St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-05-17
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, MAY 9.

forr men fatally hurt in riot-Bos-
$or consolidated gas bill passed to be
oncrossed by Massachusetts house
9yifbout division; provides for con-
ooidetion of all Boston gas concerns,
evos capital stock and orders price of
roe reduced from 81 to 80 cents thou
Sond-Death at Durham, n H., Of
washington Duke, millionaire tobacco
rnonufa cturer-R fleets effect
sanction: battle expected to occur off
Tormosa Heavy downpour of rain
on,v will, 1t is believed, permanently
nbecly forest fires which have broken
ant with startling frequency in many
sections of New England-Nineteen
If those who were in Joy line accident
IN VINEYARD sound return to Boston
Two DAYS required for classification
NJ documents to be introduced by de-
fanse in the Preferred Mercantile case
New immigration record made at
New York-Chicago scores important
noint in traction litigation-Church
unity essential, says Cardinal Gibbons
of RaHimore-Robert r. West, depu-
~ auditor for canal zone, dies Of yellow
faver-Chadwic case to come before
limited States court Of appeals on Oct
president starts homewardA-
Minister Bowen arrives at New York,
INT declines to discuss Venezuela
German mission arrives in Morocco
Rand Of strikers marching from North
smptonshire to London--Hereros at
tack Germans in Southwest Africa; 16
Of latter killed or wounded
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10.
Mrs. Anna Weiss of Needham, Mass,
mas receiver appointed for brokerage
arm of Haight & Freese, with offices
70 several large cities-Department
stores and express companies at Chi.
osgo have wagons working on almost
normal basis; further riotous acts by
strikerS-Twenty-six persons killed
and scores injured by tornado at Mar
0uette, Kan-Arthur Haserot, stu
dent at Yale, found dead with bullet
hole in head; probable case of suicide
-RaiD checks forest fire in southeast
ern Massachusetts,, but flames break
out anew and are beyond control
Forest fire at Wells Beach, Me-, at an
end-Textile market strong with an
upward trend-RelicS of the Joy liner
AranSus brought to Nantucket
Hoegg hall, Deering, Me-, burned; loss
$22,O00-Large sale of cotton in all
southern spot centres-tStrike-b break
ers arrive at Rockland, Me-; lime syndi-
cate reports progreSS-Committee In
Hawaii finds no evidence that polyg.
amy ever was practised in the islands
The president at Denver speaks in
4 favor Of his railroad legislation idea
A Consul Mason reports Germany's
u plans for tariff war against the United
States-Treasury department. grants
n Worcester's request for a government
81 storage NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on
railroad question saying little, but will
not permit real federal rate control
II Frank B. Brandegee, formally elected
"A United States senator to succeed Mr..
81 Patt OF COnnecticut-The Porto
Rcan government to establish a COM
mercial agency in New York to push
q the sale OF the islands products, es-
pecially coffee-People's bank o.
4 Halifax to be absorbed by the Bank of
MontreaD-Important capture of arms
BY rebels in the Turkish province of
Yemen
THURSDAY, MAY II.
Tornado strikes Snyder, o. T.; whole
town reported destroyed and 500 lives
iost-Passenge train dashes into
freight at South Harrisburg, Pa, in
which were two cars loaded with dyna-
mite; so lives probably lost in explo-
sion and fire which followed-Chi.
Cago strikers call on President Roose-
welt, who tells them that law must
Welt, who tells them that law must
be Observation-Disclosures, VT, has
a mystery in unknown man who
was found murdered under mill dam
A. HI. kirkland appointed Mas
sachusetts gypsy moth commissioner
at salary of $5000-Strike of Goa
team drivers at Natick, Mass-For'
est fire at Wells Beach, Me-, breaks
out again-Strikes of weavers al
Davol and Granite mills, Fall River
fail-Damaged Shore line bridge al
Lyme, Conn, repaired; trains resume
regular schedule-President's train
avoids Omaha, and Secretary Loeb es
capes summons in action by Miss Wood
-Machen's move to quash warrant
oYerruled; he must go to Washington
for triaI-Supreme court to pass or
caSe of Mrs. Anna Valentine, the con
i yicted New Jersey murderess-Presi
dent declares he is in earnest abou
railroad regulation, and will not b.
swerved from his urpose--Coun
Cassini, Russian ambassador at Wash
ington, to be displaced by Baron Rosen
late minister to Japan-Acting Sec
rotary of State Loomis asks navy de
partment for ships to bring from
Paris the body of John Paul Jones
Secretary Taft requests British gov
srnment to stop contemplated action b.
d New Brunswick in st. John river affai
D Motion Of censure on Balfour's min
tstry's Irish policy defeated by So ma
j Jority-White Star, Dominion ant
q American lines withdraw from mort
Atlantic passenger agreement