Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. APRIL q.


No cause for alarm at rumor of vel
low fever among the men of the Eighth
Massachusetts esiment-Mayo j.
Quincy of Boston orders the work of de-
stroyng sparrows' nests discontinued
Miss Emily Vanderbilt Sloane mar
ried to John Fl. Hammond of Boston
at st. Bartholomew's, New York.
Governor Dyer and the entire Repub-
lican state ticket win in Rhode Island;
Democrats have only 10 assemblymen
Case of DR.. Kennedy, convicted of
Dolly" Reynolds murder. appealed
Serious illness of a juror compels an
adjournment of the Nancy Guilford trial
until next Tuesday-Good progress on
the cup defender at Bristol, r. /
Cruiser Charleston bombarded Dagu-
pan, the rebels evacuating; losses since
Feb. to April 4. 1874 killed, $40 wounded
Cotton mule spinners' convention at
Boston elects Robert Howard a life
delegate, and disciplines Taftsville.
Conn, union-Miss Belle Shane Of
Morristown. Pa, to accompany Captain
Andrews on voyage arcoss the
Atlantic in a boat measuring 20 feet
General Henry gives orders to form
battalion of United States soldiers from
Porto Ricans - Conspiracy charges
against the alleged Italian counterfeit
ers mol pressed at Boston-Fred H.
Barrows, his wife and Mabel Smith held
at Boston in $4,000 on a criminal opera
ton charge-Cruiser Montgomery un-
der orders for sea; mystery concerning
the voyage-Former Chemist Craig of
Lynn board o. health testities to changes
being made In figures on milk tags
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and chandeliers and overturn pulpit in
Lynn church-Steamer Norseman
pulled 70 feet nearer deep water-Ex-
plosion of a locomotive on the Portland
and Rochester railroad kills fireman and
engineer and Injuries others-Harvard
wins debate with Princeton--Herbert
Putnam takes the oath of office as IL
brarian of congress-Trustees of Nor
witch university want to begin the build
Ing of Dewey hall on May New city
officials Of Beattie. Kan, are all women
with'one exception.
FRIDAY, APRIL 7.
Impressive funeral services over the
GAG heroes OF the war in Arlington ceme-
terry, at Washington, attended by Presi-
dent Mckinley and cabinet, General
Miles and staff and $4,000 people
Equalization scale of wages on n. Y,
n. II. e. H. railorad threatens tieup
over the whole system--Armour beef
letter regarded IN Washington as clinch-
Ing the truth of Miles charges against
the commissary COMMUNICATIVE
States. Great Britain and Germany
agree on the high commission to settle
Samoan difficulty. all must unite in Or
der to get a decision-Daniel d. Lee
claire sues Rev. Isaac b. Leclaire at
Lowell. Mass, for alienation of wife's
Notwithstanding Norseman float
ed off Tom Moores ledge and taken in
tow for Boston-Meeting of state fed
Grafton of womens clubs at Fitchburg,
Mass-Mule spinners' convention
closes at Boston, and delegates to Sec
rotary Ross the settlement of grievances
Death at Boston of George Fl. Dick
erman. a prominent paper box manu-
facturer---Mrs Mckinley owns Valu-
able oil rights in the Scio field, her father
had reserved under surface privileges in
a sale 80 years ago--Steamship Mich
igan and schooner Charlie A. Sproul in
collision in Boston harbor-So- called
farmers movement in Maine gaining
Eround-Comptrole of the Treasury
Tracewell decides that the civil service
law is not.realiy a law, only a series ST
regulations. and ii Is understood that the
attorney general concurs in the decision
-Alger to go, It's said in Washington,
and General Russell Hastings to be
named to the vacant portfoio--Gov-
ernor Roosevelt determined that the
New York canal investigation shall go
on.
SATURDAY. APRIL s.
Admiral Kautz blames German Consul
Rose for the trouble in Samoa; United
States and British warships did con-
siderable damage with shells--Strike
of granite workers at Rockport, Mass
dewey too busy to attend the Wash
ington peace jubilee---lrish elections
result in sweeping victories for Ma
tionalists-C. +. Murphy of Marlboro.
Mass, drowned--Twelve persons per-
ished in fire in the home of Wallace c.
Andrews, New York millionaire
j. d. Gaffney and Harry Davis, stock
farm propretors of Lexington, Mass,
arrested on a charge of assault and rob
Disqualification of Philadelphia city
fathers arrived in Boston for the purpose
of inspecting the Boston water system