St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-06


case-Sale of Panama canal COM
pleted by return OF s. ,000,0OO of col
lateral to j. P. Morgan d Co-Motion
to quash indictments against George
w. Beavers, former superintendent of
postal delivery, denied-Report that
labor men are preparing to attack Paul
Morton, secretary of the navy; echoes
of Santa Fe strike-Slocum case be-
fore federal grand jury; Secretary
Atkinson will testify, it is said, if prom
ised immunity from Indictment
New bullet-proof cloth being tested at
Springfield, Mass-Thibetans ask
armistice and propose negotiations
with Britfsh-Liberal-U nionist club
of London splits into Chamberlain and
free trade sections-Captain Bernier,
Canadian explorer, to start on his dash
for the pole in a fortnight.
SATURDAY, JULY 2.
Yale easily wins annual varsity
eight-oared boat race from Harvard and
crowns a year replete with brilliant
athletic achievements; loses four cared
race through an accident when it
looked like a walkover for her-Opti-
circles at Washington regarding the
early opening of friendly offices in the
far east not shared at st. Petersburg
-Klondike's gold output this season
estimated at $13,000,000-S Santos
Dumont to sail for Europe with dam
aged balloon July 7-Oficers elected
by National Educational society in con-
ventiOn at st. LOuis-EdWard But
Ter, st. Louis politician, arrested on
charge of bribing witness --Masonic
oath held by New York supreme court
not to excuse witness from testifying
British bark Albertina aground on
Chatham, Mass, bar; in collision with
a derelict-The Bourne cotton mills
at Fall River pay employees a semi
annual prof1t-sharing dividend of per-
cent-Kaiser to return King Ed
wards visit next month-Question of
SURPRISING Vatican embassy nearly
splits French ministry-Indepe
in Cuban congress refuse to arbitrate,
SO deadlock contfnues-France ar
ranges with Morocco to put Algerian
police guards into Tangier- Estab-
lishments of Capucine orders at Nantes
closed after violent resistance.
SUNDAY, JULY 3.
Edward G. Bates, lawyer, Of West
boro, Mass, and Boston, accused of the
larceny of $11, 6S3-Patrolman Den
messy battles for his life with a negro
at Boston; man arrested in the face of
big crowd Of pathizers-Clar-
ence Hobart wins finals in middle
states championship tournament at
Orange, n. J-Bobbie Walthour, in
jureu at Atlanta, thought to be out of
imminent danger Whist
league authorizes some changes in the
rules of the game-Decision of New
Hampshire supreme court holds one
class of pOolroom as legal in that state
Sea serpent of 1904 seen Sunday $40
miles west of Havre-Chicago alder
man who promised a couple an auto
mobile if second twins came to them
has chance to make good-Captain
Thomas MeCarty of bingham, Mass,
fined for acting as pilot without license
Americans attending the Salvation
army congress in London being heartily
observation-disclosures Of staging at new
Medfeld, Mass, insane asylum Injuries
eight workmen- sworn in as
attorney general and Morton as secre-
tary of the navy-Talk of Cleveland
the feature of political discussions at
st. Louis-New parcels post agree
ment between Japan and America
signed-Decision that coke cannot
secure rebate of import duties under
act relating to coal-United States
dispatch boat Mayflower collides with
British cruiser near Gibraltar.
MONDAY, July f.
Conditions at st. Louis seem to be
narrowing down to question of Parker
or Cleveland; German and Mclean of
Ohio will not attend; Hearst forces dis
integrating; rumor as to Bryan's in
tentions-Friend of the president saws
the latter has no idea of seeking re-
nomina ton in OS-Prohibitionist
surprised and disappointed by Miles
refusal to accept nomination for the
esidency-Tokio hears that Vice
Admiral Kamimura has trapped and at
tackled the Vladtvostok squadron in
Corean straits; Russians report the
squadron back in port safe-Some
of the owners of the General Slocum
because they are a corpora tion-Ru.
NOR in Dowie's Zion City that he in
tends to establish a branch city in
Massachusetts,, having secured
wealthy convert there-Three rob
bers raid town of GordonyiIle, Pa.
killing one man and wounding two and
leaving one of their own number badly
injured and in hands of captors-No
new silver dollars to be coined, as gov.
ernment's supply of bullion is ex
hausted-Negotiatio concerning
friars' lands in Philippines to be car
ried on by late Mgr. Guidi's secretary.
Father O'Connor
A Threatening Eastern Weed.
King devil weed is a plant closely
related to the orange haNkweed and
is said to equal it as a pest. 1t is es-