News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-02-18
THE WEEKS NEWS
WEDNESDAY. FER. II.

Steamer Madiana, from New York,
bean Islands with a. party OF excursion
lists, went ashore at Bermuda and will
be total loss; passengers I'LL rescued
but with great difFiculty~---W Women
strike breakers at Lynn, Mass, hom-
barded with eggs when leaving work
Award of $21, 900 for injuries to
boy run over by freight car at Cam
bridge, Mass-New York retailers sell
ing coal at $3.50 Chicago coal
dealers fined 500 each for conspiring
to restrain trade-Argumcnt for non
union men before coal strike commission
at Philadelphia--Adm trust
program seems near cOn"umnatiou--
President will not withdraw nomina-
ton of Byrne of Delaware New evil
dence sustaining contention that United
States is ingular--Treaties likely to
take up remainder of this session of
congress-A citizen of New Mexico
declares all the proposed states would
be Democrat ic--War declared be-
tween Salvador Honduras and Guate-
mala-Turkey officially denies that
troops are being modified, but this
statement is dOubted-Cutan congress
working on a provincial bill, which,
when passed, will complete organiza-
ton of government.
THURSDAY, FEB. -
Germany again blocks Venezuelan
negotiations by asking immediate pay
ment of $40, 900; England and Ger
many renounce responsibility for Ger
many's action and express regret
Fall River spinners to demand 10 per-
cent increase in wagcs-Senate rati-
fies Alaskan boundary treaty Bishop
Whitehead wants name protestant
EpiscopaF' changed to american Cath
Ollie" church-Lynn strike breakers
again assailed with eggs--Wholesale
liquor dealer fined $500 and costs at
Bangor, Me-ConStant strife due to
clothing strike in Chicago GAf-
fey Petroleum company Of PittsDurg
to build a 100000 plant at Beverly,
Mass-Lehigh companys counsel as
serts that contract miners frequently
earn more than union scale of wages
Minister Squiers announces the aDHn-
donment of the wreck Of the Maine in
Havana harbOr-Republican agree on
"tWO-state PLAN" but Democrats OBJ
pose, and passage of the compromise
is doubtful-Siam adopts the gold
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. passengers all
at Hamilton-Chauber appeals
for loyalty in Cape Colony MeyicU
appoints commission to study financial
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. contribute lib
orally for relief of northern Sweden -
Cuban joint committee completes re-
port on soldiers pay hill--Strike sit
uation grave in Cadiz and Barcelona:
martial law emanded--Report rLat
new Irish land bill is not on lines laid
down by recent conference
.. FRIDAY, FEB. IS.
Ex-Governor Wise OF Virginia, at a
Lincoln day banquet at Boston, predicts
organized outbreak OF negroes; says
negro suffrage question is real dam
ger to the notwithstanding agrees
to accept money from Venezuela in five
instruments; way now clear for sigma
ture of protocols and raising of block
ade-W. j. Bryan bitterly attacks
Palmer and Buckner Democrats: still
believes in platforms adopted at Chi.
cago i'll 1896 and Kansas City in 1900
Mr.. Baer's closing argument; he ar
raigns the Miners union and crtticises
the civic Observation-Disclosures re-
ports the worst snowstorn for years
Great increase in deaths from grip
in New York-BurlinGto express on
the Northern Pacific held up near Butte
United States district attorney in
Chicago submits brief against the beef
trust-Control of Stanley Electric
Manufacturing company secured by
General Electric interests-Senate
committee agrees to adverse report Oh
the nomination of Crum--Ratiticati
of Alaskan treaty may result in re-
converting of the joint high cOmmis-
trust program
opposed by the house Republicans, who
favor vigorous measures--Cr Crown
Prince of SaXony granted divorce -
l[OlltlOl army VI ulltlIJlDy eu uluCu re-
duced--BOlivia said to have resolved
to cancel A ere cOntract--Earl of Dud-
ley sees prospects of q bright fnaure for
Ireland President Palma will sign
treaty ceding coal stations to the United
tates--1hirty-s plague deaths in
Mazatlan during the first 10 days in
February said to be deter
mined to fight rather than accept re-
forms in Macedonia.
SATURDAY, FEB. IA.
III. w. Bowen, NeneZuela's representa-
tive in the peace negotiations at Wash
ingtOn, signs with each of allies repre-
sentatives a protocol providing for i'm
mediate raising of Venezuelan blockade
and for reference of question of prefer
entail treatment of claims of the allies
against Venezuela to The Hague arbi-
tration acknowledgements of
cattle disease in Massachusetts re-
ported some 20 miles southwest of Bos-
ton-Anthraci coal strike commits
sion, after being in public session fer
more than three months, closes it's
open hearings--George Fred Williams
says his new Peoples Rule party is
growing-George L. o. Perry, the
negro youth, indicted at Cambridge,
To- e., Il