St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-26


Thirteen persons were hurt, three OF
them seriously, by the derailment of
fast-running trolley car at NorthborO,
Mass
Senator Asbury c, Latimer of South
Carolina died at Washington.
The American battleships, looking
clean, trim and powerful, came to an
Choir at Callao Peru. Callao was in
holiday array, wishing to show that
Peruvian hospitality was second to
rome in South America
Saturday, Feb. %.
Mrs. William 7, Burden. aged %,
daughter of o. II. r. Belmont. and Il so
ciety favorite in New York Newport
and Washington. was found dead in bed
n her home at New York. Death. the
coroner decided. was accidental ana due
to gas poisoning.
James a. Deane murdered Mrs
Cha les Mckay with an axe at her home
at West Forks, Me, and then commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat. Deane
was - years old. Mrs. Mckay was 20.
The record Of the recent target prac-
tice at Magdalena bay shows that the
Maryland made two worlds records
with the 3-inch and 6-inch guns.
Dispatches from Lisbon dwell upon
rumorS in circulation there of palace
and barracks plot to establish mill
tary dictatorship. a revival of Franco
ism" and increased revolutionary ag
tation.
Crosby S. Noyes, editor Of the Wash.
ington Evening Star, died at Pasadena,
Cal, where he had been i'll for some
time. He was SO years of age and sixty
years of his life was spent in the news
paper business.
w. ]. Bryan was unanimously en-
dorsed for president at the Oklahoma
Democratic state convention.
The ST Petersburg police arrested a
band that started out to murder Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch and J. G.
Chtcheglovitoff. the minister of justice.
the blueiackets of the American fleet.
Hundreds of the men were given shore
leave and they went up to the capital
from Callao.
Z. ]. Coolidge of Boston. formerly
United States minister to France, was
elected president of the Massachusetts
Taft league.
- Sunday, Feb. %.
Father Leo Heinrlchs was shot and
killed by Alic Guiseppi, an avowed an
archst and priest-hater, while the
priest was administering the sacra-
ment at mass in st. Elizabeth's Roman
, Catholic church at Denver.
The executive committee of the re
organized Republican party of Texas
went on record rs favoring Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks as presidential NOM
inee
Steamer Beta was totally wrecked of
| Turks Island. The crew and passen-
gers were rescued and part Of the cargo
will probably he saved.
The Australian government has sent
a letter to President Roosevelt inviting
tile feet to visit the chief Australian
ports, in the hope that such visit
would mark a new era in the story OF
this part of the world
The attempt made at Belfast to
launch the Rotterdam the 24170ton
steamer of the Hoiland-American line
proved a failure. The launching has
been postponed for a fortnight
\ wagonoad of merrymakers was
run down alta West Nyack N. " cross
ing by passenger express train. -Four
Of the party were Instantly killed, two
died while being removed to hospta
/ and the other three are in serious con
u.ton
Brigadier General Rufus Saxton, L
S. A.. retired, dropped dead at Wash
ineton of heart disease, He entered the
army from Massachusetts in 1850 and
was 81 years old
Charles Martone was probably fatal
" shot at Waterbury. Conn. by a man
who lay n wait for him at his home
Antonio Farino is under arrest in con.
necton with the shooting
Monday Feb. "a.
Steps for the formation of new ma
tional political party were taken at q
conference of the Independence League
at Chicago,
DR.. Leon G. Merrill of Rochester, n
H., was arrested. charged with having
caused the death, by an Illegal opera
ton. of Mrs. Arty Miller of Ports
mouth. ~ II.
The Maine state board of health has
been notified of an epidemic of small
pox in Albert county y, b., which, +
is asserted. threatens Boston and in
dustrial centres.
BY leap of 100 feet, John Evensor
of Duluth established a new American
record for ski Jumping
While making a desperate effort f
escape capture. Frank Ides known a,
Jerseys Jesse James" was shot dowr
and killed IN tho streets at Newark n
J.. by Policeman Weber.
A note of warning that the raplC
growth of our national greatness l.
leading to an unwise scounting of tn,
future and dovelor'na a habit of OK
travagance was sounded in speech a
New York ny Justice Brewer of tn,
United States supreme court.