Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-04-19
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, APEfG 10.

Believed that Roberts is pre- oarlng TO
clear out his rear Of Beers; Huller re-
pulses attempt to outflank HIM total
British losscs for six months 23,oO0--
The house Of representatives votes to
concur with the senate in the amend
mepts to the Puerto Rican bill 161 to
153-MassaC husetts legislative com
mittce votes to report bill abolishing
the Gloucester police court, with strong
dissenters---King Leopold presents Bel
GUM with all his real estate--Professor
e. r. Andrews chosen chancellor of the
University of Nebraska---Fears of food
in the Red river (Tex) Valley Brook
lyn man elopes with woman whom he
divorced 10 years ago, leaving wife and
children in dire want--Itdmund Ma
eanzi held in $4,000 at Marlboro,
Mass. for trial on charge of larceny Of
$500 from Mrs. Mckenna and Mrs. FL
len NJ. McDerm ott---sovernment re-
covers $40, 600 worth of beer stamps
Jefrries. Corbett, Sharkey and Mccoy
getting ready for their battles-Cor-
nelius N Bliss positively refuses to run
for vice presidency-S9mue J. Park
err and his wife sentenced at New Haven
for forgery--Weaver of the Lorraine
mills. Pawtucket. r. l., on strike
New York man kills his sweetheart and
himself--James y. Kellogg Of the f.
1 Dean company sent to Sing Sing for III
wears Suicide of Hammond B.
Wheeler of Hyde Park in a Boston Iodg
| ing housa-Francisco Unilan, charged
with the murder of Jack lInsuick at
! CRANKY, arraigned and pleaded not guilty
Miss Meta Bourne Of Manchester, ~
! H., loses 5000 worth of rings in a Boston
| hotel.
FRIDAY. APRIL 10.
British sortie at night at Wepener and
capture four guns and prisoners both
sides claim a gain at Elandsaagte-
| DR.. J. Il. Cooke, noted blind physician.
| found dead at Boston with bullet wound
i in mouth: police inVes tigating- Naval
| board OF construction decides against
superimposed turrets for new battle
ships-Plague riots at Cawnpore; 1G
persons killed-Strike of railway tele-
graphers on the Southern and Alabama
p Great Southern railways ssst ant
; Seer etary Allen will probably accept the
presidents offer of Puerto Rican COVER
norship-Perry Belmont will support
Dewey's candidacy for president
Building collapses in Pittsbulg and kills
. can troops in the Philippines now over
63 O00--Head of the murdered Pole al
CRANKY. Mass found-Colored coffee
barred as an article of export by da-
cision of The New York supreme cour
Deaths abroad from smallpox amons
party of excursionsts who sailed from
Boston in the New England on Feb.
- -Presbvterians decide to inaugural.
Training ship Chesapeake put int,
commission at the Charlestown nav!
vard-Francesc Delliaco sentenced a
1 Boston to Is months imprisonment fo
having counterfeit half-dollars in hi
I posses sion--t' nited States circuit coui
of appeals denies the motion for tn
postponement of the case Of Joel Tyler
. teller of the Safety Fund National banl
of Fitchburg. Mass, convicted of EN-
= observation-disclosures Parish church o
a Concord Mass manifestations is
+ sissippi visited by serious tornadoes-
y Croker said to be coming home: possibl
: connection with Dewey's candidacy
An English syndicate invests $500 900 i
h mineral lands at C,alena. Mo, and wi
form a trust-SenatOr Clark not likel
II 70 resign: hopes to delay vote in tn
senate--Eleven lives lost in wreck o
the Cornish coast-Russia said TO HAY
renewed demands on Korea relative t
Masanpho--Likelihoo OF amalgama
y, ton of Canadian oil and coal interest
D., involving many millions of British car
:. ital.
n SATURDAY. APRI1.14.
n Lord Roberts dispatch stating tina
the Boer advance southwark had bee
- checked, and that the garrison a Wepe
~ ner was still Offering stout resistanC
to the Boer attack, is almost the fir.
IS piece of encouraging news received b
Il the British public for a week. Roge
II Cutler, a BrOoklne, Mass. boy. shot az
cidentally by playmate--HalfO Of II
town of Wharton, Tex, is under wat,
a Republican congressional CONVEX
NJ ton in Ohio adjourns without nomina
To- ing after taking 1852 ballots--t,urC
~, pean demands that China suppress II
/ boxers acknowledgements Spring
n Gazette indorses Senator WolCott for II
vice presidency---Early settlement
Of Pawtucket weavers' strike expected
II. Fierce battle imminent between stril
!" ers and deputy sheriffs at CrOtou On. Y
Il, dam--PrinCipal A. II. Campbell OF Il
~ New Hampshire norma, school praCt
IN caly moved-~-President MCkinl'
said to have approved measures again
Occur q Alene strikes-FranCis Trut
the divine healer held for trial in Il
United States circuit court at Boston,
National house adopts resolution Cor
u constitutional amendment providing
election of United States senators
Z direct vote OF the people--George
W Cortelyou succeeds John \. Porter
a. secretary to the president.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10.
N; A patrol of tho Royal Irish fusilie
pi- captured by Beers near Bloemfontei
and Lord kosslyn. who was with the
,ai was sent to Kroonstad Beers active ne
imberley--Philip sullivan, a veter
ID from the soldiers home at Togus NJ
found dead at Boston's outdoor Cyl
on sasium; three men had previously rObb
a., him and ped---Secretary Lo
IN: vice presidency was rendered to him
would accept it--Unted States cons
nj kenibbs at Nelson, b. G., resigns |
cause of grief over the dea tn of his sist
'"' American Whist club of Boston wi
or the league challenge trophy in New Yo
lis --Burstlng of a steam pipe at t
Edison company's electric plant at b
Ne- ton causes much annoyance in the dow
town and business sections--Sey
horses perish in fire at SomerVillc NJ;