Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-16
THE WEEKS NEWS


- Indications that bond issue will 40 to
a New York yndcate-Lynn Mass. }
liquor squad abolished-One thousand
carloads Of corn being shipped from Me-
braska to Norfolk for export-New
York railroads all show increased earn
ings for the past year--More evil
dence Of police corruption In Phila-
delphia--Vermon hotel men organ
Eed to fight the prohibitory law
Woman made clerk Of the Kentucky sem
atc--Attempt to form cut and wire
nail trust proved futile-1nvcntor Edi-
son offers to compromise in his lawsuit
schoolhouse at WATERFOWL,
Mass, edicated-Thoma G. Plat in
Washington in the interests Of Governor
Morton-New phosphate fields In AL
gera will add to Frances wealth as a
farming country--Thomas II. Burbeck
OF Boston robbed OF nearly $1,000 by u do
nestle and a young man whom he shell
in the Tinsoy Winsey
mine at Cripple Creek killed two men
Rev. John B. Hustled, the oldest member
of the New England NJ. IL. conference,
died at Watertown, Mass. He was born
at Afford, Dec. "a, 1904.
Friday, Jan. 10.
General Gomez says that decisive bat.
tie between Spanish troops and insurgents
will be fought In few days---One
woman suffocated and another fatally In
jurcd at n fire in Lynn. Mass-Abyssin-
ians repulsed by the Italian troops--The
press Of Caracas Venezuela, demand that
the government send troops to the Guiann
frontier--Rcsolution relative to extcn-
sion Of British outposts on Venezuelan
frontier introduced in the house--Gep.
eral Ezetas expedition captured off Pun
tas Arenas. Costa Rica--Promier Bowel
offered his resignation, but Lord A .N,r-
deem intimatcd that he is not ready to re-
ccive it--General Sifontcs arrested by
Venezuelan authorities, accused of being
mixed up in the latest rebcllon--Span-
ish cabinet decided not to accept Captain
General Campos' signation-Belief in
Berlin that an amicable settlement Of the
Transvaal question is close ut hand-Ja-
pan offers to give unlimited anchorage for
Russian warships in all harbors of Japan
Death of K. B. Wight, Boston journal
correspondent, at Washington--A. f.
Burleigh appointed sole receiver for the
Northern Pacific rallroad--MarriaRe of
ex-President Harrison and Mrs. Dlmmick
will take place in the near future
Rumor that William X. Vanderbilt is en-
gagged to well-known society woman
-Rumor that another Indictment
has been found against DR.. J. g.
Moore Of Manchester, n. H
Fifteen new schoolhouses built In New
York last year-One man killed by the
collapse of q bridge near Bedford, O.
Steamer Richard Peck struck u sunken
wreck in the sound-Thirty mutineers
on the Russian steel cruiser Rurik to be
executed-Thomas @. Platt says Gov
ernor Morton's presidential candidacy
means business-Philadelp to have Il
new industry-the manufacture of street
railway cars-Socety for the Proven
ton Of Crime lauds the New York police
Observation-Disclosures are 9i2 more
females than males.in Now York, accord
ing to the board of health census
Architects estimate being made for the
erection OF n now Masonic temple at Bos
ton on the present site.
Saturday, Jan. IL.
At Cambridge, Mass, Judge Sherman
Imposed sentence of life imprisonment on
the murderers Of Duroy s. .Fostcr OF ~
lerica - Twenty-Five members OF ma
tional reform committee arrested on troAs
son charge by tho Transvaal governneni
Germany will urge Kruger to appeal
to tho powers II Great Britain fails to sat.
isfy demands - Nine survivors from
wrecked steamer Ealing arrived at Canso
n. S., after n terrible experience. Eight
cen lives lost-Frcderick p Cabot OF
Brookline, Mass, appointed special assist
ant United States district attorney
Canada disclaims responsibility for Sal
isbury's delay in returning Behring sea
arbitration agreement-J. g. 5. Black.
burn renominated for United States sen.
ator by Kentucky emocrats-Total
gold In the country estimated at about
e600, 900, 900 - Treasury gold reserve
stands at $3.50, 10o 164-Bath iron works
will receive SOLO, 900 for the ram Katahdin
Brazilian government will establish
modus vivendi in relation to its dispute
with France - Administration repre-.
sented by Senator Hill rs desiring to see
the house bond and certificate bill
passed--Paul Brigham, noted swindler
arrested by New York police-New
ministry formed in Cape Colony
Bradstreet's reports that general trade has
not improved appreciably-Six officers OF
the Eighth regiment M. v. NJ, discharged
Boston bankers do not credit the al
legged bond conspiracy Of the Morgan syn.
dicate-Bill permitting railway pooling
will be introduced in congress Plym.
outh (Mass.) business men declare war on
"fake" sales-Resignation accepted OF
Rev. Charles Olmstead, pastor of Pilgrim
Congregational church, Cambridge, Mass
I-Japanese re-enforcements sent to For.
mosa-Pope Leo XIII preparing third
encyclical - Underwood and Sheridan
held at Honolulu for conspracy-Many
governors advise Christian Endeavorers tc
go into politics-Turks who committed
the massacre at Cesarea reported as peni
bent-Senator Wolcott says nearly all
Europe Is in favor of recognizing silver
Boston boiler inspectors directed to re-
yoke the license Of any janitor or Other
person in charge of q steam boiler who
leaves 1t for more than 80 minutes at a
time-At Middletown, N. Y, IS cows
composing Irwin Comforts dairy stock
we're killed and burned by the state au
lhorities on account OF tuberculosis.
Sunday. Jan. 12.
Berlin officials look for early restoration
f friendly relations between Germany
md England-Large amount of wreck
ige coming ashore at Nantucket, Mass
g. II, Parker of Athol, Mass, killed by a
woman in Baltimore-Gillett baking
powder factory in Chicago burned. Loss
bl75 000--Local committee Of st. Louis
urging the claims of that city for next
Democratic national convention-Sir
Mackenzie Bowel succeeded in reorgan,
lzing his cnbinet-Three wheel shops In
Bristol, Conn, nearly destroyed by
Are. Loss, $60O0-William Pride OF
Harrington, N. H., secured his 2-yoar
I'D child on q haheas cornus writ