Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-02-15
TIE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY. FEB. s.

ESQ reported--Situation in Kentucky
unchanged. Taylor still hestates--
Plea for the defense concluded in Moli-
neux trial and summing up for the state
begun-A southern Democrat may be
asked to serve on the new Philippine
mmission--General Macarthur to
succeed General Obs in command of de-
partment of the Pacific fries Cor
lett glove fight to take place in San
Francis co--Ell repeating the Horton
boxing law to be reported favorably to
the New York assembly - Walter
Simpson reelected president OF the
New England Amateur Rowing assoc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to foreclose their
claims on Rigby park-Ratfication of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty without
amendment proba ble--Half a million
dollars to be expended in repairs on the
Olympia-Wheels fall from a locomo-
tive hauling a passenger train at Lex
ington--United Irish party's amend
ment to address in reply to the queens
speech defeated in British house
of commons. 3GS to &c --- Loyal
Legion dinner in New York becomes
an ovation to General Molineux-
Albert l.. Harwood OF Newton APP
board Of insanity, vice II. s. Bradford.
resigned Depositors in the Broadway
National bank, Boston, received their
dividends. with interest to the time of
the falure---Ex- Governor Wolcott
non committsl regarding the rumor
that he will be a candidate for congress
in Boston south Observation-Disclosures Pop
ulists will hold two state conventions
New York to have the largest office
building in the world-The Canadian
Pacific railroad trying to buy land in
Newark for a terminal--News from
Honolulu indicates great Improvement
in the plague situatiOn-Mr. CorlisS
expects the success Of his measure to
provide government ownership for Pa
cific cable--Scrious coal famine in part
of Russia-Stinsons private bank at
Hamilton, Ont. uspends--plaEue
disappears from Oporto and quarantine
is raised---Yukon railway resumes
service after blockade of two weeks
There were 4OS deaths in Bombay
yesterday, an unprecedented number.
FRIDAY, FEB. ..
Butler trying to drive a wedge be-
tween the Boor positions; bitter anC
desperate struggle for every inch gainet
William f. Miller. the 500 percen
syndicate manager. captured in Canada
and now locked up at Brooklyn
Steamer Gate CITY ashore on Long ISL
and-Mrs. Helena Franklin Jones, un %
der arrest at Nashua. n. H.. onac charge
of using the mails for swindling pur-
poses. failed to obtain bail--Death Of
Colonel Richard w. Thompson OF In
diana-Judge Knowlton of the Massa-
chusetts supreme court refuses to re-
strain the governor ana other state of.
ficials from voting in favor of the Fitch
burg lease-Funera services over the
remains of Governor Goebel of Ken
lucky take place without any disturb
ance--Presi dent Eliot of Harvard
criticises public schools in general. and
says Boston's are on the down grade
Bryan thinks there are signs Of a growth
in Democratic sentiment in New Eng.
| land-Stanley the explorer taken IL
with sastritis - Admiral and Mrs
Dewey guests at a banquet az the Brook
Ign Union League club-New Ameri.
can Baseball association does not appear
to lie making much progress-Death
at Boston of J. Walter Kennedy, the
famous dtnlete ana aCtOf-AS the re-
suit Of a conference at Lowell about 6(
striking leather workers are to resume
work--Administra more hopeful OF
ratification of the Hay-Pauncefot,
treaty; probability OF United States pur-
chase of the Danish West indies
Sentence of Punishment against Roger
Williams, atout winch the Massachu
sets legislature mas been worrying was
revoked IN 'o--HeaVy loss OF prop
ercy results from storm IN eastern
Iliinols-lndlana Democrats start 6
boom FOR Rchard 'Ihey tor presiden
Indians Oh northern Minnesota max
ing much money as losSers and in lum'
Der MUS pta!h McHowan OF the
monitor MonHuhock 10 De retired
P4ans lor tHe ialt commission lndicat,
that the fhllipplhes are considered do
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