St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-21
THE WEEKS NEWS
Monday, Feb. 10

,,oorlv a score of firms and many smaller
4ononts were destroyed by fire. The
loss is estimated at $75O,OOO.
George w. Gaskill, prisoner who for
ooron months has been awaiting trial
an charges of obtaining money under
folse pretenses, made mysterious es-
came from the Jail at Boston.
Iohn A. Mccall until recently presi-
aont Of the New York Life Insurance
company, died at the Laurel house in
lakewood. n. j., where he had been
taken three weeks ago in the hope that
the change might benefit his health.
Clement A. Fallieres has assumed
4bn duties of the French republic, while
formpr President Loubet has passed
into private life
A wage scale providing for an In
crease from 10 to 20 cents a day in
the nav of New York, New Haven and
hartford railroad employees has been
agreed upon.
Ernest Yokel, a deaf mute, II years
old was run over and killed by freight
train at Pennington, Me. His arms and
lars were severed and his skull was
crushed. vet he lived for an hour after
the accident.
General Kuropatkin and General
Ratianoff, commanders respectively OF
the first and third Manchurian armies,
have been recalled.
Sunday, Feb. IS.
Everett Barker was killed and Tyler
Bliss severely injured while coasting at
Newton, Mass.
Violent earthquake shocks were felt
in the West Indies.
Wholesale arrests of terrorists con-
tinue in Russia. They had a lavish
supply of bombs, explosives and poi
sons.
DR.. Thomas NJ. Ballet, in a speech at
Boston. attacked the little red school
house" and pleaded for the vital meth
DDS that developed prehistoric man.
4 water main burst in a New York
street and people were rescued from
fats by tiremen,
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supreme court suggests bringing suit
70 recover Mutual Life money from
McCurdy.
A Williamsburg n. Y, man shot an
agent of the BLACK Hand" who de-
manded $4,000.
A splendid array of gifts was sent
by kings and emperors, Rough Riders
and Cubans, diplomats and citizens, TO
Miss Roosevelt.
A rich graphite seam has been dis
covered on Cape Breton island.
japan thanks President Roosevelt
for his efforts to relieve famine in the
northwestern districts.
Countess de Castellane has formally
Inaugurated the legal action for separa-
ton from her husband, Count Boni de
Castellane.
Horace A. Taylor, assistant secretary
Of the treasury, rendered to the presi-
dent his resignation, to take effect June
30, 1906, which was accepted.
Saturday, Feb. II.
In the beautiful white and gold East
room of the White House, few min
utes after noon today, the venerable
Right Rev. Henry Y, Satterlee, bishop
of Washington, of the Protestant Epis-
Copal church, pronounced the words
which united in marriage Alice Lee
Roosevelt, eldest daughter of the Presi-
dent of the United States, and Nicholas
Longworth, the representative in con-
gress from the First district of Ohio.
Pat Grove charged with the robbery
packer, of $4,000 in connection with
the kidnapping of Cudahy's son, was
acquitted. The jury was out 10 hours.
Owing to the success of the New
foundland colonial policy of excluding
American fishermen from colonial wa
tiers last year, the Bond cabinet pro
poses to more strngently enforce the
exclusion during the coming season.
Good progress is being made toward
an international treaty on Niagara.
Senator Deliver declares the court
review plan for rates is dead
Customs officials in New York have
reached a decision which increases the
duty on imitation silk yarns.
Cortelyou has issued an order that nc
more temperance tracts shall &c
through the mails under franks.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Lieutenant David II. Jarvis to succeed
John G. Brady as governor Of Alaska
The Newport naval apprentices sen
to Norfolk during the spinal meningitis
scare are to return to their own station
A ledge found at the entrance to thu
drydock at Portsmouth, n H., will hay,
to be removed before large ships cal
enter.
Director of the Mint Roberts is t
undertake prosecutions in the case o
thefts from the Seattle assay office.
Friday, Feb. IS.
The Bank of America, incorporate
at Chicago last December with a cap
ital stock of $4,000, was placed in tn
hands of a receiver. The bill askin
for the receivership holds Abner Smith
president, and three other officers Of tn
bank responsible for the alleged inso
Yency of the institution.
Governor Magoon has concluded hi
testimony before the senate comm1tte