News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-15
THE WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, April 7.

The Hamburger American and North
German Lloyd company have Joined the
White Star line in its cut in steerage
gates between New York and points on
the Mediterranean
Governor MagoOn has received the
designations, which he requested, from
Gll the Cuban provincial governors and
has appointed Americans in their places
The Populist party in Kansas will not
be able to get representation on the pri-
mary election ballots or on the ballot of
the next general election
Thomas McCreery, accidentally shot
by Congressman Helm of Alabama at
Washington, is in serious condition
He was operated on for lockjaw as the
only hope Of saving his life.
On account of strike of sixty women
employed rs quillers in the York mills,
Saco, Me, the entire plant was closed
down for an indefinite time. The con-
Germ employs $500 operatives.
The National Bank of the Republic,
for many years one of the leading ma
tional banks of Boston, has transferred
its business and assets for liquidation
to the National Shawmut bank.
On her speed trial of four hours. the
armored cruiser Montana made approx
imately 22.26 knots. This is ,26 knots
in excess of her contract requirements.
Wednesday, April 8.
A warning against increasing eX-
penditures for the military establish
ment of the United States was sounded
in the senate by Senator Hale, chair
man of the committee on naval affairs,
and his alarm was taken up and re-
peated by other senators.
The strike of granite cutters of Barre
and Montpelier, VT, which began on
March 1, was settled when the cutters
voted to accept the compromise terms
arranged by committee of conference.
Interest has been aroused in naval
circles by the report that the British
admiralty is considering the purchase of
two batteships building in England for
Brazil.
The full bench of the Nova Scotia SUI
preme court has given a decision that
the directors of the defunct Bank of
Yarmouth are personally liable to the
shareholders for the losses by the fail
ure of the bank.
The Great Northern Railway COM
pany was convicted at New York of
granting rebates to the American Sugar
Refining company and fined $4,000.
Sealing steamers Panther and Walrus
of st. Johns were crushed in the ice and
went to the bottom. The crews es-
caped on ice foes and reached other YES
sells of the feet.
Senator Tillman of South Carolina is
in a sanitarium at Atlanta, where he
will remain under treatment for sew
eral weeks. His condition is said to be
satisfactory
In the local option elections held in
eighty-four counties of Illinois, outside
Of the city of Chicago, twenty counties
became absolutely anti-saloon territory.
The Newfoundland government has
ordered the cruiser Fiona to apprehend
the Gloucester, Mass, schooner Are
thusa and place Captain Morrisey I'M
der arrest on a charge of violating the
Newfoundland fishing laws.
The public prosecutor of Paris has
opened an investiga ton into the alleged
practice Of certain theatres permitting
immoral exhibitions on the stage.
Thursday, April 9.
An acute stage has been reached in
the claim" campaign against Vene-
Euela. Detailed plans are being ar
ranged for an imposing show of force
against President Castro.
There is reason to believe that meas
ures are now being taken at Port au
Prince to force, if possible, the inter
vention of the United States.
Rear Admiral Evans will not rejOin
the battleship fleet or participate in any
of the functions and celebrations in the
ports of Southern California.
During the past two years sixty large
sea-going barges have been lost, invOlv-
ing the deaths of 40 persons out of 1872
on board.
Herbert III. Asquith is receiving many
congra tulations on his appointment as
premier of England.
Delega es-at-large who will support
La Toilette for the presidential nomi-
nation at the Republican national con-
yention were chosen at the Wisconsin
state primary election.
BY vote of 257 to 0, the house sus-
tanned President Roosevet's veto of the
bill transferring Commander White
from the retired to the active list Of the
navy.
Five women, while returning frem
funeral. were killed when the carriage
in which they were riding was struck
by an electric train at haywood, a
suburb of Chicago.
Four Philadelphia policemen who
were arrested for robbing stores and
warehouses on their beats were each
sentenced to serve seven years in the
Eastern penitentiary.
Friday, April 10.
The jewelry store Of Boyd Park at
Salt Lake city was robbed by two wo-
men of a tray of diamonds and other
precious stones, valued at 100000.
The employers liability bill recently
passed by the house of representatives,
was passed by the senate without