St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-08-05
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, JULY Z %.


Yacht club selects Reliance as defender
of the Americas cup; trial races dis
continued-Three inches Of snow on
Mt Washington; telephone and tele-
graph wires disabled by wind and car
rage road through Crawford Notch
made impossible by fallen trees
Death of Henry IF. Brown of Boston,
well known in the boot and shoe trade
Old home week celebra tions in many
Consul Gudger reports grave situation
at Panama--King Edward in Belfast;
enthusiasm continues --Turkish au-
thorities continue to prosecute peaceful
Observation-Disclosures killed and q
score injured in railway wreck at
Glasgow-Japan' remarkable gain in
influence in China attracting much at
tention-British cabinet slow to adopt
a fixed tariff policy; difference of opin-
ion exists-Germany blames decrease
in her wool exports to the United States
to the Mckinley and Dingley tariffs.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20.
Navy department prepares elaborate
plan for maneuvers on coast of New
England In August-Faction of PEG.
pies party amalgamate at Denver con-
vention; will not affiliate with either
Republicans or Observation-Disclosures
Ebelt Of Mt Vernon, N. Y, confesses
to killing wife and throwing body in
sewer-Tracks to be laid at Neponset
60 that through cars may be run from
Boston to Brockton-Bread riots at
Newark, N. Illinois makes plans to
prosecute Danville lynchers--Fur seal
scarcer than ever along the Pribilof
islands-Lawlence Murphy of New
York, labor leader, found guilty Of
grand larceny-Productio of Giving
crystals" by Indiana physician dis
credited in New York---District At
torney Train of New York finds moth
ing criminal against aqueduct COM
misson--Decreas in revenue receipts
much less than. was expected
Cockrell's candidacy for the presidency
not taken seriously--No change in
postal policy; president determined to
punish the guilty-Fearl Harbor,
case settled; construction of navy yards
soon to begin--Report that Cassini
will return to Washington only to pre-
sent letters of recall-"Extraordi
repairs and refurEishing' at the White
House last year cost $470,931-Grand
army to demand legislation for pensions
for all soldiers who were honorably dis.
charged-Two Chinese reformers ar.
rested on spurious charges Cuba pub
fishes list of names of soldiers entitled
to pay-Increas in Mexican railroad
Japanese press favors discussion of
Manchuria with Russia and a definite
observation-disclosures minister to Eng
land declares alarmist reports relative
to Russia are baseless-John G.. Long,
consul general at Cairo. Egypt, dies
THURSDAY, JULY 80.
Without warning upwards of score
of persons and possibly more were
blown to death by the explosion of the
United States Cartridge company's
magazine on the banks of the Concord
river at South Lowell, Mass, from the
centre of the city. The number Of
badly injured is 80: dwellings which
stood in the vicinity were either de.
molished by the explosion or destroyed
by fire-Engineers strike on Detroit
street railway-Postal Progress
league organized in New York---St
Louis man arrested in connection with
land title swindles-Girls in New York
Wrapper-making trade ordered to strike
Eight hundred weavers report for
Work az the Dobson mills, Philadelphia
Serious explosion at Sun and Moon
mine in Colorado, probably due 10 j.
strikers-Hawaiian no ne rulers score
Dole, but decide rot to seek independ-
ence at present-Furniture Associa-
ton of America adopts resolution COLI
demning plan to establish the metric
system in this country Dismissal of
Paymaster Delano Of tn navy sustained
by the president--Sulnem court
holds that sailors "ad.ance" is illegal,
and that full amount of wage may be
recovered-A silver dollar of 1875
ooltl lol F-iO Ill LOpuCIt--bFlCISu
cruiser sinks the steamship Ruperra
off the Lizard may be sent
to Porto Cortez to protect British in
terests-Band of desperadoes, who
have tried to incite rebellion in eastern
Cuba, broken up by rural guard
SPANS new ministry adheres to budget
Of former cabinet; 100000 credit to
be asked for the navy.
FRIDAY, JULY 81.
Nineteen dead as result OF Lowell
explosion; two companies involved
blaming each other and long legal bat
tie expected-Riot at Booker 7. Wash
ington's meeting at Boston negro
church; knives and hatpins used and
several beaten; police Quell disturbance
and make three arrests--End of paper
strike at Balston, " Y--Boy fatally
wounds Buffalo policeman--Two ar
rests for Worcester trolley accident
San Francisco physicians cure case
of lockjaw-Judge Gray consents to
serve as arbitrator on Alabama strike
Troops annoy people in vicinity of |
federal camps in Honolulu -Doyles-
town, Pa, National bank closed by |
comptroller of the currpncy--Sea |
View house, Old Orchard, Me, burned;