Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
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" peace--Lowell is threatened with
ne Of the largest and most disastrous
,trikes in its history as Il result of the
'efusal by the mill agents of the official
demand Of the Textile union for an in
crease of wages for the textile opera
tives of the city-F'lOrence Burns. 10
ycar-old girl who for five weeks was in
custody under the accusation of hay
ing murdered her sweetheart. Walter
r. Brooks. at New York, Discharged
General uprising in Macedonia said
to be imminent--General Wood con
fers with leaders at Washington on
Cuban matters-Simon White killed
by knife wound in quarrel over labor
matters at Pascoag, X. l.; Peter Carr
charged with the crime-No bodies
yet washed ashore at MonOmoy beach
---Explcsion, in gas house at Arnold
print works. North Adams, Mass.
shakes the city and seriously Injuries
two men--Big Russian battleship
Retvizan formally placed in commits
sion at Cramps hipyard-Four more
cases of cholera and two deaths at
Manila.
TUESDAY, MARCH %.
G. +. w. Nicely gets 1O-year sem
tence and fine Of $56,701 for his part IN
Cuban postal frauds; 10 years each
and heavy fines for Rathbone and
Reeves--Armistice reported granted
by Boers-Anthracite miners declare
provisional strike; unless settlement is
made by April ! men will stay out
--Monomoy fund now amounts to
$33 $3.50. 06--Cambridge. Mass. board
of health warns 800 people that they
must be vaccinated or be fined
Great rush of homeseekers to the west
-Four trajnmen killed. three in
jured, in a collision in Ohio--Fulton,
n. Y, weavers decline to join Olney-
vile strikers--Naryland legislative
combination against German still
holds-Chicago family of three
asphyxiated by gas from the kitchen
range-Special train between Phil.
adelphia and Jersey City runs 81 1-5
miles in 80 minutes, cutting the record
minutes-Restraini order against
railways entering Chicago asked for by
interstate commerce ommlssion
granted with consent Of defendants--
rhree-inch guns wanted to use against
surgcnts in Cavite province, lI.2 y
Another petition from Manila ASH
. hat rC,tric tons On "oolie iaDor be
.uyed--Dne .V>uit of new coinage
n for Philippines would be to open
lrket for silver--Blyan' complctC
engagement from Democratic leaders
'wn during his recent visit to Wash.
tOr-Suez canal again blocked by
wreck-Powers manoeuvring for
tMCn in the far east-Bclgian
indicate seeks railway concessions
/ China-Serous riots mt Batouln
| % Of mob killed by soldiers-Re
| ,elion in south China said to he well
| rganiZed and eXtensive-Pilgrm
zee to Jedda owing to epidemic of
holera in the holy city-Japan re-
ards Franco Russian treaty rs a
| :uarantee of tranquility in the far
| asst
WEDNESDAY, MARCH PC.
Secretary Root makes public his or
turn over the control and government
Of Cuba to its people on May 20 next
order requires the Cuban government
to assume all treaty obligations
Joseph W. Blondin. arrai gned At Cam
bridge, Mass, pleads not guilty tc
charge of numbering his Wife New
England Milk Producers union gets
| all nelye
moy fund has now grown to S36.S34 II
st. Louis man leaves Si50.OUO tc
Harvard niversity-Mine worker.
seeking conference with opera tors
Nj. c. -. Borden to build Il fifth
iron works mill at Fall River--Specia
treasury agent declares Skagway will
remain in the United States--Cov
eminent to test wireless systems -
Republicans inclined to drop move to in
vestigate suffrage in the south--In
terstate commerce commission to make
another investigation of railroad rate.
Price Of the Panama canal prop
erty Is the only important point to b,
decided as to that Japan,
financial condition improving ---
American student arrested in St Peters
burg-England's education bill likel,
to be rawn-Belgian press ad
vises Beers to yield Independence
Russians in Manchuria shift to a con
ciliatory policy-Queen Wilhelmin;
abandons annual visit to Amsterdam
Compulsory arbitration court Sc
up at Sydney. n. S. View senti
ment in Canada favorable to anneXa
ton to the United Statcs--Gcnera
Lee sees in Weyler's dominance
trend toward Spanish republic
Gunner's arms blown off at launchin
of British batteship Prince of Vale
Consul Cos dnsw denies charge
made against him by Poultney Big,
lOw--West Indian sugar interests no
to be aided pending abolition o
bounties-French chamber passes
bill providing for participation in s
Louis expositiOn--John Redmond wi
propose a vote of ccuSure for III
speaker Of the house Of commons---
Port Arthur regardS Anglo-Japnncs
treaty as move to force Russia frer
anchuria--Japanese authorities a
Yokohama seize property Of fOreig
residents who refuse to pay house tal
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