St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-02
THE WEEk'SNEWS
TUESDAY. OCT. Is.

kin in protecting his retreat, but no
idea entertained that Russians Erst sue
cess on Shakhe river can change broad
character of their defeat or have any
effect beyond retarding slightly the
eventual japanese advance-After
shooting and killing is wife, Harry
Boles of BrookIine, Mass, shot and
killed Patrolman McMurray of the local
police force; Boles captured shortly
after the shooting Revolver in hands
of Joe Walcott, negro pugilist, ex-
plodes in Boston dance hall; bullet
passes through his hand into heart Of
Wilson c. Hall, killing him instantly
Mysterious fire on board receiving
ship Hancock at New York navy yard
Insane woman demolishes a state
room on steamer Kennebec, from Bath,
Me-, for Boston-Fred Watson and
Eugene Sennett of United States army
held without bail for alleged murder Of
Larkin w. Hall at Boston-Two ex-
pressmen, Driver Roy E. Fenton and
Foreman Percy @. Hawkins, held
criminally responsible for the Melrose,
Mass, dynamite explosion, in which
nine persons were killed-Two more
New York-Chicago theatres being
equipped with automatic fire alarms
Zionist movement growing fast in
New York; association has now 10000
members-Rev. Minot J. Savage and
Rev. Percy S. Grant of New York pre-
dict wars must cease-Number of
employees of government is 271, 169-
Insane soldier in Manila kills fellow
officer and himself-Tribal wars
ended in Liberia and the republics
prospects now are bright-Protectiv
measures in view, says treasurer of
Cape Colony, South Africa-Death
of Princess Mercedes, sister of King of
Spain, and wife of Prince Charles of
Bourbon.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 10.
Encouraged by success in taking i'm
portant position on Lone Tree hill, and
capturing some Japanese guns at an
other point, Russians start the advance
again; step necessitated largely by
desperate position In which Kuropat-
kin finds himself; japanese fighting
desperately along the whole line
Jury in case of Philip Weinseimer,
New York labor leader, charged with
extortion, returns verdict of guilty
Henry F. Boles of Brookline, Mass,
charged with murder of his wife and Pa
trolman McMurray, while drunk, calm
" pleads ''guilty''-
Fenton and Hawkins held for man
slaughter by criminal negligence in
Melrose, Mass, explosion case
Worst snowstorm of season raging in
Wyoming-"Helen Keller day. cele-
brated at St. Louis fair-United Tex
tile Workers convene at Lowell, Mass;
mill managers blamed for trade de-
pression-W. e. Dubois, at Des
Moines Congregational conference,
sharply arraigns north for checking
progress of the negro-Judge Par
ker resumes sessions in New York
Total of postal Estimates to be sent
to congress is $1S3, 74S, National
steamboat laws to be revised and in
spection rules changed-New cruiser
Colorado breaks record between Della
ware breakwater and Sandy Hook
Uproar in Cuban house; President
Palma charged with desiring to buy
votes-General elections in Italy set
for Nov. 6; every precaution against
Socialist violence-Chief of Canadian
expedition to Hudson bay back in Otta-
wa; says straits are open four months
every year.
THURSDAY, OCT. 20.
End, for time being, of fighting on
large scale in Manchuria heavy
rains and consequent bad roads have
made military operations on either
side extremely difficult, if not impos-
sible-Attacks upon revised version
of Scriptures in house of deputies at
Episcopalian convention; child labor
condemned in broad labor report
Harvard wins intercollegiate golf
championship Bearce shot
and killed by Ashley Fernald at Jack
son, N. H., being mistaken for a deer
Increase in Boston registration;
114,75 names on the list-Policy
writers extinct in Chicago, reports
Citizens ociation-Lockout of
union building trades expected at
Bridgeport, COnn-Connectic w.
O. L. U. members object to wording of
new statehood bill-Leading Nor
mon arrested at Evanston, Wyo.,
charged with polygamy-Fire in
Ign destroys valuable records-New
York court of Appeals decides that only
new insurance policies are taxable
Gifts to American libraries, June 1,
1908, to May 81, 1904, total Sc, 100, 1877,
and 49,, 31S volumes Senator Spoon
er fears that Republican electoral
ticket may be defeated in Wisconsin
Gain in postal service during last
fiscal year amounted to $4,000, 900
Retrenehments IN the Philippines; 200
teachers to be dropped-Presiden
Roosevelt instructs Secretary Taft to
go to Panama to settle canal zone dis
pute-President appoints successor
to former Supervising Steamboat In
spector Rode of New York-Shah or
ders arrest of murderers of DR.. Labor
--Taussig, Vienna absconder, ar
Rested in Canary islands-Cuban
moderates to contest decision in Santi-
ago fraud cases-Unusually sharp