Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-18

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hind Port Monument to Gen
eral Poor of Exeter, n. H.. to be built
at Hackensack, n. J---W William j
Icmp, millionaire brewer of ST
Louis, takes his own life Western
grain rate war threatens TO involve all
grain-carrying roads-1ndian Lin
coin league refuses TO pledge itself To
Roosevelt Minority kicking over sale
Of Central New England to New Haven
road wins the l4-inch
bak line billiard championship
Mrs. Carrie Nation refused permission
to speak on the campus at fale--For-
mcr chief Wcbbcr of Boston fire depart
mcnt dies suddcnly--Chief of the
Usage Indians buys $500 worth Of
valentines in WASHINGTON Liquor
dealers astoundcd by sales of intoxi-
cants in Boston drug storcs-Man ac-
cuscd o. murder mt Butte. Mont. cuts
his throat in court Minister Powell
reports damage to American property In
san Domingo Typhoid fever cpl
demic at Franklin, y. H.. laid to river
water.
TUESDAY, FER. 1G.
Marcus A. llama, United states
senator from Ohio and one of the foro-
most figures in American public life,
| died in his apartments at the Arlington
hotel Washington. of typhoid fever,
after an illness of two weeks; passed
away peacefully and without pain
Japanese invasion Of Korea gains i'm
pctus and thousands Of soldiers are
swarming into the country 10000 Jap
anese soldiers landed at Chemulpo and
bivouackcd near Seoul: believed that
the many assaults on Port Arthur have
been for purpose of divcrting Russian
attention from ChomulpO and other
Korean ports, enabling the Japanese To
land Modest Henry. g., sup
posed TO have suddenly become insane.
shot his wife and then killed himself
ut Blackstone. Mass. wife VIII prob
ably recovcr--Jamcs NJ. Webb. ar
rested at Somerville. Mass. on charges
of uttering forged checks upon tho
principals of private schools wanted by
the police OF several places---Higl
wind frees Nantucket from ice foes
Porto Rico moves to abolish the drnfi
penalty-Thrcc masous Killed by fail
ing wall in New DIRK - Contest on be
tween unions and laundries AT Spring
field, Mass--Throe men killed by a
landslide and cavein near Iruclcc, Cal
--Governor Cdell confers with Re-
publican leaders on excise bill for New
York city Cotton Manu-
facturers' association to meet al Wash
ington in May to consider critical con-
dition Of the trade Growth of the
Hearst boom startles conservative old
line Democrats Senator Carmack in
PRODUCES amendment pos,poning re-
strction Of Philippine shipping until
19O9-Of The 81 delegates so far
chosen to the Republican national CON
vcniion "a are for Roosevelt - Repre-
sentative Shafroth Of Colorado resigns
seat in congress because satisfied that
Denver election returns were false
Denial OF report that Emperor William
is ill---Fri-iiOn between Lord Roberto
and the government Progressive
win Cape Colony elections with hv
"aiority over Bond in lower house o
rarlinnort
WEUNESDNY FEB. II.
Only item a. real Significance in war
COWS conveyed in apparently corrcc
story from =, 7 'ersburG Of blowing M
of Russian NccouG-ci9.S cruiser Royari.
ny mine AT Port Arthur. with loss of 10
Ulcers and mon, The safe arrival ut p
friendly port OF powerful armorcd
Oruisers NiSi,n and Kasuga. aud report
tina JapancS" WarShips ana transports
are lowering of the Lao Tung coast
, ready for descent on New Chvang
Dominican insurgents raid United
States consulate; Admiral Wise ordered
to adopt stern measurcs-,Iohn T..
Gallagher convicted of murder of
brother-in-law. Joseph Mcmahon, at
Taunton, Mass. and sentenced to life
mprisonment--Half Il dozen candi-
dates for Senator Hanna soat--Bliz-
Zard sweeps Cape Cod land and sea
traffic Delayed Broken water mains
force closing Of all factories a Pea body
Mass Robbers hold up Colorado
stage and rifle registered mail bag
Wellesley college trustees vote 70 build
, o new dormitory ana Il gymnasium
, About lIO claims resulting from the
Lowell explosion settled out of courf
, Senator Burton's demurrer TO in
dictmcnt ovprrulcd by federal Judge n
IT. IoutS Federal court in san Fran.
c.Sco holds that an oral agreement in
Volving realty is Invalid Galveston 8
great sen wall will DE completed by the
end Of Junc--Camoron FGrheS of Bos
, ton accepts Office Of Philippine com.
missioner BOuynge of Colorado
, sworn in rs member of the house III
, place of Shatroth untcated Cubai
treasurer TO modify Identification re
f IulremcntS rs to Cuban bonds Amer
Ian citizens i'm Havana observe The
anniversary Of the destruction of tht
/, Maine-Withdraw Of marines from
thc SthmuS indicates that the I'nitct
states expects no trouble with Colom
p Tia Morlcy'~ amendment cenSurina
, British governments fiscal policy i,
rfcatcd ..'nonS.