St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-08-12


staff plans-Congress to be asked
to investigate alleged land frauds in
Colorado-Methods of steamship
agents in soliciting immigration to BE-
investigated-N customs examina
ton of baggage at Honolulu pending
stigation-Truce in salmon fish
cries war due 70 treasury ruling as to
drawback-Geological survey finds
no coal in commercial quantity in east
ern Maine-Bryan finds another
presidential candidate in John W
Bookwalter of Ohio-Demurrer OF
Machen and Croft Bros. overruled in
Washington district court--Most OF
defending feet near Bar Harbor, show
ing that attack is expected near there
Teachers in the Philippines com
plain that government blacklist pre-
vents them from obtaining other EN-
ployme Laurier said to
wish to retire-Canal treaty may be
defeated by filibusteringS Several
Servian officers arrested on charge OF
nspiracy-Odessa factories idle,
and business OF the port is at stand.
still-Zionist meetings in the Rus
sian province of Kherson are prohibit
ed--Diplomatist in Rome extend
greeting to the pope, who replies
cordially, indicating new era at the
Vatican-Scholar who proposed re.
forms in the Chinese administration
fee from Pekin, fearing arrest and exc
cution.
SATURDAY, AUG. s.
Willard S. Allen, treasurer OF
Preachers Aid society Of the New
England conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, disappears from
Boston, a self-confessed absconder to
amount of more than $4,000 OF the
society's funds-Lieutenant Genera
Miles retires from command OF the
Hostile fleet believed sight
ed; heavy firing heard near Bar Har
Dor, Me-Pirates terrorize fisher
men on Puget Sound-Signals sent
by DeForest wireless telegraph from
Buffalo to Cleveland-New York
Negro league appeals to president to
check lynchings and peonage- Elk
Governor Hogg of Texas advises farm
ers to form a political organization
Wallace Bros circus train wrecked at
Durand, Mich; q people killed
Maurice Runkel, indicted with Machen
gives bail of S5000--Baron Speck Won
Sternberg presents his credentials as
German ambassador to the United
States-Pope Plus receives Cardinal
Gibbons wants annexa
ton to Canada-Five Chinese re
formers arrested in Pekin--Ha
vana's sanitary condition of highest
xcellence--Great decrease in Ger
many's meat imports as result OF in
| spection aw-Insurrection in Mon
astir said to have started two weeks
earlier than expected - Professol
Slaby shows that the earth plays al
important part as conductor Of tele
graphic electric waves.
SUNDAY, AUG. 9.
George Leander and Nat Butler &c
broken collarbones while riding II
bicycle race at Revere, Mass--Acci
dent at Philadelphia ball grounds
| eight dead, five expected to die, 1S'
others in hospital and 200 treated a
drug stores and homes-Tornado il
the mining district of Kansas kills tw'
persons, injured 60, and levels man,
houses-Major Taylor beats Jen
Iins, champion of England, and Piar
of Paris at the mile, at Canningtowr
Eng-Naval manoeuvers off Main
end in victory for the defenders
Rear Admiral Melville, head OF tn
bureau of steam engineering, retire
Mrs. John E. Eaton of Waldobort
Me-. claims her husband, Bosto
business man, committed her to
Vermont insane asylum - job
/ Evans, aged II, drowned in a well a
Auburn, Mass--Arthur S. Cutler
architect, of Lowell, Mass, drowned a
Bow lage, Stafford, N. H-Lieute1
ant General Miles takes his leave c
the army, and many of his comrade
on the battlefield shed tears at tn
English jack" strang
character of the White Mountains,
dying-Reliance and Constitutio
have fine spin off Newport-Oar
man Titus disappointed many by r
| fusing to row in senior singles at S
, GATHERINGS; said water was too roug
Members of the Massachusetts S
] ciety, Sons of the American Revol
ton, celebrate the discontinue OF tt
/ British sloop Falcon by the people
q Gloucester, Mass, 1913 years ago
Most conservative estimates of tt
' value Of Texas produce from farm
ranches and oil wells foot up the ma
9 yelous sum for one year of $250,0O(
y 900; $4,000, 900 more to be added
G United States corn estimate is a
s curate.
, MONDAY, AUG. 10.
Pope Plus crowned in presence
10000 people; gorgeous ceremonial
u st. Peters; burst of acclaim as trip
J crown was placed on pontiff's head
Chances against the passage OF a Gu