News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-04-13

eral Cronje says the spirit of peace and
industry has settled over South Africa
Albert e. Bell, charged with many
crimes in many states, arrested in Ia
coma, Wash-Canal commission
warmly welcomed at Colon-Canal
contract to be signed at the American
embassy in Paris about April 25-
Swayne case goes over to Dec. 49, when
1t will come up under special order
Census bureau gives estimated
population of United States in 1903 as
$4,000, 3S9-Representative Jones of
Virginia preparing a minority report on
the Philippine bill-"Petard" "ex-
plodes near King Alfonso in BARGE
lona-New Anglo-French treaty
means open door in Morocco and Egypt
French foreign Office says the isl
ands of St Pierre and Miquelon are not
for sale-Colonel Younghusband in
Thibet will meet Chinese representa-
tiVes and make a settlement.
SATURDAY., APRIL 8.
George Dewherst, former clerk of
Arlington Co-Ooperative association,
Lawrence, Mass, institution, ar
rested on warrant charging larceny
of $50, 900 from the associa tion-Two
fishermen lost from schooner Theodore
Roosevelt of Gloucester-ForeR River
Ship and Engine company reorganiza
ton plan contemplates $500 assess
ment on bOndholders-Pe Arctic
club organized at Brooklyn-A. n.
KepOikai to succeed Judge Kalua at
HOnOlulu-Three killed and nine in
jured by a tornado at MeHfa, Tex
Tennessee Republicans nominate Jesse
M. Littleton for governor-No charge
against Professor Bovine substantiated
and he is ctGitted-First pass to ST.
Louis fair made out in the name of
Theodore ROOsevelt-EX-Sec
Root to act as counsel for Northern
Securities company in Hartman case
Senator German denies that he has
expressed preference for Parker as
candidate-W. Bourke Cochran
favors Mr.. Cleveland as Democratic
candidate because of the bSaaef that he
"Oulu NullN liC COulIl 4lOl IlOI
Reputation" of polygamy covers the
same ground as the Woodruff manifesto
of 1S90-Senator Patterson argues for
new Chinese exclusion aet-House
adopts an amendment postponing
to 1905 application of coastwise laws to
Philippines-Former Queen Isabella
of Spain very Eighty sixth birth
day of King Christian of Denmark
Anglo-French treaty relating to Mo
rocco, Egypt and Newfoundland signed
"A missionary in German South
west Africa blames the HereEos for re-
cent trOubeS-ExplOsion at BARGE
Iona not near King Alfonso and the in
cident is of no importance-Ea Earth
quake at Macedonia; % persons killed,
40 injured: 1900 houses destroyed.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10.
Charles L. Tucker arrested on the
charge of murder of Mabel Page at
Weston, Mass-Thomas w. Lawson,
speaking on high finance" declares
methods used in many big deals are il
legal-Bourke Cochran stirs the ma
scores president for his pension order,
and blames both senate and house for
loss of latter's Schooner
Stephen Bennett run down and sunk
off Portland, Me-; William West
drowned Following a row with her
husband, Briget Lenihan Of Boston
falls from a window 50 feet, but is not
seriously injured. II. Engels, a
Rutland, VT, organist, buried accord
ing to plans which he himself made and
in coffin which he selected Battle
ship Wisconsin's I3-inch gun crew
makes hits out of 10 shots in ON. 4Os.
at target 17X21 feet, distanct 1000
yards, with vessel at cruising speed,
thus winning the championship of the
American navy and the world-John
Marks, charged with numbering his
hired man at Colchester, Conn.,, sur
rounded by 80 armed men in a swamp
five miles from town-Harris Dexter
arrested at Randolph, Mass, for kill
ing his younger brother on March %
James w. Goodman threatens to
kill William c. Greene in New York
unless paid S500,OO0-St. Petersburg
hears that the Port Arthur squadron
has captured several Japanese trans
ports loaded with troops and ammuni-
tion-Captain William B. Ellis of New
Bedford, Mass, of the whaling brig
Leonora arrives home after having
nearly died of beriberi; nine of his
crew succumbed.
MONDAY, APRIL II.
State police feel certain that Charles
L. Tucker murdered Mabel Page at
Weston, Mass; accused man secures
counsel-Armed men fail to capture
John Marks, accused of numbering his
hired man and Remembering body at
Colchester, Conn-Usual crop of ru-
mors, but no definite news from far east
Night Waterman in building on
University of Pennsylvania campus
murdered and robbed, supposedly by ne
gro-Five persons killed in trolley ac-
cident at Santa Barbara, Cal-Bank
clerk and an artist arrested on charge of
robbing Harvard tudents-Geo-
logical survey receives report of ex-
tenSiVe deposit of coal in Alaska acces-