St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-03-15
THE WEEKS NEWS
r11EsnAY. MARCH Z.

pussian lines outside or Mukden and
oractically hem in Russia's great Man.
cburian base; Kuropatkin believed to
have staked wars result on his pres
ont raIly-Strike affecting 5000 em-
Moves declared on Manhattan elevated
railway and subway system; New
York passenger traffic tied up
goston's apple shipments for the sea-
son far ahead of other ports-Massa-
rbusetts supreme court decides tina!
sunerior court judge has plenary pow
or TO determine what constitutes moral
disqualification of a juror-Elections
in II Maine cities: Republicans success
full In nine-Trial Of Mrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick opens at Cleveland--Eight-
year-oId boy shoots and kills baby
brother at Natick, r. Maine Cen
trail sheds at Waterville. Me-, burned.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8.
Because of the power of the attack
on the west of Mukden, Kuropatiu
has been obliged to abandon his often
slye against the Japanese centre and
give his whole attention to defending
his existing lines; ST. Petersburg In
cllned to believe it too late for Kuro-
patkin to attempt retreat, and that he
will have to fight out present battle to
decisive finish; $4,000 men reported
killed In 10 days fghtlng-Big strike
on New York "L' road and subway;
traffic in confusion; rear-end collision
in which 90 passengers are injured
Plant of American Cereal company at
Cedar Rapids, Ia, largest Of its kind
in the world, comprising two entire
blocks of brick and iron structures, de-
stroyed by fire; loss 81 ,500,O00-No-
license makes gain of 10 towns in mu
ncipaI elections in Vermont-Massa
chusetts troops return from Washing
ton-Home for needy and INDECENT
Masons to be established from be-
quests In the will Of William III. Will
Jams of Boston-Postoffice at Taft
vile, Conn, robbed Of $1000-Corn
elevator burned at Council Bluffs, Ia.
loss $2O0,000-Hotel and restaurant
burned at Berlin, N. H: loss $4,000
Belgian minister to the United States
badly injured by being hit on the head
by O falling screen-Report that New
foundland may retaliate on our fisher.
men for failure of Hay-Bond treaty not
taken seriously in Washington
Cabinet crisis at Ottawa more acute;
Sifton pressing Laurier-Canadia
commission recommends tax on sar-
dine herring exported in American bot
toms-Micholsen called to form new
cabinet in Norway; crisis brought on
by move to establish consulates indie
pendent of Swedish control.
THURSDAY, MARCH 9.
Indications that Russians are badly
beaten In boodieSt battle of the war;
giving ground before armies of Japan
and abandoning positions south and
southwest of Mukden, burning sup
plies which they cannot carry with
u them; Japanese artillery laundering at
j gates of Mukden, which Russians are
n preparing to evacuate; enormous loss
q Of life on both sides-Great improve
ment in New York railway strike sit
uatiOn; narrow escapes from disaster,
u due to nervousness of green motormen
8 State police trying to discover who
set numerous fires in freight sheds at
BostOn-Harvard overseers appoint
Andrew Carnegie on committee to visit
chemical laboratory-Circulars sent
to $500 Boston merchants calling at
tentiOn to Importance of entering for
eign goods through Boston-~Plans for
conducting work along new lines dis
cussed at meeting of the Massachusetts,
Total Abstinence society-Ice goes
out of the harbor of Rockland, Me-
LenOx, Mass, trolley car wrecked; mo-
tOrman badly injured--One mar
killed. another injured, by train col
liSi0n at Rochester, n. H-Four
miners killed in West Virginia as re.
suit of the breaking of a cabe-Cor.
oner reports no murder in case of man
found dead at Pawtucket, r. Ire
ceiVer of Oberlin bank testifies Mrs
Chadwick was given checks when she
had no deposits-Stanford inquest al
Honolulu complete; experts report evi.
dences of strychnine poisoning-Il.
linois court holds that failure of policy
holder to receive insurance company
notice of expiration does not invalidate
caim-William G. Fox to be chief OF
bureau of American republics-Dis.
triet of Columbia court of appeals de-
cides Porto Rican to be citizen under
civil service Notwithstanding
increase In the number of paupers in
England-King Edward confers deco
ration on Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria
Resignation of the 10th ministry Of
the present administration in Chile.
FRIDAY, MARCH 10.
MIden still occupied by Russians
Fu pass, - miles to eastward, on HUI
river, q vital point for General Kuro
patktn in the retreat of his eastern
wing, bombarded by japanese
steamer Vera passes wreck of woodeI
craft ITO miles east of Boston light
Srrke at hat factories in Orange, N. J.
settled--Haverhill (Mass) child die
alter eating strychnfne tablets
ntrong opposition to Governor Herricl
developing in Ohio-Kansas oil fell
boycott practically renewed by Prairi
Observation-Disclosures settles strik
at Republic Steel plant at East CHI