Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-02-15
THE WEEKS NEWS
Wednesday, Feb. -.

lava are flowing with considerable
rapidly, destroying everything in their
course.
Attorney General G.. {. Fits OF Yer
mont, against whom charges OF unpro-
fessional conduct had been made was
exonernted by special committee and
by the supreme court Of the state.
An additional order for a0OO.OO0
krsg -Joryenscn cartridges has been re-
ceivcd from the ordnance department
ut the Frankfor arsenal at Philadcl-
| phia. 1t is minated that the order is in
anticipation Of possible trouble in
China.
Tho last rites OF the Roman Catholic
church were administered to John \.
Mccall, former president of the New
York Life Insurance company, at Lake
wood, n. j., where he has been seriously
III.
The new British parliament opened
III quiet aud formal fashion, presenting
| in its composition ewidering field for
| speculation rs to its future. exceeding
that Of any British parliament Of the
last half century.
Fred Miller. ii years old, went down
In a manhole at Rrockton. Mass. to
connect belt with some shafting aud
was caught by the whirlinr machinery.
His body was whrled about in the
shafting for three hours before it was
discovered.
The famine in the Meridonal prov
inces Of Spain is again very grave.
Numerous bands Of men unable to OBJ
tain work are securing the country,
pillaying farms. bakeries and provision
stores and threaten to attack the land
owners.
The New York court Of appeals up
held the indictments against Abra ha III
H. Humnel. the New York lawyer,
charging subornation of perjury in the
Dodge Morse divorce case.
Investigation Of the report that a
massacre Of Jews has taken place a:
Kalarash i shows that there was no one
killed and no pillacing.
!. Official announcement is made of the
issue of 100000, 600 Of gold bonds by
: the American Telephone aud Telegraph
company.
tuesday, Feb. 10.
The senate adopted a joint resOu-
ton reported from the senate commit
tee on interstate commerce. which d.
reefs the interstate commerce commits
sion to Investigate the charge Of dis
crinination and combination in re-
straiut of trade made against the rail
roads.
Midshpman Meriwether, a member
Of the third class, convicted and sen
fenced TO dismissal from Annapoii!
naval academy for hazing. has been
pardoned by the president.
The British government has decided
to send royal commission TO Soull
r Africa to investigate the question o
D Chinese labor and report on the future
. government of the Transvaal
Confessing to having set two of tn
many inc, ndiary fires which hav
startled Boston, Llewellyn NeWber'
aged "a. is believed by the police of tina
A which has puzzled the police and mr.
. officials for many months.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt enter
, tanned large party of friends at tn,
! White House to celebrate Miss Alice
4. Roosevelt's 22nd birthday.
-Four children at Wakefield, Mass.
were severely bitten by savage do
as they were returning from school
MS NJ. NJ. Greeley Of New York pre-
scented to President Roosevelt a pet
d ton bearing $500 signatures, prayln
$ for the nactment Of suitable Legislation
t to prevent the destruction Of IN
|, grandeur Of Niagara Falls by the diver
Y sion Of the power Of the falls by COZ
E porations.
70 Railroads are now said to fear in
vestigation more than legislation.
Speaker Cannon dedicated ne'
gavel to the memory of Lincoln
?, Monday. Feb. II
}, Frank ~ Norton and Mrs. Nellie ia
$ gan were asphy xiated 10y gas at Cor
e cord. y. H., whether from suicide o
accident the authorities are unable t
determine.
+. dispatch from Canton says tina
# the anti-foregn feeling there is due I
s the attitude of the viceroy who appear
" to be determined to create frlctlo
with the United States.
kilograms from continental capital
and editorials in the London newspaper
= reflect the renewal Of uneasiness owe
IS the anticipated failure of the Algeria
t. conference on Moroccan reforms.
II At Springfield. Mass, Anna Egan,
II years old. was left alone with her
1t year-old brother while the parent
/ were at church The children starte
to build a bonfire in the parlor and I'll
girl was terribly burned and died IN
short time.
In her screw standardization trial tn
armored cruiser Tennessee made on
- dash at speed OF 22.3G knots an hour.
-. The Sow and Pigs reef at the Ell
f. trance Of Vineyard sound claimed al
H. other coaster when the New Hor
If schooner Joseph Hay struck on one
E. the western lodges. bumped over an
a sank - minutes later in - fathonl
" OF water. The six men on board WEI
~ saved
Matthew &. Fleming has been n
tanned by District Attorney Jerome
assist him in the preparation OF IN
cases against the life insurance con