St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-27
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. Han. ia.

American treaty-Reid, the swindler,
who broke Jail at Springfield, Mass, and
led officers long chase, captured at
Utica, n. Bryan, at big dinner in
his honor, says Kansas City platform
Is sound In every plank, and urges
Democrats to endorse 1t in its entirety
at national convention--Thugs still
1inger near Boston and defy police
Marked improvement in treasury re-
ceipts--Senate committee reports
Panama treaty-Supreme court al
lows counsel in the Minnesota merger
case 20 days more for filing briefs
Germany hurrying troops to southwest
Africa to suppress dangerous revolt by
the Hereros-Minister Powell reports
that a warship is needed at San Do
mingo to protect American interests.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20.
Tension in far eastern crisis greatly
relieved; victory of United States on
open ports a most potent factor, prov
ing formidable obstacle to Russian plans
en- Manchuria-Rev. r. A. Elwood of
Wilmington, Del, to be tried by pres
hytery on charges in connection with
sermon alleged to have led to burning of
negro murderer at stake-St. Louis
carriage drivers on strike for higher
wages-May wheat sells at 80 cents
on Chicago board-Mrs. Stephen lib
bets accidentally shot, perhaps fatally,
by S-year-old girl at Beddington, Me
Senate adopts resolution calling for lu-
vestigation of Red Cross society-A1l
bays and harbors around Vineyard
sound and Nantucket, Mass, frozen up
Death of Horace N. Hastings at
lynn, Mass, founder of the Daily Even
ing Item of that city-Dean Suther-
land of Boston university takes excep-
lion to statement from New York that
there is only oae hospital open to women
medical stud ants in Boston--New
York bakers pIepare to enforce the 10
hour law-StriScrs at Kansas City
engage in pitched battle-Bill in New
York legislature provides for fireproof
sleeping cars-New York boy cured of
broken neck and discharged from a
hospital-Chicago city council passes
stringent ordinances regulating theatre
buildings; many must close for the sea-
son-Cold wave very severe; in many
places all records are broken; so below
zero in Vermont-Witness at the
postal hearing defend the Croft brothers
stored to some publications recently exc
cluded-Rev. Francis q. Clark at Aucl1-
land, N. Cuban congress passes
house land bill with minor amendments
and djourns-Report of French
customs commission says American tar
liz restricts trade of France-Report
that King Peter Of Servia will abdicate
and allow the powers to name his sue
cessor.
THURSDAY, JAN. 81.
Franco said to have refused Russia
military assistance; agreement of 1892
does not bind her or Manchuria; pres
ent crisis strains dual alliance--Ac-
counts of Secretary Moseley of inter-
state commerce commission found to be
correct-Inga Peterson, Is, takes poi
son and stabs herself at Newton, Mass:
may not recover. A. Fisher and
Mrs. May Fisher fined and imprisoned
at Elmira, N. Y, for smuggling China
Euen-Dr. w. A. Hickey mysteriously
missing from Waterbury,, Conn
Present state of affairs in San Do
sningo may force intervention of United
States--House passes Hepburn pure
food bill-National vigilance commit
Tee to guard municipalities urged by
speakers at Boston Economic club
Two hundred men and boys search
woods Mt Swampscott, Mass, for negro
who assaulted Mrs. p. S. Johnson
Chicago girl made insane by smoking
cigarets-Four men killed and two in
cured by cave-in in a Montana mine
Sharp advance in wheat; May
touches 90 IA cents bushel at Chicago
Interesting program being arranged
for next congress, including revision of
Sariff-Congressm Glass of Vir-
ginia believes Olney the strongest
candidate for the presidency-Peti-
lions for a service pension bill in the
senate; Mr.. Gallinger says expense
would be $40,O0O,OOG or $5O,OOO,OOo for
first year-Report of French attorney
general said to favor Dreyfus.
FRIDAY, JAN. %.
Russia will not give written guar
antee to Japan as to her intentions in
Manchuria; Japan's war preparations
complete-Death of Timothy w. Lin
coin of Maiden, Mass, known as the
'slightning healer''-Boston navy
yard, navy pay Office and branch hydro
graphic office clerks to have longer
hours-Anti-toxin combine forces
Chicago to appeal to Massachusetts for
help, but Massa chusetts cannot do so
Street cars in Wisconsin buried in
snow drifts--Five hundred cases of
typhoid f.ver in Leadville-State
normal college at Greensboro, n. c.,
burned-Sunset limited train on the
Southern Pacific robbed-No extra
session of legislature to be called in
Hawai-Oklahoma protests against
Joining New Mexico in statehood
Another Grand Rapids ex-alderman
pleads guilty of accepting bribe-
Waters of Glenwood Springs, Col, be-
sieved to be radio-active-Afin
Workers union sends men to organize
the Connellsyille coke field-Three
killed and 10 injured by explosion at