Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-12
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, APRIL Z.

Reports Of Boer movements indicate
that they intend to cut off Bloemfonteln
Admiral Dewey formally expresses
his willingness to become a candida q
for tse presidential omnation-Wild
aim saved the life Of the Prince Of Wales:
two shots fired at him by youth at
Brussles-Eunaway horse at Newton,
Mass, ends his wild chase i'm o barber 9
chair--Harriman and Douglass win the
foursome at the Atlantic City golf links
Convention hall in which the Dem
ocratic national convention was TO be
held in July, at Kansas city, destroyed
by fire, but will be at once rebuilt
James 3. Kellogg found guilty Of grand
larceny in New York oity--Andrey
Carnegie to give 800 yenr TO the Bos
ton public library--Sudden death OF
Rev. John A. Hurley of North Attleboro
Mass--Freisht wreck on the Fitchbure
road at WATERFOWL, Mass-Puerto
Rican immigrant, held for alleged viola
ton of alien contract law. Is admitted
at New York----A system of autonomous
government for Filip,nos approved by
General Otis----Company I, Eighth Mas
ga ohusetts regiment, Of Lynn, disband ed
because OF inefflcicncy- William H.
Chisholm commits suicide in d Lynn no.
tel by turning on the gaS----price OF
bituminous coal at Cumberland mines
advanced 30 cents IL ton----DeniaI of
report that Governor Roosevelt may rs
move District Attorney GARDINER
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad to is
sue Sc. 400. 900 Of new common stock &c
defray expense OF mpruvements-Pu
chase of the Siemens- Halske company
By the General Electric company said IL
mean worlds electrical trus,-Trans
fer of the Bennington and Rutland road
to the Rutland completes the $50. 900 00C
trunk line system between Chicago, New
York and Boston--House refers the
Puerto Rican bill to the ways ana means
committee.
FRIDAY. APRIL G.
London worried at unaccountable de-
lay Of advance Of British troops
Dewey declares that he ~ a candidate
OF the people. even though am a. Dem
ocrat' Verdict of acquittsl in "Sapho'
ase at New York. House will concur
in the senate Puerto Rican bill---Oueeu
Victoria has a quiet day in Dublin
Pennsylvania Democrats choose candi-
dates for congress, denounce trusts and
imperialism, and pledge support &c
Bryan--A Canadian wins the grand
American shooting handicap at Jueens
l.. l--Battleship kearsarge returns
from her final acceptance trial: severes,
tests withstood-Princpo Of Wales and
party arrive al CopenhaEen--Wedd
Of Miss Sampson To Ensign "uverius
ct Bo%ton navy yard Peter Graham
aged 1S, found guilty Of ma IS laughter by
jury At Bridgeport, Conn-Major
Daniel g. Mcnamara died at Bostor
Three Russians found dead in a Bos
ton lodging house, as the result Of in
haling Illuminating William Wig
CLINTON, ex-Chief ~ police NJ Anrapolis
n. s.. arrested at Boston on charge OF
embozzlement--Th Three 800 600 cotton
mills 10 be erected a: Admission. Ala
Snowstorm in Colorado breaks wires and
stops street oars-Wireiess telegra oh
system invented by an oklahoma mar
-Boston and Maine stockholders vote
in favor of the Fitchburg lesse-Tam-
many will renominate Gardiner il he j,
removed by Governor Roosevelt-Ma.
chinery OF negro cotton mill at Concord
n. c.. started for the first time
Twenty-Five new steamships being con-
etructed for New York Transatlantic ser.
Vice-Street cars in Havana to be rur
by electricity-Bryan declines to dis
cuss DeWey's PREF uoics
against United States still exists in Cuba
General Otis approves plan for town
-uie in tho Philippines submitted by a
mixed board-ExP President Cleveland
denies that he said anything about AID
miral Dewey's andidacy--Japan's en-
tire fleet 10 be engaged In the approa oh
ing maneuvers Russia also continues
preparations who attempted
TO kill the Prince Of Wales saws he is an
anarchist. and that his act had nothing
to do with the var in South Africa.
SATURDAY, APRIL :.
Colonel de Nilebois MareuiI killed in
action near Boshof. Beers CAPTURE five
companies of British troops near Beth
any. Boer embassy reaches Ismailia
Egypt, on its way to European ca pitfalls
Thomas Miles has his left leg blown
of by an explosion at South Boston
Preferred stockholders OF Fitchburg rail
road urged 70 sign protest to the legis-
!ature against the proposed lease to the
Boston and Maine-LehiGh university
Al
Chester. ~ Y-Boom for General
Wheeler for the vice presdency--Death
of ex-Mayor Jabez g. Knight of Provi-
dence--kentucky court Of appeals
gives decision favorable to Democrats
Valuable soapstonle quarry found ~
Winsted, Conn, to be developed--Plan
in Kansas 20 send 900, 600 bushels OF
corn TO famine sufferers in India
Another confessio in Kentucky impli-
Gates prominent Republican officials
Connecticut fears trouble from the strik
ing members of the building trades
unions Thomas G.. Sherman says
New York is the worst governed city in
the world except Constantinople--
Treasurer Wood of the American Wooden
company denies that 90 percent Of the
orders have been Cancelled--A $40. 600 %
900 iron and steel company formed
in Pittsburg by the consolidation Of the
two Laughlin concerns-The People $
Gas company has bought the Chicago
franchises of the Ogden and Cosmopol-
itan companies and now has monopoly
Two more cases Of plague in Homo
lulu--Question of reducing war tax Is
still alive Mountain peaks OF Alaska
named for public meE--Chairman
Jones making every effort to conciliate
gold Dcmocrats-Cienevai Otis ordered
home by his own request. Macarthur to
The administration shows no signs OF
weakening on the Hay treaty discussion
will continue in the Serious