St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-09-07

bank-Investigat shows American
school at Erzeroum, Asiatic Turkey,
was burned ecidentaIly-Right of
American official to tax foreign sub
jects on foreign soil to be tested at Var
mouth, n. S.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3.
Most furious fighting of the war be-
ing waged on Russian left flank, where
Kuroki's force is pressing the charge
with all his might, to complete the circle
within (which it Is confidently expected
Kuropatkin will be completely crushed
Burglars enter a Brookline, Mass,
apartment house and carry away silver
ware valued at $1,000 which is later
found in a field-Large output Of coal
at Pennsylvania mines-Senator
Hoar's condition about the same as for
a week-New York building trades
strike believed to be near end-Strike
in Coal Greek mining district, Tennes-
see, spreads-About $10,00O,0O0 Of
Panama's funds invested in New York
-Non-union butcher stabbed by union
strikers at New York-Burglars crack
safes in Manomet and Chiltonville,
Mass. ostoffices-Governm ants
engaged against boil weevil IN Texas
disappear-Five independent Chicago
packing houses likely to join fight
against strikers Striking packers at
East ST. Louis ordered to court on
charge of violating njunction-Chi
cago strikers determined to force a
meat famine; all union men ordered to
leave packing plants; boycott declared
Public debt increases Sc, Gil 1860 dur
ing the month of August-Federa
court in San Francisco decides head tax
on tourists illegal-Mount Vesuvius
again in action; flames, ashes, stones
and lava issuing from its crater
Princess Louise seeking divorce, 1t is
said SO as to marry Count Keglevitch
canadian sealers reported seized in
Alaska; no excitement in Canada-Be-
lief in Buenos Ayres that insurgent at
tack on Paraguayan capital is near
Powerful Canadian manufacturers for
high tariff, though reciprocity is popu-
lar-American fishing schooner Sam
oset of Plymouth, Mass, seized at North
Sydney, G. B.-Englishman rejects
offer Of $4,000 as compensation for
years unjust Imprisonment.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 4.
Battle Of Lfaoyang ended, after IL
days of desperate fighting, with the
Russians under Kuropatkin in full re-
treat; Stakelberg's corps left south of
the Taitse surrounded and cut off by
Oku; Liaoyang in Japanese hands
Two incendiary fires in a crowded
tenement section of the North End,
Boston; some heroic rescues-Ver-
mont campaign ends; Democratic
chairman claims Republican majority
will be under %, OOO-Wabash Worlds
Fair train strikes an electric car at st.
Louis, killing seven and injuring 10
assengers-Senator Hoar rallies
again after bad night-Low price Of
cotton, good demand and exodus Of
skilled help, all fight for cause Of Fall
River strikers of Rhode
Islanders see W. J. Sheehan to ask
Judge Parker to speak in campaign at
MISUNDERSTANDING wins $4,000
Century stakes at Sheepshead bay
Charles e. Norris, who had walked A.
500 miles as cure for consumption and
who was known to thousands of rail-
road men east and west, dies at Chicago
Cardinal Gibbons, q heavy loser
through Waggaman failure, ready to
sacrifice his own fortune to aid in saw
ing Catholic university-United
States minister at Constantinople re-
ports activity among the Armenian
rebels In the vicinity of Van.
MONDAY, SEPT. s.
Bitter disappointment at st. Peters
burg, probably the keenest of whole
land campaign, over situation at the
front; Liaoyang abandoned, it's i'm
mense stores captured or destroyed, and
retreat continued under most adverse
conditions, public confidence in COM
mander-in-chief is severely tried-In
sudden fit of insanity, Mrs. Minnie Nc
Kenzie tries to kill her husband at her
home at Boston, shot and fatally
wounded Patrolman Sturdivant and.
barricading herself in the front room
of tenement for several hours, stood
off squad Of 10 policemen; finally
placed in confinement men
dead and equal number seriously in
jured as result Of premature explosion
of nitro-glycerine near Upper San.
dusky, O-Five men drowned in Lake
Erie as the result of the capsizing of a
naphtha launch Emperor William
announces betrothal of Grown Prince
Frederick William to Duchess Cecilia.
sister of reigning Grand Duke of
Mecklenberg-S chwerin-Return to
work of $500 strikersc at New York CITY
will have no material effect upon gen
eral situation in stockyards strike. ac-
cord1ng TO President Donnelly of
Butchers union-Fourteen persons
Killed and nearly a score injured in a
fire in tenement on East Side of New
York-Attempt to wreck train run
ming from Profile House to Bethlehem
Junction, n. H.; Albert Meserye. al
legged to be mentally unbalanced.
charged with attempted train wreckinp