St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-14

were released after an examination III
a New York police court.
The quarantine of the naval appren-
tees at the training station at Coasters
Harbor, r. l., which had been in force
for six weeks on account OF spinal
meningitis, has ceased.
The British bark Dunbritton found
cred off May island, Scotland. The
crew were saved and landed at Aber-
deem.
Formal directions have been issued
by President Roosevelt for an inyesti-
CATION of the Valencia disaster, which
occurred recently on the north Pacific
coast and resulted in the death OF l29
persons.
Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Mrs. Arthur B. Dixon, wife of q
prosperous Boston mechanic, put her
four young children to bed, turned on
three gas jets, and, lying down herself,
passed out of the world with her off,
spring, all dying from asphyXiation.
There is no known cause for the deed.
Reports continue to pour into the de-
partment of state from diplomatic and
consular agents in China regarding the
rapid increase of feeling against Amer
leans and things American.
Former Governor Douglas of Massa-
chusetts has accepted the presidency
of an organization which has just been
formed under the name Of The Bust
ness Mems Tariff Reform league.
The winner of the $4,000 prize for
correctly naming the attendance at the
| st. Louis exposition in 1904 was Frank
Campbell, a convict in the Nebraska
state penitentiary, who still has about
one year to serve.
Arthur Hill of Saginaw, Mich, a
| lumberman, formally announces his
candidacy for the United States senate
in opposition to Senator Alger in 1907.
President Roosevelt has made public
a letter urging upon congress modit-
cation of the law against hazing at the
naval academy.
A plea of nOlo cOntendere was enter
ed by the Theodore Metcalf company
of Boston to the indictment charging
them with the adulteratiOn of olive Oil,
vanilla and brandy. The firm was fined
ESQ on each count
President Roosevelt has accepted the
resignation of First Lieutenant Kent
Browning Fourth infantry, to take eff
| % n rrnpH nf fhn
vice"
Embarkation in the life insurance
business in competition with private
companies is under consideration by the
Russian government.
tuesday, Feb. 8.
Imprisonment for life was the SEN
tence given Edward f. Cole, aged "A,
of Portland. Me-, for the murder of John
Il. Sleeves.
Alleging the misrepresentation of $685.
O92 belonging to the Colonial Life asso-
ciation fraternal society, civil suit
has been filed at Boston against Presi-
dent Wall of the association.
The deadlock over the matter of
electing a chairman Of the Boston board
of aldermen has not been broken. The
deadlock has been in effect for five
weeks.
Captains of whaling vessels have
been accused of kidnapping native
Alaskan women and the United States
government has ordered a rigorous in
vestigation.
The Maryland senate passed a bill
imposing penalty of 500 for the first
Dffense and 500 for the second upon
any person who sells, barters, gives
away. or in any manner dispoSes Of
cigarets in the state of Maryland.
Thomas f. O'Maley, a lawyer and
prominent citizen of Somerville, Mass.
has been disbarred from further prac
tice in the Massachusetts courts being
charged with deceit, malpractice anC
= other gross misconduct, and with mis-
! using the property Of client.
Charged with using the mails to fur
Their a conspiracy to defraud, Foste
Hooper, vice president Of the Hanover
bank of Boston, was arrested and helt
in bonds of $4,000 for a hearing OF
Feb. 10.
According to Chairman Field of tn,
= state fish and game commission, dee
are so plentiful in Massachusetts tina
: it may be necessary to declare an oper
: yeason in order to protect the farmer
from the ravages Of the now protecte,
: animals.