St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-12-28

WEDNESDAY, DEC. q


animation by prosecuting attorney
Britt defeats Nelson in bitter fight of
20 rounds; decision given on points of
all-round superiority Witnesses in
Smoot hearing testify that Mormon
leaders still practice polygamy--
Discoveries OF new variable stars
announced by Harvard observatory
-Defendant's demurrer oyerruled
in action by the National Telephone
Manufacturing company against the
American Bell Telephone company
Senator Fairbanks to resign Jan. o
Fire in Chicago convent; nuns rescued
by firemen-Eight killed by wreck of
Croker hotel, minneapolis
Mass, wooden mills closed on account
of weavers' strike-Strong sentiment
in the south against continuing cotton
ginners' reports-Continued drought
curtails operations of mills in New
Hampshire and Vermont-City COM
mittee of the Citizens union of New
York favors municipal ownership
Fall River operatives vote almost
unanimously to submit strike to arbi-
tration-Death of Rt. Rev. Richard
Phelan, bishop of Roman Catholic did,
Il
lafne, Leicester, Mass, boy accused of
numbering Mrs. Brigham, discharged
after Philippine bill likely
to pass the house as it came from the
senate-.New York Republican club
demands reduction of southern repre-
sentation in congress.
THURSDAY, DEC. q.
In imprisoned plea for life of Nan
Patterson, Lawyer Levy frequently
moves auditors to tears; then came ar
raignment of District Attorney Rand,
pronounced by many the most terrible
of its kind heard in a New York court
in many years; during many parts of
it the prisoner covered her face with
her hands-Hundred- derrick goes
adrift and strikes battleship Texas,
sending her to drydock-Industrial
concerns in and about Pittsburg in
search of workmen-Large fleet of
schooners bring $4,000 tons of. coal to
Boston-Ofice Of the United States
geological survey to be moved from
Bangor, Me-, to Boston-Public be-
quests of $4,000 in will of late G. FL.
French of Beston-Metropolit club
house, Washington, burned-Woman
and two children killed in fire at Ban
gor, Me-Tammany aldermen block
inquiry into New York gas situation
Hay Memorial chapel at West
minister school, Simsbury, Conn,
burned-Electric light men blamed
in verdict on accidental death of Brock
ton (Mass) man-Fa1l River manu-
facturers make concessions to strikers
on weaving ueStion-Another satchel
missing supposed to contain valuabIes
belonging to Mrs. Chadwick-Grand
jury in land fraud cases in Oregon
approached for the purpose of influence
ing decision-Life sentence given
one Mississippi wiretapper, several
others 90 years, for killing negroes
Serious drought prevails in Penn
sy1vania; railroads find it difficult to
obtain supply; mills may be forced to
stop-Both branches Of congress
hold short sessions and adjourn until
Jan. 4-Congressmen encouraged by
treasury gains hope for a river and
harbor bill-Prussia negotiating with
other German states for collective
management Of lotteries-Admiral
Sir Erasmus Ommanney, the Father of
the British navy dies at Portsmouth,
Eng.
FRIDAY, DEC. %.
Verdict of guilty in the case of Grun-
berg, Baitler, Trafton and Shedd, &C
eused of smuggling at Boston
New York jury acquits Clara Adler on
charge of killing baby and subscribes
800 for her-Henry f. Boles of Brook
line, Mass, charged with murder of his
wife and patrolman McMurray, Oct II,
pleads guilty to both charges in
court at Dedham-Russians think jap
cruisers reported near Singapore are
scouts and not intended to give battle
TO esttensky-Offcial canvass of
the vote for president in 1904; Roose-
velts popular plurality 2,547, 57S; Par
ker 1,277,772 less than Bryan-Gov-
ernor-elect Douglas requests war de-
partment to detail General Miles to duty
on Massachusetts militia-Hull trawl-
ers subject of some bribery talk; onss
swears he saw torpedo boats off Dogger
bank, later says he was intoxicated
when he was sworn-Talk of a new
feature in Boston police department;
new street squad may be organized
similar to famous broadway square,
Grand jury at Cleveland indicts DR..
and Mrs. Chadwick for forging the An
drew Carnegie S5,0OO,OOO note; doctor
to be arrested on reaching New York
from Parls-Four Columbia sophie
mores suspended because of hazing
young Gould-Drouth effects many
farmers and mills in New England
Detroit woman killed by explosion of
cartridge, which she was using as
hammer-Salvation Army girls feet
frostbitten as she stood in Boston
streets seeking contributions for the
Christmas dinner to the poor-Ex-
Crown Princess Louise of Saxony. who
eloped with tutor Giron, visits Dresden
and piteously begs to be allowed to see
her children but is peremptorily re-
fused.
SATURDAY. DEC. "a.
Jury in trial of Nan Patterson