St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-12-07

| Governor Black tells friends he is will
| ing to accept United States senatorship
Charles E. Brigham sentenced to
prison for life at Nashua, N. H., for
murder of Mrs. Smith-National Civic
| Federation called a failure at meeting
| Of Citizens Industrial association
| Arguments in the Burton case begun
| Al the supreme court-Statue of John
| ]. Ingalls, placed in the permanent SEN
| ate"--Alabama starts move to expel
| Heffin from congress Monthly report
| from the Philippines shows only six
| percent of soldiers philippine
scouts at ST. Louis fair to take part in
| inaugural of President Roosevelt
| The question of tariff revision by no
means settled; the president has not sur
| rendered-Testimony of railroad men
| before interstate commerce commits
| sion shows increased earnings-Queen
| Alexandra celebrates her sixtieth birth
| day-Earl Grey and his family leave
| London for Canada
SATURDAY, DEC. 3.
Russia prepared to hear of fall of
| Port Arthur; reduction of fortress ex-
pected within a few days-Mrs. Cas-
| sic Chadwick petitioned into bankrupt
c. and receiver appointed for her affairs
Mrs. Stevens reelected president of
| w. G. T. U-Prince Sadanarn Fushimi
and suite of Japan arrive i'm Boston
Severe cold wave in the Northwest
Old couple burned to death at Mexico.
Me-Canada to erect pavilion at the
Oregon fair-Chicago uses fire cars,
on the elevated railroad--M Moro firing
at Zeigler, ILL.,. martial law not to be en-
| fcrced-A bank to be open night and
day projected in New York city
Death of Mrs. G. FL. Gilbert, the cele-
brated actress, at Chicag
| Chairman Odell said to favor Black for
United States senator-Felton, who
shot and killed Guy Roche in New York,
eXonerated by coroner's jury-Fall
River strike shows bitter developments;
some strikers ordered, to vacate tene-
ments-Captain and cook of schooner
Addie Jordan rescued after being in the
rigging twelve hours-Increas in the
public debt for last month So, 453, 265
Available cash balance in the treas
uEy $143, 344, 65S-President Roose-
welt declines to interfere in the Ohio
strike-Conditions in postoffice depart
ment to be restored to original condition
-Indica lions that if tariff is not re-
vised at extra session It will not be dur
ing the Fifty-ninth congress.
SUNDAY, DEC. f.
Don Cossacks capture eight guns at
Lindiatun; armistice to bury deaA at
Port Arthur, first since siege began;
Baltic fleet coaling at Jibutil Militia
and other officers divided in opinion as
to whether General Miles appointment
as adjutant general of Massachusetts
will increase efficiency of states mill
tary establishment-Hug Mclean
beats Robert Walthour by lap in IS
mile bicycle race at Madison Square
garden-Matter of tariff revision to be
settled in extra session about March 10;
bill to be result of caucus to be held
under ironclad agreement to abide by
the verdict-H. B. NeWton's New
York lawyer says again that Mrs.
Chadwick will settle his claim and in
cash-Fire at Hyannis, Mass, causes
loss of $1OO,0OO-Wreck on the Mis-
souri, Pacific causes the injury of $50
persons Pretty white girl sues Phil
adelphia negro for breach of promise
Fire loss of $4,000 ON the Worlds
Fair pike-Thomas J. Furlong, 10
years old, confesses to murder of Las
aunt, Mrs. Keller, at New York
Boston Longshoremen's strike confer
ence came to naught; both sides re-
main firm-Cardinal Perraul of
France writes letter approving the
American system of independence of
church and state.
MONDAY, DEC. 5.
William J. Mendum trustee of estate
of his father, the late Charles J. Men
dunn of Portsmouth, n. H, surrenders
to answer Indictment charging en-
bezzlement of between $21, 900 and $685.
600 from fathers estate-President
Beckwith and Cashier Spear of Citi-
Zens' National bank of Oberlin, o., I'M
der arrest; first arrests made in the
Chadwick caSe-Little in the way of
legislative business expected first week
of session of congreSS-Plant of the
japanese tissue paper mill at South Had
ley, Mass, burned, causing loss of $685.
O0O-Settlement of differences be-
tween United States and Panama which
made necessary visit of Secretary of
War Taft to isthmus-As result of
autopsy on DoUy OF MIS-. Lucy ADAMS
at Franklin, n. H, medical examiner
will continue his investigations fur
Their and will hold an inquest-Henry
z. Moulton, United States district at
torney for the Massa chusetts district,
drops dead at his home at Salem, Mass
Contract for sale of II big exhibit
palaces, with other Worlds Fair strife
lures, that cost $15,OOO,OOO, will be
signed with a Chicago wrecking COM
pany for 1886, O0-Albert G. Petrue
of Dracut, Mass, dead and George
Scully under arrest on a charge of as
sault with intent to kill.
Art Criticism.
Uncle Josh-There was one of them
landscape painters around here yester-