St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-16
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 8.

Japanese fleet lowering outside far
eastern Gibraltar" ready to attack at
any moment-Schooner Gardner G.
Deering of Bath, Me-, valued at $780,
900, sunk by steamer near Old Point
Comfort; crew saved-Present may
0rs reelected in all except three of IL
Maine cities holding March elections
Great mob storms jail at Spring
field, O., and takes out negro murderer
and lynches him-Floods threaten Sc
rious damage in western Connecticut
Breaking of carboy of acid in ship
ping room of the Fiberloid company,
Newburyport, Mass, starts fire which
caused monetary loss of more than
OO0-Susquehanna river rising
two inches an hour-Pneumonia and
grip epidemic in New York-Three
trainmen killed in Missouri Pacific col
aision-Two theatres burned at Ell
mira, N. Y; loss $2O0,OO0-Denial of
report that Commander Booth-Tucker
is to retire-Mine Workers union de-
lays reply to operators as to wages
Mayor Harrison of Chicago placed on
the unfair" list by the Federation Of
Labor-Massachu claim for re-
endorsement of expenses incurred in
raising volunteers for the Civil war is
cut about $1,OOO,OO0 by Comptroller
-Consols touch 85 3-S III
london. another low record.
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 9.
Rumors of sea fight in which Japs cap
fure Vladivostok fleet; Russia threatens
to nullify China's neutrality declaration
unless depredations by Chinese bandits
are stopped-Apostle Lyman, in
Smoot hearing, admits disobedience Of
God and country's laws; five Mormon
apostles besides himself conceded to be
ygamists-PantelIu Calveritionis,
a Greek, murders Constine Chysouras,
fellow countryman, at Taunton, Mass
Death of Captain Nathaniel G. Bar
ker, long assistant chief of Somerville,
Mass, fire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and,
Stein, the counterfeiters arrested in
New York, sentenced at Boston to re-
formatory for three years-Newton
man wants the Boston and Worcester
street railway enjoined from operat-
ing cars over a trestle in that city
Serious danger from floods in Penn
Observation-Disclosures does serious
damage near Dixie, Wash-Floods
check street railway traffic at North
ampton, Mass-Five hundred cases Of
typhoid fever at WATERFOWL, N. Y
chicago committee reports that there is
no graft in the city-Locomotives
teIescoped at West Berlin, VT: one man
killed-Will of the late Sarah Scher-
merhorn of Newport, r. l., leaves $780,
600 to charity-New York legislature
may pass stringent laws to prevent
race MISUNDERSTANDING Leader
Murphy declares he has no candidate,
and IS anxious only to nominate the
strongest man-Panama Canal COM
tpany ready to transfer concession
Renewed rumors of approaching cab
inet crisis in England alleged move
in France for a military expedition to
Brazil-Herr Bebel, Socialist leader,
eriticises the German army system
Norman army officer poisons his wife,
three children and himse1f-Premier
Combes appeals for extension of legis-
aation relating to religious orders
st. Petersburg academy Of science Of
fers $3.50 reward for information of
Baron Toll, the Arctic explorer
Grand Trunk shareholders ratify agree
ment for a Grand Trunk line to the
Pacific.
THURSDAY, MARCH 10.
/ Fight between Russians and Japan
csc forces reported near Seoul, in which
Russians were repulsed; heavy fighting
believed tosbe in progress in Manchuria;
London thinks that Japs ms Ave sunk
or captured Vladivostok eet-Ne-
groes flee from Springfield, O., because
of race war; 10 companies of Ohio Ma
Honal Guard on duty-As a result of
the meeting of directors of the Wolf
boro IN. H. Loan and Banking COM
pany ask State Attorney General East
man to cause arrest of Cashier Charles
lF. Piper and his son, Carroll D. Piper:
bank shortage is placed at S59,716.96
-Bristow's postoff1ce report arouses
congressmen's wrath; called "a liar and
q scoundrer'-Several officials of the
Mormon church testify in the Smoot
case that they had plural wives and
had continued to practice polygamous
coha bitation since the manifesto of 1890
Senator Tillman very fll-Flood
situation more serious in Pennsylvania
Denial of report that Mrs. May
Brick is in New York-Death of Rob-
ert Taber, the actor. at Saranac lake
Patti cancels all engagements, and will
sail at once for EngIand-Death of
General Henry Boynton, prominent in
the anti-slavery Senate
passes the army bill-John Barrett to
be minister to Panama-President 30
says there is no obstacle to prompt
transfer of Panama canal property
Senate committee besides to do moth.
ing with resolution providing a postal
snvestigation-Germany repeats the
and-Jewish law-French steaL.shin
Cambodge wrecked off Cochin-China:
100 lives believed lost.
FRIDAY, MARCH Ii.
No news of results of second bonn
bardment of Port Arthur; spirit of Rus
sian recruits, largely reserves, said to