News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-02-11
THE WEEKS NEWS
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. 1

Vermont votes for local option; ma
5ority of 1923 in total vote of nearly co.
0OO--VeneZuela government troops,
led by West Pointer, capture many
rebels and much ammunition; Bowen's
last note to powers expected To result
i'll ettlement--Revolut over contest
for presidency begun in Honduras; lives
and property of Americans in peril and
warships are sent there-.-Inclpient
riots continue at Waterbury, Conn, in
connection with trolley strike MOST
of the striking shoe cutters in Lynn
have been replaced and the situa ton is
now in the hands Of the women stitch
ers who went out in sympathy with
them-General Chaffee coolly treated
at Atlanta-BoOm for Long of Kansas
for vice president-Denger, fearing
plague, would bar California fruit
THURSDAY, FEB. 5.
Rush orders being sent out by navy
department; vessels ostensibly being
sent to Honduras, but assertions in
some quarters that real destination is
VeneZuela-Minor scenes Of violence
in connection with Waterbury, Conn,
trolley strike-Two firemen killed and
four injured by falling walls at Hud-
son, Mass-EX-Secret of Navy
Long continues to gain strength
Washington hopeful of early settle
ment of Venezuelan dIspute--Peace
disturbed at Lynn, Mass, by assaults
on strike breakerS-Fitchbur Mass,
granite workers demand increase in
wages-Strike of spinners at Elns-
vile mills, Webster, MutiAy
on the American schooner Anna L.
Mulford-Ministeria alliance organ
lied to reform New Orleans Navy
league organized with General p. +.
Tracy as president-Lacll Of coal de.
lays departure of steamships from New
York-National organization planned
for general improvement of SuGday'
schools-Chairman Gray cautions
miners counsel TO be careful in his
cross mination-Blizzard wrecks
Chicago wires and the city is cat off
from the rest of the world---United
States government sends a cutter to re-
lieve American fishermen frozen in at
Bay of Islands, n. F-N(aniIa free
from chOlera-Battleshi Maine going
to the West Indies-AnOtheT class
between Ohio senators over APPOINT
:nent of judge to succeed Day
British force of 1000 men, with /. guns
sent against Kano, in Nigeria. as "a.
suit Of murder of Captain Ma!oEcy at
keffi.
FRIDAY, FEB.
Allies break off Venezuelan negOtia
tons with Bowen; want Roosevelt as
arbitrator, and if he refuses they will
let case go to The Hague - EruItlCSs
effort to settle Waterbury. Conn, troll
ley strike; no further disorder reported
Fire destroys shoe shops at Pea
body, Mass, causing $70,00 loss---
Testimony before coal strike commits
sion all in: counsel to be heard in 2rgu
ments next week--Nassalbo Me,
spinnerS resume Work--MetacOmc
bank buys assets of Second National at
Fall River, Mass-Forty fishermen
probably drowned by being swept from
the ice in Saginaw bay Addicks
withdraWS from senatorial contest in
Delaware-M. J. Budlong of Hartford
elected president of the National As
ISOLATION of Automobile Manufacturers
New York Chamber of Commerce
holds memorial service in honor of Mr..
Hewitt-New Jersey court of errors
and appeals reverses Vice Chancellor
Emery's decision enjoining United
Sta FOG Steal corDoro tiOn from, ,,,,r,I-Crt;r.r
$200,000,000 worth of preferred stock
into bonds-Previous question Oh anti
trust rule adopted by the house-Sen-
ate committee delays action Oh the nomi-
ration of DR.. Crum- Fear that recip-
rocity treaties may not be ratified by
present congress, and that extra ses-
sion may be ecessary--Marconip plans
a new system to signal to ships
Balkan situation threatens to upset the
peace of EurOpe-England's policy in
the Venezuelan claims reverses the
English law and practice in collection
of debts-Cologne Gazette declares
Centrist support for German tariff was
bought by pledge that the Punishment of
Jesuits would be revoked.
SATURDAY, FEB. I.
President Roosevelt declines invita-
ton of allied powers to arbitrate Ques-
ton as TO whether they shall receive
preferential treatment in settlement of
claims against Venezuela over the other
creditor nations-Flywhe1l in East
ern Avenue cold storage warehouse,
Boston, eXplodes and Injuries two men;
many narrowly escaped deatll--Bos-
ton and Northern Street Railway COM
pany must provide proper standi lg
room for patrons, by ruling of the rail-
road commissioners Shoe factories
burned at Peabody, Mass - Montana
senate defeats woman suffrage bill -
Quiet at Waterbury, Conn, but no sign
of settlement of trolley strike--Three
men killed by collapse of a building ut
Buffalo-Tilden club does not invite
Bryan to its harmony dinner-New
York merchants working for reciprocity
with West Indies-Body of the wife of
Professor Peck of Yale found in Fort
Hale park-New York physicians dis
cuss plans for checking consumption in
the tenements-Boston Museum of
Fine Arts large purchaser of japanese