St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-01-24
THE WEEKS NEWS
Monday, Jan. az.

Monday, Jan. ~.
The American delegates to the Mo-
roccan conference, as the result of
talks with others of the ENJOYS, nave
become impressed with the undeVelop-
ed wealth of Morocco and the oppor-
tunities it affords for American enter
prises.
After a voyage of 116 days and attef
being given up by her owners as loSt,
the British bark Ednyfed arrived at
Gloucester, Mass, from Trapani, Italy.
A panic among the guests OF the
Windmere hotel, Chicago, followed the
explosion of a steam boiler in the base
ment John Rapkoch, engineer, was
killed
Edwin B. Mason, an employe Of the
Providence Gas company, was found
dead in the gas storage house of the
concern in Providence, having been
asphyxiated by Illuminating gas.
The weavers at the American Hair
cloth company Of Central Falls, K. l.,
have been notified that the company
will require them to handle 10 instead
OF eight looms hereafter.
Eighteen persons were killed and
probably half a hundred injured in
panic following the cry of fire" last
night in a negro Baptist church at Phil
adelphia.
According to the Vermont board of
cattle commissioners, 1851 cattle have
been killed by the state during the past
three years in an attempt to eXter-
inmate bovine tuberculosis.
Joseph Stman, a sub-freshman who
left jefferson military academy, near
Natchez, Miss, is dead, and it is al
legged his death was due to injuries re-
ceived at the hands of a crowd OF
hazers at the college.
1t appears to be certain that the
French government has resolved to take
no action with regard to Venezuela I'M
til the full report of Taigny, late
charge at Caracas, reaches the foreign
Office.
Twenty-Five more revolutionists have
been tried by drumhead court martial
and shot near Libau.
Sunday, Jan. Fl.
The Unionist government is over
whelmingly beaten in Great Britain.
1t is agreed that home rule for Ireland
is possibly in sight, and that within
two years. The Liberals now have
247, Unionists III, Laborites 40, Ma
tionalists 70, Socialist l; still vacant 100.
Miss Jennie Graham attempted sui
eide in Philadelphia on the day set for
her wedding because Of her love for
another.
Captain Cardiff, who testified that he
burned the yacht Scythian at orders of
the owners, is charged with attempt to
blackmail by the Parkers.
In obedience to public demand the
city attorney of New Haven will begin
an independent investigation of the
Edwards tragedy.
Virginia asks for 100000 So silver
pieces for the jamestown exposition.
The chief of the United States forest
services urges the preservation of New
England forests.
The highest tower in the world is to
be built at Coney Island.
Pastor Strong of Chicago calls the
women at society kirmess as i'm
modest as Zulus.
Boston is flooded with bad nickels.
The police are on the watch for coun-
terfeit circulators.
Chairman Shonts is to try Spanish
laborers on the canal.
DR.. Osler says Oxford is inferior to
American colleges.
Saturday. Jan. 20.
Three French warships are now off
the Venezuelan coast, prepared to de-
liver the answer of France to Presi-
dent Castro's treatment of NJ. Taigny,
the French representative at Caracas,
by naval demonstration in Vene-
zuelan waters.
The Provident Securities and Bank
ing company was placed in the hands
of receivers by Judge Braley in the
supreme judicial court at Boston.
Senator Chauncey M. Depew was in
at New York with several
and it was announced that
he had cancelled all his social engage
ments.
The Wellman-Chicago Record Herald
Polar expedition, a corporation, whose
object is the carrying ON of a scientific
and exploring expedition to the North
Pole with the aid of balloons and air
ships, has been organized at Augusta,
Me.
The British ship King David was
wrecked off Vancouver island and
seven of her crew were lost.
The middle coach of a three-car ele
waited train of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit company was derailed at an
uncontrolled" switch and plunged 30
feet from the overhead structure TO a
vacant lot. One passenger was killed.
Burglars secured $50 in money and
stamps from the postoffice in New
fields, n. II. This is the third time
that the Newfelds postofiice has been
robbed
bail bond of $12,5OO was forfeited
by Charles Browne, a government GUS
toms Inspector who is under sentence
at New York to two years in prison for
conspiracy in silk importation frauds.
Current events indicate the coming
acceptance of Christianity Of Japan as