Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-08

dangerous condition and possibility that
he will be- worse death of Potter
Palmer, for nearly half century one
Of Chicago's ipost prominent business
men---M mister Conger has protested
to Prince Ching. president of Chinese
foreign office, with regard to the expu-
sion of Chinese Christians from the
new European schOol--Scarcely q
single Russian town where sentences
to banishmeht and Imprisonment are
not constantly being mposed--S apto
Domingo, the capital Of the Dominican
republic surrenders to insurgent forces
Hundreds Of retail meat dealers
throughout the country have begun the
organization Of an independent Pack
! ing company with capital stock Of
S5,000,OO0.
TUESDAY. MAY 6.
| Death at New York Of Archbishop
| Corrigan--Iohn d. Cassels murderer
Of Mrs. Lane. executed at Boston
| Mrs. Mary A. Livermore suffering
from trouble with her eyes-No ex-
petition OF Cuban teachers to the Har-
ward summer school this summer
Wife OF President-Elect Palma starts
! for Havana-Two people killed and
several injured in a New York fire.
Forty weavers return to Washington
| Mills, Lawrence-Yale in special
session confers degree Of IL. D., on
Lord Kelvin-South Carolina Judge
holds slave marriages before 1867 to
be illegal-Favorable industrial and
financial conditions reported in the
west and south-Norman f. Mack
says no Bryanite can be nominated
for governor Of New York--Mrs.
Soffel pleads guilty at Pittsburg to
charge of aiding escape of Biddle pris-
oners-Offenbach & Moore, Henry
Brothers and Lockwood. Hurd & Co,
Wall street brokers, uspend--Attor-
ney-General Knox revises bill against
beef combine-Secretary Shaw dis
tributes nearly $500 900 among ma
tional banks-Secretary Moody or
ders a court OF inquiry to investigate
the Venice affair-Secretary Root
gives up his Washington house. which
action causes much gossi p-Suprem
court sustains San Francisco author
tiles in OBTAINING Chinese who were
in transit through the United States
-Havemeyer declares Cuba would
get benefit If all sugar duty were re-
moved; trust would gain nothing by
90 percent eduction-Queen Wilhel
mnas condition said to be satisfac-
tory--French legation at Pekin
takes a serious view OF the Chinese
movement against missionaries.
WEDNESDAY. MAY I.
Death at Washington of Read Al
mral W Sampson-Anti-beef eating
league formed among the employees oil
TIE General Electric company at Lynn
Mass--Historic Russian bell stoleL
N Chcago-America Tuherculosi.
congress ostponed--Seventy weav
ers return to Collinsvlle Mass, milk
Fire in New Milford, Conn. caus
IS loss of $500 ,000-Worcester wisheA
Bishop Ninton to establish headquar'
ters In that city-Worst Of the trou'
Bile over Webb-Meyer case seems to
be over and Wall street is relieved
Army officer predicts brief war in Min.
6anao-Report on Miss Stone case
received in Notwithstanding mer'
ger causes renewed opposition to ship
subsidy bili-Anti-Dole faction plan
nlng fusion with native Hawaiians-
Tafts mission to Rome not diplomatic.
but relates TO various matters in the
ilippines-Secret Hay says
governments are In perfect accord in
interpreting Danish treaty-Danish
dock strikers defeated-Niolent
earthquakes in France and Spain
Fear of actual revolution in Portugal
Death of Bret Harte at Gambler
ley. Morgan campaign
continues in the British press--Brit-
lsh take Stenkopf, which was strong
" held by Boers-Von Bulow says
the sugar conference Ia no triumph for
Great Britain-Volcano at Martin
ique destroys factories; many people
reported missing Wilhel-
nina has quiet night and her condi-
ton Is fairly satisfactory
tries in vain TO stop fishing with dyu-
fmite, cooperation OF the United
| States needed-Reyolt against taxes
on the Tnrkish island Of Thasos,
many people killed during riot
China increases indemnity without dis
| elimination or method; anti-foreign
feeling reased-Kitcheners week
" casualty report shows that peace
movement does not interfere with mill
AIRY operators.