Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-01

tain Herald II his four children lost
with the barge Herald in Na~rragansett
bay-Hurricane. blizzard and thunder
storm In New rgland-Great ice jam
in the Connecticut river above Bellows
Falls-Rev. James n. supple of Bos-
ton cho' en- state ch plain of the knights
of Columbus - Beautiful statue of
George Washing on, which Millionaire
Searles erected in Nj thuen, Mass, has
70 equal in this country as a work Of art
-Ircsident Eliot of Harvard S US
every Il nomination but Roman Catho-
lies is experiencing great change IN
church att ndanCe-Fire in alcohol
warehouses in a suburb Of Taris did
500. OOO damage, and explosions caused
injury of $50 personal---very.. DR.. I.ush
O.. penteco,t Of New York objects to
legal suppression of plays, gambling re-
sorts and saloons-Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris now convalescii &; no 81 s Of
cancer about hcr--Fish curing j.. dus-
try of Jeffries point, Boston, likely to b.
swept away by proposed improvements
-Trappist fathers to establish a
branch in Cumberland, r. I-Eepubli-
cans all at sea regarding Puerto Rico;
conference had not agreed up to mid
night upon a substitute - Frank
O'Rourke of Boston. a teamster, dies
after drinking a quart of whisky on a
wagcr-Five members of one family
Killed on a railroad crossing near
Rochester. N. \.
TUESDAY, FEB. 81.
Cronje still holds out, while Beers ere
gathering for defense of Bloemfontejn;
Butler reports a long list of casualties
Fourteen wrecks reported among the
outlying islands Of the Shetland group
-Three men badly hurt by explosion
in fireworks factory at Newton, Mass
Milton Rathburn of New York
breaks his fast after 50 days--Four
Worcester oarsmen to row rs a crew at
the Paris OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES trust
claims control Of fishing grounds of four
states--Property valued at 5000 900
disposed of by the will of the late p. d.
Armour, Jr., of ChiGago-Court of
claims allows only one-half the amount
asked by Dewey and his men---Steam-
ers Adult and Panama. seized Ivy Amer
lean Warships, declared lawful prizes
by United states supreme court
Passengers of stranded Allan line
steamer californian taken off and land
ed at Observation-Disclosures trouble
at Wesleyan university revived
Simpson e. Co, glovcrs and hattcrs,
Boston. assign, as a result of the Globe
bank suspension-Four men killed by
breaking of a carriage in a Pennsylvania
nine-Wachusett Boat club of Wor-
Paris regatta-ReceiVer for the United
$500. Agg1tNn ,,.,,.ott- rS1,,r.. =
known as the Hour trust, appointed by
United states court in milwaukee,
Attorney General Griggs said to be
slated for a place OF the supreme court
bench-The president II cabinet ara
unanimous in supporting the Hay
Pauncefote treaty-United States SUI
preme court denies application OF Cap,
tain Carter TO bring his case before that
CONTRADICTION forces lose 30 in an all
day battle with the Yaquis--Theatre
Francois at Montreal and nearly the en-
tire block burned; loss, $100, 00o--Rs-
port tina Herbert Won Bismarck may
succeed Hohonlohe as imperial chancel-
lor-Russia victorious in contest foi
power in Persia; Enslsnd's power con.
sidered at an end-Four thousand chi
llfSF EhAiNi ~ hFN C'i'pNA ~ I
of railroad by Germans.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. Is.
Cronie and his 1000 men surrender ant
are now prisoners Of Roberts army
Beers trying desperately to Outfark tn,
Ladysmith relief column; heavy fight,
ing continues; Butler reports heav,
losses-Secretary Root urges a favor
able report on bill to increase efficienc!
Of the army-United States will no
give up CagaYan, Sulu and Sibutu isl
ands of Philippine group-Captail
Taylor to succeed Captain Miller in com
mand of receiving ship Vermont
Educators and librarians urge pass" e
by co gress II bill giving cheaper pos
tai rates on 'ublic library books-Fir
causes 81 90" roo loss In New0rk, y. j
United states court decree holds tina
the Vernon mileage law is %unconsti'u
tional-Cashier of r. d. & Robert Z
Spencer company of ThompsonNille
Conn. arrested on charge of fore ary-
Orono (Me) youth who placed obstruc
tons on Nj ne Central tracks sent t
state pri o. for 10 years-Dartmout
medical school GRADUATES a class of .
young doClOrs-Control of the Fri
Telegraph and Telephone company Sc
cured by tn rivals of the Bell compan,
-Seventecn-year-old boy indicted a
Bridgeport, Conn, for murder
American Newspaper Publishers as
ISOLATION az POINTS an arbitration com
Sittee for .ahor questions-Charle
A.. Love Of Boston sent to state pliso
for seven years for forgery -
Plan to form n retail grocerv truet (