St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-04-21
NEWS OF THE week
Tuesday, April 10.

rho senate calendar.
An investigation has begun by the
state police of the fire which cost six
human lives, rendered ten families
Aoctitute, and swept away property
Uortb about $3.50, 900 in the business
nentre of Lenox, Mass.
President Taft instructed Director
North of the census bureau to disre-
card party lines in securing suitable
mon for places under the new census
act.
Mount Etna is not in eruption, al
though reports to that effect have been
current.
The expected birth of an heir to the
throne of Holland has given rise to
anxiety on the part of the whole popu-
lation.
A bullet fired into his head during
. church row caused the death of Nell
son Morgan, senior deacon of the Oh
ney Street Negro Baptist church,
Providence.
The trip from Philadelphia to Ports
mouth, N. H., was made by the
tbree-masted schooner Eagle Wing in
ffty-six hours.
Control of st. Louis university.
which for ninety years reposed in the
Jesuit order, was transferred to an
advisory board Of laymen.
When the steamer Romantic made
Boston from Naples government Off
Gals detained four stowaways and
over 100 passengers, who will be ex-
amined as BLACK Hand" suspects.
Wednesday, April II.
Scout cruisers Chester and Salem
completed a twenty-four- hour full
speed test in which the Chester came
out the victor. The Birmingham was
forced to drop out of the race because
of a arrangement of machinery.
An earthquake sufficiently heavy to
cause houses to shake occurred at
Westfield and Welsford, N. B. I
The troops of the garrison made a
violent demonstration before the par
lament building at Constantinople |
against the committee of union and |
progress and the government. Seven
teen persons were killed and the pres
ent ministry was overthrow.
Al Kaufman, who has aspirations to |
the heavyweight fistic championship |
honors, defeated by points Tony Ross
in a ten round bout at New York.
Fire, which broke out in the Palmer
building, four -story brick structure
devoted to manufacturing interests,
was the starting point of a $500, 900
conaagration in Rochester, N. Y.
Hundreds Of persons are homeless.
Bishop Thoburn was presented with
q handsome home at Meadville, Pa.
purchased by 100 friends in the Meth
odst Episcopal church.
Thirteen jurors will hear the evil
dence in the case of Patrick Calhoun.
president of the United Railroads,
charged with offering a bride to a
former San Francisco supervisor.
Counsel for Peter G. Hams, Jr.,
decided to rely solely on insanity as a
defense in the trial of Hams for the
murder of William Z. Annis.
That Mrs. Ida B. Kline of Portland,
Me, died as a result of pistol shot
fred by her husband, Samuel, and
that he then shot and killed himself
was the conclusion reached by a cor
oner's jury.
Thursday April IS.
Frank Gotch Of Iowa retained the
worlds wrestling championship by de-
feating Yussif Mahmout of Bulgaria in
straight falls in a fast and furious
match at Chicago. The Bulgarian was
q child in the hands of the American.
President Taft's summer capital"
Will be at Woodbury. Point, Beverly,
Mass.
Wheat for May delivery sold on the
Chicago board of trade at 129 per ]
bushel.
Society women of Washington de-
voted part of day to clearing up the
stray bits of paper in the streets that {
are eyesores to the residents with
proper civic pride. a
AS result of charges Of violation {
Oh the Internal revenue law, formal in +
SUuctlons were issued to seize the S
carroll Springs Distilling company's
plant, one of the largest registered h
gram distilleries in Maryland. S
Former Deputy City Comptroller C
'ohn Andrews of Atlantic City was b
sentenced to six years in prison for I
stealing 1914, 900 of the city's funds.
Mall delivery by automobile-the
lrst experiment of the kind to be v
ADOPTED by the postoffice department, E
las begun in New York. b
General Marion c. Butler, former
United States senator, and one of the Il
confederate cavalry generals, died at e
Columbia, S. G. O
EX-Clty Treasurer John A. Glines s
Il Haverhill, Mass. who has served
III put five weeks of a five-year term A
VI enlightenment, was granted a par a
ION by Governor Draper.
vacancy in the office of chaplain
me navy will be filled by the ap- o.
of minister of the Metho- re
ISL Episcopal church. III
Friday, April is. p