Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-16
TIE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, JAN. q.


York city, two local trains collidcd.
Fifteen passengers were killed and
twice that number were injured. \
dozen of the injured were seriously hurt
and the roster of the dead may be cy-
tendcd--While the actual casualtics
during the fighting at Ncw-Chwang be-
tween American sailors. belonging TO
the United States gunboat NicEshurg.
which is wintcring there,and Russian
soldiers attached to the garrison of that
port are trifling up to date. the matter
has resulted in unpleasantly strained
relations between the American. Rus
sian and British authorities there
George W. w. Arnold, II, was killed in
what is known as the white woods.
seven miles from Hudson, Mass. under
suspicious circumstances. The boy and
his father, John Arnold. were engaged
I'm Telling trees and the father was the
only witness Of the tragic death---1Thc
French government sounding Wash
ingtOn as to the attitude of United
States in the event of Frances cocrcng
Venezuela into paying The French
NlilillS dEdlDSt tiiil i'Ph'i'' '''ii
cral Francis ]. Heron died at New
York. aged 80. He was distinguished
officer in the Union army during the
Wharf.-The dowagcr empress of China
signs an cdict ordering the dccapitaiion
of General 1'ungFuh-S Slang. the no.
torious ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of Or. r. y. Carver as professor Of po-
litical economy at Harvard university
confirmed Milton. y. H.. leather
board mills burned: loss about S60.OoO
Strike threatened in Pierce mill.
New Bedford Bitter contest among
Indiana Democrats for state chairman
ship---Two canal bills in New York
legislature involving expenditure of
S2S,000,0O0
FRIDAY.JAN. 10.
The Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill
passed the house by practically n
unanimous vote. Only two members
out of 80 voted against it. Messrs.
Fletcher 0ep. Mimi and I.aesitcr
Dem. Na.) were the two voting in tho
negative. Aggregate cost of the canal
is fixed at S1S0.00O. OOO----A well
dressd young man thrw a stone through
the show window of n loan office at
New York and made away with diam
ond necklace worth $1,000 and lHmond
rings To the total value of S5OuG--
Meriden. Conn. fireman tl'amplcd 10
heath by Observation-Disclosures commerce
commission begins investigation of
grain rates from Kansas City Trolley
lines from Cairo. Egypt. to Mount
Sinai and Mecca TO he built by Clcvc-
land Construction Nomina-
tons of shaw and Payne confirmed
Tinted States fiscal agent in China
ppointed--Senatc committee will re-
port favorably on the department Of
congress bill--Cuban merchants de-
clare absolute ruin is threatened if tar
if concessions are not made -.- Re-
port of revolution in Para quay EN-
peror of China still a mere iigucnhcad
British recover the gun lost at
Brakenlaa gte--China's empress or
ders Tung Flu Hsiang bcheadod---
American capital invited to develop
Chinese mines Won Bulow tries to
check nti-BritiSh feclin. in Germany
Chill and Argentina reach perfect
mutual understanding, and lasting
peace is expected.
SATURDAY,, JAN. II.
Settlement of the threatened strike Of
the Boston teansters agreed upon nj
conference held at the rooms OF the
state board Of arbitration, which is al
most Identical with the original de
mandS made upon the master team
stors by their men and there will be no
strike In spite of the silence OF the
police it has become known that the
group Of government bonds valued al
$4,000 which are said 10 have been
stolen n Boston. We're obtained from y.
w. Harris & Co., bankers, on forged
certified check on the National Shaw
NUT bank-M asSa chusetts railroad
commissioners authorize the issue of
$3,S5S. 900 of Boston and Albany bonds
Notorious swindlcr who operates
under the name Of Lord Charles Bercs-
ford arrested by Boston police--In-
diana Democrats agree to ignore Bryan
in coming campaign--EXGov
James b. McCrcary nominated 10y Ken
lucky Democrats to succeed Senator
Deboe--Official telegram from Con
Stantinople says Miss Stones release is
only a question of few hours
Waller completes march across Samar
Part OF North Atlantic squadron
may so TO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS post
masters warned to eSchcw active poll
tics-Abolition of Pacific transport
service under sideration--Indi-
cations that HIS financial bill will I've
pushed through conCrcSs---Civils sun
dry appropriation bill shows a consid-
cradle reduction in estimates--Gen-
cral Funston says Samar is still a puz
zle, it being difficult to locate insur.
gents--Report of revolt in Paraguay
is confirmed delegates in Iol
land expecting peace overtures--Of
fetal notice of the end of the dispute
between Argentine and Chli-Frcncl
minister to China refuses 10 present
credentials until demands are satisfied
| 49, Chill presents note to Pan-American
congress threatening 10 leave and &c
I break with Mexico if compulsory arbi
tration is adopted.
SUNDAY. JAN.12
Richard Croker announced his re-
tircment from the formal leadership OF
I Tammany Hall at the meeting of III,
executive committee. Lewis Nixon
head of the shipbuilding firm Of Lewis
! Nixon Il Co., AT Elizabeth. y. j., was