Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-07
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. APRIL 40.

tically unanimous for McKinley-Cap-
tain John r. Tanner nominated by Re-
publicans for governor OF Illinois -
Pennsylvania Democrats for Pattison
and sound money-Anothe great fire
In Cripple Creek, Colo, practically de-
stroyed the town--Masonic temple to
be built at Worcester, Mass-Clinton
l.. Sherwood of Rutland, VT, found
guilty of bigamy-Ex-M Mayor Cassidy
of Newbrrg, N. Y, committed suicide
Strike of journeymen tailors at
Providence-Lockou Of book and Job
printers in New York expected--Actor
Edwin Bethel tried to murder his wife,
Actress Dallas Tyler, at Hartford-Ne-
braska Democratic state convention de-
clared for the gold standard-Death
sentences imposed upon Hammond and
other leaders of the Johannesburg re-
form ommuted--William J. Lloyd
was found not guilty of manslaugh-
ter in the New Haven case -
Amesbury (Mass.) liquor license ques-
ton may be taken into the courts
Professor Jameson of Brown to assist
the Venezuelan commission-"The
Petersburg express" famous gun, ar
rived at Bridgeport. Conn--Sir Charles
Topper meeting with difficulty in form
ing a cabinet-Two Pressure Isle (Me.)
men found guilty of smuggling paris
green-Four-m barkentine Jo-
sephine launched at Belfast, ME-
Richard Crowley sentenced to prison
for killing John L. Burns at Boston.
FRIDAY, MAY 1.
Illinois Republican convention in
structed for McKinley-Death Of Rev.
DR.. Edward Kimball Alden at Boston
Three women injured, two perhaps IA
tally by being thrown from wagon at
New Haven-Child drowned in wash
tub in Maiden, Mass-Theosophis
Will establish In the west School for
the recovery Of the Lost Mysteries
OF Antiquity" - Harry Salisbury on
trial at Ellsworth, Me-, on a charge of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES steamer Katah-
din launched in Moosehead lake
Movement to establish Y. NJ. C. A.
headquarters building in Boston
Trouble at Tufts college over manage
ment Of the reading room-Rev A. S.
Ladd nominated for governor at Maine
Prohibtionist state convention -
April treasury deficit $4,000. 000-Pro-
testant clergymen wanted in Vera Cruz
Advance in anthracite coal prices or
dered--Twenty thousand Americans
expected to visit Buda- Pesth in June
Warren Fisher, who figured in the Blaine
scandal in 1876, Is dead-Depew saws
the Joint Traffic association will not be
abandoned-Port fees against vessels
navigating inland waters OF Canada
bolished-Buluwayo no longer stands
in fear Of attack from Matabeles -
Senator Price says sound-moncy Demo-
Gratis VIII triumph at the Chicago con-
ventlon - Massachusetts, gypsy moth
committee now carrying on its work un-
der an emergency appropriation, but
wishes for 5000, 900 New York senate
passed bill compelling Street Commits
sioner Warning to " ear uniform similar
to those worn by his employees.
SATURDAY, MAY 2.
Verdict of guilty in DR.. j. C. Moore
trial at Nashua. N. H-Yale scored a
victory in it's debate with Harvard
Senator Proctor says he did not tele-
graph Mr.. Manley that Vermont dele
gates would vote for Reed-Treasury
deficit for the year only about half the
amount for the preceding year-Ex-
port of gold sets in, but the reserve will
probably not be carried below 800, 000--
Jury in the Fourier manslaughter case
at Greenfield, Mass, bring in verdict OF
acquittal-General belief that the cap
tured Cuban flibusters will be shot
The Shah OF Persia assassinated-
Fight over women delegates opened in
the Methodist general conference at
MISUNDERSTANDING reports less
improvement in general trade-Atlas
Tack company in the hands OF receivers
Serious epidemic of mumps and
measles in Costa Rica-Elevated rail-
road iron workers in Chicago strike
Felix Quinonez, notorious con-
spirator, in the hands of the Mica
raguan government--Indica Of
big strike of ice handlers in New York,
and prospect of an ice famine.
shovel trust to advance prices-Food
growing scarce in Buluwayo-Sons of
revolution societies may unite-The
Pacific record broken by the steamship
Doric-Denver sent food and money to
the Cripple Creek sufferers-The
Eothschilds bought second quarter of
the Anaconda copper mine for $40, 000, 900
Steel trust absorbs the Ohio steel
works-St. Louis and San Francisco
road to be sold by auction for default Of
interest payments--Colonel Alex Bliss
stepson and formerly secretary of Ban
croft, the historian, died in Washington
Ten thousand people met in New Or
leans and demanded a recount of the
vote, claiming that the Democrats stole
the state by fraud-Fire which broke
out in Horns woods near Newmarket,
N H., is still raging. and has swept over
100 acres of woodland-William Lyons,
aged years, killed at Fall River, Mass.
SUNDAY. MAYa.
Chicago judge declared that bucket
shops are as legitimate as the board OF
trade-Ballingto Booth transferred
Salvation Army property In New York
to the new Communicating tract of
woodland in Plymouth, Mass. destroyed
by tire-Dervishes put to fight by Brit
ish cavalry and Soudanese troops at
Khor-Assassin of the late shah
member of a secret band of religious
fanatics-Loie Fuller the dancer, Sc
riously sick-Coroner found that Clio
vanni Quaranta, whose body was found
in pond at Providence, was murdered
Harvard won the intercollegiate
fencing championship-Orn won
the Kentucky futurity stake--United
States Senator Hales residence at Ellis
worth, Me-. burned--New site of CO.
lumbia college dedicated with imposing
remonies-Factory and seven
dwellings burned in San Francisco
Levi NJ Fourier of Montague. Mass,
acquitted Of wife murder-Colonel
Fred Grant reappointed police commits
sioner of New Yorkshire in Smiths
block, Laconia. N. H., caused a loss of
t4200-At South Norridgewock. Me-.
Benjamin Tompkins, 10, killed by falling
from an apple tree--Buluwayo re-
ported to be quiet-Alfred Ely qualified