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

ICSOS lClldAo AasOI
union with Presbyterians- Loss By
fire at Yazoo City, Miss, estimated at
81, 600 000-Man receives current of
10000 volts in New York subway and
dies Thirteen killed and
several injured by explosion of tug
boat near ouisville-Freight strike
conditions improving at New York, but
strikers claim to be satisfied-Ques-
ton of reunion overshadows all others
at the Presbyterian conference in Buff
falo-James A Condron, Westfield,
Mass, boy who shot and killed his
father, who was beating his mother,
discharged by court.
SATURDAY, MAY IS.
After five days of desperate fighting,
the japanese captured Kin Chou; Nam
quanling, a stronghold of the enemy,
was taken later after hot fight; ar
tf1lery duel still continues; Russian
gunboat bombarded Japanese left flank
from TalienyTan bay, while japanese
warships worked with the army from
Kin Chou bay; VICE Admiral Togo has
now established complete blockade
around the southern end of Lao Tung
peninsula; this completely envelops
Port Arthur-Jersey City mill trouble
settled by arbitrators in favor Of Strik-
Southern Railroad COM
pany will default on it's June 1 first
mortgage bond coupon-Summerr resi-
dence of District Attorney Jerome, at
Lakeville, Conn, struck by lightning
men doing good work
along the East river; but no freight is
piling up at Mott DEMONSTRATING
coal sales agent says mine operators
meet informally but do not make agree
ment as to prices-Cardinal Satolli on
the way to the United States-New
Methodist bishops consecrated at Los
Angeles-Statue to Major General
William Francis Bartlett unveiled and
dedicated at Massachusetts state house
condition of business to be a
prominent issue in the campaign-
Rear Admiral Cooper asks to be re-
of Admiral Evans assigned
to command the Postoffice de-
partment may issue fraud order against
patent medicines-Red Cross trustees
meet in Washington and consider plans
for settling differences United
States warships arrive at the Azores;
one likely to be sent to Tangier-Bad
political situation in Hayti-Cuban
loan heavily oversubscribed-
zuela begins extensive military meas
points out the i'm
portance of the colonial treaty with
England-Twenty thousand dele
gates attending Christian Endeavor
convention in London.
SUNDAY, MAY, 90.
Reports received at Toxic indicate
that the stcrming of Nashan hill was a
bloody affair; Japanese first centred
fire on Russian batteries, in which work
they were aided by four gunboats from
Kin Chou bay; one report says Japan
csc lost $4,000 men >killed-7-Belgian
asks United States to investi-
gate charges of cruelty in the Congo
Porter does not care to be
a candidate for governor of New York
declares the opposing fac
tons of the Democratic party cannot
get together action in
the Maryland convention leads friends
to believe he has lost his political
udgment-Enemy to the cotton boil
weeviI found in Guatemala by botanist
of United States agricultural depart
Presbyterian general assembly
votes almost unanimously for union
with the Cumberland Presbyterian
church International tuberculosis
congress opened at Copenhagen--
British royal commission favors con-
scription for home defense-DO-
minican rebels score victory over the
government at EsperanZa-Canada
may stop sale of Magdalen islands to
American syndicate-Papal nuncio
ordered to leave Paris if he thinks he
will be given passports-Sharp de-
bate in French chamber of deputies
over the trouble with Vatican.
MONDAY. MAY 80.
Loss of the Japanese at Kin Chou
very heavy; Russians driven south, the
investment of the fortress complete and
a block is proclaimed-Yale has
the bet., of Harvard in trial events
at Philadelphia Bates
likely to send special message to Massa-
chusetts legislature on the ''wide-open
Sunday''-ItaIian who shot at man
ne 1Ouuu "dIhIIS Will LIS vile h1i1S
an S-year-old boy at Boston-Metho-
dist general conference by vote of Al
to 1873 decides to make no change in the
church discipline in the matter Of the
aires, card playing and dancing, pro-
hibited amusements-Thre of the
battleShip MiSsouri's enlisted men
made warrant officers in reward for
bravery displayed at the time of the
accident; cruiser Brooklyn dispatched
from the Canaries to Tangier-Yale 10
have S25O,000 memorial building by
will of w. B. Ross of New York
Free list for Miss Roosevelt at st.
Louis fair suspended through misun-
Outstanding Lightning strikes a
at Everett, Mass, and
stuns teacher-George ]. Gould said
to have determined to make a campaign
for election to the house of repre-
senta j. A. Brown con-
fesses embezzlement of $4,000 from