St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-02-20
THE WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, Jan. IL

The Chicago city council, by vote
Of 81 to u, passed over the veto OF
Mayor Duane thu ordinances granting
M-year franchises to the present street
railway companies of Chicago.
Indictments were returned in the
United States court at Savannah, Ga,
against more than dozen persons and
corporations for violation of the anti
trust laws.
Rudolf Dodge, the ex-American con-
kular agent at Caracas, has filed with
the government long exposure of the
completely of certain prominent Off
GERS in attempting to rob the Orinoco
corporation of its immensely valuable
rights in the Orinoco delta
William A. Smith has taken the oath
as United States senator to fill the unex-
pired term of former Senator Alger of
Michigan. Smith has also been
elected for the full term, beginning
March next.
An earthquake of considerable VIC
lence was f:lt in Virginia. In Char
lottesvile dishes were ratified at the
tables. The tremor lasted 20 seconds.
"Wednesday, Feb. 10.
About 156 persons went to their
death in Block Island sound as result
of a collision between the three-masted
schooner Harry Knowlton and the Joy
line steamer Larchmont bound from
Providence to New York. Only 10 per
sons appear to have survived the dis
aster 10 members of the crew and nine
passengers. Forty eight bodies have
been recovered.
District Attorney Jerome and Del
phin NJ Delmas came together in the
first serious clash between counsel in
the Harry Thaw trial and Delmas fook
exceptions to certain statements of the
prosecuting officer and had inserted in
the record of the case protest against
'the misconduct of the district attOr-
ney."
A petition to the president and con-
gress urging immediate action for re-
vision OF the tariff was dispatched
from Boston bearing the signatures Of
Governor Guild. president of the SEN
ate. speaker of the house and 222 out
of $50 members of the legislature.
Frank w. Higgins, former governor
of New York. died at his home at
Clean. The end was free from pain,
following a period of Inconsistencies
which lasted "a hours.
The second session of the second
parliament of the present British reign
was opened by King Edward. He
expressed gratitude to the American
people and the American navy for sym
pathy and help in the Kingston disas-
ter.
A motion in the Missouri state SEN
ate that the reading of the official
journal be dispensed with because of
the desire of many senators to read the
latest developments in the Thaw case
was adopted without dissent.
The South Carolina state senate
adopted the Carey -Cothran bill by a
vote Of % to 10. This means the abol-
ton of the state dlspensary.
Thursday, Feb. IA.
The. grave charge Of cowardice is
made by Fred Hiergesell survivor of
the LarchmOnt disaster. He says thar
not only were the unaccompanied wo-
men left to thei" fate. but that Captain
McVey left the sinking ship in the very
first hfeboat that some of the ships
employees filled the boats to the exclu-
sion of the passengers, and at least
one boat was without oars when it was
put over the side.
Securities valued at $565,000 were
taken from the vaults Of the Savings
Bank of New Britain, Conn, by the
missing treasurer, William r. Walker,
according to statement issued by the
board Of directors Of the institution.
The senate broke all records by pass
ing 991 pension bills in GO minutes.
The boiler of an engine pulling a
passenger train exploded near Luzon,
N. Y, and two trainmen were killed
and one fatally hurt.
Fire in the William Cramp & Sons
Ship and Engine company's yards at
Philadelphia destroyed at least rs per-
cent of the company's patterns, includ-
ing those of eight United States battle.
ships.