News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-03-06
THE WEEKS NEWS.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. q.

| W EDNESDA1, FEB. II.
John d. Cassels shot Mrs. Mary Lane
and then took poison at Longmeadow,
Mass, because the woman refused to
elope with him; both will die-Former
| Inspector Cogan of Boston makes Sc
Tious charges against police commits
Eioners--Two Boxer leaders beheaded
at Pellin at behest of powers-Admra
| Sampson assailed on senate floor;
called ''conceited ass and "arrant cow
ard" by Allen--Americans subjected
| to abuse by press of Venezuela
Consolidation Of several large indus
tries of Mexico may be undertaken by
American apitalists-Report that
Canadian government seeks to acquire
the Great Northwestern Telegraph sys-
tem-Watches found on Fred Foster
at Boston said to have been fraudulent
ly obtained at Chicago-Mrs, Julia
French of Boston discharged by Judge
Grant from temporary guardianship,
having been found of sound mind
Edward L. Miles, former tax collector
for the town of Hudson, Mass, SEN
fenced to state prison for a term of
five to nine years-Negro lynched
and burned at Terre Haute-Serious
rioting among Pennsylvania silk strik-
ers-Yale secures only photograph Of
leonid obtained during the latest
shower-Unusual act of New Hamp-
shire legislature in removing from office
a judge who is supposed to be dead
-EX-Senator Hill expresses the opin-
ion that the principles of Democracy
are right and must prevail sooner or
later-Nabash passenger train
wrecked at Millersburg, Ind; no pas
sengers killed, but upward of 80 in
jured-Provincial government estab-
Iished in Bulucan-EX-Senato Chand-
Ter and Congressman Powers candi-
dates for places on the Spanish claim
cOmmission--Prom Republican
newspapers consider the demands on
Cuba as reasonable and proper state
ment; Democratic press cOnciders it
hard Oh Cuba
THURSDAY. FEB. 2S
Senate passes SpOOner amendment re-
garding the Philippines; Hoar votes
with minority--Lewis ]. Shaw of
Carver Mass, who killed Frank Con
way, who made a disturbance at his
house, found not guilty of manslaughter
England thinks that end of Boer
war is near; report that Botha has
surrendered to MISUNDERSTANDING
of cheap shoes shifting from
Lynn Mass, to the west--Mas-
sachusetts supreme court sustains the
conviction of Franciszek Umilian for
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. savings bank
commissioners, in their annual report,
sharply criticise the methods of some
of the cooperative banks--Judge
Brown of the United States circuit
court finds Berliner patent invalid; Bell
Telephone company loses its suit
against National and Century COM
panies-COlorado Prohibtionists in
dorse Mrs. Nations worl-Th&
Cramps deny that the contract wit n
Turkey has been cancelled-One
Mrs. Nations assistants found guilty b.
smashing j0int'-Dr. Aiken, promiJ
nent oculist and scientist, killed his
wife and himself at Savannah, Ca.
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TEN of sanitariums for the cure of con-
sumption by eterans re-
fuse to take part in the inaugural pa
rade-Confiict Of opinion in China re-
garding relations with the United
States--Minister COnger's departure
from Pekin much regretted--Fire and
burglar proof glass invented in Lam
cashire, Eug-American steel causes
great uneaSiness in Great Britain
Wireless system to be established be-
tween Brussels and Paris-Denmark
decides to sell West Indies and will re-
port to the United States-BraziIs
new revenue law greatly affects some
staples of America, and cOnfers remark
able power Oh the president--Russia,
with an eye to her own interest, pre-
vents Korea FROM borrowing 81, 500,O
to invest in the Seoul-Fusan railway.
FRIDAY, MARCH /.
Fire raging in penitentiary near Lin
coin, Neb.; convicts in yard guarded by
men with Observation-Disclosures slightly
| bruised by collision of his carriage with
electric car in Berlin-Persisten ru-
| mors that Botha has surrendered to
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Powers of
| Houlton, Me-, named to succeed Bou-
| telle in congress from Fourth district
| Rosslyn Terrell, convicted of murder
of Express Messenger Lane, electro
cuted at Columbus, O-William NJ.
Evarts, leading figure in legal and po-
iitical world, dies at New York, aged SO
Miss Ellie Young of Waltham,
Mass, returns as missionary to Pekin
and will reorganize the girls high
school-Colonel CASTOR declines to
confirm or deny the report that he will
be Democratic candidate for governor
| of Massachusetts ribbon
weavers win their strike-Methodis
reports show the greatest revival of a
generation-The Union Slate company
absorbs the Northumberland, VT, com
pany-Steamship Teutonlc boarded
by tidal wave; no serious damage done
| -ExSenator Hill sees renewed ac-
tivity among Democrats and is hope
ful-Coroner's jury charges criminal
negligence against Captain Ward and
Pilot Jordan of the Rio de Janeiro- -
Oleomargarine bill will go over to next
Secretary Gage says he has
no intention of retiring -Conferrees
on st. Louis fair bill agree on Sunday
| IL