Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-12-21
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, DEC. II.

THURSDAY, DEC. II.
general Methuen retires to the Mod
Der, Where ! am in security" fearful
loss Of the Highland brigade in a few
minutes; 800 sounded. "a officers, at
Orange river; General Wauchope OF the
Black Watch killed; an eighth division
70 be mobilized---Mrs. Lottie Cohen
found in her home at Boston with her
throat cut from ear to ear; believed TO
have been murdered--President Nc
kinley will name Mrs. Potter Palmer
on the Paris exposition commission; the
only woman member-Rev. Robert
Goldman, Jr.. Of Boston elected Episcopal
bishop of Maine-Boston aldermen
grant permission to use automobiles in
common carrier service-Carl c.
Parcher, a Saco, Me-. bank clerk, ar
rested on a charge Of stealing letters;
admits his guilt, but doesn't know why
he did flight between Amherst
sophomores and Springfield, Mass, po-
lice, former unsuccessful trying to break
up freshman dinner--Davis, the Win
throp, Mass, counterfeiter, given a four
year sentence---Province of Cagayan
surrendered to Americans; Mabini the
brains and power Of the instruction,
captured--Session OF the most wor-
shipful grand lodge Of Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons of Massachusetts
spened at Boston--Montreal suspicious
Of a Buffalo syndicate's offer for grain
shipping facilities there they think the
American railways are back of 1t
Freight wreck near Lyme, Conn, de-
lays traffic several hours-Decsion an
nounced against Attorney General Mon
nett of Ohio in his far on trusts
Eppng, n. H., Savings bank closed and
a recc - appointed said to be prac-
tically solvent--Ruling that tide lands
in Alaska are not pubic--Georse A.
Hihbard nominated for postmaster Of
observation-disclosures investigation begins
by examination Of witnesscs--Michi-
gan congressman urge more pay for
surfmen on the lakes-Canada protests
dams in connection with the Chicago
drainage canal.
FRIDAY. DEC. Is.
General French has brush with the
Beers and reports having driven them
back; British lost s32 at Magersfontein;
Highland brigade alone lost Clio
Strong Democrats liHe Senators Jones
OF Arkansas, Cockrell and Daniel be-
coming cold in advocacy of the free
coinage of silver-Anti-imper in
Philadelphia adopt resolutions favoring
Independence in Cuba and Philippines
Automobile runs amuck at New
York, breaking mans leg and killing
a horse--Labori, who defended Drey-
fus will shortly visit America-Suc-
ccssful trial trip of Isaac Stern's steel
steam yacht Virginia off the Maine
coast--Bout at St Louis ends fatally,
the victim being Henry Neise Of that
city--Three lives lost in a tenement
house fire in Brooklyn-Fire a Stone
ham, Mass. causes loss of SIC OOO-De-
bate between Boston university law
school and the Harvard wranglers won
by the former-United States mint at
Philadelphia begins striking off the
Lafayette dollars-Secretary Gage
announces that he will at once
pay the interest due on bonds
Jan. 1, amounting to $685., $751;
Medical examiner says Lottie Cohen of
Boston committed suicide and her hus-
band has been released by the police
Death Of exMayor Titcomb of New
buryport, Mass-Mayor Jones of To-
ledo plans to so to congress-Dedica-
ton of Bancroft memorial library at
Hopedale, Mass-Four men under
bonds for alleged conspiracy with Cap
tain Carter--Estmated that the profits
of the Carnegie Steel company this year
will be about $40 O00, 000--Coroner's jury
decides that no blame can be attached
to the company for the rhine disaster at
Carbonate. Wash-New Haven road
buys the Peoples Tramway company Of
Killinsly, Conn, and will extend it to
Pleinfield and Norwich-Senate con-
firms nomination of George a. Hibbard
to be postmaster at Boston-Wood
plans to give the Cubans good govern
ment, and anticipates no trouble with
the people; mild protests against
Brooke s removal.
SATURDAY, DEC. 49,
General Butler attempts to cross the
Tugela river and is beaten back with
heavy losses in men, and left III guns
behind-,John =. Squire & Co., corpora
ton, Boston, makes a voluntary as
ssnment; liabilities 5000 900 assets,
s., O00. 000-Repuolican national conven-
tion to be held in Philadelphia June 10
neXt-The pope in his allocution re-
Erets that the vatican was not invited to
send a delegate 10 thc peace conference
Leonard NJ. YeatOn killed a Frank
lin. n. H., by Edward G. Winsate-
Frank Wyman, first mate Of a Boston
schooner, becomes stark mad and jumps
acknowledgements William with
draws a military attache from Paris as
an outcome of the Dreyfus case--Last-
ers employed at Plants shoe factory,
Santiago de Chile after Moore, the al
legged embezzler-House debate warm
on gold bill: Wheeler and Berry of Ken
lucky wash the states dirty linen:
Bailey defends l6 to l. and Lowering of
Massachusetts upholds the gold stand
ard--Leaving note. saying she would
commit suicide. Miss Winnie Watson
has disappeared from Laconia, n. II
Isaac Yaffa held in $4,000 on charge of
setting fire to a Boston store-Sergeant
A. W. Corey appointed chief of the
Brookline, Mass, police epartment-
Nearly $500 names taken from the New
England pension roll and transferred to
other istricts--Evangei d. l..
Moody more fortable-Larges
southern hosiery manufacturers organ
ize an association at CHATTANOOGA
War between iron ore and steel ma king
interests improbalAa, because the Car