St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20
i'HE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, JAN. IL.


brings 10 passengers to mainland
Calmer feeling in diplomatic circles
over far eastern situation, but the usual
crop OF war rumors--Ex-Gover
Bushnell of Ohio dying from stroke of
epoplexy-Boston board of police
places cost of wholesale druggists
licenses at $500, an increase of $500
Contract for supplying travelling
crane for Boston navy yard awarded to
st. Paul firm for S75, 900-Oldest
Catholic church in Lowell destroyed by
f1re-Ten blast furnaces started up by
United States Steel corporation
Eighty-four horses burned to death In
Gre at West Philadelphia--Gov
Herrick of Ohio takes oath of Office and
delivers Observation-Disclosures Dumont in
New York; he will confer with St
Louis fair representatives relative to
airsllip test-Postal trials begun in
Washington-Coio Bryan argues
for better legation buildings in Europe
House starts program Of economy
in salaries appropriation bill--Ques-
ton of continuing free coal being dis
cussed by congressman; opinions differ
The only cloud over the Roosevelt
nomination is the fear that it might
mean small campaign contributions
New York Democrats prepared to offer
100000 for the national convention;
Murphy does not favor the plan-Re-
volt continues in San DomingO-Bul-
garians meet Turks in sharp battle near
Uskub-King Victor and the queen
visit American academy-German
Socialist, formerly member of reichstag
commits suicide-Eeport that Am
bassador Tower is to be transferred
from Berlin is fncorrect-Sarafoff
seeks the aid of General Gariba1di to
free Macedonia from Turkish rule
Albanians block road between Prizren
and Skutari to check the moves of the
new gendarmeric in Macedonia.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 13.
Big department store and fire sta
ton burned at Lowell, Mass; loss $780,
O00-Warlike situation at Isthmus of
Panama; Colombian army said to be
ready to move-Democratic national
convention to be held at st. Louis on
July 5-No fresh developments in far
eastern MISUNDERSTANDING pro-
ceedings expected against bennett
Bros. & Co., Boston brokers
number of Hebrew and Finnish immi-
grants landed at Boston-TWenty
thousand railway clerks organize a
union-Move for ship canal between
Lake Erie and Lake st. Clair-U1lited
States Steel corporation to sell stock to
employees at $50 a share-Three union
men arrested at Stockbridge, Mass,
for attempting to cut optical company's
cable; armed men guard works
Senator Hanna for reelection has large
majority in both branches of the Ohio
gislature-Supreme court sustains
New York food law-Jury complete
for the postal trials in Washington
Civil service commission studying ques-
Gon of superannuation-Se Senate COM
mittee's report On Alaska points out
urgent need of better transportation
facilities in Canada's largest
paper miIl-Czar Commands OreI
Eemstvo not to issue any more reform
petitions-Many irregularities charged
In election of members of the German
reichStag.
THURSDAY, JAN. IA.
"Open door" in Manchuria assured by
ratification of American Chinese COM
mercial treaty; greatly strengthens po-
sition of United States in the Orient
Russian and Japanese volunteer
fleets said to be making ready for war
Jury frees Eckstein, one of the
lovers of Mabel Bechtel, mysteriously
murdered at Allentown, Pa--Sixteen
more halls, including two connected
with churches, closed by Chicago Of
ficials, being deemed unsafe--Massa-
chusetts board of agriculture goes on
record as against reorganization along
lines proposed by the governor
Steamboat from Woods Hole reaches
Nantucket, Mass, with mail and pro-
visions Gordon's body lies
in state at the Georgia capitol-An-
other bribery combine in the st. Louis
house of del Chicago surprised
by city railways offer to pay for a
franchise-Edwin Warfield, Demo
crat, inaugurated as governor of Mary
iand-New York will be carefully
considered in the coming Democratic
onventio9l-Colonel Charles DENLY,
for 13 years United States minister to
China, dies suddenly at Evansville,
Ind-Governor Taft attacks the New
York-Manila Hemp company; declares
its claims are false-Senator Tillman
trying to ascertain If there was a re-
cess between two sessions of congress
Witness at postal hearing at Wash
Ington testifies that Machen's initials
were used by dinates-Board of
general appraisers rules that goods inl-
ported for use in schools may be admit
ted free of duty-Mr. Hale intro
duces in the senate q resolution look
ing to peaceful settlement of Colon
bian claims against Panama-The
porte accepts in full the Macedonian re-
form STRENGTHENING emigrants
from Austria warned by that govern
ment to avoid the United States.
FRIDAY, JAN. Is.
Still no trace found of W. J. Reid,
the fugitive from the Springfield, Mass,
tail-Massach usetts state board of
arbitration criticised in shoeworkers'
oDyention-C,aDtain Whittier, alder