Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-05-24

go TO law Many volunteer OInCeTS w
the Philippines are said to be anxious
to resign and escape the rainy season
Nicely has secured concession TO
mine gold in Venezuela and government
will try to attach property Bristow ar
rives at Havana--Chicago platform
Democrats of New York ask state con
vention to instruct for Bryan and will
send contesting delegation If request is
unhe eded---Fenian sympathizers with
the Beers attempt to destroy the forti-
fications at Esquimault-Louis Farrar,
charged with attempt to murder his wife
at North Adams, Mass, held in $4,000
for hearing; the woman in a critical
oondition-English statesmen an
noyed at the action of Russia in securing
a coal depot at sampho-Bubonic
plague exists i'm San Francisco and
board of health takes radical measures
President Mckinley criticized and
ex- President Cleveland lauded by the
Colonial Ba ptist association of southern
New England.
MONDAY. MAY 81
Death at Boston Desdenona Mae But
Ter. found with a dagger in her heart
enveloped in mystery Kruger said to
have sent a peace petition to Lord Sails
bury; no reply but unconditional sur
render, Roberts hasn't officially heard of
the relief of afeking --- Maud Ilunley
of Gloucester. Mass a beautiful girl of
%. dies in Boston from the effects of a
criminal peration--Two Princeton
students drowned while trying to shoot
dam in a canoe----Roy Wilson White,
an instructor in law at the University Of
/ Don VI y n ut iph On "A
Philadelphia street and brutally beaten
to death--Diplomati circles perturbed
in Constantinope over Russias calling
attention to the deplorable situation in
Armenia--New York man receives 100
volts of electricity and still lives--Ger-
many likely to increase duties on Ameri-
can food products; spirit of dislike for
America growing in the kaiser's en-
pire---Five hundred rebels reported
Killed in an engagement in Colombia
Strike situation in st. Louis more tran
uul: only two disturbances occurred dur
( ing the daY--Thirty senators and rep
resentatives in congress present at the
| Boer meeting in Washington: Yelling
! ton instructed to present Senator Tellers
resolution to the Eighty scouts
| of the Fortieth infantry ambushed in
the hills of Mindanao; two killed, three
wounded 81 insurgents killed---Fu-
neral at Boston of Mrs Donohue, 40
years old--NatiVes in Hawaii to form y
separate party; boom expected with set
! tlement of the Rovcrnment--Mas
orders OF Topeka plan to prosecute
Christian Scientists who attended WON
an who died from typhoid fever.
TUESDAY. MAY %
British horsemcn are now close to the
Naal river and within 40 miles Of 10
hanueSburE: women and children are be
/ ing sent in trains from Pretoria on the
way to Luxembourg TINTED States re-
fuses to intervene in war at request Of
Roer peace onvoys--Boy killed and
three men and girl shot during strikers
riot at St. Louis-Australian federation
bill passes second reaNing in house Of
commons Highbndsrs keep Chinese
in San Fra ncisco from getting inoculat cd
for plague-Quay announces his candi-
| daCy for reelection to the senate
| General Bristow takes charge of the
Cuban postoffice department. Rathbone
suspended STORY that Commissioner
of Pensions Evans was to resign or be
transferred denied-Death of Damon
Y. Clark. one of the oldest White noun
tain stage drivers-Carver Of Yale now
the strongest man by the records in any
American Waltham Mass.
letter carrier arrested on the charge
of stealing money from the mails
Death Of Desdemona NJ Butler at
Boston pronounced to be the result of
suicide. and Edwin T. Wright is dis
charged-Fall River, Mass plumbers
| strike for an eight hour advance
of five points in granulated sugar prices
Hundreds Of Workmen leaving Chi
cago on account of labor troubles-t,X
Queen I.iliuokalani ill-Military au-
thorities in the Philippines issue order
giving details of plan for civil govern
ment--I'nited States supreme court
decides the kentucky gOVernorship case
in favor of Beckham. the Democrat
Methodist conference elects Rev f. W
Parker and Rev.F. w. Warne missionary
bishops to southern Asia-King of
Siam to visit America next year-Na-
tives in Wei-Hai- Wei unite to resist
taxes but Weld to British regiment
Commissioner Peek denies the report
that the United States building at Paris
is NOT Observation-Disclosures warn the
French Panama company that they will
not RECOGNIZES canal concessions.
WEDNESDAY MAY %
Roers saw th..y have no thought of IN
conditional surrender hut will fight TO a
0,ish. por-con,h,tap,s leaving Ioban-