St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-03-29
THE WEEKS NEWS
n11rsnAY. MARCH q.

IN four-Story Wooueh A"|'oiJ a. ~ ~
Grover & Co.'s shoe mandatory at
pnockton. Mass, kills at least 60 en-
lives INJURIES about 30 others and OBJ.
P Etnrates property valued at $250,O0O:
"rohabIe that the number of dead will
aarnr be known; heartrending scenes
md many exhibitions of heroism--
prssian army still retreating north
rrsrd with Japanese hanging close on
'ts roar. rigid censorship again in evil
Sence--Charles F. Berry of Boston
missing; trust estates of over 100000
I'D IN he involved-Ten fishing YES
oaIs driven ashore at Highland Light
Woss-Five business places at Mil
ford Mass, raided by burglars
frbraa deaths result from the flood in
the Chemung river-No hope appar-
ant for steamship Spartan, ashore on
UIock Island-Working women's la
hor union undertaken in East Side,
Now York-Move to end strike at
Quincy mine, Houghton, Mich, fails
Annual flood in Pittsburg due to
ueIting snow; damage less serious than
usnal-Storm delays Atlantic liners
Gloucester receives news of loss of
esbing schooner Hazel Oneita at Cape
soblp n. s.; crew saved-Montana
snnreme court sends case of Receiver
Winds of the Boston and Montana
comnenv to lower court-Goyern-
mont investigation of "beef trust" be-
gins at Chicago.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH %.
Fifu-fve bodies so far recovered In
~uins of Grover factory, Brockton,
Mass: As reported still missing; seems
nrobable that but IA bodies will go to
graves with identity established; other
d so badly charred that all marks by
which they could be recognized have
heen iterated-General Kuropat-
kin amounted commander of Russian
first army, under General Linevitch,
thus reversing their former positions;
Russians still in retreat-Richard e.
Gilmore shot and killed at Boston by
Joseph E. Rolfe; latter claims self-de.
fense-President Burrage Of the
Eliot National bank, Boston, declines
presidency of New York bank and
$4,000 Salary-Governor Douglas of
Massachusetts sends a special mes
sage to the legislature relative to the
states financial condition--Funeral
Of General Hawley at Hartford
Move to erect a mining temple in Den
Vocational Cotton association
merged in the Southern-New York
Cap Makers union wins strike and gains
cognition-Icefield breaks at Prov
!ncetown, Mass; 10 fishing vessels
driven ashore-Striking weavers at
Richard Borden and Troy mills, Fall
River, resume work-Dispute be-
tween engineers and firemen on the
New Haven road formally adjusted
q Minister Bowen asks Venezuela to
settle pending questions by arbitration;
IN case of refusal of the United States
may take steps to secure Justice
Premier Parent of Quebec resigns
Jules Verne very i'll; his case regarded
81 as h0peleSs-Canadian crisis over
school question passed; present system
is continued and plan is satisfactory
French deputies, by large majority,
refuse TO postpone action on bill for
abolition of concordat.
THURSDAY, MARCH %.
Persistently and with secrecy, four
distinct Investigations to learn the
cause of Grover factory fire horror at
Brockton, Mass, are in progress; miss
ing number "A; only So bodies recov-
ered-Death Of Elmer HI. Capen, presi-
dent Of Tufts college-All guards
withdrawn from Letters mine at
Zeger. Ills-Pittsburg Steel com
pany buys 100000 tons of steel billets
Special grand jury in Beef trust"
case at Chicago complete-Fall River
strikes over; mill men make conces-
siOns to weavers-L four
masted schooner af1oat launched at
Rockland, Me-Rivers at Pittsburg
recedng; loss to industries estimated
at $1,000 00-Maryland court of ap-
peals holds that Jim Grow" law is
partly valid-Governor Folk signs
Dill making pOolselling and bookmak-
ing felony in Missouri-Little hope
OF floating the steamer Spartan. which
Is ashore on Block Island-Gradual
naturalization Of the Equitable Life
Assurance society adopted by the full
BOARD of directors-Mr Babcock of
Wisconsin may be chairman of the Re-
publican national committee jim 1905
Reports Of Secretary Hays illness
said to be exaggerated; case simply
temporary ostration-Many Vene-
zuelans penniless and without food
-@ueen Alexandra and party arrive
at LiSbon-Turkish casualties in
Arabia already estimated at 1000 men
Vast resources of new oil fields in
canadian northwest territories
nanto Domingo hears of the failure OF
Inc treaty and is much disturbed
General revolt of natives of the Cam
eroonS reported by German paper
france not disturbed by British reports
mat kaisers visit to Morocco means
trouble-Antonin Proust, who was
minister of fine arts in the Gambetta
canlnet, commits suicide in Paris
German and British bondholders con
Guide arrangement with Venezuela fo1
settlement of exterior debt.
FRIDAY, MARCH a.
All traffic ceases schools close ana
people unite in one great tribute of sor
row and sympathy at BrocktOn, Mass.