St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-20
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. JULY y.

anese; sacrificing thousands of lives
In frenzied efforts to capture strong
hold of Port Arthur; scarcely any cessa-
ton in the fighting; army and feet at
lacking day and night; Russians suf-
fering enormous losses and it is be-
iieved that fall of Port Arthur cannot
be long delayed-Rt. Rev. Frederick
Dan Huntington, Episcopal bishop Of
the Central diocese of New York,
died at his summer home at Hadley
Mass: within few hours of his death
his son, DR.. George 2. Huntington,
member of faculty at Dartmouth col
lege, died at Hanover, \. H--Senator
William A. Clark married to Miss Anna
E. La Chappelle CT Butte, Mont, in
France on May %, 1901, according to
announcement just given out; also an
nounced that they are parents of 2
year-old daughter-Horse owners at
Wakefield, Mass, agitated over dis
covery that horse owned by fruit
vender has for past two weeks been
suffering from severe case of CHAMBERS
and drinking from public fountains
Effectiveness of Guatamalean ants
in checking ravages of boil weevils in
cotton fields tested and found highly
atisfactory--Mayor Harrison de-
clares that prize fights of every sort,
including contests under guise of
"gloye contests" must cease in Chi
cago-Boston police plan systematic
crusade against straw bail" men
Strikers continue to keep the peace at
Sydney, c. B., and troops are being
withdrawn---King Leopold, it is re-
ported, will have Belgian judges in
Congo Free State, thereby precluding
British consular tribunals.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 10.
Unconfirmed report of Japanese
casualties by land mines at Port Ar
thur of $4,000; known that there has
been almost continuous fighting for
several days, and that there have been
big losses on both sides is considered
certain-Meat famine threatened if
great strike in the packing trade should
continue for any length of time; more
than $4,000 employees of big packing
houses invOlved-Edwin p. Seaver,
for "A years superintendent of Boston
public schools, defeated for reelection
at meeting of school board by a vote
of 13 to 10; George H. Conley, one of
schools, chosen in Sewers place
Bryan says he will vote for Parker and
Davis, though Parker men deceived
Democratic party and won nomination
by crooked methOds-Massachu
Lighting company secures control of
Arlington (Mass) Gas Light company
john w. Cawley Of Stoneham,
Mass, charged with larceny of electric
light bonds valued at So, 50O-EXpert
entomologiSts and others inspect the
moth-infested sections of Maiden, Mel
rose and Wakefield Mass-Attorney
general of Massachusetts holds sol
diers' bounty bill not legally passed over
governors veto, and advises against
bond issue; friends of bill to go to
courts-More men deported from Vic
tor, Col, by the military authorities
Bey of Tunis in Paris exchanges friend
ly sentiments with president.
THURSDAY, JULY A.
Dispatch from Toxic says greatest
battle of war is being fought at point
between Kai Chou and Ia Tche Kiao;
former place captured by the Japanese
only Friday last, and the latter place
the Russians made one of their bases;
rumor that Port arthur has fallen, but
this report lacks confirmation of any
sort; dispatches from seat of war do
not give any confirmation of sensa-
tional reports of Japanese losses at
Port Arthur-Eighteen persons killed
and 6S injured in collision on Chi
cago and Eastern Illinois railroad at
Glenwood, disqualification of griev-
ances which precipitated strike in meat
packing houses in various parts of the
country appears to be in sight and
conference between employers and
strikers will be held-Lewis L. Z. At
wood, real estate dealer, Boston, files
voluntary petition in bankruptcy
Panamans criticise course of the United
States on the isthmus-Mammoth
new Cunarder CarOnia (21, 900 tons)
launched at Glasgow Anglo
German treaty displeases large part of
English press-High officials impli-
Gated in the fraudulent issue of securi-
ties in Hayti-Steamship Nemesis lost
with all on board in gale off New South
Wales-Cure for leprosy said to have
been discovered by officer in British In
dian service.
FRIDAY, JULY Is.
Toxic reports taking of Yin Kow,
port of New Chwang, with resistance
on part of Russians; Japanese scouts
within six miles of New Chwang, while
General Oku with $4,000 men is APP
preaching Taschichiao-One man
probably fatally injured, several hurt
and so or 40 passengers badly shaken
up when Grand Trunk express train
was derailed near Gorham, n. H, ow-
ing to spreading of rails-Edward H
Abbott, president, treasurer and gen
eral manager of Abbott agency, and
reputed to be wealthy real estate OPP
orator, with office in Boston, commits
suicide by shooting-Strike which has
demoralized packing industry not yet
settled, but indication that it will soon
be ended by adjustment of difficulties
by arbitra tion-Three prisoners at