St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-10
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. AUG. 2.

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Mukden, while a big portion Of his
troops have been cut off and face cap
n ture or annihiliation; strength of the
three japanese armies reported as over
whelming; said to have 100000 men,
with tremendous rNmber of guns; ex-
pected that the Japanese have cap
tured many guns and large amount OF
supplies-One dead, one dying and
about a score injured the result of ter
rife head-on collision of two electric
cars near Westboro, Mass-Packing
plants at Chicago turning out almost
4 normal product; mob attacks police
station and is repulsed after a sharp
fght-Boy bitten by bear at a park
H at Trenton and is severely injured
Men indicted for Slocum disaster plead
not guilty in New York circuit court
and are admitted to bail-No attempt
to open any Fall River mills affected by
strike; strikers disappointed by action
of A. +. of l.. in not levying assess
ments for their benefit-Death of for
mer Governor Robert E. Pattison, one
of the Democratic leaders of Penn
sylvania-Comman Mason ap-
pointed chief of bureau of ordnance
More hands needed in the south to pick
cotton; Italian colonies planned
Panama enters protest against action
of the canal commission in establ
ing new customs port-President
Diaz may visit the United States dur
ing the winter-Cry for responsible
cabinet taken up by powerful men in It.
Petersburg-Sultan of Morocco ap-
points French army officer head of Tan
II It'll
Russian author, now blames American
trusts for causing the war-Oficial
denial in Berlin that Germany has de-
livered an ultimatum to Venezuela re-
garding payment of interest on indem-
nity-Earl Percy, In the house of COM
mons, announces that Great Britain has
protested to Russia against the rule
making food contra band
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3.
Reports indicate that losses in fight
ing of past three days In Manchuria will
be appalling; Toxic dispatch says Rus
sian losses will reach 1000; japanese
also suffered heavily In carrying strong
positions held by Russians, and cas-
ualty list of 1000 to SOD would not sur
prise military experts-Charles P.
Guilford, clerk in employ of First Ma
tional bank of Boston, charged with
larceny from that institution-C Charles
Osgood, Boston importer of cutlery,
reindicted in smuggling cases; new in
dictments also against the Glasgow
Manufacturing company people-Jer-
sey City fireman killed by explosion of
fire Observation-Disclosures set fire to
an East Side tenement house IN New
York-Chicago strikers capture strike
breakers; livestock receipts increasing
Woman jumps to death from fifth
floor of Mt. Sinai hospital, New York
Wife of General Nelson A Miles,
y. S. A., dies at West Point-West-
ern Union repeats statement that racing
service is absolutely discontinued
Diamond Special" on the Illinois Gen.
trail held up; passengers robbed of
about $1OO0-Fall River mill officials
deny that they will open factories after
curtailment has been effected; strikers
rather short of funds-Hill and
Sheehan in New York comforting with
prominent men in the business district
Chief Wilkie discovers new
counterfeit $40 note-Control of coast
wise wireless telegraph stations award
vile and Midtown, n. B., close
Merry del Vars course with France
sustained by the sacred college
Earth opens near Conma volcano, in
Mexico, and the people are greatly ex-
cited-American consul at Tangier
reports a serious state OF affairs
throughout Morocco of
court in famous Scottish church case
reversed by the house of lords-Hay-
ten troops try to pillage shops in Port
Au Prince; more serious trouble ex-
pected.
e. THURSDAY, AUG. 4.
General Kuropatk1n's army fighting
desperately to hold three strong posi-
tons arranged in half circle around
Lao Yang; if these are captured utter
defeat confronts Russian army; unof-
- fetal advices place losses in the great
enveloping movement of past few days
at total of fully $4,000 men-Bryan
sends loyal message to Parker, assur
ing him of hearty support-Rev. Ed
ward W. Osborne Of Boston elected
bishop coadjutor of Springfield, Ills,
diocese of the Episcopal church
Professor Starr of Chicago regards
China as 1.-THE coming nation"-Fall
River manufacturers firmer than ever;
declare mills VIII remain closed till
strikers return-Chicago strikers de-
clare one result OF controversy ia the
breaking of the meat trust: packers
claim to be gaining-Professor Pick
ering of Harvard finds variable spots
on the moon and offers the theory that
they are vegeta tion-Democrati tic state
convention at Indianapolis dominates
John W. Kern for -Sheehan
chosen for chairman OK Democratic ex-
ecutive ommfttee-Senator Fair
banks formally notified of his nomina.
ton for vice president-Philadel
mint making copper blanks for cents
and full working force will be re-
tained-Panam loans $500, 600 on a
Broadway, New York, building
Mauna islands, In the Pacific ceded to