St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-15

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tives-Moderates in Cuban congress
decide to form a party and appeal to
the country; effort to have quorum in
house abandoned.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10.
Philander c. Knox of Pittsburg, at
torney general of United States, select
ed to I'LL seat in United States senate
made vacant by death of Nj. 5. Quay,
has accepted-Grand jury indicts
Charles l.. Tucker for murder of Mabel
Page at w eston, MaSs-Eyerett Alb
bott, former treasurer of the American
Marine Transportation company, is
brought to Boston from San francisco
ON embezzlement charge-Frank E.
Williams OF West Upton, Mass, sefI-
ously shoots his Wife-Two whales
killed by collision with the schooner
Adelia T. Schooner Sarah
E. Lee sold by auction at Providence
to satisfy libel by the government and
her crew-Sheriffs 81 posse and three
train robbers fight near Newcastle,
Col; one robber killed, the others sur
rounded-Death of Levi Il. Letter,
the multi-millionaire Chicago merchant,
father of Lady Curzon--Manila Span
iards to take part in Fourth of July
celebration-No lesson in the far east
ern war to cause navy department to
change program-Navy yards all anx-
ious to secure contract for building two
fast Golfers for the navy-Peace
again in San Domingo; all ports open
to commerce-Cuban senate ratifies
Isle of Pines treaty with the United
States-Walter J. Travis dropped
from British open golf championship
-Anglo-Belgian correspondence on
Congo abuses published in London
Only two marines landed at Tangier;
these are unarmed; sent to Belgian
minister's house, which is isolated.
SATURDAY, JUNE II.
Mrs. Hannah Elias discharged, on
motion of district attorney, at conclu-
sion of the testimony of John r. Platt,
the aged millionaire, who caused her
arrest for extortion; at once rearreSted
on writ in Platt's $6S5,OOO civil suit
and later released in $4,000 bail
Acting under orders of General Bell,
76 union miners are deported from Vic
tor, Col-Verdict of $1S,5OO against
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford for the loss of an eye-Justice
Gaynor of New York denounces police
New York boy gives police tip
which leads to capture of counterfeiters
Custom house and other buildings
burned at Nogales, Ariz.; loss 100000
Philadelphia meat dealers to be ar
rested for selling meats preserved with
sulphite of soda-Curran threatens
to call out freight handlers from New
York to San Francisco if demands are
not granted within next three days
Russian minister to Switzerland shot
by a Russian in Berne-Foreign am
bassadors in Turkey to make protest
against atrocities in Armenia-Death
of Miss Lena P. Morton, daughter of
Levi P. Morton-Son of sultan's Tan
gier representative sent to negotiate
with Raisuli for release of Perdicaris
and Varley.
SUNDAY, JUNE -.
Several remarkable escapes from Sc
rious accidents at the automobile races
on Readville, Mass, track-Cyrus L.
Ryan of Hanover, Mass, found guilty
in second degree Of murder Of Quong
Sing, a Chinaman-Feud of 10 years
standing between Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, ST., and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr., comes to peaceful
ending man killed and two
others badly injured by being run over
by automobiles at Cambridge, Mass
Senator Cockrell of Missouri run
into by boy on bicycle at Washington
md Tl06 Ivy irliY hi ia
library dedicated at Milton, Mass
Ninety-one Colorado miners dumped
on a Kansas prairie and warned not to
return to that state; soldiers left them
without food, water or light, miles
from abitation-NationaI Rifle asso-
citation votes to return the Palma
trophy, in view of the controversy over
the style of rifle with which it was won
last July from the English-Wash-
ington political gossip has it that Sec
rotary of the Navy Moody will be Of
fered the attorney generalship by
President Roosevelt-Count Cassini
represents to the state department
that the sending of a large naval force
to enforce demands on sthe sultan
would be considered an unfriendly act
by RuSSla-HannahE Elias talks freely
of Platt and says he always forced
money upon her; seeks complete vindi-
cation.
MONDAY, JUNE 10.
Hundreds of Japanese reported killed
in ambush near Haicheng, but one or
two men out of two whole battalions
escaping alive; Russians said to have
suffered no losses-Steamer Canada,
from Quebec for Montreal, collided
with steamship Cape Breton below
Sorel, Quebec; CaEada sank in 20 min
utes, five passengers being drowned
Upon request of longshoremen, Chair
man Emmons orders Boston police to
enforce law against working Sunday
on all veSSelS-Alfred Symons of BoS-
ton discovers father was murdered on
his estate in Cuba-Williams and
Amherst will resume athletic relations
Navy wireless station to be built