Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-05
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THURSDAY. DEC. 20.
Iloilo surrendered to the insurgents
by the Spaniards last Monday, just be-
fore the arrival of the Americans
Harry r. Bailey, cashier of the Cole
brook IN. HI National bank, arrested
IN a charge of misappropriatng the
banks funds-Cyanide OF potassium
sent anonymously to Harry Cornish at
New York, causes the death Of his aunt
discovered that 290,0 pounds of
"embalmed" beef were dumped in New
York harbor or sold for soapgrease;
Miles turns the whole matter over to the
inspector general-Reported engage
ptent of Miss Virginia Fair and William
K. Vanderbilt. Jr--Ex Superintendent
Hyde of Newton, Mass, water works
held in $500 for grand jury on charges
Of embezzlement and obtaining money
under false pretenses-Eight horses
and Is carriages burned in Brockton,
Mass, livery stable fire-President
Eliot of Harvard college, in welcoming
delegates of graduate clubs at Cam
bridge, suggests that journalism be
taught at graduate schools-W. j.
Bryan favors giving the Porto Ricans a
chance to say whether they favor an
Lewis Warner on several counts, charg-
ing him with embezzlement, finally be-
gun at Northampton. Mass-Charles
Hanson, as whom dead burglar at
Quincy, Mass, had been identified, ar
rives at Gloucester on fishing schooner
George f. Lane Jr.
FRIDAY, DEC. 30.
CONSERVATION among halibut buyers
in Gloucester Mass, on account OF
outsiders" marketing their catches
sewhere-Captain +. +. Cutting,
Fifth Massachusetts. wins a diamond
badge in Greenville, n. c.. voted to the
most popular officer in Camp Wetherell
ADV ntists at Biddeford, Me-, in
convention, differ az to year when end
of the world shall come -Investi cation
Of the charges Of cowardlce against off,
GERS OF the Seventy first New York be-
gun behind closed doors-Toronto
World assumes that Canada is on the
brink Of absorption by the United States
Express company robbed of $50 900
at San Antonio. Tex; driver of de-
livery wagon Observation-Disclosures
nshermans trawl fouled in a spot where
he ard others believe the Portland
sank. off Race point-Boston labor
union sent anti-expansion resolutions to
the Massachusetts congressmen-Dis
agreement as to the Hawaiian bill in the
house committee; asserted it should be
admitted as future state; those which
can't be made states should be let alone
General Merritt Of the opinion thai
the SpaniardS may have intended t.
make trouble for the United States by
surrendering to the insurgents--Re
port on Nicaraguan canal says project
Is entirely feasible, and favors the Lull
route-Government proposes TO dea
with the Fflipinos with firm and strOns
hand; United States authority must be
respected; Gomez and the Cuban insur-
gents not to be recognized at the Ha-
vana vacuation--Herbert S. Dickn-
son of Greenfield, Mass, commits sui
eide at the Boston Union station
Rebels in East Africa killed ~ British
soldiers in October-French parlia-
ment will be asked to vote SIS, 300 900
for the naval budget-Right of Brit
ish colonies to manage their internal
affairs to suit themselves, without in
reference by imperial authorities, Is
affirmed by Joseph Chamberlain in an
official communication to the governor
| be asked to protest against differential
duties in the Philippines or Cuba
SATURDAY, DEC. 81.
Mrs. Botkin found guilty of murder
| in the first degree In causing the death
| of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Dean by
| poisoned Monsieur de Paris, y
| who has gulllotined 1927 criminals, re-
| tires. and Is succeeded by his son-
| Green gets the decision in bout with
| Creedon at San Francisco-EXecutio
| II Dominck Krathofski at Springfield
Mass, for the murder of his step daugh-
| er-Colcbrook IN. H. Savings bank
| # which Cashier Bailey of the National
| bank was treasurer, to close its doors
| Mexican Minister Romero dies at
Washington, after a diplomatic service
of 50 years-Spanish minister hints
that SPANS greatest danger is a course
which England Is pursuing with effront-
cry" British papers say the event of
| the year is the rise Of the United States
as world power---Robert Knight of
Providence secures control of is cotton
factories in Massachusetts, Rhode ISL
and and Connecticut-Canad sur
prised at the wonderful growth Of Amer
lean trade with Dominion. p percent for
the year; more in month OF September
$40, 900, 900, than for four months from
England, IS. 900, 900: all this despite pref
erential duty Of 25 percent--Death OF
Mrs. Mabel Lowell Burnett. the only
child Of the poet James Russell
Lowell. at Cambridge, Mass
Secretary Algsr aHRQnts'a beard OF