St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-09
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, AUG. /.

be fully accounted for that misap.
propriated funds be turned back to So
ciety, that officers guilty Of misconduct
be removed, and that net surplus be
paid to or applied for benefit of pres
ent yholderS-Frank c. Miles,
wanted for embezzling over 100000
at Boston nine years ago, located at
Cape Town, s. A.; extradition pro-
ceedings begun-Gunboat Detroit put
out of commission at Boston navy yard
Work to be started at once on the
100000 extension of the Boston and
Worcester to Hartford-Big lard
rush expected at opening of the Uintah
reservation-Chicago strike may be
continued by resistance of coal driv-
ers to peace plans-America Wooler
company secures an option on the Mid.
dlesex mills of Lowell, Mass-Fal!
River ships thousands of yards Of net
ting to New Orleans for use in fever
Notwithstanding wall of pool at
Connecticut state hatchery coIlapses
and over 1000 breeding trout are lost
w DAN4AOOo4I AON'
Clash between the Mississippi and
Louisiana authorities over quarantine
situation imminent; said that Missis-
sppi soldiers, employed as quarantine
guards, have invaded Louisiana soil
with arms-George L. Fraser, pri-
vate detective, shot and killed at SOM
erville, Mass, by Joseph Evans, whose
house he had attempted to ente. IN
search Of a woman-Charles Tied
man shoots and kills his wife at Ches-
ter, Mass; escapes and is captured by
posse--More than average wheat
crop indicated, but danger is not past
Police removed from wagons Of
many Chicago strike-bound firms.
Augustus st. Gaudens at work on clay
model of Hanna monument-Rival
carbon company backed by Rockefeller
interests to compete with trust
Chicago to have new police bureau for
collecting evidence relating to murders
United States accepts invitation
to join In Morocco conference-Pana-
ma canal commission to establish food
depots for laborerS on the work
Senator Cullom says economy by con-
greSs, and not new taxes, is way to
meet defcits-Report current that
troops of Morocco have met serious
defeat near Ujuda-Italian govern
mept said to be opposing use OF Ital-
ian labor on Panama canal-Kaisers
visit to King of Denmark declared Of
flcially to be merely of courtesy and
not political-Vera Cruz and Pacific
railway decides to import Japanese
workmen, as Chinese labor has not
proved successful.
THURSDAY. AUG. 8.
State Of Louisiana practically de-
clares war against state of Mississippi
because of alleged violation Of states
sovereignty by Mississippi in connec-
tion with yellow fever situation; Gov.
ernor Blanchard orders feet modified
-Sergius WHITE, head of Russian
peace delegation arrives at New York;
says Russia must know Japan's terms
before she will negotia
tourists who did not engage accommo-
dations homeward find difficulty in Sc
curing them now-Receiver Of Haight |
& Freese, Boston brokers, finds the
company to be insolvent; alleges that |
Lillis q Turner, principal owners,
have withdrawn more than $500 900 |
for their own use-General strike of |
railway telegraphers on the Great |
Northern-Denver makes elaborate |
plans for entertainment of G. A. R. en- |
campment-Mob Of 1000 persons in
San Juan, P. R., resist police for two
hours-Liner Caronia reports ex- |
traordinary electrical storm near ice
berg, 1000 miles at sea-Steamship
Minneapolis in two collisions on her
way from London to New York.
Miss Mary A. Tucker, missing school
teacher, now believed to be in woods
in vicinity of Lebanon, Me-Con-
troversy between bridgeworkers and
National Bridge company may cui-
inmate in national Strike-In ap-
peal in beef trust prosecution Mon
tana's attorney says law is sound be-
cause required by the constitution
General Miles and son in Berlin
Major General Leonard Wood expects
to return to the Philippines in month
THE kaiser favors Prince Charles
Of Denmark for King of Norway
Morocco conference, it is said, will
open at Madrid early in November
Report that Chinese have offered &c..
100000 to American syndicate for
Canton-Hankow railroad-Nationai
Bank of Hayti refuses to surrender
customs receipts to government on or
der by parliament
FRIDAY, AUG. 4.
To prevent possible interference by
Mississippi quarantine guards with
Louisiana citizens Governor Blanchard
orders naval brigade to state border;
continual increase in fever cases at
New Orleans-Twelve persons Sc
verely and several others slightly in
jured in head-on collision between two
trolley cars at Attleboro, Mass-In
fastest three heats trotted on any track
in this country this season, Sweet
Marie wins $4,000 match race from Tiv-
elton at Readville, Mass-Private
MsManus Of troop H. Fifteenth cav
airy shot and nrOha hly fatally iniured