
cook commits suicide after attempt tt
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