St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-23
THE WEEK'SNEWS
TUESDAY, DEC. Is.


fombian troops--Sea flows so feet be-
yond low water mark at Nantucket,
Mass; old shippers say phenomenon
foretells hard winter-The 25th ami
yersary of st. Louis Post-Dispatch cele-
brated by issuing Of edition, single copy
of which weighs two pounds and con-
tains 100 pages-Shoe travelling
agents predict long and busy spring
season-Immigrants landed at Bos-
ton in last II months exceed total num-
her admitted in 1902--Judge Holt
Slismisses smuggling cases in Porto
Rico-More cotton mill wage reduc-
lions in effect in New England
Futile conference at Boston in effort to
settle upholsterers' strike-Burglars
rob four houses at Fall River, Mass.
Troops Of provisional government Of
San Domingo attack revolutionary
troops and are repuls ed--Transvaal
miners in favor of importation of Chi
nese labor
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16.
Patrick A.. Collins reelected mayor
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of Boston by nearly 27000 plurality;
Democratic board Of aldermen, common
council and school committee also
elected-Director Of the Marblehead,
Mass, National bank recommend liqul-
dation-Departmen of yards and
docks at Boston navy yard discharging
large number of its employes---Ed-
ward G. Hodges, formerly prominent
stock broker, found dead at Boston
Cashier of Yale National bank, New
Haven, commits suicide; accounts are
short-Chicag city hall employees
must wear badges; move to check graft
Chicago Board of Trade fails in its
efforts to suppress bucket shops
Wage cut of II percent in the Councils
willie coke region affects 10000 men
Home for friendless women to be
established in New York in memory OF
Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Ayer--NeW
canal treaty brought to New York by
steamship from Colon-Treasury de-
partment startled by the discovery that
the Cuba bill may be retroactive
Senator Hayburn introduces resolution
proposing sovereignty over Hayti and
San DoIningo-Fu!l report on the ar
fair at Alexandretta shows attack or
Consul Davis was unWarranted--
Treasury department asked to decide
whether commission merchants hand
ling liquors for foreign customers sinai
be taxed as wholesale liquor dealers
President Loubet to visit Italy i'll Apri
-Armcnians may revolt against re
pressive measures by Russia--Russi
will not aid Finland schools unless the
teach the Russian anguage-I1gh
on the Persian frontier in which shah
troops are defeated by Turcomans--
Japanese minister to France expect
peace. but says it all depends upon Ru
sia-Crown Prince Of Germany col
fined to bis room for three days for di
obeying his father-Unlted State
minister demands from Korea defnii
reply about opening Wiju-Foundt
of a German colony in Brazil says tt
people do not want German politics
control--Neither Admiral Alexieff M
Baron DeRosen suggests any change
in Russia's reply to Japan--Cardin
Herrera y Espinosa makes bequest
$4,000 to "the first Spanish general
invade United States"--Indians
northern British Columbia plan to k
tribesman accused Of sorcery b
cause he wore love charm in his shoe
THURSDAY, DEC. II.
Heath and Beavers blamed I
fraudulent employment OF subort
mates in postal service; BristoW's repo
makes charges Of grating
passes Cuban reciprocity bill
vestigation Of charges against Gene1
Wood completely his confirmation W
he commended-Three Boston CT
hall patrolmen to be placed on retlr
list; Chief Watts office to become
ttkindergarten' for detectives--Pett
& Rice selected by the treasury
nartment as architects Of the new II
eral building to be erected at Mart
head, Mass-New moves FOR peace
the Colorado mine dlstrlct-hl
suits in Pennsylvania under neN
paper libel law--Louisiana supre
court fines whitecappers $4,000 ct
~-Ex-Governo Russell of North ga
lima believes the negro problem is
solyable-Fever epidemic at But
Pa. due to suspension of mechanl
filtration and pollution of drainage
Government demands reparatloh
Turkey by Alexandretta outrage
Ambassador Won Sternberg is assn
that American consuls do not
criminate against German manu-
furers-Scottish Antarctic expedl
returns to Buenos Ayres-Bye-e
4ions in England great triumph
mberlain-Austrian emperor
naws his determination to have
dreibund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. y
Jacobs steam fishing vessel, Alice
Jocobs, wrecked near Cape Race
Emperor Francis Joseph warns l.
Peter to punish assassins or rem
them from office-Cuba delays &C
IN loan bill until approval of all am
ments can be secured from New
financiers.
FRIDAY, DEC. Is.
Senator Hoar declares that by on
titude toward Colombia we have
iyo;++ed an not of war: revolution kI