News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-06-10

miliNry writer of note, fred two
shots point black at Major Alfred Drey'
! fus, for whose liberty lola had fought
and won. Dreyfus was not dangerous.
ly injured.
| Saturday, June 6.
Joseph NJ. Brown, for governor OF
Georgia, has majority of 10000 over
| Hoke Smith.
Eight inches Of snow on the level,
! washed into slush by a driving rain,
cut Butte, Mont, off from the outside
world.
Without rollcalls, the Republican ma
tional committee decided the contests
twenty-four seats in the Republican
. national convention, in favor of the
delegates instructed for Secretary Taft.
During automobile races at Jamaica,
L. l., one mile over a road was covered
in 3S 3-5 seconds by car driven by
Herman Fitzpatrick.
For interfering with non-union labor
during strike at Winnipeg, Man,
Judge Mathers fined the union $4,000
and issued perpetual injunction
against picketing.
While the armored cruiser Tennessee
was steaming 10 knots ON a speed trial
off Point Hueneme, Cal, a steampipe
in the starboard engine room burst I'M
der go pounds pressure, killing seven
men and injuring seven others, all of
the men in the compartment at the
time.
President Roosevelt has directed
Governor Magoon to issue "A decree
which will result in the construction
of water works and a sewer system for
Cienfuegos, Cuba.
Thomas II. Murray, Secretary-gen-
eral and one of the founders of the
American-IriSh Historical society and
formerly editor of the Lawrence
Mass.) Sun, died at Duxbury, Mass.
aged so
In a head-on collision between two
electric cars at Annapolis, Nd, eight
persons were killed and score Of
others We're seriously injured, some per-
haps fatally.
The information has just become
public that Mayor Fred A. Busse of
Chicago was married on April % to
Miss Josephine Lee by Judge Bren-
tano. Unusual steps were taken to
keep the affair quiet.
There have been two cases of bu-
bonic plague at Port of Spain, Trini-
dad, both of which proved fatal.
Sunday, June 7.
Representatives of the allies have
recalled their statement that they will
bolt the Republican national commit
tee, so far as the presentation of evil
dence to support the claims of anti-Taft
delegations from southern states is cou-
cerned.
After holding Washington police at
bay for six hours, DR.. Joseph Pospise,
an employe of the pension office, shot
himself through the brain While insare.
Auguste Remy, wealthy retired
banker of Paris, II years of age, was
stabbed to death with a dessert knife
in his mansion. Money and jewels Of
great value are missing.
After being isolated for several days,
Helena is again in touch with the outer
world. The damage from heavy rains
throughout Montana will run into thou
sands of dollars.
Luther E. Jones, % years old, bal
loonist, attempted an ascension at
Springfield, Ills. The parachute
Su-I1pU TnpaS sham, I;p,b Of 4,
dead tree, crushing his skull and kill
ing him instantly.
Sarah Konet, trained nurse, shot
and killed DR.. William Auspitz in the
vestibule of a New York apartment
house, The woman declares that the
had wronsed her.
The new scout cruiser Salem was
tried out off Provincetown, Mass, and
made 259 knots in her best mile. The
contract calls for twenty-four knots.
A tornado struck Charles City, Ia.
demoishing about 200 buildings and
killing two persons.
Monday, June 8.
Francesca MOndello, aged "a, was
stabbed in the back and almost in
stantly killed at his home at Boston
as a result of quarrel over a card
game.
Four men were shot, one fatally, as
a result of racial feud battle between
railroad camps of Greek and Italian
workmen at Attleboro, Mass.
Brother Lawrence, said to be the old |
est member of the Augustinian order |
IN the United States, died at Lawrence, |
Mass. His sge was % years and 10 |
months. He was admitted to the Au-
gustinian order in 1S47.
Fred Ketchel, aged II, and two girls |
If about the same age whose names are |
unknown were drowned by the over
turning of canoe at Worcester. Mass. |
Many deaths have resulted from the /
plague in La Guayra, Venezuela, and |
he city is fr strict quarantine to pre-
vent the spread Of the contagion.
Fred Jones, aged TO- and Hector De-
yeau, aged ii, of Haverhill, Mass, were
killed by a train while walk
ng along the tracks near that city.
The National and Providence wor-
tied mills of the American Wooden com
amy have resumed on full time. Some
# the departments will be operated
lights.
Daniel Crowley, "a years old. en-