Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-04
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, DEC. %.

chelsea causes excitement in that city
--Dea tn Of Steve Taylor the old-time
pugilist and sport-Haverhill Mass,
shoe workers unions to break away
from the national bodies--Lord Kitch-
ener joins Lord Roberts on the Dun
ottar Castle, and they sail for South
Africa--Patrick McElroy of Everett.
Mass in critical condition from wound
in head, John Dornan arrested charged
with assaultlng him--Lawton fund
now s17,323 already in hand: subscrip-
tions altogether reach s3l ,404--May
Smith. who Joseph A. Hough, on trial
at Middletown, Conn. for murder. says
loved him and set him on Harry Chad
wick, swears that his testimony was
false--Secretary Gage says ne will re-
tire to New England to live when his
term expires--The Forty-sixth in
fantry, \ troop OF cavalry and artillery
under Colonel Lockett. puts a strong
force of insurgents to rout; four Amer
leans wounded-Ainhassa Choate
ordered to ask Great Britain
about seizure Of American -four
Governor Mount of Indiana to bring suit
against Standard Oil company to test
antitrust law-Fall River Loom Fix
ers' association buys the old Bedford
street schoolhouse in that city and will
fit 1t up for its textile school-Chicago
letter carriers. numbering 500, withdraw
from the knights of Labor. refusing to
indorse that body's resolutions against
President McKinley's administration
Brigadier General Carpenter is retired
by the president--Senator Clark's
friends claim that the evidence against
him has been found worthless, and ex-
pect him to win-Many deaths from
pla que in New Caledonia-French
physicians claim the discovery of a
specific serum against alcoholism.
FRIDAY DEC. 90.
Boston common council adopts reso-
lutions expressing sympathy with the
Boers--Protest of shippers against
proposed freight classification sent to
Attorney General Griggs--Four Mel
rose, Mass. men die as tho result of
drinking wood Standardization
record for shipping Of eastern New Eng
land for the year ending June 30, 1899
-Rhode Island wheelmen will vote
against the l.. a. w. continuing in con-
troll Of racing-Maher will proba bly, be
favorite over Mccoy in their coming
fight-Hew skating records made for
half and quarter miles at Min
neapols-O'B rien-B yers glove con-
test at Lewiston, Me. ends in a draw
Injunction asked for to prevent pur-
chase of Wagner company by the Pull
man company-Leyland to take
steamers from Boston for a new line
from New York to Liverpool-Lacko Of
exports due to slack demand abroad and
not to want of ships-Miss Jewell Of
New York forfeits $25 900 by refusing 10
leave Roman Catholic sisterhood--
Renewal of fighting between govern
ment troops and insurgents in Colombia
Massachusetts citizens asked to con-
tribute to the Lawton fund-Assignee
Barnes of the Lowell companies states
that it will be many days before any
statement can be made-Chicago hopes
for a special session Of legislature to re-
lieve financial trouble-A 81 900 900 mill
to be built by the Florence cotton mills
at Charlotte, n. c.. in the spring
Stockholders of the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad company
unanimously ratify lease of the Boston
troller Eckels approves Secretary Cages
plan for distribution of revenues and
favors a central bank Of the United
States-Fall River cotton manufac-
turers claim that the district police are
enforcing the overtime law more arbi-
trarily in that city than elsewhere in the
state-Senator Mason will renew his
fight for a change in senate rules
Treasurer Roberts preparing second
schedule Of depository banks--Simple
services al Arlington cemetery over re-
mains of the Maine victims-Senator
Beverage says no one knows whether
Quay will be seated or not--General
Woods new cabinet soon to be an
nounced; sweeping prison reforms being
made-Senator Stewart thinks new de-
Tendencies should be governed as terri
tories. not as colonies-Congressi
committee said to favor admission as
states for both Arizona and New Mex
ico-President Mckinley has the first
Lafayette dollar and will present X to
President Loubet.
SATURDAY. DEC. 80.
Warrant for the arrest of Charles II.
Cole former president of the C\)be bank
of Boston, on a charge Of embezzling
$500, 900, arrived at Los Angeles, Cal;
Cole waived a preliminary examination
and start for Boston was made--Ob-
ject of the Montgomery's cruise 10 Lii
IBERIA causes speCulation--Four signal
corps men killed or captured by Fill
pinos, who again become aggressive
Death Of George Brakeman of Derby
Conn. Warren line
steamer Michigan reported disabled at
sea--Gold continues to accumulate in
the United States reasury--Naval
board of construction agrees upon de-
tails of the new battleships--Josep A.
Hough found guilty Of murder in second
degrees by a Connecticut jury and given
life sentence--England is believed to
have secured Delagoa bay from Portu-
gal--Boston's Lawton fund receives
$3.50 at the very outset--Presiden
Pierce of the Springfield Breweries COM
pany resigns-American Window Glass
company puts $4,000 men at work.
Father +. J. MacCormack made assist
ant chancellor of the Boston archdiocese
dedication of new Methodist church
at Old Orchard. Me-Syndicates con-
trolling Maine sardine industries to be
consolidated.
SUNDAY. DEC. 81.
Mrs Mary A. Harrington of Newport.
r. l., dies al the age of nearly l03 years
Fighting reported at Mafeking and
adysmith-Wreck of the Hamburg
steamer Pelotas at Dungeness--Ser
nj inn 20 1,A L,,tI q.