Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-11
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. MAY I.

THURSDAY. MAY 4.
Atkinson's pamphlets printed as pub
tic documents al the request of Senator'S
Jones and Caffery; San Francisco Off
cials seized the documents, which were
addressed to Dewey, Otis and other
chiefs--Mhss Mable NJ. Burke. beau
tful girl. who was secretary of the board
OF managers of the Worlds fair, IA
tally wounded Attorney David j. Vile
of Chicago on discovering that he was
married, and killed herself--Sultan of
Turkey has authorized Minister Straus
to cable that he will pay the American
claim of $500, 900 for damages Of Arme-
Man MISUNDERSTANDING would not
join in proclamation of armistice in Sa-
moa--General Macarthur assaults San
Tomas, northwest of Calumpt; rebels
burn the town---Dr. Vaughn of army
board of surgeons declares typhoid cpl
demic in camps due to filthy condition
and inexperence Of volunteer doctors
death of Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton of
New York from morphine poisoning
National union of textile workers elects
Prince w. Greene of Phenix, Ala, presi-
dent, and votes to meet next in Augusta,
Ex-senator Hoar sails for Europe. and
IL given a grand send off by a crowd at
Boston-Sudden death OF Rev. DR.. Kel-
log in India--National Afro American
council of the United States issues a
proclamation regarding the "indescrib-
ably barbarous treatment of the ne
groes."
FRIDAY, MAY S.
Marriage Of Richard Harding Davis
and Cecle Clark at Marion--Sub-
scriptions for stock of Amalgamated
Copper company reached SAP ,000. 900. of
which $500. 900 900 were from New Eng
land--Charles +. and Robert c. Kum-
mer. brothers, of Medford. Mass,
drowned while canoeing in lower Mys-
tic observation-disclosures of the be-
trothal of Miss Julia Dent Grant to
Prince Cantacuzene made at reception
in Paris-Fitssimmon and Jeffries
fight likely to 60 to Denver-Mrs. Julia
Finnegan of Lebanon. n. H. is TO- years
OF age--Generals Macarthur and Law
ton moving on the Filipinos in two main
columns; Otis has abandoned peace tenn
porting for active hostilities-Cruiser
Raleigh arrives at Southport, N c.. but
draws too much water to go up river to
/ w MISUNDERSTANDING iTOkcT
in London, and declares that Tammany
will not support Bryan. and that the Ma
yet investigation will make a thousand
votes for Tammany every day-Grand
Jury in New York probing case against
MolineuX to the bottom and refuses to
act on suggestions OF assistant district
attorney--Thomas McGrath. late of
the Twenty second regiment, kills his
iv,h a,- hnv, g.
New York because of jealousy-Henry
O. Havermeyer promises to tell the in
dustrial commission about the sugar
trust-President Mckinley to go to
Hot Springs. Va, for a long and much
needed rest-General Brooke signs
commission of new Cuban supreme
Banquet rendered Lawrence,
Mass, soldiers and sailors of the late
war by Young Mems Catholic associa-
tion-Covernor Roosevelt refuses to
pardon a wife murderer, and expresses
his favor of the whipping post for those
who maltreat children and animals
Henry E. Hess OF Boston chosen as
manager OF the New York fire insurance
exchange--Halifax citadel. the larg-
est fort there condemned by the mill
tary authorities.
SATURDAY MAY
SIMPSONS North Atlantic squadron.
the New York, Brooklyn. Indiana. Mas
sachusetts, Texas New Orleans and
Nashville, to visit New England coast
during June-IIufnag gle of Apia, Soma
gave misinformation which led to deaths
of Freeman. Monaghan and Lansdale
Secretary Alger, it Is said in Wash
ineton, will insist that General Miles
leave the war department or he will
kid" Mcfarland knocks out Jack
Bennett In hve rounds-A. r. Bruce
of Lawrence willing to again be the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor of Mas
sachusetts II the party wishes it-Last
Chance miners flee to mountains upon
the arrival of the troops--Edna May
the actress, seeks divorce from Fred
, Titus, the bicycle rider---General Otis
forces capture stores of large value and
walk into San Fernando-Life-s savers
patrol the shore of Point Judith in vair
for the body of Captain Thomas Grape
At banquet in Havana, Gomez was
denounced as traitor for aiding the
Yankees, who were referred to in terms
of dislike and suspicion--Revolvln
grindstone explodes in factory at Oak
land Me-, and kiNs Charles Hall-Mr
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which he gave to Mrs, Perry Belmont
when she was still Mrs. Sloane---Cap
4 tain Clark of the Oregon the guest of the
= California Pioneers in New England
Men on trail to the klondike face &c
face with arvation--Consressm
; Boutele of Maine declines to COMM
himself on the spea kership question. bu
says the west could easily have th'
office-Grand jury of New York con
tinues its investigation of Molineux-
Gunboats Vixen and Viking ordered L
Bluefelds to Join the Detroit in dem
(; onstration against Nicaragua--Brig
adler General Harrison Gray Otis de
clares the United States should keep tn,
Philippines permanently, and that the.
are rich prize, the instruction mus
soon end-Senor Terry leaves the bull
. of his estate to, his widow, Sibyl Sander
son, with the provision that she forfeit
; everything n she maries again---"Sil
yer Dollar" Smith critically i'll at hi
home in New York--Consolidation o
electric street railroads in eastern Mas