St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-12-05

| the teamsterS' strike over year ago.
George Burns, a farmer of Sullivan
n. H., was seriously injured in myS
| ferrous manner while out hunting. II
was found necessary to amputate both
of Burns hands. He also received Sc
rious injuries to his legs, head and face.
Two large engines, running light,
crashed into the rear of a slowly NOV
ing freight train at Meriden, Conn, de-
molishing the caboOse and three cars
and killing Conductor Leahy, besides
seriously injuring two brakemen.
Thursday, Nov. 20.
After binding and blindfolding the
Waterman, seven masked men entered
the store of A. n. Farnham, a market
gardener of Westville, Conn, blew open
the safe, secured $500 in money, and
made their escape without leaving a
clue to their identity.
AT a union Thanksgiving service at
New York. in which congregations of
four negro churches participated, Presi-
dent Roosevelt was denounced for dis
missing three companies of negro sol
diers from the United States army.
Prompt steps have been taken to deal
with the situation arising out of the
Russian famine relief contract scandal
in which M. Lidvall and M. Gurko, as
sistant minister of the interior, are in
volved.
The British South Africa company
has offered the Salvation Army 1,O00,-
900 acres of land in Rhoadesia free of
charge for colonization purposes, with
the stipulation, however, that in the
event of the colonizing scheme proving
a failure the land should revert to the
company.
Miss Mary Pillsbury, middle-aged
woman, has brought suit for $4,000
against John f. Coolidge, 70, a prosper
GUS retired farmer of Medford, Mass,
for alleged breach of promise of mar
rage.
A traction car was struck by freight
engine which was backing out of the
Union station at Dayton, O., and IS
passengers were badly injured.
The car has approved the resolu-
tion adopted by the council of minis
tiers fixing IL hours as working day
in all industrial ablishments.
With dedicatory ceremonies partici-
pated in by distinguished Catholic pre-
lates, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
at Richmond took its place as monu-
ment Of the church in the south.
Wednesday, Nov. 20.
The efforts Of the negro citizens of
Chicago to prevent Senator Tillman
from delivering an address there was
Bridget Carey, aged 80, was arrested
at Philadelphia, charged with having
poisoned, to get insurance money, her
husband, Patrick, her two children and
Patrick and Cecilia Cook, tenants in
the Carey house. All of the alleged
victims died within IL months.
DR.. Frederick A. Cook Of Brooklyn
reached his home after trip to Alaska,
where he climbed Mt. Mckinley, the
highest elevation in North America,
which rises 10000 feet above the sea
level.
President Roosevelt has directed the
dismissal from Office of Noah B. X. Pet
tingill, United States district attorney
for Porto Rico, for malfeasance in Of
fee.
President Roosevelt believes the peo-
pie Of Porto Rico are entitled to Amer
lean citizenship and will recommend
that this be granted to them, in a spe-
clal message to congress.
John p. Hollis, special representative
of the bureau of corporations, is in st.
Louis to secure material for a second
report on the methods pursued by oil
in Missouri.
A fine of $4,000 was imposed upon
the American Sugar Refining company
for accepting rebates from the New
York Central Railroad company.
After living for over % years with a
broken back, Garrett A. Cross died at
Lynn, Mass, of pneumonia. He was
S3 years old and frequently contributed
articles to magazines and newspapers.
Tuesday, Noy. IT.
The 10000 operatives in the cotton
mills of Fall River entered upon new
schedule Of wages, 10 percent higher
than hitherto, and nominally the sched-
ule in force prior to 1893. Wages will
actually be higher than in 1908 when
10 percent is added to the scale recent
ly in force.
Mrs. Charles G.. Checkley and her
two children, girl of 21a years and a
5-months-old son, were found dead in a
bedroom at their home at Providence.
The woman was respondent and
brought about death by asphyxiation.
Completing trip to Panama, during
which he travelled several thousand
miles by sea and visited not only the
isthmus, but Porto Rico as well, and
voicing his thorough enjoyment of the
entire voyage, President Roosevelt re-
turned to Washington.
The Boston board of aldermen passed
an order directing the law department
of the city to prosecute a number of
contractors engaged in work for the
city for alleged violations of the eight
hour law.