Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-26
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, FEB. 10.

hSOhohC AoPuDiiS Dbio hNG ctp>N
from New England---Southern points
hot injured by cold spell ----Justlce
Shirns resigns from supreme court
bench---St. Louis suffering from fuel
faminc---Two children. aged I and 3.
locked in house at New Bedford, Mass.
burned to death-United States circuit
court at Chicago grants preliminary in
junction against beef trust; bidding
agreements called illegal combinations;
fixing Of prices and shipments forbidden
General Davis approves finding Of
Glenn court martial, but crlticiscs
Glenn's on1ers--Brigadicr Generals
breckenridge, Ludington and Wade
nonlna ted TO be major generals
Deaths from plague continue at Mazat.
lan----Guatomala and Salvador reach
peaceful settlement Of their difficulties
French protocol on Venezuela claims
follows that Of the United States
Spain RECEIVERS 1897 500. her full claim
for delay on Scotch torpedo boat con-
ira cts-Austria and Russia fail to
reach agreement on Turkish coercivc
mea sures----Toronto Mail objects to
the United States members Of ,he
Alaska commission as disqualified by
avowed prejudice.
FRIDAY, FEB. 20.
Four men killed. two dying and sew.
eral injured ut Fort Lafayette by ex-
plosion; were extracting fuse from
eight-inch shell--Quay joins Morgan in
senate hold-up-Governor Of New
Hampshire signs papers for extradi.
ton Of ex-Mayor Ames Of Minneapolis
Express train strikes trolley car
Mt Newark. N. j.. killing eight chill
dren on their way to schOol--Deef
packers expected 10 appeal from decision
Of Judge Grosscup and the injunction
matter in that case will 20 directly to
the supreme court--Fewer prisoners
in Massachusetts than since 1901
J. W. Dickinson admits heavy over
drafts on South Danvers, Mass. Ma
tional bank, but says President Clark
advised his action-Marshall Field
will give Chicago SIC, 900, OOO for new
museum--Ncw Y. NJ. C. A. building
burned at Springfield, O.: loss $3.50. 900
Two highwaymen hold up Los
Angeles trolley car and rob the rag
Observation-Disclosures of Chicago City
railway present ultimatum nd threaten
to strike--Monroe county. y. y, court
holds that selling found property is not
a crime-Watcr from below mouth Of
Chicago canal shows 100000 bact ,ria
to the drop-Two American miners
butchered by ladrones in Mindanao--
Germany and Russia open negotiations
for a new commercial treaty --Presi-
dent Palma urged not to sign Cuban
loan bill, but he probably will-Ioot
and mouth disea Sc reported in Mexican
cattle at San Luis Potosi---i'ire at
Dominion iron and steel plant. Sydney.
c. B., causes loss OF $200.0O0---King
Oscar says trouble between Sweden
and Norway Is due TO badly devised
union--Germany resumes diplomatic
relations with Venezuela. and sends
new minister, Herr Pclldram, to Car
acas-Lord Cranborne. in British
house Of commons, says United States
was not formally notified of Anglo
German coercion of Venezuela.
SATURDAY. FEB. 21.
Prince'y gifts presented to Popc Leo
In honor Of his silver jubilee--Canvass
Of New England boot and shoe manu-.
facturers and tanners show majority
against tariff on hides--Lynn manu-
facturers move to end strike; recognition
OF both rival unions factor in their
proposition'--The anti-stcptococcus
serum may prove cure for scarlet fever
Cedar Rapids, Ia, hotel burned,
with the loss OF nine l:es PLAN
to expend several millions to improve
levses OH tho sissippi---Chlcago ac.
cepts Marshall Fields offer Of $40, OOO.-
000 for great museum-1'own cleo
ton at Lansford, Pa, gives control of
government to union mners--No fur
Their danger of strike on the Chicago
City railway; arbitration accepted -
Beef packers have not yet decided
whether to appeal from Judge Gross
cups injunction order--Coroner' Jury
holds the Colorado Fuel and Iron COM
pany responsible for the death Of four
workmen-Old Colony Street Railway
company secures Ferry street wharf
property at Fall River and will build 4
10000 horsepower station---Protoctlve
tariff league issues circulars opposing
pending Notwithstanding Moody
orders court martial Of Ensign Wort
man Of the Massa chusetts-Bil in
congress providing for federal charters
for corporations doing interstate and
foreign busineSs--Several new cases
of plague in Mexico--Ireland excited
by oil strike in Dublin-French mob
ressts closing OF church school in Brit
any--Report that Moroccan minister
of war has been killed in battle
French syndicate fails 10 secure con-
tract for Canton waterworks-Em
peror William praises Commodore
Scheder for his conduct Of Venezuela
Dlockade--No Official confirmation Of
highlands reported seizure OF Turkish
Red sea portS-I'owers said to he de-
termined to allow no fighting by the
sultan; peace of Europe may be at sta re
10 Balkan question--The publica ton
Of the letters OF Jane Welsh Carlyle is
expected to establish the unfairness of
the historian Froude
SUNDAY. FEB. 30.
Bogus lottery broken up in New
York by police, at the instigation of post
Office inspectors--Fivc weeks OF abso-
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