St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-01-11
THE WEEK'SNEWS
TUESDAY, JAN. 8.

Port Arthur, whose nils nave fol
months run red with blood of braVest
of two Warlike nations, at last sue
cumbs to fierce tenacity Of Japanese
attack; General Stoessel accepts Jap
anese terms for capitulation and the
fortress will be occupied today by Jap
anese forces; in accordance with in
ttructions of emperor, General Nogi
grants generous terms to vanquished
Motion to set aside verdict against
James A. Shedd, in Boston customs
conspiracy case, denied by Judge Low
ell-BostOn and Maine consolidates
its Boston passenger and freight bust
ness under one head to be known as
the Terminal division-Receive
asked for the Davis cotton mill Of Fall
River-Opening of New York Times
building, the greatest skyscraper-
Frank w. Higgins inaugurated gov
ernor of New York-Report that Dr.
Iryines case against Bishop Talbot is
on the verge of collapse at
Fall River; Sycamore mill No. 2 open
after "a weeks uspension-Senator
Hansborough favors revision of the
tariff-Cruiser Chattanooga's speed
officially announced as 1877 knots
Army officer concludes trees may be
used as wireless stations
WEDNESDAY,, JAN. 4.
Japanese take possession of Port
Arthur, with ships and forts; Russian
officers granted full liberty after Civ
ing promises not to take further part
III the war; soldiers of garrison and
non-combatants, to the number of 90
900, taken prisoners of war; opposing
troops fraternizing-Mrs. Patrick
Campbell, the actress, in New York
hospital with fractured kneecap-
Blizzard impedes traffic in many parts
of New England-Boston's export
business picks up wonderfully
Tucker jury visits scene of murder of
Mabel Page at Weston, Mass-Trus-
tees Of the Massachusetts Agricultural
college ask legislature for S106,650-
DR.. Chadwick's bond reduced to $4,000
and renewed-New York sewing ma
chine agents plan to strike-Sharp
contest for United States senatorship
in alifornia-Georgia Judge de-
nounces chain gang and saves woman
from it-Nine persons perish in flames
which destroy house at Morris Run,
Pa-Judge Fox declines to appoint
receiver for the Davis mills, Fall River
Fall River liner Pilgrim collides
with schooner near Newport r. l.; no
serious damage to either vessel
Trolley car and automobile in collision
in New York; score or more of persons
slightly njured-Norther Securities
pro rata stock plan upheld by United
States circuit court, which dissolves
Hartman on-Congressman
Lowering favors general legislation on
drawback-New sensations in land
frauds cases: Idaho men now accused
The porte refuses to authorize street
sales of Bibles; declares agents indulge
III a paganda-British minister
80 Cuba says reciprocity will affect his
nations trade with the island only in
metals. a
THURSDAY. JAN. 5.
General Nogi reports that total num-
Der Of inhabitants of Port Arthur is 3d.
000 of whom $4,000 are soldiers or sail.
Ors; total number of sick and wounded
is 20,000-Fire at Berlin, " H, de-
stroys two blocks, opera house and
other structures, causing loss of $780,
900; many persons injured, two perhaps
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES house of rep.
resentatives declares vacant the seat
OF Thomas f. Curley of Boston. now
serving sentence in Jail for civil ser
vice onation-Receiver for
the Davis mill of Fall River appointed
in the United States district court al
Boston-Three men killed in train
wreck near Weatherly, Pa--Boilers
explode on an Ohio river towboat.
eight men killed-Fall River strik-
ers may appeal to English operatives
for aid-Fire in livery stable at Man.
chester, N. H.; 20 horses burned
Mormon headquarters to be moved
gradually from Utah to Missouri
District Attorney Jerome of New York
declares himself against Sunday clos
ing law, but will work for enforcement
of present law-Congress not in
clined to hurry the Swayne case
Public debt reduced $3,691, 500 in De
cember-Those who favor early tariff
revision still hope for action-Tenta-
tive system Of civil service for Porto
Rico devised at Washington-Pro-
duction of gold coins at Philadelphia
mint last year largest in history
Governments brief in the Beef Trust
case presented to supreme court
Wife of secretary o. chief engineer of
Panama canal dead of yellow fever
Prussian cities to give $125,000 wed
ding gift to German crown prince and
Duchess Cecelia-British government
increases offer to Adolph Beck, victim
OF wrongful Imprisonment, from $1O,-
O0O to 25,000-Cuba imported less
and exported more to United States
during first half of 1904 than during
first half of 1908.
FRIDAY, JAN. 6.
Death Of former Governor William
Claf1in Of Massachusetts, William L.
Douglas Of Brockton inaugurated gov
ernor of Massachusetts, Cod
towns have a mass meeting to protest
against a leper colony at Brewster