Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-26
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. IAN 10.

martial of General Eagan--Nellie
Donohue of Oldtown, Me-, shot and
killed; Lewis Bushey under arrest
Supporters of the peace treaty in the
senate consider the advisability of ac-
ceptlng a resolution declaring It to be
the policy OF the United States not to
permanently hold the Philippines
French ball at New York the liveliest in
a decade-Impressive funeral services
at Lewiston, Me. over the remains of
Congressman Williams COL
leEe has withdrawn from tho triangular
league. which included Dartmouth and
Amherst, and will form a league with
Amherst and Wesleyan-Indictm
Of murder in the first degree returned
against William Woods of Worcester.
Mass. for killing his wife-Confcrence
of presidents Of Womens auxiliaries of
the Y. NJ c. A. of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island---Receivers of the de-
funct Parsons bank of Waterbury,
Conn., announce the assets as s105. 600:
liabilities, s275. O0o-Boston Merchants
association elects officers, reviews or
ganzations work and asks that Mccall
should be given DinEley's place on tho
ways and means ommittee-Nathan-
lei. Moseley, Hartsville, Mass, murderer.
ordered committed to the insane asylum
Tho situation in the Samoan islands
recognized al Washington to be full OF
gravity-Boston park department cm-
ployes ordered to wear brown overalls
and jumpers; the men protest--Henry
Allison of Fitchburg, Mass, held in $1,000
for reissuing cancelled revenue stamps
flames F. Hamel, charged with bur-
glary at Amesbury. Mass, identified by
Miss MacGowen of Haverhll as her
assailant.
FRIDAY, JAN. 90
Trouble in Samoa not unexpected:
German consul thrown on. of supreme
court building; warshps on their way
there-Thomas ]. Gargan elected
president general of the American-Irish
Historical ty-Fitzsimnons will
meet any man in the world, and prefers
! Sharkey as an easy mark; will not in
sist on side bet, but will not fight at
the Lenox Athletic club. New York
Everything ready at Herreshoffs shop
for casting the lead keel for the new cup
defender-General Brooke issues an
order that not cent of Santiago Gus
toms receipts shall be spent without his
consent; sanitary work to be done for
rations merely-Quay leaves Harris
burg for Washington, and declares him
self pleased with the outlook--Block
owned by Borden sisters of Fall River
Mass, damaged heavily by fire of sus-
piclous orsin-Loss OF SEQ 900 at ire
| in Worcester, Mass-John Henry Wat
son of Bradford appointed to the Yer
mont supreme bench; Russell S. Taft adj
vanced to be chief justice--Represent
alive BarroWs of massachusetts n cam
aidate for the place left vacant by John
Russell Young--Two stock exchange
seats in New York sold for s35. 900, and
s3s,000 bid for another-SiXty men,
with 100000 in gold dust, arrive at
Victoria 3. C-Mrs. Jack Bloodgood
who has been playing with dramatic
company in Boston. reported to have
fallen heir to 500, Q0o---Three Haver-
hill, Mass. people attacked by q bulldog;
feared Mrs. Michael Glennon will not re-
cover from injuries-B British govern
ment concludes agreement with Egypt,
which puts the "Soudan" under gov
ernor general, with absolute power,
which officer must be appointed by the
khedive, with British consent-Gen-
eral Eagan formally notified of his trial
by court-martial. and deposed as head
of the subsistence Observation-Disclosures
Anna f. George indicted at Canton, o.,
for the murder of George D. Saxton. the
brother of Mrs. William Mckinley
Election of the successor of Mr.. Dngley
will not be held perhaps until next Sep
tember-Twenty-tw men of British
ship Glendower reach New York, after
facing death six days.
SATURDAY, JAN. p.
MaVOr Keith of Quincy \Iocc los
clean sweep in his appointments to
Quincy offices--Harry Cornish refuses
to discuss his rumored resignation as
athletic trainer Of the Knickerbocker
Athletic club OF New York-Fourtee
shpwrecked sailors from the Gloucester
fisherman Edith NJ. McInnes brought to
Boston by the Prince George-Change
of management of oatmeal trust prom
ised-Bill in Colorado's senate to cut
telephone rates one-half--Massachu
sets paper makers get many govern
ment contracts-Control of Worcester
and Nashua railroad passes to New York
Quay fails again to be elected sena.
tor, lacking 13 Votes-Some difficulty
experienced in casting the keel of the
new cup defender--Granitew trust
to be organized under the name
ing company, with $50, 000. 900 capital
Coal operators of four states answer
the miners scale committee. decreeing
a reduction of wages, instead of the ad-
vance asked for-Oflcial announce
nent that the Edison Electric and Illu-
minating company of New York Is to
he transferred to the New York Gas and
Electric Light, Heat and Power COM
pany-Congressma Barrows likely to
be appointed librarian of oongro S.
Friends of the Haw allan bill sec 1t
taken up in the house and passed in n
short time-United States government
moving carefully in Samoan matter; has
no definite news as yet-First party OF
Doukhobortsi arrives at Halifax
French chamber of deputies excited over
Dreyfus debate.
SUNDAY. JAN. %.
Coal miners and operators in Penn
sylvania tixingup a truce-Empoye Of
Boston's printing plant waiting for their
pay, owing to delay in payments from
other departments-Trea advocates
hopeful opponents will yield and allow
ratification without observation-disclosures
list dies In Louisville from the effects Of
an injury received in the ring-Amerl-
can troops to have practice marches in
Cuba---New clev's in the Adams poison
ing case-Boston police lieutenants
looking for the place left vacant owing
to the death of Captain Walker--Sena-
tor Quay comes near reelection through
absenteeism; no change in Delaware
contest-Train wreck at Great Bend,
Pa. one man hilled--Icemen along the