Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-02

United states senate--Patti settles
$15,00c o year upon Baron Cedarstrom,
her husband-Martin Olsen, Glouces-
ter. Mass, fisherman, picked UP after
three days battle for life in a dory
adrift in Massachusetts bay--Confer-
ence asked by secretary of Fall River
(Mass) textile council with secretary OF
the Manufacturers association-Earl
Beauchamp's appointment as governor
of New South Wales due to queens ia
vor: Duke of Marlborough declines n
far-away governorship-Wil of the
late Nelson Dingley filed for probate.
MONDAY, JAN. 80.
Grand Army post at Boston accords
funeral with full honors to the Confed-
crate soldier, John Buck-Concord, N.
H., remains absolutely dry, and not all
the people there are pleased; annual
dry SPELL about to prevail in Nashua,
N. H-Thrilling experience OF crew of
schooner Harry 3. Ritter, abandoned
at sea- were rescued by tramp steam
or, which later narrowly escaped foun-
dering--President Eliot of Harvard
defends Sunday driving and bicycle rid
ing at the meeting of the Sunday Pro-
tective league-General Otis reports
that the situation at Manila Is improv-
ing, and there Is no danger Of conflict,
yet correspondents are threatened with
expulsion and Ilollo expedition proved
failure-Dispatch from Iloilo tells
OF the election of a president Of the Wis
ayan federation--HaNa ana S finances
shown not to be in very bad condition.;
total debt about $4,000, 900 for 100000
people-Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man to lead the Liberals in the British
house of commons-Thomas Buchan-
nan Of Bennington,V VT, aged TO- missing,
and parties are searching for hin'---
George W. Koutnik OF Hobolken. N. Y,
detained by New York police as a wit
ness in poisoning case: says he mailed
package to Cornish at request of a
stranger-Fr. Chadwick, chaplain of
the Maine at tho time of her destruction
tells story of disaster; also says we
would uphold ourselves to the world 8
scorn should we leave the Philippines to
internal dlscord-Rev. DIR. Edward
T. Fairbanks of ST. Johnsbury, VT, eel
ebrates the 25th anniversary of his pas
| torate-Enormous snowfall in Colo
RADIO: one town in danger, and three
persons killed by nowslide-John
Peterson escapes from Danvers, Mass.
asylum, and nights exposure brings on
eumonia--Germans in Samoa place
the blame for the recent disturbances on
| the Wealthy and aged
| widow murdered at Pana, Ills--Mrs.
! Dave" Martin, wife Of a Philadelphia
senator, entered politics to defeat Mat
| thew Quay, and has already caused him
to worry-Death of Mrs. Esther
Thompson at Saco, Me--Three hun
bred Doukho bortsi landed at Halifax
Decision OF the French government re-
opens the floodgates OF the Dreyfus agi-
tation--Fayne Moore to appear on the
stage--Twelfth week of Marlboro strike
opens with no signs of yielding, either on
part of strikers or manufacturers
/ Rev. Dr. Hale. in sermon in New York
declares Americans desire universal
peace-Twenty-s railroad employees
struck by a locomotive in the Gallitzir
tunnel, Altoona, Pa. two killed and 16
seriously hurt---Dr. William II. Bailey
of Somerville, Mass. arrested on a
charge Of malpractice-Worc Is
planning to have regatta just after the
national--Freighter Sylvania arrives
at Boston from Liverpool after a rough
passage-Powder magazine at Bridge
port. Conn, blown up and two persons in
jured.
TUESDAY, JAN. 81.
Mayor Quincy of Boston cuts all sal
aries from ~ to percent; invites heads
OF departments to submit to "a volun-
tary reduction"-Patrolm McDevitt
captured two men who had broken into
a jewery store at Boston--All hope OF
finding Professor Andree and his COM
panions abandoned-Mrs. Margaret
Rowe severely burned while cooking in
her home in Chelsea. Mass-Agoncillc
deposits his fourth and last communca
ton to the Observation-Disclosures of the
American Investors company arrested
in New York, charged with fraudulent
use of the mails-Trainer Copeland
begins his work at New Haven with can
didates for Yale's track team-Motior
argued to quash the indictment against
Mrs. George for killing Mrs. McKinley's
brother-A. ], Balfour. first lord of the
| treasury. believes welcome change In
the relations between the United States
and Great Britain has come to stay
Several churches and Salvation Army
to be benefited under the terms of the
will of Washington G. Benedict of Bos
ton-Secretary Long corrects some
statements of Minister Woodford
nance, Captain O'Neil--Judge Bono
imposed a fine of $500 upon the pub
fishers OF the Boston Herald for con.
tempt Of court-French chamber OF
deputies adopts the governments pro
posal in regard to trial revisions---
Dowager empress OF China. it is re,
ported, has selected a successor to the
throne--Hugh Svesny frozen to death
in Maine-Kennebec ice crop now GER
tain to be a full one-Sharkey knock.
out Mccormick early in the SECOND
round at Philadelphia: McGoverr
knocks out Leon at Brooklyn-Dr
William II. Bailey of Somerville, Mass.
charged with malpractice, gives bal
in ssooo--Secretary Alger makes fly
Ing visit to his son who is at Harvard
he has no doub' CT the ratification O.
the Paris treaty-Death Of Rev. Myror
w. Reed of Denver-Remarkab golC
strike in Isabella mine, Cripple Creel
Natural soap and paint mines dis
covered in the northwest-Grain move
ment falls off slightly, but is heavier
than last year-Senate judiciary com
mittee reports against nomination o.
Judge Ewart Of North Corolina.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 1.
Mrs. Henry Provenchia of Somers
WORTH N. H., shoots her husband
housekeeper in Rochester. and then es
capes; jealousy the cause of the crim