News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-12-27
Thursday, Dec. n,

AS a result of the meeting of the Co.
iumbia university council TO consider
abolishing football, not only was foot
ball definitely abolished at Columbia
but President Butler was recommend
ed to take steps to kill all intercollegiate
sports at the institution.
The organization formed to purchase
the house in New York city in which
Theodore Roosevelt was born and pre-
sent it to the nation completed the de-
tails of the purchase and secured pos
session of the property for 100000.
Reports received at st. Petersburg
from Moscow Indicate that the great
Industrial strike was successfully inau-
gurated and is spreading rapidly. Even
the electric light plants are closed.
Governor General Doubassoff has de
clared the city to be in a partial state
of siege, which gives the civil authori-
ties exceptional power of arrest, etc,
In his new book DR.. William OsIer
says deathbed visions are untrue.
Abraham II. Hummel, the noted di
vorce lawyer, was convicted of CON
spiracy in connection with the Dodge
Morse divorce case. He was sentenced
to one years Imprisonment and fine
of $500, which is the maximum penalty
for the misdemeanor of which he was
adjudged guilty.
Robert Fitzsimmons collapsed at the
close Of the 18th round of his fight with
Jack OBrien of Philadelphia and the
o++Io x,,oc Mod IN OSPrian
President Roosevelt has appeinted
Joseph Bishop as member of the
isthmian canal commission. Bishop is
at present secretary of the canal cuen
mission.
DR.. ]. A. Dowie, the prophet of Zion
City, has sailed from Boston for ia
maica in search of rest and health.
The government is receiving many
complaints from fishermen, charging
that the Newfoundland officials i'll
fringe upon their treaty rights.
Turkey has resisted the demands Of
Belgians, and trouble is expected.
Wednesday, Dec. 20.
Railroad trains and electric cars
were Iue cause u tllP utilllS VI IOuI
persons and the fatal injury of another
in and about Boston.
William G. Crawford, former deputy
auditor for the postOttiee department,
was convicted of charge of conspiracy
to defraud the United States.
A bomb was thrown through a win
dow of the Allied Iron association at
New York, wrecking part of an office
which has been used as a bureau for the
employment of nOn-uniOn men.
Upon the testimony of monographs.
photometers and oscillometers verdict
of $50, 167 was returned by a jury at
Boston in the case of trustees of the
Albany building against the Boston
Elevated Railway company.
The special election held for the
purpose of deciding the question of an
nexing South Portland to Portland
Me-, was defeated by about 37o votes.
District Attorney Moran has notified
the Boston police commission that four
of the leading hotels of the city have
been guilty of violations of the liquor
laws, and demands that the commits
sion see to it that the sale of liquor in |
the hotels mentioned cease immedi- |
ately.
Herbert II. Asquith. the new British |
of the eXchequer, announces |
that the main issue of the campaign |
will be free trade against protection
Governor La Toilette has sent the |
Wisconsin legislature his resignation
as governor to take effect on the first
Monday in January, to enable him to
take his seat i'm the United States SEN
ate. to which he was elected.
Edward A. Plummer. an architect
At years old, committed suicide at
BrattlebOro. Vt, by shooting. He left
a note saying that his act was due to
lll-health.
Fire nearly destroyed the old Lincoln
school building at Providence, entail
ing loss to the city of $4,000. The
cause of the fire has not been deter
mined.
While attending church at New Ha-
ven Mrs. John MOriarty, aged 60, was
stricken with heart disease and died
almost instantly.