St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-16

OuHlllol UcfClOpnlcLto Al tAe Soulu plO-
ceeding on a broad scale-Many
"KoSher" bakeries at New York
closed owing to bread bakers strike
Destructive hailstorm in North Da-
kota causes damage estimated at ST.,
OO0O00-Glass workers and manufac.
turers at Sandusky, O., reach satisfac
tory misunderstanding fire at
Lexington, KY, causes death Of three
valuable trotting hOrses-Actual dig
ging of Panama canal delayed until
December--Manila college confers on
Secretary Taft the degree Of honorary
Observation-Disclosures department
estimates winter wheat crop at 424,-
100000 bushels-Rear Admiral
Charles E. Clark retires from navy,
having reached age limit-Moody or
ders investigation Of telegraphers'
strike as 1t affects interstate COM
merce-Spotted fever breaks out in
Meat Cove district, Cape Breton
Anthony F1ah and his party rescued
by relief ship Terra Nova-Renewed
reports that Lord Curzon. viceroy Of
India, will resign soon.
SATURDAY, AUG. ~.
Breaking off Of peace negotiations
seems probable, unless Japanese terms
are greatly modified; impossible" is
Russia answer to Japan's demand for
war indemnity and for surrender of
Sakhalin; Japanese said to be unwill-
ing to yield in any way whatever
Fifty firemen saved from death by
comrades in New York soap factory
fire; lieutenant swan through vat of
hot I've to rescue perishing man Ne
gro accused of assailing woman burned
at the stake at Sulphur Springs, Tex
Professional beggars to be re-
corded by the Bertillon system by Bos-
ton police-The Stillings brothers,
officers of the Preferred Mercantile
company of Boston, sentenced to Jail
for one year for contempt of court
Forest fires raging In western Montana
Hanna combinati ton to begin war
on soft coal truSt'-Connecticuts
new charter amendments give vast
privileges to Consolidated Railways
company-Charles E. Hughes, now in
Europe retained by the New York leg
islative committee to investigate fire
insurance-TeacherS, just returned to
Chicago from Oregon exposition, at
tach car for breach of contract on part
of tourist company-SamG rice, who
saved life of Lord Roberts in Angina H.
istan, sentenced to II years in pen
itentiary for burglary in Utah
Death of Rear Admiral Andrew E. X.
Benham, retired, at Lake Mahopac, n.
Secretary Root cuts connections
with all corporations--One result Of
Chinese boycott is move for new treaty
with Germany-Court Of inquiry in
Bennington disaster completes its in
vestigation-Goyernment orders Phil
adelphia mint to cease operations for
the present-British parliament pro-
rogued-Cuban Liberals to make an
effort to impeach Ialma--Relief
steamship Terra Nova arrives at
Tromsoe with Fiaa and his party
Chinese chamber Of commerce power
less to stop boycott of American goods.
SUNDAY. AUG. 10.
Outlook for peace more promising;
White expects conference to last "a days
Mine more deaths and 105 new cases
of yellow fever at New Orleans
Keene's colt, Sysonby, wins Great Re
public $4,000 stake at Saratoga
Counsel for town of Hudson, Mass,
reports that Daniel ]. Mccarthy, miss
ing tax collector, Is apparently $500
short in his accounts G. Egan
again wins amateur golf championship
of United States-Augustu r. Kel-
Ter of New York pays first wife $6250
| to quit troubling him-John II. Mack
selected to succeed Mike Murphy as
| trainer at Yale-William A. Richard
son. a recluse of 50 years, commits sui
eide at Worcester, Mass; thought to
have left 100000 estate-Free trade
in Philippine products likely to be pro
charged to keep close watch upon Chi
nese boycott-Senator Lodge denies
any enlargement with president
Leading stocks have increased in value
nearly $3,000O00000 in one year
Seven women hold up Omaha saloon,
| knocking keeper senseless-Big
brewery combine of Fall River, New
Bedford and Providence properties
Depositors enjoin receivers Of Mer-
chants Trust company of New York
Burglars chloroform whole family
at Swanton, VT, and then ransack
bouse-Autopsy on body of ALDER:
Mack of North Sandwich, n. H, shows
that he died of morphine poison
Battleshlp Kansas launched at Cam
den, n. DIR. Hollander appointed
special commissioner to investigate
debts of West Indian republics
Thirty Doukhobors, a religious sect
strip themselves and burn their clothes
at Yorkton, Man.
MONDAY, AUG. IA
mat Russia mas Sldrleu CRY Oh yer
low peril" in order to gain aid of white
races to coerce Japan into concluding
treaty of peace in which present de
mands will be materially modified, Is
asserted by persons familiar with lin
side" of situation-Failure of freight
crew to obey orders causes collision
with passenger train at Kishman, O.
u persons killed and 25 injured, some