St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-03


sent to state prison for eight years for
killing his wife while under the infu-
ence of liquor.
President Castro of Venezuela is a
very sick man and his friends appre-
bend that he never may recover his
health.
Terrorists forced their way into the
military prison at Warsaw, fatally shot
the commandant and then escaped.
The grand jury reported an indict-
ment alleging bribery in six counts
against Assessor Dennis II. Finn Of
Lawrence, Mass. Finn was held under
$4,000 bail for trial
A fine of $1,000 for contempt Of court
was imposed upon the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad company
in the Massachusetts supreme court for
disobeying an injunction relating tic
tracks at Boston.
Diphtheria is prevailing quite ex.
tensiyely in Waltham, Mass. New
cases continue being reported to the
board of health.
Thursday, Sept. IT.
The Cuban government party has
abandoned its basic contention that ii
is impossible to treat for peace with
armed rebels and proposes to negotiate
directly with a committee of its oppo-
nents. 1t is agreed to leave all points
upon which understanding is not
reached to the final arbitration of Sec
retaries Taft and Bacon.
The ticket nominated by the New
York state Democratic convention Is
headed by William r. Hearst of New
York for governor.
John B. Moran captured more than q
sufficient number of delegates in the
Democratic ~maries to insure his
nomination for governor of Massachu
sets.
Charles E. Hughes received the
notification of his nomination for gov
ernor by the New York Republican
convention. Immediately he forward
ed a formal message of acceptance from
his home in New York city.
William ]. HSyes, an alderman Of
Lowell, Mass, was fined $780, having
entered a plea of guilty to fraudulent
" announcing the name Of juror.
Paul o. Stenshnd, to whose con-
fessed embezzlement of 100000 was
due chiefly the collapse of the Milwau-
kee Avenue state bank, Chicago, of
which he was president, was SEN
fenced in record time to serve from one
to 10 years In the penitentiary.
Wednesday, Sept. 26.
The known dead in connection with
the riots at Atlanta number one white
man and IS negroes.
Brutally assaulted and then slashed
with a knife by an unknown man, and
left to die on Amory street, was the ter
rible experience of 6-year-old Alice
Rebane of Boston. Physicians fear
that the little one may have hard
struggle for life.
The attempt to Gust Lieutenant Gov
ernor Draper from the second place on
the party ticket by means of recip-
rocity lever operated by E. N. Foss of
Boston failed at the Republican pri-
maries held throughout Massachusetts,
From the report of Receiver Apsey
Of the First National bank of Chelsea,
Mass, 1t appears that the dividend soon
to be declared for the bank depositors
will probably be less than 80 cents on
the dollar.
A decision has been reached by the
department of justice that the meat in
spection law, recently enacted by con-
gress, does not apply to foreign meat
products shipped into this country.
During the year ending June 80, 1905,
an average of 26 persons day were
killed, and 23S day injured on rail
roads in the United States. The total
number killed during the year was
9703, while the injured numbered S6,00S.
Patrick j. Grinham was found guilty
of the charge of manslaughter in kill.
ing his wife at Boston.
tuesday, Sept. rs.
A boxing match at Portland, Me-, be-
tween Terry Martin and Jack McKen-
zie, both of Philadelphia, came to
sudden termination in the fifth round
with the collapse of Mckenzie and his
death 10 minutes later.
Arson Neudzen, a Polish farmland,
was instantly killed at Brockton.
Mass, by the accidental discharge of
shotgun in the hands Of 6-year-old
child, George Howe.
With a rush and roar that could be
heard a mile away, the big dam which
held in check the waters of millpond
at the head of Town brook, Plymouth,
Mass, gave way. Bridges were swept
away, dwelling houses were under
mined, while young fruit trees, small
out-houses and grape arbors were car
ried away.
Formally under arrest by detectives,
Paul o. Stensland, former president of
the Milwaukee Avenue State bank, Chi.
cago who stands indicted for heavy
embellishments from that institution,
arrived in New York on the steamer
Prinz Adalbert.
Warned In Time.
A man visiting a lunatic asylum re-