St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-03-18


Of sap in sunny portions of the sugar
bush.
\ resolution endorsing Bryan as the
Democratic nominee for the presidency
was laid on the table by vote of "a to
at meeting of the Massachusetts
Democratic state committee
When the American battleShip fleet
steamed into Magdalena bay and
dropped anchor in the most sheltered
harbOr of the lower Pacific coast, the
history-making naval cruise of more
than 1900 miles was practically com
pleted
Saturday, March a.
Governor Hughes says he has no in
tention of retiring from the presiden-
tial race and accepting denomination
for his present Office.
Headquarters will be established in
Chicago for Governor Johuson's presi-
Dental boom
John X. Walsh former president Of
the Chicago National bank, convicted
of illegal use of the funds of that in
stitution. was sentenced to serve five
years in federal penitentiaIy.
The American battle fleet is to under
take a tour of the world within two
months after its arrival at San Fran
cisco.
Denying the charge Of insanity and
praying for dismissal of the suit Harry
X. Thaw made answer to Evelyn y.
Thaws suit for an annulment of their
marriage
The jury in the first Of the Pennsyl-
vania capitol conspiracy cases to be-
tried returned Il verdict of guilty as to
every one Of the four men who have
been on trial,
Charles J. Glidden of Boston and his
wife arrived ut Jerusalem in Il motor
car 1t WAS the first motor car ever
seen in Jerusalem and created Sensa-
ton among the popuiace.
The Moucton. y. b.. board of health
has closed the schools and all the
churches of the city because Of the
smallpox epidemic.
Three bandits robbed the bank at
Tyro, Kan, Of $500 and escaped.
The sum of $500 in gold was stolen
from the paymaster's room on the
cruiser Milwaukee by some person do
ing duty on the cruiser.
Sunday, March IS.
Cora Millish, 10 years old, was buried
alive 10y the sliding of a sandbank in
which she was playing with companions
near her home at Boston and died a few
minutes after being eXtricated
In statement issued by counsel for
Charles W. Morse declaration is made
that the indicted banker believes that
he is able to pay all his just debts and
that all attempts to petition him into
bankruptcy will be fought.
\ Great Northern limited train was
held up near Bonner's Ferry, Ida by a
lone highwayman, Both mail clerks
were bound while the mail car was
rihed
The Russian minister of justice has
asked the duma for 81 100000 for the
enlargement of the prisons, which are
overcrowded. There has been an in
crease in the number of prisoners of Ill
| percent since 1906.
Marked progress in the construction
OF the Panama canal is reported by Cap
90 In, n Il 4 Tho Of
a thirty days inspection of the new wa
terway.
The new scout cruiser Birmingham
completed her trial trips and exceeded
cial tests.
Burglars forced an entrance to the
Quincy, Mass, department store, blew
off the door of the safe with nitro
glycerine and secured $500 in cash, with
which they made their escape.
Steamer Silvia, New York for Hall.
fax and st John. struck on a ledge at
the entrance to Vineyard sound. The
prospect of saving her looks very slight
Monday March 16.
The new battleship Mississippi has
arrived at Philadelphia from Guantan,
amo after successful trip for official
" testing the vessels machinery.
The officers and men of the Amer
lean torpedo boat fotilla are delighted
with their reception at Panama.
The japanese government has un
earthed a fraudulent passport manufac
turer at Omori seaport in northern
Japan.
BY the overturning of rowboat of
Stratford Conn, during squat, Peter
and Andrew La CroiX, father and son
and Henry w. Ellison were drowned
United States Senator Whyte i,
critically i'll at his home in Baltimore
suffering from erysipelas and bladder
disorder.
Angered by scolding for not having
sought employment. Matthew Kraschef
sky, aged II, deliberately shot ant
killed his father at Wilmington, Del.
The Philadelphia police aroused thu
Socialists and their followers by stop
ping number of meetings scheduled
to take place in various sections of tn,
city.
A satisfactory settlement of the TatsI
affair is announced China has conced
ed all the japanese demands. She viii
purchase the arms ans ammunition OF
hoard thp TatSu and will hoist the Ian