Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-12-29
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. DEC. %.

Hall Caine says there is no such
change in American opinion towards
England as there is there toward Amer
ica,-Mother and child sEt.tby drunken
| soldiers at Eutaw, Ala-MEs Margaret
Dodge, well known in literary circles,
commits suicide in a Boston church
| Five companies of the Fipst New York
arrive home from Honolulu and are
given royal eception--Governo
Emith Of the soldiers home at Santa
| Monica frightened into resgnng by
! two attempts on his life--Cuban la
borers in Havana think the Americans
will make good fathers:" soldiers
swelter in blue uniforms; Spanish Gus
toms service moralzed-President
Mckinley calls Hitchcock of Missouri,
present ambassador Of United States to
Russia, to succeed Bliss as secretary
of the intcrior-Hon. Edwin s. Barrett
of Concord, Mass, killed by fall from
window at his home-Marriage of
octogenarian with girl of 10 at Riverside,
near Williamstown, Mass-Asserted in
Washington that Andrew Carnegie will
support Bryan as against Mckinley in
1y00-Twentytw boys under arrest
at Concord, n. H.. for stealing from
students of St. Pauls school, and more
captures are expected-Polce make it
unpleasant for thieves in Boston--Au-
gustus Lowell succeeds Henry Lee in
the presidency OF the Provident Institu-
ton for Savings at Boston-Western
passenger agents forming a new assocla-
tion-Missouri Pacific raised wages of
passenger Observation-Disclosures to
make 100000 exhibition at Paris
Altgeld heads a new party in Chicago,
and will run for mayor-Newport News
yards to build two new steamers for the
Pacific Mail company.
FRIDAY, DEC. %.
Death of Colonel William Barrett of
Concord-Gcneral Corbin tells war In
vestigation board that practically no
preparations were made until the war
began complaints against the depart
ment due to a want of realization of the
seventies OF war-Wives of Senator
Gallinger and Representative Dingley
object to the seating of Representative
elect Roberts of Utah-Chicago lad
kills deputy sheriff who attempts to
serve writ upon his mother--Ohio
veterans pension stopped because he
served country during the Spanish war
as n mule driVer-Wrigh of Plymouth,
Eng, defeats Mike Sears of Boston in
10th round at Birmingham, Eng-Esti-
mated that from $4,000 to 80 900 persons
are affected with the grip in Philadel-
/, phia--Thomas p. Kelley and his wife,
/, who was Anna L. Mccarthy, the Brigh-
r ton Mass. elopers. returned to the form
er's home, and are arrested-Heavy
fighting at lilo, natives moved down by
= machine guns; Cubans preparing to
; Joyously celebrate the occupation by the
: of Standard Oil
+ company testifles to burning books and
papers which were desired by couxt as
evidence against the trust-New York
i harbor a prison for warshlps when tide
5 Is at ebb; congress will be asked to re-
; move Diamond reef-Death of Col
: onel John II. Roberts of Chelsea, Mass
r Mutual fire insurance companies
2 must pay a war tax on all policies is
n sued since July-Lieutenants Logan
:. and Reynolds OF the Eighth kassachu-
!, sets exonerated by board of survey for
- any losses of supplies al the Lexington
!. military hospital-Sudden death OF
: Harvard's giant center. Percy Malcolm
i Jaffray-Lord Iveagh gives $3.50, 900 10
: promote research in bacteriology, and
i will devote like sum to Improvement
a of Dubln-Lord and Lady Curzon ar
rive at Port Said on their way TO CAL
L cutta-
! SATURDAY, DEC. q.
k President orders General Otis to take
= Iloilo without delay" Bennington dis
patched to Wakes island, 1000 miles west
- of Hawaii. to take formal possession by
!: right of iscovery--Admira Sampson
. back from Cuba; says many reconcen-
trados will die despite all that can be
. done; wealthy and most influential peo-
!: pie want annexation to the United
States, whether as a state or territory
Z, they don't much care-The Twelfth
/. New York ordered to Cuba, and the
q Eighth Massachusetts expects to be the
next to start-Charge White feeling
[ out" Great Britain on the abrogating OF
t the Clayton Bulwer treaty: Salisbury
o insists that it is still in force but will
:, consent to American control similar to
l. British control of Suez, but for a quid
i pro quo-Ghani Bey. the sultan's aide
de-camp. shot and killed by HafuZ Pasha
I, in Constantinople-To Ryan OF
Syracuse defeats Dick OBrien in the
18th of a 2o-round bout at Hartford
l. -Torrey f. Wardner, editor Boston
-, Traveller sentenced to 30 days in Ded-
.. nam. Mass. Jail for contempt Of court
by Judge Sherman-Minorty of mil
u itary affairs committee reports a bill
D. for an army of 10000 regulars; 5000
! volunteers for the new possession
q Fayne Moore, on trial In New York
:. charged with blackmail, denies implied
allegations of immortality - Upper
/ leather Cutters union of Marlboro
l. Mass, votes to surrender charter
Edward Dwyer. formerly bookkeepel
in Waterbury. Conn, TO be hanged a
: Tipperary. Ire, for murder-Nain'
:: Democratic club to make feature o
= monthly banquets-Bank Examine
10 Mcdonald is making examination of tbs
o. Howard National bank al Boston
90 ARREST OF Conductor Calvin and Motor
man Hiney on charge of manslaugtre
III they were running car which was in col
10 Vision with another electric at Leices
= ter, Mass--Just before noon, Jan. l, tn
4; United States ships will salute the Span
~ lsh colors, which will then come dow
:, from the place they have held SO long
lI to be replaced by the Stars and Stripes
3, which will be saluted by the Spanish
. ships-More evidence secured regard
Ing the burning OF books and papers o
the Standard oil company-Th
Methodist church of America will cal
upon its members to give 100000 900 II
1900 as a thank offering unto the Lord.
20 SUNDAY, DEC. %.
Creelman in London says the senti
/ ment there Is that Salisbury insists tina
United States must sue for permission