St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-17
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. AUG. 9.


Eden, Col, proves to have been great
railroad disaster; two crowded pas
senger cars and a baggage car engulfed
in a torrent that tore out trestle
spanning a creek; 76 bodies taken
from bed of stream and 80 persons
missing Ella Frances OF
Rockland, Me-, sunk off Cape Cod by
steamer Nantucket, Boston to Norfolk;
Captain Thorndike and three mem
bers of crew of schooner drowned; one
man saved and landed at Norfolk
New York butchers ordered to strike In
sympathy with Chicago brethren
Boston's tax rate $500 per thousand;
largest for 20 yearS-Serious forest
fires in Oregon-Crops seriously dam
aged by hailstOrm in western Massa-
chusetts- Stockyards strike continues
with no sign of weakening on either
side-W. o. Anthony, formerly of
Boston, killed in automobile wreck at
Colorado Springs, Col-Lockout in
New York involving more than $4,000
employees in building trades-Charles
M. Schwab sends his check for S264, 900
to loser in the Shipbuilding trust
Suncook, n H., mills open in part; OPP
eratives return under sharp reduction
in wages-No settlement in sight at
Fall River; strikers believe mill men
will yield after Labor day-PrOm-
inent society leader in Newport, r. l.,
said to have been robbed of jewels
worth 100000; but police deny report
Navy department orders the gun
boat Bancroft to San Domingo-Dip-
lomatic representatives to assist con-
suls in extending our foreign trade
President Roosevelt refuses to COM
mute death sentence imposed on negro
for assault-Secretary Hay informs
| the Turkish minister that American
patience is nearly exhausted-New
chemical laboratory to be installed in
New York as part of the pure food"
campaign-Colorl line drawn again on
| Southern railway, white employees re-
| fusing mail from negro postal clerk
President Reyes of Colombia assumes
| office and names new cabinet-Great
! fire at Toulon, Frances most important
| naval station, causes damage of over
| $500 O,OOO-Magdale church and
large orphan asylum at Strasburg,
Germany, burned-The porte dis
| turbed by dispatch of fleet to Smyrna
| and prompt settlement depending ques-
tons is expected
| WEDNESDAY,, AUG. 10.
Alton B. Parker formally notified of
| nomination for President of United
| States; in accepting he repeats gold de-
| claration, denounces executive usurpa-
| ton, asserts necessity Of tariff revision,
| calls for enforcement of trust laws, OPP
| poses militarism and Imperialism and
| declares that he would not,s if elected,
| accept a renomination-Te thou
| sand Formosans, Chinese subjects of
| Japanese, reported in their armies
| Mrs. Ogden Goelet's 100000 collection
| of Jewels reported lost at Newport,
| found in her safe in New York city
Receiver appointed for all the as
| sets of the North American Trust, a
| Boston concern-Wheat options still
| advancing on Chicago's exchange
Death of ex-senator George G. Vest of
| Missouri-Watson, the Hartford MUIR
derer, brought into court and held with
out bail-Figures on Colorado rail-
| road wreck show that victims number
| Just 1OO-Six hundred Chicago tailors
strike in opposition to "open shop
movement-New York Fruit Ex-
change begins a campaign against the
use of acid as a substitute for lemon
Juice Government moving for a
parcels post treaty with San Domingo
| Government wireless telegraph
system in opera ton from Nome to St
Michael Manila newspaper
men must serve six months in Jail and
pay fine of $1,000 for libel-Lebaudy
airship makes a good flight in Paris
Dalgety selected as the federal capital
of Australia Boundary dispute be-
tween Brazil and Great Britain set
tled-Haytien minister complains
that his people are not we'll treated in
this country-Berlin reports that Ger
many, France and Great Britain will
form a new triple Wisconsin
supreme court decides in favor of the
Stalwart faction against La Toilette
Powers give assent to Anglo-French
agreement as to Egypt and in return
will receive many particular ad
vantages.
THURSDAY, AUG. IL.
Russian fleet energies from Port Ar
Elur and severe engagement with Jap
anese feet, lasting all day, follows
| Japanese destroyers attacked Russians
| at night; results of engagements un
known; Russian battleships Retvizan
and Pobieda seen outside Port Arthur
this Thursday morning -Beques1
of 100000 to Unitarian association to
support preaching in Dover, Mass
Edwin S. Sails, alleged professional
''straw ball. man, held in $4,000 al
Boston for the grand jury-Senatol
Scott or West Virginia i'll at New York
Quiet al Fall River; both sides have
| settled down for contest-NeW
| York supreme court justice declares the
| eight-hour law unconstitutional
| Former union leader in Victor, Col.
driven from the district by a party OF
| masked men-Meat strike in effect ii
| New York; strikers say move is com
plete; packers say only half of men are