Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-12

that New York must find A new source
Of water supply Within three cpnths
Mrs. frances Smith attempts yutctds
with poison in a boston lodging kouss
American action in China msy have
been along parallel Hines, tut was not IN
concert with Europeans----H arva n
beats Boston college In the opening gam.
of the season at Cambridge. Tufts beat
en- at unconditional Otis will
comes home from the Philippines about
May l. and General Macarthur will be
his successor-New coast batteries
named for famous inen--Parker g. Co y
lumber mill burned, their grain and girls,
mill damaged and tenements destroyed
at East Peppereil. Mass--Five rnur-
derers executed at Ponce. p. R--Brit-
ish Lieutenant shot by sentinel at Vie-
tora. b. g.
MONDAY, APRIL 8
Fear in London for Bloem fontesn,
as correspondents are sending break
the-ueN gently dispatches Mary
Gillon of Wilmington, Del kills herself
at Hoston---Despcrata fight in South
Hanson. Mass, mill Night Watoriman
spear attacked by man. alleged to b.
NJ. r. THlson; both mon badly injured
Miss Ellen McNamara u Boston
burned to death at her home-W abstor
Davis makes d strong speech al a pro-
Boer meeting in washtngtor--Re Reports
Of encounters between American troops
and insurgents arrive from many points
in Luzon--Dam and power house AZ
Austin, Tex. costing 81. 750. 900, swept
away by food. and city il without water,
light or power, vast damage along thu
valley OF the colorado river---Edwara
Morton and Mrs Samuel Book of Poch.
dale, n y. who eleped met death in
fire at HaTtford---L>~ath Of Eiiy Cogh.
Ian. the actress AT Stamford. Conn
Death Of John wrght Dean. noted
evangelist al Pawsucket---Henry L.
Nelson, who has known Dewey many
years. says tn ivdrniral 10 a sound money
man. an old fashioned Democrat and an
opponent of commercial imperialism
Queen Victoria attends church in Dublin
and enjoys a drive in the country
Judge Debrai Assay. descendant Of Cot
ton MHther. dies at LunenbutS. y. $.
Serious forest fires about West FaI-
mouth, APP tod, some buildings and
many acres of woods destroved---.
Twelve year-oid Worc.stcr boy 90 r1rnits
suicde---New England breeders offer
a $4,000 purse for stallion va CO a. the
meeting in Septam ber----God statue of
Maud Adams not to be permitted at the
Paris exposition. Commissioner Peek re
fusing to allow space for it--Allegei
plot to dynamite Bridgeport. Conn. Jail
To release piisoners--Firei in the buSi-
ness center Of r'itchburg. Mass, causes
a ;oss Of 500 600
Tt ESDAY. APRIL 10.
Roers close to Blovmfonteir. and har-
assinS the Rrite h-Thirty-fo -four deaths
reported thus far from Texas food
Philadelphia schooiboyS hold big pro
Beer meeting and send greeting 10 Dom
Paul by messenger boy---The QUAY
case again goes over in the nation al sem
ate; Indian appropriation bill passed
--ConVentons Of The Hague peace con
ference ratified by the president--,.on.
tro Of military reservation on Dry Tor
tugas island transferred 70 navy de-
partme nt--Many acres of woodland de-
vastated 10y forest fres on Cape Gee
flames practically extinguished-Gov ~
ernor Roosevelt being hooNed for vice
presidency by party r,anagers--SAA'-
eral factories burned in Cireenpois., l..
l.: loss over $500, 00o-Brooklvn Grand
Army men give General MolineuX a
great Manager Ewing Of .he
New York Ba seball club offers Phila-
delphia SIS, 900 for the release OF Della
hanty and l-ajor-' Kid" McFaddAr
knocks out Eugene Garcia al BROOKLYN
Roy L. Suout Of New bury os, Mass
supposed to be dead m Philippines il
alive--Funston's execution OF Filipinos
without trial being investiga ted--Rsv.
c. L. White elected general secretary OF
the New Hampshire Baptist co...rtion
Charges az boss rule in Presbyterian
church r1ads by ministers-Ex- P-esi-
dent Cleveland lectures at Princeton on
tho Dresideucy-Part Of Montreal OK
press from Boston derailed at Went
orth. \. Hymn Mass labor unions
send back their invitations 70 take part
in the anniversary parade. as they did
not bear the union isarnaters
strike at Manchester. y Il--Cuba'
tobacco crop this year will he double that
of last year--Dr. McGiftert withdraws
from the Presbyterian church. ras,en-
ing from the Presby1 cry in n letter de-
fining his observation-disclosures Otis was
relieved at his own request his departure
from the Philippines evidently consider
ed perfna neR - F"ncn authorities de-
eide that all exhibits at rhe fair arr -
be open Sundays-German warns
Pckin that demonstration will b. made
IL the boxers" are not suppressed.
WEDNESDAY. APRIL IL
Beers report another defeat 0f tho
British. this time south ~ Rradfort at
Merkatfonteiu. where 900 British were
killed and wounded and 200 captured the
news however. il unContirned from
English sources; no further news from
Brabant al Wep-ner-Some hard
things said about schools a the meeting
of the Massachuset homeopathic So
tN----Charles y. r. Armstrong Of
Galveston. TEX. secures divorce from
his wife. Nine. Meba, the opera singer
ne intends - withdraw his candidacy
Sc nsatlonai suicide a Nashua y. H.
of John f. CalderW ood---Dtath Of As
sociste Justice 6ord Of the Fourt hdis-
trict court, Noburn. Mass--GeOrge w.
Hull millionaire mine owner, arrested
in New York. charged with perjury in
Mayor Hayes II Balit-
more. although physically unable to go
to cit yhall. refuses to lelinqush duties
Of office senate committee votes unan-
imously 10 unseat Scantor Clark Of NJ on
tana New England scientists pre-
pairing to observe the eclipse Of the sun
on Nav IS at Norfolk Walcort knocks