St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-06

mittee- Canadian postal authorities
insuring mail matter-King Edward
and Queen Alexandra in Copenhagen
Emperor Francis Joseph performs
the ancient ceremony of washing the
feet of II old men-Party favor
able to President Diaz of Mexico calls
convention to nominate candidate for
the vice presidency-French court 1e-
fuses to receive suit of Colombia
against Panama Canal company; way
now free for transfer to United States
-Viceroy Curzon, speaking on Tibet
question, says India. will resist all
threatening movements on frontier;
words directed at Russia; over 400 lib
etans moved down by British troops;
after making a plucky fight against
Younghusband mission.
SATURDAY, APRIL 2.
No Confirmation of report from Toxic
of another attack on Port Arthur; Jap
anese making rapid advance toward
the Yalu-Miss Mabel Page, 40 years
old, daughter of retired Boston mer-
chant, mystericusly stabbed to death at
her home at Weston, Mass; absolutely
no motive for crime-Lieutenant
Commander Warburton, chief en-
gineer of battleship Maine, commits
suicide in his cabin ON board that yes
sel-Mrs. Abby Morton Diaz, well
known writer, dies at Belmont, Mass
Rivers very high in Ohio; serious
flood threatened-Jud Parker first
in the field with campaign button
Serious fights between union and nom
union men in Chicago-Death at New
Yorl1~of Guy Wetmore Carryl, the
author-Three masked men rob train
in California and kill express mes
senger-Pennsylva miners cele-
brating eight-hour day victory in the
soft coal region-Iowa facing Sc
rious coal shortage; factories in the
state may be forced to close-TwO
Bronson brothers wanted at South
Bloomfield, VT, for alleged murder cap
tured in the woods-General ap-
praisers declare pulp wood free of duty
as paper stock-Governme to send
experts west to study the beef situation
House committee to report river
and harbor bill carrying about $1,000
0O0-Trophy as a reward for good
gunnery being prepared by the navy de-
partment-Contest for Democratic
presidential nomination narrowing
down to Hearst and Parker-Italy
and Austria reach an agreement as to
affairs in the Balkans
lations soon to be restored between
Italy and olombia-Premier Combes
orders all religious emblems removed
from French courts of justice.
SUNDAY, APRIL g.
Suspicion points to Weston man,
who has been regarded as harmlessly
insane, in connection with the murder
of Mabel Page-Wifliam J. Koran of
Boston kills himself in woods with re-
volver; leaves pathetic letter-E. FL.
Hartman starts a suit against the
Northern Securities company-Gas
magnates sued for $4,000 by Boston
stock trader; Lawson predicts more
trouble for Standard Oil crowd-New
York's delegate to the national Demo
cratic convention to go uninstructed
-eRussians have entrenched them
selves at the south gate of Wiju and bar
the Japs' road to the Yalu river; Rus
sian authorities taking great precau-
tons against anti-Jewish outbreaks,
and they claim there is noAdanger-
Kansas woman has a scheme to put
the beautiful girls of her state on ex-
hibition at st. Louis fair-New Eng.
land Insurance exchange announces
increase in rates on risks of southern
| Kennebec county in Maine-Story of
the inheritance of ST. 100000 for Port
land, Me-, woman appears to be hoax;
no such message received in that city
Fire at Mimic dyehouse at North
Providence does damage of $4,000 to
this and surrounding property and en-
danger an entire Thieves
cut telephone cables at Quincy, Mass
British depressed at the killing of
the Tibetans; effect on Russian senti-
ment feared; st. Petersburg papers al
ready sharp in criticism.
MONDAY. APRIL f.
Police baffied in Page murder mystery
at Weston, Mass; still without theory
as to motive of crime re-
ported to have landed 1O5, 900 men in
southern Manchuria; Steadily advanc-
| ing toward the Yalu in Walter
| A. Brown Of North Middleboro, Mass,
| Held for grand jury on charge of arson
West Point gets intercollegiate
| fencing championship Of In
| dian territory ranchman gives birth to
| five children-Ex-chief justice of the
Maine supreme court, John A. Peters
| dies at BangOr-Another Kentucky
! murder ascribed to- the Jet, White
| Marcum feud-Even disfranchise-
| ment will help the negro, says Charles
| w. Dabney at lanapolis-Massa
| chusetts Democratic organiza ton pre-
| pairing to mSke an earnest campaign
| for Olney-Big convention of mer-
| chants Of New England and northern
| New York to be held in Boston April
1923.
Missouri Munchausen.
There are some pretty fair Nimrods