St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-06
THE WEEK'SN NEWS
TUESDAY, JUNE %.

and armies or Generals hurok1 anu
Oku imminent; the three armies prob
ably aggregate 100000 men and their
outposts are in touch all along the line
Edmund Bersch of st. Louis, former
member of house of delegates, pleads
guilty to charge of bribery in accepting
$4,000 for his vote on city lighting bill
in an endeavor to save her baby
from being crushed beneath wheels OF
electric car, Mrs. Della Little of Boston
struck by car and killed; child was
unharmed-JohnA A. bowie, according
to report, has purchased land at High
land Falls, n. Y, for the establishment
of a new Zion City-Chief topic of in
terest among delegates to national Pro-
hibition convention is whether Miles
will be nominated for presidency; fndi-
cations that half a dozen names will
go before onvention-Judge George
Gray of Delaware expresses hope that
Cleveland will be nominated for presi-
dency by ST. Louis vention-Bos-
ton navy yard will not build govern
ment collier this year-Ambassado
Meyer not candidate for congress; he
will return to Italy in September
Chairman of Chelsea, Mass, board of
aldermen arrested for speeding his au-
tomobile and fined $2O-New York
tailors' strike said to involve $4,000
people-Schooner Helen E. Taft
launched at ThOmastOn, Me
WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 20.
Retreat of tile Russian forces in
some sections of the battle-ground so
hurried as to amount to rOut; Japan
csc found heaps of dead on field as they
advanced; desperate fighting going on
and total casualties are expected to be
numerous-Coroner jury in Slocum
inquest returned verdict finding that
immense loss of life on the General Slo-
cum was due to misconduct of the di-
rectors of Knickerbocker Steamboat
company and that Captain VanSchaick
and Captain Pease are criminally re-
sponsible; that Mate Flanagan acted in
q "cowardly manner" and that action
of Inspector Lundberg should be
brought to attention of the federal Of
ficials-Dr. p. H. Mcmahon of Bur-
lington, VT, sued by G. n. King for
damages of $4,000 for alleged aliena-
ton of Mrs. Kings affections
liam J. Bryan believed to be preparing
to bolt ST. Louis convention if his
counsel is rejected-Henry J. Roth
merel and Thomas J. Brennan each
sentenced to state prison for term of
not less than three and not more than
six years for giving straw bail at Bos-
ton and Jules Modee, for a similar Of
Tense, committed to house of correc-
ton for three years Judge Hardy
rules against a Boston trade union
agreement which provides exclusively
for union labor-New York bricklay-
ers planning big strike-Two Nam
tucket fishermen catch 542 bluefish at
single haul-Walter Scott of New
York robbed of $4,000 while asleep on
a train-Rich treasures from the
Orient seized by treasury agents on a
British steamship at New York
Santos Dumont's airship cut by some
one unknown; cannot be repaired in
time for ascension July 4|Tammany
said to favor Mayor Collins of Boston
for either temporary or permanent
chairman of the st. Louis convention
Knox and Cortelyou attend their
last cabinet meeting Report that
body of Kent J. Loomis has been
found is false.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
Japanese second army effects juno
ture with first army and whole force
now has fighting front of 120 miles;
severe fighting at Kai Chau on June
20, which resulted in capture of that
mis- AToin
state convention dominates William T.
Cobb of Rockland candidate for gov
ernor; only one ballot required, Cobb
having 80 votes to spare-Boom for
General Miles for Prohibition nominal
ton for president given a decided for
ward movement by public meeting of
delegates and visitors at Indianapolis
Stair & Wilbur relinQuish the man
agement of two thea tres at Boston
Great damage done by cloudburst at
Mcdonald, Pa-Great demand for
wool in Montana from Boston houses
Carnegie library for Mount Holyoke
college assured Members of combi-
nation in Missouri house of delegates
explain methods of selling legislation
New York insurance companies and
big stores trying to prevent employees
from gambling on races-Parker'
friends claim SIS votes on the first bal
ot-Congressmen Foster and Haskins
of Vermont COMMUNICATION
cratic state convention in Missouri; in
structs delegates to vote for Cockrell
for presidential nomination-Presi-
dent orders Investigation of the Col
orado situati6n-Navy department
makes agreement with Deforest COM
pany for wireless servfce-King Ed
ward entertained at Kiel by Prince
Henry-German manufacturers pre-
pare a memorial on American customs
administra tion-Laurier hopes for
continued peaceful relations with the
United States, but advises Canada to
be ready.
FRIDAY, JULY l..
More optimistic feeling in official
quarters at Washington that there will