Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-10
OF the PhiIippincs-Mas chuaetts

the purchase of five more lines in South
Shore and Boston company--The
Pennsylvania railroad acquires control
Of the Long Island road and may develop
shorter route 10 Europe--Comment
aroused in Europe over Secretary Roots
declaration that the Monroe doctrine
must be defended by arms or abandoned
---Vardon sails for England and COM
piments quincy granite
cutters surprised that the national sec
rotary objects to the terms upon which
they settled the strike--Admiral and
Mrs Dewey review parade in their
honor at st. Louis.
MONDAY. MAY7
Death Of William c, Endicott former
secretary ~ war----London believes that
General Ian Hamilton has captured Win
burg; Roberts having better success than
any dared to Principal Fred W.
Atkinson Of Springfield. Mass, high
school. will be superintendent Of in
struction in Philipplnes--B Body Of Miss
Genevieve Hickok former Wellesley
student found in a pond at Wellesley.
Mass. Appearances indicate suicide
General Pantelone Garcia. the highest in
surgent officer, next to Aguinaldo. cap
tllrPu-- Maine 6OIn0T1iles nnNtinH Wig
orously for murderer If Mrs Sprague-
Constitutional committee Of the Metho-
dist general conference will repor, in ia
ror of retaining all the tenets of the
religion unchanged-Bryan and Towne
10 be the candidates Of the Democratic,
Populistic and Lincoln Republican par
ties, says a Chics go paper. after a CON
/ ference of leaders Of the three fusionists
1 parties in Chicago-Aliiscn. Foraker
and Roosevelt to make the speeches a {
Philadelphia nominating Mckinley
Central Labor union objects to employ
! mont Of non-residents as teachers in
i Boston public schools -John Cara
hrant rs. kills his supposed rival. Henry
! Mans. IL. in Jersey city: is nder arrest
Million dollar fire loss on New York (,
water front; child drowned but parents
We're rescued--Admiral Dewey says
President Lyonburger Of the University
club Of st. Louis made statement about
British friendship attributed To him.
TUESDAY, MAY s.
Rocrs rapidly retrentinE before the
British: two more important points
captured in the onward sweep Of Roberts
great arny---The labor deadlock in
Buffalo still unbroken: strike may be ex
tended--Lowell. Masr., newspa per pub
fishers grant demands of printers
Croker to he chosen a delegate to the
national Democratic convention
Brown defeats Dartmouth in debate, tax
ing the Boer side--John F. Brice. son
of late United States Senator Brice, mar
ried to Lucille Laverne. a former mem
Der of the Casino company----Governor
!
ton to stay till goverrorship controversy
is settled---Richard Storrs Willis. the
known poet and scholar. dies OF
heart disease in Detroit--Charred body
of an infant found in a trunk at
Quincy, Mass; supposed mother died
just as the discovery was made
Lynn, Mass, carpenters strike and
win a vctory-Rody of Wellesley
Mass. suicide identified az that of Mrs
Charles A. Jennison. a former pupil al
the college-The life saving service will
be suspended on May 30. and many
changes are planned for the Massachu-
sets district--Secretary Of War Roo,
writes to President Eliot Of Harvard
that arrangements for bringing Cuban
teachers to Harvard are complete
Great crowds greet Dewey at Memphis
Providence girl incendiary held fol
trial---Ne~ York fruit crop seriously
damaged by frost--Ex Governor
Ramsdel of New Hampshire seriousl,
Ill with congestion Of the brain
Buffalo strike situation critical; thre,
railroads refuse striking car repairers
demands---Dr. Briggs does not be.
lieve that heathens who have not known
he on slrpl ~ III he doom cd ~
Nicely. ex-treasurer of postofice depart.
mont in cuba. arrested at Rochester, \
y. charged with embezzlns s3s 200 from
The government plan To-
development OF terminal facilities Of New
York railroads said to be behind tn,
purchase Of the Long Island road by tn,
Pennsylvania-A prominent Cuba,
editor at C;ibara. Cuba. killed in a thea
tre--Sixteen Americans rout 500 in
surgents at Jaro, Leyte. and bury $50 O
them: Aguinaldo said to have ioinec
General Tino in the mountains; youn,
asks help to strike ,hem-Plague con
6itions al Port Said not considered Sc
rious--Gomez arrives in San Doming
and is cordially received-Jingo pa per
in Germany blame the kaiser for "a
pointing out to the Austrian emperor tn
necessity Of German homoGeny.
WEDNESDAY. MAYs
Riots attending the tieup of the 6,
Louis street car service; six persons in
tured many arrests made----I mel
Sans new shell a marvel: at India
Head 6-inch naval rife sent on
through a l4-inch HarveyiZed plate
Roberts reports that Generals Hutto
and Hamilton found the Boers Mt IN
Sand river in considerable force
stormy preliminary meeting Of delegate
, TO the Connecticut Republican conven
: tion-Errest Terah Hool.y on 10
again; he has secured the concession I
work the cars gold mines in Siberia
= So0o square miles in eXtent--Princeto
. men aba ndon hope Of nominating Roose
Welt and talk turns to Long Republican
say they do not fear Schley as a cand
date on the Democratic ticket. that hi
2 candidacy will only hurt himself
Three Americans killed and sevc
wounded out NJ detachment Of tn
Fortyfourth, stationed at Barotac
y company of the Twenty sixth went TO h
rescue Of those left-----Methodist genera
conference shuts out laymen for fou
years Fifteen survivors of wrccke
:, steamer Virginia picked up at sea an
= landed AZ New OrleanS--HaI'ana short