Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-04
THE WEEKS NEWS
Wednesday, Jan. 3.

Congressman James W. Wadsworth
vas nominated by the Republican as
scnbly caucus for speaker Of the New
. York assembly after a bitter campaign.
In his annus address to the Saliva
ton Army, General Booth attributes
his rohuSe health to the fact that for
the past seven years he has been Il
strict vegetarian
| Clarence 4 Barnum farmer OF
! Rochester, Mich. murdered his wife,
bis daughter. Louise, aged %, and his
son, Clinton, aged IL, with an axe and
then committed suicide.
! one of a string of coal-l laden barces
in tow Of two tugs went to the bottom
off WcStbrook. Conn. The captain and
his wife were rescued as the barge went
under.
Secretary BonapGrte has acted upon
III" proceedings Of the court martial in
the case Of Commander Young Of thr
Bennington. The court found Young
guilty Of part Of the specifications al
leging ncGligcnc" of duty and sen
fenced him to receive Il letter of rcpri-
mand. which sentence will he carried
out.
The supreme court Of New Hamp-
shire has decided that n woman may
not hold the office of notary public III
that state,
General Francis feSScnden, a dis
tnguished officer of the Civil war, died
at Portland, Me,
Brall's new tariff is severe blow to
certain American products.
Mr.. Hale of Maine is said to hav"
succeeded Aldrich as leader Of the
senate.
The American Protective Tariff
league is now moving to defeat the
Philippine bin.
Huntington Wilson Of Illinois is 10
succeed II. II. ID. PIERCE as third as
sistant secretary Of state.
China. in Il secret agreement with
Japan. promises never To allow any
foreign interference with Manchurian
branch railroads.
a great sensation has been caused
ut Rome by the clopcmcnt of a daughter
of Count Lutti of Treviso. 10 years old.
with Count Giovanni Corrcr who is e.,
years Old. Both belong to the most
ancient of the nobility. The police ar
rested the couple at Venice.
John \. Mccall. president of the New
York Life Insurance company, has
paid to the company the S233,0n ad-
vanced to Andrew Hamilton and 50 far
not accounted for ny Hamilton.
tuesday, Jan. 2.
While skating on Lake QuannapoWitt
at Wakefield Mass. Grace Holden. Il,
and John Ritclir. ~, broke through the
ice and both We're drowned.
BY actual count 9O52 persons shook
President ROo>evelt's hand M the New
Years reception. Last year 7ll5 We're
received.
John +. Fitzgerald has become Pos
ton \ Both mayor. The exercises attend
ing his induction were among the most
Interesting ever held in this city.
According TO the New York Morning
Telegraph Bob FitZsimmons is going
10 begin a suit against Charles !. Mil
Ter for 500 900 damages on q charge of
alienation Of the affections of Mrs.
L IlISlllI1llollS.
Thousands of negroes paradCd ut
savannah. Ga, in honor Of the sign
ing Of the emancipation proclamation,
The parade was marked 10y the greatest
disorder, two men being assaulted by
the paraders.
Lieutenant Governor Davidson WAS
sworn in as governor of Wisconsin TO
serve The uneXpired term Of Governor
La Toilette who left for Washington
to take up his senatorial duties.
j. W. Dickinson, who was convicted
In connection with the failure of the
Danvers National bank of Peabody,
MISS, and who has been ont on bail
pending decision on his appeal to the
United States supreme court has been
surrendered by one of his bondsmcn.
The appeal of the counsel for Charles
l.. Tucker, who was convicted of the
murder Of Miss Mabel Page of Weston.
Mass. for rehearinG Of Two of the eX-
captions taken ut the trial, has been
denied by the full bench Of the MasSa-
chusetts supreme judicial court.
Monday, Jan. I.
There is n shortage of $1,000 in the
accounts of former Tax Collector Rus
sell of Dayton. Me. which he Hcknowl.
edges and attempts 10 explain 10y stat
ing that the money was destroyed by
tire
\ great wave rolled up Vineyard
sound ana, ovcrtaking schooner Henry
.. Barrett. tumhlcd over the stern and
swept overheard To their death Captain
Joshua Norton. commander of the YES.
sci, and his mate. James Corlcy,
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, with
two of their children, have returned to
Washington from their visit TO Pine
knob, Va.
The latest adviccs from San Do
mingo show that the situation Is seri
Gus and clash of the contendlng inter
ests Is probable.
1t has developed that the assassina-
lion at Caldwell. Ida. of former Govern.
or Frank Steunenberg with dynamite
bombs was perpetrated by someone
who pulled wire that exploded tho |
dynamite rs Stcumcnhcrg WAS closing
III" rear gate Of his home,
Sunday. Dec. 81,
once in every five minutes during the |
year Just closed did the stork visit New
York city. From these visits alone the F,
Ctty's humiliation uoS inrvOnspI Law