St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14
THE WEEKS NEWS
Monday, Feb. IL.


determine.
A dispatch from Canton says that
the anti-foreign feeling there is due to
the attitude of the viceroy who appears
to be determined to create friction
with the United States.
kilograms from continental capitals
and editorials in the London newspapers
reflect the renewal of uneaSiness over
the anticipated failure of the Algeciras
conference on Moroccan reforms.
At Springfield, Mass, Anna Egan, 4
years old, was left alone with her g.
year-old brother while the parents
were at church. The children started
to build bonfire in the parlor and the
girl was terribly burned and died in
short time.
In her screw Standardization trial the
armored cruiser Tennessee made one
dash at speed of 2236 knots an hour.
The Sow and Pigs reef at the en-
trance Of Vineyard sound claimed an
other coaster when the New York
schooner Joseph Hay struck on one of
the western lodges, bumped over and
sank Is minutes later in II fathoms
of water. The six men on board were
saved.
Matthew G. Fleming has been re-
tanned by District Attorney Jerome to
assist him in the preparation Of the
cases against the life insurance COM
pany officials whom it is said jerome
will prosecute.
The King of Italy has presented to
Miss Roosevelt table of italian mo.
sale work, showing scenes from Italian
cities and towns.
Sunday, Feb. II.
Two desperate yeggmen, giving the
Namts of Joseph Gouin and Dick
Sprn were captured at North Hamp-
ton, n H., after long pursuit. They
had blown safe in a Dover shoe fac
tory and killed an innocent man in an
attempt to escape when trapped on a
train.
John Nicholas, Greek pedler, was
murdered by someone unknown in his
dingy room at Boston.
Strife of several weeks standing
among the members of st, James
African NJ. e. church Chicago, broke
into a fight that laid two trustees and
the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Seymour, on the
church floor at the close of sermon
on "Brotherly Love"
The Quincy Mass.) Granite Manu-
Sacturers' association voted to lock out
all its union employees to force a set
Element of a dispute over small strike.
President Dolan forced the Pitts.
burg miners convention to declare his
reelection.
NIinot ST. Clair Francis, who es-
capped from prison at Bridgewater,
Mass, was sentenced to the Maine
state prison for 16 years on a postotiice
burglary conviction.
Sales at the Chicago automobile
show will exceed 100000.
A Braintree, Mass, policeman al
leges that negroes were imported from
Boston to assault him.
Saturday, Feb. 10.
Union carpenters of Chicago have
secured an increase of wages, aggregat-
ing more than $1OO0,000 year
through q three-year agreement with
the Carpenters and Builders associa-
ton.
Paul L. Dunbar, the poet of the negro
race, died at his home at Dayton, o., OF
consumption. He was born in Dayton
in 1872.
Governor Cummins of Iowa an
nounces that he will be a candidate this
year for the Republican nomination fol
governor.
Julian c. Stone of Westford, VT,
placed a revolver at each side of his
head, firing them simultaneously
Death was instantaneous. Despond
ency, due to ill-health, is believed tt
have been the cause of the suicide.
Fire broke out in LittletOn, w. Va.
an oil town, and nearly every business
house was destroyed. One hundred
houses were burned and $50 familie
are homeless, numbering nearly 60
persons.
The Barrett bill, providing for segre
cation, according to race, in street car
and other public conveyances, ha
passed the Virginia house
Advices from Tumaco, Colombia, re
port that the natives there are terror
stricken on account of repeated eartf
Quakes, which have already destroye
-four small villages.
Friday. Feb. 9.
The house passed the Hepburn raj
way rate bill by vote of 346 to Z.
An attempt to pass an order throug
the Boston common council providin
for a referendum on the question {
municipal ownership Of gas companie
failed.
At Rickmer's ship yard at Breme
Haven there was launched the bigge'
sailing ship in the world. The lengt
of the craft is 43S feet, her breadth
3D. feet and she is of 5000 tons burden
The bill for continuation of Wa
taxes passed the japanese house
representatives by vote Of 222 to 125
The Chicago city council has passe
the ordinance directing the gas con
panies of the city to furnish gas
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