Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-03-16

DIR Telmage resigns his Washing
ton pastorate-Mrs. Margaret f.. Cody
convicted of Matchmaking the heirs Of the
late Jay Gould - Rudyard Kipling
much better--Thomas Gaffney. Jr., of
Boston, who eloped with Grace Peters.
arrested on a charge of forgery.
SATURDAY, MARCH II.
Mrs. Cordelia Poirier and Samuel Pars-
low hanged at st. Scholastique. Que, for
the murder of the formers husband:
disgraceful scenes after the drop fell
Mysterious Billy" Smith wins his bout
at San Francisco with Kid Lavigne in
the 14th round, the latter's seconds
jumping into the ring and claiming a
foul: Lavigne was groggy-Herbert
Putnam of Boston twice refuses to be-
come head of congressional library
Discovery of the new star by Mrs. Elem
Ing of Harvard observatory, her .ifth
since 1s60--Martin Mahon says he viii
not testify against Fayne Moore in the
alleged badger case-Talk of shoe fac
tory trust in Manchester, N. H-Russia
will not insist that China revoke the
Hong Kong contract with Great Britain.
thus relieving strained situation -
Bradstreets reports continuance
Of Industrial and trade activity
General Henry says the conditions in
| Forto Rico are alarming; natives are
clamoring for government, and have
! thrown away the chances he gave them
Transport Grant arrives at Manila
/ Lawton reports to Otis with 1900 men.
who landed INN ediately-Judge Greg
| ory suspends sentence in the case of
Mrs. Cody. convicted of attempting TO
blackmail the Gould heirs; she goes
free-Quincy (Mass) ante cutters
/ ccefAmanufacturers' proposition to in
crease membership of committee ana
! conference will be held-George w.
! Pierce held in $4,000 in each case of al
| legged attempt to poison against him in
| Auburn. Me.
SUNDAY, MARCH IL.
! Preparations at Manila for attacking
the insurgents--The transport Meade
sails from New York with $4,000 0D0 for
the Cuban army--Associatio ton being
/ formed to purchase and preserve the
birthplace of Daniel Webster in New
Uamps 100 houses de-
molished by gale at Oklahoma. Ok
Partition of China is imminent accord
ing to II enry Norman---Promotion de-
clined by Rear Admiral Higginson and
Lieutenant Aaron War-i-Knights OF
Columbus question the right CT their or
der 10 give money to the Catholic uni
versty-Leutenan Colonel Sharpe
testifies that beef was transported at
Camp Thomas in filthy wagons---Amer-
leans win the cable chess match, six
| games to four-Treworgy alleged muir.
! derer of Mrs. Ware in Bucksp sport. Me.
/ held for the grand jury-Fort Knox
near Bucksport. Me. to be strengthened
American Ice company Incorporate t
IN New Jersey with capital stock OF
S60, 900, 000-General Joe Wheeler denie!
that he is engaged to marry Mrs George
W. Chids-Weaver sNike at Warren
r.. l.. adjusted satisfactorily--Sx al
legged counterfeiters arrested in New
York--New Hampshire legislat ure ad
journed to December, 1900--Texas sen
ate declines to pay Ex-Governor Hogs
$40 900 for collecting SOL 900 due the state
MONDAY. MARCH 10.
| Rebels near San Pedro Macati in full
| retreat before General Wheaton's di-
| visional brigade, which is moving or
Pasig; gunboats clearing the Jungle
! Filipinos apparently had planned an at
| tack upon the American lines. but theil
| courage failed them after the signal.
| had been given-The municipal at.
| tack upon the English sparrow goes into
| effect at Boston-New steamship Cas-
| titan strikes on Gannett rock ledge of
| Yarmouth, n. s.. and may prove tota
| loss: her 46 Portland passengers taker
| off by tugs and landed at Yarmouth
| William A. Doucette, collector Mt St
Cecilia's church. Boston, arrested on a
| charge of stealing $4,000 from his col.
| lections-Strike of Quincy, Mass.
granite cutters ended. manufacturers
and unions committees reaching com
promise; conceded that men have the
| best of the bargain-Death of Johnny
Griffin, former featherweight fighter. al
| New York-Cubans and Americans
| alike pay homage to Gener,-i Gomez
! Mona an island of the West Indies
acquired by the United States, though
/ a veritable Pearl of the Antilles" i!
uninhabited except by nomadic fisher
/ folk-Action of the Cuban assembly to-
ward Gomez il is thought in Washing.
ton, will destroy the power of the as.
sembly-Lieutenant de Faramond o
the French navy is in Washington &c
study our naval methods - Bostor
leather men planning a combination t.
Offset the Chicago upper leather trust
now being formed-Elida Wilbur, q
San Francisco girl who has been uncon
scious 13 months, shows signs of recov
ering-Misunderst of order
causes two deaths and a bad wreck a
Bradleys. Conn.
TUESDAY, MARCH IA.
! Guadalupe and the city of Pasig cap.
tured by the Americans. The enemy. ir
plain sight under heavy fire. Tough
furiously until trap-the column on ont
side and the Pasig river on the other
was closed up The enemy made stanc
of an hour and at the expiration they
We're forced into full retreat into the
Jungle, The loss Of the Filpinos was 81
killed and l6 prisoners. OF the United
States forces three killed IA wounded
Charles T. Peirce of Lynn, Mass. held w
and sandbagged by three footpads II
front of his home; Inspector Colby at
tempted a rescue and was shot; two sus
poets rrested-Cruiser Chicago sen,
as a convoy with the Meade, which 1.
taking the 49, DOC, 900 to Cuba, as the wal
department has heard of rumors of ar
! attempt OF free hooters to loot her.