St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-25
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY, FEB. L..

England suggested Venezuela blockade
-Great drop in Boston beef prices -
poston leads all Atlantic ports in apple
hipments--Annual meeting of the
New England Hahnemann association
Naval Constructor Snow, just Or
.dered home from Hong Kong, prob
ohly will take charge of construction
dpDartment at Boston--Dr. Minot !.
Savage thinks there is no visible solu-
+ion Of the negro robIem-The presi-
dent refuses to withdraw the Crum
omination-Senator Turner denies
that he is to become counsel for the
Canadian Pacific railway--France
oims at eventual suZerainty of Morocco
United States protocol OH Venezuela
claims nearly ready for signing-Cuba
indifferent to reciprocity, and protec-
ZIONIST sentiment is growing--Eu-
ropean press regards Venezuela set
Element as great victory for United
States and the Monroe doctrine
President Palma of Cuba signs agree
ment giving United States naval sta
4ions at Bahia Honda and Qua J.
tanamo.
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. is.
Hay and Bowen sign protocol for set.
Element of claims of United States
against Venezuela; expected to serve as
model for other claimant nations-Sen-
ate agrees to continue consideration of
Panama treaty in executive session un-
ill disposed Eighteen lives lost by
sinking of steamer Olive in CioWan
river, Va after being struck by tornado
Three more Cornell students die OF
typhoid fever Steamer Livonian six
DAYS overdue at HalifaX-Nenezuel
presidential decree imposing war tax
of 30 percent on all imports-ElectriC
cars held up for hours at Chelsea, Mass,
because of battle between railway
company and the city officials over re-
Dloyal of snow from the tracks--Death
at Boston of Hon Charles Theodore
Russell, brother of the late William T..
Russell-Gale hampers movement Of
coast vessels, trains and the United
States mails badly delayed by STORM,
Formalin treatment fails at Bellevue
hospital, New York, and patient dies
New York labor organizations plan
to enter next mayoralty campaign with
Independent ticket-Littlcfield anti
trust Lii amended and reported to the
senate-Politiclan think Wick matter
shows presidents negro policy to be
Inconsistent.
THURSDAY, FEB. 10.
Argentine republic bars live stock
from New ngland-Southern points
not injured by cold spell Justice
Shiras resigns from supreme court
bench-St. Louis suffering from fuel
famine-Two children, aged | and 3,
locked in house at New Bedford, Mass,
burned to death-United States circuit
court at Chicago grants preliminary in
junction against beef trust; bidding
agreements called illegal combinations:
fixing Of prices and shipments forbidden
Ten steamers arrive at Boston from
abroad within 16 hours-The formalin
cure for blood poisoning has proved
failure-Mners at Colorado City de-
mand unioniZing of Standard reduction
wOrks-Denver cannot provide Suf
ficient accommodations for Christian
Endeayor visitors next Iuly-Comple-
ton of coast defenses will cause aban-
donment of many inland army posts
General Davis approves finding Of
Glenn court martial, but criticSes
Glenn's orders-Brigadier Generals
Breckenridge, Ludington and Wade
nominated to be major generals
Deaths from plague continue at Ma2at-
lan-Guatemala and Salvador reach
peaceful settlement of their difficulties
French protocol on Venezuela claims
follows that of the United States
Spain RECEIVERS 1897 500, her fun claim
for delay on Scotch torpedo boat con-
tracts-Austria and Russia fail to
reach agreement on Turkish cOcrcivo
measures--Toronto Mail objects to
the United States members of The
Alaska commission as disqualified by
aYOwed prejudice.
FRIDAY, FEB. 20.
Four men killed, two dying and sew
eral injured at Fort Lafayette by ex-
plosion; were extracting fuse from
eight-inch shell-Quay joins Morgan in
senate hold-up-Goyernor Of New
hampshire signs papers for eXtradi-
ton of ex-Mayor Ames of Minneapolis
Express train strikes trolley car
at Newark, N. j., killing eight chill
dren on their way to school--Beef
packers expected to appeal from decision
Of Judge Grosscup and the injunction
matter in that case will go directly to
the supreme cOurt--FeWer prisoners
In Massachusetts than since 1S91-
J. w. Dickinson admits heavy over
drafts on South Danvers, Mass, Ma
tional bank, but says President Clark
advised his action--Marshal Field
will give Chicago $10,000000 for Il new
museum-New Y. NJ. c. A. building
burned at Springfield, o.; loss S250,00O
Two highwaymen hold up a Los
Angeles trolley car and rob the ! as
sengers-Employes of Chicago City
railway present ultimatum and threaten
10 strike-MOnroe county, n. Y, court
holds that selling found property is not
q crime-Water from below mouth of
Chicago canal shows 100000 bact nria