Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-02-20
THE WEEK'ScNEWS
Thursday. Feb. IL.

hOWCiit uhsS-- DcIlutOI eTuhy huInlbS MS
presidential candidacy Rils and
others address the Twentieth Century
club-Meeting of directors of Boston
Merchants OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H. Dol
liff, who killed Joseph Albert at Oldtown.
Nc, held for trial-Crcw Of the schooner
Glendon, wrecked ut Hampton beach,
Mass, were promptly rescued-Lincoln
dinner of the Middlesex club at Boston
addressed by ex-President Butler, Con.
gresham Walker of Virginia, Hon. G. w.
Fairbanks ct indianapolis and ex.
Mayor Eustis of neapolis--Dlvorce
case against ex-Mayor Hayden of Fitch
burg, Mass, tried at Worcester
Another respite for Murderer Durrant
grantedy-Count Wilhelm Won Bismarck
reported dying-Japan to spend $780,
100000 on her navy--Dcath of Captain
Robert Tarr, formerly of Gloucester, Mass
Venezuela decides to send an agent to
London to open negotiations for the set
Element Of the boundary Willis
S. Mccormick. q Harvard student, accused
Of brutally assaulting n letter carrier, held
In the sum of $1,000 to await the aston of
the grand jury - Steamboat Richard
Peck, which ran aground, floated unin-
jured--Abbie g. Slater, widow of tho
late Millionaire II. N. Slater, the wooden
manufacturer. died ut Webster, Mass, Of
heart disease, aged 60 ycars-Ernesu
Tracy was arrested at Dover, N. H., on
an Indictment warrant for embezzlemcnt
In Boston---The late Robert Allyn, pro-
prictor Of the Allyn House at Hartford,
left all his property estimated at s., 000,-
goo, to his wife and two\ children
Rev. Isaac N. Phelps, former pastor of
the First Baptist church, Newport, X. l.,
has accepted n call from Grace Episcopal
church, Providence, to be assistant
Charles Louis Ambrose Thomas, the celc.
brated musical composer, died at Paris.
Friday, Feb. IA
Big banquet the browning event Of tho
Grand Army encampment Mt Lowell
Mass-Close Of tho Woman's Relief
Corps and Ladies OF the Grand Army con-
vention at Lowell, Mass--Board OF ex.
ports decide that Angus u. Gilbert. the
murderer Of Alice Sterling, is sanc-Ex.
Policeman Charles NJ. Lows tries to kill
his wife at her homo at Boston-Ex- Pa
trolmcn Dennis ]. Drlscoll and Frederick
L. Foley OF the Boston police department.
sentenced to two years each in tho
house Of orrection-Boston schooner
searched by Spanish cruiser while leaving
Manzanilla harbor-Charles NJ. Benz
elected president OF the Worcester,
(Mass) County Mutual association
The Cramps Ship Building company
awarded tic contract for building revenue
cutter No. 8 for the Pacific coast Tho
newcomer Is to be 100 feet long--Rev.
Theodore b. Foster resigned as rector Of
st. Paul's church, Pawtucket, X. l.,
where he has been four years,
kae m
Episcopal church, Rutland, VT -
The Yale Gymnastic association have
elected E. p. Ware of Hartford manager.
S. b. Lchlbach of Jersey City was chosen
captain-The Brockton Mass. common
council passed the municipal appropriation
bill Of $449, e3S. 81 for tho current year
Colonel John A. Cockerell, the veteran
newspaper correspondent, decorated by
the Emperor OF Japan with tho Third
Order Of the Sacred Treasure, q distnc-
ton seldom conferred on foreigners-T.
S. Vipond, Son a. Co., Montreal, sus-
pends--The Metropolitan Museum Of
Art, New York, out OF debt-The Amer
lean Tobacco trust cleared 1891, gel last
year-Steamer Paris sunk the steamer
Her Majesty at Southamptop-Gene
Ezeta abandoned his expedition to Saliva.
bane river, Queensland General Gomez
says the Cubans will pay Spain 500 OOO,-
900 for their freedom-Death Of Amos
Storer, president Of the Charlestown Dos
tom Five Cents Savings bank and for 80
years treasurer of Middlesex county
Captain General Weyler expresses great
disgust at the condition Of affairs which
he found upon his arrival in Cuba
DIR. Mabel Spencer OF Kansas City, Kan,
has been appointed county physician OF
Riley County, Kan. She is the first woman
In the state to receive such an appoint
ment.
Saturday, Feb. 10.
House rejected Crisp's motion to adopt
the senate free coinage substitute No. by
l2o majority--Home OF the lato Chief
Justice Chase at Washington to be held
in trust for Mrs. Kate Chase--Dscharg
of an employe in York mills at Soco,
Me-. followed by strike and shutdown
- Treasury deficit for fiscal year
reduced to s22, 593,S4l - Lewis w.
Aldrich chosen commander of New
Hampshire Grand Army. New officers
elected by Wonlans Relief Corps
Lieutenant Doe of Lynn (Msss) police
force hopeless victim OF hydrophobia-
Champion pacing stallion John h. Gentry
sold for $7600-Bertillion system to DO
adopted by the New York police depart
inent - Three men killed and three
fatally injured by boiler explosion near
AUhboro, n. C-Governor Morton signed
bill ceding to United States jurisdiction
over the Palisades of tho Hudson Tam
many Hall endorsed its new leader, John
@. observation-disclosures Car company will
oppose reduction in price of oerths-