Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-22
TIE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. MARCH Is.

Roberts takes Bloemfontcin; British
flag floats over Free State capital; Beers
retired, and invading army entered the
city unprecedented murderer OF
Alexander Devine OF Westford. VT, ar
rested--CoDgressm Boutelle OF
Maine will be renominated-
packing interests 10 be Incorporated with
n capital of $40, 900, 000--Governor Tay-
lor is supposed to have left Frankfort
secretly and in haste--Norwegian in
Washington murders his wife and little
girl---Mrs. Lucinda NJ Stone, the we'll
known writer and educator dead---New
York will not sign tn agrce ment re-
ducing the baseball circuit until given
some plavcrs-Dr. Scher sues Rev
Charles parkhurst and others for con-
spiracy-Glucose sugar companies and
two starch COMPANIES to combine
clinton. Mass, celebrates her 50th ami
Versary as a tOwn---Two little boys
drowned in a slate quarry in Boston
suburb--Rev T.. r. JerncRan has not
returned 10 this couutry--1tatus Of
acquired territory discussed in the ma
tional senate; Philippine question be
fore the house---No present pros
pecl Of a vote on the quay case
lanes S Gill of Boston killed by n
fall--Armstrong steel works al Flinl
Mich, burned loss. $3.50. 00--Great i'm
provemonts i'm agricultural conditions in
the United States shown by reports Of
the past year---The president signs the
financial bill----Disagreem in Cuba
relative to the tax on sugar and tobacco
House committee faVOrs bill appro-
priating $4,000. 600 for modern guns
Great Britain increases China feet that
OF the United States to be revived Sec
rotary Root tells Cubans that United
States will fulil all isatOns---.Ger-
man government said to be against pro-
hibition II importation Of foreign meat
--EmSress dowagcr offers large sum
for capture of Chinese reformers, dead
or alive.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16.
Gatacre crosses the Orange river and
takes Bethuie---FranCis Truth. "di-
vine healer" arrested at Boston fer al
legged fraudulent use of mails. did bust
ness of $50 900 a wee k---Pic cigar max
ers' strike threatened in New York city
----Great Britain refuses to accept the
intervention Of any other power in the
settlement of South African affairs
Milford. Mass, high school burned TO the
ground hra of incendiary origin
Eighteen story hotel for New York 70 he
built by Boston Capital--Two persons
seriously injured by jumping from burn
ing building at Boston---NeW Haven
club assured Of the championship in the
National Roller Polo league Ma E
tional Baseball league will maintain its
present circuit regardless of anythinc
New York may dO--Terry McGoverr
whips Eddie Lenny in two rounds nj
Philadclphia--Tom Shark Y knocks out
Texas jim" Mccormick in IS seconds at
Hartford--A G. Keane of New York
wins the figure skating championship
Monument 10 the heroes Of the Maine
buried at Key West unveiled New
York to have bank with a capital oi
SIC, 900 00O-FOur blocks and town hal
burned in Hopknton, Mass-Eight new
warships to be authorized in the forth
coming naval bill---A plications for re-
funding Of Sc 900 600 of old bonds already
received at the trea sury-Four dis
tinct reports submitted to congress by
one committee on the Pacific cable bill
A general board to be appointed by
Secretary Long to consider war cam.
paign plans-Unavailing attempt Il
float the steamer Californian -
Eek Police Captain Joseph II. Bate.
shoots himself at Boston---Colone
Pfaff of the First regiment, heavy al.
tillrly. NJ. V. NJ. has resigned-Emi
/ rent medical men testify that Vivisectior
is performed in Massachusetts in {
painless manner--Augustu X. Wright
a prominent coal merchant of Portland
Ne, died suddenly at Bostor---Suit.
brought against Newton. Brookliue ant
Waltham for taking water from tn,
Charles river --- Carmelo Brigand
pleads guilty to an Indictment chargin;
manslaughter, in causing the death o
Edward Graham a Boston on Jan. .
Fight against vice in New York to b.
pushed Death OF Mis-,
| Catherine w. Bruce who has given larg,
sums for Astronomical! work Score
tary Root says there is no need for Law
reform in Cuba--Troops reported il
danger at Gubat. south LuzOn. founC
unhurt--H louise urges senate to pas
Payne bill without amendment. fearin.
a tariff section would be killed Foa
that the attitude of the empress dowage
| may upset the Open-door policy.
SATURDAY, MARCH Il
Not only has the Free State oppositio,
broken down but from Lorenzo Marque
comes "A statement apparently on goo,
authority. that recent arrivals from Pre-
toria affirm that the Transvaalers admi
hat their cause is now hopeless--Fran
els Truth, divine healer held in $500
bail at Boston, charged with fraudulen
use of the mails---JOSep A. Sheehai
acquitted at Boston Of manslaughte
Charge--Attorney General Smith o
Nebraska has begun suits against thre
railroad comanes for damages agGrega t
ing 500 ,0o0--th Chamberlain Bundy of FL
mira. y. Y, $4,000 short in his account
House naval affairs committee au
thorizcs an emergency price for iarg
quantities of armor plate--Admira
Watson ordered to send one Of his war
ships TO China---Dave Sullivan defeat
Kid Broad in % rounds in New Yorl
columbia university football team o
last year shown To have been n pro
Thomas Upton to pos pone his cup rae
| challenge a Vear-New Jersey legis
lature defeats hill abolishing capita
nshment---General Wheeler report
J at Washington and sees the presiden
--Grand jury draws three indictment
against Police Captain Thomas of New
Nork--Another move in the contra
, Massachusetts railway absorption
= scheme: more trolley lines secured