St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-31
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, MAY %.

Massachusetts, house REJECTS resolve
calling for probing of state insane asy-
lums-Bill allowing Natick to bor-
row 100000 to erect municipal build
ing passed by Massachusetts senate
sver governors veto-Nan Patterson
to appear in big extravaganza at salary
Of $4,000 a week-Chicago teamsterS
agree not to maintain blacklist"
opens way to settlement of strike
Massachusetts supreme court holds
railway must light streets if that is
franchise ondition-British brigan-
tire Acacia abandoned at sea
Schooner Claremont of Rockland, Me-,
wrecked--May corn advances cents
In the Chicago pit-The historic Can
field house, at New York, destroyed by
Rear-end collision on New York
elevated railroad Injuries 20 persons
General assembly Of Presbyterian
church votes to unite with the Cum
berland Presbyterians-Eigbt deputy
sheriffs sent to Mechanicsville, n. Y,
to preserve order among freight strik-
ers--Eight ships for Philippines built
for the United States near Canton
Bowen submits to Secretary Taft
statement making general denial of all
ehargeS-Extra session of congress
to be called specially on account of the
railroad question; but other important
matters may be considered-Paris la.
Dor unions plan offensive demonstra-
ton against King Alfonso-Servian
press up in arms against King Peter;
warns him to leave the country.
WEDNESDAY, MAY "a.
Death at Melrose, Mass, of Mrs.
Mary A. Livermore, noted suffra gist
and reformer-All prospects of peace
Ia Chicago Transfers strike disappear;
will be open war from this time Oh
Merger of large cotton mill machine
manufacturing concerns Of New Eng
land under way-George G. Holden
postoffiee inspector at Philadelphia, re-
moved from the service-Jose Gomez
governor of Santa Clara province,
nominated by Liberals for president of
| Cuba-Presiden Roosevelt issues or
der prohibiting employment Of convict
labor on government works-Presi-
dent Roosevelt to make no extended
| stay in achusetts-Boston re.
Ownership of the Haight & Freese Co.
virtually made permanent by agree.
ment-Failure of Merchants Trust
company Of New York city-Mayor
Weaver of Philadelphia removes city
officials concerned in gas case-Great
collection expedition to be started by
Marshall Field museum to go to equa,
torial Africa-General Carter de-
tailed to pacify east coast of Samar
Secretary Shaw issues order to aid
| eclipse pedition-Senate committee
closes railroad hearings-President
adheres to original plan to call extra
| session of congress on Oct, il
President Roosevelt considering plans
to check rush of undesirable immi-
grants-Machen pleads guilty to ad-
ditional indictments and his sentence
is increased two years-Secretary
Hay to stay in Paris two days next
week-Embargo on Hungarian food
exports cancelled from May 24-C.
S. Hyman sworn in as Canadian min
lister of public works-Trouble over
arrest of Roumanian inspectors in
Macedonia settled-Servian cabinet
will keep Office if king sanctions gen
eral election-Summe patrol of New
foundland treaty coast begun by
France and Britain-Nova Scotiau
supreme court declines to appoint re-
ceiver for the Plant Steamship line
King Oscar Of Norway and Sweder
will resume power at end of this week
terminating the regency.
THURSDAY, MAY Is.
Manila reports unconfrmed rumor Of
naval fight south of Formosa, in which
japanese were defeated-Ten one
story buildings of National Fireworks
company's plant at West Hanover
Mass, destroyed as result of explo
sion; but one person seriously injured
Anonymous gift of 100000 to Har
ward university as fund for develop
ment Of department of ethics of socia
Guesticn-H. T. Whitney's 3-year-ol(
FLY, Tanya. wins Belmont stakes, Of
which $16,660 and $1,000 plate goes II
winneT-James Tansey confirmed a!
chairman of Fall River police boar(
Thomas Fitzgerald of Fall River
sentenced in 1877 to Massachusett
state prison for wife murder, receive
pardon-Canton (O) state bank fails
cashier loaned more than 100000 II
vice president Of bank without ade
Quate security-Prince Nakachidze
governor Of Baku Russia, assassinatet
by supposed Armenian revolutionar
Parade at Boston of 1000 men O
the grand commandery of Massachu
sets and Rhode Island Knights TEN
plars, to celebrate its centennial
Connecticut crops damaged by froS
General strike Of brewery cooper
III New York-Twelve thousand rock
men locked out at New York--Nort
! Wayne, Me-, Tool company's factor
, destroyed by tire-Boiler explodes i
East Jaffery, N. H., causing damage 9
$10,000-Death at Noroton, Conn, .
William Ziegler, capitalist and Pre-
, moter of Arctic exploration-Cun
berland Presbyterian assembly votes
J unite with northern branch Of til
e church-Philadelphia ripper" bill
| | may be made effective now, to pus