News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-01
THE WEEKS NEWS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25.

General Macdonald, British war
| hero, to be court nartialed on charges
of immoral conduct---Death at Bos-
ton of Mrs. CASTOR, widow Of ex-
Governor Castor of Massachusetts
Annual report of the Massachusetts
highway commission shows that 415
! miles of state roads have been COM
! pIeted-Cotton trade disturbed by con-
ditions in New England lnills; strike
seems certain at LoweIl--Injunction
| issued against Indiana coal COM
panies and opera Colorado mine
managers plan a general war on Ii Dor
| Observation-Disclosures pupin says
he doubts If transatlantic telephony
would be profita ble--Dr. Abbott de-
clares the Bible IS merely record of
human religious experiences---Italian
arrested in connection with New York
insurance frauds explains the system
-Receipts from revenues greater
than predicted-Goye Taft and
General Davis to confer with the Sultan
of Sulu-Americans recapture Surf
gao, Mindanao; officials and foreigners
I'LL 10 DOliChV1i lhdI O0lSlh
irriga ton will cost double the original
misunderstanding Shaw urges bet
ter transportation facilities as means
of extending foreign commission
Rare Bible brings $1,000 at London
le-Earthquake shocks damage
houses in England-.-Sweden has right
to claim the German town of Wismar
Mexico ready to take advantage OF
opportunities that would be offered by
canal-London Geographical society
celebrates 300th anniversary of death
of Queen Elizabeth Matos, Vene-
zuelan insurgent, says he will end
war if congress accepts Castro's resig-
nation-Rebels hold capital Of San
Domingo; order preserved in the city
by warships in port Minister Del
casse declares the situation in Morocco
has grown worse, while conditions are
improving in Macedonia
THURSDAY. MARCH 26.
Irish land bill read amid scenes of
rejoicing in house of commons; pros
perity expected from measure; $780,
100000 to buy out landlords
General Macdonald, Englands great
war hero, for whom court martial had
been ordered for alleged immoral acts,
commits suicide at Paris---M. i.
Skinner, Boston bond broker, missing;
forgery of town bombs alleged against
him--HOpe of peace at Lowell gone;
unanimous vote to strike on Monday
ton Mayor Collins to take steps to
abolish smoke nuisance --Anti-Tam
many forces will renolninate Low for
mayor of New York Schooner Mary
y. Morse sunk i'll collision With steam
ship Parthian; crew saved-New
York Bar association committee makes
sharp report against New York tax sys-
tem-New Haven road replies TO en-
ployes; directors willing to meet
separate, but not joint, committees to
discuss wage changes; willing to pay
as much as other roads for the same
service-CarnIack and Stone believe
Democrats should nominate a presi-
dental candidate who stands on the
1896 Nicaragua prohibits
expectation Of coined silver --'Toronto
opera house burned; loss more than
500, 000-Business demoraliZad and
conditions serious in Honduras
Castro withdraws resignation from
presidency of Venezuela Capture of
San Domingo city said not to endanger
VasQuez regime--]Eyidcnce that ]. p.
Morgan has been dipped y spurious art
objects-Port of Spain chamber Of
commerce demands removal of gov
ernor of Trinidad grand
vizier says his country would go to
war with Roumania only i'll case Of
invasion.
FRIDAY, MARCH q.
Lowell strike begins Monday; Tex
tile council, by unanimous vote, to call
out 10000 operatives -Pennell MUIR
der inquest ends at Buffalo without
throwing any light as to perpetrator Of
deed-Both branches of New Hamp-
shire legislature agree on liquor license
law-Iowa coal miners to have wage
increase of 10 percent--LoS Angeles
labor council favors unionizing all ali IN
laborers-Prominent railroad men
said to be authors Of the Elkins bill
Chicago has the largest municipal
lighting system in the world-"Rip-
per- recorder of Pittsburg discharges
5000 city employees - One-fourth Of
convicts at Dannemora, N. Y, de-
clared consumptive- of
Bishop Glennon as coadiutor of st.
Louis confirmed by the pope Calves
ton municipal commission teld to be
illegal; the city without government
Great land rush expected in June
in Southern California, when 100000
acres will be opened President Hall
meets New Haven trai mems commit
tee; new arrangement means sub
stantial but not horizontal increase of
wages all around-philippine commits
sion now has at its disposal the 49,
100000 for relief; money TO be used for
Improvements to employ natives -
Finance Minister Villaverde of Spain
resigns-Czar's manifesto said to be
due to the influence of frie lds--Rus-
sian consul ut Pekin predicts serious
disturbance in China English press
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