Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
The WEEK'Sk NEWS
THURSDAY, MARCH 20.

Democratic members of congress n.
a caucus adopt resolutions to free Boer
issue-Senatec confirm Captain Crown
inshield to be rear admiral-Olney-
vile weavers continue efforts to spread
strike--Columbus o., mans voice re-
stored after Is years-Mine workers
considering schedules proposed by OPP
erators-Illinois senatorial contest
continues, with result still in doubt
protection from Beers and their SYM
pa thizers--Loss in Hoboken fire es-
timated at $1.25O0O0; loss of life can
not be accurately estimated-St.
Louis court holds that it can do nothing
to reinstate an expelled member Of q
union--An injunction proceedings
against several railroads begun by the
interstate commerce commission.---
Two hundred and ninety-four dia.
monds, seized by the United States,
sold at auction at Burlington, VT, for
&5B00---United States will not aid
either faction on the isthmus-Gen.
eral Otis denies that he offered block
uOuSCS " oul BtulS NtHeTdl -. -,
Nj. Young retires from command of the
military department of California
Southern China rebels seem to he get
ting the upper hand--Great courn &c
shown by Beers who routed Methuen
complete skeleton of mylodon
found in Terra del Colonel
Grimm's arrest the basis of military
scandal in Warsa w--London's nation
al physical Ia bOratory opened by Prince
Of Wales--Cecil Rhodes still weaker.
but is sustained by good weather and
oxygcn--German emperor issues or
der for adoption of Slaby-Arco wire
less system for the navy-Movc to
impeach cabinet minister causes ex-
dtement in the Swedish parliament
FRIDAY, MARCH 81.
The food disaster which has long
been feared on the Penobscot came Mt
Bangor, when a great mass of ice that
had hung for days between the toll
bridge and the waterworks da M moved
down and, forming another ia m, caused
the river to back up rapidly. The
damage is very heavy--Mrs. Julia B.
French, wealthy. eccentric and FAM
Gus throughout the country because Of
her many and varied lawsuits. was
found dead in her residence at Boston,
where she lived alone. She had fallen
down an elevator well-Fund for the
families of the Monomoy llfesa verS now
amounts to more than $14, O00-Nen-
lucky reform school building burned
Strike of granite workers at Barre.
VT. likely to be brief-New men at
Monomoy rescue crew Of the wrecked
Elwood Burton--Fifteen deaths from
freezing in the recent storm in the
northwest-People's party and Demo
Gratis in Nebraska agree to fusion in
the state acknowledgements at
Carnegie Steel works discharged be-
cause they asked for increase of wages
Move in Connecticut for right Of
trial by Jury in civil damage cases de-
feated by rural elegates-President
elect Palma says 20 percent conces-
sion will not benefit Cuba--General
Miles threatens to resign his commits
sion if Root army bill is passed.
Senator Money Of Mississippi deprc-
Gates action as to southern suffrage re-
striction--Senste may amend Cuba
removing time lirnit-Emperor Will
lam to name guardship Alice ROose-
velt"-NIr Wolmarans asserts that
allance with the Irish has helped the
Boer cause-Franco-R Russian reply to
Anglo-Japanese pact processes salts
faction. but also warns-John Dillon
suspended from house Of commons for
calling Joseph Chamberlain q liar
Turkey asks powers to intervene and
adjust Macedonian affairs; ra nsOm paid
for Miss Stone being used to sustain
agitation.
SATURDAY, MARCH 90.
Henry Ii. Faxon retires from
activities as temperance worker and
is succeeded by Miss Eva NJ. Brown
his secretary-Senate passes the bill
to protest the PRECEDENT by 50 to Is and
the war revenue reduction bill with
out division-Athol, Mass, and
Littleton. y. H., each get n $1,000
Carnegie library-JOseph Hopkins
suspected of completely in SI3,00C
robbery in Chicago, shot by Dan
Ripley in quarrel about woman -
Henry Nyc of Stephenstown, \. Y.
tells two different stories of how he
killed his wife-rlood loss at Bangor
estimated at 100000: waters rccedt
and worst is past-Property of Mis-:
Frances Stearns seized by customs Of
fters at Boston ordered forfeited by thu
court-PeteI Maher, knocked out by
Gus Rubin in the second onnd-ial'
wins the intercollegiate meet with II
points: Columbia, 15--Claudlus Hatcl
charged with assaulting father ant
mother at Kingfield Me--Artillery
/ man Stinson missing at Portland, Me
Senatorial friends of General Miles hole
his communication to the military com
mttee to be privileged; president sait
to consider it nsubordination--B Barr
granite manufacturers refuse to ever
consider the quarrymen's demand TO
an eight-hOur day with nine hours
pay.
SUNDAY. MARCH 90
President advised by General Mile
to drop the controversy--Jame VII
cox convicted at Eliza beth City, y. G.
of the murder Of Nellie Cropscy--
Treasury agents to examine custoI
house accounts-Death OF LuciuS l.
Robbins OF Chelsea, inventor of a VOL
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