St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-06-08
The WEEK'SNEWS
TUESDAY, MAY 81.

detachment of japanese troops near
Feng Wang Cheng; capture of Port Ar
thur by Japs expected about June 20
Robert NJ. McLane, mayor of Balti-
more, commits suicide by shooting;
bride of two weeks prostrated-
Lieutenant Commander Scribner, .. S.
N, arrested on charge of manslaughter
for running over and killing child with
automobile at Boston-Ex-Preside
Cleveland believes in the nomination
of Judge Parker and gives his reasons
Frank Plumley, umpire between
the British and Venezuelan govern
ments, sends his decision to their repre-
sentatives; Great Britain wins two
causes and Venezuela wins one
President Roosevelt writes letter to
navy department on heroism of men on
battleship Missouri during recent acct
dent-City Of Chicago secures a sub
stantial victory over the Union Trac-
ton company in a decision on the So
called 99-year act-Government will
not interfere with the Marconi wireless
station on Cape Cod-William II.
Russell of Andover, Mass, dead as re-
suit of being hit by baseball-At-
tempt to wreck passenger train at Es-
sex Junction. VT two men arrested.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1.
Crazed by jealousy, Orindo Weather
bee, %, shoots and badly Injuries Miss
Grace Norris, p, at Holyoke, Mass.
and commits Suicide-Continuou
fighting close to Port Arthur since May
27; no definite news of results of Skin
iCh na1 Ia
occupied without resistance, will form
very convenient base for attack on Port
Arthur-Justulian Betournay and
Walter Perry, each aged 5, buried alive
by cavein of sandbank at Haverhill,
Mass-France telegraphs instructions
to French minister at Tangier to use
his utmost endeavors to obtain release
of Ion Perdicaris and Cromwell Marley
Former clerk in the Royal Bank of
Canada arrested at Boston on charge
of larceny of $1000-Lieutenant Com
mander Scribner, u. S. N, appears in
Boston court charged with manslaugh-
ter in running over and killing child;
continuance granted until June 20
Funeral of Senator Quay at Beaver, Pa
Trains seriously delayed by floods
L
company to place armed guards on
trafns-Maine and New Brunswick
planning tercentenary celebration
Civic Federation trying to settle the
strike on the Great Lakes--George
J. Gould denies the. report that he is
to run for congress-La Toilette men
take their case to the president; he will
take neither side in Wisconsin contro-
versy-Unfavorab showing of the
treasury for the month of May-Gen-
eral Wood organizes a punitive eXpe
dition to capture or kill Dato Ali and
his followers in Mindanao-Umpire
Plumley makes awards in Venezuela
cases upon which countries involved
could not agree.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2.
Rumors of mediation in Russo-Japan-
csc war find no confirmation in diplo-
matte quarters-Mutilated body of
soldier found at Fort Ethan Allen, VT;
third murder there in three weeks
Captain Wilde relieves Rear Admiral
Johnson Is comElandant of Boston navy
yard-Merchant marine commission
hears Boston shipowners ask for sub
sidy and more liberal shipping laws
Serious floods in Wyoming-Concord
n. H, carpenters strke-Worcester
Spy suspends publica tion-United
Presbyterians adopt basis Of union with
Reformed Presbyterians-Sta of
Montana charges two eastern school
book publishing houses with viola
ton of contract-Miss Susan P Fow-
Ter, a native of Amesbury Mass, mar
ried at so years of age at Vineland, n.
New York aldermen adopt a new
building law to prevent disaster like
that at the Hotel Darlington-Ne
braska Democrats adopt Kansas City
platform and choose Bryan to head
delegates to st. Louis; instructed to vote
as a unit-Hearst's weakness shown
in Democratic conventions in Michigan,
Georgia and klahoma-Battleshi
Kearsarge, Alabama and Maine arrive
at Lisbon-Supreme court holds that
the oleomargarine law is constitutional
Necklace formerly owned by Queen
Sophie of Holland sold at Paris for
Sill ,OOO-Two thousand employees of
the Dominion Iron and Steel COM
pany strike at Sydney, G. B-Amer
lean steamship Korea quarantined at
Kobe, supposed to have case of plague
on board-British royal commission
reports that it has found human and
bovine tuberculosis identical-Best
hope of saving Perdicaris lies in efforts
France is making, at instance of Wash
ington.
- FRIDAY, JUNE g.
Charles e. Brigham, wanted at Lon
donderry, n. H., for alleged murder of
Mrs. Celia p. Smith, arrested at Lewis
ton, Me-Douglas NJ. Smith, receiving
and paying teller of National Trades
mems bank, New Haven, admits en-
bezzlement; may reach $70,000-Or-
ders issued by several New England
cotton mill managers instructing agents
to curtail production on account of de-
preston in textile industry-Tele-
grams from different points seem to
confirm r1ImOrS that KurODatkin is at