Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-11

sent to destroy them found 10000; Brit
ish artillery worthless--Dr. Ellie
Matchnikom Of Paris has developed
serum by which he hopes to prolong
human life to $50 years-Alfred
dOthimard Morrison, who shot and
killed his wife at Mt. Vernon. N. Y,
Dec. %, confesses he is a bigamist and
makes up with his first wifo--Lucy
Boston, aged 105, burned to death in the
oldest house in Webster--Yale uni
versity receives a check for 800 900 from
the estate of Cornelius Vanderbilt
Julia Marlowe secures a divorce and
alimony OF $4,000 from Robert e. Taber
Mrs. Fanny Miller, Max Walters and
Simon Rachu acquitted at Haverhill.
Mass, Of charge OF attempting to
poison Morris Miller, husband of the
woman - Horace Partridge & Co.,
sporting goods, Boston. assign--Gov-
ernor Leary reports affairs as peaceful
on Guam-Steamer Micmac carries out
Of Boston 1900 tons of hay for South
Africa.
MONDAY, JAN. 8.
Beers defeat British near Colesberg,
taking 10 prisoners, including seven Off
GERS; White reports Ladysmith is very
hard pressed" Butler sent all availa BILE
troops ito make demonstration at Co.
lenso;" Beers capture thurman, 800
prisoners; British driven from Dord-
recht--Terrble experience Of Ameri-
can prisoners with the Filipinos told by
Lieutenant Gilmore; Baker of Third ar
tillery, too weak to walk, bayoneted by
the guard--I1ibernian officials issue a
manifesto to the people on the Beers;
will assist the Dutch without breaking
United States laws--Thread trust de-
cides not to build new mill in Fall River
Two men killed in a shooting ARRAY
In an Otter Greek, KY, COURTROOM
Lucy Boston Johnson, aged 1O5, who was
burned to death in Webster, Mass, prob
ably committed suicide rather than go to
an almshouse-Paupers of Liverpool
being shipped into New England via
knowlton, Que; about 200 orphans an
nually shipped to that place---General
"A. w. Greedy severely injured by an as
sault in Washington-Rev. Father Nc
Glynn dies at Newburg, n. Y, after an
illness of seven weeks--Redelicatio OF
the Pine Street NJ. T.. church at Port
land--Harry Arteveldt probably ia
tally sta bbed by Curtis Snow on board
the Gloucester fisherman Henry w
ngfellow--New York state prison
commission favors abolition Of lock step
and hideouS striped suits--Three
Americans killed and 20 wounded in re-
connoissances in Cavite province
James Harvey, once an expert silk sales
man, dies in restitution in New York
pTnfHCCnr ha Il
covcrer of the secret of sex, talks Of set
Ting in Americ>.
TUESDAY, JAMS.
No confirmation OF the report that
Butler has crossed the Tugela: England
chcered by Whites splendid defense Of
Ladysmth--Dr. William j. Gallivan
elected president of the Boston school
board on the 18th ballot-Mrs Staple
ton probably fatally stabbed al Boston:
her husband under surveillance of po-
lice-L,eading Paris paper says the
United States has emerged from their
isolation and are a great world power
B. II. Diblee will coach Harvard
football team next season--No reply
yet regarding seizure of American flour
by British cruisers---Two Boston uni
versity theological students withdraw
charges against Professor Mitchell and
faculty will give them honorable dis
charges: trustees stand by the professor
ELEVEN Provincetown, Mass, men re-
ceive medals of congress for bravery
in gale Of November. 1S3S-Rryan de-
nounces gold, trusts and expansion at
jackson day dinner at Omaha-Bates
pushing Fiipnos in the south; Lieu
tenant Cheney killed-Conditions in
Puerto Rico described by General Davis
governor general of the island; natives
worse off than under Spanish rule
Miss Howe obtains verdict of $4,000
against Mrs. Frances A. Skinner of New
York for services as a society coach"
Two men killed by train at a cross
ing in Newbury. Mass, and two others
have narrow escape from death-A
gift Of $1,000 made to the Boston uni
versity school OF medicine by the New
England Hahnemann association
Boston and Worcester Street Railway
company proposes to issue workingmen's
tickets if given a location in Brook
line-Death of Alfred e. Burr, the vet
eran editor of the Hartford Times
Sales of Shove and Barnard mill stock
at Fall River said to foreshadow the
launching of the local consolidation
movement-Postofiic department will
abolish personal postofices" -Busi-
ness in Hawaii is demoralized and much
suffering caused by the strict quarantine
Governor Nash, in his annual mes
sage. suggests a change in Ohio's cor
poration laws.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10.
McGovern defeats Dixon: ORourke
throws up the sponge in the eighth
round, after the colored champion had
been hoored eight times-London Post S
military critic says still more and still
more men are needed in South Africa,
but that prospects are of continuance of
gradual re- endorsements limited in Lon
| don that another general will be super
pcded-Will Of Robert Is. Brigham
| provides for the establishment of a
hospital for incurables in Boston
| United States acting entirely indepen-
dent of Germany regarding goods seized
by the Brtsh--Senator Beveridge
| makes brilliant Grafton upon the gen
| eral subject of the Philippines in the
| United States senate; Hoar challenges
| some of his observation-disclosures Wood
| asks the cooperation and support of his
cabinet, as there is a great deal of work
| ahead-State directors of the Fitch
burg recommend that the Legislature re-