St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-02-25

VI IL, NouoCo iOoo VI P-OO,ONO
Oscar says trouble between Sweden
and Norway is due to badly devised
union-Germany resumes diplomatic
relations with Venezuela, and sends
new minister, Herr Pelldram, to Car
acas-Lord Cranborne, in British
house of commons, says United States
Was not formally notified of Anglo.
German coercion of Venezuela.
SATURDAY, FEB. 81.
Prince'y gifts presented to Pope Leo
in honor Of his silver jubilee-Canvass
of New England boot and shoe manu-
facturers and tanners show majority
against tariff on hides--Lynn manu-
facturers move to end strike; recognition
of both rival unions factor in their
proposition-The anti-steptococcus
serum may prove cure for scarlet fever
Cedar Rapids, Ia, hotel burned,
with the loss of nine lives Plan
to eXpend several millions to improve
levees Oh the ppi-Chicago &C.
cepts Marshall Fields offer Of $4,000
900 for a great museum--Town cleo
ton at Lansford, Pa, gives control of
government to union miners-No fur
Their danger of strike on the Chicago
City railway; arbitration accepted
Beef packers have not yet decided
whether to appeal from Judge Gross
cups injunction order-COroner's jury
holds the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany responsible for the death Of four
worlmen-Old Colony Street Railway
company secures Ferry street wharf
property at Fall River and will build
tariff league issues circulars opposing
pending enthusiastically Moody
orders court martial of Ensign Wort
man of the Massa chusetts-Bill in
congress providing for federal charters
for corporations doing interstate and
foreign buSiness--Several new cases
of plague in MeXico-Ireland excited
by oil strike in Dublin--French mob
resists closing Of church school in Brit
any--Report that Moroccan minister
of war has been killed in battle
French syndicate fails to secure con-
tract for Canton waterwOrks-Em-
peror William praises Commodore
Scheder for his conduct of Venezuela
blockade--No official confirmation of
England's reported seizure Of Turkish
Red sea ports-Iowprs said to be de-
termined to allow no fighting by the
sultan; peace of Europe may be at stake
in Balkan question-The publication
of the letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle is
expected to establish the unfairness OF
the historian Froude.
SUNDAY, FEB. 30.
Bogus lottery broken up in New
York by police, at the instigation of post
office nspectors--Fivc weeks of abso-
lutte prohibition in Vermont until local
option law goes into effect Charles
e. Maltby of Boston, student at Har-
ward, weds Helen Danziger, chorus
girl, after two weeks cOul'tShip--
George f. Bailey, once partner Of P.
T. Barnum, the circus man, dies in New
York-Authorities of Minneapolis
will not yet up in their prosecution of
eX-Mayor AmeS-Bank robbers Ru-
dolph and Lewis terrorizing farmers of
Missouri by Tracy tactics--George
Fink of New York believed to have died
in swamp while fleeing from arrest for
murder-NeWark city of mourning
for trolley car ADMINISTRATIONS
toward n settlement of the Lynn strike
off for the present-PreSident Roose-
welt refuses to interfere with the course
of Justice in the matter OF Bird, the
Alaskan murderer-Coedsa at Syracuse
university choose male champions to
fight for them-Maior John Mcbride
and Maud Come married at Paris -
Blanche Walsh severely burned W lille
acting at New York matinee--Pugilist
kid" Mccoy sues wealthy New York
man for endting his wite's affections
Chicago minister sees great re-
ligious syndicate; accuses Rockefeller
and Harper of Chicago university
Captain of the Madana ceAsUrpd for
loss of his ship--Zeigler ana peaIy to
make polar trips-Strenuol efforts
being made in the senate TO reach a
compromise on the statehood bill; Demo
Gratis inclined to favor eLough of
deadlock to secure an extra session.
Disclosures of cruelties practiccd at a
home for orphans at Binghamton, n. Y.
MONDAY, FEB. %.
German government makes a request
Of Mr.. Bowen for immediate payment
of S27,500 which it was stipulated
should be paid within 80 days from Feb.
10 as a preliminary to the raising of
the blockade against Venezuelan ports;
Bowen promptly declines TO accede to
reQueSt--LadrOneS unusually active
within few miles of Manila; several
skirmishes with consta bulary
ing of three reservoirs at Shelton, Conn,
caused 100000 damage and there were
several narrow escapes from death -
Simeon Marcus, we'll known for his and
his fathers charity, is dead at Boston
Time limit for wage adjustment at
Pawtucket, Il. l., extended by mule
spinners-Canada protests against
Lodge or Turner being on Alaskan
commission Cornerstone of Army
War college laid; president among
speakers-J. II. Manley asks support