St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-29
THE WEEKS NEWS

recently to keep ahOat.
A will case in which three women
claimed widows share of the estate
Of the late Joseph A. Greenough, mil
lionare, was decided in the probate
court at Boston in favor of wife No. 1.
There are 1887. 4S6 Roman Cath
olcs in the United States, according to
the advance sheets Of the 1908 WiIzius
Catholic directory
The senate in executive session re
jected the nomination of Charles Fair
banks to be pension agent at Concord.
n. II.
The Red Star liner Finland. New
| York for Antwerp. ran down and sank
the Greek steamer Epirus in II dense
fog off Terneuzen. Netherlands All on
board the F"irus we're saved.
Grover Kiln. negro, who was
taken away ON a sheriff and his depu-
ties. hanged to a tree and shot at
Dothan, Ala, is again in the hands of
| the law and stands chance for re-
covery.
James Bigheart. formerly chief of
the Usage Indians and said to be the
richest Indian in the United States.
died of paralysis. He was born in Mis-
souri, 81 years ago and participated in
several battles of the Civil war,
Within less than nine hours from the
time he was brought into court at New
| ark. ~ j., George Wilson. a negro. was
tried, convicted and sentenced to dealt
for the murder of Frederick n. Romer.
The rapid retirement of clearing
house certificates indicates that within
a few days all the clearing house banks
will be back on cash basis of mutual
exchanges.
"edn sdaV, Jan. %.
In the two houses OF the Mississippi
legislature Congressman John s. Will
Jams was elected to the United States
senate TO succeed ii. d. Money.
Because of the disturbed conditions
in Hayti, and as guarantee for the
protection of American interests. ii has
been decided to dispatch cruiser Des
Moines to that island.
Battleship Mississippi has been for
maly accepted by the government and
was taken over at the League Island
navy yard
Leslie NJ. Shaw has resigned the
presidency OF the Carnegie Trust com.
pany, which he assumed early last
March on his retirement from the
! treasury portfolio at Washington.
Belts academy at Stamford. Conn.
one Of the oldest preparatory schools
in the. country, was destroyed by fire
The loss may amount to $4,000.
The bitterest and most protracted
contest in the political history of Rhode
Island virtually ended when former
United States Senator Wetmore was
elected to the federal senate.
The Boston health department. ac
cordlng to a probe report rendered by
the finance commission, illustrates
wildly the difficulty of maintaining 4
high standard against the sinister infu
ences of politics"
The state census Of Rhode Island
shows the present population Of tn,
state to be 10000
The officers of the American battle
ship fleet gave reception aboard the
battleshp Minnesota at Rio Janeiro
The event vas largely attended.
An ordinance prohibiting womer
from smoking in restaurants and othel
public places was adopted by the New
York board of aldermen.
urs j n. %.
NJ Gurko. Russian assistant minister
of the interior, has been dismissed from
office as the outcome of the Lydva
grain scandals.
The Michigan constitutional conven
ton committee on elections unani
mousy reported proposal grantins
woman suffrage with a recommends
tion that it be passed.
A bag containing $500 in under
weight gold coin disappeared from tn,
New Orleans sub-treasury. The short
age resulting has been made good b,
those who had the gold in charge.
Orders have been received at tn,
Mare Island navy yard to commission
the armored cruiser South Dakota.
To the booming of guns and To,
cheers of thousands on the accompany
ing pleasure craft, the American war
ships sailed from Rio Janeiro, bound 70
Punta Arenas, on the Magellan strait
Alfred Mahan Of North Bennington
VT. who was convicted of the murde
of his 4-year-old niece, was sentenced
to l.fe Imprisonment at hard labor.
With the head terribly battered b,
blows from club, the body Of Andrew
Higgins. Baileyyile, Me. farmer
was found under Il brush pile not ia
from his home. 1t is believed that rob
berry was the motive of the crime.
The Spanish representatives in Nc
rocco will recognize Abd-el-Aziz as tn
only sovereign. Spain regards Mula
Hatid as a pretender
Governor Magoon has been called t
Washington for the discussion. consid
Grafton and decision of a number of in
portant matters concerning the govern
ment of Cuba.
Sweeping through a crowded res
taurant at New York. Mrs Mary +
Clark bent for moment over the shou