Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-12-18

shoe manufacturers organize nm asso.
citation for protcction--Aheinthc drove
Actor tombstone to ill Actress Kate
Hassett in Philadelphia.
MONDAY, DEC Is.
Anglo-Gcrman warshps lombard
the port of Puerto Cabello; Venezuelan
guns from fort reply. but quickly
sllcnced; detachment of marines take
possession of castle; powers begin
blockade Of La Guaira--Dcath at
Washington of Mrs Julia Dent Grant.
widow of general and former president
--Sac-Fox Indians will soon be extinct
by reason of diseaS e-Bovdoinham
Me-, swept by fire; forty persons home.
less and half of business section Of vii.
lagc Acknowledgement landing of
San Francisco end of Pacific ca BILE
Snow storm general throughout New
England, causing delays and incon-
venience in many placcs-Admiral
Dewey olated by the naval mobilization
off Cucbra island: says its tho finest
fleet ever assembled under one flag
Less than 10000 unemployed in New
York; little actual distress from non
enployment--H Henley stewards prac.
tically bar foreign crews from the re-
gatta by adopting new rules regard
Ing the professional coacl,--Mascagn
in trouble with his company at Grand
Rapids, Mich---Thrcatcne strike of
carriage makers at Amesbury. Ma SIS
Enormous Christmas mails from New
York to England and Germany
House Judiciary committee opens hear
ings on the antitrust bills-NIajor
Glcnn's counsel asks that Generals
Chaffee and J. Fl. Smith he summoned
from the United States, to Manila. to
testify In court martial proceedings
from Samar campaign.
TUESDAY. DEC. 10.
United States does not like Vonc.
zuelan blockade and so informs the
government of Germany; peaceful
blockade not binding and declaration
of war necessary to close ports: move
ment to force President Castro out;
amicable settlement may he arrived Mt
Coal situation In Greater Boston
much relieved by arrival of storm
bound coal fleet with over 81 900 tons:
as much more on the way---J W.
Blondin found guilty of murder in soc
ond degree in killing his wife at Boston
--ThOinas Rogers of New York dies
from hydrophobia, resulting from 4 net
cats scratch--About 81 100000 sent
from Boston to Europe for Christmas
boston navy yards force is now
smallest since before Spanish war and
many more discharges are coming
Move to establish civil service in Porto
Rico Bryan going to Mexico to study
silver ons-lndianapois Judge
refuses to cnjoin maintenance Of pIckcts
Owners of big mines consider case
of miners shows Mime
sofa supreme court holds that nan
may strike his wife under certain
vocation-Bishop James r. Ouie.
ley OF Buffalo to be archbishop Of Chi.
cago, to succeed the late Archbishop
Colorado spectators said TO
he backing Miners union, to force Ros
ton stockholders in Smuggler Union
mines TO sell at low figure--Diet
experiments begin Mt Washington
House committee Oh currency decides
to abandon the Fowler bill---Senntor
Morgan suggests the Philippines MS
colony for American negrues-Reich.
stag passes the tariff bill asa whole.
Turkey blamcs Bulga ria for the troubles
In donia--Condition Of Archhish.
OPP of Canterbury slightly improved
German tariff will destroy Chicago
packers trade with that country.
WEDNESDAY. DEC. II.
Discussion In cabinet meeting and
senate executive session shows that
there will NOT be the slightest backing
down in the matter of upholdine Monroe
doctrine, no matter how many powers
are engaged in coercing Venezuela:
Dewey's fleet movements to be directed
by secretary of war; plan to have our
naval vessels near enough to utilize
them should it ne necessary: navy
and state departments co-opcra ting