St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-21

NldIeu the AuueIiCdu nag W De d ulIlJ
and contemplate rag" and that "hell
was an improvement on the United
States when the negro was involved"
The Riggs National bank of Wash
ington was the successful bidder for the
percent Philippine public works and
Improvement bonds.
Thursday, Feb. is.
The Ohio house adopted joint reso'
luton congratulating Representative
Longworth and Miss Alice Roosevelt
on their approaching marriage.
President Roosevelt received and ac-
cepted the resignation of John e.
Brady, as governor of Alaska.
Former Premier Balfour finally has
crossed the bridge which Chamberlain
held out for him, and he takes his po-
sition practically on Chamberlain's
tariff reform program.
Clarkson Goud, widely known Ad-
ventist preacher, died at his home at
Topsham, Me-, at the age of 100 years.
The Union Cotton mills of Union, s.
c., have been adjudged bankrupt.
The idea Of having joint army and
naval maneuyers during the coming
summer has been practically aban-
doned because of lack of funds.
The wedding present of the Emperor
of Japan to Miss Roosevelt consists OF
two silver vases and valuable piece
of Japanese embroidery.
The rebel HOttentots ambushed a
German patrol near Sendoorn, German
Southwest Africa, and killed Lieuten-
ant Bender and six troopers.
John McNally, ragman, dropped
dead in the street at New York. When
his body was searched there were
found in a belt around his waist bank
books, showing deposits of $4,000,
United States 500 bond and $36 in
cash. McNaIly lived alone in tene-
ment house.
The senate cast its final ballot on the
subsidy shipping bill, which was
passed by vote Of SO to y.
Returning army men, merchants,
missionaries and officials from China
state that they believe a massacre of
foreigners cannot be prevented.
President Faunce of Brown unlyer-
slty says that it needs $3,000,OOO in
addition to the recent endowment of
100000 to carry on the work of the
university.
Complete quiet prevails throughout
Santo Domingo. The decision OF
President Caceres not to resign is con-
sidered to be a guarantee of tranquility.
Wednesday, Feb. -.
Mount Vesuvius' eruption Is assum-
ing alarming proportions. Streams of
lava are flowing with considerable
rapidly, destroying everything in their
course.
Attorney General c. c. Fits of Yer
mont, against whom charges of unpro'
fessional conduct had been made, was
exonerated by special committee and
by the supreme court of the state.
An additional order for 100000
Krag -Jorgensen cartridges has been re
ceiyed from the ordnance department
at the frankfort arsenal at Philadel
phia, 1t is intimated that the order Is in
anticipation of possible trouble II
China.
The last rites of the Roman Catholic
church were administered to John a
Mccall, former president of the New
York Life Insurance company, at Lake
wood, n. j., where he has been seriously
III.
The new British parliament opened
In quiet and formal fashion, presenting
in its composition bewildering field fol
speculation as to its future, eXceedln:
that of any British parliament OF TIL
last half century.
Fred Miller, 16 years old, went dow
In manhole at Brockton, Mass, II
connect a belt with some shafting ant
was caught by the whirling machinery
His body was whirled about in th'
shafting for three hours before it wa
discovered.
The famine in the Meridonal prov
inces of Spain is again very grave
Numerous bands of men unable to oh
tain work are securing the country
pillaging farms, bakeries and provision
stores and threaten to attack the LAM
owners.
The New York court of appeals up
held the indictments against Abraham
II. Hummel, the New York lawyer
charging subornation of perjury in tn
Dodge Morse divorce case
Investigation of the report that
massacre of Jews has taken place q
Kalarashi shows that there was no on
killed and no pillaging.
Official announcement is made Of th
issue of $100,000,000 of gold bonds b
the American Telephone and Telegrap
company.
Tuesday, FEB. 10.
The senate adopted a joint resoll
ton reported from the senate commi
tee on interstate commerce, which d
reefs the interstate commerce commI
sion to investigate the charge OF oil
elimination and combination in II
straint of trade made against the raj
!: roads.
Midshipman Meriwether, membf
of the third class, convicted and sci
fenced to dismissal from Annapol
, naval academy for hazing, has bee