St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-03-25
THE WEEKS NEWS


Ievolutionists.
Rev, f. w. Hunt, pastor of the
Wollaston, Mass, Unitarian church,
whose sermons on religion and health
have aroused much discussion among
members of his congregation, was re-
moved from the passionate by the parish.
John Mcguire. election commissioners
OF Brooklyn. dropped dead in court
while making plea for client on trial
for larceny.
Congress passed the bill providing
for the restoration of the motto. "In
God We Trust" on gold and silver
coins OF the United States The vote
was 255 to 5.
Public Printer Stillings has rendered
his resignation TO the president and II
has been accepted.
The Providence police, who took a
census of the unemployed people, re-
port total Of 5000 people in the city
out OF work.
Senator Tillman, In a speech In the
senate. charged President Roosevelt
with "being drunk with power" and
with now being engaged in a bold
and unblushing effort to dictate his sue
cessor In the White House or compel
his own denomination for third term"
Wednesday, March IS.
United States Senator William T.
Whyte died at his home In Baltimore
He had been in public life since 1S47
He was born In Baltimore In 1924
The Emperor of Russia confirmed
the death sentence passed upon Lieu
tenant General Stoessel and also the
courts recommendation for commute
ton OF the sentence TO ten years i'm
prlSonment In a fortress.
In an amateur boxing tournament at
Philadelphia William Robinson, aged
10. was killed while boxing with
Charles Wolf. OF the same age.
The British cruiser lndefatigable and
the German cruiser Bremen have ar
rived at Port au Prince, under orders
from their governments to give full pro-
lection TO any foreign residents in
case their lives or interests are threat.
ened.
The executive committee Of the
United Textile Workers Of America pro
tested The recent wage cut OF the mill
men The members called the reduc-
| lion premature"
A motion for a new trial for Giuseppe
| Ala. the condemned murderer of Father
Leo Heinrichs at Denver, has been
| filed.
Rear Admiral Sperry will be com
mander-in-chlef of the Atlantic battle
ship feet when IL leaves San Fran
cisco In July to encircle the globe.
With liabilities amounting to $217.-
/ 9S4. Edward l.. Rogers, real estate
agent Of sudbury, Mass, has filed vol.
untary petition In bankruptcy.
Tommy Burns the American pugilist
Knocked out Jem Roche. the Irish
champion. at Dublin. in the first round
for the heavyweight championship OF
the world.
Thursday, March 10.
In its long-anticipated report to the
legislature. the Massachusetts commits
sion on commerce and industry decides
in favor of stock control Of the Boston
and Maine railroad by the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland spent
| A.. .a,,npt,- fret annivarearV IF bis
birth with his wife and children al
Lakewood. \. j.
Lieutenant General Smirnof was
seriously wounded In a pistol due
fought at st. Petersburg with Lieuten
ant General Fock. The duel was
caused by the memorandum written by
Smirnoff on the siege of Port Arthur
In which he questioned the courage of
Fock
The great cantiever structure over
East river, New York, which was con
structed at a cost Of nearly $25, 00O, 600
was traversed its entire length by pedes
TRANS for the first time by means of q
narrow footbridge.
The Lowell (Mass.) Textile Council
has sent letter to the Association OF
Mill Agents in that city protesting
against a proposed reduction OF 10 per
cent in wages in the cotton mills.
Walter X. Day. state treasurer OF
Kentucky In 1900, was sentenced to one
year in the penitentiary for forging q
check for $4,000.
The Iowa Republican state conven
ton elected deegates-at-large to the
national convention instructed to vote
for w. II. Taft for presidential nominee
instructions were received from the
Boston offices of the Androscoggin
| Avon, Bates and Hill mills at Lewiston
Me-, to reduce wages 10 percent, begin
ming March 30.
Lorenzo Rossini was found guilty o
murder in the first degree in connection
with the fatal stabbing of Eli Cava
naugh in a Hartford saloon
At Caldwell, Ida, Harry Orchard
was sentenced to death by Judge Wood
Court recommended that the sentenc,
be RENTED.
Gregory Gerschunin died at Genevi
from consumption. He was one of tn,
most famous of the Russian terrorists.
Friday, March 20.
President Roosevelt was roundly de
nounced in congress by Mr.. HardwicI
(Ga.) for failing to send to congress al