News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-17
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. JUNE 0.

shoots and kills wife and himself in
woods near Eustis, Me-Insect lest
becoming serious in Massachusetts
Mayor Collins of Boston orders an, in
vestigation of the management of the
pauper institution at Long Island
Great rush to Alaskan gold fields
New Bedford, Mass, visntcd by
plague of fies--BrooGlyn elevated
train hit by watecspOut--O dell
forces Plat to endorse Lows reno)Di-
nation-Flood rising at st. Louis; had
break at Madison-Strike of 400 en-
ployes of coarse paper mills at Holyoke,
Mass-Seventy-One percent of Lowell
mill operatives workinS-CoDmerc
commission resumes hearings on coal
roads in New York-Ficst OF the races
off Sandy Hook declared of OH account
of thick weather-SenatOr Plat says
be knows of no movement to select
successor to Chairman I1anna-Evi-
dence that union leader WAS given
$4,000 by the Hecla iron works to settle
a strike-S Steamship Batavia brings TO
New York 1854 steerage passengers,
largest number ever brought Ivy one YES
sel-Some Democrats in Iowa cling
to the Kansas City platform; contest
also expected on question Of govern
ment ownership-Newf food law likely
to result in extension of foreign trade
Government aviary started on
Pelican island, off the lorida coast
Special grand jury in Washington finds
true bills against the Grof brothers -
Serious strike riots in Oporto--Trarce
opens fire on the Figuig tribesinen in
Morocco-German scientist reports
cures of blindness by radiull--Fran-
chise in Pretoria restricted to White
British subjects makes ex-
tensive plans to watch Russia in Korea
Venezuelan legation At Paris hears
that the revolution is ended Whole.
sale emigration of miners from Austria
to the United States--Eaticiin an
nounces Father Marty as archbishop of
Manila.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10.
Arrest of ]. M. Watson, Jr., clerk in
Office of auditor of District Of Co
lumbia, charged with embezzlelncnt of
government funds estimated at SG0,OoO
Joseph Chamberlain's campaign for
protection smashed in house Of COLI
mons; his retirement from cabinet now
expected Antarctic land found
by German expedition, which also adds
to science-Works of the Brooklyn
Cooperage company at Boston de-
stroyed by u mysterious fire--G0vern-
or Bates of Massa chusetts sends a
message recommending the repeal of
the Original package section" of the
liquor laws-Pickards-M agec Coke
company organized to supply the gem
eral market-Suit in Illinois against
harvester combine, which is held to be
a scheme to regulate prices-Five ne
groes killed and eight or 10 beaten IS
result of shooting of white man by
negroes at Forest, Miss-Order for
warships to go to Valparaiso has been
revoked--Another transport to be put
on the line to the Philippines-Philip-
pine commission enacts measure for
government of the Moros-Valuable
books sent to President Roosevelt by
King Victor Emmanuel-First of
cases against diamond importers de-
cided in favor Of government-,Presi
dent said to wish to have Hanna retain
craftsmanship of national committee
Revival of controversy over the
Crum appointments; charge that presi-
dent broke promise-Canada's free
trade government likely to raise steel
tariff-Fire in government buildings
adjoining legations in Pekin--Lady
Henry Somerset predicts a complete
victory over the liquor traffic--Cap-
tains Of French steamships wrecked in
the Mediterranean may be arrested for
negligence-Pesident of Macedonian
committee says Macedonia's only hope
Is In a direct Improvement between
Bulgaria and Turkey.
THURSDAY, JUNE II.
Disappearance from Boston OF Will
fam G. Reed, well known lawyer and
promoter; said to have left indebtedness
of over $1O0,0O0-Mrs. Mary Nc
knight confesses at Kalkaska, Mich. to
killing brother, his wife and baby with
poison; suspected of killing Is others
Two thirds of East st. Louis. Ills,
submerged; II dead and many other
bodies may be in ruins-President of
Birmingham, Ala, bank is missing
with $2S0,OO0 funds-Andrew Car
negie buys an important geological col
lection for Harvard--Thomas w.
Lawson attaches the property of the
Bay State Gas company of Delaware
in an action of COL tract for $l,S50,00
Arizona cloudburst kills several
persons-Serious damage by hail
stones in Arizona-Large increase in
tax assessments in New York CITY,
More Philadelphia firms grant de-
mands Of textile strikers-Las Animas
river, flooded and doing great damage
Miss Ruth Hanna married to Joseph
NJ. Mccormick at Cleveland-Ending
of building controversy in New York:
lumber yards open-Evidence Of graft
in Chicago police department causes
considerations militia and regu-
lars called out to prevent trouble among
mine strikers at Morenci-Federal
Judge rules for prosecution in BLK
fraud cases--British cabinet crisis
avertsd by Premier Balfour; tariff mat
tiers shelved and Chamberlain will net