St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-01-31


head, mouth of the Kennebec river,
Me-, has been named Fort Baldwin, In
honor Of Colonel Jeduthan Baldwin, en-
gineer and artillery artifcer regiment,
Continental army.
The big drydock Dewey is getting
along well on her way to the Philip
pines, according to almost daily re-
ports received at the navy department
by wireless biography.
General Joseph Wheeler, the famous
Confederate cavalry leader and a brig.
adler general of the United States army
since the war with Spain, died at
Brooklyn. The veteran of two wars
was SO years old.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
issued the invitations to the wedding
of Miss Roosevelt and Representative
LOngworth Of Ohio, which is to take
place Feb. II.
Stephen Decatur, first class, United
States naval academy, has been dis
missed from the navy in conformity
with the sentence Of the court martial
in his case, on the charge Of hazing.
The Philippine commission has &C.
cepted the bids of the White syndicate
to build, under percent guarantee,
several hundred miles Of railroad in
the islands Of Cebu, Panay and Ne.
gros.
The mill of the American Hair Cloth
company at Pawtucket, R. l., was shut
down, following a threat Of women
employed as weavers to strike.
Thursday, Jan. IS.
The closest friends of President
Roosevelt say that not only will he not
again be candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination, but he will not &C.
cept the nomination if it is offered to
him.
The population of Boston for 1905
was sos, 1880, an increase over the fig
ures for 1895 of about 100000, accord
ing to the latest census bulletin.
President Palma has vetoed the
measure passed by congress prohibit
ing the Importation Of foreigners to
work in Cuban ports during strikes.
A score of Cinnamon engaged in re-
volver battle in the streets of New
York's Chinatown, which resulted in
the death of two Cinnamon, the mortal
wounding of third and the serious
injury of a fourth combatant.
Andrea Luciano of Pittsfeld, Mass,
who was found guilty of the murder Of
Vincenzo Fillipo, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
At Great Darlington, Mass, Josef
Krzynowek was fined S. and directed
to pay Miss Cholek 81 for attempting
to hug her while both were at work in
a local mill
Rubber mills are curtailing produc-
ton on account Of a small demand for
goods.
The first copper mill for Pittsburg
is to be built by the Atlas Brass and
Copper company.
A wind and rainstorm has caused
enormous property losses In southeast
ern Virginia.
Schooner Triton Of Gloucester was
wrecked on Richmond Island break
water.
Manila papers praise Wright and Ide
and congratulate them on their promo
ton.
By running in front of an electric car
going at high speed down hill at War
rem Mass, Catherine Mosso, aged IA,
saved the life of Mildred Ruddy, aged
8, and barely escaped being run over.
Wednesday, Jan. "a.
Steamer Valencia, en- route from San
Francisco with 81 passengers and crew
of 60, went ashore off Cape Beale, Van
couver island during thick fog, and
large number were drowned when at
tempting to leave the ship.
Freight steamer Trojan of the Bos-
ton and Philadelphia Steamship COM
pany's line was lost in collision with
the Ocean line steamer Nacoochee in a
dense fog at the entrance to Vineyard
sound. The crew was saved.
In hunting for the murderers of Mich
ael Carrazola a wealthy Italian who
was shot at Dunlevy, Pa, the authori-
ties have unearthed a plot to assas-
sinate some of the leading men of the
country.
Under the influence of a high tenn
perature and heavy fog of several
days duration, the ice In the Kennebec
river is rapidly becoming porous and
wearing away
Counterfeit S. bills to an unusual
number have made their appearance
at Providence.
The worlds record for the mile was
lowered in the fourth annual Ormond-
Daytona automobile tournament by
the cigar-shaped steamer driven by
Fred Marriott, which made the mile in
80 is seconds.
. The supreme court Of Vermont has
declared that the tax upon nonresident
deer hunters is constitutional, as we'll
as certain provisions of the law provid-
ing for a tax on inheritances.
Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Four rear admirals, supernumerary
officers, the complete staff Of the battle
ship and nearly 200 of the crew per-
ished, blown to atoms or carried to
death by drowning, when the powder
magazine on the Brazilian ship AQui-