Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-04-30
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, APRIL %.

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Dedication Of the Maiden (Mass) Y. NJ.
G. AS new building-Murderer Co
lombe of New Haven sentenced to life
- Brookfeld (Mass)
Savings bank depositors will get divi-
dend of 80 per cent--Trial of Mr. and
Mrs. Kilham on charge OF false i'm
prisonment of q child begun in Lynn,
Mass-Receiver to turn the plant OF
the Denver Paper Mills company over
to a new orporation-Contest over the
will of the late DIR. Fred II. Hoadley at
New Haven-Failure of the American
National bank of Denver--Two China
men held ut Worcester, Mass. for as.
saulting two girls-Arrlval of another
large batch of italian immigrants at
New Worthwhile fighting, James
Kelly was pushed in front of a train
and terribly injured at Lancaster, Mass
Suit of prominent Manchester IN.
H. citizen against the electric Ugh.
company of that city dismissed
Philadelphia street railway men may
strike-Hon. Francis Jewett of Low
ell, Mass, Is dead-Paderewsk has
given $4,000 to establish prize fund for
American composers-The New York
assembly passed the Greater New York
bill over the vetoes of Mayors Strong
and Wurster-Report that Lord Sails
bury has rejected the proposition of the
United States in the Venezuelan case
Frank c. Smith, charged with forging
checks, did not appear when his case
was called in Boston, because he is In q
New Jersey Jail.
FRIDAY, APRIL a.
Bates college won the silver laurel
wreath trophy in it's debate with Boston
university Republican
convention declared for protection
reciprocity. the gold standard, and Quay
Joseph Chamberlain makes a state
ment that the Transvaal government Is
corrupt-Unterhaus of the Austrian
diet rejected universal suffrage scheme
Trial of DR.. Moore postponed and
jury discharged because of objection
able comments in newspapers-AIndian
a. preparation bill, carrying over so 900
600, passed by the senate-Admission
OF women as lay delegates to Methodist
general conference defeated by a close
vote---International arbitration con-
ference at Washington adopted resolu-
tions to be presented to the president,
and djourned-Virginia Republicans
declared for McKinlcy--Congres
Taylor constructs the Ohio platform to
mean sound money, as opposed to free
coinage at Is to Ambassador Bay
ard unveiled a window in the Shake
speare church at Stratford, Eng
Eix-Secretary of the Navy Whitney
thinks Ex-Governor Russell would
II AXE a good presidential candidate
Memorial to the late Jesse Seligman I'M
yelled at New York Hebrew orphan asy-
lum-Two men stabbed in a fight at
Fall River, Mass-Two Lawrence
Mass) mills to reduce running time
Connecticut supreme court found no err
ror In the habeas corpus proceedings of
DR.. Written - Child fatally poisoned
by dogberries at New Haven-Big
school OF whales around Cape Cod
Norcross Bros. got the contract for
building the Worcester (Mass.) city hall
john McKenna, who shot his wife at
Franklin, Mass, sent to Jail - Prob
ability that new cotton mill will be
built at Fall River. Mass-Rev T. j.
Lee of Newark accused OF plagiarism
Syndicate to buy out the Cataract Cen
eral Electric company-Senator Call
intends to ask the president to send
ships of-war to Cuba - Proposed
scheme to stamp weather forecasts on
letters will not be adopted in Boston
Daniel Chester French, formerly a Bos-
ton sculptor, to erect a statue of George
Washington at Paris-W.ll of Thomas
T. Wyman Of Boston, giving more than
100000 to public institutions, to be con-
tested by his relatives.
. SATURDAY, APRIL rs.
winthrop w. Crane q candidate for
Republican nomination for lieutenant
governor of rfassac husetts-Cuban
junta engaged the swift knife craft
Howard Cassard for blockade runner
net gold reserve stands at
s125, 515, 37l-Grand Forks National
bank Grand Forks. N. D., failed
Death of George Munroe, the founder of
the Seaside Library-Senator Quay
gratifled with the result of the Penn
sylvania Representative
Catchings Of Mississippi says he will
obey instructions in voting on the silver
question-French Radicals demand
revision of the constitution-Diss
ton of Dominion parliament-Slander
case against Rev. DR.. Pullman of Bridge
port, Conn. to be withdrawn-Billr egu-
lating employment OF women signed by
Two women murdered at Hill Top, Nd.
by robbers - Nicaraguan rebels de-
feated after three hours fight-Rob-
bins anti-Coal trust bill passed by the
New York senate--Three- year. old boy
burned to death at Maiden, Mass-Of-
fcial map Of the Arctic regions issued at
Washington - Burden diamond rob-
Iers held for extradition-Allied pow-
ers demand a Christian governor for
Zettoun - Fire at North Manchester,
Conn.,, caused a loss of about $50, 000-
Inspection of United States consulates
will be made by Robert S. Chiffon, Jr-
New England road forced to make a re-
duction in freight service in Connecti-
cut-General Weyler says the island of
Cuba must be pacified before reforms
can be introduced - Members of the
johannesburg reform committee
pleaded guilty of high treason and lese
majestic - Raines excise law declared
constitutional by the supreme court of
New York state--Cardinal Gibbons ex-
presses hope of the establishment of an
International court of arbitration
The grand council of the Royal Arcanum
at Lowell, Mass, elected officers as fol-
lows: Regent, A. w. David; vice regent,
C. w. Clark; orator, A. d. Walsh; secre-
tary, Herbert Boynton; treasurer, ]. +.
Hayes-The London Gazette an
nounces that a new order of knighthood,
the Royal Victorian, has been created
The Butler and Pittsburg railroad.
which is to connect with the Shenango
and Lake Erie, thereby giving Pittsburg
city a short route to the lakes. has been
organized.
SUNDAY, APRIL rs.
One woman burned to death, another
seriously, and man fatally burned In
Dixmont, Me-, by a bonfire--Five per-
sons murdered in Rockville, Ind, by