St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-03-18
THE WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, Marcf 10.


IN eastern Pennsylvania.
The city of Boston has lot $1l, 800 in
the past seven and half mouths in the
buying of oil, drainpipes al d granite
paving blocks. according to report by
the finance commission.
An uprising occurred in barracks
at Caracas, the soldiers killing their
commander. The mut'ny va quelled
only after a number Of soldiers had
been shot.
A formal motion for new trial of
the nine Cinnamon who were )nvicted
of murder in the first degree or com
plicity in the rival Chinese secret so
ciety feud at Boston has been filed.
That former Mayor Schmitz of San
Fra cisco was unlawfuly convicted Of
extortion and sentenced to five years
in prison was reatiirmed by the state
supreme court. .
The Massachusetts senate refused to
reconsider the rejection Of any Of the
bills for the abolition of the death pen
ATTY IoT Ill uIutI III Tue Sldtt.
General d'Amade, commander of the
French forces in Morocco, followed NJ
his previous advantages in his cam
palgn against the warning Moroccan
tribesmen by inhicting a decisive de-
feat on the trbesmen.
Wednesday, March II.
Harry Orchard was permitted to
withdraw his former plea of not guilty
and to enter another plea of guilty TO
the charge Of murder in the first degree
in having killed former Governor Steu-
nenberg of Idaho
An official denial has been made to
the state department Of the recent re
port that the German government in
tended to 90 into the petroleum busi
ness.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw argues strongly for strengthen
ing the merchant marine as means of
developing international trade for
American products.
Evelyn " Thaw has instituted pro
ceedngs for the annulment of her mar
rage to Harry X. Thaw The action is
based on the allegation that the de-
| PENDANT was insane when the union was
contracted Thaw purposes to defend
| the suit
The board OF managers Of Swarth-
more college unanimously declined to
accept land and coal property be-
queathed to%he institution by the late
Anna r. Jeanes on condition that all
participation in intercollegiate athletic
sports and games cease.
The Southern railway shops at At
lanta, Spencer, ~ c., Columbia, S. C..
and Selma. Ala. have closed down for
an indefinite period.
That there are serious defects in the
construction Of American battleships is
charged by Captain Wlnslow. assistant
chief Of the bureau of navigat ton of the
navy department and Commander Key,
former naval aide to President Roose-
welt
The st. Louis and San Francisco Rail.
way company was fined $4,000 for
granting rebates 10 lumber company
During the last six months the Mis-.
souri, Pacific railway has lost the sum
Of $685.. 33907 on the lines in Nebraska.
Cotton as a basis for the issuance OF
treasury notes in times of money strin.
gency was the chief feature of speech
on the pending currency bill by Senator
McIaurin.
Thursday, March IL.
After maintaining an average speed
Of more than forty-three miles an hour
for little more than three hours, a
balloon which assembled from Pittsfeld
Mass. at 100 a. m. landed at Hamp
ton Falls, n. H., at 2:15 p. m.
Insanity perhaps-but in a measure
due to deep infatuation" This is tht
opinion expressed as to the cause Of
Sarah c. Weed killing her friend. Eliza
beth b. Hardee, and then taking hel
own life at Boston Both were teach
ers.
An involuntary petition in bank
ruptcy was filed against Cardenio F
King at Boston King is well known
for his once extensive advertising as
financial agent and promoter.
That American commercalism fol
lows closely the work and achieve
ments of missionaries in Christianizin,
heather nations was forcibly pre-
scented, at the international convention
of the Young Peoples Missionary Move
ment.
The Ohio senate. by vote of % to 8
passed the bill abolishing capital pun
ishment
The Kansas conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church eXonerated DI
]. T. Mcfarland, editor of the Meth
odlst Sunday school publications, o
charges of heresy preferred by Rev
George A. Cooke,
After several years search, a gov
eminent expedition has recovered tn
skeletons of Rev James Chalmers an,
O. f. Tomkins, missionaries, murders
by cannibals in 1901 in New Guinea.
Governor Guild of Massachusetts ha
received official notification that tn
King of Italy has nominated him
Grand Officer of the Crown of Italy.
The Wesley Brotherhood and tn
Broth cd of st, Paul, two Methods
Episcof organizations, with a join
members ip of 10000 have agreed t