Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-19
The WEEKS NEWS.
THURSDAY, MARCH ~.


Mrs. Pencil dies at Buffalo Of
wounds sustained in auto accident in
which husband was killed Five
youths arrested at Boston for robbing
mails: more arrests expected --Pcti-
ton for release Of former Mayor Ames
of Minneapolis on writ of habcas
corpus denied at Manchester, y. H.;
fugitive held in $i2,5OO bonds, pending
decision of the supreme court of New
Hampshire on bill Of exceptions filed
by his Attorney Cuban senate rati-
fies reciprocity treaty with United
States--Fire Mt Portland, Ore, causes
loss Of 100000 --Profcsso Sumner of
Yale condemns labor unions Strike
order obeycd b. employees of Shooters
island shipyards Missouri house re-
proves Judge Adams for granting the
Wabash injunction New York court
holds guessing contest not illegal il
element of chance is eliminated - New
York physicians believe that the mys-
FERROUS deaths on the Karamania were
due to cholera--Navy department gets
lower rates for transportation az result
OF Elkins bill--Last year 4O,4O1 per-
sons cmigrated from Ireland - Eff
forts to esta blsh Il Franklin pension
fund in London Kitchener urges
strengthening OF forces on the Indian
frontier--San Domingo demands pay
ment of port charges in American gold
FRIDAY, MARCH is.
Ex-Mayor Ames Of Minneapolis de-
cides to return to that city from New
Hampshire and face bribery charges
Judge Day Of supreme court seriously
sick Of pneumonia---'rhirty build
ings for Y. NJ. G. \. work offered by
railroad orporatons--Fivc Ltston
mail drivers arraigncd on charge Of
theft of mail, and three pietd guilty
Action on the nomination of DIR.
Crum refused by the senate Senate
adopts resolution allowing committee
on rules to sit during rccess--Six
hundred million dollar claim against
Peru---South America eager for Pan
American railroad - Russian " inistry
sliding inquiry into agricultural de-
cline--Conservative member Of On
tario Legislature charges bribery by
liberals--Th, car grants religious
freedom and partial local self-govern-
ment in Russia-Syndicatc ou!d
leave Acre for casn considera ton, but
Bolivia may not consent.
SATURDAY, MARCH Is.
Order for investigation of election
corruption in Boston adopted by Massa-
chusetts house---Herd of II Amer
lean elk, gift Of Blue Mountain Forest
Park association TO state Of New
Hampshire, released on Ragged noun
tain--Robert G. IIedrick. aged So.
commissioner of Indian affairs under
President Lincoln. dies at indianapolis
in poverty--Dcath Of Arioch Went
worth, one of Boston's largest holders
of real esta te--luspecto Brooks of
New York police relieved OF command
American Car and Foundry COM
pany gets control of Standard Steel Car
company and Southern Car and Foundry
company--Countervailing sugar duty
again in tigation---Report that extra
session of congress is to be called is
premature, but not impossible Sccre-
tary Cortelyou carries out his plan to
select only experienced men for his de-
partmt nt---General San Miguel. the
ladrone leader, willing to yield, but his
surrender will not be accepted -Ori-
noco blockade raised -CZarS reform
decree generally praised-'rreasu ry
experts in England predicting Il deficit
-Zoologist OF Toll Arctic expedition
reaches Irkutsk, Siberia--Swedish
America sent SS5, OOO--Pekin lega-
tons think significance of boxer u
mors exaggerated--Mex bandits
hold up a stage and kill six passengers
and the driver--Wrlter in Paris Z lair
says Natican's finances are threat
ened by French anti-clericalism.
SUNDAY, MARCH Is.
Miss Julia Toombs of Providence
murdered on the street in cold blood by
William s. Morse, rejected lover;
Morse was apprehended-Fred Peter
son stabbed to death at Quincy, Mass;
two arrests made-Opening of the in.
quest Mt Buffalo into the death Of f
l.. Burdick--Estate OF late General
w. w. Grout of Vermont believed tc
be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Roosevelt to
start on his notable western trip or
April 1, probab food
situat ton at st. Louis, Memphis and
New Orleans--injunction against
Waterbury labor leaders granted upon
request of street railway company
whose so employees have been on strike
G days-Somervile, Mass, 10y OF
5 years possibly fatally burned as re
suit of two little companions playing
Indian" with him---Thicf steals tray
of rings from Boston jcwelry store
Dutch company allowed by
Roosevelt to land cable ut GUAM
Death at Hartford OF former Con
gresham William T.. Simonds-Strike
breakers houses stoned at Plaistow
n. H-Revolvers used, but no one
shot, in labor conflicts in streets a
Lynn, Mass
MONDAY, MARCH Is
j. Whitaker Wright, London pro
moter. accused of being concerned ir
colossal frauds in connection with th,
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