St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-06


ing himself as executor--Colombia
lands soldiers on Panama territory and
has made prisoner OF an Indian chief,
an ally of Panama--Big cut in wages
at Boston navy yard; majority of men re-
duced; some get little more--Fire aid,
after examining Boston's theatres on
orders of state fire marshal, says all
the laws are fully complied with
Mrs. Mary H. Rogers, under sentence
of hanging in Vermont, intimates that
all her story has not been told---Body
of Moody Merrill arrives in Boston and
is positively identified by Boston po-
lice-Boston Elevated road to dis
. tribute 100000 among 1900 employees as
reward of merit--Abbott T.. StOd-
dard, alleged embezzler, who escaped
from Norwich, Conn, jail. rearrested
at Fall Riyer--Cashier of Stapleton,
S. l., bank, discovered short $250,OOO,
commits ganda con-
sidering changes in Catholic ecclesias
teal circles i'll Boston-Report that
Germany is trying to get coal port in
the Danish West Indies--Russia TAX
ing her time about answering Japan's
insistent note.
SATURDAY, JAN. 2.
Inspection of Chicago theatres re-
veals glaring defects; many open viola
lions of laws-Three persons killed
and four injured in fire that destroys
Louvre hotel, Chicago---Melrose
Mass, board of health resigns in a body
PLANS perfected for consolidation of
% large local express companies doing
in of
Boston-Former Licence ComInis-
sioners Murphy and Lodge of Chicopee,
Mass, found not guilty of conspiracy
to solicit bribes--President receives
| Gill people at White House reception
Chicago faro banker opens establish
ment at Boston and loses $4,000 in
| four days--Engineers and draughts-
| men wanted for the Erie canal propo-
| sition-Subscriptio for S7,O00.00O
| Philippine bonds called for by insular
| bureau-Russian foreign Office an
| nounces that iothing has been done in
connection with reply to Japan
Revenue report for united kingdom
shows decrease of S19,497,O40.
SUNDAY, JAN. 8.
Every theatre but one in Chicago
|
ing and fire ordinance by order of Mayor
Harrison; order will remain in force I'M
til each theatre has complied in detail
with every stipulation of the city or
| dinances-GeneraI James Longstreet,
| soldier, statesman and diplomat, and the
| last lieutenant general of the Confeder-
ate army, with the exception of Gen
eraI Gordon, dies at Gainesville, Ga,
| from pneumonia-Death at his home
at Boston of Colonel j. >I4ewis Stackpole
John S. Downing, prisoner at Sing
Sing for 25 years, given his liberty
Rumors of irregularities in Office of
secretary Of interstate commerce board
Gold production in United States
fell off $5,575,O0O in 1903-Lowering
of import duty from Havana will give
bigger cigar for same money-Ray-
mond Whitcomb, aged 8, accidentally
shot and killed by playmate at Man
chester, n. H-Wild scene in Chicago
grain market due to war reports from
east-Information in the possession
of best Informed diplomats in Pekin
convinces them that war between Rus
STA and Japan is inevitable, possibly
within few days-Princess Mathilde,
| niece OIL NdpOleo1i, pdSSeS away a
Paris.
MONDAY, JAN. 4.
After recess of more than two weeks
senate resumes business without any
definite program; special message from
president on canal treaty, urging it's &C
ceptance-Day Of funerals in Chi
cago and for first time in history of city
all the people who desired to bury
their dead were unable to do so; mum
Der of dead is 5S8-Diplomatic circles
confidently expect that the Russian
answer to japanese proposals will be
handed to Japanese foreign office within
a very few Arthur M. Farmer
wanted at Newburyport. Mass, OF
charge of polygamy, under arrest a
delphia--Wlile clearing snow
from railroad tracks near Cedar Hill
Conn, three of a gang of shoveller
were instantly killed and a fourth ha(
both legs cut off by a train and die(
Iater-St GATHERINGS academy, :
Catholic school for girls, located nea
Springfield, Ky, burned to tie ground
loss $780, OOO--Governor Peabody O
Colorado declares modified form o
martial law in Telluride and that cit.
will be placed under the same restric
tons as now prevail at Cripple Cree
New England energies from clutche
of widest blizzard that has swept thi
part of country since memorable storm
of November, 1S9S-Sheffield Mass
famous "Jim Grow school, destroyed b.
mysterious fire-Charles p. Sumne
becomes Boston manager OF the Gun
ard Iine---Northern Securities briefs L
Minnesota case filed in supreme cou1
Red tape and cruelty charged to Phi
ippine government by teachers-A'
torney General Morris Of Newfouno
! land going to Washington on treat
, business.
The First English Slave Trader.
{ Sir John Hawkins was the first Ems
Iish slave trader. He formed a con
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