St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-01-25


a man changes employers 1.-Two wit
nesses testify at Colorado election in
yestigation that they voted 100 times
each-Plans for Notifications on the
great lakes abandoned-Good prog
ress made by civil service during the
year-New office buildings for house
and senate to cost 81, O99O00-Great
contest expected in congress over the
Philippine tariff-President recon
mends in message to senate that needs
of Alaskans be attended to-Large
gain in Cuba's tobacco product-Italy
abolishes slavery in West African col
onies-Seyere earthquake felt at
Guayaquil, Ecuador-New Danish
ministry sustained by vote in the Folk
ething- killed and score injured
in railway wreck in England-Ger-
man gunboat on way to New Guinea
to ayenge murder of missionaries.
SATURDAY, JAN. q.
Proclamation issued at st. Petersburg
forbiddfng all assemblages, parades or
other demonstrations in the city, and
warning well-disposed workmen and
other private individuals to avoid
gatherings; city seemingly on verge of
incipient revolution-TWo Slocum in
spectors on trial at New York on
charge of Observation-Disclosures in
wages at Schoenville, Pa, steel plant
Chicago woman, victim of cigaret
habit, commits suicide-Fall River
manufacturers allege weavers have
broken strike agreement-New Mex
leo legislature protests 10 senate
against union with Arizona as a state
Wreck on Boston and Maine rail
road near Durham, N. H; two of the
injured may die-Fire causes stop
ping of street cars and publication of
evening papers at Terre Haute, Ind
Election of Governor La Toilette as
United States senator from Wisconsin
said to be assured-United Mine
Workers convention at Indianapolis
eXpels delegate who attacked President
Mitchell-President Mason Of the
Commercial and Farmers bank of
Baltimore charges other banks with
trying to wreck his institution
Senator Smoot testifies in his own de-
Tense at Washington hearing-Sec-
rotary Hay signs arbitration treaty
with Norway and Sweden-English
Socialist allowed to land at New York
by order of Secretary Metcalf-Thibet
survey mission establishes fact that
Mount Everett is worlds highest peak
Castro said to have decided to re-
fuse American requests on asphalt
controversy-Dr. A. B. Walker, ne
gro of ST. John, has plan for negro
university in Africa.
SUNDAY, JAN. %.
despite official assurances that sit
uation is we'll in hand and that ample
steps have been taken to protect vast
il dustrial section of st. Petersburg,
the greatest uneasiness pervades entire
pulation-Joseph Cox, under a two
years sentence for burglary, escapes
from Boston officer IN hack with both
his wrists andcuffed-Frank Fl.
Croker eldest son of Richard Croker,
killed in automobile wreck at Daytona,
Fla; his chauffeur, Alex Raoul, killed
New York employers and building
trades unions preparing for trouble
Yacqui Indians ambush a party of
prospectors near Cobachi, Mex, killing
four Americans and one Mexican
War department to equip new army
rifle with knife bayonet-Sir Caspar
PurdOn Clarke, art director of the
South Kensington museum, London,
elected direitor of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art of New York-Quanti-
ties of lace and ivory, alleged to have
been brought into this country without
payment of duty, found in Mrs. Chad
wick's house-Minister Dawson and
Commander Dillingham; sign protocol
for United States with Santo Domingo
by which former takes large share of
control of island government on its
hands-Baltimore police captain gets
a verdict for $4,000 against a woman
whom he charged with calling him a
puppy and a thief-German coal
strike now involves nearly 100000 men.
MONDAY, JAN. 20.
Over 800 men, women and children
shot down by troops when procession
Of workmen attempted to hold a demon
stration in front of czars palace at st.
Petersburg; Infatuated populace began
to throw up barricades in streets, only
to be met with volleys from guards and
sabre charges by COssacks; city under
martial law with $4,000 troops quar-
tered there; 100000 strikers arming
themselves with all sorts of weapons
in anticipation of a conf1ict-Presiden
Roosevelt to be presented with an
Olympic diploma-Condition of Gen
eral Lew Wallace takes turn for the
worse-Atlantic Carriers associa-
ton carries fight against pilots to
Neutrality-suspicious. testifies he would
| rot break laws if commanded bv God
Providence woman kills herself
and child by gas asphyXiation-
Chorus singer hangs himself in Metro
politan Opera house, New York-Re-
prieve asked for Mrs. Rogers, sen.
fenced to die in Vermont Feb. 8
Massachusetts man, J. B. Reynolds, in.
dorsed for one of the vacant assistant
postmaster generalships-United
States Steel company trying to buy out
Midvale Steel ompany-American