News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1904-02-24
1RE WEEKS NE VS.
TUESDAY. FEB. 16.

M TUESDAY, FEB. 16.
Marcus a. Hanna, United States
senator from Ohio and one of the fore
mos figures in American public life,
died in his apartments at the Arlington
hotel Washington, OF typhoid fever,
aftfr ma illness Of two WteEs; passed
aTag peacefully and without pain
JAMnes iEya@on of Kcrea gains i'm
1NFlf and Thousands Of soldiers are
sWarnuug iato tne country; 10000 Jap
ahes9 soldiers landed at Ghcmulpo and
&bivodJc,.cd near EcUui: believed that
6t4e many assaults on OFT Arthur have
been for purpose Of diyerting Russian
intention from Chemulpo and other
KorCaa ports, enabling the japanese to
land troops-Modest Henry, g. sup
posed to have suddenly become insane,
shot his wife and then killed himself
40 Blackstone, Mass: wife will prob.
ably recOver-James NJ. Webb, ar.
rested at Somerville, Mass, on charges
of uttering forged checks upon the
IA principals Of private schools, wanted by
VI the police Of several places-High
wind frees Nantucket from ice foes
Denial Of report that Emperor William
\ is ill---Fric ion between Lord Roberts
and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
win Cape Colony elections with five
majority over Bond in lower house of
parliament.
WEDNESDAY,, FEB. II.
Only items of real significance in war
news conveyed in apparently correct
story from st. Petersburg of blowing up
of Russian second-class cruiser Boyarin
by mine at Port Arthur with loss of 1877
officers and men, the safe arrival at
friendly port of powerful armored
cruisers NiShin and Kasaga, and report
tina japanese warships and transports
are lowering off the Lao Tung coast
ready for a descent on New Chwang-
About 10 claims resulting from the
Lowell explosion settled out of court
Senator Burton's demurrer to in
dictment oyerruled by federal judge at
ST. Louis-Federal court in San Fran
cisco holds that an oral agreement in
volving realty is fnvalid-GalvestOn
great sea wall will be completed by the
end of June-CamerOn Forbes of Bos-
ton accepts office of Philippine COM
Observation-Disclosures of Colorado
sworn in as member of the house in
place of Shafroth, unseated-Cuban
treasurer to modify Identification re-
quirements as to Cuban bonds-Amer-
lean citizens in Havana observe the
anniversary of the destruction of the
Maine-Wirhdrawa of marines from
the isthmus indicates that the United
States expects no trouble with Colon
bia-Morley's amendment censuring
British governments fiscal policy is
defeated in the house of commons.
THURSDAY, FEB. IS.
Japan most successfully keeping her
plans secret; at present moment she has
nearly 100000 troops in Korea and early
move towards Manchuria is likely;
with Russian fleet almost destroyed
and japanese massing troops above
Port Arthur military experts say posi-
ton can no longer be held against
japanese attaCk-District of Colum-
bia grand jury indicts four prominent
men in connection with gigantic land
appointed for New England Brick COM
pany-MaynOr B. Trusselle murdered
at Boston by Eugene l.. Stafford in room
of latter's wife-Unhealthy financial
condition shown by Newton and Bos-
ton street railway at railroad com
mission hearing on its petition for leave
to abolish free transfers--Forty YES
Of
service for Senator Hanna at Washing
ton-Chicago hospitals crowded: |
many cases of eumonia-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-
port severe weather at sea-Mineral |
water made by use of radium produces |
wonderful cures, according to a story |
from Ann Arbor, Mich--Last United |
States troops from Cuba arrive in New |
York-EXSenator Towne says west |
ern Democrats are willing to abandon |
the silver iSsue-Death of Senator |
Hanna will cause important changes in |
the Republican party organizations
Amador elected president of Panama |
Treaty of arbitration between Den |
mark and Holland signed-Turkey |
buying war supplies which points |
toward a clash with Bulgaria-Six- |
teen thousand Albanians revolt against !
reform plans and obnoxious taxes
British home secretary believes legisla- |
ton against gambling in futures would |
have no effect on cotton market
FRIDAY, FEB. 10.
Rumors that Russia is trying to form |
new triple alliance consisting of Russia,
Germany and France; increasing pos
sibility of war with Great Britain dis |
cussed without reserve in Russian mill |
tary circles-Frank Webb pleads |
guilty to charge of breaking and enter
ing postottice at South Lincoln, Mass
Project started for organizing Mas.
sachusetts branch of national congress
of mothers-Will of Miss Mary
Wa llyar filed ot Comhri6Ua Mass nrn