News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-02-27
THE WEEKS NEWS.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 90.

| $500 to Brown university by John
| ID. ockefeler-James Callahan,
identified by young Cudahy as one of
his abductoTs arrested at Omaha
Large beet sugar plant to be built in
Indiana; will compete with American
ompany-GovernOr WOlcOtt me-
mortal fund now amounts to $50, 531 AS
Report that China agrees to inflict
| punishments manded--Minlster
Conger protests against Waldersee's
xpedition-King Edward going to
Germany to visit his sister-LiverpOo
firm closed for selling arsenicatcd in.
vert sugar-Pulp and paper mills o.
Quebec and Ontario to be consolidated
into one company capitalized at 81
| 00,000-British cabinet meets the OPP!
position leaders to discuss the civil list
with a view to making the debate
short-CorrespOn who visits Ven
ezuela declares that country's action,
toward the asphalt company is a gameI
of loot"
THURSDAY. FEB. q.
Mayor Hurley startles Salem, Mass.
by sounding riot call to test efIiciency>
of police fOrce-Tug Curlew run down.
and sunk in Boston harbor; no lives lost
deduction Of 10 percent in wages
of operatives i'll United States Cotton
cOmpany's mills at Central Falls, Il.
Eleven hundred hands thrown out
of work by strike of 80 girls in wooden
mill at Maynard Mass-Family of
Edward Delehanty a poor lOngShOre-
man of Boston, get $4,000 by the death
of Mrs. Delahanty's uncle in Australia
Mrs. Elizabeth L'EtOile, convicted
of throwing vitriol into John Beau
chard's face at Lowell Mass. sentenced
to five years in prison--EnvoyS and
Chinese plenipotentiaries compromise
on puniShments to be inflicted upon of
Tenders --COngreSSman LentH of Ohio
tiercely attacks administration; SAYS
troops in Philippines are guilty of
cruelties, and charges fraud in election
Of Hanna--Builders Of Portland, Me-,
vote to refuse demand of labor unions
for an eight-hour work day
--Republicans carry Philadelphia by
97,965-l'all River Mass, mills in
tirst-class financial and physical condi-
tiOn-New York senate passes single.
headed police bill, which now goes to
the governor--The charter of Nor
gan's new steel combine completed:
only the name of the concern undecided
upOn-Rumor that American Writing
Paper company is to absorb the Whit
ing and SouthWorth properties
Thirty-seventh infantry mustered out
Senate foreign relations committee
votes to report adversely Morgan's
canal cSolutiOn-Fernando Russian. n
French subject, arrested in Luzon for
aiding urgentS-PenSion Commits
sioner Evans to retire in favor of
Deputy Commissioner Davenport of
New Hampshire--A train containing
Kitchener's baggage derailed, and con-
tents seized by Beers; the commander
himself was in the train just ahead
Report that King Edward will visit
Ireland in the spring-Session of the
reichstrath closed because of turbu-
lence of members --Santos-D umont
thinks the Siderable balloon an early
Ossibility-Canada fears Americans
may secure her railways, and considers
government control.
FRIDAY, FEB. %.
King Edward intercedes for Duke of
Westminster, married a few days ago,
who is now named as correspondent in
divorce caSe-UnknOwn friend
makes gift of 100000 to Harvard uni
versity for building for architectural
study-Ten men killed in railroad
wreck in New Jersey--Two men ar
rested at st. Paul in connection with
= Cudahy kidnapping caSe-Taft will
probably be civil governor of Philip
pines when peace is established
Cuban constitution signed at Havana
and now ready to be submitted to
shingtOn--United States policy
of no partition of China accepted by
the powers-Massach legisla-
ture, by vote of III to 81, refuses to in
vestigate Boston gas question:
, Frank Ballard, Is, charged with MUIR
der of Mrs. Jenkins at Lee Hook, n. II
consolidation OF Boston Gas COM
panies planned in a bill now being
drafted--Trial of John G. Best of
Saugus, Mass, for alleged murder of
George e. Bailey to begin at Salem on
March 1S--Additional arrests of tn
South Danvers (Mass.) National bank
case will be made-In the arrest of
Erred Foster" Boston police believe
; they have blocked a game to swindle
several wholesale jewellers---Fire in
Somersworth, N. H., causes loss of 500
000-Senate saloon smashing case
against Mrs. Nation ismiSsed----May-
nard, Mass, mills closed because of al
legged intimidation of a few employees;
agreement with management reached
and mills will reopen--Death of Miss
Anna Gardner of Nantucket, Mass, the
abolitionist-Fall River, Mass, sell
ing committee criticized by manufac-
turers for cutting print cloth prices
without opportunity of unloading large
quantity of gOods-Governm to
, buy ships for Philippine transportation
line--SiX hundred thousand people
have received benefits of civil govern.
ment in Luzon-Eight hundred ragged
Beers near Pretoria supposed to be
considering surrender; Beers charge
British with violation of Geneva con.
vention and customs of civilized war
T fare-Turkish minister at Madrid re-
tigns-Canada Petroleum comnanv IN