News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-05-13
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY, MAY 5.


clubs for prices, maintained during coal
strike last winter; recommends anti
trust or anti-monopoly bill for Massa-
chusetts-Chief Postoffice Inspector
Letherman assumes charge in Boston,
succeeding the late Major Evans
Governor Dole of Hawaii signs the
county bill, making it law-F'loods
in the Klondike cause damage esti-
mated at millions-New York sub
way strike becomes serious; reserves
called to keep order--Two children
burned to death and their mother in
jured at Easton, n H-Chicago
laundries forced to suspend business
owing to the strike-Federatio of
Labor plans q board of media ton to
prevent mushroom" strikes--Goy-
ernor Garvin of Rhode Island, address
ing striking carpenters, scores monOp-
olists and millionaires-Porto Rico re-
sents the dismissing of the smuggling
cases, and a strong anti-American feel
ing is growing-Conf1ict among en-
gineers may nullify Mr.. Carnegies Of
fer to establish for them a national
centre-Pennsylvania supreme court
sustains decision of Judge Arnold deny
ing q charter to a Christian Science
sociation-GOvernor Tafts health
mproving-ChOlera increasing in the
Philippines-The Maine taken to
Cramps for repairs-Plans for a leper
colony in the Philippines-king Ed
ward leaves Paris-Another bomb eX-
plosion at alonica-Emperor William
reviews $4,000 Italian troops-Nego-
tiations for American and Japanese
commercial treaties with China de-
layed-Russia raises loan of S36, T00,-
900; money to be advanced to i'm
poverished land-owners-Cu mill
lister to England delays departure, and
diplomatic relations are virtually sus-
pended.
WEDNESDAY, MAY &.
Columbia shows great superiority
over Reliance in light weather and
windward work. beating new boat by
nearly quarter of mile in 20 minutes
contest-Steamsh Saginaw and
Hamilton in collision off coast of Vir
ginia; 20 persons drowned--Herman
Ridder, leader of the New York Ger
mans, opposes denomination of Mayor
Low-Herbert Booth proposes to es-
tablish a religious theatre in New York
Three cases of smallpox at Leomin-
ster, Mass-Three pickets in the Chi
cago gas strike sent to lail---Rapge
finder tower at Fort Adams destroyed
by fire4-Adirondack forest fires all
out-Boston Jews moving for relief
of victims of Kesnineff riots-Race
riot at Laurel, Del, in which one negro
is killed, two fatally wounded and sew
eral other persons hurt Italians
make another demonstration in New
York, and meu who are willing to
DIRK drop their tools aud leave
Agricultural department to show farm
ers in Yakima valley how to reclaim
flkali lands-King Edward again in
England-Isthmus demands canal
or ependence--Rumors that Portu-
gal is negotiating for 20,000h00 loan
immigration agents prevent another
pilgrimage of Dollkhobors--A Alleged
traces of one of Franklin's ships far
Forth of Cumberland sound--British
chambers of agriculture protest against
abolishing duty on grai1---Infantry
guards wharves at Montreal; strike
situation shows no Improvement
Cretan chamber of deputies passes a
resolution favoring a union with
Greece missionary from
the Congo declares that virtual slavery
exists there.
THURSDAY, MAY Z.
Fifteen seamen drowned by wreck of
Gloucester fishing schooner Cloriana
off coast of Nova Scotia; but three
Observation-Disclosures attempts to
rob J. S. Sturtevant, bank treasurer Of
Medford, Mass; daughter steps be-
tween them and is fatally shot: Italian
suspect arrested-Senator Platt OPP
poses fusion conference at this time
Georgia grand jury reports on the hor-
rors of convict leasing Democratic
candidate for mayor of Baltimore has
plurality of 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-Negroe
propose to raise 100000 to buy ship
as a step toward the Librrian colony
Pennsylvania Episcopal convention
votes against substituting Catholic"
for protestant" in the name of the
Episcopal church--Circuit Attorney
Folk declines a $4,000 house offered
by st. Louis citizens to show appre-
citation of his work-Two hrigand
leaders in LuZon sentenced to death
Mr.. Payne proposes to extend postal
investigation-Go vii. take
sugar rebate case to supreme court be-
fore it will yield-TreaSury% 1ulirg
against borax rebate brought before the
supreme court-Salt Lake ministers
make affidavit that Mormons are liv-
ing in open polygamy-Congressman
Gaines of Tennessee says Judge Parker
is the one man upon whom the sold
south can unite-Germany inclined to
seek friendship of Russia --Capuchins
at Bastia, Corsica, expelled By police
Mexico to float loan of 500, 000,-
COO; money to be used FOR public i'm
vements-Special session of Co
.lombian congress may not be called to
act Tnon cana1 traatV-pOnp said IN