St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-17
THE WEEKS NEWS
Monday, Oct. is.


eminent purposes, before the end Of this
year, to remove 20 efficient ships from
active duty in order to econOmiZe fol
an active fleet.
President Dockburn of the Bank of
Toronto says that General Manager Nc
Gill has been making false statements
on the banks books for years.
Adyices from Japan report the seiz-
ure of another Japanese sealing schoon-
Ell by the Russian cruiser Kolima for
illegal sealing at Copper islands.
A steampipe exploded on the steam
yacht Colonia as she lay in Oyster Bay
cove. All five sailors aboard the yacht
were frightfully scalded by escaping
steam and three died.
An advance statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the postal service
for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1906,
shows a reduction of the annual deficit
for the year of 27S3 percent.
Governor Magoon says that he is
looking forward with confidence to a
peaceful administration in Cuba. He
sees no reason to anticipate further
sudden changes in the situation or any
especially sensational incident
The open season for moose has begun
in Maine and continues until Dec. 1.
Speaker Cannon and Representative
Watson of Indiana have told the presi-
dent that the Republicans will have a
comfortable majority in the next house,
but that they are taking nothing for
graned but are working for it.
Sunday, Oct. "a.
Barner Parsons, farmer his wife
and three children were murdered near
Licking Mo. Joda Hamilton is said to
have confessed to the murder. Parsons
had sold his farm and crops to Hamil-
ton, and it is alleged that the men quar-
relied over the terms of the sale.
At the closing services of the conven-
ton of the Christian and Missionary
alliance at New York, and in response
to the appeal of Rev. DR.. Simpson, mis-
sionary contributions amounting to SILL
773 were made by the congregation.
The marine hospital service has been
advised of the appearance of three new
cases of yellow fever at Havana and
of a case at Cienfuegos and another at
Guines.
Adam Rausch, an Essex county,
Mass, game warden, was shot and, 1t is
thought, fatally wounded, while at
tempting to arrest Patrick Cahill for
violation of the Sunday game laws in
the woods at Rowley, Mass.
Fire on the steamer Hankow, which
was burned at her dock at Hong Kong,
caused the loss of the. lives OF several
hundred Chinese. There are many
theories as to the cause of the fire.
The Chicago club of the American
Baseball league became the champion
of the world by defeating the local club
of the National league.
An imperial order giving notice of the
retirement of Lieutenant General
Stoessel on the ground of ill-health has
appeared. The trial of Stoessel for sur
rendering Port Arthur to the japanese
is in progress.
An argument against the. reduction
in the number Of troops in the Philip
pine islands is made by Major General
Wood, commanding that division, in
his annual report. The total garrison
numbers 20,043 men.
Saturday, Oct. 10.
District Attorney John B. Moran has
formally announced his acceptance OF
the nomination for governor rendered
him by the Massachusetts Democratic
state convention. For several days
there had been considerable doubt as
TO whether Moran would remain in the
field.
Harry E. Wood, aged SO, suspected Of
having shot and killed his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Ira e. Wood, al Winchendon,
Mass, was found in bed at his home
with his throat cut. The wound will
not prove dangerous. Wood was held
without bail on the charge Of murder.
The Fulton county, Ga, grand jury
returned indictments against 20 white
men, charging them with rioting in At
lanta on Sept. %.
William r. Hearst has formally ac-
cepted the Democratic nomination for
governor of New York state.
Just IL days from the issuance of
the presidents order for an expedition
of 5000 to go to Cuba the last of the
first expeditions sailed from Newport
News for Havana.
While hunting near Lenox, Mass,
Frank Peters and William Henry were
crossing stone wall when Henry's
gun was accidentally discharged, the
contents entering Peters back. Peters
died in short time. He was "a years
of age.