St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-02-19
TIE WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, FEB. II.


IRE providing that every hotel in the
state shall provide uine-foot sheets and
shall use no cup. dish. vessel or re-
ceptacle for food that has cracks visible
to the naked eye"
Nagrancy, mendicancy. intOxicatiOn
and disorderly conduct or disturbance
Of the peace are hereafter to he dealt
with severely by the officials Of the
Panama canal zone
BY vote of thirteen to five. the
house committee on naval affairs re.
jected the presidents urgent recon-
mendatiOn that congress AT this session
authorize building four battlrShips.
but voted for the construct on Of two
battleships.
WiIliam>F Walker. the dpfaulting
banker Of New Britain. Conn. will 20
back 10 the United States to he tried
according to a statement made AT the
Mexican foreign office
Boiler tubes on the cruiser st Louis
blew out while the st. Louis was off
Sausalito. Cal Four mtu were h0r-
ribIy scalded with steam rigid i'll
vestigation is under way
Nine miners were killed and one was
probably fatally injured by an explo-
sion of gas in a mine at South Carroll
ton, Ky.
Tommy Burns, American. Knocked
out Jack Palmer. the English cham
pOn. in the middle of the fourth round
OF what was scheduled TO be twenty
round contest at London for the heavy
weight championship.
Following disagrepmentS covering a
period Of several years Cornell uni
versity aud Princeton have severed
football relations.
Wednesday, Feb. u.
Governor Hughes transmitted 10 the
New York senate an extended message
again requesting the removal from Of
fee. on grounds OF incompetrncy. of
Otto Kelsey, state superintendent Of in.
snrance.
A special naval court Of inquiry rem
dered a report iustfyi the abandon
ment Of the British steamer ST Cuth-
bert, which caught fire off Nova Scotia
and was abandoned. loss OF fourteen
lives resulting
Mrs Dora Mcdonald. who has been
on trial at Chicago on the charge Of
numbering Webster S. Gueriu. an artist,
was acquitted by jury
William f. Walker. the abscondIng
treasurer OF the Savings Bank OF New
Britain. Conn, is making an elaborate
defense against eXtrad!tion.
An appeal for a fund to maintain an
anti-hOme rule campaign in Great Brit.
ain has been issued by several irish
Unionst peers.
William II. Zinser. for forty-seven
years in the employ of the banking
house OF Drexel & Co. Philadelphia.
committed suicide Mt his home by
swallowing carbolic acid
The net result Of the Republican pri-
marieS held throughout Ohio was. for
William H. Taft. four delegates-at-
large and twenty-five district delegates
TO the national convention in Chicago.
and list of delegates to the state con
vent on. which will be unanimously Ia
his favor.
Three members Of the Typographical
union were fined $3.50 each and sen,
fenced to twenty days, Imprisonment
for disobedience of an injunction at
New York.
About one million robins have been
killed by hunters this winter in Louisi
ana. which is winter home for these
birds. according to President Miller OF
the Louisiana Audubon society
Thursday, Feb. 10.
The Portuguese council Of state has
decided TO pardon all the sailors impriS-
0ned for the feet mutny in April, 1906
Six persons are believed to have been
killed by the explosion of mixer in the
starch factory of c. s. Tanner mt Provi-
dence. The building was wrecked by
the explosion
Congressman Allen of the First
Maine district announced that he
would accept another nomination for
reelection to congress, if 1t should be
given him.
A movement Of national scope to
nominate Judge George Gray for the
presidency has been launched at Scran
ton. Pa.
Miss Hattie Hill, aged 81. and George
Copp. aged q, while taking a short cut
to the Hamilton (Mass.) station were
both instantly killed by train.
President Charles L. White of Colby
college has been chosen associate cor.
responding secretary of the American
Baptist Home Mission society of New
York
A mass meeting of the citizens of
Wellesley, Mass. called by the select
men. was held to protest against the
service rendered by the Boston and AL
bany railroad.
The five PaSsamaquOddy Indians
who secured S1l.972 from Massachu-
sets coast towns and cities in rewards
on bogus seal tails were given sentences
ranging from two to twelve months In
prison at Salem, Mass.
Friday, Feb. ID,
1t has been learned that O bomb was
found under the landing stage where
King Carlos landed on the day of the as.