St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-03
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. MAY %.

tive in Massachusetts, legislature
Daniel V. Miller, assistant attorney for
nostoffice department, summarily dis
missed and arrested on charge Of con-
spracy in connection with turf invest
ment concerns-Two persons burned
10 death at Barre, Wake Shores
Goth century limited runs III miles in
1873 minutes--Fiye electric shocks
necessary to kill murderer Trila at
Sing Sing-Iowa Republicans likely
to endorse the national policy on the
tarief-New York has 1855 900 idle men,
owing chiefly to sympathetic strikes
Serious rioting In Laibach, Austria;
mob cheers for Cr0atia-Texans re-
port discovery of volcano in Sierra
Madre range-New pretender of Co.
lombia said to favor construction of
canal-English surgeon holds use Of
bad fish responsible for leprosy---
Russian paper says Manchurian tribes
become "insolent' on the withdrawal
of Russia.
WEDNESDAY,, MAY 81.
Nearly 100 buildings destroyed, $50
persons made homeless and loss of
between $35OO00 and $400O0O is the
story of fire at Lacon;a, N. H.; burnt
district covers about $50 acres
Hanna decides to offer no further oppo-
sition to proposed resolution in the
coming Republican Ohio state conven
ton endorsing candidacy Of Roosevelt
for another term-Reliance again out
sails Constitution, finishing in lead by
2m. 21s.; Columbia left hopelessly
astern-Announced officially that an
attempt will be made to operate the
Lowell cotton mills on June +
New York subway strikers continue to
interfere with workmen---Alaba ma
Republican leaders pladge state to favor
Hannas mination-irainmen'
brotherhood votes to increase protection
fund from 100000 to. 100000
Socialist arrested in Walla Walla,
Wash, on suspicion of having intended
to kill the observation-disclosures i'll i'm
migratio from nearly all countries
Last claim against Charleston EXPOSE.
ton company is paid Admiral Dewey
recommends naval station at Dutch
Harbor, philippine Catholics
ask aid of American federation in keep
ing friars in the isIands--Governme
plans dam ON Salt river which Is to
be one of the largest of irrigation Ell
terprises- Another outbreak at kish-
ineff promptly checked by police
British government will contribute to
Antarctic relief fund Great rush of
emigrants from Austrja-IIllngary to.
the United States--Peru's new gun
boat on the way from England springs
aleak and sinks
THURSDAY, MAY g.
A. W. Machen, general superin-
tendent of the free delivery service, ar
rested and dismissed from postoffice de-
partment; charged with having ac
cepted brides from contractors, who
are also placed under arrest Serious
outbreak at Big Q mines in West Vir-
ginia-Wisconsin railroad grants de-
mands for increase---Ho iyoke, Mass,
paper manufacturers will resist union
ism--Richmond to have a factory EN-
poying only negroes-Fiyc more III
dictments against Alabama slave uriv.
ers-New York builders form an or
ganiza ton to meet strikes - .Superin
tendent Of Public Works Cooper Of
Hawaii resigns-COnGecticu house
passes bill to help pay RAILROAD debt Of
towns--Republican state convention
in Pennsylvania endorses Roosevelt
Booker I. Washington's annual re-
port to the Tuskegee trustees Sharp
address directed at Mormons made In
Presbyterian ssembly-Ser.ous re-
suits of tornado in Iowa; one town dc
molished--Michigan legislature passes
measure exempting credits from taxa
don-Senator German will take part
in the movement for financial legisla-
ton-Four perish in a New York
apartment house fire, which was started
by an ncendiary---New York super
intendent of buildings stricken from
payroll by civil service commission
Treasury department will have about
$15,000,000 for reclamation Of arid lands
War department issues order for
new system of inspection which
abolishes much red tape--Balfour
ministry will not adopt preferential
tariff-Moors threaten to turn the
pretender over to the sultan----Rich
Kishineff Jews secured safety by brib-
ing Russian polce--Bulgarta sends an
envoy to Turkey to seek = rapproche
ment-German loan to China con
sisting of money, arms and machinery
Montreal car strike off Mr.. Ger
negie sends check for 81 500, 900 for pal
ace of peace at The Hague--Steamers
Tito and Hudders6eld in collision; 2
Austrian and Italian emigrarts
drowned.
FRIDAY, MAY 70.
Machens alleged go-between may
testify for government in prosecution
of postoffice bribery cases-~-bostof
lazy yard building far behind contrac
requirements, owing to non-delivery O
structural steel-Kansas needs Zo,o0'
men to harvest wheat-Platt say
Roosevelt will be nominated by NC
clamation-Statement that Odeil VII