News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-05-06

| plague in India-Paul du CLaillu, the
famous explorer and author, dead at
| st. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS rrtires
eXequaturS, of several foreign con-
suls owing to alleged interference -
British force in Somalilaad 100 small
for offensive purposes; campaign
abandoned
SATURDAY, MAY 2.
May Day marked by hundreds of
strikes throughout the country; Lowell
continues chief storm centre of New
England Boston's policemen begin
the work of assessing as provided by
the new legislative act--Game warden
after dynamite fishers in Hoosac river
-Deyery abandons his plan to
march on Tammany hall-Tempera
ture drops nearly 80 degrees in New
York state-Finsen light rays re-
ported to have anaesthetic effect
Considerable damage by gale in vicin-
ity of Adams, Mass-End of the free
lunch in New York; new license tax in
effect-W. j. Peters to head scientific
staff of Ziegler Arctic eXpedition---J.
Wells Champney, the artist, killed at
New York by falling down an elevator
shaft-Death of General Nelson Wall,
80 years warden Of Rhode Island state
prison-Possibility that Republicans
may carry Missouri in 1904.-Both
sides have completed cases in Alaska
boundary matter-Admiral Dewey
pleased by his inspection of north At
hntic squadron--King Edward in
Paris--German reichstag ends five
year term--Italian naval division or
dered to Salonica-City OF Kischennff
wrecked in anti-Semite riots -Prus-
sian house of lords demands denuncia-
ton of commercial treaties -Capu-
chin monastery at Marseiles taken by
police-Serious forest fires in Quebec:
one small village destroyed Report
that Carnegie gives international
library to The Hague-Attack on
Ottoman bank at Salonica work of
Bulgarian revolutionists---W Wells Far
go express messenger distributes among
his friends $4,000 of the company's
monay-Law students at Havana uni
versity oppose change of date of ex-
aminations and become riotous.
SUNDAY, MAY 3.
Congressman Burleson of Texas says
the Democrats viii name ii6 mai %iii,35
was not regular in 1896 and 1000
Labor disputes in Boston and vicinity
being speedily djusted--Milliona
banker, John Farson of Chicago, in New
York looking for an ideal servant girl.
to whom he will leave 81 ,O0G, 900 in lis
will-Not single druggist at Cam
bridge, Mass, permitted to sell ,i,luor
under any circumstances -FroIic-
some girls cause explosion in Il powder
plant at Cleveland; four killed and %
Observation-Disclosures declines
chance for brush with the Reliance
Harvard wins the intercollegiate
shoot at Philadelphia; Princeton sec
ond--TWenty-five Italians depo,tcd
on Cambroman from Boston to Naples
Two killed and five injured in rail-
road collision at South Norwalk, Conn
President Roosevelt promptly and
emphatically denies alleged sllIr upon
st. Louis fair people, published in
Kansas City paper-Stephen J. AL
phen of Cambridge, Mass, charged with
manslaughter in killing James II.
Fermoyle-Dedicatio ceremonies at
st. Louis ended with governors day
Counsel for compliments secure some
important admissions at interstate COM
merce hearing as to coal trust
Plttsheld, Mass, street railway pays
Motorman Madden's fine for causing
fatal accident when President Roose-
welt visited that city.
MONDAY, MAY /.
Death at Washington of Bishop
Hurst of Methodist Episcopal church
-Ffre RACES among mills and bust
ness blocks at Kennebunk, Me-. caus-
ing 100000 damage dashes
into crowd of excursionists at Detroit,
killing seven and injuring 60. Ii.
Prescott of York county n candidate
for governor of Maine-AIarine hos
pital service seeks to prevent spread Of
smallpox in Maine-Chicago striking
laundry workers make an attack on a
building-Two stable boys and So
horses perish in fire at Great Neck, T..
Mobilization of quarantine on cat
tie and swine in state of Vermont
Burglars break postoffice safe at Johns
ton, r. l., and get $500-More indict-
ments for fraud to be returned against
Missouri senators-Insane man re-
fuses to take food at Wilmington, vt
Serious forest fires reported from va
rious points of New England--In-
habitants of Frank, N. w. IT,, move
away, fearing a new mountain slide
wins the chief cup in the
golf tourney at Garden City-.-Con-
gers statement of Russian demands on
China has been corroborated-Sec
tary Shaw returns to Washington and
makes several ointments-Death
at Tamworth, N. H., of Judge Larkin
D. Mason, at the age of 90 years.
Denman Thompson recovering from his
illness at Swanzey, N. H Four bat
tleships may be sent to the Azores,
along with colliers--King Edward at
Paris watches maneuvers of $4,000
French troops.