News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-06-10
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, JUNE 2.


for some 200 miles between Brockville
and Kansas City, swept by torrent
which has destroyed some lives, endan-
gered a great many, and destroyed
farms, crops and other property aggre-
eating millions of dollars in value:
Kansas City all but cut off from the rest
Of the country-Lowell cotton mills
once more in operation with the num-
Der of operatives obtained; agents ex-
pect to be able to keep the mills open;
about so percent of strikers returned
to work-Boston Ancients observe the
265th birthday of their organization,
with church services, drum-head cleo
tiQn, parade and banquet-Iowa flood
Situation mproving-Easton Me-,
postoffice burned-Lawrence Mass,
celebla ties it's Observation-Disclosures
tor Bailey favors German for the
Missouri Prohibitionists
want Folk to run for governor-Su-
preme court refuses habeas corpus for
Whitaker Wright--McClellan con-
tinues to be Tammany's choice for
mayor--Yates candidate for re-
nomination for governor of Illinois
General strike of textile workers in
Philadelphia involving 10000 operatives
Senator Bard of California to re-
tire-Commissioner Greene issues or
der to prevent New York police from
being too "neighborly'-Two boys
burned to death at Elton college. Eng
landvPreSident Palma of Cuba signs
act increasing duty on coffee---Great
Britain protests against closing of
Venezuelan custom houses--Two
hundred French subjects at Yunnan,
China, surrounded by rebels Ger
many decides not to impose further
surtax on imports from Canada -
london China syndicate has a conces-
sion to work mines in certain districts
of Mang Whei-Turkey claims that
tranquility prevails in Macedonia as
result of exile of Albanians, but fire.
auent conflicts are reported.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3.
Decided improvement in the situa-
ton and general feeling that Kansas
and Missouri have seen worst of the
lood-Anthracite coal strike again
threatened; recognition Of its arbitrator
to be forced by Mine Workers union
Professor J. P. Lesley, we'll known
geologist, died at his home at Milton,
Mass-Goyernor Odell of New York
honors the request of Governor Bates
of Massa chusetts for the return to
Boston of Moody Merrill; later placed
in Boston Jail in default of $4,000 bail
Annual exercises at opening of war
college at Newport-Perry S. Heath
replies to Tulloch's charges; declares
most of them acknowledgements
of the leading Toronto banking house,
A. e. Ames & Co.; liabilities may
reach $4,000, 00O-Japan attempts to
reopen Manchurian discussioli---Ru
mored occupation of Figuig, Morocco,
by French troops-Premie of British
Columbia dismissed for malfeasance
in office-Troops patrol Kishinen and
rioters are warned by the governor
International commissions meet in
Caracas to consider claims-Chinese
revolt spreading in Yunnan; rebels
capture two more towns-Only one
bid in Havana for raising the Maine.
and that too vague to consider--Cu-
ban treaty with United States read in
the senate and referred to the foreign
relations committee.
THURSDAY, JUNE i.
Intense heat and prolonged drought
responsible for fierce forest fires in
Maine an6 ntbap rnrtionc 81
land-Otticial announcement of Sec
rotary Moody's intention to leave cabi-
net at end of presidents present term
Moody Merrill pleads mot guilty"
to embezzlement at Boston and is held
in $4,000 bail for trial-Chairman
Emmons of Boston police board directs
that drunken men on steam and cleo
trio cars be arrested of EN-.
ployeS in Lowell mills continue to i'll
crease--Mississippi rising at st.
Louis; Kansas City situation better
Sharp contest in Maryland over the
United States senatorship-War de.
partment to issue rations to sufferers at
Gainesville, Ga-Miners to meet on
June Is to consider suspension of work
banding settlement of grievances -
Several Philadelphia textile firms grant
strikers demands and start mills; others
inclined to yield, but wait for united
actoR-Treaty with Uintah Indians
Will result in opening, In October, L.
25O,OOO acres of land--Captain Mahan
compares the American and British
naval systems, and shows preference
for the former-Bristow's letter on
postal affairs said to sustain part of
Tulloch's charges and to controvcrt
statements of Heath and Smith
Chinese crisis more acute-Command
er Underwood reports Samoans con-
fented-Governor of Jamaica trying
to get Canadian steamship service
Venezuela rebels appeal to the United
States for recognition as belligereuts
tribunals which are to pre-
sent claims against Venezuela are all
nstalled-King Alexander's French
cook commits suicide after attempt to
poison Queen Draga-Pians for an
agreement between Argentina, Brazil
and Chile to resist European interven-
tion.
FRIDAY, JUNE 5.
Forest fires now spreading destruc-
ton through Nova Scotia, New Bruins