News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-06-29
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. JUNE q.

from the General iSlOCun Drought up
to 1876, and yet there are something
like 300 persons unaccounted for
Late reports of battle Tellssu Tor Va
fangowJ show that Russians had fully
$500 slain, that tier total losses will
be close to l2GkJ. and that General
Stakalberg and SIS whole command
barely escaped annihilatiOn-Sena
ton Fairbanks to be l,ooseyclt's run
ming mate III presidential race; settled
when New York, with her rs votes, de-
clared for Indianu senator-Because
Miss May Bunnell, aged 20, refused to
receive his attentions John Luro, 20
years old, killed the girl and put bullet
into his own temple at Rumford Falls,
Me-; his death expected momentarily
Washington expert to visit Mas
sachusetts to investigate the moth pest
Lieutenant Commander Scribner,
automobilist, charged with man
slaughter, discharged by Boston court
One killed, several hurt in train
wreck near CamptOn, n. 1.-Two
persons burned to death in a fire in a
Cleveland boarding house-Adjutant
General Bell repudiates alleged state
ment about Colorado situatiOn-Fire
in Ontario mine, Utah, causes loss of
100000; 5000 men thrown out of work
Hearing on differential freight
rates resumed before the interstate
commerce commission in New York
Weaving department of Bourne cotton
mills, Tiverton, r. l., open, but many
strikers refuse to return to work
Canada Eastern railway bought by the
Canadian government-Thib OPP
position to British advance rapidly be-
coming more etfective-Arrange
ments for a Panama currency system
concluded at Washington-The Kai-
ser Wilhelm II makes average speed
of 1888 knots an hour, excelling the
eutschland-Great Britain appeals
to the United States to secure arrange
ment favorable to West Indies in sugar
trade.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE %.
United States Steamboat Inspector
Lundberg committed to the house of de-
tentiOn by coroner for refusing abso-
lutely to answer questions at General
Slocum horror inquest, on ground that
an answer might tend to incriminate
him; admitted to $500 bail; number of
bodies recovered thus far has reached
S45-Without a disturbing element to
impede it's smooth operation first days
program of Republican national con-
vention was carried out like clock
work; organization was perfected pre-
paratory to adoption of platform and
making of nominations; Senator Fair
banks nomination for vice president
but little less assured than nomination
Of Roosevelt for president-Lightni
stuns many persons in various parts of
eastern New England and causes much
damage to roperty-Filipino visit
Governor Bates, Boston Public library
and Harvard niversity-Two arrests
to be made because of iEcendiary fires
in South Boston on June 17-Young
man registers at the Hotel WoOdcock,
Boston, as E. E. Mcclellan and takes
hloroform-Strike of $4,000 garment
workers in New York ordered opposed
to n.shop'-Former Mayor Ames
of Minneapolis, under Indictment for
bribery, reported dyinC-The Burling-
ton railroad to build Sioux City-Omaha
line, connecting with Great Northern
system, this year-Appraisers decide
brine question in favor of fish importers
State department determined to end
Turkeys discrimination against Amer
icans-Release of Perdicaris by Raj
suli delayed by hitch in negotiations
Tercentenary of the landing of De
Monts celebrated at Annapolis, n. S.
Canada to limit her tariff preferentials
to goods entered at Canadian seaports.
THURSDAY, JUNE %.
Speaker Cannon carries delegates to
Republican convention by his elo-
quence; platform declares for protec-
ton, stfsng navy, upholds the gold
standard, stands by Monroe doctrine
and promises an able, vigorous foreign
policy-That steamer General Slocum
had no life preservers aboard less than
nine years old admitted by counsel Of
the KnickerbOcker Steamboat COM
pany at the inquest; evidence also
brought out that United States inspec-
tors did not examine fire hose and
standpipes and that preservers were
not in good shape; total number of
bodies recovered is S63-Massachu
sets railroad commissioners approve
issue of $16,472,0O0 bonds by the Old
Colony and Boston and Northern Street
Railway companies-Levee cutter
killed by guard at Shreveport, La
Many Fall River cotton mills to close
Fourth of July week-Ex-Mayor
Mack of Buffalo Gays the south is
practically solid for Parker-Cunard
company cuts eastbound steerage
rates to S15, or nearly one-half the old
fare-Strike in the ready-made cloth
ing trade Of New York; 10000 workers
may be Out-GOvernor Chamberlain
of Connecticut declares that he will
accept denomination if it should come
his way-Colorado miners believe de-
portations unlawful and will appeal to
the law to restore men to their homes
Popuists favor fusion
with Democrats if Bryan controls at st.
Louis-Rush of applicants for work
on Panama canal: severe ayanina