Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17

cerned in a number of church robberles
in the Pawtuxet valley caught in st.
Joseph's church at Natick, Mass
Issue between Lieutenant General
ills and the secretary Of war reach
so critical a stage that the compulsory
retirement Of General Miles at an early
date Is an open secret Announce
ment Of the presence at Pretoria of the
Orange Free state and Transyaal lead
ers and generals who have been Mt
klerksdorp considering terms II peace,
causes a decided increase in the hone
fulness Of the British public concern-
ing the possibilities Of peace
Electric car jumped the track at Paw.
tucket, X. l., and after crossing a side
walk struck the corner OF q grocery
store with such force that it moved the
building about five inches on its
Merchants tf Lagonoy
send ca BILE message to Gncral Chatfee
praying that the American troops be
not withdrawn from Lagonoy
Special patromen who were stationed
at Monomoy to search for the bodies
lost in the Monomoy lifeboat disaster
give up the task-Cholera situation
in Manila continues much the same,
but conditions in the provinces are be.
coming alarming.
TUESDAY. APRIL II.
English budget shows deficit of $685.
100000; chancellor proposes tax on
flour and loan of $4,000, OO0-Mrs.
James MCGOWAN. aged 90, of fuckers
Corners, n. Y, gave birth to FIVE chill
dren, all girls; all doing well-New
England Methodist conference made
unfortunate investments by which 1t
lost $l3,000-L. d. Mathis, formerly
president, treasurer and manager of
the Mathis Billiard company, Portland,
Me-, was arrested on the charge Of EN-.
bezzlement of S2537 80 from that com.
pany-Poiscning prairie dogs in
kansas-Democrats working to per-
| feet a strong Orga nization--No hope
of saving the wrecked steamship Will
iamsport--A Paulist priest in New
York suggests state aid for parish
schools--Governor Aycock Of North
Carolina believes the presidents south
ern trip will do much good-Chicag
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Chalmette shows that neutrality laws
are violated--rhe General Electric
company buys 100, 600 feet of land in
Lynn, Mass, and will erect another
factory and give employment to 1000
more hands-Presldent decides that
Governor Dole Of hawaii is entitled to
continue in oftice-Senator Hanna de.
cares he is not and will not be a cam
didate for the presfdency-Senats
committee hears explanation Of tho
water cure as applied in tho Philip
pines--German colonies are proving
unprofita Lightning causes more
than 800 fires in Berlin-Swedist A ut.
arctic expedition delayed by icebergs
General strike in the mine regions
of Belgium -Mohammedans expect
that the sultan will proclaim a holy war
Severe fighting reported in the
Transvaal; 200 Beers killed. wounded
or captured
WEDNESDAY. APRIL. 16.
AS a result of the consideration by the
ca binet of the charges of cruel treat
ment of Filipinos by United States
soldiers. Secretary Root has cabed
General Chaffee at Manila to investi-
gate the newspaper reports Of the Wal
Ter tria and # they are correct to court
martha! General Smith. Also if the facts
are established as testified to before the
senate Philippine committee to court
martial the officers who administered
the water cure" to the presidente of
| Igbarras as a woman i'll
clothes and wig bought for the purpose.
Bernard WcidbaaS obtained entrance
into the Highland hotel at Springfield,
Mass, and shot and killed his wife. who
was employed there. In trying to es-
cape he shot q bartender and fired at
a hotel guest. Weidhaas has not been
captured b. Elisha, a Boston
negro, murders his wife by cutting her
throat-Florida election to hinge on
proposed state dispensary-Ex-Dis
trict Attorney Philbin criticises
Jerome's recent uttera nces---Shaffer
and Tighe lead as candidates for the
presidency Of the Amalgsmated asso-
ciation--Attpney General Knox to
give an opinion Of the collateral loan
tax-Conference in congress agrees
on amendment providing for pneu-
matte tubes--Attorney General Knox
informs the house that beef trust in
quiry is oceeding-Captain Parker
says Sampson was not responsible for
the effort TO take honor from Schley
Queen Wilhelmina very ill-Brit-
ish cabinet considering the Boer re-
ply-New British loan to issue as
3-4 percent consols--Bulgaria de-
termines to dissolve the Macedonian
ommittee-British taxation Of food
stuffs attributed to Mr.. Cha IN berla in
SPANS danger over religious regis
tration averted by a new decree-An-
other mob at Nanur. Belgium, stones
police; communal schools closed
Eleven men killed and several others
injured by bursting gun on British
EnGland's budget pro-
posals may give Liberals an issue in
abandonment of free trade---Japan
sees a Russian confession Of insincerity
in the move for Pacific outlet by way
| of Afghan. sta r--Great tunnel under
st. Laurence river connecting Montreal
with the south shore projected by
Vandorlilt-W w bh syndicate
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