Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-22


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any vote OF confidence and went 10 far
as to say that he would no longer retain
his self-respect if he remained eader---
Anti-Chinese riots in Colorado
Minority of coal miners opposing strike
grows stronger--Afayor Harrison
checks wholesale arrests of children in
Chicago-New York franchise tax
ruling may be taken to supreme court
Strike Of the entire force Of the
Howe scale works at Rutland. Vt
Move for tariff revision expected during
recess of c0ngress-Belief that SENATE
Will pass Cuba bill. but the form of
the measure is Report that
Morgan will invade Spain for more
ships-Russians sending large force
of troops to Port ANhtr-Command
of Haytien fleet favors Firnin for
| resident--Swedish Social Democrats
declare general strike during suffrage
debate-Trans-Sibe railway v i'll
be ready for traffic the latter part Of
this year---Quecn Wilhelmina's condl-
A
eigners in Pekin declare ministers do
mt properly care for interests of their
countries--Scven members Of the
United Irish leagu convicted Ct CON
spring to compel a man TO surrender
his farm.
FRIDAY. MAY 16.
| Dispatches from the West Indies
slacken No new damage is reported.
merely the terrible details of last week s
carnival Of destruction. The cloud
over st. Vincent has lifted Half the
island is in ruins and 200O people have
persisted. AT st. Pierre the work of
clearing the ruins is in progress. but
may have to be abandoned to nature.
Roth Pellee and Soufricre are still
active. but not eNplosively so--.-The
anthracite mine workers in convention
| decided to continue the strike OF the
| 10000 men against the mine owners
and to fight it out TO the bitter end;
freely protected that the most serious
labor struggle in the history OF the
country, if not the world. Is about to
begin--Colonel John +. Gaynnr. in
dicted on charge of conspiracy to de-
fraud the Unites States government.
and his partner, Captain W. u. Greene.
struggled out e Quebec by American
detectives and placed under arrest
George Won L. Meyer withdraws rs n
candidate for congress from the SIKH
Massachusetts district owing To III
observation-disclosures farmers no | NC :
fear Mt. Iona-Fitchburg wcavcrs de
cline offers of arhitration--- Bishop
Mcdonnell of Brooklyn may succeed
Archbishop Corriga Philadelphia
Record sold TO William NJ Stengcr. an
attorney, for $1,000, 600 49, .Dowie's
daughter dies as result of burns not
withstanding his all-day prayers
Chicago packers may be Indicted
New York beef trust inquiry begins
New immigration commissioner rails
Ing standard of service--MisSiSSip
federal indictments against cotton seed
oil trust uashed-Rood Smoot, n
Mormon apostle, candidate for the
United States President firm
for civil service reform, but admits
/, soundness on that issue not essential
to party ellowship-Carnegie 81 Id IL
, have offered 20 pay the 800 600 900 paid
to Spain, II the independence Of the
Philippines could be assured Beers
said to still demand Independence
Haytian provisional government seek
to a vert civil war--Tolstoi plead, W it'll
the ear in behalf Of Russian peasantry
House OF commons told that Cunard
line is not bound to the ship lnerger-
Business suspended in Stockholm as
result Of strike OF Social Democrats.
SATURDAY, MAY IL
Elaborate ceremonies at coronation
of Alfonso as king OF Spain-GHynor
and Greene remanded without bail N
= Montreal; their puni~'meI much de-
sired by tho authorities. who will dc
. utmost to secure extraditiNn----Not
withsta nding that $4,000 miners have
been idle for the last five days no dis
: turbances of any kind have been re-
ported-The fires in wrecked buildings
2 of st. Pierre are extinguished and rep
reSentatives of the commercial houses
from Fort de France are digging in the
debris Of houses and stores in search
of documents and valuables- Perkins
Street Baptist church. Somerville
4 Mass, damaged TO the extent of $4,000
g by fire--Richard Croker makes an EN-
phatic protest that he has ceased t.
NEEDLE in New York politics--Govern
or General Wood busily engaged il
strengthening out complication which
might cause hitch when the veins OF
government are transferred to the new
administration in Cuba-Fishng yes
sells from the Grand Banks report larg,
catches, In which number OF Amer
lean vessels participated-Tu isl
garrison at Monastir, Macedonia, ha!
mutinied, and the soldiers have started
serious rioting-German postal au
thorides beginning experiments be
tween Berlin aud London with Ron
aid Murray's l2-fold system Of teleg