St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-03

ministra tion-Rumored murder Of
American at Ferrol, Spain, uncon-
firmed-Repert TO insular bureau
shows suppression of bubonic plague
and rinderpest in the Philippines; pro-
gress against homes reply
to France on matter of authority over
bishops now on the way to Paris
French fear that rupture will be nard
to avoid.
SATURDAY, JULY 80.
Persistent but unconfirmed rumors
of fall of Port Arthur; refugees at
Chefoo from Port Arthur confirm re-
ports that general assault has been be-
gun by japanese on that fortress
Five thousand persons at New York
mass meeting cheered themselves
hoarse over death of Won Plehve and
shouted praise for his assassin-Un
able to arrange conference with New
York packers, President Donnelly of
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen Of America orders
strike of all members of his organiza
ton employed in New York by
Schwarzschild & SulZberger and the
United Dressed Beef company-Ap-
pointment of Rear Admiral Converse as
chief of bureau of navigation, navy de-
partment, to succeed late Rear Admiral
Taylor-VeneZuela government
takes possession of asphalt property
belonging to Americans; Washington
to act On the understanding ship
Enterprise arrives at Lisbon-First
National bank of Woburn, Mass, prob
ably will be placed in liquidation
Fifty Italians, in shanty in Mount
Vernon, N. Y, robed by three masked
men-Small riot in Kansas City pack
ing house district-Brooklyn Ferry
trio automobiles-Pre of west
ern miners says mob rules Cripple
Greek district; soldiers needed to pro-
tect union men-Hereafter Pennsyl-
vania milkmen selling milk that causes
infant mortality will be tried for man
slaughter-Two Frenchmen ar
rested as spies at Wilhelmshaven, Ger
many-Cuban cabinet authorizes con-
struction Of Santiago water works sys-
tenn; willing to resume sanitary appro-
priations-Porozeff said to be the
Plehve, but st. Petersburg police are
concealing any facts they may have
learned concerning his identity and ma
tionality; general impression is that
crime is one of series attempted by con-
spirators.
SUNDAY, JULY 81.
Frank B. Greer of East Boston wins
the single scull by two lengths, sue
cessfully defending his title as amateur
hampion-Battle at Haicheng con-
tinues through the second day; fleet
flies back to ADMINISTRATIONS at
Boston robbed of 5OO-pound safe, con-
tanning about $3OO-Abandoned grain
elevator at Boston burned; many small
fires started in the vicinity; damage
about 6O,0OO-Supreme court of
Rhode Island makes a decree in the
Banigan divorce case allowing the wife
$1,000 a month, the use of certain
specified real estate and the custody
of her children-S. Oteri & Co. of New
Orleans announce that they will again
import bananas to compete with fruit
trust-President Donnelly and nearly
all the strike leaders bitterly oppose pro-
posal to call on President Roosevelt to
end packing house strike; situation I'M
changed, with both sides claiming ad-
want" Paymaster held up, wound
ed and robbed of $4,000 by bandits near
Johnstown, Pa; his driver killed
Kingston friends of Judge Parker send
him a loving cup; stream of visitors
hinder preparation of speech of accept
ancn-Statp nOIjcn rpaoiya Tocitiuo in,
formation that Frank J. Burns was
murdered at Athol, Mass-New Eng
land motorists complete first weeks
run on way to st. Louis, reaching Buff
falo in best of spirits.
MONDAY, AUG. 1.
Enveloping movement of three jap
anese armies around General Kuropat-
kin's position almost complete; realized
at st. Petersburg that Russian gen
eral must now either fight or withdraw
whole army northward; belief that
Port Arthur cannot hold out much
longer against assault by Japs-
President Roosevelt told that Illinois
will go Republican by 100000; he con-
fers with leading White
Mountain express in collision with a
freight train near New Haven; its en-
gineer killed and its fireman seriously
hurt-American Federation of Labor
to help cotton operatives at Fall River:
local people aiding too; no signs of
weakening yet on either side-Prep-
arations for G. A. r. encampment in
Boston; there may be $1,000 members
in line of march-Colonel Daniel r.
Anthony of Massachusetts, the eight
ing editor of Kansas, dying in Leayen-
worth Joseph Letter, owner of town
of Zeigler, Ills, says he will abandon his
property there rather than submit to
domination of labor unions Papal
nuncio ordered away from Paris nv
the French government; doubt now. de-
spite rupture of relations, if the con-
cordat will be abrogated.
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