Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-19
THE WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, FEB. 10.


mcnt Of $4,000: England and Ger.
many rcnouncc 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
Episcopal changed to american Ca tn.
Ollie" church----Lynn strike breakers
again assailed with cggs--Wholcsalc
liquor dealer fined $500 and costs Mt
Bangor, Me-.--Constant strife due to
clothing strike in Chlcago---Thc Guf.
fey Petroleum company Of Pittsburg
to build a 100000 plant at Beverly.
Mass---Tehigh compuny's counsel as
serts that contract miners frequently
earn more than Union scale Of wa Ces- -
Minister Squiers announces the abnn-
donment Of the wreck Of the Maine in
Havana neutrality-suspicious. agree on
"two-state PLAN" but Democrats OPP.
pose. and passage Of the compromise
Ia doubtful---Siam adopts the gold
Madiana's passengers all
at Hamilton----Chamb crlai appeals
for loyalty in Cape Coiony---Mcyico
appoints commission to study financial
observation-disclosures 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 manded--Report that
new Irish land bill is not on lines laid
down by recent conference.
FRIDAY. FEB. 10.
Ex-Governor Wise OF virginia, at a
Lincoln day banquet at Boston. predicts
organized outbreak Of negroes: says
negro suffrage question is real dan
ger to the republic--Germany 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.
clgo in 1906 and Kansas City in 19OO--
Mr.. Baer's closing argument; he ar
raigns the Miners union and criticises
the civic derntion---Wyoming re.
ports the worst snowstorm for wears
Great increase in deaths from grin
in New YOrk-Burlincton 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 Senate
COMMITTEES agrees to adverse report on
the nomination OF Crum--Ratificat ton
Of Alaskan treaty may result in re.
converting Of the joint high commis-
Observation-Disclosures trust program
opposed by the house Republicans who
favor vigorous measures Crown
Prince Of saxony granted a divorce -
1,ondon's army Of unemployed much re-
duced--Rolivia snid to have resolved
to cancel A IRE contra ct--Earl OF Dud-
ley sees prospects of n bright fnaure for
Ireland---President Palma will sign
treaty cedlng coal stations to the United
statPs--1hirty.scven plag que deaths in
Mazatlan during the first 10 days in
February--Turkey snid to be deter
mined to fight rather than accept re.
forms in Macedonia.
SATURDAY., FEB. IA.
Fl. W. Bowen, Venezuela 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 l--Recrudcscence of
cattle disease in Massachusetts re-
ported some 20 miles southwest OF Bos-
ton--Anthraci coal strike commis-
sion. after being in public session for
more than three months, closes its
open hearings--Georgc Fred Williams
tnys his new Peoples Rule" party is
growing--George l.. o. Perry. the
negro youth, indicted at Cambridge,
Mass. for the murders of Clara Morton
and Agnes McPhce---New York wom-
an dies Of rophobia-Italian Cham.
Der Of Commerce of New York urges
reciprocity with Italy--Delawarc
regulars would elect one senator from
each Republican faction. but .iddicks
is barred-Three bills introduced in
the New York legislature to reduce the
hours Of child labor-Cochcco mills.
Dover, n. FL. to close, owing to strike of
ring splnners; $500 will be out Of en-
Observation-Disclosures commission
passes a law granting local option in
the matter Of cocktights-Mr. Hoar
proposes recess meetings of senate
committee to study the Philippine sit
uation--Senate committee amends
postoffice appropriation bill by adding
the omnibus statehood measure
Cases of lynch law in Russia Ger
mans going from South Russia to Posen
-Martineli appointed a member OF
the Congregation of Mexico
removes duty on wheat from the United
States until June Goa new astro
nomical observatory to he csta blshed nj
Buluwayo, In Rhodesin--French depu-
~ causes uproar in the chamber by
making charges against the premier
and other ministers.
SUNDAY, FEB. II.
Schooner Kineo saves Ave men from
schooner ID. Fl. Foster, which sinks
within few minutes OF Cape Aun--
James Stanley. aged 10, and BESSIE
Stanley. Ia, his first cousin, missing
from Somerville, Mass--Harry lie
Moyne makes two new swimming rec
ords at New York carnival, lettering