St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-08
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. JAN. 81.

persons; placards In Russian cities
charging England with fomenting strife
brings forth vigorous protest from
Great Britain-Kuropatkin's charge
on Japanese flank an utter failure
Russian loss reported as about 10000
those Of Japanese 5000-President
Roosevelt, in speech at Philadelphia
declares that government must ulti.
mately control ailroads-Frank Fur.
long, 10, charged with killing aunt at
New York, guilty of murder il first
degree-Nine hundred lumber wagon
drivers strike in Chicag o-Traf1ic in
New York somewhat blocked by eff
fects Of stOrm-Wage cut of 1914 per-
cent at Hamilton Wooden mills, Ames-
bury, Mash. w. Fletcher wins 100
mile auto race in record time at Ormond,
Fla-Jury sustains the will of Edward
q. Angel of Providence.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1.
Governor Bell of Vermont agrees to
listen to appeal for reprieve for Mrs.
Rogers, sentenced to be hanged Feb 3
---Almshouse at North Brookfield,
Mass, burned, one inmate missing
News Publishing company burned out
in 100000 fire at Salem, Mass-Sen-
federal grand jury in connection with
Gtor Mitchell, with others, indicted by
land frauds in Oregon-Edward j.
Bannon, notorious thief, killed by a
policeman after struggle in a Boston
street-Brockton (Mass) shoe work
ers before legislative committee on la
Dor oppose Governor Douglas plan for
trade schoOlS-Johann HOch, alleged
bigamist, arraigned in New York police
rourt-Fall River labor men may ap-
peal to Governor Douglas to adjust
rievanceS-Move to extradite A. E..
Appleyar1 OF ROSlo begun before Buff
falo grand jury New York building
trades unlons fern permanent organic
alton, with $4,000 Steamer
Georgetown floated at Nantucket; no
damage from grounding apparent
Mann bill to abolish isthmian canal
commission fayorably reported.
THURSDAY, FEB. 2.
Gar receives deputation of working
men at his palace; chides them for re-
cent demonstrations, but promises to
improve their conditions; strike situa-
ton improved at st. Petersburg and
Moscow, but extending in other parts
Of empire-Governor Bell of Vermont
listens to appeals for reprieve of Mrs
Rogers, sentenced to death for killing
husband; decision not yet made
Federal grand jury at Portland Or,
indictS Senator Mitchell on six counts
IN connection with land frauds inyesti-
gation-Train crashes into sleigh
containing 10 women belonging to
church society at Airport, n. Y; seven
killed outright. three die later and the
others in ospital-Annual report of
President Eliot of Harvard university
shows deficit in finances and criticises
football-Worceste and Southbridge
(MaSs) street railway asks authority
to issue 100000 new stock for pur-
chasing Rochdale ana Charlton Depot,
and Southbridge and Sturbridge lines
FRIDAY, FEB. 8.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Rogers, Vermont
woman who murdered her husband. re.
prieved by Governor Bell few hours
after receiving last rites of church;
showed no emotion at news; given until
June 2 to produce alleged new evidence
Articles of food and drugs on the
market found by Massachusetts state
board Of health to be adulterated-
Eighty employees discharged by steam
engineering department at Boston navy
yard and more will have to go less
work is sent lhere at once--NeW ork
subway dispute settled; strike averted
Move to have johann Hoch indicted
for murder at Chicag o-Head of
wrecked Citizens bank at Mount AYR,
To-, convcted-Revenue cutter starts
10 free iCebound vessels on Maine coast
Grand jury to investigate all ged
bribery in California egislature-
Fall River mills may be consolidated
10 meet southern petition-Jury
IN case Of Slocum Inspector Lundberg,
Mt New York, disagree eS-New Grk
court rules livery stable keeper not sub
Ject to city regulations on cab hire
Announcement at Portland, Or, that
eastern roads will reduce rates during
the fair-Jonathan Severance dead
at Reading, Mass, from effects of as
Sault committed by insane wife
Governor Odell favors giving New York
police commissioner absolute power to
dismiss ofticerS-Fall River labor men
10 confer with Governor Douglas on
alleged discrimination by manufacture
Equipments of Senator Smoot
claim a majority of committee against
hlm-Three Toledo letter carriers re-
moved; charged with selling mining
sbock--Little chance of passage of
Phlllppine tariff bill during present S.
Slon-Seventy-five federal judges call
Ell to testify in tie Swayne case in the
matter of Episcopal bishop
OIL South Dakota declares Catholic
schools were helped from government
Iunds--Assistant Secretary Darling
OF the navy department resigns; will
pe appointed collector at Burlington,
t-Prussian government moves for
state control Of coal mines-Mayor
u st. Pierre in Paris etking 60 I'm.
utef aid for starving people-Lord
Curzon confirms report of death in Tibet
Vi FRANCIS II. Nichols, American ex.