Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-02-09
THE WEEKS NEWS
THURSDAY, FEB. 2.

improve their conditions; strike situa-
lion improved at st. Petersburg and
Moscow, but extending in other pats
Of empire-.-Governor BELL Of Vermont
listens to appeals for repricve Of Mrs
Rogers. sentenced to death for killing
husbands; decision not yet made
Federal grand jury at Portland. Or.
indicts Senator Mitchell on six counts
in connection with land frauds investi-
IL women belonging 10
rhurch society at Airport. y. y: seven
killed outright, three die later and the
others in ospital---Annua report Of
President Eliot Of Harvard university
shows deficit in finances and criticiscs
ootball----Worccstc and Southbridge
Mass street railway asks authority
TO issue 100000 new stock for pur.
Rochdalc ana Charlton Depot.
and Southbridge and Sturbridge lines
FRIDAY. FEB. 3.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Rogers. Vermont
woman who murdered her husband re.
prieved by Governor Bell few hours
after receiving last rites of church;
showed no emotion at news; given until
June 9 to produce alleged new evidence
Of food ard drugs on the
market found by Massachusetts state
board of health to be adulterated--
Announcement at Portland, Or. that
eastern roads will reduce rates during
the fair---JOnathan Severance dead
ut Reading. Mass. from fleets Of as
sault committed by insane wife----
Governor Odell favOrs giving New York
police commissioner absolute power to
dismiss Officers-Fall River labor men
to confer with Governor douglas on
alleged discrimination by manufacture
ers--Opponents of Senator Smoot
him-Thrce Toledo letter carriers re-.
moved: charged with selling mining
stock--Little chance Of passage of
Philippine tariff bill during present s..
sion--Seventyii federal judges call
cd to testify in the Swaync ease in the
matter Of expenses-E Episcopal bishop
Of South Dakota declares Catholic
schools were helped from government
funds--Assistant Secretary Darling
of the navy department resigns; will
he appointed collector at burlington,
Nt----I'russian government moves for
state control Of coal Mayor
Of 81 ii.rso in l'ali- st r'4GD 49,
nent aid for starving people--Lord
Curzon confirms report of death in Tibet
of Francis ii. Nichols, American ex.
plorer.
SATUR DAY. FEB. 1.
George Sargent II. found dead in
apartments occupied by his wife, from
whom he separated. at Boston. with
three bullet wounds in body: wife
claims he committed suicide. but is ar.
restcd--Governor Douglas tells Fall
River labor leaders he has no official
power TO remedy alleged grievances
General Miles issues his first general
order to the Massachusetts militia
says nothing short of perfect pro
ticiency will be acceptcd---Mrs. Rog-
ers hears reprleve; for first time shows
'motion---Ice gorges stop traffic on
Indiana and Kentucky rivers--tire
in lodging house at Stamford. Conn.
ono perhaps lost-F'ire in tenement
house in the Bronx. New York: one cir
missing--ldaho senate passes two
Gnti-polygamy bills aimed Mt Mormons
--\avigation around New York
crippled by ice--One man found dead
and another badly frozen on bank OF
,,;x, I 4,
er in northwest: 80 degrees below
reached at Glendere. Maine
/ senate concurs in house action to re
peal the porcupinc bounty law
Move to extraditn \. T.. Applryard
! Boston promoter. undertaken by Buff
falo authorities---I.ehigh Valley Goa
company dropping many miners: othe
corporations likely to do likewise
Conservative estimate places loss o.
oranges by frost In Florida last weel
at 500. 900 boxes Only few cases o
yellow fever in the canal Zone 70
semitic valley returned by California t,
the nation---Judgc SWaync'S answe
10 impeachment articles read In TIL
senate---IIOusc committee favor
measure to repeal bankruptcy law o
lS01---NOrth Dakota asks for fire.
alcohol. so that it may use more 70
fuel---Federul troops to remain il
Cavi.e province until all ladroues ar
driven out---Santa Fe abroad sharp
~ arraigned in report by interstat
commerce Clerks enOue
Tor Panama canal service: only mel
for steam shovel work needed at pres
cnt---I'resident's action in dircctin
use Of Indian funds for denominations
school taken OH advice of former Al
tOrney General KnoX---Austrian go,
eminent plans to divert her emigrGnt
to the United States from city t
country
SUNDAY. FER. s.
Mechanic theatre. Salem, Mass. dt
! stroyed by fire: audience kept fror
panic by stage people--lcc embarS
Gn the Delaware may cause coal fan
inc if Booker 7. Wasl
ington says the next 20 years will b
serious ones for the negro race
Counsel for Arthur f. Appleyard {
Boston. indicted ut Buffalo on chare
Of grand larceny in the second degre
! says his client will resist extraditio
superintendent Donovan. as resu
of his trip, is impressed with superiOrit
Of Boston's street department-Ha.
Bond treaty to be favorable reported
senate: concessions may necessiiate a.