St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-03-08
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, FEB. %.


church at Brooklyn-Titanic struggle
ON banks of Shakhe river, with Japan
csc driving b1ck Russians: second cam
paign in Manchuria fully under way
Death at Grotom Mass, of George
s. Boutwell,, former governor of Massa-
chusetts secretary Of United States
treasury and founder of Republican
party--Four members of California
legislature expelled for being impli-
Gated In bribeTy-JOhn A. Riecker
pleads guilty to charge of killing his
wife at Boston-Counsel for Charles
L. Tucker. convicted of murder of
Miss Mabel Page, granted an extension
of time for filing of xceptions-Fair-
haven oyster steamer crushed by ice
at New Haven-Bridge on the New
England road between Ancram and
COpake, N. Y, burned,-Ag reement
between weavers and managers Of Bar
nard mill. Fall River; operation re-
sumed-New York bricklayers con-
siderlng schedule by which they mag
make $67.20 a week; highest wages
ever paid in this country-Senate ac.
quits Judge Swayne ON all charges
House wins contest In Miles case; retired
officers receive only ''retired pay'-
Revolt in Arabia assumes alarming pro-
portions that Cuba will
pass rice bill, which would open island
market to Louisiana-Berlinis new
Protestant cathedral cons ecrated; dele
| cations present from all Protestant
natdons--Virulent outbreak of cholera
in eastern Turkey.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1.
General battle beginning along
whole Of 100 miles of front occupied
by two armies in Manchuria; report
that Kuropatkin has notified car that
retreat northward has become i'm
peartiye-Strike of lasters at shoe
factory of Creighton & Son, Lynn, Mass
Bill authorizing $4,000,00O for pub.
lie improvements passed by Porto
Rican houSe-Great increase in grain
shipments from Boston-John A.
Kicker of Boston sentenced to not less
than II years in state prison for kill
ing wife-Granite cutters of Quincy,
Mass, strike for So a day, with no dis
mination-Skeeton of 20 sup.
posed federal soldiers unearthed in
hill at Chattanooga" Battling" Nell
SON defeats Young Corbett" the lat
ter's seconds throwing up the sponge in
| ninth round-Minnie Barnes and Jen-
ME Morris, each aged Is, save four
children from cremation in burning
house at Proyincetown, Mass-Judge
Tayler overrules motion of Mrs. Chad
wick's counsel to quash indictments
Bear raid in Wall street; early
losses, however, followed by sub
stantial recovery-New York subway
employees declare Interborough COM
pany has violated agreement-Fifty.
year street car franchise law in Gin
cinnati held valid by state supreme
court-Judge Herrick said to be slated
for state Democratic leader in New
York to succeed Hill-Niedringh
will withdraw from sena torial contest
In Missouri If anyone excepting Kerens
Is agreed upon-United States SUI
preme court sustains Texas antitrust
law-One of the new battleships to
be called South Carolina-Judge
Swayne's counsel appeal to senate for
allowance to pay expenses of trial
Future naval program likely to pro-
vide for one battleship a year; all
branches Of the navy to be perfected
Loss from snow blockade in Nova
Scotia estimated at $2,OOOOO0-
President Morales urges Dominican
congress to adopt treaty with the
United States.
THURSDAY, MARCH 2.
Veil of censorship again drawn over
events in Manchuria known that Jap
anese have advantage thus far in bat
tie extending along 100-mile 'front.'
Mrs. ]. L. Stanford, widow of Senator
Stanford, both noted as philanthropists,
dies at Honolulu under circumstances
indicating poisoning; said to have left
San Francisco because of attempts up
on her life-Old John L. Sullivan
knocks out Jack Mccormick in two
rounds at Grand Rapids, Mich
Stockholders of the Boston Elevated
Railway company vote to issue SILL.
100000 bonds-Worcester (Mass.l
granite cutters strike for increase in
wages--Woman murdered in street
In Hyde Park section of Chicago
No New York subway strike in sight,
according to labor chief-Brooklyn
Presbytery favors separate organiza-
ton for negroeS-Compromise regard
ing labor differences at Milford (Mass.)
quarries expected-Assistant county
attorney in Chicago fatally wounds ne
gro robber-Throng of settlers at
opening of Lake Como forest reserve,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. victim among
crew of steamer from Brazil arrived al
New York--New York judge reserves
decision on writ to secure release of
Nan atterson-Increase of $50 per-
cent in immigration arriving at New
York last month over arrivals IN
February, 1904-New York Italian
sent to prison for three months for
carrying concealed weapon; first SEN
tence under new law-,Tudge Kyle
resiCnS ms indigo in the canal zone