Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-05-14
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, MAY Z

In u hSl'a1, MAY Z.
Fifteen seamen drowned ny wreck Of
Gloucester fishing schooner Cloriana
off coast of Nova Scotia; but three
Observation-Disclosures attempts to
rob j. $. Sturtevant, bank treasurer Of
Medford. Mass; daughter steps be-
tween them and is fatally shot; italian
suspect arrested---Senato platt op-
poses fusion conference ut this tiuc----
Georgia grand jury reports on the hcr-
rors of convict leasing Democratic
candidate for mayor of Baltimore In >
plurality oS 520---.-Mrs. Burdick will
get her three children, in spite of Mr..
Burdick's will----Idle mill hands in
Lowell unable to pay rent; several
cases of eviction reported---Negrocs
propose TO raise 500, 900 to buy a ship
as step toward the Idbvrian colony
MFR. Payne proposes to extend postal
investiga tion---Governmen vii. take
sugar reba te cnse to supreme court be-
fore II will yield--Treasur Ihlirg
against bOrax rebate brought before III o
supreme court--Salt Lake ministers
make affidavit that Mormons arc liv-
ing In open polygam y-Congrrssnan
Gaines Of Tennessee says Judge Parker
is the one man upon whom the sold
south can unite---Gormany inclined to
seek friendship OF Russia --Capuchins
at Bastia. Corsica. expelled br police
Mexico to float a loan of J.0O0.-
600; money to he used FOR public i'm
-
lombian congress may not he called to
act upon canal trcaty--Pope said to
lave decided to refuse 70 sec President
Loubet. who will visit Rome after the
czar--The porte sends a sharp note TO
Bulgaria holding the government re-
sponsble for outragcs.
FRIDAY. MAY 8.
Police have no conclusive evidence
against lombard. suspected Of being
murderer Of Miss Sturtevant at Med
ford. Mass--Brother Of CZolgosZ. who
nssassinated Mckinley, in confinement
ut Los Angeles. Cal. until Roosevelt
leaves the city, as n matter of pcccau-
tion---Former Mayor Ames of Mime
apolis found guilty of accepting bribe
Protocols submitting Venezuelan
dispute to The Hague signed at Wash
ngton--Postof1ic at Blue Hill. Me-,
robbcd--Strike of engineers at Chi
cago packing houscs---Tunne cave
IN kills 10 men at Eggleston. Va
Mothers in conference at Detroit hear a
report condemHing child labor MCdi-
cal association urges that physical II
he put on the canal commission III
diana and Illinois coal operators deny
that they have unlawful combination
--Official count in Baltimore not ike v
TO change result: Democrat wiir ~
$50 plurality--Move to improve qua l.
itv of hemp IN the Philippines
board selects new rifle, said to be most
powerful in the world-Willis Sweet
of Idaho succeeds Attorney General
Harlan of Porto Rico-pershinr de.
feats Moros in Mindanao. killing 100;
the Sultan of Amparuganos a prisoner
United States objects TO a naturali-
Zation treaty that would subject Amer.
leans to religious test--Irish land bill
gets second reading in commons, AS Ia
26-AIove in France for income tax
--Rebels defeat Moroccan government
forces near FeZ-Nenezuela decorate
Carnegie with the Order Of Bolivar
General Gomez says Cuba is doing we'll
and everybody is satisfied
SATURDAY, MAY ..
Investigate ton of affairs Of postofilce
department takes Il sensational turn
August w. Machen. general Snperin-
tendent of the free delivery system
relieved from his dutieS-AIa ssac hu.
setts senate orders investigation OF
charges of corruption against members
of that body Building trades ap
pIentices in Lynn called ont on strike
--Superintendents and clerks of the
Boston postonce contribute 5000 fol
the Mckinley memorial fund-Balti
more expects reform as result of cleo
! tion--SeriouS weakness discovered in
the S6.000OO0 Cornell dam--.Jew York
Evening Post rctracts charges against
/ General Wood----Physician said to he
| planning attack on methods Of DR.
! Lorenz Hampshire commission
begins mlnation of White mountain
forcsts-Lowcll receiving liberal con
tributions, but not enough for all mil
operatives who are idle-.New Yorl
subway men will submit hours to arbi
tration, but will not take less than S:
a Monitor Wyoming proves sat
isfactory-New army rifle sent TO Sec
rotary Root for inspection---Men OF
the Boston hit by stray bullets from
the rblehead-Famine thrcatenet
in the Trans-Caspian province
Great railroad strike begins Mt Victoria
Australia-Severa killed in a trail
wreck near Dexter, Station Ont.
SUNDAY. MAY 10.
Deadly and powerful Internal ia
chine found on New York pier o
Cunarder Umbria, with 100 pounds o
dynamite inside and clockWork, tire
sets. running, set to explode in So hours
had been left nearly 80 hours befor
found-Bryan says Cleveland is al
impossible Democratic candidate 70
president, and hints that he would no
even dare to accept Il nomination
Daniel NJ Ransdell sergca Mat arms 0
United States senate, says the PRESTON
told him to be ready for an extra scs
sion Just a fter election-Danicl J. Sully
the big cotton bull, doesn't want TO tall
about his winnings; said TO be 5000
coo: admits he has been carrying 800