St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-12-26
THE WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, Dec. 10.

six persons lost their lives has been con
cluded and responsibility for the wreck
placed on G. D. Mattox, block operator
at Rangoon station, Va.
The congregation of the propaganda
at Rome has recommended the ap-
continent of Rev. FIR. G. A. Guertin as
bishop of Manchester. n H. Guertin
was born in Nashua. N. H.. in 1869.
BY the terms of the will of the late
Daniel B Shipman of Chicago the bulk
of his estate, amounting to 81 300, 900.
will be held in trust. the income to be
divided equally among five charitable
institutions In Chicago
Governor Higgins of New York has
received from Albert T. atrlck an ap-
plcation for executive clemency.
A bill empowering an Anglo French
company to construct a tunnel under
the British channel has been deposited
with parliament. The scheme will in.
vovO an expenditure of $S0.OO0,OOO.
After search extending over a De-
Rod of four years, the Boston police
have definitely located Guiseppl Mala-
VIC. an alleged murderer, in Marseilles
France.
The Arkansas supreme court sus.
tanned the sentence of two years. i'm
priSonment in the penitentlary of State
Senator Butt. convicted of bribery in
the last legislature.
ste Dr;n
tora Luis went ashore off Port Royal,
Jam. The steamer was without pilot
and Captain Bruinswig followed a
wrong course and piloted her up on the
rocks. Two hours later the captain
blew out his brains.
Wednesday, Dec. i9.
Charles G. Washburn, Republican.
was elected representative in congress
for the Third Massachusetts district to
all the vacancy caused by the death of
lockwood Hoar.
Suit has been filed by Governor Folk
against the city of st. Louis to enforce
the payment of balance of his salary
as circuit attorney, alleged to be long
overdue
Ferdinand L. Barnett, negro, who
was the only Republican candidate de-
feated in the recent election of munich
pal court judges at Chicago, has filed
petition for a recount of the votes.
Emperor Nicholas has approved the
bill removing the disabilities of Jews.
Special Agent Clark reports from
Shanghai that the present trade stagna
ton at Shanghai is not in any way due
to boycott.
Charles Pillsbury, lumberman. was
arrested at Mlllinocket. Me-. for the
killing of William J. Lahey in mistake
for deer. Pillsbury was held on the
charge of manslaughter.
At mass meeting at New York reso-
buttons were adopted calling on Presi-
dent Roosevelt to take action in behalf
of the people of the Congo Free State
In connection with the recent rumors
of a plot to place Prince Arthur of Con-
naught on the Servian throne, an eX
Servian minister in London admits
that delegates from Belgrade have
vainly endeavored to interest him in the
proposal.
rursday, Dec. 20.
With the idea of discouraging the
"Black Hand" and kindred organiza-
tions in New York, the police arrested
IL Italians on charges of carrying con-
cealed weapons.
Charged with conspiring to counter
felt the 100 pesos note of the Columbia
republic. Simon Boehm and Samuel
Otera were arrested at New York by
secret service men.
Resolutions asserting belief in the
innocence of Albert T. Patrick, con-
victed of the murder of William M.
Rice, were adopted by the MedlcO-Legal
society at its annual election and din
ner at New York
One of the worst accidents in recent
history of the Mississippi river oc-
Cured when the steamer W. T. Scovel
was destroyed by an explosion. The
list of dead may reach 20,
The Vermont legislature passed an
automobile bill providing for speed
limit in the cities of 10 miles an hour
and 25 miles outside.
George A. Marden, soldier orator.
editor. former state treasurer, and for
several years assistant treasurer of the
United States in charge of the sub
treasury at Boston, died at his home at
Lowell, Mass.
Viacesto Petrovsky, Russian army
officer who arrived at San Francisco
on the steamer Nippon, has been denied
a landing on the charge Of being an
anarchist.
Providence cotton goods manufacture
ers report that they are unable to get
sufficient quantities of the right kind
of raw material to meet the demands
which the market is making upon them
for their products.
No change in the general result of
the New Hampshire state election was
disclosed by the recount Of votes for
governor which has just been finished.
The gubernatoral contest will there
fore, come before the legislature for
settlement
The Boston Ice company announces
that the price of ice will be reduced
on Jan. l to the scale in force before