St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-03-25
DIARY OF EVENTS.
TUESDAY, MARCH II.

gons OF Lowell feel great strike of mill |
Cnpratives almost Observation-Disclosures
,boo,y held in the death of William A. |
noering Of Brewer, Me--Steamer
porkgate, sugar laden, from Cuba to
poston. ashore on Nantucket shoals
prosecution of Whitaker Wright like
" to involve royalty; Wright says he
will waive extradition-Five men
tH1cd in an Illinois coal mine explosion
Death Of Judge Erastus M. Reed of
Mansfield, Mass-Judge Days condi-
lion continues encouraging-Spccial
Grand Jury will investigate the practice
n nolvgamy in Utah-H. r. OXnard,
the beet sugar dictator, buys stock
farm in Virginia.
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH u.s.
Without dotting an az or crossing a
a." even without changing a single
punctuation mark, the senate voted to
rotfy the treaty with Colombia for
construction of iSthmian canal: vote
was 10 to Court which tried En-
SIGN Workman to determine extent, if
anv, of his responsibility for explosion
IN six-inch gun turret Of battleship
Massachusetts, by which nine men lost
their lives, rendered verdict OF not
cuilty-Nlrs. Angela Chabot MUIR
dered at Fall River, Mass. police look
iDg for husband--W. a. Webster of
Chicago, a travelling man, commits
ht- sbnn|inp n hn Do ri
house, Roston---South Boston cele-
hrates the 121th anniversary of the
evacuation Of Boston by the British;
General Miles the chief guest-A
nOn.union union formed in Indiana
Missouri Legislature passes anti-cigaret
bill-Ten percent advance of wages
on the Burlington system Voters
assistant law repealed by Delaware
egslature-JudGe Day passes critical
stage and convaleSccnce begins
Presidents family fleeing from Hon
duras. which indicates that the gov
ernmpnt expects defcat--tirrat Brit
min and Turkey at odds over the AG2n
Enthusiastically arrangement be-
tween Salvador and Guatemala-Six
hundred lives lost by hurricanes in
Tuamotu iSlands-Sir Robert Reid
suggests a move to limit naval arma
mcnts-Germany appropriateS $780,
0o0 for representation at st. Louis
Tax riots in Coimbra, Portugal, take
the form of vertable revolution.
THURSDAY. MARCH 10.
Body of Amedce y. Clnbot, wanted
formurler of wife at Fall River, Mass,
found in a pond in that city; he com
mtlcd suicide Severe blizzard pre-
vail, in some portions Of the vest OK
tremely hot weather in other portions
New Hampshire house, by a vote
Of IA TO 1O7, puts Itself on record as
IN favor of license iiW in preference TO
existing prohibitory system, in force
since 1S4S--Fire at pcppcrcll, Mass,
destroys shoe factory, business block
and several dwellings, Anthracite
coal drops to $3.50 a ton at Portsmouth,
n H., the lowest price for Learly two
q yoars-President withdraWs plimley's
name as assistant United States treas
uer at New York and appoints lIanil-
ton Fish: senate confirms nomination
j -Jingo largest ClcphGnt in captivity,
dies at sea on liner George New
Haven difficulty may lie settled W roth
sides making concessions. Conference
for education in the youth will open in
Richmond April . Several western
railroads declare they WI make arty
rates to the public Arizona passes 4
woman suffrage bill, but the governor
4 has not yet signed ;t-Ncw WGrships
to have cupboard turning Screws
q Pure food bill to come again early in
q next session of congress --Hope Leo
ill-Amercans suffer greatly by
q Honduras evoltion---Wright ex-
tradition papers Oh the way from Eng
q lnd-VeneNclan gun0oat Restau-
n rador bombards Carupano- -llcaNiest
II snowfall of the winter in some parts
81 Of Eugland--Cuban government will
N not allow Spain to raise the Maine
81 Hollands fear that Germany plans
Il annexation is creasing--Russia will
guarantee $40,00O,G00 Chinese loan for
81 Manchurian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. il
ri Uruguay; one battle already reported
near the capital--Nrench government
may have difficulty in dissolying certain
u religious orders--Germany's new eX
II cluson act likely to completely destroy
American meat in that country.
II FRIDAY, MARCH 20.
Il Senate ratifes Cuban treaty, 90 t(
u &C. and adiourns sine die-Edwar(
II Ballard, who killed Martin Stanton
and Henry Lambert, who killed TIT
Allen family, sentenced at Dover, Me
n 10 life Imprisonment with hard labo
M Boston and Northern and Old Col
81 ony Street Railway companies refus
requests of motormen and conductor
for uniform rate of % cents an hour ant
b Recognition of union--Reply of LoWel
II mill agents to the operatives deman
ior an increase in wages is a fiat refusa
10 grant any increase-NeW Englan
81 Cotton Yarn company declares cond
N tons do not warrant granting of in
crease demanded by employes--Hol
b John D. Long steadily improving j
n health-Superintendent Roberts of tn
Boston Industrial home sends his resis
nation to the trustees who have bee