Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-26
THE WEEKS NEWS
Thursday, March 10.


sion on commerce and Industry decides
In favor Of stock control of the Boston
and Maine railroad by the New York
New Haven and Hartford railroad.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland spent
the seventy-iirst anniversary of his
birth with his wife and children at
Lakewood, n. j.
Lieutenant General Smrnoff was
seriously wounded in a pistol duel
fought ut st. Petersburg with Licuten.
ant General Fock. The duel was
caused by the memorandum written nv
Smirnoff on the siege Of Port Arthur.
in which he questioned tho coura &c of
Fock.
The great cantilevcr structure over
East river, New York. which was con.
structed at cost Of nearly $o5, OOO. 900,
was traversed its entire length hv podes.
TRANS for the first time. by means OF
narrow footbrdge.
The Iowa Republican state convcn.
ton elected deiegateS-at-larcc 70 thn
national convention instructed 10 vote
for W. II Taft for presidential nominee
Instructions were received from the
BOSTON Offices Of the AndroscoCgin.
Avon, Bates and Hill mills at Lewiston.
Me-, to reduce wages 10 percent. begin.
ming March 30
Lorenzo RosSin; was found guilty OF
murder in tho first degree in connection
with the fatal stabbing Of Eli caya.
nauqh in Hartford saloon
At Caldwell Ida. Harry Orchard
was sentenced to death by Judge Wood
Court recommended that the sentence
be rcml,tcd.
Gregory GeYschunin died at Geneva
from consumption. He was ono of the
most famous OF the Russian tcrroriSts.
Friday. March 20.
President Roosevelt was roundiy do
rounced in congress by Mr.. Uar,wick
(Ga.i for failing to send TO congress all
information regarding corporations
which had come into his possession.
Rev. Charles u. Sworon. for ffiv
years n Roman Catholic priest in ARGOS
took county. Ne. is dead ut the age of so
Sensational letters threatening a
novel form Of assassination have been
received by Mayor BuSse Of Chicago
Chief Of polIcc Shppy and Assistan
Chief Schuttcr
The Mexican government has granted
the cxtradition of William T.. Walker
/ the Connecticut banker. who absconded
several months ago.
The new hattlcship New TIamp-
shire was placed in commission Mt the
Lea que Island nav! yard with the usual
ceremonies
Wassilly Iiemba received fatal iniu
res In a boxing bout nj Philadelphia
theatre. Charles Wolf, who struck the
blow. is charged with homicide.
Attorneys for the United Home Pro
tector fraternity of Port Huron, Mich
| announced that Supreme Secretary Will
son confessed that he has misused S15,
600 Of the institutions funds.
There are forty-nine schoolhouSes In
Boston of third-class construction
some Of them in such bad shape thai
they should he replaced rather than at
tempt any repairs. according to n repor
made by the scbNolhoust commission.
The New York Democratic state com
mi;tee voted almost solidly in favor OF
an uninstructed delegation TO the na
tional convention.
Speaker Cannon announces his be
lief that the present congress will pas,
an employers liability act which vii
meet and overcome the uncons titltion
alities of the present law.
Saturday. March 81.
The students of Harvard university
cast l1G0 ballots for their presidential
preferences. The result was: Fo
Hughes, 432; Taft, 40l; Bryan. 13l
Johnson, 103.
After n prolonged and stormy meet
ing the Harvard faculty voted TO reduc,
the number of Intercollegiate athletic
contests at the university.
Lieutenant General Stoessel, con
victed Of cowardice and irea on in sur
rendering Port Arthur TO the Japanese
began serving n ten-year sentence in
fortress.
Port au Prince is tranquil, but tn
natives are still greatly excited and tn
situation remains tense
The American hattleshp fleet is t,
visit Japan. The desire Of the emprro
OF the island ninguom TO be host to tn
warships was laid before Secretar,
Root by Baron Takahira. the Japanes
AMBASSADOR The invitation was &C
copied by President Roosevelt and hi
entire cabinet.
The ship subsidy ill was passed b.
the senate
The Halifax sealing schooner Edit
Il. Balcom was totally wrecked on til
Argentine coast. The captain and ere,
We're saved.
RI, Rev. Charles II. Fowler. hisho
Of the Methodist Episcopal church
died at his home at New York from
complication of diseases.
Both houses of the Oklahoma legisla
ture passed the state diSpensary syS
TEN measure. There will he a dispen
sary in every town Of 2N0O or more il
hahitants and in every county seat.
Henry Farman eclipsed ali prevon
, records for aeroplane flying by maxim
circular flight nj Paris with his ma
chine OF over a mile ana half.
Sunday. March %.
| John Evanson OF Duluth broke tn
American ski record with "A jump Of IL
feet The former record was IA foe
Frederick Thompson Of the Larcl