St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-09-28
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. SEPT. 20.

after careful consideration the action
of Admiral Jensen in sinking the Brit
fish steamship knight Commander in
Japan sea, in early summer, is held to
have been justiiable, as under Rus
sia's Interpretation the ship Lad con-
traband aboard; British government
will insist upon indemnity, neverthe-
less-Nrs. Bertha e. NJ. Natino, al
legged kidnapper, held in $1,000 for trial
at Boston-Chinese gambling house
raided at Chicago: 145 arrests made
Three whites and three negroes
killed in a fight near Cairo, Ills-In-
junction issued against Amalgamated
Associat alton of Steel Workers
Result of election in Virginia regarded
as very uncertain; committees busy in
.boodle counties"-Commis
Harrod believes isthmian canal will be
completed in five years-Many
Providence and vicinity Knights Tenn
plars home bound from San Francisco
conclave bruised badly in flyer wreck
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 81.
One man was killed and six injured
by falling of wall of new st. Anthony
church at New Bedford, Mass-Japan-
csc rapidly advancing upon Mukden and
heavy fighting imminent; lombard
ment of Port Arthur continues-In-
sane man arrested at Oyster Bay while
on his way to President Roosevelt's
house-Address at theosophical con-
vention at Chicago on colors produced
by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Miss, law
yers and court officers say white juries
are fair to negroes-Charles j. Gid
den arrives at Vancouver in his automo-
bile, having averaged % miles an hour
from Boston-Fall River strikers ap
peal to President Gompers of the Fed
Grafton of Labor to visit them and
agitate resistance to the end-As a
result of lynching at Huntsville, Ala,
special grand jury recommends i'm
parchment of sheriff, chief of police and
mayor of the city-New Jersey Re-
publicans nominate Stokes for governor
La Toilette men believe they will
win court decision in Wisconsin Repub-
lican controversy-Dem state
convention at Saratoga organized and
adjourns without making nominations
Congress of Free Thinkers in Rome
". M. G. A. branches to be organized
in Panama-Concessio granted to
Americans in Hayti rejected by depu-
ties-Russian press greatly irritated
over British treaty with Thibet-New
Brunswick Free Baptists vote in favor
of maritime union-QuOrum in Cuban
house said to have been secured by
fraudulent means-Serious jew
ish riot in London over breach of Day
of Atonement ordinances by Socialist
Hebrews-Queen Wilhelmfna, in open
Dutch parliament, notes unsatisfac-
tory industrial conditions and weak
state of finances.
THURSDAY, SEPT. %.
Electric car containing 80 people
blown to pieces at Melrose, Mass, by
striking 5O-pound box of dynamite that
had fallen off an express wagon; nine
persons killed and 10 others badly in
iured-Dredgemen who are deepening
the channel in Boston harbor ordered
out on strike-Officials of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road on a tour of inspection of COM
papy's lines-Train derailed on the
Illinois Central; fireman killed, two
others injured-Gardiner, Me-, threat
ened by fire, which destroys Coliseum
and some stores-Man who says he
is in secret service held in Farming
ton, Me-, on larceny charge-Profes-
sor Alexander Graham Bell takes out
patent on his famous tetrahedral kite
Statement that 1U percent of Ital-
ian naturalizations in New York are
audulent-Criminal and political
interests in New York trying to GUST
Police Commissioner McAdoo--Early
settlement of Fall River strike indi-
Gated by placing a large order for raw
cotton; strikers expect to win-New
York Democrats nominate Herrick for
governor and Harrison for lieutenant
governor-New move for free hides
to be started after election-Rehear-
ing on tobacco customs stamp question
ordered by the president-New Philip
pine tariff schedules to be based on re-
port of special ommission-Augus-
tinian friars wish money for their lands
in Philippines to be paid to them; re-
pudiate agreement made in Rome
United States commissioner to Oregon
holds that Chinese woman cannot be
deported If married to admitted China
man-Cuba gains $2,O33. 200 in i'm
ports for the first quarter of this year
Appeal to be made to President
Roosevelt asking him to take action to
bring about change in conditions in
the Congo.
FRIDAY, SEPT. %.
Breaking of wheel on engine holds
up President Roosevelt's train in Balti-
more tunnel; new engine hauls train to
shington-Melrose, Mass, authori-
ties endeavoring to place blame for ex-
plosion of dynamite which caused nine
deaths-Schooner EIvira J. French
of Harwich, Mass, wrecked and
seven men lost-War operations in
far east confined to skirmishes of out
posts-Dr Pritchett, back from Eng
land, says HaryardTech committee
will proceed with its work of alliance
Mayor Collins Of Boston vetoes or
der of school committee increasing
salary of Director of Music Nc