Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-02-20
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, FEB. 13.

stca mfittcrS' strikei in st. Louis Move
TO organize educational work in the
United States-Illinois Central rail
road men request increase of wages.
Professor James of New York bitten by
a rattlesnake in Arizona-McCaH
blamcs congress for abuses under the
luggage inspection uw-Strong sup
port given Governor Odclls plan to en-
pend S2S.S0O.O 900 on canals--St. Louis
hotel proprietor held responsible for
death of III people by 6re-Salt Lake
Ministerial alliance reports that Nor
mons in Utah openly practice and teach
rolygamy-Eight coal companies in
Wcstmoreland county, Pa. consolidated
into concern capitalized at $2.1O0,-
OO0--Trcaty between Japan and Eng
land is in line with policy Of the United
Statcs-Amcrican sugar interests as
sort that sugar is now being produced
at n profit in Cuba--Johannesburg re-.
ports increased mine output--Re Reg.
iStcred mail system established at
Khartoum-Turkey arranges for an
advance by the DeutSchc bank-Count
Tolstoi weaker, but thcrciS hope that
he may INSTRUMENTATION of report
that the Libcrtador sank the gunhoat
General CreSpo-Germany aud Aus.
tria reject demands of English in the
sugar conference British govern
inent whips trying 70 keep Russell and
Wood from Unionist party.
FRIDAY. FEB. II.
President Roosevelt left Groton,
Mass. for Washington. BEFORE that.
the president in the homely phrase:
lied has improved with sucn rapid
jumps that ] AIM sure he is out of the
woods had told the world of the load
lifted from his mind---Peleg Cornell,
70 years old. murdered in house where
he lived alone nea AdamSville. Il. l.;
robbery supposed 10 be the motive
New York carpenters strike ends -
Employees of all railroads entering
Chicago must be vaccinated-Strik-
ing Colorado coal miners attack
japanese who take heir placeS-Ncw
electric are headlight which is eX,
pected to solve the railway collision
problem--Two members of st. Louis
board Of health asked TO retire. as TO-
suit OF the bad anti-toxin caSe-Nct-
Grams preference order issued by tho
president-AuStriI cannot decide Upon
a plan TO meet American competition
Placing rural free delivery on {;
contract basis rouse controversy in
congress-Iiich gold discovery on
Ivory coast. west Africa-Arch.
bishop of Rheims complains of the
power Of Free Masonry in France
London Graphic believes the release OF
Miss Stone is far away as ever---Mr
Chamberlain says the very existence OF
the empire is threatened by tho Soutf
African war and it must 20 OIL until dan
ger is averted.
SATURDAY. FEB. II.
Admiral Evans will meet Prince
Henry on a navy yard tug. thus set
Ting disputed question of etiquette
Airship Of Santos Dumont collapscs of
Monaco; aeronaut rescued unhurt-
James l.. Merrick of Waterville elected
president of Maine department. q. A
R-Fr. Murphy, pastor of The Sacrc,
Heart church, Weymouth, Mass.
Frustrated by smallpoJ--Many small
vessels caught in the ice foes in til,
!, Chesapeake and its tributaries-.JohI
T.. C|ayanaugh of Boston still ~sanguin'
Of being able to raise the battloShil
Maine--Lord Rosebery voices his hos
tility TO the Irish at a big meeting il
: Liverpool-Sevcn men killed ant
4. double the number injured by a bowidc
falling upon Il train near Little Rock
RusSia says if peace is menaced in tn
east she will know how to ~sateguar,
her Understanding party will
, organized TO look for Or. T.. y. vii
Jams. missing in New Hampshire wood
} ----Wheelcr of Kentucky attacks tn
} administration. Secretary Hay, Primo
Henry. Lord Pamncefote, and blame
President Roosevelt for permitting
member of his family TO attend til
coronation of King Edward-Liberty'
. loren on Bedloes island to be put on,
at the suggestion OF the war department
, and the lighthouse board-Siytee
men saved from wreck of the fishin
schooner Elsie r. Smith off Orlean
bar-One man killed and 10 severed
, injured by dynamite explosion at Mort
Andover, Mass.
e SUNDAY. FEB. 16.
g., Two woinen killed. n man and tw
women injured 10y an explosion of IA
~ AT Tie home of +. Elmer Could. We,
Y Hrookticld. MaSS-Count TolSt,
: Iomcwhat bctter--Sccretary CortClyo
denies report that he is TO resign 4;
presidents sccrctary-Heavy fail {
snow in South Carolina and Gcorgi
. -IIegclmau and C%avanaugh win I'll
siN-day. go-as-you-please contest, coy
Cring 40 miles-Ncw York Democrat
- hail Shepard as the Tilden of toda,
and to start Il boom for the governo
q ship and presidcnCI--Prince Hcnr
sails from B%remorhayen for New Iorl
= HohenZollern's officers amuse then
selves in New York and at Niagara
Timothy Kelly. aged 20. of Cambridg,
Mass, killed by an electric car
- Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.. continues
improve rapidly-Harry W. Leach
Brockton, Mass, shoots his wife twi,
Il --Fr. Murphy of Weymouth, Mass
l. believed 10 have only Il slight touch
smallpoN-Revere, Mass, selectmc
revoke the appointment of Charles I