Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-22

tain of steamer Asiatic Prince died of
yellow fever on voyage from Santos to
New York-Armour & Co. to be in
corporated; probable capitalization at
$50 600, 000--Body OF Miss Mary Booth
found in snow at Webster, Mass; con-
f1icting opinions in regard to death from
foul play or Hospital ship
Missouri cost government $3.50 900 and
her repairs $3.50 900, and she is claimed to
be unseaworthy.
Tuesday, FEB. 20.
General Cronje heard from; said to be
holding his own around Kimberley; cap
ture of 5000 head of cattle and many
wagon loads of provisions intended for
the relief of Kimberley by the Beers
Protests against the war by Irish MEM
bers in the house of commons; Red
monds declaration that public senti-
ment in the United states was against
England greeted by ministerial cries of
"No"--John l.. Sullivan refused admis-
sion to lodge of Elks-Sharkey knocks
out Jeffrods in the second round at De-
troit--Waltham (MassD aldermen re-
ject the nomination OF Frank w. Nc
Cusker as superintendent of streets
Two resolutions aimed at sugar mo-
nopoy introduced in house by Demo-
cratic leader Mr. Richardson-Moli-
neux' wife and mother engage quarters
near Sing Sing prison, and visit prisoner
-Rideout who ran away with Miss
Alden of Maiden. Mass, held by Brook
Ign On. " police; bigamy may be
charged-Robert Blake, an actor, and
Miss Maude Davis married at Marlboro.
Mass just after an introduction
Newfoundland ministry defeated on
opening OF Massachusetts
supreme court refuses a restraining or
der against the United States Mining
company and the reorganization com
mttee--Japanese cotton manufac-
turers in Boston to buy machinery
Stockholders of the Globe National bank
OF Boston will be given time to pay their
assessment of 800 a share-Colonel
BENJAMIN s. Lowell, president of the
John 2. Lowell Arms company OF Bos-
ton. died at Weymouth, Mass--Antonio
Fepe sentenced to seven years in an
Italian prison for the murder OF Ber-
nardo Minchello at Boston in October,
1s9S-Secret Polish league plotting TO
free Poland-Sewer pipe manufac-
turers' combine formed with .lo.0OOOOo
will soon bc able TO prolong life indefi-
nitely-House passes resolution to
probe charge of former Consul Macrum
/ Senator T. c. Plat says the cam
paign issue Of the Republicans will he
the party's present policy-Commis-
sioner Peck says United States will have
/ 1900 exhibitors at the Paris exposition
Two polish conspirators arrested in
Vienna--Tt is said the German govern
ment is prepared TO sacrifice the canal
bill for the naval bill.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 81.
Beers hurrying from all points to aid
! their fellows fleeing from British; Butler
believes Beers are leaving Natal
I Edward l.. Thayer. president of Ele-
vator Safety Lock company, kills him
self at Boston-Governor Taylor un-
| seated by both branches of the Demo
| cratic legislature in kentucky-EX-
Consul Macrum did not report that
British censor opened his mail--Nill.
lam II. Beard. the famous painter, dies
in New York-The battleshp kear-
! sarge goes into commsson-Fi
American soldiers murdered by Fiji
pinos--American association baseball
scheme definitely given up for thi.
year--Trial of Arthur Sargent, ac.
cused of the murder of Harry Quinn
by, begun at Bangor, Me-Paul
the 10-year-old son of Rev. Scot
+. Hershey, dies as the result of ar
accidental shooting at Newton, Mas.
-Massachusstt house defeats tn
woman's suffrage measure, and refers
the Hoar resolutions to the next genera
court-Wiliam f. Lyons, head Of
get-rich- quick investment company il
New York. arrested and held in 5000
on charge of false pretenses-Soutl
Boston Chinaman's skull fractured by
13-year-old boy-Mrs. Ellen Monahar
killed in "A subway station at Bos OF
Murderer Ferraro. on being toll,
that he must pay death penalty mex
week, created scene in Sing Sing AM
alarmed other prisoners including Mol
ineux, by his screams--Christiar
Scientists of Maryland and Washington
rally against the medical practitioners
bill to bar them out-Legislatio l
sought against the hat pin in New Yorl
state-Populist national convention t
be held in Sioux Falls May =: Bryan an,
Caldwell the ticket favored by fusion
open the inquiry into the Jameson raid
though Sir William Vernon HARBOUR
says "Rhodes has deceived everybody
the raid was made by gold and lies
Death at Boston of Rev. William
Henry Brooks, S. T. d, secretary of tn
Episcopal diocese of Massachusetts,
!, Jury dsagrees in the case of CARMEL
, BriSandi. on trial for alleged man
, slaughter in causing the death of Ed
, ward Graham at observation-disclosures q
amounted to more than 500, 900, 600
Fall River (MassJ print cloth marke
/; ! very strong-Combinati bein
y formed in Louisiana to defeat Senate
l Caffery-Eastern shippers benefit b
5 revision of the western classiticatio
committee--Two senates sit in Ker
lucky, presid ID over by two president
1 Five hundred railway men in CHI
Y cago fight for the possession of a cross
ing: a dozen njured--F'ire in n Havel
hill tMassD factory starts automat
- sprinklers, which cause damae
4 amounting to $1GO, 000---Autonomis
d party in Havana dissolves--Indca
n tions that Clark's seat will be declare
= vacant--Cigar makers. fearing con
= petition, urge tariff against Puerto Ric
} POETRY is DANGEROUS.
5 Kittie Barr, who resides in Bcnnineto
; thought TO show her gifts as n poet.