News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-03-29
THE WEEKS NEWS
TUESDAY. MARCH 81.

BfOcktOn, Mass, Kills at leaSC W ell
ployes, Injuries about 80 others and OBJ
literates property valued at $250,O00.
probable that the number of dead will
never be known; heartrending scenes
and many exhibitions of heroism--
Russian army still retreating north
ward, with japanese hanging close on
its rear; rigid censorship again In evil
dence--Charles f. Berry of Boston
missing; trust estates of over $5OO,0OO
said to be involved-Ten fishing YES
sells driven ashore at Highland Light,
Mass-Fiye business places at Mil
ford, Mass, raded by burglars
Three deaths result from the flood in
the Chemung river-No hope appar-
ent for steamship Spartan, ashore on
Block Island-Working women's la
Dor union undertaken in East Side.
New York-Move to end strike at
Quincy mine, Houghton, Mich, fails
Annual flood in Pittsburg due to
melting snow; damage less serious than
usual-Storm delays Atlantic liners
Gloucester receives news of loss of
fishing schooner Hazel Oneita at Cape
Sable. n. S.; crew saved-Montana
supreme court sends case of Receiver
Kinds of the Boston and Montana
company to lower court-Govern-
ment investigation of beef trust" be-
gins at Chicago.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 90.
Fifty-five bodies so far recovered in
Of 70 prprlyfD-1
Mass; As reported still missing; seems
probable that but IA bodies will go to
graves with identity established: other
al so badly charred that all marks by
which they could be recognized have
been Acknowledgement Kuopat-
kin appointed commander of Russian
first army, under General Linevitch,
thus reversing their former positions;
Russians still III retreat-Richard E.
Gilmore shot and killed at Boston by
Joseph E. Rolfe: latter claims self-de-
fense--President Burrage of the
Eliot National bank. Boston, declines
presidency of New York bank and
$4,000 salary-GOverno Douglas of
Massachusetts sends a special mes
sage to the legislature relative to the
states financial condition-Funeral
Of General Hawley at Hartford
Move to erect a mining temple in Den
ver-National Cotton association
merged in the SOuthern-New York
Cap Makers union wins strike and gains
ognition-Icefield breaks at Prov
incetown, Mass; 16 fishing vessels
driven misunderstanding weavers at
Richard Borden and Troy mills, Fall
River, resume wOrk-Dispute be-
tween engineers and firemen on the
New Haven road formally adjusted
Minister Bowen asks Venezuela to
settle pending questions by arbitration;
in case of refusal of the United States
may take steps to secure Justice
Premier Parent of Quebec resigns
Jules Verne very i'll; his case regarded
as professionalism crisis over
school question passed; present system
is continued and plan is satisfactory
French deputies, by large majority,
refuse to postpone action on bill for
abolition of concordat.
THURSDAY, MARCI %.
Persistently and with secrecy, four
distinct Investigations to learn the
cause of Grover factory fire horror at
Brockton, Mass, are in progress; miss
ing number a; only 80 bodies recov-
ered-Death of Elmer H. Capen, presi-
dent of Tufts college-All guards
withdrawn from Letters mine at
Zeigler, 1lls-Pittsburg Steel COM
pany buys 100000 tons of steel billets
Special grand jury in Beef trust"
case at Chicago complete-Fall River
strikes over; mill men make conces-
sions to weavers-Largest four
masted schooner afoat launched at
Rockland, Me-Rivers at Pittsburg
receding; loss to industries estimated
at $1,000 00-Maryland court of an
peals holds that Jim Crow law is
partly valid-Governor Folk signs
bill making poolselling and bookmak-
ing felony in Missouri-Little hope
of floating the steamer Spartan, which
IS ashore on Block Gradual
naturalization of the Equitable Life
Assurance society adopted by the full
board of directors-Mr. Babcock of
Wisconsin may be chairman of the Re-
publican national committee in 1908
Reports of Secretary Hays illness
said to be exaggerated; case simply
temporary prostration-Many Vene-
Zuelans penniless and without food
queen Alexandra and party arrive
at Lisbon--Turkish casualties in
Arabia already estimated at 1000 men
Vast resources of new oil fields in
Canadian northwest territories
Santo Domingo hears of the failure of
the treaty and is much disturbed
General revolt of natives Of the CAM
eroons reported by German paper
France not disturbed by British reports
that kaiser's visit to Morocco means
trouble-Antonin Proust, who was
minister of fine arts in the Gambetta
cabinet, commits suicide in Paris
German and British bondholders con-
clude arrangement with Venezuela for
settlement of exterior debt.
FRIDAY, MARCH "a.
All traffic ceases, schools close and
people unite in one great tribute of SCR.
row and sympathy at Brockton, Mass,
on account of explosion and fire In
which SO persons persisted; 80 bodies