Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-18
TIE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. IAN. II.

hartford road--Julia Morrison James
acquitted of the murder OF Frank
Lcidenheimer in Chattanooga--Ju
Woodward of New York supreme bench
Kissed for pro-Boer speech at dinner
Reception to diplomatic corps at the
White House-Chairman of the New
York Republican state committee says
McGovern-DiXon fight was n fake
DR.. MCGlynn's remains viewed by 20
600 persons in New York-Revere
(Mass) soldiers in the Spanish war
presented with mcdas-The battleship
Texas ordered ready for sea in 10 days
president Havemeyer of the sugar
trust says a state of war exists in the
trade-A permanent exposition OF
American products in China proposed
Edward 3. Staples of Boston, charged
with stabbng his wife, held in 5000
Independent window glass manufac-
turcrs succeed in forming "a combine to
fight the organized trust: this will mean
restoration Of prices, or even higher ones
National convention Of the Building
Trades Council at Milwaukee dcnounces
the anti-scalping laws of various states
as in the interests of trusts and against
the laboring men-Postal employees
warned not to go to Washington to in
fiuence legislati Gage re-
flutes criticism of treasury department
in an answer to congressional inquiry.
FRIDAY, JAN. 10.
At assault on Ladysmith British lost
IA officers killed and "a wounded. and
more than 500 non-coms and men killed
and wounded: Boer losses estimated at
over 2000---Unknown steamer ashore
off Newfoundland; several persons
washed overheard and drowned--Ex-
Representative Odell Of New York Of
fered the secretaryship of national SEN
ate. and Daniel :. Ramsdell the ser
geantcy -arms-Democrats in both
houses of congress planning an attack
on Secretary Gage-EAport trade of
1899 not decreased by war in Africa
France orders two more warships to
Santo Domingo-Presiden of the
League of American Wheelmen orders
now election in Massa Chusetts division
---Referee White decides that Terry
McGovern knocked out George Dixon
Two Manchester, n. H., ladies' cap
ture young urglar--MajoritY and
minority reports OF MaZet committee
sent TO Albany-Ex-G Governor Bout
well Of Massachusetts speaks in Wash
inGton against NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pctticrew makes bitter attack on the
administration--Ex that the
national senate will adopt the Lodge
substitute for Hoar- Pettigrcw resolu-
ton of inquiry on Philippine war
Daniel J. Kiley becomes the legal presi-
dent Of the Boston common council
n
land christencd by Count Won Buelow,
who prays for continued friendship with
the United States.
SATURDAY, JAN. 10.
Lawton fund now amounts to $50, 101
New cruiser Albany, now in England
will soon be brought TO the United States
Feasible cable route discovered from
San Francisco to Lu2on--S;uppresse
letters and dispatches from the Philip
pines to be sent to cOngress-Alfrcd
Morrison. arrested at Mt. Vernon, \. Y,
for the murder OF his wile--Rev. DR..
Albert w. Moore's resignation accepted
by his church in Lynn. Mass-Exten-
sion OF modus vivendi, covering fishing
rights off the Newfoundland coast
Disagreement of jury in case of Rev
Norman Plass, accused of an attempt
to extort money from G. Il. Boyden-
House committee orders favorable re-
port on Hepburn Nicaraguan canal bill
FIX Congressman Odell declines the
position of secretary Of the senate
Senior Mora. fiscal of the Cuban supreme
court, removed by General Wood
Revolution in Venezuela not ended: gov.
eminent troops sustain bad defoat--
Death of Professor Martineau, the emf
nent English divine-TelephonH cable
OF 250 wires being laid from Boston tC
Waltham and Newton--Shoe ma
chinery for South Africa being bough
at Lynn, Mass-Ex Congressman
breckenridge of Kentucky says Gov
ernor Taylor should hold his seat, in view
of lawless acts of the eGislature-Plar
TO send a congressional commission tC
the lippines-Former Secretar,
Bliss said to have no desire to re-ente
public life-Senate committee said II
have a plan to bring about the annexa
ton Of Cuba-Several successful en-
gagements in the Philippines; Ag
uinaldo said to be in Cavite province.
SUNDAY. JAN. IA.
Trouble between France and SAINT
Domingo settled--Report Of New 4orl
Centrals proposition to lease New
Haven road denied-Oilcloth factor
in Hallcwell, Ne, burned; loss. $500
-Nebraska man says he has 1000 COW
boys ready to join the Boers-lm
mense amount of postofiice money turne
over to a New York bank; congress vii
be asked to estigate-Appeal 70
support issued by anti-Goebelites q
Kentucky--Bryan denies that he sal
he believed IN high tariff for wool
Representative Sherman to be secretar
of the United States senate--A hal
called in negotiation Of reciprocit
treaties--Congres unusually behind i
its work--Death of Charles Brigham
the oldest postal clerk in the Unite
States-Three persons burned to deaf
in Corona, l.. Death of Felix ,
/ Morris, well known character actor
Philadelphia chosen as the place for tn
L. A. w. assembly-New York sport
ing men feel that Choynski was treate
unjustly in his fight Friday night
, Immense damage caused by flood
Idaho-L!eutenant Blue presented wit
a medal by the women of South Carolin
Death of Father John 4. Mulcahy {
Hartford vicar general Of the Connec
tcut diocese-Scarcityo of water in Ne
Hampshire becoming serious matte
-Formidahle opposition to the lease {
the FitChburg road 10 the Boston al
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