St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-08-02
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, JULY 25.

reports II cases of yellow fever and six
deaths-Twelve negroes burned to
death and 100000 barrels of oil de-
stroyed by fire in Humble Tex) oil
fields-Governo Douglas of Massa-
chusetts persists in his refusal to run
again-Professo Marlett of Wash
ington bureau of entomology in Bos-
ton to look over the field Of gypsy and
Brown-tail moth Work-Walking del
egate shot and stabbed at Staten, Isl.
and, n. Y-First Congregational
church of Bingham, Me-, celebrates its
centennial-New York House Paint
ers' unions may precipitate strike In
their rivalry-Denial of report that
j. f. Wallace is to be president of Sea.
board Air line-Stay of execution Of
Albert 7. Patrick, murderer of w. M.
Rice, pending reargument of case Oct
Grew of yacht Markeeta, reported
drowned, arrive at Bowers Beach, Del
Open switch causes collision of pas
senger train and freight at Cumber-
land Mills, Me--Boiler eXplodes in
the mill of Norwich Comm Silk COM
papy and one man is fatally injured
Castro's exactions said to be driving
Venezuela to verge of revolt-Ru-
NOR of new revolutionary movement in
Argentina; no outbreak yet-Pre-
mier Balfour tells British commons
that his ministry will not resign-.--
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26.
Baron Komura says Japan will. de-
mand indemnity Of Russia; expects
peace to follow negotiations at Ports
mouth, n. Epidemic Of missing
Boston girls; parents distracted and
police busy notwithstanding
criticism, pointed condemnation ard
fierce denunctation of methods and
course Of big insurance companies
characterizes annual report of f. L.
Cutting, commissioner Of insurance Cor
MassachusettS-W the July rain
fall has been small, and rain is greatly
needed, New England crops generally
have fourished well within past week
Cotton prices advance II to 20
points at New Orleans-BaltimOre to
have new lime of freight steamers to
Georgetown, S. C-Tobacco crop in
the vicinity of New Milford, Conn,
damaged by hailstorm-Very Rev.
Augustine +. Schinner installed as
bishop of diocese of Superior, Wis
Death sentence of Emil Totterman,
convicted of murder, committed By Gov
ernor Higgins-Fifty cases of yellow
fever and eight deaths by the disease
at New Orleans-Secretary Wilson
of department Of agriculture suffering
from attack of acute Indigestion
Immigrant, declared unfit to enter
United States, commits suicide by leap
ing from steamer into New York bay
George G. Ellis, negro laborer at
Washington barracks, to be given
watch and chain by Emperor William
for saving Frederick statue from dam
age-Gunboat Bennington floated and
now being xamined-Three men
killed by dynamite explosion in Cana
dian mine-Attack on life of sultan
believed to have been a Turkish plot
Venezuelan congress ratifies con-
tract for establishment of nationa,
bank-Annie NJ. Grant of Chicago
found guilty Of stealing valuable neck
lace in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fiscal
agent arrives home from Europe, after
unifying national debt-Sweden de-
fines terms on which she will open ne
gotiations with Norway for separation
Commission for statue of Sir Will
liam Harcourt given by England to
Waldo Story of Boston-Anglo-
French defensive alliance declared by
official of London foreign Office move
that Britain would welcome.
THURSDAY, JULY q.
Japan said to have decided to demand
from Russia an indemnity that will
cover cost of war, probably $1,000, O00,-
900; cession Of Sakhalin island by
Russia to Japan; cession of Liaotung
peninsula and railway as far as Har
bin by Russia to Japan; return of Man
churia by Russia to China; recognition
of Japan as predominating influence
in korea-Emperor and Empress of
Japan give reception and luncheon to
Secretary Taft and party-Boston
Chamber of Commerce to send notable
representation to national reciprocity
conference in Chicago next month
Plumbers at Bridgeport, Conn, on
strike for higher wages--Plan for
great merger of western oil properties
making progress-Memorial boulder
to Captain William Turner dedicated
at Greenfield, Mass-Peary's steam
er Roosevelt, with damaged pumps re-
paired, sets sail for the north-Seven
more deaths by yellow fever at New
Orleans; disease has spread to IL
centres of infection-Paul Morton
elected president of the Equitable So
ciety; Alexander resigns as director
Captain John M. Collins appointed
chief of police in Chicago, succeeding
O'Neill; Immediately begins raiding
gambling houses-Revised estimate
of cotton acreage issued at Washing
ton shows decrease of 4.9percent from
last year; heavy selling in New York
In consequence; prices up-An-
nouncement that Emperor William is
soon to visit King Christian-Nor-
way resents some Of the conditions that
Sweden wishes to impose-Divorce
suit brought by Maud Come against