Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-08
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THURSDAY. FER. I.

II IN r T. ID l.
William GOebel, declared by doctors o
be dying, sworn in as governor Of Ken
lucky; condition improves after being
sworn in; first act is to dismiss state
troops--Total loss OF British north of
Tugela river placed at 1000 their cas-
ualties since the war began placed at
965S. no news from seat of war---Sen-
ator Pettigrew denounced as a traitor
by Senator SeWell--Death of Marquis
OF Queensberry- -Catholc church at
West Thompson. Conn, burned
Gus Rubin knocks out Jack Finnegan
in the fifth round ut I1tica-Two Med
ford CMassD schools closed for fumiga-
ton on account of the spread of diph-
thera-Venezuelan rebels defeat gov
ernment forces and hold San Fernando
john PilSram an Englishman,
commits suicide at Boston-Ma4ssa
chusetts Central railroad directors pro-
test to the governor of Massachusetts
and file A bill in equity against the lease
Of the Fitchburg railroad to the Boston
and Maine-New York sugar stock
boom collapses. through failure Of Tun-
stall & Co---St. Louis fears typhoid
fever as result Of pollution of river water
by sewage from Chicago--Move ment
to amalgamate all automobile and BIZ
cycle interests into 5000, 900, 900 trust
on foot--Scranton Pa) board OF
health closes public library believing
germs of scarlet fever are carried in
books--Creditors of the Broadway
National bank OF Boston will lie paid in
full; banks affairs will then be turned
over to Massachusetts National bank
a far A y I.
~. likely to be the first governor or
Tutuila----Mrs. Lawton completely
overcome on hearing of the fund sub
scribed by the American people--.-
Nicaragua to be called to account by
both Norway and Italy.
FRIDAY, FEB. ..
British will try to discover Beers
weak spot by turning movement with
wider detour; to soon have $4,000 men
in South Africa--Rryan. in a speech t
Concord. n. H.. says he will stick to his
colors and will not give up Is to =
Attempted compromise of Kentucky
crisis meets with failure: Goebel's life
fast ebbing away--George Langford,
former stroke of the Yale crew, loses
an arm by an accident---Two lives lost
by a fire in a parish school at St.
Louis--Bridget Grady suffocated at
a fire in an apartment block at Lowell,
Mass-Brtsh consul at New Orleans
denies that he gave an interview
credited to him--Another delay in the
organization of the American Baseball
association--Death of Cardinal ia
cobni. former papal nuncio at Lisbon
-McGoVern knocks out Santry in a
fight at Chisago-Nine students of
University of Vermont charged with
cheating -Maplewood school at Glou-
cester. Mass, dedicated--Carg goes over
an embankment seven miles from Lon
donderry, Vt-Dollie Evans. a variety
actress, commits suicide in New York
city--A Portland, Me, mail carrier
charged with ezzlement-Senate
committee indignant at statements is
sued by Senaor Clark of Montana.
SATURDAY. FEB 3.
Situation in Kentucky very critical:
legislature secretly meets and indorses
! seating OF Goebel and Beckham-
Butler ordered to move on Beers; will
make an effort to split enemys force
south Of Ladysmith--Senate and house
committees agree on tariff rates for
Porto Rico---Another step taken towarc
= accomplishment Of New York Central
Pennsylvania g alliance--Two offers
are made for Philadelphia fran
chise in the new American Baseball as
; sociation---Provdenc Baseball club
| decides to remain in the Eastern league
-Byers and Gardner fight a drawn
battle of IL rounds in Lynn--Dart'
mouth college 70 have a new set OF rules