Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-04-14
THE WEEK'SN NEWS
THURSDAY, April. I

UlOuE thC ~. CtVACbHiS " Poi tihS
l. Japanese killed with no casualties TO
the Russians; Seoul dispatch says 20
Russians captured in the fight ut Chong
IN ha been brought to Ping Yang
Absol, ,ly no clue to murderer of Miss
Page at Weston, Mass-W Woman
cruelty beaten by robber in her store
in West Roxbury district, Boston
General conference Of Free Baptists to !
receive nearly $4,000 by the will Of
Jesse Blake of Tewksbury. Mass
Steamer Admiral Dewey reports estab-
fishing n wireless telegraphy system be- !
tween Costa Rica and Panama Five |
persons burned to death at Mt. Vernon,
N. Y--Iowa churches and schools clos
ing on account of coal strlke-Illinois
evangelist predicts end Of the world in
| 90 years---Porto Ricans in Washing
ton seeking to place loan Of 100000
Plot to wreck steamer at Portland.
Ore, evidently evolved by Chinese
Cleveland interview much discussed in
Washington western men fear Bryan
may bolt the Democratic ticket.
FRIDAY, APRIL 8.
Japanese gunbOats said to have on
tered Yalu river: strict press censor
ship by both Japan and Russis-As-
signment of additional detectives to
Page murder case at Weston, Mass,
due to desire of Governor Bates to have
all possible done 10 solve mystery held
by authorities to he one of most
ba fling in history Of state New
England branch of Amalgamated AS
sociation of street Railway Employees
organized at convention held at Boston
-Conclave of Roman Catholic Dish
ops of New England to consider the
choice Of an archbishop coadjutor--
Three fremen killed at York Pa
Hawaiian legislature meets in extra
rvland ex-sheriff robbed
and lily wonnded--D. r. Hills
lieutenant seeks conference with Muir
ply to get harmony on Park er---t,en-
ersl Cronje says the spirit Of peace and
industry has settled over South Africa
census bureau gives estimated
population of United States in 1909 as
"a. 800. $50 -Representativ Jones of
Virginia preparing 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 ara not
for sale Colonel Younghusband IN
Thibet will meet Chinese representa-
tves and make settlement.
SATURDAY,. APRIL g.
i George Dew herSt former clerk Of
Arlington CO-Ooperative associa ton.
}. Il Lawrence. Mass. institution. ar
= rested on warrant charging larceny
Z of So. 900 from the associa tion---Two
i fishermen lost from schooner Theodore
& Roosevelt of Gloucester-Fore River
{ Ship and Engine company reorganiza
\ ton plan contcmplates $500 assess
4 nent on bOndholders--Peary Arctic
u club organized at Brooklyn--A. y
Il Kepoka to succeed Judge Kalua a
HonOlullI--Three killed and nine in
Il jured by a tornado at Mexia. Tex
q Tennessee Republicans nominate Jesse
q NJ. Littieton for governor--No charge
Z, against Professor Bovine substantiatet
Z and he is acquitted First pass to ST
i Louis fair made out I'm the name o
u Theodore Roosevelt - EX- Secretary
e Root to act as counsel for Northern
& Securities company in Hartman cas'
q senator German denies that he ha
& expressed preference for Parker as .
p randidate-W. Bourke Cochran
& favors Mr.. Cleveland as Democra til
n candidate because Of the belief that HI
e would carry the country - Mormon
4 "repudaton" of poygamy covers tn
& same ground as the Woodruff manifesto
= of lsSo- Senator Patterson argues 70
h n new Chinese exclusion act"HouS
B. a. pts an amendment postponin
y to 1908 application Of coastwise laws +
= Philippines Former Queen lsahell
- of spain very ill Eighty-sIxth birth
+. day of King Christian of Denmark -
Il Anglo french treaty relating to Nc
r. rocco, Egypt and Newfoundland Sigue
K a missionary In German South
81 west Africa blames the HereroS for re
e cent troubles Explosion at BARGE
81 Iona not near King Alfonso and the II
IL cident is of no Importance Earth
q quake at Macedonia; % persons killed
III ~ injured. LOW houses destroy eut
q SUNDAY. APRIL 10.
"a Charles l.. Tucker arrested on tn
U charge of murder Of Mabel Page 4
z Weston, Thomas W. Lawson
4 speaking on high finance" declare
n methods used in many big deals are
q lcga Bourke Cochran Strs the M
q tional house in address. in which
scores president for his pension orde
and blames both senate and house f.
loss of latter's prestige Schoon,
stephen Bennett run down and sun
off Portland. Me; William We
drowned Following a row with III
husband, Brget Lehman Of Bostc
falls from window - feet, but is n
seriously injured. ii. Engels.
Rutland. w., organiSt, buried accor
ing to plans which he himself made ar
~ in coffin which he selected Ba TIL
ship WiSconsins i.,-inch gun ere
makes . hits out Of 10 shots in Iin. IL
at a target l1X2l feet. distanct IL,
yards. with vessel at cruising spec
thus winning the championship Of II
American navy and the world joi