St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-03-16

against amendment to his gambling
bilI--Mob at Murphysboro, Ills.
foiled in attempt to lynch negro; three
citizens arrested-Smuggling in Chi.
nese keeps immigration authorities
busy-William II. Hunt of Louisiana
now given credit for starting the new
navy-Two factions of Fflipinos in
disastrous fight in the Bantangas
mountains-Secreta Shaw has not
decided to call on banks for more than
amount needed for canal payment
The Bristow report may result in
change in the attitude of departments
towards congressman
lists in Hungarian diet give up their Fl ght
vienna university closed for fear of
student troubles-Mad Mullah sur.
prised and loses $50 men and 3OOe
camels.
SATURDAY, MARCH u.
Russians and Japanese each lose d
torpedo boat in hot action off Port Ar.
thur; nothing definite regarding DAM
age, if any, resulting from lombard.
ment of city-Double runner strikes
lamp post on steep hill at Lenox, Mass:
two girls fatally, and two seriously, in.
jured-Senator Tillman's throat dis.
tressing him greatly and suffering is
most acute-James /. Mahoney,
broker, commits suicide at Braintree,
Mass-Boston navy yard will gel
nearly 100000 for improvements this
year-Franklin T. Hammond APP
pointed receiver for the Atlas Mutua'
Fire Insurance company of Boston
Rev. Lewis P. Cushman, well known
Methodist clergyman, dies at Newton
Mass-Grand jury reports six indict-
ments in connection with Boston Gus
tom house smuggling, one of defendants
being a prominent broker-Mayor
Collins of Boston demands resigna-
tons of pauper institutions trustees.
all comply except DR.. Granger, and he
is removed-Big ferryboat burned at
Conneaut, O.; one life Iost-Wind
blows 70 miles an hour on the Oregon
coast-Cable ship Scotia ashore at
Guam-Hearing in case of Senator
Dietrich of Nebraska opens in Wash
ington-House again takes up the
Bristow report; sharp speeches by sew
era1 Misunderstanding Taft visits
New York; trying to interest capitalists
in Philippine Representa-
tiyes of women's organizations In
Washington making plans to continue
war on Smoot-Plague raging in the
British estimates for 1904
O5 will reach about $71O,OO0,000.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10.
General Kuropatkin leaves st. Pc.
tersburg for the seat of war amid
scenes of great enthusiasm; Japan's
first war loan great success-One
man seriously hurt and several other
persons slightly in a rush for exits at
the Jefferson theatre at Portland, Me-,
on account of fire from moving picture
machine-Smoot hearing adjourns
subject to call of the chairman after
Judge Hiles of Sale Lake has given
emphatic testimony that polygamy is
being more openly practiced since the
admission to statehood-More money
in Baltimore banks now than ever be
fore-Governor Odell of New York
sells his shipbuilding bonds at loss OF
100000, in order that he may feel free
to carry through the prosecution of the
promoters which has been decided upon
Albert Roth arrested at Boston on
charge of getting money on counterfeit
stamps-Henry Norman, M. p, says
the people who burned Moscow are moi
likely to lose Manchuria to the Japan
ese; Russia bound to win in the end.
MONDAY, MARCH IA.
Reports from several sources that
Port Arthur has fallen; bombardment
Of Thursday rumored to have rendered
the place no longer tenable-Panic
on ferry boat running between Boston
and Chelsea: men anu women fight for
life on craft which begun to sink after
striking an obstruction; beached barely
i'll time to save passengers kitty
Abbott, 40, believed to have been muir
dered at Boston; negro held on sus-
picion-Steamer Pro Patria Is days
late at Halifax from Miquelon; 60
lives may be lost-Mrs. Alma A
Lovely of Orange, Mass, arrested on
charge of numbering twin babies
Fire wipes out the main buildings and
Methodist church of the village of East
Douglas, Mass, entailing a loss of $780,
O00-Striking printers at Boston ac-
cept compromise agreement-Aban.
doned baby found in the basement OF
French church at Boston-Flanagan
breaks the worlds record for throwing
56-pound weight for distance-John
D. Rockefeller making artificial honey
in great uantities-Negro killed by
California mob-Rhode Islands six
Hearst delegates adopt the unit rule
giving whole vote for their man
Chicago millionaire gets divorce from
bride of six weeks.
Less Bread For Same Money
Boston, March 11.-At meeting OF
the master bakers of Boston last night
it was proposed to reduce the size of
bread loayes. Tlse matter will be set
tied at meeting to be held next Thurs
day night. The bakers commended that
the increased cost of -four made some
such step imperative. A proposition to
raise tho nIica Of bread I cont n Loaf