Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-04

inspection around New York harbor and
water front--Twenty- five inspectors
Of the New York customs department
suspended for accepting money
SATURDAY, APRIL 90.
Aguinaido asks for cessation Of hos
Titles 10 secure authorization of Filipino
congress for peace proposals; Otis says
only unconditional surrender" jubila-
ton in Washington; many believe 1t is
but a ruse to gain time--John Shahba-
zian. an Armenian. shot his wife four
times at Boston; she will probably die
Perry Belmont and Mrs. Henry r.
Sloane married; Mrs. Sloane had been
divorced, on the only cause for divorce
In New York, just four hours and
half before her marriage to Belmont
A Washington paper mentions Moody
Of Massac husetts as a possible SUCCESSOR
to Speaker Reed-Frances l.. Adair. a
girl of 90, confesses to forgery for which
Nora Canty was arrested al BOTTOM
Bay State and Lincoln Houses in wor-
cester, Mass. refused liquor licenses
Gomez stil in favor of complete indie
pendence; Cuban army rolls cut to 49,
900 names; Brooke cuts taxes 50 per
cent; Santa Clara province in bad con-
btion--Terry McGovern gets decision
over Joe Bernstein after % rounds at
New York--"Hallis" Fletcher of Med
ford. Mass, leaves home because she
| thought she was aiding to family burdens
by breaking dishes---Woman said to
! be a wealthy resident OF Boston serious
ly injured by jumping from a train near
Worccster-End Of the Cape Ann
auarrymens strike in sight--Eighth
Massa chusetts volunteer infantry paid
off and mustered out---John p Ross
of Sharon, Mass, shot and instantly
killed by his wife--President Mckinley
and Secretary Long visit the cruiser
| Raleigh at Philadelphia--AN New York
! Judge uphelds the right of n man to
kiss his best girl on the street-First
! Weld eight wins the freshman race on
/ the Charles river: Harvard promises to
have a good freshman crew.
SUNDAY. APRYL 30.
| Beef court inds General Miles charges
generally unsustained. but admits canned
roast beef was furnished in too large
| quantities. bamss Egan and Miles. too;
| no further proceedings necessary--Ag-
uinaldo wanted three weeks armistice
to call congress and consider the terms
Of surrender offered by Americans; Cen
eral Otis refused to wait, but promised
amnesty to all who should lay down
their arms-President Mckinley and
his party take an outing on the Hudson
river-Congressma Mccall has a re-
lapse at his residence in Warrington
Miners from Canyon Greek. Ida, in
sympathy with Wardner strikers, go to
the latter town and blow up the mill
with $500 pounds of giant powder; one
man killed and one wounded-P. J.
Donovan, coach of the Weld club OF
Harvard will assist in developing and
selecting freshman crew-Nine per-
sons injured by the derailing of an
electric car at Millbury. Mass; motor
man saved car from going over preci-
pice into Blackstone canal-Forest
fire between Centerville and Barnstablc.
Mass, burns over 1000 acres of woodland
Senator Hoar and Ex-Governor
Boutwell, discuss the danger from trusts
at Massachusetts club dinner.
MONDAY, MAY !.
About $50 journeymen horseshoers Of
Boston strike: many employers have al
ready grantedthe demands OF the men
Fire In Boston causes a loss Of about
500, 900; several fremen injured. but
not seriously--Major General Otis pre-
pairing to prosecute the war vigorously
In case the peace prospects fail-Death
Of William Dragon at Springfield, Mass. !;
relatives say he was the victim Of foul
play-German tramp released from AL
fred, Me, Jail thought to be Paul Null
Ter, the Brookfeld. Mass. murderer
Burglar discovered in Boston store
jumps through a plate Sglass window,
hut is caught, with a companion
Three persons killed and more than so
injured in a railroad accident near
Observation-Disclosures fire and tornado
sweep across % miles of wealthiest ag-
ricultural section ~ Nebraska-Sec-
rotary Alger would like to succeed Nc
MILAN in the United States senate
Schlatter. the divine healer" gives an
exhibition of his powers in Boston
theatre--J Malcolm Forbes as he
expects that the filly Royal Will create
revolution in breeding, and be the dam
Of the first 2-minute trotter--Cries of
treason raised at an anti-eNpansion
meeting in Chicago; Professor LauShin
condemned Administrations policy, and
Bishop Spaulding declared that Engla nd
has never been a friend Of this country
Our new i26ton gun the largest can
non ever built-PreSdent Mckinley
attends church and later accompanies
his wife on a drive In New York parks
Death OF Captain Edward w. Reed
OF Haverhil Mass. formerly master OF
the T. F. Cakes.
TUESDAY. MAY2
Secretary John D. Long defends the
administration and praises Dewey al the
Essex club dinner at Boston-Horse-
shoers strike in Boston almost ended
men win an easy victory; textile workers
in convention; Pawtucket valley cotton
strike ended 500 iron molders in Rhode
Island out-Dr. William A. Gorton
superintendent of Butler asylum at
Providence dies at Boston--Anglo-
Russian agreement regarding spheres of
influence in China not likely TO affect the
United States--Waltham aldermen re-
fuse to grant sixth class licenses to
Observation-Disclosures Mckinley visits
the Brooklyn navy yard --- Justice
Bookstaver decides that Moineux must
remain in prison until the May grand
jury has considered his case---Ground
broken at Norwich tVt) university for
Dewey hall by Captain Clark, formerly
OF the Oregon-Secretary Hay pays
the $50, 600, 900 to Spain and thus performs
the last act of the war-Major Genera
Ludlow calls Havana editors to account
for trying to embroil soldiers nd police
-Sparrng bout ends fatally at AL
bany-Dolliver goes west to arrange a
plan to secure the speakership to the
west: highest western man in the caucus
on first vote to receive the whole western
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