St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-02

sion Wn1cn destroys Dig SIaFcn In1I at
Waukegan, Ills-Chicago committee
to be appointed to investigate workings
OF building department-Twop persons
killed in fire which destroys lodging
house and other buildings at Colorado
SPRING syndicate buys fran
chise of Windsor Locks and Rainbow
street railway in Connecticut, and plans
through line between Hartford and
Springfield-Canal ratifca tons signed
by President Roosevelt; canal COM
mission complete Secretary Shaw
will not issue bank call for $50,000,000
until the attorney general passes upon
the Panama company's title-S Span
ish and American sailors fight at st.
Thomas; several wounded-AH diff
ferences between France and Great
Britain soon to be adjusted--Premier
Balfour-sufficientl RECEIVERS health to
preside at cabinet meeting.
SATURDAY, FEB. 81.
Korean government decides to order
Korean troops to join Japanese in field;
Report from st. Petersburg that Japan
csc minister at Seoul has requested
Korean government to hand French
minister his passports-A. w. Ma
chen, late general superintendent Of
the rural free delivery division, G. Il.
LOrenz and S. A and D. B. Croft found
guilty in postofhce. conspiracy trial
Fire in business section of Rochester,
N. Y, causes loss of 3,OOO,OO0-De-
partment OF steam engineering at Bos-
ton navy yard discharges nearly half
it's force and serious delay on work will
result-Steamer Nantucket reaches
Nantucket for the~first time in two
weeks-Two hundred houses damaged
by cavein covering 40 acres in West
Scranton, Pa-All kinds of foodstuffs
higher than for years, owing to the I'M
favorable weather-New York city to
acquire Faunce's tavern aAld preserve
it as a historical landmark-Hay and
Bunau-Varilla exchange notifications of
Panama canal treaty, which is now in
effect-Secretary Taft points out good
opportunities for college men in the
ilippines-Austria said to be con-
sidering intervention in the Balkans
Custom house and archives at
Pernambuco, Brazil, destroyed by fire.
SUNDAY, FEB. %.
japanese signal lights seen in neigh
borhood of Harbin; mikado's men sup
posed to be near Possiet Bay; Rus
slams hold the road to the Yalu; Japs
lost some men in Port Arthur fight;
Commander Marshall of the Vicksburg
reports that he took initiative in send
ing medical aid and boats to the Variag
at Chemulpo; Russians still angry, de-
spite eXplana OutfghtS
Sharkey in their siX-round bout, having
all the better of it except in the first
round-Rev. George A. Cooke of Meu-
ford, Mass. prefers new charges of
heresy against Professor Bovine of Bos-
ton university-Lynn police capture
1875 men in gambling raids-Plan for
law to authorize the Philippine gov
eminent to guarantee percent on $780,
900 for railroad building
loss in the Rochester fire will amount to
$2,OOO,O00; expert opinion that fire
proof building insurance rates will be
revised-Odell succeeds Plat as party
boss in New York-Fire destroys
Wisconsin's capitol; the states loss is
$500. -Machen, Lorenz and Diller
Croft sentenced to two years and $1O,-
900 fine each; all appeal-Harrod will
be named on the canal commission; Adj
miral Walker doesn't want United
States troops on isthmus just now
One participant killed and the other
badly wounded in feud duel in the
street at cambridge, Ga-Harvard de-
feats Yale in the greatest game of ice
hockey ever played and wins inter-
collegiate championship.
MONDAY, FEB. %.
Japanese reported to have blockaded
Vladivostok; rumor that General Mas
Chinese army of 10000 men, moving
toward Yalu river, will attack Russian
flank as soon as japanese army attacks
in front; outposts skirmishing on Yalu
river-Four passengers and 10 of
crew of steamer Queen lost in battle
with fire and gale off Port Townsend,
Wash--Senators get close to a fill
buster in discussing shipping bill
Murphy, Tammany's leader, unyielding
in opposition to Judge Parker-Dr. r.
A. Ruickholdt of New Haven wins his
fourth divorce case-Minister Powell
highly compliments the navy for Do
minican service-Mrs. George w.
Gable, wife of the novelist, dies in a
b New York tal-Ba fillmore fire
chiefs prove on a model how pent-up
smoke will explode-Bishop Tierney
gives $4,000 to seminary and $4,000
to a hospital-Chicago society to pre-
vent loss Of life and property in United
States-Benson denies bribing land
Office clerks: wishes trial in California
Two New Hampshire counties con-
CoI I,
stealing charge-Senator Bailey's
friends in 1,exas hear of presidential
boom for him--Davenport Arms
company of Norwich, Conn, unable to
meet competitors, cuts ges-Steel
trust buys 10000 tons of pig iron
from the Bessemer association
Half a Century a RailrOader
Boston, Feb. 25.-General Manager
Barnes of the Boston and Albany