Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-10
TIE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY MAY 4.

Smith of Boston, during a family quar-
rel. shot his wife and another woman
and then killed hmsclf----l3rewery
workers strike at Boston likely to
spread--Prnce of Wales horse wins
the 1000 guinea stake at Newmarket
A new wage scale granted Buffalo strik-
ers by the New York Central company
.--Vardon easily defeats Low OF Dyker
Meadow in a match golf game----F. X.
McArdle and w. A. Bills of Chelsea,
Mass, sentenced for arson--Autopsy
shows that Mark Shepard of At.leboro,
Mass. died from natural causes--Em-
phatic rcprimaud administered to Cap
tain Chadwick by Secretary Long
Fund to meet the expenses of the
summer school at Cambridge for Cuban
teachers reaches $500 Methodists in
Chicago unanimously vote to admit equal
lay representation to all conferences
Canadian rolling mills cut wire prices.
and will try 10 drive American goods
from the dominion rarket---Porto Rico
Is part of the New York lighthouse dis
triCt----T.il uokalani protests payment Of
duty on her automobilos---B Belief that
Dole will be appointed governor Of Ha-
waii---Former supporters n exPres-
dent Cleveland declare there is no basis
for story of boom in his behalf--Ha-
vana's mayor resigns: it is thought he
does not want to take the responsibility
of charter commission.
FRIDAY. MAY
Beers at Brandfort taken by surprise
and the town captured by the British
Strike IN Boston breweries ended:
Quincy, Mass, granite cutters warfare
ended; railroad employees at Buffalo 60
back to work---Capture of the ShawS
father and son. who escaped from tho
Woodstock Nt) iail--Departure Of
Roer delegates from Rotterdam for
America of Illinois and Mis-
souri, welcome Admiral Dewoy-W G..
Whitney pays $50 900 for the 3-year old
colt KilmarnoCk-Tb national Demo-
cratic money plank likely to be mod
crate declaration for International BIZ
retallsm--No important clews yet in
the Fannie Sprague murder case---Golf
Champion Nardon beaten by two anna =
tours in his final American match
Freshman class at Yale ordered to drop
athletics, as punishment for hila rity----
Printing exposition opens in New York
death Of Judge John y. Pike Of
Newburyport. Mass--Ex ten-ive and
valuable mica mines found in Talbot
county, Georgia-Muret than 200 bodies
taken from the Scofeld. Utah mine;
total deaths likely to be nearly 400
Witness in Goebel case says TAYLOR au-
thorized him to pay Youtsey any amount
to leave Kentucky---Ranks OF Phila =
delpha strikers increased TO 10000 by
refusal Of the Allied building Trades
Council to recognize the Brotherhood OF
/ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES makes no reply
to American claim for indemnity
Senate naval committee agrees on s445
per ton for armor plate for ships now
authorized---A party of the Twenty
sixth regiment at Leambanao. Panav
attacked by insurgents: four Americans
killed. 16 wounded--General Otis saws
the people Of the Philippines recognize
the authority Of the United States. but
are fighting to get the best possibls
terms.
SATURDAY. MAYS
Lord Roberts has advanced his head
quarters to Brandfort whence he re-
ports further movement of the mount.
ed infantry 90 miles north 20 the We,
river where the infantry will join then
berlin TO send 500 900 to aid famn,
sufferers in India-Captain Chadwict
formally acknowledges receipt of Score
tary Longs reprimand-Walcott get.
the decision over Smith in 25-roun,
bout at New York---W. r. McXay
elected captain of the Massachusett
naval militia-Feeling of relief over tn,
capture OF the ShaWs; Flanders famil,
;sr,,.. ha f,bu Of no, -
fugitive4, from Justice General Mile
officially protests against disappearin,
guns as coast dpfences sen
ate passes army reorganization bill; RAM
Of senior ma ior general commanding tn.
army and of the adjutaut general ad
Vanced veterinary corps for the arm,
provided fcr-Uni,ed States senat
ratifes treaty extending Geneva con
ference regulations to naval warfare
Boston barber shops placed under stric
health egulatiOns--Nearly $50 90
I damage by fire in building of the Hey
wood Bros & Wakefield company IA
Wake field. Mass Congressman Bou
telles condition mproving-Govern
=, Roosevelt signs bill providing for
bridge across the East river-Wester
: Lookpaper mills to be closed temperate
} because of over produCtion--Presiden
Vetoes the Navajo Indian land bill
. The battleship Kearsarge arrives a
Newport--No change in the situatio
/ az to claims against Turkey--The Ala
t hama will be ready for trial by the las
= Of June--No new cases of plague i
I Hawaii for % days--lndiana Republi
cans to urge Roosevelts nomination "a
o vice presidency States dis
: trict judge in St. Paul rules that Port
e Rico is a territory of the United state
t President Washburn of Robert col
i lege thinks the sultan will pay claim
,. and that force will not he necessary
Sir Charles Tupper's plan for preferer
tiai tariff ACCOMPLISHMENTS on III
buildings burned at Ottawa so far a
figured amounts to $3.24S 000---Dedi
cation of Castellane chapel, Pari
erected as monument to victims {
charity bazaar fire.
$ SUNDAY. MAY6.
IL British cross the Wal al Windsorto
u aud drive the Beers ahead of them
q B0ers, as they retreat are lighting f.
a all they are batting societit
It of New England in mock conVentio
= give Hryan 1877 votes. Mckinley |"
y Roosevelt 100 Olney l16 Long So Rec
h 2l; DeWey~s name not mentioned and l
:, received no Votes---Vote in the Metht
l. dist general conference shows syn
" patty of delegates to be with the Doe
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