News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-04-06
THE WEEK'SNEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 20.


and Japanese, in which latter were
victorious after losing 30 men-J. II.
Manley of Maine retires from active
political life Seventeen miles of tele
graph and telephone poles blown down
Netwern Devils Lake and LarmOre,
-. N---ReSgna ton of Assistant Super
intendent Rand of Division of salaries
ana allowances Of pOstoffice department
ccepted--Crown Shoe Manufacturing
company, Columbus, O., thrown into in
voluntary kruptcy--Sheriff's jury
assesses James n. Abeel $4,000 for en-
gaging to marry Miss e. L. Anderson
under name of ]. Ogden GOelet
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30.
Cavalry attack by six companies of
Cossacks, led personally by General
Mishtchenko, against four squadrons
of Japanese cavalry which the general
believed to be beyond Chong Ju, Korea,
but which he found in occupation of
that town; Mshtchenko retires, doing
so without embarrassment, although he
carried with him three killed and I6
wounded; japanese loss said to be 80
killed--Wallace H. Ham, confessed
embezzler of nearly $250,00O from the
American Surety company and st.
Luke's home for cOnvalescents, Boston,
sentenced to not less than 10 nor more
than 20 years hard labor in state prison
Fraud order issued against the
Preferred Mercantile company of Bos-
tOn-Death of General William H.
Payne at Washington-Two mem
bers of the Worlds fair Filipino colony
die of pneumonia-SiX labor men at
Saco, Me-, bound over to grand jury,
charged with asSault-Eight lives lost
in the floods in Indiana; property loss
$S,0O0,0O0; rivers falling Charles F.
Murphy says he backs the lid on
policy of McAdoo in New York
Visit of 600 Porto Rican teachers to
America dependent on public gifts for
xpenses-Governor Davis of Ar
kansas has enough delegates to secure
renomination-Se Sentence of Senator
Burton delayed by motions for new trial
and arrest of udgment-Philippin
political parties in Philippines organize
to send delegates to national conver-
tions-Move to take limit off sub
sidiary coinage on a
money order treaty with Cuba-Last
American survivor of war of 1912 given
$12 month pensiOn-GOrman grad
ually withdraws from presidential race,
and is said to be willing to help Parker
United States Minister Bowen files
a protest against the conclusions of
The Hague court in the Venezuelan
case-American collector said to have
bought the MS of paradise LOST
London league adopts resolutions
favoring Anglo-American treaty.
Alien immigration bill passes first
reading in British house of commons
Total of 4O,527 deaths in India from
plague during week ending March 10.
THURSDAY, MARCH 81.
The engagement at Chong Ju, on Ping
Yang-Wiju road, of no Importance, ex-
cept as it shows forward movement of
Japanese, before which the Russians
are retiring-SX officials employed at
state prison at CharlestOwn, Mass,
said to be willing to testify to alleged
crueties and brutal treatment prac-
ticed there-Medical examiner reports
that Frank A. Brown and wife of
RoSlindale, Mass. were murdered: son
of woman by former marriage detained
by pOlice-F. A. HeinZe, copper mag
nate, fined $4,000 for contempt of
court by Judge Beatty, at Butte, Mont
-Chn1cpO
tian Association celebrates breaking of
ground for new building-Double
funeral at Revere, Mass, for Daniel f.
DAILY, the comedian, and his brother,
Timothy G. Daly-David II. V. Pacy,
who has been held at Lynn, Mass, in
connection with the murder of John J.
Tucker, released-Preferred Mer-
camille company of Boston may appeal
to the supreme court to test the con-
stitutiOnality of the fraud order issued
against it, stopping the delivery of its
mail-Hearst has votes enough in
South Dakota to control delegation
Five victims of floods in Michigan;
property damage $4,000, 600 oose-
welt has 257 out of 3O2 delegates so far
instructed-Odd complication in the
Swayne impeachment committee re-
pOrts-HOuse committee votes
against prohibition of coupons with
tObaccO-HOuse amendment prOvid-
ing for enlargement of the capitol
arouses strong protest-Death in
Roumania of Max Lasar, king of
diamond smugglers."
FRIDAY, APRIL 1.
Evidence accumulates that Russian |
retreat from Chong-Ju after fight with |
Japs was extremely hurried and long
continued; Russia includes New |
Chwang in theatre of war-Union |
Trust company of Boston closed by or
der of the savings bank commissioners;
liabilities estimated at $780, 1000 |
Willis II. Wilson arraigned at Boston |
on the charge of numbering mother and |
pfather-Midway features of the |
st. Louis exposition will overshadOw |
everything else there, says Secretary |
Perkins of the Massac husetts managers |
Decision against w. j. Bryan in |
the Bennett will case-ColOrado min |
ers arrested for desecrating the United |