St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-03
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THURSDAY, APRIL 81.


Report from Hong Kong that cable
to Hainan has been cut, presumably by
Russian squadron, to conceal move
msnts Of vessels there-Sailors On
cruiser Galveston said to be near
mutiny; denounce commander and say
they are oyerworked and underfed--
Russian admiralty to have number Of
AmeTican-built warships of formidable
type-American- Chinese negotia-
tons for treaty restricting immigration
of Chinese practically Abandoned
City tax collector of San Francisco dis
appears; shortage of $4,000 in his &C.
counts-Trains stalled in Colorado be-
cause of washouts on Rio Grande road
Personal effects Of Cassie Chad
wick bring low prices at New York
auction-Case taken from jury at
Salem, Mass, because witness was
seen talking with juror-Two big
damage suits arise from Cripple Greek
strike-Ten miners reported killed by
accident at WtlkesbaTe mine-New
York court holds that lockouts are as
lawful as st1'ikes-No contest at
Pennsylvania Republican state conven-
ton at Harrisburg-Colonel Slemp Of
Virginia says discussion of new
southern state was joke--No IN
easiness at Peabody, Mass, over dis
closure in Warren National bank af-
fairs-Point for Nan Patterson;
pawnbroker fails to identify Smith as
buyer Of Schooners Harry
L, Wilton and Charles A. Campbell in
collision off Orleans, Mass. two of for
mer's crew lost-Differential rate
question difficult one for the inter.
state commerce commission: BoSton's
claim good-United States district at
torney at Cleveland sues Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, charging violation Of
interstate commerce law.
FRIDAY, APRIL %.
Chicago'S labor war assumes acute
phase: employers association has fund
of $1,000000 to fight Transfers union
Fighting resumed in Manchura,
no definite news concerning where.
abouts of fleets of Togo and Rojest.
vensky-Three Boston boys under ar
rest confess that they have set two
fires--Counsel for Nan Patterson
says defense is unnecessary; prisoner
| act to testify-Skins of bears shot
by the president being prepared fol-
| shipment to White HOuse--Scbool
problems and others discussed at the
Municipal league convention in New
York-Fifty-year lease of Philadel
phia city gas plant to private corpora.
ton vigorously opposed-Two burieC
alive, three perhaps fatally injured
through explosion at Huntington, W
Va-Iick observatory to send three
expeditions abroad to observe solar
eclipse next August-Former Banl
President Bigelow Of Milwaukee files
petition in bankruptcy; debts amount
to $3.277, 000-Death of Rev. DR.. Ed
mund Dowse, venerable Congre ga tiona
clergyman of Sherborn, Mass, for year:
chaplain Of the state senatet-AndreN
Carnegie offers $10,O00,000 to provide
| annuities for superannuated college
| professors; fund to be placed unre
servedly in hands of trustees-Goy
ernment officials begin concerted cru
SADIE against lottery agents-BostoI
custom house to have corps of uniform.
personal baggage inspectors- Worb
on Chinese immigration treaty de-
layed until Minister Rockhill reaches
Pekin-Pope honors John Redmond
and wishes success to cause of home
rule-Turkey'S lease of Tripoli to
French company causes sensation in
Rome-British steamship Yuenwo
burned at Tungchou; $50 Chinese may
have lost lives.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20.
General Fitzhugh Lee dies at Wash
ington as result of attack of apoplexy,
followed by paralysis; stricken Oh train
from Boston to Washington
Twenty-one buildings and ], 100000 feet
of lumber destroyed by fire at Milford,