Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-31
THE WEEKS NEWS.
TuJrP SDAy MAY "a

loquy in the senate on the CUBAN
frauds Plat OF Connecticut defends the
administraton--Ro again on the
move: his advance at the Rhenoster, 30
miles north Of Kroonstad; Beers re-
treating ALL but one Of the kidnapped
Brown freshmen captured after exciting
adventures, and the class banquet Is
held-Uncle Sam presents another de-
mand to the Turk, as strong as 1t could
be without being an ultimatum---House
passes the Nicely extradition resolution,
but not till after De Almond OF Missouri
had made a savage attack on the adj
ministration. alleging "peculation and
! wholesale robbery In Cuba"--Third
charge made against Charles f. w.
Nicely. ernbezzlement of s400, 900. value OF
"surcharged" Cuban stamps--New
York Judge so much annoyed by failure
OF some Of the ice trust officials to APP
pear before him that he says further
| neglect will result in their arrest
Grand Jury at Welland. Ont, indicts
| Dillman. Nolin and Walsh, the alleged
| Administration city clerk
warned by Portuguese woman not to
issue marriage license enabling her
daughter to wed an uncle--NOrcros
| Bros. settle with the granite cutters at
Milford, Mass, AZ 80 cents an hour mini
mum-Presbyteria general assembly
adopts a report to name committee to
consider question of creed revision
Special Policeman Macrae shot and
killed by a mob at St Louis rioting the
worst since strike began; 3-year-old boy
shot in the leg-The Boot and Shoe
Workers union at last succeed in or
ganizins the Donovan factory at Lynn
democrats in Illinois seeking a can
didate for governor-Bryan has 1852
delegates out Of 2ss so far elected in New
York-General Schwan says peace in
the Philippines is delayed by dstrust-
The reichstag passes the meat inspection
bill, which is generally regarded as d.
rected against the United States
FRIDAY. MAY 25
Roberts delayed at the Rhenoster.
Beers taking a referendum on the oues-
ton of continuing the war British in n
crescent from % to 40 miles from the
Naal---General Wood orders that every
department under his control be over
hauled thoroughly; Bristow abolishes
solicitors bureau-Gladstone widow
critically ill-W sburg, Va, bank
robbed OF $4,000 cash and a lot of valu-
ables in spite of armed men who sur
rounded the building waiting for the
robbers to emerge---Anti-impe ria list
meeting at New York; President Nc
Kinley and Republican partys policy
denounced by Ex-Governor BOUTWELL,
Captain MCGOWAN OF the Monadnock
who shot Filipino, will probably be
/ ordered before a court ma rtial--J1nion
motorman mortally wounded in riot at
St. Louis-Dartmouth defeats will
Jams in annual debate-Monument 10
/ General Mansfield erected on the bat
tlefield Of Antietam by the state Of Con
, neCticut dediCated--Roston abandons
the idea of giving people small patches
of land for cultivation--Colorl line dis
cussion in the NJ. +. general conference
Office of secretary of Epworth league
polished - Jeffries and Sharkev
matched for % rounds on Aug e. and
bids OF clubs for the fight will be oper
. until July 1-Brooklyn man sues for
+ divorce because wife spends time ir
company of Cinnamon, passing asa mis-.
sionary-Centenary OF the FIRST Con.
l eregational church at Boscawen. n. Fl
+, celebrated - President Faunce a
d, Brown university calls the sophomore
: class to account for kidnapping fresh
:. men-Two more incendiary fires il
0 Haverhill, Mass, make nine within ;
month-Erskine hall one of III,
Industrial school buildings at Hal
% lowell. Me, burned; loss. $1,000
The Androscoggin river very high /,
= New mpshire--Southern mill hand
+ seeking employment in northern fac
: tores--Jerry Simpson sells his pa no
: and expects to be returned to the serat,
To- Failure of Price. Mccormick & Co.
e large cotton commission brokers of New
York-Senator Blackburn creates
: sensation in Kentucky by demanding al
u extra session OF the Legislature TO repea
a Goebel law-RevenueS of Porto Ric,
- not sufficient TO meet expenditures-
: Torpedo boat destroyer Cobra beats tn
o record. making 35sS6 knots-Highe
coal prices in England may cause rail
4 roads to increase passenger and freigh
= rates.
SATURDAY. MAY 26.
=. Roberts engaged in trying to cross tn
t vaal river; movements Of Beers envel
oped in mystery--Presen quiet bust
ness conditions will probably continu
for while according to Bradstreet'
THE neral assembly of the Presby
, terrain church declined to give its sup
shot and seriously wounded in riot at 5
Louis-Karl pullman. John Walsh an
John Nolin, convicted of having at
tempted to wreck lock "a of the Wellan
canal with dynamite and sentenced t
Imprisonment for life--Charles Fl. Car
ton. said to be wanted by the police @
several cities. arrested at Boston
Boston police arrest two men wanted
Portland Me, for the alleged larceny {
$1,000 worth of goods from jewelry stor
Three killed in an electric car wrec
at Akron, O--Denver papers urge res
toration of capital punishment-ker
lucky Democrats will hold two state cor
ventions possible opposition to Beck
ham-A dozen or more Democrats
Colorado seeking Senator Wolcott
place. and a serious split results-Car
ada asks for raiition OF Count Lau
trec-A large majority Of officials
Cuba ar eCubanS-Renewed efforts
cause the removal of Pension Commits
sioner Evans-Chicag go packers ask al
in mitigating the effect of the Germa
meat bill-Industria commission &C
vises an eight hour working day; SUE
gests improvements in laws by state les
islatures.
SUNDAY, MAY o..
Roberts announces that his adVanC
forces have crossed the Naal--Close
the broadway to Toxic" engagement
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