Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-01-04


ers in open door in China negotiations
assure success of American negotiations
Former Congressman Benjamin
Glover of Kansas commits suicide
Fire In the Rufus Frost hospital, Chel-
sea; patients in contagious ward had TO
be removed to another part Of the build
ing--Tommy West whips Doc" Payne.
McCoys sparring partner. in two rounds
Run on the Lynn Five Cents Savings
bank--Engineer Ellis Of the Boston
and Albany retires after AZ years of ser
vice--Brockton's shoe shipments for
the year aggregate 529, 277 cases--Eng-
land confronted with a problem I'm adj
justment OF question with France In
volving fishing rights off the Newfound-
land coast-Attempt to launch the
steamer Grecian at Wilmington. Del, a
failure---Schooner Fannie Brown sunk
near North Hatteras: crew saved,
MONDAY. JAN. /.
Bombs found in n house at Manila:
discovery of rebel plot to start an out
break----President Baker OF the var
mouth Steamship line found dead in a
sleeping car at Boston--American
Baseball league to fight National: com
peting teams to be placed in seven Of
the National cites-Death Of John
Buck of Chelsea, Mass, Oldest retail
druggist In the state-Stranded steam
err Pelotas foated, and apparently not
seriously injured-A destructive fire
and probably four lives lost in Fair
mount. w Na-Records for fire alarms
at Boston broken by the year just ended
-Great powers written assurances on
open door in China will soon be forth
coming Big anti British mass meet
Ing in New York---Enthusiastic meet
ing of Boer sympathlzers i'm Haverhill
Sale of the Danish West Indies to
United States said to be in fair way
of consummation-Dr Purvis Of
Princeton accepts call to Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian church--Professor H. c.
Emery of Bowdoin college to be profess
sor of political economy at Yale
Rev. Albert w. Moore resigns his pull
pit in Lynn, Mass. but may be asked to
consider-Whitefiel church. New
buryport, Mass. begins celebration Of
it's 5oth anniversary wanted
witness in the Gallinger case has ar
rived in Concord, N. H-Rev. George
i
signs his pastorate.
TUESDAY. JAN. 2.
British troops under General French
take Colesberg after hot engagement
--McCoy's skill triumphs over Makers
strength. the latter being knocked out in
the fifth rounA-Revenue reform may
De an issue In the coming campaign
IL, tins
safe containing $4,000 and set fire to the
house to cover their crime-Richard
Croker slips while mounting horse and
breaks a leg-Andrew Carnegie gives
5000, 600 to Cooper Unon-Five thou
sand mill operatives in northern Berk-
shire get an increase Of wages-Strike
at Sanford and Globe mills in Fall River
settled--Steps taken by Secretary Root
to break the corner In hemp-Goebel-
ties will control both branches Of Ken
lucky egislature-Boston may have
three professional baseball clubs this
year-Death in London of Frank
Shepard. a well-known comedian
Fire in a Woonsocket block causes loss
of $40 0O0--Chief OF, Police Kendall Of
North Adams, Mass. resigns to accept
similar position in tchburg-Attle-
boro, Mass. jewelers. object to ratifca-
ton of French-American treaty in its
present form-Daniel Harrington of
South Braintree, Mass, rounds out 100
years of life--Dedicatio of the new
Walthan training school for nurses
New city governments installed in
most cities Of Massachusetts, 800
Two more cases of smallpox dis
covered in East Boston-New Hamp-
shire grand jury finds no indictment
against senator Gallinger--t,dwin Ray
Snow, sentenced at Barnstable. Mass.
to be executed by electricity, will be
the first case in the state--Portland
and Rochester railroad merged into the
Boston and Maine system, and becomes
the Portland and Worcester division
President and Mrs. Mckinley hold
reception in Washington-Few app
cation blanks to be in second group of
repositories for internal revenue
Secretary Gage considers the financial
emergency safely passed, and conditions
satisfactory.
WEDNESDAY. JAN. ;.
Pitcher drives the Beers from Doug
las and occupies the town--Private at
tempts to shoot corporal at Fort
Ethan Allen. and is arrested
police stop work Of construction on
Northwestern elevated road-Joint
caucus of Kentucky Democrats nom
mates eX- United states Senator Black
burn, to succeed Lindsay--Senato
Hanna will be chairman OF the next
Republican national committee, and Of
the national convention a well--Mills
of Cutler Manufacturing company in
Warren, r. l., shut down because OF
strike-Blizzard raging in Pennsyl-
vana and New York-Two bills
aimed against prize fighting to he in
troduced in the New York Legislature
Mccoy gets sI2 900 for his fight with
Maher-Superinten of station A
of Worcester postofiice suspended
Hotel for business women in New York
city is row assured-Schoone driven
ashore on Cabot island and eight men
lost-Secretary Gage will probably
recommend a moderate charge of in
terest for use of government funds 1880
Simpsons captains tell the president
about the battle of Santiago-Marie
Goodhue Of Danvers Mass. perishes in
fire which destroys her home-Low
water in river throws 5000 mill opera
tives out of work in Manchester. y. Fl
-Chicago's great drainage canal
opened-A stormy month at sea is
predicted by naval photographer
Captain Leary prohibits slavery in
Guam, apd daports SDanish Oriests-