Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-18
THE WEEKS NEWS.
CONTINUED from I'll 9age)

in their city-Dcath Of Medical In
spector c.. A. ~Siegfried, 4. s. N-Two
men and a woman burned to death in
Merrimack, y. H-RepUblican lead
ers believe the gold standard bill will
pass tbs senate within two weeks
Floods in Idaho and Washington kill
three white people--Mayor Harrison
Of Chicago declines Democratic nominal
ton for governor--Rev. A. A. Blair of
Marlboro, Mass. Universalist church re-
signs-German Methodist church dedi-
Gated at Boston-Death of Rev. FIR. l..
J. Morris Of B%rookline. Mass-Death
OF Lieutenant Samuel Howard, L. S. n
Two Salem, Mass, men, who as
saulted a street car conductor. also
nearly killed a passenger.
TUESDAY, JAN. 16.
General Butler evidently moving by
the left flank against the Beers; no Of
fetal report from the Tugela given out:
England confused by surmise and rumor
and disguised by suspense-Mystery
Of St. Mary's bay wreck still unsolved;
craft neither the Falk nor the Parran;
Philadelphia agent fears 1t was the tank
steamer Chesapeake-Majority and
minority reports of the Mazet commit
tee presented to New York assembly
Meeting of Christian Endeavorers at
Boston to say farewell to Rev. DR.. Fran
els +. Clark. who starts on a trip around
the world-Strike of weavers in a
Pittstield, Mass, mill followed by the
carders and spinners going Outlay
throng at French ball in New York
N. +. A. A. A. L. drops John Graham as
official Handicapped and elects Frank
observation-disclosures introduced into
the Molineux trial to prove, If possible,
a motive for the poisoning Of H, c. Bar
net by defendant-Marion Manola
Mason brings suit for divorce against
Jack Mason-Solly Smith unable to
whip Patterson in 20 rounds. the latter
having the better Of bout--Naval con-
struction blocked because of price de-
manded for armOr plate-Congress-
mar Fitzgerald hopes to induce congress
to authorize a 30-foot deep channel out
of Boston-Henry c. Payne of Wis
consin says the west will have d Candi-
date for vice president on the Republic
can ticket if New York leaders don't get
Observation-Disclosures to war revenue
law being considered by President Nc
kinley-Two Chinese %gunboats sunk
by French warships-LocOmotive runs
away on the Bennington and Rutland
railroad, and is captured after a wild
chase--Death of Halsey j. Boardman
of Boston, lawyer, legislator and rail-
road ofiCial-Rev. DR.. Arthur Nc
Giffert cited to appear before New York
Presbytery to plead on charges of heresy
-Bolo men attack two companions Of
Twenty-fifth: repulsed and routed;
troop A, Third cavalry has two killed
and three wounded in an encounter with
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Coy of Boston
probably fatally injured by a premature
blast-Miss Orpha Sheets, %. of Green
Springs, o., charged with poisoning her
fiance to get his money-Pear G. Kim
ball sentenced at Boston TO state prison
for from four to six years and a fine Of
$1,000 for performing a criminal opera
tion-Washington correspondent Of
the Lewiston Journal telegraphs that the
condition of Congressman Boutelle is
very serious.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. II.
Big battle believed to be in progress,
heavy c~annonading heard near the
Tugela-St. Mary's bay wreck iderti-
fed as the H~elgoland, a tank craft carry