Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-25
THE WEEK'SNEWS
THGRSuAY. EEL. Is

Japan most successfully keeping her
plans secret; at present moment she has
nearly 100000 troops in Korea and early
move towards MaDchuria Is likely:
with Russian feet almost destroyed
and japanese massing troops above
Port Arthur military experts say posi-
ton can no longer be held against
Japanese attack---Dstrict Of COlum-
biu grand jury indicts four prominent
men in connection with gigantic land
frauds in western Receiver
appointed for New England Brick com
pany Maynor y. Trussellc murdered
at Boston by Eugene L.. Stafford in room
Of lattcr's wife---Cnhealthy financial
condition shown by Newton and Bos.
ton street railway al a railroad com
mission hearing on its petition for leave
Ia abolish free transfers Forty vcs-
sells iceboHnd NJ Newport Funeral
service for senator Hanna at Washing
ton Chicago hospitals crowded
many cases Of pneumonia Grayson
college building, Dallas, Tex. destroyed
by fire-Plan for broad home rule no
longer considered in New York
Steamships arriving in New York re-
water made ny use Of radium produces
wonderful cures, according TO story
from Ann Arbor Mich Last United
States troops from Cuba arrive in New
York Ex-senator Townc says west
prn Democrats are willing to abandon
the silver issue Death of Senator
Hanna will cause important changes in
the Republican party orga IMITATION -
British home secretary hclieves legsla
ton against gambling in futures would
have no effect on cotton market
FRIDAY, FEB ~.
Rumors that Russia is trying to form
new triple alliance consisting OF Russia
Germany AID France. increasing pos.
sibility of war with Great Britain dis
cIssed without reserve in Russian mill
tarv circles Frank webb pleads
guilty 10 charge Of break ing and enter
ing poslotficr at South Lincoln. Mass
Project Starte1 for organizing Mas
sachusettS branch of national congress
Of mothers VIII Of Miss Mary
Walker filed at Cambridge. Mass. pro
vides for the hulding Of an Episcopa
cathedral as we'll as biship's reside nct
in TIL" diocese of Aassac husetts--
Colonel T.. &. Millikcn elected com
nanhcr of Maine G.. A. R Nara gan
set bay filed with ice foes and navi
ga,on is dangcrous--Frozcn water
mains AT Elmirs, y. Y. tina wed by use o.
electricity Specia train bearing re
mains Of senator Hanna arrives al
Cleveland: body wing in state -
Louis Cans of Helena. Mont, left half.
million dollars TO charities snd rool
relations The lighting vicar Rev
r. e. dillingham;. arrives at New Yor,
for war on ''idOlatry - Chica 60 Coun
ell votes 10 allow opening of theatr,
which has not complied with new or
dinances Senate committee favor.
! bill making 'crlmrng" of sailors mis-
demeanor - Scnator Kittrcdgc likely
70 succeed Mr. Hanna az chairman o.
cana rommittc"--No Nomination Of DR.
Crnn for collector al Charleston favor
ably reported TO the senate Mr.
Cleveland sees opportunity for Demo
era tie success in next years presidential
electon--M Milwaukee Democrats sug
gest Edward &. Wall of Milwaukee n,
Il candidate for the presidency New
troubles in San Domingo revive husi
ness mems hope of annexation t. tn,
United states Cuban press please,
by haVing national loan taken by Amer
lean interests Premier Sprieg o
Cape Cololly resigns: Or. Jameson
called 10 form new cabinet Auste,
! Chamberlain says the government ha,
no Intention Of reimposing tho tax OIL
grain.
| SATURDAY. FEB 90.
Che Foo dispatch saws American III
tercsts are threatened and that Amer
marines; lull in far eastern war
George \. Tyn"r Of flolyoke. Mass.
found dead in \ Boston hotel Balti
more insurance loss S32S64 Sod Flu
neral Of Senator Hanna At Cleveland
mine workers throughout country eus
/ pend work as tribute to his memoir,
New Bedford. Mass. weavrrS vot
10 stay oil strife bridgeport conn
! man and woman asphyxiatcd by Goa
/ gas Two moro arrests in San Fran
1 cisco in the land fraud cases -Four
| teen Italians arrested 1T New York
! charged with natura i2at ton frauds --
/ Governor Odell favors homo rule 20
/ New York, but no radica changes ar,
+ likely Considerable damage done il
| upper New York by the bursting OF
! big water main Census bureau gath
cring statistics Of special classes q
! population Secretary Taft declare
no Americans are in the slave trade il
/ the nes--tiovernment sue
! Western Express company. which i
charged with doing liquor cuisines
British ship Lake Michigan in col
| lision with the barQuc Matterhorn--
Smallpox on the battleship Maine
which il in quarantine at Guantanam
/ Senator Wark of Fredericton. y. f
celebrates IN" Tooth anniversary of hi
! birth.
! SUNDAY. FEB. q.
No genera engagement OF Japanes
and Russian armies in the far east ha
/ YET taken place, although an encouuc
in Korean territory Feb. 10 is reported
in which a Russian reconnoitcrin
/ party of CoSSackS took several Japan
csc prisoners: mobilization Of troop
] rnpidly prorCp1iuo bounNnp .ul III