St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-19
THE WEEKS NEWS
MONDAY OCT. 1l

to be as bad as Republican, being
ass, trust ruled and as being band
of office seekers looking for graft
Fifteen deaths within eight days in
neighbOrhood known as STRIKERS Farms
on West Side of New York starts in
yestigation by police and coroner's office
well planned expedition to assault
and rob night operator at railroad
station at Newtown, Conn.,, frustrated
by the approach of train-FaH River
business men incline to belief that this
month will be last one of strike in
cotton mills--Henry G. Payne buried
at Milwaukee after $4,000 persons had
viewed the body lying in state-Si-
simultaneously with Kuropatkin's an
nouncement that time has come for
forward movement, there comes news
that Russians capture Bentsiaputze,
strategical point held by japanese
Work of Spanish claims commission
will require three years to complete.
TUESDAY. OCT. IL.
Battle upon which the fate of this
years campaign in Manchuria depends
seems only few days ahead; advices
from the front are Mayor
Ames of Minneapolis on trial for fourth
time on charge Of receiving graft
money-Beautiful Canabas inn at
Vassalboro. Me-, destroyed by fire
Honolulu to have a new federal build
ing which will cost about 81 ,OOOO 600
DR.. Hills starts an evangelist
movement to embrace all the New York
slums De Peyster Hall, New
York clubman, who sued alleged SIAN
Wit iai6 n
Mrs. John Angel of Rouse's Point, N.
Y, who claimed to be the widow of
Jay Gould-World's Fair excursion
train wrecked on the Missouri Pacific
a. Warrensburg, Mo-; % people killed,
60 others injured-Republica may
lose McKinley's district in Ohio, owing
to labor complications.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. IL.
japanese assume the offensive and
the Russians retreat across the Schili
river, about halfway between Muk-
den and Liaoyang, but they recross the
Schili and a desperate fight is now
in progress six miles north of Yentai;
japanese gunboat Hei Yen strikes mine
off Pigeon bay and founders; but four
survivors of complement of 800 men
Fall River Textile council an
nounces that hostilities will cease
when mill owners recede from pro-
posed intention of cutting wages of OPP
eratives and divorce dis
cussed by Episcopalian house of depu-
ties-Labor convention at Lynn re-
ceives resolutions calling for the defeat
| of Governor Bates-Launching of
battleship Georgia at Bath. Me-Fire
underwriters investigating Providence
| fires-Gunboat Paducah launched at
| Morris Heights, n. Y-Mrs. Ostrout
| found not guilty of murder in trial at
| Newport, Vt-Brig Boxer, new type
| of naval vessel. launched at Ports
mouth, N H-"hi'' Adams, former
| New York policy / ng, released from
| Sing Sing Senator Davis begins Wig
orous campaign to include Maryland
| and West Virginia-Move for new
| Chinese exclusion treaty-New
| Swiss minister to United States ap-
| pointed-New York classified service
| appointments to be investigated
| Steamer Call wrecked near New Lon
| don, N s.; captain and crew of 10
lost-Emile Olivier says papacy, by
| Interference in French domestic af-
| fairs, is to blame for breach between
| church and state-Pope requested to
| allow papal nuncio at Rio Janeiro to
| preside over arbitration of land dispute
| between Brazil and Bolivia.
| THURSDAY, OCT. IS.
| Stubborn fighting still in progress in
Manchuria, this being fourth day of en-
| gagement; impossible at this time to
say what has been accomplished;
armies aggregate 100000 men, with 30
| mile battle front-"Green Mountain
| flyer" leaves rails at Arlington, VT;
engine wrecked, but nobody hurt
| James A. Lee, liking of safebreakers,' -
| arrested at Boston; confesses to 13
rObberieS in that city in past few weeks
| Ex-Governor Crane appointed by
Governor Bates United States senator
| from Massachusetts to succeed the
| late Senator Hoar-Freigh train
crew held responsible for Missouri
wreck-Methodist conference at Chi
cago decides to work for uniform di-
vorce laws-Father Stanley of Hart
| ford believes intemperance among
| women is due to alcohol in medicines
addressing peace delegate at New
York, DR.. Butler of Columbia dissents
| from Mr.. OlneysS opinion that the war
bacillus is in American blood Rhode
Island Republicans nominate George
III. Utter for governor-Pol1 of Colora-
do indicates 100000 for Republican ma
tional ticket; but that Democrats will
carry the state-Maine temperance
people say enforcement sheriffs were
defeated because saloons were more ac-
tive than the church-President
Roosevelt being urged to act on the
| Congo memorial-New Swiss minis
ter will be the youngest of his rank
In Washington-Can commission
ers call upon the president to discuss
progress and plans-Fire in Winnipeg
causes loss of about 500, OOO-Kai-
ser said to be urging Italian-papal con-
cordat-Canadian survey party re-
turns from a years cruise in Hudson
bay-Athens hears reports of daily