Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-07
THE WEEKS NEWS
WEI nsseay, Dec. o.

"Wednesday, Dec. Q. -.
District Attorney Moran declares
that be IL convinced that the so. ca lied
murder plot" against Martin NJ. 10
masney. the Boston Democratic leader
Is unfounded in fact and evidently a
scheme to injure John r. Fitzgerald
politically and Joseph A. Dennison pro
fessionally.
Steamer Lunenburg struck the boa ch
near Amherst. Magdalen islands. dur.
ing a thick snOwstOrm and in a total
wreck. Eleven lives were lost
Boston grain merchant predicts a
bearish grain market in the west this
winter.
Melvin y. Adams resigns as district
attorney for Massachusetts. Asa T..
French is to be his successor.
Five miners were killed in mine at
Horton. W. Va.
Lieutenant Charles Tendleton of the
Philippine consta bulary held for the
murder Of a native policeman.
Congressman Greene Of Massachu.
setts sees no chance for free hides dur.
ing this congress.
Searching investigation is to be made
Of the record of u. 4. Thompson niu
lister to Brazil.
The presidents battle on railroad
rates is won. Senators are planning
q bill that will be satisfactory to him.
The California delegation in the
house and senate agree on u bill to en-
clude both japanese and Koreans as
well Ms Chinese
The porte accepts in principle the
Macedonia reform scheme Of the pow
ers.
Lloyd L. Griscom. United States min
lister 10 japan. confirms The report that
Admiral Togo proposes to take a Jap
anese feet 10 England and the United
Stntes next year.
Where ma .onal politics obtained. the
Republicans were generally successful
in the annual elections held in l3 Massa-
chnsetts cities. One city Fitchburs.
after a year Of liquor selling. decided
against the sale during the coninyyear
iuoSouys OoC. ,.
Complete chaos reigns throughout
Russia. another great mutiny of troops
has taken place in the Baltic prov.
ince>. deadly rlotng has occurred at
kieff. and the Hebrews of Odessa mo.
mentarily expect another terrible mas
sacre. Everywhere 1t is believed that
the life of the ear is in peril and that
national ruin is near.
President Roosevelt will be n canli.
date tn succeed Thomas [. Platt in tic
United states senate when Platt's term
expires in 1903. according to the state
ment OF high federal Official at New
York
Records for the Introduction Of bills
were broken by the lower branch of
congress. -Four hundred and thirty.
one public bills were offered and pri-
Nate bills were so numerous that en-
ployes had lV count all night
The Connecticut board Of pardons
heard the petitions for freedom of -
prisoners and granted pardons to five.
Judge Reyes, before whom the i'll
quest on the fatal railroad wreck at
Lincoln. Mass, was held, finds that
Horace NJ. Lyons. engineer Of the head
engine OF the Montreal express. WAS
tn cause Of the wreck. The Boston
and Maine railroad is severely cen
sured.
After being in power five years. the
British Conservative ministry. with
Premier Balfour at its head. has fallen.
Sir Henry Campbell The
Liberal leader. has been invited by
King Edward TO form new cabinet.
Contempt proceedings against Santa
Re and other roads. brought by ME
United States under Eikins act. are
FOX lack Of jurisdiction.
The Swedish steamship la yoln was
blown on reef of Tilt Cove y. r..
during severe blizzard and sank
within IS minutes. The crew was
saved.
The supreme court Of the United
SfataS has decided thar the NATIONAL
government may properly Tux the state
lionor dispensaries of Sou'h Carolina.
With Andrew Carnegie as The chicf |
guest Of honor. the Scots Charitable |
society of Boston celebrated the 21Sth |
anniversary of its foundation with a r.-
ception and banquet.
William Allard. Rridgewatcr. ".
farmer. charged with killing Thomas ,
NJ" 'ormck. Il wOod-chopper. with m |
axe was held without bail for n spc-
rial session Of the Windsor srand jury. |
The Cincinnati. Hamilton and bay /
Ion and tho Pere Marquette railroads
have been ordered placed in The hands