St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-06-14

rocco-Germany sends Identical note
to powers suggesting conference on Mo-
rocco-James William Lowther Con
servative) elected speaker Of British
house of commOns-King Oscar re.
fuses. to receive Norwegian deputation
council of state recognizing the gov
eminent.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10.
Identical note forwarded to the gov
ennments Of Russia and Japan by
President Roosevelt; in interest Of hu-
mainly the president urges warning ma
tons to conclude peace; suggested by
president that negotiations for peace
be conducted directly and exclusively
between belligerent nations-War
for control of $80,O00,000 surplus of
Equitable Life Assurance society ends
with resignation of President Alex
ander and Vice Presidents Hyde, Tar
bell Wilson and Mcintyre, sale by Hyde
Of stock which gave him control of sbo-
ciety, placing this stock in hands of
trustees, and, finally, the selection Of
Paul Morton as chairman of board of
directors, with complete control over
affairs of sOciety-Trustees of Mas
sachusetts Institute Of Technology de-
eide in favor of proposed alliance with
Harvard, provided there are no legal
obstacles Massachusetts Democrats
consider Colonel Albert A. Pope gu
bernatorial ossibility-Murray Fl.
Fowler, Boston wool broker, arrested
on charge of larceny Of wool valued
at $9525. 10--Amherst college gets
courts permission to use income of
fund for a purpose other than for
which it was left-Washingto or
ders Muskogee, I. T., merchants to pay
tribal tax--General synod of re-
formed church votes for federation of
branches-E. f. Hale Of the tobacco
trust must answer questions of grand
| jury-Investigation of Taunton,
Mass, insane hospital results in find7
ing everything satisfactory-Sen-
tence of Albert 7. Patrick, lawyer, con-
victed of murder of W. M. Rice, af-
| Armed by New York court of appeals
alabama supreme court holds that
deals in cotton futures are legitimate
business-Justice Peckham of the
Vermont supreme court declines to
grant writ Of error in case of Mrs. Rog-
ers, sentenced to death for killing hus-
band-Indiana cigaret law held to in
| - with n{ IN "a ~
prosecution fails-Pennsylvania rail-
way train runs from Chicago to Pitts
burg at over mile7a-minute rate for
whole distance-Chicago and Alton
railroad makes successful test of wire
less telegraph on moving train; all
trains to be equtpped-Chicago en-
ployers declare they will grant no more
concessions; strikers must yield or
there will be no settlement-Indica-
tons that there will be no extra ses-
sion of congress-Bubonic plague re-
ported on increase in Australia
Chile to raise $20yO00.O00 for construc-
ton Of ailroads--Norway raises new
flag in token of her Independence
Paris thinks German request for $40.
roccan conference makes situation
menaoing; holds that Madrid conven.
ton conferred no political control on
the powers.~'
SUNDAY, JUNE IL.
Russia and Japan agree to ADOPT
President Roosevelt's plan to discuss
peace terms, and an armistice prac
tically exists; Japan expected to de
mand large indemnity-Frank &
Bigelow, Milwaukee bank looter, sen
fenced to 10 years in prison-Loco
motive of fast freight explodes neal
Quincy, Mass; brakeman badly hurt
houses in vicinity wrecked-Dorches
ter, Mass, celebrates its 275th ami
versary-Ryan in full control o
Equitable life, and Chairman Morton
is his agent; Hyde's stock paid for il
cash; three trustees chosen accept po
sition-Government crop repor
shows improved condition of wheat
oats, barley and rye compared witt
last year-Shipping interests teal
the dumping of dredged material of
the Graves whistling buoy, Boston
harbor, may cause serious obstruction
to navigation-Japanese minister II
United States to be given LII. d. BY
Tufts college-Charles J. Glider
completes tour of world in motor car
and arrives at Pais-Thayer, Mile
or Pope may lead Massachusetts, Demo
cratic state ticket-Christian En-
deavors to meet in Baltimore--Nev
Hampshire G. A. r. veterans favo
Corporal Tanner for commandment
chief.
MONDAY, JUNE y.
Formal replies from Russia and Jap
an to presidents identical notes no
yet made public; situation quite salts
factory to president, and assuranc
; given that Withholding of notes is no
due to any hitch in negotiations
Break in a big 48-inch water mai
floods New York subway, placing bur
. dreds of lives in peril, throwing pas
sengers into panic and finally stoE
! ping all traffic for hours--Big whet
!, breaks off fire engine at Quincy, Mass
, and shoots into crowd; young woma
nearly killed-Vermont women, q
. we'll as Vermont courts, declare thu
Mrs. Rogers, who murdered her hui
band, should hang; all hope to save he
= acknowledgements and d.
. Crosse convicted Of killing Police Oh