St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-01-20

with Japan-Judge Harvey disarmed
N court at Butte, Mont, during hearing
Dn disbarment proceedings which he had
instituted against A. J. Shores
House of representatives restores item
10 provide for civil service commission,
also to restrict use Of government car.
riages to the president and cabinet Off.
cers-Andrew Carnegie gives 500,
900 to Clark university library at Wor-
cester, Mass, in honor of Senator Hoar
Day of general mourning In the
routh as last tribute is paid General
Gordon-William Carpenter of South
Norwalk, Conn, shoots and seriously
wounds his sweetheart, Miss Margaret
Nevis: she is at a hospital and he is III
iail-Arthur II. Stetson of Glouces-
ter Mass, appointed assistant district
attorney at San Juan, p. R-Iifteen
churches ordered closed in Chicago as
unsafe, and police guards stationed to
keep their doors shut-Massachus
tnen before house committee to urge
commission to consider remedial legls-
lation for the depressed condition of the
shipbuilding industry.
SATURDAY, JAN. 16.
The car, at reception in MS capltal,
declares that he desires peace, and Will
do his best to preserve it; japanese min
lister at London declares that Japanss
reply to Russia does not abandon for
raer contantfons as to Manchuria-
Chicago livery drivers strike ended by
compromisa agreement-Boston and
Worcester Street Railway company
completing plans for through frelght
privileges introduced in Massa-
chusetts senate providing for better pro
lection of theatres calls for heavy nne
for violation of the proposed act
Plans nearly completed for Boef col
onv in brewery
burned at Paterson, n. j.; loss 100000
Alabama grand jury finds no in
dictment against Pineapple lychers-
Conflict at North Adams, Mass. be-
tN cen rival shoe workers organiza tons
Colorado troops being Withdrawn
from mining districts as rapidly as pos
sibIe-New York supreme court holds
that Iabor unions must not force men to
ioin organizations-Tr agents
at New York seize about a dozen sets
of furs smuggled in from Canada"
SCJldIOE 49,
significance in Senator Hanna's delay
In calling the national convention
Colonel Bryan says "eVerything points
to victory for the Democrats-Sen-
ate committee adopts amendment TO
give the United States partial control
of harbors of Colon and Panama--A
French deputy asks Premier Combes to
explain the expulsion of member OF
the German reichstag from French ter
ritory.
SUNDAY, JAN. II.
Blondi1, convicted murderer, con-
fesses that he enticed wife to Chelms-
ford, Mass, and strangled her after
quarrel over money; police he d claimed
crime was committed in house on
Green street, tor Hanna
issues call for the election of delegates
to the national Republican convention
at Chicago, June 81, 19O4-William
J. Reid, daring forger who escaped from
Springfield, Mass, Jail, traced to Lu-
zerne N. Y, but escapes Twenty
horses perish in a stable fire in Charles
town district, Boston-Mrs. Mary
Dey1in Of Brookline, Mass, probably
fatally burned in her home-Dowage
czarina says: '"There will not be war;;
foreign office says of Japan's latest
propositions that some will be agreed to,
but on others Russia cannot yield
Governor Davis and Judge Wood of
Arkansas fined for breach of the peace
Motor vehicles worth $1,OOO,0O0
displayed at annual automomile show
at New York-Names of Parks, Nc
Carthy and Devery dropped from the
roll of the New York Housesmiths'
union--Facts to show that the name
"Republican'' was first applied to a
political party at Exeter, n. H, Oct.
-, 1853.
MONDAY. JAN. 18.
Whole block burned at Sharon, Mass;
18th supposed incendiary fire there
within six months life indi-
Gated by arrest at Hyde Park, Mass,
of Frederick Fl. Rates, on charge of
stealing valuable boolzs-No change in
situation in the Orient; Japan continues
war preparations, while Russia appears
confident that peace will prevail-Big
ice foe starts out of Cape Cod bay for
the sea-Two government witnesses
praise Ntachen at the postal fraud hear
ing-Bryan's ambition is to succeed
Dietrich in the senate, it is said-Rob-
bers dynamite train in Florida, but
roads officials repulse them-Ca shier
of an Iowa bank steals $47, 900 and kills
himself when uspected-Charles
Bopier Of Buffalo guilty of murder of
aged German couple-Boston police to
wage war on hotel ans barroom
gambling ageats-S. r. Church, Cali
foroia pig iron merchant, fails, owing
$500, 0O0-Vice President Wyckes of
the Pullman company a third time di-
vorced San Bias Indians, seeing
Olympia's big guns, declare for Pana-
ma-James l.. Blair, accused st. Louis
lawyer, dies at Eustis, Fla-Candy
trust in New York dissolves-Anothe1
Wood case comes up in the proposed pro-
rnotion Of General insworth--Dime
Savings bank of Portsmouth, Va, closes
tic doo-S-A Idermpr, Testify fo accent