News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-12-13

| Fjord. Seven of her crew and four pas
| sengers were drowned.
In negotiations with China, Japan is
said to have given up the extension OF
railroad and telegraphs in Manchuria.
An attempt to wreck a train on the
Boston and Maine railroad at West
ford, Mass, was discovered by freight
engineer. An iron rail had been
dragged across the tracks.
thursday, Dec. z.
Henry H. FaXon, the noted Prohibi,
zionist of Quincy, Mass, left an estate
valued at $73O,O0O
Henry NJ. Whitney, late Democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor OF
Massachusetts, says his election eX-
penses were about $4,000.
The Amunsden Polar expedition has
made the northwest passage.
Movement begun in Connecticut for
revision of the corrupt practices act.
Chauncey Depew has resigned as d.
rector of the Equitable Life Assurance
society.
New Bedford and Provincetown
whaling captains report the fleet safe
at Herschel island, Mackenzie bay.
Congressman Hepburn has renewed
his efforts for pure food legislation.
Chief Engineer Stevens is coming
home from Panama to give his views
on plans for canal.
The powers accept Turkeys change
Of details in regard to Macedonian re-
forms.
The French senate, after long de-
bate, adopted the bill for the separation
of church and state by a vote of 1Sl
against 102. The vote was announced
amid enthusiastic scenes.
After making a final personal plea to
the court in his own behalf, Albert Il.
Patrick, the New York lawyer, con-
victed of the murder of William NJ.
Rice, was sentenced to die in the cleo
trio chair during the week beginning
Jan. % next.
Daniel Varney of Porter, Me-, aged
So was shot and seriously wounded by
some person who afterwards took 5000
which Varney had in his pockets.
Varney is in a critical condition.
Lieutenant General Sakharoff, for
mer Russian minister of war, deputed
to visit the province of SaratOff for the
purpose of quelling the agrarian riots
there, was assassinated 10y woman.
Wednesday, Dec. 6.
District Attorney Moran declares
that he is convinced that the so-called
murder plot against Martin Nj. Lo-
masney, the Boston Democratic leader
is unfounded in fact and evidently Il
scheme to injure John i. Fitzgerald
politically and Joseph a. Dennison pro-
fessionally.
Steamer Lunenburg struck the beach
near Amherst, Magdalen islands, dur
ing a thick snowstorm and is a total
wreck. Eleven lives We're lost.
Boston grain merchant predicts a
bearish grain market in the west this
winter.
Melvin o. Adams resigns as district
attorney for Massachusetts. Asa Z.
French is to be his successor.
Five miners were killed in a mine at
Horton, w. Va.
Lieutenant Charles Pendleton of the
Philippine constabulary held for the
murder of a native policeman.
Congressman Greene of Massachu
sets sees no chance for free hides dur
ing this congress.
Searching investigation is to be made
of the record of d. Z. Thompson, min
lister to Brazil.
The presidents battle on railroad
rates is won. Senators are planning
a bill that will be satisfactory to him.
The California delegation in the
house and senate agree on bill to eX-
clude both Japanese and Koreans as
we'll as Chinese.
The porte accepts in principle the
Macedonia reform scheme of the pow
ers.
Lloyd G. Griscom, United States min
lister to Japan, confirms the report that
Togo proposes to take Jap
anese fleet to England and the United
States next year.
Where national politics obtained, the
were generally successful |
in the annual elections held in Is Massa-
chusetts cities. One city, Fitchburg, |
after a year of liquor selling, decided |
against the sale during the coming year. |
Tuesday, Dec. 5.
Complete chaos reigns throughout |
Russia, another great mutiny Of troops |
has taken place in the Baltic prov |
nces, deadly rioting has occurred at |
IAieff, and the Hebrews of Odessa mo- |
expect another terrible mas |
sacre. Everywhere it is believed that |
he life of the car is in peril and that
national ruin is near.
President Roosevelt will be a candi- |
late to succeed Thomas G. Plat in the
United States senate when Platt's term |
expires in 1909, according to the state
nent of a high federal official at New |
York.
Records for the introduction of bills
we're broken by the lower branch Of |
congress. Four hundred and thirty
me public bills were offered and pri-
yate bills were so numerous that emf
)loyes had to count all night.
The Connecticut board of pardons
heard the petitions for freedom of p
prisoners and granted pardons to five.
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