Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-01
TIE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. FEB. 90,

itIlNlCH lbeFNG NAV ~ N'th 'NipllC
London very anxious over Rooerts'
eileu.e--Olga Nethersole, the actress.
ARE, Ted in New York for nerfornirg
"Ss pho;" claim that play is offensive to
puhI @ decency-Britisl house of com
mons rejects second reali~g of Irish
ev ted tenants-Agreemeut for a 1u-
dicIll solution of Kentucky crisis signed
by lawyers for Taylor and Beckham-
Nj ltnry operations In the Ihiu Dives
about cnded--Serio' s condition in Cen
N An erica; Co.'S Rioa threatened by
rcvol tiorary r. sion from Nicara-
,ua-Joeeph IHveY for causing the
death of Mary Ann Painting 1T Boston,
is sentenced to not more II an u years
~ state prison-Jamairar legislature
rat nes thu reciprocity agreement with
be United Slates--State detective s1t-
fed that the death of Miss Boo u at
Webster. Moss. was due to accidcnt-
udden death of Or. Leslie f.. Kelley of
"Kceley CuYe' fame-BodY of an un-
known man. apparently the victim Of a
murder, found at Fairfield, Conn-De-
parture from NeW York Of the United
states COMMISSIONS to the Paris eX-
positicn--John L. LeGare. who effected
surrender of Sitting Bun, will push
claim Gcaiust United States govern
ment--Ienry C.. Ide of Vermont and
General Luke f. Wright of Tennes-
see said to have been appointed on
the Philippine commission--George
y. Sammet, an old-time business
man of Boston, commits suicide
Railroads making a strong light against
the Cullom bill, which gives more power
to the Interstate commission
Discoveries of rich gold ore in the
Chispa mountains in TeXas-Plans for
North Carolina pine combine practically
complcted-Judges in Cook county.
Ills. threaten to Strike if their salaries
are not paid in cash-Department
store law of Missouri pronounced uncon-
stitutional by the state supreme court.
FRIDAY. FEB. 20.
Lord Roberts reports that Cronje's po-
sitlon ie too strong to be taken by as
sault. so he is Smelling him: Cronie
usked armistice to bury his dead. bur
Kitchener rafused-Democratic ma
tional committee names July 4 as tn
date and Kansas City as the place for
holding the national convention-Gen-
eral Benjamin Tracy likely to plead for
Molineux before the court Of appeals
Miller of 500 percent fame prefers
jail to facing creditors and running
chance of a disfigured faCe-Consul
General Wildman at Hong Kong hears
hat A~guinaldO is in Japan or Formosa
Carl Schurz attacks Republican adj
ministratiOn in a speech at an anti
impprialist conference in Philadelphia;
some talk of selecting Bryan as a stand
ard bearer--Sudden death of General
John McNulta. brave cavalry leader
and former receiver of the Clover Leaf
and Wabash roads and the whisky
trust-Dcath Of Dan Rice. the vet
eran clown-M-inister WI says China
is friendly to the United States. and he
believes the Monroe doctrine should be
extended to the philippines-Genera1
Woods decides that Cubans who became
Americans during the war may resume
their NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the reich
stag on meat inspection bill regarded as
destroying prospect of reciprocity treaty
with Germany; regarded in Berlin as n
challenge to the United States to a tarirf
war-Charles A. Painter of Pittsburg
wins the amateur pigeon shooting cham
pionship at Garden City, l.. Crowds.
| anxious TO see how bad the play of
"Sapho' really is, overcrowd the New
York theatre where it is being given:
many turned away-Two deaths and
five narrow escapes from death by gas
one days record in New York-Son of
senator Clark testifes that his income is
$3.50. 900 a year, ana that he spent S113,-
600 to elect his father to the senate
Death of Edward O'Donnel!, secretary
Of the Boston Central Labor union
Two members Of the family Of Joseph
r. calvert, Jr., of Lynn, Mass. accuse
zach other OF putting carbolic acid in
the teapot the other day.
SATURDAY, FEB. "a.
General Cronje is still fighting: refuses
to sur ender, although besieged by a
terrific fire from all sides-Conferees
agree upon the gold bill and report
orders for hotel accommodations in
Kansas City for the Democratic conven-
ton pouring in; Democrats see an AL
most eVen chance for Bryan's election
Three men killed and two wounded
In an Alabama Courtroom--Mrs. Nellie
Grant Slrtoris recovering from a surgi-
cal operatiOn-President Mckinley re-
ferrel to as that murderer at anti
imperialistic meeting in Philadelphia
Wa colt defeats Choynski. tht
referee stopping the bout in the seventh
round-Chlcago wome carrying p s.
tolls to shoot at holdup men-President
Goldman Of the Fitchburg gives up the
contest against the lease to the Boston
and Maine, and says it will &c through
Mrs. George Dewey old a reception
in Washir gton for the -. A. FIX
citing escapes at the burning of the Paris
house, a big department store at Provi,
dence.
SUNDAY, FEB. %.
Cronje still at bay, and at midnight
the war office it had no fur
Their news. though sure the Beers coult
not escape from Robcrts--Allan line,
Californian runs aground in storm or
lodges at entrance to Portland harbor
and lies in a bad position-Republicar
conference couldn't agree on the Puert1
RiCan bill; whole matter referred to s
committee of 10-Fire in the Dickin,
son block, Worcester, Mass, entails {
loss of $40, 600 and one man burned t,
teath-MIs Susan Dennis burned
death in her home, Grafton road, Wor
, ccster--Mrs. Dittmcyer, a pretty New
0 husband charged her with impropriet,
: New York dentist kills his employer
: wife and then himself-Paris papsr,
0 accuse Americans Of stirring up troubl
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