St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-27

an increase Of 636 nameS-Telephone
line from New England to the North
west British ship Creed
moor burned off Fire Island; crew and
ed at Woods Hole-President Roose-
welt completes his speech in reply to no.
tification of his nomination-New Chi
cago directory gives city popula ton of
2,241 900, an increase of 10000 in year
butchers ratify terms of peace in
Chicago meat strike; so, 600 men resume
work-Chicag judge enjoins striking
machinists from picketing or talking
with workmer In their old places
Governor Bachelor of New Hampshire
invites natives to celebrate old home
week Aug. 20-26-Passenger on New
York excursion steamer terrified by
collision of their boat with barge; no
serious injury-Torpedo boat de-
stroyer Blakly in standardizing test at
Newport, r. L., exceeds contract speed
of % knots by 7-1O of a knot-Fall
River opera tives said to admit defeat
in strike for which they have voted, but
say they must make some protest
against "unbearable condit1ons; manu-
facturers may open some mills, but de-
clare they are losing money-Joseph
w Folk nominated Tor governor by the
Democrats of Missouri-Judge Par
ker's friends want William F. Sheehan
for national chairman if German de-
clines-British within 90 miles Of
Thibetan capital; drive natives before
them at Karola Pass.
SATURDAY, JULY %.
Stockyards strike renewed at all
points where big packing companies
have branches, because strikers were
dissat isfied with manner in which en-
ployers proposed to reinstate their for
mer employees pending settlement by
arbitration-The steamer Malacca at
Suda bay, Island of Crete, where, I'M
der agreement reached between Great
Britain and Russia. she will be per-
functorily inspected jointly by consuls
of the two countries and released, to-
gether with her cargo, unless palpable
contra band of war intended for Japan
csc shall be found, in which case only
contra band will be held-Fire in
Twitchell- Champlin warehouse at Port
land, Me-, burned all night; loss more
Ludn p1OC,OOO--A<eWt SOApStO DOdl oC-
stroyer Blakely, in test off Newport,
r. l., exceeds required speed by half a
knot--Strike already begun in Fall
River, Mass, weavers quitting work in
Granite mill No. /; board of arbitration
endeavoring to conciliate opponents
State departmentinformed that Mexican
official is implicated in killing Of two
Americans at Aguas CalienteS- Ethel
heirs dissatisfied with $4,000 Mex
ican) indemnity paid by China, but
state department takes opposite view
and Carroll notified at In
dianaDolis of their nomination for
president and vice president, respec-
lively, by the Prohibition party
Joseph Chamberlain defends race pride
of British in South Africa-Dr. Leyds
trying to secure Dutch warship to take
Kruger's body to Transvaal-Death
at London of well known actor and
playwright, Wilson Barrett-Strike
in Dominion plant at Sydney, G. B.,
nearly over; men ready to return if as
sured of old places.
SUNDAY, JULY "a
Fail River labor organizations COM
plete plans for a big strike upon manu-
facturers refusing "a truce on the cut in
ges-Al peace negotiations in the
great packers strike declared off;
strikers assault young girls-Har-
yard-Iale American athletes win the
games against the Oxford Cam bridge
team, showing ahead in six out of the
nine events-Ohio judge holds that no
agent of the government can settle a
case if a crime has been brought to the
attention of the Judiciary Schooner
Irving Leslie wrecked Oh Deer Island,
Boston harbor-Mary Wenz, II, at
tackled by black snakes while berrying
in a swamp near Crescent park, r.
Carrie E. Dow badly burned in
her home at Boston under peculiar
circumstances Neb., the
scene of battle between policemen
and thugs-Officials watching closely
for anarchists coming to America dis
guised as members of the Salvation
Army; some said to be on their way to
Boston-White Star lines Boston
service to the Mediterranean to be
divided with New York.
MONDAY, JULY %.
AS the result of vigorous protest by
England, backed up by German gov
eminent, Russia decides to call off Red
sea cruisers and to forbid further seiz-
ures of foreign shipping; all vessels al
ready seized will be released, including.
British vessel Ardova, with an Amer
lean cargo, just seiZed-Union teams
tiers at Chicago stockyards making eff
fort to settle packing house strike by
arbitra tion-Labor men make no
secret of poor condition of many house
holds at Fall River and commence
ment of strike is generally regarded as
signal for wholesale evictions and ces-
sation of credit at supply houses
John Green shoots and instantly kills
Mrs Spurgeon Lockhart, 80 years old,
at West Milan, n. H; Green declares
that he killed woman in a fit of jealous
rage after he had been under influence
of drug which she had administered
to him-Charged with footing safe of
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