Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-09
TIE WEEKS NEWS.
TTIT1R SDAY FER Q.


legged, killed Annie Cox at Rochester,
n. H.. arrested at Portland, Me-; on
train she made confession of the crime
to n Blddeford man--Spaniards in
Cuba threaten that If the Cubans do
not cease their prosecutions. TO leave
the island or to ask the United states
never to abandon it-Hannis Taylor
says Cuban army should be paid and
the peace treaty ratified at once
Dinner Of Brown graduates in BOSTON
and vicinity-H. l.. Harding and
others ask for an injunction to prevent
the city treasurer of Boston from pay
ing the aldermens carriage bills
Funeral of General Greene at Apponaug,
II. Residence of year to be reQu-
site hereafter in North Dakota us pre-
requisite for divorce---Tod Sloan, 1t
is reported, wins $4,000 in the stock
markct--Thief arrested while trying
to rob Abraham Shains jewelry store at
Boston-Transfer OF majority of
shares of the Lowell electric light cor-
poration to Boston men---Some s75,-
600 received from Rev. p. f. Jernegan
for the stockholders of the Electro Ma
rine Salts company-CharlesE f. Clark
Springfield, Mass, letter carrier, held
on two charges of robbing the mails
Jeffries shows that he Is a st-class
boxer in an exhibition bout at Boston
Crowds gather at gates of MARI
boro (Mass.) shoe factories, but no as
saults on workmen are reportod---Es-
terhazys flight to escape arrest the sem
sation in Paris-Consressma Fitz-
gerald files a claim at the navy depart
mcnt for share Of the prize money in
behalf OF the men Of the Ninth Niassa-
chusetts on the Harvard at the naval
battle of Santiago.
FRIDAY. FEB. 5.
Mrs. Provinchia, murderess of her hus-
bands housekeeper. arraigned in Roch-
ester, N. H.. pleads not guilty. and is
taken to Dover jail to await the action
OF the grand jury--Young couple elope
from Clifton to Bangor, Me-, walking IS
miles, and are cauRht--Colorado buried
under snow, and food and fuel are scarce
in many mining camps-Rcpublcan
of the national house of representatives
vote for a committee to consider financial
gislation--Massachu capitalists
buying up the brick plants of Baltimore
-Shipwrecked sailors stranded on
Cape Cod-Bride of 100 and bridegroom
Of 102 at Franklin. Pa--Christian En-
deavor society celebrates its 18th ami
versary-Gomez accepts. for the Cuban
| army. the sum of 81 DOC. 900, as part pay
ment-Charge of fraud made against
Foremen John A. Tobin and NJ j. Coyle
by Counsel John p. Moran in the Boston
teaming frSId cases-Returning Klon-
dikers report wages S. per day and board.
and temperature 50 degrees below zero
Miss Mabel Mullaney and George
| Hamln, Marlboro strikers. arrested on
warrants alleging lntimidation--Gov-
ernor General Brooke hereafter will
make all civil appointments: those made
since Jan. ratifed--Illnois proposes
to place a statue in the national Capitol
to Miss Frances f. Willard-Mrs.
| Henry T. Sloane surrenders to her hus-
band the custody Of her children to avoid
| court proceed of proof
OF a movement $50 years ago similar to
the Christian Observation-Disclosures At
torney Gardiner Of New York asserts he
has proof of three persons being con-
/ cerned in poisoning plot, and that he has
unearthed a. terrible scandal.
SATURDAY, FEB. T.
| Acute turn in senate controversy over
peace treaty; opponents say they will
force vote on original document-New
England headquarters of Cuban indus
trial relief fund opened at Boston
Police trying to find worthless check
passer, who has been operating among
Boston business mcn--Envelope trust
advances prices on envelopes, while
prices on government stamped envelopes
are lower than ever-Mcmorial to
the late Thomas NJ. Simpson Of Pea
body a member of the Essex bar, pre-
scented to the superior court at Salem,
Mass--Cereal trust forming with $685.
900 900 capital--Lasters at Common
wealth shoe factory. Whitman. Mass,
go out in a body-Four thousand Bid
deford (Me,) cotton mill operatives ask
for restoration of former wages
Several manufacturing establishments
at Philadelphia burned; loss about $780,
0-Manufac turers and jobbers of
plumbers supplies said to be uniting
on q $50. 600 900 basis-American syn
dicate said to have secured the principal
Cuban railways-M Monument proposed
In the Colon cemetery, Havana, to the
victims of the Maine explosion-Gen-
eral OTIS cables death statistics at Ma
Mia among American troops, showing
the rate to be very small-Ca binet
discussed General Miles actions. and
a court of inquiry will be called ftSr the
report OF the war investigating com
mittee-President dominates George
A. Marden to be assistant United States
treasurer at Boston, and Charles X.
Darling to be United States marshal for
the district Of Observation-Disclosures
Columbia Gamers being driven out of
business by government regulations
Anti-ritunlistic excitement in England
may lead to potent anti-g government
eoaltion-Report that the TranavaaI
has given to { nan 3O-years' con-
eession for building wooden mills and
supplying local consumption.
SUNDAY, FEB. S.
Long expected clash comes st Manila |;
Aguinaldo attacks the Americans and
the city; 20 Yankees wounded; women
seek safety on ships; Fi!ipnos' loss not
known---PrcpCnents of the treaty want
but one more to be sure of 60, enough to
ratify; McEnery, Heitfeld, Harris and
Jones of Nevada on the doubtful list as
yet; kenney, Cannon and Allen out of
the doubtful and on affirmative side
snow and storm hang on for II days in
Colorado, and railroads opening after a
long tieup-- James Mcmahon, time
Keeper at the Western Union telegraph
office New York attempts to kill his wife
and then commits suicide--Baltimore
and Brooklyn baseball teams CONSOLE
} dated-Anti-ritua agitati in Eng
land--Double murder and suicide near
Lima. O.. because of jealousy-All at